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The Holy Ghost equal with the Father, con. ii. 3. cat. 11. He is promised to the elect in the covenant of grace, con. vii. 3. cat. 32. By him they are united to Chrift, con. xxvi... For by him the redemption purchased by Christ is applied to them, con. viii. 8. xi. 4. cat. 58, 59. By him they are effectually called, con. x. I. cat. 67. And have faith wrought in their hearts, con. xiv. 1. cat. 59, 72. He is given to them in adoption, con. xii. cat. 74. And applying the death and refurrection of Chrift to them, by his powerful operation, they are fanctified, con. xiii. 1. cat. 75. Having repentance wrought, and all other saving graces infused into their hearts, con. xiii. 1. cat. 32. 75, 76, 77. Thro the continual fupply of strength from him, believers grow in grace, con. xiii. 3. cat. 75. The outward means are by him made effectual to the elect for falvation, con. vii. 5, 6. xxv. 3. cat. 155, 161 Prayer is to be made by his help. con. xxi. 3. cat 182. Ability to do good works is from him, con xvi. 3. Afsurance of faith is attained by his witnessing with our spirits that we are the children of God, con. xviij. 2. cat. 80. By his abiding within believers, they are secured from falling totally away from the state of grace, and are kept by the power of God through faith unto falvation, con. xvii. 2. cat 79.

Hape of Glory, con. xviii. r. cat. 83. The Infants, How faved, con. x. 3. Infants of

hope of hypocrites, con. xviii. r. Humiliation of Chrift, con. viii. 2. 4. cat. 46. In his conception and birth, cat. 47. In his life, cat 48. In his death, cat. 49. After death, cat. 50.

Hypocrify, making profession of religion in hypocrify, or for finifter ends, finful, cat. 113. The hypocrites hope, con. xviii. t. Hypostatical. See personal.

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IDLENESS, unlawful, cat. 139. 142. Idolatry, all the kinds of it forbidden, cat. 105, 109. All monuments of idola

latry ought to be removed, cat. 108, Jests. Perverting the scripture to profane jests, sinful, cat. 113. Jesus, Why so called, cat 41. See Christ. Ignorant, not to be admitted to the Lord's

Table, con. xxix. 8. cat. 193. Image. Man made after the Image of God, in Knowledge, Righteousness and Holiness, con. iv. 2. cat. 17. This Image is renewed by Sanctification, cat. 75. and fully perfected in Heaven, con. xxxii. 1. cat. 86, 90.

Image-Worship of all Kinds, difcharged,

cat. rog.

Imputation. The Guilt of Adam's first Sin is imputed to all his Posterity, con. vi. 3. The Obedience and Satisfaction of Chrift is imputed to believers, xi. r. cat. 70. His righteousness is imputed to them, cat. 71, 77.

Incarnation of Christ, con. viii. 2. cat. 37.

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Incest discharged, cat. 139. Incestuous marriages which are within the degrees of confanguinity or affinity, forbidden in the fcriptures, can never be made lawful, con. xxiv. 4.

Unjust Inclosures and depopulations forbidden, cat. 142. Increase of grace, is from a continual fupply of ftrength from the sanctifying Spirit of Chrift, con. xiii. 1, 3. cat. 75.77

'Innocency. The state of man in innocency, con. iv. 2. cat 17.20.

one or both believing parents are to be baptized, con. xxviii. 4. cat. 166. Ingrossing, commodities to inhance their price, unlawful, cat. 142. Infpiration. The books of the Old and New Testament are given by inspiration of God, con. i. 2. But the Apocrypha is not of divine inspiration, con i. 3.

Interceffion. How Chrift makes interceffion, cat. 55. It is a part of his priestly office, cat. 44. He makes interceffion, that the redemption which he hath purchased may be applied to all believers, con. viii. 8. cat 55. And their perfeve

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Chrift and his righteoufnefs, con. xi. 1 2. cat 73. The exact justice, and ricin grace of God, are both glorified in the justification of sinners, con. xi. 3. Justification, the fame under the Old Testament as under the New, con. xi. 6. It is infeparably joined wit'a fanctification, cat. 77. How they differ, ibid. Thofe that are justified, are perfectly freed in this life from the revenging wrath of God, that 'hey never fall into condemnation, con, xvii. 1. cat. 77, 79. But corruption remaining in them, con. vi. 5. xiii. 2. cat. 78. I hey fall into many fins, con. xvii 3. cat. 78. Which God continues to forgive; upon their humbling themselves, confeffing their fins, begging pardon, and renewing their faith and repentance, con, xi. 5.

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KEYS. The power of the keys, What,

con. xxx. 2. Committed to churchofficers, ibid. The civil magistrate may not affume this power, con. xxiii. 3. King. Chrift the king of his church, con. xxx. 1. How he executeth the office of a king, cat. 45. What meant by the coming of his kingdom, cat. 191, Knowledge. God's knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature, con. it. 2. The knowledge which may be had of God and of our duty to him by the light of nature, con. i. 1. xxi. 1. cat. 1. The scriptures are only fufficient to give that knowledge of God and of his will; which is neceffary unto falvation, ibid.

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I ABOUR is to be moderately used, cat.

rance depends upon his contiuual intercession for them, con. xvii. 2. cat. 79. Joy in the Holy Ghost, the fruit of afflurance, con. xviii. 1, 2. cat. 83. Believers, by falling iuto fome sins, may grieve the spirit, and be deprived of some meafure of their comfort, con. xvii. 3. xviii. 4.

Judge. Christ the judge of the world, con. viii. 1, 4. xxxiii. 1. How he shall come at the last day, cat. 56.

The Judgments of God upon sinners in this world. con. v. 6. cat. 28, 83. How believers may bring temporal judgments on themselves, con. xvii. 3. God is just and terrible in his judgments, con. ii. 1. The last judgment, What, con. xxxiii. 1. Appoi ed for angels and men, con. viii. 4. xxxiii çat. 88. The end of its appointment, is the manifestation of God's mercy and justice, con. xxxiii. 2. Chrift shall be the judge, con. viii. 4. xxxiii. 1. How he shall come to judge the world, cat. 56. Why he would have us cer tainly perfuaded of it, con. xxxiii. 3. Why the time of it is concealed, con. xxxiii. 3. cat 88. The judgment of the righteous, con. xxxiii. 2. cat. 90. The judgment of the wicked, con, xxxiii. 2. cat. 89.

Judicial law. See Law.

The Justice of God, fully fatisfied by Chrift's obedience and death, con. viii. 5. xi. 3. cat. 38, 71. It is manifested in the works of providence, con. v. 1. In the juftifi⚫cation of smners, con. xi. 3. In the laft judgment, con. xxxiii 2.

Juftice in contracts and commerce between man and man, cat. 141, 142.

Justification, What, con xi. 1. cat. 70. All the elect, and they only, are juslified, con. iii. 6. Whom God did from all eternity decree to justify, con. xi. 4. But they are not justified till the Holy Spirit doth in due time actually apply Christ unto them, ibid. How justification is of God's free grace, con. xi. 3. cat. 71. Faith is necessarily required for justification, cat. 71. But it justifies a finner only as it is an inftrument, by which he receiveth

135, 136.

Land marks not to be remov'd, cat. 142. Law. The ceremonial law, what, con. xix. 3. It is abrogated now under the New Testament, con. xix. 3. xx. 1. How the covenant of grace was administred under the law, con. vii. 5. viii. 6. cat. 34. The Judicial law expired with the state of the Jews, con. xix. 4. And obliges no further than the general equity of it requires, fect obedience to the law, con. viii. 5. The tree of life was a pledge of the covenant of works, cat. 20. The life of any not to be taken away, except in cafe of publick justice, lawful war, or neceffary defence, cat. 136.

quires, ibid.

The Moral Law, What, cat. 93. Given to Adam with a power to fulfil it, con. iv. 2. xix. 1. cat. 92. The ten commandments the fum of it, con. xix. 2. cat. 98. Tho' believers are not under it as a covenant, con. xix. 6. And are not able perfectly to keep it, cat. 149. Yet it continues to be a perfect rule of righteoufnefs, con. xix. z. Binding all, as well justified persons as others, con. xix. 5. Chrift, in the gospel, having not 2bolished, but much strengthened the obli. gation to the obedience of it, ibid. And altho' no man fince the fall can, by the moral law, attain to righteousness and life, con. xix. 6. cat. 94. Which Christ, alone hath purchased for the elect by his perfect obedience, con. viii. 5. Yet it is of great use to all, con. xix. 6. cat. 95. The use of it to the regenerate, con. xix. 6. cat. 97. The use of it to the unregenerate, cat. 96. Not contrary to the grace of the gofpel, but doth sweetly comply with it, con xix. 7. The Spirit of Chrift fubduing and enabling the will of man unto a free and cheerful obedience to the will of God, con. xix. 7. cat. 32.

Unneceßary Law-fuits to be avoided, cat.

141, 142.

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Liberty. Christian liberty, What, con. xx. Wherein it is inlarged under the gospel, ibid. The end of Christian liberty, con. xx. 3. Liberty to fin inconsistent with it, ibid. It is not intended to destroy ecclefiaftical or civil powers, but to support and preserve them, con. xx 4. Neither are men thereby allowed to publish opinions, or maintain practices, that are contrary to the light of nature, or to the known principles of Christianity, or fuch as are destructive of the peace and order of the church, ibid.

Liberty of confcience, what it is, and what repugnant to it, con. xx. 2. Making men the lords of our faith and confcience, unlawful, con. xx. 2. cat. 105.

Life. Eternal life purchased by Christ's per

Light of Nature, What may be known of God and of our duty to him by it, con. i. 1. xxi. 1. cat. 2. It is not fufficient to make us wife urto salvation, con. i. 1. x. 4. xxi. r. cat. 2, 60. It is of the law of nature, that a due portion of time be fet apart for the worship of God, con. xxi. 7.

Wanton Looks, finful, cat. 139. Lord's prayer, See prayer. Lord's Supper. The institution, nature and ends of it, con. xxix. 1. cat. 167. Christ not offered up to his Father, nor any real facrifice for fin made in it, con. xxix. 2. The e mafs abominably injurious to Chrift's one only facrifice, ibid. The outward elements in this facrament are not to be adored, con. xxix. 4. They still remain truly bread and wine, con. xxix. 5. The doctrine of transubstantiation is repugnant not only to the Scripture, but even to common Senfe, and has been and is the Caufe of grofs Idolatries, con. xxix. 6. How Chrift hath appointed Bread and Wine to be given and received in the Sacrament, con. xxix 3. cat. 169. It is only to be administred by a Minifter of the Word lawfully ordained, con. xxvii. 4. cat. 176. It is not to be received by any one alone, con. xxix. 4. It is to be received in both Kinds, ibid. What relation the Elements in this Sacrament have to Chrift crucified, con. xxix. s. How Christ is prefent there, con. xxix. 7. cat. 170. How believers feed on him therein, ibid. Wifat Preparation is required for receiving it, cat. 171. Doubting may consist with an Interest in Chrift, con. xvii. 3. xviii. 4. cat. 81. And therefore should not hinder from partaking of the Lord's Supper, cat 172. But the Ignorant and Scandalous are not to be admitted, con. xxix. 8. cat. 173. What Du

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ties required in the Time of receiving,
cat. 174. What Duties after receiving,
cat. 175. Frequent attendance on it, a
duty, cat. 175. 177. The agreement and
difference between the Lord's Supper and
baptifm, cat. 176. 177.

Lots, cat. 112. 113.

Love. Election is of God's free love, con.
iii. 5. cat. 13. Which is unchangeable,
con. xvii. 2. cat. 79. And therefore true
believers can neither totally nor finally
fall away from the state of grace, ibid.
The sense of God's love is attainable in
this life, cat. 83. See affurance. Love to
God is a duty, cat. 104. Which the light
of nature sheweth, con. xxi. 1. To love
the Lord our God with all our heart, &c.
is the sum of our duty to him, cat. 102.
Love to God is necessary to the right
performance of the duty of prayer, con.
xxi. 3. cat. 185. Love to God and the
brethren is necessary to right communi-
cating, cat. 168, 171, 174. True believ-
ers are never utterly deftitute of the love
of Chrift and the brethren, con. xviii. 4.
Wherein love towards our neighbour con-
fifts, cat. 135, 141, 144, 147. What con-
trary to it, cat. 136, 142, 145, 148. It is
the sum of our duty to man, cat. 122.
Lying, finful, cat. 145.

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MAGISTRATES, appointed by God,

con. xxiii. 1. For what end, ibid.
Lawful for Chriftians to accept the office
of a magiftrate, con. xxiii. 2. The duty
of the civil magiftrate, con. xxiii. 2. cat.
129. con. xx. 4. Read the scriptures let-
ter r. The fins of the magistrate, cat.
130. 145. He may wage war upon just
and necessary occafions, con. xxiii. 2. His
power in church-affairs stated, con xxiii.
3. The duty of the people towards their
magistrates, con. xxiii. 4. cat. 127.
Their fins against them, cat. 128. Ec-
clefiaftical perfons not exempted from
obedience to the civil magistrate, con.
xxiii. 4. The Pope hath no power or ju-
rifdiction over magistrates or their people,
ibid. The magistrate is not to be oppofed

in the lawful exercise of his power, upon
pretence of Christian liberty, con. xx. 4.
Infidelity or difference in religion doth
not make void the magistrate's just and
legal authority, con. xxiii. 4.

Man, how created, con. iv. 2. cat. 17. His
state before the fall, con. iv. 2. cat 17.
20. His fall, and the effects of it, con.
vi. cat, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.
His state by the covenant of grace, con.
vii. 3, 4, 5, 6. cat. 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
35. Man's chief end, cat. 1.
Man-stealing, difcharged, cat. 142.
Marriage, the end of it, con. xxiv. 2. cat.
20. Between more than one man and one
woman at a time, unlawful, con xxiv. 1.
cat. 139. Lawful for all forts of people
who are capable to give their consent,
con. xxiv. iii. And who are without the
degrees of confanguinity or affinity for-
bidden in the scriptures, con. xxiv. 4..
But marriages within those degrees can
never be made lawful, ibid. Proteftants
should not marry with infidels, papilts or
other idolaters, con. xxiv. 3. Nor fuch
as are godly, with those that are notori-
oufly wicked, ibid. A contract of marriage
may be diffolved for adultery or fornica-
tion committed after the contract, con.
xxiv. 5. The bond of marriage can only
be diffolved for adultery after marriage,
and fuch wilful desertion as cannot be re-
medied, con. xxiv. 5, 6. Undue delay of
marriage, prohibiting of lawful, and dif-
pensing with unlawful marriages, are fin-
ful, cat. 139. Vows of perpetual fingle
life, are fithful saares in which no Chrif-
tian may intangle himself, con. xxii. 7.
cat. 129. Those who have not the gift of
continency ought to marry, cat. 138 The
duties of married perfons, cat. 139. 141.
The mass abominably injurious to Chrift's
one only facrifice, con. xxix. 2.
Means. God in his ordinary providence mak-
eth ufe of means; yet is free to work
without, above and against them at his
pleasure, con. v. 3. The outward and or-
dinary means of falvation under the law,
con. vii. 5. cat. 34. Under the gospel, con.
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furrection of Christ for the mortifying of fin, cat. 167.

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THE Name of Christ. That prayer be accepted, it is to be made in the name of Chrift, con. xxi. 3. cat. 178. What it is to pray in the name of Christ, cat 180. Why prayer is to be made in his nante, cat. 181.

The name of God is only that by which men ought to fwear, and therein it is to be used with all holy fear and reverence, con. xxii. 2. How the name of God ought to be used, and how it is profaned, Cat. 112, 113, 114, 190.

Nature. See corruption, original fin, light of nature.

The two natures of Christ. See Chrift, incarnation, perfonal union.

The New Teftament in Greek is that to which the church is finally to appeal in controverfies of religion, con. i. 8. The administration of the covenant of grace under the gofpel, is called the New Teftament, con. vii. 6. Neighbour. See charity, love. Niggardliness, finful, cat. 142.

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vii. 6. cat. 35, 154. The diligent use of them is required in order to escape the wrath of God, cat. 153. How they are made effectual, con xxv. 3. cat. 155. 161. 182. Trusting in means finful, cat. 105. Unlawful means not to be used, ibid. False measures unlawful, cat. 142. Meat to be moderately used, cat 135, 136. Mediator. See Chrift.

The mercy of God, con. ii. 1. cat 7. It is manifested in his works of providence, con. v. 1. It is of God's free love and mercy that the elect are delivered from fin and mifery, and brought to an estate of falvation by the fecond covenant, cat. 30. God is merciful to penitent finners in Chrift, con xv. 2. cat. 76. For whose fake mercy is to be prayed for, cat. 180. Works of mercy are to be done, even on the Lord's day, con. xxi. 8. cat. 117. Merit. No merit in good works, for pardon of fin or eternal life; and why, con xvi. 5. Nor can we merit the outward bleffings of this life, cat 193 But we are to truft in the merits of Chrift, cat. 174. Who appearing in the merit of his obedience and facrifice, maketh interceffion for his people, cat 55.

Meffiah. The elect under the Old Testa-
ment believed in the promised Meffiah,
by whom they had full remiffion of fins,
and eternal falvation, con. vii. 5. vii. 6.
cat. 34.

The Ministry given by Christ to the visible
church, con. xxv. 3. The mainteriance
thereof, a duty, cat. 108. A minifter of
the gospel is one fufficiently gifted, and
also duly approved and lawtully called
and ordained to that office, con. xxvii. 4.
xxviii. 2. cat 158. By such only the
word is to be read publickly and preach-
ed, and the facraments dispensed, con.
xxvii 4 xxviii. 2. cat. 156, 158, 159, 169.
Moral law, See law.
Mortification. The regenerate have the
corruption of nature mortified through
Christ, con. vi. 5. And the several lufts
of the body of Sin, con. xiii r. Believ-
ers draw strength from the death and re-

AN Oath, what it is, con. xxii. 1. It is
a part of religious worship, ibid. The
name of God is that by which men ought
only to swear, con xxii. 2. cat rc8.
Vain or rash swearing by his name is to
be abhorred, cop. xxii. 2. cat 113. Yet
in matters of weight and moment an
oath is warrantable under the New Tef-
tament, con. xxii. 2. A lawful oath im-
posed by lawful authority, ought to be
taken, ibid. It is a fin to refuse it, con.
xxii. 3. A man must swear nothing but
what he is fully perfwaded is truth; nei-
ther may he bind himself by oath to any
thing, but what he believes to be just
and good, and what he is able to per-
form, ibid. An oath is to be taken in
the plain and common fenfe of the
words; and, in things not finful, it Sinds
to performance, though to a man's own
hurt, or made to hereticks, con. xxii. 4.

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