Affliction, two views of, 713; its duties, 719;
motives to the performance of them, 721;
is a state of carefulness, 727.
Amen, import of, 554.

Angels, subjection of, to Christ, 530; is the

result of his expiatory sufferings, 531;
study the final happiness of Christians, 84.
Antediluvian history, facts in, 538; object

of the apostle in referring to, 542;—reve-
lations, 539;-worlds, analogies of post-
diluvian and, 543.

Apostles, characteristic features of, 34; had
no successors, 35.

Ascension of Christ to heaven the result of
his expiatory sufferings, 528.
Atonement, the connection of sanctification
with, 117; fellowship with God obtained
through, 505; exhortation to holiness
based on, 553.

spiritual gifts, 620; motives to the many
festation of, 625.

Called to show forth the praises of God,
Christians are, 206; what is this calling?
208; who is its author? 208; what is the
design of it? 208; show them forth pass-
ively, 209; and actively, 210; address to
those who are not among the called, 212;
—out of darkness, Christians are, 213.
Calumnies against the Christians, Note, 239.
"Ceased from sin," meaning of the phrase,
565. See Flesh.

Cephas, meaning of the name, 31.
Character, common, of Christians, a motive
to brotherly love, 129.

Christ, meaning of the term, 469; is the
foundation of the spiritual temple, 175;
is the great object of his people's affec-
tions, 62.

137.

Babylon, the church in, 786.

Baptism, the deluge was a type of, 544;
how it saves, 545.

Bearing sins," meaning of the phrase, 355.
Bishop, meaning of the term, 360.
Blessings of salvation, God is the author of,
55; originate in the abundant mercy of
God, 58; are of vast magnitude, 59; prop-
er method of acknowledging, 60.
Brotherhood, the, who are, 308; have a
common character, 310; common educa-
tion, 310; common residence, 310; com-
mon inheritance, 310; fellowship of, 311;
Christians must show their love of, 313;
by joining it, 314; by regular attendance,
314; by endeavoring to preserve its pur-
ity, 315; by seeking its peace, 315; by
their prayers, 317; duty to a particular
brotherhood, 317; duty of christian broth-
erhoods to other christian brotherhoods,
318; address to those who do not belong
to, 320.
Brotherly love, illustrated, 121; objects and
elements of, 122; distinctive characters
of, 123; recommended, 127; by the mu-
tual relation of Christians, 127; by the
common character of Christians, 129; the
maintenance of, explained, 604; and rec-
ommended, 608; manifestation of, by em-
ploying property, 614; by employing

and security of, a motive to christian
duty, 105.

Christians, present and future state of, con-
trasted, 61; as to the absence and pres-
ence of Christ, 62; as to trials and their
results, 66; as to expectation and enjoy-
ment, 68; as to sorrows and joys, 70; the
final happiness of, is the subject of Old
Testament prophecy, 73; and of apostol-
ical preaching, 80; and of angelic study,
84; mutual relation of, 127; common
character of, 129; state and character of,
described generally, 136; and under the
figure of new-born babes, 137; exhorta-
tion to, 142; dissuasive, 142; persuasive,
146; the two parts are closely connected
with each other, 156; peculiar privileges
of, 166; miserable condition of, previously
to their obtaining those privileges, 169;
manner in which they were obtained, 172;
are called a holy priesthood, 184; and a
chosen generation, 187; have obtained
mercy, 221; are the servants of God, 262.
Church, christian, constitution of, 688; is
the flock of God, 680; and God's heritage,
681.

Civil government, nature and design of, 242;
is called a "creature," not an "ordinance,"
244; subjection to, 246; how limited,
247; Christ's commandment concerning
249; Christ's example concerning, 251.

Coming to Christ," meaning of the phrase,
172.

Conjugal duties of Christians, 363; of
wives, 365; of husbands, 381. See Hus-
bands and Wives.
Conscience, a good, what it is, 453; must be
sprinkled by the blood of Christ, 456.
Consolation, the epistle abounds in, 29.
Conversation, meaning of the term, 94; a
good, in Christ, explained, 458.
Courtesy enjoined, 412; origin of the term,
413; not to be confounded with artificial
polish of manners, 415; commensurate
with our social relations, 415; consistent
with truth and integrity, 416; enjoined by
the highest authority, 417; enforced by
the example of Christ, 417; Abraham,
417; Sarah, 418; Paul, 418.
"Covereth a multitude of sins," the phrase
explained, 609

Cruelty of the devil, 748.

Darkness, Christians are called out of, 213;
what it is, 214; illustrated by the mid-
night darkness of Egypt, 214.
Dead, the spiritually, who are, 585; the
gospel is preached to, 586.
Deluge, the, was a type of baptism, 544;
state of mankind previous to, 539.
Desire of the milk of the word described, 151.
Devil, the, 743; is an adversary, 744; subtle,
745; active, 747; cruel, 748; the Chris-
tian's duty in reference to, 751; to resist
his attacks on himself, 751; and on the
christian cause, 753; what the Christian
is to do that he may resist, 754; encour-
agement to perform this duty, 759.
Doxology, 626.

Dress, duty of christian wives in reference
to, 368.

Duties of Christians to each other, 394;
union of sentiment, 395; union of feeling,
400; brotherly kindness, 401; to man-
kind generally, 404; pity, 404; courtesy,
412; to give a reason of the hope that is
in them, 442; to maintain a good con-
science and a good conversation, 452.
Duty, christian, 87; general view of, 90;
particular view of, 93; means for the
performance of, 94; determined resolu-
tion, 95; moderation, 97; hope, 99; fear,
102; motives to the performance of, 105.

Ecclesiastical duties enjoined, 654.
Elder, faithful reward of, 682; unfaithful
doom of, 684.

Elders, origin and meaning of the appella-
tion, 655; divided into the teaching and
the ruling, 658; qualifications of, 659;
manner of investing with office, 659; are
called shepherds and overseers, 660; duties
of, 661; instruction, 661; superintendence,
665; manner of performing their duties,
668; not by constraint, 668; not for filthy
lucre, 670; not as lords of God's heritage,
673; motives suggested by the apostle's
reference to himself, 675; drawn from

considerations referring to the church,
680; and to the office-bearers themselves,
682.

Elect, meaning of the term, 37; stone, 180.
See Foundation.

Election, double sense of the term in Scrip-
ture, 189.

"End of all things," meaning of the phrase,

598.

Enemy, great, of the Christian, who he is,
743; what he is, 744.
Envy, warnings against, 144.
Epistle, First, of Peter, character of, by
Leighton, 28; Erasmus, Grotius, and Ben-
gel, 28; authenticity and genuineness of,
28; resemblance to Paul's Epistles, 28;
holds an intermediate place between those
of Paul and James, 29; abounds in con-
solation, 29; date, 29; object, 30; to
whom addressed, 36; salutation, 39; ref-
erences to the Old Testament in, 41; post-
script, 778; recapitulation, 779; subject,
780; form, 782; mode of writing or
transmission, 784; salutation, 786; bene-
diction, 790.

Epistolary part of Scripture, advantages of,

27.

Equity of God, a motive to christian duty,

110.

Evangelists, their office, 657.
Evidence of Christianity, importance of a
knowledge of, 449,

Evil-speaking, warnings against, 144.
Exaltation of Christ, 523; his resurrection,
523; ascension to heaven, 526; sitting on
the right hand of God, 528; placed over
angels, 530.

Example of Christ, how far binding on us as
a pattern, 349.

Exhortation to Christians, dissuasive, 142;
persuasive, 146; to seek spiritual growth,
146; to desire the sincere milk of the
word, 151;—to holiness, based on the
atonement, 553; not to live to the lusts of
men, 559; to live to the will of God, 562.
Expiatory sufferings of Christ, the design of,
358; effects of, 360; connection of sancti-
fication with, 117.

"Fadeth not away," meaning of the phrase,

48.

Faith, obedience of, 38.

Faithful Creator," import of the expres-
sion, 649.

Fear of God, a means of christian obedience,
102; the foundation of, 321; produced by
the faith of the gospel, 324; how mani-
fested, 325; the best means of guarding
against the fear of man, 433.
Fellowship with God explained, 504; ob-
tained through the atonement, 505.
Fervently, meaning of the term, 124.
"Flesh, he that hath suffered in the," 565;
the thought explained, 566; viewed as
referring to Christ, 568; as referring to
Christians, 570; as a piece of christian
armor, 572.

Fleshly lusts, abstinence from, 230; what
they are, 231; what must be done in or-
der to abstain from, 233; to indulge in,
incongruous in a child of God, 237; how
they war against the soul, 238.
Flock of God, the church is the, 680.
Foreknowledge of God, 37.
Foundation of the spiritual temple, the,
Jesus Christ is, 179; is a corner-stone,
179; is chosen, 180; is precious, 180;
was rejected by men, 180; is a living
stone, 181.

Free, Christians are, 255; in reference to
God, 255; to man, 258; to the powers
and principles of evil, 260; they are to
act as, 265, 269, 272.

Freedom, the Christian's duty to guard
against the abuse of, 276; in reference to
God, 277; to man, 281; to the powers
and principles of evil, 283.

Friendly temper or behavior, a, described,

414.

Generation, a chosen, why Christians are
called, 187.

"Gifts," meaning of the term, 620.
Glory of God, a regard to, the highest mo-
tive of duty, 626; of Christ, 634.
God, the author of all saving blessings, 55;
as the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, 57; abundant mercy of, 58; holi-
ness of, a motive to christian duty, 108.
Gospel, the, is preached to the spiritually
dead, 586.

Grace of God, the, one great subject of the
epistle, 779.

Grotius, ingenious conjecture of, 244.
Growth, spiritual, is progressive sanctifica-
tion, 149; resemblance of, to the growth
of a child, 150; motives to, from the state
and character of Christians, 156; from hav-
ing tasted that the Lord is gracious, 160.
Guile, warnings against, 143.

Happiness, final, of Christians, the subject of

Old Testament prophecy, 73; of apostolic
preaching, 80; of angelic study, 84.
"Healed by Christ's stripes," meaning of the
phrase, 360.

Heritage of God, the church is the, 681.
History, Old Testament, uses of, 537.
Holiness, exhortation to, based on the atone-
ment, 553; motives to, drawn from the
character of the will of the Gentiles, 579;
from the great design of the gospel revela-
tion, 584.

Holiness of God, the, a motive to christian
duty, 108.

Holy nation," meaning of the phrase, 196.
Holy One," import of the appellation as
applied to God, 437.

Holy priesthood," meaning of the phrase,

184.

Holy Scriptures, fulness of, 463; difficulties
of, 508; not systematic, but miscellaneous
in their form, 29.

Honor due to all men, 298; not to be con-

fined to the brotherhood, 298; nor to
classes, 301; foundation of, 302; evil con-
sequences of the want of, 303; motives
from the example of God, 305; and of
Christ, 306.

"Honor the king," what is implied in, 326;

its foundation, 327; its limits, 328.
Hope, christian, ground of, 50; how pro-
duced, 51; connected with the faith of
the gospel, 52; why called living, 53;
connected with the resurrection of Christ,
54; a means of christian obedience, 99;
the profession of, is positively enjoined,
445; "maketh not ashamed," and why,

53.

Hospitality, what it is not, 615; what it is,
616; of the primitive Christians, 618.
"House of God," meaning of the phrase,
646.

Humility enjoined, 420; explained, 703;

tendency of, to secure mutual subjection,
705; motives to, 706.

Husbands, christian, duties of, 381; motives
to the discharge of, 388.
Hypocrisy, warnings against, 143.

Incorruptible," meaning of the term, 48.
Inheritance of God's children, 46; free gift
of, 47; security of tenure, 48; excellence
of, 48; living hope of, 50.

"Inner man of the heart," import of, 370.
Instruction one of the duties of the christian
elders, 661.

Intoxicating liquors, tendency and effects of,

593.

Kingdom of priests," meaning of the ap-
pellation, 194.

Law, difference as a covenant and a rule, 278.
Light, marvellous, Christians are called into,

215; of knowledge, 215; of purity, 216;
of rational joy, 216; why termed God's
light, 217.

"Live according to God in the spirit," mean-
ing of the phrase, 559.

"Living stone," meaning of the phrase as
applied to Christ, 181.

"Living stones," meaning of the phrase as

applied to Christians, 174–184.
"Loins of the mind," girding up of, 95.
Love, brotherly. See Brotherly Love.
"Lusts of men, not to live to," meaning of
the phrase, 559.

Lusts, fleshly. See Fleshly Lusts.

"Maketh not ashamed," 53.
Malice, warnings against, 142.
Manifestation of brotherly love, 614; of the
fear of God, 325.

Mankind, state of, previous to the deluge,538.
Marcus, notice of, 788.

Marry in the Lord," meaning of the phrase,
374.

"Marvellous light." See Light.
Means for performing christian duty. See
Duty.

Members of the church, duties of the, to
their office-bearers, 684; subjection to the
elders as teachers, 691; submission to
them as superintendents, 693; duties to
each other, 698.

Mercy of God, the moving cause of saving
blessings, 59; Christians have obtained,
221; address to those who have obtained,
222; and to those who have not obtained,
222.

"Mighty hand of God," meaning of the ex-
pression, 715; duty of humbling ourselves
under it, 719; motives to do so, 721.
Milk, why spiritual truth is compared to,
152 of the word, what it is, 151; how
we grow by it, 152; what it is to desire
it, 153.

Miserable condition of Christians, previously
to obtaining their peculiar privileges, 169.
Misery of those who refuse to come to
Christ, 223.

Moderation, a means of christian obedience,
97.

Morality, christian, bearing on the evidences
of Christianity, 242.

Motives to the performance of christian
duty, 105; from the grandeur, excellence,
and security of the christian salvation,
105; from the holiness of God, 108; from
the strict equity of God, 110; from the
provision made for sanctification in the
sacrifice of Christ, 114; to spiritual
growth, 156; to holiness, 579. See Holi-

ness.

Mutual relation of Christians, 127.
Mutual subjection the duty of church mem-

bers, 699; what it does not imply, 699;
what it implies, 700.

Nation, a holy, why Christians are called,
196.

Noah, his character, 540; his preaching, 540.

Obedience, christian, 90; means for the per-
formance of, 94.

Obedience, the duty of servants, 336; its
limits, 336.

"Obedience of faith," meaning of the phrase,

38.

"Obtained mercy," Christians have, 221.
Old Testament prophecy as to the final hap-
piness of Christians, 73; Enoch and Job,
76; Psalms, 76; Isaiah, Daniel, Hosea,
and Malachi, 77; was imperfectly under-
stood by the prophets themselves, 77.
"Ordinance of man," meaning of the phrase,

244.

Partakers of the sufferings of Christ, in
what sense Christians are, 633.
Pastor, meaning and reference of the appel-
lation, 656.

Patient suffering, Christians are called to, as

a part of conformity to Christ, 345; as a
great end of Christ's expiatory sufferings,

354.

Peace, meaning of the term, 40,

Peculiar people, a, why Christians are call-
ed, 201.

"People of God," meaning of the term, 218.
Persecution, good effects of, 631; duties of
Christians under, 423; motives, 427
Christians are called to this course, 427
blessing which attends, 429; tendency
of the course recommended to secure from
suffering, 430.

Perseverance necessary, 563.
Peter, history and character of, 30-34.
Pilgrims and strangers," force of the ap-
pellation as applied to Christians, 236.
Pitiful, Christians are enjoined to be, 404;
for the spiritual wants of men, 407; for
their temporal wants, 408.
Pleasantness of the service of God, 291.
Postscript of the epistle, 778.
Power of God, 49.
Power of the devil, 748.

"Precious stone," meaning of the phrase,
180.

Present expectation and future enjoyment
of Christians contrasted, 68.
Priesthood, a holy, why Christians are call-
ed, 184.

Principles, doctrinal, in which all Christians
are agreed, 396; practical, in which all
Christians are agreed, 396.

Privileges, peculiar, of Christians, 166; ob-
tained by believing the truth about Christ,
172.

Profession of christian hope positively en-
joined, 445.

Provision made for sanctification in the sac-
rifice of Christ, 114.

Pure heart, a, Christians are required to
love one another with, 123.

"Quick and dead," meaning of the phrase,
582.

Quotations from the Old Testament, prin-
ciples on which they are made, 466.

References to the Old Testament in the
epistle, 41.

Regeneration, baptismal, absurdity of, 545.
Rejected by men, Christ was, 180.
Relation, influence of, on character, 577;
mutual, of Christians, a motive to brother-
ly love, 127.

Relief and United Secession Churches,
union of, 331.

Reproaches cast on Christians, 637.
Resemblance of this epistle to Paul's epistles,

28.

Resolution, a means of christian duty, 95.
Resurrection of Christ, the, connection of
christian hope with, 54; evidences of,
524; importance of knowing these evi-
dences, 525; the result of his expiatory
sufferings, 523.

Revelation, divine, connection with the atone-
ment, 489; analogy of, to the sun, 363.
"Right hand of God," meaning of the phrase
528.

Rulers in the christian church, duties of, 655.

Sacraments, efficacy of, doctrine of West-
minster Assembly respecting; 548.
Sacrifice of Christ, the intrinsic worth of,
118; the subject of divine appointment,
118; has been actually offered, 119; has
answered the purpose for which it was
intended, 119; motives derived from, to
the performance of christian duty, 114.
Salutation of the epistle, 39; the practice of
the primitive churches, 51.
Salvation, the christian, described, 43.
Sanctify, the meaning of the term, 436.
Sanctification obtained through the sacrifice
of Christ, 117; "of the spirit," meaning
of the phrase, 38.

"Saved by water," meaning of the phrase,

545.

Scriptures, holy, fulness of, 463. See Holy
Scriptures.

Servants of God, Christians are, 262; their
duty to act as, 285; address to those who
are not, 293.

Servants, christian, duties of, 334; in gene-
ral, 336; of a particular class, 340; motives
to the discharge of the duties of, 340;
from its being acceptable to God, 341;
from a consideration of Christ's sufferings,
344; who suffered, 346; for us, 346; with
patience, 347.

Service of God, the, is reasonable, 290;
pleasant, 291; highly honorable, 292; ad-
vantageous, 292.

"Show forth God's praises," Christians are
called to. See Called.
Silvanus, notice of, 546.

Sobriety, meaning of the term, 592; a
means of resisting the devil, 754.
Sonship, divine, 44; descriptive of rela-
tion, 45; of character, 46; obtained by
faith, 46.

Spirit of Christ," why he is so called, 74.
Spirits in prison," who are meant by, 516.
"Spiritual house," meaning of the phrase as
applied to Christians, 184.

"Sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ,” 39;
on the conscience, 456.

State and character of Christians described,
136; a motive to spiritual growth, 157.
Steadfastness in the faith, one means of re-
sisting the devil, 757.

Stewards, in what sense Christians are, 625.
"Stone, living." See Living Stone.
Stripes of Christ, what it is to be healed by,

360.

Subjection due to christian elders as a body,
693; as individuals, 695.
Subtilty of the devil, 745.

Sufferings of Christ, their nature, 478; were
penal, 478; vicarious, 480; expiatory, 482;
their design, 485; to bring men to the
knowledge of God, 486; to favor with
God, 494; to likeness to God, 501; to
fellowship with God, 505; an encourage-

Sufferings undeserved, Christians need not
wonder when they meet with, 351;
should be careful that they are undeserv-
ed, 352; should submit to, in a meek
spirit, 353.

Superintendence, one of the duties of chris-
tian elders, 665.

"Taste that the Lord is gracious," meaning
of the phrase, 161.
Temple, the spiritual, Jesus Christ is the
foundation of, 174.

Times, peculiar character of the, 602.
Trials of Christians contrasted with their re-
sults, 66.

Tribute, civil, payment of, obligatory on
Christians, 248.

Truth and integrity, courtesy consistent
with, 416.

"Watching unto prayer," meaning of the
phrase, 595.

"Weaker vessel," the woman is, meaning of
the expression, 382.

Will of God, the, is the rule of his own con-
duct, 562; as made known in his word, is
the chief rule of our conduct, 562.
Witness of the sufferings of Christ, Peter
was, 677.

Wives, christian, duties of, 365; subjection,
366; chaste conversation coupled with
fear, 367; adorning themselves with in-
ward ornaments, 368; motives to the
performance of, 373; probability of con-
verting the husband, 373; example of
holy women, 378.

Younger, meaning and reference of the
term, 685.