of faith, 268

flowing from love, 296
better than sacrifice, 238

cheerful and voluntáry, 236, 296
evangelical, 268, 161
sincere, 319, 320, 205-208
the highest wisdom, 56 v. 6
Offence, not to be given to any, 301
Offices, and titles of Christ, 148--153
of the Spirit, 324, 126

Old Age, flourishing in religion, 459
unconverted, 567

and preparation for death, 570
prayer and song for, 572

reflection and hope of, 571

and the resurrection, 572, 640, 618

Old man of sin crucified, 223, 230, 189

Olive tree, wild and good, 504

Omnipotence, of God, 24

our strength, 42

and grace, 51

Omnipresence of God, 40, 41

Omniscience of God, 40, 41, 44 v. 3, 45 v. 4°

Oppression, complained of, 575

punished, 573, 574. See Persecutors.

Ordinances, delight in, 419, 171, 172

See Baptism and Lord's Supper.

Ordination of a minister, 454, 453
Original sin, 177, 256

Overcoming faith, prayed for, 621
enjoyed, 622, 276

deliverance from them, 74, 573, 343
PERSEVERANCE, of the saints, 210--214
in duty, 42, 338

in hoiness, 214, 230

under persecution and trials, 341
the effect of truth and mercy, 100
connected with a. the graces, 370

in grace desired, 232 v. 4

of saints to glory certain, 106, 214, 322, 628, 125
Person, of Christ, 104, 103

and glories of Christ 491, 457
the blessed, 205, 206, 208, 370
Pestilence, preservation in it, 601
Pharisee and Publican, 282

Physician, Carist, 186, 269

Piety, instructions therein, 565. See Saint.
Pilgrimage, the christian, 371

Pisgah's mount, 624

Pity, to the poor and afflicted, 291, 292
in words and deeds, 291

blessed and rewarded, 293--295

of Christ, 530, 512, 215 v. 2

Pleading, under affiictions without repining, 250,590

the promises, 264

under pain of mind, 313
under persecution, 463--466
Pleasures, of religion, 287, 288
of a good conscience, 285
danger of sensual, 431
sinful, forsaken, 331, 332
heavenly, aspired after, zb.

Pollution, removed and prevented, 257 v. 4—8

Poor, charity to them, 291, 292

friends of the, rewarded, 293--295

Portion, God our only, 169, 170

the best, 362

of saints and sinners, 686, 384, 382
Positive institutions, the use of, 508

Potter and the clay, 192

Poverty, of spirit, 370, 253

confessed, 239, 659 v. 6, 7

Power, of God, 24, 42

and goodness, 51, 52

and majesty of God, 53, 55, 22, 23

and wisdom in Christ crucified, 249, 518

and grace of Christ, 258

of the Spirit in converting sinners, 324, 18

of faith, 268, 276

of grace and sin, 231

of Christians through Christ, 258

for the gospel, 248, 492

religion, 291, 268

tendency of the gospel, 230

PRAISE to God, our Creator, 83, 84
for creation and providence, 61, 62
for creation and redemption, 218
for daily preservation, 548, 552, 554
for eminent deliverances, 485, 608
for deliverance from death, 605, 608
for private deliverances, 411
general, 87, 22, 23, 16

for the gospel, 251

for health restored, 603, 604, 606
for hearing prayer, 486, 488
public, 608

and public prayer, 410

for protection, grace and truth, 80

for general providence, and special grace, 75
for rain, 558, 76, 560

to the Redeemer, 456, 457, 481, 492, 154-185
216, 133, 159, 160

for redeeming grace, 215, 157, 32, 33
for temporal blessings, 79, 560, 561
for temptations overcome, 366

for victory in war, 584

imperfect on earth, 160, 142 v. 7
from angels, 86

from children, 564

from all saints, 387, 429

from all nations, 401, 402

from the creation, 88

from all creatures, 85, 89

universal praise, 85, 89

to the Trinity, 663-681

Prayer, in the name of Christ alone, 103

answered, 361-363, 484, 409, 486

in the church's distress, 463

abased, 515, 193-195

deprecated, 283

and humanity, 282, 253

atheism, and oppression punished, 573, 574
and death, 637

Priesthood, of Christ, 88, 164, 144, 494

levitical, ending in him, 145

Priests, and kings, christians made, 155 v. 7, 152 v. 2
Prince of peace, 148

Princes vain, 18, 19, 321

Privileges of the gospel valued, 250

Prison, of the body, 629

of the grave, 634, 421

of sin, 234, 235

of hell, 653

Prisoners of Satan released, 234 v. 4
Prodigal, son, 307

Profession, of sincerity and repentance, 318
Professions, insincere, 316, 317, 651, 652
Profit hindered by weakness of faith, and by ig-
norance and unbelief, 428, 247

Promises, fulfilled in Christ, 107, 108
of the covenant, 257, 175
faithfulness of God in them, 265
and truth of God unchangeable, 176
our security, 175, 266

interest in them desired, 265
pleaded, 264

and threatenings, 437

Prophecies and types of Christ, 108
Prophecy and inspiration, 93

Prophet, Christ our, 151 v. 4, 153 v. 4

priest and king, 149

Prosperity, and adversity, 315
dangerous, 390, 434

of sinners vain, 133, 431

Prosperous sinners cursed, 381, 637, 73

and hope, 408

and happiness, 405, 406

for deliverance answered, 578

heard, and Zion restored, 488

and praise for deliverance, 485
public, 504, 503

and praise public, 410

and pleading for pardon, 327

for repentance and pardon, 360, 308

in, time of war, 577

and hope of victory, ib.

Preaching, success of it, desired, 428
different success of it, 247

unprofitable for want of faith, 428

pleasing and profitable, 250

baptism and the Lord's supper, 508

Predestination, of Christ and his people, 191

Sovereign and distinguishing, 192, 197

Preparation, for death, 628, 570
desired, 634

for heaven, 620, 654

PRESENCE of God, in worship, 5

light and darkness, 373

our life, 372, 169, 170

support in death, 624

desired living and dying, 376, 624 v.4

of Christ, on earth, 544

in worship, 171, 172

at his table, 534

the life of the soul, 372

light in darkness, 240 v. 4

makes death easy, 627, 625

makes a heaven of heaven, 170, 372 v. 3.

Preserving grace, 212, 214

Preservation, in public dangers, 601, 475, 293, 295
by day and night, 64, 65

of our lives, 66, 548, 552, 554

of the soul, 322

and restoring grace, 212

from sin and death to the kingdom, 214

and dissolution of this world, 68

Presumption, and despair, 187, 188, 240
dreaded, 415 v. 6,7

truth and grace, 80

by day and night, 64, 65

of the church, 472, 210

Providence, of God, directing human affairs, 6

over afflictions and death, 07

bereaving, adored, 315

executed by Christ, 155 v 45

its darkness, 71

dark and frowning, attended with faith, 71

prosperous and afflictive, 315

its wisdom and equity, 74

and creation, 61, 444, 445

general, and special grace, 75, 76
and perfections of God, 75
its mystery unfolded, 72

recorded, 82, 446, 449

in air, earth, and sea, 53, 60, 61, 79, 62,69, 76
Provisions, of the gospel, 252, 520, 528, 171 v. 3-5
of God's house, 75 v. 5, 6

of the Lord's table, 509, 521-523
Prudence and zeal, 306

Psalm, for soldiers, 576, 584, 585

for old age, 571, 572

for husbandmen, 558

for a funeral, 518, 539, &c.
for the Lord's day, 420

before prayer and sermón, 425
for magistrates, 590

for a master of a family, 392
for mariners, 70

for gluttons and drunkards, 440

for New-England, 582

for America, 560, 581

morning and evening psalms, 547--557

Public, praise for private mercies, 245, 247

for deliverance, 251

worship, absence of it complained of, 28
worship attended on, 249

ordinances, their benefit, 406

prayer and praise, 410, 179

Publican and Pharisee, 282

Punishment, of sinners, 43, 377, 378, 380, 334
of unbelievers, 272, 271, 246′

unsuccessful without God, 547 v. 4

Rain from heaven, 559, 560, 49

Ransom, Christ a, 132, 131

Reading the scripture, 101, 299
Reason, feeble and groveling, 37

carnal, humbled, 194, 195

Recovery, from the ruin of the fall, 177, 222, 256, 215
praise for it, 217

from sickness, 600, 604, 606

Reconciliation of God and sinners in Christ, 155, 33
Redemption, by Christ, 234, 235

by price, 512

by price and power, 216
and protection, 217

praise for, 215, 157, 32, 33
Refiner, Christ a, 150 v. 9

Regeneration, its nature and author, 219
longed for, 221, 181 v. 4, 5
Rejoicing, in God, 284-288
Relative duties, 451, 396, 397
Release by prayer, 361, 363, 488

Reliance, on God,the reason and happiness of it,18,19
on the promises desired, 266, 45 v. 9
on Christ and the gospel, 236

Religion, duties of it, 230, 223
pleasures of it, 287, 288, 285
prospects of it, 287, 288, 626
and justice, 451

in words and deeds, 230, 451, 291

vain without love, 305

its supports, 230 v. 4

christian, its excellence, 245

revivals of it prayed for, 363, 489, 491, 492

enjoyed, 363, 488, 361

flourishing in old age, 459

Religious, education, 565, 82

parents convey not grace, 220

Remembrance, of Christ, 514

of former deliverances, 280, 339
of all the way, 449

Renovation desired, 181, 221

Repentance, effected by divine goodness, 300, 31
at the cross of Christ, 310, 311
gives joy in heaven, 312

confession and pardon, 205-208

and prayer for pardon and health. 360
and faith in the blood of Christ, 364
of the prodigal, 307

Reprieve, none in death, 637 v 3, 636 v. 2
no pardon, 382 v. 7-10, 649 v. 2, 652
Reproach removed, 347, 382, 639 v. 4
Reproof, brotherly and beneficial, 551
Resignation, 197

to affliction, 596, 313

to the will of God, 285
to bereaving providences, 315
Resolutions, holy, 333

Rest, none on earth, 432
promised by Christ, 253
complete in heaven, 655

Restoration, from the fall, 117, 222
from backsliding, 364, 165-167
from sorrows and sins, 212
from sickness, 600, 604, 606
of joy, 482

of Sion, 488

by prayer, 361, 363

RESURRECTION of Christ, 123, 124, 421
and death of Christ, 123

death and ascension of Christ, 124, 127, 146
ground of faith in him, 126 v. 3, 4
gives hope of heaven, 125

of the body, 622, 642, 643, 386
hope of it, 641, 642, 386
and death, 638

of a saint, and death of a sinner, 636
Retirement and meditation, 388

Returning, sinner, 312

backslider, 327, 364, 303, 179, 180, 43
with self-abhorrence, 356

Revelation, the scripture, evidence of its divinity, 93
of Christ to Jews and Gentiles, 250, 458
Revenge against our own sins, 310

Reverence, due to God, 20

in worship, 53, 26

Revivals of religion, prayed for, 363, 491, 492
enjoyed by prayer, 363, 488, 361
Rewards, of duty and sincerity, 320
impartial, ib. v. 5, 6

of the righteous and the wicked, 382
of liberality, 293--295

Riches, earthly, compared with grace, 580
their vanity, 637, 433, 412
Rich sinner, dying, 433
unenvied, 433

Righteous, their birth, 219, 161

their temper and character, 370, 161
their conduct, 230, 268

their company, 239, 487, 217 v. 3
their raiment, 202, 252 v 6, 7
their happy end, 623625

difference between the, and the wicked, 378, 381
Righteousness, of Christ, valuable, 201

our robe, 202, 252 v. 6, 7

and strength in Christ, 200, 234, 235, 259, 260
internal, breathed after, 233

and grace thirsted for, 370 v. 4

our own, insufficient, 179

renounced, 201, 225

Robes, of righteousness, 202, 252 v. 6, 7, 511 v. 4
white, 202, 656, 657

happy, and sinners miserable, 378
and sinners, the difference, 377

and sinners distinguished by the Judge, 648
the best company, 239-communion of, 510
patience and the world's hatred, 382

God their avenger, 13-God's care of them, 484-
safe in evil times, 575, 475

secure in public diseases, 601, 602-

and sinner's portion,385,386--dwell in heaven,128
punished and pardoned, 442, 361

and saved, 139,441

chastised and sinners destroyed, 383

their afflictions moderated, 211
tried and preserved, 52, 210

die but Christ lives, 619

death and burial of,531-conducted to heaven,449
in the separate state, 386-judging the world,387
reward at last, 649, 374, 420-in glory, 656, 657
and sinners' end, 381,380, 384. See Righteous.
Sacraments, their use, 508
Salvation, joyful sound, 224

by Chast, 229, 227, 259, 260-in the cross, 228
of the worst of sinners, 232-of saints, 573,227 v.1
by grace in Christ,225,225-and God glorified,229
and triumph, 284-and defence in God, 308
Sanctification, 232-by Christ, 234, 235

through faith, 236-desired, 236, 233
evidence of it, 230-and pardon, 257
justification and saivation, 257
Sanctified afflictions, 598, 383
Sarah and Isaac, 35 v. 6, 7
Satan, subdued, 281

his temptations, 187, 188, 625, 355. See Devil,
Temptations.his fiery darts, 375 v. 2
Satisfuction of Christ, 155, 531
Sceptre, of the gospel, 457 v. 4, 491 v. 4

of grace, 51, v. 4-touching the top of it, 33 v.5,6
Scoffers complained of, 574
Scriptures, sacred, compared with the book of na-
ture, 97, 95, 414-their perfection, 97

their variety and excelence, 101, 94, 242
instruction from them, 98

attended with the Spirit, 299, 340 v. 1, 428
reveal Christ, 93-delight in the, 99, 598
holiness and comfort from the, 101
reading the, 299, 242 v. 9, 73 v. 6
praise for the, 92

Sea, God's dominion over the, 12

of implanted grace, 391.

Sin, of nature, 181, 182-original, 177, 181
original & actual,confessed & pardoned, 179,180
and chastisement of saints, 438, 442
indwelling, conviction of, 240

against the law and gospel, 246-evil of it, 184
abounding, 574-deceitfulness of it, 185

custom in it, 183-foily and madness of it, 186
the ruin of angels and men, 184

the cause of Christ's death, 335, 365
must be opposed, 223

resolutions against it, 31, 310, 335

Prayer for victory over it, 236 v. 5, 335 v. 5,31 v.5
crucified,334-pardoned and subdued,236,257,232
and misery banished from heaven, 655
Sins of the tongue, 575, 565, 317
Sinai, and Sion, 402-commands not saving, 448, 198
Sincerity, 319, 206-or evidences of grace, 391

professed, 318, 319-proved and rewarded, 320
and hypocrisy, 316-and watchfulness, 415
Sinner, man by nature and practice a, 182
cursed and saint happy, 378, 384

and saints portion, 385, 386, 377, 381, 649
hatred of and saints patience, 382
destroyed and saints chastised, 383

the viiest saved, 232—death of the, terrible, 620
aged, dying, 567

Slander, complained of, 182 v. 5
denverance from it, 347, 345

SLAVERY, of Satan, release, from, by Christ, 234
of sin, freedom from, by Christ,334
denverance from it desired, 240
Sleep, sweet, 281 v. 5

Sloth, spirituai, lamented, 351, 323
Smiles of Christ desired, 309
Snow and frost, 500, 561
Society, of sinners, avoided, 378, 380-
hated, 391

of saints chosen, 239, 462, 391
in heaven blessed, 658, 462
Sodom, fire of, 20, 384 v. 5,

Sealing of the Spirit, 325, 207 v. 2

Seaman's song, 70

Seasons of the year, 558-561

Secre: devotion, 388, 389, 484
Secure sinner awakened, 2.10

Seed, of the woman, 256, 108

of the promise to Abraham, 35 v. 6,7
of the word, 247-of grace, 101 v. 5
Seeking, God, 108, 73-after Christ, 535
and finding bin, 539

Self-confidence, vain, 258-relinquished, 201.
Self-denial, commanded by Christ, 189, 223, 450
Self-dedication, entire, 336-joyful, 215 v. 5, 6
Self-destruction, 255 v. 3

Self-examination, or evidences of grace, 391, 319
Self flattery, 3, 36

Self-righteousness, of the Pharisee, 262

insufficient, 199, 252-renounced, 201, 204
Senses assisting faith, 508

Sensual pleasures, forsaken, 331, 332
dangerous, 329, 431

Separate souis, heaven of, 386
Serpent, brazen, 269

Service of God the highest joy, 417, 418
Sheep, wandering from God's fold, 132 v. 1, 2
desirous of restoration,233 v. 5-lust,restored, 132
the weakest safe in Christ's hands, 263
Shepherd, God, 165-167

Christ a, 132, 151 v. 6, 153 v. 6
Shield, Christ, a, 340 v. 1-grace a, 258 v. 2

d

Son, of God, et rua, 251 v. 2, 153 v. 2
of David, 084, 143, V. 3.

Song, of the angels, 105

of Moses and the Lamb,479,156-of Hezekiah,607
of 30.0.on, 334-540.-of Simeon, 625, 522
Sons of God, their character and privileges, 101
Sorrow, for sill, 309-311. See Repentance.
for the pious dead restrained, 631
confort under it, 369, 375

SOUL,value of it,032-of a sinner on a death-bed,630
must leave the body, 633, 537

forced into eternity, 620-sinking into hell, 567
of a saint committed to Christ, 228
Beautifuly arrayed, 202

in separate state, 380, 18, 19, 429, 629
Sovereignty, of God, 24, 28

in bereaving providences adored, 315
of grace, 194, 195

Spear in the Redeemer's side, 136
Spirit given at Christ's ascension, 130

miraculous gift of, 267-water and blood, 419
his offices and operations, 324

his influences represented by the wind, 542
witnessing and scaling, 325

his work powerful and gracious, 324, 183
attending the word, 299, 340 v. 1, 428 v. 5-
earnest of heaven, 629 v 3

dwelling in the heart, 257 v. 9-fruits of the, 161
his teaching desired, 299, 179 v. 3
breathed after,323, 542