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of the word, II. 141. 1. When
Christ appointed it as a sacra-
ment of the New Testament, ib.
3. Difference between the bap-
tism of John and the baptism
dispensed by the apostles, after
Christ's ascension, ib. 6. 8. Prov-
ed, that it is rightly administer-
ed by sprinkling, 142. 15. An-
alogy betwixt the sign in bap-
tism and the thing signified,
143.20. The ends and uses of
baptism, 144. 28-35. The effi-
cacy of it, wherein it consists,
145. 48. Why but once admi-
nistered, 147. 12.
Baptize, why did not Christ bap-
tize any himself, II. 142. 12.
Blasphemy, what, II. 54. 3. The
aggravations of it, ib. 4.
Blasphemous thoughts, three ways
whereby to know when they are
suggested by Satan, II. 187. 31.
Blood of Jesus, why called the
blood of sprinkling, I. 114.
43.

Body that Christ had; a true and

real body, proven, I. 103. 17.
Why Christ's body was not
created immediately out of no-
thing, ib. 19,

Bodies; four properties of the bo-

dies of the saints, at the resur-
rection, explained, I. 176. 19—
23.

Bondage; a twofold right that

Christ had to be our Redeemer
from spiritual bondage, II. 27.
32.
Books; four books will be opened
at the day of judgment, I. 135.
94, &c.

Brazen Altar: See Altar.

C
Cain, why not put to death for the
murder of his brother, II. 83.
25.

Candlestick, what it signified, II.
14. 62.

Chastity, what, II. 84. 1. Three
ways whereby to preserve our
own chastity, 84. 6.
Cherubims of glory, what repre-
sented by them, II. 16. 82.

What was signified by the pos-
ture of their faces, ib. 86.
Children; six duties incumbent
upon them to their parents, II.
75. 20.

Christ; why he is not the cause of
election, I. 86. 7. Why called
the last Adam, 88. 26. As a pro-
phet, hath revealed the will of
God two ways, 109. 12, &c. As
a surety made under the moral
law, 123. 12; and that as a co-
venant of works, proven, ib. 14.
How Christ is offered, and to
be received, in three particu.
lars, II. 116. 46–56.
Circumcision, when first institut-
ed, II. 139. 2. The spiritual
meaning of it, ib. 4.
Cleansing; the difference betwixt
cleansing by the blood, and
cleansing by the Spirit of Christ,
in two particulars, II. 142. 18.
Concourse; God's immediate con-
course with every action of the
creature, proven, I. 57. 20. How
he concurs with the sinful ac-
tions of men, without sin, ib. 21.
Connection between the preface
and the first commandment, II.
28. 6.

Contentment with our own con-
dition, what, II. 101. 6. Four
cross dispensations, under which
it is required, ib. 10-14.
Corruption of the whole nature,
what, I. 78. 19. Wherein doth
it appear, ib. 20. How proven
from scripture, ib. 22. Four in-
ward evidences of the universal
corruption of nature, ib. 24.
Covenant of grace, why so called,
I. 87, 18. How made with
Christ, 88. 27. Why made with
him as the head, 89. 40. The
proper condition of it, what, 91.
59. Difference between the
covenant of grace, and covenant
of works, illustrated in nine
particulars, 96. 111-120. The
principal part of the Sinai tran-
saction, though the covenant of
works was most conspicuous,
II. 19. 26.

Covetousness, what, II. 102. 2,
D

Death; how it may be proved, that
the precise moment of every
one's death is fixed in the de-
cree, I. 46. 24. The difference
betwixt the death of believers
and that of the wicked, in five
particulars, 84. 28.
Death of Christ, what about it
should we remember in the sup-
per, in three particulars, II.
153.33--36. Four always where-
by we should show forth his
death in that sacrament, 154.
37-41.

Debts, why sins are so called, II.
182. 3.

Decrees; why God's eternal pur-
pose is called his decrees in the
plural number, I. 44. 5. The
absurdity of conditional decrees,
45.-13. How the decree is per-
missive, and efficacious at the
same time, 46.30.
Delighting in the glory of God,

whether it is to be reckoned
our chief end, I. 11. 46.
Deliverance of Israel out of Egypt,
represents our spiritual redemp-
tion, in four particulars, II. 43.
23.
Despair, what, II. 188. 35. Three
ways whereby Satan labours to
drive persons to despair, ib. 36
-39.

Dipping, not necessary in baptism,

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Eternity; the difference betwixt
God's eternity, and the eternity
of angels, and the souls of men,
I. 24. 6.
Eutychians, their error, I. 100.
28.

Exaltation of Christ, what, I. 126.1.
Excellency, the incomparable ex-

cellency of the scriptures, in
four articles, I. 17. 51.
Extent of the grant that God
makes of himself to us, illustrat-
ed in nine particulars, II. 24. 11.

F

Faith, the place it has in the co-

venant of grace, I. 92. 74. What
right it gives to the promise,
93. 84. the difference between
saving and justifying faith, 156.
59. How connected with salva-
tion, II. 113. 20. Four kinds of
faith mentioned in scripture,
114. 1-9. The appropriating
persuasion, in the nature of
faith, necessary to answer the
gospel offer, what,118.58. Why
this appropriating persuasion is
necessary to the nature of saving
faith, ib. 59. Three evidences
of a strong faith, 119. 64. Three
evidences of the weakness of
faith, ib. 65. Three marks of a
true faith, however weak, ib. 66.
Three ways in which faith views
its objects, 120, 74-77. What
is it for the worthy receivers of
the sacrament of the supper, to
partake of the body and blood
of Christ by faith, 150. 66. Four
ways how we may know if we
have that faith which feeds on
Christ in the word and sacra-
ment, 158. 20.

Fasting; religious fasting, what,
II. 39. 22. Three arguments,
proving it to be of divine ap-
pointment, ib. 24.
The occur-
rences which call for it, ib. 27.
Father, proven to be God, I. 41.

28.

Not properly the fountain
of the Deity, ib. 29. Three re-
spects in which God is called
Father with reference to men,
II. 171. 6-9.

Fatherly chastisements, why they
may not be called a penalty in
the covenant of grace, I. 94. 88.
Flesh, what meant by it, II. 189.
49. How it is the spring of
temptation, ib. 50.
Freedom of will, since the fall,
what, I. 66. 21.

G

Glorifying God, why set before
the enjoying of him, I. 10. 44.
Glorifying God, what, II. 30.31.
How we glorify him in his at-
tributes, ordinances, word, and
works, 174. 13-19.
Glory; God's essential glory, what,
I. 7. 8. His declarative glory,
what, 8. 9. Four similitudes
whereunto the future glory of
believers is compared, 176. 22.
God; how doth it appear from
scripture and reason, that there
can be but one only, I. 36. 1. 2.
Why said to be living, 37. 15.
Why called true, ib. 16.
Godhead, the meaning of the word,
I. 39. 8.

Golden pot, that had manna, what
it signified, II. 15. 72.
Goodness of God, what, I. 32. 1.
His absolute goodness, what, 33.
3; his relative, what, ib. 4. How
his goodness is manifested in
the contrivance of redemption,
ib. 13; how in the execution of
it, ib. 14.

Gospel-offer, the faith of it, what,
L. 146. 14.

Gospel precepts, the absurdity of
making faith and repentance
new gospel precepts, II. 30. 26,

27.

Growth; believers grow four
ways, I. 158. 12, &c. Four evi-
dences of growth in grace, 172.

18.

H

Son, as well as from the Father,
I. 40. 19. His supreme Deity
proven by four arguments, 42.

36.

Holy resting on the Sabbath, what,
II. 68. 19.

Human nature of Christ, why it
never subsisted by itself, I. 102.
3. Difference between the hu-
man nature, and a human per-
son, ib. 7.
Humiliation of Christ, what it was,
I. 122. 1.

I

Idea; an imaginary idea of Christ
as man, no way helpful to the
faith of his being God-man, I.
104.30.

Illumination, saving; four distin-
guishing properties of it, I. 148.

40.
Image of God, wherein it consists,
I. 54. 25.
Immanuel, the import of the name,
I. 100. 25, &c.
Immensity, what, I. 23. 4.
Immortality of the soul proven by
four arguments, I. 54. 17.
Imputation of Adam's first sin to
his posterity, proven by two
scripture-arguments, I. 77. 10.
Incomprehensibility of God, what,
I. 23. 3.

Infants, the right that the infants
of such as are members of the
visible church have to baptism,
proven at great length, and ob-
jections answered, II. 148. to

150. 25 to 44.

Infinite, what is it for God to be
so, I. 23. 1.

Intercession of Christ, the nature
of it described, I. 115. 51. The
grounds of its perpetuity, 116.
64. difference between the in-
tercession of Christ and the in-
tercession of the Spirit, 117. 69.

sons of it, I. 170. 5. Four evi-
dences of it, ib. 9.

High priest, a type of Christ, in Joy in the Holy Ghost, four sea-
two respects, II. 12. 35.
Holiness of God, what, I. 29. 1.
How it appears in every thing |
pertaining to God, ib. 6, &c.
Holy Ghost, five arguments, prov-
ing that he proceedeth from the

Journey, Sabbath day's, what, II.
67. 13.

Judge, four qualities of the Judge
at the last day, I. 134. 82.

Judgment, that there will be a ge- |
neral judgment proven, I. 133.
69, &c.

Justice of God, what, I. 30. 1.
Justice, legislative, what, 31. 6;
distributive, what, ib. 9; vindic-
tive, essential to God, proven
by four arguments, 32. 22.
Justification and sanctification con-
nected in six respects; I. 161.
7.--The difference betwixt
them, in twelve particulars, ib.
9 to 21.
Justify, what it is to justify a per-
son, I. 151. 3.

K

Kingdom, the twofold kingdom of

Christ, essential and mediatori-
al, explained, I. 119. 17 to 20.
Kingdom of God and his righte-
ousness, what meant by the ex-
pression, II. 163.19. God's king-
dom of grace, why so called,
176. 17. What this kingdom of
grace is as to outward dispen-
sation, ib. 15; what as to inward
operation, 16.
Kingdom of glory, what, 178. 39.
Knowledge, God's. How doth it
appear that God has a certain
knowledge of contingent ac-
tions, I. 27.9. How doth he
know things only possible, ib.
10. How doth he know things
future, ib. 11.
Knowledge, man's saving know-
ledge of God, wherein it con-
sists, I. 22. 19, &c. Four eviden-
ces of it, II. 29. 16. Three ways
how we may know if the mea-
sure of knowledge we have at-
tained, be of a saving kind, 158.
16.

L

Last day, why the day of judg-
ment is so called, I. 134. 76.
Law, natural, what, II. 8. 2. Some
general principles of the law of
nature, mentioned, 9.7. Dif-
ference between the law of na-
ture, and the moral law, ib. 11.
Whether is the moral law of
immutable obligation, 10. 16.
How is it a schoolmaster to

bring to Christ, 11. 26. How
Christ sweetens it to his sub-
jects, I. 120. 36.

Lie, what is the formal nature of
it, II. 97. 3. How it is aggra-

vated, ib. 4.

Three sorts of it,

and each of them described, 98.
8 to 18.

Light, why is God so called, I. 21.
10.

Long life, three things that tend
to make it happy and comforta-
ble, II. 78. 7.
Lotting, what, II. 53. 65, 66. Why

only to be used in cases of ab-
solute necessity, ib. 69.
Love, why God is said to be love,
I. 21. 11. Three marks of su-
preme love to God, II. 22. 14.
Three ways how to know if our
love to Christ be sincere and
unfeigned, 159. 24.

Lust, six remedies against all in-
centives to it, II. 89. 39.

M

Man, how he ought to glorify God,
I. 8. 12.

Marriage, why instituted before
the fall, I. 53. 11. Three ends of
its institution, II. 95. 13.
Matter and form of an action, the

difference betwixt them illus-
trated by an example, I. 58. 23.
Mediator, why is he God and man
in one person, I. 101. 40.
Melchisedeck, order of, what, I.
112. 11. Why is Christ called a
priest after this order, ib. 13.
Mercy; four kinds of mercy which
God shows them that love him,
II. 47. 31.
Mercy-seat, what signified by it,
II. 16. 80.

Messiah, Christ proven to be the
true Messiah, I. 98. 6, &c.
Ministers, six duties incumbent
upon them to their people, II.
76. 26.
Miracle, what is the true notion
of it, I. 59. 28.
Morality of the fourth command-
ment, wherein it consists, II. 60.
24.
Murderer, is it lawful for the su-

preme magistrate to pardon or
reprieve a wilful or convicted
murderer, II. 82. 11.

N

Name, the former and present
name of the adopted children
of God, in three particulars, I.
159. 22. How a good name may
be obtained, II. 96. 11. How it
ought to be maintained, ib. 15.
Names, three sorts of names,
whereby God conveys the
knowledge of himself to us, II.
48. 7.

Nature, Christ's human nature not
represented in the first Adam,
I. 75. 22; but legally derived,
ib. 23.
Necessity of a further revelation
than nature's light, illustrated
by five reasons, I. 13. 16.
Nestorians, their error, I. 100. 29.
0

Oath, the definition of it, II. 48.
17. The definition explained,
ib. 18 to 21. The three qualifi-
cations of it, 49. 22 to 27. The
obligation thereof, 51. 47 to 54.
Oaths, distinguished into asserto-
ry and promissory, both of
which are illustrated, II. 50. 33
to 44.
Obedience, Christ's active and
passive obedience described, I.
154. 40 and 41. Difference be-
tween the obedience due to
God and to lawful superiors, II.
8. 11. Three qualities of accept-
able obedience, ib. 14. Four rea-
sons why the obedience of be-
lievers is called new obedience,
124. 43 to 48. Three ways how
to know if our obedience is in-
deed new obedience, 159. 26.
Offices of Christ, not the proper
fountain of the promises, I. 107.
23.

Order of doctrine laid down in the

standards of the church of Scot-
land, illustrated, I. 18. 4 to 18.
Ordinances, nine religious ordi-
nances mentioned from the Lar-
ger Catechism, and explained,
II. 31. 5 to 30.

Ordination, by presbyters, with-
out a diocesan bishop, proven
lawful and valid, II. 146. 2.
Original sin, proven to be dam-
ning, I. 80. 39. The evidences
of it, antecedent to the com-
mission of any actual transgres-
sion, ib. 40.

P

Parents, five duties incumbent on
them to their children, II. 75.

19.

Passover, when first instituted, II.
139. 6. Why so called, ib. 7.
What were the significant cere-
monies in that sacrament, 140.
10 to 16.

Peace, three things to mar the

peace of believers, I. 169. 8.
People, five duties incumbent up-
on them to their ministers, II.
76.27.

Perfection not attainable by the
saints in this life, proven by
three arguments, 'II. 105. 12 and
13.

Perfections of God, why called

attributes, I. 22. 24. How dis-
tinguished, ib. 25, &c.
Perjury, what, II. 54. 7. The ag-
gravations of it, 55. 11.
Perseverance of the saints, six in-
fallible securities for it, I. 172.
3. See also, II. 178. 38.
Person in the Godhead, what is
meant by it, 39.9. Four argu-
ments, proving that there are
three persons in the Godhead,
ib. 13.

Pictures, or images of Christ, why
to be abhorred, II. 41. 9, 10.
Polygamy, what, II. 87. 8. How
God has testified his displeasure
against it, even in the godly, ib.
15.

Portion, what meant by a compe-

tent portion of the good things
of this life, II. 181. 8. Three
differences as to the manner in
which the godly and the wicked
hold their outward comforts,
ib. 17 to 20.

Power of God, what, I. 28. 1.

How manifested in creation, ib.

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