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Eight Sermons at the University of Oxford · Sebastian Benefield

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)