R.

Rain.
An instance of God’s wisdom and power, i. 522.
Reason.
Should not be the measure of God’s revelations, i. 602, 603.
Repentance.
How ascribed to God, i. 341, 342.
A reasonable condition, i. 573.
The end of God’s patience, ii. 502–504.
The consideration of God’s patience would make us frequent and serious in the practice of it, ii. 517, 518.
Reprobation.
Consistent with God’s holiness and justice, ii. 146, 147.
Reproof.
May be for evil ends, i. 154.
Reputation.
Men more concerned for their own, than God’s glory, i. 140.
Resignation of ourselves.
Would flow from consideration of God’s wisdom, i. 604, 605; should from that of his sovereignty, ii. 457.
Resolutions, good.
How soon broken, i. 351.
Restraint.
Of men and devils by God in mercy to man, i. 532, 533, ii. 52–54, 154, 301, 416–418.
Resurrection.
Of the body no incredible doctrine, i. 471, 472, ii. 90–92.
The power of God in that of Christ, ii. 65.
Of men, ascribed to Christ, ii. 84, 85.
Reverence.
Necessary in the worship of God, i. 236, 237.
Revelations.
Of God are not to be censured, i. 590, 591.
Riches.
Inordinate desire after them a hindrance to spiritual worship, i. 273.
God exercises a sovereignty in bestowing them, ii. 411, 412.
Rivers.
How useful, i. 522, 523.
Rome.
Why called Babylon, i. 39.

S.

Sacraments.
The goodness of God in appointing them. ii. 287, 288.
Salvation of men.
How desirous God is of it, ii. 284–287, 500–502.
Sanctification.
Deserves our thanks as much as justification, ii. 357, 358.
See Holiness.
Satisfaction.
Of the soul only in God, i. 74, 202, 203, 305, 306.
Necessary for sin, ii. 183, 184.
Sceptics.
Must own a First Cause, i. 51.
Scoffing.
At holiness a great sin, ii. 170; and at convictions in others, ii. 191, 192.
Scriptures.
Are wrested and abused, i. 105, 106, 134, 135.
Ought to be prized and studied, i. 173.
The not fulfilling some predictions in them, doth not prove God to be changeable, i. 342–345.
Of the Old Testament give credit to the New, and of the New illustrate those of the Old, i. 503.
All truth to be drawn thence, ib.
Of the Old Testament to be studied, ib.
Something in them suitable to all sorts of men, i. 528–530.
Written so as to prevent foreseen corruptions, i. 530, 531.
To study arguments from them to defend sin, a contempt of God’s holiness, ii. 175.
The goodness of God in giving them as a rule, ii. 304, 305.
Sea.
How useful, i. 54, 55.
The wisdom of God seen in it, i. 522; and his power, ii. 7, 45, 46.
Searching the hearts of men.
How to be understood of God, i. 427, 428.
Seasons.
The variety of them necessary, i. 523.
Secresy.
A poor refuge to sinners, i. 491, 492.
Secret sins.
Cause stings of conscience, i. 71, 72, 463; known to God, i. 394, 397, 398, 490, 491; shall be revealed in the day of judgment, i. 470, 471; prayers and works known to God, i. 486–488.
Security.
Men abuse God’s blessings to it, ii. 323.
Self.
Man most opposite to those truths that are most contrary to it, i. 107.
Man sets up as his own rule, i. 121.
Dissatisfied with conscience when it contradicts its desires, i. 123, 124.
Merely the agreeableness to it the springs of many materially good actions, i. 124–126, 149–154, 240, 241.
Would make it the rule of God, i. 127–135; and his own end, and the end of all creatures, and of God (see End).
Applauding thoughts of it how common, i. 138, 139.
Men ascribe the glory of what they have or do to it, i. 139, 140; desire doctrines pleasing to it, ib.; highly concerned for any injury done to it, i. 140; obey it against the light of conscience, i. 140, 141; how great a sin this is, i. 141, 142.
The giving mercies pleasing to it, the only cause of many men’s love to God, i. 149, 150.
Men unwieldy to their duty where it is not concerned, i. 151, 152; how sinful this is, i. 154, 155.
The great enemy to the gospel and conversion, i. 165.
Self‑love.
Threefold, i. 136.
The cause of all sin, and hindrance of conversion, i. 135–138.
Service of God.
How unwilling men are to it, i. 112–114; slight in the performance of it, i. 113, 114; show not that natural vigor in it as they do in their worldly business, i. 113–115; quickly weary of it, i. 114, 115; desert it, i. 115–117.
The presence of God a comfort in it, i. 401, 402.
Hypocritical pretences for avoiding it, a denial of God’s knowledge, i. 481, 482.
A sense of God’s goodness would make us faithful in it, ii. 339–341.
Some called to, and fitted for more eminent ones in their generation, ii. 410–416.
Omissions of it a contempt of God’s sovereignty, ii. 441.
Sin.
Founded in a secret atheism and self‑love, i. 93, 136–138.
Reflects a dishonor on all the attributes of God, i. 93, 94.
Implies God is unworthy of a being, ib.
Would make him a foolish, impure and miserable being, i. 94, 95.
More troublesome than holiness, i. 111, 112.
To make it our end, a great debasing of God, i. 144–146.
No excuse, but an aggravation, that we serve but one, i. 145, 146.
Abstinence from it proceeds many times from an evil cause, i. 150, 479, 480.
God’s name, word, and mercies, made use of to countenance it, i. 154; ii. 172, 173, 321–324, 508, 509.
Spiritual to be avoided, i. 203, 204.
It is folly, i. 295, 296.
Past ones we should be humbled for, i. 301, 302, 492, 493.
Hath brought a curse on the creation, i. 315.
See Creatures.
Past known to God, i. 420, 421; all known to him, and how, i. 427–431, 493, 494.
A sense of God’s knowledge and holiness would check it, i. 494, 495; ii. 194.
Bounded by God, i. 532, 533.
God brings glory to himself, and good to the creature out of it, i. 533–544.
God hath shown the greatest hatred of it in redemption, i. 567, 568.
A contempt of God’s power, ii. 92.
Abhorred by God, ii. 118–122, 181, 182.
In God’s people more severely punished in this world than in others, ii. 120, 121.
God cannot be the author of it in others, or do it himself, ii. 122–127.
God punishes it, and cannot but do so, ii. 132, 133, 182, 183.
The instruments of it detestable to God, ii. 133, 134.
Opposite to the holiness of God, ii. 171, 172.
To charge it on God, or defend it by his word, a great sin, ii. 174, 175.
Entrance of it into the world doth not impeach God’s goodness, ii. 231, 232.
Those that disturb societies most signally punished in this life, ii. 301, 302.
A contempt of God’s dominion, ii. 427–431.
How much God is daily provoked by it, ii. 497–499, 519, 520.
An abuse of God’s patience, ii. 508, 509.
Sincerity.
Required in spiritual worship, i. 225, 226.
Cannot be unknown to God, i. 486.
Consideration of God’s knowledge would promote it, i. 496.
Sinful times.
In them we should be most holy, ii. 198, 199.
Sinners.
God hath shown the greatest love to them, and hatred to their sins, i. 567, 568.
Everything in their possession detestable to God, ii. 133, 134.
Society.
The goodness of God seen in the preservation of it, ii. 300–302.
Could not exist without restraining grace (see Restraint).
Soul.
The vastness of its capacity, and quickness of its motion, i. 67, 68.
Its union to the body wonderful, i. 69.
God only can satisfy it (see Satisfaction).
They only can converse with God, i. 202.
Should be the objects of our chiefest care, i. 203.
We should worship God with them, i. 209–211.
The wisdom and goodness of God seen in them, ii. 49, 247, 248.
Spaces.
Imaginary beyond the world, God is present with, i. 375–377.
Spirit, that God is so.
Plainly asserted but once in scripture, i. 180.
Various acceptations of the word, i. 181, 182.
That God is so, how to be understood, ib.
God the only pure one, i. 182, 183.
Arguments to prove God is one, i. 183–188.
Objection against it answered, i. 188–190.
Spirit of God.
His assistance necessary to spiritual worship, i. 224, 225.
Spirits of men.
Raised up, and ordered by God as he pleases, ii. 415, 416.
Subjection to our superiors.
God remits of his own right for preserving it, ii. 301, 302.
Success.
Men apt to ascribe to themselves, i. 139.
Not to be ascribed to ourselves, ii. 324, 325.
Denied by God to some, ii. 411, 412.
Summer.
How necessary, i. 523.
Sun.
Conveniently placed, i. 53.
Its motion useful, i. 53, 57.
The power of God seen in it, i. 195, 196.
Supper, Lord’s.
The goodness of God in appointing it, ii. 287, 288.
Seals the covenant of grace, ii. 288, 289.
In it we have union and communion with Christ, ii. 289–291.
The neglect of it reproved, ii. 291.
Supererogation.
An opinion that injures the holiness of God, ii. 179, 180.
Superstition.
Proceeds from vain imaginations of God, i. 156, 157.
Swearing by any creature.
An injury to God’s omniscience, i. 477, 478.

T.

Temptations.
The presence of God a comfort in them, i. 399; the thoughts of it would be a shield against them, i. 403.
The wisdom and power of God a comfort under them, i. 594; ii. 99.
The goodness manifested to his people under them, ii. 311–313.
The would arm and make us watchful against them, ii. 456.
Thankfulness.
A necessary ingredient in spiritual worship, i. 233, 234.
Due to God, ii. 351, 352, 460, 518–522; a sense of his goodness would promote it, i. 351.
Theft.
An invasion of God’s dominion, ii. 435.
Thoughts.
Should be often upon God, i. 87, 88; seldom are on him, i. 143, 159, 160.
All known by God only, i. 424–427; and by Christ, i. 467–469.
Cherishing evil ones a practical denial of God’s knowledge, i. 482, 483.
Thoughts of God’s knowledge would make us watchful over them, i. 495.
Threatenings.
The not fulfilling them sometimes, argue no change in God, i. 342–345.
Are conditional, ib.
The goodness of God in them, ii. 255.
Go before judgments (see Judgments).
Time.
Cannot be infinite, i. 44, 45.
Times of bestowing mercy.
God orders as a sovereign, ii. 412, 413.
Tongue.
How curious a workmanship i. 66.
Traditions.
Old ones generally lost, i. 37, 38.
Belief of a God not owing merely to them, ib.
Transubstantiation.
An absurd doctrine, ii. 95.
Trees.
How useful, i. 54, 523.
Trust in themselves.
Men do, and not in God, i. 150.
We should not in the world, i. 304–307, 357, 358.
God the fit object of it, i. 484, 485, 569, 570, 583; ii. 103, 104, 188, 335–337, 462, 463; means to promote it, i. 497; ii. 454, 455.
Should not in our own wisdom, i. 600, 601.
In ourselves, a contempt of God’s power and dominion, ii. 94, 95, 436, 437.
God’s power the main ground of trusting him, ii. 104, 105; and sometimes the only one, ii. 105, 106.
Should be placed in God against outward appearances, ii. 198.
Goodness the first motive of it, ii. 336.
More foundations of it, and motives to it under the gospel than under the law, ii. 337.
Gives God the glory of his goodness, ii. 337, 338.
God’s patience to the wicked, a ground for the righteous to trust in his promise, ii. 516.
Truths of God.
Most contrary to self, man most opposite to; and to those that are most holy, spiritual, lead most to God, and relate most to him, i. 107.
Men inconstant in the belief of them, i. 350, 351.

U.

Ubiquity.
Of Christ’s human nature confuted, i. 378.
Unbelief.
The reason of it, i. 165.
A contempt of Divine power, ii. 95; and goodness, ii. 319.
Union of soul and body.
An effect of Almighty power, i. 69.
Union of two natures in Christ.
Made no change in his Divine nature, i. 339, 340.
Shows the wisdom of God, i. 552–568.
How necessary for us, i. 563–566.
Shows the power of God, ii. 62.
Explained, ii. 62, 63.
See Incarnation.
Usurpations.
Of men an invasion of God’s sovereignty, ii. 430, 431.

V.

Venial sins.
An opinion that reproaches God’s holiness, ii. 179.
Virtue and vice.
Not arbitrary things, i. 93, 94.

W.

Water.
An excellent creature, ii. 224.
Weakness.
Sensibleness of a necessary ingredient in spiritual worship, i. 232.
Will of God.
Cannot be defeated, i. 95, 96.
Man averse to it (see Man).
The same with his essence, i. 325, 326.
Always accompanied with his understanding, i. 326.
Unchangeable, i. 326–328.
The unchangeableness of it doth not make things willed by him so, i. 327, 328.
Free, ib.
How concurrent about sin, ii. 147, 148.
Will of man.
Not necessitated by God’s foreknowledge, i. 446–451; subject to God, ii. 385, 386.
Winds.
How useful, i. 522.
Winter.
How useful, i. 523.
Wisdom.
An attribute of God, i. 507.
What it is, and wherein it consists, ib.
Distinct from knowledge, i. 508.
Essential, which is the same with his essence; and personal, ib.
In what sense God is only wise, i. 509–514.
Proved to be in God, i. 515–518.
Appears in creation, i. 518–525.
In the government of man as rational, i. 525–532; as fallen and sinful, i. 532–544; as restored, i. 544–552.
In redemption, i. 552–571.
In the condition of the covenant of grace, i. 571–574.
In the propagation of the gospel, i. 574–580.
Ascribed to Christ, i. 580.
Renders God fit to govern the world, and inclines him actually to govern it, i. 580–582.
A ground of his patience and immutability in his decrees, i. 582, 583.
Makes him a fit object of our trust, i. 583.
Infers a day of judgment, i. 583, 584.
Calls for a veneration of him, i. 584.
A ground of prayer to him, i. 585.
Prodigiously contemned, and wherein, i. 585–593.
Comfortable to the righteous, i. 593–595.
In creation and government should be meditated on, and motives to it, i. 595–598.
In redemption to be studied and admired, i. 598–600.
To be submitted to in his revelations, precepts, providences, i. 602–605.
Not to be censured in any of his ways, i. 605, 606.
Wisdom.
No man should be proud of, or trust in, i. 600, 601.
Should be sought from God, i. 601, 602.
World.
Was not, and could not be from eternity, i. 44–46.
Could not make itself, i. 47–49.
No creature could make it, i. 49, 50.
Its harmony, i. 52–60.
Greedily pursued by men, i. 143, 144.
Inordinate desires after it a great hindrance to spiritual worship, i. 273.
Our love and confidence not to be placed in it, i. 304, 315, 316.
Shall not be annihilated, but refined, i. 311–314.
See Creatures.
We should be sensible of the inconstancy of all things in it, i. 356, 357; our thoughts should not dwell much on them, i. 357; we should not trust or rejoice in them, i. 357, 358.
Not to be preferred before God, i. 358, 359.
Made in the best manner, ii. 24, 25.
Made and richly furnished for man, ii. 249–251.
A sense of God’s goodness would lift us up above it, ii. 351.
Worship of God.
A folly to neglect it, i. 87, 88.
If not according to his rule, no better than a worshipping the devil, i. 118, 119.
Men prone to corrupt it with their own rites and inventions, i. 133, 134.
Spiritual, men naturally have no heart to, i. 160.
Cannot be right without a true notion of God, i. 198.
Should be spiritual, and spiritually performed, i. 205, 206.
God’s spirituality the rule, though his attributes be the foundation of it, i. 206–208; ii. 88–90.
Spiritual, to be due to him, manifest by the light of nature, though not the outward means and matter of an acceptable worship discoverable by it, i. 208–211.
Spiritual, owned to be due to God by heathens, i. 209, 210.
Always required by God, i. 211, 212.
Men as much obliged to it as to worship him at all, i. 212, 213.
Ceremonial law abolished to promote it, i. 213–219.
Legal ceremonies did not promote, but rather hinder it, i. 214–216.
By them God was never well‑pleased with, nor intended it should be durable, i. 216–219.
Under the gospel it is more spiritual than under the law, i. 219.
Yet doth not exclude bodily worship, i. 219–222.
In societies, due to God, i. 221.
Spiritual, what it is, and wherein it consists, i. 222–242.
Due to God, proved, i. 242–249.
Those reproved that render him none at all, i. 249.
A duty incumbent on all, i. 249, 250.
Wholly to neglect it a great degree of atheism, i. 250.
To a false God, or in a false manner, better than a total neglect of it, i. 250, 251.
Outward, not to be rested in, i. 251, 252.
We should examine ourselves of the manner of it, and in what particulars, i. 252–256.
Spiritual, it is a comfort that God requires it, i. 256.
Not to give it to God, is to affront all his attributes, i. 263–271, 481.
To give it him, and not that of our spirits, is a bad sign, i. 268, 269.
Merely carnal, uncomfortable, unacceptable, abominable, i. 269–271.
Directions for spiritual, i. 271–275.
Immutability of God, a ground of worship, and encouragement to it, i. 348–350.
Bringing human inventions into it an affront to God’s wisdom, i. 587–589.
See Ceremonies.
A strong sense of God’s holiness would make us reverent in it, ii. 194.
We should carry it holily in it, ii. 207.
Ingenuous, would be promoted by a sense of God’s goodness, ii. 348.
Slight and careless, a contempt of God’s sovereignty, ii. 440, 441; and so is omission of it, ii. 441.
Thoughts of God’s sovereignty would make us diligent in it, ii. 455, 456.
Worship of creatures.
Is idolatry, i. 194–196.
Not countenanced by God’s omnipresence, i. 390, 391.
Wrong.
God can do none, i. 171; ii. 442, 443.