A Scripture Account of the Faith and Practice of Christians: Consisting of Large and Numerous Collections of Pertinent Texts of Scripture, Upon the Sundry Articles of Revealed Religion

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T. Becket, 1764 - Bible

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Contents

God is a Spirit
14
God is invifible
15
God is unfearchable 5 17 The Eternity of God 18 He is everlaſting
16
Angels their Number
17
Their Names
18
He is for ever
19
He is the First and Laft
20
He is immortal
21
He is incorruptible 6
22
He is bleffed
23
He is unchangeable
24
He is prefent every where
25
Peters denying
26
That he ſhould be beaten and ſpitted
27
LALO M
28
Injuftice and Iniquity denied concerning God 86 Truth afcribed to God 87 Things of God called Truth 88 Lying denied concerning
29
Gods Greatnefs 7 27 God is exalted 28 Gods Excellency 29 Gods Majefty 8 30 Gods Glory
30
God is glorious in Favours fpiritual and temporal to
31
People
32
The Mercy of God 101 Mercy of God promiſed
35
Mercy prayed
37
Mercy acknowledged in various Inftances
38
Thanks for Mercy
39
God knoweth the religious Principles and Practice of his People
42
God knoweth their Works He knoweth their Wants their Sorrows their Wrongs from Oppreffors
43
Gods Knowledge of the Wicked and their Sins
44
God knoweth the Proud
45
He knoweth the Impenitent
46
He knoweth hypocritical Profeffors
47
He knoweth Liars and uncharitable Perfons
48
God knoweth envious Perfons
49
God knoweth wicked Works
50
God knoweth Whoredom natural and ſpiritual
51
He knoweth Murderers
52
The Sins of the Wicked againſt Gods Knowledge N B The foregoing Account of Gods Knowledge may be confidered as implying Threatnings and P...
53
The Wiſdom of God in general
54
The Wiſdom of God in Creation
55
The Wiſdom of God in Redemption by Jefus Chrift
56
The Wiſdom of Creatures nothing in Compariſon of Gods Wiſdom
57
The Power of
58
He is the mighty
59
He is the Almighty
60
Gods Strength
61
Gods
62
Hand of
63
Finger of
64
They are Worshippers of God the Father 29 They worship Chrift and are ſubject to him not to be worshipped 65 30 Devils Angels that Sinned 31 W...
65
6 God called a Rock 66 Nothing hard to
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All Things poffible to
67
God is able to do every Thing
68
Gods Power in his wonderful Doings
69
The Profperity and Adverfity of Man in Gods Power 120 17
70
Gods Power in the Creation of the Heavens and the Earth
71
Gods Power in the Government of Heaven and Earth
72
Acts of Gods Power toward his Church
73
Gods
74
Pag Sect
85
Pag Sect
92
Strength obtained
98
Heathens delivered into the Hands of the Ifraelites
106
Pardon and Forgiveneſs prayed
107
Compaffion afcribed to God God excited to Compaffion toward his People
108
Compaffion to whom promifed
109
Inftances of Gods Compaffion exerciſed God excited Compaflion in Enemies toward his People
110
Compaffion afcribed to Chrift
111
Pity aſcribed to God toward his People
112
God will not pity the Wicked
113
Chrifts Silence
118
They give Sentence against him 32 They give him Gall 120 33 They mock him on the Crofs 34 They part his Garments His Words on the Crofs 35 C...
119
A Bone bf him was not to be broken 38 Was to be buried with the Rich 39 That he should arife from the Dead 40 Chrift refts the Credit of his Preten...
121
Pag Sect CHA P XIII Of the Trinity
173
The Gofpel called Faith and the Law of Faith
185
The Excellency of fearing
195
Pag Sect 202 71 How Love to God is produced in Chriftians 72 It is prayed for as a Gift from God 73 It is a Fruit of the holy Spirit 74 Love to God i...
202
Prayers for them that love Chrift 77 Love to Chrift enforced by Threatenings 78 79 Enforced by the Example of God the Father Enforced by the Ex...
203
Hating Chriſt 84 Defiring God 85 Thirfting longing for God and the Things of God Promi fes to fuch 86 Joy in
204
Joy in God through Chrift 88 Perfons encouraged to rejoice in God are the Righteous 89 The Meek 90 Thoſe that feek God 91 Thofe that trust in Go...
205
The Holy Ghoft 207 208 209 210 211 97 Gods Worship
206
The Worship of God fixed a Cauſe of Rejoicing 99 Gods Prefence with his People Caufe of Joy 100 Gods Love and Care of his People a Caufe of Jo...
207
Gods Work of Creation Caufe of Joy 110 Worldly Profperity from the Hand of God a Caufe of
208
Rejoicing in God in Time of worldly Adverfity
209
God fatisfieth 114 Delight in God 115 Things of God delighted in by his People 116 Delight in Chrift 117 Glorying in
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Boafting in
212
Sinful Boafling of the Wicked 121 Hope in God and Chriſt 122 The Hope of the Wicked 123 The Expectation of the Righteous from God 124 The ...
215
The Righteous wait for
216
The Wicked wait not for
217
Submiffion and Refignation to God the Language thereof 128 Relying upon
218
Trufting in God and Chriſt 130 Confidence in
221
Confidence in God a Security againſt the Fear of Evil from
222
The Confidence of the Wicked 133 Affurance of the Righteous 134 Seeking God commanded 135 God is to be fought with all the Heart
223
Promiſes to them that feek God 137 Prayers for them that ſeek God 138 Examples of Gods People feeking
224
The Wicked feek not God 140 Seek not God aright
225
Threats againſt them 141 Drawing near to God 142 Coming to
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Through Chrift Come to Chrift 143 Following God 144 Chriſt 145 Forfaking God Threats
227
Departing from God Not departing Inftances 147 Backfliding from God Promiſe 148 The Wicked go afide go aftray err wander turn away 149 229 ...
228
Worſhip due to God only Angels not to be worſhipped 152 How God is to be worshipped
229
Worſhip offered by the Wicked unacceptable to God 154 Fafting appointed of God 155 Fafts extraordinary and miraculous kept 156 Fafting accepta...
230
General Occafions of Fafts 159 After being defeated by Enemies 160 Judgments threatened
231
Difcretionary Fafts
232
166
233
CHA P XV Characters good and bad with Promiſes
260
Pag Sect
263
Pag Sect
279
Threats against Evildoers
290
Pag Sect
318
Third Commandment
324
Fourth Commandment
329
Pag Sect
356
Of making others drunk
362
Pride againft
377
Inftances of dutiful Children bleſſed
390
Pag Sect
411
Sixth Commandment
424
b 2
426
Eighth Commandment
430
Lending without Ufury
434
Long
446
Curfing forbidden and avoided by the Righteous
448
Pag Sect
451
CHA P XVIII
461
SelfExamination
466
Confideration 14 Inconfideration of the Wicked
467
Sorrow for Sin 17 Mourning for
468
Reproofs and Threats for not mourning for Sin 19 Heaviness for Sin 20 Grief for Sin 21 Not grieving for Sin 22 Weeping for
469
Tears for Sin 471 24 The Heart affected for having finned 25 A broken contrite Heart
470
Shame the Portion of Sinners 27 Shame enjoined as a Mark of Penitents 28 Avoiding Sin is avoiding Shame 29 Reproofs for not being afhamed of S...
471
Amendment
472
Fruitfulneſs in Religion
473
Of Death the Shortness of human Life 2 The Term and Boundary of human Life
474
The Term of Life is in Gods Hand 4 Death prevailing over all Mankind of every Character Rank and Station
475
Preparative Duties for Death 6 No preparative Duties are to be performed after Death 7 The Death of the Righteous happy
476
Of the Refurrection of the Dead
478
Of a future Judgment and its Confequences 2 God is Judge 3 The Perfons and Things that fhall be judged 4 Of the Time when the Day of Judgment f...
480
Pag Sect 481 5 Uſes to be made of the Doctrine of a future Judgment and its Confequences for encouraging Stedfaftnefs and Perfe verance in fundry...
481
The Diffolution of the Heavens and the Earth 7 The Happineſs of the Righteous in Heaven is inconceiveably Great 8 Chriftians are Heirs they have a...
485
Chriftians are in a State of Joy 13 They are free from Pain and Sorrow 14 Eternal Life is from
486
To Righteoufnefs 17 To the Spirituallyminded 18 To feeking God 19 To Godliness 20 To fearing God 21 To loving God 22 To Mortification dying ...
487
To Suffering for Chrifts Sake
488
The greateſt Puniſhments and Sufferings in this Life fet forth in the Language expreffive of future Puniſhments
489
The Puniſhment of the Wicked in a future State
490

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