Exposition of Job 35-37, Table
A TABLE Directing to ſome ſpeciall Points noted in the Precedent EXPOSITIONS.
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ADvocate, To be one for God a great honour, as well as a duty. 140. Three wayes of being an Advocate for God. 141. They who are Advocates for God, ſhould have audience, and may have courage. 142
Aetna, the top of it ſaid to be covered alwayes with ſnow. 472
Affliction, many cry and complain in it, who look not to God in it. 65. God comforts his in affliction. 73. To cry in affliction, and not to repent, is very ſad. 87. The ſoreſt afflictions of this life are little to what God might lay up…n ſinners. 115. God expects the work of faith and patience in affliction; and if he ſee it not, he will afflict more. 120. God looks for two things in time of affliction. 121. God afflicts his children with fatherly anger. 123. A good man under great affliction, may not be ſenſible of Gods hand. 129 Wh… are ſenſible in affliction. 130. Ends of affliction. 131. The beſt men may fall into the worſt afflictions. 221. Afflictions are grievous to the fleſh. 223. How G…d ſhews us … work in affliction. 224, 225. Afflictions are perſwaſions. 232. Affliction hath a loud voyce. 233. Gods deſign in affl…ction. 234. Not profiting by leſſer draws on greater …fflictions. 253. Affliction a ſeaſ n for prayer. 267. They that are humbled in affl ction, are neer deliverance from affliction. 278. Hard to keep our ſelves from ſin in times of great affl…ction. 320. Any affliction is to be choſen rather than ſin. 327. Six wayes affliction good: ſin not at all. 328, 329. Affliction compared to cold weather. 495 God can afflict us by any of his creatures. 515. In what ſenſe God may be ſaid not to afflict, ſhewed in foure things. 631, 632. God doth not afflict man in extremity. 634. God ſometimes afflicteth the wiſeſt and holieſt men. 648
Africa, called Ammonia, and why. 559
Aneſtatius the Emperour ſlaine with Thunder. 460
Anger, how the Lord is angry with his children, and viſits them in anger. 124, 125
Apoſtates, their caſe deſperate. 304, 305
Appeales to our ſelves very convincing 4
Arme, what it ſignifies in Scripture. 57
Artaxerxes, long-hand, why ſo called. 41
Athanaſius, his ſaying concerning the troubleſ…me reigne of Julian. 601
Attila called the ſcourge of God. 515
Attributes of God how diſtinguiſht. 177
Auguſtus Caeſar, his fearfulneſs of Thunder. 437
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Babylon, dangerous being in it, becauſe threatned with falling, or with a fall. 485
Ballancing or weighing, three or foure things which God is ſaid in Scripture to ballance. 550, 551
Bath col, what. 456
Beaſts of the earth, how they teach us. 75. How we are taught more than the beaſts of the earth. 76, 77, 79. Men act ſometimes below the beaſts. 81. Beaſts affected with the providences of God in changes of weather. 482. This a reproof to many men. 483
Beholding a far off, may import foure things. 355
Belial, ſon of Belial, who. 16
Benefits, common benefits of God to be much acknowledged. 150
Blaſpheming the name of God, what. 34
Blood of Chriſt, what kind of ſinners that will not ranſome. 304
Bounty of God, he thinks nothing too good for his good ſervants. 287
Breath of the Lord, what. 496
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Cattel, foreſhew weather-changes. 427 Why G d hath given them ſuch a natural inſtinct. 427
Cham, the name of one of Noahs ſons, what it ſignifies. 558
Changes, God gives warning of them. 425. Changes in all things, both natural and civil. 564. Changes, the ſtate of the righteous ſubject to them in this world. 222. No condition ſo bad, but God can change it to a g…od one. 248
Chiromancy, an unwarrantable Art. 478
Choyce, ſin muſt not be our choyce, what-ever we are put to chuſe. 324
Church, why called Heaven in Scripture. 573
Circumſtances increaſing ſin. 229. Conſideration of circumſtances do exceedingly heighten both our ſins and the mercies of God. 361
City, two myſtical Cities how built. 35
Clouds, their differences and ſpreading. 399, 400. Three queſtions anſwered about the Clouds. 401, 402. Ʋſes of the Clouds both natural and ſpiritual. 403. Clouds without water like the promiſes of the world. 405 Clouds the Tabernacle of God. 407 The ſame word ſignifieth a hand and a Cloud, why. 417. Cloud, how it may be ſaid to be wearied. 500. Preachers of the Word compared to Clouds. 502. Clouds are moved by the counſel of God. 505, 507. Clouds have their work, or ſomwhat to do. 508. Clouds are faithfull ſervants, they do all that God commands. 508. Inferences from it. 509, 510. Clouds ſent for correction. 5…5, 516. 'Tis a divine power which ballanceth the Clouds. 550
Cold comes at Gods call. 495. Cold how both uſefull and hurtfull. 495. Cold compared to affliction in the effects of it. 495, 496. Cold is a ſtraitner. 498. True in ſpirituals as well as in naturals. 498
Command of God twofold. 233
Conſcience, how terrible to be under the terrors of it when God is angry. 609
Conſideration, what it is. 528. Conſideration oppoſed to two things. 529
Converſion, what done to a ſinner in it. 39
Covenant, the benefit of the new Covenant. 240
Creation, the ſole work of God. 567. An Inference of comfort from it. 568
Creature, that God hath made a man a new creature, a ſtrong plea with God. 69. Creatures neceſſary to one another, but none to God. 44, 45. God can correct us by any of his creatures. 515. God hath a care of all his creatures. 518. God diſpoſeth the motions of every creature. 536
Crying, of three ſorts. 264
Cuſtome takes away admiration. 534
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Danger, every creature would get out of danger, or harmes-way 483. Inferences from it, both for inſtruction and reproof. 483, 484
Da…kneſs twofold. 578. Improper darkneſs taken foure wayes in Scripture. 579. Darkneſs or obſcurity how in the Word of God. 586
Death, they who live like the wicked ſhall have their death. 272. Death, how an aſcending. 313. How ſad their condition is, who ſeek relief by dea…h. 316. To wiſh for death in moſt a vain wiſh. 317. Death when terrible. 610
Deliverance from evil is the work of God. 276. Deliverance in, though not out of affliction. 277
Dependance of man upon God for every thing. 420
Deſpiſing, what it is. 169. Who are not deſpi…ed by G…d. 169, 170
Diſcipline, what. 231
Diſtreſs puts all men upon calling to God, yet few do it aright. 64
Diſtruſt queſtions all that God is. 122
D…opping the Word, what it notes. 387
Duty, man ſeldome miſſeth trouble from God, when God miſſeth duty from man. 21
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Eare, the opening of it, what. 230 Eare opened by affliction. 232
Eclipſes of Sun and Moone, why wondered at, and not their ordinary ſhining and motion. 534
Effects, God can ſtop the effects of all natural cauſes. 565
Ends of our works to be looked to, eſpecially the end of Gods works. 363. What the great ends of Gods works are. 364, 365. Ends of the earth, why called wings. 450
Eſtabliſhment as well as preferment is from God. 215
Eternity of God hath a double reſpect. 378. Eternity, what it is. 378 Inferences from the eternity of God. 378, 379. Thoughts of eternity ſhould take us up. 383
Ereſian winds, what they are. 494
Evill of trouble prepares for the receiving of good. 278
Exaltation, of ſeveral ſorts, all from God. 335, 336. God can exalt thoſe that are loweſt. 336
Exceſſiveneſs or exceedingneſs of ſin opened. 227
Eyes of God, what. 201. A fivefold eye of God upon the righteous. 202, 203. How the eyes of God are alwayes upon his pe…ple. 206. Objections anſwered. 207, 208. The happineſs of the righte…us ſhewed in this. 208. The duty of the righteous never to withdraw their eyes from God. 210. A threefold eye to be kept alwayes upon God. 210
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Faith appropriates God as our own. 151. Faith ſhould be great, becauſe God is great. 370. Faith quiets the mind. 528. The ſtrength and firmneſs of Faith, like what, 569. How needfull Faith is in our coming to God. 586
Fatneſs, what it ſignifieth in Scripture. 286
Feare, how in Heaven. 611. Feare of God, what. 639. It is the duty of all men to feare God. 640. Feare of God ſet in a fourfold oppoſition. 640. God to be feared when afflicting us. 640, 641. Why it may be ſuppoſed that all men feare God. 641 God is to be feared, becauſe he is ſo powerfull and juſt. 642. God is to be feared, becauſe ſo graci…us and mercifull. 643. Three effects of the true feare of God. 643, 644
Fetters and Bonds, what they ſignifie in Scripture. 220
Finiſhing of a thing two-fold. 241
Fore-ſeeing of evil, how by a prudent godly man. 427, 428
F…oſt, how like aſhes. 473. what froſt is. 496. Why the ſame word ſignifies froſt and baldneſs. 496. Froſt the gift of God. 497
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Garments, what the Hebrew word ſignifies, and how it leads us to conſider our firſt fall in Adam. 558, 559. A four-fold uſe of garments. 559, 560. That our garments warm us is from the bleſſing of God. 560
Gift, a Gift, what? 40. N…thing can be given to God or received by him as any addition to him. 42, 43.
Glory of God, the end of all his works. 364
God, is expreſſed in Scripture by a word of the plural number, and what that may import. 65. God, no unrighteouſneſs in the dealings of God with man. 11. God ſelf-ſufficient needs nothing, receives nothing of man. 42, 43. Heathens had ſuch apprehenſions of God. 44. Four inferences from it. 44, 45. How God is or may be ſeen. 103, 104. Sight or diſcovery of God to the ſoul very ſweet. 104. God knows the right of every mans cauſe, and will do every man right. 109. Whom God doth not, whom he doth deſpiſe. 170, 171. God hath a due regard to all ſorts of men. 171. God hath a wonderfull magnificent heart or Spirit. 184. The magnificence of Gods heart diſcovered in three things. 184, 185. The Will of God the Rule of righteouſneſs. 346. His righteouſneſs in all things. 347. How God may be ſaid to encreaſe. 368. Greatneſs of God. 369. In what ſe…ce God is not known. 373, 374. God eternal. 378. God is a liberal houſe-keeper. 413. Motions of all creatures under his command. 450. It is eaſie to God to do great things. 465. God can do all with a word. 473. Inferences from it. 473. God is very l…beral. 501. God is not only a juſt but a bountifull maſter. 520 God perfect in knowledge, the perfection of his knowledge ſhewed ſeven wayes. 553, 554. Five inferences from it. 554, 555. How men ſpeaking to God muſt be ſwallowed up, ſhewed in three things. 594. How we may ſpeak to him and not be ſwallowed up, unleſs in his love. 594. How God cannot be found out. 614. In what he cannot be found out, ſhewed ſeveral wayes. 615, 616. Three inferences from it. 617. Power of God excellent two wayes. 619. God cannot be ſeen. 650
Godly, not alwayes ſenſible of their defects and failings in grace. 128
Good men apt to make ſad concluſions againſt themſelves. 105
Good, doing good. They conſult their own good beſt who do moſt good. 248. Three fruites of doing good. 248
Goſpel light, how it hath removed or been taken from many places. 421.
Grace, free to the beſt and wiſeſt. 649
Greatneſs, the great God is no enemy to greatne…s, a… ſuch. 182. The greatneſs of God, wherein. 369. Several inferences from the greatneſs of God, both for direction and conſolation. 369
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Hand of God and man, how they differ. 41. Hand and ſtrength ſignified by the ſame word. 478
Hard things eaſie to God. 465
Hearing twofold. 440
Hearer, a good hearer of the word may ſ…metimes want an awakening word. 524. Patience neceſſary in a good hearer, and that in a double reſpect. 525. Compoſure of Spirit neceſſary in a hearer. 527
Heaven, how to be looked upon. 26, 27. The Heavens are a divine glaſs, a natural Alphabet, &c. 28. Heavens declare five things concerning God. 20
Heavens are ſtrong and tranſparent. 570. Heavens as a looking-glaſs, how. 571. In the Heavens we may ſee God in five of his excellencies. 571, 572. In them we may ſee our ſelves. 572, 573.
Heedfulneſs, how neceſſary. 318. Five things to be heeded. 319
Hell, how both large and ſtreight. 281.
Hidings of God, the lot ſometimes of good men. 105
Hypocrite, an hypocri…e in heart, who meant by it, ſhewed in three particulars. 257, 258. The bad condition of a hypocrite in heart, ſet out in three things. 259. The hypocrite in heart growes w rſe by affliction. 261. Policies of hypocrites will avail them nothing. 262. God extreamly angry with them. 262, 263. Hypoc…ites humble not themſelves though God humble them. 265. The cloſeſt hypocrite ſhall fare no better than the deboiſtest ſinner. 273.
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Jeruſalem, warning of its ruine by the Romans. 425
Ignorance, what ignorance inconſiſtent with godlineſs. 253. Heedleſs ignorance an undoing to many. 255. Ignorance is darkneſs. 581. Six things which a man cannot ſee how to order becauſe of the darkneſs of ignorance. 581, 582. Three inferences from it. 582, 583. Duties ariſing from this notion of ignorance. 583, 584. Much darkneſs of ignorance remains in the beſt while in this world. 584. Three inferences from it. 585. Ignorance is a great hindrance in our approaches to God. 585
Impatience and diſtruſt, provoking ſins. 121. Hard to keep from impatience in hard times. 320. Impatience our ſin, though troubles great. 321, 327
Impenitent perſons, their danger. 304
Iniquity and a vaine thing expreſſed by the ſame word. 233, 234, 319. To have any regard to iniquity is the mar… of a wicked man. 322
Interceſſion, what it is. 419
Judging, it is our duty t… judge our ſelves. 99. Three things required to a right ſelf-judging. 99, 100. Sel…-judging preſerves us from raſh judging the wayes of God or his dealings with us. 100. Self-judging keeps us humble. 101. Judging or to judge, taken three wayes in Scripture. 411
Judges, blind two wayes. 628
Judgment taken three wayes in Scripture. 108. Judgment of the wicked, in what ſenſe a good man may be ſaid to fulfill it. 290, 291. Judgment day terrible to ſinners. 610. Judgment taken four wayes in Scripture; how God excels in every one of them. 621. Why God doth not preſently execute judgments upon the wicked. 625
Julians purpoſe of having the Temple at Jeruſalem rebuilt prevented by an earthquake and thunder. 461
Juſtice of God. 108, 109. God is righteous though it appear n…t. 110. That God is just ſhould cauſe us to trust him. 114. Juſtice and Judgment how or whether they differ. 292. There is no avoiding divine Juſtice. 294. Juſtice a ſcarce commodity among men. 626. Plenty of Juſtice in God, ſhewed five wayes. 627, 628. Two Inferences from it. 629
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Key of the Cl uds in Gods hand. 391
Know, to k…ow taken three wayes. 127. N…t to know, or we know not, ſignifieth two things. 465. It is a ſhame not to know ſome things. 538. It is a preſumption to ſeek the knowledge of other things. 538
Knowledge, not to do according to what we know, is very ſhamful. 82 Kn…wledge fetcht from afar, what. 143, 144. Knowledge is worth our longest travel. 146. What the perfection of knowledge is, or, who is perfect in knowledge. 157, 158. Kn…wledge of God. 175, 176. In what ſence a good man may dy without knowledge. 253, 254. In what ſence God is not known by any. 373, 374. Inferences from it. 355. Yet this muſt not diſcourage us in ſeeking after the knowledge of God, nor w…ll it excuſe any who neglect to know him. 376. Men know little of the works or wayes of God. 538. Knowledge but in part here. 584
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Land, what Land God eſpecially owns as his. 517
Law, no iniquity in acting according to Law. 346
Life, ſhortneſs of it. 382. Yet man hath an Eternity to wait for. 382
Light within us of great force. 5. How that Principle is abuſed. 6. Light, God loves to entitle himſelf to Light. 410. Light about ſeven things needful in thoſe who come to God in any duty. 585. Light properly not ſeen. 596. Light of …ods countenance ſometimes hidden. 598
Lightning, what it is. 449. Two things wonderful in it. 449. The ſwiftneſs of it. 451
Look and ſee, what th…ſe two words joyned imp…rt. 24
Looking-glaſs, how the heavens are ſo. 57…
Love to God ſhould be great becauſe he is great. 370
Luthers godly …ear and reſolution. 288 Luthers meditation upon a Cloud. 405. Luther ſaw a circular Rain-b…w. 543. His opinion when the Rain-bow began. 544
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Magiſtrates, why called ſh…elds in Scripture, not ſwords. 61
M…gnifying of God two wayes. 350 Our magnifying the works of God a m…st neceſſary duty. 358. How or when we magnifie the works of …od ſhewed in five things. 359, 360 Five ſorts faile in magnifying the works of God. 365, 366. Three m… tives to it. 367
Majeſty and glory of …od, man not able to bear it. 592. Majeſty of God 606. It is terrible. 607. Two inferences from it. 608
M…ker, God is ſo to us three wayes. 65, 68. It is good to look to God as our Maker at all times, ſpecially in afflicton. 67. Five duties from the conſideration that God is our Maker. 68. God is to be honoured as our Maker, 150. The Maker of all men can be unrighteous to no man. 151
Meditation, two things ſhould be the daily Meditation of a Chriſtian. 241
Meekneſs, to be high in Power and meek in Sp…rit, ſhews a God like Spirit. 172
M…n, in what ſence all men are alike. 50. Shewed in f…ur things. 50. Men of tw… ſorts. 353
Mercies of God, unleſs we are bettered by them, it had been better for us not to have received them. 364
Merciful men have ſpecial favours from God. 521
Merit, no merit in the beſt of men. 649
Mighty men apt to deſpiſe others. 173
Mightineſs of man four fold. 57. Mightineſs of God in two things, or of two ſorts. 160. The mig…tine…s of God ſet forth in ſeven aſſertions. 161, 162. Five Infere…ces fr…m the mightineſs of G…d. 164, 165.
Mi…acles, God doth …ot Mi acles to preſerve or deliver the wicked. 191, 192. Mi acl…s as eaſie to God as his ordinary works. 535.
Mode…ation of Spi…it procee…s from true greatneſs of Spirit. …86
Modeſty a great vertue, and the grace …f all our graces. 158
Motions of the creature, moſt violent and in appearance contingent, under the dominion of God. 450
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Name of God, what. 73
Nature, work… of God in nature ought to be ſearched. 145
Neceſſity, no man neceſſitated to chooſe a ſinful evil. 283
Negatives in Scripture often carry a ſtrong affirmation. 153, 187, 188.
Nero, his ſeeming clemency. 631
Night, God gives his people occaſions of rejoycing in the night as well as in the day. 71. God gives his people a rejoycing frame of ſpirit in the night. 72. Night taken two wayes. 312
North-wind makes fair weather. 603. why promotion is ſaid not to come out of the North. 605
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Obeying and hearing expreſſed by the ſame word. 237
Obedience due to the call of God either by his word or works. 237. Obedience to God profitable to man. 247. No obedience where no ſervice. 250. Good men fail in obedience. 251
Oppreſſion of three ſorts. 56. Oppreſſion a common ſin. 58. Oppreſſion is a crying ſin. 59. Power is commonly abuſed to oppreſſion. 59. Yet when poor oppreſs, that worst. 59, 60. It is best to have recourſe to God when oppreſſed by men. 67. Oppreſſion cannot bring down the pride of man. 88
Oppreſſors mind not God. 62
Opp…eſſed perſons will be crying and complaining. 86. Some under Oppreſſion do nothing but cry and complain. 87
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Pardon of great ſins, what may encourage us to ask it. 372. The greatneſs of pardoning mercy in G…d. 634, 635
Paſſion, not to be quieted but by Reaſon. 382
Perfection two-fold. 157
Perſwaſion, what it is. 280
Pleaſure diſtinguiſhed of, in what pleaſures to ſpend our dayes is a mercy. 243. How that Promiſe of ſpending their dayes in pleaſure, is made good to the godly. 245, 246
Plenty and Scarcity are at the diſpoſe of God. 414. God uſeth natural means as the cauſe either of Plenty or Scarcity. 414
Poor in Spirit how pleaſing to God. 195, 196. Poor taken two wayes in Scripture. 195. Poor ſhall have right done them by God. 197. Objections anſwered. 198, 199
Poverty it ſelf an affliction, and the poor afflicted by others. 194, 196.
Power of grea… uſe to do good, and a great temptation to do bad things. 60 Power of three ſorts. 335. They who have Power are apt to do wrong. 347 Power of God in c…mmanding and working, how excellent! 619
Prayers of the proud and impenitent are not heard. 89, 92. The Prayers of vain perſons are vain things. 93. What prayers are vain, ſhewed in ſeven particulars. 93, 94. How much God values holy prayers, ſhewed three wayes. 66 Holy p…ayer not alwayes preſently anſwered, but never diſregarded. 96. A dreadful judgment not to have prayer regarded. 97. Not to pray in time of affliction, very ſinful, ſhewed in three things. 267. Prayers of the wicked not eſteemed by God. 307
Praiſe, God fearfull in praiſes. 611
Preſumptuous ſin, what. 35
Preſumptions of evil men deſcribed. 106
Preſumption to do or ſpeak amiſs, not fearing God ſhould know it. 589
P…ide, oppreſſion cannot bring down the proud heart of man. 88. Pride a bad Mother of three bad children. 169. Pride and high-mindedneſs the ſame. 458
Promiſes, ſome make them not minding to perform them. 629. Four things aſcribed to God in Scr pture which aſſure us he will perform his promiſes. 630
P…omotion comes uſually in a ſecret way. 605
Pronounes, mine, thine, have a great emphaſis. 149
Prophaning the Name of God, what. 34
Proſperity, what. 242. Promiſes of outward proſperity, moſt in the Old Teſtament. 246. Outward proſperity given many Godly. 288
Protection of God towards man, two-fold. 191
Providences, when they ſeem to croſs Promiſes and Propheſies, yet trust. 113
Providential care of God towards his people is perpetual. 206. Some works of Providence very plain. 357. The P…ovidence of God reacheth to all places. 453. The Government of the world is as much of God as the creati…n of it. 536. Heathens dark about P…ovidence, aſcribed all to Fortune and ſecond Cauſes. 536, 537. Comfort to the godly that all things are under the P…ovidence of God. 537
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Queſtion, one queſtion put more than twenty times to J…b, and why 535
Q…ietneſs of the Air, much more of mens Hearts, is of God. 562. Chriſt can make the heart quiet in the midſt of all outward u…quietneſs. 563
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Rain, fi…e things ſpoken of it. 384, 385. Rain comes fi…st from the earth 388. The cauſes of Rain. 389. God can with-hold the Rain when he pleaſeth 389. Four Inferences from it 90, 39…. That the water falls from Heaven in drops of R…in is of God. 393. God hath ſtore of Rain in his treaſury. 397. R…in, a compariſon between that …nd the Word of God. 397, 398. R…i… ſ…all and great 471. Great Rain of Gods ſtrength, what. 471. In what quantity ſoever the Rain falls, it is by the ſpecial appointment of God. 475. For what purpoſes Rain is ſent. 519. Rain undeſerved, 'tis of free mercy that we have Rain. 520
Rain-bow, the ſignification of it. 542, 543. The forme and cauſe of it. 543. Why expreſſed in the Greek by a word that ſignifieth to ſpeak or ſhew forth. 544. Whether the Rain-bow were before the fl…d. 544, 545. The fitneſs of the Rain bow to aſſure mercy, ſhewed in ſeven particulars. 545, 546
Ranſom, what it is, ſeveral ſorts of it. Nothing but the blood of Chriſt can ranſom ſinners, nor will that deliver ſome ſinners. 304
Remember, taken two wayes. 349
Reward and puniſhment, without them Religion would vaniſh. 14
Riches, God regardeth not men for their riches or any outward greatneſs. 306 309
Right, how God gives it the poor. 195
Righteous, man righteous three wayes. 39. A two-fold notion of the righteous. 21. The Righteous alwayes under Gods eye. 202, 203. Righteous highly eſteemed and exalted by God. 213
Righteouſneſs eſſential to God. 11 Righteouſneſs of two ſorts. 8, 9. The righteouſneſs or righteous actings of men contribute nothing to God. 41. Three grounds of it. 42, 43. How and whom righteouſneſs doth profit. 51, 52. Cautions about it. 53. Righteouſneſs, when and how aſcribed to God. 147
Rods of two ſorts. 514.
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Scholars great, not alwayes the wiſeſt men. 177
Scourge, God can make any creature a ſcourge to man. 412
Sealing in Scripture hath a threefold ſignification. 476. Sealing up of the hand, what it ſignifieth. 478
September, how expreſſed in the Hebrew, and why. 448
Servant, what it ſignifies, every believer a Servant. 238
Service and Worſhip often the ſame in Scripture. 237. God expects our ſe…vice, and then eſpecially, when we ſuffer under his hand. 237. To ſerve God what, or the ſervice of God deſcribed. 238, 239. To ſe…ve God our Freed…m. 240. Service of God pleaſant and eaſie in a twofold reſpect. 240. Service of God not lean but pr…fitable. 240, 241
Sight of God two-fold, immediate, mediate, and that by a threefold means. 102. The ſight of God, or his diſcovery of himſelf to us very ſweet to the the ſoul. 104
Signes of changes in the weather, and other natural things. 424. Inferences from it as to other th…ngs. 424 Signes why given by God. 549
Sin, how ſinful it is to ſay, there is no profit in leaving ſin. 17. The benefit or profit of leaving ſin. 19. God receives no hurt or damage by the ſin of man, how many or how great ſoever his ſins are. 31. Yet ſinners ſhall be dealt with as if they had hurt him, and why. 31. How the ſins both of good and evil men turn to the glory of God. 32. Sin conſidered in a threefold oppoſition. 33. Sin d…th ſix things to God, yet cleared how no damage to him. 34, 35, 36. The leaſt ſin hurtful. 47, 48. Sin hurts the whole Creation, but chiefly man. 48, 49. The ſad effects of ſin, as well as the filthy nature of it, ſhould move us to avoid it. 48. Sin hurts others, but th…ſe moſt who commit it. 49. Sin is v…cal. 92. God doth not ſeverely mark the ſins of his people. 116. Sin, mans work. 224. God doth not ſuffer ſin to grow potent in his people. 226. There is an exceſſiveneſs in ſome ſins. 227. In what ſence ſin may reign in a righteous man. 228. Sin may be ſeen and not the exceedingneſs of it. 228. The exceed…ngneſs of ſin ſhewed in three things. 228, 2…9. Sin a vain thing, how. 234. God will not indulge ſin in any. 293. Sin ſhould have no reſpect. 321. Sin not to be choſen in any caſe. 324. Sin ſtrictly taken cannot be choſen. 325. Ʋpon what accounts ſin is choſen by many. 325, 326. They make a very bad choice who chooſe ſin rather than affliction. 372. Sin worſe than any the worſt affliction. 330, 331
Singing, an act of Praiſe. 352
Skie, two things conſiderable in it, clearneſs and ſtrength. 568. How the skie may be ſaid to be ſtrong. 569
Snow, what it is. 469. When it uſually falleth, 469. Six things wonderful concerning the Snow. 472. Snow how like w…ol, ſhewed in three things. 472, 473. Sno… and Rain at the command of God. 474
Sodomites, how expreſſed in the Hebrew. 271
Song in the night, what. 70, 71, 73
Soveraignty of God over all creatures, three Inferences from it. 14, 20
Soul, how taken in Scripture. 268
South, why expreſſed by a word that ſignifies a ſecret place. 487. Whirlwinds come from it. 488
Sparing mercy, God will not ſpare his own if they obey not. 252
Speaking, two things of great uſe in it. 139. Speaking of two ſorts. 232, 233
Spirits of men weighed …y God. 552
Standing-ſtill two-fold, that of the mind to what oppoſed. 527
Star-gazers, their vanity. 27
Stormes in the hearts of men allayed by God. 562
Streight, who may be ſaid to be in it. 282. No ſtreight ſo great but God can deliver out of it. 283
Strength of heart, wherein it conſiſts. 175. 183. Strength of wiſdom, in God two-fold. 175. There is no ſtrength againſt the Lord. 311
Suddenneſs of divine Judgments. 300
Sufferings did not hurt the Martyrs, and why. 51
Sun in its brightneſs cannot be looked upon. 602
Swearing, the Lords ſaying as much as his ſwearing. 549
Sword, how taken in Scripture. 252
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Tabernacle, what. 407, 408
Teacher, God is pleaſed to be a Teacher of his people. 338. The teachings of God above all teachings. 339. How God exceeds all Teachers, ſhewed in ſeven things. 339, 340. Three Inferences from it. 342. Several Evidences of our having been taught of God. 342, 343, 344.
Teaching, 'Tis mans ſhame when he acts not according to the teachings of God. 82. Teaching is to make us knowing. 576. There are two ſorts of perſons who call for teaching. 577
Terribleneſs of God to ſinners in four dayes. 609
Thundering Legion. 460. Thunder a terrible thing. 436. Thunder the Voyce of God. 440, 442. Thunder called the Voyce of God in a twofold reſpect. 442. Six Inferences from it. 443. Word of God like Thunder, ſhewed in five things. 444. Thunder Gods Hera d. 454. Thunder, how it followeth L…ghtning. 454. Why we ſee the Lightning before we hear the Thunder. 454. Six degrees or ſ…rts of Thunder. 455. Thunder deſcribed. 457. Marvels in Thunder. 460. The effects of the Word like thoſe of Thunder. 461, 462. Two Inferences from it. 464
Tiberius the Romane Emperour, his Character. 630
Time at the diſpoſe of God. 379
Trembling, what. 436. Great appearances of God ſhould make us tremble. 437. A fourfold trembling. 437, 438
Troubles are ſtreights. 281, 282
Truſting in God a Duty in darkeſt times. 112. T…uſt in God fixes the heart. 113. Some not to be truſted. 114. We ſhould truſt God more upon experience of what he hath wrought. 365. The Eternity of God a gro…nd of truſting him. 380
Truth will prevail though many be againſt it. 23. No matter if we are alone, ſo Truth be on our ſide. 23. Some ſpeak Truth with falſe hearts, others ſpeak falſly with a true heart. 153. To ſpeak truth a high commendation of the Speaker. 154. Truth taught us by God, four effects of it. 342, 343, 344. Some Truths are ſpecially to be attended to. 524
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Valentinian, his zeal and advancement. 213
Vanity, what a…d who. 92
Viſiting of three ſorts. 119
Unde…ſtanding, how an unde…an…ing man may be ſaid not to underſ…a…d. 81
Uprightneſs, That which is not done uprightly, will not be done conſtantly. 266
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Waiting on God in hardeſt times. 112 113.
Warnings, G…d gives them before he ſends great Judgme…ts. 425, 426. Warning, God gives wa…ning before he ſtrikes. 455
Water of two ſ…rts. 388. Wa…er held up in the Air by the Power …f God. 392
Way of God, what it is. 345
Whirlwind, what. 489
Wickedneſs, what. 47
Wicked men out of Gods Protection, he takes not care of them. 189. How God doth and doth not preſerve the lives of the wicked. 189, 190. Wicked not ſo much preſerved as reſerved. 191. Wicked men of two ſorts. 192. Their life ſad. 192. God will at laſt utterly deſtroy them. 193. God will not be taken off by any outward reſpect from deſtroying them. 301
Winds, four Cardinal. 487. What the Wind is. 489. Winds come at Gods appoyntment. 489. God makes a twofold uſe of the Wind. 490. Six uſes of it for mercy, or for the good of man. 490, 491. Winds the Broomes of Heaven. 490. Afflicting effects of the Wind. 492. Seven Wonders obſervable in the Winds. 493, 494. What the Wind is. 598. Cauſes of the Wind. 599. Life preſerved by the Wind. 599. Spirit of God compared to the Wind. 601
Wiſe in heart of two ſ…rts. 645. In what ſe…ce God reſp…cteth not any that are wi…e. 645, 646. G d regard…th n…t the …i…eſt men who do not fear him. 646. The wi eſt men cannot hinder the C…u…ſels of G…d by their wiſdom and p…licy. 647. Thoughts of the wi… va n in two reſpects. 648. None …iſe by nature, nor are any erfectly wi…e in this world though they have grace. 649
Wiſdome, how aſcribed to the Fowls of the Air. 77. The Wiſdome of F…wls, &c. is of God. 78. Wiſdome of God, wherein the ſtrength of it conſiſts. 175. How God is only wiſe. 177, 178. Wiſdome practical, what. 177. Six Inferences from the Wiſdome of God. 179, 180
Wiſhes, we apt to make ſtrange wiſhes in times of diſtreſs. 315
Words, raſh words turned againſt the Speaker. 12. Sharp words ſomtimes moſt profitable. 13. Word of God, how like Rain. 397, 398. Word of God preached, how like thunder, ſhewed in five things. 444. When the Word of God is duly attended, ſhewed in three things. 445 Three degrees of the Words coming to us. 445, 446. Word of God, how it may be ſaid to be dark. 586
Wo ks of God in Nature to be exactly conſidered, eſpecially the Heavens. 26. Some works of God beyond our apprehenſion. 466. Two Inferences from it. 467. Men ſlow to conſider the works of God. 480. God would have all men ſtudy his works. 480 God ſtops men in their work, that they may conſider his works. 481 Works of God of all ſorts to be conſidered. 529, 530. How the works of God are to be conſidered, ſhewed four wayes. 531. Inference from it. 532. The common and ordinary works of God are full of wonder. 533 Works, good works how profitable to our ſelves and others. 52, 5…. Work, ours ſhewed us by God in affliction in a two-fold reſpect. 223. Sin is properly our work. 224. The faultineſs of our work moſt clearly diſcovered in affliction. 225. Works of God of all ſorts are to be magnified. 351. Works of G…d viſible or inviſible. 353. Men apt to forget and have low apprehenſions of the works of God. 356. It is our duty to magnifie the works of God. 358. How they are magnified, ſhewed five wayes. 359, 360. The Ends of God in any wo k much to be eyed. 363. What thoſe Ends are. 364, 365
Wo…ld, a godly man is content with a little of, but not ſatisfied with all the world. 288
Worldly comforts and mercies, may ſoon meet with a ſt p. 419
Wrath of God, what and where. 296. Wrath appears in works of Judgement. 297. We ſhould by all means beware of the wrath of God. 298. Wrath of God a fire, infinitely more dreadful than fire. 299
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Years, the meaſure of mans Life, not of Gods. 377. The word in Hebrew ſignifieth changes, and why. 377
Youth, to die in youth, what, ſhewed three wayes. 269.