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Sermons on Deuteronomy · John Calvin

Sermons on Deuteronomy, Table of contents · Part L

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Labour.

Of what thing men must be resolued, though by. Labour they get their liuing.

280. a 40

Man was ordained to Labour euen before he had sinned.

409. a 10.20. & 206. b 30. a 60

That men must Labour for their liuing, and to whom the good successe of their labour is to be referred.

570 b 30.40.50.60

What euerie man ought to think with himselfe, since hee is created to Labour.

878. a 30 & b all.

Of the Labour of the poore, and that it is to them as lands and liuing to the rich,

860. a 10.20.30

A forme of calling vponupon God, when we applie our selues to any kind of Labour.

959. a 20.30.40. & 958. b 60

A great difference betweene handie Labour, and that which the faithfull do in endeuouring to doe well.

959 b. 30

How Gods blessing and mens Labour go together.

959. a 40.50

What care wee ought to hauehave ouer them that Labour and take paines for vsus, be they beastes or men.

770 a. all

The Labour that men take nowe is a chasticement for sinne.

206. a 60

The six dayes Labour is not set downe as a commandement, but as a grant &c.

207. a 10. Looke Worke.

Labours.

Of Gods blessing of the workes & Labours of mens hands:

Read notable doctrine, page 570. b 30.40.50.60. & 571. a all. Looke Workes.

Laces.

Why the Iewes were commaunded to make their garmentes with little cords or Laces at the neather parts

783. b 40.50.60. & 784. a 10.20.30. Looke Garments.

Lampe.

Why the similitude of a Lampe is often set downe vntounto vsus in the holie scripture.

648. a 20

Lampes.

Why Christ warned all his disciples to hauehave Lampes in their hands, with other things, and what wee hauehave to learne thereby.

605. a 10

Landmarkes

What the heathen thought of altering Landmarkes.

697. b 40.50. & 698. a 50.60. & b 10.930. all. Looke Bounds.

Law of God.

What is the chiefe point of the Lawe. 212. b 10. Howe it must be our chiefe treasure and precious iewels. 275. b 30.40. What they finde that seeke counsell at it. 297. b 50. What wee must doe, if wee intend to profite in it. 222. b 10. That wee transgresse it in all points, concluded. 301. a 60. & b 10. What meanes God woulde hauehave the Iewes to vse to remember it.

277. a 30. and b 30. and 278. a 10

The 156.157.158.159 sermons contein heauie cursses denounced against such as violate his Lawe. What it containeth, and how long it continueth. 163. b. 40. & 177. b 10. Wh… was grauen in stone. 132. a 20▪40. Why God did so magnifie: i… when he gaue it on the mount. 250 … 60 & b all. Howedeere and pre…ious it must be vntounto vsus a 75. b 30.40. Why God comprised & gaue it vsus insuch breuitie?

248 a 10.20

A principle among the Papistes, that Gods law is not vnpossible vntounto men 245. a 10.20. What the chiefe point is in keeping thereof. 358 a 20 30 40 At what time Moses repeated the same to the people of Israel. 5. b 40. It is not so abolished, but that wee ought to hold still the substance and trueth of it. 200. a 40. What the righteousnes of it respecteth in men to Godward. 273. b 10. What are the chiefe points thereof by Christes assertion. 212. a 30. Why it was made in two partes. 208. b 10. Neuer any that perfourmed it in all points read the place. 268. b 30.40. That wee hauehave neede of a second writing therof, & why, 404. a 10.20.…0. Why God put it in writing, yea, and that in stone. 391. a 20.30.40.50.247. b 60 A supposed protestation applied …nto God at the publishing thereof. 389. a 20.30. With what maiestie the same was giuen on mount Horeb. 387. a 10.20. & …8. b 10.20. Why God pretendeth to wish in men the keeping thereof.

…60. a 10.30

The Lawe and the Gospel compared 131. a 30.40.50.60. In what manner we must talke thereof. 276. b 10.20. 30.40. Howe we muse thereupon in our heart. 276. b 50.60. In what respect it is called temporall. 252… a 30. A question whether it doeth iustifie & make vsus righteous. 301. a 10.20.30.40. An …bridgement thereof graunted by God. 2. b 10. Howe long Paul confessed himselfe to bee ignorant thereof. 242. a 50.60. & b 10.20.30.40. & 243. a 30. The ende whereto God hath giuen it 358. a 30. Howe farre foorth fleshly men thinke they hauehave kept it.

220. b 30.40

Our life dependeth vponupon Gods lawe. 181. b 20. It is not mortall. 180. b 50. To what end it was giuen. 179. a 10. 302. a 40. How to know whether wee hauehave profited in it or no.

266. b 40.

Of the morall Law and the Law of the Gospel, and to whome they doe belong.

563. a 30

How Gods lawe is not to be restrained to outward deeds. 221. a 20.30. Why it cannot make vsus righteous. 301. b 10. Why God would that the kings of his people the Iewes should hauehave a copie of it. 649. a 20.30. &c. 650. a 30.40. Why Moses gaue it generally. 126. b 30.40. It was not inuented at the pleasure of men, how then. 299. b 30. How the keeping thereof sent the Iewes backe to the grace of Christ: read that place 302. a 20. What it bringeth of it selfe, & what againe in respect of vsus. 483. a 50. Why it was ratified by miracles.

674. a 10.

What day of the monethmonth the Lawe was giuen to the Iewes. 610. b 40.50. How it is a dead letter, and a letter that killeth. 610. b 60. & 611. a 10. Not the outward forme, but the substāce thereof must be obserued. 579. b 20.30.40.50. It frayeth vsus more than the Gospell, and why. 254. b 40.50.60. & 255. a 10. Our keeping thereof doeth not aduantage him at all.

128. a 40.

God in his Lawe respecteth not our abilitie but our duetie. 945. b 50. Why God wrote it in two tables rather than in one. 251. a 60. and b 10. What kinde of execution thereof God requireth at our handes. 262. b 10. What kinde of looking glasse and keye it is. 436. b 10. The difficultie and hardnesse of fulfilling the same. 435. b all. How Moses endeuoureth to magnifie it, and to what intent.

455. b 50.60

Against such as helde that there is no more neede of the Lawe & the Prophets. 463. a 30.40.50. A double vse of the Lawe, practise it. 266. b 10. Howe it commeth to passe, that God should procure our welfare by it, and yet notwithstanding wee receiue nothing but harme thereby. 436. b 10.20.30. The meane how to fulfill the same aright. 434. b 10.20.30. &. 693. b 50.694. a 20. Why there is such a battell betweene it & mens lustes. 244. b 20.30. Saint Paul presupposeth that it is vnpossible: this maketh against the Papistes:

245. a 20.30.40.50

That God in his Lawe speaketh like a Iudge, not like a father. 946. b 20. No man hath satisfied the same, & therefore all are condemned. 940. a 10.20.30. Of the common saying, that it is not vnpossible. 938. b 10. Whereto the same doeth serue, & why the same is giuen vsus.

687. a 10.20

Reasons why wee must submit our selues both to the Lawe and the Gospell. 183. b 10. What God meant by publishing it in mount Horeb. 1. a 10 It was confirmed by store of miracles. 1. b 20.30. The cause why Moses maketh speciall mention of the solemne day wherein the same was giuen. 125. b 20.30.40. & 1. a 20.30. & 4. a 40.50. In what respect the conditionall promises of the same are vnauailable vntounto vsus. 941. b 10.20. The ancientnesse thereof. 25. b 50. The end whereto it tendeth. 112. a 40. None able to vaunt that he hath fulfilled it.

112. a 50

The Law was a message of peace and of wrath: Looke how, 77. b 50.60. It is no more lawfull for vsus to ad any thing thereto, than it is to take from it. 114. b 50. We cannot breake it in any point, but we violate Gods maiestie contained therein. 115. b 10. How the Papistes in obseruing it, go to worke. 115. b 10. Of examining our neighbours doings and our own liues by it.

49. b 10

Two kindes of keeping the Law of god required of the Leuites. 1204. a 60. b 10. Why Moses doeth terme it, a lawe of fire. 1188. a 30.40. In What respect it is saide to be a dead letter. 1188. b 10.20.1053. b 30. That it belongeth vntounto vsus, how & why? 1191. a 30.40. The familiar meanes that God vsed to hauehave it remembred of the Iewes. 1247. a 10.20.30. With what maiesticall authoritie it was giuen, & witnessed. 1187. a 10. b 50.60. It was lost, and found againe in the time of Iosias.

1247. a 20.30.1079. all.

How Paules words, that the Law is the minister of death, are meant. 1100. a 60. To whome the laying vp thereof was committed, where, and why. 1098. b 60. & 1099. a 10.20.30. Who was the author of the same, & howe it was ratified. 1098. all. In what respect it serueth to condemne. 1099. b 50. To what ende God requireth an absolute fulfilling of it. 998. b 50. 60.999. a 10. It lasted for the space of two thousand yeares. 984. a 30. Of three sorts of people which keep it in outwarde shewe. 662. a 10.20. How it ought to worke in vsus. 1067. a 60. b 10. Of the solemnitie that was kept to make it authenticall. 1014. a 30. b 10.20. The Iewes compelled God to renewe it againe at the end of fourtie yeares.

1014. a 60. b 10.

Two points worthie to be noted touching the Law of God. 177. a 60. & b 10.20. A briefe summe thereof. 192. a 10. It is possible for God to print it in our heartes. 207. a 50. What wee are to learne by the same ratified anew, and as it were twise confirmed. 1014. b 20. How farre foorth the same is abolished, and not abolished. 181. a 20. In what respects it is vnpossible to vsus.

207. a 30.40.50. Looke Tables.

Lawes of God.

Of Gods speciall Lawes, and how they are to be reduced to the two tables of the generall doctrine of the commandements.

816. b 30.40.50.60. & 817. a 10.20

The cause why the Lawes of God are termed rightfull ordinances.

123. a 50

What the ende of Gods Lawes is, and how the same are violated by men.

578. a 60. & b 60. & 579. a 10. Looke Tables.

Law of armes.

Of the Lawe of armes, read both the sermons

118. & 119.

The perfectest Law of armes that can be among men, set downe by God himselfe.

725. b all. & 726. a all.

Diuerse things touching behauiour in Law of armes

to be noted in the 119 sermon, and page 733. all.

For the restraining of the lustes of such as had no hold of themselues in the time of warre: this concerneth the lawe of armes.

742. b 60. &c.

Law politike or ciuill.

An order shewed how to end matters in Law.

638. a 40.50

A Law without magistrate is as a bodie without a soule.

874. b 60. and 875. a 10

What we should thinke with our selues when we go to lawe.

23. a 30

The order of Law vnlawfully vsed now adaies.

23. a 20

Lawes politike or ciuill.

Of Ciuil or politike Lawes made by mē

21. b 30

It is not possible for vsus to iudge rightly, if wee rest vppon mens Lawes.

123. a 40

Whereto the Lawes which are made for ciuill gouernment do serue.

695. b 40.50. & 548. a 50. & 749. a 50.60. b 10.20. & 687. a 10. & 221. a 50.

It is to no purpose to hauehave good & iust Lawes, vnlesse there bee men to put them in execution.

621. a 10

Of the Heathens making of Lawes, & that they affirmed them to be Gods gift.

705. b 30.40.50

What wee must first do before wee can vse the Lawes that are good & holy.

711. a 10.20

Differences betweene politike Lawes and the Lawes of God.

710. a 30. &c. 749. a 50.60. b 10

Of three wicked things in him which is punishable by the ciuill Lawes.

836. a 10.20

Of such as take vppon them to make Lawes to rule mens soules.

118. b 10

The Lawes of the pope (as he saieth) are the reuelations of the holy ghost

121. a 30

Lawfull.

Though a thing seeme good and iust, yet must we not think that it is therfore Lawfull.

97. b 60

It is not Lawfull to wish the thing that is good, except we hauehave leaue of god

98. b 10

Lawgiuer▪

The meaning of these wordes, They had a hidden portion of the Lawgiuer.

1222. b 30.40. & 1223. a all.

God will hauehave none to hauehave the authoritie to be our Lawgiuen but himself, and of other sawcie lawgiuers.

525. b all. & 526. a 10

Of the worde Lawgiuer, and what wee hauehave to note in the same.

1223. a 60 b 10.20

Laying on of hands.

Of the ceremonie of Laying on of hands vsed in the Law, and by the Apostles.

1244. a 30.40.50. b 10

Lead.

How God doeth Lead vsus vp and downe in the worlde: and what wee hauehave to note therein.

1120. a 30.40

That Christ Lead the Iewes in the wildernesse, & how.

1123. b 40

Of the worde Lead, what it betokeneth, and how God lead his people vp and downe the wildernesse.

1119. b 50.60 & 1120. a 10.20.50

Learned.

Who they bee that shalbe wel Learned.

110. b 10. Looke Wise.

Learning.

The beginning to liue wel is at Learning: Read the place.

110. a 10

Lecherie.

Why God rehearseth the detestablest kindes of Lecherie, and accursseth them by name.

933. b all. 934. a all.

How men make no account of Lecherie, and how they proceede in degrees of that sinne.

933. a 20. Looke Flesh and Lust.

Left hand.

When wee decline or bow to the Left hand.

262. b 50.60. & 263. a 10. Looke hand.

Lend.

How it is meant, that he which giueth to the poore doth Lend to the Lord.

857. a 30.40. & 583. b all.

How loath the Iewes were to Lende to them that needed, is to bee noted by their pretenses.

579. a 20.30. & b 60. & 580. a 10

What things men do chiefely respect when they Lende.

582. b 10: and to whome they should Lend, ibidem al. & b 10

How we must bethinke our selues, whē wee Lend to a poore man, whome we knowe vnable to pay againe out of hand.

583. a 10.20

It is often times a greater almes deede to Lende a competent summe than to giuegive a verie litle.

583. a 60

How mistrustfull, and with how heauie an heart men do Lend.

854. b 50.60

Lending.

Of Lending monie vponupon a pledge: read howe Gods lawe prouided in that case.

852. b 60.853. a 10. &c. 854. all.

All kinde of crueltie vnderunder colour of Lending forbidden.

845. b all. 846. a 10

Of Lending, specially of money, corne, and other things: where also vsurie is treated of.

822. all. 823. all. 843. a 10.20

Of Lending without looking for gaine, and how Christes wordes are to bee there taken.

827. b 10.20

Whether all manner of profite be forbidden by Lending.

823. b 40.50.60. & 824. a 10

The ende of Lending commonly vsed in these dayes.

846. b 10.20

Lent.

Of Lent, as it is introduced by the Papistes, and that it is to be kept, and why, as they say.

919. b 20.30. Looke Fast & Fasting.

Leprosie.

What wee hauehave to learne in trueth by the law touching Leprosie.

850. a 30.40.50.60. & 451. b 10.20

Of the scuruie Leprosie, as the Papistes terme it, and what they doe through a foolish imitation of the Leuites.

849. a 40.50.60. b 10

A kinde of Leprosie called the disease of S. Mayn, or the scurffe.

848. a 50.60

Why they that had the Leprosie were commaunded to be set aparte from the rest of the people.

848. b 10.20.30.40.50.60. & 849. a 10.20

Of the Leprosie wherewith Marie Moseses sister was smitten.

848. a 20.30. & 850. b 40.50.60

Of the Leprosie of Ozias, and why hee was smitten therewith.

848. b 30

The mad doctrine of the Papistes, touching spirituall Leprosie touched.

849. b all

The Leprosie a disease particularly belonging to the Iewes.

848. a 50

Of the Leprosie of Naaman the Syrian.

848. a 50

A description of the Leprosie shewing what an irkesome disease it was.

848. a 60. & b 10

Why the iudging of the Leprosie was giuen to the Leuites.

848. b 40.50

What they did that were healed of the Leprosie in the time of the lawe.

848. b 50.60

That the French pockes is a kinde of Leprosie.

972. a 10

Letter.

In what respect the lawe is saide to bee a dead Letter.

1188. b 10.20. & 1053. b 30

How the Iewes rested vponupon the Letter, and that wee must looke diligently to the Letter, if wee will attaine to the vnderstanding of any text.

1043. b 10.20. Looke Lawe.

Leuen.

What we hauehave to learn by these words▪ There shall no Leuen bee seene in thy coastes.

607. b 20.30.40. &c.

The cause why the Iewes were commaunded to eate bread without Leuen sixe daies together.

599. a all. b 10. Looke Paschall lambe, and Passeouer.

Leuie.

The punishment of the tribe of Leuie turned into honour.

658. a 10

What manner of couenant God made with them. 428. a 10.20. With what condition God had chosen the tribe or Leuie. 1203. a 50.60. & 1198. b 50.60. & 1199. all. They were chosen to offer sacrifice, and of their prerogatiue. 424. a 10.20.30. Moses was one of that tribe, & how he dealt with them. 1199. a 40. The vocation of that tribe to the priesthood, prosequuted at large.

1202. a 50 & so forward.

Why God did choose the tribe of Leuie to carrie the arke, &c.

424. b 10. Looke Tribe.

Leuites.

A double reason why tithes were paide to the Leuites, 902. a 30 40. Why they were bereft of their portion of the lande of Chanaan. 564. b 10.20. To what seruice God reserued thē, and why they were exempted from handie labour. 568. a 60. & b 10. & 429. a 60. Why their townes were appointed of God to be dispersed among the tribes. 508. a 10.20.30.40.50.60. & 513. a 60. Why they were put from their parte of the inheritance of the land of Chanaan, sithēs they come of the linage of Abraham. 514. a 10. They had the laying vp of the lawe committed to them, where, and why? 1098. b 60. 1099. a 10.20.30. & 1080. a 30. & 1079. all & 1204. a 50.60. They and the hi… priests appointed to be iudges in all hard cases, & why. 639. b 40. & 640 a 20. Why Malachie sayeth, that they made priestes, and when his saying was accomplished. 426. b 30. How all Christians are of that order & number. 426. b 50.60. & 425. b 40. & 1203 b 50.60. & 658. b 10.20. Of their seruice, and in what points it consisteth 427. b 50. Of the execution that they did vponupon their owne brethren.

424. a 20.30.50.

Of the arke of couenant, and why God woulde hauehave the Leuites carrie it. 425. a 30.40.50. & b 20. Of three seuerall charges assigned vntounto them. 426 a 30.40. The scattering of them among the rest of the tribes was a punishment of God. 656. b 50.60. and 657. a 10. Why it is said to them that God is their heritage. 658. a 40. They that serued in the temple had a harder charge than they that were dispersed abroade in the countrey. 660. a all. They dwelt in places more frutefull than Ierusalem. 659. b 40. Their office was double, and howe. 660. a 30. They were witnesses or sureties to vndertake matters in the behalfe of the Iewes.

486. b 20. Look Tribes.

Liberalitie.

The cause why God vouchsafed to ad the full of all Liberalitie vppon the Iewes.

279. a 40.50

A generall lawe of courteous Liberalitie exhibited vntounto vsus by God.

594. b 60. & 595. a 10

It is no Liberalitie when we doe good in hope to be recompensed againe.

582. b 10

Gods Liberalitie in giuing vsus the vse of the varietie of his creatures.

469. a 30.40.50.60

Wee must not dallie with God, in abusing his Liberalitie.

465. a 30.40.50.60. Looke Goodnes.

Libertie.

Libertie to eate all kinde of meates granted vntounto vsus: Read page 553. & so forwarde the whole 90. sermon.

559. a 30

The meaning of these wordes, that the Gospel is named the law of Libertie

114. b 50

Of the most excellent Libertie that God hath bestowed vponupon vsus, and of vsing it.

982. b 40.50.60. & 983. a 10 20.30.40.50.60. & 515. a 40. & 344. b 30.40. & 556. a 60. & b 10.

How wee must moderate the Libertie that wee hauehave by the Gospel.

344. b 50.60. and 345. a 10.515. a 40. Looke Freedome.

Lie.

Of the worde Lie, and in what signification it is taken in scripture.

1235. b 20

God cannot away with a simple lie.

197. a 50

Lies.

In what case we be, if we listen to lies & false doctrine.

530. b 20.30

Of such, who it is meete should bee deceiued with lies.

531. b 50.60

Life temporall.

The Life of man compared to vanishing smoke.

1010. a 10

What we must doe if wee will hauehave our life wel ordered.

358. b 10. & 342. b 10 20. & 302. b 10. & 251. b 10.50. & 630. b 10.20. & 218. b 60. & 219. a 10. & 181. b 30 & 179. b 10. & 177. b. & 905 a 10. & 904. a 50.60. & b 30.40. & 110. a 30.37. a 60

Vntill when our Life is vtterly out of order.

120. a 30.40.110. b 10

Two principall points of our Life: Read the place.

251. b 10.20. & 212. a 10

What if our Life be not correspondent to Gods worde, whereof wee make profession?

Looke 412. a 60. & b 10

A most notable figure or mirrour of mans Life.

41. b 60.347. b 30.40. and 368. a 40.50.60

How this our present Life is a schoole vntounto vsus: Read the place.

347. b 10

This present Life added by God as an accessarie to the heauenly life.

466 a 10

When our Life is to be counted good and holie.

445. a 20

It is long of our selues that our Life is not prosperous in al respects through out.

482. a 30

The meane to attaine vntounto a happie Life, wherof we be all desirous.

482. a 60. & b 10.60

How God will hauehave a care of vsus during this mortall Life of ours.

291. a 10

The chiefest thing that stayeth vsus frō directing our Life in the obedience of God.

209. b 10

The rule of a good Life comprehended in tenne wordes.

219. b 10. & 905 a 10

The chiefest thing that wee shoulde thinke vppon in all our Life.

208. a 10

The point that we must begin at, if we will please God all our Life long.

285. a 10

The two pointes whereupon our Life consisteth: Read the place, it is note worthie.

208. b 20.30.40

What is the ende and summe of our whole life.

194. a 10. & 208. b 20.30. & 445. a 20

Our Life must be a certificate whether wee louelove God or hate him.

192. b 40

It is good reason that Christ should be Lord of Life and death.

186. b 60

That wee carrie our Life in our hands, and what wee are taught thereby.

1010. a 30

Of one, whose Life was a continuall torment.

1011. a 10

It behooueth vsus to bethinke vsus well of all the time of our Life: Read howe

347. b 60. & 348. a 10.20.30.40.50

That our Life in generall is hanging by a thread: and how that is meant.

1009. b 60. & 1010. a 10.20.30

Our flightfull Life, & howe it is maintained.

351. b 30.40.60. and 352. all. & 353. a 10.20.30

How can bread, being a dead thing, giuegive Life.

351. b 50.60

How deere mans Life is to God,

read page 173. all. & 174. a 10.20.30.40.50 696. b 50

Our carefulnes for the things of this Life declared.

125▪ a 10

Our Life dependeth vppon Gods lawe.

181. b 20

Of buying and selling the life of an innocent person.

936. a 60 & b 10

To what end God hath made this Life of ours subiect to so manie miseries.

61. a 10

Of leading a happie Life in this world, according to Gods promise, and how that is meant.

950. a 10

What a Christian mans Life is vppon earth.

35. b 40

Why the possession of Life & righteousnes is assured vntounto vsus.

35. b 10

The sequele of this point, if our Life be ruled by Gods law.

111. a 10

The two principall pointes whereunto the whole Life of man should tende.

98. a 20.30

Gods worde of it selfe is alwayes the sauour of Life.

77. b 10

Notable pointes of exhortation touching the leading of an vpright Life

74. a 30

The behauiour of the Iewes when they were rebuked of their prophets for their wicked Life.

43. b 10

What we must do in respect of the state of our Life.

55. b 30

The cause of such disorder as there is in our Life.

73. a 50

Of the shortnes of mans life, and of the long life of Moses.

1241. a all.

The life of man is variable and full of changes.

1230. a 50.60. b 10

How Gods worde is saide to be our Life

1176. b all. & 1177. all.

Life is shewed vntounto vsus in the doctrine of the Gospel.

1071. b 10

What it is for vsus to be sure of our Life. 1011. b 60. and how God will defend this our present life.

1012. a 10

Life eternall.

Of preparing our selues to the heauenlie life by the example of Moses.

1180 all. 1181. all.

Of this present Life, and of the Life to come, which is the perfection both of weale & woe.

1066. b 60

The spirituall Life much more excellent than this temporal.

28. b 60

What we must doe if wee will hauehave an infallible hope of the heauenly Life.

9. a 20

A recorde or testimonie in the lawe, of the Life euerlasting.

970. a 50.60

Our assurednes of eternal Life must be taken out of the gospel.

28. b 10

What makes vsus long continually for the heauenly Life.

339. a 30

What Life is prepared for vsus, & whereof we hauehave yet but a taste.

283. a 10

A confirmation of our hope of euerlasting Life.

519. b 20.30

The fathers vnderunder the law knewe the heauenlie Life but by outward tokens.

950. a 60.

That the Fathers had the promise of euerlasting Life after the same sort as it is contained at this day in the Gospell.

465. b all.

The Land of Chanaan a warrant of the endlesse Life prepared for vsus.

347. b 50

Life.

Howe God doeth Lift vp his hand to heauen, and what the same meaneth.

1167. a 60. Looke Hand.

Light.

Why Light was made before the Sun.

353. a 40

Why God willed that there should bee Light continuallie in the Temple, and what it signified.

502. b 40. & 302. a 10

We hauehave greater Light nowadaies than our forefathers had vnderunder the Lawe.

466. a 10

Of Gods making Light to spring out of darkenesse.

766. a 40.50

Liue.

The faithfull must not Liue after their owne liking, and why?

186. b 50.60

What we must do when the case is how to liue well.

110. a 10. & 218. a 20. & 302. b 10. & 251. b 10.50. & 630. b 10.20. & 218. b 60. & 177. b & 905. a 10.

Whereof it commeth that we Liue not as becommeth vsus.

175. b 50

Liues.

Men must not bee made Iudges of their owne Liues, who then?

517. b 30

Vntill when we cannot be sure that our Liues please God.

482. b 30

What we ought to consider in examining our Liues.

274. a 50.60 Looke Life Temporall.

Loftinesse.

The Loftinesse of men noted.

217. a 10.

What naughtinesse proceedeth and commeth from the Loftinesse of the heart.

362. b 50.60. & 363. a 10. b. 60. & 364. a 10.

What men of warre God vseth when he listeth to laugh mens Loftines to skorne.

334. a all.

Men cannot bowe to God, nor serue him, if they continue in their Loftinesse.

366. b 60. Looke Ambition and Pride.

Longing.

Of the diuelish Longing of ye Israelites in the wildernesse, for flesh, garlike, and onions.

410. b. 20.30. Looke Lust.

Long suffering.

That wee must not abuse Gods Long suffering, and to what ende he doth forbeare vsus.

1134. b 50.60. & 1135. a 10

What we hauehave to learne by Gods Long suffering towards the Iewes.

1138. a 40.50.60. b 10

The Long suffering of God set foorth in the number of yeares.

1137. b 50 60

Of Gods Long suffering, & that he taketh vengeance at last.

728. all. and 729. a all. Looke Forbearance and Pacience.

Lordes.

An Admonition to Lords of estate, not to winke when they see euill committed.

407. a 40.50. Looke Authoritie.

Lordship.

The Lordship which Abraham had of the visible land of Chanaan was spirituall, & how.

10. a 10.20. Looke Possession.

Lot the Patriarche.

The continuance of Gods goodnesse to Lot, notwithstanding his drunkennesse.

68. b 10

What befell Lot for choosing to dwell in Sodome.

92. b 30

LoueLove of God, & our neighbours.

Seeing God loueth vsus, hee will hauehave vsus LoueLove one another: Read the reasons

173. a 30.40

After what sort and manner wee must LoueLove God is shewed by comparison.

1067. b 20.30

Why before there is any speech of the keeping of Gods commandementes LoueLove is set down in the first place.

317 b 30.40.50. & 1067. b 40.50

Gods inestimable LoueLove shewed vntounto vsus both in the lawe, and the Gospell.

484. a 50.60. & b 10

What this word LoueLove (incident to god) doth import.

313. b 40.50

Why it was Gods will to LoueLove vsus.

315 a 10

We must LoueLove euen those that be vnworthie & deserue it not.

327. a 40

That it is vnpossible for vsus to LoueLove god with all our strength.

273. a 40

Howe Gods LoueLove must gouerne vsus.

273 a 10

The meaning of S. Paul, that LoueLove seeketh not his owne.

582. a 10

A true mirror, where we may beholde whether wee LoueLove our God or not.

1067 b 30.40. & 274. a 60. & b 10.

The cause of our election is the LoueLove of God.

314. b all. 166. b 10.20.

The meaning of the scripture when it speaketh of Gods LoueLove.

166. b 20.

Whence it commeth yt men are inquisitiue why God doeth LoueLove some more than othersome.

167. b 10.20

The LoueLove of God most amplie declared & set foorth.

167. a 10.20

The purpose and intent of God, in not shewing his LoueLove to all alike.

166. b 50

A pithie and effectuall reason to moue vsus to mutuall LoueLove & kindness.

210. a 20.30.40.50.60

We be vtterlie vnexcusable, if wee doe not LoueLove God.

186. a 10.28

What is required in vsus if wee will LoueLove God.

192. a 30

Of some which neuer wist what it is to LoueLove God, and how God punisheth their vnkindnes.

532. a 60. & b 10.20.

Hypocrites hauehave a bastardly seede of Gods LoueLove in them.

191. b. 20.30

The surpassing LoueLove of God expressed by similitudes.

1121. a & b all. & 142 b 10.40. b 50

Such as LoueLove God, shal not louelove him without profit.

1067. b 40.50

A speciall triall that God vseth whether we LoueLove him or no.

531. a & b all. and 532. a all. & 540. b 20.30.40.50

God witnesseth his LoueLove towardes vsus, in matching our saluation with his owne glorie.

536. b 50

The LoueLove of God effectuallie set foorth

172. b 10

The records of Gods LoueLove, which hee giueth vsus aboue and beneath.

186. a 50

Wee neuer knowe what it is to keepe Gods Lawe, &c. vnlesse we begin at LoueLove.

192. a 10.20

It cannot be wel discerned in this world whō God doeth LoueLove, and why.

987 b 60. & 988. a all.

A generall LoueLove of God extended to al men.

167. a 30

A speciall LoueLove of God for those to whome the gospell is preached.

167. a 40

Three degrees of the LoueLove that God hath shewed vsus in Iesus Christ.

167. a 10.20.30. and 168. a 30

What LoueLove wee ought to beare to our Lorde God, when he hath once vttered him selfe vntounto vsus.

541. b 40.50

We cannot LoueLove God without his iustice.

320. b 10

The continuance of Gods fauour and LoueLove is for euer.

86. b 10.20

In what respects we should perceiue the LoueLove of God plainelie.

105. a 10

God diuerse times hideth the signes of his LoueLove frō vsus.

51. a 10

The LoueLove of god cannot be in vsus, vntil wee hauehave tasted of his goodnesse.

192. a 30

God requireth no more at our handes but that wee shoulde LoueLove him: Looke well on that point.

433. a and b all. & 434. a 10. & 435. b all. & 272. b all.

What we hauehave to learne in that mention is made of obediēce after LoueLove.

468. b 30.40

God will not hauehave vsus to LoueLove him as our fellowe: howe then.

275. a 10.20.30.

The true performance of the lawe beginneth at the LoueLove of God.

455. a all.

Of the free LoueLove of God wherewith he loued the Iewes, &c.

439. a 10.20

It is not possible for vsus to feare God vnlesse we LoueLove him.

435. a 10.20

Howe these words, LoueLove couereth the multitude of sinnes, is meant.

237. a 50.60. &c

Why it is no harde or cumbersome matter to LoueLove one an other.

232. a 10

Of this worde LoueLove due vntounto God frō vsus, and what the same importeth,

435. a 10.20.30

In what respect God doeth LoueLove vsus much rather nowe that wee are reconciled vntounto him.

326. b 30

That we are bounde to LoueLove God, and whence the let of not doing so, doth spring: hereupon dependeth notable doctrine.

273. b 10. &c.

Howe the Iewes vnderstoode these wordes, Thou shalt LoueLove God with all thy soule, minde, and strength.

272. b 10.20.30

There ought to be a kinde of brotherlie LoueLove among vsus, and why?

62. a 40 50.68. a all.

Gods LoueLove testified by his speeches vttered as it were with certaine passions.

1149. a 40.50.60. &c.

How the LoueLove of our selues doth blind vsus.

350. a 20

Lowlinesse.

There is none other meane to serue God than with lowlinesse.

210. a 40

Of the right Lowlinesse which God commaundeth vsus.

417. a 20.30

A definition or description of Lowlinesse.

376. a 40

Forceable reasons to draw vsus to meeknesse and Lowlinesse.

365. a 30.40. & b 10.20

True obedience must beginne at Lowlinesse.

217. b 10

With what Lowlinesse and reuerence we shoulde walke before God.

115. b 40

Humilitie and Lowlinesse is the knot wherewith God will hauehave vsus knit together.

13. b 10

The meanes that God vseth to drawe vsus to Lowlinesse.

366. b 10.20

The Lowlinesse of Moses in not thinking scorne of the counsell of a man not so excellent as himselfe. 13. a 30. and why hee submitted himselfe thereto.

ibidem a 40

Not without cause are Lowlinesse and meekenes fathered vponupon Gods holie spirite.

363. a 30

Mildnesse and Lowlinesse required in ministers and preachers.

22. a 50

With what reuerence and Lowlinesse wee must receiue Gods goodnesse.

152. b 10. Looke Humilitie.

Lust.

Whether euill Lust bee imputed for sinne to the faithfull.

246. a 30.40

The Papistes saie that to bee prouoked with Lust is no sinne.

242. b 50.60. & 243. a 10

What we hauehave to doe, when wee perceiue anie euill Lust rising in vsus.

244. a 60. & b 10

Lust sometimes betokeneth the wil in man: Read howe.

242. a 10

Two kindes of couetousnesse or Lust.

242. a 10.20

VntoUnto what affections men restrain this word Lust.

242. b 50

Of the Lust of the Israelites, for flesh, Garlike and Onions in the wildernesse.

410. b 20.30

Why, when wee Lust after anie thing, our fleshe shoulde not ouermaister vsus.

411. a 10

Of Ciberoth Thauah, the graues of Lust, and why that place was so named

407. b 40.50.60. Looke Fleshe and Desire.

Lustes.

Of bridling our Lustes, and howe wee offende in giuing them their scope.

781. b all. & 782. al. & 115. b 30. & 617. b 40.50. & 747. b 40.50.60. & 748. a 60. & 341. a 20.30. & 105. b 20.30

Wee be wedded to our owne Lustes, & how.

74. a 10.20

What it is that ought & is able to rule and maister our Lustes.

73. b 40

Of maintaining our Lustes, and in what case they bee, that are subdued of them.

1036. b 20. &c

The Lustes of men compared to men surfeited with drinke.

1036. a 50.60

Howe Lustes of diuerse sortes do concurre together in men.

1036. a 10

Whence it commeth that men are so uch caried away with their Lustes

1020. a 50.60. b 10

Why God, after hee had condemned wicked intentes, proceedeth to the condemning of euill Lustes too.

244. a 30.40. &c.

All wicked Lustes forbidden vnderunder the name of whoredome.

241. b 50

It is no easie matter to winde ourselues frō our wicked Lustes.

203. b 10

Howe the faithfull doe shewe that gods spirite reigneth in them, by beating backe the temptation of wicked Lustes.

243. a 20

Howe we ought to bethinke our selues when our wicked Lustes tickle vsus to spurne against God.

433. b 20.30.40 50.60

It is no maruell though there bee such a battell betweene Gods lawe and mens Lustes.

244. b 20.30

Wherein a double condemnation is due vntounto our Lustes.

246. a 10

Of our fleshlie Lustes, and whereto they inforce and driue vsus.

411. a 40 620. b 30. & 342. a 10. & 410. b 60. and 411. a 10

God condemneth wicked intentes & euill Lustes.

244. a 10.30

A question why God, seeing mens frailtie, doeth not strengthen them: this concerneth euill Lustes.

244. b 10.20

Euerie man is turned away by his owne Lustes.

21. a 10

All our Lustes are as dartes to wounde vsus with all.

38. b 10

The cause why wee bee intangled in earthlie Lustes, and affections.

3. b 40. Looke Desires and Flesh.

Lycanthropia.

Of Lycanthropia, being a kinde of inchauntment, when a man is made to thinke that one is transformed into a woolfe: and whether it may be, or no.

669. a 60. b 30