ductive influence; natural and moral; how used by Edwards; nothing comes to pass without
11. 26-whatsoever begins to be must have one, the first dictate of common and natural sense;
to deny this, all arguing from effects to causes ceases; no proof of a being of a God, &c. by
argument 27, 28-of any thing must be proportionable and agreeable to the effect 28-is any
antecedent on which the existence, or kind or manner of existence depends 29-of an event
cannot be and yet the event not connected with it 46-of an effect, is a true ground or reason
ef its existence 47-of an act of the will is a motive 53-is something that is the ground or
reason of a thing by its influence 60-is that which has productive influence prevalently so as
thereby to become the ground of another thing 60-efficient 81-of the acts of the will which
are excited by motives, are motives; efficiency of, necessarily followed by effects 115-of dis-
positions or acts of the mind, not that in which their virtuousness or viciousness consists 119-
of being, being the author of, having a hand in (applied to God, &c.), how to be understood
122-and effect terms of opposite signification 125-used as occasion, in the case of the sun's
being so of cold and darkness 160-is some antecedent ground or reason why a thing begins to
be 172-power and efficacy of, seen only by the effect 173 Note-God the efficient one of
things and the final one for which they are made 222-there must be a stated one for a stated
effect 319-permanent, how proved; fixed because the effect is so abiding through so many
changes; internal because the circumstances are so various; powerful because the means it has
to overcome are so great; applied to the wickedness of mankind from the depravity of nature
363-God the efficient one of virtue in man 558-a being may be the determiner and disposer
of an event and not properly an efficient or efficacious cause 579.

CAUSE-nature of not to be judged from effect when the cause is only causa sine qua non III. 290.
CENSORIOUSNESS-not so inconsistent with true godliness as some imagine III. 294.

CENSURE-on ministers, because they seem in comparison with others cold, &c. III. 394-mode of,
in prayer, &c. 395.

CERTAINTY-the same as metaphysical necessity, how II. 10-of connection of subject and predi
cate, how, intrinsically, dependently, consequentially II. 11.

CHANCE-used for manner of event II. 15-used by an author quoted, as something done without
design 82.

CHANGE of state, necessary to an actual interest in the blessings of redemption, what II. 466.
CHARNOCK, Mr.-quotation from I. 610.

CHIEF END-Opposite to inferior end II. 193.

CHILDREN-apparently innocent, not really so III. 240.

Children of wrath; meaning of the term II. 429-432.

CHOICE-in many cases arises from nature, &c. II. 15-power of, belongs to man, or the soul, not
to the power of volition itself 18-to touch some particular square of a chess-board, considered
37-an act of, a comparative act 57-question as to the different objects of, in the Divine
mind 148.

CHRIST-future promised advancement of his kingdom an unspeakably glorious event; time of a
vast increase of knowledge III. 445-Christ labored and suffered much in order to the glory
and happiness of that day 447; great number of inhabitants on earth in that day 448-doc
trine of the necessity of his satisfaction most important 542-reasons of love and honor to,
required of us 543.

Christ-his people should openly profess respect to him in their hearts as well as a true notion of him
in their heads; shown from the nature of things I. 119-his coming into the world or taking upon
him our nature, &c. 396; his incarnation and the fulness of time in which it was accomplished
397-reasons why he came no earlier 398; its greatness and remarkable circumstances and con-
comitants; his righteousness, how distributed; obeyed the law to which he was subject as man,
&c. 404; as a Jew; the mediatorial law, &c. 405- his obedience perfect; performed in the
greatest trials, &c.; with infinite respect to the honor of God, &c.; his obedience in private life
406; public ministry; its forerunner John the Baptist 407; his baptism; his work; in preaching;
working miracles; multitude and mercy 408-the virtues he exercised and manifested 409-his
satisfaction for sin or sufferings and humiliation; in infancy; in his private life at Nazareth;
during his public life from his baptism to his being betrayed 413; his last humiliation
and sufferings 414; how capacitated for accomplishing the end of his purchase; resurrec
tion 431; ascension 432-how he accomplished it 433-doctrine of his satisfaction for sin con
sidered 582.

Christ-the acts of the will of his human soul holy yet necessary; proved from Scripture II.
86-91; also rewardable 91-94-voluntary in all he did 92, 93-in a state of trial 94; no need
of his sufferings for that which is not sin 98-though he died for all, yet there is something
particular in the design of his death with respect to such as he actually intended should be
saved 179-by his death, his fulness abundantly diffused 209-love of, to the church coincides
with his love to himself by virtue of their union with him 219-the church the glory of 227-
his last and highest end, God's glory; not to be understood, that he had no regard for his own
glory 231-salvation of, for God's name's sake 237-example of, would have an influence on
those who live under the gospel but for the dreadful depravity of nature 367-by eminence
called the elect or chosen of God 535, 537-the example of ministers 111. 593-an admirable
conjunction of diverse excellencies in; and what they are IV. 180-182; such as would have
been deemed incompatible; what these are 182-186; how they appear in his acts 186-193-to
be the future Judge of the world 207; reasons why he, rather than the Father or Holy Ghost
should be so 208-210.

CHRISTIANS-should treat each other with gentleness and humility III. 357.
CHUBE, WM.-his scheme of liberty inconsistent and destroys itself II. 53-holds to the influence of
motives and yet the influence of motives is consequent on the volition or choice of the mind 53-
calls motives the passive ground of the will's action, absurd 54; a supposed explanation of that
view considered 55-asserts that volition does not always follow the strongest motive 55-sup
poses that the event follows an antecedent, as the ground of its existence not only that has no

tendency to it, but a contrary tendency 56-supposes the will to be wholly dependent
wholly independent on motives 57-considers necessity to be utterly inconsistent wit
and yet that volition is the effect of volition 58-means not only external actions b
choice, when he speaks of free actions as the produce of free choice; absurd 58, 5
that motives are causes of the acts of the wifl 59; yet speaks of motives as exe
moving the will 60-his meaning of the word action unintelligible and inconsistent
method of demonstrating the moral perfections of God 168.
CHURCH-of Christ, called the fulness of Christ II. 209-the marriage of the, to her so
her God III. 559.

Church visible-who are to be undertsood as its members I. 89-none according to Script
admitted into but visible saints or Christians 95-not two churches, one visible and
real 96-no one ought to be admitted to it but such as make a profession of real piety 1
CLARK, Dr. SAMUEL-evades the argument to prove necessity of volition II. 51-supposes
understanding to be the same 52-quoted 77-allows necessity to be consistent with
perfect freedom 144, 145 Note.

CLARK, Rev. PETER-letter from I. 201.

COLMAN, Dr.-letter to; narrative of surprising conversions III. 231.

COMFORT-instances of remarkable effects of III. 287—no certain sign of its beag of the r
because preceded by terrors IV. 458.

COMING of Christ-a spiritual one prophesied of before his coming to judgment I. 552.
Coming to God, for mercy, things needful to IV. 423.

COMMAND-the proper object of II. 99-the being of a good state or act of the will, most
commanded 103-and invitation come much to the same, the difference only circum
in invitation the will arises from the goodness of kindness, in command from that of a
105-cannot be satisfied by a volition of a different nature from the required one, an
nating on different objects; illustration of excellent father and ungrateful son 106, 107
things which are contrary to them, are in a sense agreeable to his will 515-and pro
of God, only significations of our duty and his nature 519-of God, and manifestatio
will not the same thing; the command always implies a true desire that the thing com
should be done 559-the fourth, is it perpetual? IV. 619-the main objection that t
enjoined is not moral, considered 620.

COMMON-Common inclination or common dictates of inclination often so called III 540.
OMMON SENSE-why it appears contrary to, that things which are necessary should be w
praise or blame II. 127-131-agreeable to, that things which are necessary by a moral n
should be worthy of praise and blame 131-136-does not call up the question, how
is determined, &c. in usually deciding on the worthiness or faultiness of actions 13
according to, natural necessity, &c. excuses from blame; moral does not; the influer
good motive renders an action none the less good 153-agreeable to, that God and sain
the highest possible freedom 136-at viance with, Arminian principles 173, 181-ag
to, not only that the fruit or effect of a good choice, but the good choice itself, yea the
dent good disposition, temper or affection of mind from whence proceeds the good c
virtuous 382-contrary to, the Arminian scheme of God's grace, &c. 584.
COMMUNION, full-humble inquiry into qualifications for; reasons for writing the work I. ¦
question stated 89-those who are admitted should be, by profession, godly or gracious p
meaning of this 93; reasons for believing that none but such as in the eye of Christian ju
are so should be admitted 94-149; from the word of God 94-no quality that is transi
vanishing can be fitness for a standing privilege like this 237-no fitness for in persons, in
selves, who if known would not be fit to be adinitted by others: that rule of which if atte
would cause that the greater part of communicants would be unfit cannot be a divine one
COMPLACENCE-love of, delight in beauty II. 263.

CONCEPTION of passions and moral things in others, obtained by transfer of the ideas of such
from consciousness in our own minds into their place II. 286.

CONCERN, great about religion-beginning of, in Northampton III. 233, 234; made a great alt
in the town, &c. 325; consequences stated; case of scoffers ; &c., extends to other place
CONCERT of prayer-history of its rise in Scotland; the days appointed and reasons of qu
435; use of it 436; proposed by private letters and why; success and where; the me
printed and sent to America 437-motives to induce compliance 439, 458; the good ter
of it, &c. 462; encouragement in the Word of God 464-objections to it answered 465
sons for prayer at the same time; visibility of union 467; not pharisaical 471; conside
reference to prophecies 472--504-two things to be united in carrying it into effect 507.
CONDESCENSION-infinite, not unworthy of God, but infinitely to his honor and glory II. 218.
CONDITION as commonly used, means any thing that may have the place of a condition in
ditional proposition, and as such is truly connected with the consequent, &c. IV. 67.
CONNECTION and dependence, essential to the relation of cause and effect II. 46-necessa
antecedents and consequents; does not prevent the success of means 137.
CONSCIENCE-a natural sense II. 132.

Conscience, natural-in what it consists; disposition to approve or disapprove of the moral
ment between us and others, from a determination of the mind to be easy or uneasy, in
sciousness of our being consistent or inconsistent with ourselves, and the sense of dese
287-and will, extend to all virtue and vice in a mind that does not confine itself to a p
sphere, and how 288-though it implies no such thing as actual benevolence to being in
ral, or delight in such a principle, yet God has established it, that it should approve or con
the same things as are approved or condemned by a spiritual sense or virtuous taste 289, 3
implanted in all men to be in God's stead, an internal judge or rule to all whereby to distin
right and wrong 297-consists chiefly in a sense of desert or the natural agreement betwee
and misery 298-the moral sense common to mankind in, cannot be said to be a senti
arbitrarily given by the Creator without any relatio to the necessary nature of things 302

CONSCIENTIOUS-no other principles of which human nature is under the influence, will make men
so, but fear or love III. 56.

CONSCIOUSNESS-identity of, depends wholly on a law of nature and so on the sovereign will and
agency of God II. 487.

CONSEQUENTIAL END-what II. 197.

CONSIDERATION-want of, cannot be that in which all moral evil consists II. 116.
CONSTRAINT-opposed to liberty in common speech II. 18.

CONTINENT-the old, has had honor put upon it by God in the purchase of redemption; not un-
likely he may do so to the new in the most glorious application of the same III. 314-reasons
for supposing this 316.
CONTINGENCE, Contingency-sometimes used for manner of event II. 15-as opposed to all neces
sity belongs to the Arminian notion of liberty 181, 182-inconsistent with the Arminian notion
of self-determination 25, 82-an efficient nothing, effectual no cause 28, 29, 37 Note-under-
stood as opposite not only to all constraint but to all necessity 46-absolute used for without
any cause, any manner or reason of existence, or for any dependence upon or connection with
God's foreknowledge of them 80-used to mean without any cause at all 82-inconsistent with
75-of events without all necessity, inconsistent with necessity of certainty of connection and
consequence 137-implies or infers that events may come into existence or begin to be without
dependence on any thing foregoing as their cause, ground or reason 169-what is its meaning as
applied to the will 514-as held by some contradicted by themselves, if they hold to fore-
knowledge of God 515.
CONTINGENT-When a thing is said to be so; when connection with causes is not discovered; without
our foreknowledge or design; no fixed and certain connection II. 13-things so, in existence
when uncaused 28, 33; when there is an equal possibility of their being or not being 513.
CONTROVERSY-the point of that at Northampton with Mr. Edwards I. 198, 199—no objection that
Mr. Edwards's doctrine was beside it 199.

CONVERSION-a work done at once, not gradually; evident from instances recorded in Scripture;
because compared to a work of creation II. 591; to a resurrection 592-error in notions of a
clear work of III. 45-comfort of many in false, comes after what manner 81-Scripture rep-
resentations of, imply a change of nature 156-does not root out natural temper; yet grace
does much to correct it; the change a universal one 157-after they have once obtained what
they call theirs, an end to many persons' seeking 180-a condition of justification; why IV.
118-great distress no certain sign of 457-no work of the law in the conviction of guilt a cer-
tain sign of 558; or having had great convictions of sin; true submission of the heart to God's
sovereignty is so 459.

Conversion of children and friends, some doubt if they pray more for them than for others if it
be right, &c. III. 309.

CONVICTION Spiritual of the judgment, what III. 128, 135-a degree of, of the truth of religion
arises from the common enlightenings of the Spirit of God 135-of the truth of invisible
things, extraordinary impressions made on the imagination may beget it 136-how men judge
of their own 152-corruption of the heart under legal 242 process of, from the awakenings
of conscience, &c. 243-245.

COOPER, Mr.-preface of his to Mr. Edwards's Marks of a work of the True Spirit I. 519-his testi-
mony to the work of grace, &c. 520-522-commends Mr. Edwards and his work 523.
COROLLARIES from proof of God's foreknowledge of the voluntary actions of moral agents II. 67-70.
CORRUPTION of nature, may be resolved into spiritual pride and worldly-mindedness III. 354.
COUNSELS of God, their stability and perpetuity connected with his foreknowledge and so repre-
sented in the Scriptures II. 71-and invitations, manifestations of God's preceptive will 167.
COVENANT-form of, by Mr. Edwards I. 60-duty of God's people publicly to own it 106; proved
from Scripture 107-109-distinction by some divines between internal and external, what? 110-
compliance with the external also implies the performance of its inward condition-meaning of
owning the baptismal 111-mere promise of one that he will believe in Christ, not to own it 112
-outward, what? 113-draught of offered by Mr. Edwards to his people 201, 202—distinction
external and internal no help to Mr. Williams 234.

CREATION-God had an end in it I. 565-mankind the principal part of the visible 566-the only
thing wherein men differ from the inferior, is in intelligent perception and action 567.
Creation of the world, God's faithfulness or fulfilment of promises to his creatures could not be
his last end in II. 197-God's ultimate end in, means the original ultimate end 198-ultimate
end in, the ultimate end in all that God does; and so the ultimate end of the works of Provi-
dence is the ultimate end of creation 198, 223-God's end in, properly an affair of divine reve-
lation 199-w.atever attainable by, which is in itself most valuable and was so originally prior
to, worthy be God's last end in; therefore if God himself is capable of being his own end,
reasonab hat he had respect to himself as his last and highest end in 200-an effect or con-
sequence simply and absolutely good and valuable in itself is an ultimate end of God's creating
the world 203, 204-last end of God in, that there might be a glorious emanation of his infinite
fulness, and the disposition to communicate or diffuse his own infinite fulness, was what excited
him to create the world; and so the emanation itself was aimed at by him as the last end of
creation 207; objections against the above view considered 211-221-God his own last end in,
proved from Scripture 222-tbe moral part the end of all the rest of 223-God's last end of,
whatever appears to be his last end in the main works of his providence towards the moral
world 224-ultimate end of but one 252-design, God's in to manifest his glory IV. 556.
CREATURES as God's last end, the doctrine of, against God's self-sufficiency and independence II.214
DAMNED-nothing that they do or ever will experience can be any sure sign of grace IV. 454.
DEATH-the universal reign of, proves that men come sinful into the world II. 372-spoken of in
the Scriptures as the chief of calamities; also testimony of God's displeasure 373, 377, 378-
of infants, strange on the idea of death as a benefit 375-to suppose it not a calamity but as a
favor in consequence of Adam's sin, contrary to the doctrine of the gospel that the second

Adam came to remove and destroy that death which came by the first Adam 376-o
proves their sinfulness 378-as threatened to Adam, must be understood by the natur
life to which it is opposed; meant as punishment as opposed to that life which was
reward 390-mentioned in the Scriptures as the punishment of sin, what? 391-393—v
understood by the threatening of, to Adam, was a real connection between the sin and
inent; also that he should be exposed to death for one transgression without any ot
403; the sentence need not be executed in its utmost extent on that day; and was par
the spiritual death of Adam.

DECREES of God are no more inconsistent with human liberty on account of the necessit
event, than his foreknowledge II. 76-Calvinistic doctrine infers no more partiality than
the Arminian doctrine of God's omniscience and prescience 81-doctrine of, proves the
not possible for Christ to sin and so fail in the work of redemption 89-observations
such a relation between all of them as makes most excellent order 514-all that follo
absolute, unconditional, irreversible, is that it is impossible but that the thing decreed sl
of our everlasting state not before our prayers and strivings 515-all that is inter
that when God decrees all that comes to pass, all events are subject to the disposal o
dence, &c. 532-of sin in the Scriptures argues no insincerity in God's commands, inv
&c. 532-God has regard to conditions in, as he has regard to wise order and conne
things 540-God must be conceived in, as having a consideration of the capableness or
of means to obtain an end before he fixes on the means 541-of the eternal damna
the reprobate, not to be conceived of, as prior to the fall, &c. as the decree of the
glory of the elect is 542-must be conceived of in the same order as antecedent to and
quent on another, as God's acts in the execution of these decrees 543-objected to on the
that the doctrine implies God may do evil that good may come; answered, that God n
that evil should come to pass and permit that it may come, that good may come of it 5
DEPENDENCE on others for the good we need or desire derogates from the freeness of good
doing good to them from self-love II. 221-on future time, the sin and folly of, shown I
when men act thus; if they set their hearts on the enjoyments of this life; explaine
when proud of their wordly circumstances 350; when they envy others; when they re
are easy to-day 351; when they neglect any thing to be done before they die; if they
which must be undone 352; why should we not do so? no promise of God, that we sh
another day; so many ways and means to bring life to an end 353; the doctrine improv
DEPRAVITY of Nature, total-doctrine of, supposes no other necessity of sinning than moral
sity, no other inability than moral inability II. 177—cannot be objected to from the
number of innocent and kind actions than crimes 325-seen not only in that they univ
commit sin who spend any long time in the world, but that men are so prone to sin tha
ever fail of immediately transgressing God's law, &c.; proved from the Scriptures 326-
of, appears from this, that he has a prevailing propensity to be continually sinning again
327-remaining in the hearts of the best saints, shown by Scripture 328-proved by proj
to fall into idolatry 331-336; by men's disregard of their own eternal interests 337-34
pears not in propensity to sin in some degree, but it is so corrupt that its depravity show
men are or tend to make themselves to be of such an evil character as shall denominate
wicked according to the covenant of grace 341; proved from the Scriptures; description
declarations of, not confined to former times 343, 344, 345, 346, 347; from the great vari
powerful means used at various periods to restrain the wickedness of men and promot
religion 348-360-not necessary to account for sin because Adam sinned, considered 36
because free-will is a sufficient cause; disproved 364-proved from death and the necess
afflictions, &c. 372-374-original, proved from wickedness being often spoken of in Scr
as a thing belonging to the race of mankind, and as if it were a property of the specie
413; such are the passages which speak of the wickedness of the children of men; of the
of man, sons of men 406; of the world 407; as being man's own; of mankind as wicked
birth; childhood; youth, &c. 408-411-objection against from the Arminian notion of the
dom of the will examined 473-475-how accounted for by the operation of natural prin
which were in man in innocence left to themselves 476—of the heart, in Adam's posteri
be considered as the first existing of a corrupt disposition in their hearts; not to be looke
as sin belonging to them as distinct from their participation of Adam's first sin; but the d
vity of nature remaining an established principle in the heart and exhibited in its operations
consequence and punishment of the first apostasy and brings new guilt 482; illustration fr
tree, &c. 483 Note-various objections against, considered and answered 495-508.
DESERT a sense of, essential to the affections of gratitude and anger II. 281-of sin, in an awak
conscience, a sense of its desert of the resentment of God 298.

Desert-of punishment, notion of I. 582-584.

DESIGN-of God, in doing and ordering as he does, the same as purpose or decree II. 179.
DESIRE-how distinguished from will II. 2-to prevent or excite future acts of the will possible

and endeavors against the exercises of a fixed habit with which men may be said to be unab
avoid these exercises, remote ones; how? as to time; as to nature 103-and willingness
inward duties in such as do not perform them, has respect to them only indirectly and
motely; is no willingness, but something else is the object of those volitions and desires 10
earnest, and longings after salvation no certain sign of grace IV. 462.

DETERMINING, among external objects of choice, not the same with determining the choice its

II. 24.

DIFFERENCE-objects without, cannot be different objects of choice II. 148-only constitutes

from it in excess, but also in defect, or not only in positive transgression or doing what is for.
Didden, but also in withholding what is required II. 329.
DISAPPOINTMENT-no such thing as real in God II. 518.
DISCIPLES-how used in the New Testament I. 101.

DROBEDIENCE-what II. 99.

DISPENSATIONS-No part of divinity attended with so much intricacy as to state the precise agree-
ment and difference between those of Moses and of Christ I. 160.
DISPOSITION-Strength of, a vile one, an aggravation of wicked acts II. 134-or sense of the mind
which consists in a determination of the mind to approve and be pleased with secondary beauty,
considered simply, has nothing of the nature of true virtue 277-idea of, or tendency, comes to
us, by observing what is constant or general in event, under a great variety of circumstances;
above all, when the effect or event continues the same through great and various opposition,
much and manifold force and means used to the contrary not prevailing to hinder the effect
310-continued exercise of an evil, in repeated actual sins, tends to strengthen it more and
mbre 328-of the mind which is a propensity to act contrary to reason, a depraved disposition
338-guilt arising from the first existing of a depraved one, in Adam's posterity not distinct
from their guilt of Adam's first sin 482.

DIVINITY-the duty of a Christian to grow in knowledge of IV. 2; proved 6-11-the, or doctrine
which comprehends all those truths and rules which concern the great business of religion; not
learned merely by improvement of natural reason; a doctrine, rather than an art or science;
natural, what? defined; the doctrine of living to God by Christ 3-knowledge of the things of
speculative and practical or natural and spiritual; its usefulness and necessity; no other
means of grace will be of benefit but by knowledge 4-the excellency of the things of 7.
DOCTRINES-important, miscellaneous observations on I. 565.

DODDRIDGE, Dr.-his practice with his students III. 414.

DRUNKARD-Who is covetous, may in some sort desire the virtue of temperance, but it is no true
desire.

DUTIES, of worship-distinction in, &c., what? I. 175.

EDWARDS Rev. JONATHAN-birth and parentage I. 5-remote ancestry 6 Note-education at Yale
College, and preparation and entrance on the ministry 6 tutor at Yale College; settles at
Northampton 7-resolutions 7-10-extracts from his diary written only for private use 10-
16-account of his conversion, experience and religious exercises 17-early awakenings, &c. 18-
first existence of inward delight, &c. 19-great sense of God's majesty and glory, &c. 20-
dedication of himself to God 22-ill at North Haven 23-sense of the fulness of Christ, &c.
24-affecting views of his own sinfulness 25-general deportment, &c.; frequent in prayer 27-
abstemiousness; of great application; uncommon thirst for knowledge; original; thought to
be unsociable 28-avoids disputes; conscientious and exact 29—his conduct as a parent in gov.
erning and instructing his children; an enemy to the amusements, &c.; strict regard to jus-
tice; cautious in the choice of friends 29, 30-very benevolent; his character as a preacher;
causes of his eminence; great pains in composing his sermons; great acquaintance with the
Bible and with divinity 31-great knowledge of his own heart, &c.; appearance in the pulpit,
&c. ; mode of preaching 32-performance of the public exercises and pastoral duty 33-suc
cess in revivals of religion and writings on this subject 34-his labors at Northampton, &c. 35
-causes of dissatisfaction 36; increased by the question of the terms of communion 37-
preaches lectures on the subject; councils called; dismissed 38-preaches his farewell sermon;
his trials and conduct under them 40-greatly tried as to the question of his dismission; asks
the advice of a council; results in his dismission 41-chosen missionary to the Indians at Stock.
bridge 47-chosen President of New Jersey College 48-his letter in answer to the invitation-
engaged in preparing the History of the Work of Redemption, &c. 50-asks the advice of min-
isters as to his duty, who decide that he should accept; his deep emotion 51-resigns his mission
and proceeds to Princeton; is inoculated for the small-pox; his death 52-his last words; charac.
ter as an author 53-character as a preacher; list of his works 54-his method of preparing his
miscellaneous writings 55-inscription on his tomb 56-his farewell sermon; circumstances under
which it was preached 59-the discourse itself 63-twenty-three years settled with his people 72-
vindicates himself as having sought to do his duty 75-result of the council in his case 81.
EFFECT-Sometimes used for the consequence of another thing which is perhaps rather an occasion
than a cause most properly speaking II. 26-cannot be more in, than in the cause 28-every
effect has a necessary connection with its cause 47-or motive 53-production of, the causing of
an effect 60-of the impossibility of an event's failing of existence may prove the impossibility
as much as if it were the cause 77-necessarily follows the efficiency of the cause 115-an action
the effect of the will 124-common and steady shows a preponderation, a prevailing liableness
or exposedness, &c. 318-stated, must have a stated cause 319-extent of, very different from
that permanence which is to show a permanent or fixed influence or propensity 363-an exist.
ence which is produced every moment by a new action or exertion of power, must be a new
effect in each moment; illustrated by examples of the moon and images in a glass 489, 490
Note-reasoning from, to the cause, according to common sense 638.
EFFICACIOUS GRACE-remarks on II. 547-the questions related to, between Calvinists and Ar-
minians are two, whether the grace of God in giving us saving virtue be determining and de
cisive; and whether saving virtue be decisively given by a supernatural and sovereign operation
of the Spirit of God; or whether it be only by such divine influence or assistance as is im-
planted in the course of Providence, either according to established laws of nature or estab-
lished laws of Providence towards mankind; points of controversy stated, &c. 550-were
third person between it and the subject of the gift of virtue to be the sovereignly determining
cause and efficient of virtue and God to use the means, would it be proper to ascribe the matter
so wholly to God 562, 563—the meaning of this term decisive, immediate, arbitrary, i. e. no*
limited to the laws of nature, principles of supernatural grace infused and the change instanta
neous 567-the grand point of the controversy what? 579-in it, we are not merely passive
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