110 Duties toward governors, 130 Their temperance. Page 413 words and actions. 133 115 Ministers of Christ their du- 136 Their slothfulness. Page 418 ties, the commission given 137 They deceive the people with flatteries and false doctrine. 116 Power committed to the a- to receive their instructions. ministers. Page 403 142 Sins against them, despising Page 408 145 blameable in life and con- 144 Page 410 ness in reproving sinners, 149 tles, &c. for religion. P.412 151 Examples, promises, &c. against adul-|| 175 Lying abhorred by God and Eighth Commandment. 176 Satan and his children are liars. Page 442 Page 430 179 Words of the wicked against 180 Evil speaking. 181 Talkativeness, rashness with the tongue. 157 Things found, lent, or en-182 Flattery. 158 Oppression forbidden, and du- Page 444 196 The righteous, their care of manded. thereto. 6 Turning to God enjoined by 203 The advantages which one 209 Trusting in riches and abu- 212 The use of riches in the hand 214 Riches promised to the righ- teous. Self examination. Puge 466 13-Consideration. 14 Inconsideration of the wicked. 217 Those things that are neces-16 sary to the support of life 17 promised to the righteous. - 18 218 Famine. deliverance from it 219 Not earthly but spiritual rich penitents. 29 Reproofs for not being asham- 27 Shame enjoined as a mark of 5 Uses to be made of the dcc- perseverance. Page 482 30 Abhorring and loathing one's 31 & 32 Confession and acknow- ledgment of sin, promises to it. 33 Exhortations to confession. 37 Fruitfulness in religion. Sect. CHAP. XIX. Page 473 11 1 Of death and the shortness of 2 The term and boundary of hu- temple, light, &c. They are present with Christ. 14 Eternal life is from God. 4 Death prevailing over all man-17 To the spiritually-minded. kind of every character, rank, 18 To seeking God. and station. Page 475 19 To godliness. 5 Preparative duties for death. 20 To fearing God. 6 No preparative duties are to be performed after death. 7 The death of the righteous 21 To loving God. 22 To mortification, dying unto Page 476 23 To suffering for Christ's sake. 8 The death of the wicked. 24 To perseverance. Page 477 25 To those that overcome. Sect. CHAP. XX. 27 To the wise. - Future punish- heaven. 28 The greatest punishments and A SCRIPTURE ACCOUNT, &c. CHAP. I. CONCERNING THE BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 1. Γ T cuteth. HAT there is a God, asserted, and proved by his works. Exod. iii. 14. The Lord said to Moses, I AM that I AM. Ps. ix. 16. The Lord is known by the judgments he exe xix. 1. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the earth sheweth his handy-work. Ver. 2. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. Job xii. 7, 8, 9. Iviii. 11. Verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. c. 3. The Lord he is God, he made us. 2 Cor. i. 21. He that anointed us is God. Heb. iii. 4. He that built all things is God. Rom. i. 20. II. God is perfect. Matt. v. 48. Your Father in heaven is perfect. 1 John i. 5. God is light and in him is no darkness at all. III. God is one. Deut. vi. 4. Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. 1 Cor. viii. 4. There is none other God, but one. Mark xii. 29. Ver. 6. To us there is but one God. Gal. iii. 20. God is one. Eph. iv. 6. One God and Father of all. Matt. xxiii. 9. John viii. 41. 1 Tim. ii. 5. There is one God and one Mediator. Jam. ii. 19. Thou believest there is one God, thou doest well. IV. He is God and Lord, alone. 2 Kings xix. 15. Thou art God alone. Ps. lxxxvi. 10. Isa. xxxvii. 16, 20. Neh. ix. 6. Thou art Lord alone. Ps. xxxiii. 18. Whose name alone is Jehovah. V. None else. Deut. iv. 35. else. Isa. xiv. 5, 6, 14, 18, 22. The Lord he is God, there is none xlvi. 9. VI. None besides him. 2 Sam. vii. 22. Neither is there any God besides thee. xxii. 32. Who is God save the Lord? 2 Kings v. 15. Isa. xliv. 6, 8. Beside me there is no God, I know not any. Ch. xlv. 5, 14, 21. Hos. xiii. 4. Thou shalt know no God but me. Exod. xx. 3. VII. None with him. Deut. xxxii. 39. I am God, there is no God with me. VIII. None before him. Isa xliii. 10. Before me there was no God formed. A |