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communicated, 424, 425. How any
becomes partaker thereof, 428-430.
It is not tied to the ceremony of
breaking bread and drinking wine,
which Christ used with his disciples,
this was only a figure, 424, 431-442.
Whether that ceremony be a neces-
sary part of the new covenant, and
whether it is to be continued, 442-
461. Spiritual communion with God
through Christ is obtained, 93.
Community of goods is not brought in
by the Quakers, 464, 490, 491.
Compliments; see Titles.
Conscience; see Magistrate.—Its de-
finition, what it is; it is distinguished
from the saving light, 137-140, 462,
463. The good conscience, and the
hypocritical,253. He that acteth con-
trary to his conscience sinneth; and
concerning an erring conscience,462,
463. What things appertain to con-
science, 463, 464. What sort of li-
berty of conscience is defended, 464.
It is the throne of God, 465. It is
free from the power of all men, 480.
Conversion, what is man's therein, is
rather a passion than an action, 141,
142. Augustine's saying, 142. This
is cleared by two examples, 142, 143.
Correction, how and against whom it
ought to be exercised, 464.
Covenant, the difference betwixt the
new and old covenant worship, 48,
49, 329, 330, 357-360, 403-406.
See also Law, Gospel.

Cross, the sign of the cross, 420.

Dancing; see Plays.

Days, whether any be holy, and con-
cerning the day commonly called
the Lord's Day, 332, 441.
Deacons, 450.

Death; see Adam, Redemption.-It en-
tered into the world by sin, 100, 101.
In the saints it is rather a passing
from death to life, 102.

Devil, he cares not at all how much God
be acknowledged with the mouth,
provided himself be worshiped in the
heart, 24, 171, 172. He haunts
among the wicked, 237. How he
may seem to be a minister of the
gospel, 301-303. When he can
work nothing, 352, 353. He keeps
men in outward signs, shadows, and
forms, while they neglect the sub-
stance, 433, 434.
Dispute, the dispute of the shoemaker
with a certain professor, 296. Of a
heathen philosopher with a bishop in
the council of Nice, and of the unlet.
tered clown, 297.

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Elders, 32, 309.

Elector of Saxony, the scandal given
by him, 383.

Eminency, your eminency; see Titles.
Enoch walked with God, 243.
Epistle; see James, John, Peter.
Esau, 340.

Ethics, or books of moral philosophy,
are not needful to Christians, 296.
Evangelist, who he is, and whether any
nowadays may be so called, 307, 308.
Excellency, your excellency; see Titles,
Exorcism, 421.

Faith, its definition, and what its object
is, 32-36. How far, and how ap-
pearances,outward voices,and dreams
were the objects of the saints' faith,
34. That faith is one, and that the
object of faith is one, 36. Its foun-
dation, 62. See Revelation, Scripture.
Farellus, 448.

Father; see Knowledge, Revelation, 32.
Fathers, so called; they did not agree

about some books of the scripture,
67, 77. They affirm that there are
whole verses taken out of Mark and
Luke, 77. Concerning the Septuagint
interpretation,and the Hebrew copy,
78. They preached universal re-
demption for the first four centuries,
119. They frequently used the word
merit in their doctrine, 226, 228.
Concerning the possibility of not sin-
ning, 249, 250. The possibility of
falling from grace, 253. Many of
them did not only contradict one
another, but themselves also, 300.
Concerning baptism, and the sign of
the cross, 420. Concerning an oath,

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the Holy Ghost, 22. God is to be
sought within, 23. He is known by
sensation, and not by mere specula-
tion and syllogistic demonstrations,
22. He is the fountain, root, and
beginning of all good works, and he
hath made all things by his eternal
word, 26. God speaking is the ob-
ject of faith, 33. Among all, he hath
his own chosen ones, 19. He delights
not in the death of the wicked; see
Redemption. He hath manifested
his love in sending his Son, 193, 215,
216. See Justification. He rewards
the good works of his children, 227,
228. Whether it be possible to keep
his commandments, 230-232. He
is the Lord, and the only judge of
the conscience, 462, 465. He will
have a free exercise, 472.
Gospel; see Redemption.-The truths
of it are as lies in the mouths of pro-
fane and carnal men, SO, 44, 45. The
nature of it is explained, 47, 48. It
is distinguished from the law, and is
more excellent than it, 49, 70. See
Covenant, Law. Whether any ought
to preach it in this or that place is
not found in scripture, 283, 284. Its
works are distinguished from the
works of the law, 220. How it is to
be propagated, and of its propaga-
tion, 466. The worship of it is in-
ward, 406. It is an inward power,
159, 160.

Grace, the grace of God can be lost
through disobedience, 251, &c. Sav-
ing grace (see Redemption) which is
required in the calling and qualifying
of a minister; see Minister. In some
it worketh in a special and prevalent
manner, that they necessarily obtain
salvation, 144, 145. Your grace;

see Titles.

Hands, laying on of hands, 284, 456.
Head, of uncovering the head in saluta.
tions, 487, 490, 503-506, 541.
Heart, the heart is deceitful and wicked,
74, 93, 94.

Heathens, albeit they were ignorant
of the history, yet they were sensible
of the loss by the fall, 182. Some
heathens would not swear, 526. Hea-
thenish ceremonies were brought
into the Christian religion, 420, 421.
Henry IV. King of France, 476.
Heresies, whence they proceeded, 544,

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Holy of Holies, the high priest entered
into it once a year, 31. But now
all of us at all times have access unto
God, 50.

Holiness, your holiness; see Titles.
Honour; see Titles.
Hypocrite, 468, 472, 473.

Jacob, 340.

James the apostle, there were of old
divers opinions concerning his epis-
tle, 67.

Idolatry, 328, 346. Whence it pro-
ceeded, 389.

Jesting; see Plays, Games.
Jesuits; see Sect, Ignatian.
Jesus; see Christ.-What it is to be
saved, and to be assembled in his
name, 175, 176, 191, 192, 336.
Jews, among them there may be mem-
bers of the church, 260, 261. Their
error concerning the outward succes-
sion of Abraham, 271. Their worship
is outward, 406.
Illiterate; see Mechanics.
Indulgences, 189.
Infants; see Sin.

Iniquities, spiritual iniquities, or wick-
edness, 344.
Inquisition, 474.

Inspiration, where that doth not teach,
words without do make a noise to
no purpose, 20, 21.
John the apostle, concerning his second

and third epistles,and the Revelation,
there were sometimes divers opinions,
67, 68.

John the Baptist did not miracles, 282.
John Hus is said to have prophesied, 90.
John Knox, in what respect he was

called the apostle of Scotland, 308.
Judus fell from his apostleship, 273.
Who was his vicar, 289. His minis-
try was not purely evangelical, 292.
He was called immediately of Christ,
and who are inferior to him, and
plead for him, as a pattern of their
ministry, 292.

Justification, the doctrine thereof is and
hath been greatly vitiated among the
Papists, and wherein they place it,
187, 188, 189, 191. Luther and the
Protestants with good reason opposed
this doctrine, though many of them
ran soon into another extreme, and
wherein they place it, and that they
agree in one, 190, 191, 196. It comes
from the love of God, 193, 215. To
justify signifies to make really just,
not to repute just, which many Pro-
testants are forced to acknowledge,
205, 206, 208-213. The revelation
of Christ formed in the heart is the

formal cause of justification, not
works (to speak properly) which are
only an effect, and so also many Pro-
testants have said, 187, 189-192,
205-225. We are justified in works,
and how, 187, 196-198, 218-225.
This is so far from being a Popish
doctrine that Bellarmine and others
opposed it, 196, 226, 227.

Kingdom of God, 362, 457, 466.
Knowledge, the height of man's happi-
ness is placed in the true knowledge
of God, 3. Error in the entrance
of this knowledge is dangerous, 15.
Superstition, idolatry, and thence
atheism, have proceeded from the
false and feigned opinions concerning
God, and the knowledge of him, 17.
The uncertain knowledge of God is
divers ways attained, but the true
and certain only by the inward and
immediate revelation of the Holy
Spirit, 19. It hath been brought out
of use, and by what devices, 24. There
is no knowledge of the Father but
by the Son, nor of the Son but by
the Spirit, 18, 25-31. The know-
ledge of Christ, which is not by the
revelation of his Spirit in the heart,
is no more the knowledge of Christ
than the prattling of a parrot, which
hath been taught a few words, may
be said to be the voice of a man, 30.
Laicks, 305, 306.
Laity, 309, 311.
Lake of Bethesda, 140.
Law, the law is distinguished from the
gospel, 49, 405. The difference
thereof, 49, 240, 241. See Gospel.
Under the law the people were not
in any doubt who should be priests
and ministers, 268. See Minister of
the law, Worship.

Learning, what true learning is, 293,
294.

Letter, the letter killeth, quickeneth
not, 241.

Light, the innate light is explained by
Cicero, 182, 183.

Light of nature, the errors of the So-
cinians and Pelagians, who exalt this
light, are rejected, 91. Saving Light;
see Redemption.-Is universal; it is
in all, 126. It is a spiritual and hea-
venly principle, 131. It is a substance,
not an accident, 133, 134. It is su
pernatural and sufficient, 152, 158.
It is the gospel preached in every
creature, 158. It is the word nigh
in the mouth and in the heart, 162,
163. It is the engrafted word, able
to save the soul, 168. Testimonies

of Augustine and Buchanan concern
ing this light, 185, 186. It is not
any part of nature, or reliques of the
light remaining in Adam after the fall,
137. It is distinguished from the con
science, 139. It is not a common gift,
as the heat of the fire, and outward
light of the sun, as a certain preacher
said, 174. It may be resisted, 127,
130, 140, 141, 251, 252. By this
light or seed, grace and word of God,
he invites all, and calls them to sal-
vation, 164-166. None of those to
whom the history of Christ is preach-
ed are saved, but by the inward ope-
ration of this light, 167-173. It is
small in the first manifestation, but it
groweth, 168. It is slighted by the
Calvinists, Papists, Socinians, and
Arminians, and why, 169. None can
put it to silence, 170. There are and
may be saved by the operation there-
of, who are ignorant of the history of
Christ, 104, 105, 128, 135, 136, 165,
173-183. An answer to the objec-
tion, That none can be saved, but in
the name of Jesus Christ, 176, 177.

Literature, human literature is not at all

needful, 293, &c.

Liturgy, 334, 354.
Logic, 296, 297.

Lord, there is one Lord, 37, 38.
Love, of a love-feast, 452, 453.
Lutherans; see Protestants.-They af-
firm consubstantiation, 55. Of the
flesh and blood of Christ, 431. They
use unleavened bread in the supper,
448.

Magistrate, concerning his power in
things purely religious, and that he
hath no authority over the consci-
ence, 462-486. Nor ought he to
punish according to church censure,
465. Concerning the present magis-
trates of the Christian world, 540.
Mahomet prohibited all discourse and
reasoning about religion, 481. He
was an impostor, 139.
Majesty, your majesty; see Titles.
Man; see Knowledge. His spirit know-
eth the things of a man, and not the
things of God, 28. The carnal man
esteemeth the gospel truths as lies,
30. And in that state he cannot
please God, 41. The new man and
the old, 64, 133. The natural man
cannot discern spiritual things; as to
the first Adam, he is fallen and de-
generate, 64, 91, 183. His thoughts
of God and divine things in the cor-
rupt state are evil and unprofitable,
91. Nothing of Adam's sin is im-

puted to him, until by evil doing he
commit his own, 93, 100, 101. In
the corrupt state he hath no will or
light capable of itself to manifest spi-
ritual things, 93-99, 192, 193. He
cannot when he will procure to him-
self tenderness of heart, 140. What-
soever he doth, while he doth it not
by, in, and through the power of
God, he is not approved of God, 351.
How the inward man is nourished,
426-431. How his understanding
cann be forced by sufferings, and
how his understanding is changed,
472, 473.

Mass, 328, 333 354, 383.
Mathematician, 62.
Mechanics, 311. They contributed

much to the Reformation, 312.
Merchandise, what it is to make mer-
chandise with the Scriptures,300,301.
Merit; see Justification.
Metaphysics, 298.

They

Minister of the gospel, it is not found
in Scripture, if any be called, 71—
73, 283. Teachers are not to go be-
fore the teaching of the Spirit, 81.
The Popish and Protestant errors
concerning the grace of a minister
are rejected, 91, 103, 104.
are given for the perfecting of the
saints, &c., 237, 238. Concerning
their call, and wherein it is placed,
258, 266–284. Qualities, 259, 285-
302. Orders and distinction of laity
and clergy, 305-310. Of separat-
ing men for the ministry, 305-310.
Concerning the sustentation and
maintenance of ministers, and their
abuse; of the idleness, riot, and cru-
elty of ministers, 311-323. What
kind of ministry and ministers the
Quakers are for, and what sort their
adversaries are for, 324-326.
Minister of the law, there was no doubt-
fulness concerning them under the
law, 268, 291, 292. Their ministry
was not purely spiritual; and while
they performed it, they behoved to
be purified from their outward pol-
lutions, as now those under the gos-
pel from their inward, 268, 291, 292.
Miracles, whether they be needful to
those who place their faith in objec-
tive revelation, 34, 35, 282.
Moses, 181, 356, 360, 389, 425.
Munster; see Anabaptists, their mis-
chievous actings, 52.
Music, 387.

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Mystery of iniquity, 304, 305, 361, 362.

Name of the Lord, 411. To anoint in
the name of the Lord, 456.

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Papists, the rule of their faith, 54.
They are forced ultimately to recur
unto the immediate and inward reve-
lations of the Holy Spirit, 63. What
difference there is betwixt the cursed
deeds of those of Munster and theirs,
56-60. They have taken away the
second commandment in their cate-
chism, 76, 77. They make philoso-
phy the handmaid of divinity, 82.
They exalt too much the natural
power, and what they think of the
saving light, 169. Their doctrine
concerning justification is greatly
vitiated, 189. Concerning their man-
ners and ceremonies, 262-264, 276,
277, 280, 281. Their literature and
studies, 294. Of the modern apos-
tles and evangelists, 307, 308. Whom
they exclude from the ministry, 312.
They must be sure of so much a year
before they preach, 314. They do
not labour, 322. The more moderate
and sober of them exclaim against
the excessive revenues of the clergy,
318. Their worship can easily be
stopped, 354. Albeit they say, None
are saved without water-baptism,
yet they allow an exception, 400.
Of baptism, 420, 421. Of the flesh
and blood of Christ, 431, 432. Of an
oath, 544.

Parable of the talents, 151, 159. Of
the vineyard intrusted, 149. Of the
sower, 156. Of the tares, 468, 469.
Paschal Lamb, the end thereof, 436.
Patriarchs, 427, 436.

Pelagians, 91, 92. How we differ from

them, 141, 421. See Light of Nature.
Pelagius denied that man gets an evil
seed from Adam, and ascribes all to
the will and nature of men: he said,
that man could attain unto a state
of not sinning by his mere natural
strength, without the grace of God,
249, 250.
Persecution upon the account of reli-
gion, 477–484. See Magistrate.

Perseverance, the grace of God may be lost through disobedience, 230, 251, 254. Yet such a stability may in this life be attained, from which there cannot be a total apostacy, 255-258. Peter, whether he was at Rome, 54. He was ignorant of Aristotle's logic, 81, 82. There were of old divers opinions concerning his second epistle,

67.

Pharisees, 390, 441.
Philosopher, the heathen philosopher
was brought to the Christian faith by
an illiterate rustic, 297.
Philosophy, 285, 297, 298.
Physics, 298.

Plays, whether it be lawful to use

them, 487, 490, 510-515, 541. Polycarpus, the disciple of John, 54. Pray, to pray for remission of sins, 248. Concerning the Lord's Prayer, 346, 347. To pray without the Spirit is to offend God, 351, 514. Concerning the prayer of the will in silence, 361. See Worship.

Prayer, the prayers of the people were
in the Latin tongue, 294.
Preacher; see Minister.

Preaching, what is termed the preach-
ing of the word, 301, 309, 330, 331.
To preach without the Spirit is to
offend God, 351. See Worship. It
is a permanent institution, 408. It
is learned as another trade, 309.
Predestinated, God hath after a special
manner predestinated some to salva-
tion; of whom, if the places of scrip-
ture which some abuse be understood,
their objections are easily solved, 145.
Priest, under the law God spake imme-
diately to the high priest, 31, 49.
Priests; see Minister of the law, 266,
268, 270, 291, 331.
Profession, an outward profession is
necessary that any be a member of a
particular Christian church, 262.
Prophecy, and to prophesy, what it sig-
nifies, 306, 307. Of the liberty of
prophesying, 306, 307.1
Prophets, some prophets did not mira-
cles, 282.

Protestants, the rule of their faith, 54. They are forced ultimately to recur unto the immediate and inward revelation of the Holy Spirit, 63. What difference betwixt the execrable deeds of those of Munster and theirs, 56-60. They make philosophy the handmaid of divinity, 82. They affirm John Hus prophesied of the reformation that was to be, 90. Whether they did not throw themselves into many errors while they were ex

pecting a greater light, 125. They opposed the Papists not without good cause, in the doctrine of justification: but they soon ran into another extreme, 190, 191. They say, that the best works of the saints are defiled, 197. Whether there be any difference between them and the Papists in superstitions and manners, and what it is, 264, 265, 280, 281. What they think of the call of a minister, 269-275, 280-285. It is lamentable that they betake them to Judas for a pattern to their ministers and ministry, 292, 293. Their zeal and endeavours are praised, 295. Of their school divinity, 298, 299. Of the apostles and evangelists of this time, 308. Whom they exclude from the ministry, 310. That they preach to none, until they be first sure of so much a year, 314. The more moderate of them exclaim against the excessive revenues of the clergy, 318. Though they had forsaken the bishop of Rome, yet they would not part with old benefices, 320, 321. They will not labour, 322. Whether they have made a perfect reformation in worship, 328, S29. Their worship can easily be stopped, 354. They have given great scandal to the Reformation, 383. They deny water baptism to be absolutely necessary to salvation, 400. Of water baptism, 419-421. Of the flesh and blood of Christ, 429-434. They use not washing of feet, 446. How they did vindicate liberty of conscience, 474. Some affirm that wicked kings and magistrates ought to be deposed, yea, killed, 476. How they meet, when they have not the consent of the magistrate, 484. Of oaths and swearing, 517, 518.

Psalms, singing of psalms, 386.

Quakers, i. e. Tremblers, and why so

called, 172, 341. They are not contemners of the scriptures, and what they think of them, 65, 68, 69, 7982. Nor of reason, and what they think of it, 137, 138. They do not say, that all other secondary means of knowledge are of no service, 25. They do not compare themselves to Jesus Christ, as they are falsely accused, 132. Nor do they deny those things that are written in the holy scriptures concerning Christ, his conception, &c. 132, 205. They were raised up of God to show forth the truth, 125, 126, 171, 185, 301, 302,

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