63 Embracing Christianity did|| 89 Want of children to the wick-

not dissolve marriage con-

tracted before.

90 Promises to the godly who

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65 Duties of wives.-Women's 91 Duties of children toward

92 Instances of dutiful children

110 Duties toward governors,|| 130 Their temperance. Page 413
praying for them. Page 398 131 They pray for the people.

111 Honour and respect to be

shewn to magistrates in

words and actions.

112 Obedience to magistrates.

113 Rebellion against magistrates,

the sin and punishment!

thereof.
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114 Disobedience to magistrates

a duty, when they abuse

their power, by command-

ing things contrary to God's

law, instances thereof.

115 Ministers of Christ their du-

ties, the commission given

to the apostles. Page 400

132

133

134

137

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Instances of their prayers

for the people.

The support of Christians in

general, and of the Lord's

ministers in particular, un-

der sufferings for religion.

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Wicked ministers, their sin

and punishment. Page 416

Their covetousness. Pa. 417

135 Their intemperance.

136 Their slothfulness. Page 418

They deceive the people with

flatteries and false doctrine.

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Duties toward the ministry,

to receive their instructions.

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To esteem and love them.
To pray for them.

To support them. Page 422

Sins against them, despising

them, not hearkening to

their instructions. Page 423

Not supporting them.

116 Power committed to the a-

postles of excommunication. 138

117 Persons unjustly excommun-

icated.
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118 None may intrude into the 139
ministerial office.
140

119 Teaching truth the duty of 141

ministers. Page 403142

120 The good effects of preaching|

121 Good ministers promised.

Page 407 143

122 Faithful ministers, promises

to them, and prayers for

them.

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Sixth Commandment.

Murder forbidden. Page 424

Cases wherein killing of a
man was not to be punished
with death.

Threatening against murder-

ers.

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146

Instances of the punishment

of murder.

Striking, wounding, maiming

how to be punished. P. 425

Seventh Commandment.

Of adultery and fornication.

Threatenings, or the evil

consequences of adultery

and fornication. Page 426

Examples, exhortations,

promises, &c. against adul-175 Lying abhorred by God and

152 Precepts concerning pro-

perty, and the use of riches 178

in society.

201 An insatiable desire of riches.'

202 Threats against unjust mea- Sect.

sures of acquiring riches.

203 Riches are not a lasting pos-

session.

204 Riches cannot be carried

hence to the other world.

205 Possessing riches but not us-

ing them, the vanity thereof.

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206 Riches are attended with care

and trouble.

2

CHAP. XVIII.

Repentance the first doctrine

preached at the publishing of

the gospel.

The duty of repentance en-

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forced by threatenings.

3 Repentance enforced by prc-

mises.

thereto.

4 Returning to God, promises

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5 Remarkable instances of per.-

itent returning sinners ob-

taining mercy. Page 463

Turning to God enjoined by

commands, enforced by

threatenings against those

who turn not from sin.

6

207 Riches recommend no man

to the favour of God.

203 The advantages which one

man hath over another by

means of his riches.Page 453

209 Trusting in riches and abu-

sing them, the sin of the wick-

ed, and avoided by the godly.

210 Riches take the heart and

thoughts off from God and re-

ligion.

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211 The wicked rich man, his

portion.

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212 The use of riches in the hand 10

of a wise and good man toward||

himself.

213 God maketh rich. Page 456

214 Riches promised to the righ-

teous.

215 Instances of good men that

were rich.

216 Instances of riches not re-

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7 The cause and means of re-

pentance and conversion,

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Jesus Christ giveth repentance.

God's law, a mean of convert-

ing sinners.

8

9

11

The ministry a mean of con-

verting sinners.

Repentance promised.

12 Necessaries to repentance.—

Self examination. Puge 466

-Consideration.

Inconsideration of the wicked.

15 The case of those who with-

stand the means of repen-

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13

14

garded by good men.

217 Those things that are neces-16

sary to the support of life17

promised to the righteous.-18

Food promised. Page 457

218 Famine. deliverance from it 19

promised.

219 Not earthly but spiritual rich 21

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tance.

Sorrow for sin.

Mourning for sin. Page 468

Reproofs and threats for not

n.ourning for sin.

Heaviness for sin.

Grief for sin.

Not grieving for sin.

es, or the interests of the soul 22 Weeping for sin.

the chief objects of a wise 23 Tears for sin..

man's desires and pursuits. 24

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220 Raiment promised.

221 Supports of life miraculously.

supplied.

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The heart affected for having

sinned.

25 A broken, contrite heart.

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Page 46126 Shame the portion of sinners.