A Cordial for the Afflicted, Index – Errata
An Alphabeticall Table of the chiefe things contained in this BOOKE.
A.
AFfliction the portion of all Gods children. Pag. 12.
Affliction is phyſick for the ſoul. 40.
Afflictions are inſtructions. 52.
Afflictions fit us for Gods ſervice. 70.
Afflictions weane us from the World. 78.
Afflictions conform us unto Chriſt. 110.
Afflictions of the godly, and the wicked differ. 190.
Afflictions are ordered by God. 348.
Afflictions do not ſatisfie the Juſtice of God. 546.
Afflictions ſerve to better us. 554.
Affliction muſt not be added unto the afflicted. 564.
B.
Beleevers though they be weake in faith, are not rejected. 486.
Benefits of God never ſo much prized as in affliction. 74.
C.
Cenſure not afflicted ones. 122.
Children of God can not ſpare afflictions. 228. 230.
Children of God, why under long afflictions. 293.
Children of God oft ſad in trialls. 424.
Children of God may be in horror of conſcience. 442.
Chance, how underſtood. 275.
Comfort for the afflicted. 211.
Conquerors, how wee are ſo. 142.
Conſcience when it accuſeth, is a ſore affliction. 438.
Contented with our condition. 494.
Covenant of God ſtands firme. 455.
Creatures at Gods command. 271.
D.
David, his afflictions. 17.
Death, how it may be deſired. 237.
Death frees us from evills. 238. 241.
Deliverance out of trouble is Gods worke. 363.
Deſpairing is a ſad condition. 440.
Devotion quickned by affliction. 102.
E.
Our Enemies are Gods rods. 313.
F.
Failings do not nullifie Gods Covenant. 455.
Faith makes affliction profitable. 490.
Feare of God wrought in us by affliction. 536.
Feare of God is profitable. 540.
Fortune a meere Fancy. 274.
Francis Spira, his Condition. 439.
G.
God in afflicting us, loves us. 387.
God will doe us good by our afflictions. 397.
Good things are moſt prized in the time of afflicton. 74.
Grace, the truth of it tryed by affliction. 59.
Grace, the ſtrength of it tryed by affliction. 299.
Grace weakens ſinne, but doth not wholy deſtroy it. 480.
A gracious heart will be thankfull for afflictions. 504.
H.
Hand of God in all our afflictions. 257.
Hard hearts ſoftned by afflictions. 294.
Heart if good, grieves more for ſinne, then for puniſhment. 499.
Heathens ignorant of the Divine Providence. 262.
Heaven and Earth filled with Gods preſence. 267.
I.
Injuries and wrongs, muſt bee put up. 317.
Inward and ſpirituall afflictions are very neceſſary. 437.
Job his afflictions. 15.
Joy ſucceeds ſorrow. 301.
K.
Wee come to know our ſelves by afflictions. 5…4.
L.
Love of God ſeen in affliction. 387.
Perſwaſion of Gods Love will help us to be are affliction. 488.
God loves us if our afflictions do bring us neerer unto him. 496.
M.
Man, how author of his owne woe. 265.
No miſery can make a childe of God miſerable. 401.
Mourning for ſinne is profitable. 445.
Mourning for ſinne doth make way for comfort. 466.
O.
Offer of God is free. 448.
P.
Patience needfull in affliction. 287
Patience, how it is helped forward. 303.
Patience, how attained unto. 330.
By Patience wee poſſeſſe our ſelves. 339.
Patience conformeth us to Chriſt. 341.
Perplexity in affliction, from whence it groweth. 411.
Pray in time of affliction. 90.
Prayer helpfull in affliction. 197.
Divers objections againſt Prayer in affliction, anſwered. 204. 207.
Prayers of Gods children oft interrupted by Satan. 464.
Whither wee may pray for affliction or not. 585.
Prepare for afflictions. 134. 140. 147.
How to prepare for afflictions. 157.
R.
Relapſing is dangerous. 474.
Childe of God may relapſe, if God leave him. 477.
Repentance preventeth affliction. 175.
Repentance purgeth out ſinne. 444.
S.
Sadneſſe in affliction hurtfull. 379.
Sadneſſe oft in Gods children. 429.
Satan muſt be reſiſted. 457.
Satans aſſaults ſhall not hurt us, if wee cry to God againſt them. 459.
Sinne found out by affliction. 29.
Sinne purged by affliction. 37.
Sinne prevented by affliction. 46.
Sinne not hurtfull, if not doubted in. 484.
Sinne cauſeth trouble. 176.
Sinne diſliked by afflictions. 296.
Sinne is beaten by afflictions. 511.
Sinne rightly judged of in time of affliction. 518.
Sinners are oft met withall in their own kinde. 524.
Strength to beare affliction is from God. 356.
Spirituall ſimonie. 448.
Stubbornneſſe cauſeth the rod. 550.
T.
Tempeſts are ordered by God. 283.
Thankfull for afflictions. 502.
Thirſting ſhall be ſatisfied. 449.
U.
Virgin Mary, her afflictions. 20.
Ʋnbeliefe a childe of God is ſubject unto. 446.
Ʋnbeliefe a breach of Gods Commandment. 450.
Ʋnbeliefe robs the heart of all ſound joy and peace. 486.
Ʋnthankfulneſſe hurtfull. 470.
W.
Want of affliction is wofull. 243.
Weakneſſe ſupported by God. 462.
Weaned from the world b… affliction. 78.
Wicked ones, though long ſpared, yet at laſt ſoundly puniſhed. 216.
Will of God works all things. 269.
Word of God able to comfort us in all our afflictions. 163.
Word of God is moſt effectuall in time of affliction. 519.
Z.
Zeale, what it is. 8.
FINIS.
A TABLE, OF the Contents of this BOOKE.
Doctr. I.
AFfliction is the lot, and portion of Gods beſt children. Pag. 12.
Confirmed by the example of Job. 15.
Of David, 17.
Of the Virgin Mary. 20.
And of Chriſt himſelfe. 26.
Reaſon. I.
1 Affliction helpeth us to finde out ſinne. 29
2 Affliction ſerveth to purge out ſinne. 37.
3 Affliction preventeth ſinne. 46.
4 Affliction teacheth us many good leſſons. 52.
5 Affliction tryeth the truth of grace in us. 59.
6 Affliction fitteth us for Gods ſervice. 70.
7 Affliction helpeth us to prize Gods benefits. 74.
8 Afflictions weaneth us from the world. 78.
9 Affliction ſtirs us up to prayer. 90.
10 Affliction quickens our devotion. 102.
11 Affliction conformeth us to Chriſt. 110.
12 Affliction prepareth us for glory. 114.
Uſes.
1 Cenſure not the afflicted. 122.
2 Prepare for afflictions. 134.
3 Store thy ſelfe with comfort out of Gods Word. 163.
4 Break off thy ſinnes by repentance. 175.
5 Seek unto God by prayer. 197.
6 Comfort for the afflicted. 211.
7 Deſire to be with Chriſt. 236.
8 Woe to ſuch as are not afflicted. 243.
Doctr. II.
2 All trialls and afflictions come from God. 256.
Reaſons.
1 God filleth both heaven and earth. 267.
2 God worketh all things as he will. 269.
3 All creatures are at Gods command. 271.
Uſes.
1 Away with Fortune. 273.
2 God diſpoſeth of all tempeſts. 283.
3 Patient in affliction. 287.
Long afflictions upon the godly for divers ſpeciall end. 293. unto 302.
Helpes to the patient bearing of affliction. 339.
4 Comfort for the afflicted. 344.
God doth order our afflictions. 348.
5 Seek to God by prayer. 355.
Sadneſſe in affliction doth much hurt. 379.
Doctr. III.
The perſwaſion of God, love will help us to beare our afflictions, 387.
Reaſons.
1 God will then help us to beare them. 396.
2 God will do us good by our afflictions. 397.
3 No miſery can make us miſerable, if God love us. 401.
Uſes.
1 Whence it comes to paſſe that many are ſo perplexed in their afflictions. 411.
Of inward and ſpirituall afflictions. 432.
Divers objections from feare and unbeliefe anſwered. 462.
2 Be perſwaded of Gods love. 488.
Tokens of Gods afflicting of us in love. 493.
1 If he gives us a contented minde. 494.
2 If affliction brings us neerer to God. 496.
3 If they worke godly ſorrow in us. 498.
4 If thankfull for afflictions. 502.
Doctr. IIII.
The chiefe end of Gods afflicting of us, is the bettering of us. 508.
Reaſons.
1 By affliction wee come to know our ſelves. 514.
2 By affliction wee come to judge aright of ſinne. 518
How wee may find out that ſinne, for which wee are afflicted. 524.
3 Affliction makes us to feare God. 536.
Uſes.
1 Satisfaction is not made to God by our affliction. 546.
2 Our ſtubbornneſſe provokes God to afflict us. 550.
3 Amend by little, elſe greater affliction will come. 554.
4 Adde not affliction to the afflicted, but rather comfort them. 564.
5 Bee thankfull for afflictions. 578.
Whether wee may pray for afflictions. 585.
Errata.
PAge 91. line 14. for complaining, read complaineth. p. 92. l. 17. Eſa. 64.7, 8, 9. p. 96. l. 13. for their r. they. p. 105. l. 12. r. ſet to. p. 159. l. 16. r. ſo much. p. 190. l. 3. r. it may. p. 199. l. 9. r. as ready. p. 217. l. 1. for, and with r. for. p. 333. l. 7. for originally r. organically. p. 340 l. 5. r. makes him. p. 341. l. 13. r. and diſquiet. p. 453. l. 16. r. draweſt back. p. 456. l. 4. ſo much, put out. p. 461. l. 6. r. as is implied. p. 480. l. 13. for ever r. never. p. 489. l. 12. for being r. be. p. 524. l. ult. for baiting r. biting.