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the designs and ways of Satan,
and of all the adversaries of be-
lievers: and that they can do no
more, nor proceed further against
us, than God permits. He turns
about their purposes

Cons. IV. That God orders and de-
termines the measure, manner,
time, and continuance of afflic-
tions and persecutions; and that
according to our necessities
Cons. V. That God doth sometimes
make enemies and persecutors
themselves to attest the saints'
innocency when they suffer; and
will surely avenge them of their
adversaries

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Cons. VI. That God will comfort,
uphold, and preserve his, in all
their troubles, and not lay more
upon them than they can bear
See common calamities, chap. xxi.
Cons. VII. That the righteous are

near and dear to God in Christ;
so that he takes notice of their
afflictions and troubles; and is
said to be persecuted and afflicted
in their persecutions, &c.

ib.

First. The Holy Ghost affirms it ib. See union and relation between Christ
Secondly. The saints have been
so exercised

1. From God more immediately

II. From men, by persecutions

First. From wicked men, hea-
thens

and his church, chap. xiii.
Cons. VIII. That the greater the
afflictions and distresses of the
righteous have been, the more
wonderful have their deliver-
ances been and then hath sal-
vation appeared in their extre-
mity

Secondly. From hypocritical pro-
fessors, men zealous of the
law and traditions
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Sect. 11. For what ends God doth

correct his children, and suffer

them to be persecuted

I. To exercise and try their faith

and obedience

Sect. 1. By his Spirit, whom he pro-

mised

Sect. 11. Of the Spirit of God fur-

ther; his being given to, and

dwelling in believers; working in

them, and upon others: the na-

ture and fruits thereof. Saints'

duties toward the Spirit, &c.

I. Of the Spirit of God working

in believers, and others

upon

II. The nature, working, and fruits

of the Spirit

Sect. I. Saints' duties toward the

I. To follow him, and make use

of him

II. Not to sin against, grieve, or

quench the Spirit

CHAP. XX. Of afflictions, troubles, and

persecutions

Sect. 1. To whom they belong, or

who may expect them

I. Common to all

II. More especially to Christian

believers

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ib.

II. To humble and purge them

III. To make them remember God

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and things above; look to, own,

and close with them

272

ib.

283

IV. For God's glory, and the fur-

therance of the gospel

V. For the procuring of great good

and advantage to those who are

exercised with trouble, &c.

Sect. . The considerations which

should bear up, stay, and comfort

the spirits of believers in their

afflictions, and under persecutions 285

Cons. I. God appoints them; and

that for good ends

Cons. II. That such who are so ex-

ercised are blessed and happy;

and so pronounced in scripture:
it is a seal of sonship, of God's
choice love, and of their salva-
tion

Cons. III. That God well knows

Cons. XI. That afflictions and per-

secutions have been the lot of

Christ himself, and of the saints

in all ages

301

Sect. IV. The duties of the saints, and

how they ought to behave them-

selves in trouble, both toward

God and Man:

First. Toward God

I. To see God in them, as being
sent by him

See also looking to God in affliction,

chap. xx.

Sect. 11. The privileges of the ser-

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See more in saints' privileges in general,

chap. xii.

Sect. III. The duties of the righteous

in such times of distress

CHAP. XXII. Of magistrates and ma-

gistracy

Sect. 1. That magistracy is an ordi-

nance of God: that by him magis-

trates are advanced to office: the

ib.

CHAP. XXIV. Of the gospel: gospel

preachers in general; their duty and

recompense

Sect. 1. What the gospel is; and its

efficacy

Sect. 11. Of gospel preachers, their

duty and recompense

See more of church officers, chap. xxv.

CHAP. XXV. Of the church of Christ,

under the several notions thereof,

and the things belonging thereto, in

general; and also with regard to

particular churches

First. The several acceptations of the

church mentioned in scripture

I. General, or universal

II. Universal, visible

III. Particular visible churches of

believers, who are joined toge-

ther as one body, and usually

meet together in one place, for

the participation of the same or-

dinances, and exercising duties

as a church, and one to another

as members thereof

Secondly. The dignity, privileges, and

blessings belonging to the church

of Jesus Christ in general, as such 340

See union and relation between Christ

and his church, chap. xiv.

Thirdly. Of the qualifications of mem-

bers of the church of God; what

they should be

Fourthly. Of the property that parti-

cular churches had in their mem-

bers, and of others joining them-

selves to them

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Fifthly. Of letters commendatory,

and the churches receiving of such

as were recommended to them by

word or letter

Sixthly. Of the order of the churches

in their assemblies and meetings:

their stated regulations in con-
stant worship

Seventhly. Of the gifts of prayer,

prophesying, psalms, tongues, &c.

which the members of churches re-

ceived: how they used them in

the church assemblies, and else-

where, for the edification one of

another, and instruction of others :

the order how they should be

used, directed: such gifts to be

desired for this end

Eighthly. Of other acts done in and by

these particular churches, in send-

ing messengers to other churches;

and, upon occasion, determining

controversies, writing and sending

epistles, and other affairs: of their

meeting together in order thereto,

and hearing such epistles: the

epistles directed to the whole body 347

See Church discipline in this chapter,
sect. xiii.

345

343

344

ib.

Ninthly. Of the ending of controver-

sies arising between the members

of the church; to avoid going to

law before the infidels

Tenthly. Of the relief of the poor of

the churches, and their contribu-

tion to the necessity of other

churches, and the order of it

See distributing to the poor at large,

chap. xvii.

Eleventhly. Of the officers of parti-

cular churches; their power, duty,

and recompense: how they should

be qualified for their office; and

of the churches' duty to them as

such

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I. Of the officers' power, duty,

qualification, and recompense

See more of gospel preachers in general,

chap. xxiv.

ib.

II. Complaints of, and threaten-

ings against evil officers or mi-

nisters of the church

III. Of the churches duty toward
their officers and those who la-
bour amongst them

IV. Of the ordination of officers in

churches

348

Twelfthly. Of laying on of hands
upon the several occasions, and to

349

the several ends in scripture men-
tioned
Thirteenthly. Of the several ordi-
nances of Christ to be observed in
and by the churches of Christ,
and elsewhere

Ord. I. Prayers

See more in prayers and praising at
large, chap. xiv.

Ord. II. Reading, teaching, preach-
ing of the word of God, prophe-
sying

ib.

See more of ministers in general, and of

gifts of church members, chap. xxiv.

See of the word of God, chap. i.

358

Ord. III. Baptism

Ord. IV. Breaking of bread, or

the Lord's supper

359

Ord. V. Discipline, church cen-

sures, or removing of scandals 360

See more of reluking one another chap.

CHAP. XXVI. Of hypocrites and hypo-

crisy: the spirit and practices of such,

who are very formal and earnest in

and about the external parts of wor-

ship and profession, and in a shew

for God; yet high in their opposi-

tion of Christ, the truth of the gospel,

and power of godliness in others

See more of their persecuting temper,

chap. xx.

Sect. The great danger of hypo-

crisy, and formality, and the end

of hypocrites

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354

See Sincerity, chap. xiv.

CHAP. XXVII. Of conscience -

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CHAP. XXVIII. Of the devil: of his

subtilty by himself, and by his in-

struments, wicked men, false teach-

ers, deceivers, and seducers. The

373

description of them

Sect. 1. Of Satan, the devil himself ib.

See more, sinners' bondage, chap. iv.

Sect. II. The instruments of Satan;

seducers, deceivers, &c. -

CHAP. XXIX. Of consideration, me-

ditation, pondering upon, and seri-

ous weighing of the things of God,

his word and works, &c.

CHAP. XXX. Of the thoughts, mind,

and affections

ib.

355

363

370

CHAP. XXXI. of repentance in the ge-

neral in what sense God cannot re-

pent, and how he is said to repent:

repentance in man, and of his turning

to God from sin

Sect. 1. In what sense God cannot

repent; and how he is said to re-

pent

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Sect. 11. Repentance in man, and his

turning to God

See God's reasonings with sinners, chap.

CHAP. XXXII. Of death; or the laying

down of these tabernacles

CHAP. XXXIII. Of the resurrection of

the dead

CHAP. XXXIV. of Christ's second com-

ing to the judgment; and rendering

unto every man according to his

deeds done in the body, whether good

or bad

See waiting for Christ's coming, chap.

xiv.

CHAP. XXXV. Of the glory prepared

and reserved for believers, at the ap-

pearing of the Lord Jesus Christ

See the end of the wicked, chap. iv.

CHAP. XXXVI. Of knowledge and un-

derstanding in divine things, and of

the want thereof: ignorance about

such things, and the evil thereof

See more of the sottish nature of man,

chap. iv.

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402

See also the giver of knowledge, chap.
xviii.

CHAP. XXXVII. Of this present world,

and the titles, honours, pleasures,

and other things in this world: the

use of them; the snares and tempta-

tions in them; our duty in relation

to them

CHAP. XXXVIII. Of idolatry, setting

up and worshipping strange gods,

graven images, &c.

God

CHAP. L. Of blasphemies

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CHAP. LI. Of Israel's murmurings

CHAP. LI. Of diligence in our callings 449
CHAP. LIII. Of voices, dreams, and visi-
ons, by which God declared his mind
of old
CHAP. LIV. Of the call and commission

See worshipping the true God, chap. xiv.

CHAP. XXXIX. Of angels; their ap-

pearing to men; what they are, and

CHAP. XL. Of the parables and simili-

tudes which Christ spake

CHAP. XLI. Of the miracles, and won-

derful things which were done by

Christ and his apostles

CHAP. XLII. Of the kings of Israel and

Judah; their appointment and esta-

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blishment divine