The Churchs Deliverance, Table of contents
Obſeruations out of the firſt CHAPTER.
1. When the wicked are in proſperity then is the Church of God neere great danger.
2. The Chronology of the hiſtory examined and determined.
3. Of the truth of the Scripture.
4. The wicked inioy the greateſt bleſſings in this life.
5. God is the Author of gouernement.
6. The benefit of gouernement.
7. The wicked do abuſe their proſperity to the maintenance of the fleſh.
8. Proſperity of the wicked breedeth ſecurity.
9. God tranſlates Kingdomes, and remoueth the ſeates therof,
10. That Feaſting is lawfull.
11. The conditions thereof: who may Feaſt.
12. What cauſes may further it.
13. The manner thereof, and matter.
14. The end of Feaſting.
15. The vertues of the heathen how to be iudged off.
16. Courtly ſtate, and life,
17. pollicy of worldlings confounded.
18. Princes not vnneceſſarily to burthen their ſubiects.
19. They are eſpecially to labour for inward glory.
20. Like Prince like people.
21. Wicked Princes ſent for the ſines of the people.
22. Princes not to ſhew their magnificence in belly-cheere.
23. Dauncing of men and women together vnlawfull.
24. God puniſheth ſin with ſin.
25. Drunkenneſſe the effect of Feaſting.
26. The uſe of holy Ironies in the word.
27. Ma…ke of drunkenneſſe.
28. Prophane perſons abuſe their wines to bee eſpecially baites of luſt.
29. Wiues how to be choſen.
30. How to be vſed.
31. The wicked abuſe Gods bleſſings to their further condemnation.
32. Gods bleſſings to the wicked proue ſcourges in this life.
33. Courtiers ſlaues to their Princes lusts.
34. The Courtly life how to bee accepted and vſed.
35. Rules for behauiour in the Court.
36. The wicked diſtracted and confounded in all the…r buſineſſe.
37. Huſbands duties to their wiues, and wiues to their huſbands: Wicked Princes keepe ſtate by anger.
38. Of anger and the occaſions.
39. The lawfulneſſe thereof & circūſtances required therin. Cauſeleſſe anger how to be repreſſed and reformed.
40. Cloakes of ſinne are meanes of increaſe therof.
41. Worldly Councellors how vainely imployed.
42. Courtiers Vſually brokers for ſinne and contriuers of each others puniſhment.
43. Councellors to bee choſen out of the Nobility.
43. 44. Qualities of good councellors eſpecially they muſt be religious.
45. How to diſce…ne them.
45. Princes muſt not be ſtrange to their ſubiects but be affable.
46. Tyrants their markes and puniſhment.
47. Wicked pretend law for the ſatisf…ing of their miſchiefes.
48. Whether a man may be his owne iudge?
49. How a man may be witnes in his owne cauſe
50. How a man ſhould be approued when he ſtands vppon the teſtimony of his innocency to the world.
51. Wherein a man may bee iudge in his owne caſe.
52. Princes are to referre thē ſelues to the iudgement of their lawes.
53. Wicked Princes imploy their ſeruants in baſe purpoſes and they are willingly ſlaues thereto.
54. Sinnes of great ones exemplary.
55. Polititians in ſatisfiing of the luſts of wicked Princes prouide for their owne.
55. Flatterers and malitious perſons abuſe Princes with whiſperings, and ſurmiſes.
56. Euidence muſt bee of things knowne not ſurmiſed, and of ſuch as know the party.
57. Mallice and flattery vnfit accuſers.
58. Puniſhment muſt not exceed the nature of ſinne.
59. Iudges muſt not accept perſons in iudgement.
60. Worldling preferre the priuate before the publick goood.
61. Wicked hauehave glorious clokes for their end and purpoſes.
62. Of exemplary iuſtice when to be vſed.
63. Terror no breeder of true louelove, where how to reclaime a froward wife &c.
64. Wicked Princes eaſily yeeld to bad counſell.
65. Wicked inſtrumēts of the fulfilling of Gods righteous will in their puniſhments for his glory and the good of the Church.
66. God is the author of promotion.
67. The proſperity of the wic…ked ſhort and dangerous.
68. Wicked in perſecuting their luſts ſerue Gods righteous wil.
69. Huſbands are to rule ouer their wiues.
70. And how far.
71. Wicked muſt free their ſin by making it common to others.
72. Lawes to be publiſhed in the vulgar tongue.
Obſeruations out of the ſecond CHAPTER.
1. Sin how it ceaſeth in the wicked.
2. Gods prouidence diſcouered herein.
3. Occaſions of the ceaſing of ſin in the wicked.
4. How ſin is brideled in the wicked by Gods ſpirit, & how by other meanes.
5. Impoſſible for the wicked to forſake ſinne.
6. The rage of the wicked ſhall ceaſe for the good of the Church.
7. Anger muſt bee renownced, and how.
8. The conſcience cals the wicked to an account in this life.
9. The vſe of it in them.
10. The particular euidence of conſcience.
11. The accuſation of the conſcience in the wicked, an hindrance to repentance.
12. Credit in the wicked oppoſed to conſcience, whereby repentance is hindered.
13. Gode iuſtice herein.
14. The wicked how choſers hereof.
15. The conſcience Gods executioner in the condemnation of the wicked.
16. Falſe rules whereby the wicked iuſtifie their actions.
17. How they dul and dead the conſcience.
18. Conſcience and credit in the godly go together.
19. Lawes what perpetuall, and how to bee antiquated.
20. Worldlings why earneſt for the eternizing of their lawes.
21. Vowes and promiſes what, and how to be kept, how to bee ordered.
22. The ſoueraignty of conſciēce.
23. The wickedn i the troubles of conſcience runne to the world, and carnal helps.
24. Courtiers drowne their princes in pleaſure.
25. Wounded conſcience how truly to be releeued.
26. Second marriage not vnlawful.
27. Beauty warily to be propoſed in the choyce of a wife.
28. Godly auoyd ſuch occaſions as hauehave …tyced them vntounto ſin.
29. Prophane Courtiers ready to ſatisfie the luſt of their Prince.
30. The beſt gifts of the wicked.
31. Matters of ſtate to be carried with complement.
32. Wherhe a wife to be choſen, whether abroad in an other country, or at home.
33. Tyrants prey and ryot, on the goods and bodies of their people.
34. Miſery of ſuch as liue vnderunder Tyrants.
35. Princes how farre to command their ſubiects.
36. The confuſion of Idolatry and carnal wiſdome.
37. Natures infirmities to bee cleanſed and abſtinency to bee uſed therein.
38. Outlandiſh faſhions vnlawfull.
39. Painting of women vnlawfull.
40. Young heads fit to give councel to tyrants.
41. Sinne in patient of delay.
42. Sinne how to bee preuented.
43. Motiōs of Gods ſpirit how to be entertayned.
44. The prophane guiſe of effeminate Princes.
45. That Mordecal was not carryed away in the Captiuity.
46. Scripture not to bee ſtrayned.
47. Gods prouidence in planting his children fitly, and for his glory and their good.
48. As alſo in planting the godly among the wicked.
49. Gods children remoued out of their habitation and why.
50. Gods children kept vndefiled among the wicked.
51. The Godly beſt company.
52. Why we may conuerſe with the wicked and how.
53. GOD giues his children fauour in the eyes of the wicked.
54. God no accepter of perſons.
55. The continuance of the Church and condition therof, to the worlds end.
56. The lot thereof to be ſcattered vppon the face of the earth.
57. Gods faithfulneſſe in preſeruing the Church for euer.
58. The names to bee giuen to children.
59. Genealogies how recorded in the word
60. Children ſhall not bee puniſhed for the fathers offence.
62. God continueth and bleſſeth the poſterity of the righteous.
63. Poſterity how to be preſerued.
64. The lot of Gods children to go into Captiuity.
65. Church how prepared to captiuity.
66. Gods iudgements are to bee recorded and meditated.
67. Benefits of Gods iudgements.
68. God often changeth the outward porſperity & viſibility of his C…urch.
69. Changes of the Church tend to the exceeding good therof.
70. The world confounded by the changes of the Church.
71. Vſes of the afflictions of the Church.
72. Great ones drinke deepe of the cuppe of vengeance.
73. God vſeth great & mighty enemies for the chaſtning of his Church—as
74. Standing with his iuſtice & alſo-
75. With his mercy.
76. How to make fleſh our friend.
77. God often chaſtieeth his children with the ſame rodde.
78. God chaſticeth his children in meaſure and by degrees.
79. Gods children are to comfort and relieue each others in their troubles.
80. The bounty of Gods children is no ſnare, but eſpecially laboures, the good of the ſoule.
81. God prouides for his children in trouble with the ſafety of a good conſcience.
82. Whether lawfull for Chriſtians now to change their names?
82. Thoſe which are raized to vp greateſt dignities, are vſually in moſt deſperate, and low eſtate.
83. Kindred to bereleeued.
84. Gods children left orphanes in the world.
85. The more excellent gifts of nature, need the ſtraighter bridles.
86. The gifts of nature beeing ſanctified are good meanes of preferment.
87. How to vſe natures gifte. aright.
88. Adoption lawful though—
89. A thing not commanded, but left arbitrary
90. Who eſpecially to be adopted.
91.…Einds of adoption.
92. Orphanes to bee prouided for.
93. God aduanceth his children by fayre and likely meanes.
94. Gods children to yeeld to preſent neceſſity keeping them-ſelues, from apparant euill, and depending on Gods protection.
95. Gods children the neerer preferment the greater extremities
96. God prepares his Church by afflictions to great bleſſings.
97. God breaketh the force of tentations, and prouideth preſeruatiues againſt them.
98. Gods children find fauour in the eyes of strangers.
99. Wicked hauehave the ſhadowes of many excellent vertues.
100. Markes of true liberality.
101. Officers are to be faithfull in diſtributing according to their charge.
102. God raiſeth his to preferment by degrees.
103. What attendance fit for each ſex.
104. Gods giues ſignes of his fauor to his children.
105. The beſt is due and bestowed on Gods Childrē in this life.
106. Truth may bee concealed, and how.
107. Cautions to be obſerued in concealing truth.
108. Religion when and how to be giuen accoumpt for.
109. GOD diſpoſeth the weakneſſe of his children, in the accompliſhment of his mercy towards them.
110. Gods children ſeaſon each other with graue councell and wholeſome inſtructions.
111. Silence a ſpeciall leſſon for Courtiers.
112. The ſafety of Gods church ought to be our ſpeciall care
113. Obedience to lawfull authority, a true marke of the child of God.
114. Sincere obedience rather reſpecteth the power of the Commaunder, then the worth of the thing commanded.
115. True obedience is performed as well in abſence as in preſence.
116. Parents how farre to extend their care for their children.
117. Care how it may ſtand with the prouidence of God.
118. A marke of the wicked to riot out time.
119. Tyme how to be redeemed.
120. Another badge of the wicked to riot out Gods good creatures.
121. How to preuent the abuſe of the creatures.
122. The wicked hauehave pretences for their greateſt abuſes.
123. Rules for moderation in the Creatures.
124. Wicked most eagerly bent vppon their luſts and ſpare no coſt, for the ſatiſfiing thereof.
125. Wicked Magiſtrates giuegive the bridle vntounto ſin, and countenance wickedneſſe.
126. Princes how to ſecure their eſtates.
127. Pleaſures of the wicked ſhort and ſlippery.
128. Variety in ſinne greateſt ſnare thereto.
129. Wicked fall deeper and deeper into ſinne.
130. The v…ſatiableneſſe of the wicked in ſinne hath this puniſhment attending on it in this life that it ſhall not be ſatiſfied.
131. Vnſatiablneſſe in ſin how to be preuented.
132. Wicked winners or looſers, fare the worſe by ſinne.
133. God hath a fit time to aduance his children in.
134. The appoyinted time of deliuerance is not obſcurely to be gathered out of the word.
135. Tokens therof in reſpect.
136. Of God.
137. Of his Church.
138. As alſo of the enemies thereof.
139. Gods children in this life, aduāced to the higheſt dignity.
140. The good deedes of Gods children, are not forgotten of the Lord.
141. The preferment of the righteous in faith.
142. Notes of faith.
143. Gods children gratious with all men.
144. Wicked why they hate godly being forced to approue them.
145. Princes are to be gratious in the eyes of their people, and by what meanes.
146. Gods children are not alwayes vnderunder the rod but at length find deliuerance.
147. Great bleſſings of GOD are to be had in remembrance by ſpeciall times appoynted thereto.
148. God makes his children gratious, when it may ſerue for his glory and their good.
149. God prouides a deliuerer for his Church before it bee caſt into the extremity of danger.
150. Mercies of God to his, paſt finding out.
151. Whether great proſperity be a bleſſing in mercy to gods children?
152. Whether we may pray for aboundance?
153. Whether it be lawfull to receiue great bleſſings offred?
154. Whether the miniſter may receiue wages for his paines?
155. Whether Heſters marriage lawfull or no?
156. Whether lawful to marry with an Infidell?
157. Feaſting lawfull at marriages.
158. Dedication of Feaſts to the memory of particular perſons.
159. When the righteous are aduanced the people reioyce.
160. Princes are not to oppreſſe their ſubiects to the inioying of their pleaſures, but to giuegive ſome relaxation vntounto them,
161. Princes honour conſiſts in eaſing their ſubiects of their continual taxes.
162. VVicked brideled, and furniſhed with good gifts for the good of the Church.
163. Princes are to be bountifull to their ſubiects.
164. Gods children are to bee liberal with all their power, according to their ability.
165. Gods prouidence in vnequall ſocieties and matches.
166. The Lord faithful in accompliſhing his word.
167. The Lord accompliſheth his will by contrary meanes.
168. The greateſt afflictiōs profitable to the godly, for the obtaining of greateſt bleſſings.
169. The luſts of the wicked vnſatiable.
170. Gods children contented with their callings & walke faithfully therein.
171. Callings how to be left and changed.
172. Rules how to walke conſcinably in our callings.
173. Gods childrē not ambitious nor greedy of preferment.
174. Aequiuocation damnable.
175. Honour doth not quench louelove in the faithfull.
176. Marriage takes not away obedience from parents.
177. Marriage a neerer bond then that of nature.
178. Proſperity of ye wicked ſlippery & ſubiect to great dāgers.
179. God recompenceth the diligence and honeſt care of his children with good ſucceſſe.
180. God recompenceth our louelove to others aboundantly in our ſelues.
181. Gods childrē in ſeeking the beſt bleſſings, obtaine al the reſt.
182. Gods children the onelyonly faithful ſubiects.
184. Gods children ſkilfull in diſcouery of ſecrets.
185. Treaſós not to be concealed.
186. Treaſon to be reuealed in wiſdome.
187. Particulars of wiſdome herein.
188. A gratious wife ought to watch ouer hir husband, and to inform him of ſuch dangers, as are intended againſt him.
189. Gods children ought to approue and promote each or ther in their weldoing.
190. Gods prouidence and wiſdome moſt eminent in the diſcouery of treaſons.
191. Traytors vſe to band thē ſelues together for the accompliſhment of their miſchiefes.
192. Great ones vſually Actors in Treaſons.
193. God makes inſtruments in ſin rods to puniſh the ſame.
194. In greateſt truſt greateſt Treaſon.
195. Princes by what meanes they may preuent treachery.
196. Anger the complement of Courtiers.
197. The occaſions of outragious ſinnes and particularly of treaſon.
198. Princes marks of treaſon and rebellion.
199. Sin not to be puniſhed, before it be conuinced, and how.
200. Traitors are to be executed for their outragious offēces.
201. The intent of treaſon diſcouered is to be puniſhed and why?
202. Gods children not vnthākful for whatſoeuer kindneſſe they receiue.
203. God vſually meeteth with traytors in this life.
204. God puniſheth euill ſeruāts.
205. The Lord taketh notice of the right…ouſneſſe of his ſeruants, and cauſeth the ſame to be recorded to poſterity,
206. Records & outward monuments neceſſary for the me…riall & vſe of Gods bleſſings.
207. The bleſſings of God, are to be recorded to poſteri….
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