The Parable of the Sower and of the Seed, Index
THE ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF THE MOST REmarkable poynts inlarged in this Treatise.
ABuse of things lawfull, is damnable, as well as the pursuite of things vnlawfull. Reasons 3. 164
Abundant measure of grace is the strength of a Christian, in a foure-fold afflicted estate. 395
Sound Affection to the truth, vpholds men from withering. 107
Of Affections renewed, foure instances. 347
Apparell abused, how. 166
Apostates in dangerous estate, three reasons. 397
Not to be Ashamed of the afflictions of the Gospell: sixe reasons. 417
The ayme of eueryevery good hearer, must be to bring forth an hundreth fold. 392
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Behold: what it noteth. 16
Booke of nature to be translated into the vse of grace. 18
Brutish ignorance after long hearing, three reasons. 61
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Callings abused, how. 168
Calling of God without repentance. 430
Care of the family abused. 169
Cares of the world are great chokers of Gods
Word, 1. Before hearing, two wayes. 180
Word, 2. In hearing two wayes. 181
Word, 3. After hearing. 182
Foure true Causes of the worlds hatred of God and his truth, among many false pretensed ones. 134
Church, not to be defined by multitude. 259
Christ, the Author and matter of true wisedome. 292
Christians must aspire to the highest pitch and measure of grace, for fiue reasons. 393
Circumstances necessary to doe good duties well, seuen. 359
Cleannesse of heart, wherein it is. 349
Comming to Church, Satan euer comes with thee. 58
Comforts in persecution, three. 135
Companions of holy desires, sixe. 78
Companions of true Illumination, foure. 82
Companions of sound Ioy, 1. Holy affections, three. 86
Companions of sound Ioy, 2. Holy graces, fiue. 87
Company and society abused. 169
Comforts for a Minister, who seemeth to lose much labour among a rude people, foure. 258
Conscience if sound, hath, 1. Sincerity. 2. Tendernes. 108
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Dangers in enioying earthly pleasures, foure. 227
Deceitfulnesse of heart in the matter of repentance, in seuen particulars. 370
Defects of an euill heart in the matter of his Religion, in sixe things. 319
Delicacy in Christianity, condemned by fiue reasons. 411
Holy Desires examined in their 1. ground, 2. matter, 3. ends, 4. companions. 76
Sound Desire of the Word tryed by three things. 77
Differences between sound knowledge, and hypocriticall, three. 81
Differences betweene Christs sowing, and his Ministers, 4.19
Despisers of Gods Word in fearfull case, two reasons. 36
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Earnest of the Spirit, what. 283
Effects of true Religion, fiue. 316
Effects of sauing knowledge, three. 123
Elect, how farre they may fall, in fiue conclusions. 422
Ends to aime at in our pleasures, 3. 250
Examination whether we are gotten beyond hypocrites, in foure things. 75
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Faith especially impugned by Satan, many reasons. 54
Tēporary Faith is raised on tēporary causes, & which they be. 69
Iustifying Faith necessary to a good heart, for 5. reasons. 294
Faith gouerneth the whole life, fiue instances. 296
Forwardnesse to heare the Word of God, vrged by 4. reas. 5
To Fruitfulnesse in grace, foure things required. 20
Fruitfulnesse necessary to Christians, fiue reasons. 388
For our Fruitfulnesse the Lord hath done fiue things. 399
Sweet Fruits of patience, foure. 414
The better the Fruits, the more need of patience. 415
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God glorified by ioyning of the Crosse to Christian profession, foure wayes. 129
Gods glory is the ayme of a good heart in all his parts, and in all his actions. 276
Godly men are most peaceable, and yet none more troubled than they, foure reasons. 299
Godly man keepeth the whole Sabbath with the whole man. 332
God esteemeth the goodnesse of our workes, by the goodnesse of our hearts. 372
Goodnesse of heart is a full Sea of comfort in all afflictions, 1. Inward, 2. Outward. 375
Good ground bringeth forth fruits answerable in kinde to the seed. 386
The thing hated in Good men, is goodnesse. 134
Goodnesse of hearers, esteemed by goodnesse of heart, for foure reasons. 264
Grace, if sound, groweth still, fiue reasons. 307
Graces of the Spirit, compared to water, in 4. things. 120
Graces speciall and sauing, are wrought by the Word preached, fiue. 323
Sound Grace is blessed with perseuerance. 418
Grounds of perseuerance in grace, 6. cleered frō exceptions. 424
Growth in Grace tryed in the 1. Root, 2. Fruits, 3. Measure, 4. Affection, 5. Continuance. 88
In naturall Growth persons are higher: but in spirituall they grow lower. 91
Growth of hypocrites deceitfull in sundry things. 98
Some Ground on which the seed of the Word falleth, is good ground, fiue reasons. 252
True Growth is in all graces, sixe instances. 307
The good heart onelyonly Growes. 311
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Heart, called good, in two respects. 261
An Heart qualified by grace, is beyond an euill heart, in sixe things. 262
The Heart is softened by a threefold moysture. 270
A good Heart hath fiue properties in regard of God. 272
Hath fiue excellent properties in regard of Christ. 276
Reioyceth more in Christ, than in all worldly ioyes, 4. reasons. 277
Giueth it selfe wholly to Christ, who hath giuen himselfe wholly to it. 278
Maketh in it selfe a sweet roome for Christ, and how. 279
Conformeth it selfe wholly to Christ. 280
Carefully embraceth Gods ordinances, 4. reasons. 321
Maketh great conscience of the Word preached, 3. reas. 322
Is very conscionable of the Sabbath, sixe reasons. 329
Honoureth the Ministers of God, foure reasons. 337
It will be helpfull to them foure wayes. 341
It doth good duties wisely, fiue reasons. 359
It doth them humbly, three reasons. 360
It doth them heartily, three reasons. 361
It doth them abundantly, foure reasons. 361
It doth them vniuersally, three reasons. 362
It doth them constantly, fiue reasons. 363
It carryeth it selfe against sinne, in fiue actions. 365
It is a fruitfull heart, foure reasons. 383
It is the essentiall difference betweene a good man, and an hypocrite. 374
It is called an honest Heart, and why. 262
It seeketh approbation from man, three wayes. 273
An euill Heart affecteth God more in his gifts, than in himselfe. 275
An euill Heart, for all his shewes, groweth not, 4. reasons. 311
An euill Heart faileth fiue wayes in hearing. 326
Senslesse Hearer, his misery, in fiue things. 13
Hearers duty towards the seed of the Word, in 4. things. 28
Hearers and hearts, compared to the highway-ground, in three things. 33
Carelesse Hearers, the worst of hearers. 34
Hearers compared to stony ground, in fiue things. 62
Bad Hearers may goe farre in Christianity, as in foure steps or degrees. 66
Bad Hearers moued to heare, for foure reasons. 67
A good Hearer heareth for afterwards, three reasons. 156
Foure sorts of Hearers reproued. 161
Heauenly mindednesse discerned by sixe signes. 310
Conscionable Hearing is in fiue things. 324
Helpes to cast our care vponupon God, fiue. 187
Helpes to the patient enduring of the Crosse, sixe. 416.418
To Hold out in grace, prouide three things. 122
Hinderances of spirituall growth 5, preserued by patience. 408
Sound Humiliation looketh 3. wayes at once. 289
Hypocrites, why they goe so farre, three reasons. 71
Hypocrites fall from fiue things. 136
Hypocrites, why they fall from all goodnesse, foure reasons. 137
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Ignorance now excuselesse. 18
Illumination necessary to a good heart, for fiue reasons. 291
Illumination tryed to be sound, by foure rules. 80
Instances of such as come short of them who fall short of saluation. 71
Instances of most lawfull things vnlawfully abused, seuen. 165
Instances of most needfull cares, thrusting downe vnneedfull, fiue. 188
Instances how riches hinder the practice of the Word, sixe. 196
Ioy examined, in the 1. Ground. 2. Matter. 3. Measure. 4. Companions. 85
Ioy of Gods people, in seuen things. 240
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Kinds of good fruits sundry,
Inward,
Outward.
380
Knowledge, if sound, hath three ends. 81
Soundnesse of Knowledge, examined by fiue rules of triall. 88
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Lusts compared with thornes, in fiue things. 147
Lusts of any kinde cherished, spoyle the worke of the Word, for foure reasons. 149
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Manna compared with the Word, in sixe things. 1
Manner of true prayer, in foure things. 303
Right Manner of vsing pleasures, in foure things. 244
Markes to know an hard heart by, sixe. 114
Markes of a man soundly rooted in the profession of faith, three. 128
Markes to know distrustfull cares by, fiue. 177
Marks of a man in whom the World choketh the Word, fiue. 199
Markes of a man in whom pleasures choke the Word, seuen. 231
Markes of a good heart in generall, reduced to 7. heads. 272
Markes of soundnesse of knowledge, sixe. 292
Markes of sound faith, sixe. 295
Markes of a good heart, in respect of it selfe, sixe. 345
Marriage abused, how. 167
Marriage betweene God and man neuer broken. 427
No certaine Marke of the child of God, willingly and ioyfully to heare Sermons. 121
Matter of spirituall prayer, especially for three things. 303
Meanes to lay the Word in our hearts, sixe. 61
Meanes of a soft heart, fiue. 116
Meanes of sound moysture, fiue. 126
Meanes to vphold vsus in triall, seuen. 142
Meanes to keepe our hearts as good ground, in good kilter, three. 153
Meanes to set the Word aboue the weeds of lusts, fiue. 154
Meanes to lay vp the Word for afterward, foure. 162
Meanes to heare for afterwards, foure. 163
Meanes to rid our selues of carking cares, foure. 186
Meanes to attaine goodnesse of heart, two in generall. 268
Meate and drinke many wayes abused. 165
Ministery, the dignity of it. 25
Ministers must goe forth to sow, three reasons. 26
Ministers must sow onelyonly their Lords seed, and all their Lords seed. 27
Ministers sent, for foure ends. 338
Meanes to keepe men from withering, sixe. 106
Motiues to carefull hearing, foure. 40
Motiues to watch against Satan in hearing, three. 59
Motiues to labour for soft hearts, foure. 116
Motiues to lay vp the Word for afterwards, foure. 162
Motiues to rid our selues of worldly cares, fiue. 183
Motiues to moderation of mind, in seeking, and hauing riches, fiue. 203
Motiues disswading the pursuit of pleasures, sixe. 225
Motiues to carry our selues Christianly through our pleasures, three. 251
Motiues to sincerity of heart, three. 354
Motiues to get the goodnesse of heart, fiue. 371
Motiues to aspire to the highest pitch of grace, fiue. 398
Motiues to prouide our selues of patience, three. 411
Moysture of grace, the kinds. 120
Moysture of grace is of 1. Vnction. 2. Compunction. 123
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Newnesse of heart in foure principall faculties. 345
Notes to know whether Satan hath robbed thee of the Word, or no, three. 60
Notes of a man withering in grace, sixe. 101
Notes of sound knowledge, foure. 122
Notes of a man rooted in the doctrine of faith, three. 125
Notes of a man soundly rooted in the grace of faith, fiue. 126
Notes of a good heart in respect of the Spirit of God, reduced to foure kinds. 281
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Obiections against diligent hearing the Word, answered, foure. 4
Obiections against the pers…uerance of Saints, most of them preuented and answered. 438
Obiect of perseuerance. 420
Occasions of doing good to be apprehended. 7
Many Offended at the Word, sundry wayes. 138
Offence not to be taken, when we see great Professors offended at the VVord. 141
Outward effects of a good heart, in respect of true Religion, fiue. 317
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Patience necessary to fruits of grace, sixe reasons. 407
Patience, what. 405
Patience strengtheneth a Christian three wayes. 412
Parables what, with their distinction. 9
Parable of the seed hath a twofold scope. 16
VVhy our Sauiour spake so much in Parables, 4. reasons. 10
Peace with God and man, a fruit of the Spirit. 298
Persecution differeth from other sufferings, in three things. 128
Persecutors in dreadfull estate, three reasons. 38
Persecution inseparable from Christian profession, if sound, foure reasons. 128
Persecution compared to the scorching of the Sunne, in foure things. 131
Persecution distastfull to nature. 136
Persecution tryeth who are sound. 140
Perseuerance, what it is. 419
Pleaders for some one sinne or lust, answered. 153
Pleasures earthly, not all condemned, sixe reasons. 218
Pleasures, great enemies of the VVord, and hinderances of saluation, seuen reasons. 220
Best Pleasures vnderualued, fiue wayes. 231
Phrases of Scripture seeming to impugne the perseuerance of Saints explaned. 441
No Prayer against falling away, implyeth that the Saints can fall away. 440
Price of Gods VVord. 12
Many goodly Professors fall short of saluation, and why. 119
Profiting in degrees of grace knowne by foure notes. 402
Properties of Christian couetousnesse, foure. 204
Prosperity a Popish, but a false note of the true Church. 132
Properties of a good heart about the Sabbath, fiue. 331
Prouocations to good duties, foure. 358
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Questions, whether no worldly cares be allowed to Christians. 176
How far worldly cares may be lawfull. 177
Whether a man cannot be rich and godly. 192
Question of perseuerance in grace handled at large. 424
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Raigne of lusts thrusts downe the VVord three waies. 151
Recusancy a dangerous sinne, 6. reasons. 35
Remedies against the choaking of riches, foure. 202
True Religion described at large in the true causes and effects of it. 314
Religion truly imbraced by foure inward affections of a good heart. 317
Receauing of Gods ministers is in foure things. 340
Repentance stands in foure things. 366
Riches compared to thornes, in foure things. 191
Riches are commonly great enemies to Religion, and hinderers of saluation. 192
Riches choake the VVord, 1. Before hearing, three wayes. 194
Riches choake the VVord, 2. In hearing. 195
Riches choake the VVord, 3. After hearing, two waies. 196
Riches full of deceytfulnesse. 206
Riches deceiue men of fiue of the best things they hauehave or can hauehave. 206
Riches, how they deceiue men of saluation. 209
Riches deceiue by sixe false promises. 210
Riches falsely called profits, being so vnprofitable in the most needfull things and times, foure instances. 213
Riches giuen by God, for foure good ends. 214
Riches are receits, and so to be held, three reasons. 215
Riches, true and vndeceiuable to be procured, and of them foure instances. 216
Riches in themselues the good blessings of God, 3. reasons. 192
Rooting in grace is in three things. 124
Rules to try whether we continue to grow in grace, foure. 91
Rules of moderation in naturall and lawfull desires, fiue. 174
Rules how to carry our selues toward riches, that they proue not thornes, sixe. 205
Rules to preserue vsus from the deceytfulnesse of riches, 5. 212
Rules in generall how to carry our selues through our pleasures, fiue. 238
Rules concerning perseuerance in grace, foure. 422
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Sabbath profaned by wicked men, fiue wayes. 335
Sacrifice of wicked men abominable, foure reasons. 288
Satan comes with men to the hearing of the word, 3. reasons. 47
Satan commeth to steale the word away. 1. Inwardly three wayes. 48
Satan commeth to steale the word away. 2. Outwardly three wayes. 51
Satannicall suggestions against the word, fiue. 50
Satan hath three ends in stealing away the word. 52
Satan aymeth especially to steale the word out of the heart, two reasons. 53
Satan is a deadly enemy to mans saluation, three reasons. 55
Satan is there most, where he is least suspected. 170
Seed, a resemblance of the word, in sixe things. 23
Seed of the Spirit what. 282
Seed springeth vp in stony ground to three degrees. 65
Selfe respects may make a man diligent in the meanes of saluation, three instances. 69
Seeking of God, wherein it st…ndeth. 272
Signes of sound humiliation, three. 290
Sinne thrusts vsus vnderunder wofull misery, fiue reasns. 364
Singlenesse of heart is in fiue things. 350
Softnesse of heart in three things. 348
Soundnesse of heart comforteth, 1. in life, 2. in death, 3. in day of Iudgement. 378
The Sower is Christ, who goeth forth to sow, three waies. 20
Spirituall worship is from Gods Spirit: 1. inspiring, 2. directing, 3. assisting. 285
Spirituall worship must be also from mans spirit, qualified with sundry spirituall graces. 286
The Spirits indwelling in the Saints assureth them of perseuerance. 437
Sports many wayes abused. 167
Supplication necessary to a good heart, foure reasons. 301
Suspect most danger in most lawfull things. 171
Symplicity a bad excuse for bad hearing, fiue reasons. 41
Syncerity of heart how discerned. 351
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Thorny Ground and bad hearers resembled in three things. 148
Triall of sound prayer, by 1. the mouer, 2. the matter, 3. the manner. 302
Triall of sound fruits of grace by foure rules. 385
Times vnseasonable for pleasure, foure. 247
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Of true Vnderstanding of Gods word, foure notes. 43
In the Vse of naturall things euer ioyne a spirituall. 174
Watchfulnesse of heart looketh to fiue things. 355
True Watch against sinne, in eight things. 369
Men Wither in race foure wayes. 95
Withering in grace dangerous in foure respects. 100
To Wise vsing of pleasures, foure rules. 245
Wicked men are without peace. 300
Wicked men loathing the liquor of the word, hate the vessels and Ministers. 342
Wicked men cannot pray: many reasons. 340, &c.
Witnesse of the spirit, what. 282
The Word diligently to be heard, fiue reasons. 3
Word as necessary to saluation, as seed to the haruest. 31
Word knowne to be fruitefull, by foure notes. 56
Word of God best after hearing, fiue reasons. 159
Word applied, is the pruning knife of our pleasures: as in the foure parts of it. 230
Worldly cares argue impiety and folly. 184
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Zeale renewed, knowne by foure notes. 348
FINIS.
End of the text · Thomas Taylor, The Parable of the Sower and of the Seed (1621)