The Scripture Directory for Church Officers and People, Index
An ALPHABETICAL TABLE.
A
Admiration. OF Admiration of Miniſters Perſons, when ſinfull p. 48
Afflictions. How Afflictions effect good in a man p. 179, 181
Agreement. The Motive of Agreement, is Godlineſſe p. 33
Agreement among the wicked eaſily broken, doth not alwaies denote a true Church p. 41
Proteſtants Agree in Fundamentals p. 41
B
Babes. BAbes in Chriſt p. 5
Babes directed p. 8
Backbyting. Of Backbyting p. 35
Building. Gods people are his Building p. 118
The Scripture is the foundation of this Building p. 141
Of a two-fold Building upon the foundation p. ibid.
How a Miniſter muſt take heed how he builds on the foundation p. 142
Of their Building Gold, Silver, Precious Stones p. 157
Boaſting. Of Boaſting in men p. 265
See Glorying.
C
Carnall. CArnall, its ſeveral ſignifications p. 5
In what ſenſe a godly man may be ſaid to be Carnall p. 21
Ceremonies. Of Ceremonies p. 11
Cauſes. Cauſes of Grace, Principal and Subordinate p. 59
Principal, the Miniſtry p. 68
Efficient, the Spirit of God. ibid.
Church. The Churches Duties p. 20
Of Church-Government p. 84
Of the Holineſſe of Churches p. 118
The matter of a Church ibid.
The Church of God is his Temple p. 193
The Churches Priviledges, Relations and Titles, ſhould be a ſpur to duty ibid.
The Churches Riches enumerated p. 270
Chriſt. Chriſt juſtly exalted p. 30
As the Foundation p. 21, 145
Chriſt may be ſinfully ſet up, and how p. 58
What it is to preach Chriſt p. 145, 153
The Godly, and all they can do, are Chriſts p. 294
Chriſtians. Chriſtians ſhould …ve as thoſe that are more then meer men p. 42
Contention. Contentions argue men to be ſo farre carnal p. 33
Contentions are two-fold, Good▪ …vil p. 34, 36, 37
The cauſe of ſinfull ſtrife p. 34
The Effects of it, in Civil, Religious Matters p. 35, 36
The Aggravations of this ſinne p. 36
D
Damnation. OF Damnation p. 222
Death. Death, the godly mans advantage p. 282
Deacon. Deacon, the word uſed diverſly p. 66
Defile. Defilers of Gods Temple with corrupt Doctrine p. 216
Difference. Difference between Chriſtian and Chriſtian, in reſpect of their Knowledge and Graces p 5.22.
Diſcipline. Diſcipline, how ſevere in the Primitive times p. 7
Diviſions. The ſad Effects of Diviſions p. 99
Direction for Times of Diviſion ibid.
Difficulty. The difficulty of the ſalvation of thoſe that are moſt godly p. 192
Divinity. Divinity contains a two-fold Matter: 1. Fundamentals; and 2. Concluſions from them.
E
Encreaſe. THe Encreaſe and ſucceſſe of preaching from God p. 86
Ends. Of corrupt Ends in a Miniſter, and good Ends p. 63, 64
Envy. Envy, the word uſed in a good ſenſe, and in a bad ſenſe p. 25
It's a fruit of the fleſh p 25
Its Degrees p 26
Its Object p. 27
Its Subject p. 28
Its Aggravations p. 29
Its Remedies p. 32
How differenced from zeal. p. 32
Errour. Errour, Conſiderations about it p. 142, &c.
Errours are Hay and Stubble, though not Fundamentall p. 161
Men may be erroneous, and not know it 161
Errours, Greater, Leſſer p. 121, 161
Why called Hay and Stubble
Its ſecret waies ſhall be made manifeſt p. 169
May indanger ſalvation p. 189
Its Cauſes p. 169
Defile Gods Church p. 217
Erroneous times ſad times p. 174
How God will puniſh the erroneous p. 186, 219
How farre a godly man may erre, and how a godly man erring, differeth from a wicked man p. 220
The Difference between Errour and Hereſie p. 190
See Doctrines.
Eternal. Of Eternal Damnation.
F
Family. OF Family-Duties p. 3
See Relations.
Wickdneſſe p. 3, 4, 13
Such as they are, ſuch is the Commonwealth p. 14
Faith. Faith, Its eminency p. 70
Nature and Acts p. 71
Its Foundation, viz. the Scripture p. 126
Effects p. 72
Knoweth its ground why▪ though it comprehend not the matter believed p. 71
Is the Inſtrument of Sanctification, as well as of Juſtification p. 72
Fundamental. Of Fundamentals p. 2
The ignorance of them, lamentable p. 2
Reduced to ſeveral Heads p 14
Are eaſie p. 15
Knowledge of them neceſſary ibid.
Foundations. Foundations in Religion carefully to be laid p. 125
Four unqueſtionable Scripture-Foundations
I. The Matters to be believed, viz. The Scripture is the only Foundation of our Faith p. 125, 126.
How carefull Miniſters ſhould be to build truth upon that Foundation p. 141
Four rotten Foundations: The Authority of the Church, Magiſtrate, Enthuſiaſme, Meer humane Reaſon p. 127
II. The Worſhip and neceſſary Service of God p. 129
How neceſſary it is ibid.
It muſt have a Divine Command p. 131
Three rotten Foundations in Worſhip ibid.
III. The things to be done by us p. 125
This Foundation of Practice, conſiſts in
1. It's Directory, Gods Word.
2. The Juſtification of our Perſons.
3. A receiving power from Chriſt.
4. A renewed and ſanctified Nature p. 133
The neceſſity of this Foundation p. 134
Four rotten Foundations that men build upon, in reference to practice p. 135
How Chriſt is the Foundation p. 145, &c.
How the Apoſtles the Foundation p. 145, &c.
Fool. Wiſe men after the fleſh, are fools p. 229
G
Glory. THe Degrees of Glory p. 101, 105
Of Glorying in men: The ſinfulneſſe of this ſinne p. 261
And how many waies that is done ibid.
See Boaſting.
Godly. Their Characteriſtical Priviledges p. 155, 265
Of Godlineſſe in the power of it p. 42, 105
Grace. Free Grace to be exalted and praiſed, and how p. 121
Why the godly are ſo ſenſible of free Grace p. 123
Impediments of this duty p. 124
Goſpel. Goſpel, how great a mercy to a people p. 79
Government. Of Government in the Church p. 120
Growth in Grace. Growth in Grace and Knowledg, preſſed p. 1…, 91
Intenſive, Extenſive ibid.
Grounds of Religion. See Principles, and Fundamentals.
H
Hay. OF building Hay and Stubble p. 161
Hell. Of Hell p. 222
Hereſie, Heretiques. How God will puniſh Heretiques p. 220
Hide. How vain and ſinfull to Hide our ſinnes p. 166, &c.
Holy Ghoſt. The Holy Ghoſt is God, and a Perſon p. 201, &c.
Why called a Spirit. ibid.
Heaven. Heavens Happineſſe p. 108
Houſhold-Duties. See Family.
Houſe. Gods People are his Houſe p. 113
Of the Material Houſe of God p. 117
See Churches.
Husbandry. Gods People are his Husbandry p. 113
What that Implieth ibid.
I
Ignorance. HOw the ignorance of people hinders the Miniſtry p. 2
Ignorance lamented and reproved p. 4, 5, 13, 16, 17, 71, 83, 90, 151
The Effects of Ignorance 16
Illumination. Of the Illumination of the Spirit p. 90
Inconſtancy. Inconſtancy in Religion reproved p. 18
Inducements. Inducements to Holineſſe p. 193
Infirmities. Of the Infirmities of the Saints p 22, 23
And why they are not quite freed from them p. 23, 24
K
Key. OF the Key of Knowledge p. 9, 10.
Knowledge. Knowledge of Principles neceſſary p. 15
Knowledge of the meaning of Scripture, a gift of the Spirit p. 210
The duty of Growth in Knowledge p. 83
L
Love. LOVE praiſed p. 30
The only Motive of Love and Agreement, is Godlineſſe p. 33
Its Cauſe and End ibid.
Live. Godly men do only live p. 279
Wicked men do not live p. 281
M
Miniſters. MIniſters hindered by the incapacity of the People, from Preaching many excellent ſublime Truths p. 2, 3
Wickedneſſe, how hurtfull to the Church p. 54
What Prudence is requiſite in their Preaching p. 9, 10
In reference to the capacity of the Hearers p. 2, 3, 4.
Work is two-fold, viz. Teach, Govern p. 9, 10
Muſt divide the Word aright p. 9
Are not ſinfully to be admired, and how that is done p. 48
What hurt Satan doth by bad ones p. 54
In what caſes they may praiſe themſelves p. 137
Muſt preach no new Doctrine p. 139
Muſt preach Chriſt the Foundation p. 145
How Servants to the Church, and how not p. 271
Faithfull ſeek not to win people to themſelves, but to Chriſt p. 63
May preach from a corrupt end, or a good end ibid.
And what thoſe ends are ibid.
Muſt not only plant, but water p. 83
Cannot work grace p. 86, 94
That is faithfull hath grounds of comfort under ſucceſſeleſſe labours p. 89
Co-workers with God p. 109
How carefull they ſhould be to lay a good foundation in the hearts of their hearers p. 125
How they ſhould build upon the foundation p. 126, to 161
Miniſtry. Miniſtry, The ends and uſe of it p. 3, 17, 18, 140
The great reſpect due unto it p. 46
Its ſucceſſe from God p. 86, &c. 94
Sufficient in its kind, to effect its end ibid.
The appointed Inſtrumental cauſe of Faith p. 67
How it is ſuch a Cauſe p. 68
How not p. 67
The Properties of it, as ſuch a cauſe p. 69
How all are obliged to attend it. ibid.
How to profit by it p. 77
How bleſſed with increaſe by God p. 86
Is to continue to the end of the world p. 69
Why God will make uſe of it ibid.
Miniſterial Gifts. Miniſterial Gifts, Why all not gifted alike p. 76
Though diverſity of gifts, yet all ſhould agree in one p. 97
Whether from the Holy Ghoſt or no p. 209
The end of them p. 211
Merrit. See Reward.
Members. Members of the viſible Church, who p. 6.
Diſtinguiſhed ibid.
Man. Man according to man, ſeveral ſignifications of that phraſe p. 42
To live as men, what that implies p. 43
Meanes. Meanes of Grace alwaies needfull to all p. 84
Manifeſt. Manifeſt: All ſinne, though never ſo ſecret, ſhall be made manifeſt p. 165
N
Name. NAme: Of peoples being called by the Names of eminent men in the Church p. 50
The Names that Chriſtians have been called by in ſeveral Ages 50, &c.
What hurt the Devil doeth the Church by the Names and eſteem of men p. 54
New. New: No New Doctrine to be expected
O
Order. See Government
Ordinances. ORdinances: The ſinne of neglecting them p. 61
Officers. See Miniſters.
P
Papiſts. PApiſts as ſuch, have but a humane blind Faith p. 53
Perfection. Perfectioniſts Confuted p. 8, 22
Prayer. Prayer for Gods Directing Miniſters p. 12
Praiſe. Praiſe: In what caſes Miniſters or others may praiſe themſelves p. 137
Preaching. Preaching: One manner of preaching cenſured, and another commended p. 10
Preſence. Preſence: Of Gods preſence with his Church p. 200
Pride. Pride: Of pride p. 34
Principles. Principles of Religion firſt to be laid p. 13
Reduced to ſeveral heads p. 14
Are eaſie p. 15, 17
Neceſſary p. 15
Priviledges. Priviledges of the Church, and every Believer p. 265
Are Obligations to duty 193
Profit. Profit: Rules or helpes to profit by the Miniſtry p. 77, 88, 93, 96, 112
Proteſtant. Proteſtants agree in Fundamentals p. 41
Whence ſo called p. 51
Providence. Providences: All Providences for the good of the godly p. 286
Prudence. Prudence requiſite in a Miniſter, in preaching ſuch matter, and in ſuch a manner as is for the peoples good p. 9
Planting. Planting the Gospel p. 80
Puniſhment. Puniſhment of Loſſe, and of Senſe p. 223, 224
Purgatory. Purgatory, An Argument againſt it from the great Text brought for it p. 177
Q
QUarreling. See Contention.
R
Reformation. REformation of the Church p. 81, 175
Reigning-ſinne. Reigning-ſinne, That word explicated p. 23
Right. Right or Title two-fold p. 264
Relation. Relation-Duties p. 3
Reproof. Reproof, How to be performed p. 11
Riches. Riches: The Churches Riches ennumerated p. 265
Reward. Reward two-fold, of Debt and Promiſe p. 101
Of works p. 102
Eſſential and Accidental p. 105
Lawfull to encourage our ſelves in good Works, from the promiſe of the Reward p. 150
Reward of Godlideſſe in this life p. 106
In the life to come p. 107
The greatneſſe of the Heavenly Reward, and the vaſt diſproportion that is between the Reward and the work p. 108
Reſpect. Reſpect: Of Reſpect to the Miniſtry p. 46, 47, 48
And how it may degenerate into ſinfull Admiration p. 48
S
Saints. SAints, How all things are theirs p 265
Secret. Secret: The moſt ſecret ſinnes ſhall be brought to light p. 165
The Aggravation of ſecret ſinnes p. 168
Self. Self-ſeekers: A lawfull ſelf-ſeeking p. 105
Self-ſeeking in a Miniſter, what p. 64, 65
Sinne. Sinne: Of the ſinnes of the godly p. 12
Schiſme. Of Schiſme and Diviſion, Civil, Eccleſiaſtical p. 38
Its Nature and Ingredients p. 39
Its Cauſes p. 40
Slothfullneſs. Of Slothfullneſs in Religion p. 13
Spirit. Spirit, How it works by and with the Word and the Miniſtry thereof p 86
The ſignification of the word when attributed to God p. 201
Its dwelling in the Saints p. 205, 212
Its Effects in the Church p. 209, 212
See Holy Ghoſt.
Spiritual. Of a ſpiritual man p. 7
Strife. Strife. See Contention.
Strictneſs. Strictneſs in Converſation, how despiſed by the wiſe men of the world p. 241
Vindicated p. 241
Scripture. Scripture: A plea for its ſimplicity p. 233
Its ſufficiency. p. 139
The only Foundation of our Faith p. 126
Stedfaſtneſs. Stedfaſtneſs in the Faith p. 83
T
Temple. TEmple: The uſe of the word, and its ſignification p. 197
Of Gods spiritual Temple p. 197, 226
Compared to the material one p. 198
Believers joyned in a Scripture way, are Gods Temple p 228
Of the Holineſſe of the Material Temple p. 199, 226
See Church.
Thoughts. Thoughts not free p. 166
Evil thoughts ſhall be brought to light p. 166
Truth. Truth of Chriſt precious p. 157 Compared to Gold &c. ibid.
Truth two-fold, Increated, and Created. p. 182
The Effects of Divine Truths p. 183
V
Vanity. VAnity, How the word uſed in Scripture p. 158
Unity, Union, Diſunion. Unity, not a ſure mark of a Church p. 41
In Miniſters preſſed, in Doctrine fections p 98
The ſad Effects of the contrary in Miniſters p. 99
What people ſhould do, when Miniſters are divided ibid▪
W
Watering. WAtering by the Word, what p. 82
Wiſdome. Wiſdome Humane, an enemy to the things of Chriſt p. 230
But a ſhadow, compared with Scripture Wiſdome p. 247
Contemptible folly before God ibid.
True Wiſdome but folly in the worlds account p. 239
Things to be believed, hoped for, and to be done, are fooliſh to humane Wiſdome p. 239
True Wiſdome, only in the Church or Chriſtianity p. 243
Wiſe men. Wiſe men: How God delights to take wiſe men of the world in their own craft p. 254
The beſt of their thoughts vain p. 257
Wicked. Wicked people ſpoken to p. 8, 19, 20, 46, 47, 70, 77, 104, 166, 167.
Wicked works, though never ſo ſecret, ſhall be brought to light p. 165
Workes. All ſhould do good workes p. 102
Doing good workes two-fold ibid.
What to do a good work that God will accept and reward p. 103
Workers. How Miniſters are Workers with God p. 110
Why God will make uſe of them ibid.
Worſhip. Of the Worſhip of God p. 129
Word. Word of God, how that reclaims from ſinne and errour p. 179
Of a durable nature p. 182
World. World, How it is the godly mans p. 275
Z
Zeal. FAlſe Zeal p. 15
FINIS.