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CCEPTANCE. The perfons of believers are accep ted as righteous in the fight of 'God, only for the obedience and fatisfaction of Chrift, Con. II, 1. Cat. 70, Which is imputed to them by God, and received by faith, Con. 11, 1.Cat. 70,71,72.How their goodworks areaccepted in Chrift, Con.16.6. Acceptance in prayer, through Chrift&his mediation, Cat. 180. Accefs, No accefs into the prefence of God, without the mediator Jefus Chrift. Con. 12. Cat. 39,55,181. Who hath purchased for believers under the gofpel,a greater boldness of accefs to the throne of grace, than believers under the law did ordinarily partake of, Con. 20. 1. Actions. God orders and governs all the actions of his creatures, by his most wife and holy providénce, according to his infallible foreknowledge, and immutable decree, Con. 5. 1.Cat. 18. See providence. Actual fins proceed from the original corruption of nature, Con. 6. 4. Cat. 25. See fin. Admonition of the church, Con. 30, 4.

Adoption, The nature and privi-
leges of it, Con. 12. Cat. 74.
Adultery a juft ground of divorce,
Con. 24.5,6.
Aggravations of fin. Cat. 151.

Amén,the meaning of it, Cat.196. Angels, God's decree concerning them, Con. 3. 3, 4. Cat. 13. How created,Cat. 16.Gods,providence towards them, Cat. 19. They are employed at his pleasure in the adminiftrations of his power, mercy,and justice, Ibid. Not to be worshipped, Con. 21. 2. Cat. 105. Antichrift, What, Con, 25. The pope is antichrift, Ibid.. Antiquity, no pretence for ufing The devices of men in the worfhip of God, Cat. 100. Anxiety about the things of this

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life, finful, Cat. 105. 136, 142. The Apocrypha, not being of divine infpiration, is of no autho rity in the church, Con. 1, 3. Immodeft apparel, forbidden, Cat.

139.

Afcenfion, of Christ Con.8.4. Cat,

$3.Affembly, fee councils, Public affemblies for the worship

of God not to be carelefly or wilfully neglected, Con, 21, 6. Affurance of grace and falvation, attainable in this life, Con. 18. 1,2, Cat. 80. Without extraordinary revelation, Con, 18, 3. Cat. 80.Upon what it is founded Con. 3, 8. 18. 2. Cat. 80. It is ftrengthnedbygoodworks, Con 16.2.Believersmay want it,Con. 18, 3. Cat. 80, 172. They may have it diminished and intermitted; and be deprived of comfort M my 2 and

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BAPTISM,
APTISM, What, Con. 28,1.2.

end of the world, Con. 28, I.
Cat, 176. But once to be admini-
fired to any person, Con,28.7.
Cat. 177. By whom, Con.27. 4.
28, 2. Cat 166. Dipping not ne-
ceflary in baptifm but it may be
rightly adminiftred by fprink-
ling, Con, 3. Baptifm not ne-
ceffary to falvation, yet it is a fin
to neglect it, Con.28,5.The ef-
ficacy of it, Con. 28, 6. How to
be improved, Cat. 167.Wherein
it agrees with the Lord's fupper,
Cat. 176. And wherein they dif-
fer, Cat. 177.

Believers, fee faith, juftification, Acceptance, adoption, fanctification, union, communion, liberty, works, perfeverance, Affurance.

Benefits which the members of the invifible church enjoy by Chrift, Cat. 65. The benefits of Chrift's mediation,Cat, 57, 58. The body of Chrift, how prefent in the facrament, Con. 29, 7. Cat. 170.

The myftical body of Christ. True Belivers aremembers of Chrifts mystical body, Con, 29, I

Cat. 168. Which is the whole number of the elect that have been,, are or fhall be united to Chrift as their head, Con, 25, 1. What that union is, Cat. 66.5ee Communion.

The bodies of the elect after death
and at the refurrection, Con. 32.
2, 3. Cat. 86, 87. Of the wicked,
Ibid.
Lafcivious books not to be read,
Cat. 139.

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ALLING,Seeeffectual calling.
To have a lawful calling, and
to be diligent in it, is a duty,
Cat, 141.

Vows of celebacy unlawful, Con. 22, 7. Cat 139.

Cenfures of the church, what. Con. 30,2, 4. Their use, Con. 30. 3. Who are to be proceeded against by the cenfures of the Church, Con, 20. 4, 29, 8, 302. They are to be managed accoring to the nature of the crime and the demerit of the perfon, Con. 30. 4. Penitent finners are to be abfolved from cenfures, Con. 30. 2. Cenfuring, rath, harfh, and partial cenfuring, finful. Cat.145. Ceremonial law. See law. Charity towards our neighbour,

wherein it confifts, Cat. 135, 141,144, 147. What contrary to it, at. 136. 142, 145, 148. Giving and lending freely according to our ability and the neceflities of others, is a duty Con. 26. 2. Cat. 141. Charms, unlawful, Cat. 113. Chastity, Cat 138. Children that die in infancy, how faved, Con10.13.The children of fuch as profefs the true religon, are members of the vifible Church, Con. 25, 2. Cat 62. and are to be baptized,Con: 28 4. Cat. 166. Chrift, who fo called. Cat. 42. Is the only Mediator between God and man, Con. 8, 1. Cat

36 Who being very God,of one
Jubftance, and equal with the Fa-
ther, Con. 8, 2. Cat.11, 36. In
the fulness of time became man,
Con 8, 2. at. 36, 37. The
neceffity of his being God and
man, at. 38, 39, 40. He
was ordained by God from eter-
nity to be mediator, Con 8, I
He was fanctified and anointed
with the holy Spirit, to execute
the office of mediator, Con. 8,
3. Cat. 42. Towhich he wascal-
led by thefather, Con. 8. 3. And
willingly undertook and dif-
charged it,Con. 4.8. by his per-
fect obedience, and facrafice of
himlelf, he purchased reconci-
liation and eternal life for allthe
elect, Con, 8 5. Cat. 38. To.
whom in all ages the benefits of
his mediation are effectuallyap-
plied, Con. 8, 6, 8, Chrifts, of-
fices of Prophet, Prieft, King,
Cat. 43, 44, 45, See acceptance
accefs, body of Chrift, church,
death of hrift, exaltation, ex-
piation, humiliation, imputati
Oninterceflion judge,merit,mif-
fiah, name of Chrift, perfonal
union propitiation,reconciliati-
on redemption, refurrection,
righteoufnefs, facrifice. falvati-
no, fatisfaction, furety.
Chriftian liberty. fee liberty.
The church is the object of God's
fpecial providence, Con. 5. 7:
Cat 63. Chrift the only head
of it, Con. 8. 1. 25. 6: The
Catholick church, invifible,
What, Con. 25. 1. Cat. 64. Gi-
ven to Chrift from all eternity,
Con. 8.1. The benefits whichthe
members of it enjoy by Christ,
Cat.65. 66. 69. 82. 83. 86. 90.
The catholick church vilible,
What, Con. 25. 2. Cat. 62. Out.
of it no ordinary poffibility of
Salvation, Con. 25. 2. Cat. 63.
particular churches more or lefs
pure, Con. 25.4. Thepureftfub-
ject to mixture and error, Con,

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25. 5. There fhall always be a
church on earth to worship
God according to his will, ibid.
Church Cenfures, fee Cenfures.
Church-governmert, appointed
by the Lord Jelus in the hand
of Church-officers, diltinct from
the civil magiftrate, Con. 30.
1. Cat. 45. 108. But they are
not exemptedfrom Obedience to
the magiftrate,Con. 23.4. They
have the power ofthe kyes com.
mitted to them, Con. 30 2. What
that power is, and its ufe, Con.
30. 2, 3, 4. They are not to be
oppofed in the lawful exercife
of their powers, upon pretence
of chriftian libery, Con. 20. 4.
Seecouncils. There are fome cir-
cumftances concerning church
government,which are tobe or
dered by the light of nature and
chriftian prudence,according to
the general rules of the word,
Con. 1.6.

Circumcifion, one of the ordinan-
ces by which the covenant of
grace was adminiftred under the
Law, Con. 7. s. Cat. 34.
Civil magiftrate, or civil powers,
fee magiftrate.

The ten commandments are the
fum of the moral law. Con. 16
2. Cat. 98. They are a perfect
rule of righteoufnefs, Con. 19
2. rules for understanding them,
Cat.99, The preface explained
Cat. 101. The first command-
ment, Cat. 103, 106. The
fecond, Cat. 107, 110. The
third, Cat. 111,114, The
fourth, Cat. 115,--121, The
fifth, Cat. 123,-123. The fixth
Cat, 134, 136. Theseventh, Cat,
137,--139. The eight. Cat.140

142. The ninth. Cat. 143.-
145. The tenth, Cat,146, 148,
the fum of the first four com-
mandments, which contain our
duty to God, Cat. 102, Thefum
of the other fix, which contain
our duty to man, Cat. 122. No
man is able to keep the com-
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mandments of God perfectly,' Cat. 149.

The communion, see the Lord's fupper. Communion of faints, wherein it confifts,Con. 26. 1, 2. The enjoyment of it is one of the privilegesof the visible church, Cat. 63. In the Lord's Supper, communicants teftify their mutual love and fellowship each with other, Cat. 168. That (acrament being a bond & pledge of believers communion with Chrift, and with each other, as members of his myftical body, Con. 29, 1. the communion of faints doth not infringe a man's property in his goods and poffeffions. Con. 26. 3. Communion which the elect have with Chrift. Con. 26. r. in this Life. Cat. 69, 83 Immediately afterdeath,Cat. 86 At the relurrection and day of judgment, Cat. 87.90. It is a confequence of their union with him. Con. 26. 1. It doth not make them Partakers of his Godhead, nor equal with him, Con, 26, 3. It is confirmed in the Lord's fupper, Cat. 168.

Unchaft company not to be kept, Cat. 139. Nor corrupt communications to be used or liftned to, Ibid.

Condition, perfect, perfonal, and perpetual obedience, the condition of the covenant of works, Con. 7. 2. 19. 1. Cat. 20. God requiresfaithas the condition to intereftfinners inthemediator of the covenant of grace, Cat. 32. Confeffion of fin alwaysto bemade in private to God, Con. 15, 6 And is to bejoined with prayer, Cat 178. When to be made to Men, Con. 15. 6. Upon confeffion, the offending brother is to be received in love, Ibid. Confcience, fee liberty of confcience. peace of confcience, a fruit of the fence of God's love, Con, 18. 1. 3.Cat. 83.Believers

may fall into fins which wound the confcience, Con, 17,3,18 18,4 The wicked are punished with horror ofconfcience, Cat.28.83. Contentment. fubmiffion to God is our duty, at, 104. Difcontent at his difpenfations, is finful, Cat. 05. A full contentment with ourcondition, is our duty, Cat. 147. Difcontentment with our own eltate, a fin, Cat. 148.

Controverfies. It belongs to Synods and councils minifterially to determine controverfies of faith, and cafes of contcience, Con. 31. 3. The spirit speaking in the fcriptures, is the_fupreme judge of all controverfies in religion, Con. 1. 10. The origi nal text of the fcriptures is that to which the church is finally to appeal. Con. 1, 8.

Our converfation ought to be in holinefs and righteousness, anfwerable to an holy profeffion, Cat. 112, 167. Corruption of nature,What,Con. 6, 2, 4. Cat. 25, A confequence of the fall of man, bid. Actual fin a fruit of it, Con. 6, 4. Cat. 25. How it is propagated, Con. 6, 3. Cat. 26. It doth remain duringthis lifein theregenerate, and all its motions are truly fin, Con, 6, 5, 13, 2. Cat. 78. But it ispardoned & mortified through Christ, Con. 6. 5. Covenant. No enjoying of God, but by way of covenant, Con.

7. *. Covenant of works. what, and with whom made, Con. 4, 2. 7, 2, 19, 1. Cat. 20, 22. Perfect, perfonal and perpetual obedience the condition of it,Con. 7, 2. 19, 1, Cat. 20. It is called a law and a command,Con. 4, 2. And a law given as a covenant Con. 19, 1. And a covenantof life, of which the tree of life was a pledge, Cat. 20 Covenant of Grace, What, Con,