110 Duties toward governors, 130 Their temperance. Page 413 shewn to magistrates in Wicked ministers, their sin 134 Their covetousness. Pa. 417 136 Their slothfulness. Page 418 137 They deceive the people with flatteries and false doctrine. Duties toward the ministry, 113 Rebellion against magistrates, 114 Disobedience to magistrates 115 Ministers of Christ their du- postles of excommunication. 138 117 Persons unjustly excommun- 119 Teaching truth the duty of 141 120 The good effects of preaching|| 121 Good ministers promised. 126 They seek not riches, they 127 They speak boldly the truths 123 Instances of becoming bold- ness in reproving sinners, 149 129 The sufferings of the apos tles, &c. for religion. P.412151 Examples, exhortations, promises, &c. against adul- 175 Lying abhorred by God and good men. 176 Satan and his children are 177 Threats and prayers against 178 The words of the wicked in- 157 Things found, lent, or en- 158 Oppression forbidden, and du- 159 Restitution to the injured to 160 Oppressors threatened. Page 432188 161 Prayers for the oppressed. 162 Promises to the oppressed. 201 An insatiable desire of riches.! 202 Threats against unjust mea- Sect. 203 Riches are not a lasting pos- 205 Possessing riches but not us- 1 Repentance the first doctrine 5 Remarkable instances of per- 8 Jesus Christ giveth repentance. 214 Riches promised to the righ- 215 Instances of good men that 216 Instances of riches not re- 217 Those things that are neces-16 n.ourning for sin. 27 Shame enjoined as a mark of 5 Uses to be made of the dcc- couraging stedfastnes 6 The dissolution of the heavens The happiness of the righte- The righteous have rest. Page 473 11 They are present with Christ. 31 & 32 Confession and acknow- ledgment of sin, promises to it. 33 Exhortations to confession. 34 Instances of confessing peni- 4 Death prevailing over all man-17 kind of every character, rank, 5 Preparative duties for death. 29 "TH CHAP. I. CONCERNING THE BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. HAT there is a God, asserted, and proved by his works. Exod. iii. 14. The Lord said to Moses, I AM that I AM. Ps. ix. 16. The Lord is known by the judgments he exe cuteth. xix. 1. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the earth sheweth his handy-work. Ver. 2. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. Job xii. 7, 8, 9. Iviii. 11. Verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. c. 3. The Lord he is God, he made us. 2 Cor. i. 21. He that anointed us is God. Heb. iii. 4. He that built all things is God. Rom. i. 20, II. God is perfect. Matt. v. 48. Your Father in heaven is perfect. 1 John i. 5. God is light and in him is no darkness at all. III. God is one. Deut. vi. 4. Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. but one. Mark xii. 29. 1 Cor. viii. 4. There is none other God, Matt. xxiii. 9. John viii. 41, IV. He is God and Lord, alone. 2 Kings xix. 15. Thou art God alone. Ps. lxxxvi. 10. Isa. xxxvii. 16, 20. Neh. ix. 6. Thou art Lord alone. Ps. xxxiii. 18. Whose name alone is Jehovah. V. None else. Deut. iv. 35. The Lord he is God, there is none else. Isa. xiv. 5, 6, 14, 18, 22.-xlvi. 9. VI. None besides him. 2 Sam. vii. 22. Neither is there any God besides thee. xxii. 32. Who is God save the Lord? 2 Kings v. 15. Isa. xliv. 6, 8. Beside me there is no God, I know not any. xlv. 5, 14, 21. Hos. xiii. 4. Thou shalt know no God but me. Exod. xx. 3. VII. None with him. Deut. xxxii. 39. I am God, there is no God with me. VIII. None before him. Isa xliii. 10. Before me there was no God formed. A Ch. |