Sect.

righteous are alive from the

dead.

88 Works of the devil, children of the

devil.

89 The righteous have no fellow-

ship with the children of the

devil.

90 Works of the flesh, living after the

flesh.

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91 Lusts of the flesh forbidden to

Christians.

92 Lusting after women.

93 Lusting after meats and drinks.

94 The evil of lusts.

95 Corruption of sin prevailing.

96 Confession of corruption.

97 The righteous not corrupt.

98 Defilement of sin.

99 Threats against it.

100 Uncleanness of sin.

101 Confession of uncleanness.

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102 Promises against uncleanness.

103 Directions against it.

104 Threats against it.

137 Threatenings against idolaters.

138 Judgments inflicted upon idolaters.

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139 God's judgments upon particular

transgressors of this command.

140 Covenants and intermarriages with

the inhabitants of Canaan forbid-

den to the Jews.

141 Making covenants and intermar-

riages with transgressors of this

command punished. Page 241

142 Strange gods to be put away.

Transgressors of this commandment,

and enticers thereto, to be put to

death.

143

144 Threatenings against strange gods.

145 Strange gods are vanity.

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146 Enquiring concerning future events,

of those who by nature are no

gods, forbidden.

God.

against them.

ken.

151 Were broken.

Instances of images used by apos-

tates, as outward symbols in

the true

worship offered to

God.

Worship to images refused though

commanded by kings.

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155 Promises, warnings, and exhorta-

tions against idolatry.

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phemy.

156 God's judgments upon idolaters.

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198 Persons unjustly accused of blas-

199 Of vows: they are religiously to be

fulfilled.

200 Vows to do duty.

201 Sinful vows.

Fourth Commandment.

202 Of the Sabbath.

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203 The Sabbath a day of rest from

servile work.

204 Duties of the Sabbath; worship-

ping God, reading, hearing his

word, &c.

205 Works of charity and mercy to be

done on the Sabbath.

206 Promises to them that keep the

Sabbath.

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207 The care of God's people to sanctify

the Sabbath, and to prevent the

profaning of it by others.

courage it.

173 Rash unnecessary swearing.

174 The positive part of this command-

ment-God only is to be sworn by.

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175 The nature and duty of an oath.

176 Such oaths to be carefully kept.

177 Things to be sworn to, are, truth

and duty.

178 Articles of peace ratified by oath.

179 Breach of such oaths punished.

180 Private compacts ratified by oaths.

181 Oaths sworn to kings.

182 The oath of a single person

decides

controversy in certain cases.

183 The duty and lawfulness of swear-

ing.-Examples, viz.

184 God swears to Abraham. Page 248

185 To give the land of Canaan.

186 To fulfil his covenant.-To continue

the seed of David.

187 To the perpetuity of Christ's priest-

hood.

188 To fulfil his threatenings against the

unbelieving and disobedient.

189 Jesus Christ answers upon oath.

190 The angel swears.

191 Asseverations of sincerity, equal to

an oath among Christians.

192 Ancient forms of swearing.

193 Blasphemy forbidden.

194 Occasions of it to be avoided.

breakers.

Duties toward Mankind.

1 Love.

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2 How love toward mankind is pro-
duced.

3 Prayers and thanks to God for Chris-

tian love, as being his gift.

4 The influence and effects of love

upon Christians, &c.

5 Charity, with other graces, enjoined.

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6 Approved examples of charity.

7 Hatred; threatenings against it.

8 Duty of the righteous toward those

that hate them.

9 Prayers and complaints to God

against the hatred of the wicked.

10 Promises to those that are unjustly

hated, and threatenings against

their haters.

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11 Envy forbidden to the righteous.

12 The wicked, their envy hurtful to

themselves.

13 Envy a mark of an unconverted

state.

43 Promises to the merciful. Page 263
44 Unmerciful. Threats.
45 Compassion and pity.
46 Cruelty of the wicked.
47 Forgiveness,
48 Revenge.

49 Duty of giving and receiving good
counsel.
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50 Rejecting evil counsel; the duty and
safety thereof.

51 Mutual obligation to giving and re-
ceiving instruction.

52 Of refusing instruction.
53 To edify one another.
54 To exhort one another.
55 To warn one another.

56 To admonish one another. Page 266
57 To rebuke one another, and to
hearken to rebuke.

58 Of not giving and receiving rebuke.
59 To reprove one another.
60 Of not hearkening to reproof.
61 Gentleness.

17 His conduct towards his parents.

18 A fool is mischievous.

19 He is wrathful.

20 Contentious.

21 A fool's words.

22 His folly is his pleasure.

23 Treatment for fools.

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78 God's care of mothers.

79 God's care of children. Page 288

80 Grief of parents at parting with

their children.

81 Godly parents blessed in the happi-

ness of their children.

82 The wicked punished in the cala-

mities of their children.

83 Particular calamities threatened a-

gainst the children of the wicked.

-Captivity.

84 That they shall be slain by ene-

mies.

85 Suffer by famine.

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86 Other evils upon the children of the

wicked.

87 Erroneous principles in religion

have destroyed the natural affec-

tion of parents.

88 Calamities upon wicked parents and

children.

ment.

Sins of magistrates: perverting of

judgment, respect of persons,

&c.

Perverting of judgment through

covetousness, taking gifts, &c.

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104 Through drunkenness.

105 The misery of being governed by

weak or wicked rulers.

Wicked rulers set over people as a

punishment for sin.

76 Children promised.

77 A desire of children natural to man-

kind.

107 Wicked rulers enemies to reli-

gion.

108 God's providence over kings and

rulers.