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20 Christ's excellencies and benefits, briefly 7 Upon his oblation.
expressed.
21 Titles given to Christ taken from the
highest and the most useful offices on
earth.
22 His prophetic office carried on by the Spi-
rit, speaking in the prophets of old.
23 Foretold by the prophets.
24 His own account of his prophetic office.
25 Christ is called the light of the world.
26 Christ a Priest.
27 His offering himself a sacrifice.
8 Upon his resurrection.
9 The Spirit's influences upon the apos-
tles, is a witness to Christ.
10 Upon the apostles, furnishing them with
the knowledge of divine truths, and ut-
terance to express them.
11 The scriptures written by the prophets and
apostles under the influence of the Holy
Ghost.
12 Miraculous gifts of the Spirit upon the
apostles and some primitive Christians.
28 Christ was given and delivered, the de- 13 Influences of the Spirit upon the minds of
sign thereof.
Christians in general.
14 Upon governors, magistrates, and war-
riors.
15 The Spirit proceedeth from the Father
and the Son, or is given and sent by
them.
16 Sins against, and duties toward the Spi-
rit.
23 God's love promised to believing in Christ
24 Christ prayeth for believers.
25 Pardon of sin to believers.
11 Father, Son and Holy Ghost, are in Chris-26 The Holy Spirit is given to them.
tians as in a temple.
12 Sanctification by Father, Son and Spirit.
13 God's people led by Father, Son and Holy
Spirit.
14 Giving of life.
15 Raising the dead.
27 They have light and direction.
28
29
grace and peace.
joy and comfort.
30 Christ is precious to believers.
31 They have access to God in prayer.
32 Sanctification by faith.
16 The Son and Spirit joined with the Fa- 33 Salvation by faith in God.
ther in acts of worship.
CHAP. XIV.
Duties toward God.
1 Knowing God and Christ.
2 Denying God.
3 Prayers for them that know God, and pro- | 39 Infidelity.—Want of faith reproved.
mises to them.
4 God will be known by his people.-Is
made known by his works.
40 Exhortations against unbelief.
41 Threatenings against unbelief toward
God.
5 Christ called Light, as a teacher sent to 42 Against unbelief toward Christ.
give the true knowledge of God.
43 Causes of unbelief assigned in scripture.
6 Duties of the enlightened, who know God. 44 Looking to God.
98 The worship of God fixed among his peo-
ple, a cause of rejoicing.
99 God's presence with his people, a cause
of joy.
63 The wicked fear not God with that fear
which is a restraint from sin, and motive 100
to duty.
God's love and care of his people, a cause
64 They have a tormenting fear of God, which 101 His mercy, a cause of joy.
is their punishment.
65 God delivers the wicked up to their fears
of enemies.
66 Love to God commanded.
67 Promises to them that love God.
68 Prayers for them that love God.
69 Exhortations to love God.
70 Instances of Persons loving God.
102 Help and strength from God, a cause of
joy.
103 Salvation from God against enemies, a
cause of joy.
104 God's vengeance upon his and his peo-
ple's enemies, a cause of rejoicing.
105 Rejoicing in God's word.
106 Joy in God's providential government.
71 How love to God is produced in Chris- 107 Temporal deliverances of God's church, a
tians.
72 Prayed for as a gift from God.
73 It is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.
74 Evidenced by keeping his commandments,
and loving his servants.
75 Love to Christ enforced by promises.
76 Prayers for them that love Christ.
77 Love to Christ enforced by threatenings.
78 By the example of God the Father.
79 By the example of the church of God.
80 By Christ's love to his church.
108 Spiritual blessings a cause of rejoicing.
109 God's work of creation, a cause of joy.
110 Worldly prosperity from the hand of
God, a cause of joy.
111 Rejoicing in God in time of worldly ad-
versity.
112 Comfort in God.-He giveth comfort and
consolation.
113 Satisfaction.-God satisfieth.
114 Delight in God.
81 Obedience to Christ the evidence of love to 115 Things of God delighted in by his peo-
him.
82 Hating God.-Threats against it.
83 Hating Christ.
84 Desiring God.
ple.
116 Delight in Christ.
117 Glorying in God.
118 Sinful glorying forbidden.
85 Thirsting, longing for God, and the things 119 Boasting in God.
123 The expectation of the righteous from 161 Discretionary fasts of particular persons.
124 Expectation of the wicked.
125 Waiting. The righteous wait for God.
126 The wicked wait not for him.
127 Submission and resignation to God.
Language expressive of this temper o
mind.
128 Relying upon God.
129 Trusting in God-and in Christ.
130 Confidence in God.
162 Prayer.-Persons whose prayer shall be
heard.
163 The divine influence, or the Spirit's assis-
tance in prayer.
164 Prayer to be made in the name of Christ.
165 Prayer to be made in faith.
166 With sincerity of heart.
167 With love to God.
168 With the fear of God.
169 With obedience to God.
131 Confidence in God a security against the 170 With humility, confession, and turning
fear of evil from man.
132 The confidence of the wicked.
133 Assurance of the righteous.
134 Seeking God commanded.
135 God is to be sought with all the heart.
136 Promises to them that seek God.
137 Prayers for them that seek him.
138 Examples of God's people seeking him.
139 The wicked seeking not God.
from sin.
171 With forgiveness toward men.
172 With alms and good works.
173 Prayer must be frequent, fervent, and im- portunate.
174 Prayer with tears.
175 Private prayer.
176 Public prayer, a part of public wor- ship.
140 They seek not God aright.-Threats 177 Directions concerning the words or ex-
against such.
141 Drawing near to God.
pressions to be used in prayer.
178 Of the gestures of the body in prayer.
142 Coming to God through Christ.-To 179 Things to be prayed for, &c.
146 Departing from God.-Not departing; 182 Such earthly things as are agreeable to
Sect.
197 Their entreaties that they may be heard.
198 Their grief at not being answered.
199 The efficacy of prayer. Miracles wrought
by it.
231 Honouring Christ. Motives.
232 The wicked dishonour God, and are pu-
nished.
233 Glorifying God.-Commanded.
200 Armies defeated by prayer, and God's 234 Christ glorified on earth.
people delivered.
201 Prayers against evil from enemies.
202 Prayer in trouble; instances thereof.
203 Of prayerless persons, or of not pray-
ing.
204 The prayers of hypocrites.
205 The prayers of the wicked not acceptable
to God.
206 Of praising God.-Praise and thanks
due unto him, and required from the
righteous.
235 Men glorify God by praise and thankful-
ness.
236 By faith.
237 By good works.
238 By various branches of duty.
239 Doxologies, or glory ascribed to God in
worship.
240 God is glorified in the restoration and
prevalence of true religion among his
people. By those who saw the mira-
cles wrought by Christ.
207 Praises from the wicked unacceptable to 241 The wicked glorify not God, and are pu-
211 God prepareth his people for his praise; 244 Threats against those who sanctify not
and claimed by him.
227 God is honoured by acts of worship.
228 By holiness of life.
229 By keeping the Sabbath.
CHAP. XV.
Characters good and bad, with promises and
threats.
1 Godliness in heart and life.
2 Promises to the godly.
3 Means of godliness given.
4 Godliness misrepresented.
5 The ungodly described by their prac
tice.
6 Threats against the ungodly.
7 Righteousness required.
8 Promises to the righteous of peculiar fa-
vour from God.
9 Promises of blessings, as the consequence
of righteousness, by the appointment of
10 The righteous shall be delivered from ene-
mies.
11 The death of the righteous blessed.
12 They are blessed after death.
230 By acts of charity and mercy to the 13 Unrighteousness forbidden.
poor.
14 Threats against the unrighteous.