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Protection – Purifications
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Protection
God is able to afford—; .
God is faithful to afford—,; .
Of God is
Indispensable.—.
Seasonable.—.
Unfailing.—; .
Effectual.—; .
Uninterrupted.—.
Encouraging.—; .
Perpetual.—.
Often afforded through means inadequate in themselves.—Jdj 7:7; ,; .
Is afforded to
Those who hearken to God.—.
Returning sinners.—,.
The perfect in heart.—.
The poor.—; .
The oppressed.—.
The Church.—; ,.
Is vouchsafed to saints in
Preserving them.—.
Strengthening them.—.
Upholding them.—,; .
Keeping their feet.—; .
Keeping them from evil.—.
Keeping them from falling.—.
Keeping them in the way.—.
Keeping them from temptation.—.
Providing a refuge for them.—; ; .
Defending them against their enemies.—; ; .
Defeating the counsels of enemies.—.
Temptation.—; .
Persecution.—.
Calamities.—; .
All dangers.—.
All places.—; .
Sleep.—; ; .
Death.—.
Saints
Acknowledge God as their.—; ; .
Pray for.—,; .
Praise God for.—.
Withdrawn from the
Disobedient.—.
Backsliding.—,; Jdj 10:13.
Presumptuous.—.
Unbelieving.—.
Obstinately impenitent.—.
Not to be found in
Idols.—; .
Man.—; .
Riches.—,; .
Hosts.—; .
Horses.—; .
Illustrated—; ,; ; ; ; .
Exemplified
Abraham.—.
Jacob.—.
Joseph.—.
Israel.—.
David.—,.
Shadrach &c.—.
Daniel.—.
Peter.—.
Paul.—; .
Providence of God, The
Is his care over his works—.
Is exercised in
Preserving his creatures.—; ; .
Providing for his creatures.—,; ; ; .
The special preservation of saints.—; ; .
Prospering saints.—,.
Protecting saints.—; .
Delivering saints.—; .
Leading saints.—,; .
Leading saints.—,; .
Bringing His words to pass.—; ; ,.
Ordering the ways of men.—; ; .
Ordaining the conditions and circumstances of men.—,; ,.
Determining the period of human life.—; ; .
Defeating wicked designs.—; ,; .
Overruling wicked designs for good.—; ; .
Preserving the course of nature.—; ; .
Directing all events.—; ,; ; ; .
Ruling the elements.—; ; ,; .
Ordering the minutest matters.—,; .
Is righteous—; .
Is ever watchful—; .
Is all pervading—.
Sometimes dark and mysterious—; ; ; .
All things are ordered by
For his glory.—.
For good to saints.—.
The wicked made to promote the designs—; ,.
To be acknowledged
In prosperity.—; .
In adversity.—; .
In public calamities.—.
In our daily support.—.
In all things.—.
Cannot be defeated—,; .
Man's efforts are vain without—,; .
Saints should
Trust in.—,; ,.
Have full confidence in.—; .
Commit their works to.—.
Encourage themselves.—.
Pray in dependence upon.—.
Pray to be guided by.—; ,; .
Result of depending upon—.
Connected with the use of means—; ,; ; ; ,,.
Danger of denying—; ; ; ,.
Prudence
Exhibited in the manifestation of God's grace—.
Exemplified by Christ—; ; .
Intimately connected with wisdom—.
The wise celebrated for—.
They who have
Get knowledge.—.
Deal with knowledge.—.
Look well to their goings.—.
Understand the ways of God.—.
Understand their own ways.—.
Crowned with knowledge.—.
Not ostentatious of knowledge.—.
Foresee and avoid evil.—.
Are preserved by it.—.
Suppress angry feelings.—; .
Regard reproof.—.
Keep silence in the evil time.—.
Saints act with—.
Saints should especially exercise, in their intercourse with unbelievers—; ; .
Virtuous wives act with—,.
The young should cultivate—.
Of the wicked
Fails in times of perplexity.—.
Keeps them from the knowledge of the gospel.—.
Denounced by God.—; .
Defeated by God.—; .
Necessity for—Illustrated.—,; .
Exemplified
Jacob.—.
Joseph.—.
Jethro.—.
Gideon.—Jdj 8:1-3.
David.—.
Abigail.—; ; .
Aged counsellors of Rehoboam.—.
Solomon.—.
Nehemiah.—; .
The Poor Wise Man.—.
The Scribe.—.
Gamaliel.—.
Sergius Paulus.—.
Paul.—.
Publicans
The collectors of the public taxes—.
Suspected of extortion—.
Often guilty of extortion—.
Chiefs of, were very rich—.
The Jews
Despised.—.
Classed with the most infamous characters.—; .
Despised our Lord for associating with.—; .
Often kind to their friends—,.
Often hospitable—; .
Many of
Believed the preaching of John.—.
Received John's baptism.—; .
Attended the preaching of Christ.—; .
Embraced the gospel.—.
Matthew the apostle was of—.
Punishment of the Wicked, The
Is from God—; .
On account of their
Sin.—.
Iniquity.—; ; ,,; .
Idolatry.—; ,.
Rejection of the law of God.—; .
Ignorance of God.—.
Evil ways and doings.—; ; .
Pride.—; ; .
Unbelief.—; ; ,; .
Covetousness.—; .
Oppressing.—; ,.
Persecuting.—,; .
Disobeying God.—,; .
Disobeying the gospel.—.
Is the fruit of their sin—; ; ; .
Is the reward of their sins—; ; ; ; .
Often brought about by their evil designs—; ; .
Often commences in this life—.
In this life by
Sickness.—; .
Famine.—,,,; .
Noisome beasts.—.
War.—,,; .
Deliverance to enemies.—.
Fear.—,; .
Reprobate mind.—.
Put in slippery places.—.
Trouble and distress.—; .
Cutting off.—.
Bringing down their pride.—.
Future, shall be awarded by Christ—; ,.
Future described as
Hell.—; ; ; .
Darkness.—; .
Death.—; .
Resurrection of damnation.—.
Rising to shame and everlasting contempt.—.
Everlasting destruction.—; ; .
Everlasting fire.—; .
Second death.—; .
Damnation of hell.—.
Eternal damnation.—.
Blackness of darkness.—; .
Everlasting burnings.—.
The wrath of God.—.
Wine of the wrath of God.—.
Torment with fire.—.
Torment for ever and ever.—.
The righteousness of God requires.—.
Often sudden and unexpected.—; ; ; ; .
Shall be
According to their deeds.—; ,; .
According to the knowledge possessed by them.—,.
Increased by neglect of privileges.—; .
Without mitigation.—.
Accompanied by remorse.—; .
No combination avails against—.
Deferred, emboldens them in sin—.
Should be a warning to others—; ; .
Consummated at the day of judgment—,; ,; .
Punishments
Antiquity of—,.
Power of inflicting, given to magistrates—; .
Designed to be a warning to others—; ; .
Were inflicted
On the guilty.—; .
Without pity.—,.
Without partiality.—.
By order of magistrates.—.
By order of kings.—; .
Immediately after sentence was passed.—; .
By the witnesses.—; ; ; ,.
By the people.—,; .
By soldiers.—; .
Sometimes deferred until God was consulted—.
Sometimes deferred for a considerable time—,,,.
Secondary kinds of
Imprisonment.—; .
Confinement in a dungeon.—; .
Confinement in stocks.—; .
Fine, or giving of money.—; .
Restitution.—; ; ,; .
Retaliation or injuring according to the injury done.—; .
Binding with chains and fetters.—.
Scourging.—,; ; ; .
Selling the criminal.—.
Banishment.—; .
Torturing.—; .
Putting out the eyes.—Jdj 16:21; .
Cutting off hands and feet.—.
Mutilating the hands and feet.—Jdj 1:5-7.
Cutting off nose and ears.—.
Plucking out the hair.—; .
Confiscating the property.—.
Inflicting of capital, not permitted to the Jews by the Romans—.
Capital kinds of
Burning.—; ; .
Hanging.—; ,; ; ; ,.
Crucifying.—; .
Beheading.—; ,.
Slaying with the sword.—; .
Stoning.—; ; .
Cutting in pieces.—; .
Sawing asunder.—.
Exposing to wild beasts.—,; .
Bruising in mortars.—.
Casting headlong from a rock.—.
Casting into the sea.—.
Strangers not exempted from—.
Were sometimes commuted—,.
For murder not to be commuted—,.
Purifications
Of Israel at the exodus—; .
Of Israel before receiving the law—.
Of priests before consecration—.
Of Levites before consecration—,.
Of high priest on day of atonement—,.
Of things for burnt-offerings—.
Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean—; ; ; ,.
Of the healed leper—,.
Of Nazarites after vow expired—,.
Used by the devout before entering God's house—; .
Multiplied by traditions—; ,.
Means used for
Water of separation.—.
Running water.—.
Water mixed with blood.—; .
Was by
Sprinkling.—,; .
Washing parts of the body.—.
Washing the whole body.—; .
Of priests performed in the brazen laver—; .
Vessels in the houses of the Jews for—.
Consequence of neglecting those prescribed by law—; ,.
Availed to sanctifying the flesh—.
Insufficient for spiritual purification—,; .
The Jews laid great stress on—.
Illustrative of
Purification by the blood of Christ.—.
Regeneration.—; .
R. A. Torrey, The New Topical Text Book (1897). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.