Exposition of Job 38-42, Subject index
A TABLE Directing to ſome ſpecial Points noted in the precedent EXPOSITIONS.
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ABhorring, what it imports, 829. Five effects of abhorring ſinful ſelf. 837. four things cauſe an abhorrence of ſinful ſelf. 837. Two motives to ſelf-abhorrence. 840.
Abortive, what. 248. In what ſence the Apoſtle Paul calls himſelf an Abortive, or one born out of due time. 248
Acceptation with God in any ſervice; two things required to it. 886. God accepts the perſons of ſome, yet is no accepter of perſons. 895. It is a high priviledge to be accepted with God. 896. A twofold acceptation with God. 897. Three things ſhew why it is a great mercy to be accepted with God, and we ſhould be ſo fearful of loſing acceptance with him. 898. Some godly men are more accepted, than others that are godly. 899. Among godly men, four ſorts are moſt accepted. 900. Seven acts of a godly man, or wayes of acting, very acceptable to God. 901. God accepts ſome godly men for others. 902. To be accepted with God, is a full reward for all our ſervices, and an anſwer to all our prayers. 925. All our acceptation is by Chriſt. 926
Account, vid. Judgement.
Actions, good or bad, like ſeed ſown. 379
Adonai, one of Gods Titles, the d…rivation of it, and how often given to God in Scripture. 69
Aineas, why called Matutinus, or a morning man. 77
Affliction, like cold and froſt, in four reſpects. 232 No unlooſing our ſelves from affliction, till God doth it. 244, 245. Affliction encreaſeth knowledge. 794. God uſually reveals himſelf much to us after great afflictions or ſufferi…gs. 827. In affliction friends are apt to forſake us. 959. Three thing… may comfort us in affliction. 986. In affl…ction, grace is not only tryed, but encreaſed. 995
Ah, ha, or Ha, ha, what it imports in the ſpeaker. 459, 460
Almes, like ſeed ſown. 379
Anchorers, ſee Hermites.
Angels, how called Stars. 81. and morning ſtars, 82. Angels, how and why called ſons of God. 83, 84. Three things conſiderable in the Angels. 84. Angels are of one mind. 86
Anſwering, how taken in Scripture. 8. Two kinds of anſwering. 507. Anſwering in Logick three wayes. 508. Anſwering in Law, how. 508. Where God is opponent, no man can anſwer. 520
Antelunares, why ſo called. 44
Apoſtacy of Angels. 88
Appetite, ſtrong in young ones. 285
Arabia, why ſo called. 333
Archimedes, his boaſt. 51
Arcturus, what. 249
Ariſtotle, why he caſt himſelf into the Sea. 151
Arm notes ſtrength. 140, 547. Arm of God, what. 547. Arm of God, ſpoken of in Scripture for a fourfold uſe. 548
Arms or weapons, of two ſorts. 761
Arnoldus Bootius, his opinion about the beaſt commonly called the Unicorn. 348, 349
Arrows, why called children of the bow. 763
Aſs, wild Aſs, how ſaid to be ſet free, and looſed from bands. 326, 327
Aſſurance of what we would have, breeds great joy. 459
Athanaſius his Prophetical anſwer to thoſe who jeered him with the croaking of a Raven over his head. 296
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Barrenneſs of any Land, whence. 335 Barren places have their uſe. 335
Beaſts, ſome beaſts have a kind of willingneſs to ſerve man. 359. That any of the beaſts will not ſerve man, is to be aſcribed to the ſin of man, as the procuring cauſe. 360, 361. Thoſe beaſts which will not ſerve man, have yet their uſe, ſhewed in three things. 362. Labour of beaſts very profitable to man. 377. Among beaſts, ſome wiſer than others; what their wiſdom is. 414, 415. A ſhame for man to be excelled in any good, by beaſts. 631
Beauty, what. 570. Two ſorts of beauty. 1008. Beauty a gift of God. 1009. Three conſiderations ſhould keep them humble, who are moſt beautiful. 1009. Inward beauty moſt deſirable. 1010
Beginning, taken two ways. 623
Behemoth, deſcribed ſix wayes, 606, 607. Behemoth may ſignifie all the beaſts of the field. 609. Why, though a word of the plural number, applicable to one. 609. Behemoth, how the chief of the wayes of God. 624
Beholding of things or perſons, twofold. 577
Believers, why called the firſt fruits of Gods creatures. 221. A believer mounts high like the Eagle, eſpecially in two things. 478. Believers do not only mount high, but abide on high. 480
Belief, that which is much deſired, in ſome caſes is hardly believed. 454. Why the ſame word ſignifieth to ſtand faſt or ſteddy, and to believe. 456.
Birth, new birth, three things in it. 322
Bleſſing, two wayes of bleſſing one. 977. The bleſsing of God effectual for the good of man. 978. Seven characters of thoſe whom the Lord will bleſs. 979, 980. They who are bleſſed, are alſo loved of God. 981. Three things whence it is that many mind not a bleſsing from God. 982. All ſucceſſes are not from the bleſsing of God. 984. Temporal things are bleſſings, but ſpiritual things are the best bleſsings. 989. How we may know when temporal things are a bleſsing, and come to us in love. 990
Bochartus, his opinion, that Behemoth is not the Elephant, but Hippopotame. 611, 612.
Borrowing, fear not to loſe what God borrows of us. 951
Brethren and ſiſters, two wayes taken Scripture. 956
Building, two things moſt conſiderable in it, both eminent in Gods building, the World. 59
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Canutus his anſwer to his flattering Courtiers. 110
Captivity, how taken in Scripture. 931 Any affliction is a kind of captivity. 932
Care to be caſt upon God. 177. Care of God over the beaſts of the earth, and fowls of the air, ſhould convince man that God will take care of him. 279, 288. Care of God to provide for the vileſt creatures. 296. Care of God for his p ople ſeen in two things. 643
Carefulneſs what to be avoided. 746
Carnal men judge of God by themſelves. 834
Cauſes, natural cauſes produce natural effects, and ſo do ſpiritual cauſes ſpiritual effects. 214
Charity, a great trial of it. 880
Children, not to charge their parents, when able to help themſelves. 324. They who excel in any thing are elegantly called the children of it. 781
Children a great bleſſing. 993. Parents duty in naming them. See names, how it is a bleſſing to have many children. 1023. Good children a great joy. 1024
Chriſt his eternity. 45. He is the corner-ſtone. 69, 70. Chriſt a light for two great ends. 122. Chriſt compared to a Lion in four reſpects. 283.
Chriſt reſembled by the Hind in three things. 312. Why Chriſt is called a horn of ſalvation. 381. Chriſt like the Eagle ſhewed in ſeven things. 489, 490. Chriſt a relief againſt all evil. 648. Chriſt the beſt friend. 958
Church, a vain thing to oppoſe it. 685 Church ſet out by Chriſt in her ſpiritual excellencies. 721. God terrible in the Church. 729
Cloathed, to be cloathed with any thing what it imports. 428, 429
Cloud, how a garment to the ſea. 101. Clouds called the Arcenal of heaven, why. 192. The wiſeſt men can neither tell how many the clouds are, nor fully what they are. 272
Cock, why crows at Mid-night. 254. He is a natural clock. 270
Cold, whether natural or ſpiritual, is a great binder. 243
Comforting the ſorrowful a great duty. 967 Six caſes which call us to comfort others, together with ſo many ways of miniſtering comfort to them. 968. Four conſiderations moving to this duty. 969
Command of God creating. 114, 115
Comelineſs, it conſiſteth in three things. 717
Company, no company pleaſeth, but ſuch as is ſutable. 340
Compulſion grievous to beaſts, much more to men. 341
Condemnation of ſelf, what good. 545
Confeſſion of ſin, when right. 525
Contending, of two ſorts. 497. How man contendeth with the word, how with the works of God. 497, 498. There is a ſpirit in weak man, ready to contend with the ſtrong God. 499. In two caſes we are apt to contend with God about his works. 501. Four conſiderations moving us to beware of all contendings with God. 502, 503. In what way we may contend with God. 503, 504. They who contend with God would ſeem wiſer than he. 505
Converſion, why ſo difficult a work. 360
Covenant, Hebrew word notes two things, and why. 670
Counſel, what it is. 25. The word counſel, put abſolutely or alone, notes Gods counſel. 25
Counſel of God may ſoon be darkned by us. 30. Some do it intentionally, the greatneſs of their ſin. 30, 31
Courage, where God gives courage man cannot make afraid. 438. True courage fears not preſent danger. 449
Craft, Some creatures full of it. 292. What ſome cannot do by ſtrength they do by craft. 292, 293
Creation, that work calls us to praiſe God. 89. Four things in creation move us to praiſe God. 90
Creatures, God can make any of them hurtful to us. 188. Two things ſhew the power of God in the creature. 189. Several degrees of excellency in the creatures. 625. An inference from it. 626. God can eaſily ſubdue the ſtrongeſt creatures. 638. Two inferences from it. 638, 639. God to be magnified in the qualities, and quantity, or bigneſs of his creatures. 663. All creatures made ſerviceable to man. 672. Some creatures terrible to man. 690. An inference from it. 690. God pleaſed in ſetting forth the natural excellencies of his creatures. 718. The excellencies of the creature ſhew the excellency of God. 722. God would have man know the excellencies of the creature. 723
Crocodile, not tongueleſs. 662
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Danger, to leave any thing in danger, and not provide againſt it, is great folly. 402. Dangers put all creatures to their utmoſt ſhifts. 419. They who think themſelves out of danger deſpiſe danger. 420. Danger is the Element of courage. 446. It is beſt not to do or quickly give over doing that which is dangerous. 680. They are cruel to themſelves, who run upon danger unadviſedly. 692. Great dangers may make the ſtoutest afraid. 753. Great dangers put bad men upon repentance. 758
Darkneſs, what. 166
Day of Judgment like to be a terrible day. 18. It will be a diſcovering day. 125.
Days, when and whoſe days may be ſaid to be full. 1029, 1031.
Day-light never riſeth two days together exactly in the ſame place. 126
Death, the Gates of it, what. 151, 152, 154. No man knoweth how or in what manner he ſhall dye. 155. Death takes all, and that upon a two-fold ground. 1025. Four cautions from it. 1025. A good man willing to dye. 1031
Deering, his diſcourſe upon his deathbed. 168
Deliverance, out of trouble is Gods work. 933. He can ſoon work it. 934
Demanding, of two ſorts. 818
Deſire, what we moſt deſire, we would fain be at. 441, 444, 457
Devil in bonds always. 111. Devil like the Hawk. 473. With what weapons we may prevail againſt him. 766
Dew how cauſed. 222. Two things conſiderable in the falling of the dew. 222. God the Father of it. 223. The great benefit of dew. 223, 224. A three-fold alluſion of the dew. 226
Diſdain or deſpiſing, who moſt apt to do it. 780
Diſpoſition, two-fold. 717
Diviſions among good men very bad. 736
Don, the Spaniſh word for a Lord, whence derived. 68
Double, what it ſignifies in Scripture. 948
Drinking much in bruits is from their conſtitution, not from their luſts. 653
Duty, God would have us do our beſt in every duty. 38. Two things needful to it. 38. Better do duty late than not at all. 961
Dwellings appointed by God to every creature, ſutable to his nature. 334
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Eagle; what the Hebrew word imports. 474. Exceeds any Hawk in three things. 475. Two reaſons why the Eagle mounts ſo high. 476. F…ur reaſons why ſhe makes her neſt on high. 480. What food ſhe moſt delights in. 484. The quickneſs of the Eagles eye-ſight. 485. How ſhe tryeth her young ones. 486. Eagles preſage, or ſmell a battel long before. 488. The ſimilitude between the Eagle and Chriſt in ſeven particulars. 489, 490. The ſimilitude between an Eagle and a true Chriſtian, …pened in ſeven things. 491. Two wings of a greet Eagle, are ſaid to be given the Church. 493
Earth, how immoveable, 51, 52. The earths foundations. 47, 52, God the maker of the earth, five inferences from it. 53, 54. Three things in the making of the earth, ſhould ſtir us up to praiſe God. 56, 57. The form and firmneſs of the earth, ſet forth four ways. 59, 60. Meaſures of the earth, different opinions about it. 61, 62. Five things admirable in the frame of the earth. 65. Inferences from it to thankfulneſs, and an exact frame of life on this earth, ſo exactly framed for us. 66, 67. What are the garments or clothing of the earth. 137. Breadth of the earth. 157, 158. Two inferences from the greatneſs of the earth. 158
Eaſtwind, much under the dominion of the Sun. 199, 200
Egypt why not looking to heaven for rain. 207
Election, of free grace, not of fore-ſeen works. 702
Elements, their natural order. 98
Elephant, the manner of his eating graſs deſcribed. 618. Twelve things for which the Elephant is eminent above other beaſts. 627, 628. Four inferences from it. 630
Encreaſe in the field, five things needful to produce it. 378
Enemy, no wiſdom in provoking one too ſtrong for us. 691
Enemies, to be prayed for, and how. 941
Entreaty, the ſtrong will not uſe entreaties. 669
Equinox, when. 127
Error, wiſe and good men may erre. 869
Eternity; three ſorts of beings. 49. God only abſolutely eternal. 49. Eternity what. 50
Exacters of two ſorts. 339, 340
Examples of two ſorts recorded in Scripture. 1036
Experience; experimental knowledge beſt. 793
Eye, hath a great force upon the heart in three things. 688, 689. The Eye called the light of the body in two reſpects. 740
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Face, binding of it in ſecret, what. 590
Failings, God overlooks them in his upright ſervants. 178
Faith, the only way of underſtanding the worlds creation. 51. Faith is the eye of the ſoul. 689. Only faith keeps down the prevailings of fear. 756. All must be done in a two-fold faith. 918. Faith and repentance muſt go together. 943
Fault, God will not charge any man beyond his fault. 33
Favourites; God ſhews favour to all good men, yet ſome only are his favourites. 891
Fear, of two ſorts. 411. A due fear puts us upon the uſe of means for the …reſervation of our ſelves and others. 412. Fear put for the thing feared. 445. That which is not feared is uſually derided, 447. Fear, what it is. 733. Fear diſturbs reaſon. 755, 756. The leſs natural fear, the more perfection. 777
Feaſting, moderate, lawful. 963. Seven cautions about it. 663
Feathers; goodly feathers the gift of God to birds. 387. Three inferences from it. 388. All birds are not of a feather. 389
Folly; ſin is folly, ſhewed four ways. 906, 907
Food, God gives food to all creatures convenient to their nature. 342, 641, 642.
Forgetfulneſs, we may be ſaid to forget that which we never had, as well as that which once we had. 413
Forgiveneſs, God is ready to forgive. 882. We ſhould be ready to forgive one another. 887, 888
Foundation of a building four Attributes of it. 46. What the foundations of the earth are. 47. Why the earth is ſaid to have foundations. 47. What the foundations of the earth are, ſhewed further. 52. A different word in the Hebrew ſignifying a foundation. 68. Acclamations uſed at the laying of the foundation of great buildings. 74
Freedom, ſome creatures are free from, others bound to ſervice by Gods appointment. 328. Inference from it. 328. To be free from labour and ſervice is but a low priviledge. 329. To deſire freedom from duty and ſervice is very ſinful. 330. A mercy to be free from three yoakes or bonds. 331. To be free to ſerve is better than to be free from ſervice. 332. To be forced is grievous. 341
Friends, their loſs a great loſs. 957. In times of affl…ction, worldly friends will leave us, and godly friends may prove unkind to us. 957. Two inferences from it. 958. Friends ſhould be friendly. 961
Froſt and Ice from God. 228. Froſt compared to aſhes in three reſpects. 228. The force of froſt. 229, 230. A two-fold reſemblance of froſt and ice. 231, 232
Fruitfulneſs, how the Wilderneſs will witneſs againſt unfruitful profeſſors. 215. What ſpiritual good fruits are. 215, 216
Fullneſs of two ſorts. 1028
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Garment natural, what. 725. Every creature hath ſome kind of garment or other. 726. Chriſt and his graces the beſt garment. 726
Gates of death, what. vid. death.
Gifts or endowments; God gives not all to any one creature and why. 421
Gifts or preſents, a duty to ſend them in ſome caſes. 973. Six ſorts of gifts lawful, a ſeventh utterly unlawful. 973
Glory, that which any creature e…cels in is his glory. 440, 567, 569. Glory of God twofold. 568
Goates, the ſignification of the word both in the Hebrew and Latine. 307. Seven things wherein wild goates reſemble a godly man. 308, 309
God is preſent with his in troblous diſpenſations. 20. The outward appearances of God very terrible, when he intends nothing but mercy. 20 21. God is the firſt being. 49. God an eternal being. 49. God is the fountain of all being. 50. None like God. 54. God the proprietor and poſſeſſor of all things; Inferences from it. 55. All creatures are at the command of God. 262. Contendings with God. See contending. God hath terrible ways of revealing himſelf. 530. God hath a mighty power. 547. A three-fold gradation in expreſſing it. 547, 548. God is full of majeſty, beauty, and glory. 570. Inferences from it. 571. 573. God terrible to ſinners, 690. No ſtanding before God four ways. 694, 695. God is in no mans debt. 698. God ſelf-ſufficient. 700. All things are his by a four-fold title. 705. The excellencies of God muſt not be concealed. 722. God terrible. 728, 729 God is good at any work that is good. 795. God is omnipotent. 796. God hath right to do whatſoever he doth. 799. Not a thought of his can be diſappointed. 800. Two inferences from it. 802. How God may be ſeen ſhewed four ways. 824
Godly man, like the Hind in five things. 313, 314. The latter end of a godly man beſt. 985
Goodneſs of God, two things ſhe… 882
Goſpel, where it comes makes a great change. 136, 137. Goſpel-rain ſent upon the Heathen, who are as a wilderneſs. 210. Why God takes away the rain of the Goſpel from any place. 214. The Goſpel only gives both liberty and ability to repent of ſin. 842
Grace, called glory. 568
Grace preventing; God is aforehand with us. 699. Grace received may occaſion pride. 734. Encreaſe in grace, is the beſt encreaſe. 995
Graſs-hopper his motion. 436. What the Hebrew word for a Graſhopper ſignifieth, and why. 437
Great things cannot ordinarily be done by ſmall means; God can. 665
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Hail, what it is, 180. God hath ſtore of hail and ſnow. 180. Hail and ſnow uſed by God, as his artillery, to fight againſt evil men. 190. Five Inferences from it. 192, 193
Happineſs of eternal life made up of three things. 161
Hard dealing; they that deal hardly with others, are hardned against them. 406. They are very hard-hearted, who deal hardly with thoſe that are young and tender. 407. To be hard to neer relations, is very unnatural. 408
Hardned ſinner, how like Leviathan. 767
Hardſhip, good for Chriſtians to inure themſelves to it. 769
Harmony, or muſick in the motion of the heavens, what. 273, 274
Harrow ſpiritual, twofold. 368
Hawk, what the Hebrew word ſignifies. 468. Hawks flie ſwiftly long. 468. The Hawk hath her skill in flying from God. 470. Sun repreſented by the Hawk. 472. A twofold reſemblance of the Hawk. 473, 474
Health, twofold. 683
Heart hard power of God in ſoftning it. 230. Why the ſame word in Hebrew ſignifies the heart, and a Picture, as alſo a Cock. 270
Heart, the fleſh of it, harder than the fleſh of any other part of the body. 751. Hardneſs of heart, threefold. 751
Heaven, Ordinances of heaven of two ſorts. 251. What Laws or Ordinances the heavens give the earth. 251. The heavens under a Law, in three reſpects. 252. The Ordinances of heaven are a ſecret to man. 252. Inference from it. 253. What the dominion of heaven is in the earth. 253, 254. Opinion of ſome Aſtronomers about the dominion of the heavens. 255, 256. Caution about this. 256, 257
Heaven, why called a City. 339
Heliogabalus, a chief diſh at one of his great ſuppers. 414
Heliotrope, a flower, why ſo called. 254
Hermites, their way of life not approvable. 336. Two caſes wherein we may deſire ſolitude. 336
Hinde, what the Hebrew word ſignifies. 311. A twofold alluſion of the Hinde. 312. How the number of their months is a ſecret. 317. Hindes have ſore pain in bringing forth their young. 320, 321. The help ſhe hath in that condition. 321. Inference from it, with reſpect to women in travel. 322
Hope in vain, three wayes. 682. Hope puts us upon action. 684. It is vain to act, when we ſee no hope of ſucceſs. 685. Two Inferences from it. 685. Loſt hope is the greateſt loſs. 686
Ho…ſe, ſix ſorts of Horſes. 423. The ſtrength of a horſe Gods gift. 424. The goodneſs of God in making ſo ſtrong a creature ſerviceable to man. 425. Five Inferences from the ſtrength of the horſe. 425, 426. man very apt to truſt in horſes. 427. What meant by thunder, with which his neck is ſaid to be cloathed. 429, 430. The horſe in his rage is terrible. 434. How the motion of a horſe may be compared to that of a Graſhopper. 436. Horſe a valiant beast. 438. The Horſe, how an emblem of a bold and hardned ſinner. 463. How the Horſe is an emblem of a bold Saint or ſervant of God. 464
Humble, A ſ…ul truly humbled and made ſenſible of ſin, will do any thing at the command of God. 920 921
Humility, the better we are, the lower thoughts we have of our ſelves. 516. The dealings of God with man, aim much at the humbling of him. 517. God ſhews moſt favour where he ſees moſt humility. 519. Two things humble us. 835. A great tryal of humility, what. 880
Hunger makes induſtrious. 343, 484. Hunger after the Word, when ſad. 485
Hypocrite, like the Oſtrich, in five particulars. 395, 396
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Jackal, a little beaſt, that is ſaid to hunt the prey for the Lion. 280
Ice, ſee froſt.
Idolatry of the Jews, why worſe than the idolatry of the Gentiles. 569
Jehovah, what it ſignifieth, and why the Lord repeated himſelf to Job by that name, in the latter part of this Book. 7, 8.
Ignorance, our ignorances are to be bewailed and confeſſed before God. 814
Impatience floweth from ignorance. 811
Impunity preſent, no aſſurance of future indempnity. 186
Interceſsion of Christ ever prevailing for us. 945, 946
Iſaiah the Prophet, how and why put to death. 823
Iſſue of actions to be remembred before we act. 679
Judge, two parts of a Judges office. 868
Judgement, God will bring every one to a reckoning. 28. Judgement-day will bring all things to light. 125. Judgement of God, why his providential dealings are ſo called. 539. It is impoſſible to ſtop or reverſe the judgement of God. 539, 540. When we do not ſubmit to the judgement of God, we may be ſaid to reverſe it. 541. Mans pleas for his diſſatisfaction with the judgement of God. 541, 542
Juſtice, to be done ſpeedily. 134
Juſtifie, he that is much in juſtifying himſelf under the afflicting hand of God, ſeems to condemn God. 544. We ſhould juſtifie God in all things. 544, 545
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Kings, reſembled by the Lion in five things. 282
Knowledge, we know not the all of any thing, or any thing fully. 159, 160. Perfect knowledge our happineſs in the next life. 161. How knowledge is ſaid to vaniſh in the next life. 161, 162. Man by reaſon of his ſhort life hath little knowledge, 175. God hath given irrational creatures a knowledge of what is best for their own preſervation. 472. God hath not concealed the knowledge of himſelf, and of his will, from man. 724. Knowledge, opp…ſed not only to ignorance, but to leſſer degrees of knowledge. 791. Knowledge, a growing thing. 792. A twofold encreaſe in knowledge. 792. Experimental knowledge beſt. 793. Afflictions a means to encreaſe knowledge. 794. 'Tis a good degree of knowledge to confeſs we know little. 815. O…r profiting in knowledge is according to the meaſure of Gods revealing himſelf to us. 827. Knowledge of our ſelves humbleth us. 834
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Labour, food not to be had without labour. 366. Labour taken two wayes in Scripture. 373. Labour in vain, what and when. 410, 412
Laughing at any thing, ſhews we ſlight it or fear it not. 765
Leviathan, what the word ſignifies. 668. What Leviathan is. 668. Leviathans greatneſs. 664. None upon earth like him in two things. 775. His pride. 781
Liberty. See Freedom. Liberty better than plenty. 341
Life of man, ſhortneſs of it. 46. Mans life nothing comparatively. 48. Life ſhort. 176. Two things as to our life, ſhould humble us. 176. Long life a bleſſing. 1017. Why they before the Flood lived ſo long. 1018. Six conſiderations, ſhewing, that long life is a bleſſing. 1018. Long life in proſperity is a great bleſſing. 1020
Light, God the Author of it. 118. Light wonderful, in five reſpects. 119, 120. What light is, hard to ſay. 120. Light, how uſeful. 121. Light, how comfortable. 122. Eight Inferences from it. 122, 123. Light of the Goſpel, how great a mercy. 125. Light ſwift, preſently ſpreads it ſelf all over the face of the earth. 130, 131. Wicked men hate light. 133. Light diſcovers. 133, 134. Light, how it makes a change in things. 136 Light, where it dwelleth, how anſwered by Geogra…hers, how by Aſtronomers. 164. Light and darkneſs have their bound, their appointed places. 167. What is the place of ſpiritual light and darkneſs. 167, 168. Light and darkneſs, whether natural or figurative, are at Gods diſpoſe. 169, 170. The work of God in ordering light and darkneſs is wonderful, ſhewed ſeveral wayes. 171, 172. Four things conſiderable in the light. 196. Light, how parted. 197, 198. God diſpenceth light where he pleaſeth. 198
Lightning at the command of God. 262
Limbus patrum, what. 152
Line, what the ſtretching of it forth ſignifies in Scripture, ſhewed in four things. 62, 63
Lion, he bears four reſembla…ces in Scripture. 282, 283. Lion is greedy of prey. 286. God provides prey for Lions. 287. Two Inferences from it. 288, 289
Locuſts, why ſo called. 437
Love, it ariſeth from likeneſs. 301. Love, all duty must be done in love to God and man. 918, 919
Loyns, girding of them, what it imports. 34. A fourfold uſe of girding the loyns. 34, 35
Lurdane, who, and why ſo called. 36…
Luſts of ſinners ſtick cloſe together like Leviathans ſcales. 736
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Majeſty proper to Kings. 567. God is full of majeſty. 570. What that ſhould work in man. 571, 573. The majeſty of God is from himſelf; mans from God. 574. Majeſty of man little to Gods. 575
Maker, God loves to be owned as a Maker. 633
Man, to do a thing like a man, what it ſignifieth. 36. Man is vile, and how. See Vile.
Maſters, of two ſorts. 16
Mazaroth, what. 247
Meats, ſeveral forbidden the Jews, and why. 467, 468
Meekneſs in dealing with others, an imitation of God. 872
Merchants in Hebrew called Canaanites, and why. 675
Mercy prevails with ſinners, more than wrath. 922
Miſts alwayes accompanied with calms, why. 103
Money, why expreſſed in the Hebrew, by a word which ſignifies a Lamb or Sheep. 971
Months, meaſured by the Moon or Sun, their difference. 316
Moon, the power of it upon earthly things. 254
Morning, God ſhould have morning or early praiſes and ſervices. 88. Morning light, why the cleareſt light is expreſſed by it, ſeeing noon light is clearer. 741
Mother-Father, by whom God was ſo called, and why. 227
Mouth, what meant by laying the hand upon it. 521
Muſcovia, the ſudden change there in the Spring. 232
Muſculus, a little fiſh, the Whales guide. 676
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Names, it is a duty to give names to our children. 999. Parents do well, when they give names to their children, which may mind them of the providence of God to them. 1003. It is good to give names exciting to duty and vertue. 1005
Nature, courſe of nature keeps time conſtantly. 117. Nature is content with a little. 335, 336. It is hard to change nature. 360
Neck, ſtiff-neck, what it ſignifies in Scripture. 745
Neeſing, what, and how cauſed. 739.
Neeſing a good ſign of two things. 739
Neighing of a Horſe, like thunder. 432
New-birth, ſee Birth.
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Obedience, we ſhould yeild ready obedience to all the commands of God. 263. Full and compleat obedience, what. 913. We muſt obey without diſputes or delays, when God commands. 915. The manner, as well as the matter of obedience, what, 918
Occaſion, we ſhould be watchful over that which hath been an occaſion or inſtrument of ſin. 521
Oecolampadius his dying ſpeech about light. 168
Old age when a bleſſing. 1019. Old age uſually accompanied with many infirmities. 1021. God can make old age comfortable. 1021. Old age and death cannot be far aſunder. 1027. Some old men would be young again. 1030
Omnipotency of God, or that he can do all things, how to be underſtood. 790. Gods omnipotency limited by his will. Inference from it. 796. That God can do whatſoever he willeth, a two-fold uſe of it. 797
Opportunity, a gate for action. 457
Orion, the nature of that conſtellation. 241, 242
Ornaments and Jewels may be worn. 974. Four cautions about wearing them. 974
Oſtrich five ways deſcribed. 385. Oſtrich why expreſſed by a word which ſignifies a feather. 393. The eve…neſs of her feathers the embleme of juſtice. 395. The Oſtrich reſembles a hypocrite in five things. 395, 396. That the Oſtrich, a fooliſh bird, hath ſuch fine feathers, three inferences from it. 398. Her eggs great and uſeful, yet ſhe careleſs of them. 400. Some give two reaſons why ſhe leaves her eggs in the duſt, which agree not to the text. 401. Her eggs many. 405. How ſhe is hardned against, and hardneth her young ones. 405. The Oſtrich, how ſaid to be without fear, though a very fearful creature. 411. Oſtrich hath little brain, and is very deaf. 414, 415. Her ſwiftneſs in running, a Proverb. 419
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Pagan may deny Chriſt, but cannot deny a God. 722
Pain and ſorrow in the creatures bringing forth young an effect of ſin. 320
Pambo his confeſſion about keeping the tongue. 521
Patience of God. 185. Patience and quietneſs in every condition, why. 170, 171.
Peace; haſten to make peace with God. 194
Peacock, beautiful and proud. 386. what the Hebrew word ſignifieth. 387. Proud men like the Peacock ſhewed in ſix things. 391, 392
Pegaſus, what. 423
Pity, ſhould be ſhewed to the afflicted. 965
Place, a two-fold place of every man decreed. 104. Good for all to keep their places. 104, 105, 127
Play, A playing life, the life of a beaſt. 644
Pleaſure, God gives man ſome creatures for pleaſure. 470. Some diſpleaſe God most when they are taking their pleaſure, eſpecially Falc…ners. 470
Pleiades, what. 236. Their ſweet influence, what. 237
Pliny, his complaint of intemperance and luxury. 183
Plowing before ſowing, both in a natural and ſpiritual ſenſe. 367
Power of God mighty. 547. How far God ſheweth or putteth forth his power. 550. Inferences from it. 552. The power of man is nothing to the power of God. 554. Power of man not to be truſted for any good it can do us, nor feared for any hurt it can do us. 555, 556. Power of God to be much meditated upon in two caſes. 557. Power, twofold. 717
Praiſe due to God for the work of creation upon ſeveral accounts, 56, 57. Liveleſs creatures praiſe God four ways. 79. Then men ſhould much more. 80. God ſhould be praiſed at the firſt appearance of any great work. 88. Praiſe, angelical work. 89
Prayer obtains rain. 260. We may pray for all that God hath promiſed. 551. God gives beyond our prayers. 551. The power of God ſhould encourage us in prayer. 553. Senſe of wants, puts us upon prayer. 819. Prayer prevails much with God, not only for our ſelves, but for others. 890. Prayers of others may prevail with God for us, when our own cannot. 891. Prayers of good me; for us a great mercy. 892. How prayer for another doth not profit, unleſs he be good. 893, 894. Prayers of good men, though over-bold, yet graciouſly anſwered. 9. Neceſſity puts meer Nature upon prayer. 302. If we would have, we muſt ask of, and pray to God. 303. Prayer, what it is. 936. A godly man ready to pray for others, and prays ſometimes more for others than for himſelf. 937. Ʋneven walkings hinder prayer in a two-fold reſpect. 937, 938. Prayer for unkind friends, yea, for enemies, a duty, and very pleaſing to God. 938, 939, 941. What and whoſe prayer pleaſing to God. 942. Seven things in prayer make it ſo pleaſing to God. 943
Preparation to duty needful, eſpecially to great duties. 37, 536
Preſervation; God hath given all creatures means to preſerve themſelves. 635
Pride; fine feathers make proud birds, and men too. 390. See, Peacock. Much pride in the heart of man. 506. Pride a very provoking ſin, ſhewed four ways. 585, 586. What any one is proud of, may be called his pride. 731. There is a kind of pride in bruites. 733. Great attainments and injoyments occaſion pride. 733
P ieſtly Office, two parts of it. 888 remiſes made by God ſhall ſurely be performed. 924. Promiſes of two ſorts. 925
Proprietor, God is ſo of all things in the world, by a four-fold title. 705. Thirteen inferences from it. 706, 707, 708
Proſperity of bad men ſhould not offend good men. 398
Proud men, how Gods eye upon them. 579. God caſts down the proud. 579, 580. God can eaſily do it. 581. Inferences from it. 582. Who may be called proud. 582, 583. Proud ones, why not to be feared nor envied. 584, 585. What proud ones do. 585. Proud and wicked the ſame. 588, 590. The true knowledge of God, and of our ſelves, will keep down pride. 835
Providence of God governs all. 53. We ſhould reſt in his diſpoſal of things. 53. Providences of God cannot be altered by man. 214. Providence extended to meaneſt creatures. 302, 314. Providence preſerves that which is left in danger. 403. Providences ſhall at laſt appear ſpotleſs. 505. Providential works of God beautiful and orderly. 72
Purgatory, what. 152
Pythagoreans opinion of Muſick made by the motion of the heavens. 273
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Queſtions, which in Scripture ſignifie rebuke and contempt. 22, 23. Theſe queſtions, what is man? and who art thou? what they import in Scripture. 29
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Rain ordered and diſtributed by God. 203, 204. Rain ſent to places uninhabited. 206. And why. 207. God hath rain enough in ſtore for all places. 213. Who the father of rain? four reaſons why God propounded that queſtion to Job. 217. God alone is the father of the rain. 218, 219. Four inferences from it. 220, 221. Rain got by prayer. 260. God only ſtayeth the clouds from raining. 274. He knows when the earth hath had rain enough. 277
Ravens, why the killing of them near Cities is prohibited. 294. The ſignification of Hebrew and Greek words. 295. The raven provided for by God. 296. How their young ones cry to God, ſhewed three ways. 299. Whence it is that old ravens neglect to feed their young ones. 300
Reaſon, mans natural reaſon is the gift of God. 267
Reconciliation to thoſe whom we have wronged, neceſſary. 886. What we muſt do for our reconciliation to God and man. 920
Rejoycing at the good of others very good. 91. We are apt to rejoyce in that wherein we excel. 443. We ſhould rejoyce in nothing but God. 443.
Relations; when neareſt natural relations leave us, God will not. 304. Not to take care of relations, how unnatural. 408, 409
Repentance, ſee ſin. Bad men think of repentance in eminent dangers. 758. 'tis a duty to repent in times of danger. 759. Repentance or repenting why expreſſed in the Hebrew by a word ſignifying both grief and joy. 830, 831. Repentance hath a twofold change in it. 831. Repenting in duſt and aſhes, what it implieth. 832. True repentance is joyned with ſelf-abhorrence. 835. Five inferences from it. 839. What repentance is, opened and deſcribed in four things. 841. 842. New ſins call for new repentings. 845. Open ſins muſt have open repentance. 847. True repentance ends in joy three ways. 849. Repentance in God what. 929
Reproving implieth two things. 507. There are two ſorts of reproving commendable, and a duty. 508. Reproof not to be deferred. 855
Reward, of wrath. 950
Rewarder, God is a bountiful rewarder of his ſervants. 949. He rewards both for doing and ſuffering. 958. Inferences from it. 951
Rhinoceros, what kind of beaſt. 346. Two things noted of him. 347
Rhodians, how they honoured the Sun, and why. 123
Riches, why ſaid to make themſelves wings like an Eagle. 475
Righteouſneſs, no ſtanding before God in our own righteouſneſs. 695. How our righteouſneſs is to be abhorred. 836. Why a repenting perſon abhors it. 838
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Sacrifice must be offered by a Prieſt. 881. Sacrifices for ſin were appointed by God, not deviſed by man, 883. Every ſin muſt have a ſacrifice. 884. Why the ſacrifice was called ſin. 884. Why ſeven bullocks, &c. Sometime commanded for ſacrifice. 885
Safety to be ſought on high▪ 419. Nature teacheth us to provide for it. 482
Salt land, the ſame with barren land in Scripture. 333
Salvation, neither corporal nor ſpiritual by man. 598. God can ſave alone. 599. Three inferences from it. 600. To ſave by a ſelf-power the ſole prerogative of God. 601. To imagine that we can ſave our ſelves, how ſinful, ſhewed in four things. 601, 602.
Satisfaction, what it is. 211
Scriptures have dark places in them, yet are not dark. 30
Sea, a twofold reſtraint of it. 93. Two ſorts of ſea-doo…s. 96. What the womb is out of which the ſea brake. 96. Sea, how it reſembles God in four things. 99. The world, in three things. 99. 100. The heart of man in three things. 100. God rules the ſea as eaſily as a Nurſe the Child. 102. The Lord hath made a place for the ſea. 104. Doors and bars of the ſea, what. 10…. The ſea left to it ſelf would over-flow all. 107. God only keeps the ſea in compaſs. 108, 109. Infere…ces from it. 110. A fivefold metaphorical ſea, to which the Lord puts bounds. The ſea exceeding deep. 148. The ſea an embleam of obſcure and hidden things. 149. Three wonders in the fiſh of the ſea. 664
Seaſon, the Lord appears in the fittest ſeaſon. 6. We ſhould do all in ſeaſon. 248, 855
Secrets, nothing a ſecret to God. 149. Secrets, ſome, man muſt not ſearch into. 156
Seed taken two ways. 376
Self-ſufficiency of God. 700. Comfort and inſtruction flowing from it. 701, 702
Servant, honourable t… be Gods ſervant. 873. Profitable and eaſie to be ſo. 873, 874. Six things ſhewing, who are Gods ſervants. 874, 875
Service ſhould be done willingly both to God and man. 358. Service ſhould be rewarded. 363
Seven, a number of perfection. 878
Sight ſpiritual of Divine truths, notes three things. 826. Sight of any thing which we much deſire pleaſeth us much. 654. Sight of the eye a clearer evidence than hearing. 822
Silence two-fold. 754
Sin deprives us of God. 140. Great ſins haſten judgment. 141. A good man may ſin often, but he will not take leave to ſin once. 524. Sin heartily repented of is not perſiſted in. 525. Sin dangerous. 680. It is a vain thing to ſin. 685. They who venture upon ſin are cruel to themſelves. 692. No ſtanding before God in ſin. 696. Sin makes God and many creatures terrible to us. 730. Two things ſhew the greatneſs of ſin. 885.
Sinners obſtinate make war with God. 187. Sinners puniſhed with that which is most croſs to their luſts. 592
Sinning with a high hand, what. 141
Singing a part of worſhip, an expreſſion of joy. 78
Smoak, what it is. 742
Snow, by whom firſt uſed to cool his drink. 188
Solitude, or a ſolitary life, when to be choſen. 336, 337
Solſtices, when. 127
Soul, why mans glory. 569
South, why the Hawk ſtretcheth her wings to the South. 471. The Allegorical ſenſe of it. 471, 472
Speaker, two things the grace of a ſpeaker. 31
Spears, of two ſorts. 762.
Spirit, a threefold work of the Spirit upon the ſoul of man. 239
Stag or Hart, two things obſerved of him by Naturaliſts. 211, 212
Stars, morning-ſtars, why ſo called. 76. In what ſence ſtars may be ſaid to ſing. 78. Three wayes they ſing. 79. God hath planted a vertue in the ſtars. 238. No man can ſtop the vertue or influences of the ſtars, from falling upon the earth. 239. Two Inferences from it. 239, 240. Influences of the ſtars, as beneficial to man as their light. 240. The ſtars have their ſeaſons of appearing, appointed them by God. 247. An Inference from it. 248. The ſtars have a guide. 250
Stewards, how all are ſo. 28
Stork, good and full of pity, as her name in the Hebrew ſignifies. 393
Strength, great ſtrength needful for great work. 367. Great ſtrength may do great work. 367. Some have great ſtrength, yet not to be truſted with any work. 370. How ſtrength may be truſted. 370. Three ſorts of men to be conſidered, with reſpect to ſtrength. 370, 371. A willing mind better than great ſtrength. 375. Strength is of God. 424. Great ſtrength makes us joyful in ſorrows. 748
Submiſſion, twofold. 887. How we muſt ſubmit even to inferiours whom we have wronged. 887
Suffering, we have no cauſe to fear loſs by ſuffering for Chriſt. 952
Sun, the light of it wonderfully extenſive and diffuſive. 130. Sun, why called the Father of the winds. 199. The power of the Sun upon the earth. 254. Why the Egyptians pictured a Hawk to repreſent the Sun, five reaſons of it. 472
Sutableneſs of any thing to us, is the cauſe of delight. 295. 340
Swadling-band of the Sea, what. 101
Sword hath a terrible face. 448. Sword of God, any thing that he uſeth to deſtroy by. 637
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Teaching of God neceſſary, elſe mans profiteth not. 16, 820. Gods teaching is effectual for all purpoſes, ſeven eſpecially. 821
Temptation, Satan tempts us much to two things. 509
Terror, good men may ſometimes ſee the terrible appearances of God. 532. God will not ceaſe them, till he hath brought man to his purpoſe. 532. The terror of God againſt the wicked. 534, 728
Thoughts of man all known to God. 803. Three Inferences from it. 804. Eight ſorts of thoughts to be taken heed of. 805
Thunder and lightning ordered by God. 205. To thunder, what it ſignifieth in Scripture. 558. A thunder or mighty power goeth out in a tenfold voice of God. 559, 560
Time, all creatures keep time better than man. 118, 128. Time weakens the ſtrongest earthly creatures. 291
Tongue, why called the glory of man, 80, 569. Tongue hard to be ruled. 521, 522
Trees, ſome love watry grounds, others dry. 645
Treaſures or Treaſuries of any thing, what they import. 178, 179
Trouble hath its time, 185. Times of trouble are ſpecially known to, and appointed by God. 185. God can make a time of trouble, either terrible or comfortable. 189
Truſt, what may be given to ſtrength, what not. 370. Three things required in thoſe we truſt with any buſineſs. 374. Truſt in man, or in any meer creature, a threefold evil iſſue of it. 555
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Vile, to be vile, notes three things. 511. Man at his beſt eſtate is vile. 512. Man is vile in three reſpects. 513. Four Inferences from it. 513, 514. The more God reveals himſelf to us, the more our vileneſs appears to us, 518
Viſitation, twofold. 144
Underſtanding, to know i… the work of it. 57. The underſtanding is the maſter-wheel turning all the faculties of the ſoul. 57. Underſtanding ſhould go before ſpeaking. 58. How irrational creatures may be ſaid to have underſtanding. 414
Unicorn, what the Hebrew word ſignifieth. 346. Some deny that there is any ſuch beast in the world. 347. He is very ſtrong. 367. Unicorn, by whom and in what reſembled. 380, 381
Union, a threefold union or joyning together in one, very pleaſing to God. 914
Unity among the Miniſters of the Goſſpel, how deſirable. 86, 87. Unity a great means of ſafety. 735
Voice of God, a tenfold voice of God exceeding powerful. 559, 560
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War, a day of battel and war, is eminently a day of trouble. 187
Water in the clouds divided to the earth as God pleaſeth. 203. The Lord orders the waters in four reſpects. 204
Whales caſt upon unuſual coaſts, are a warning to them. 783
Whirlwind, what. 11. Three opinions concerning the w…irlwind, out of which God anſwered Job. 11. Why God anſwered Job out of a whirlwind. 12, 13.
Wicked men have a title to good things. 139. They ſhall be broken, though high and ſtrong. 142. They are like the Hawk in three things. 474 Wicked, who in a large ſenſe, who in a ſtrict ſenſe. 587, 588. The wicked ſhall come to a ſad concluſion. 593. God will at laſt rid the world of wicked men. 594. No outward advantage ſhall ſecure the wicked from miſchief. 595
Wilderneſs, of two ſorts. 207
Will, a kind of will in beaſts. 358. Service ſhould be done with the will. 358. A willing mind doth much. 375
Will of God, the foundation of the earth, and of all things. 52, 53
Will of a godly man against all ſin. 526
Winds under the c mmand of God. 209. The way of the wind a ſecret. 201
Wings of the morning, what. 129
Wiſdom, where the ſeat of it in man. 267. Common wiſdom is of God. 268. Six Inference… from it. 268, 269. God makes one man differ from another in wiſdom and underſtanding. 416. A great mercy to have wiſdom, in ſix things. 416, 417
Wolf, evening wolf, why ſo called. 77
Womb, what the womb is out of which the Sea iſſued. 96, 97
Word of God is, and how it is the determiner of controverſies. 17. Word to be heard with reverence. 19. Word of God heard, a great mercy. 825. Word to be heard with diligence. 825. A fourfold work of the Word. 844. Word of God how powerful to effect what he willeth. 115
Words, ſome light, others weighty. 511 Words ſhould give light to things ſpoken of. 27. Darkning words very bad. 28. Words ſoft and hard. 670. A few words will pleaſe God, where he ſees much faith. 788. Our words and underſtandings ſhould go together. 812
Works of God, how dangerous to find fault with any of them. 508, 509. The works, eſpecially the great works of God, are very much to be conſidered. 607. Works of God, why called his wayes. 624. They are wonderful. 316
World, the frame of it very beautiful. 64 65. Things of the world, how like a Sea of glaſs. 231
Worſhip, outward and inward muſt be according to the command of God. 918
Wrath of God. 578. Sin cauſeth the kindlings and diſcoveries of wrath. 860 God ſometimes declareth againſt thoſe whom he loveth. 861. God dedeclares the cauſe of his wrath. 861
Wrongs muſt be forgiven. 887. A godly man is ready, both to give and take ſatisfaction in caſe of wrong. 8…8. It is a duty to pray for thoſe that have done us wrong. 889.
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Xerxes his vanity in attempting to bind the Sea. 109
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Youth, What young ones are uſed to, they hold long. 487