Ender of Subjects. Abimelech, revelation to him respecting Abraham, 131 "the trial of, 278 Abuse of the holy scriptures, 123-130 Activity of divine grace in the heart, 259 "in the service of God, importance of, 302, 303 Adoption, spirit of, 136-139 Affections, holy, true religion chiefly consists in, 15-43 "are of two sorts, 16 "the springs in all the affairs of life, 19 "about religious things, not all from grace, 37 may be moved without benefit, 41 "should be subservient to religion, 41 "high, no proof of gracious, 45, 49 "which render one fluent in talking of religion, no "not excited by our own endeavours, no moral "signs of gracious, 108-303 holy, arise from divine influence, 114, 118, 130 66 66 ་་ accompanied with divine knowledge, soften the heart, 235 attended by spiritual conviction, 179 "mistakes respecting the, 161-163 Affliction, saints tried in the furnace of, 277 All things are new to the regenerate, 168 Apostates, evidence they were never renewed, 258 Approach to God, dispositions suited to a proper, 238 "attainable in ordinary cases, 84, 85, 107 Balaam's discoveries, though great, were not holy, 121, 131 Beauty of religion seen in trials, 13 Beggars at the gate of mercy, the humble are, 217 Bible, its excellent glory not perceived by the carnal Bitterness against men not Christian zeal, 229, 230,242 "to our own imperfections, an evidence of unsound- Blossoms in the spring, professors resemble, 98 Body, effects on the, no proof of grace, or the contra- Boldness arising from pride, 229, 237 Brain, impressions made on the, 177 Brokenness of heart, 24 Business, Christians make religion their chief, 253 Caleb and Joshua, sincerity of, 254 Carnal or natural, meaning of the terms, 109 Centurion, humility of the, 197 Charity is love, 27 Children, little, character of, 227 Christ, the beauties of his human nature, 154 "the virtues of his character, 225 "lives in the Christian, 226 Christians, their difficulties when low in grace,105-107 Christians are Christ-like in temper, 225 "selfish and ill-tempered, not acknowledged in the Christian experience and holy practice inseparable,293 Conduct of professors best mark of their moral char- Confidence, strong, may exist in true saints, and ap- Conscience, grace quickens the, 238 Converse with God and Christ, its effects are lasting,223 "does not eradicate constitutional peculiarities, 221 "method of, not necessary to be explained, 267 "observations respecting persons under, 213, 214 Counterfeits in religion, 65-69 Courage, Christian, what it is, 227, 228 Darius, affected by his views of the divine glory, 159 Deeds of love to the brethren, 280 Defects of saints low in grace, 105 Degree of religion, how to judge of the, 38 "from false affections, 180-182 Desire, holy, 22 Desires for more grace mark the regenerate, 212, 250 Devotedness, entire, of the saint to God, 259 46 Discrimination of true and false religious affections, 44-103 Divine things highly affecting in their nature, 48 Doubts of Christians, 92-94, 105-107 Dove, a symbol of the Christian spirit, 226, 228 "required of saints in the New Testament, 251 Earnest of the Spirit, 135 Elijah's holy reverence of God, 237 Emotions, strong, affect the body, 50-54 Enemies to free grace, 202 Enthusiasm and spiritual knowledge, totally diverse, Enthusiasts, counterfeit self-denial of some, 199 Error of those who discard religious affections, 38 66 may be considered as an evidence of interest in persons may be deceived respecting their own 66 our, may be spoken of with a proper spirit, 204 Faculties of the soul pervaded by the Spirit of God, 222 66 precedes holy joy, 126 "the consequence of gracious affections, 179, 180 "in order to be saving, must be spiritual, or holy, made perfect, or finished, 279-281 "without works vain, 264 Fear, godly, 21, 236 Fellowship with Christ, natural men have no, 115 Figurative language misleads some ignorant persons, 120 Flavel's remark on the wheat and tares, 99, 100 Fluency in talking of religion no certain sign of piety, Forgiveness of injuries, necessity of the temper, 231 "holy, Christ a pattern of, 228 66 Christian, bears the mind above the displeasure Freeness of grace, mistake respecting the, 297 Fruits of the Spirit, scriptural evidence of grace, 77,136 Galatians, Paul's direction to the, 272 Glory, Divine, view of the, convinces of the truth of God, chosen by the saints as their portion, 259 "has its strongest evidence in itself, 192 "difficulties of those who are low in, 105 "the seed of glory in the heart, 135 "the advantages of its lively exercise, 192, 193 ་་ a prelibation of glory, 248 "active nature of true, 259 "two kinds of the exercises of, 273 Graces have their counterfeits in hypocrites, 100 sons, 141-147 Guilt of conscience, consequences of, 106 Habit, fixedness and strength of the religious, 38 Hatred of sin, 22, 220 Heart, God only knows the, 104 Hearts of others cannot be known with certainty, 95-103 |