maketh use of means; yet is free to work without, above, and against them at his pleasure, con. v. 3. The outward and ordinary means of salvation under the law, con. vii. 5. cat. 34. Under the gospel, con. vii. 6. cat. 35, 154. The diligent use of them is required in order to escape the wrath of God, cat. 153. How they are made effectual, con. xxv. 3. cat. 155, 161, 182. Trusting in means sinful, cat. 105. Unlawful means not to be used, ib. False Measures unlawful, cat. 142. Meat to be moderately used, cat. 135, 136. Mediator. See Christ.

The Mercy of God, con. ii. 1. cat. 7. It is manifested in his works of providence, con. v. 1. It is of God's free love and mercy that the elect are delivered from sin and misery, and brought to an estate of salvation by the second covenant, cat. 30. God is meriful to penitent sinners in Christ, con. xv. 2. cat. 76. For whose sake mercy is to be prayed for, cat. 180. Works of mercy are to be done, even on the Lord's day, con. xxi. 8. cat. 117.

Merit. No merit in good works for pardon of sin or eternal life; and why, con. xvi. 5. Nor can we merit the outward blessings of this life, cat. 193. But we are to trust in the merits of Christ, cat. 174.

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pearing in the merit of his obedience and sacrifice, maketh intercession for his people, cat. 55.

Messiah. The elect under the Old Testa

ment believed in the promised Messiah, by whom they had full remission of sins, and eternal salvation, con. vii. 5. viii. 6. cat. 34.

The Ministry given by Christ to the visible church, con. xxv. 3. The maintenance thereof a duty, cat. 108. A minister of the gospel is one sufficiently gifted, and also duly approved and lawfully called and ordained to that office, con. xxvii. 4. xxviii. 2. cat. 158. By such only the word is to be read publickly and preached, and the sacraments dispensed, con. xxvii. 4. xxviii. 2. cat. 156, 158, 159, 169. Moral law. See Law.

Mortification. The regenerate have the corruption of nature mortified through Christ, con. vi. 5. And the several lusts of the body of sin, con. xiii. 1. Believers draw strength from the death and resurrection of Christ for the mortifying of sin, cat. 167.

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THE Name of Christ. That prayer be ac cepted, it is to be made in the name of Christ, con. xxi. 3. cat. 178. What it is to pray in the name of Christ, cat. 180. Why prayer is to be made in his name, cat. 181. The Name of God is only that by which men ought to swear, and therein it is to be used with all holy fear and reverence, con. xxii. 2. How the name of God ought to be used, and how it is profaned, cat. 112, 113, 114, 190. Nature. See Corruption, Original Sin, Light of Nature.

The two Natures of Christ. See Christ, Incarnation, Personal Union. The New Testament in Greek is that to which the church is finally to appeal in controversies of religion, con. i. 8. The

AN Oath, what it is, con. xxii. 1. It is a part of religious worship, ib. The name of God is that by which men ought only to swear, con. xxii. 2. cat. 108. Vain or rash swearing by his name is to be abhorred, con, xxii. 2. cat. 113. Yet, in matters of weight and moment, an oath is warrantable under the New Testament, con. xxii. 2. A lawful oath, imposed by lawful authority, ought to be taken, ib. It is a sin to refuse it, con. xxii. 3. A man must swear nothing but what he is fully persuaded is truth; neither may he bind himself by oath to any thing but what he believes to be just and good, and what he is able to perform, ib. An oath is to be taken in the plain and common sense of the words; and, in things not sinful, it binds to performance, though to a man's own hurt, or made to hereticks, con. xxii. 4. cat. 113. But it cannot oblige to sin, ib.

Obedience is due to God in whatsoever he is pleased to command, con. ii. 2. cat. 104. Christ hath performed perfect obedience to the law for us in our nature, con. viii. 4. cat. 38, 39, 48, 97. And by it purchased an everlasting inheritance in the kingdom of heaven for the elect, con. viii. 5. cat. 38. His obedience is imputed to believers, con. xi. 1. cat. 70. He hath not abolished, but much strengthened the obligation to the obedience of the moral law, con. xix. 5. Good works done in obedience to God's commands are the fruits and evidences of a true faith, con. xvi. 2. cat. 32. How the sincere though imperfect obedience of believers is accepted and rewarded, con. xvi. 6. Obedience is due to the lawful commands of a magistrate, con. xxiii. 4. cat. 127, 128.

Offices of Christ, of Mediator. See Mediator. His prophetical office, cat. 43; priestly, cat. 44; and kingly, cat. 45.

The Old Testament in Hebrew is that to which the church is finally to appeal in controversies of religion, con. i. 8. The administration of the covenant of grace under the law is called the Old Testament, con. vii. 5. The Ordinances of God given by Christ to the visible church, con. xxv. 3. The ordinances under the law, con. vii. 5. cat. 34. Those under the gospel, con. vii. 6. cat. 35. Which are fewer, and administered with more simplicity, and less outward glory; yet in them grace and salvation are held forth in more fulness, evidence, and efficacy, ib. All God's ordinances, especially the word, sacraments, and prayer, are the outward and ordinary means of salvation, cat. 154. How they are made effectual, con. xxv. 3. cat. 155, 161, 182 The neglect, contempt, or opposing them sinful, cat. 109. Original corruption. See Corruption. Original sin. See Sin.

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PAPISTS. Protestants should not marry with Papists, con, xxiv. 3.

Pardon. See Sin.

Passions to be restrained, cat. 135, 136. Passover, one of the types and ordinances by which the covenant of grace was administered under the law, con. vii. 5. cat. 34.

Patience. Patient bearing of the hand of God a duty, cat. 135. Patient bearing and forgiving of injuries a duty, ib. Peace of Conscience. See Conscience. Pedo-baptism. See Infants. Perseverance of saints. They whom God hath accepted in Christ can never totally or finally fall away from the estate of grace, con. xvii. 1 cat. 77, 79. Upon what their perseverance depends, con. xvii. 2. cat. 79. How far they may fall, con. vi. 5. xi. 5. xiii. 2. xvii. 3. xviii. 4. cat. 78. They are always kept from utter despair, con. xviii. 4. cat. 81. How they are recovered, con. xi. 5. xiii. 3.

Three Persons in the Godhead distinguished by personal properties, con. ii. 3. cat. 9, 10. The equality of the Persons proved, cat. 11. The personal union of the two natures in Christ, con. viii. 2. cat. 36, 37. By reason of this union, the proper works of each nature are accepted of God, and relied on by believers as the work of the whole Person, con. viii. 7. cat. 40.

Physick to be used moderately, cat. 135. Lascivious Pictures discharged, cat. 139. Polygamy unlawful, con. xxiv. 1. cat. 139. The Pope has no power or jurisdiction over civil magistrates, or their people, con. xxiii. iv. He is in no sense head of the church, but is Antichrist, con. xxv, 6. Powers ecclesiastical or civil, not to be opposed upon pretence of Christian liberty, con. xx. 4. Power of the keys. See Keys.

Praises to be joined with prayer, cat. 196. The Praise of any good we either are, have, or can do, not to be ascribed to fortune, ourselves, or any other creature, cat. 105. Prayer, what, cat. 178. The duty of all men, con. xxi. 3. To be made to God only, and why, con. xxi. 2. cat. 179. That it may be accepted, it is to be made in the name of Christ, by the help of the Spirit, con. xxi. 3. cat. 178. What it is to pray in the name of Christ, cat. 180. Why prayer is to be made in his name, cat. 181. How the Spirit helps to pray, cat. 182. How prayer is to be made, con. xxi. 3. cat. 185. For what and for whom we are to pray, con. xxi. 4. cat. 183, 184. Prayer not to be made for the dead, nor for those of whom it may be known that they have sinned the sin unto death, ib. Prayer, now under the gospel, is not made more acceptable by any place in which it is performed, nor towards which it is directed, con. xxi. 6. The rule of prayer, cat. 186.

The Lord's prayer, how to be used, cat. 187. It is explained in the Catechism from Question 188, to the end.

Preaching of the word a part of the ordinary worship of God, con. xxi. 5. One of the ordinances in which the covenant of grace is administered under the New Testament, con. vii. 6. cat. 35. None are to preach the word but ministers of the gospel, cat. 158. How they are to preach, cat. 159. How the preaching of the word is made effectual to salvation, cat. 155.

Predestination, con. iii. 3, 4. cat. 13. The doctrine of predestination how to be handled and used, con. iii. 8.

Preparation required to the hearing of the word, cat. 160. What preparation requisite to the sabbath, cat. 117. What to the Lord's supper, cat. 171. Prescience. See Foreknowledge. Priestly office of Christ, cat. 44. Private worship in families daily a duty, con. xxi. 6. cat. 156.

Privileges of the invisible church, and of the visible. See Church. Prodigality a sin, cat. 142.

The profession of the gospel is adorned by good works, con. xvi. 2. And ought to be attended with a conversation in holiness and righteousness, cat. 112, 167. Property in goods, dc. not infringed by the communion of saints, con. xxvi. 3. Prophecies. The covenant of grace administered by prophecies under the law, con, vii. 5. cat. 34.

The prophetical office of Christ, how executed, cat. 43.

Propitiation. Christ's one only sacrifice the alone propitiation for all the sins of the elect, con. xxix. 2.

Protestants should not marry with Papists, con. xxiv. 3.

Providence, con. v. 1. cat. 18. Events are ordered according to the nature of second causes, con. iii. 1. v. 2. God in his ordinary providence maketh use of means yet is free to work without, above, and against them at his pleasure, con. v. 3. How providence is exercised about sin, con. v. 4. See Sin. The actual influence of the Holy Spirit is required to do good works, con. xvi. 3. God's providence towards angels, cat. 19. Toward man when created, cat. 20. Is in a special manner over his church, con. v. 7. cat. 43, 45, 63. Publick worship not to be neglected, con. xxi. 6.

Punishment. See Sin. Purgatory, the scripture acknowledgeth no such place, con. xxxii. 1.

Q QUARRELLING at God's decrees and providences sinful, cat. 113. Quarrelling and provoking words sinful, cat.

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Questions that are curious or unprofitable are to be avoided, cat. 113.

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READING the scriptures a part of religious worship, con. xxi. 5. How made effectual to salvation, cat. 155. The duty of all to read them apart by themselves, and with their families, con. I. 8. cat, 156. How to be read, con. xxi. 5. cat. 157. Rebellion a sin, cat. 128.

Keconciliation with God purchased by Christ's sacrifice of himself, con. viii. 5. cat. 44.

Recreations to be moderately used, cat. 135, 136. But not on the Lord's day, con. xxi.

8. cat. 119.

Redemption, how purchased by Christ, con. viii. 5. cat. 38, 39, 40. For all the elect, and them only, con. iii. 6. To whom it is certainly applied, con. viii. 8. cat. 59. Although it was not actually wrought by

Christ till after his incarnation; yet the virtue, efficacy, and benefits of it were communicated to the elect in all ages successively from the beginning of the world, con viii. 6. How it is applied to them, con. viii. 8. cat. 58, 59.

Regeneration. See Effectual Calling. The Regenerate are all freely justified, con. xi. 1. See Justification. And sanctified, con. xiii. 1. See Sanctification. The corruption of nature remains in them, and all the motions of it are sin, con. vi. 5. But it is pardoned and mortified through Christ, ib. The use of the moral law to them, con. xix. 6. cat. 97.

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Repentance, what, con. xv. 2. cat. 75. Although it be no satisfaction for sin, nor cause of pardon, yet no pardon without it, con. xv. 3. cat. 153. Nor condemnation where it is, con. xv. 4, 6. It is every man's duty to endeavour to repent particularly of his particular sins, con. xv. 5. doctrine of repentance to be preached by every minister, as well as that of faith in Christ, con. xv. 1. To be declared to those that are offended, con. xv. 6. Resurrection of Christ, con. viii. 4. cat. 52. The effect of his own power, cat. 52. It is a proof of his being the Son of God, and of his satisfaction to divine justice, dc. ib. It is an assurance to believers of their resurrection, ib. They have fellowship with him in his resurrection, con. xxvi. 1. He rose again for their justification, con. xi. 4. cat. 52. And through the virtue of his death and resurrection they are sanctified, con. xiii. 1. cat. 75. They draw strength there for the mortifying of sin, and quickening of grace, cat. 52, 167.

The Resurrection of the dead, of the just and unjust, con. xxxii. 2, 3. cat. 87. Revelation. The divers ways of God's revealing his will, con. i. 1.

Righteousness. Man was created righteous

after the image of God, con iv. 2. cat. 17. But by sin he fell from that original righteousness, con. vi. 2. cat. 25. And since the fall no man can attain to righteousness by the moral law, cat. 94. Nor by having righteousness infused into them, con. xi. 1. cat 70. But those whom God effectually calleth, he accepteth and accounteth as righteous, by imputing the obedience and satisfaction of Christ to them, they receiving and resting on him and his righteousness by Faith, ib. See Faith, Imputation, Justification. Why the righteous are not delivered from death, cat. 85, Their state immediately after death, con. xxxii. 1. cat. 86. At the resurrection and day of judgment, con. xxxii. 3. xxxiii. 2. cat, 87, 90.

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SABBATH. By the law of nature, a due proportion of time ought to be set apart for the worship of God, con. xxi. 7. God hath in his word, by a positive and perpetual commandment, binding all men in all ages, appointed one day in seven for a sabbath, to be kept holy to himself, con. xxi. 7, cat. 20, 116. The day observed under the Old and New Testament dispensations, con. xxi. 7. cat. 116. How the sabbath is to be sanctified con. xxi. 8. cat. 117. How it is profaned, cat. 119. Why we

are commanded to remember it, cat. 121. It is a memorial of our creation and redemption, which contains a short abridgment of religion, ib. What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment, the more to enforce it, cit. 120. Why the charge of keeping the sabbath is directed to governors of families, and other superiors, cat. 118.

A Sacrament. The institution, nature, and ends of it, con. xxvii. 1. cat. 162. lts parts, con. xxvii. 2. cat. 163. Only two sacraments instituted by Christ, con. xxvii. 4. cat. 164. Which are only to be dispensed by ministers of the word lawfully ordained, con. xxvii. 4. How made effectual to salvation, con. xxvii. 3. cat. 161. The sacraments of the Old Testament were the same for substance with those of the New, con. xxvii. 5. Wherein the sacraments of baptism and of the Lord's supper agree, cat. 176. Wherein they differ, cat. 177. Sacrifice. The covenant of grace was administered under the law by sacrifices, con. vii. 5. viii. 6. cat. 34. Which signified Christ to come, ib. Who hath fully satisfied the justice of his Father. in his once offering himself a sacrifice without spot to God, con. viii. 5. cat. 44. There is no real sacrifice made for sin in the Lord's supper, con. xxix. 2. That sacrament being instituted for the perpetual remembrance of Christ's one only sacrifice in his death, con. xxix. 1. cat. 168. To which the mass is most abominably injurious, con, xxix. 2. Saints. See Believers, Communion. Not to be worshipped, con. xxi. 2. cat. 105. Salvation, not to be attained by men who do not profess the Chistian religion, be they never so diligent to live up to the light of nature, or the law of that religion which they profess, con. x. 4. cat. 60. There being no salvation but in Christ alone, ib. Who hath purchased it by his perfect obedience and sacrifice of himself, con. viii. 5. cat. 83. For all the elect, and them only, con. iii. 6. To whom the outward means are made effectual for their salvation by the Spirit, con. vii. 5, 6. xxv. 3. cat. 154, 155, 161, 182. Who worketh in their hearts faith in 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 accompany faith, con. xi. 2. cat 73. 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. x ii. 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. cat. 78. Through the continued 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 day of judgment they shall be fuily 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. 35, 71. Which satisfaction is imputed to believers, 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 its lf, 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 on 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 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, 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 original righteousness, and communion with God, and had their natures wholly corrupted, con. vi. 2. cat. 25. 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. cat. 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. cat. 29, 86, 89. Sin is pardoned for Christ's sake alone, con. xi. Î. xv. 3. cat. 70. See Justification, Sanctification. 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 we kened and mortified, con. vi. 5. xiii. 1. cat. 75. See Mortification, Sanc

tification. 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, con. v. 6. cat. 68.

Sins against the first commandment, cat. 105. Against the second, cat. 109. Against the third, cat. 113. Against the fourth, cat. 119. Sins of infe iors. 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. Against the ninth, cat. 145. 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, con, xvi. 6.

Singing of psalms a part of religious worship, con. xxi. 5.

Slandering sinful, cat. 145. Songs that are lascivious forbidden, cat. 137. 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 cver his creatures, con. ii. 2. The light of nature shewcth that God hath lordship and sovereignty over all, con. xxi. 1. Eternal sovereignty to be ascribed to God alone, cat. 196. To pray with due apprehensions of his sovereign power, cat. 185, 189.

Spirit. See Holy Ghost. Stage-plays forbidden, cat. 139. Stews not to be tolerated, cat. 139. Supererogation impossible, con. xvi. 4. Superiors, why styled fathers and mothers, cat. 125. How to be honoured, 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 inaginations 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, dc. sinful, cat. 103, 113. Supper. See Lord's Supper. Surety. Christ the surety for believers, cat. 71. Throughly furnished to execute that office, con. viii. 3. And God accepteth satisfaction from him, 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. 26, 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, ccn. 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 superstitions devices in the worship of God, cat. 109. No traditions 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, cat. 145.

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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 lawful vows, and fulfilling of unlawful, is sinful, cat. 113. Usury unlawful, cat. 142.

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WAR may be waged by Christians under the New Testament, con. xxiii. 2. The Wicked. Their condition in this life, cat. 83; immediately after death, con. xxxii. 1. cat. 86; in and after judgment, con. xxxiii. 2. cat. 89. Will. The counsel of God's will is most wise and holy, con. iii. 1. cat. 12. It is unsearchable, con. ii. 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 pracSee Scripture. Christ revealeth to his church, by his Spirit and word, the

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whole will of God in all things concerning their edification and salvation, cat. 43. Free-Will. The will of man is neither 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. Works. What are good works, and what not, con. xvi. 1. The fruits and evidences of a true and lively faith, con. xvi. 2. Their uses and ends, 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 their performance, 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, 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, con. fi. 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 himself in the scrip tures, 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 Curse.

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