A Supplement to the Several Discourses Upon Various Divine Subjects, Index 1 – Table 1
THE INDEX OF THE Principal Matters contain'd in the Diſcourſe of DIVINE PROVIDENCE.
A
ACtions all under God's Providence, page 9, 10, 11
— Many can be aſcribed to nothing elſe, page 15, 16, 17
Affections of God to his Church. page 69
v. Church
Affections made ſubſervient to Gods deſigns, page 14
—Of good Men impeach not Providence. à page 21. ad 27
—Make them not miſerable but better, page 24, 5, 6
—Better than the wickeds proſperity. page 25
—Stoutneſs under them, a reflection on providence. page 36
—Thoughts of providence a cordial under them. page 41.
Angels not qualified to govern the world. page 3, 4
—Good and bad the object of Gods providence. page 7, 8
—Good, how employ'd for the Churches good. page 54, 5, 6
—Subjected to Chriſt for this end, page 56
—Pray for the Church. page 72
B
Bad perſons and things order'd for the Churches good. à page 57, ad 59.
Bleſſing not to ſeek it of God, reflects on providence. page 33
Boaſting reflects on providence. page 39
C
Caſual things ordered by providence. page 15
Cenſuring God in dark providences to be avoided. page 86, 87
Changes, ſudden ones, cauſed by God on mens Spirits. page 15
Children of God, the meaneſt, taken notice of by him. page 60
—One of them more valued than all the world by him, page 69
—Should be eſteemed by the World. page 75
—Thoughts of Gods providence a comfort to them in their meaneſs, page 77
Chriſt the great object of God's providence. page 7
—All providences for the glorifying his grace in him. page 62
—Intercedes for his Church. page 72
Church, God hath given her his choicest things. page 61, 62
—He will always have one. page 72
—Shall be protected in greateſt exigencies page 73
—Shall be victorious over all. page 74
—A folly to contend againſt her. page 76
—God's affection to her to be imitated. page 93
Conceptions of God falſe, the ground of a denial of providence. page 31
Concourſe of God to Sin, what, page 18, 19
—Blemiſhes not his holineſs. page 19, 20
Conſcience its gripes ſet men on the denial of providence. page 31
Counſels of men infatuated by God page 16
—Made ſubſervient to ends contrary to Mens deſigns. page 17
Creatures the meaneſt, objects of providence page 7, 8, 9.
Curſes turn'd by God into bleſſings to his Church. page 57
D
Devils under providence. page 8
—Over-rul'd to promote the good of the church. page 57.
Direction, not ſeeking it of God reflects on providence. page 33
Diſtruſt of God when there are no viſible means, reflects on it too. page 36
Diviſions turn'd to the churches good. page 58
E
Ends of God higher than Mens. page 12
—Several, in the ſame action, and remote. Ib
—Attaind by contrary means page 17
—God hath ſome in all his Actions. page 50
—His great one, what. Ib.
Envy a denial of providence. page 37
Events, many can be aſcribed only to Providence. page 15, 16, 17
Experience gain'd by Afflictions. page 25
Extremities, providence a comfort under them. page 78
—The time God takes for deliverance and why. à page 79, ad 84
F
Faith ſupported by Studying former providences. page 88
—To be acted on providence. page 90, 91
Fancies, by them God can ruine men. page 17
Fear of the Churches enemies, diſſwaſions from it. page 84, 5, 6
G
Gifts of all men for the churches good. page 53, 4
Glory of every Providence to be given to God. page 49
v. Inſtruments.
—Of God diſcovered in the church. page 66
Goſpel furthered by the wicked. page 58
Good things and perſons all for the churches good. à page 51, ad 57
Government of the World, God's right to it. page 3
—OnelyOnly God qualified for it. page 3, 4
—No reaſon why he ſhould not manage it. page 4, 5
—Actually managed by him, and wherein. page 5, 6
— His wiſdom and goodneſs in it. page 42
—Put into Chriſts hands, and managed by him for the Churches good. page 63, 4, 5
Grace common in bad men for the Churches good. page 53, 54
H
Hiſtories, advice in reading them. page 53
I
Impatience under Afflictions reflects on providence. page 38, 39
Inequality neceſſary to the good Government of the World. page 23
—Not ſo great as men Imagine. page 23
Inſtruments to praiſe them more than God, reflects on Providence page 34, 5
—This ſhould not be. page 49
v. Glory, Praiſe.
Intereſt of God in the World is all in his people. page 68
Interpretations, wrong ones of providence, affront it. page 39, 40.
— In his people God overlooks. page 69
—The rule of them. page 47, 87
Judging Gods proceedings, preſumption. page 22
Judgments, deſtroying ones ordered for the Churchs good. page 57
—The ground of moſt of them. page 75
—Gods providence a comfort in them. page 77
Juſtice of God glorified by mens Sins page 21
K
Knowledg of God extends to all things. page 6
L
Light, natural diſcovers a providence page 30
Limiting providence, reflects on it. page 40
M
Means, God oft uſes ſmall, contrary, caſual ones. page 13, 14, 15.
—Ʋſe of unlawful ones reflects on providence page 35, 36
—So doth diſtruſt, when none are viſible. page 36
—To be uſed with trusting in God. page 44
—OnelyOnly lawful ones muſt be uſed. page 44
—God never wants. page 73
Men, good and bad, objects of Providence. page 7, 8, 40
—Eying them in their actions rather than God, reflects on providence. page 39
—Good the ſpecial objects of providence. page 40
Mercies, ſtoutneſs under them reflects on providence. page 36, 37
—To the church preferred by God before juſtice on the Wicked. page 59, 60
Murmuring at providence, ſhould not be. page 46
N
Nations, their intereſt order'd as may make moſt for the churches good. page 52
—Their intereſt is to countenance Gods people and worſhip. page 74
Natural things, their courſe, and the alteration of it for the churches good. page 52
Neceſſities of good men ſhall be ſupplied. page 25
v. Wants.
O
Oppreſſion reflects on Providence. page 39
P
Patience of God, no argument againſt Providence. page 27
Perſecution turned to the Churches good. page 58, 59
v. Sufferings.
Praiſe for the Churches mercies to be given to God. page 93
v. Glory, Inſtruments.
Prayer, Omiſſion of it reflects on Providence. page 32
—Should be made in all wants. page 42
—Of and for the Church pleaſing to, and prevalent with God. page 70, 71, 72
—Enlivened by ſtudying former Providences page 89
—To be made for the Church. page 93
Preſence of God in the Church, her ſafety. page 70
Preſervation of all things by God. page 6, 7
Pride a ground of denial of Providence. page 30
Proſperity of the wicked, doth not impeach Providence. page 21 ad 27
— At the higheſt not very great. page 23, 24
Providence univerſal not a diſparagement, but an honour to God. page 4, 5, 8, 9
—Ʋniverſal. à page 7 ad 11
—Myſterious page 11, 12, 13
—Proofs that there is one. à page 13 ad 17
—An Objection againſt it anſwered. à page 17 ad 21
—A ſecond anſwered. à page 21 ad 27
—A third anſwered. page 27, 28
—To deny it, abſurd and ſinful. page 28, 29, 30
— The grounds of its denial. page 30, 31, 32
— How practically denied, contemned, abuſed. à page 32 ad 40
—Matter of comfort. page 40, 41, 42
— Every one deſigned for the Churches good. à page 49 ad 62
—Muſt needs be for that. à page 62 ad 72
—This a comfort to the Church page 76
—Former ones to be conſidered. page 88, 89
R
—Reformation in England, providence in it. page 21
Relation of God and Chriſt to the Church. page 66
—Loved by, prevalent with them. page 67
Religion deſtroyed by denial of providence. page 29
Reſtraints of mens paſſions prove a Providence. page 15
Revelations of Gods purpoſes ſometimes made to his people page 61
S
Saints in glory pray for the Church. page 72
Salvation of men by weak means. page 14
Services ſpecial, providence a comfort in them. page 77
Sin, Gods providence exerciſed about it. page 11, 14, 17
—Without blemiſh to his Holineſs. à page 18 ad 21
—He brings good out of it. page 14, 20, 56
—Incouraged by denial of providence. page 28
—Charging it on providence, a reflection on it. page 39
—Prevented by conſidering paſt providences. page 89
Sincerity to be looked after. page 93
Spirits of men ſuddenly changed by God. page 15
Studying providence a duty, and how. page 47, 48, 87
Submiſſion to providence urged page 45
Sufferings of good men for Truth, glorify God. page 26
—Providence a ſupport to them under them. page 41
v. Perſecutions,
T
Truſt in any thing but God, a reflection on providence. page 33, 34
—In providence a duty in the greateſt extremities. page 43
—How it ſhould be qualified. page 44, 45
W
Wants of a good man ſhall be ſupplied. page 41
v. Neceſſities.
—Supply of them to be ſought of God. page 42
—Providence a comfort under fears of them. page 78
Waiting on God in the ways of his providences, a duty, and how to be performed. page 91, 92
Wicked men made ſubſervient to the Churches good. page 58, 59
Will of God, nothing done without it. page 6
—Manifeſted by providence, not to be reſiſted. page 32, 46, 48
Wiſdom of God ſeen in providencs. page 11, 12, 13, 42, 45
World, its continuance for the Churches ſake. page 51
—Its commotions ordered for her good. page 56, 57
A TABLE of the Scriptures Explained in the DISCOURSE of DIVINE PROVIDENCE.
Gen.
CHap. 1. Verſe 21.
Page 8
ch. 4. v. 7, 8, 9.
Page 28, 29
— v. 9.
Page 39
ch. 8. v. 21.
Page 51, 52
ch. 9. ver. 27.
Page 54
ch. 40. ver. 14.
Page 33
Exod.
ch. 19. ver. 5.
Page 50
ch. 32. ver. 32, 33.
Page 7, 8
Numb.
ch. 24. ver. 17.
Page 12, 13
Deut.
ch. 32. ver. 8.
Page 53
Joſh.
ch. 5. ver. 13, 14.
Page 65
2 Sam.
ch. 24. ver. 1.
Page 18
1 Chron.
ch. 21. ver. 1.
Page 18
2 Chron.
ch. 16. ver. 9.
Page 1, 2
Pſal.
— 14. ver. 1.
Page 30
— 25. ver. 10.
Page 49
— 29. ver. 10, 11.
Page 56, 57
— 37. ver. 13.
Page 27
— ver. 18.
Page 25
— 59. ver. 13.
Page 75
— 74. ver. 14.
Page 83
Prov.
ch. 10. ver. 25.
Page 51
Iſa.
ch. 29. ver. 15, 16.
Page 85
ch. 41. ver. 10.
Page 70
ch. 49. ver. 16.
Page 6
ch. 51. ver. 12, 13.
Page 84
Jerem.
ch. 17. ver. 12.
Page 66
ch. 33. ver. 20.
Page 9
Dan.
ch. 4. ver. 17.
Page 54
Hoſea
ch. 2. ver. 8.
Page 35
ch. 9. ver. 10.
Page 68
ch. 14. ver. 6.
Page 74
Habak.
ch. 14. ver. 16.
Page 34
Zeph.
ch. 3. ver. 17.
Page 70
Zech.
ch. 1. ver. 11, 12.
Page 52, 53, 82
ch. 3. ver. 9.
Page 2
ch. 6. ver. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Page 6
— ver. 13.
Page 64
Matth.
ch. 5. ver. 13.
Page 51
ch. 18. ver. 10.
Page 55
Luke
ch. 2. ver. 49.
Page 7
ch. 18. ver. 8.
Page 79
John
ch. 5. ver. 22.
Page 63, 64
Acts
ch. 2. ver. 23.
Page 18
ch. 4. ver. 28.
Ibid.
ch. 17. ver. 30.
Page 51
Rom.
ch. 8. ver. 28.
Page 49, 50
1 Cor.
ch. 3. ver. 22.
Page 53
ch. 9. ver. 9.
Page 9
Eph.
ch. 2. ver. 12.
Page 29
ch. 3. ver. 10.
Page 56, 57
1 Tim.
ch. 4. ver. 8.
Page 41
ch. 6. ver. 17.
Page 34
Heb.
ch. 1. ver. 3.
Page 63
— ver. 14.
Page 55
Rev.
ch. 4. ver. 4.
Page 68
ch. 5. ver. 6.
Page 50
ch. 17. ver. 86.
Page 86