Myftery. Obedience very much infifted on in the holy Scriptures, 38, b, 13. 39, b, I. 484, a, 22. 803, a, 3. The A Chriftian Mystery, what? on I only Qualification efteemed by Cor. 15. 51. N. Naked, God, 425, b, 6. Mar. 3.35. The Performance of external Duties without Obedience, of no Value, Luk. 6. 46. 1 Cor. 7. 19. All Pre How to be underflood, on Joh. tences to Religion vain without it, 21.7. Nazarité, 38, a, 23. 39, a, 13. We must obey both in great and fmall things, as Words and Actions, Pfal. 66. 18. 791, b.8. In our Thoughts as well 28. 2 Cor. 10. 5. Prov. 24. 8. Zech. 7. 10. Mat. 5. God accepts of a fincere Obedience Hence the Gofpel, as oppofed to inftead of one abfolute and perfect. the Law, is called a Grace, Joh. 1. 17. and requires Repentance, 14, The Law refpe&ting him, 223, à,36. and promifes forgiveness, 14, b, 15. Negative Words and Particles, as no, none, not, &c. by an ufual Hebraifm, of ten ufed comparatively, both in the Old and New-Teftament, on Luk. 14. 12. on Joh. 3.32. on 1 Cor. 1. 17. 1 Pet. 3. 3. b, 22; but there must be a Change in our Hearts, and in the Courte of our Lives an actual conformity to the righteous Laws of God; for to defire it only is not fufficient, 849, b, 16. Acceptable Obedience to be perform'd by or through the Afliftance of the holy Spirit, 971, 4, 4. Obedience not to be delayed, 543, form'd with delight and cheerfula, 7. 791, a, 1. It should be per nefs, 66, b, 24. 913, a, 32. than Men, A&t. 4. 19. whatever We ought to obey God rather Sufferings we are expofed to for fo doing, 1 Pet. 2. 19, 20, 21. 363, b, 23. 825, b, 16. Abraham, Examples of Obedience; Chrift, 485, b, 5. Heb. 11. 8,17. Motives to Obedience, The Neceffity thereof, Heb. 5. 9. If we are not obedient, we muft here hereafter depart from Chrift, 39, a, 1, 13. By Obedience we do good to our felves, Deut. 10. 12, 13. Job 22. 2, 3. Job 35. 6. Please God, 47, a, 1. and glorifie him,428, 6, 27. 429, a, 8. The Danger of difobeying Chrift, #72, b, 19. Punished in the future State, Luk. 10. 14. and fometimes n the prefent, 492, b, 1. Examples, Saul, 1 Sam. 13. 13, 14, The Pro >het, 1 King. 13. 21, 22. See Afition, Sickness, Blafting. Promifes to the Obedient, 274, a 5. 420,a, 16. 534, a, 12. , I. 619, Outward Rites will not profit vithout Obedience, 205, a, 1. 693, Obedience the best Teftimony of ur Love to Chrift, 425, b, 6. The holy Ghoft given to the bedient, Acts 5. 32. The eafiness f Chrift's Yoke, 66, b, 20. See Honefs, Righteousness. Parents, Their Duty; to take all Opportunities of Inftru&ting their Children and Families, 813, a, 5. Examples of good Parents, Abraham, 813, a, 5. David, 1 Chron. 28. 9, &c. The Mother of King Lemuel, Prov. 31. 1, &c. Lois and Eunice, the Grandmother and Mother of Timothy, compare 2 Tim. 1. 5. and 2 Tim. 3.15. Parents ought to love their Children, Gen. 42. 36, 38. But not to exprefs more love to one Child than another, 487, a, 28. If Children are ftubborn and refractory. Parents ought not only to chide, but correct them, 812, b, 4. And to retain the Bowels of Parents even when their Children are wicked, 2 Sam. 18. 5. And to receive them with tenderness and love when they reform their bad Courfes, Luk. 15. 20, &c. Parents ought to take care about the Marriage of their Children, but not to difpofe of them without their confent, Gen. 24. 2, &c. Gen. 24. 57. Inftances; Hagar, Gen. 21. The good or evil Example Pa- For Parents to do their Duty, is Partiality. God is no respecter of Perfons, 510, a, 5. We are not to refpect Persons, Paffionate A Jew by Birth, 502, a, 20. 640, St. Paul called and ordained a St. Paul, his Sufferings and Af Paffions. Of God, expreffed likewife by Patience of God abufed by Sin- Patience, a, 1, 12. His care that Chriftians St. Paul pleads his Privilege, as a St. Paul's Epiftles written for the Peace. To follow Peace, a very eminent a, 22. Peace-makers bleffed, Mat. 5.9. Jefus Chrift came to introduc Motives to Practice: The Ex- 34 1 L 34. The Author of Peace, 1 Cor. 14. Perfection, Perfeverance, This Duty is expreft by holding 2. 10. In what we should perfevere and To endeavour and labour after continue, in following the Lord it, a Duty, 948, 3, 3. Perfection our God, 1 Sam. 12. 14. In the Of God, Exod. 15. 11. Pfal. 89. Apoftles Doctrine, Acts 2. 42. In 6. Jer. 10.7. Perjury, The Prophets perfecuted by the The Gofpel promoted by the the Grace of God, Acts 13.43. In II. 22. Exhortations to perfeverance, 528, Motives to perfeverance, 129, b,6. This Word used by the Apostle, Perfons, See Plague. What? on Mat. 23. 5. Or Godliness, fometimes com Examples of true Piety, Abel, This Word includes feveral The Heathen Priefts doubted Plagues threatned against the Ob- ments: Polygamy, Contrary to the Defign of God in If he who puts away his Wife, Poor, Poor People fhould particularly Confiderations proper for the Poor in Spirit, are those whofe Power Of God, Gen. 17. 1. God's Power difplay'd at the giv There will be always fome in Exod |