Treatise of Divinity, Index
An Alphabeticall Table.
A.
ACts of the Apostles, why so called, Lib. 1. pag. 69
Who are the best Expositors on it ibid.
Aire, the use of that element l. 3 p. 38
It is divided into three Regions l. 3. p 37, 38
Affections, what they are in God l. 2. p. 70
Amos, why so called; and who is the best Expositor of it l. 1 p. 60
Angels, why not spoken of in the Creation l. 3. p 30, 31
Their names, nature; God made them; divers questions about them l. 3. from p. 85 to 103
Anger, what in God l. 2. p. 74 75, 76, 77
Anthrophomorphites, who l. 2 p. 24
Apocalyps, why so called l. 1 p. 81
Questioned by some, but is Canonicall l. 1. p. 81, 82
Who are the best Expositors of it l. 1. p. 83
Apocrypha, which Bookes are so called l. 1. p. 84, 85
Why so called p. 85
And why they are added to the Scripture ibid.
Why they are not Canonicall l. 1. p. 86, 87, 88, 89
Apostle, what it signifieth l. 1 p. 68
Arabique translation l. 1. p. 98 99
Assurance of salvation l. 3. p. 12 13
Astronomy, what it signifieth l. 2. p. 10
Atheists, severall sorts of them l. 1. p. 39, 40
They have come to some fearefull end l. 2. p. 17
The Atheists reasons against God and the Scripture l. 2 p. 13
What Atheists are l. 2. p. 15. 161
And who were so esteemed ib. Helpes against Atheisme l. 2 p. 17, 18
Attributes, why so called l. 2 p. 20
How they differ from properties l 2 p. 21
What rules are to be observed in attributing them to God l. 2. p. 21, 22
How they are divided ibid.
Authenticall, what it is l. 1 p. 91
Which are the Authenticall editions of Scripture l. 1 p. 92, 100, 101, 102
Neither the Translation of the Seventy, nor the vulgar Latine are Authenticall l. 1 p. 119, 120, 121, 122
Authority of Scripture is Divine l. 1. p. 8 to 24. & 130 131
B
BEasts, their usefulnesse l. 3 p. 81 to 85
Bees, for what they are notable l. 3. p. 80
Bible, why so called l. 1. p. 8. m.
Who first distinguished the Bible into Chapters and Verses l. 1. p. 46
Blessed, God is most Blessed l 2 p. 119 to 126
What Blessednesse is l. 2 p. 120, 121
Blindnesse naturall and Spirituall l. 3. p. 42, 43
Body taken three waies l. 2. p. 25
God is not a Body l. 2. p. 24, 25
Bounty in God, what it is l. 2 p. 83, 84, 85, 86
C
CAnon, why the Scripture is called a Canone, or Canonicall l. 1. p. 42, 43
The condition of a Canon l. 1. p. 43
There is a threefold Canon in the Church l. 1. p. 43, 44 83, 84
Some abolish, some adde to, others diminish the Canone ibid.
Which are the Canonicall Bookes of the old Testament l. 1. p. 48 to 60
Which of the New l. 1 65, 66 67
Seven Epistles are called Canonicall, and why l. 1 p. 77, 78
Canticles why so called, and who best expounds it l. 1 p. 56
Catholique, why seven Epistles are so called l. 1. p. 77, 78
Chaldee, why some part of the old Testament was written in Chaldee l. 1. p. 93, 94
The Chaldee Paraphrast l. 1 p. 94, 95, 96
Christ is God l. 2. p. 131, 132 133
Chronicles, why so called, and who best expounds them l. 1 p. 51, 52
Christall, what it is l. 3. p. 53
Church, it hath a fourfold office in respect of the Scripture l. 1 p. 29
The true Church hath given testimony to the Scripture in all ages l. 1. p. 20, 21
We believe not the Scripture chiefly for the Churches testimony l. 1 p. 26, 27, 28 29, 30
Clemency in God, what it is l. 2 p. 77
Cloudes what they are, a great worke of God l. 3. p. 47 48, 49
Colosse the chiefe City of Phrygia l. 1. p. 74
Who best expound the Colossians ibid.
Conclusion, whether that of the Lords prayer be true Scripture l. 1. p. 115
Conscience, what it is, the testimony of it is strong to prove that there is a God l. 2. p. 6
Corinth, famous for divers things l. 1. p. 73
Who best interpret …oth the Corinthians ibid.
Councell, the Florentine and Trent Councels not lawfull Councels l. 1. p. 89, 90
Creation, what it is l. 3. p. 13, 14
Taken strictly and largely ib.
The efficient cause, matter, form, and end of it l. 3. p. 14 17, 19, 20
Consectaries from it l. 3. p. 20 21, 22
The workes of each day l. 3 p. 23, 24, 25, 26
D
DAniel, why so called, and who best expounds it l. 1 p. 58, 59
Day, what it is, and the benefit of it l. 3. p. 40, 41, 42
Decree, what the word signifieth, and how it is defined l. 3 p. 2
How far it extends and the properties of it l. 3. p. 3, 4
The kinds of it, and the execution of it l. 3. p. 4
Devils, their names and nature l. 3. p. 105, 106
What the sinne of the Devils was l. 3. p. 106, 107
Why they fell irrecoverably l. 3 p. 107 108
They are malicious, subtill, powerfull l. 3. p. 108, 109 110
Some questions about the Devils l. 3. p. 110, 111, 112 113, 114
Deuteronomy, why so called, and who best expounds it l. 1 p. 49
Dew, what it is l. 3. p. 52
Divine, why John so called l. 1 p. 69
Divinity, that it is l. 1. p. 1, 2
What it is l. 1. p. 3, 4
The severall kinds of it l. 1 p. 2, 4
How it is to be taught l. 1 p. 4, 5
How to be learnt l. 1. p. 5
The excellency of it l. 1. p. 6, 7
The opposites of it l. 1. p. 6
Dominion, what it is, Gods Dominion l. 2. p. 52, 53
E
EArth, the Creation of it is a great worke l. 3. p. 31, 32
It is firme and stable l. 3. p. 32 to 36
Earthquake l. 3. p. 33. m.
Ecclesiastes, why so called, and who best expound it l. 1. p. 55 56
Election, the severall acceptions of the word, and how it is defined l. 3. p. 6
The object and end of it l. 3 p. 7, 8
All are not elected l. 3. p. 9
Consectaries from Gods Election l. 3. p. 11, 12
Element what it is, and the number of the Elements l. 3 p. 31, 32
Elephant, whence derived, his excellency l. 3. p. 82, 83
End, the Ends of the Scripture l. 1. p. 128, 129
Ephesus, a famous City l. 1 p. 73
Who best expounds the Ephesians l. 1. p. 73, 74
Epistles, why so called l. 1. p. 67
How they are divided and who best expounds them l. 1 p. 70, 71, 72
In what order they were written l. 1. p. 70
VVhichWhich Epistles were doubted of for a time l. 1. p. 65
Esay, an Evangelicall Prophet l. 1. p. 57
How often quoted in the new Testament, and who have best expounded it l. 1. p. 57
Esther, why so called, and who hath best expounded it l. 1 p. 52, 53
Eternall, God is Eternall l. 2 p. 40, 41, 42, 43
The world was not Eternall l. 3. p. 15, 16, 17
Evangelists, who l. 1. p. 68
How they agree and differ l. 1 p. 64, 65
VVho best expound them l. 1 p. 67
Exodus, why so called, and who are the best Expositors on it l. 1. p. 48
Expositors on Scripture, who are the best among the Jewes, Fathers, Papists, Protestants, l. 1. p. 183 to 189
Ezekiel, why so called, and who hath best interpreted it l. 1 p. 58
Ezra, why so called, and who hath best expounded it l. 1. p. 52
F
FAithfull, God is faithfull l. 2. p. 97, 98, 99
Fire, the qualities of that Element l. 3 p. 38
Fishes, their nature and use l. 3 p. 75 76, 77, 80, 81
Fowles, their nature and use l. 3 p. 78, 79, 80
Frost, what it is l. 3. p. 52
G
GAlatians, the subject of that Epistle, and who best expounds it l. 1. p. 73
Ghost, the Holy Ghost is God l. 2. p. 135, 136
Glorious, God is glorious l. 2 110 to 120
God, how he is called in severall languages l. 2. p. 1. m.
The knowledge of God is necessary, profitable, and difficult l. 2. p. 1, 2
VVe know God three waies, and there is a threefold knowledge of him l. 2 p. 2
VVhat the Heathens knew of God l. 2. p. 3
That there is a God l. 2. p. 3 to 16
VVhat God is l. 2. p. 18, 19
How the word God is taken in Scripture l. 2. p. 19
The Names of God l. 2. p. 19 20
His Attributes, what they be l. 2. p. 20
How they differ from Properties, and what rules are to be observed in attributing them to God l. 2. p. 21, 22
How the Attributes are divided l. 2. p. 22, 23
Goodnesse, what it is, and what in God l. 2. 79 to 84▪
Graciousnesse, what it is, in God l. 2. p. 83 84▪
Grasse, the usefulnesse of it l. 3 p. 67, 68▪
Great, God is exceeding great in nature, works, and authority l. 2. p. 48 to 51
Greeke, the Greeke translation is not Authenticall l. 1. p. 119▪ 120, 121
H
HAbakuk, who interprets him best l. 1. p. 61
Haggai, why so called, and who best expounds him l. 1. p. 61
Haile, what it is l. 3. p. 52
Hatred, what it is, and what in God l. 2. p. 73, 74
Heavens, the creation of the Heavens is a wonderfull worke of God l. 3. p 26 to 30
Its motion is exceeding swift l. 3. p. 41
Hebrew Text in the old Testament Authenticall l. 1. p. 104 105
VVhether the Hebrew Text had Vowels or Points from the beginning l. 1. p. 116 to 119
Hebrewes whether that Epistle be Canonicall, written by Paul and in Greeke l. 1. p. 75, 76 77
VVho best interprets it ibid. Herbes, their usefulnesse l. 3. p. 65 66 67
High, God is most High l. 2. p. 51 52
History is delightfull, especially of the Scripture l. 1. p. 16
VVhy some Bookes of the new Testament are called Historicall l. 1. p. 66
Holy, God is Holy l. 2. p. 102 to 105
The Scripture is Holy l. 1 p. 136, 137, 138
Hosea, why so called, and when he wrote it l. 1. p. 60
Who expounds him best ibid.
The chiefest among the small Prophets l. 1. p. 59
I
JAmes, how it came to be doubted of by same l. 1. p. 78, 79
Who best expounds it l. 1. p. 79
Ice, what it is l. 3. p. 52
Jeremy when he prophesied, and who best interprets him l. 1 p. 58
Jewes, corrupted not the Hebrew Text of the old Testament l. 1 p. 103 to 111
Image, fourfold l 3 p. 116
Immortall, God is Immortall l 2. p. 31, 32
The soule of man is Immortall l. 3. p. 119, 120
Immutability, what it is l. 3 p. 44
God is Immutable l. 3 p 44 to 48
Impossible l. 2. p. 108
Independent, God is in Independent l. 2. p. 36
Infinite, God is Infinite l. 2 p. 32 to 35
Inspiration, what it is l. 1. p. 9
Interpretation of Scripture l. 1 p. 171, 172, 173, 179, 180
To whom it belongs l. 3. p. 173 174
Meanes to interpret Scripture l. 1. 180 to 184
Job, who the Authour of it, and who best expounds it l. 1. p. 54
Joel, who best expounds him l. 1 p. 60
When he prophesied l. 1. p. 69
John, what it signifieth, and what Bookes of Scripture he wrote l. 1. p 69
Who best interprets him, why he is called The Divine he hath something more then all the other Evangelists l. 1 p. 69
The second and third Epistles are doubted of by some l. 1 p. 80
Who best expounds them all three ibid. m.
Joshua▪ why so called, and who best expounds him l. 1 p. 49
Jude, doubted of by some l. 1. p. 80 who best interprets him l. 1 p. 81
Judges, why so called, and who have best expounded that book l. 1. p. 50
Just, God is Just l. 2. p. 91 to 94
K
KInd, God is Kind l. 2 p. 105
Kings, why so called, and who best expounds both those Books l. 1. p. 51
Knowledge, God knowes all things l. 2. p. 60 to 63
L
LAmentations, why so called, and who best expounded them l. 1. p. 58
Latine translation of the Bible l. 1. p 99, 100
Legends, why so called l. 3. p. 36
Leviticus why so called l. 1. p. 48 49
Who best expounds it l. 1 p. 49
Lexicons, which are the best Lexicons for expounding the words both Hebrew and Greek in Scripture l. 1. p. 182
Life, Gods life differs from ours l. 2. p. 30
Light, what it is, and the benefits of it l. 3. p. 38, 39, 40
Lightning, why we see that before we heare the Thunder l. 3 46
Living, God is Living l. 3. p. 28 to 31
Long-suffering, God is Long-suffering l. 2. 100, 101
Love, what it is in God l. 2. p. 70 71, 72
Luke, what he was and who best expound him l. 1. p. 69
M
MAlachy, why so called, and who best expounds him l. 1. p. 62
Man, created after Gods Image l. 3. p. 115, 116, 117
Marke, when he wrote l. 1. p. 20
And whether originally in Latine or Greek l. 1. p. 64, 68▪ who best interprets him p. 68.
Martyrs, divers suffered for the truth l. 1. 21, 22
How they of the true Church differ from other Martyrs l. 1 p. 22, 23
Matthew, when he wrote l. 1 p. 68
Whether he wrote in Hebrew or Greeke l. 1. p. 63 68
Who best expounds him l. 1 p. 68
Meditation, what it is l. 1. p. 38
And what in God l. 2. p. 86 to 91
Meteors, what they are, how divided, and of what they consist l. 3. p. 44, 45
Metals, what they are l. 3. p. 54
Micah, why so called, and who best expounds him l. 1. p. 60
Miracle, what it is l. 2. p. 12
Miracles, twofold l. 1. p. 19
The true Miracles differ much from the false l. 1. p. 20
The Divels workes are called lying wonders, and why l. 3. p. 109, 110
Moone, the nature and use of it l. 3. p. 73
Montaines, a great worke of God l. 3. p. 56
N
NAhum, why so called, and who best expounds him l. 1. p. 61
Navigation, the benefit of it l. 2 p. 61, 64
Necessary, God is a Necessary Essence l. 2. p. 56
The Scripture is Necessary l. 1 p. 135, 136
Nehemiah, why so called, and who best expounds it l. 1. p. 52
Night, the benefit of it l. 3. p. 42 43
Numbers, why so called, and who best interprets it l. 1. p. 49
O
OBadiah, why so called, and who best expounds it l. 1 p. 60
Omnipotent, God is Omnipotent l. 2. p. 106 to 109
Omnipresent, God is Omnipresent l. 2. p. 36 to 39
Christs body is not everywhere l. 2. p. 39, 40
One, God is wholly One l. 2. p. 56 to 60
P
PAradise, not allegorically to be understood l. 3. p. 121 122
What it signifieth, and whether it was destroyed by the flood ibid.
Patient, God is Patient l. 2 p. 99, 100, 101
Pentateuch, why so called l. 1 p. 47
Who have written well on it l. 1. p. 47, 48
The Turks honour it l. 1. p. 48
It is often quoted in the new Testament ibid.
Perfect, the Scripture is perfect l. 1. 138 to 148
God is perfect l. 2. p. 48, 49, 50
Person, what it is in the Trinity l. 2. p. 128, 129, 130
How the Persons in the Trinity differ l. 2. 136, 137, 138
Perspicuous, the Scripture is plaine and perspicuous l. 1 p. 161 to 171
Peter, why those Epistles are called Catholicall l. 1. p. 79
Who hath best expounded both the Epistles, the second is Canonicall l. 1. p. 79, 80
Philippi, the Metropolis of Macedonia, who best expounds the Philippians p. 1. p. 74
Preaching, whether it be divinely inspired as well as the word written l. 1. p. 25
Predestination, what it is l. 3. p. 4, 5
Predictions, the truth of the Scriptures predictions proves it to be of God l. 1. p. 14, 15
The difference betweene the predictions of the true Prophets and those of the Heathen l. 1. p. 15
Prescience, what it is in God l. 2 p. 67
Properties of the Scripture l. 1 p. 130 to 171
Proverbs, why so called, and who best expounds them l. 1. p. 55 56
Providence, that there is a Providence l. 3. p. 125
What providence is, the extent of it l. 3. p. 125, 126
The kinds of it l. 3. p. 127, 128
The degrees and parts of it l. 3 p 128, 129
Psalmes, how called, and divided by the Hebrews l. 3. p. 54 55
The chiefest part of Scripture, and often quoted in the new Testament ibid.
Who best interprets the Psalms ibid.
Pure, the Scripure is pure and holy l. 1. p. 136, 137, 138
R
RAine, what it is, the usefulnesse of it l. 3. p. 50 51, 52
Rainbow, the cause of it, and what the colours in it signifie l. 3. p. 52
Reading, all are commanded to read the Scriptures l. 1. p. 32 33
What reading of the Scriptures is l. 1. p. 35, 36
It may be the instrument of regeneration ibid.
How the Scripture is to be read l. 1. p. 36, 37
The Papists will not suffer the Scriptures to be read by the people l. 1. p. 303
Religion, not a humane invention l. 2. p. 131
Reprobation what, and the object of it l. 3. p. 10
Reveale, God re…aled his will three waies to our fathers l. 1 p. 7, 8
We must now expect no further revelation l. 1. p. 65
Revelation, why so called l. 1. p. 81
The subject of the Booke, it is Canonicall l. 1. p. 81
Difficult l. 1. p. 82, 83
Who best interpret it l. 1. p. 83
Rivers, their originall and use l. 3. p. 59
Romans, that Epistle is an Epitome of Christian Religion l. 1. p. 73
Who best interpret it ibid.
How we may most profitably read it l. 3. p. 11
Rule, the Scripture is the rule of faith and life l. 1. p. 132 133, 134
Ruth, why so called, and who best expound it l. 1. p. 50
S
SAmuel, why so called, and who best expounds both books l. 1. p. 50, 51
Scripture, the rule of Divinity l. 1. p 7
The rule of faith and life l. 1 p. 132, 133, 134
VVhy it is called Scripture, and the divers Epithites given to it l. 1. p. 8
The authority of the Scripture l. 1. p. 8 to 25
The description of Scripture l. 1. p. 11
It was no device of mans brain l. 1. p. 25
It hath its authority from it selfe, not the Church l. 1. p. 25 to 31
The Scriptures are to be read by the common people l. 1. p. 30 to 35
It crosseth humane wisdome l. 2. p. 14
VVho contemne and unreverently handle the Scriptures l. 1. p. 39, 40, 41
What parts of Scripture have been questioned l. 1. p. 65, 66 75, 79, 80
Some titles and Subscriptions are not part of Scripture p. 66
Whether any bookes of the Scripture be lost l. 1. p. 116 117
Sea, the largenesse and usefulnesse of it l. 3. p 60 to 63
Sence of Scripture, what it is l. 1 p. 171, 172, 173
Septuagint Translation l. 1 p. 96, 97
Ship, the materials and uses of it l. 3. p. 65
Simple, God is most Simple l. 2 p. 26, 27
Soule, its excellency l 2. p. 10
It is Immortall l. 3. p. 117, 118
Spirit, God is a Spirit l. 2 p. 23 24
Consectaries of it l. 1. p. 25, 26
Starres, their nature and usefulnesse l. 3. p. 74
Sunne, the name nature, and usefulnesse of it l. 3. p. 70, 71
Syriack Translation l. 1. p. 98
T
TEmptation, how Gods temptations and Satans differ l. 3. p. 112
Testament, why the Scripture is called a Testament l. 1. p. 34
The Scripture is distinguished into the books of the old and new Testament l. 1. p. 44
The Bookes of the old Testament were written in Hebrew ibid.
Of the new in Greek l. 1. p. 62 63
The Books of the old Testament how divided l. 1. p. 45, 47
The new Testament, how divided, and who best expounds it l. 1. p. 62
The number of the Bookes both of the old and new Testament l. 1. p. 46
Theology, what it is l. 1. p. 2
Thessalonica, the chiefe City in Macedonia l. 1. p. 74
Who best interprets the Thessalonians ibid.
Thunder, what it is l. 3. p. 45
A great worke of God, and the use of it l. 3. p. 45, 46, 47
Timothy, what it signifieth, who best interprets both the Epistles l. 1. p 74
Titus, what it signifieth, like the first to Timothy; who best expounds it ibid.
Traditions, what they signifie l. 1. p. 150, 151, 153
The severall kinds of them p. 155
Reasons against the Popish Traditions l. 1. p. 153 154
The Papists arguments for Traditions answered l. 1 p. 158, 159, 160
Translate, the Scriptures ought to be translated into vulgar tongues l. 1. p. 33, 34
Vulgar Translation is very faulty l. 1. p. 122, 123 124
Trees, their nature and usefulnesse l. 3. p. 68 to 71
Trees of life, and of knowledge, of good and evill, why so called l. 3. p. 122, 123
Trinity, There are three distinct Persons in the Trinity l. 2 p. 126 to 132
True, The Scripture is True and certaine l. 1. p. 131, 132
God is True l. 2. p. 94, 95 96, 97
V
VErsion, The severall Versions of Scripture l. 1. p. 94 95, 96
Vertues, what in God and man l. 2. p. 78, 79
Vulgar, whether the Vulgar Latine be Authenticall l. 1. p. 122 123
It is very faulty l. 1. p. 123 to 127
W
WAter, the use of that Element l. 3. p. 36, 37
Will, what it is, and what in God l. 3. p. 68, 69
Winds are a great worke of God l. 3. p. 53, 54
Wisdom, what it is, God is most wise l. 2. p. 64 65, 66
Word, why the Scripture is called the Word, and why the Word of God l. 1. p. 8
Works, the Workes of God divided l. 3. p. 1, 2
Wrong, sin wrongs God divers waies l. 2. p. 75, 76
Z
ZEchary, why so called, and who best expounds it l. 1 p. 61
Zephany, why so called, and who best expounds him ibid.
FINIS.
End of the text · Edward Leigh, Treatise of Divinity (1646)