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Sermons on Deuteronomy · John Calvin

Sermons on Deuteronomy, Table of contents · Part W

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VVages.

A lawe against the deteining of Wages from the hired seruaunt.

859. a 30.40. &c. and what we hauehave to gather thereof for our learning, ibidem b 30.40.50.60. &c. 860. a 50.60

Against such poore foolke as will not worke without great Wages and paiment.

860. b 50.60

The true meaning of these wordes, that the Wages of a seruant is double the Wages of an hyerling.

536 b 20

Reasons why more Wages was to be allowed a slaue than an hired man.

594 a 10.20. Looke Hierling.

VValked.

Howe men are saide to hauehave Walked before God according to all his statutes.

905. b 40.50.60

VValking.

Of Walking wiselie, and what we must doe to attaine thereunto.

1025. b 10.20

VVares.

Doctrine for such to marke as liue by buying and selling of Wares.

885. a 30.40.50.60. & 886. a 50.60. Looke Measures and Weightes.

VVarre.

That euen in the time of Warre, when we put on armour against our enemies, wee ought to doe it being sorie in heart, &c.

686. a 40.50

Of making Warre against God, and in what cases wee doe it.

993. a 50.60. b 10.200. b 10.20.388. b 10.20

Of the armies wherewith God maketh Warre against the wicked.

984. b 40.50.60.985. a 10

The Warre of the Israelites against Og… the king of Basan was iust and lawfull.

86. b 30.75. a 50

Who they be against whome wee must make Warre.

74. a 10.87. a 30

God will hauehave vsus vndertake Warre in his name.

74. a 10

What a Prince should consider when he mooueth Warre.

67. b 10

The rewarde that God giueth to the men of Warre, which will needs inrich themselues with other mens goods.

64. b 40.50

Manie misorders seeme halfe excusable when there is open Warre.

65. a 10

They that make Warre are commaunded to pay for their bread and water.

65. a 10

What iust cause the Israelites had to make War against the Chananites, and the other nations.

728. a 10.20 &c.

Howe the mischeefe that happeneth in Warre, maie also befall to priuate persons.

726. a 40.50

Foure kind of men whom God will not hauehave compelled to goe to Warre gainst their enemies.

718. b 20. &c.

With what doctrine the faithful should be armed in time of warre.

721. b 30.40

No Warre is iust vnles God be the author thereof: and why.

712. b 10.20

In what cases it is lawefull to make Warre, and vppon what condition.

712. a 10.64. a 60.718. b 30.40. Looke Battell.

VVarres.

God sheweth tokens of his wrath whē Warres are towardes in the worlde.

968. b 30.40

The sore exactions of Princes for the mainteinance of their Warres.

64. b all.

A lesson for such as take Warres in hande.

67. all, 64. a 60. b 10.726. a 30

Of Warres lawfull and vnlawefull: read at large, Page

711. b all.

The Warres that are made nowadaies are like the game of the Barriers. Looke how.

67. a 60. & b 10

A demaund whether Warres be made nowe adaies by the authoritie of God?

63. b 30

Of diuerse good orders that woulde be kept in VVarres and in the time of warres.

811. b all. Looke Lawe of Armes.

VVarfare.

VVhy and with whom we hauehave a continuall VVarrefare all our life time.

721. b 40.50.60

VVhat Christian Princes hauehave to consider, why they go on VVarrefare.

721. a 40.

Reade notable doctrine vponupon the case of VVarfare.

722. all, 723. all, 724. all, & 720.721.

The estate of the Church is a VVarrefare, & what we hauehave to gather therof.

722. a 30

VVarriour.

Gad the sonne of Iacob prophesied to be a fortunate VVarriour.

1222. a all.

VVarant.

In what thing the greatest VVarrant that wee hauehave of our Lorde Iesus Christes presence among vsus.

497. b 60.498. a 10

Of the VVarrant of our election, and what it is.

1064. a 60. b 10

VVhen and at what time we had a full VVarrant of our saluation.

599. b 50 60. and 600. a 10. Looke Adoption.

VVarning.

That wee ought to take VVarning of Gods vengeaunce and the manner howe.

979. b 10

A VVarning vntounto vsus by the example of the Iewes.

118. a 10

A VVarning to trust that God will discomfite our enemies without the power of man.

71. a 50.

A VVarning to all folke to obey their superiours, and not to vexe them in such sort as they shall swarue from the right way.

104. b 10

A Warning vntounto vsus not to tempt or prouoke Gods wrath.

57. a 40.50.88. b 50.60

A VVarning that we attempt nothing against right and reason.

86. b 30.40

A VVarning to such as hauehave the office of preaching Gods worde.

56. b 10

A VVarning vntounto vsus if God make vsus not feele his fauor and louelove in this worlde.

50. b 60. & 51. a 10

That wee ought to take VVarning to liue warilie by others examples.

521. a 10.20.30.40.42. a 60

Howe we must proceede against him that wil not take VVarning when he is reproued for doing amisse.

700. a 10.20.30.40.50

The Papistes replication when they hauehave VVarning giuen them of their superstitions.

521. b 30.40. Looke examples.

Warnings.

That other mens harmes are our Warnings, the same is opened by examples.

706. b 10.327. b 40

Howe our VVarnings by our worde of mouth shoulde bee spiced.

331. a 20.

Wash.

To what ende the Lawe prouided that men should VVash themselues with water for any bodily defilemēt.

812. b all.

Washing.

Of Pilates VVashing o… his hands, and whether he were thereby cleared of the death of Christ.

741. a 50.60

Washinges.

What we hauehave to learne by the ceremonie of Washings mentioned in ye lawe.

813. a 50.60. b 50.60.299. a 50 499. b 10

The Washings of the Turkes and Sarasens, and whence they hauehave them

553. a 30. Looke Sacrifices.

Wash▪

Howe Priuate persons must put this lesson, of making anie Wast, in vre.

735. a 20. &c.

Touching the Wast & spoile, speciallie in warre, and otherwise, and howe we shoulde bethinke our selues in that case.

734. a 20.30.40. &c.

Why to make Wast of coūtries & lands is thought lawfull nowadaies.

734. b 10

Watch.

An exhortation to vsus to Watch, and great reasons shewed why.

470. a 30.40.50.60. & b 10. &c.

Water.

Water was set readie at the doore of the Temple to cleanse him that shoulde eate of the flesh of the sacrifices.

512. b 10

Whether Water in baptisme be of the force to worke any thing necessarie to saluation.

1244. b 50.60.441. a 10.20.741. b 30.598. b 10.812. b 10.20

Water out of the rocke neuer failed the Iewes in the wildernesse.

1020. b 60.409. a 10

The cause why it is said that the Israelites, during the time of their being in Aegypt, had eueryevery man as it were a garden, and were faine to hauehave Water to moisten them withall.

466. b 40.50.60.

The Israelites paied readie moneie to the Moabites and Ammonites euen for their Water that they drank,

69. a 40.50. Looke Baptisme and Sacramentes.

Way.

Of diuerse thinges that turne vsus out of the right Way, and remedies thereagainst.

473. a all, b 10.20

But one onelie Wa…e, from the which it is not lawfull for vsus in anie wise to steppe aside.

471. a 30.403. a 50

To what ende God calleth his lawe a Waie.

263. a 10.20

Whether it be possible for vsus to walke throughout in the Waie of the Lord

263. a 60

The meaning of these wordes, Th… Waie which Iesus Christ made is freshe.

26. a …0

Against such as turne the children of God out of the Waie, & the diuerse meane… which they vse in that behalfe.

888. b 50.60

What wee hauehave to pray for at Gods hande, seeing we bee so frow…rd as to turne aside from the right Waie.

519. a 40

Of a Waie which is verie harde, and verie plaine and easie: which waie the Lorde sheweth vsus: Looke in what respects.

492. a 60. b 10

Wayes.

Of the Waies of God, and that this word Waie is taken for al manner of doings.

1108. a 30.40.50

Of two things which ought to teach vsus to feare God, and to walke in his Waies.

458. a 30.40.357. b 50.60

How God hath shewed vsus al his Waies

358. a 10.20

The meaning of Ezechiell by these wordes, Thou shalt remember thine owne Waies, and bee ashamed of them.

634. b 10

Wayfarers.

That in this worlde we …ee as Wayfarers, and howe their case standeth.

617. a 50.60.604. b 10.490. a 10.

What we hauehave to learne by the Iewes eating of their passeouer like Wayfarers.

604. b 30.40.605. a 10.599. b all.

VVaifaring.

We must vse this worlde as a Waifaring or straun…e countrie.

411. b. 50.60.909. b 10

VVedlocke.

Of the nature of Wedlocke, and the ende of the same.

836. b 30.40.50.838. b all, 225. a 40.50.839. a all. 978. a 10.20.750. all: Read the 128. Sermon 228 a 10.791. a 50. Looke Mariage.

VVeake.

What a man must doe when hee seeth himselfe Weake and voide of courage.

75. a 10.20.30

VVeakenesse.

Of mans Weakenesse, and that it is the ministers charge to strengthen the weake knees, &c.

722. b 60.723. a 10.120. a 60, &c. Looke Infirmitie.

Weeping.

God hearkened not to the Israelites Weeping, and yet was not altogether deafe at their request: Looke howe.

58. b 30.40.50.60

God will laugh at the Weeping of the wicked.

59. a 10

Moses continued fortie daies and fortie nightes together sighing and Weeping: Looke the place.

414. a 10 Looke Mourning and Rachell.

VVeightes.

They were woont in old time to make their Weightes of stones.

885. a 60

How heinously he offendeth that vseth false Weightes.

885. a 40.50.886. b

That vnderunder false Weightes all accepting of persons are condemned by God.

887. a 40.50

Of the true vse of Weightes in buying and selling.

885. a 30

VVeldoing.

The cause why men cannot bee perswaded that they shall prosper by Weldoing.

948. a 50

The cause why we see so fewe hold out in Weldoing.

732. a 50.60. & b all. Looke Doing.

VVelfare.

God seeketh and procureth our profite and Welfare, and why.

1067. b 40.50.60

Wherein the souereigne Welfare of men consisteth.

202. b 30

VntoUnto whome wee must referre all our Welfare, and what we ought to doe for the same.

437. a 30.40.50.60.507. a 40.60

Howe men forget God in the time of their ease and Welfare is shewed by notable examples.

362. a 10.20.30.40.507. a 40.60

Howe commeth it to passe that God shoulde procure our Welfare by the Lawe and yet notwithstanding wee receiue nothing but harme thereby.

436. b 10.20. Looke Saluation.

VVealth.

Whether such as are s…led in Wealth and at ease in this worlde can bee Christians.

616. b 40.50.279. b 30.40. Looke Riches.

VVealthie.

That men shoulde growe Wealthie is not simplie condemned.

364. a 50.60. Looke Rich.

VVether.

Howe it commeth to passe that there is such varietie of seasons and Weather.

966. a all.

In what neede wee stande of Weather answerable to the time of the yeare

467. a 60. & b 10.20

Howe Noah sawe all the worlde drowned and destroyed, the Weather being yet faire, and people giuen to pastime.

729. a 30.40

That the seasons and varietie of Weather are Gods witnesses.

958. a 30 Looke Raine.

VVhip.

Malefactors punished by Gods lawe with the Whip, and in what order.

875. b al, & 876. a all.

What kinde of Whip it was, which the Iewes vsed to Whippe malefactors withall.

874. b 30

VVhitsondaie.

Of the feast of Whitsonday, reade the the 99. Sermon, beginning at page

608. a 30

The lawe was published after an other fashion on Whitsunday, than it was in olde time by Moses.

611. a 20

Against the precise keeping of Whitsunday obserued among Christians.

611. a 40.50.60. Looke Pentecost.

Whoore.

Howe these wordes are meant, Thou shalt not bring the hire of a Whoore nor the price of a dogge into the house of the Lorde.

819. a 40.50.60. and so forwarde in the sermon.

The meaning of these wordes. Let there be no Whoore in Israell.

817. b 60.818. a 10. &c.

Whooredome.

In what cases Caluine saith of himselfe that he praied to God that Whooredome should bee vnpunished.

790. b 10

All kinde of Whooredome displeaseth God, and why.

788. b 50.60.787. b 10.227. a 10.225. b 40.50.226. b 20.30.241. b 50

The greeuous offense of a wife cōmitting Whooredome with an other man.

788. b 60.789. a 10

A complaint of the impunity of Whordome nowadaies, and how the same is winked at and excused.

789. a all.

That men beare themselues in hande, that it is not so great a sinne to commit Whooredome, and why.

226. b 10.20

Howe to vnderstande these wordes the be…ter, But Whoredome is committed in the bodie it selfe:

reade page 226. a 50.60

The heynousnes of cōmitting Whoredome set downe.

225. b 60. & 226. a 10 787. a b 10.227. a 10.241. b 50

Diuerse kindes of Whooredome before God noted.

227. a 10.20.30.40.50.60. &c. Looke Fornication and Adulterie.

Whooremaisters.

Touching Whoremaisters, their heynous offence and their punishments

790. a 50.60. b 10.20. & b 30. Looke Adulterers.

Wicked.

Of the armies wherewith God maketh warre against the wicked.

984. b 40.50.60.985. a 10

That God serueth his owne turne by the Wicked: and howe.

975. a 10.20. and so forewarde in the whole sermon.

The behauiour of the Wicked so soone as they feele but one yirke of Gods rodde.

143. b 10.20

We must not hauehave to do with the Wicked sort: that place would be marked

307. b 40.50.407. b 10

The great sway that Sathan hath ouer the Wicked, and howe they deale with Gods children.

476. b 60. & b 10.75. b 10.20

How we ought to be affected when the Wicked set themselues in outrage against vsus to worke our destruction:

477. a 10.20.30.40

How God will deale with the Wicked which trouble and molest his children.

476. b 20.75. b 10.20.72. a 40.50

Howe God inforceth the wicked to kill one another.

67. b 10

Wickednesse.

What Moses meant, by saying that in God there is no Wickednesse.

1109. a 10.20.30. b 10.20.30.60

How hard it is to fetch men back again, when they are once gone away to Wickednesse.

154. a 40.50. Looke Naughtinesse.

Widowe.

A cursse vppon such as wrest the right of the Widow, and why.

931. b 30.40.50.60

Lawes for releefe of the Widowe, with the fruit of the earth.

865. a 40.50.60

Notable doctrine vppon these wordes, God doth right to the Widowe.

448. b 20.30. &c.

Who is a poore distressed Widowe, helpelesse, and to be releeued.

450. a 20

God setteth his armes or badge vppon the Widowe.

449. a 40.50.60

Wife.

What we hauehave to learne by these words of the holy Ghost (Harken ô daughter, thou must forget thy fathers house, and all thy people) spoken to the wife of Salomon.

810. b 10.20.30

The greeuous offence of a Wife committing whoredome with another man.

788. b 60.789. a 10

No man should looke vponupon his neighbours Wife with an vnchast eye, and why.

225. a 40.50

That he which putteth away his Wife is accursed.

749. b 30

Wiues.

Let young married Wiues, and other women and maides reade the 128. sermon, concerning the case of honestie and chastitie,

page 785. &c.

Against the taking or hauing of manie Wiues, and what is commonly alleaged for the maintainance thereof.

750. a 30.40.50.60. & b 10.652. b 30

The inconueniences of hauing …o Wiues, one after an other, or both at once.

754. a 10.20

The taking of two Wiues is cleane cō trarie to mariage.

749. b 50.750. a 10.20.652. b 30. &c. 653. a 10

Of taking strange women to Wiues, & what is to be obserued in that case.

744. all.

Such as had newely taken Wiues, and had not yet maried them, exempted from going to warre, and why.

718. b 50.60

The dutie of Wiues to their husbands, and what ought to be their ordinarie behauiour.

837. b 30.40.50.60

Dauid and Salomon had many Wiues, and that therein they offended.

653. b 10

To take many Wiues is forbidden the kinges of Israell.

652. b 30. & 653. all. Looke Bigamie, and Poligamie.

Will of God.

We must allowe our owne doinges no further than they agree with Gods Will.

49. b 20.99. b 10.502. a 10.20.89. a 10

The thing wherein it is Gods Will to be glorified.

52. b 50

When we make a request clean contrarie to Gods Will, our offense is double, and why.

97. a 50

Our affections drawe vsus contrarie to Gods Will.

109. a 50

Gods Will is the rule of all wisedome, and right.

340. a 40.339. b 30

What Will that is, when God sayth, he will do the will of such as feare him.

291. b 20

In saying that wee knowe not Gods Will we are manifestly disprooued. Reade howe.

436. a 20.30. &c.

A question why God, seeing he is vnuariable, & hath but one single Will, speaketh otherwise than he himselfe had determined.

398. a 10.20.30.40

What the Will of God is, in giuing vsus sufficient to maintaine vsus.

65. b 40.50

Why we pray daylie that Gods Will be doone.

553. b 10

What maner of declaration we hauehave of Gods Will.

41. b 60.482. b 60

Remedies why wee knowe once that there is no power in vsus to followe Gods Will.

32. b 60. & 35. a 10.20

The fruite of leading our life according to Gods Will.

37. b 20

God hath made vsus instruments whereby to worke his Will, though wee cannot stirre one finger to doe well.

26. b 10

God hath vttered his Will vntounto vsus in the holie scripture.

33. a 10

The meanes whereby wee knowe the Will of God.

563. b 10

We must iudge generally of Gods Wil, according to his teaching of vsus, and where the same is contained.

635. b 10

The recorde of Gods Will and testament.

753. b 10.482. a 30

Will of man.

A kinde of lust that carrieth the Will with it.

242. a 10

How and in what sort God performeth our Will.

291. b 30

It is a worde that ought to pierse our heartes, when it is saide that God doth the Will of man: looke well on that place.

395. a 10.20

Whether our Will is able to choose either good or euill.

1053. b 10.20

That all sinnes proceede of the Will, and that in examining of our selues well, we must begin at our will.

690. a 40.50

That it is in God to procure vsus the good Will of such as be our malicious enimies as for example.

995. a all, b 10. Looke Freewill.

Wilfull.

For what cause it will be said that Gods seruantes are Wilfull.

57. a 10

In what danger wee bee when we are once become maliciously Wilfull in our sinnes.

393. b 40.50.60. & 394. a 10

Whereof it commeth that the papistes at this day are so Wilfull.

388. a 40.50.60

Wilfulnesse.

When we hauehave done amisse, wee must learne to absteine from Wilfulnesse.

34. a 10

How men with Wilfulnes hauehave estranged themselues from God in all cases: looke well vponupon that.

485. b 30.40

We cannot go amisse from Gods truth but of meere Wilfulnesse: reade the place.

370. b 20.30. 140. b 50

The Wilfulnesse of the Papistes, and how vnreclaimable they be.

1164. b 20.30.40.50.60

Wildernesse.

To what ende God shewed the two visible tokens of fire and a cloude to the Iewes in the Wildernesse.

41. a 40.50

The Wildernesse wherethrough the Iewes passed is not so dreadfull as the damnation wherein we were.

27. a 60

That Christ lead the Iewes in the Wildernesse, and howe.

1123. b 40

The Wildernesse wherein the Iewes wandered fourtie yeeres, a figure of our state in this worlde.

368. a 40 50.60.41. b 60.45. a 60.49. a 10.20.1118. b all, 1119. a all, 109. b 50.72. b 10

The cause why God sware in his wrath that all the carcases of the people should rot in the Wildernesse.

71. b 60. & 72. a 10

The maner of the Israelites murmuring in the Wildernesse.

49. a 10.20

Wiles.

That such as hauehave bin faithfully taught may well repulse all the Wiles of Satan.

527. b 50.60. reade the place. Looke Snares and temptations.

Wine.

Howe Wine is defiled, and becommeth vncleane vntounto vsus.

557. a 20

Wine and workes compared, and in what sense.

858. a 20

Wings.

Of Gods gathering of vsus vnderunder his Winges, and that it is our partes to flie thither for our safetie.

1121. b all, 1122. all. Looke Protection.

Wise.

We cannot be Wise before God till we be become fooles in our selues, and when that is.

120. b 30

What men must doe to become Wise.

120. b 40

What mischiefe followeth the imagining of our selues to be very Wise.

1139. a 50.60

Wisedome.

The thing that putteth difference betweene the true Wisedome of the faithfull and the rashnesse of such as play the loose coltes &c.

74. a 50

Such fulnesse of Wisedome in the gospell, as a man cannot wish any more.

911. a 10.20

In what respect it is saide that Iosua was filled with the spirite of Wisedome, &c.

1243. b all.

What is the chiefe point of our Wisedome.

1148. a 20.113. b 30. 1025. b 10.20

The Wisedome which the first man had, was not simply in himselfe.

1015 b 10

What is a Christian mans Wisedome, and of the vaine wisedome of the worlde.

1112. b all, 76. b 60. 1147. a all, 1025. b all.

Of diuerse fellowes that thinke themselues men of great Wisdome, when they be starke fooles and ignorant.

1112. b all.

Howe we shall finde all perfection of Wisedome in Gods schoole.

177. a 60 122 a 20

What ignorance that is, which excelleth all the Wisedome of the world.

251. a 50

Why it is said that the true Wisedome is to feare God.

266. b 30.40.339. b 40

See howe the great treasures of Gods Wisedome are laide foorth to vsus.

182 b 50

What kinde of Wisedome Caluine calleth cursed.

294. b 50

Notable doctrine vponupon these wordes, This is thy Wisedome, &c.

120. a & b all, 76. b 60

What Moses sheweth vsus, when he intituleth Gods worde and his lawe to be our Wisedome.

120. b 10.20

That there is none other Wisedome but one: looke vponupon the place.

120. b 20

By what meanes God giueth vsus discretion and Wisedome.

120. a 50

Wish.

Whereof we ought to hauehave regarde, if our minde moue vsus to Wish or to say, I would …ame hauehave this or that.

410. a 50

A kinde of correction taught vsus when we Wish that thing of God, which we cannot tell whether we shall obtaine or not.

100. a 10.20. Looke Desire and Request.

Wishes.

What kinde of examination wee ought to take of our Wishes.

99. b 50

The Wishes of men in this worlde, and howe they flie in the aier.

1227. a 20.30. &c. Looke Desires and Requests.

Witnesse.

One Witnesse alone must not be beleeued in a criminall cause.

699. a 10.50 60. & b 10. &c. 635. b 40

Most excellent doctrine vppon these words, Heauen and earth shal beare Witnesse against vsus.

148. b 30.147. b 40.50.148. a all, 1069. all, 1070. a 10.1104. a 40. b 10

Howe Gods worde must be a Witnesse to vsus of our saluation & damnation.

1093. a all.

Not so much as one Witnesse to be had against blasphemie, though he heare it.

542. … 10. and against such. ib. 20

Of what thinges wee ought to hauehave a care when we beare Witnesse.

236. b 30.703. b 30.40.635. b 20

False Witnesse.

Against how many and how manifoldly a false Witnesse offendeth.

708. b 50.236. b all.

Touching the punishment of a false VVitnesse,

reade page 707. b 20. &c. 708. b 20.30

VVhy God speaketh of false VVitnesse and periurie in the seconde table, hauing forbidden the taking of his name in vaine in the first table.

235. b 60. & 236. a 10.20

Of bearing false VVitnesse,

reade page 235. a 60. and so forwarde the whole sermon ouer.

Witnesses.

VVhy the Turkes, Iewes, Paynims, and papistes shall rise vp and be founde sufficient Witnesses to make vsus ashamed before God.

148. b 60. & 149. a 10

VVhat VVitnesses God hath left amōg vsus of his workes.

1018. a 50

That the seasons & varietie of weather are Gods VVitnesses.

958. a 30

Howe the lawe and the gospell shal become VVitnesses against vsus to condemne vsus.

1100. b all.

Paules meaning, that iudgement standeth vponupon the mouth of two or three Witnesses.

637. b 20.30

Of certain notable Witnesses that shall conuince vsus before God for estranging from his woorde.

637. a 60. & b 10

That a man shall die at the mouth of two or three Witnesses, God himselfe so sayth.

636. b 40.637. a all.

The heathen could say that a matter should be proued by a couple of Witnesses.

636. b 40

Paules wordes, that wee must hauehave an eye to the thicke cloude of Witnesses explaned.

701. b 40

Of diuers sorts of Witnesses yt we hauehave: and what doctrine dependeth thereupon.

701. a 50.60. & b 10.20.30. &c.

Howe it is meant that our conscience is a thousande Witnesses.

700. b 10

In what case a man may mislike of Witnesses before they giuegive euidence.

703. a 50

Of such in Caluines time as alleaged against this that two Witnesses ought to be beleeued in all cases: and the doubts which they cast.

702. b 10.20.30

In what cases men can bee content to call Witnesses to their dooings, and in what cases discontent.

702. a 20.30.40

The dutie of Witnesses, and that they doe more in a case than the Iudge himselfe.

703. a 30.40.50. & b 30.40

False Witnesses.

Against false Witnesses, and howe dangerous they be in a commonwealth.

703. a 50

False Witnesses against Christ, when he said, Destroy ye this temple, &c.

239. b 50. reade the place aduisedly.

In what respectes wee shewe ourselues false Witnesses.

240. a 10.20

Witch.

The storie of Saule, and his running after a Witch, set foorth at large.

670. a 50.60. & b all.

Witches.

In poperie all are Witches in their idolatrie.

671. a 50

Witchcraft.

The sinne of Witchcraft a most heynous sinne, and most seuerely to bee punished.

671. b 10.20. &c.

What thing God esteem…th as the sin of Witchcraft.

828. a 30.40

Witchcraft hath borne sway in all ages and in all nations.

670. a 20.30

Howe the verie Heathen abhorred Witchcraft, as a cursed thing.

671. a 40.50

Wizardes.

That Wizardes are not to be suffered in a commonwealth, and why.

671. a 60. & b 10. all.

Woman.

That a Woman past honestie & shame is to be punished.

883. a 60. & b all.

That a VVoman playing the harlot is woorse than a theefe.

789. b 10.308. b all.

In what case a Woman is, if shee giuegive …are to a bawde or ruffian.

530. b 10 20

A lawe made concerning the hurting of a Woman with childe.

707. b 50

Women.

Women rebuked for their nice attire and deckinges.

277. a 20.30.782. b 20.30

Which is the true decking of faithfull Women.

277. a 30. & b 10

An admonition for Women if they will hauehave the good report of chastitie.

787. a 30.40. &c.

Touching Women taken in warre, read sundrie lawes, the whole 121. sermon.

How notoriously Salomon was abused and deceiued by strange Women.

653. b 20.30

Women forbidden to weare mens attire, and men to weare womens.

773. a 20. and so forwarde in the sermon.

God requireth modestie in Women, where also the soldierlike boldnesse of some women is touched.

884. a 20.30

Of ioyning marriage with strange Women, as Infidel… and such.

743. b 60. & 744. all.

Woonder.

Why it is no Wonder though men play the beastes all the weeke: Reade the place, it toucheth.

204. b 30

Woonders.

The punishmentes of God vppon the rebellious shall bee as signes and Woonders to them and their posteritie, and howe.

989. a 40.50.60. &c.

Such as hauehave beene witnesses of Gods Wonders lesse excusable than such as heard of them ōely by report.

456 b all, & 457. a all, & 458. a 10

To what end the Woonders that were wrought at the publishing of the law serued.

165. b 20. Looke Miracles.

Woonderfull.

Howe God will make his plagues Wonderfull, great, and certaine.

1001. a 20.30.40

Woo.

Christ doth Woo vsus as a man dooth a woman, and by what meanes

746. b 20.30

Worde of God.

Why God cannot holde vsus to the pure simplicitie thereof. 114. a 10. the end why his Worde is preached. 111. a 30.113. a 50.184. a 30.261. a all, 126. a 40.1174. b all. 1184. a 20.30.544. b 40.254. all. what two thinges must be matched together in the hearing thereof. 346. a 50.60. we seeke startinghooles to despise it though wee pretende the contrarie. 183. b 40. the cause why we profit so litle in it. 179. a 20.1016. a all, and howe to profite therein.

146. b 60.147. a 10

In what respect God sendeth his Word by the hande of men. 183. b 60. & 184 a 10.425. b all, 245. a 40.50.925. b 60.926. a 10. they are rebuked which complaine that it is an vnknowne speech to them. 179. a 40.50. much spoken of the excellencie thereof in the 108. sermon: and that God by it will put a difference betweene vsus and Infidels, page 664. a 30.323. b all, 324. a 10. what moued the Lord to raise it vp againe, after it was once neglected. 168. a 60. Moses matcheth it and miracles together. 162. a 10. howe forceablie and effectually it ought to garde vsus. 149. b 10. howe we must be confirmed in it when it is preached vntounto vsus.

544. b 30.528. a 20.30.527. a 20.30.40

Gods VVorde warranted, and made sweete and amiable to his people. 162. a 60. & b 10. what obedience & submission we ought to yeelde vntounto it. 7. a 40.56. a 10.250. b 50.60. & 251. all, 182. a 40.113. b 10.1148. a al, 1086. b 50.60.1087. a 10. It is not for nought that the title of spirituall sworde is giuen thereunto. 56. b 20.664. b 60. In what cases it will become easie and vnderstandable vntounto vsus. 248. a 50.60. that we ought not to adde or to take from it, is prooued by Gods example. 249. b 10.20.30.40.50.115. a all, 113. b 40. it resembleth him that is the author thereof: reade how.

221. b 40.50

The necessitie of hauing recourse to Gods VVorde. 357. b 10.20.30.40. what we must doe, if wee meane to enioie it for euer. 148. b 10.147. b all, 1174. a all. the place where it is to be kept. 473. b 60.474. a 10. howe wee shunne and eschewe (as much as we can) to be trained in it. 474. b 10. of what notable thinges God assureth vsus therein. 148. b 10. The power thereof in Geneua. 127. a 40. without the same it is not possible to discerne good from euill. 123. a 60. what shall betide such as neglect and contemne it. 56. a 50.57. a 40.674. all, 288. a 20.270. b all, 129. b all, 375. a 50.60.484. a all. it is not enough for a man to knowe it, &c. 111. a 20.294. b 20.1174 b all. the way for the same to hauehave due preheminence and authoritie among vsus 463. b 40. it is more precious than mens saluation.

420. b 50.664. a 30.323. b all.

VVhat the worde is, according to Saint Paules sentence. 199. a 30. the meaning howe it can bring vsus to nought 256. b 60. & 257. a 10.452. b all▪ the perfect seale, whereby it hath full authoritie among vsus. 256. a 10. that it is the seede of life, and what litle reckening wee make thereof. 9. a. 50.119. a 20.30.40.50.60. howe it ought to be sowne in vsus.

125. b 10.

Howe Gods VVorde shall worke effectually, although wee receiue it not. 486. b 60. & 487. a 10. what we ought to doe when we once knowe GOD thereby. 146. b 10. it ought to serue vsus vntounto two double purposes. 528. b 10.20.30. what some doe vnderunder pretence that his worde seemeth darke. 131. a 10. the rule contained in it is perfection it selfe. 21. b 40. that the communicating thereof vntounto vsus is a matter of great importaunce. 388. a 10.20.371. a 10. it is our wisdome.

120. a 60. b 10

Howe Gods Word is said to be our life. 1176. b all, 1197. all, and our foode, 354. a 10. b all. of the ministers thereof reade page 1190. all. why Moses termeth it a fire▪ a consuming fire, and what is the office thereof. 1188. a 30.40.50.60. b 10.20. Two thinges for vsus to consider therein. 1192. a 60. b 10. the pre…iousnesse or inestimablenesse thereof. 1192. all, 1176. all. it must be for an inheritance to the church. 1191. a 60. b all. of casting our selues downe at Gods feete, to heare it. 1190 all. 1191. a all, of keeping and receiuing the same.

1174. b all, 1175. a all, 1176. a 10

A comparison betweene the raine and the Worde of God. 1176. b 10.20. at what time wee hauehave good remembrance thereof. 125. b 10. God doeth vsus a singular good turne, when hee vouchsafeth to teach vsus thereby. 482. a 30.40. what we must not doe, seeing it is nowe a great while ago since we beganne to beare it, 110. a 10. It must ouerrule vsus, and measure all our thoughtes. 84. b 20. the cause why it hath not entraunce into our hearts. 78. b 10.20 why God calleth men vntounto him thereby, the same tending nothing to their profite.

79. a 10.20

Gods Worde considered in it selfe is a commission of peace. 78. a 10. The meane to hauehave it redound to our saluation. …8. a 1…. what we ought to say and report thereof. 78. b …0. it serueth to condemne the hearers, and to bereaue them of all excuse. 77. a 30.40. of it selfe it is alwaies the sauour of life, and howe the sauour of death. 77. b 10.20.30. we must venture no further than the same will beare vsus out.

73. a 40

Gods power after a sort inclosed in his Worde. 56. b 10.20. it is stained and defiled now a daies, and howe. 44. a 60. we must content ourselues all our life long with it. 26. a 40.60. God hath shewed vsus all thinges in it which we ought to doe. 23. b 50. the receiuing thereof and to trust in GOD are thinges inseparable.

55. a 10

To what ende Gods Worde is named a garde. 1174. b 50.60. howe it becommeth drie and barren, and in whom. 1105. a 40. that it is deaw and raine, and howe. 1105. b 50.60.1106. a 10. God will hauehave it obeyed aboue all thinges.

21. b 40.24. b 60

The Worde of God serueth either to saluation or damnation. 1086. b 40.50.60.1087. a 10.20. howe and in what order it ought to be deliuered. 22. a 50. it is the seede of the vncorruptible life. 9. a 50.190. a all. howe wee ought to behaue our selues towardes those that are afflicted for it. 817. b 10.20. it is the meane whereby God will bee knowen. 921. b 60. the spirite ioyned together with it, and of such as woulde diuorse them. 678. b 10.20.30. God hath prouided that it should be preserued by some meane, and why. 1078. b 40.50.60. Gods will was to deale it foorth in common vntounto all.

1082. b all.

Of the Worde of faith and the worde of the lawe. 1062. a 10.20. it is not hidden, nor farre from vsus. 1059. b 50.60. it is after a sort vnprofitable vntounto many people: and to whome. 1046. b 30.40.50.60.1047. a 10 vntil whē it lyeth hidden in vsus, & the maner how. 1061. b 10.20.30.40. In what perplexitie we be when God taketh it away from vsus. 1060. a 50.60. b 10. howe we shall hauehave it in our mouth and in our heart. 1061. b 10.20.1062. all. why it is called the woorde of faith.

1061. b 60.1062. a 10. what a maiestie it ought to beare. 182. a 50.

Wordes of God.

Why it is saide of Moses that we should keepe all the Words of the couenant

10…5. a 10.20.1173. a 60. b all. Looke Truth and Voice of God.

Worke of God, and of man.

Of a Worke of merit wrought on mans part, & deuised by the papistes.

1056. a 30.40

No Worke of God so small but ought to moue vsus to acknowledge some token of his maiestie therein.

161. b 10

Howe meanely we thinke of God, if he Worke after an ordinarie manner with vsus.

453. b 10

The doctrine of the papistes, that wee Worke together with God reprooued.

1231. b 40.50.60.1232. a 10

Workes of God and of men.

What notable doctrine wee hauehave to learne vppon these wordes, that all Gods Works are perfect and whole.

1107. all, 1108. a 10.20

Howe and in what cases the Workes of God are shewed vntounto vsus without edifying▪ 1016. b 10.20. and howe wee shoulde bethinke our selues in that case

ib. 60.1017. a 10

What witnesses God hath left among vsus of his Workes.

1018. a 50.60

Howe and in what case God is saide to accept our Workes, though spotted and blemished.

321. b 60.322. a 10.940. b 50.60.941. a 10.858. a all, b 10.301. b 10.268. a 40.50

Against the righteousnesse and merite of Workes.

938. b all, 939. all, 116. b all, 302. a all, 301. b 40.50.267. b 60.268. a 10.112. b 10

Our Workes resembled to wine, and in what sense.

858. a 20

Why God promiseth vsus rewarde for our Workes.

323. a 10.176. a 10

Of Gods blessing of the Workes of mens hands reade notable doctrine,

page 570. b 30.40.50.60.571: a all.

Of such as conclude that faith should proceede of mens Woorkes.

167. b 30

Howe and in what sort our Workes can deserue.

519. a 10

What will make our Workes accepted at Gods hande.

176. a 10

How we must profite our selues by all Gods Workes, either heard or seene.

161. a 50.60.159. a 60. b 50

What vices or defaultes are mingled with our best good Workes.

301. b 10

The consequents of considering Gods Workes on the sunday.

204. b 20.30

God hath set his marke vppon all his Workes, and what wee are taught thereby.

199. a 10.20.30

We must speake of God with all reuerence, specially when his Workes come in talke: Reade howe.

198. b 40.50

To what ende Moses willed the Iewes to deeme well of Gods VVorkes.

357. b 10

An examination euē of our best Works proouing our guiltines before God.

273. b 60

We must be content to see the outleets of Gods Works: looke on that place.

356. b 50

Gods Workes are incomprehensible, & what Iob saith of them.

1143. a 50.60. b 10.20

A cauill of some, which aske how Gods Workes can be perfect, and why.

1107 b 10.20

Working.

The manner of Gods Working in vsus.

26. b 20.30.61. a 50. Looke Workes.

World.

What wee ought to doe in such and so manie disorders of the Worlde.

64. b 50.30. a 40. b 10.31. b 20.30

Christ going out of Ierusalem bare the reproch and cursse of the whole World vponupon him.

30. a 40

We must forsake the World in general, yea & our selues too, to follow Christ

30. all.

Poor Christians nowadayes counted as the ofscowring of the Worlde.

30. a 30

The ende why wee be set and placed in this World.

3. b 30.118. a all.

What would follow if we should fashion our selues after the World.

517. b 40.50.518. a 10

The creation of the Worlde was not knowne eueryevery where to all.

161. a 20.30

Of such as settle themselues in this World, as though they should neuer go out of it.

409. b 10.20

The whole World is consecrated to the seruice of God at this day.

280. a 20

All the World is full of error and diuellish imaginations.

146. b 20

How God wil hauehave vsus wayfare through this Worlde.

53. a 40.140. b 20.409. b 10

The Worlde vseth the words Faith and Trust vnrightlie, and how.

87. a 60

Causes why the World goes astray, & is ill instructed.

391. b 30.55. all.

In what wretchednesse wee are borne, euen in respect of the Worlde.

365. a 30.40. & b 10

Why Moses saith wee must not be dismaied for any greatnes of the World

341. b 10

We must keepe on still our way in walking through this World: read how.

340. b 50.60

God hath iust reason to blinde all the World, and why.

81. a 40

Of playing the wise man according to the manner of the Worlde.

76. a 20

What would become of it, if God take all these away out of the World that are not worthie to liue in it.

72. a 40

God will iudge the World according as he hath pronounced thereof, & how.

64. b 40

Not the way of the World, but the way shewed vsus by Gods worde is to bee followed.

47. a 10.30.46. b 60.48. a 10

We must condemne the whole Worlde as Noe did in his time.

32. a 20.30

So long as we bee in this Worlde, God gouerneth vsus: reade how.

181. b 10

None of vsus commeth into this Worlde by his owne power.

280. a 10

Worship, both true and false.

Of falsifying the worship of God▪ and that such as do it are curssed.

927. and 285. a 40.50.543. b 20.134. a 20.30.130. a 30.40.287. b 50.60

VVhat it is to Worship before the Lord God.

900. b 10.20.30

VVe can neuer be at a stay, vnlesse wee know well what God it is whom wee Worship.

533. b 50

How it behooued the Iewes to hauehave resolued themselues in Gods Worship.

508. b 50.60

Whereby we shewe that we neuer wi… what it is to Worship God.

198. b 10

In what thing touching the Worship of God we differ from the Papistes and the Iewes.

164. a 10.20.30

The common custome of the East countries to Worship the Sunne, Moone, and the Starres, and why.

139 a 10.20

A most forceable reason and persuasion to confirme vsus in the true VVorship of God.

148. b 40.50.60. & 149. a 10.285. a 10.20

VVhat they doe whom God hath chosen to be his people when they cast themselues downe and VVorship creatures.

139. b 10

The proofe to know if we worship God with our hearts.

212. a 20.30▪960. a 50 60. b 10

VVhat we must doe if we will not Worship strange Gods.

472. a 10.20

Of the true Worship of God, and in what points the same consisteth.

435. a 40.50.60. & b 10.134. a 50.60.130. a 30.40.287. b 50.60.285. a all. 269. a 30. 40.50.102. b. 40.187. b 10

Worshipping.

Of the true seruice or VVorshipping of God, and howe charie God is ouer the same.

627. b 20.30.40

The Israelites had neuer such lawlesse libertie, but that they knewe which was the true way of VVorshipping God.

501. a 60. b 20

Of VVorshipping God after our owne deuise, and how he detesteth it.

472. a 10.20.

Of Iacobs Worshipping of the God of Bethell.

1216. a 40.50.60. b 10. Looke Seruing of God.

Worshipped.

The meanes which Sathan hath deuised to make the rellikes of holy men and women to be Worshipped.

1239. b al. 1240. a 10

Wh… our endeuour ought to bee, that God may be vniuersally & perpetually Worshipped.

267. a 40.50.60. & b 10

Worthinesse.

A view taken of our owne estate by way of comparison, to shewe what Worthines there is in vsus that God should fauour and louelove vsus.

437. b 20.30.40

Diuerse reasons demonstratiue, that in vsus there is no Worthinesse of saluation or any spirituall benefite.

421. a 20.30.40. &c. 378. a all.

No Worthines at all in the Iewes why God shoulde choose them to bee his people, &c.

40…. a 30.40.50.60. & b 10

Wrath.

Dreadful examples of Gods wrath vpō mightie people. 1040. al. 1041. a 1037 b 30. Against what kinde of sinner… it will neuer be pacified 1037. b 10.990 b 30.975. b 50.60.150. b 10. How slender we thinke of it, and that the feeling thereof shoulde so vex vsus as if hell were open before vsus. 989 b 50. The remedie which God giueth vsus to preuēt it. 969. a 50.57. a 50.60. God sheweth tokens of it when war…es are towards in the world. 968. b 30.40 God will make it felt euen in the bodies of thē that be dead.

969. b 30.40

Why the holy scripture attributeth Wrath, anger, &c. to God, seeing hee is subiect to no such affection. 189. a 30.40. Why Moses hath restrained it to three or foure generations. 193. a 10.20. What wee hauehave to learne in yt God compareth it with his merciemercy. 192. b 50.60. Howe we be afflicted when we are told of it. 156. a 10. What it was that preserued the Iewes from feeling thereof with the heathen. 118. a 10. Our prayers be as it were restraints thereof. 394. b 50.395. a 10. A description thereof, and whereunto it is compared.

1139. b 10.20.40.50

The manifolde meanes that the Iewes vsed to prouoke Gods Wrath. 383. the whole page, and 384. a 10.20.395. a 10. A delay thereof for foure hundred yeares together. 327. b 60. and 328. a 10. Of prouoking the same by abusing Gods patience too long. 346. a 10.5…. a 40.50. Signes thereof and howe forceable it is. 81. a 10. 55. b 20. In what respects the law was a message of Wrath and of peace. 77. b 50. Of foreseeing the tokens of the same.

729. a 30.40

The cause why god sware in his Wrath yt the carcasses of ye people should rot in the wildernesse. 71. b 60. & 72. a 10. That when all things be at quiet, we must hauehave an eye vntounto it. 1158. b 30.40.50.60. Howe we must thinke of it long before it fall, is tolde vsus by comparison. 551. a 50.60. That it is wont to come vponupon the disobedient. 706. b 40.50. God maketh euen Infidels the instruments thereof. 1153. a 30.40.50 How and in what sort we are counselled to giuegive place to Wrath.

1156. b 60.1157. a 10. b 10. Looke Anger.

Wrest.

What it is to Wrest or hinder right, and who be commonly ye way wronged.

931. b 40.50.60.932. a 20. Looke Right and Wrong.

Wretched.

In what respects wee shewe our selues verie Wretched.

519. a 30. Looke Miserable.

Wretchednesse.

A mirror of mans Wretchednesse tending to the beating downe of his pride.

896. a all. & b 10.20.948. b 50. Looke Miseries, Calamities & Troubles.

Writing.

Of this word Writing (as it is meant of the law) and what it importeth.

1098. a 60. b 10.421. b 30.404. b …0.405. a 10 391. all. Looke Law of God.

Wrong.

How they that being in authority, hauehave done Wrong to the poore, shalbe indued before God.

230. a 50.60

Reasons of common sense to mooue vsus to liue without doing Wrong to any mā.

219. b 40.50.60.449. al. 220. b 40.50

What God intendeth to shew vsus, when he telleth vsus that in doing Wrong to any man we assalt his maiestie,

220. a 10.20

In what respect we do Wrong vntounto god through feare.

74▪ b 20

Why the Israel…s were commanded to passe by the countrie of Edom without doing any Wrong, &c.

67. a 10

What we ought to marke in cases of iniurie and Wrong done vsus.

709. b 60.888. a 50.60. b 10.20

Who they be vntounto whom we dare offer no Wrong, and why.

932. a 30.40

No Wrong to bee offered vntounto three kinds of poore people: gods law chargeth it: looke who they be.

862. a 50.60 b all. 863. a 10.932. a 40.50.60. b 10.20. 872.873.876

What we must doe, if we intende to refraine from dooing Wrong to any man.

655. a 20

All kind of Wrong and violence forbidden vnderunder the name of murther.

516. a 60. & b 10. Looke Violence.

Wrongs.

How God will hauehave vsus to vse our selues in taking Wrongs.

140. b 10. Looke Oppression and Vsurie.