Adam, all mankind sinned in, 69.
Adoption, nature of, 132; effect of, 133, 134.
Adultery forbidden, 234.
Assurance of Faith, evidences of, 276-280.
Atheism forbidden, 175.
Atonement, by whom made, 95; for whom, 96; effects of, 97.
Baptism, nature of, 308-10; how to be administered, 310; designs of,
311; efficacy of, 312; necessity of its observance, 313; duty of
Christians respecting, ib.; to whom not to be administered, 315;
right of infants of believing parents to, 315-19; not to be admi-
nistered more than once, 319, naming of child no part of, ib.; none
but immediate parents may present child for, ib.
Chastity required, 222.
Christ, the Lord Jesus, the only Redeemer, 83; eternal Son of God,
84; became man, 85; both God and man, ib.; will continue so for
ever, 86; took to himself a true body and a reasonable soul, 87;
conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, ib.; born of the Virgin
Mary, 88; born without sin, ib.; prophet, priest, and king, 89-91;
must be received by faith in all his offices, 91; reveals will of God
by his Word and Spirit, 92; and for his people's salvation, 93; the
only priest that can take away sin, 94; offered himself in sacrifice
to God, 95; but "once," ib.; for the elect only, 96; to satisfy di-
vine justice, 97; and to reconcile sinners to God, ib.; he maketh
continual intercession, ib. ; is a king, 100; has two kingdoms, 101;
his mediatorial kingdom, ib.; his acts as a king, 102; he humbleth
himself, 104-6; submitted to death, was buried, and continued
under the power of death for a time, 106; was exalted by his re-
surrection and ascension, 107-10; will judge the world, 110; pur-
chased redemption for his people, 113; must be received as offered
in the gospel, 270-2; his body partaken of by faith in the Lord's
Supper, 327.
's imputed righteousness received by faith, 128; redounds to
God's glory, 131.
Commandment, First, what required in, 173-4; forbidden in, 175-7;
expression" before Me " in, 178.
Second, what required in, 179-81; forbidden in, 182-3;
reasons annexed to, 184-6.
Third, what required in, 187-91; forbidden in, 192-3;
reason annexed to, 194-5.
Fourth, expressed in peculiar manner, 197; what re-
quired in, 197-8; binding in all ages, 199; what forbidden in,
208-9; reasons annexed to, 210-11.
Fifth, general scope of, 213; what required in, 215-19;
forbidden in, 221-4; promise in, 225; promise limited, 226.
Sixth, what required in, 227-8; forbidden in, 229-
Commandment, Seventh, what required in, 233; forbidden in, 234.
reasons why forbidden, 235.
Eighth, what required in, 236-8; forbidden in, 239-41.
Ninth, what required in, 242-3; forbidden in, 244 7.
Tenth, what required in, 248 9: forbidden in, 250-3.
Commandments of God, none able, since the fall, perfectly to keep, 254;
are daily broken, 256.
Ten, how given, 162; what summarily comprehended
in, 163; rules necessary for proper understanding of, 165; first and
principal subject of, 166; second subject of, 167; reasons for keep-
ing, 169-70.
Coveteousness forbidden, 250.
Creation, the, 52.
Decrees of God, 48; have various properties, 49; object whatever comes
to pass, ib.; for God's own glory, 50; doctrine of calculated for
good, ib.; not the rule of our conduct, ib.; executed in creation
and providence, 51.
Death, by the fall, 74; state of believers at, 147; after, 147-8; of un-
believers after, 148.
Election, 76; purpose of from eternity, 77; what result of, ib.
Effectual Calling, believers united to Christ in, 116; the work of the
Spirit, 118; the Spirit convinces of sin and misery in, 119; en-
lightens the mind in, ib. ; renews the will in, 120; persuades and
enables to embrace Christ in, ib.
Faith, foundation of obedience, 28; unites the believer to Christ, 115;
definition of, 266-8; the end of, 268-70; the gift of God, 273;
how to distinguish if true, 274-5; consciousness principal but not
only evidence of, 276-80; other evidence of, 281.
Free Will, our First Parents created with, 62; will to good lost by fall,
63; will renewed in effectual calling, 120.
God, glorifying and enjoying of, 21; rule of direction for, 23; exist-
ence of, 30; titles of, ib.; a Spirit, 31; perfections of, ib.; infinite,
32; unchangeable, 33; eternal, ib.; infinitely wise, 34; powerful,
ib.; holy, 35; just, 36; good and merciful, 37; true and faithful,
38; but one, 40; living and true, ib.; wrath and curse of, how es-
caped, 263.
Godhead, persons in, 42; only three persons in, 43; incommunicable
properties of, 44.
Grace, covenant of, 78; parties to, 79; condition of, 80; promise in,
81; administration of committed to Christ, 81; design of, 82.
Hell, pains of, 75; are eternal, ib.
Holy Ghost, is God, 45; sin against, description of it, 121.
Holy Spirit, influence of, 118-20.
Husbands and wives, duties of, 215, 222.
Idolatry forbidden, 175, 182.
Judgment, Last, proof of, 111; Christ judge at, 112; acknowledgment
of believers at, 151; condition of the wicked at, 152.
Justification and sanctification, difference between, 124.
an act of free and unmerited grace, 125; righteousness of
Christ imputed in, 126; believers' sins pardoned in, 127; grounds of
acceptance in, ib.
Law of God, want of conformity to, 64; transgression of, f.
Laws of God, natural and positive, 156.
Lord's Prayer, preface to, teaches how to draw near to God, 351; that
we should pray with and for others, 353.
First petition in, teaches to pray that all may glorify God, 354-5;
that God would dispose all things to his own glory, 356.
Second petition in, teaches to pray that God would more and
more demonstrate his power, &c., 358; that Satan's kingdom may
be destroyed, ib.; that the kingdom of grace may be advanced,
359; that the kingdom of glory may be hastened, 360.
Third petition in, teaches to pray that God would enable us to
know and obey his will, 362; to submit to his providential will,
363; as the angels do in heaven, 364.
Fourth petition m, teaches to pray for a competent portion of the
good things of this life, 365-6; that we may enjoy God's blessing
with them, 367.
Fifth petition in, teaches to pray that God, for Christ's sake,
would freely pardon all our sins, 368-71; that our being enabled
to forgive others, is an encouragement to ask forgiveness for our-
selves, 371.
Sixth petition in, teaches to pray that God would keep us from
being tempted to sin, 374-8; that he would support and deliver
us when tempted, 378-9.
Conclusion of, teaches us to take our encouragement in prayer
from God alone, 380-2; that we should ascribe kingdom, power,
and glory to Him, 382-4; that we should add "Amen," 384-5.
Lord's Supper, various names of, 321; elements in celebration of,
322-3; sacramental actions in, 324; design of, 325; worthy re-
ceivers of, and what they partake in, 346; consequences of
worthily partaking, 328; ordinance of, not a sacrifice for sin,
329; self-examination required before partaking, 330-31; self-
examination respecting knowledge, 332; faith, 333; repentance.
334; love, 335; new obedience, 336; danger of neglecting self-
examination, 337; how communicants should be engaged while
partaking of, 338; self-examination necessary after partaking of,
Lying forbidden, 244.
Magistrate and subject, duties of, 219, 224.
Man, creation of, end of, in reference to God, 20; to himself, 21; male
and female, 55, after the image of God, 55; with dominion over
the creatures, 55.
-Fall of, 65; by eating the forbidden fruit, 66; occasion vf, ib.;
what it involves, ib.; aggravation of, 67; consequences of, 70-4.
Master and servants, duties of, 217, 223.
Means of grace, outward and ordinary, 287; special, 288; to whom made
effectual, 289.
Ministers and people, duties of, 218.
Moral law, the first given to man, 156; nature of, 157 what cannot be
obtained by it, ib.; viewed in three forms, 158; to whom of use,
160; what laws besides given of old, 161.
Oaths, lawfulness of, 189-90.
Obedience required of God by man, 153; rule of, 154; nature of, ib.
Parents and children, duties of, 215. 223.
First, left to freedom of will, 62; fall of, 63.
Perseverance of saints, 145.
Prayer, nature of, 340-1; for what to be made, 442; in whose name,
ib.; offered up with confession of sin, 343; with thankful ac-
knowledgment of God's mercies, 344; into what commonly dis-
tinguished, 345; rule of direction in, needed, 347; whole word of
God of use to direct us, 348; Lord's Prayer special rule, 349.
Prayers, possible to know ours are accepted, 345.
Profanity forbidden, 192.
Providence, 56; what consists in, 57; objects of, ib.; character of, ib. ;
what distinguished into, 58.
Redemption, purchased by Christ, 113; must be applied to believers,
ib.; is effectually applied by the Holy Spirit, ib.; applied to sin-
ners by the Spirit working faith in them, 115; benefits of in this
life, 123; additional benefits of, 140-5; benefits of at death, 147;
after death, 148; at the resurrection, 150-2; benefits of, how
communicated, 264, 289.
Repentance, what distinguished into, 283; how wrought when true,
284; springs of, ib.; what it consists of, 285-6.
Sabbath, institution of, 202; change of, 202-4; how to be sanctified,
205; how spent, 206.
Sacraments, nature of, 301; what consist of, 302; end or design of, ib.;
what means of, 298; virtue of, ib.; how rendered effectual, 299;
of the Old Testament, 303-5; of the New, 306; none but two
appointed by Christ, ib.
Salvation through Christ, tendency of doctrine, 130.
- purchased, how conveyed, 262; offer and promise of, 272.
Sanctification, a work of free grace, 136; effect of, 136-8.
Scriptures the Word of God, 23; only rule, 24; perfect rule, 25;
written in Hebrew and Greek, ib.; principally teach what to be-
lieve of God, 27; what duty God requires of man, ib.
"Sincere obedience" not substituted for "perfect obedience," 129.
Sin, original, 71; consists in, 72; nature of, ib.; what every sin de-
serves, 259-61.
Sins, some more heinous in themselves than others, 257; some on ac-
count of aggravations, ib.
Son, the, is God, 45.
Stations and relations, various, 213.
Superiors, inferiors, and equals, duties of, 213, 221.
Word of God, reading and preaching of the, 291-4; how becomes
effectual to salvation, 295-7; of use to direct in prayer, 348.
Works, Covenant of, 59; parties of, ib. ; condition of, 60; reward pro-
mised in, ib.; penalty of, 61; made with Adam and his posterity,
68.
World, Creation of the, from nothing, 52; by the word of God's power,
53; in six days, ib.; very good, 54; for God's own glory, ib.
Worship of God, 185-6.
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