Eight Sermons at the University of Oxford, Index
THE TABLE CONTAINING IN ALPHAbeticall order the particulars of this booke.
A.
AAron. 11 62. His rod. 7. 62.
Abimelech. 65. 137. 143
Abraham. 14. 149. His faith. 53
Abſalon. 70
Achan. 11. 36
Achitophel. 66
Adulterers, 13, 45
Afflictions. 22, 152. Compared. 34. Evill. 33. Profitable 37. They are Gods inſtruments. 34
Afflictions of the godly. 22
Comfort in Afflictions. 31
Agur. 34. 67. 85.
Ahab. 32 93
Ahola. 89
Ahaziah. 38
All ſhall be ſaved, in what ſenſe? 4
Ambition. 61
Anabaptiſts. 24
Anak. 118
Ananiah his oblation. 103
Ananias. 63
Gods Anger. 36
Aſa. 38
Athaliah. 64
Aſtrologers condemned. 124
B.
BAaſha. 23. 36
Barzillai. 66. 146
Begin betime. 46
The Benefits of God. 67
Betheſda. 48
The Bleſſings of God. 129
Our bodies muſt ſerue God. 111
The flying Booke. 18
The breeding of a man from his childhood. 17
Want of bread. 77
C.
CAin. 6
Cain his ſacrifice. 6. 103
Carnall men. 17
Caſt downe not others. 78, 79. 84. 89
Caſt downe your ſelues not before men. 95. 100
Things Caſuall and contingent in reſpect of vsus. 33
Chriſt diverſly reputed. 1, His kingdome no earthly kingdome. 1
Chriſt our Maſter muſt be followed 8 not to be offended. 9
By Chance nothing falleth out. 32
The golden Cherubines. 55
The three Children, 22
The rule of Charitie. 22
Chriſt deſcribed 39
Chriſt is the way, &c. 46
Chriſtianitie. 79
Chriſtianity a matter of ſubſtāc…. 98
The Churches complaint. 62. 91
The Church hurt by ambitiō 62. 63
The Churches eſtate vnderunder Chriſt. 92
Circes cups. 121
The Commonwealth. 64
Condemne not all. 89
Coniurers. 37 39
An exhortatiō to cōtentmēt. 65. 67
Contentation. 70
Continue to the end. 55. 56. 57. 107.
Cozbi. 25
The creatures of God vſed againſt man for ſinne. 10
Croſſes what they are 20. of two ſorts. 20. every man muſt take vp his croſſe 22. the Papiſts take vp vnneceſſary croſſes. 23. ſo doe the Donatiſts 24 and Anabaptiſts. 24. how we muſt beare our Croſſes. 30 an exhortation to endure our Croſſes. 30
Croſſes are evill; yet muſt wee reioice in them. 33
Our Croſſes muſt be taken vp daily 34
Cunning. men. 37
D
DAvid. 15. 33. 36. 81. 86 112
Davids adulterie 53 his louelove. 81 his zeale. 53 his murther. 87. 110
The Decrees of God conſiſt of two parts. 141
Delaies made in following Chriſt 47
We muſt Deny our ſelues. 13
What it is to Deny our ſelues? 14
Helps for the Denying of our ſelues 15
Inward Deſire. 110
Deſperation. 130
The Divell is come downe with great wrath. 95
He ſtaineth our beſt actions. 96.
Doeg. 82
Donatiſts. 24
Donatus. 26
The Drunkard. 44
Againſt Drunkards. 11. 13. 64
E.
EBedmelech. 91
We bath in Eaſe. 114
A wiſe Eie. 85
A fooliſh Eie. 85
Elah. 11
Elias. 48. 21
Eliſha. 11
Vniverſalitie of Election. 3. 7
Elizeus. 81
The Elme. 24
Enchanters. 37
Epicures. 17
Eſau. 6
Eſau his teares. 103
Eſarhaddon. 120
Examples teach. 41. followed too much. 42. of good men to be imitated. 52. of the elect of 4 ſorts 52
F,
FAith neceſſarie.
A generall defect of Faith. 144
Famine. 77
Saints may Fall. 87. 88
The beſt men may Fall. 83
Why the beſt hauehave had their Fals. 91
Ionas his Fiſh. 32
Peter his Fiſh. 32
The Flying booke. 18
Whether the miniſter may Fly in time of perſecution. 27
Follow Chriſt. 51. 46. all muſt not be followed. 44, 45. man is given to following. 41
Friendſhip between ſenſleſſe things 24
G.
GAine. 121
Gedeon. 34
Gloe-wormes. 100
God Almightie. 131. 132
God his will. 106. 141. abilitie. 131. power. 131. 132. his ſecret wil. 106 revealed will. 106. decrees. 141. 142 threatnings. 142
Wee muſt ſeeke to God in all troubles and loſſes. 122. 125
God knoweth all. 43. ſeethall. 43. 128, able to doe all. 131
God ſeeth our ſinnes. 128
God is preſent every where. 125. 126 127, 128, 129. is mercifull. 12. 48. 130. 131. is true, 136. 143. is the fountaine of all good, 74. 129
God his Maieſtie deſcribed, 152 his goodneſſe, 31, his liberalitie, 129. his providence. 32. 67
God how ſaid to be angrie, 140 to be iealouſe, 140. to repent, 140
The Godly ſometime diſquieted in conſcience, 147
The Glutton, 44
Al our Good is frō the Lord, 74. 129
Good workes done before men, 101 done in ſecret 97. how they may be ſpotleſſe. 102
Governers admoniſhed. 17
Grapes. 89
H.
HAm. 85
Haman. 65 82
The Harlots vow. 103
Make Haſt in the way to heaven, 54
Hazael. 87
Heare not tales. 83
How we may Heare them. 84
Make melodie in your Hearts. 102
The hardneſſe of our Hearts. 144
Heaven 56
The way to Heaven. 50
Heliotropium. 25
The Helpe of man vaine. 35. 116
All worldly Helpes vaine. 116
God deferreth his Helpe till greateſt neceſſity. 149. 150
withdraweth his helpe. 148
Herod. 50 71
Hezechiah. 112. 138. 142. 143
his zeale. 25, his Honour. 65
Honor not to be truſted to. 120
Humility. 67. 71. 120
motiues to Humility. 71. 74
Hypocriſie. 98 99
Hypocriſy ſpū with a fine thread 98
An Hypocrit will ever be bewraied 98
The portion of Hypocrites. 100
I.
IAbin. 35
Iacob. 29 56
Idolaters. 13
Iehoram. 23
Iericho. 89
Ieremie. 81
Iezabell her faſt. 103
Imitation. 41
The patterne of our Imitation. 51
Engliſh infamous for Imitation. 42
Chriſtian Imitation. 45
Iob. 33
Ionas his fiſh. 32
Ionathan. 61. 91
Ioſeph. 54. 81 his chaſtity. 53
Ioſeph ſold. 32
Ioſhuah. 25
Ioſiah. 112
Iudah. 42 85. 86
The ſinnes of Iudah. 35
Iudas. 99
Iudge not the perſon of ſinners. 84
K.
KEepe the right way. 46. 50
L.
LAbour. 21
Lazarus. 142
The Life of man ſhort. 72. 73
The Liberality of God. 129
Stay the Lords leaſure. 146
The Lord our creator. 103
our Father. 103. 104
our King. 103
our Maſter. 103. 104
our Spowſe. 103, …04
our Teacher. 103
Lot. 87
Lots inceſt. 53. 56. 110
Lotterie. 33
LoueLove. 79. 81
LoueLove one another how. 79. 80
the meaſure of our LoueLove. 79
want of true LoueLove. 81. 82
M.
MAn: wherof he is made 71. his life ſhort. 72. 118. ſubiect to miſeries, 20. 73. 74. ſinfull, …3. 84. his helpe is vaine. 35. his fraile …. ſtate, 69. 116. how compared. 120
Manaſſeh. 31
Manna. 62
Marchaſite. 31
Marculus. 26
A Martyr. 25
The wicked may die as Martyrs. 26
How a man may bee a Martyr at his death. 26
The cauſe maketh a Martyr. 26, 27
Martyrdome. 25
Maſters followed. 8
God is Mercifull. 12
Gods Mercies. 36
Make Melodie in your hearts. 102
Micaiah. 21
Miniſters admoniſhed. 16
Miriam. 11, 23, 61
Moſes his louelove, 54. 81. his incredulity. 53. his zeale. 25
Moſes. 14. 15. 25
N.
NAaman. 86
The Name of God to bee cald vponupon. 37
Naomi. 16. 81
Nebuchadnezzar. 69
Our Neighbours life. 88
Nineveh. 138, 142, 143
The Ninevits. 12
Noahs drunkenneſſe. 87. 110
O.
OBadiah. 91
Obedience begun, 112. perfect. 113
Our Obedience to Chriſt as our Maſter. 105
Out obedience to the will of God. 111
Og. 118
An Old man deſcribed. 49
Oneſimus. 87 110
P.
PAndora. 17
Patience in afflictions. 30
Paul, 16, 59. his louelove. 54
Pecocke. 60
Perſecution: perſonall or generall. 28. 29
Whether a Miniſter may fly in time of Perſecution. 27. 29
Perſians. 30
Peter, 25. 87. his deniall, 53, 56, 87, 110. his fiſh. 32
The Phariſees praier. 103
Pharaoh. 69. 143
Pharaohs daughter. 22
Philiſtins. 18
Phinehas. 25
We bath in Pleaſure. 114
Polycarpus. 26
Pomgranats of Paleſtina. 121
Poore. 70
The Poore to be releeved. 22
Pride. 69
Pride of gifts and graces. 68. 69
The Prowd God reſiſteth. 71
Preferment from the Lord. 74, 129, 151
Promiſes of God of two ſorts. 135
God true in his Promiſes. 136. the certainty of his Promiſes, 136, 137. 143, 150. how we muſt be affected to his Promiſes. 145
Condemne not the whole Profeſſiō for the faults of ſome. 89
Proſperity. 34
Proſperity dangerous. 34
Gods providence. 31
The Publican. 85
The Publicans praier. 85
Many Puniſhed for the fault of one. 47
Purpoſes of God hauehave two parts. 141
Q.
QVeſtions curious. 58
R.
REbecca. 87. 110
Rehoboam. 12 49
Rent your hearts. 36. …7
Repent. 37, 49
Repent betime. 48
An exhortation to Repentance. 36
Whether God Repenteth. 137, 138
Rich. 65
Riches not to be truſted to. 121
Roſe Laurel. 13
Rue. 25
Runne in the way to Heaven. 55
S.
SAcrifice blind and halting. 55
Salomon. 16, 32 his Idolatry, 56, 37, 110
The Samaritan, 22
Saul. 25, 54
Sarah. 11. her lie. 87, 110
The Sentence of God. 141, 142
Shebna. 70
Shimei. 33
Simonie. 64
Silveſter. 63
Our Sinnes. 35, 36, 43
The Sinnes of great men. 44
Sleepe not. 54
The Sleeper. 44
The Slips of others. 87
The holy Spirit. 138
Sorrowes in mans life. 21
Speculations vaine. 58
Spices. 31
Falling Starres. 99
Stephen. 54. 81
Iacob Sware. 114
T.
TAles, againſt hearers. 83, 84
Againſt Tale tellers. 83
Tares with wheat. 54, 90
The Thiefe. 12
The Lords Threatnings hauehave a cō dition annexed. 142, 143
A warning to Tradeſmen. 121
The Traitors kiſſe. 103
Troubles in mans life. 20
Truth ever oppoſed. 6
V.
VNiverſall grace refuted. 3. &c.
The Voice of the Lorde to bee heard. 38
W.
WAntons. 13
Keepe the right Way. 50
One Way to Heaven. 50
Wheat and tares togither. 54
The Wicked God avengeth, 10. they are rebellious, 10. they may die like Martyrs. 26
The will of God. 105. ſecret. 105. why ſo cald. 106. hidden. 106. revealed. 106
To doe the Will of God. 105. 110
Our Wils muſt be conformed to the will of God. 107 & how. 108. 109.
Outward obedience to the Will of God 110. 111. the fulfilling of his will wherein it cōſiſteth. 110. 112
Gods willingnes to help. 135.
Witches 122, 123, 124
Seeke not to witches. 37
Wolfe ſignifieth three things. 28
Women painted. 38 70
The Word of God. 116
Worldly helpe. 116
Z.
ZEale. 25. ioyned with a good cauſe. 25
Evill Zeale. 25
Ziba, 82
Zimrie. 25
FINIS.
End of the text · Sebastian Benefield, Eight Sermons at the University of Oxford (1614)