XXV. 3. The ordinances under the

law, con. vii. 5. cat. 34. Those under the gospel, cow. vii. 6. cat. 35. Which are fewer, and administered with more simplicity, and less outward glory ; yet in them grace and salvation are held forth in more fulness, evidence, and ef- ficacy, ib. All God's ordinances, especially the word, sacraments, and prayer, are the outward and ordinary means of salvation, cat. 154. How they are made eStC' tual, The neglect, contempt, or op- posing them, sinful, ^a/. 109.
Original corruption. See Corruption.
Original sin. See Sin.
P
pAnsTs. Protestants should not marry with Papists, con. xxiv. 3.
Pardon. See Sin.
Passions to be restrained, cat. 135, 136.
Passover, one of the types and ordi- nances by which the covenant of grace was administered under the law, con. vii. 5. cat. 34.
Patience. Patient bearing of the hand of God a duty, cct. 135.
Patient bearing and forgiving of injuries a duty, ib.
Peace of conscience. See Conscience.
Pedo-baptism. See Infants.
Perseverance of saints. They whom God hath accepted in Christ can never totally or finally fall away from the estate of grace, con. xvii. 1. cat. 77, 79. Upon what their perseverance depends, con. xvii. 2. cat. 79. How far they may fall, con. vi. 5. xi. 5. xiii. 2. xvii. 3. xvi!i*»4. cat. 78. They are always kept from utter despair, con. xviii. 4. cat. 81. How they are recovered when they fall un- der God's fatherly displeasure, con. xi. 5. xiii. 3.
Three Persons in the Godhead dis- tinguished by personal properties, con. ii. 3. cat. 9, 10. The equality of the persons proved, cat. 11. The personal union of the two natures in Christ, con. viii. 2. cat. 36, 37. By reason of this union, the proper works of each nature are accepted of God, and relied on by believers as the work of the whole person, con. viii. 7. cat. 40.
Physick to be used moderately, cat. 135.
Lascivious Pictures discharged, cat. 139.
Polygamy unlawful, con. xxiv. J. cat. 139.
The Pope has no power or juris- diction over civil magistrates, or their people, con. xxiii. 4. He is in no sense head of the church, but is Antichrist, con. xxv. 6.
Powers ecclesiastical or civil, not to be opposed upon pretence of Christian liberty, con. xx. 4, Power of the keys. See Ke^s,
Praises to be joined with prayer, cat. 196.
The Praise of any good we either arc, have, or can do, not to be ascribed to fortune, idols, our- selves, or any other creature, 6si. 105.
Prayer,
The TABLE.
Prayer, what, eat. 178. The duty of all men, con. xxi. 3. To be made to God only, and why, con, xxi. 2. cat. 179- That it may be accepted, it is to be made in the name of Christ, by the help of the Spirit, CO/?, xxi. .3. cat. 178. What it is to pray in the name of Christ, cat. 180. Why prayer is to be made in his name, cat. 181. How the Spirit helps to pray, cat. 182. How prayer is to be made, con. xxi. 3. eat. 185. ,For what and for whom we are to pray, con. xxi. 4. cat. 183, 184. Prayer not to be made for the dead, nor for those of whom it may be known that they have sinned the sin unto death, ib. Prayer, now under the gospel, is not made more accept- able by any place in which it is performed, nor towards which it IS directed, con. xxi, 6f. The rule of prayer, cat. 186*
The Lord's Prayer, how to be used, cat. 187, It is explained in the Catechism from Question 188, to the end.
Preaching of the word Is a part of the ordinary religious worship of God, con. xxi. 5. And one of the ordinances in which the covenant of grace Is administered under the New Testament, fo/j. vii. 6, cat. 35. None are to preach the word but ministers of the gospel, cat. 158, How they are to preach, cat. 159. Jiow the preaching of the word is made effectual to salvation, cat. 155.
Predestination, con. Hi. 3, 4. cat. 13. The doctrine of predestination liow to be handled, and what use to be made of it, cw. iii. S,
Preparation required to the hearing of the word, cat. 160. What pre- paration requisite to the sabbath, cat. 117. What to the Lord's supper, cfft. 171.
Prescience, See jFcrdnowled^e,
Priestly office of Christ, how exe- cuted, cat. 44.
Private worship in families daily, a duty, con. xxi. 6. cat. 156.
Privileges of the invisible church, and of the visible. See Church,
Prodigality, a sin, cat. 142.
The Profession of the gospel Is adorned by good works, con. xvi. 2. And ought to be attend- ed with a conversation in holiness and righteousness, cat. 112, 167.
Property in goods and possession* not infringed by the communion of saints, con. xxvl. 3.
Prophecies. The covenant of grace administered by prophecies under the law, con. vH. 5. cat. 34.
The prophetical office of Christ, how executed, cat. 43.
Propitiation. Christ's one only sa- crifice the alone propjtiatlcwn for all the sins of the elect, con. xxix. 2,
Protestants should not marry with Papists, con. xxiv. 3.
Providence, is God's most holy, wise, a.nd powerful preserving, directing, disposing, and govern- ing ajl his creatures, and all their actions ; according to his Infallible foreknowledge, and immutable decree ; to the glory of his wis- dom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy, con. v. 1. cat. 18. Events are ordered according to the na- ture of second causes, con. HI. 1.