Commentary on Titus, Table of doctrines
A SHORT VIEWE OF SVCH Doctrines as are enlarged with their reasons and vses.
A Man may sometimes lawfully change his name.Pag. 4.
Such names are to be giuen to children as may put them in minde of some good dutie.Pag. 4
The name of a seruant of God is full of honour.Pag. 6
The chiefe offices in the Church are for the service of it.Pag. 10
God hath some who are elect, and other are not.Pag. 11
The elect hauehave a faith by themselues.Pag. 13
The faith of the elect is ordinarily wrought by the ministerie of the word.Pag. 16
The doctrine of the Gospell is truth it selfe.Pag. 18
The knowledge of the truth is the ground of faith.Pag. 19
The truth intertained in truth frameth the heart vntounto godlinessePag. 21
The ende of the ministerie is to drawe vp mens mindes from earth to heauen.Pag. 24
True faith neuer goeth alone, but as a Queene attended with many other graces, especially with hope.Pag. 27
Life eternall is the beleeuers by free promise.Pag. 30
God is truth itselfe and cannot lie.Pag. 33
The free louelove of God appeareth, in that whatsoeuer he doth for his elect in time, the same he decreeth before all time.Pag. 39
The doctrine of saluation is more clearely manifest then in former times.Pag. 43
The Lord effecteth all his purposes and promises in due season.Pag. 44
Saluation is to be sought for in the preaching of the word.Pag. 48
The office of preaching is an office of trust.Pag. 52
Whosoeuer entreth into the ministerie, must finde himselfe pressed by the calling and commandement of God.Pag. 53
Ministers may be more or lesse in the commendation of their calling, as the disposition and necessitie of their people require.Pag. 55
Gods calling to grace is free and powerfull.Pag. 56
Ministers ought to be spirituall fathers in begetting children to God.Pag. 58
Faith is one and the same in all Gods elect.Pag. 62
Euerie man must be carefull, 1. whome, 2. to what, 3. how farre he commendeth an other.Pag. 65
All are not naturall sonnes that are so accounted. 66
The free and euerlasting grace of God, is the foundation of all blessings spirituall and temporall.Pag. 69
True peace is the fruit of Gods grace and merciemercy.Pag. 71
Whosoeuer is called to labour in the Church must by all his care further the worke of the Lord.Pag. 75
He that would Christianly and comfortably carrie himselfe through his calling, must euer hauehave the ende of it in his eie.Pag. 76
Churches must not be condemned as no Churches for want of some lawes or gouerment, if they ioyne in the profession of the truth.Pag. 80
No Church is hastely brought to perfection.Pag. 81
There is continuall bending of good ordinances euen in the best estate of the Church.Pag. 83
Such an absolute necessitie of a setled ministerie there is where a Church is planted, that without it religion cannot possibly thriue or continue.Pag. 86
The ordering and gouerning of the Church is not left arbitrarie, no not to an Evangelist, but Apostolicall direction must guide him.Pag. 89
How able soeuer a man is to teach, if he be of a scandalous life, he is vnfit to be chosen a Minister.Pag. 92
Marriage of Ministers is a lawfull and holy ordinance of God.Pag. 97
Polygamie was euer blameworthy euen in the best.Pag. 103
He that would reforme others abroad must begin at home.Pag. 110
To hauehave the blessing of gracious children thou must beginne at religion.Pag. 111
The carriage of a mans children is a great credit or disgrace to his profession: especially of the Minister.Pag. 113
Riot is an hatefull vice to be auoided.Pag. 114
Children ought to be obedient to their parents.Pag. 117
Lewdnesse of children is often from want of gouernment in parents.Pag. 118
EueryEvery Minister ought to keepe the Lords watch ouer his flocke.Pag. 121
A Bishop ouer others must first watch ouer himselfe.Pag. 123
EueryEvery Minister beeing Gods steward must hauehave a fit calling, and properties answerable to that office.Pag. 124
The nearer a man is to God in place, the more carefull must he be of his carriage.Pag. 129
Frowardnesse is eueryevery where of euill report, but in a Minister intollerable.Pag. 131
Hastinesse to anger a foule blot in a Minister.Pag. 134
To be giuen to wine odious in all, especially in a Minister.Pag. 140
A Minister of all men may not be a quareller, or a man of a word and a blow.Pag. 145
Couetousnesse in a Minister is a most base sinne.Pag. 148
There is much filthy lucre in the world, which eueryevery Christian must abhorre.Pag. 152
The verie phrase of Scripture speaking of riches should pull our hearts from them.Pag. 155
The Minister for the honour of his place, must not only be free from common vices, but also shine in positiue vertues.Pag. 159
The poorest minister must and may be harborous.Pag. 163
Wisedome most necessarie to a minister. Why.Pag. 172
Righteous dealing, a shining ornament in a minister.Pag. 175
Ministers must be arraied with roabes of holinesse.Pag. 176
A temperate and equall course necessarie to a minister.Pag. 179
The word of God is most certaine and infallible.Pag. 182
The word is eueryevery way fitted for the instruction of the faithfull.Pag. 188
EueryEvery man ought to be a learner of holy doctrine.Pag. 194
The men of God in speaking of the word hauehave euer set some marke of excellencie vponupon it.Pag. 196
Ministers must set an edge on their doctrine by exhortation.Pag. 197
Exhortation is then powerfull when it is grounded on wholesome doctrine.Pag. 198
Ministers must resist resisters of the truth.Pag. 199
A Minister ought to be a man of knowledge.Pag. 201
The Scriptures fully furnish the man of God to eueryevery ministeriall dutie.Pag. 203
Errour in life is commonly a ground of errour in doctrine.Pag. 206
They spend much labour in vaine who are disobedient to the doctrine themselues teach.Pag. 207
The greater the danger is the playner must reproofe be.Pag. 215
The Arch-seducers of the world are they of the circumcision, who ioyne faith and workes in the act of iustification.Pag. 217
Faithfull teachers must timely oppose themselues against seducers.Pag. 220
Seducers secretly infect and creepe into houses.Pag. 227
Errour is exceeding infectious.Pag. 229
An heart set vponupon gaine will feed it selfe by falshood.Pag. 230
A minister may be plaine in his reproofes.Pag. 233
A minister must ioyne wisedome to playnes in reproouing.Pag. 234
The Gentiles had their Prophets so called to witnesse against their impietie.Pag. 238
It is not simply vnlawfull to alleadge the saying of a profane man in a sermon.Pag. 242
Falsehood in word or deed is condemned by the verie light of nature.Pag. 245
The Scriptures call brutish men by the name of beasts.Pag. 249
Many men are so degenerate that they hauehave cut themselues from the account of men.Pag. 250
A life led in idlenesse is condemned by the light of nature, and of the Scriptures.Pag. 253
Idlenesse and intemperance are seldome disioyned.Pag. 256
EueryEvery truth is Gods, and must be receiued whosoeuer is the instrument of it.Pag. 258
Ministers must not be discouraged though they be to deale with a wretched and brutish people.Pag. 259
No reproofe may be vngrounded, but the cause must be iust, and knowne so to be.Pag. 261
EueryEvery reproofe must be tempered to the nature of the sinne.Pag. 263
The sharpest censure in the Church must ayme at the recouerie of offenders.Pag. 265
Christians must not content themselues with spirituall life, vnlesse it be attended with health and soundnesse.Pag. 267
A speciall meanes of soundnesse of faith, is to shut the eares against fables and fancies of men.Pag. 274
A fearefull iudgement of God it is to be turned away from the truth.Pag. 277
The Scriptures account Christians pure, but not Puritans.Pag. 283
All indifferent things must be vsed in 1. faith, 2. louelove, 3. sobrietie.Pag. 291
Divinitie of Scripture is prooued by discouering the inward thoughts of wicked men.Pag. 309
A wicked man is eueryevery way a most odious person.Pag. 311
Before naturall vncleanesse be purged away eueryevery thing is vncleane to a man.Pag. 313
There will be euer hypocrites in the Church.Pag. 317
There be many characters by which hypocrites may be known & discouered.Pag. 320
No example of man must turne vsus out of a godly course.Pag. 331
Ministers must feede their people with wholesome doctrine.Pag. 333
Wholesome doctrine must be applyed to the seuerall ages and conditions of men.Pag. 339
Olde men must first be taught their dutie, why?Pag. 342
Sobrietie especially enioyned vntounto old men.Pag. 345
Elder men ought to carrie a seemely grauitie through their course.Pag. 346
Moderation of lusts and passions is a most seemely grace in an old man.Pag. 347
Soundnes of faith especially required in the Elder.Pag. 351
Euerie man must learne to repaire the decay of nature with soundnes of grace.Pag. 352
Soundnesse of louelove is iustly called for of olde men.Pag. 355
Sound patience is more especially commended to the elder sort.Pag. 358
Women are as straitly bound to the meanes of their saluation as men.Pag. 362
The generall rule for womens behauiour is, that it must become holinesse.Pag. 365
False accusing specially forbidden to women.Pag. 368
Drunkennesse in elder women a most hatefull sinne.Pag. 370
It is a note of corruption to yeeld our selues seruants to the creatures made to serue vsus.Pag. 371
Euerie Christian woman must cal on others with her selfe to a godly course.Pag. 373
The fruits of the Christian carriage of the Elder women, must appeare in the younger.Pag. 375
Christian women must louelove their husbands.Pag. 377
Women ought to louelove their children, and how.Pag. 382
A discreet carriage is a beautifull grace in a young woman.Pag. 384
Chastity is an essential mariage dutie.Pag. 385
Women ought to keep their own houses.Pag. 389
Goodnes is required in women, what it is, & how.Pag. 390
Women must be subiect to their husbands, wherein, and why.Pag. 391
Profession without practise causeth the holy name of God to be blasphemed.Pag. 398
Young men must order their wayes by the word.Pag. 404
The Pastor must sometimes entreate where he may command. Pag. 408
Sobrietie is a vertue fitly commended to young men. Pag. 410
Consent of good life and holy doctrine make a sweete harmonie in a Minister. Pag. 413
It is possible for a man by grace to liue vnblameably. Pag. 416
Faithfull Ministers shall not want withstanders. Pag. 417
Resisters of godly Ministers lade them with reproaches. Pag. 419
EueryEvery Christians care must be to stoppe the mouthes of the wicked. Pag. 421
Seruants ought to be subiect to their masters. 423
Theft of seruants neuer so coloured is condemned. Pag. 429
Seruants are bound to shewe all good faithfulnesse. Pag. 431
The meanest Christian may and must bring glorie to the Gospel. Pag. 433
The Gospel is the doctrine of Gods grace. Pag. 437
The doctrine of the Gospel, is a sauing doctrine. Pag. 440
The Gospel is a bright & shining light. Pag. 446
The Gospel is a schoolemaster as well as the Lawe. Pag. 453
The doctrine of grace truely receiued teacheth to denie all vngodlinesse. Pag. 458
A Christian must denie all lusts whatsoeuer may seeme to plead for them.Pag. 463
The doctrine of grace teacheth both to eschewe euill, and doe good. Pag. 465
The Gospel looketh for some answearable return for the saluation it bringeth. Pag. 467
The doctrine of the Gospel teacheth sobrietie of life, wherein it standeth, and rules of practise. Pag. 468
The Gospel calleth for iust and righteous dealing at professors hands. Pag. 471
The Gospel inioyneth a godly life, the proper work of piety, & rules of practise. Pag. 473
Godlinesse must be exercised in this present world. Pag. 478
The Gospel receiued in truth lifteth vp the heart to wait for Christ his second appearing. Pag. 482
The expectation of Christ his second comming is a notable meanes to prouoke to Christian duties. Pag. 491
Christ his glorie shal shine out in ful brightnesse at his second appearing. Pag. 494
Wee ought neuer to speake of God, but in a weighie matter, and reuerent manner. Pag. 496
Christ gaue himselfe for his Church, but not for eueryevery particular man. Pag. 505
Before Christ redeemed vsus we were miserable slaues vnderunder sinne and death. Pag. 511
The Sonne of God hauing once set vsus free great is our freedome. Pag. 514
Redemption and sanctification are inseperable companions. Pag. 517
The members of the Church are Gods peculiar people. Pag. 523
The worker must be good before any worke can be so. Pag. 527
Iustified persons must needes bring forth good workes. Pag. 527
The thing that God requireth in eueryevery professour is zeale in weldoing. Pag. 529
All proofes and reproofes must be fetched from the Scriptures. Pag. 534
The word of God must be so handled as that the authoritie of it be preserued. Pag. 535
To despise Gods Ministers is a grieuous sin. Pag. 537
The doctrine of subiection to Magistracie must be often enforced, and why. Pag. 539
The scope of the Ministerie is to put men, and keepe them in remembrance of Christian duties. Pag. 540
The memorie ought to be taken vp with godly instructions learned in the Ministrie. Pag. 541
Christianitie consumeth not Magistracie but confirmeth it. Pag. 544
EueryEvery soule must be subiect to the higher powers. Pag. 548
EueryEvery Christian must make account that eueryevery Christian dutie belongeth vntounto him. Pag. 559
EueryEvery man ought to preserue in himselfe a readinesse to eueryevery good worke. Pag. 563
The word condemneth as well vnbridled speaches, as disordered actions. Pag. 566
Euill speaking is a most hatefull sinne in Christians. Pag. 568
A Christian may not be a common barrater. Pag. 574
Christian equitie is a beautifull grace in Christians. Pag. 579
Christian meekenes beseemeth eueryevery Christian. Pag. 584
The consideration of our common condition is a notable ground of meekenes. Pag. 588
Whosoeuer is called vntounto the faith hath experience of a change in himselfe. Pag. 591
The whole course of an vnconuerted man is an vnwise walking. Pag. 596
A marke of a man out of Christ is to resist and reason against the word. Pag. 599
Before men bee brought to Christ, their whole life is but a wandring from God. Pag. 601
The spirit that is in man lusteth after envie. Pag. 617
Then are wee saued when wee are sanctified. Pag. 627
Before the Lord put forth his louelove in Christ it could not bee reached of man nor angel. Pag. 632
Workes of righteousnesse are excluded from iustifying vsus before God. Pag. 635
The Lord in baptisme not onelyonly offereth, or signifieth, but truely exhibiteth grace. Pag. 639
All the inward grace of baptisme is from the Holy Ghost. Pag. 650
God in sauing men reneweth them to his owne image. Pag. 655
The graces of the spirit are plentifully powred out vponupon vsus in the new Testament, as not of a full merciemercy. Pag. 660
Christ our Lord the onelyonly fountaine of all our welfare. Pag. 664
The righteousnesse of a sinner before God is not any qualitie in the beleeuer. Pag. 669
The honour of the Saints is, that they are heires of life eternall. Pag. 674
All truthes must bee deliuered, but some more stood vponupon, and vrged then other. Pag. 680
A good worke cannot come but from a good man. Pag. 684
Professors of the Gospel must be the first and forwardest in euerie good work. Pag. 686
Doctrine must bee true and truely dealt withall. Pag. 689
Sathan seeketh to corrupt the purest Churches, by bringing in needelesse questions. Pag. 696
There hauehave beene alwaies, are, and shall be heretikes in the Church of God. Pag. 703
Euen heretikes and enemies of the Church must bee louingly dealt with by the Church. Pag. 706
It is dangerous for the Churches to be left destitute of their teachers though for a short time. Pag. 726
The Lord maketh good vse of the most wicked consciences. Pag. 723
Christianitie enioyneth all kind of ciuill curtesie. Pag. 731
Such as are in the Lords work must be carfully prouided for that they lacke nothing. Pag. 732
Christianitie is no barren or fruit lesse prof…ssion. Pag. 739
Religion is the strongest binder of man to man. Pag. 748