Davids Learning, Index – Errata

Davids Learning · Index – Errata

THE ALPHABETICALL TABLE OF THE CHIEFE things contained in this Booke.

A

ALl accusers of Gods Child put together cannot obiect halfe so much against him, as he can against himselfe. 150

Absolute sufficiencie of Eternall life, set forth in seuen particulars. 390

Afflictions serue to shake the godly out of securitie. 74

Afflictions, how said to be good. 75

Afflictions are no temporall punishments, nor satisfactions for sin, three reasons. 75

Sundry considerations why the godly must not be discouraged by Afflictions. 103

Afflictions, in themselues long, are short and momentany in fiue respects. 107

Afflictions concurring in a person rightly disposed to prayer. 194

Angels not to be inuocated for sundry reasons. 213

Arke many wayes gaue testimonie of Gods speciall presence. 222

Assurance of deliuerance from trouble, is from assurance of remission of sinne, foure reasons. 252

B

THe meanest Beleeuer is an happie man. 40

Benefit of syncerity in three heads. 59

Benefits of open confession of sinne to man, foure. 143

Benefits of right vsing the Scriptures, three. 191

Benefit of experience in diuine things. 267

Benefits of calling other forward in Grace, foure. 314

Bridles in Gods hand to hamper vntractable sinners, three sorts. 360

Brother must bee helped from vnderunder his burden, and how. 12

A Brutish property, not to learne by Gods word for three reasons. 347

C

CAses of open confession, three. 70

Cases of publike confession to men, two. 143

Christ tooke not away the lingring, but the malignitie of crosses. 106

Choice of matter for consideration in fiue heads. 123

Chearfulnesse must bee doubled towards the end of our way, for three reasons. 337

EueryEvery Christian must benefit the whole Church by his experience, 4. reas. 183

Church and members euer preserued in trouble, yea, from trouble. 276

Colours set vponupon sinnes to hide them, three sorts. 152

Compassion towards the sicke consciences. 80

Comforts and directions to such as hauehave long sought, & neuer found that they sought for, in sixe grounds. 239

Comforts against sence of weakenesse after many experiences of God. 268

Comforts for godly men in trials, three grounds. 108

Comforts and directions for such as hauehave long repented, & yet find no assurance of remission of sin. 174

Conditions in seeking God, fiue. 222 & 234

All sound Confession must be made vntounto God, for foure reasons. 141

Sound Confession reacheth to all sinne. 129

Slubberd Confession of sinne. 137

Confession of sinne priuate of man to man, in two cases. 144

Confession must bee syncere, because to God. 146

A true Confessor must bee his owne vtter enemie, for foure reasons. 148

Vnsound Confessiō described, by foure properties. 161

Sound Consideration brings sound resolution, three reasons. 118

Benefits of Consideration. 122

How to Consider of a mans latter end, foure directions. 124

True Conuersion worketh against all sinne alike, 3. reas. 135

Continuance in trouble letteth the godly see the greatnes of their sin. 231

EueryEvery man must get a Couer for his sinne. 16

Many sorts of men Couer themselues with fig-leaues. 18

Couers of sinne too short and thinne. 90

D

DAnger of hiding and lessening sinne, in foure things. 138

Danger of sinne in sixe things. 156

Delayes of God whet vp godly desires. 233

Delays of God to bee distinguished from denials. 233

Directions and comforts in Gods delays, six. 235

Sundry wayes of Gods Deliuering his his seruants.

Difference betweene the deliuerances of the godly and of the wicked, in three things. 249

Difference betweene trouble of conscience, and melancholy in foure things. 80

Difference betweene Gods heauie hand on the godly, and on the wicked in foure things. 103

Difference betweene Christian confession, and Popish Auricular, in foure things. 145

Difference betweene the prayers of the godly, and wishes of the wicked, in 3. things. 197

Difference betweene the godly and wicked, in their seeking of God, in fiue things. 219

Difference betweene the hiding place of the godly, & of other creatures, in two things. 258

Difference betweene Gods smiting his children and his enemies, in

Difference betweene the godly and wicked mans misery in 4. things. 368.

Directions to help vsus in the considering of our selues, three. 123

Directions how to goe in the wayes of God, six. 333

E

ENemies to thankefulnes, 4. 298

Examples of Gods iudgements no Sabbath-breakers. 227

Experience is the best teacher, foure reasons. 265

Experience of Gods word necessary in eueryevery mans owne person. 67

Three things concurre to make vp Experience. 268

Exhortations in Scripture to things aboue our present power, for foure reasons. 346

The Godlies extremitie is Gods opportunity. 242

F

FAce of God, what. 220

Many Failings in our best performance of duties of thankefulnes. 301

To become fearelesse in troubles, three rules. 270

Finding of God, what, when, and how. 229

God will not be alwayes found of godly seekers, two cautions. 230

Why the godly alwayes Find not God when they seeke him, sixe reasons. 231

Godly fayle in Finding, when they faile in the conditions of seeking. 234

Gods glory findeth out many wayes when he is found of his children. 237

Foure especiall seasons when God wil be found. 241

Folly of many, who in danger runne from their hiding-place. 264

Forgiuenesse of sins, two wayes. 158

Fruits of remission of sinnes, three. 172

G

CHrist our Garment, vse of it, meanes to put it on. 17

Gods Child may hold some parts of Godlinesse for a time, and yet not see, nor confesse his sinnes. 73

A Godly man must become his owne greatest aduersary. 150

God is sought in his presence, not in his essence. 220

Godly finde a want of God in seeking him, fiue wayes. 225

Godly sometimes left to wickeds crueltie for sundry reasons. 248

Godly not exempted from trouble, but preserued in trouble, foure reasons. 274

Godly course called a Way, for foure reasons, and Gods Way, three reasons. 326

Godlinesse is a going in Gods way, three reasons. 326

God bridleth intractable sinners, three reasons. 361

God must bee yeelded to, gently calling, foure reasons. 362

God bestowes outward gifts on wicked men, foure reasons. 377

Godly neuer more compassed with mercy, then when compassed most with misery, three reasons. 385

Godly alwayes finde some mercy aboue the present iudgement, foure reasons. 386

God teacheth foure things by his seruants sufferings. 386

Godly man is an vpright man, foure reasons. 402

Godly onelyonly can soundly reioyce, two reason; 406

Godly often out of louelove with their owne conditions. 411

Godly in sorrow want no cause of ioy, foure reasons. 412

Godly hauehave often lesse ioy in their estate, then they neede, two reasons. 413

God onelyonly can forgiue sinne, foure reasons. 29

Godly must see the vilenesse of sinne, three reasons. 136

EueryEvery Godly man prayeth to the true God onelyonly, fine reasons. 212

Godly why sometimes seeke God, and finde not, sixe reasons. 238

Grace restraining, distinguished from renewing grace, by sundry notes brought to foure heads. 52

Grace, if sound, is neuer quite shaken out of the heart. 127

Grace is giuen often before the feeling of it. 161

Grace onelyonly prayeth for grace, sixe reasons. 192

Grace if true, is communicable, three reasons. 311

Grace compared to Fire, Water, a sweet smell, Leauen, Light, and why. 313

Greatnesse of the deceit of heart in sundrie things. 63

Grounds to bee knowne to raise vp experience. 269

Guile of heart in respect of God, three instances. 44

Guile of spirit in respect of sinne before it be committed, in foure instances. 46

Guile of spirit after sinne committed, in three particulars. 47

Guile of spirit in respect of grace, sixe instances. 49

Guile of spirit in respect of the worke of the word and spirit. 51

H

HAnd of God how many wayes taken. 91

Hand of God must release from trouble. 97

God layes an heauie Hand often on his owne deare children, seuen reasons. 98

Gods heauie Hand no certaine signe of hatred, foure reasons. 101

Heauy Hand of God lyeth long on many of his deare ones, six reasons. 104

Happinesse must bee placed in Gods mercy, pardoning sinne, for sundrie reasons. 36

Deceitfull Heart can counterfeit any grace. 50

A wicked Heart will deceiue it selfe what way soeuer God deale with it. 45

How a deceitfull Heart carrieth it selfe to sinne, both before the committing of it, and after. 46

Godly Heart vtterly shames it selfe, that God may be glorified. 69

Hatred of sinne distinguished from rash anger against it, by sundrie notes. 53

Health a speciall blessing of God, why. 81

The way to bee heard in prayer, is to be godly. 198

Heart must bee plowed, before Gods seed can thriue in it. 112

Hiding place of godly, is God himselfe, two wayes. 258

Beasts hide themselues in earth, but the Christian in Heauen. 260

To make God our hiding-place, three practices. 261

Not hinderers of grace in others onelyonly, but not helpers of the grace of others, condemned. 315

House of God manifold. 222

I

IDolatry of the Romish Church as base as heathenish, 218

Iesuitisme, the Rebels Catechisme. 208

Imitation of the Saints how farre. 185

Incredible instances of Romish crueltie. 207

Inuocate the true God onelyonly in trouble, three reasons. 211

Sound Ioy hath eight causes all proper to the godly. 406

Ioy of godly men shall breake out at length, as the Sunne from vnderunder a cloud, three reasons. 412

Our chiefe Ioy must bee in the chiefe good. 421

Christian Ioy and sorrow, may, and must stand together, foure reasons. 87

Iudging ones selfe, the manner and parts. 149

The greatest Iudgement can not doe the godly the leastharme, foure reasons. 246

L

NO learning to DAVIDS learning. 3

Light of God by which himselfe will be found, twofold. 223

LoueLove to Gods children knowne to bee sincere, by fiue markes. 54

M

MArkes to know whether euer a man had the Spirit of God, or no. 131

Markes of Gods way, fiue. 332

Markes of spirituall Ioy, fiue. 422

Markes of that sence of misery, that shall finde mercy, sixe. 114

Meanes to be disburdened of sinne. 01

Of Sanctification. 15

To get sinne couered, foure. 19

To keepe the heart in good order, eight. 64

Of the spirits preuailing against flesh, foure. 133

Of sound hatred of our owne sinnes, foure. 155

To be heard in prayer. 199

To helpe forward thankefulnesse, three. 289

Meanes to recall Gods mercies into memory, two. 291

To helpe vsus in singing to God, foure. 308

To know our selues in Gods way, foure. 332

To get vnderstanding, foure. 350

Of assurance of remission of sinnes, fiue. 174

To helpe memory of good things, foure. 270

Mercy of God twofold. 230

Mercy manifested to any one, must bee of vse to eueryevery one, reasons foure. 183

Mercy which must attend prayer, stands in three things. 201

Nothing is Mercy, but what proceeds from mercy. 256

Mercies of God how to be prized, fiue rules. 290

Mercies of God towards the godly, enlarged in three seuerall kindes. 381

Mercies spirituall in this life, reduced to sixe heads. 382

Mercies meeting the Saints in the life to come, distinguished into one Priuatiue, two Positiues. 387

Mercies positiue in the life to come, reduced to three heads. 388

Ministry that setteth mens sinnes plainely before them, to be reuerenced. 139

Minister must hauehave a flame in his owne heart, that must kindle another. 176

A good Minister must be a good man. 182

Minister must be a leader as well as an instructer, foure reasons. 339

Misery of a wicked man, who cannot pray in foure things. 195

Motiues not to runne in further debt with God, foure. 27

To sincerity, seuen. 60

To diligent custodie of the heart, foure. 61

To get a sence of our spirituall mysery, foure. 115

To consider of our wayes and estates, fiue. 120

To mercifulnesse, fiue. 202

To seeke the Lord, foure. 293

To get experience of God, three. 271

To Thankefulnesse, fiue. 294

To call one another forward in grace, three. 319

To get vnderstanding, foure. 352

To lay aside obstinacy in sinne, fiue. 356

Musicke in Gods seruice, and the rules. 305

N

NAturall men to be pitied. 320

Naturall men obstinat against God and his word. 353

Naturall man vnderstandeth nothing of God and his word, without a teacher, three reasons. 311

Notes of a sincere heart, foure. 57

Of godly sorrow, fiue. 83

Notes or attendants of sound confession, nine. 148

Notes of a man discharged of his sinnes. 172

Notes to know when a man maketh God his hiding-place, foure. 262

Notes of a man gotten out of obstinacy, fiue. 358

Nothing shall preuaile against godly men to their hurt. 277

O

OBiections for humane merites answered, fiue. 33

Obiections to prooue that one wicked man cannot conuert another, answered. 180

Obiections why men should not be so precise answ. 190

Obiections for praying to Angels. 214

Obiections for inuocating Saints departed. 215

Obiections against certaintie of saluation, answ. 35

Obiections of the troubled heart not finding God so comfortably as it desireth, resolued. 290

Obiections terrifying from godly life answered. 409

Obseruations to helpe forward experience. 269

Obstinacie ariseth out of fiue causes. 354

In the Old Testament, the Sword and Word might better concurre in one person, then in the new. 310

No Ordinances of God bring any true ioy to wicked men, proued by sixe instances. 415

P

PAtience sundry wayes vrged, from consideration of Gods hand. 46

And from the shortnesse of time. 285

Pardon of sinne maketh an happie man, foure reasons. 31

Pardon of sinne must be certainly beleeued. 35

Pardon belongs onelyonly to penitent Confessors, sixe reasons. 167

Pastour must hauehave his eye on his flocke, foure reasons. 340

Patternes of merciemercy to bee im'tated. 203

People must indure speciall application of the Word. 324

People must diligently attend to things taught, three reasons. 338

Plague of wicked men not to bee heard in prayer, foure reas. 236

Popish positions, trumpets to rebellion and treason. 208

Practices contrary to sound confession of sinne. 137

Prayer is a seeking of God. 220

Presence of God both of Power and grace euer with his children. 276

Priuiledges of such as whose sinnes are remitted. 257

Promises of deliuerance true, when godly seeme most left in their enemies hands, foure wayes. 249

Gods promise limiteth the measure, and his prouidence limiteth the time of his childrens trouble. 275

Properties of true trust in God, foure 392

All vse of Psalmes must edifie. 2

Q

Quest. VVHy men feele not the heauy burden of sinne, foure reas. 8

How sinne can be couered, seeing God cannot but see it. 14

How good men may comfort themselues, discouering the deceit of their owne hearts. 51

Why wicked men feele not so great a burden of sinne vnpardoned, as the godly of pardoned sinnes. 78

How the body commeth to bee troubled by the minde, two reas. 79

Why all the godly are not alike terrified by sinne, three reasons. 79

How a man may know his sorrow to be godly. 84

How Christian ioy and sorrow may stand together. 87

How Afflictions euill in themselues, can be the hand of God, fiue wayes. 93

How they be the hand of God when the Deuils hand, or wicked mens be in them. 94

How a man in crosses may looke at second causes. 95

Why the Lord layeth so heauy things on his children, seuen reas. 99

How long and tedious afflictions are short and momentany, in fiue respects. 107

How a man by confession can make his sinnes knowne to God, who knowes them before. 141

Why we must confesse to God that which God knoweth already, three reasons. 142

How Confession can be sound before sinne be pardoned, seeing nothing is acceptable before pardon of sin. 161

How can faith be a full perswasion, when it is not perfect, answered in sixe conclusions. 163

Whether God cannot pardon sinne without the condition of Repentance, and godly sorrow. 168

How Remission of sinnes is free, seeing we cannot hauehave it without condition of Faith, Repentance, Confession, &c, 170

Whether Christ died for all, and eueryevery particular man. 171

Whether an vnregenerate man may saue and conuert a soule. 177

How can a man pray, and obtaine the holy Ghost, who hath him alreadie. 193

Whether a wicked man may pray, seeing if he doe, it is sinne; if hee doe not, it is no lesse. 195

How God heareth, or rather heareth not wicked men. 196

Whether Romane Religion be not of God, being so prospered, so strong, so embraced, and defended by the great Kings of the earth. 209

Why the Kingdom of Antichrist hath taken so deepe roots, in the world, or somany ages, foure reas. 210

Why none are more troubled then godly men. 274

How the Church is euer preserued in trouble, and from it. 276

How we can seeke or finde God, who is neuer absent, but eueryevery where present. 220

Whether a man hath free will to change himselfe. 345

Who is a righteous man. 397

Why and how sinners are called righteous and perfect, 4. reas. 398

Why godly men are called vpright in heart, 3. reasons. 399

How we are said to reioyce in the Lord: namely, when our ioy hath fiue properties. 401

How we may lawfully reioyce in outward things. 417

R

REasons why God will only pardon sins of such as are godlysorrowfull, six. 168

Reasons to looke to vprightnesse of heart, three. 403

Reioycing of godly men ought to be in the Lord, 3. reas. 417

Religion vpset and vpheld by cruelty, not of God. 264

Remission of sins followeth a sound purpose of confession of sins, 4. reasons. 159

Remission followeth not confession of sins, ex opere operato, against Popish doctrine. 163

Sound Remembrance includeth four things. 270

Repentance of Gods children, in respect of outward afflictions, may come too late. 232

Righteousnesse Legal and Euangelicall. 398

Romish Religion accursed of God for the cruelty of it. 205

Rules to vphold a weak Christian, not feeling his reconciliation with God, foure. 38

Rules of limitation of godly sorrow, six. 86

Rules of discerning the same godly sorrow, six. 83

Rules to know if we hauehave the Spirit of God, foure. 131

Rules of direction what to doe in our falls, foure. 335

S

HOw to be Safe in dangers, fiue rules. 251

God begins our Safety in remission of sins, and so must we. 255

To be Safe, be syncere. 265

Saints departed, not to be inuocated, why. 215

Scriptures most wickedly taken from the Layty by the Church of Rome. 187

Security may cast a godly heart asleepe, till God awake it, 6. reas. 70

Selah, what it meaneth. 109

Sence of misery must go before sence of mercy, 5. reas. 110

Seruice of God only acceptable from mercifull men, 4. reas. 199

Sin a most intolerable burden, fiue reasons. 6

Sin a most odious thing in 3. respects. 15

Sin is an infinite debt, 4. reas. 23 Sin

Sin is only forgiuen by God. 29

Sin pardoned makes an happy man. 31

Sin, before it be committed, how it insinuates it selfe. 46

God worketh a serious sight of Sin in his children, for 3. causes. 136

Sins against many meanes very sinfull. 157

To see Sin in a true glasse, 4. things. 375

Songs of praise be seem seasons of ioy' 5. reasons. 287

Matter of Godlies Songs must be spirituall, six reasons. 302

Songs, and wanton tunes, mistuning the heart, condemned. 306

EueryEvery godly mans sorrow is not godly sorrow, 4. reas. 82

Wicked mans sorrow for sin most helplesse, and why. 89

Sorrowes of the godly compared to the sorrowes of a woman in trauaile, in 5. respects. 283

Sorrowes of wicked men in this life, of many kindes. 370

Sorrowes of the wicked after this life in six things. 371

Sorts of by-wayes beaten by many, six in number, condemned. 330

Stayres to rise vp to happinesse, three. 21

Spirit of God at length preuaileth against the corruptions of flesh, 4. reasons. 125

We must Speake of our experience of God to eueryevery godly man. 191

State of an obstinate sinner most accursed, 5. reasons. 367. & 372

State of Gods children not vncomfortable in their sorrowes, sundry reasons. 409

Summers fruits are not to be condemned for Winter-stormes. 278

Syncerity of heart vrged at large. 57

T

THe best Teachers are they, who teach out of their owne experience, 5. reasons. 175

Teachers must make people to vnderstand the word, and their owne way, two reasons. 337

Testimonies of Thankefulnesse for deliuerances, foure. 378

Thankefulnesse is as much, and as little as we can return to the Lord for all his mercies. 287.

Many faile in Thankefulnes many wayes. 299

There is a Time when God will not be found, though he be sought, 4. reasons. 228

Time is when God will be found of eueryevery godly man seeking him, fiue reasons. 237

Times of ioy euer succeed times of sorrow to godly men, 5. reas. 280

No Torment in the world like torment of conscience, 3. reasons. 77

In Trials godly must set 3. things before them. 278

Troubles of the godly are already ouercome by Christ. 281

Trusting in God hath abundant merciemercy, 4. reasons. 380

V

VErtues and Vices of the Saints recorded, the former for imitation, the latter for our instruction. 185

True Vnderstanding hath foure things. 339

Vnmercifulnesse hindereth both the preferring of our prayers, and preuailing of them. 200

Vnthankefulnes vnbeseemeth a reasonable man, and much more a Christian. 288

Uprightnes, what. 398

Vprightnes discerned by 5. notes or marks. 404

W

VVArre with thy fins brings peace by the word. 140

Way of God preferred before all other in foure respects. 327

Wicked men seeke not God till too late. 229

Wicked men cannot be happy, two reasons. 376

Wicked hauehave temporall mercies, but no true right before God, 4. reasons. 382

Wicked hauehave often some ioy, but no cause, 4. reasons. 414

Wicked how they are heard of God, or rather not heard, in six particulars. 196

Wicked in trouble how he seeks God, fiue things. 219

Willing and free subiection to God, vrged by 3. reasons. 365

Good Works cannot merit or iustifie. 33

Works of Gods iustice recorded in Scripture for our instruction. 185

Word of God must be specially applied, 4. reasons. 321

FINIS.

Errata.

Pag. 19. l. 26. adde, Christ teacheth. Pag. 24. l. 28. for seat of a debtor: reade, state of a debtor. Pag. 25. l. 12. for, are able: read, are not able to pay. Pag. 57. l. 32. for, darting: reade, darling sinnes. Pag. 300. l. 3. put out, yes. Pag. 369. l. 22. for, Secondly: reade, First, the very course.

End of the text · Thomas Taylor, Davids Learning (1617)