A Golden Chain, Index – Title page 2
A briefe table directing the Reader of this booke to the principall things in the same.
ABsence in a Pastor when allowed. 77
externall Abstinence. 48
Abstraction. 21
Abuse of Gods name & creatures. 55
Accusations on malice. 97
vniust Accusations. 98
Accusing conscience. 18
to Acknowledge God, what. 39
Acknowledge others good gifts. 98
Actuall sinne. 20
Adam representing all men. 16
his estate in innocency. 12
his fall. 15
priuate Admonition. 141
Adoption. 124
Adulterie what. 82
lightly punished. 85
Affections corrupted. 19
Afflictions. 124,137
Affiance in God. 39
All, how said to be saued. 169
Allowance of others sinnes. 21
Ambition how healed. 135
our Ancestours how saued. 104
Andreas opinion confuted. 180
Angels with their nature & office. 11
their fall. 13
it was more grieuous then mans. 15
they serue the elect. 142
rash Anger. 73
preseruatiues against Anger… 135
slowe to Anger. 78
snappish Answers. 75
curteous Answers. 78
Antichrist Satans subiect. 35
his sinne. 72
when first at Rome. 36
Apologie. 136,139
Apostates Satans subiects. 35
Apostasie. 166
Iasciuious Aparrell. 84
decent Apparell. 86
Approbatiō of idolatry cōdēned. 45
Approching to God how. 52
to his throne. 119
Application of Gods promises necessarie. 119
Armour complet with parts. 129
Arrius condemned. 41
Astrologie. 56,57
Artes which are vnlawfull. 91
Assaults of a Christian about his calling. 130
his faith. 131
sanctification. 134
assent. 139
Asseueration. 59
Assurance of knowlege. 118
Atheisme. 40
Atheists Satans subiects. 35
Authoritie ouer creatures lost. 23
Authoritie must be obeyed. 68
B
Babling. 97
Ballades. 85
Banketting. 85,87
on the Sabbath day vnconuenient. 65
Bankerupts. 90
Baptisme. 107,152
the matter, water, 109
the forme. 109
the couenants in Baptisme. 109
vse of it. 111
Bargaining. 89
the Beast who. 47
pleasures with Beasts. 82
to Beare, what it signifieth. 95
the Birth of sinne. 21
Bitter speaking. 73,97
Blasphemie. 19,55
Blessednes. 144
in what. 144
Blessing of children. 67
Boasting. 97
the Bodie corrupted. 19
punished. 19
amorous Bookes… 85
Booke of life. 144
to Bow downe to, what. 43
Bounds not to be remooued. 91
Brawling. 73
Buriall of the dead. 79
Burning of the flesh. 82
Buyers sinne. 89
Buying. 89
Buggerie. 82
C
Callings must be sanctified with praier. 60
a Calling to liue in. 92
effectuall Calling. 114
how wrought. 116,117
vneffectuall Calling. 164
all are not Called. 174
Calling on God. 52,139
Carelesse vsing of Gods name. 55
Ceremonies. 121
Chastitie. 85,88
Charming. 51
Cherubims defend not images. 45
Children must obey parents. 67
Childrē freed from it by the pope. 72
Cherubims why painted with wings. 11
Choice of one God. 42
Censures. 95
Christ the foundation of election. 24
how subordinate to election. 24
why God and man. 24,25
his infirmities. ibid.
vnion of two natures. 25
Conception. ibid.
sanctification. ibid.
assumption of flesh. ibid.
Communion of properties. 26
distinction of both natures. 27
how two wills in him. ibid.
his natiuitie. ibid.
Circumcision. 28
office. ibid.
princes his vicegerents. ibid.
as Mediatour he hath none. 29
his Priesthood. ibid.
he satisfied onelyonly for the elect. 29,168
how he did it. 29
his passion. 9,29
agonie. 30
sncrifice. ibid.
he is the altar. ibid.
how a priest. ibid.
humiliation. 31
accursednesse. ibid.
dead. ibid.
power of it. 32
buried. 31
descension into hell what. 31
abolishing of death. 32
fulfilling of the Law. 32
intercession. 32,33
his propheticall office. 33
regall office. 33,34
exaltation. 33
bodie is visible. 34
resurrection. 33
power of it. 125
ascension. 34
his sitting at Gods right haud. 34
prerogatiue royall. 35
his iustice ours. 123
things spoken of him as God and man. 26
his manhood exalted. 27
he that onelyonly lawgiuer. 33
his merits infinite. 133
his surrendring his kingdome to his father. 36
Christ when receiued. 118
Christian conuersation. 128
Church goods are not to be sold. 89
the Church may appoint holy daies. 62
Ciuill authoritie in Bish. of Rome Antichrist. 36
Comedies. …5
Combats vnlawfull. 75
Cōforts for aff…cted cōsciences. 132
Combat of afflicted conscience. 129
Commemoration of the creature. 55
Commendation for well doing to be vsed. 100
Commaundements to man in innocencie. 13
Companie. 85
want of Compassion. 74
Complaints. 74
Compunction. 165
Concupiscence. 100
Conception of sinne. 21
Condemnation is by man. 164
Confession of sinnes. 119
Confidence in creatures. 41
Cookes must keepe the sabbath. 63
Coniuring. 50
Coniunction with God. 115
Conscience corrupted. 18
not Comforted by a generall election. 172
Concealing of sinnes. 21,99
Consent in sinne. 21
Contentation. 92
Contentions. 74
Contempt of superiours. 71
Contempt of Gods seruice. 48
Corne for the poore. 75
Conuersation. 58
to Couet, what. …00
Counterfait wares. 89
Countenance austere. 74
Couetousnes. 89
Couenant of grace and workes. 36, 102
Couenant with sathan. 49
who are in the Couenant. 108
Contracts how, & with whome. 88
Contingencie not taken away by gods decree. 9
Controuersies how decided. 75
Conuersion to God whence. 19
Crauing pardon for sinnes. 119
Credulitie. 98
Creation. 10
creatures must not be vsed hardly. 74
Cryings. 74
Crosses. 136
Crueltie. 72
Cursings. 55
Custome in sinne. 21
Constātine, & what figure he saw. 4…
D
Damage in goods a punishment. 23
Damnation. 164,171
Dauncing. 85
Death a punishment. 23
Death not to be feared. 142
Death of the elect. 141
Death driuen farre off. 20
Decalogue. 36
Decree of God. 8
it is secret. 164
Degrees in sinning. 20
Degrees in deuills. 15
Defence of a mans selfe. 81
Deniall of our selues. 1…8
Derision is persecution. 74
Derision of Gods creatures. 55
of superiours. 71
Desire to please God. 40
desires of the flesh how auoided. 135
holy Desperation. 117
Deuils. 36
what they can doe. 49
Differences of actuall sinne. 21
Disdaine. 95
Disobedience. 71
Distinction of dominions a punishment. 23
Distinction of persons. 6
Distrust in God. 40
Dissolute life. 58
Doubtfulnes. 40,132
Dreames. 19
Diuination. 50
Discerning. 126
Duties of man to himselfe. 71
E
Eares of corne may be pulled to satisfie hunger. 80
Eating, with circumstances. 87
Edict of the law. 36
Edification. 140
Elders, fathers. 66
Elect know themselues elect. 163
election. 23,114,146
by Christ. 24,114
meanes of election. 24,36
it is Gods gift. 114
it is not generally of all. 168
notes of election. 177
elect can not finally fall. 160
elect hauehave dominion ouer creatures. 124
Elohim, what. 1
eleuation in the masse. 48
enchantments. 51
enterludes. 85
enuie. 74,95
entising to sinne. 21
encourage such as feare God. 81
equalitie in contracts. 93
errours of Predest. confuted. 149
estate of infidelitie. 16
estate of the elect after death. 141, 143,144
estate of wicked men. 175
estimation of our selues. 20
eternall life. 144
eternall ioy. 145
eternall destruction. 23,174,175
euangelicall promises indefinite. 132
euill things, how good with God. 9, 10
euill thoughts. 20
excellencie of gifts reuerenced. 69
excuse of sinne whence. 18
execution of Gods decree. 23
execution of election. 25
execution of the decree of reprobation. 164
exposition of scripture to xpe. 33
externall obseruation of the sabbath. 65
extolling of a mans selfe aboue others. 72
eyes full of adulterie. 84
F
the Fall of a christian souldier. 130, 131
the remedies. 131
before my Face what. 39
the Fall. 14
Falling from God. 166
decreed of God. 16,173
Faith. 117,120,155
a temporarie faith. 166
how faith is begotten. 33,103
degrees in working it. 118
degrees in Faith. 120
Faith how shaken. 120
not commaunded in the morall law. 121
Faires may not be on the sabbath. 65
the Faithfull alone hauehave title to Gods goods. 124
False witnesse. 95
False sentence. 91
Fasting. 53,88
Father what. 66
Fatherlesse. 74
Feare of God. 40
of de…th. 166
to offend God. 127
Feasts. 87
to idols. 45
at Feasts leaue somewhat. 87
Feeble not to be inuried. 74
Fighting. ibid.
Flatterie. 97
Flight in persecution. 140
Forgerie. 99
Foreknowledge of God. 9
Fornication. 82
Found things restore. 89,94
Free-will not taken away by Gods decree. 9
Free-will. 151,153
Frowardnes. 74
Funerals how to be solemnized. 79
Fulnes of bread. 85
G
Gaine lawfull. 91
vnlawfull. ibid.
Gaming for gaine. ibid.
Gate, what. 63
Gifts of the holy Ghost not saleable. 89
Gleanings. 80
Glorification. 141
perfect Glorie. 144
Glorie of God sought aboue all. 100
it is the ende of all. 146, 176
Gospell. 103
thought follie. 20
God is, and what. 1
he is denied. 20
his nature. 1
simplenes. 2
infinitenesse. 2
he hath neither subiect nor adiunct. 2
his essence. ibid.
immutabilitie. ibid.
searcher of the heart. 3
the life of God. ibid.
how he willeth euill. 3
his louelove, merciemercy, &c. ibid.
what God can doe. 5
his glorie knowne onelyonly to himselfe. ibid.
how God is knowne to man. ibid.
God the Father. 7
his properties. ibid.
God the Sonne. ibid.
he onelyonly incarnate. 24
how sent. 7
how the Word. ibid.
his properties. 7
God the holy Ghost. 8
Gods operation and operatiue permission. 9
thy God, what. 38
others gods, what. 38, 39
Good meaning. 20
Good name. 99
Goodnes of the creature. 11
Gouernment of Christs Church. 35
when corrupted. 48
Grace can not be extinguished. 160
Grapes may be plucked. 79
Grief for others & our own sins. 127
Grauen image. 43
Grudges. 74
Guiltlesse, what. 54
H
Hallow the sabbath. 61
Hardnes of heart. 23
Hard, and soft heart. 42
Hatred of God. 42,164
of our neighbour. 74
Heauens threefold. 11
Hellenisme. 40
Heresies spring frō original sin. 17,18
Hell fire. 176
Holy Ghost. 8
not Christs father. 25
Holines of mind. 126
of memorie. ibid.
conscience. ibid.
will. 127
affections. ibid.
bodie. 128
Honour what. 83
Hope. 39,127
Hope of pardon. 118
House coueted. 100
Humilitie. 40
Hungring after grace. 118
Hunting. 81
Husbandrie on the sabbath. 65
Hypocrisie. 47,48
I
Idlenes. 88
Iealous what. 43,44
Iesting at scripture. 58
Iewes. 35
Idolatrie. 45
Idolaters. 35
Idol. 43
Idolatrous seruice may not be heard. 45
Idolaters sorie when they omit their fained worship. 18
Illumination. 126
Iehouah. 38
Image of God. 11
how much of Gods Image we reteined. 17
Ingrossing commodities. 90
Infamie a punishment. 23
Infants how saued. 114
Infants in the couenant. 108
Infants which condemned. 164
Ingratitude. 72
Inhabitants of the world. 11
Inholders dutie. 63
Ignorance from Adam. 17
sinne of Ignorance. 21,22
Impatience in afflictions. 41
Impotencie of minde. 17
of will. 19
Inclination to euill. 17
Impuritie of conscience. 18,19
Inescation. 21
Iniuries. 74
Indulgences. 47
Imputatiō of mans sins to Christ. 31
Imputation of Christs righteousnes to man. 122
imputatiue iustice prooued. 123,156
Iosephs pietie. 98
Iourneies on the sabbath day. 65
Iudaisme. 40
Images in Churches vnlawfull. 44
Infirmities to be concealed. 78,97,99
Infirmities of the bodie couered by Christ. 33
Infidels how damned. 167
Ioy in the holy Ghost. 128
Iudgements of God must be regarded. 58
Iudging. 99
last Iudgement. 143
Iust dealing. 92
Iugling. 51
Iustice. 129
of the faithfull. 160
Iustification. 121,122
second Iustification confuted. 157
Intermission of Gods seruice. 48
Interpreting amisse. 75
Interpreting wel. 98
Iustice inherent. 156
K
to Kill, what, who, when. 73
the Knowledge of Gods law bruiseth the heart. 177
the Knowledge of the Gospel. 118
Kings are fathers. 66
L
Labour commanded. 88
Labourers must be paid. 74,91
Law of God morall. 36
the Lawe can not be fulfilled in this life. 160
vse of the Law. 101
vse of it in the regenerate. 102
Church Lawes by Christ. 33
Lawe. 95
Lawyers sinne. 91
Leagues, which are lawfull. 78
Leagues with infidels. 79
Leagues with the godly. 54
Lenitie in correction. 72
Lending freely. 94
Life vnoffensiue. 81
vnordinate. 88
long Life promised to children. 67
Lordships distinguished. 23
Lottes. 56
LoueLove of God. 39,41
markes of it. 40
LoueLove of God in Christ. 113
LoueLove of the creature more then god. 41
the Lords supper. 111
Lower roome at table. 87
Lying. 54,96
Lucke good and bad. 56
Lust of heart. 82
Lutherans consubstantiation. 112
M
Madnes a punishment of sinne. 23
Magistrates fathers. 66
Magistrates winking at sinne. 21
Magistrates to be obeyed. 68
Magicke. 49
Magitians. 35,41,49
Magitians not to be sought vntounto. 51
Malice 95
Man and wife abusing their libertie. 84
Mans creation with circumstances. 12, 13
created mutable. 13
his fall. 15
Man Gods image. 45,56
pleasures with Men. 82
Manichees condemned. 41
Mariage to be sanctified with praier. 60
Mariage without parents consent. 71
with infidels. 46
Marie Christs mother continued a virgine. 27
Marcion. 41
Martyrdome. 139
Marchandise solde to an idolatrous vse. 46
Masse may not be heard. 45
Mayming of the bodie. 74
Meditation of the creation on the Sabbath. 65
Meditation of Christs passion. 31
Meditation in the promises of the Gospel. 118
Meanes of Gods worship. 52
Members of Christ. 116
Gods merciemercy aboue his iustice. 44
Merit of congruitie. 154
of condignitie. 161
the Minde corrupted. 17
MINISTERS, fathers. 66
Ministers sinnes. 21
Ministers dutie. 52
Mirth at meate. 87
Miseries of our neighbour. 77
Modestie. 85
Monasticall vowes. 47
Monkes. 91
Monuments of idolatrie. 46
Mortification. 124
Mourning. 80
Mother, what. 67
Mothers must nurse their owne children. 72
Musicke lawfull. 81
Musicke in Churches. 47
Murder vnpardonable. 75
N
Naamans worship in the Temple of Rimmon. 45
Name of God. 54
good Name. 99
Necromancie. 50
Neglect of Gods seruice. 48
Neighbours who and how to be loued. 66,74
Non-residencie reprooued by scripture and councels. 76,77
Notions of the minde. 17
O
Obedience to god how measured by him. 48
Obedience to superiours. 69
Obedience to the law. 20
euangelicall Obedience. 129
Occasiōs of strife how ministred. 76
Offences against superiours. 71
equalls. 72
inferiours. 72,77
Old men fathers. 67
Operation of God. 9
Oppression. 89
Originall sinne. 17
not taken away by baptisme. 152
Outward actuall sinne. 20
Originall sinne deserueth death. 173
Othes. 59
lawfull. ibid.
vnlawfull. ibid.
P
Particular perswasion of saluation. 119
Paines in childbirth. 23
a Punishment for sinne. 23
Parents how said to be holy. 108
Parents prolong their childrens life. 67
Patience in perils. 39
Patience with preseruatiues. 137
Peace of God. 148
Perfection of sinne. 21
Permission of euill. 14
Periurie. 5
Peoples dutie in Gods seruice. 52
petition. 60
Peters fall. 22
Pirats. 91
philosophie. 81
phisicke. 81
pictures. 44
plague. 81
plaies. 85
Pledges to be restored. 75,90
to be redeemed. 93
strange Pleasures. 82
pollution. 197
pollution by night. 84
the Pope Antichrist. 35
Popish superstitions. 47,58
popish fasting. 48
popish traditions. 48
power of the law. 102
of Christs death. 126
preaching of the Gospel an image of Christ. 45
it begetteth faith. 33
praier. 138
praiers of the faithful. 139
to creatures. 49
a meanes to sanctifie Gods creatures. 60
praiers on particular occasions. 60
praising of God in heauen. 145
Predestination. 10,167
it is both of the Elect and reprobate. 149
immutable. 150
not by foreseene workes in man. 172
it may be knowne. 177
what it is to the Papists. 146
Predestination applied. 176
preseruatiues against assaults of temptation. 131
vocation. 131
faith. 132
sanctification. 134
presumption. 22,42
pride. 42
promises of God and man. 36
promises must be kept. 94
pronenesse to diseases a punishment. 22
pronouncing vniust sentence. 96
propagation of sinne. 17
profession of God commanded. 39, 138
processions. 45
prognostications. 56
prophesies. 50
prophanations of sabbaths. 64
punishments of sinne. 22
punishments inflicted by superiours to be borne. 69
punishments how to be inflicted. 70
Q
Quarrellings. 74
R
Railings forbidden. 74
Raising of prises in wares. 89
Remission of sinnes. 122
reioycing at our neighbors good. 77
Rebaptizing. 110
Rebellion inward. 20
Recreation. 81
Relikes of idols vnlawfull. 46
Reliefe of such as are godly. 140
Remember, what it signifieth. 61
Representing of God in an image. 44
Reprobates. 165
how farre they may go in godlines. 164
Reprobates may know the lord. 165
hauehave temporary faith. 165
a tast of the heauenly gifts. ibid.
outward holines. ibid.
their falling from God. ibid.
death. 175
condemnation. ibid.
estate in hell. 176
Reprobation. 163
Reprobate sense. 17
Reuerence to superiours with many branches. 68
Reuenge. 74
Restitution. 89,94
Repentance. 129
howe in Reprobates. 165
howe in God. 2
Resurrection. 143
Reading sometimes begetteth faith. 103
to rise early on the Sabbath. 63
Rogues. 91
Robberies. ibid.
the Romish Hierarchie. 48
Rules for the communion of properties. 7,26
Rules for vowes. 52
Rules for equalitie in contracts. 93
Rules for the interpretation of the decalogue. 37
Rules for such as would be saued. 103
S
Sabellius condemned. 41
Sabbath commanded in Paradice. 63
Sabbath. 61
how sanctified. 63
how morall and ceremoniall. 63,64
why changed. 64
a Sabbath daies worke. 62
preparation to the Sabbath. 64
how prophaned. 65
Sacraments. 104
how necessarie. 107
Sacrifice and Sacrament differ. 107
Saluation. 146,171
Saluation according to the Church of Rome. 146
Saints not to be praied for. 49
Samuel raised vp, not true Samuel. 50,51
Sanctuaries. 76
to Sanctifie what. 61
Sanctification of Gods creatures. 60
Sanctification with the effects thereof. 124
Satans shifts to cause infidelitie. 132
Satan Gods ape. 50
his Sacraments. 50
Scandals. 76
Scriptures only expoūded by Christ. 34
Serpents head bruised. 171
Second causes are not frustrate by Gods decree. 8
Securitie. 20,42
Seruice of God in heauen. 145
Sellers sinne. 89
Seruants eie seruice. 72
Shame of nakednes a punishment. 22
Shooting. 81
Signes in the sacraments. 105
Sinne what. 13
mortall Sinne. 160
why it raigneth in man. 102
one Sinne forgiuen all forgiuen. 134
Sinne corrupteth onelyonly faculties. 17
Sinnes of omission and commission. 20
Sinne against the holy ghost. 22,166
Sixe daies to worke. 62
Single life. 87
Sobrietie. 86
Soule punished. 23
Sorrow for sinne. 136
Societie with infidels. 46
Soules in heauen. 142
Southsaying. 50
christian Souldier. 129
Spirit of slumber. 18
Spirituall drunkennes. ibid.
Sports on the Sabbath. 65
Starres what force they hauehave. 57
Stealing. 88
Step-parents to be honoured. 66
Strangers not to be iniuried. 78,80
the Sting of death. 142
Subiect to satan. 35
Subiection to Satan a punishment. 23
Suretiship. 94
Suites in law. 47
Supremacie in the Pope, a note of Antichrist. 35
Superstition. 56
Suspitions. 96
Superiours dutie to inferiours. 70
Superiours to be reuerenced. 67
they must speake first. 68
Subiects are freed from their allegiance to their prince by the Pope. 72
Swearing any way. 55
T
to Take the name of god in vaine. 54
Talke corrupt. 85,97
table Talke. 87
Tales raised. 97,98
Taunting. 75
Tempting of God. 41
Temptation. 21,130,132
Tempter. 129
Terrour of conscience. 19,23
Terrours for well doing. 19
Testament. 103
Thanksgiuing. 52,60,130
Theologie, what. 2
Theft how punished. 91,92
Thrift. 92
Titles of God where to be vsed. 5…
Titles may be giuen to men. 68
Trafficke with infidels. 46
Transubstantiation. 112
Trembling at gods presence. 23,113
Trials of suites before infidels. 47
Trouble of minde. 23
Truth to be spoken. 92
Truces. 79
Turkes the deuils subiects. 35
the two Trees in Eden. 13
Tyrants to be obeyed. 69
Tyrants punishment. 75
V
Vanitie from Adam. 18
Vaine-glorie. 96
Vertue of creatures lost by sinne. 23
Vices not to be allowed, 96,97
abstained from. 98
to Visite. 44
Viuification. 126
Vowes. 47,53
Vncharitable opinions of such as feare God. 20
Vnion with God. 41
Vnion of christians with Christ. 115
spirituall Vnderstanding. 126
Vniust dealing. 88
Vnprofitable warres. 89
Vsurie. 90
W
Washing in baptisme. 109
Wasting others goods. 72
Wages deteined. 75
Wantonesse. 84
Christian Warrefare. 129
Warriars. 129
Weights falsified. 89,93
Wedlocke. 87
Will corrupted. 19
Will worship. 47
spirituall Wisdome. 126
Witches. 52
Wishing. 101
Witnesse. 98
the Worke of God. 8
Works of the elect, howe acceptable to God. 98
the World and parts thereof. 11
how the godly esteem of the World. 127
the Word how first reuealed. 33
the Word preached a meanes of saluation 33
to sanctifie Gods creatures. 60
Wise in his own conceit. 73
Widowes not to be iniuried. 75
to Winne men to religion. 51
Wares to be saleable. 93
Gods worship when corrupted. 48
meanes by which God is Worshipped. 50
Workes iustifie not. 151,161
Workes foreseene. 172
Worme of conscience. 176
Whole man punished. 23
Worshipping the beast. 47
of deuills. 49
Z
Zeale of Gods glorie. 58,127
FINIS.
AN EXPOSITION OF THE SYMBOLE OR CREEDE OF THE APOSTLES, ACCORDING TO THE TENOVR OF THE SCRIPTVRE, AND the consent of the Orthodoxe Fathers of the Church: reuewed and corrected BY William Perkins.
They are good Catholikes, which are of sound faith and good life. August. lib. quaest. in Matth. cap. 11.
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