Baptism, instituted by Christ, 308, 309; the ends of, 310; water the
outward element, what it represents, 311; to be administered in
the name of the Trinity, ib.; who may administer, ib.; the mode
of administering, ib.; infant baptism vindicated, 312-316; not
absolutely necessary to salvation, yet not to be neglected, 317;
not regeneration, ib.; its efficacy, ib.; only administered once,
318; the naming of the person baptized not essential, ib.; how
to be improved, ib.

Canon of Scripture, 20.

Censures, Church, what, 333; their use, ib.
Christ, the Lord Jesus, is a divine person, 55, 56; the mediator be-
tween God and man, 114; appointed to his office from all eternity
by God the Father, ib.; a people given to him to be his seed, 115;
pre-existence of, 116; the eternal Son of God, 117; took upon
him man's nature, 118; was conceived by the power of the Holy
Ghost, in the womb of the Virgin Mary, 119; the Godhead and
manhood inseparably united in his person, ib.; fully qualified for
his work, 121; the surety of his people, 122; made under the
law, 123; suffered both in soul and body, ib.; was crucified, and
died, 124; was buried, 125; rose from the dead, ib.; ascended
into heaven, 126; sitteth at the right hand of God, ib.; maketh
intercession for his people, 127; will return to judge the world,
128, 349; the alone head of the Church, 292.

Christian liberty. See Liberty.

Christian perfection, not attainable in this life, 99.

Church, meaning of the term, 284; the object of God's special provi-
dence, 89; the epithets visible, invisible, and catholic, explained,
284-288; children of professing Christians members of, 289; no
ordinary possibility of salvation out of the visible, 290; some.
times more, sometimes less visible, 291; the purest subject to
mixture and error, ib.; its perpetuity, 292; Christ her sole head,
292-295.

Church, government of the, a particular form appointed by Christ,
329; different forms stated, 330; is lodged in the hand of Church
officers, distinct from the civil magistrate, ib.

Communion of saints with Jesus Christ, 297; does not involve an
equality with Christ, 302; of saints with one another, 299; of
saints by profession, 299-301; does not infringe upon the rights
of private property, 302.

Confession of Faith, vindicated from the charge of intolerance, 237.
Confession of sin to be made in private to God, 185; when to be
made to man, 186; Popish doctrine of, ib.

Conscience. See Liberty of Conscience.

Consubstantiation, Lutheran doctrine of, 327.

Corruption of nature, what, 92, 93; conveyed to all the posterity of
Adam, 94-98; remains during this life in the regenerate, 99; all
its motions, even in the regenerated, are truly sin, ib.

Councils, or Synods, ought to be, 334; what power they have, 336;
not infallible, ib.; their determinations are to be tried by the

Scriptures, 36; how far they may intermeddle with civil affairs,
337.
Covenant of works made with Adam in his state of innocence, 103;
in it Adam represented all his natural posterity, 104.
Covenant of grace, one and the same with the covenant of redemp-
tion, 106, 107; made with Christ as the representative of his
spiritual seed, 108; originated in the free grace of God, 109;
established from eternity, ib.; in it God requires of sinners faith
in Christ, ib.; designated a testament, 111; the same under va-
rious dispensations, but differently administered, 112, 113.

Death of Christ, 124; extent of, with respect to its objects, 132–135;
efficacy of, extends to all ages, 131.

Death, temporal, the penalty of sin, 100; universality of, 338; differ-
ence between that of the righteous and that of the wicked, 339;
reasons why the saints are subjected to it, 339, 340; the effects
of it on the body, 340; the soul survives it, ib.; the souls of the
righteous immediately after it are admitted into heaven, 341; the
souls of the wicked are at death cast into hell, 343,

Decrees of God, 58; extent and properties of, 59-61; consistent with
human liberty, 61, 62.

Divinity of Christ, 55; of the Holy Ghost, 56.

Divorce, grounds of, 282.

Effectual Calling, 140; the subjects of, 141; effected by the word
and Spirit, ib.; flows from the free grace of God, 143; is under
the direction of his sovereign will as to the time and man-
ner, 141.

Elect chosen in Christ, 68; Christ died and purchased redemption
for them alone, 70; who die in infancy, how saved, 144.
Election, 63; opinions of Arminians and Socinians concerning, 64;
respects a definite number, 65; from eternity, ib.; from the sove-
reign will of God, 66; is immutable, 67; not only to glory, but
also to the means thereof, 69; knowledge of, how to be attained, 75.
Erastians, their principles, 293, 330, 332.

Eternity of God, 42.

Faith the alone instrument of justification, 153-155; saving, differs
from every other kind, 169; is the work of the Holy Spirit, 170;
ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the word, 171; object of,
172; principal acts of, 173, assurance of, 175-178; good works
are fruits and evidences of, 189.

Faithfulness of God, 50.

Fall of man, 90-92; consequences of, 92-98.

Family worship, a duty, 252.

Fasting, solemn, a part of religious worship, 251.

Free-will, wherein it consists, 135; man's inability, in his fallen state,
to will or do that which is spiritually good, 138.

God, his existence, and a number of his perfections may be discover-
ed by the light of nature, 13-16; the unity of, 38; the only

living and true God, 39; a most pure spirit; 39; perfections of,
40; infinite, 41; self-existent and independent, 41; the fountain
of all being, 42; eternal, ib.; immutable, 43: all-knowing, 44;
most free and most absolute, ib.; infinitely wise, 45; infinitely
powerful, ib.; infinitely holy, 46; infinitely just, 47; infinitely
good, 49; infinitely true and faithful, 50.

Godhead, the three persons in, 51.

Good works, what, 187, 188; their important uses, 189, 190; ability
to perform them is wholly from the Spirit of Christ, 191; not
meritorious of pardon of sin or eternal life, 194; accepted of God
through Christ, 195.

Gospel call indefinite and universal, 140.

Head of the Church, Christ is the only, 292–295.

Holiness of God, 46.

Holy Spirit, the inward illumination of the, necessary to the saving
understanding of the things of God, 32; speaking in the Scripture,
is the supreme judge by which controversies in religion are to be
determined, 36; his divinity proved, 56; his operations in effec-
tual calling invincible, 142.

Imputation of the guilt of Adam's first sin to all his posterity, 96-98;
of the guilt of his people to Christ, 123.

Independents, their opinion concerning a visible Church, 288; con-
cerning the authority of synods, 336.

Intercession of Christ, 127.

Judgment, the last, the certainty of, 347-349, the Judge, 349; the
parties, 350; the matter to be tried, ib.; the sentences pronouncd,
ib.; the time fixed in the counsels of God, but wisely concealed
from us, 351.

Justice of God, 47; fully satisfied by the obedience and sacrifice of
Christ, 129, 156.

Justification, importance of the doctrine of, 146; meaning of the
term, 147; what it includes, ib.; not by our own works, 148;
solely on the ground of the righteousness of Christ, 151; office
of faith in, 153-155; by grace, 157; an irrevocable act, 158;
the same under the Old Testament as under the New, 159; dif.
ference between it and sanctification, 166.

Keys of the kingdom of heaven, what, 332; committed to Church
officers, ib.

Knowledge of God, 44.

Law, the ceremonial, what, 224; abrogated under the New Testa-
ment, ib.

Law, the judicial, what, 225; how far it is abolished, ib.
Law, the moral, what, 220-225; Adam was placed under it, 220;
promulgated from Mount Sinai, 220-223; believers delivered
from it in its covenant form, but still under its obligation as a

rule of life, 225-227; use of it to the unregenerate, 227: use of
it to the regenerate, ib.

Liberty, Christian, wherein it consists, 229-232; wherein it is en-
larged under the New Testament, 232; not absolute and uncon-
trollable, 237.

Liberty of conscience, wherein it consists, and what opposed to it,
234-235.

Light of nature, discovers the being and a number of the perfections
of God, 13-16; the knowledge of God attainable by it serves
various useful purposes, 16; insufficient to give fallen man that
knowledge of God and of his will which is necessary to salva-
tion, 17.

Lord's supper, by whom, and at what time, instituted, 319; a stand-
ing ordinance, 320; its ends and uses, 320, 321; how to be ad-
ministered, 325; who may partake, 328.

Magistrate, the civil, the obedience due to him is limited, 235; Chris-
tians may lawfully accept of the office, 270.; may wage war
upon just and necessary occasions, 271; no power in Church
affairs, 273; the duty of subjects towards, 276; Infidelity or dif.
ference in religion does not make void his just and lawful autho-
rity, ib.; ecclesiastical persons not exempted from due obedience
to him, ib.; the Pope has no jurisdiction over him or his sub-
jects, 277.

Magistracy is the ordinance of God, 269; for what end appointed,
270.

Man, his original state, 79; his fall, 90-92; his inability to will or do
that which is spiritually good, 138.
Marriage, the end of it, 278; lawful to all sorts of persons capable
of giving their consent, 279; and not within the degrees of con-
sanguinity or affinity forbidden in the Scriptures, 282; can only
be dissolved for adultery, or wilful and obstinate desertion, 282,
283.

Oath, an, the nature of, 263; may be warrantably taken, 264; to be
taken only in the name of God, ib.; when lawful, binds to per-
formance, 266.

Pelagians, their opinion respecting original sin, 94; respecting the
federal headship of Adam, 104; respecting man's ability in his
fallen state, 138.

Perseverance of the saints, different opinions respecting, 198; explain-
ed, 199-203; arguments by which it is supported, 203-206; not
unfavourable to holiness, 207.

Polygamy unlawful, 278.

Power of God, how displayed, 45.

Prayer, the duty of all men, 244, 245; the rule of, 246; to be made in

the name of Christ, ib.; by the help of the Spirit, ib; to be offer-
ed up in a right manner, 247; in a known tongue, ib.; for whom
it is to be made, 248.

Preaching of the Word, a divine ordinance, 249.
Pre-existence of Jesus Christ, 116.

Predestination, 63; a high mystery, and how to be handled, 74.
Providence, proof of a, 82; what it includes, ib.; extent of, 83; either
ordinary or miraculous, 85; how concerned about sinful actions,
86; in a special manner exercised about the Church, 89.

Public worship, a duty, 254.

Quakers, their opinion as to swearing an oath, 264; as to war, 269;
as to baptism, 309.

Reading of the Scriptures, a part of religious worship, 249.
Reconciliation to God, the effect of Christ's mediation, 130.
Redemption, for whom purchased, 70; to whom applied, 72.
Repentance, nature of evangelical, 178-181; not the cause of the par-
don of sin, 182; inseparably connected with pardon, 183.

Reprobation, 73.

Resurrection of Christ, 125.

Resurrection of the dead, its universality, 344; that of the saints is
established by the resurrection of Christ, ib.; identity of our
bodies, 345.

Revelation of the will of God granted to the Church, 18; committed
to writing, ib.; no new revelation of the Spirit to be added to the
word of God, 29.

151.

Righteousness of Christ imputed to believers for their justification,
Rome, Church of, reckons the Apocryphal books of equal authority
with the Scriptures, 20; maintains that the authority of the Scrip-
tures is derived from the Church, 26; adds the traditions of men
to the word of God, 30; forbids the translation of the Scriptures
into the vulgar languages, 34; maintains the infallibility of the
Church, 36, 291; that Christ is mediator only as man, 132; con-
founds justification with sanctification, 147; rejects the doctrine
of the imputation of Christ's righteousness, 151; represents
saving faith as nothing more than a bare naked assent to the
truth, 173; distinguishes between mortal and venial sins, 184;
teaches the necessity of auricular confession of sins to a priest,
186; holds that a good intention renders actions good, 188; that
saints may perform works of supererogation, 193; that their good
works are meritorious, 194; denies the perseverance of the saints,
198; the possibility of attaining more than a conjectural persua-
sion of salvation, in this life, 209; teaches that the Pope may
enact laws which bind the conscience, 234; worships angels and
saints, 241; joins them with Christ as mediators of intercession,
242; offers prayers and masses for departed souls, 248; holds the
detestable principle, that "faith is not to be kept with heretics,"
266; exempts ecclesiastical persons from the jurisdiction of the
civil magistrate, 276; forbids the marriage of the clergy, 279;
maintains that the Catholic Church is absolutely visible, 287;
affirms that the Roman Catholic is the ONLY Church, 290;
that the Pope of Rome is the head of the universal Church, 292;
that the intention of the administrator is essential to a sacrament,
and that, when rightly administered, the sacraments are of them-
selves effectual to confer grace, 306; has added five spurious