The Marrow and Juice of 260 Scriptures, Table of contents
Because the chiefe Summary Notes on the top of all, or the most part of the Pages of this Booke, could not well be inserted in eueryevery page, I hauehave thought good to put them in a Table here following by themselues: and so much the rather, for that they do conteine, in very few words, the chiefe scope and drift of all matters conteined throughout the booke, in eueryevery seuerall page, whether it concerne the substance and summary effect of the Chapters and first Lessons, taken out of the old Testament, or of the Epistles and Gospels out of the new.
Foure Sōdaies in Aduent.1 Christs first coming, Pages 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2 Christs second coming. pag. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
3 Certainty of Christs coming pages 16. 17. 18. 19.
4 Speciall demonstrations of Christs coming to all people, pag. 20 21. 22.
Christmas day.Christs incarnation, page. 23.
Christs diuine & humane generation, page, 24, 25,
Christs kingdome, Priesthood, and prophecie, 26, 7,
Christs true and immaculate birth, 28: 29:
Christs diuinity and humanity demonstrated,Sonday after Christmas day. 30. 31.
Hezekiah a figure of Christ, zealous for Christ, 32. 33.
Christs incarnation in the fulnesse of time, 34.
Christs pedigree, 35
Old circumcision, 36.
Internall circumcision required, 37.Circumcision of Christ.
Effectuall circumcision of the Gentiles, 38.
Sheepheards true circumcision of the heart, 39.
Calling of the Gentiles, 40.
Great Britaine called among other Islands of the Gentiles,Epiphany. 41.
Iohn Baptist preached of the calling of the Gentiles, 42. 43.
The wise holy Gentiles imbrace Christ. 44.1 Sonday after the Epiphany,
The Iewes are taught the calling of the Gentiles, 45. 46.
Our Lord Iesus, the true votary of obedience, 47: 48.
2 Sonday after the EpiphanyComfort to Iewes and Gentiles by Christs apparition to them, pag. 49.
Preachers of this saluation, must be well intertained, 50.
Christ performes saluation in the largest manner, 51.
Christs saluation is of the largest volume,3 Sonday after the Epiphany, 52.
The riches of Christs bountifulnesse, 53.
Ʋse of this great fauour of God in Christ 54.
Christ performes the prophecied promises,4 Sonday after the Epiphany. 55. 56.
God respects fruits of all these fauours, 57. 58.
God lo…kes for grapes of these his graces, 59.
Christs power is Almightie, pag, 60,
5 Sonday after the Epiphany.Mans waies very light and vaine, as himselfe cōfesseth, 61.
Men must pray for reformation of their waies, 62. 63.
Examples of meeknesse and bountifulnesse in Christs longanimity and patient expectation,Septuagesima Sonday 64.
Mans humiliation in cōsideration of his fall from that exeaellent creation, 65. 66. 67.
S. Paul an example of humiliation, 68.
Christ loues whom he wil, and how he will, 69.
Proud, enuious,Sexagesima Sonday, & malicious men doe grudge at other mens good, 70.
Man did not continue humble nor thankefull, 71.
The fall of our first parents, Crying sins of the first age, 72.
God fauours Noah & his, 73.
God shewes who are rightly humbled, 74.
The godly hearers, & faithful practisers, 75. 76.Quinquagesima Sondaie,
Noah fructifieth internally, as well as externally, 77.
Abraham beleued the promise, and obeied God, 78.
Edification in louelove is the end of the multiplicatiō of Gods graces & benefits vpō the church, 79.
Christ is the substance of louelove,1 Sonday. in Leut. charity, & edification, 80, 81.
Sodomits forget the blessing of crescite, & multiplicamini, & curse of the Deluge, 82, 83
Abraham remembers all, and is obedient to Gods commandement, 84.
Exhortations & examples of fruitfulnesse in the graces of God, 85.
Christs tentation and trial exceeds all other trials, 86.
Christs chalenge and combate with the Diuell 87.
Our soules and bodies must be tamed,2 Sonday in Lent. if we meane to bee truly hūbled, we must increase in the subduing bf of our lust, 88. 89
Exhortation to cleannesse in soule and body, 90:
The womans pure faith in her earnest praier,3 Sonday in Lent. 91. 92
Rare examples of chastity, 92.
Incontinency of Putipliars wife, 93.
Iosephs constancie in all his businesse, 94.
Iosephs dutifulnesse to his father, & louelove to his brethren, 95. 96.
God must bee imitated in louelove and righteousnesse,
Christ his exceeding louelove to the Demoniackes, 97.
Christ answers the blaspheming Pharisies,4 Sonday in Lent, 98.
God forsakes not his people in distresses, 99.
Iosephs brethrē comforted by their brother, & the king, 100
God makes his people true and natural children, 101.
Christ prouides for the bodies and soules of his children and people, 102. 103.
Israelites oppressed by the Aegiptians,5 Sonday in Lent. 104.
Pharaoh and his people oppresse Gods people, 105.
Christ an eternall Redeemer out of all afflictions, 106.
Christ was persecuted by the members of his church, 107,
Iewes persecution of Christ,6 Sonday in Lent. worse then the Aegiptians tyranny ouer the Isralites, 108.
Exhortation to humiliation in afflictions by Christ his example, 109.
Christs humiliatiō in his passion, 110. 111.
Christs preparation to his death, 112. 113.
Christs sufferings immediatly before his death, 114:
Subsequents and effects of Christs death, 115.
Christ, God and King though so hardly handled,Easter day
Christ his resurrectiō affoords matter of reioycing, 116.
Gods church hath a time of breathing in their afflictiōs, as they had a time of groning vnderunder their burthens, 117. 118.
Passeouer a type of the deliuerance of Gods church: 119:
Pharaohs persecutiō hindred not Gods saluation of his church, 120.
Gods fauors in deliuering vsus by Christ must not be forgotē, 121
S. Peter preaches of Christs resurrection, 122.
Blessed effects of Saint Peters Apologeticall Sermon, 123.
Testimonies infallible of Christs resurrection, 124.
1 Sonday after Easter.Examples of punishments inflicted vponupon vnbeleeuers. and rebels, 125.
Vnbeleeuers and rebels punished, 126.
King Balaak through vnbeleefe persecutes Gods people, 127.
Vnbeleefe & rebellion is ouercome by faith in Christ Iesus, 128.
Christs often appearing to many after his resurrection, 129.
2 Sonday after Easter.Whom God loueth hee finally loueth, 130. 131.
Israelites vnthankefulnes and forgetfulnesse puni…hed, 132.
Patience in afflictions necessary, 133.
Christ perseuers in his carefulnesse towards vsus,3 Sonday after Easter. 134.
Exhortations to constancy in obedience and soundnes in religion, 135.
Exhortation to continuance in obedience, 136,
Exhortation to the practise of religion,
Comforts in affliction by the Author of comfort, 137.
Christs comforts in affliction are vnspeakeable 138,
Moses exhorts to she propagation of the knowledge of God 139.4 Sonday after Easter,
The irreligious must not bee communicated withall, 140.
Obedience to the Gospell commanded, 141.
Gods spirituall comforts are greater then al earthly discouragements, 142.
Gods holy spirit comforts mans soule in all distresses, 143.
Gods fauours past and present are sufficient motiues to obedience, 144,5 Sonday after Eastet.
Particular fauours doe vrge particular obedience, 145.
Mans righteousnesse no cause of Gods bountifulnesse, 146.
Gods word must be performed and obeyed, not spoken of onelyonly 147.
Men must expect till God performe his promises, and not be discouraged. 148.
God will heare the prayers of his elect, 148. 149.
Scriptures to proue the Ascension of Christ, 150.
Confirmation of Christs Ascension,Ascension day, & our dwelling in heauen, 151,
Moses ascending to the mount with the new Tables, a figure of Christs Ascension. 152.
The assumption of Elias, a figure of Christs Ascension. 153.
The truth & act of our Lords Ascension. 154.
Christ ascended vp to send the blessed Comforter downe, 155.
Christs charge to his Disciples at his Ascension. 156.
Idolatry and idolatrus places must be destroyed.Sonday after Ascension day. 157.
No dreaming idolatrous worshippers must bee beleeued. 158.
Exhortation to Christian sobriety and continuance in the true worship of God, & louelove to man. 159.
A pretious double Antdiote against sorrowes. 160.
The cause why persecutors do breath out threatnings against Gods Church, 161.
Pentecost or whitsonday,Christ keepes his promise as touching the Comforter, 162.
Gods Church do and must reioyce for this fauour, 163.
This feast with other, was cōmanded to bee kept in the time of the law, 164.
Christ keepes his promise to the Christian primitue Church, 165.
Blessed effects of the coming downe of the Comforter, 166
Comfortable confirmations of the Comforters comming downe.
Variety of arguments vsed by our Heauenly Logician, to vphold the faith of Gods people.
Ʋariety of reasons vsed to cōfort mens troubled soules, 167. 168.
The holy Mystery of the Trinity, 169.Trinity Sonday.
Elohim appeared to Abraham, 170.
Elohim. appeared to Ioshua, 171.
Inexpugnable proofes of the Trinity, induced by Iohn Baptist, Iohn the Euangelist, & Christ himselfe, 172.
Testimonies not to bee contradicted to proue the Mystery of the Trinity, & power of the holy Ghost, 173
Infallible testimonies of the efficacy of Gods spirit and power, 174.
Theory and Practise must goe together, 175.1 Sonday after Trinity.
God by his grace and spirit encourageth Ioshua and the ten Tribes to the worshipping of him, 176,
LoueLove a chiefe fruite of the spirit, and practise of Godlinesse, 177.
The wicked Glutton had no practise of louelove to Lazarus 178.
The mercilesse Diues was poore in pitty & piety, 179
Diues his pitty in hell came too late, 180.
2 Sonday after Trinity,Gods louelove to the Israelits. 181
Gods louelove in afflicting his people. 182.
Exhortations to faith, obedience and louelove 183.
Gods louelove in calling, Mans waywardnesse in refusing, 184.
3 Sonday after Trinity.Examples of Hannahs patience and humility, and Helies sonnes violence, pride, and villany. 185.
God sharply punisheth the sins of the Priest and his sons. 186. 187.
Christs vnspeakeable patience in waiting for the returne of wandering sinners, 188.
4 Sonday after Trinity.Examples of plaine and simple dealing in Samuel, 189.
Of hypocrisie, pride and ouerweening in Saul and the Israelites, 190.
Commandements and exhortations to mercy in censuring our bretheren, 191.
Hypocrites and censuring philautists are blind, 192.
Saul is commanded to obey God, which he refuseth, 193.
The Philistines are Gods whip for Sauls disobedience,5 Sonday after Trinity: 194
Exhortation to obedience, that is to embrace the fruits of the spirit, 195.
Christ practizeth true louelove in calling his Apostles and conuerting his people. 196.
God punisheth sinne in Dauid his beloued, 197.6 Sonday after Trinity.
Sauls sin is auenged after his death, 198.
Righteousnesse commanded & commended to Gods people, 199.
Hypocrites and Pharisies doe alwaies mistake true righteousnesse, 200.7 Sonday after Trinity,
Dauid reioyceth for Gods deliuerances, 201:
Dauid is humbled in the sight of his sinne, 202.
Christs care and prouidence ouer the contrite that depend vponupon him, 203.8 Sonday after Trinity,
Christ feedes the body as well as the soule, 204.
Gods plagues vponupon Tyrants & false Prophets, 205.
God comforts and takes care of true and carefull Prophets 206.
Exhortation to walke spiritually, 207.
A perfect looking glasse for all Recusants, Temporizers & Hypocrites, 208. 209.
Comination against false Prophets, 209.
9 Sonday after Trini…y,Example of the good Prophet Eliah badly handled by a wicked King and his wife. 210.
God comforteth Eliah, though he sled from Iezabell. 211.
Examples of Gods iustice and mercy to his old people the Iewes applyed to the Corinthians, 212.
Christ teaches men how to vse graces, gifts, & benefites, 213
10 Sonday after Trinity.Ahab and Iesabell proceed in persecuting, and so doth Eliah in reprouing, 215.
Exhortation to the Church to walke worthy of their calling and giftes. 216.
Ierusalem a prodigal child pittied before her destructiō. 117.
Christ visites Ierusalem with compassion before her desolation, 218.
11 Sonday after Trinity.Examples of Gods iudgements vponupon tyrants & couetous persons, 219.
Naaman is clensed of his leprosie, but Genesi is made leprous, for his lying and louelove of money.
Iesabels pasport is sealed with dogs-teeth. 220.
Christ ministers Antidotes, and cures the Leprous in soule, 221.
Miserere mei domine, is the best medicine for a sicke soule, 222.
Gods word shall not faile till all be fulfilled, 223.12 Sonday after Trinity,
Iehu is the executioner of Ahabs children and Baals Priests, 224.
Hezekiah is Gods instrument to glorifie him more then did Iehu, 225.
Exhortation to trust in God, 226.
Christs power and his louelove must cause vsus to trust in him, 227.
The good King Iosiah made a godly reformation, 228.13 Sonday after Trinity.
Christ performes his promises to the beleeuers, as iudgements vponupon the vngodly, 229.
Christ describes true righteousnesse, 230.
True faith and true charity makes true righteousnesse, 231.
Righteous men and good rulers are hard to find, 232.14 Sonday after Trinity.
Ieremy is Gods buily to serue writs vponupon King and people, 233.
Exhortation to righteous and spirituall walking, 234.
Christ exerciseth perfect charity and righteousnesse to the miserable leapers, 235.
All that are clensed in body bee not clensed in soule, 236.
15 Sonday after Trinity,Examples of the Rechabites continuall and constant obedience, 237.
True Apostles reioyce in afflictions, not in popular fame or deceit, 238.
Immoderate care after worldly necessaries reprehended, 239.
Christs kingdome & the righteousnes therof must be sought after 240.
16 Sonday after Trinity.Ezechiel must discharge his duty, euen amongst the rebellious Iewes, 241.
Christs faithful seruants proceed with comfort in the midst of afflictions, 242.
God comforteth & comfirmes his Church in raysing vp the dead, 243.
17 Sonday after Trinity.The child is not punished for the fathers sinnes, 244.
God is both iust and mercifull in his iudgements, 245.
No wicked man is debarred from saluation, if he can truely repent, 246.
Exhortations to sanctimony, 247.
Christ finds faults with pride and hypocrisie, 248.
God will not heare obstinate wicked men, 249.18 Sonday after Trinity,
The Iewes destruction is of themselues, 150.
The beleeuers are comforted, & they praise God for it, 251
Memorable examples of faith,19 Sonday after Trinity. 252.
A remarkeable example in Daniel, 253.
Holy obedience must be ioyned with true faith, 254.
Christ is merciful to the faithfull beleeuers, 255.
The doctrine of repentance is vrged, 256.20 Sonday after Trinity.
God goes to law with his people to bring them to repentance, 257.
Paul exhorts to repentance in an Euangelicall phrase, 258.
Christ summons his people to repentance, 259.
The sūmoned persecuting recusants are paid home with iudgements, 260.
Faith, repentance and charity,21 Sonday after Trinity. commanded and commended together. 261.
Wicked men are reproued for sin, and exhorted to repentance 262.
Exhortatiō to put on the Christian armour, 163.
Christ is the giuer of all spirituall armour, 264.
Perswasions to walke in the spirit,22 Sonday after Trinity: 265.
A golden chaine for a godly man, 266.
Exhortation to weare this chaine, 267.
A parable propounded to obserue mercy commanded, 268.
Vnmercifull men shall be paid home in the end, 269.
23 Sonday after Trinity.Fruits of the spirit must be tasted of, 270.
Gods Church is dehorted from fleshlinesse and vnrighteousnes 271.
Examples of fleshly and spirituall teachers & hearers, 272
The two-fold louelove is the fruite of the spirit, 273.
Good Lessons of obedience must hauehave good attentiō, 274.24 Sonday after Trinity,
Good Lessons for men and wo…en, 275.
Good trees of Colosse bring forth godly fruite, 276.
One good beleeuing Ruler amōg many bad Pharisies, 277
Christs inexplicable kindnesse to the beleeuing Ruler, 278.
The doctrines of Mortification and viuification,25 Sonday after Trinity. and of Christs Aduent, connexed and vnited, 279.
Difference betweene godly & vngodly men, 280.
Promies of redemption by Christ alone, 281.
Christ is the carefull housholder, 282.
FINIS.
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