A

Aaron, called by God, 112, 116
Abel, the sacrifice of, more excellent
   than that of Cain, 267; being dead,
   yet speaketh, 268; the blood of,
   speaks differently from that of
   Christ, 335
Able to save, Christ is, 174.
Abraham, made heir of the world, 57;
   his seed laid hold of by Christ, 73;
   in promising to, God made an oath,
   144, 147; obtained the promise after
   long waiting, 144; gave the tenth
   to Melchisedec, 155; by faith left
   his own country, 278; by faith sojourned in the land of promise, 279;
   by faith looked for a heavenly
   country, 280; by faith offered up
   his only son Isaac, 286; accounted
   God able to raise him from the
   dead, 288.
Acceptably, God is to be served, 338.
Adam, what was lost in, restored by
   Christ, 34.
Adulterers, God will judge, 341, 343.
Adversity, those who suffer, we ought
   to remember, 341.
Afflictions, the great fight of, 252.
Age, they of full, called perfect, 129.
Altar, that of Christians, 348.
Allusions, verbal, often made, 58.
Allegorizing, Hesychius was over
   curious in, 184; the Fathers' trifling
   in this, 184.
Ambassadors for Christ, ministers are,
'66.
Anchor, the, of the soul, safe and firm,
   148, 153; the cable or the rope of,
   compared to the word of God, 153,
   '154; prevents shipwreck, 153, 154.
Angels, inferior to Christ, 40-51; extolled by the Jews, 40: commanded
   to worship Christ, 43; compared to
   winds, 44, 45; are ministering 
   spirits, 49; fallen, passed by, 73;
   cannot intercede for us, 181; an
   innumerable company of, we under
   the Gospel are come to, 333; entertained unawares, 340.
Anointed, Christ was, with the oil of
   gladness, 46.
Anvil, an, the heart of the reprobate
   is like to, 101.
Apostle, the, and the high priest of
   our profession, Christ is, 76, 77.
Apostles' creed, 131; the, were not
   scrupulous as to words in their quotations, 227.
Apostles, no intercession can be made
   by, 181.
Apostleship, the, of Christ, connected
   with his priesthood, 106.
Apostates, fiery indignation to be expected by, 238, 245; despite done
   by, to the Spirit of grace, 248.  See
   Repentance, etc.
Arians, their error as to the divinity
   of Christ, 37.
Ark, the, of the covenant, in the Holy
   of holies, 194, 196.
Ascention, the, of Christ, removed the
   reproach of the cross, 179.
Assembling together, the Hebrews
   bidden not to forsake, 239.
Assembly, the general, of the first-born, to whom we as Christians are
   come, 334.
Assurance, the full, of hope, 144, 145;
   the full, of faith, to draw near to
   God in, 234, 236.
Augustine, frivolous in his exposition
   of "to-day," 42; what he says of
   faith, 262.
Author of the Epistle to the Hebrews,
   xxxvii. 358; the, of the Law and the
   Gospel, the same, 31; the, of eternal
   salvation, 124; the, and finisher of
   our faith, 312.
Authority, the, of the fathers, ought
   not to be too much deferred to, 85.

B
Babes, milk fitted for, 127.
Baptism, catechumens prepared for,
   131, 133; confession of the faith
   made before 131, 133.
Baptism, the doctrine of, 130, 133.
Barak, mentioned as having faith, 303.
Beasts, wild, rebellious because of
   man's sin, 57.
Bed, the undefiled, honourable, 341.
Begetting, the, of Christ, the external
   and the internal, 42.
Beginning, the, of confidence, to be
   held steadfast, 89.
Believing, to the saving of the soul,
   '260.
Binding and loosing, the power of, 102.
Bitterness, any root of, growing up,
   '325.
Blessed, the less is, by the greater,
   '160, 162.
Blessing, the, Esau wished to inherit,
   '327.
Blood, the, of bulls, etc., its effect,
   '203, 204; the, of Christ, its effect,
   '203, 204; without shedding of, no
   remission, 209, 214; the, of bulls
   and goats, could not take away sin,
   '221, 224; the, of the convenant,
   counted unholy by apostates, 248;
   unto, the Hebrews had not resisted,
   '314; the, of sprinkling, we are come
   to, 335; the, of the everlasting covenant, shed by Christ, 356.
Body, one, are they who obey the same
   rule of faith, 70; a, was prepared
   for Christ, 225, 227.
Bodies, our, to be washed with pure
   water, 234; the, of beasts, burnt
   without the camp, 348, 349.
Boldly, we ought to come, to the throne
   of grace, 109.
Boldness, we have, to enter into the 
   holiest, 234.
Bonds, those in, we ought to remember, 340.
Bread and wine, the offering of, by
   Melchisedec, misapprehended by the
   Fathers and the Papists, 164.
Brightness, the, of God's glory, the
   Son is, 35, 36.
Brotherly love, the Hebrews are exhorted to continue, 339.
Building, a, Christianity compared to, '131.
Bulls, blood of, ect., its effects, 203,
   '204.
Burnt-offerings, God had no pleasure
   in, 225, 226.

C
Cable or rope of the anchor compared
   to the word of God, 153, 154.
Cain, the sacrifice of, disapproved, 267.
Called, Aaron and Christ were, 116.
Calling, the heavenly, the partakers of,
   exhorted, 77, 78; the, of God, made
    sure by faith, 93.
Camp, the, the bodies of beasts burnt
   without, 348; Christ suffered without, 348; we are to go without,
   bearing his reproach, 349.
Canaan, how regarded a rest, 97, 98.
Candlestick, set in the sanctuary, 194.
Catechism, formerly used, 131.
Catechumens, prepared for baptism,
   '131, 133.
Causes, the proximate and the ultimate, as to Christ's sufferings, 120,
   '123, 124.
Censer, the golden, deposited in the
   Holy of holies, 194, 196.
Chasten, God does, whom he loves,
   '316.
Chastening, chastisement, the, of the
   Lord, we are not to despise, 315;
   if without, we are bastards, 317;
   for the time present, grievous, 320.
Chastisements, evidences of sin, 91;
   yield peaceable fruits of righteousness, 320.
Cherubims shadowed the mercy-seat,
   '194, 196.
Children, Christians are, through life,
   '317.
Christ, complete revelation, 33; was
   made heir of all things, 33, 34; sits
   on God's right hand, 39; is superior
   to angels, 40-51; will never cease to
   be the head of man and angels, 49; 
   is peculiarly a Son, 41; is called a
   servant, 50; is not ashamed to call
   us brethren, though elevated to
   God's right hand, 65; our pattern in
   trusting in God, 68; his sympathy
   for the tempted, 75; his twofold
   character, an Apostle or teacher,
   and a priest, 77; is superior to
   Moses, 79, etc.; is called a great high
   priest, 106; is superior to the Levitical priests, 169, etc.; is ever able
   to save, 174; is a high priest, holy,
   harmless, etc., 174, 176; needs not
   to make a daily sacrifice, 174, 177;
   sits as a priest at God's right hand,
   '178; entered into the holy place
   with his own blood, 198, 203; suffered once for all, 215, 216; came
   to do the will of God, 228; perfected
   his work by one sacrifice, 230, 231;
   procured for us an entrance into the
   holiest by his own blood, 235; to
   those who tread him under foot
   there will be dreadful vengeance,
   '246-251.
Chrysostom, his false gloss and refined
   explanation, 61; his exposition of
   chap. v. 7, 122; his view of chap.
   xi. 39, 309.
Church, in the Roman, no real Christianity left, xxii; 
   the, the restoration of, God's work, xxiv; the, is
   called God's house, 79; the, the
   master-builder of, is God, 80; the,
   is to be ruled by God's word, 116;
   the Western, not able to confute
   Novatus, 135; the, of the first-born,
   to which we are come, 334, is written in heaven, 354, 356; the pastors
   and rulers of, to be remembered and
   obeyed, 344, 352-354.
City, a having foundations, heaven so
   called, 28; the, of the living God,
   '333; a continuing, we have not in
   this world, 349.
Cloud, a, of witnesses, we are compassed with, 310.
Commandment, a, the sons of Levi
   had, to take tithes, 160; the law of
   a carnal, 169; the, a disannulling of,
   by the promise of a priest of another
   order, 171; a, given by Joseph respecting his bones, 291; the, of
   Pharaoh, not feared by Moses's
   parents, 292.
Communicate, to, not to forget, 351.
Company, an innumerable, of angels,
   we are come to, 333.
Comparison, the, between Christ and
   the high priest, 201.
Confession, the, of faith, made before
   baptism, 131.
Confidence, the beginning of, to be
   held steadfast, 89; in approaching
   God's throne, 110; their, the Hebrews exhorted not to cast away, '255.
Confirmation, the rite of, to be retained, purged from the superstition
   of corrupt ages, 134.
Conscience, not cleansed by legal rites,
   '197, 199; cleansed by the blood of
   Christ, 203, 204; an evil, our hearts
   sprinkled from, 236; a good, claimed
   by the Apostle, 354. 
Consolation, a strong, derived from
   two immutable things, 148, 151.
Consuming fire, a, God is, to apostates,
   '335, 338.
Content, to be, with what we have,
   '343.
Conversation, to be without covetousness, 343.
Corrections, become paternal, when
   submitted to, 317.
Covenant, a better; Christ the Mediator of, 184; the first, not faultless,
   '186; a new, made with Israel and
   Judah, 187; the new, described,
   '188-192; the new, made the first
   old, 193; the ark of, in the holy of
   holies, 194, 196; the first, had ordinances, etc., 194-197; the, the tables
   of, in the holiest, 196; the new,
   Jesus the Mediator of, 330, 334;
  the everlasting, the blood of, 355,
   '356.
Covetousness.  See Conversation.
Creation of the world understood by
   faith, 264.
Creator, the, the Son of God, 63.
Creed, the Apostles', 131.
Cross, the, its degradation and reproach, 62, 63, 119, 179; a source
   of comfort to the faithful, 63.
Crucify, to, the Son of God afresh,
'135, 139.

D

David, his kingdom small compared
   with that of Christ, 40; was exalted
   above angels as the type of Christ,
  '41; was king only, not a priest, nor
   any of his successors, 48; spoke in
   the person of Christ, 67; his exhortation to hear God's voice, 83; was
   celebrated for his faith, 303.
Days, the former, of trials endured by
   faith, to be called to remembrance,
'252.
Dead, Abel being, yet speaketh, 268.
   See Resurrection.
Dead works.  See Repentance, etc.
Death, through, Christ dethroned, the
   power of the devil, 71, 72; the power
   of, what it means, 72; the dread of,
   an evidence of unbelief, 73; the, of
   the testator, necessary to render
   valid a testament, 204, 208; despising of Moses' law punished with,
   '266.
Deception, hardness of heart produced
   by, 88.
Decretals, the arrogant impiety of the
   Pope's 168.
Defection, the sin of, accompanied
   with perfidy, 87.
Descent, Melchisedec was without, 155,
   '157.
Despise, to, Moses' law, visited with
   death, 266; Jesus did, shame, 313;
   to, we ought not, the Lord's chastisement, 315.
Despite, done by apostates to the Spirit of grace, 248.
Devil, the, how destroyed by Christ's
   death, 72.  See Satan.
Die, to, once, appointed to all men,
   '215.
Difference, the, between us and the
   fathers, 32; between Christ and
   Aaron, 116; between Christ and
   Moses, 167.
Diligence, necessary in order to attain
   a full assurance of hope, 144, 145.
Disannulling, the, of the previous commandment, 169.
Discern, to, between good and evil,
   '129.
Discerner, God's word is a, 104.
Disobedience, proceeds from hardness
   of heart, 84.
Doctrine, a, two things secure authority to, 78.
Doctrines, divers and strange, we are
   not to be carried away with, 345,
   '346.
Dominion, the, of man, over the world,
   lost in Adam, recovered by Christ,
   '57, 58.
Draw back, the unbelieving do, unto
   perdition, 260.
Dreadful, what is, in death, has been
   taken away by Christ, 72.
Dread of death an evidence of unbelief, 73.


E

Earth, the, receiving rain, brings
   forth fruit, 140; Christ no priest
   on, 178, 181; God spoke on, 336;
   shaken by God's voice, 336.
Eckius, his presumption in dedicating
   his mass-book to the king of Poland,
   xxiii; transferred the function of
   Christ as a priest to hired sacrificers, xxiv.
Efficacy, the, of the word, depends on
   faith, 94.
Elements, the first, the Hebrews
   stopped at, xxix; the, of the beginning of God's words, not learnt by
   the Hebrews, 127; the, of knowledge, ought to be followed by a
   higher doctrine, 131.
Elect, the, alone favoured with the
   Spirit of regeneration, 138.
Elohim, angels and judges are so
   called, but no one person, except
   God alone, 45.
End, the, of the world, what it means,
   '218.
Endless life, an, according to the power
   of, Christ was made a priest, 170.
Endured, the Hebrews had, a great
   fight of afflictions, 252.
Enemies, to be made Christ's footstool,
   '49; why allowed to exist, 60.
Enlightened, the once, it is impossible
   to recover, when they fall away or
   apostatize, 137.
Enoch, endued with faith and approved
   by God, was translated, 269.
Errors, the, of the people, the high
   priest offered for, 197.
Esau, blessed by Isaac, 289; profane
   person as, to be excluded, 326; a
   profane person, 326; sold his birthright for one meal, 327; found no
   place for repentance, 328.
Esau wished to inherit the blessing,
   '327.
Essence, the, of God, is simply one,
   '37.
Eternal.  See Judgement and Redemption, etc.
Evidences of sin, 91.
Example, the, and shadow of heavenly
   things, the tabernacle was, 178, 182.
Examples, more impressive than naked
   truth, 146.
Exhortation, addressed to us, as to
   children, 315; the word of, the Hebrews were besought to bear, 355.
Exhortations, mutual, necessary, 88,
   '241.
Exiles from God's kingdom, mankind
   have become through sin, 57.
Explanation, hard to the dull, 125.

F

Faith, produces confidence and rejoicing, 82; is ever active, 88; perseveres, 89; makes continual progress,
   '90; is combined with fear, 93; is
joined with the word, 94; doubting,
   betokens weakness, 129; towards
   God, one of the first principles, 131,
   '132; through, and patience, are the
   promises inherited, 146; to draw
   near to God in full assurance of,
   '234, 235; the substance of hope and
   evidence of unseen things, 260; the,
   of the elders, 262; of Abel, 266; of
   Enoch, 269; without, it is impossible
   to please God, 270; the, of Noah,
   '273; of Abraham, 277; of Sarah,
   '280; of Isaac, 289; of Jacob, 290;
   of Joseph, 291; of Moses, 292; of
   Rahab, 300; of other saints, 302;
   the wonderful works of, 303-310;
   the, of those who have spoken to us
   the word of God, we are to follow,
   '344.
Faithful, the, have angels ministering
   to them, 50; have the singular consolation in having Christ their leader
   prepared for glory by the cross, 63;
   are called living stones and vessels
   of honour, 70; must renounce their
   own will and wisdom, 101.
Fallen, impossible to renew the, 134,
   '135.  See Repentance.
Fallen angels passed by, 73.
Falling away, what it means, 136.
Fanatics oppose public teaching, 192.
Father, the, of Spirits, God is, 319.
Fathers, the, God had spoken to, 31;
   their authority, not to be too much
   deferred to, 85; looked for a heavenly
   rest, 97; differed from us, 98; the,
   of our flesh, minister corrections,
   '318; receive reverence, 319.
"Fathers," the, their trifling in allegorizing, 184.
Fear, the, of death, Christ has delivered us from, 72; the, of death,
   an evidence of unbelief, 73; not inconsistent with the confidence of
   faith, 93; Christ delivered from,
   '123; the, of persecution, relaxes the
   vigour of the mind, 321; ingenius
   in finding out by-ways, 323; necessary in order to serve God acceptably, 338.
Fearful thing, a, to fall into the hands
   of the living God, 251.
Feeble knees to be strengthened,
   '321.
Fiery indignation to be expected by
   apostates, 238, 245.
Fight of afflictions, the great, 252.
Finisher of our faith, 312.
Fire, ministers made a flame of, 44;
the violence of, quenched by faith,
   '303; the mount that burned with,
   '331; a consuming, God is to apostates, 335, 338.
First-born, Church of the, written in
   heaven, 354, 356.
Flesh, and blood, Christ partook of,
   '71; in the days of his, he offered
   prayers, etc., 119; the, the blood of
   bulls, etc., purified, 204; the fathers
   of our, corrected us, 318.
Follow, to, peace with all and holiness,
   the Apostle exhorts the Hebrews,
   '324; to, the faith of rulers and
   teachers of God's word, 344.
Followers, the, of the faithful, we
   ought to be, 146.
Food, solid, fit for the grown up, 128.
Footstool, the, of Christ, his enemies
   are to be made, 49.
Forerunner, our, Jesus is, 148, 154.
Fornicators, none to be allowed in the
   Church, 326; threatened with God's
   judgment, 339, 341.
Forsake, to, the assembling together,
   condemned by the Apostle, 239;
   God will never, his people, 343.
Free-will, how little it avails, 189.
Fruit, the, of our lips, being the sacrifice of praise, 349, 350.


G
Gazingstock, a, the Hebrews had been
   made, 253.
General assembly of the first-born,
   '334.
Genitive, the, used in Hebrew for an
   adjective, 37.
Gideon, an example of faith, 302.
Gift, the heavenly, what it means, 134,
   '137.
Gifts, the, of the Holy Ghost, 55; and
   sacrifices, offered by the high priest,
   '112, 180, 181, 199; the, of Abel,
   God testified of, 267.
Gladness, oil of, Christ anointed with,
   '46.
Glory, the, of the Father, invisible,
   until it shines in Christ, 35; and
   honour, man crowned with, 59; and
   Christ crowned with, for the suffering of death, 61; more, belongs to
   Christ than to Moses, 76.
God, alone renews the heart, 84; his
   word quick and powerful, 100;
   searches the heart by his word, 105;
   is not unrighteous to forget the work
   and labour of love, 140, 142; is
   faithful in his promises, 234, 238;
   will come and not tarry, 256; is the
   rewarder of those who seek him,
   '271; is the Father of Spirits, 319;
   is the judge of all, 334; shook the
   earth and heaven by his voice, 336,
   '337; is a consuming fire to apostates, 335, 338; will never leave nor
   forsake his people, 343, 344; is the
   God of peace, who works in his
   people what is well-pleasing in his
   sight through Jesus Christ, 355-357.
Godly fear, God is to be served with,
   '338.
Golden censer deposited in holy of
   holies, 194, 196.
Good, the chief, union with God, 98;
   to do, we are not to forget, 351.
Good works, to provide unto love and,
   '238, 239, 241.
Goods, taking joyfully the spoiling of
   their, 254.
Gospel, the, first herald of, 53; was
   confirmed by miracles, 54; is the
   odour or savour of life and of death,
   '102; promises salvation and denounces vengeance, 102, 103; the
   power of, ascribed to God, 103; the
   seed of, must take roots, else no
   hope of harvest, 141; can be rightly
   known only by the illumination of
   the Spirit, 137, 191, 192; is called
   the counsel of God, 151; the, a
   more excellent covenant than the
   Law, 185; the, despised, brings a
   heavier vengeance than the Law,
   '246-251.
Grace, by the, of God, Christ tasted
   death for every man, 61; the throne
   of, we are to come boldly to, 109;
   the Spirit of, done despite to, by
   apostates, 248; the, of God, we are
   not to fail of, 325; the heart ought
   to be established with, 347.
Greek translators followed by the
   Apostle, 227.
Guardian, Christ our keeper and, 70.
Guardians, the angles are, to the
   faithful, 50.

H

Halting faith, not rejected by God,
   '281.
Hammer, a, God's word is, 101.
Hand, the right, of God, what it
   means, 39.
Hands, laying on of, 130, 133; the,
   which hang down, ought to be lifted
   up, 321.
Happiness, the highest, to be found
   only in God, 96, 98.
Hardness of heart, disobedience proceeds from, 34; produced by deception, 88.
Harlot, Rahab the, saved by faith,
   '300.
Heart, in their, the Israelites always
   erred, 83, 86; disobedience proceeds from hardness of, 84; an
   evil, of unbelief, 87; heart of the
   reprobate like an anvil, 101; the
   thoughts and intents of, judged by
   God's word, 102; with a true, we
   ought to draw near to God, 234,
   '236; the, should be established with
   grace, 347.
Hearts, their, men are exhorted not
   to harden 83, 84; in their, God
   promised to write his laws, 188,
   '189; our, ought to be sprinkled
   from an evil conscience, 234,
   '237.
Heaven, Christ has entered into, to
   appear for us, 215; believers have
   in, an enduring substance, 254; to
   turn away from God speaking from,
   leads to an ineviable judgment,
   '335, 336; written in, the Church
   of the first-born, 354, 356.
Heavens, the work of God's hands,
   '47; passed into, the Son of God is,
   '106, 107; higher than the, our high
   priest is made, 176, 177; the
   throne of the Majesty in the, set on
   the right hand of, is our high priest,
   '179.
Heavenly, the calling, 77; gift, 137;
   things, 182, 214; country, 285;
   Jerusalem, 333.
Hebrews, the, the Epistle to, the
   author of, xxvii, 358, the design of,
   xxviii; their prayers asked, 355.
Heir, the, of all things, the Son was
   made, 34; the, of righteousness,
   Noah became, 277.
Heirs, the, of salvation, angels are
   sent forth to minister for, 49, 50;
   to the, of promise, God has shewed
   by an oath the immutability of his
   counsel, 148, 150; the, of the same
   promise, Isaac and Jacob were with
   Abraham, 279.
Help, to, in time of need, grace is to
   be found, 111, 112.
Helper, a, the Lord is, to all his
   people, 343, 344.
Hesychius, was over curious in allegorizing, 184.
High priest, Christ is a merciful and
   faithful, 74-76; the, of our profession, 77; a great, passed into the
   heavens, 106; an, who can sympathize with our infirmities, 107,
   '108; made an, by God, 117; called
   an, after the order of Melchisedec,
   '125; an, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, etc., 176, 177; an, who is on
   the right hand of the throne of the
   Majesty in the heavens, 178, 179;
an, of good things to come, 200, 201;
   an, over the house of God, 235; the
   Lexitical, was ordained to offer gifts
   and sacrifices, 111, 112, 181; went
   once every year into the holy of
   holies, with the blood of beasts to
   atone for his own sins and for those
   of the people, 196, 197, 215, 348.
High priest, the, offered sacrifices
   for themselves as well as for the
   people, 177; such were made by the
   Law as had infirmities, 178; comparison between, and Christ, 201.
Hilary, explains "substance" as
   meaning person, 37.
Holy Ghost, the, the words of David
   ascribed to, 93; the convincing
   power of, 102; the illumination of,
   '137.
Holiness, a fulness of, found in Christ
   as in his human nature, 64; the, of
   God, the chastised are made partakers of, 320; to follow, we are all
   exhorted, 324.
Hope, the confidence and rejoicing of,
   are to be held fast, 81, 82; is the
   constancy of faith, 82; the full assurance of, 144, 145; is to be laid
   hold on, 148, 152; is the anchor
   of the soul, 143, 153.
House, the, of God, Moses was faithful in, as a servant, 76, 78; over
   his own, Christ is faithful, as a Son,
   '77-81.
Hypocrisy, has hidden recesses in
   man's heart, 100, 101.
Hypostasis, viewed as threefold in God,
   '37.

I

Ignorant, the, who they were, 115.
Illuminated, the, Hebrews had been,
   '252.
Illumination, by the, of the Spirit, the
   Gospel is rightly known, 137.
Immutability, the, of God's counsel,
   '148, 151.
Immutable, two things, 148.
Implicit faith, the fiction of the Sophists, 282.
Impossible, to renew the fallen, 134,
   '135; that God should lie, 143.
Impress, the, of God's substance,
   Christ is, 35, 36.
Indignation, fiery, to be expected by
   apostates, 238, 245.
Infirmity, those who had, the law
   made priests, 174.
Infirmities, our, Christ sympathizes
   with, 107, 108, 115.
Inheritance, Christ obtained by, a
   more excellent name than angels,
   '40; eternal, the called receive the
   promise of, 203, 207; to the place
   which he was to receive for an,
   Abraham went when called, 278;
   none in heaven except for pilgrims
   on earth, 285.
Intercession, Christ liveth to make,
   '174, 175; cannot be made by angels,
   apostles, or martyrs, 181.
Intercourse, none with God, except
   through a priest, 114.
Isaac, and Jacob, heirs of the promise, dwelt in tents, 279; blessed
   by faith his two sons, 289.
Isaiah, a type of Christ, 68.
Italy, they of, sent salutations, 356.


J

Jacob, by faith blessed the two sons of
   Joseph, 290.  See Isaac.
Japhthae, named as an example of
   faith, 303.
Jericho, the walls of, fell through faith,
   '300.
Jerusalem, the heavenly, we are come
   to, 333.
Jesus, made lower than the angels,
   '60; the Son of God, made a great
   high priest, 106; our forerunner,
   having entered into heaven, 154;
   was made a surety of a better Testament, 173; entrance into the
   holiest by the blood of, 234, 235;
   to look into, Christians are bidden,
   '310, 313; to, the Mediator of
   the new covenant, we are come, 334;
   suffered without the gate, 348.  See
   Christ.
Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and for ever, 345; the glory
   ascribed to, 357.
Joseph, his faith referred to, 291.
Joshua, a leader to the rest of Canaan,
   '97, 98.
Joy, for the, set before him, Jesus
   suffered the cross, 312.
Judah, our Lord sprang from, 165,
   '168.
Judge, the, of all men who hear it, is
   God's word, 102.
Judgment, eternal, 130, 132; follows
   death, 215; awaits apostates, 238,
   '245.
Just, the, shall live by faith, 258.

K

Keeper and guardian, Christ being
   our, we need fear no dangers, 70.
Keys, power of the, in binding and
   loosing, 102.
Kingdom, the, of Christ, includes
   Gentiles as well as Jews, 44; the,
   of Christ, finds no rest in the world,
   '49, 60; to the, of Israel and Judah,
   Christ became a rock of stumbling,
   '68; to the, of Christ, belong the
   promises of restoration made by the
   prophets to the Jews, 69; a, which
   cannot be moved, believers receive,
   '338.
Kingdoms, subdued by faith, 301.
Knees, the feeble, ought to be strenthened, 321.
Knowledge, the true, of Christ, dissipates the darkness of all errors, 77;
   the, of the truth, they who receive
   it and sin wilfully have no remedy,
   '238, 244; the true, of God, indispensably necessary, 273.

L

Lame, the, not to be turned out of the
   way, 323.
Laugh, Sarah did, and why, 281.
Law, and the Gospel, the author of,
   the same, 31; the, contrasted with
   the Gospel, 32; the, how given by
   Christ, 52; the, not despised with
   impunity, 53; the, and the testimony, sealed by Isaiah, 69; the,
   made nothing perfect, 169, 172, 197,
   '199; the, presented a shadow of
   things to come, 221, 222; did not
   make perfect the worshippers, 223.
Laws, put in the mind and written on
   the heart, 186, 189.
Laying on, the, of hands, 130, 133.
Leader, Christ is our, if we follow his
   word, 70.
Least, from the, to the greatest, knowing the Lord, 186, 192.
Leave his people, God never will, 343,
   '344.
Legal rites, conscience not cleansed by,
   '197, 199; but by the blook of Christ,
   '203, 204.
Leprosy, the cause of Uzziah being
   struck with, 118.
Less, the, is blessed by the greater,
   '159, 161.
Levi, the sons of, had a commandment
   to take tithes, 160; payed tithes in
   Abraham, 159, 160.
Lions, the mouths of, stopped by faith,
   '303.
Lips, the fruit of our, 350.
Living way, new and, consecrated
   through the vail, 234, 235.
Love, to provoke us to, 238, 239, 241;
   brotherly, to be continued, 339.

M

Majesty, the, Christ sits at the right
   hand of, 39.
Man, God mindful of and visited, 56,
   '59; crowned with glory and honor,
   '59; for every, Christ tasted death,
   '61; the old, the will of and wisdom,
   must be slain, 101; the fear of,
   God's help dissipates, 343, 344.
Manicheus, his error, 74.
Manna, the golden pot which had the,
   '194.
Marcion, his error, 74.
Marriage, honourable in all, 341.
Martyrs cannot make intercession for
   us, 181.
Mass, the sacrifice of, not found in
   Scripture, xxiii, the argument in
   behalf of, refuted, 232, 233.
Master-builder, the, of the Church,
   '80.
Meats, the observance of, not profitable, 101.
Mediator, a, in our nature, 107, 108; 
   necessarily a man, 113; the, of a
   better covenant, 178, 184; the, of
   the New Testament, 203, 206;
   Jesus the, of the new covenant,
   '334.
Melchisedec, a type of Christ, 119; a
   king and a priest, 155, 156; without
   father, etc., 155, 157; a perpetual
   priest, 155, 158; received tithes from
   Abraham, 159, 161; his offering of
   bread and wine, misrepresented by
   the fathers and the Papists, 164.
Members, the, of Christ we must be,
   that we may have angels as ministering spirits, 50.
Men, fanatical, oppose public teaching,
   '192.
Mercy, to be obtained at God's throne
   of grace, 111; those died without,
   who despised Moses' law, 246.
Mercy-seat, cherubins shadowed the,
   '194, 196.
Milk, fitted for babes, 127.
Mind compared to a vessel, 52.
Minister, to, angels are sent, 49; the
   Hebrews did, to the saints, 143.
Minister, a, of the sanctuary, Christ is,
   '178; a, of the true tabernacle, 180.
Ministers, are ambassadors for Christ,
   '66; ought to be publicly called, 117;
   the unworthy, how to be treated,
   '117.
Miracles, confirm the truth, 54.
Moses, inferior to, Christ, xxviii;
   faithful as a servant, 81; ratified
   the covenant with blood, 209; the
transgression of his law visited with
   death, 246; was by faith hid by his
   parents three months, 292; refused
   through faith to be called the son of
   Pharaoh's daughter, 293; preferred
   affliction to the temporary pleasures
   of sin, 294; esteemed the reproach
   of Christ more than the wealth of
   Egypt, 295; by faith forsook Egypt,
   '296, disregarded the king's wrath,
   '297, kept the passover, 298, and
   passed through the Red Sea, 299.
Mount, the, that might be touched,
   '331; to the, of Sion, we are  come,
   '333.
Mummeries, of the grossest, the Papal
   Church was full, xxi.

N

Need, help in time of, found at the
   throne of grace, 111, 112.
Neighbour, his, none need to teach,
   '186. 191.
Nestorius, his error, 74.
Noah, his magnanimous faith, 274;
   was moved by fear, 275; prepared
   an ark, 276; condemned thereby
   the world, 277; became an heir of
   the righteousness which is by faith,
   '277.
Novatus, his error, xxvi; denied
   pardon to the fallen, 135, 243.

O

Oath, an, is for confirmation, 148; by
   an, God confirmed the immutability
   of his counsel, 150; allowed to
   Christians, 149; the Levites were
   made priests without, and Christ
   with, 169, 173.
Obedience, its primary cause, 70; the
chief thing, 84; learned by Christ,
   '123; ought to be rendered to those
   who rule over us, 352; to rulers,
   abused by Popish bishops, 353.
Offering, the, of the body of Jesus
   Christ once for all, 229; by one,
   Christ perfected for ever the sanctified, 230; no more, for sin, where
   remission is, 231.
Oil of gladness, Christ anointed with,
   '46.
Opportunity lost, vainly deplored, 89.


P

Papists, the, rob Christ of his glory,
   xxxviii; use fictitious miracles to
   subvert the truth, 55; deny confidence and certainty of salvation, 82;
   count ignorance a virtuous simplicity, 130.
Pardon, alone to those who repent,
   '139.
Partakers, the, children are, of flesh
   and blood, so Christ took part of the
   same, 71; holy brethren are, of the
   heavenly calling, 76, 77; believers
   are, of Christ, 89; the enlightened
   made, of the Holy Ghost, 134, 137;
   all sons are, of chastisement, 317;
   the chastised become, of God's holiness, 319, 320.
Paths, straight, made for the feet,
   '322.
Patience, through, the saints inherit
   the promises, 146; the Hebrews had
   need of, 256; the Christian race
   must be run with, 312.
Pattern, the, was shewn to Moses on
   the mount, 178, 183.
Patterns, the, of things in heaven,
   purified with sacrifices, 209, 214.
Peace, Melchisedec the king of, 155,
   '157; ought to be followed with all
   men, 324; the God of, 356.
Peace-maker, a, none can be without
   a sacrifice, 114.
Peaceable fruit of righteousness,
   yielded by chastisements, 320.
Pedobaptism, 134.
Perfect, to make, God's work, 357.
Perfection, on to, 130; not attained
   by the Levitical priesthood, 165,
   '166.
Perfidy in defection, 87.
Person, the unity of, in the two
   natures of Christ, 74.
Persons, different in the Godhead, 34.
Philosophers, the, did not know the
chief good, 98.
Pilgrims on earth, were all who died
   in faith, 284.
Pope, his arrogant impiety in his decretals, 168.
Popery, its profanations of the truth,
   xxi; destroys Christ's work, xxii;
   overleaps God's word, 33; robs men
   of assurance, 110; approves of what
   the Apostle condemns, 130.
Pot, the golden that held the manna,
   '194.
Poverty, not in itself sinful, 108.
Power, the, of binding and loosing,
   '102.
Powerful, the Word of God is, 99-103.
Powers, the, of the world to come,
   '134, 137.
Praises, public, ought to be given to
   God, 66.
Prayers, offered up by Christ, 119;
   delayed, not rejected, 123; not accepted except through a sacrifice,
   '181.
Priest, a, Melchisedec abideth continually, 158; another, arising,
   proved the Levitical was to cease,
   '165, 169; a, Christ is not, on earth,
   '181; every, offered the same sacrifices often which could not take
   away sins, 230.
Priests, no need of, now, 113; the
   Levitical, were made without an
   oath, 169, 173; were namy in succession, because they died, 174; and
   did service only in the first tabernacle, 198.
Priesthood, the Levitical, an hinderance to receive Christ, 107: the,
   the office of, belonged to the sons of
   Levi, 159; the Levitical, no perfection by, 165, 166; was changed by
   introducing another order, 167; was
   not mentioned by Moses as belonging to Judah, 163; the, of Christ,
   unchangeable, 173, 174, and spiritual, 179.
Profane person, a, as Esau, to be excluded, 326.
Profession, our, we are to hold fast
   without wavering, 107, 234, 238.
Profit, for our, God chastises us, 320.
Promise, the, of entering into rest
   being left us, we ought not to come
   short of it, 92; in making a, to
   Abraham, God sware by himself,
   '147; the, was obtained by Abraham
   after patient waiting, 147; to the
   heirs of, God confirmed it by an oath,
   '150; the, of eternal inheritance, the
   called received, 207; in the land of,
   Abraham sojourned, 279; the, not
   received by those who had a good
   report through faith, 308.
Promises, the, those who inherit, we
   ought to follow, 146; the, him that
   had, Melchisedec blessed, 161; upon
   better, the better covenant is established, 184, 185; the, not received
   by the ancient saints who died in
   faith, 283; Abraham, who had received the, yet offered up his son,
   '286; by faith the saints obtained,
   '303, 304.
Prophets, renowned for faith, 300.
Provocation, offered to God in the
   wilderness, 84, 85.
Provoke, to, unto love and good works,
   '238, 239, 241.
Purgation, effected by Christ, 38.

Q

Quake, Moses did, at Sinai, 332.
Quick, the word of God is, 100.


R

Race, the, set before us, we are to run
   with patience, 311, 312.
Rahab, through faith perished not
   with the unbelieving, 300.
Reason, the highest, God's will, 62.
Reconciliation, to make, Christ became
   our high priest, 73, 75.  See Sin,
   etc.
Redemption, its primary cause, 61;
   eternal, obtained by Christ by his
   own blood, 198, 203; the, of the
   transgressions under the first Testament, 203, 206.
Reformation, until the time of, 198,
   '200.
Refuge, to flee for, 148, 152.
Regeneration, not at present perfect,
   '132; the spirit of, the elect alone
   favoured with, 138.
Religion, superstition subversive of
   true, xxii; artfully opposed by
   Satan, xxv, 88, 129, 135.
Remedy, the, for our evils, found in
   Christ in our nature, 65.
Remembrance, the, of sins, shewed imperfection, 221, 224.
Remission, none, without shedding of
   blood, 209, 214;  where there is, no
   more suffering for sin needed, 230,
   '231.
Renew, to, the fallen, impossible, 134,
   '136.
Repentance, from dead works, 130,
   '132; not found in apostates, 138;
   when genuine, is a proof that the sin
   of apostasy has not been committed,
   '139; pardon only to those who repent, 139; no place found for, by
   Esau, 328.
Reproach of the cross, 62, 63, 119,
   '179; the, of Christ, deemed by Moses
   better than the wealth of Egypt,
   '294; we are to bear, 349.
Reproaches, by, the Hebrews had been
   made a gazing-stock, 253.
Reprobate, the, their character, 101;
   how far enlightened, 138; think that
   their afflictions come by chance,
   '316.
Resisted, the Hebrews had not, unto
   blood, 314.
Rest, God sware that the Israelites
   should not enter into his, 86; denied
   to unbelievers, 92; the promise of,
   being left, we are warned not to come
   short of it, 93; believers enter into,
   '95; not given by Joshua, as another
   is spoken of, 97; a, remaineth for
   God's people, 97; they who enter
   into, cease from their works, 98;
   how Canaan regarded as a, 97, 98;
   to enter into, we ought to laborur,
   '99.
Resurrection, the, of the dead, the
   doctrine of, 132; a better, obtained
   by faith, 304, 307.
Revelation, the fuller, the greater the
   sin of despising it, 52.
Reverence, more due to the Gospel
   than to the Law, 51; given to the
   fathers of our flesh, 318; God is to
   be served with, 338.
Reward, the great recompense of, 255.
Rewarder, God is, to those who seek
   him, 271; the, of merits, he who expects God to be, must be blind, 273.
Rewards, promised to works, depend
   on God's gratuitous promise, 142.
Right, the, to temporal blessings, restored by the Son of God, 33, 35;
   the loss of, proved by the insubordination of wild beasts, 57.
Righteous, Abel obtained witness that
   he was, 267
Righteousness, the sceptre of, 46; loved
   by the Son of God, 46; in the word
   of, those who use milk are unskilful, 127, 128; Melchisedec, the king
   of, 156; Noah became their heir of,
   '277; wrought by faith, 302; the
   peaceable fruit of, 320.
Rituals, the ancient, were symbols,
   '183; none right, except appointed
   by God, 184.
Rod, the, of Aaron, which budded, 194.
Root, none, of bitterness, ought to be
   allowed to grow, 325.
Roman Church, full of the grossest
   mummeries, xxi; no real Christianity left in the, xxi.  See Pope, Popery, etc.
Rule, those who have, over us, ought
   to be remembered, 344, and obeyed,
   as they watch over our souls, 352.


S
Sabbath, perpetual, in heaven, 98;
   the, the design of, 99.
Sabellians, their error, 37.
Sacrament, the, the very soul of, the
   word, 212.
Sacrifice, Christ has no need to offer
   up, daily, 177; by the, of himself,
   Christ at the end of the world once
   appeared to put away sin, 217; refused by God, hence Christ came,
   '225-228; Christ, having offered one,
   for sins, sat down on God's right
   hand, 230, 231; no more, for sins
   to those who sin wilfully, 238, 243,
   '244; a more excellent, offered by
   Abel, 266; the, of praise, to be
   offered to God, 349.
Sacrifices, every high priest was ordained to offer, 112, 180, 181; could
   not make perfect as to the conscience,
   '199, 221; with better, than those
   under the Law, heavenly things
   were to be purified, 214; in those,
   under the Law, there was remembrance of sins every year, 224; those
   offered often, they could never take
   away sins, 230; the, of doing good
   and of communicating, God is well
   pleased with, 351.
Saints, the, to minister to, approved,
   '140, 143; the, overcome all trials
   by faith, 304-307.
Salvation, to the heirs of, angels minister, 50; so great, to neglect, incurs
   inevitable ruin, 53; the captain of
   our, made perfect through sufferings, 63; the author of, Christ is
   become, to all who obey him, 124;
   the things which accompany, 141;
   unto, Christ will appear the second
   time, 219-221.
Samson, an example of faith, 303.
Samuel, his faith referred to, 303.
Sanctifieth, he that, and the sanctified,
   are all of one, 64; the blood of bulls,
   etc., to the purifying of the flesh,
   '204.
Sanctify, Christ does, his people with
   his own blood, 348.
Sanctuary, the, a minister of, Christ is
   as a high priest, 179; a worldly, the
   first covenant had, 194; the, brought
   into, by the high priest, was the
   blood of beasts, burnt without the
   camp, 348.
Sarah, through faith conceived, 280;
   judged God faithful, 281; did laugh,
   and why, 281.
Satan, artfully opposes religion, xxv;
   we are delivered from his tyranny
   by the death of Christ, 72; advances
   stealthily and by degrees, 88, 136;
   promotes falsehoods and delusions,
   '129.
Save, to, Christ is able, 174.
Saving, to the, of the soul, 260.
Sceptre, the, of Christ, 46.
Schisms, the origin of, 241.
Scourge, God does, every son, 316.
Scriptures, the, perverted by the Jews,
   '45; not given, to silence the voice
   of teachers, 358.
Seed, the, of the word must strike
   roots, else no harvest, 140, 141.
Servants, the, of God, ever bring blessings with them, 307, 308.
Severity, the, used by the Apostle
   mitigated, 141.
Sharper, the word is, than a two-edged
   sword, 103.
Sheep, the, ever know their shepherd's
   voice, 71.
Shem, the conjecture that he was Melchisedec, not probable, 158.
Shepherd, the good, his object, 93;
   the great, of the sheep, our Lord
   Jesus, 356.
Shew-bread palced in the sanctuary,
   '194.
Shipwreck, prevented by the anchor,
   '153.
Sin, chastisements are evidences of,
   '91; Christ will appear the second
   time without, 220; in burnt-offerings for, God had no pleasure, 225-227; 
   no offering for, where remission is, 231; to sin wilfully, what it
   means, 243;  the pleasures of, renounced by Moses, 294; the, which
   easily besets us, 311, 312; by striving against, the Hebrews had not
   resisted unto blood, 314; the blood
   for, brought by the high priest unto
   the sanctuary, 348.
Sins, reconciliation made for, by Christ,
   '74, 75; sacrifices for, made by every
   high priest, 112; he offered for his
   own, and for those of the people,
   '115; daily sacrifices for, Christ has
   no need to offer, 177; the, of his
   people, God will not remember, 186;
   the, of many Christ once suffered to
   bear, 219, 220; no more conscience
   of, were they removed by sacrifices,
   '221-224; were never taken away by
   sacrifices, 230; no more sacrifice for,
   as to those who wilfully fall away,
   '243.
Sion, to the mount of, we are come,
   '333.
Slothful, we ought not to be, 144.
Sojourner, a, Abraham became by
   faith, 279.
Soldiers, discharged, Christians are
   not, until they die, 315.
Solomon, why called a Son, 42; marriage sone for, 45; his kingdom
   small, compared with that of Christ,
   '43.
Son, Christ called the, a, and my, 31,
   '39, 44, 76, 112, 119, 174; the, of
   God, 106, 135, 155, 246; Abraham
   offered up his only-begotten, 286;
   Moses refused to be called the, of
   Pharaoh's daughter, 293; every,
   whom God receiveth, he scourgeth,
   '316.
Sophists, their false notions, 61; pervert the words, "God is not unrighteous," 142; 
   their frigid glosses,
   '272; their fiction as to implicit faith,
   '282.
Soul, saving of the, 260.
Spirit, the Holy.  See Holy Ghost.
Spirits, the Father of, 319; to the, of
   just men made perfect, 334.
Spoiling, the, of their goods, the Hebrews took joyfully, 254.
Strangers on earth, were all who died
   in faith, 282; to entertain, we are
   not to forget, 340.
Substance, enduring in heaven, 254;
   the, of things hoped for, 260.
Sufferings of Christ, the proximate and
   ultimate causes as to, 120, 123, 124.
Superstitions, subversive of true religion, xxii.
Supremacy, Christ was inaugurated
   into his, by the Cross, 63.
Sure and stedfast, the anchor of hope
   is, 153.
Surety, a, of a better covenant, Jesus
   was made, 169, 173.
Swear, God did, that the unbelieving
   should not enter into his rest, 92;
   and by himself, that he would bless
   and multiply Abraham, 147; men
   do, by the greater, 148; the Lord
   did, that Christ should be a priest
   for ever, 169.
Sword, the word sharper than a two-edged, 103.
Symbols, the ancient rituals were, 183.
Sympathy, the, of Christ, 107, 108,
   '115.


T
Tabernacle, Christ the minister of
   the true, 178, 179; the first, called
   the sanctuary, and the second, the
   holy of holies, 194, 197; the, a figure
   for the time of the Law, 194, 197; a
   greater and a more perfect, 198, 202;
   those who serve the, have no right to
   the altar that belongs to Christians,
   '348.
Table, the, and the shew-bread, placed
   in the sanctuary, 194.
Tables, the, of the covenant, deposited
   in the ark, 194.
Teach his neighbour, none will need
   to, 186, 191.
Teacher, the only true, Christ is, 69.
Teachers, the, and authors of their
   own wickedness, men are, 84; the
   Hebrews ought to have been, 127.
Teaching, public, opposed by fanatical
   men, 192.
Tears, Esau sought the blessing with,
   '327.
Tempted, the, Christ is able to succour,
   '73, 76.
Terrible, the sight was at Sinai, 332.
Testament, a, when of force, 204,
   '208.
Thorns, the earth which bears, is nigh
   destruction, 140.
Throne, the, of grace, 109.
Time, the seasonable, will not always
   continue, 89; of reformation, 198,
   '200.
Times, the last, 33.
Timothy, set at liberty, 358.
"To-day," Augustine frivolous in his
   interpretation of, 42.
Tongues, the gift of, its design, 55.
Top, the, of his staff, Jacob worshipped
   on, 290.
Transgressions, the redemption of,
   '203, 206.
Translators, the Greek, followed by
   the Apostle, 227.
Trials, former days of, to be called to
   remembrance, 252.
Trifling, the foolish, of the fathers, in
   allegorizing, 184.
True, opposed to what is typical, 180;
   opposed to what is hypocritical, 237.
Trumpet, the sound of, on Sinai, 332.
Type, a, of Christ, Isaiah was, 68, and
   Melchisedec, 119.
Tyranny, the, of the devil, we are delivered from, by the death of Christ,
   '72.


U
Unbelief, an evidence of, the fear of
   death, 73; the, of the fathers, 83;
   a wicked heart of, 87, 88; the cause
   of all sins, 91, 92; deprived the
   Israelites of the promised land, 92;
   their example of, a warning to us,
   '98.
Union with God, the chief good, 98.
Unity, ought to be cultivated by all
   who mainly agree in the faith,
   '241.
Unrighteousness, God merciful to, 186.
Uzziah, smitten with leprosy, the cause
   of, 118.


V
Vail, within the, 148, 154; through
   the, a way consecrated, 234, 235.
Vengeance, belongs to God, 249
Verbal allusions often made, 58.
Vices, the, of their fathers, were followed as virtues by the Jews, 84.
Vivifying killing, effected by the Gospel, 102.
Voice, the, of God, shook the earth and
   the heaven, 336, 338.
Volume, in the, of the book, 225,
   '228.


W
Warnings, a bridle to keep us in fear
   and humility, 138.
Watch, they who rule do, over our
   souls, 352.
Water, pure, our bodies to be washed
   with, 234.
Wavering, without, to hold fast our
   profession, 234, 238.
Way, the, to the holiest, not open,
   '197; a new and living, consecrated
   through the vail, 234, 235.
Weakness and unprofitableness, the,
   of the previous commandment, 169.
Weight, or burden, every, we are to lay
   aside, 311.
Whoremongers, God will judge, 341, 
   '342.
Wild beasts rebellious because of
   men's sins, 57.
Wilderness, provocations offered to
   God in the, 84, 85.
Wilfully to sin, what is means, 243.
Will, the, of God, Christ came to do,
   '225, 228.
Wine, the offering of bread and, by
   Melchisedec, 164.
Witnesses, two or three, required in a
   capital offence, 246; we are encompassed with a cloud of, 310.
Word, the, of God, they who turn away
   from, have not Christ, 70; compared to a two-edged sword, 103;
   is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, 104; 
   being without, we can have no faith, 282;
   those who have spoken, it to us
   ought to be remembered, 344.
Work, to, in the Hebrews what was
   well-pleasing, God was implored, 357.
Works, good, to provoke unto, 241.
World, the, was made by the Son, 33;
   the, to come, the renovated by
   Christ, 58; the end of, what, 228;
   the creation of, understood by faith,
   '264.
World to come, powers of the, 134, 137.
Worship, all modes of, spurious, not
   approved by God, 184.

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Yesterday, to-day, and for ever, Jesus
   Christ the same, 345.
Yoke, the, of Christ, undertaken, not
   by force, but spontaneously, 67.