Eliezer, the servant of Abraham, his fidelity
in obtaining a wife for Isaac, I. 199-
201.
Elijah, character of, III. 460, 461. The
liberality of the widow of Sarepta to him,
and her reward, 390-393; her son raised
to life by him, 393-398. His appeal to
the Israelites, 402-406. Challenge to
the prophets of Baal, 406-411. Elijah
visited and reproved by God, 411-415.
Assured that God has a remnant in the
worst of times, 415-419. Elijah and
Ahab, in Naboth's vineyard, 429-435.
Elijah calls down fire from heaven, 451-
455. His translation to heaven, 456—
460. Elijah's God, 460-463.
prophecy of the Elijah who was to pre-
cede our Lord, explained, X. 626-631.
The advent of, in John the Baptist, XI.
463-468.

The

His

Eliphaz reproves Job, IV. 335-338. De-
clares the security of God's people, 339-
342. Job's appeal to him, 343-347.
Elisha called to the prophetic office, III.
419-423. His lamentation for the de-
parture of Elijah, 458, 459; his exclama-
tion on that occasion, 460–463.
healing the spring with salt, 464-468.
Mocked by children, 469-472. Increases
the insolvent widow's oil, 472-480. His
address to the woman of Shunem, and her
reply, 480-483. Restores her child to
life, 485, 486. Heals Naaman of his
leprosy, 487-492. His reply to Naaman's
case of conscience, 493-499. Protected
by a chariot of fire, 502-505.
He pre-
dicts the atrocities of Hazael, 510-513.
His reproof to Joash, 526-530.
Elymas the sorcerer, struck with blindness,
XIV. 410-413.

Emmaus, Christ's discourse with the Dis-
ciples at, illustrated, XIII. 157-167.
Emotions, by what standard to be estimated,
V. 484.

Encouragement to the fearful, I. 116-118.
Encouragement of David in God, III.
234-236. Encouragement to bear per-
secution, XIII. 84-87; and to endure
unto the end, XI. 321-323.

End of every thing to be regarded, VII.
539. The consequences of not remember-
ing our latter end, IX. 319-321.
Endor, witch of, consulted by Saul, III.
230-234.

Enemies, the love of, inculcated and recom-

mended, VII. 239-243. XI. 160, 161.
To what extent it is to be performed, and
why, 161-163. The final destruction of
God's enemies, XIII. 90. Our spiritual
enemies defeated by Christ, XVIII. 212.
Whom Christ accounts his enemies, XIII.
62, 63; what judgment awaits them, 63,
64. The enemies of Christ smitten down
by a word, XIV. 148–151.
Enmity between the seed of the woman
and that of the serpent, announced, I.
36-40; and developed, 50. The en-
mity of man's heart against God, VIII.
351; and against his word, IX. 279–281.
Its folly, 281-283. Enmity between
God and sinners, described, X. 511, 512.
Enoch's walking with God, and its reward,
I. 56-60. His translation considered as
a testimony to his faith, XIX. 378, 379;
and an instruction to us, 379, 380. His
prophecy of Christ's coming to judgment,
XX. 563-565.

Enthusiasm, the seeking of true wisdom
vindicated from the charge of, XVI. 131.
Envy, nature of, II. 41, 42. VII. 251; its
odiousness, 251, 252. XIII. 269; its de-
structiveness, VII. 253-255; its grounds
and character, III. 209, 210; its opera-
tions, 210, 211; and cure, 211, 212.
Evils of envy, I. 261-263. Why men
take offence, III. 33. How envy may
be discerned and subdued, I. 263, 264.
Cautions to the envious, III. 212; and
to those who are the objects of envy, 213.
Envy not to be needlessly excited, or
wickedly indulged, VII. 256; not to be
basely feared or angrily resented, 257.
Epaphras, office of, in the Colossian Church,
XVIII. 266. His love manifested therein,
267. The end he aimed at, ibid. 268.
Ephesus:-The power of Christ and his
Gospel over Satan, illustrated in the de-
moniac at Ephesus, XIV. 484-488. The
effects produced by the Gospel on the
Ephesians, 492. Heathenish and Chris-
tian zeal compared, in the conduct of the
Ephesians, 495-499. Paul's appeal to
the elders of Ephesus, 505-508; parti-
cularly on the duty of ministers, 508-
512; and on ministerial fidelity, 512-
519. He recommends watchfulness to
them, 519-522. His farewell to them,
522-526. The epistle to the Church at
Ephesus, illustrated, XXI. 26, et seq.
Christ's commendation of the Ephesian
Church, 31; reproof of them, 32; coun-
sel, 33; and promise, 35-37.
Ephraimites pacified by Gideon, III. 33
-38.

EPISTLES of the Apostles, importance of,
XV. 5, 6; especially those of Paul,
XVIII. 371. Christians are epistles of
Christ, XVI. 439-444. The epistles to
the seven Churches in Asia Minor, ex-
plained, viz.:-Ephesus, XXI. 26–28;
Smyrna, 39-54; Pergamos, 54—66;

-139; as to his retrospective testimony,
315, 316; and prospective determination,
316, 317. Address to those who can
adopt this experience, 317; and to those
who are strangers to it, ibid. 318. The
experience of man known only to him-
self, VII. 133, 134. The paradoxical
experience of the Christian delineated,
XVI. 541 -544. The benefit of past
experience for our humiliation, XIX.
351; and for our encouragement, 352,
353.

Expostulation with the impenitent, IX. 70

I. NATURE and CHARACTERS of Faith or
Believing :-Faith in Christ defined, XII.
198. 371. XIII. 358, 359. XIV. 220. XIX.
367, 368. It is a work of God, XIII.
377. Its pre-eminence above his other
works, 378-380. The proper use and
office of faith, I. 346. III. 216. Its
object, XI. 301. Its aspect on the wel-
fare and stability of the soul, XIX. 368—
370. Its discoveries, III. 503, 504. It
is a full persuasion of Christ's Messiah-
ship, XIII. 447; also a cordial acceptance
of him, under that character, ibid. and
entire devotion to him as his disciples,
XIII. 447, 448. Its transcendent excel-
lency, II. 568, 569. X. 371, 372. XII.
371. XVIII. 164. Its value and im-
portance, VI. 185. Its efficacy as a
principle, XIV. 573. Its consolations
and triumphs, III. 505, 506. Its office
and obligations, XIV. 587-589. The
excellence of the grace of faith, V. 157.
The good fight of faith described, XVIII.
543-547. The sufferings of Christ, a
proper ground for faith, V. 509. The
poor living by faith, X. 397-402. Dif-
ferent kinds of faith in the conversion of
the Samaritans, XIII. 313-316. The
difference between weak and strong faith,
317-319. Faith and hope compared
with charity, XVI. 341–343.

II. EXAMPLES of Faith recorded in the Scrip-
tures for our instruction:-ABEL, in his
offering, XIX. 371-377. ENOCH, in his
walking with God, 378-381. NOAH, in
his building the ark, I. 75-77. XIX.
384-388. ABRAHAM, in his journey
into Canaan, I. 103. XIX. 390. In his
believing the divine promises, and being
justified thereby, I. 119-123; especially
concerning the Promised Seed, 190-192.
In his offering up Isaac, XIX. 400-407.
The PATRIARCHS, Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob, 396-399. MOSES, in his choice,
407-412. By faith beholding the in-
visible God, 412-416. His faith in
relation to the Passover, 416-422.
RAHAB, in concealing the spies, II. 546
-548. XIX. 428-435. The ISRAELITES,
at the taking of Jericho, II. 568, 569.
XIX. 422-428. GIDEON and others,
435-441. ELISHA, protected by chariots
of fire, III. 502–505.

III. On the IMPORTANCE of Faith :-The
office and operation of faith, XVII. 207
-209. Its importance, in general, XI.
301, 302. XIII. 1–6. XV. 115. XVII.
301; especially living by faith on Christ,
XIII. 394-396. 448, 449; which is in-
dispensably necessary to salvation, XV.
386; and also walking by faith, XVI.
508-512. The office of faith in the
Christian's armour, XVII. 477–482. Its
transcendent excellence, 483. Its use is
universal, ibid. Its application easy,
484; and its success sure, 485, 486. Faith
in God, the means of national and per-
sonal prosperity, IV. 137–139. The
dictates of faith, V. 48-50. Faith ne-
cessary to a right reception of Christ,
VIII. 461; and to enable us to please
God, XIX. 381-383. The importance
of faith in prayer, XIII. 125-129. The
connexion between faith and works, I.
192. XX. 365. Faith and works equally
necessary to salvation, though on different
grounds, II. 339, 340. Faith necessary,
that we may become subjects of the
Gospel kingdom, XII. 4. Necessity of
faith in Christ, to salvation, XIII. 274—
277. Our acceptance of God is in pro-
portion to our faith, 318, 319. Faith in-
compatible with the love of applause,
360-362. Faith in Christ, the antidote
to all trouble, XIV. 19-22. An inquiry
into the reality of our faith, 108-110.
The law established by faith, XV. 89-
91. All men have not faith, XVIII.
402-404. It enables believers to be-
hold God, XIX. 413, 414. Its advantage,
414, 415. The power of faith, I. 531.
XIX. 435-441. Benefits arising from
faith in Christ, XX. 356–361. Faith in
Christ, enjoined, 460, 461; and by what
authority, 461-463. Faith, the instru-
ment by which we overcome the world,
522, 523. How Christians are to build up

themselves on their most holy faith, 567,
568. See further, JUSTIFICATION.
Faithful man, character of, delineated,
VII. 286, 287. The blessings reserved
for such, 287, 288.

Faithfulness of God, illustrated, I. 102;
especially in fulfilling his word, II. 64.
149-153; and his promises, 618-622.
XIX. 340, 341. The necessity of mini-
sterial faithfulness, I. 23. XI. 136. XII.
288. XVI. 199, 200. Ministerial faith-
fulness delineated, X. 286–288. XII.
373, XIV. 513, 514. Faithfulness urged
upon ministers, III. 435-440. VIII.
501. IX. 173, 174. XIX. 77. The re-
ward of ministerial faithfulness, XIII.
100-102.

Fall of man, circumstances of, considered,
I. 24-28. Excuses made after it, by our
first parents, 31-33. David's fall, III.266.
Causes of Solomon's fall, 365; its extent
and aggravations, 366; consequences of
it, 367; improvement of it, 367, 368.
To what extent we may go, when we be-
gin to fall, illustrated in the conduct of
Peter, XII. 188-190. How the saints
are kept from falling, XX. 408-410.
Falsehood of the Gibeonites, exposed, II.
587, 588.

Family, the care of, illustrated in the con-
duct of Abram, I. 144-150; of Job,
IV. 310-314; and of David, IV. 14—
16. The destructive influence of sinners
in families, VII. 397. The importance of
family religion, XVI. 173—177.
Famine, a punishment for sin, III. 303—

305.

Fasting appointed by God himself, XII.
74. Benefit of fasting and prayer united,
ibid. 75. Seasons of fasting and prayer,
how far to be observed, IX. 543, 544.
What benefit may be derived from them,
VI. 224. IX. 544, 545. On what the
efficacy of them depends, 545, 546. Di-
rection of Jesus Christ concerning fast-
ing, as a duty, XI. 213, 214. XII. 60-
66. 327. How it should be performed,
XI. 215, 216; at what time, XII. 328;
in what manner, ibid. and to what end,
328, 329.

Fast days, recommended, XIX. 316–322.

FATHER.

The conduct of God the Father towards
Jesus, and the reasons of it, VIII. 385-
397. The office of God the Father in
election, XX. 131, 132; and in redemp-
tion, 171-174. The manifestation which
Christ has given of God the Father,
XIII. 210, 211. How he declared him,
211, 212. Christ's equality with the
Father, 324-328; and his unity, 519-
526. XIV. 29–34. The acceptableness
of Christ's voluntary undertaking to the
Father, XIII. 508-510. Uses of this
doctrine, 510, 511. God glorified in his

Son, XIV. 14-18. The Father com-
pared to a husbandman, 51. The Father's
love to Christ, 62. Hatred of Christ is
hatred of the Father, 85-90. The ob-
jects of the Father's love, 104, 105. In
what manner he displays his love to them,
105, 106. Christ's prayer that the Father
would glorify him, 111–113.
'Fathers in Christ,' address to, XX. 396.
Favour of God, compared to dew, X.
149-151; bestowed sovereignly, season-
ably, suitably, and faithfully, I. 225–228.
importance of being in favour with God,
IV. 479 482. The only substantial
good, V. 20-25. The everlasting enjoy-
ment of his favour the fruit of accepted
prayer, VI. 59. The favour of Christ
vouchsafed to those who obey him, XIV.
49. A state of favour with God, one of
the benefits of justification by faith, XV.
117. A more assured sense of Christ's
favour, the privilege of the victorious
Christian, XXI. 64.

Fear, necessity of, I. 69. 73. The source
and remedy of desponding fears, IV.
489-492. How the fear of man bringeth
a snare, VII. 300, 301. The only effec-
tual antidote to it, 302, 303. A dissuasive
from the fear of man, VIII. 290–294.
Danger of yielding to it, XII. 189, 190.
Evil of the fear of man, 464, 465. Fear
cast out by love, XX. 509, 510.
Fear of God, or of the Lord, wherein it
consists, V. 244-246. VI. 261. VII.
221, 222. 415, 416. Nature of the reve-
rential fear of God, I. 241, 242. The
duty of fearing God, stated and enforced,
II. 419-422. Why God is to be feared,
VII. 417-419. The fear of God is a
principle of action, IV. 267-270. Ne-
cessity of walking in the fear of God, III.
136. The character of those who fear God,
V. 163, 164; their portion, 164–166.
Address to those who do not fear God,
166, 167; and to those who, fearing God,
yet do not experience the full comfort
of it in their souls, 167. Importance of
cultivating the fear of God, in our own
hearts, 246, 247. A filial fear of God,
recommended, V. 444. The fear of God,
the only true wisdom, VI. 261-265.
The confidence of those who fear God,
VII. 148; and safety, 149, 150. The
benefit of being in the fear of God all the
day, 223, 224.
Blessedness of fearing
God, 378-381. Who is the only proper
object of fear, 513-517. God is greatly
to be feared, X. 373-377; and why, XII.
465-467. How we are to work out our
salvation with fear and trembling, XVIII.
65, 66; and why, 66, 67. God to be served
with reverential fear, XIX. 484-489.
Necessity of it, XX. 165. The influence
it should have upon us, 165–167.
Fearful, encouragement to the, I. 116-118;
address to them, V. 301. The fears of

those whose knowledge is yet dim, re-
moved, VII. 418, 419. Their desponding
fears removed, VIII. 273-278.
Feasts of the Jews, explained and im-
proved:-The three yearly festivals, I.
543-547. The Passover, 377–380. 382,
383. The feast of First-fruits, 644—647 ;
of Trumpets, 648-652; of Tabernacles,
652-656. The Jubilee, 669–673.
Feast of Purim, IV. 302–307. The
Gospel feast described, VII. 610-614.
Feeding, miraculous, of five thousand, XII.
380-383.

Feelings, religious to be distrusted, I. 413.
Felicity. See Happiness.
Felix, Paul's vindication of himself before,
XIV. 547-552. The subjects of his
discourse before Felix, 566, 567. The
effects it produced upon Drusilla, 567;
and upon Felix, 568.

Fellowship (Christian), approved of God,
X. 618-622. The happiness of fellow-
ship with his believing people, XIV. 8.
The Christian cautioned against fellow-
ship with the world, XVI. 550—552;
and why, 552, 553.-See further, Com-

munion.

Festus, Paul's defence of himself before,
XIV. 569-570. Vindicates his ministry
to him, 577-581.

Fidelity of God, inviolable, I. 397. Fide-
lity of the sacred historians, III. 219.
The fidelity of the Church at Pergamos
commended, XXI. 58, 59. Similar fide-
lity expected from us, 59. Necessity of
fidelity in the discharge of any trust con-
fided to us, I. 204. Necessity of ministe-
rial fidelity:-See Faithfulness.
Fig-tree, the barren, cursed, literal mean-
ing of, XI. 492; its prophetical meaning,
493.

494.

Declarations founded upon it, ibid.

In what respects we resemble a
barren fig-tree, XII. 503. Whence we
have been spared, 504. What doom we
must expect, if we continue barren, 505.
Fight of faith, described, XVIII. 543—
547.

Fire of the altar, never to go out, and why,
I. 598-602. Fire called down from heaven
by Elijah, III. 451-455. The operations
of the Holy Spirit compared to fire,
XVIII. 352, 353.

Firmness in religion, necessity of, II. 365.
Recommended, XXI. 61. Displayed in
the character of Nehemiah, IV. 275–278.
The necessity of Christian firmness, 278-
284.

First-born, privileges of, I. 212. The re-
demption of, 385-389. Destruction of
the first-born of the Egyptians, 383.
First-fruits, feast of, was commemorative,
I. 645; typical, ibid. 646; instructive,
646, 647.

First Parents.-See Adam-Eve.

Fishes, the miraculous draught of, XII.
317-321.

Flesh of Christ, the eating of, explained,
XIII. 394, 395. Importance of this
doctrine, 395, 396. The principles of flesh
and spirit considered, in their united
existence, XVII. 220; in their contrary
operations, 221, 222; in their combined
effects, 222, 223. Practical uses of this
subject, 224, 225. The works of the flesh
enumerated, 233-235; and contrasted
with the fruits of the Spirit, 235, 236.
The Christian's reference in respect to
them both, 236, 237.

Flour (fine), use of, in the meat-offering,
I. 572, 573.

Fold, the Church of God compared to a,
XIII. 500. Christ the door of it, ibid.
The benefits of entering therein, 501, 502.
Following the Lord fully, duty of, II. 66—
68. Blessedness of doing it, 68-70.
What is implied in following after God,
V. 457, 458. The confidence it is calcu-
lated to inspire, 458, 459. How we are
to follow Christ, XI. 288–292. 458; par-
ticularly as a Teacher, to instruct, XIII.
548; as a Master, to rule, 549; as a
Saviour, to save, 550; and as an Example,
in conduct, 550, 551. Encouragement to
follow Christ, 551-556. His love to his
obedient followers, XI. 391–393. XII. 25
-29; our duty to them, XI. 393–396.
Address to those who profess the utmost
willingness to follow Christ, XII. 393; to
those who manifest a great degree of un-
willingness, 394; and to those who plead
for permission to delay the following of
Christ, 395. Suitability of Christ's replies
to these several characters, 395-397.
The followers of Christ, how regarded by
him, XIV. 72-74; were and are evil
spoken of, 594-596; their duty, not-
withstanding, 497, 598.

Of

Folly, contrasted with wisdom, VII. 42, 43;
its reward, 44. The folly of disregarding
divine messages, I. 338. The folly of
mankind illustrated, IV. 486, 487.
worldly men, contrasted with true wisdom,
V. 371-376. Of refusing submission to
Christ, 531. Of making a mock at sin,
VII. 128-132. The heart of the fool,
why in the house of mirth, 352, 353. Of
neglecting God, IX. 23-27. Of incon-
sideration, X. 70-74.

Fool :-What it is to become a fool, that
we may be wise, XVI. 121-124; the
reasonableness of it, 124-127; and im-
portance, 128-132.

Forbearance of David towards Saul, im-
proved, III. 217-219.

Forbearance of God, illustrated, X. 60.
XIV. 467, 468. To be admired by us,
and why, I. 89. Brought to a close, IV.
226-229. Amazing, towards us, 430,
431; especially in our perverseness,
VIII. 646. The approaching end of God's
forbearance, IX. 342-347. Why God
forbears to punish sinners, XX. 345–348.