The Wild Vine, Index
AN ALPHABETICALL Table, for the readier finding out the chiefe and moſt materiall things contained in this BOOKE.
A
GOd cannot faile of his end in any of his Actions. Pag. 139
Affections of people muſt be wrought vponupon by Gods Miniſters. 58
Afflictions are Gods Winepreſſe. 132
Not to bee bettered by our Afflictions is dangerous. 199
Gods holy hand is in all Afflictions. 223
Both the time, meaſure, and end of our Afflictions are ordered by God. 224
Why God doth vſe wicked inſtruments in the Afflicting of his people. 225
How we may looke vponupon ſecond cauſes in our Afflictions. 229
God is to be ſought vntounto when wee are Afflicted. 230
They doe not diſable vsus from being Gods children. 236
Amoz the father of Iſaiah, and Amos in the number of the ſmall Prophets, not both one. 16
The Angels watch for the godly mans ſafety. 111
Application, is the life of Doctrine. 278
Arrogancy, a ſinne to be auoided. 101
Attendants of the godly honourable. 121
Authority muſt bee ſhewed for what Gods Miniſters doe deliuer. 64
B
BArren Profeſſors are good for nothing. 79
The world is full of ſuch. 159
Man degraded beneath the Beaſts. 85
Names of Beaſts giuen to the wicked. 254
Behold, how often vſed in the Scriptures. 318
It is euer vſed in matters of importance. ibid.
The abuſe of Gods Bleſſings cauſeth the Lord to depriue vsus of them. 238
Pray for a ſanctified vſe of them. 166
Bribery is no better than theeuery. 308
Buſie-medling dangerous. 101
C
CHildren are not ſaued by the faith of their parents. 289
They ſhould bee thankfull for religious Parents. 295
Gods owne Children chaſtiſed. 231
The Church weake in it ſelfe. 79, 112
She is as a Garden encloſed. 73
It ſtands in need of daily looking to. ibid.
She is expoſed to many dangers. 74
She is deare vntounto the Lord. 75, 93
She is but one. 76, 99
The more the Church is afflicted, the more ſhe flouriſheth. 78
She is outwardly blacke, but inwardly glorious. ibid.
It is her priuiledge, that God is her keeper. 89
Why the Deuill ſeekes to perſecute her, 93
She may be corrupted with Idolatry. 95
Church in England not to be forſaken for ſome wants. 97
Which the Papiſts make to bee the Catholike Church. 99
Her enemies are but weake. 245
The miſeries of the Church ſhould moue vsus to pitty her. 265
Chriſt only deſerues our louelove. 61
Members of the Church receiue the ſap of grace from him. 76
All that are in the Church are not truly incorporated into Chriſt. 77
Compariſons may lawfully be vſed. 82
Company of the godly to be frequented. 55
Mans Conſcience ſhall iuſtifie Gods proceedings. 182
The Conſcience ſhal one day be awakned. 183
The Checks of it not to be neglected. 183, 198
Contention and diſcord, the beginnings of warre. 264
Conuerſation of Chriſtians ſhould bee ſuch as that our aduerſaries may iuſtifie it. 185
The Creature is become mans Schoolemaſter. 86
A double vſe to be made of them. 88
They are a defence for the godly. 111
They are Gods hoaſts. 286
All of them are againſt the wicked. 287
The godly Conquer when they ſeeme conquered. 253
God remembreth mercy in his Corrections. 257
D
DEath of the godly, a forerunner of Iudgement. 213
Neceſſity of Gods Decree, no excuſe for wickedneſſe. 196
Diſcipline not wanting in our Church. 97
It is not of the eſſence of the Church. 133
Dignity of the godly very great. 121
The Deuill hath not power ouer any creature but by Gods permiſſion. 246
How he is the God of this world. 282
Authors of Diuiſion in the Church, ſinne fearefully. 102
We muſt receiue nothing for Doctrine but what is grounded on Scripture. 165
Dowry, great, giuen by Chriſt to his Spouſe. 62
Diuerſity of gifts giuen by God for the good of the Church. 16
E
EArthly things afford heauenly inſtructions. 83
Wee may make reſemblances betwixt things Earthly and heauenly. 82
What Errors make a Church to bee no Church. 98
Enuy, a ſinne vnnaturall. 101
The way how to become Excellent. 125
The wicked Excuſeleſſe. 194
Excommunication a grieuous cenſure. 115
Not to paſſe for ſmall trifles. 116
F
FAith is the root of other graces. 147
Perſonality of Faith needfull. 149
Families to be purged of prophane perſons. 119
Famine, how grieuous at the deſtruction of Ieruſalem. 259
Our owne Faults propounded in anothers perſon ſoone eſpied. 6
Nothing to be attributed vntounto Fortune. 227
Fruit, bring forth to God. 94
By bearing Fruit we glorifie God. 104, 142
Such as are Fruitfull, ſhall grow more fruitfull. 106
Gods coſt on vsus ſhould moue to Fruitfulneſſe. 136
EueryEvery creature is in it kind Fruitfull. 138
Fruitfulneſſe of a Chriſtian the groundworke of proſperity. 139
If we be Fruitfull, there is no Law againſt vsus. 140
It is high time we ſhould bring forth Fruit. 141
We muſt firſt be tranſplanted and ſet into Chriſt before we can beare Fruit. 143
Such as are in Chriſt bring forth Fruit incontinent. 144
The properties of good Fruit. 149
G
GAriſon, ſtrong about the godly. 112
The Godly are runne to in the day of trouble. 80
God is the Protector of his people. 111
He is the husbandman of his Church. 89
God is not the Author of ſinne. 194
The Godly to bee eſteemed aboue others. 124
They exceed all others in growth in grace. 77
God hath little Glory in the world. 34
Gods Glory ſhould be our aime in all our actions. 32
The Godly preferre it before their owne ſaluation. 35
By Glorifying God we bring glory to our ſelues. 36
Iudgements fearefull on ſuch as rob God of his Glory. 36
We ought to Grow in grace. 105
H
HOw God Hardens. 194
The godly Hated, and why. 93
Hearers muſt be carefull what they receiue for Goſpell. 65
They may not raſhly cenſure their Teachers for ſome diſabilities. 271
They muſt pray for them. 272
Hearers muſt ſuffer the word of application as well as of doctrine. 280
They may not finde fault with their teachers for their plainneſſe. 83
Heauens are diligent, learned, and Catholike Paſtors. 34
Humane teſtimonies may lawfully be alledged in Sermons. 14
God Husbands his people. 89
Husbandry a commendable vocation. ibid.
Submit our ſelues to Gods Husbandry. 91
How to know whether God hath Husbanded the heart. 90
Hypocriſie in the end ſhal be diſcouered. 133
Humility and tenderneſſe of heart to bee laboured for. 145
I
IDolaters; not to be familiar withall. 118
Ignorance, no good plea. 86
Impropriations held by an improper title, where ſome obiections anſwered. 304
Ingroſſers are oppreſſors. 311
Irreligious perſons enemies to King and State. 128
Iſaiah a noble Prophet, and eloquent, together with his death. 2
He fainted not in his function. 3
He was of Chriſts kindred. 9
Iudgements of God diuers waies foretold. 212
The way to preuent Gods Iudgements, is to Iudge our ſelues. 184
Iuſtice in our dealings, the touchſtone of true Religion. 298
K
KIndred of the godly, noble. 120
Kingdome weakned by ſinne. 242
Knowledge of God, a meanes to louelove God. 53
Sinnes againſt Knowledge, fearefull. 199
L
LAndlords, many are oppreſſors. 310
Law-ſuits are durable. 309
No Law againſt the godly. 140
Leaues of profeſſion, not enough. 146
LoueLove God before all. 53
Chriſt only deſerues our LoueLove. 61
How our LoueLove to God may be diſcouered. 42
The way to bring our hearts to LoueLove the Lord. 53
We may not anſwer God in any thing except in LoueLove. 54
Lewd Life of a Profeſſor diſhonours God. 37
Sinfull Luſts ouerſhadow the ſoule. 146
God is the abſolute Lord ouer all. 282
M
MAgiſtrates, as the head, ſhould gouerne wiſely. 100
Priuate perſons may not meddle with the office of Magiſtrates. 101
Magiſtrates ſhould back the Miniſters of the Word with the vſe of the temporall ſword. 116
Meekneſſe to be ſhewed in our dealing with ſinners. 175
Sinnes againſt the Meanes, fearefull. 197
The more Meanes, the more obedience doth God expect. 270
To contemne the Meanes, grieues the Lord. 200
No Meanes can reclaime the wicked. 201
Meanes contemned, cauſeth the Lord to depriue vsus of them. 267
Meanes to bring our hearts to louelove God. 53
Meanes to make vsus fruitfull. 143
It is fearefull to make our ſelues Merry with others ſinnes. 202
Miniſters are builders, ſtewards. 279
Wherein they muſt ſhew themſelues faithfull. ibid.
They muſt bee painfull in their function. 109
They muſt wooe for Chriſt. 58
They muſt deliuer nothing but by warrant from God. 64
They muſt attend their callings. 67
They ſhould be well prouided for. 68
They are the ſubordinate Husbandmen of the Church. 89
Idle Miniſters like Harlots. 108
Miniſters muſt ſeeke to God for ability to diſcharge their function. 273
They may not be diſcouraged ſo as to ſurceaſe their paines. 11
Their life is a ſpirituall piſcation. 11
They are not to bee blamed though they ſometimes alter their method. 13
They ſerue the greateſt Maſter, and are imploied in the greateſt worke, and ſhall hauehave the greateſt wages. 18
Motiues to fruitfulneſſe. 138
Motiues to ſinging. 28
Motiues to ſeeke after Gods glory. 33
N
A Good Name how to get. 125
Good Names profit not without grace. 292
They ſhould be a ſpur to goodneſſe. ibid.
VnderUnder a holy Name to lead an vnholy life, is a kind of ſacriledge. 293
Negatiue diuinitie not enough. 159
No goodneſſe comes from Nature. 289
O
OBedience is to be giuen to all Gods precepts. 156
Particulars wherein wee are to ſhew our Obedience vntounto God 284
Omiſſion of good duties, damnable. 159
Oppreſſion, a ſinne againſt Race, Grace, and Place. 301
Oppreſſors, how heretofore puniſhed. 314
God heares the grones of the Oppreſſed. 315
P
PArents, to giuegive thankes at meat, and not their children for them. 151
Good Parents may hauehave lewd children. 288
Their duties towards their children. 290
Parents are not too raſhly to be cenſured for the looſe cariage of children. 291
Wicked Parents diſgrace their children. 294
Papiſts, their poſitions diſſolue all bands of humane fellowſhip. 117
Their practiſes agreeable to their poſitions. 118
Their bloudy crueltie. 255
A fearefull ſinne to abuſe Gods Patience. 220
Gods Patience ſhould teach vsus Patience. 222
Our Peace ſo long enioyed a great bleſſing. 262
Our workes are to be brought to Perfection. 154
Perſeuerance in good, needfull. 157
Preſence of God ſtill to be remembred. 54
Gods Proceedings are all iuſt. 180
No Priuiledge will be are vsus out, if we take libertie to ſinne. 189, 235
Priuiledges of thoſe who louelove God. 56
Poeſie is a commendable Art. 23
Profeſſors outward cariage, if holy, doth much good. 80
The lewd life of a Profeſſor doth highly diſhonour God. 37
Propheſies of the Prophets, how kept. 1
Before God doth Puniſh he giueth warning. 211
Why God ſuffers the wicked to runne on without Puniſhment. 268
Why God Pun ſheth the wicked, for doing that worke he emploies them in. 226
Purpoſes made (for the moſt part) like our Holiday Eeues. 155
Q
GOd fell not to Queſtioning vntill man fell to ſinning. 190
Gods Queſtions tend for the moſt part to conuince the conſcience. ibid.
R
THe godly come of noble Race. 120
Rage of the wicked limited. 250
Diuerſitie of Religion dangerous in a kingdome. 114
Religion is the ſtrength of our Land. 130
Rhetoricke lawfull to be vſed. 296
Rich men rarities in heauen. 110
Riches, to be eſteemed in themſelues as bleſſings. ibid.
Why they are called the Mammon of vnrighteouſneſſe. ibid.
Rome, her firſt foundation laid in bloud. 255
Whether it be a true Church. 98
Rules to be followed in vſing Parables and Allegories. 83
S
SAfetie of the godly very great. 250
To liue in Safety, keep in with God. 249
Saints allotted by Papiſts to all countries, except England. 287
Security of the wicked, blockiſh ſtupidity. 244
Separation not to be made from our Church for ſome blemiſhes. 96
Senſes of God troubled with mans ſin. 170
Sinne corrupteth all things. 165
EueryEvery Sin belcheth forth an euill ſauor. 171
It is a make-bate. 186
It breakes our Couenant with God. 241
It depriues vsus of Gods protection. 240
It weakens a Kingdome. 242
It hath both voice, feet, and wings, to haſten iudgement. 316
Foure Sinnes in Scripture ſaid to be crying ſinnes. 317
Sinnes of weakneſſe puniſhed, much more ſhall ſinnes of wickedneſſe. 235
Things ſinfull afford reſemblances to admoniſh of duty. 85
Singing Pſalmes or other holy ſongs lawfull. 26
Directions how to Sing. 29
Few Sing but they take Gods name in vaine by their ſinging. 31
Three kinds of Songs in vſe amongſt the Iewes. 8
Sodome what it was, and what it is. 169
By our Speeches our louelove we beare to God will be diſcouered. 49
Foure Suters that ſeeke to get the ſoule 59
No Suter ſhould ſpeed but Chriſt. 60
Superiours muſt remember they hauehave a Superiour. 285
T
DVties of the ſecond Table to be eſpecially regarded. 298
Time is to be obſerued for doing good. 153
Some good duties are at ſome times vnſeaſonable. 154
Tongue, the Interpreter of the mind. 49
Toleration of Idolaters, vnlawfull. 113
The godly, though not preſerued from Troubles, yet preſerued in them. 252
Why Trades are called Crafts and Myſteries. 283
Truth of God with-hold not in vnrighteouſneſſe. 199
V
THe Church compared to a Vineyard in diuers reſpects. 73
Verſe, comprehends much in a little. 24
Verſe better remembred than proſe. 5
Vnity ought to be in the Church. 100
That Vnity be maintained, what muſt bee auoided. 101
The wicked are Vnthankefull to God. 162
Vowes, not to be broken. 198
Vſurers like the Timber-worme, and like the nether Milſtone, and their Broakers like the vpper. 312
They will be Ʋeniſon in Heauen. 313
W
WArre, a heauy iudgement. 263
Waters of the Sanctuary needfull to further our growth in grace. 145
Weakneſſe of grace ſhould not diſcourage, if there be true grace. 161
Wealthineſſe and Wickedneſſe not euer conioind. 109
Wicked, they ſhall not euer remaine within the Church. 105
Wicked preſerue the godly, as chaffe doth the Corne. 111
They charge the godly to be the troublers of the State when it is themſelues. 129
They turne Gods beſt bleſſings into poiſon. 165
They cannot pleaſe God. 171
They hauehave no peace with him. 187
They ſhall not eſcape Gods wrath. 233
They lie open to all dangers. 243
Witches are the Deuils drudges. 248
The Deuill cannot doe harme to any, to gratifie a Witch. 247
Workes teſtifie, though not iuſtifie. 51
The godly abound in good Workes. 81
Words of a Chriſtian are of a healing nature. 80
Word preached is a Winepreſſe, and doth diſcouer what is within the heart. 131
Word neuer preached in vaine. 167
Our Workes ſhould be workes of the Spirit. 152
The beſt Workes of the wicked are offenſiue to God. 170
World not to bee loued if wee would louelove God. 55
Worſhip of God is the glory and ſtrength of our Land. 128
FINIS.
End of the text · Nehemiah Rogers, The Wild Vine (1632)