Chapter I

_Idleness._
It is an abuse of God’s mercies to make them an occasion
of it, ii. 323.

_Idolatry._
Of the heathens proves the belief of a God to be universal,
i. 30, 31.
The first object of it was the heavenly bodies, i. 43.
Springs from unworthy imaginations of God, i. 157.
Not countenanced {b532} by God’s omnipresence, i. 389, 390.
Springs from a want of due notion of God’s infinite power,
ii. 92.
A contempt of God’s dominion, ii. 436, 437.

_Image_ of God.
In man consists not in external form and figure, i. 192, 192.
Unreasonable to make any of him, i. 193‒195;
it is idolatry so to do, i. 195, 196.
The defacing it an injury to God’s holiness, ii. 173, 174.
Man, at first, made after it, ii. 248.

_Imaginations._
Men naturally have unworthy ones of God, i. 155, 156.
Vain ones the cause of idolatry, and superstition, and
presumption, i. 156, 157;
worse than idolatry or atheism, i. 158;
an injury to God’s holiness, ii. 172, 173.

_Imitation_ of God.
Man naturally hath no desire of it, i. 161.
We should strive to imitate his immutability in that which
is good, i. 360, 361.
In holiness, wherein, and why, and how, ii. 199‒207;
and in goodness, ii. 353‒355.

_Immortal._
God is so, i. 202.
See _Eternity of God_.

_Immutability._
A property of God, i. 316, 317;
a perfection, i. 317, 318;
a glory belonging to all his attributes, i. 318;
necessary to him, i. 318, 319.
God is immutable in his essence, i. 319‒321;
in knowledge, i. 321‒325;
in his will, though the things willed by him are not,
i. 325‒328.
This doth not infringe his liberty, i. 328.
Immutable in regard of place, i. 328, 329.
Proved by arguments, i. 320‒334, 582, 583; ii. 87.
Incommunicable to any creature, i. 334, 335, ii. 141.
Objections against it answered, i. 337‒346.
Ascribed to Christ, i. 346‒348.
A ground and encouragement to worship him, i. 348‒350.
How contrary to God in it man is, i. 350, 353.
Terrible to sinners, i. 353, 354.
Comfortable to the righteous, and wherein, i. 354‒356.
An argument for patience, i. 359.
Should make us prefer God before all creatures, i. 358.
We should imitate this his immutability in goodness,
motives to it, i. 360, 361.

_Impatience_ of men.
Is great when God crosses them, i. 130, 131.
A contempt of God’s wisdom, i. 592;
and of his goodness, ii. 317, 318;
and of his dominion, ii. 437, 438.

_Impenitence._
An abuse of God’s goodness, ii. 319.
It will clear the equity of God’s justice, ii. 506, 507.
An abuse of patience, ii. 508, 509.

_Imperfections._
In holy duties we should be sensible of, i. 232.
Should make us prize Christ’s meditation, i. 261.

_Impossible._
Some things are in their own nature, ii. 26, 27.
Some things so to the nature and being of God, and his
perfections, ii.27‒29.
Some things so, because of God’s ordination, ii. 29, 30.
Do not infringe the almightiness of God’s power, ii. 29‒30.

_Incarnation_ of Christ.
The power of God seen in it, ii. 59‒65.

_Incomprehensible._
God is so, i. 394, 395.

_Inconstancy._
Natural to man, i. 350‒353. In the knowledge of the truth,
i. 350, 351;
in will and affections, i. 351;
in practice, i. 352‒354;
is the root of much evil, _ib._

_Infirmities._
The knowledge of God a comfort to his people under them,
i. 488, 489.
The goodness of God in bearing with them, ii. 309.
His patience a comfort under them, ii. 516.

_Injuries._
Men highly concerned for those that are done to themselves,
little for those that are done to God, i. 140.
God’s patience under them should make us resent them,
ii. 517, 518.

_Injustice._
A contempt of God’s dominion, ii. 435.

_Innocent_ person.
Whether God may inflict eternal torments upon him,
ii. 375, 380, 381.

_Instruments._
Men are apt to pay a service to them rather than to God,
i. 144;
which is a contempt of divine power, ii. 94, 95;
and of his goodness, ii. 324, 325.
Deliverances not to be chiefly ascribed to them, i. 407.
God makes use of sinful ones, i. 534, 535.
None in creation, ii. 40‒42.
The power of God seen in effecting his purposes by weak
ones, ii. 58, 59.

_Inventions_ of men.
See _Addition_ and _Worship_.

J.

_Jehovah._
Signifies God’s eternity, i. 290;
and his immutability, i. 330.
God called so but once in the book of Job, ii. 36.

_Job._
When he lived, ii. 8.

_Jonah._
How he came to be believed by the Ninevites, i. 537.

_Joy._
A necessary ingredient in spiritual worship, i. 234‒236.
Should accompany all our duties, ii. 468, 469.

_Judging_ the hearts of others.
A great sin, i. 478, 479.
Their eternal state a greater, _ib._

_Judgment‑day._
Necessity of it, i. 470, 471, 583, 584.

_Judgments_, extraordinary.
Prove the being of God, i. 74, 75.
Men are apt to put bold interpretations on them, i. 133.
God is just in them, i. 162, 163;
especially after the abuse of his goodness and patience,
ii. 326, 327, 506, 507.
On God’s enemies, matter of praise, ii. 110.
Declare God’s holiness, ii. 132‒135;
which should be observed in them, ii. 197.
Not sent without warning, ii. 241, 242, 488‒491.
Mercy mixed with them, ii. 242, 243.
God sends them on whom he pleases, ii. 420.
Delayed a long time {b533} where there is no repentance,
ii. 491, 492.
God unwilling to pour them out when he cannot delay them any
longer, ii. 492, 493.
Poured out with regret, ii. 493, 494;
by degrees, ii. 494, 495;
moderated, ii. 495, 496.
See _Punishments_.

_Justice_ of God.
A motive to worship, i. 207.
Its plea against man, i. 554‒556.
Reconciled with mercy in Christ, i. 556, 557.
Vindictive, natural to God, ii. 181‒183.
Requires satisfaction, ii. 185, 186.

_Justification._
Cannot be by the best and strongest works of nature,
i. 166, 473, 474; ii. 177, 178, 185, 186.
The holiness of God appears in that of the gospel, ii. 138.
The expectations of it by the outward observance of the law
cannot satisfy an inquisitive conscience, ii. 212.
Men naturally look for it by works, ii. 212, 213.

K.

_Kingdoms._
Are disposed of by God, ii. 413, 414.

_Knowledge._
In God hath no succession, i. 284, 285, 294, 295, 454‒456.
Immutable, i. 321‒324, 460.
Arguments to prove it, i. 393‒395, 461‒465.
The manner of it incomprehensible, i. 324, 325, 428,
429, 438.
God is infinite in it, i. 409.
Owned by all, i. 409, 410.
He hath a knowledge of vision and intelligence, speculative
and practical, i. 411, 412;
of apprehension and approbation, i. 412, 413.
Hath a knowledge of himself, i. 414‒417.
Of all things possible, i. 417‒420;
of all things past and present, i. 420‒422.
Of all creatures, their actions and thoughts, i. 422‒427.
Of all sins, and how, i. 427‒429.
Of all future things, he alone, and how, i. 429‒439.
Of all future contingencies, i. 439‒446.
Doth not necessitate the will of man, i. 446‒451.
It is by his essence, i. 452, 453.
Intuitive, i. 453‒456.
Independent, i. 456, 457.
Distinct, i. 458, 459.
Infallible, i. 459.
No blemish to his holiness, i. 461‒465.
Infinite, attributed to Christ, i. 465‒469.
Infers his providence, i. 469, 470;
and a day of judgment, i. 470, 471;
and the resurrection, i. 471, 472.
Destroys all hopes of justification by anything in
ourselves, i. 472, 473.
Calls for our adoring thoughts of him, i. 473, 474;
and humility, i. 474, 475.
How injured in the world, and wherein, i. 475‒483.
Comfortable to the righteous, and wherein, i. 483‒491.
Terrible to sinners, i. 491, 492.
We should have a sense of it on our hearts, and the
advantages of it, i. 492‒497.

_Knowledge_ of God’s will.
Men negligent in using the means to attain it, i. 100, 101.
Enemies to it, and have no delight in it, i. 101‒103.
Seek it for by‑ends, i. 104.
Admit it with wavering affections, _ib._
Seek it, to improve some lust by it, i. 105, 106.
A sense of man’s, hath a greater influence on us than that
of God, i. 144, 145, 479, 480.
Sins against it should be avoided, i. 173.
Distinct from wisdom, i. 508.
Of all creatures, is derived from God, i. 462, 463.
Ours, how imperfect, i. 474, 475.