Election, of church officers, right | GENERAL ASSEMBLY, of the, 429-
of, in the society, 408.
of ruling elders and deacons, 432. of bishops or pastors, 441, 442. Eucharist. See Lord's Supper. Evangelist, ordination of an, 449. Exaltation, of Christ, 58, 205-209. Excommunication, of, 161, 467, 513. design of, 513.
mode of procedure in, 513, 514. in what case, and how, to be re- moved, 515-517. Expiation, only by the blood of Christ, 329.
FAITH, of saving, 80-83, 221, 396. requisite to salvation, 192, 212, 329, 396.
acts of, 81, 347.
how it justifies, 70, 222.
is the gift of God, 48, 71, 220. wrought by the Spirit, 61, 80, 212, 221.
the instrument of justification, 71, 222.
wrought ordinarily by the min- istry of the word, 80, 221. different degrees of, 82. fruits and evidences of, 81, 88, 192.
assurance, not of the essence of, 101, 222.
implicit not to be required, 114. in a justified person, is not alone, 71, 222.
Fall of man, nature and effects of
the, 42-46, 185-190, 383, 384. why permitted, 42.
all mankind are involved in the, 43, 186, 383. Family worship, daily required, 122.
directory for, 526. Fasting, a duty, 121, 262, 524.
by whom to be observed, 525. how to be observed, 526. Fellowship, See Communion. Forbearance, Christian, 407. Foreknowledge, of God, 26, 35, 180. Forgiveness. See Pardon. Form of government, 405-459. Form, of licensure, 439.
of a call, 442.
of a commission, 458.
of an oath, or affirmation, 476. Free will, of, 33, 62-65, 185, 383. See Will.
Glory of God, the end of his decrees and works, 30, 32, 35, 42, 43, 168, 179.
the chief end of man, 171, 365, 381.
Glory, communion in, with Christ, in this life, 233. after death, 235.
at the resurrection and the day of judgment, 237, 239--241. God, doctrine concerning, 20-25, 175--179, 382.
existence of, shown by the light of nature, 16, 171. but one only, 18, 176, 382.
is the only object of worship, 23, 24, 117, 252, 259, 357. Godhead, three persons in the, 22, 177, 382.
Government, Form of, 405.
preliminary principles of, 405- 409.
Grace, acts and works of God's free, 28, 67, 73, 179, 191, 215, 218, 222, 223, 384, 386, 387. covenant of, 48, 52, 191, 194. ordinary means of, 330, 396. Graces, saving, all wrought by the Spirit, 77, 80, 112, 221, 223- 225, 227.
always accompany faith, 71, 72, 222.
HEAVEN, of, 165, 168, 235, 240. Hell, of, 165, 169, 190, 236, 238. Holy Ghost. See Spirit. Hopes, false, 99.
Humiliation of Christ, 54, 55, 202-- 204, 385.
IGNORANT, the, not to be admitted to the Lord's table, 158, 350. Image of God, man made after the, 33, 182, 382.
renewed by sanctification, 224, 387. Imputation, of the guilt of Adam's first sin, 43, 187, 384.
of Christ's righteousness, 70, 220, 227, 386.
Inability, 63, 90, 187, 243, 319, 369, 375, 395.
Incarnation, of the Son of God, 54, 195, 197, 203, 384.
the time of, concealed, and why, 169.
of the righteous, 168, 239, 387. of the wicked, 169, 238. private, rights of, inalienable, 408.
Judicatories, church, the several kinds of, 417. powers of, 418.
only ministerial and declaratory, 418.
general rules for, 529-536. members of, rules concerning, 530,531. Jurisdiction, of, 492.
Justice, of God, fully satisfied by
Christ, 59, 72, 196, 219, 385. Justification, of, 70, 219, 227, 387. subjects of, 29, 70, 73. instrument of, 71, 222. time of, 73, 74.
free grace of, 72, 73, 218, 220, 387. state of, cannot be fallen from, 74, 227.
inseparably joined with sanctifi- cation, 227.
wherein it differs from sanctifica- tion, 227.
KEYS, the power of, 160.
to whom committed, 160. magistrates may not assume the power of, 131.
King, Christ's office of, 159, 200, 885.
Kingdom, of Christ, the Church is the, 409.
Knowledge, of God, infinite, 23. derivable from the light of na ture, 9, 116, 171.
sufficient, only from Scripture, 9, 117, 171.
LARGER catechism, the, 171-379. Law, ceremonial, abrogated, 106, 112.
judicial, how far obligatory, 107. moral defined, 242.
given to Adam, with power to obey, 33, 104, 241, 388. continues to be binding, 105, 107. use of the, under the gospel, 108 -111, 242-246.
wherein comprehended, 246-388. Liberty, Christian, of, 111-113. end of, 114.
abuse of, 114-116.
of conscience, 113, 406 License, form of, 439.
Licensing, candidates, of, 435 440. Light, of nature, what shown by the, 9, 116, 123, 171. insufficiency of the, 9, 69, 171, 212.
Limitation, of time, 493.
as to certificates of church mem- bership, 493, 494.
as to criminal process, 494. Lord's Day, of the sanctification of the, 495.
in the family, 496. in public, 496. See Sabbath.
Lord's Supper, institution, nature, and ends of the, 153, 344, 398. not a sacrifice for sin, 154. elements of, not to be adored, 156. the substance of the elements of, not changed, 156, 157.
how, and by whom, to be admin- istered, 155, 156, 345. relation of the elements of, to Christ, 156.
how Christ is present in the, 157, 346.
benefits received in the, 157, 345, 346, 398.
Lord's Supper, who may not be admitted to the, 158, 350. cases of doubting that may not exclude from the, 349. preparation for the, 347, 898.
of Christ. See Christ, Satisfao-
Lord's Supper, duties required in | Merit, none in us, 91, 371. partaking of the, 351. after partaking of the, 352. wherein it agrees with and dif- fers from baptism, 354-356. administration of the, 506-510.
MAGISTRATE, of the civil, 130-134. ordained of God, 115, 130.
Christians may execute the office of the, 131.
may not assume ecclesiastical powers, 131.
duties of, to the church and the people, 132, 288.
duties of the people to the, 133, 285.
ecclesiastical persons not exempt from the authority of the, 133. the pope has no power over the, 134.
is subject to the discipline of the church, 115.
Man, how created, 32, 182, 382. state of, before the fall, 33, 182, 184, 382.
God's covenant with, 46, 185, 383. fall of, and its effects, 42, 46, 185, 187-190.
state of, under the covenant of grace, 48-52, 190-194. the chief end of, 171, 381. Marriage, of, 134, 517. end of, 134, 184.
for whom lawful, 135, 517, 518. with whom it should not be formed, 135.
between whom unlawful, 136. what may warrant a dissolution of, 136-138. Bolemnization of, 517.
civil law respecting, to be ob- served, 517.
of Christians, should be solemn- ized by a lawful minister, 517. of their children, duty of parents relative to the, 518. precautions and procedure in solemnizing, 518-521. Mass, abomination of the, 155. Means of Grace, under the law, 49,
Minister, none but one lawfully ordained may preach and ad- minister the sacraments, 147 150, 334, 345.
how he should preach, 335. See Instalment, Ordination, Trans• lation.
Ministry, given by Christ, 139, 407.
Moderators, authority and duties of, 455, 468, 476, 529, 530, 533, 534, 535, 536.
of church sessions, ministers perpetual, 419, 420.
of a Presbytery, Synod, and Gen. eral Assembly, 455. how chosen, 456.
NATURE. See Corruption, Light.
OATH, a lawful defined, 125.
in what manner and circum- stances to be taken, 126, 127. obliges in all cases, except to sin, 127, 128.
form of, before a judicatory, 476. Offence, defined, 460.
modes of prosecuting for an, 464. Offences, private, 461.
steps to be taken relative to, 461, 462.
of spreading the knowledge of, 462.
under what circumstances pro- cess for, may, or may not, be instituted, 464, 465.
Officers. See Church Officers. Officers of Christ, 53, 199-201, 385. Ordinances, by whom appointed, and for what end, 139, 415. under the law, 49, 193. under the gospel, 51, 194. in a particular church, 415. admission to sealing, 511. Ordination of bishops or pastors, trials for, 444.
how to be conducted, 444-449. questions proposed at, 446. of an evangelist, 449.
of ruling elders and deacons, 432
Original Sin, 43, 187, 188, 384.
public, of, 499-502. Preaching, of, 502--504.
of God's word, to whom com- mitted, 334. manner of, 335.
Predestination, the doctrine of, 27, 179.
how to be handled, 31. Presbytery, of the, 422-427. of what it consists, 422. representation in, 423. quorum of, 423.
powers of, 423-425.
records and reports of, 425, 426. meetings of, 426.
corresponding members of, 427. Preterition, the doctrine of, 30, 40, 180.
Previous question, the, 531, 532. Probationers. See Candidates. Process, of actual, 464-469.
against a bishop or minister, 470 --474.
in case of offence, 471-473.
in case of heresy or schism, 473, 474.
Psalms, of singing, 498.
QUESTIONS, proposed at the ordina tion of ruling elders and dea- cons, 433.
at licensing candidates, 438. at the ordination of ministers, 445-448.
at the ordination of an evange list, 449.
at the installation of a minister, 451.
at the restoration of an excom- municated person, 516.
in debate, rules concerning, 469, 529, 530.
Quorum of a church session, 419. of a presbytery, 423. of a synod, 427.
of the General Assembly, 430. if not present, what may be done, 529.
SABBATH, of the, 122, 276, 391. how to be sanctified, 124, 277, 392, 495, 496.
how it is profaned, 279, 392. reasons for sanctifying the, 280- 282, 392.
obligations of heads of families, respecting the, 279, 496. Sacraments, of the, 145-148, 339- 341, 398.
design of the, 145, 339, 398. number of the, 147, 341, 398. how made effectual, 147, 338, 398.
by whom to be dispensed, 147. of the Old Testament, the same for substance as those of the New, 148.
Sacrifice of Christ, 59, 200, 384. the mass abominably injurious to the, 155.
the Lord's Supper not a, 154. Salvation in Christ only, 69, 212. who obtain, 29, 59, 61, 65, 69, 214, &c.
See Adoption, Church, Commu- nion, Effectual Culling, Elect, Means of Grace, Redemption. Sanctification, of, 77-80, 223, 387. inseparably joined with justifica- tion, 227.
in what justification differs from,
Sanctification, imperfect in this life, 79, 229, 319.
of the Lord's day, 277, 392, 495. Satisfaction, not made by repent- ance, 85.
not by works, 91.
not by any creature, 373.
by Christ only, 59, 70, 196, 219. of Christ, imputed to believers, 70, 219.
Scripture, of the holy, 9-18, 172. why necessary, 9, 10. canonical books of, 11, 12. authority of, 12.
evidences of its being the word of God, 13, 173.
sufficiency and perfection of, 14, 171, 174, 381. perspicuity of, 15.
is its own infallible rule of inter- preting, 18.
the only rule of faith, practice, and worship, 12, 117, 172, 174, 381.
the Spirit speaking in, the su preme Judge of religious con- troversies, 18.
the original text of, the final ap. peal, 16.
to be translated into the vulgar tongue, 17, 333. illumination of the Spirit neces- sary to a saving understanding of, 14, 333.
to be read by all, 332. how to be read, 333. how made effectual to salvation, 330, 397.
of the public reading of, 497. Sealing Ordinances, of admission to, 511.
Secret Worship, directory for, 526. Session, of the church, 419-421. quorum of, 419.
moderator of, 419, 420. powers of, 420.
rules for the convening, recorde, and registers of, 421. Shorter Catechism, the, 381-404. Sick, of the visitation of the, 521- 524.
Sin, definition of, 45, 186, 383. original, 187, 384.
of our first parents, 42, 185, 383. why permitted, 42. effects of the first, 43, 44, 187, 188, 383, 384.
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