Hearing the Word of God, a Duty,
A&s 10. 33. Jam. 1. 22.

Qualifications for hearing the
Word of God, 260, b, 11. Heb. 4. 2.
Attention, 317, a, 10.

We fhould diligently confider
what we hear, Mat. 13. 19.

People may hear the Word of
God, and delight in it, but without
Obedience it will not profit them,
Mat. 7. 24, 26. Luk. 11. 28. 78,

a, II.

See Scriptures.

Works

Of God, great and marvellous,
Job 5.9. Job 37. 5. Pfal. 86. 8.
1067, b, 18.

It is our Duty to declare and
publish the Works of God, Pfal. 9.
14. Pfal. 40. JC. Pfal. 77. 12.
Pfal.96.3. Pfal.107.8. Pfal.145.5,6.
Good Works.

This Expreffion fometimes ftands
for the univerfal Practice of Good-
nefs, Eph. 2. 10. Tit. 2. 7, 14.
Tit. 3. I.

To make any Work good, it is ne-
ceffary that it be either exprefly re-
quired by God, in his written Word,
or that the Command be implied in
fome general Precept, or that we
may infer our Obligation to it from
the Law of Nature,and right Reafon,
836,b, 16. Not only a good Intention
is neceffary, on Mat. 6. 1. but an
actual Performance, if we have
Ability and Opportunity, Jam.

2. 15, 16.

The doing good Works, very
much infifted on in the New-Te-
ftament, 798, a, 27. They are the
Fruit which every Chriftian muft
bring forth, 662, b, 1. We are
commanded to be zealous in doing
good Works, Tit. 2. 14. and to abound
in them, I Cor. 15. 58.

The Rich required to be rich in
good Works, 1 Tim. 6. 17, &c.
Joh. 3. 17.

I

If we do good Works according to
our Ability, God efteems them not
fo much by the outward A&t, as
by our Zeal and Affection in doing
them, 755, b, 10.

ho-

Some good Works particu
larly mentioned in the
ly Scriptures; feeding the Hun-
gry, cloathing the Naked, vifiting
the Sick, the Fatherlefs, and Widow
in their Affliction,relieving the Op-
preffed and Prisoners, Lending, Giv.
ing,fhewing Mercy,making Peace be-
tween thofe who are at Variance,17,4,
16. 25,a,7. 139,a,7. Ha.1.17. Mat.25.
34, &c. See Alms. The Precepts of
doing as we would be done unto,
and of loving our Neighbour as
our felves, include all poffible good
Works, as contributing to the Edu-
cation of poor Children, &c.

We are to do good to all Men,
to be had to good Chriftians, 847,b,9.
but a more efpecial regard ought

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the

Motives to do good Works
Example of Chrift, who went a
bout doing good, A&ts ro. 38. The
Reward promifed, 294, a, 17. We
fhall be rewarded according to
our Works, 94, b, 6. 732, b, 22. To
neglect doing good Works finful, and
expofes the Guilty to Condemna
tion and Punishment, Mat.7.19.
Mat. 25. 24, &c. Mat. 25. 42, s.
431, b, 2, 32.

Good Works the beft Evidence of a
right Faith, Jam. 2. 18, 26. An e-
minent Part of true Religion, Jam.
1. 27. 791, a, 8, 17.

Good Works are pleafing to God,
Phil. 4. 18. Heb. 13. 16. 506,a,
13. God is glorified by them,
429, 2, 8. And therefore they are
not always to be done in fecret,
on Mat. 6. 1.

Our Works not the Caufe which
moved God to provide a Method
for our Salvation, 538, a, 27.
World

Stands for the wicked People
therein, Joh. 7. 7. Joh. 14. 17.
Joh. 17. 14.

We must not be conformed to
the World, 645, a, 34. The Fashion
of this World paffeth away, 962,3,4

We must not fo love the World,
as to place our Happiness in it, I
Joh. 2. 15. See Riches.

Of Victory over theWorld,436,b,37.

World-

Worldly-mindedness,
See Covetousness.
Worship.

God is only to be worshipped,
Mat. 4. 10. Jefus Chrift an Object
f Religious Worship. See Chrift.
Publick Worship expreffed by cal-
ing on the Name of the Lord,
Gen. 12. 8. Gen.. 13. 4. Gen. 21.
3. Not to call upon or Worship
od, a part of the Character of a
wicked Man, Pfal. 14. 4. Pfal. 53.4.
There were Churches or Places

or publick Worship in the Apoftles

Cime. See Churches.

Texts whence our conftant At-
endance on the publick Worship of
God (not being reafonably hin-
red) may be inferr'd, Pfal. 45. II.
"fal. 65.1, 2, 4. Pfal. 84. 1, &c.
fal. 95.2, 6. Pfal. 107. 32. Mat.
8. 20. Acts 16. 13, 15. Rom. 10.
4, 17. 468, a, 11.

Of the Love, Delight, &c. of
David to the House and Worship of
God, Pfal. 26. 8. Pfal. 84. 1, &c.
fal. 122. 1, &c.

The Apoftles and firft Chriftians
ffembled together publickly to
orship God, 468, a, 10. 475, a, 15.
hey frequently reforted to the
Temple. See Temple.

Though publick Worship is a part
f Religion, yet it is not accepta-
le without the Amendment of
ur Lives, 87, a, 7. Jer. 7.3, &c.
Ve must worship God with our
Hearts, as well as Lips and Bodies,
7, a, 2, 7.' 594, b, 10. 824, 3, 21.
General Rules refpecting the Cir-
umftances of Religious Worship, I
Cor. 14. 26, 40.

Of Preparation for publick Wor-
ip, 1 Sam. 16. 5. Ecclef. 5. I, 2.
Of Reverence in the Houfe of
God, Lev. 26 2. Pfal.89.7. Kneeling
proper Pofture of Worship,496,b,15.

Y.
Yoke.

The Ceremonial Law a
A&ts 15. 10.

T

ruke,

The Toke of Chrift eafie, Mat.
1. 30%

FI

Young

Men, their Duty, 887, a, 24. 890,
a, 1. Prov. 1.8, 10, &c. Prov. 3.
1. Prov. 4. 3, &c. Prov. 23. 19.
Young People are not to defer the
Duties of Religion, to their old
Age, Eccl. 12. 1. Lam. 3: 27.

The Duty of young People to the
Antient, 875, a, 13.

Examples of good young Perfons:
Obadiah, 1 King. 18. 12. Jofiah,
2 Chron.34.3. Timothy, 2 Tim.3.13.
Wicked young People made Exam-
ples of God's Juftice: Er, and O-
nan, Gen. 38. 7, &c The Sons of
Eli, 1 Sam. 4. 11: Amnon, 2 Sam.
13. Abfalom, 2 Sam. 18. 9.

If the Good die young, it is in
order to their being fooner admit-
ted to Happiness, but wicked young
People are threatned to have their
Lives fhortned by way of Punish-
ment, Prov. 10. 27.

Z.

Zeal

Is put for the Heat of the Affe-
ation of Love, Joh. 2. 17. accom
panied with defire, &c. 2 Cor. 7.
II. For a commendable Emulati-
on even to outdo others in well-
doing, 2 Cor. 9. 2. For an earnest
Col. 4. 13. For Envy, Acts 5. 17-
defire to do good to any Perfon,
A&ts 7.9. Acts 13. 45. A&s 17.
5, In thefe Places the Greek
Word tranflated Indignation and
Envy, fignifies Zeal.

the Object thereof is good, 760,b,2.
Our Zeal cannot be good, unless

Some have a Zeal which is not ac-
cording to Knowledge, 564, b, 1.

St. Paul condemns himfelf for his
Zeal in Perfecuting the Church,498,
a, 16. The Nature of true Zeal; See
the Note on the Preface, p. 14. Ex-
amples of a commendable Zeal, 115,
b, 2. 547, a, 20.

Of a miftaken, blind, difordered
Zeal, Mat. 10. 21. Mat. 26. 51. Luk.
9. 54. Joh. 8. 59. Joh. 16. 2. A&s
7. 57, &c. A&s 21.27, &c.

Chriftians ought to be zealous of
good Works, 798, a, 27.