i. 450.

Christ's death, not to lessen the evil of Covenant of grace, blessings of, what,
sin, i. 377. nor to draw forth the love
and pity of God to sinners, i. 378.
designed to honor the divine law, ii.
278-382.

- condition of, what, i. 453. ii. 246.
stability of, i. 454.

— is conditional, ii. 246. iii. 113.

-

-

the highest proof of the goodness of conditions of, to be complied with,
the law, ii. 386.

Christ formed in the soul, what, i. 516.
Christian faith, assent to the articles of,

has been uniformly a term of commu-
nion in special ordinances, in New-
England, iii. 371.

Christian, marks of, what, and how dis-
covered, i. 268-274.

-character of, drawn by our Saviour,
ii. 278.

Christianity, happy effects of, on the
lives of men, considered, i. 533.
Christian love, what, i. 182.

conflict, what, i. 244.

Christian diligence and watchfulness,
motives to, i. 285–292.

Christless sinner, what is meant by, iii.
274.

- has no covenant-right to any good,
iii. 282-

Children, morally depraved, i. 200-
203.

-— whether desirable, since they are born
in sin, i. 336.

- of believers entitled to baptism, and
why, iii. 136.

advantages of baptised children pi-
ously dedicated to God, what, iii. 186.
the Lord's property, why, iii. 464.
Coming to Christ, consciousness of, ne-
cessary to assurance of an interest in
him, iii. 105-119.
Common and special grace, difference
between them, what, iii. 246.
Confidence, difference between true and
false, what, i. 252, 255. Note.
Confidence that our scheme of religion is

right, no proof of orthodoxy, iii. 365.
Conscientiousness in wrong conduct,
does not exempt from blame, iii. 367.
Conscience, a case of, resolved, iii. 67.
Constitution, original, made with Adam,
i. 302.

- holy, just, and good, i. 305.
equitable for his posterity, i. 306.
Conversion, true, nature and manner
of, what, i. 226. 451.

-

-

before we are entitled to its blessings,
iii. 114.

-is made to believers, iii. 126. to
none else, iii. 278.

-

-

- the only covenant extant between
God and man, iii. 420.

- is conditional, iii. 228.

seal of, may be applied to infants, iii.
135. parents' covenant for them, iii.
184.

- Gentiles admitted into this covenant
on the day of Penticost, iii. 156. their
profession, what, iii. 159. their eviden-
ces of grace, what, iii. 160.

- complying with this covenant, what,
iii. 211. 415.

performing the conditions necessary
to enjoy its blessings, iii. 228.

- it requires holiness, iii. 408. moral
sincerity is insufficient, iii. 435.
-no graceless heart complies with it,
iii. 416. 433. pretending to do it is wil-
ful lying, iii. 434.

Covenant with Abraham, a covenant of
grace, iii. 131 and passim. 226.

-

--

was conditional, iii. 228.

consequences of supposing it uncon-
ditional, what, iii. 230. and passim.
- required faith and holy obedience, iii.
228.

- circumcision the seal of it, iii. 132.
- baptism the seal of the same cove-
nant under the gospel, iii. 135.

it promised eternal life to them that
complied with it, iii. 133. 228.
-faith entitled Abraham to its bles-
sings, iii. 134.

Covenant, graceless, none existing be-
tween God and man, iii. 155. 207.400.
424.

use of it a proof of gracelessness
among a people, iii. 369.

will be laid aside when religion is
revived, iii. 370.

consists in, what, i. 231. ii. 266. Covenant, external, in what sense un-

and Note.

evidences of, what, i. 268.

its counterfeits, what, i. 229.

Convictions, genuine, what, i. 226.

-legal, uses of, what, iii. 285.

Cornelius, in what sense a believer, and
accepted before hearing the gospel,

jii. 156.

534

Covenant, external, not a means of con- Covenant, half-way, absurdity of, iii. 399.
version to sinners, iii. 236.

is inconsistent, iii. 234.

not adapted to the state of a sin-
ner under conviction, iii. 173.
compliance with, not a means of
grace and conversion, iii. 197.

no definable qualifications short of
repentance and faith, iii. 172. 216.
218. 221.

Mr. Mather's scheme, view of, iii.
209. 290. 292. is inconsistent, iii. 128.
345. and Noté.

Covenant with the Israelites at Sinai,
what, iii. 140.

-

-conditions of with which the Israel-
ites professed to comply, iii. 141.

the same as repentance and faith,
ibid.

- in what sense it was a covenant of
grace, iii. 153.

the law of Moses the rule of duty in
this covenant, how understood by Je-
sus Christ, iii. 145.

- the law required holiness, iii. 146—

148.

Covenanting, church, qualifications for,
what, iii. 169. 172. 367. 401.

promises of sincere endeavors in-
sufficient, iii. 171.

unregenerate unbelieving persons
improper subjects for, iii. 172. have
no right to promise obedienceby Di-
vine assistance, ii. 283. 289.

compliance with the covenant of
grace alone entitles to its blessings,
iii. 176. 228.

views and feelings with which
we ought to covenant, iii, 176, 177.
assurance not necessary to it, iii.
178. 361.

different circumstances of the
first Christians and professors of the
present day, to be considered in judg
ing of qualificatious, iii. 183, 184.

unregenerate persons improper
subjects for covenanting, iii. 218. and
passim. 277.; have no title to any
Divine blessings, iii. 281. have no
holy exercises, iii. 285. their enmity
against God disqualifies them for
sealing ordinances, iii. 313. direc-
tions given to such, how to become
fit and worthy subjects of it, iii. 445.
Covenant, half-way, considered, iii. 393.
nature of, what, ii. 438.

423.

effects of, what, iii 411.

why this covenant is retained and
practised upon, in 414. 432.
Church of God miraculously preserved
in the world, i. 420.

Church, primitive, not an example to
others in the admission of members,
and why, iii. 358.

Church, visible, nature of. iii. 135.

believers the only proper subjects
of admission into it, iii. 150. none
others comply with the conditions
of the covenant, iii. 205, 206.
Churches, duty of, respecting the ad-
mission of members, what, iii. 357.
375.

-duty of, towards baptised persons,
what, iii. 469.

Creation, account of, ii. 53.

Cross of Christ, motives and encou-
ragement from thence to repentance
and reconciliation, ii. 309.

-

- calls to repentance, ii. 458.
displays the Divine perfections and
the evil of sin, ii. 467.

Creed, apostles', so called, very ancient,
iii 338.

- articles of, what, ibid.
Creed, Christian, compared with the
Arminian, and that of Mr. Mather,
iii. 358.

belief of, implies, what, iii. 341.
Creeds and confessions, necessity and
use of, iii. 43. 372.

- Christian communities have a right
to form and impose them, iii. 373,
374.

-in what cases they may be altered,

Dana, Rev. Mr. strictures upon, iii.
387. and passim.

David, the great evil of his sin, in the
case with Uriah, consisted in, what,
iii. 500.
-conduct of, what, 501.

not practised upon at the first set-Day of grace, enjoyed by all gospel
tling of New-England, iii. 394. 412.

sets aside the command of Christ,
iii. 397.

profession made by those who own
it, what, iii. 328.

sinners, i 423.

Death threatened to Adam, temporal,
spiritual, and eternal, i. 305.
-the same implied in the curse upon
all transgressors, iii. 276.

Death, preparation for, what is im-
plied in, i. 15-20.
Declarative glory of God, whether God
does design and act to promote it, ii.

135.

Decreeing the everlasting misery of his
creatures, inconsistent with the good-
ness of God, stated and answered,
i. 91. Note.

Edwards, President, the author's opinion
respecting his works, ii. 509. 512. iii.
368.

Election, personal and absolute, i. 390.
Elect, God's designs towards, what, i.

332.

-under condemnation while unbelie-
vers, i. 397. iii. 279. and passim.

Delight in God, true and false, what, Election sermon, i. 517.

in their departure from God, and
hatred of him, i. 212-215.

in their resisting the spirit of grace,
i. 230. and opposing the gospel,i. 233.
-criminality of it, i. 219–221.
-evidences of it, i. 316.
Depravity, total, definition of, iii. 237.
Devotedness to God, what, i. 193, 194.
285.

-reasonableness of, i. 276. 285.
-necessity of, i. 287.

— obligations to do it, what, i. 460.

directions how to do it, what, i. 291.
Dickinson, Mr. Jonathan, notions of,
respecting infant baptism, and the
Abrahamic covenant, what, iii. 356.
Different experiences and conduct of
sinners, under the strivings of the
spirit, what, i. 421.

Difficulties of believing the gospel, from
what arising, ii. 268.

Discipline, church, not maintained by
false churches, iii. 196.
Directions to be given to awakened sin-
ners, what, iii. 261.
Doubting, mistakes about it, what, i.

252

- is different from weak faith, ii. 195.
Divinity of Christ, i. 463. and passim.
Divine will, can that be evil which ex-

faith of, i. 445.

delusions of, i. 446.

conduct of, what, ii. 289. 295.

false pretensions of, to inspiration and
extraordinary sanctity, i. 50.
Enquiries respecting the duty of the
unregenerate, in the use of means,
answered, iii. 257. and with what pro-
bability of success attended, iii. 259.
Eternal damnation of the impenitent,
just and glorious, i. 201.

Eunuch, faith of the, what, iii. 158.
410.

Evidences of revelation, external, insuf-
ficient to convince the heart, ii. 208.
Note. 334.

actly coincides with the, considered, Examination, self, how to be perform-
ii. 148.

ed, i. 267.

Dunlop, Mr. his decisions respecting-standard by which, i. 269.
public creeds, what, iii. 374. 381.
Duty, what God requires of us in his
law, i. 53.

Excellency of the Divine nature, the

-motives from which it must be done,
ibid.

foundation of moral obligation, i. 127.
Excellence, moral, not amiable but odi-
ous to sinners, i. 151. 154.
Existence, whether a blessing, consi-
dered, i. 333. iii. 327.
Exhortations, and promises of the gos-
pel, a view of, iii. 248.

Experiences, difference of in the un- Foreordination, ii. $2.

Forgetfulness of God, criminality of,
what, iii 462.

Forgiveness, a spirit of, necessary to
our being forgiven, ii. 445.
Free-grace, the only ground of hope
and salvation, i. 107. 125. iii. 54.
- gives ample encouragement to return
to God through Christ, i. 599. iii. 109.

objection to this stated and an-
swered, i. 261.

to be loved for what he is in him-
self, ii. 203 321 404.

ii.-worthy of being loved and obeyed, i.
164. 127.

Guilt of the damned ever increasing, i. Idolatry, prevalence of, after the flood,