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part first, ii. 55-And then the other nine parts, ii. 56- Great Babel falls, ii. 57-Remarkable proofs of this down- ward progress since Bunyan's time; see note, ii. 57— -Gradual, part after part, until all is destroyed, ii. 58-| Signs of its downfall, ii. 58-Spiritual and not carnal weapons will be used, ii. 61-The time only known by the signs, ii. 62-Near destruction when all God's saints have come out of her, ii. 62-Gradual, by God's bout hammers, ii. 70-The instruments God will use, ii. 72- His unscriptural counsels and convocations, condemning the Bible, setting up his church, &c., ii. 74-Takes from Christ his headship over the church, ii. 75-His seven sins against the Holy Ghost the causes of his ruin-Prescribes divine worship, ii. 75-A beast of prey; must be de- stroyed for his outrages and murders upon the saints, ii. 76 and note-Church of Antichrist pretends superiority to the state, ii. 79 and note-Happiness of the saints when he is destroyed, ii. 79-Hasten out of her, O Christian! ii. 80-Signs of her fall, ii. 81—*The Monster [Antichrist] propounds conditions to men, iii. 227-Obeyed by those who love earth better than heaven-Slew many-Taught children to suck her whelps-Very rampant, but wounded and likely to die, iii. 227-Like a beautiful spring after a nipping and terrible winter, iii. 409-A beast that is moon-eyed, putting darkness for light, iii. 521-His doc- trines and traditions are the smoke of the bottomless pit, iii. 524.
Antinomianism-A rejection of the law as a means of justi- fication, i. 303, 308-Christians not under the law, i. 318 -No believer is under the law, i. 520-But under grace, i. 521.
Apocrypha not holy or canonical, i. 14. *Apostasy, gradations in, iii. 161.
Apostolical descent: *All true Christians descend from Stephen the martyr, iii. 218-Ignatius, Polycarp, and the martyrs, Christian's apostolic descent from, iii. 218-Covetousness makes a minister more like a dog than an apostle, iii. 473 -A covetous minister a descendant from Lot's wife, and not from the holy apostles, iii. 475-Doe, in his xvth reason for the preservation of Bunyan's works, calls him an apostle of our age, if we have any, iii. 764-However some, subtilely and vain-gloriously, pretend to be the only lawful successors of the apostles, yet reason of faith shows our Bunyan to be sincerely and effectually a lawful suc- cessor from Paul, iii. 766.
Apparel: The fruit of sin-Cover not one shame with an- other by pride in fine clothes, ii. 428-Immodest, con- demned in women, ii. 561-The wanton dress of the times described, iii. 565.
*Arbour on the hill Difficulty, iii. 105, 194-On the Enchanted Ground, iii. 235, 236, 237, 238.
Armorial bearings or escutcheon, Three burning thunder- bolts-The Book of the Law wide open, from whence issued a flame of fire-A burning fiery furnace-A fruit- less tree, with an axe lying at the root thereof, iii. 270— "The dead lion and dead bear," iii. 318. Armour of the Christian defensive only, iii. 526. *Armoury at the house Beautiful, iii. 110. Artaxerxes' letter to Ezra, with a commentary, ii. 42. Articles of the Church against Bishop Fowler, ii. 332. Ascension of Christ. See God-Christ.
Assemblies for worship, a scriptural account of, ii. 662. Assurance: The Spirit of Christ the earnest of, ii. 136-By faith in past experience, ii. 481.
*Atheist meets the pilgrims, iii. 152.
Atheistic doubts-Most trying, i. 50-Suggestions of Satan,
Atheists in practice, i. 771-God gives them breakfast, din- ner, and supper, as our example, ii. 739-Wicked profes- sors practical Atheists, iii. 627. Atonement. See God-Christ.
Augustine, the monk, a brat of Babel, ii. 498. Awful sick-bed scene-Death and hell at the bedside, iii. 580, 585.
Awakened sinners dare not approach God but by Christ, i. 205-Their condition described, i. 423-Means of awakening, ii. 111.
Babylon: Saints in Mrs. Babylon's lap, iii. 447. Backslider: His return to God, i. 223-His difficulties and fears; his new sins are talking devils, threatening devils, roaring devils; they add lead to his heels, i. 224-The re- turning backslider is a blessing, i. 224-The manner of his return, i. 224-Gives a double testimony to the truth, i. 224 Falls in coming to Christ recovered, i. 253-Encou raged to return, i. 267-Invited to Christ, i. 348-How brought back, i. 352-Under the law never restored, but under grace is restored, i. 552, 560-May be restored, i 190-The church to be careful to restore runaways, ii. 589. Backsliding occasions awful evils, i. 740-Awful feelings when Christ makes such a madman come to himself, ii. 31
-Saints playing truant and lurking like thieves, ii. 31- *Four reasons for sudden backsliding, iii. 160-Four downward gradations, iii. 326-An allegorical description of its awful state, iii. 350-State of imminent danger, iii. 392-Poetically described, iii. 740.
Badman: The life and death of Mr. Badman, iii. 586-The embodiment of facts seen or known by the author, iii. 50 -His relatives spread all over society, iii. 590-His pom- pous funeral dishonourable, iii. 591-Died two deaths at once, iii. 595-Has a pious father, iii. 597-A liar, pil- ferer, and Sabbath-breaker, iii. 600-Gloried in swearing, iii. 601-Apprenticed to a pious master, iii. 606-Becomes a drunkard, iii. 609-Gets a new and wicked master. iii. 614-Enters on business, iii. 616-Hypocritical courtship, iii. 618-Marriage, iii. 619-Bankrupt, and gains by it hat fuls of money, iii. 628-Fraudulent dealings, iii. 633- His pride, atheism, infidelity, and envy, iii. 642-Hates the Bible, and mocks professors, iii. 646-Drunk, and breaks his leg, iii. 648-Pretended repentance, and return to sin, iii. 651-Wife dies broken-hearted, iii. 652-Marries again, iii. 654-Dies of consumption, hardened in sin, iii. 660. Bankrupt-How to make amends to his creditors, iii. 631. Bankruptcy, fraudulent, to get hatfuls of money, iii. 628– A neat way of thieving; a designed, or double sin, iii. 629 -A slithy, rob-shop, pickpocket, iii. 632. Baptism. See Sacraments. Baptist, John the, not permitted to see the kingdom of which he was the forerunner, and thus shut out, iii. 417. Barren Fig-tree, the, why it was cursed, ii. 305-Or the doom and downfall of the fruitless professor, iii. 560-The temple of the Lord saves no barren professor-The metaphors in this parable, and the mysteries concealed under them, iii. 562-The certain man; the fig-tree planted in his vine yard, iii. 563-Not planted of God, iii. 564-Fruitless, iii. 565-Or bad fruit, iii. 566-Manifested by suffering, iii. 569-GOD searcheth, iii. 570-Has three years' trial, iii. 570, note-Trials for improvement, iii. 571-Cut it down, nothing can save it-Two ways to cast out, iii. 572-Christ's plea for forbearance-Christ's plea even for a barren fig- tree, iii. 574-The means used, iii. 575-Bring out the axe-Death, fetch this tree to the fire, iii. 578-The cut- ting down dreadful, iii. 584-In God's vineyard, a poem, iii. 748.
Barren fig-trees, planted in the church by the devil: Why?
*Bats'-Eyes, Mrs., reviles Christiana, iii. 177.
Beast in a preferable condition to a lost man, i. 16-Grace abounding, Nos. 88, 104, 149; i. 139-Not defiled, but injured by sin, ii. 486.
Beaumont, Mrs. Agnes, i. 45, note.
Beauty of Mansoul before the fall, iii. 255-Impregnable except by treachery, iii. 256.
Bed: They lie easy whose bed God makes, i. 741. Belief. See Faith.
Bell-ringing, Bunyan's fondness for; lingeringly given up on his conversion, i. 10.
Benevolence: Our duty to give a wicked poor man a penny and a scripture to think upon, i. 98.
*Beulah, the happy, its celestial visions, iii. 161, 240. Bible: Jews preferred traditions to the, i. 69-Must be ex- amined carefully; nice distinctions important, i. 188-The truth as it comes from God's minting house, i. 238-Chris- tian's duty to make it known, i. 239-The only measure
and standard of truth, i. 392; ii. 318-Called the Fear of God-And the Word of God, i. 443-To be revered and obeyed at all hazards, i. 444-Standeth more sure than heaven and earth, i. 444-To be kept close to the con- science, i. 485-The scaffold or stage for Hope to play i. 591-The test for all things, i. 596-The his part on, revelation of God in nature insufficient, i. 662-In con- 694 viction, is as the roaring of a lion, piercing of a sword, burning of fire, and as thunder and a hammer, -Of itself condemns only, except the voice of the living God is heard in it, i. 694-Satan's efforts to have it discredited, ii. 136-Our only safe guide, ii. 482-The Scriptures of the Word of God, ii. 601-Some scriptures treated as if out of date, ii. 719-*A study, iii. 110—A looking-glass, iii. 231-*The Sword with a true Jerusa- lem blade, iii. 233-A map of the way, iii. 236-Word magnified, "They have Moses," iii. 707-Its treasures of knowledge, iii. 708-Why it is slighted, rejected, and de- spised, iii. 715-All such in danger of perdition, iii. 718 -Its effects on those who believe: they are killed, iii. 719; and made alive, iii. 720-A true copy of the original text. iii. 767.
Birthright by regeneration, essential to enable us to enter heaven i. 377.
Blessed is he that can say, "The lord took me," ii. 426. Blessedness all arises from God's presence, iii. 457. Blessing of God sometimes a snare, ii. 434. *Blind. See delightful things, iii. 87.
Blood and fat not to be eaten, the command spiritualized, ii. 488.
Blood of the saints, defends, confirms, and preserves the truth, i. 724-The cries of, most fearful, ii. 450. Body, the, a cabinet to hold the soul, not to be stuffed with trumpery, i. 113-A tool for the soul to work with, i. 117 -Will be saved from sin, mortality, and the grave, and glorified like Christ's body, i. 341-Vast difference be- tween a natural and spiritual body, ii. 93-Of Christ. See God-Christ.
Boldness, holy. See Assurance and Faith.
Bonner, that blood-red persecutor, i. 630-And his filthy blind priests, iii. 699.
Books of the creatures, of Life, of Nature. See under Four Last Things, Judgment.
Book, a, for boys and girls, or temporal things spiritualized, afterwards published under the title of Divine Emblems for Boys and Girls, iii. 746.
Books for Children, greatly improved, iii. 711. Breaking on the wheel, note, i. 24.
Brewing that in this life which we must drink in the next, iii. 701.
*Brisk, Mr., courts Mercy, iii. 200.
Broadway-gate, leading to Dead-man's Lane, iii. 14 Bunyan, though of humble parentage, was put to school- Under great apprehensions from devils and wicked spirits, i. 6-Some time after being married, and reading two books which his wife had received from her father, has some desires of religion, i. 7-While playing at a game called cat, a voice from heaven calls upon him to leave his sins, i. 8-Leaves off swearing, betakes himself to reading the Bible, and a work of outward reformation commences, i. 9-Conversion of, and the Bible now sweet to him, i. 10, 11-Under strong temptation, to try his faith, i. 12-Breaks his state of mind to the poor people of Bedford, who tell Mr. Gifford of his condition, i. 15- The ministry of Mr. Gifford, by the grace of God, is blessed to his soul, i. 20-Breaks his state of mind to an ancient Christian, but receives no consolation, and goes to God, i. 28-Is greatly troubled at the sin of Esau selling his birthright, i. 35-Prays to God in secrecy for the re- covery of his wife, and she recovers, i. 37-Has amazing apprehensions of the grace of God, i. 38-Joins the church at Bedford, i. 39-His call to and success in the ministry, i. 40, 549-His chastity, i. 46-His imprisonment-Ar- gues with the justices and lawyers, i. 50-Sentenced to imprisonment, transportation, and to be hung, unless he conformed and went to church, i. 56-Mr Cobb, the lawyer, tempts him in vain to get released by conforming, i. 57 -His wife petitions the House of Lords for h ́s release,
and pleads for him before the judges, i. 60-His life, from his release from prison until his death; written by one of his personal friends, i. 63-His dying sayings, i. 65-His deep humility: "A poor creature as I am," i. 495-"What! "The biggest of all such a poor wretch as I," i. 549- fools," i. 704-His attachment to monarchy, i. 732- "Such a sinner as I am," ii. 138-Worked with his hands both for his own and for his family's living-" Poor, and of no repute in the world," ii. 201-Text he was about to preach from when dragged from his church and family to jail, ii. 593-His defence of his poverty and de- scent, ii. 617-His release from prison, iii. 21-Assisted very materially by Geo. Whitehead, the Quaker, iii. 25— Declares himself an Anabaptist, iii. 383-“ A dull- ," iii. 645-" My low and contemptible sounding ram's-horn," descent," iii. 674-Refuses "a more plentiful income" to keep with his poor church, iii. 767-Fond of children. "I think some may call me a baby, 'cause I with them play," iii. 748.
his spiritual experience through the agonies of the new Bunyan-Grace abounding to the chief of sinners, being birth; his being called to the work of the ministry, and his long imprisonment for refusing to attend the church of England service, i. 6-Heads of an excellent Sermon which was blessed to him, i. 16-His strong convictions: "I was a great sin-breeder, but God took me first, and when He made me sigh, they would hearken, and inquiringly say, What's the matter with John?" i. 79-How he heard ser- mons, i. 159-Wrote all his works from the knowledge conveyed to him in the Bible, and borrowed nothing from libraries, i. 392-Importunity in prayer, i. 538-Notices of his life, trials, and opinions; narrative of his convictions and conversion in the doctrine of the law and grace long before he published his Grace Abounding, i. 548- His experience in prayer; difficult to keep his heart with God, i. 631, 634-Humbly submits his book of Antichrist to the judgment and correction of the godly, ii. 79-The testi- mony of his pastor to his great ability, faithfulness, and success in preaching. Took three heavenly degrees: Union with Christ, anointing of the Spirit, and experience of the temptations of Satan, ii. 141-Preached for love to Christ and of souls, and not for hire: They that "make merchan- dize of the people for so much a-year for preaching to them," are "abominable to the Lord," ii. 209-His full assurance of hope: "When I am deceased I shall rest from my labours, and be in paradise, as through grace I com- fortably believe," ii. 574-His confession of his faith, and reason of his practice as to with whom he would hold church fellowship, published while he was in prison: "Let my enemies be judges whither I savour anything of heresy or rebellion worthy almost twelve years' imprisonment, or that deserveth to be hanged or banished for ever, according to their tremendous sentence-Pleads that his long impri- sonment was no proof of crime, but for faith, holiness, and peace, ii. 593-Pictures the desperate wickedness of his own heart, ii. 681-His peculiar qualifications for writing his allegories, iii. 9-His doubts on the propriety of pub- lishing The Pilgrim's Progress; seeks the advice of friends -His apology for The Pilgrim's Progress, iii. 85-His spiritual experience narrated allegorically in The Pilgrim's Progress and Holy War, iii. 89, 253-Claims The Pilgrim as entirely his own, and makes an anagram of his name, iii. 374" I am for drinking water out of my own cistern; what God makes mine by the evidence of his Word and Spirit, that I dare make bold with. Wherefore, seeing though I am without their learned lines, yet well fur- nished with the words of God, I mean the Bible, I have contented myself with what I have there found," iii. 398 -Wrote according to his present light from the Scrip- tures, iii. 440-Divers have felt the power of the word delivered by him, iii. 672.
Christian's back, i. 546. Burden of sin; how constituted, i. 352; iii. 89-On the
yan, ii. 176. Burrough's, the Quaker, a railing Rabsliakeh, answers Bun-
Bunyan's character when first he became a preacher, ii. Burton's (John) Epistle to Gospel Truths, in which he gives 139.
*Butcher killing a sheep, an emblem of Antichrist, iii. 186. Buying and selling to be reviewed at the great day, iii. 640. By-ends distinguished from singleness of heart, i. 464-*Of Fairspeech, iii. 132, 224-His fatal end, iii. 137. *By-path meadow, iii. 138, 228.
*By-way to hell, iii. 145, 166, 231, 235.
Cain, the murderer, a fugitive, but not put to death, ii. 449. Calling, effectual, by Christ, i. 14; ii. 433, 434, 599. Calls to careless sinners, i. 718.
Campian, the Jesuit, and Fowler, the Bishop, agree, ii. 332. *Canaan, language of, spoken by pilgrims, iii. 128. Candle, an emblem of the Christian life, iii. 752. Carnal clergymen a curse, iii. 696.
Carnal gospellers, numerous in England, like locusts and maggots, iii. 429.
Carnal security most dangerous to Mansoul, iii. 324. Carriage in which weary pilgrims ride towards heaven, iii. 391.
Case of conscience, on women meeting for worship without men, ii. 658-A curious one, iii. 610.
Catechism for children and the ignorant, on a new plan, ii. 676.
*Catechising Christiana's children, iii. 199.
Cedars of Lebanon, their enormous size, iii. 517, and note. Ceremonies not commanded-a yoke of antichrist, i. 358— Set above faith and love, ii. 233.
*Certificate, or sealed roll [Eph. i. 13]-Given to Christian, iii. 102-Lost for a season, iii. 105, 260-His evidence, iii. 106, 165.
Charity, but not a prating tongue, will open heaven's gates, i. 388-A virgin examiner, iii. 108, 199-*A delectable mountain, iii. 231-Like the steeple of a church, iii. 475. Child of God, a pitiful thing of himself, i. 601. Children. See Grace Abounding, No. 327, i. 48-See Rela tive Duties-Naturally averse to morality, i. 127- The most helpless most cared for, i. 168-Of believers must believe for themselves or perish, i. 262, and note-How to teach them to pray without a form, i. 635-How to cor- rect and punish, ii. 559-Commended to God, iii. 108— *Of the spies tempt Christian, iii. 114-*Blessed by reli- gious instruction, iii. 199--The necessity of preaching to their understanding, iii. 747-Chosen, or elect. See Election.
Chrisom Child, meaning of, iii. 663, and note. Christ-GOD AND MAN-God and man, i. 21, 36-The City of Refuge, i. 34-The saints' righteousness, i. 36-A public person, i. 36-His ways to be improved in dark hours, i. 97-Carries his people to the grave in his bosom, i. 168- Cannot desert his people, i. 189-A complete Saviour, i. 203 -Greatness of his person and priesthood, i. 203-His ever living is our safety, i. 231-Ever living, i. 233—His wil- lingness to save, i. 264-His power to save and to cast out, i. 273-Sinners drawn to, i. 339-How he who was never out of the world should come into it, i. 398-Called Jesus of Nazareth twenty-one times, i. 398-His perfect manhood, i. 398-Came to save, i. 399-In the fulness of time, i. 400-Proof by miracles and the altar of incense, i. 401-The rock of offence, i. 401-His preparation for his work; took our flesh, i. 403-Incarnation of, its mys- tery, i. 404-Made under the law, i. 406-Common mean- ing of the term, i. 406, 412; ii. 20, and note-Proofs of his all-conquering grace, i. 422-Doctrines, peace and holi- ness, i. 423-Our peace, i. 424-Encouragements to come to, i. 434-Sinners keep from him, because they cannot buy him, i. 519-Weeping over Jerusalem, i. 528-The com- mon treasure-house, i. 565-Our unmovable righteous- ness, i. 574-A sight of, shows our deformity, i. 697— Christ and a pitcher better than the wicked and abun dance, i. 701-His love inexpressible, even to wonder- ment, ii. 3-His humiliation infinite as his glory, ii. 19— How far a knowledge of his love is attainable in this life, ii. 27-His love; four helps to retain the knowledge of it, ii. 28-Feels the afflictions of his saints, ii. 30-His humility in passing angels to save man, ii. 30-End of his reign as man, ii. 127-Took our nature, ii. 142-Born
of a virgin, ii. 143-Necessity of his being a man, ii. 144– Light of, new and spiritual, ii. 310-Not an instructor only, but a Saviour, ii. 312-In our flesh, lived and died for us, ii. 595-*The wicket-gate, iii. 90, 96, 107, [means Christ, see margin, 177], 179, 222-*Lord of the Hill, iii. 109- *How revealed to the soul, iii. 124, 155, 158-*Passed through Vanity Fair, iii. 127-The tree of life, the cura- tive power of its leaves, iii. 138-His righteousnesses, iii. 191-His country-house in the Valley of Humiliation, iii. 207-Loved and feared, can alone take Mansoul, iii. 214 -His heavenly counsel and comfort, iii. 714-His love unsearchable, a poem, iii. 760. Christ--HIS ATONEMENT-Made sin, or died as a sinner, the great mystery, i. 303-Common or equal to all his saints; they die and rise again in him, i. 305-Shedding of his blood essential to salvation, i. 306, 550-His qualifica- tions as a Saviour, i. 407-Takes our sins upon himself, i. 408-Made sin for us, i. 409-Made a curse for us, i 410-Had no mediator, i. 410-Died millions of deaths when he died once for all, i. 411-His death, its bitter- ness, i. 411; iii. 738-Objections to this doctrine, i. 412 -His sufferings, i. 412-His death as great a miracle as any he wrought, i. 414-Made satisfaction for sinners, ten proofs, i. 535-His power and fulness, i. 537-Crucified, all our hope, i. 561-Very God and very man, i. 561— Satisfaction by, for sin, i. 563-His sufferings, their na- ture and extent, i. 605-Borne of pleasure and necessity, i. 609-Must be obeyed as a king, as well as trusted as a Saviour, i. 616-Our sacrifice, i. 689-Preparations for his sufferings, ii. 19-A benefit to all creation, ii. 486—A ransom to save from hell, iii. 705-His agony in the gar den, iii. 706.
Christ-A SACRIFICE-His atonement; more virtue in to save than in sin to damn, i. 177-Cross of, alone can re- lieve the sinner of his burden, i. 264; iii. 102—Only can justify, i. 323-Sufferings when in the flesh, and not in us, i. 323-Perfect; why it is infinitely superior to the sacrifices under the law, i. 405-Endured hell torments in his soul, i. 412, 529, 530-An example, i. 414--Paid the full price for his elect, demonstrated, i. 416-He has the keys of death and of hell; not delegated to any other, i. 417-Communicates the Holy Spirit, a proof of his Mes siahship, i. 428-The perfect sacrifice of the new cove nant, i. 528-Nine types fulfilled in his sacrifice, i. 529- His garment covers all his mystical body, i. 665-Im- puted right, i. 665-The sacrifice as well as high priest, i. 667-Willing and effectual, i. 667-His resurrection the acceptance of his work, i. 669-His ascension, its glory, i. 670-Descent into hell, ii. 18; iii. 706-His death makes death our advantage, ii. 21-Glorified to bless his saints, ii. 21-Buried and raised again, ii. 156-His ascen- sion, ii. 158-Its blessings, ii. 307-Bruises the serpent's head, ii. 437.
Christ-His OFFICES-Exalted as Mediator, ever liveth, i. 235; ii. 596-His entrance into heaven most glorious, i. 418-His prophetic office, i. 419-His kingly office, i. 420-The great high priest, i. 642-He is the throne, the priest, the altar, and the sacrifice, i. 646-His altar not the cross, i. 651-His qualifications as high priest, i. 663-His robes or holy garments, i. 665-His consecra- tion, i. 665-The altar, i. 668-Typified, iii. 519-His kingdom spiritual, iii. 536-Judge of quick and dead,
Christ-HIS PRIESTLY OFFICE-Who are privileged in his intercession, i. 202, 216-For what he intercedes, i. 204- Inferences from it, i. 205, 212, 236-Its benefits salvation to the uttermost, i. 207-Saved from sin, i. 207-From all punishment in hell, but not from temporal trials, i. 208
-Saves from Satanic suggestions; from evil thoughts that haunt and hurt us, i. 210-Privilege of Christ's in- tercession enjoyed for ever, i. 235-He has been a never- failing intercessor for 5850 years, and will be to the end, i. 237-He ought to wear the crown for ever, i. 237- The great thing of the gospel, i. 238-The high priest of the new covenant, i. 530-Compared with the high priest, i. 531-The benefits of his intercession, i. 532; ii. 161- Twenty-one proofs of his greater perfection, i. 533-As high priest, continually intercedes, i. 649—To be sought
in prayer; without him there is no acceptance, i. 650— His natural qualifications as high priest, i. 672-675- Sympathy between him and his seed, i. 673-Tempted as they, i. 673-Love to his afflicted members, i. 674. Christ-THE ADVOCATE-A subject of vast importance; he never lost a cause, i. 152-Christians sin, and have an ad vocate, i. 151-Sins of men and not of devils, i. 155- Before the throne of God, where all must stand, i. 155— Implieth an offence committed, i. 156-An accuser, sin- ning children unable to plead; Christ only is able, i. 157 -Nature of the office to plead according to deeds, i. 158- When it is exercised, i. 159-Caution against a fatal error, i. 159-The only advocate, i. 160-Pleading a bad cause a mystery, i. 160, 190-Takes the sin upon himself, and pleads his merits, i. 161-Pleads against Satan, i. 162- Pleads God's interest in his people, i. 163-That they are his spouse, his body, i. 165-Distinction between priest and advocate, i. 169-For his children only, i. 170—One who is retained, i. 171-Case must be stated, i. 172— Cause be submitted to him, i. 173-Confidence established, i. 174-Satan the adversary, i. 175-Fears promote suc- cess, i. 176-High privilege; pleads a price paid by him- self, i. 176—A demurrer, the law repealed, i. 179-Never lost a cause; interested, 179-Always ready, day or night, i. 180, 191-Cannot be bribed, i. 181-Is all that a suitor can need, i. 182-He is essential, i. 182-Under- stands our old title-deeds, i. 187-Christ the guardian for his brethren under age, i. 187-Moves court of heaven to restore evidences when forfeited, i. 188-How can we pay bis fee? i. 190, and note-Always needed, i. 191-Exalted, i. 191-Full of comfort to the saints, i. 193-An amazing instance of condescension, i. 194-Should strengthen our graces, i. 196-If he plead for us with God, we should plead for him with men, i. 198-Directs weak saints to the advocate, i. 199-He who has no advocate is ground to powder, i. 200-For whom he is advocate, 369-His second coming to judge the world. See FOUR LAST THINGS -JUDGMENT.
Christ: His school teaches hard lessons, i. 735-Within us, ii. 135-Singular errors as to "Christ in us," ii. 147- Not opposed to Christ without, ii. 172-The man Christ Jesus, his people's life, ii. 173 Within the believer caused by, and distinct from, Christ's atonement, ii. 202- All who name him must depart from iniquity, ii. 512. Christ's disciples must count the cost; what it is, Cross and crown inseparable, i. 106. Christ's love: The saints' knowledge of that which passeth knowledge, ii. 2-Reasons why, and fulness of its breadth, length, depth, and height, being beyond all measure, ii. 3 -Comparative knowledge with all saints, ii. 12--All creation could not discover it-Reasons why it is so un- searchable-It passeth knowledge, ii. 23, 32-How to at- tain the knowledge of, ii. 29-Advantages of knowing it, ii. 33-Without it, saints are pinioned and fettered, ii. 34 -It may be improved, ii. 39. Christ's Spouse, a poem, iii. 761.
Christian perfections polluted, i. 327-Enemies, great and many, swifter than eagles, stronger than lions, i. 602-In- firmities, i. 698-Life, its essence, ii. 327-Imitation of Christ, ii. 329-Behaviour the fruit of Christianity, teaching husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, and servants, how to walk so as to please God, ii. 548-As a king, has dominion over himself, but not over others; he is a warrior to fight his own lusts, ii. 706-Miscarriages no argument against Christianity, ii. 708—Badge or livery, ii. 715, and note-*His early view of the promised land, iii. 91-Humility, iii. 97-*Once called Graceless, iii. 106-*Weeps and prays for his family, iii. 108—*Pray- ers answered, iii. 173.
*Christiana and sons follow Christian in pilgrimage, iii. 177 -Her death-bed scene, iii. 240.
Christians made alive by Christ, i. 544-Advantages of their being quickened, i 546-Are above the world, i. 729- They enjoy present happiness as well as future bliss, i. 739 Are more blessed than Adam in his innocence, ii. 266, 427-All descended from the apostles, iii. 218. Christmas kept every day, ii. 720, and note.
Church: Mode of admission to, among Baptists, i. 39; iii.
107; and note, iii. 563-Bunyan set over the, at Bedford, i. 40-The judgment of the church to be governed by the Bible, i. 59-The church is an hospital of sick, wounded, and afflicted people, i. 327-Church fellowship abused by the devil, i. 559-Church fellowship, rightly managed, is the glory of the world, i. 757, and note-Some members sweeten others, ii. 35-Church of England damaged by the scandalous lives of some of its clergy, ii. 328-Separated from the world, ii. 455-Ungodly communion with the world brought in the flood, ii. 460-Church of God in England in the furnace, ii. 483-Occasioned the building of Babel, ii. 501-A house to be governed in godly-wise, ii. 534-Church fellowship compared to a flower-garden, a lovely picture, ii. 550, 570-Church, or house of God, its building, nature, excellency, and government, ii. 577 -By whom built; beauty, conveniences, ii. 578-Strength, situation; receiving its inhabitants, ii. 579- Governors, ii. 580-Under-officers, ii. 581-Mode of government, ii. 583-Laws, ii. 584-Punishments, ii. 587-Withdraw- ment, or efforts to reclaim, ii. 589-Differences about water baptism no bar to communion, ii. 605, 617-Every congregation a distinct church, as the church of Rome, in the house of Aquila, ii. 622-Terms of church fellowship: all that God receives into his communion ought to be re- ceived by his church, ii. 628, 648-The universal, cannot be visible, ii. 650-Unscriptural terms of communion, attended with seventeen absurdities, ii. 653-Case of conscience: May women meet for worship, excluding the men, ii. 658-Who has authority to call the church toge- ther, ii. 663-Women ought not to minister in public, ii. 664-Cases considered: Miriam, ii. 666-Esther, ii. 667-Women by the river side, ii. 668-Every assembly for worship a separate church, ii. 671, and note-The church in and about Bedford, ii. 675-*Church, a beau- tiful palace-Admission to a Christian church, called Beautiful, by consent of the pastor [the porter] and of the members; by the laws of the house-When admitted, they are entertained and armed, iii. 106, 107, and note-*Dis cretion admits to the church-The comfort of pilgrims, iii. 107, 197, 214-*Like a garden-*Flowers an emblem of church members, iii. 186-The bath, iii. 189-Members humble, iii. 190--Devoted to each other, iii. 223-In the New Jerusalem, the lilies and chief spices, iii. 409-Regula- tions all limited to the written word, iii. 418-None to be admitted but visible saints by calling, iii. 448-Striking difference between a son and a servant in the church, iii. 449, 466-The church should have a large porch to receive converts, iii. 474-Excommunication one way out of the church, iii. 495, and note-A church may sin God away, iii. 496-The church, however afflicted, never consumed, iii. 519-A fortress against antichrist, iii. 520-In the wilderness, its beauty excites the hatred of the world, iii. 522-Effects of opposition and debates in, iii. 525—I can- not injure the world, iii. 527-The members have their bitter as well as sweet draughts, iii. 528-Must enter into the church by the door, and not climb in, iii. 564-It is the garden of God, and his delight, iii. 566—Its right to excommunicate, iii. 573.
Circumcision once laid aside forty years among the Jews, ii. 626.
Cities of refuge, types of Christ, i. 250, 265. Civility, son of Legality, iii. 94.
Clear views of divine truth of great importance, i. 750. * Clear, one of the Delectable hills, iii. 145. Clergy not moved by the Holy Ghost are blasphemers, ii. 22-Scrambling for benefices, and running after tithe cocks, ii. 178-If carnal, their awful state in eternity, iii. 696, and note.
Closet preferable to coffee-house or shop, ii. 537. Come and welcome to Jesus Christ, i. 241. Comers to Christ, if sincere, are sure to speed, i. 676. Coming to God-Difficulties in the way, i. 209, 249, 251-- Some attempt to come not by Christ, i. 216-Three sorts of people come to Christ, but not to God by him, i. 217- How to come aright, i. 218-The character of three sorts of people who come, i. 218-Four things that hinder a comer, i. 219-The comer must first know God, i. 221--- The Christian is continually coming to Christ, why? and how,
i. 225-Inferences from it, i. 226-Sincere comers certain of salvation, i. 231-What it is to come, i. 247-Come weeping, flying, crying, pricked in heart, hating the world; guard against such lies as, 'I go, sir, and went not,' i. 248-Christ and his word honoured by our coming, i. 249 -The door is never shut while the sinner is coming; they would come in haste; would take a mile at a step; would go full gallop; but the flesh will hardly trot, i. 252— Coming to Christ the power of the promise, 'shall come,' i. 254-Objections to it answered, i. 256-Import of 'to me,' i. 258-The promise is, I will in no wise cast out,' i. 261-The coming sinner seen and encouraged by Christ, i. 265-Meaning of In no wise cast out,' i. 269-Hin- derances, i. 269, 281-What it is to be cast out, i. 271- This coming is not of man but of God, i. 275-Honour and happiness of those who, in truth, come, i. 276-Awful state of those who despise the comers, i. 277-Signs and tokens of a comer-Often fear reception, i. 279-Encourage- ments, i. 284, 296-Inferences, i. 291-Come boldly as God bids thee, i. 684.
Commandments: ten under the law, one under the gospel, iii. 483.
Committing the soul to God, what it is, ii. 702-Who is in- vited to do it, ii. 704-Its advantages, ii. 727. Communion of saints, a blessed enjoyment, i. 40; iii. 323- Or church fellowship. See Church-With God, the saints' desire, i. 755.
Conduct of man to God the same now as from the beginning, i. 444.
Confession, if sincere, hard to be done-Four things essential
to right confession, ii. 261-Accompanied with repentance and the terrors of the Lord, ii. 262-Imploring mercy, ii. 265-And forsaking the sin, ii. 327-Of sin only to God, it being part of divine worship, ii. 681. Conformists, cowardly ones, punished of God, i. 723. Conjurers and sorcerers, i. 536.
Conscience, burning hot, spurs the sinner to Christ, i. 220-| Solemn appeals, i. 436, 554, 575—How it is deadened, ii. 261-*Sprinkled before it is cleansed, iii. 98-The re- corder of Mansoul, put out of office, but sometimes had terrible fits, iii. 260, 261.
Consistency of conduct beautifully illustrated, i. 348. Consumption, Captain, with all his men of death, iii. 755. Contentment in a prison, i. 54.
Contrast of the wicked on earth and in hell, they cry,' iii. 686.
Conventicle of Diabolonians, iii. 367, see note. Conversation, the word singularly used, i. 336. Conversion: Christian converse a means of, i. 10-By singu- lar means, i. 278-Of a sinner, all of God, i. 350-Com- menced by lightnings, and thunderings, and voices, i. 656 -Boanerges, Conviction, Judgment, and Execution, rough hewn men fit to break the ice, sent against Mansoul by Christ, iii. 270-Their speeches, iii. 274.
nviction: God convinces of sin, i. 350-Slighted like a wanton boy blowing out the maid's candle, i. 387-Extent of, without conversion, i. 706-Judas under conviction, possessed by the devil, ii. 153-Of sin, bitter days, nights, hours, thoughts, smiting upon the breast, ii. 274-A quar- rel with the heart, ii. 275-*Conviction of sin, iii. 80, 153, 173-The convinced, ragged and burthened, strives to alarm his family, reads the Bible, and prays in secret, iii. -89-Deeply distressing, iii. 278. *Corn-field, an emblem, iii. 186.
Corruptions, how they are weakened, iii. 426. Cosmogony: Time, the first of all creation, then angels, hea- ven, and earth, ii. 417-The creation spiritualized, ii. 418 -The stars a type of saints-The sun typifies Christ- The moon his church-Man not created until his house was furnished, ii. 422--The mist typical, ii. 425-Of creation repeated to omit Cain, ii. 455. Courtship, a hypocritical, iii. 618.
Covenant with hell, i. 528-Of death, its signs, i. 746. Covenant, new: Sin cannot dissolve or alter, i. 453-Free and unchangeable, i. 522-With Christ and not with Adam or Abraham, i. 523-Made before time, i. 523— Conditions of the New Covenant, i. 524-Christ the surety and messenger, i. 526-Unchangeable, i. 538-How men
are brought into it, i. 540-Its privileges, i. 550-And promises, i. 551-Cannot be shaken or altered, i. 552-Is uses: pardon and perseverance, i. 559-Full of comforts, i. 563-Wraps up the righteous, i. 746-Sealed by Christ's blood, ii. 142-Everlasting, ii. 492.
Covenants, fulfilled in Christ for all his elect, i. 304-The Law not the source of justification, i. 309-Law, its con- demning power increaseth sin, i. 317-Are Christians under the Law? i. 318-Cannot justify, i. 318-Six things in clining us to seek justification by the law, i. 320-Must convince before the gospel can convert, i. 337-The Scrip- ture, like the mouths of great guns, against the wilfully ignorant, i. 389-Law, the end of the, sinless obedience, i. 406--Law and grace-The doctrine unfolded, i. 492– study of the, solemnly important, i. 493-Must begin the work of conversion, i. 495-Law condemns, grace saves -Christians not under the law, i. 497-The unconverted are under the law, i. 497-First given to Adam, but more fully to Moses, i. 498-Examples showing what the law is, and its punishment, i. 499-There are only two-Who are under the law, i. 500-Its terrors-Breach of one com- mand at any time breaks the whole, i. 501—Law requires perfection in mind and deed, i. 502-Law allows no re pentance, has no mercy, i. 503-One breach fatal-Men's misery by the law, i. 504-Sad state of those under the law, i. 506-Cries of the law against the soul, i.507-Curse must abide on all except the redeemed, i. 511-Its use of self-examination, i. 554-Satan aids the Law to take the place of Christ, ii. 29-The Pharisees trusted in Moses, while they crucified Christ; so do all who trust in Moses, ii. 153-Its work on the heart, ii. 154-Covenant of works cannot give life, ii. 442-*Sinai, terrible to the awakened sinner, iii. 94, 97-*Slaves to the Law cannot make others free, iii. 95-*Cannot save, iii. 96-Cannot sanctify, iii. -Shows no mercy-Moses knocks down Faithful, iii. 1.s -Shown in the map of salvation and damnation, iii. 336. Coveting, the county of, in the north, iii. 133. Covetousness: The Lord abhorreth the covetous-He shal not inherit heaven, i. 386-Casteth out the fear of God, i. 486-To be abhorred as of the devil-Eight notes of its sinfulness in hindering good works, ii. 566-A poisonous sin-Idolatry-Why covetousness is so called, ii. 567- Makes a minister smell frowish, and more like a greedy dog than an apostle [or a descendant of one], iii. 473. Cox, John, of Brafield, by Northampton, a dreadful suicide, iii. 660.
Creation. See Cosmogony.
*Crooked lane from Conceit, iii. 146.
Cross, the, not to be worshipped, i. 668, and note Of more value than the wood by which the sacrifice was barut, i. 669-Effects of a believing sight of Christ crucife iii. 102, 107, 190, 192-Is the Christian's way-mark in al his journey-Six directions how to know the cross, iii. 356 Crosses are tokens of God's love, i. 735-They should not weaken our faith, ii. 439.
Cuirass, probably known to the Old Testament warriors, iii. 526, and note.
Custom in worship not in the Bible, sinful, iii. 103.
Damnation, a map of the order of, iii. 336. Damned-They will be amazed to see preachers and profes sors in hell, i. 390-Those who despise Jesus, i. 419-- They wish in vain for godly company, iii. 688-Why they are anxious for the salvation of their families, iii. 697. Dance and music at Mrs. Wanton's, iii. 178-Of the Pilgrins, iii. 229.
Dancing, given up by Bunyan on his conversion, i. 10. Danger and destruction, two bye-roads, iii. 101-Stopp.d up, 194.
Daniel's seventy weeks fulfilled by Jesus, ii. 146. Danvers' controversy with Bunyan, ii. 616. Dark sayings of the Holy Ghost, i. 655.
Dark-land near destruction, iii. 233. *David's conflict with the three thieves, iii. 149. Day of Grace--Is it the whole of life? or does it in seme cases end before the sinner dies? i. 13, 99, 570; iii. 101,
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