Beams of Divine Light, Table of contents
The Table.
Part,
Page
A
Abasement.
ABasement of Christ the greatest
1, 10.
Abasement of Christ, whence it was,
1, 11.
Fruit of Christs Abasement,
1, 13.
Adam.
Our estate in Christ better then in Adam,
1, 43.
Affections.
Affections not taken away by religion,
1, 249.
Afflictions.
Benefit of Afflictions,
1, 279.
Against.
How farre the enemies of Gods children are Against them,
2, 74.
In what respect none are Against Gods children,
2, 75.
Alone.
A Christian is never Alone ▪
2, 78.
Angels.
Angels, the cause of their fall,
2, 202.
Annointed.
Three sorts of persons Annointed,
1, 34.
Appetite.
How to get Appetite to feed on Christ,
1, 183.
Application.
Application wrought by the Spirit,
2, 43.
Faith the grace of Application,
Ibid.
Approach.
Comfort in our Approach to God,
1, 27.
Ascention.
The Spirit given more abundantly since Christs Ascention,
1, 53.
Authority.
Authority of Christ from his Father,
1, 202.
B
Behold.
The word B…ld how used,
1, 5.
Blame.
Blame to bee laid upon our selves in judgements,
1, 316.
Bodies.
Bodies of others not to be doted on,
2, 229
Bondage.
Freedome in sin a Bondage,
2, 17.
Bride.
The Church of God a Bride,
2, 101.
Why the Church is called a Bride,
2, 106.
C
Care.
Ground of Care in our carriage,
1, 82.
Ceremonies.
Bondage of Ceremonies in the Law,
1, 263.
Chaines.
Sin as Chaines,
2, 7.
Choise, Chosen.
Christ Chosen of God how,
1, 19.
We should rest in Gods Choise,
1, 20.
Christ.
Christ not to be neglected,
1, 21.
How to know wee are in Christ,
1, 30.
All that is good is first in Christ and then in us,
1, 40.
To take heed of refusing Christ,
1, 210.
The greatnesse of the sin to refuse Christ,
1, 212.
Comfort for such as receive Christ,
1, 213.
See Chosen, servant, delight, Adam.
Christians.
Difference betweene Christians and others,
1, 238. 2, 205.
Disposition of true Christians,
1, 246.
Church.
Three degrees of men in the Church,
1, 156.
Cleansed.
To labour to be Cleansed by the blood of Christ,
1, 296
Comfort.
Comfort from the ground of Gods love,
1, 25.
Comforts when to bee stored up.
1, 131.
Ground of Comfort for weake Christians,
1, 228.
Comming.
There must be a second Comming of Christ,
2, 107.
The Church desires Christs Comming,
2, 108.
The Church in Heaven desires Christs Comming,
2, 113.
Christians not alway fitted alike for Christs Comming,
2, 118.
Directions how to desire Christs Comming,
2, 119
Communion, See Saints.
Common, See Service.
Condition.
Why we should consider our former Condition,
1, 140.
Why God suffers different Conditions of men,
2, 137.
Conflict.
Gods children exercised with Conflicts,
2, 132.
How to recover out of Conflict,
2.134.
Confession.
Confession of sin necessary,
1.288.
Good men in their Confessions rank themselves with others,
1, 289.
Conscience.
Conscience after long sinning hardly comforted.
1, 94
Conjunction.
Foure Conjunctions wonderfull,
1, 10
Consideration.
Hinderances of Consideration,
1, 103.
Contentment.
Ground of Contentment,
2, 84.
Contraries.
Contraries agree in a Christian,
1, 302.
Conviction.
Ground of Conviction,
1, 127.
Conviction of judgement the ground of practise,
2, 148.
Foure things in Conviction,
2, 149.
Conviction to be laboured for,
2, 151.
Conviction wrought by the Holy Ghost,
2, 155.
Correct.
God Corrects his children sharply,
2, 169.
Counsell.
The will of God called Counsell, why,
2, 187.
Corruption.
The best men subject to Corruption, why.
2, 227.
Ground of support against Corruption,
2, 218
Courage.
Ground of Christian Courage,
2, 81.
Course.
Every man hath his Course,
1, 107.
God judgeth men according to their Course,
1, 108
Gods children have a contrarie Course to the world,
2, 137.
Creator.
God to be served as a Creator,
2, 187.
Cr…ion, See Redemption.
Creature.
God shames mens pride by other Cr…atures,
1, 115,
D
Danger.
What to doe in times of Danger,
1, 129.
Death, Dead.
Men naturally Dead,
1, 141.
Death what,
Ibid.
Death spirituall wherein it is,
1, 142.
Sin it selfe a Death,
1, 144.
Signes of spirituall Death,
1, 145.
Difference in naturall and spirituall Death,
1, 152.
The best have remainders of Death ▪
1, 155.
Every man under the law of Death,
2, 25.
How we are under the law of Death,
2, 27.
Sin and Death go together,
2, 28.
…reedome from sin and Death what,
2, 49.
Difference in the Death of godly and wicked▪
2, 216.
See Sinne.
Defect.
Three maine Defects in man,
1, 34.
Defiled.
The best actions of the best men Defiled,
1, 299
Delay.
Repentance not to be Delaied,
1, 91.
Danger of Delaying,
1, 92.
Delight.
Delight in Christ the ground of it,
1, 28.
Desir…, See Comming.
Dying.
There is a time of Dying as well as living,
2, 117.
Divell.
Carnall men better then the Divell would have them,
2, 11.
Diligence.
Diligence how stirred up,
1, 254.
E
Enemies.
How farre God suffers the Enemies of his children to prevaile,
2, 75.
See Against.
Eternity.
Eternity of misery should deterre us from sin,
2, 30.
Everlasting life.
What meant by meate that indures to Everlasting life,
1, 175.
Excellent, See Necessity.
F
Face.
Face of God what,
1, 322.
Conflict of faith when God hides his Face,
1, 323.
God… Face how to be sought,
1, 324.
Fade.
Men Fade as leaves, how,
1, 315.
Failing.
How to make use of Christ in our Failings ▪
1, 49.
Faith.
How Faith doth that which Christ doth,
2, 45.
To get into Christ by Faith, why,
2, 175.
Faith drawes neere to God,
2, 137.
Father.
The consideration that God is our Father what it should work,
1, 326.
Fathers who meant by them,
2, 223.
When we die wee are put to our Fathers,
2, 224.
Feed, Food.
Christ and his benefits why called Food,
1, 176.
Difference of spirituall and corporall Food,
1, 182.
How to know we have Fed on Christ,
1, 188.
Motives to Feed on Christ,
1, 197.
Formality.
Formality in religion a forerunner of judgements,
1, 121.
Freedome.
Freedome acceptable,
2, 31.
Freedome from all ill by Christ how,
2, 32.
Freedome double,
2, 46.
See Violence.
Full.
Christianity a Full state,
1, 232
G
Generality.
Generality in sin no plea,
1, 98.
Generality of sin a forerunner of judgement,
1, 120.
Generation.
Generation what,
2, 171.
An eternall Generation to be made sure,
2, 173.
Every man hath his particular Generation,
2, 175.
To observe the Generation we live in why,
2, 176.
To take benefit by the good in our Generation,
2, 178.
Not to be tainted with the sins of the Generation,
2, 180.
Wee should labour to make the Generation we live in good,
2, 182.
God.
God is with his children, how,
2, 69.
Ground of Gods presence with his children,
2, 72.
How to know God is with us,
2, 87.
What course to take that God may be with us,
2, 90.
To goe from God, what,
2, 144
See Prayer.
Godly.
Difference betweene the Godly and others,
1, 96.
Good.
There is Good in our actions though they be defiled,
1, 300.
We are advanced to the greatest Good by Christ,
2, 56
See Generation.
Gospell.
Difference of giving the Law and the Gospell,
1, 69.
Gospell why disesteemed,
1, 266.
Spirit effectuall in the Gospell,
1, 267.
Guilty.
The best men Guilty of the sins of the times,
1, 291.
H
Happy.
The judgement of the world who are Happy,
2, 18.
Heaven.
The Church the Kingdome of Heaven,
1, 326.
Threefold signification of the Kingdome of Heaven,
Ibid.
Why grace, and the meanes of grace are called the Kingdome of Heaven,
1, 229.
Help.
Helps to doe Gods will,
2, 197.
See Outward.
Hide.
God sometimes Hides himselfe,
2, 86.
Hold.
We must stirre up our selves to lay Hold on God,
1, 308.
Hopefull, See Violence.
Horse.
Wicked men compared to Horses,
1, 110.
Humility. Humiliation.
Grounds of Humiliation,
1, 16, 320.
Humility why to bee laboured for,
1, 73.
Humiliation necessary,
1, 281.
Kinds of Humiliation,
1, 282.
Helps to Humiliation,
1, 283.
Verball Humiliation,
1, 287.
Humiliation extraordinary,
1, 314.
J
Idolatry.
Idolatry the ground of it,
1, 47.
Image.
Image of God defaced by sin,
1, 112.
Importunate.
Why to be Importunate with God,
1, 310.
Imitation.
Imitation of holy men needfull,
2, 210.
To take heed whom wee Imitate,
2, 125, 231.
Impregnable.
The estate of a Christian Impregnable,
2, 78.
Indeavour.
Difference betweene Indeavours of Christians and others,
1, 256.
See Successe.
Infirmities.
Infirmities should not discourage us,
2, 85.
Innocencie.
In what case to stand on our Innocencie,
1, 303.
Iudgement, Iudging.
What meant by Iudgement,
1, 63, 113.
Iudgements of God how spoken of amisse,
1, 85.
How to speake aright of Gods Iudgements,
1, 87.
God offended when wee repent not by his Iudgements,
1, 88.
Neglect of selfe-Iudging the cause of misery,
1, 101.
After long patience God sends Iudgements,
1, 117.
Iudgements comming how knowne,
Ibid.
Sin to be looked to in Iudgements,
1, 318.
Iustice, See Sin.
K
Kingdome.
What things are in a Kingdome
1, 231.
Excellency of Christs Kingdome,
1, 268.
See Heaven.
L
Labour.
Labour for earthly things when immoderate,
1, 173.
To Labour for Christ as food,
1, 216.
Labour distinguisheth Christians from others,
1, 219.
Language.
Language of Scripture savoury,
2, 165.
Law.
Law what,
2▪ 5.
See Gospell, Sin.
Leprosie.
Sin a Leprosie,
1, 294.
Life.
Life what,
1, 141.
Life spirituall whence,
1, 142.
Life in Christ, how,
2, 34.
To serve God in the time of Life,
2, 184.
Long Life not to bee looked for,
2, 217.
Not to repine if God give us Life,
2, 218.
Lie.
Grand-Lie in the Church of Rome,
2, 191.
Love.
Christ Loved of God how,
1, 22.
Decay in our Love a forerunner of judgement,
1, 127.
Lust.
Comfort against rebellion of Lusts,
2, 51.
M
Marriage.
Comfort by our Marriage with Christ,
2, 103.
Meanes.
Greatnesse of sinning against Meanes,
2, 179.
Mourne.
To Mourne for the sins of the times,
1, 130.
N
Name.
Gods children leave a good Name behind them,
2, 164.
Nature.
Things made use of in Scripture from Nature,
1, 116.
To see what we are by Nature,
1, 150.
Naturall parts how to bee used,
1, 153.
Every one tainted by Nature,
1, 293.
In actuall sins to see the corruption of Nature,
1▪ 298.
Neare.
God Neare us how,
2, 145.
How wee are Neare to God,
2, 146.
Necessity.
Necessity of what we pray for,
1, 309.
Newters.
Newters hatefull to Christ,
1, 247.
O
Obedient.
The Spirit given to the Obedient,
1, 58
Offices.
Offices of Christ in what order performed,
1, 36.
Old.
God can convert Old sinners,
1, 154.
Opposition.
Grace increased by Opposition.
1, 260.
Outward.
Outward service alone not accepted,
1, 310.
Outward helps to doe Gods will,
2, 194.
P
Patience, See Iudgement.
Peace.
Foure things trouble a Christians Peace,
2, 1.
Perish.
Meat that Perisheth what,
1, 167.
Not to gaine things that Perish with the losse of our soules,
1, 170.
Plague.
Sin worse then the Plague,
1, 297.
Popery.
To be thankfull for freedome from Popery,
1, 266.
Popery opposeth preaching, why,
1, 270.
P…er.
Power of Christ to give himselfe and his benefits,
1. 201.
Prayer.
Prayer a meanes to obtaine the Spirit,
1, 61.
Formes of Prayer usefull,
1, 278.
Danger of neglecting Prayer,
1, 305.
Prayer laies hold on God,
1, 307.
To looke for answer of our Prayers,
1, 312.
Resignation of our selves in Prayer,
1, 328.
See Worship.
Preaching.
Grace wrought by Preaching,
1, 68
See Popery.
Precious, See Violence.
Priestly.
Christs Priestly office the principall,
1.37.
Prerogatives.
How to use our Prerogatives,
2, 52.
Principles.
Principle in a Christian double,
1, 302.
Principles to be laid up,
2, 80.
Prom…se….
Christ Promised in the Old Testament,
1, 3.
Prophanenesse.
Prophanenesse whence it is,
2, 152.
Providence.
To looke to the end of Gods Providence,
2, 135.
Q
Querie.
It is good to propound Queries to our selves,
2, 67.
R
Reason.
Different conclusion of Gods Word, and carnall Reason,
2, 135
Redemption.
Gods love greater in Redemption then in Creation,
1, 12, 26.
Reflect.
Man can Reflect upon his actions,
1, 100.
Repentance.
Late Repentance seldome true,
1, 92.
Benefit of lively Repentance,
1, 95.
See Sinne.
Reproach.
Reproach not to be regarded,
1, …45.
Resolution.
Ground of Resolution,
2, 219.
Riches.
To carrie our selves answerable to our Riches,
1, 48.
Rule.
Properties of a Rule appliable to Gods Word▪
2, 190.
Rule, how to bee applied in particular actions,
2, 194.
See Word.
S
Salvation.
Christ as man chosen to Salvation,
1, 19.
Saints.
To delight in the communion of Saints,
2, 225.
Sanctuarie.
Benefit of entring Gods Sanctuary,
2, 135.
Satan.
When we are under Satan,
2, 10.
Scripture.
How to understand the Scripture,
2, 164.
Sealing.
Se…ling of Christ, what,
1, 201.
What use to make of Christs Sealing,
1, 204.
How to know Christ is Seal…d for our good,
1, 205, 209.
Sealing threefold,
1, 206.
Sealing of th… Spirit, what,
1, 207.
Servant, Service.
Christ a Servant, how,
1, 7.
Comfort, that Christ was a Servant,
1, 17.
To offer Christ in our Service to God,
1, 20.
Danger of deferring Gods Service,
2, 184.
God the object of our Service,
2, 186.
Service what,
2, 188, 203.
Common actions a Service of God, how,
2, …12.
Qualification of our Service of God,
2, 214.
See Life.
Shaken.
Gods children Shaken, why,
2, 141.
Secret.
Secret will of God no rule,
2, 190.
Security.
Security a forerunner of judgement,
1, 119.
Sight.
Sin takes away the Sight of it selfe,
2, 21.
Sinne.
The hurt we have by Sin,
1, 90.
Particular Sins foreshewing judgements,
1, 121.
Naturally we are under Sin,
2, 5.
Sin threefold,
Ibid.
Justice of God to give men up to Sin,
2, 8.
Misery to be under Sin,
2, 9.
Fruit of thraldome to Sin,
2, 16
Men not given up to all Sinne alike,
2, 22.
Wee should see death in our Sins,
2, 28.
See Generality, Death, Leprosie, Iudgement.
Sleepe.
The death of the godly a Sleepe,
2, 220.
Society.
Society with carnall men to be avoided,
1, 151.
Soule.
The Soule chiefly to bee cared for,
2, 228.
Spirit.
How to know wee have the Spirit,
1, 30.
Degrees of receiving the Spirit,
1, 32.
The Spirit put on Christ how,
1▪ 33.
Spirit given, and received by Christ how,
1, 38.
Three things wee receive by the Spirit,
1, 42.
How Christ gives the Spirit,
1, 55.
Spirit in Christ how,
2, 36.
Meanes to get the Spirit,
2, 123.
See Ascention, Gospell, Stirre, See Hold.
Strength.
God the Strength of a Christian,
2, 79.
Successe, Succession.
Christians indeavours Successefull,
1, 255.
There is a Succession of men,
2, 172.
Sufferings.
Service of God in our sufferings,
2, 209, 214.
Supply.
Our Supply whence it is,
1, 46.
T
Table.
Service of God in obeying the second Table.
2, 205, 207.
Tast.
Tast a most necessary sence,
1, 193.
Temptation.
Comfort in Temptation,
2, 53.
Thankefull, See Popery.
Thraldome, See Sin.
Time, Times.
Time when especially to bee improved,
1, 129.
Why to make use of Time,
2, 173.
How our Times both miserable and happie,
2, 177.
To serve God our whole Time,
2, 183.
Gods children must serve their Time,
2, 218.
Every mans Time allotted by God,
2, 219.
Tirannie.
Tirannie of sin,
2, 19.
V
Vaine-glory.
Vaine-glory why to bee avoided,
1, 72.
Valew.
Ground whence to Valew Christians,
1, 30.
By what God Valews his children,
2, 167.
Violence, Violent.
Violence offered the Kingdome of Heaven how,
1, 233.
Christians disposition Violent how,
1, 235.
Ground of this Violence,
…, 236
To judge our estate by our Violence,
1, …41.
Violence after outward things,
1, 242.
Violent onelyonly take Heaven,
1, 251.
Freedome of grace inforceth Violence,
1, 253.
Holy Violence hopefull,
1, 254
Pretious things require Violence,
1, 259.
Exhortation to holy Violence,
1, 61.
Gospell in Luthers time imbraced with Violence why,
1, 265.
How to get holy Violence,
1, 271.
See Wisedome.
Vnderstandings.
How to use our Vnderstandings,
1.102.
Vnfruitfullnesse.
Vnfruitfullnesse a forerunner of judgement,
1, 126
VsUs.
All good in Christ before in VsUs,
1▪ 40.
How the Spirit takes from Christ and gives to VsUs,
1, 41.
How the Spirit is put on Christ for VsUs,
1, 50.
What Christ did was for VsUs,
2, 41.
W
Washings.
Washings in the Law what they signified,
1, 295.
Watchfullnesse.
Watchfullnesse when requisite,
1, 130.
Will.
Will of Christ to give himselfe,
1, 119.
Will of God knowne and not done aggravates sin,
2, 201.
Will-worship.
Will-worship why forbidden,
2, 189.
Winde.
Wicked men blowne away as with a Winde.
1, 317.
VVisedome.
What violence may stand with VVisedome,
1, 244.
VVisedome in man corrupted,
2, 21.
VVisedome justified by whom,
2, 140.
VVord.
Spirit given in the Ministery of the VVord,
1, 55.
Written VVord the rule of our service,
2, 189.
VVorld.
Businesse of the VVorld hinders consideration,
1, 104.
VVorldly things to be neglected why,
1, 171.
Christians rule of life not from the VVorld.
2, 138.
Ill courses of the VVorld settle Gods children,
2, 139.
VVorship.
Prayer put for all Gods VVorship,
1, 304.
FINIS.
End of the text · Richard Sibbes, Beams of Divine Light (1639)