72 Prayed for as a gift from God.103 Salvation from God against 73 It is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. enemies, cause of joy. 74 Love to God is evidenced by 104 God's vengeance upon his and keeping his commandments, his people's enemies, cause 75 Love to Christ enforced by|105 God's word, cause of joy. promises. Page 202106 God's providential govern- 76 Prayers for them that love ment, cause of joy.Page 207 77 Love to Christ enforced by God's church, cause of joy. 108 Spiritual blessings conferred 78 -Enforced by the exam- on the church, a cause of re- 79 -Enforced by the exam- 109 God's work of creation, cause ple of the church of God. of joy. 80 Enforced by Christ's love to 110 Worldly prosperity from the 81 Obedience to Chris: the evi- dence of love to him. 111 Rejoicing in God in time of 82 Hating God, threats against worldly adversity. Page 203 112 Comfort and consolation from 85 Thirsting, longing for God114 Delight in God. and the things of God, pro-115 Things of God delighted in by 86 Joy in God. Page 204116 Delight in Christ, 87 Joy in God through Christ. 117 Glorying in God. 88 Persons encouraged to rejoice 118 Sinful glorying of the wick 90 Those that seck God. 120 Sinful boasting of the wicked 91 Those that trust in God. 121 Hope in God and Christ. 93 Those that have faith or be- 122 The hope of the wicked, 123 The expectation of the righte- 95 Things of God rejoiced in are 124 The expectation of the wick- 125 The righteous wait for God. 98 The worship of God fixed a 126 The wicked wait not for God. 127 Submission and resignation 99 God's presence with his peo- to God, the language there- ple, cause of joy. Pane 200 of. 100 God's love and care of his 128 Relying upon God. people, a cause of joy. 129 Trusting in God and Christ. 101 Coci's mercy, a cause of joy. 102 Help and strength from God, 130 Confidence in God. Page 22 } against the fear of evil from ,, 162 Persons whose prayer shall 132 The confidence of the wicked. | 163 The divine influence in pray- 133 Assurance of the righteous. er, the Spirit's assistance. 134 Seeking God commanded. 164 Prayer to be made in the 135 God is to be sought with all name of Christ. the heart. Page 223165 Prayer to be made in faith. 136 Promises to them that seek 137 Prayers for them that seek|167 With love to God. 138 Examples of God's people 169 -With obedience to God. seeking him. Page 224170 With humility, confes- -Threats against them. 171 With forgivenesstoward Page 225 142 Coming to God. Page 226 || 173 -Must be frequent, fervent Come to Christ. 174 Prayer with tears. 176 Public prayer, a part public of 145 Forsaking God, threats.P.227 worship. Page 235 146 Departing from God.-Not||177 Directions concerning the 147 Backsliding from God.-Pro- used in prayer. Page 236 178 Of the gestures of body us- 148 The wicked go aside, go as- tray, err, wander, turn a-| 179 Things to be prayed for. 180 The Lord's prayer, a model, 149 -Confession thereof. 181 Spiritual blessings, wisdom Page 228 and grace to be prayed for. 182 Such earthly things as are 151 Worship due to God only.- agreeable to God's will, and Angels not to be worshipped submission to it. 152 How God is to be worship-183 Daily bread to be prayed for. 153 Worship offered by the wick-184 -Health and deliverance 154 Fasting appointed of God. 185 The prayer of the poor heard, 155 Fasts extraordinary and mi-||186 Intercessory prayer. 187 For whom we ought to pray: 157 Fasts of the wicked. Pa. 230||189 Instances of such prayers 158 General occasions of fasts. 159 After being defeated by en-190 For enemies. 193 God promiseth that he will,219 For the obedience and faith of 194 God hath heard prayer. 220 For God's care of his church 195 Testimony of God's people, Page 231 lous works. 196 Their expectation that God 222 For God's marvellous acts 197 Their intreaties that their of mankind. 198 Their grief at not being 224 For deliverance from trouble 199 The efficacy of prayer, mira-225 For deliverance from ene- cles wrought by it. Pag.240 mies. 200 Armies defeated by prayer, -26 Honour dueto God, and claim- and God's people delivered. ed by him. 201 Prayers against evil from 227 God is honoured by acts of 202 Prayer in trouble, instances 228 By holiness of life in his 203 Prayerless persons, or not||229 By his people in keeping the 204 The prayers of hypocrites. 230 By acts of charity and mercy not acceptable to God.P.244 231 Honouring Christ, motives 206 Praise and thanks due unto to it. God, and required by him232 The wicked dishonour God, from the righteous.Pag.245 and are punished. 207 Praise from the wicked un-233 Glorifying God. 234 Christ glorified God on earth 208 The wicked, their unthank-235 Men glorify God by praise 209 Praise must be frequent. 236 By faith. 210 Praise must be with sincerity. |237 By good work. 211 God prepareth his people||238 By various duties. for his praise, or the divine 239 Doxologies, or glory ascrib- influences therein.Page 246 ed to God in worship. 212 Thanks to Page 257 240 God is glorified in the restor- 213 Praise is a part of public ation and prevalence of true Page 247 religion among his people. 214 Of singing the praises of Page 258 Page 248 241 The wicked glorify not God, 215 Subjects of praise God's and are punished. goodness and niercy.P.249||242 God is glorificd in the des- 217 For blessings from God by243 Sanctifying God. Page 259 CHAP. XV. Characters good and, 27 The ministry, a mean of per' bad, with promises and threats. fection. Sect. 28 Promises to the perfect. 1 Godliness in heart and life. 29 Instances of persons called 2 Promises to the godly. perfect. Page 268 3 Means of godliness given. 30 Hypocrisy forbidden. Page 260, 31 Marks of hypocrites. Pa. 269 4 Godliness misrepresented. 32 Threats. 5 Ungodly described by their 33 Hypocrites hurtful to men. practice. 34 The heart of the righteous to6 Threats against the ungodly. ward God, the whole heart 7 Righteousness required. or sincerity in duties. Page 261 Page 270 8 Promises to the righteous of|35 Pure heart. peculiar favour from God. 36 Perfect heart. Page 26237 Upright heart. 9 Promises of blessings to the 38 Singie heart. righteous, as the conse-||39 Clean heart. Page 271 quence of righteousness by 40 Broken contrite heart. the appointment of God. 41 Duties respecting the heart. Page 263 Page 272 10 The righteous shall be deliver-42 God taketh notice of the heart. ed from enemies. 43 God influenceth the hearts of 11 The death of the righteous the religious. Page 273 blessed. 4.4 God's judgments on the hearts 12 The righteous blessed after of the wicked. Page 274 death. Page 264 45 Satan influences the hearts of 13 Unrighteousness forbidden. the wicked, instances thereof 14 Threats against the unrighte- ||46 An evil heart described. 47 The hearts of the wicked. 15 Pardon promised to those that 48 Keeping a good conscience. forsake unrighteousness. Page 275 16 Zeal a duty.— Want of zeal. 49 A good conscience how at Page 265 tained. 17 Upright. 50 Natural conscience, instances 18 Promises to the upright.P.266 of the force thereof. 19 Uprightness prayed for, and 51 A weak conscience not to be prayer for the upright. wounded. 20 Integrity. 52 Of an evil conscience. 21 Particular instances of integ- 53 Serving God commanded. rity. With the heart, 29 Sincerity. 55 With suitable dispositions of 23 Perfection a commanded duty. heart. Page 276 Pagu 267 56 God's servants, promises to 24 Directions for attaining per- them. Page 277 fection. 57 God's servants, prayers for 25 Means of perfection, are, them. Page 278 jod and Christ. 58 Not serving God, threats. . 26 The holy Scriptures, a mean Page 279 of perfection. 59 Obedience to God commanded. 118 Evil men. Ous. 54 60 Universal obedience requir-! 86 The righteous walk not in Page 291 61 Obedience required with an 87 The wicked and their works high esteem of God's law. called dead, the righteous 62 - With resolution of heart. are alive from the dead. 63 Ability for obedience promis. 88 Works of the devil, children ed. Page 280 of the devil. 64 Ability for obedience prayed 89 The righteous have no fellowfor. Page 281 ship with the children of the 65 Ability received from God devil. acknowledged. 90 Works of the flesh, living af66 Instances of obedience. ter the flesh. Page 292 67 Promises to the obedient. 91 Lusts of the flesh, forbidden Page 282 to Christians. Page 293 69 Obedience to Christ comman- 93 Lusting after meats and drinks ded. 94 The evil of lusts. Page 285 96 Confession of corruption. 71 Promises to them that over- 97 The righteous not corrupt. come temptations in obey. Page 294 ing Christ. 98 Defilement of sin. 72 Disobedience to Christ, 99 Threats against it. threats. 100 Uncleanness of sin. 73 God will render to mankind! 101 Confession of uncleanness. according to their works, 102 Promises against uncleanness. good or bad. Page 286 Page 295 74 Good works commanded. 103 Directions against it. Page 287| 104 Threats against it. 106 Filthiness. of good works. Page 288108 Promises. 77 Examples of good works. 109 Threats. 78 Omission of good works, 110 Vileness. Page 296 threats. 111 Confession of vileness. 113 Promises to the just, and 80 Promises to them that do prayers for them. Page 297 good, that do well. 114 Threatnings against the un31 Evil doers, their works to be just. avoided. Page 289|115 The unjust hurtful in the 82 Evil doing, the character of earth. the wicked. 116 The general character of a 83 Threats against evil-doers. good man's walk and life. Page 290 Page 298 84 Darkness and the works 117 Promises to the good. thereof. Page 299 85 Threats against them. 119 Perverseness. |
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