XIV. When persons of divers families are brought to-

gether by divine Providence, being abroad upon their par- ticular vocations, or any necessary occasions; as they would have the Lord their God with them whithersoever they go, they ought to walk with God, and not neglect the duties of prayer and thanksgiving, but take care that the same be performed by such as the company shall judge fittest. And that they likewise take heed that no corrupt communication proceed out of their mouths, but that which is good, to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.
The drift and scope of all these Directions is no other, but that, upon the one part, the power and practice of godliness, amongst all the ministers and members of this kirk, according to their several places and vocations, may be cherished and advanced, and all impiety and mocking of religious exercises suppressed : and, upon the other part, that, under the name and pretext of religious exercises, no such meetings or practices be allowed, as are apt to breed error, scandal, schism, contempt, or misregard of the pub- lick ordinances and ministers, or neglect of the duties of particular callings, or such other evils as are the works, not of the Spirit, but of the flesh, and are contrary to truth and peace.
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FINIS.
TABLE
Of the chief Matters contained in the Contession of Faith and Larger Catechism.
Con. signifies the Confession of Faith. The first number denotes the Chapter, the following figures denote the Paragraphs.
Cat. signifies the Larger Catechisjn, and the figures denote the numbers of the Questions.
ACCEPTANCE. The persons of believers are accepted as righteous in the sight of God only for the obedience and satisfaction of Christ, con. xi. 1. cat. 70. Which is imputed to them by God, and received by faith, con. xi. 1. cat. 70, 71, 72. How their good works are accepted in Christ, con. xvi. 6. Acceptance in prayer through Christ and his mediation, cat. 180.
Access. No access unto the presence of God without the Mediator Je- sus Christ, con. xii. cat. 39, 55t 181. Who hath purchased for believers under the gosp«l, a greater boldness of access to the throne of grace, than believers under the law did ordinarily par- take of, con. XX. I.
Actions. God orders and governs all the actions of his creatures by hxs most wise and holy providence, according to his infallible fore- knowledge and immutable decree, eon. v. 1. cat. 18. See Providence,
Actual sins proceed from the origi- nal corruption of nature, con. vi, 4. tat, 25. See Sin.
Admonition of the church, con. xxx. 4.
Adoption, the nature and privileges of it, #en. xii. cat. 74.
Adultery, a just ground of divorce, cen. xxiv. 5, 6.
Aggravations of sin, cat. 151.
Amen, the meaning of it, cat. 1 96.
Angels, God's decree concerning them, con. iii. 3, 4. cat. 13. How created, eat. 16. God's provi- dence towards them, cat. 1 9. They are all employed at his pleasure in the administration of his power, mercy, and justice, i&. Not to be worshipped, con. xxi. 2. cat. 105.
Antichrist, what, con. xxv. 6. The Pope is Antichrist, ii.
Antiquity, no pretence for using the devices of men in the worship of God, cat. 109.
Anxiety about the things of this life sinful, fa/. 105, 13€, 142.
The Apocrypha, not being of divhi« inspiration, is of no authority in the church, eon. u 3.
Immodest Apparel forbidden, edt. 139.
Ascension of Christ, eoa. viit 4. (at. 53.
Assembly. See Councils,
C c PubUck
The TABLE,
Publick Assemblies for the worship of God not to be carelessly or wil- fully neglected, con. xxl. 6.
Assurance of grace and salvation at- tainable in this life, con. xviii. 1 , 2. cat. 80. Without extraordinary revelation, con. xviii. 3. cat. 80. Upon what it is founded, con. iii. 8. xviii. 2. cat. 80. It is strengthen- ed by good works, con. xvi. 2. Believers may want it, con. xviii. 3. cat. 80, 172. They may have it diminished and intermitted; and be deprived of comfort, and the light of God's countenance, con. xi. 5. xvii. 3. xviii. 4. cat. 81. But they are never utterly destitute of that seed of God, and life of faith and love, \5'c. out of which assur- ance may, by the Spirit, be in due time revived, con. xviii. 4. cat. 81. And by which, in the mean time, they are supported from utter despair, ib. It is the duty of all to endeavour after assurance, con. xviii. 3. And to pray for it, cat. 194. The fruits of it; it inclines not to looseness, con. xviii. 3.
Atheism, the denying or not having a God, cat. 105.
Attributes of God, con. ii. 1, 2. cat. 7, 8, 101.
B
Baptism, what, con. xxviii. 1, 2. cat. 1 65. To continue to the end of the world, con, xxviii. 1. cat. 1 76. But once to be administer- ed to any person, con. xxviii. 7. aft. 111. By whom, con. xxvii. 4. xxviii. 2. cat. 176. To whom, con. xxviii. 4. cat. 166. Dipping not necessary in baptism : But it niay be rightly administered by sprinkling, con. xxviii. 3. Baptism not necessary to salvation, yet it is a sin to neglect it, con. xxviii. 5. The efficacy of it, con. xxviii. 6. How to be improved, cat. 167. "VVhercin it agrees Vv id: the Lord's supper, cat. VI 6. And wherein they differ,
Believers. See Faith^ Justlfcatieif^ Acceptance, Adoption^ Sanctljication^ Union., Communion^ Liberty., Works ^ Perseverance., Assurance,
Benefits which the members of the invisible church enjoy by Christ, cat. 65. The benefits of Christ's mediation, cat. 57, 58.
The Body of Christ, how present in the sacrament, con, xxix. 7. cat, 170. :
The mystical Body of Christ. True believers are members of Christ's mystical body, cm. xxix. 1. jcaf. 168. Which is the whole num- ber of the elect that have been, are, or shall be united to Christ as their head, con. xxv. 1. What that union is, cat. 66. See Com^ munion.
The Bodies of the elect after death, and at the resurrection, con. xxxii. 2, 3. cat. 86, 87. Of the wick- ed, ib.
Lascivious Books not to be read, caU 139.
C
Calling. See Effectual Calling. To have a lawful calling, and to be diligeut in it, is a duty, cat,/ 141.
Vows of Celibacy unlawful, con. xxii* 7. cat. 139.
Censures of the church, what, con.