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Jesus Christ, con. xiv. 1. cat. 72. Which is necessarily required of them for their justification and salvation, con. vii. 3. xi. 1. cat. 32, 71. The Spirit also worketh repentance, and infuseth all other saving graces, con. xiii. 1. cat. 32, 75, 76, 77. Which necessarily accompany faith, con. xi. 2. cat. 73. The Spirit likewise enables them unto all obedience and the practice of holiness, which is the way that God hath appointed them to salvation, con. xiii. 1. cat. 32. Elect infants dying in infancy are regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit, &c. con. x. 3. Sanctification, what, con. xiii. 1. cat. 75. Inseparably joined with justification, cat. 77. Wherein they differ, ib. It is throughout in the whole man, con. xiii. 2. cat. 75. But in this life it is not perfect in any, con. xiii. 2. cat. 77. Whence this imperfection proceeds, con. xiii. 2. eat. 78. Through the continual supply of strength from the sanctifying Spirit of Christ, the saints grow in grace, perfecting holiness in the fear of God, con. xiii. 3. At death they are made perfect in holiness, con. xxxii. 1. cat. 86. And at the

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day of judgment they shall be fully and for ever freed from all sin, cat. 90. Satisfaction. Repentance is no satisfaction for sin, con. xv. 3. Nor good works, and why, con. xvi. 5. Neither we nor any other creature can make the least satisfaction for sin, cat. 194. Christ alone hath made a proper, real, and full satisfaction to the justice of his Father by his obedience and sufferings, con. viii. 5. xi. 5. cat. 38, 71. Which satisfaction is imputed to believers, they receiving and resting on Christ and his righteousness by faith, con. xi. 1. cat. 70.

Scandalous, not to be admitted to the Lord's table, con. xxix. 8. cat. 173.

Scoffing and scorning sinful, cat. 113, 145.

The Scripture, why necessary, con. i. 1. What books to be owned for scripture, con. i. 2, 3. cat: 3. How proved to be the word of God, con. i. 5. cat. 4. Upon what authority the scripture ought to be believed and obeyed, con. i. 4. The sufficiency and perfection of the scripture, con. i. 6. cat. 2, 5. Its perspicuity, con. i. 7. The infallible rule of interpreting scripture is the scripture itself, con. i. 9. The scripture is the only rule of faith and practice, con. i. 2. cat. 3, 5. and of worship, con. xxi. 1. cat. 108, 109. The Spirit speaking in the scriptures is the supreme judge of all controversies in religion, con. i. 10. The original text of the scriptures is that to which the church is finally to appeal, con. i. 8. But they are to be translated into vulgar languages, con. i. 8. cat. 156. Because all sorts of people have an interest in them, and are commanded to read them, ib. How they are to be read, cat. 157. The illumination of the Spirit of God is necessary for the saving understanding of the scriptures, con. i. 6. cat. 157. How the reading of the word is made effectual to salvation, cat. 155. Misinterpreting, misapplying, or any way perverting the word, or any part of it, to profane jests, is sinful,

cat. 113.

Sin, what, cat. 24. Original sin,

what, cat. 25. The sin of our first parents, con. vi. 1. cat. 21. By it they fell from their origi nal righteousness, and communion with God, and had their natures wholly corrupted, con. vi. 2. cat,

25,

23, 27. The guilt of this sin is imputed, and the corruption of nature conveyed to all their posterity, con. vi. 3. cat. 22, 26. Who are thereby bound over to the wrath of God and curse of the law, con. vi. 6. cat. 27, 194. From the original corruption of nature all actual sins proceed, con. vi. 4. cat. 25. Which are not all equally heinous, cat. 150. The aggravations of sin, cat. 151. The demerit of every sin, con. vi. 6. eat. 152. Punishments of sin in this world, con. v. 5, 6. xvii. 3. xviii. 4. cat. 28, 83. In the world to come, con. xxxii. 1. xxxiii. 2. eat. 29, 86, 89. for Christ's sake IV. 8. cat. 70.

Sin is pardoned alone, con. xi. 1. See Justification, Satisfaction. Every man bound to pray for pardon of sin, con. xv. 6. God continues to pardon the sins of those that are justified, con. xi. 5. How pardon of sin is to be prayed for, cat. 194. The sin unto death, con. xxi. 4. cat. 183. Believers have the dominion of the whole body of sin destroyed, and the lusts thereof more and more weakened and mortified, con. vi. 5. xiii 1. cat. 75. See Mortification, Sanctification. How providence is exercised about sin, Con. v. 4. Why God permitted the sin of our first parents, con. vi. 1. Why he leaves his children to fall into sin, con. v. 5. Why and how sinners are hardened, cor. v. 6. cat 68.

Sins against the first commandment, cat. 105. Against the second, cat. 109. Against the third, eat. 113. Against the fourth, cat. 119. Sins of inferiors, cat. 128. Sins of superiors, cat. 130. Sins of equals, cat. 132. Sins against the sixth commandment, cat. 136. Against the seventh, cat. 139. Against the eighth, cat. 142.

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Against the ninth, cat. Against the tenth, cat. 148. Sincerity. Believers love Christ in sincerity, con. xviii. 1. They are never utterly destitute of sincerity of heart, con. xviii. 4. Ministers ought to preach sincerely, cat. 159. We are to pray with sincerity, cat. 185. God is pleased to accept and reward the good works of believers which are sincere, com xvi. 6.

Singing of psalms a part of religious
worship, con. xxi. 5.
Slandering sinful, cat. 145.
Songs that are lascivious forbidden,

cat. 139.

The Soul of man is immortal, con. iv. 2. cat. 17. The state of souls when separate from their bodies, con. xxxii. 1. cat. 86. Sovereignty.

God hath most sovereign dominion over his creatures, to do by them, for them, or upon them, whatsoever he pleaseth, con. ii. 2. The light of nature sheweth that God hath lordship and sovereignty over all, con. xxi. J. Eternal sovereignty to be ascribed to God alone, cat. 196. We are to pray with due apprehensions of his sovereign power, cat. 185, 189. Spirit. See Holy Ghost. Stage-plays forbidden, cat. 199. Stews not to be tolerated, cat. 139. Supererogation impossible, con. xvi. 4. Superiors, why styled fathers and mothers, cat. 125. How to be ho noured, con. xxiii. 4. cat. 127. Their duty, con. xxiii. 1, 2, 3. cat. 129. Their sins, cat. 130. See Magistracy. Superstition. God may not be worshipped according to the imaginations and devices of men, con. xxi. 1. Religious worship not instituted by God himself, is not to be used or approved, cat. 109. All superstitious devices, &c. sinful, cat. 109, 113.

Supper.

Supper. See Lord's Supper. Surety. Christ the surety for believers, cat. 71. He was thoroughly furnished to execute that office, con. viii. 3. And God accepteth satisfaction from him as their surety, cat. 71.

Suretiship, that is not necessary, is to be avoided, cat. 141. Suspension from the Lord's table,

con. XXX. 4.

Swearing. See Oaths. Vain or rash swearing by the name of God, or to swear at all by any other thing, is to be abhorred, con. xxii. 2. Synods. See Councils.

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TALE-BEARING, cat. 145. Temptation. Why God leaves his children to manifold temptations, con. v. 5. The wicked given up to the temptations of the world, con. v. 6. Temptations to sin are to be avoided and resisted, cat. 99. § 6, 135, 138. How temptation is to be prayed against,

cat. 195.

Testament. The books of the Old and New Testament are the word of God, con. i. 2. cat. 3. And the only rule of faith and obedience, ib. See Scriptures. Testament. Why the covenant of grace is called a Testament, con. vii. 4. As it was administered under the law, it is called the Old Testament, con. vii. 5. And as administered under the gospel, it is called the New Testament, con. vii. 6. Thanksgiving to be joined with prayer, con. xxi. 3. cat. 108, 178. It is to be made in the name of Christ, con. xxi. 3. Solemn thanksgiving a part of religious worship, con. xxi. 5.

Toleration. A false religion not to

be tolerated, cat. 109. Tradition, no pretence for using superstitious devices in the wor

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ship of God, cat. 109. No tra ditions of men to be added to the scripture, con. i. 6. Transubstantiation is repugnant not only to scripture, but to common sense and reason, con. xxix. 6. And is the cause of manifold superstitions, yea, of gross idolatries, ib.

The Tree of life was a pledge of the covenant of works, cat. 20. The Trinity. See God, Persons. Truth between man and man, how preserved and promoted, cat. 144. What things are contrary to it,

eat. 145.

U, V

UNION of the elect with Christ, con. xxv. 1. xxvi. 1. cat. 66. It is inseparable, cat. 79. Believers are united to one another in love, con. xxvi. 1.

Union of the two natures in Christ. See Personal Union. Unregenerate, the use of the moral law to them, cat. 96. Their best works cannot please God, and why, con. xvi. 7. But their neglect to do what God commands is more sinful, ib. Vocation. See Calling. Vow, a part of religious worship,

con. xxi. 5. What it is, and how to be made, con. xxii. 5, 6. To be made to God alone, con. xxv. 6. cat. 108. What vows are unlawful, con. xxii. 7. Violating of law. ful vows, and fulfilling of unlawful, is sinful, cat. 113. Usury unlawful, cat. 142.

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Will. The counsel of God's will is most wise and holy, con. iii. 1. cat. 12. It is unsearchable, con. iii. 7. cat. 13. It is free and immutable, con. v. 1. cat. 14. ; and most righteous, con. ii. 1. How

the will of God is to be done and submitted to, cat. 192. The will of God, revealed in the scriptures, is the only rule of faith, worship, and practice. See Scripture. Christ revealeth to his church, by his Spirit and word, the whole will of God in all things concerning their edification and salvation,

cat. 43.

Free-Will. The will of man is nei

ther forced, nor by any absolute necessity of nature determined, to do good or evil, con. iii. 1. ix. 1. Man in his state of innocency had freedom and power to will and do good, con. iv. 2. ix. 2. cat. 17. By his fall he lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation, con. vi. 2, 4. ix. 3. cat. 25, 192. The will is renewed in conversion, con. ix. 4. x. 1. cat. 67. It is made perfectly and immutably free to do good alone in the state of glory only, con. ix. 5. Word. See Scripture, Reading, Preaching, Hearing. Worldly-mindedness sinful, cat. 105,

142.

Good

Works. What are good works, and what not, con. xvi. 1. works are the fruits and evidences of a true and lively faith, con. xvi. 2. The uses and ends of good works, ib. Ability to do good works is wholly from the Spirit of Christ, con. xvi. 3. The actual influence of the Spirit is required for the performance of them, ib. This no plea for negligence, ib. Supererogation impossible, con. xvi. 4. We cannot by our best works merit pardon of sin or eternal life at the hand of God, and why,.con•

xvi. 5. Yet the good works of believers are accepted by God in Christ, and rewarded, con. xvi. 6. The works of unregenerate men cannot please God, and why, con. xvi. 7. But to neglect to do what God commands is more sinful, ib. All persons shall, in the day of judgment, receive according to what they have done in the body, whether good or evil, con. xxxiii. 1. Worship. To God is due from his

creatures whatever worship he is pleased to require, con. ii. 2. The light of nature sheweth that God is to be worshipped, con. xxi. 1. But the acceptable way of worshipping God is instituted by him. self in the scriptures, ib. He may not be worshipped according to the imaginations and devices of men, con. xxi. 1. cat. 109. False worship is to be opposed, cat. 108. As also any worship not instituted by God himself, cat. 109. But there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God which are to be ordered by the light of nature and Christian prudence, according to the general rules of the word, con. i. 6. Religious worship is to be given to God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and to him alone; and that only in the mediation of Christ, con. xxi. 2. cat. 179, 181. The parts of religious worship, con. xxi. 3, 5. Religious worship not tied to any place, but God is to be worshipped every where in spirit and truth, as in private families daily, and in secret, each one by himself; so more solemnly in the publick assemblies, which are not to be neglected, con. xxi. 6. Wrath See.

Cursa.

ZEAL for God, a duty, cat. 104. Corrupt, blind, and indiscreet zeal sinful, cat. 105.

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