Of Quenching the Spirit, Index – Errata
AN Alphabetical Table of the principal things contained in the foregoing Treatise.
A
ABate, Abating of the Spirit, one way of quenching the spirit. 7
Abatement of spiritual activity. 129
Abolish, Abolishing the Spirit, another way of quenching the Spirit. 8
Acceptance, quenching the Spirit hinders the acceptance of the Work. 154, 161. How to know that God doth not accept of the work. 164. If God doth not accept of the work, he doth not accept of the person. 165
Accuse, how the Devil accuseth such as quench the Spirit. 89, 90
Act, every act of quenching the Spirit, hath a tendency to the utter quenching of it. 19
Advantage, quenching the Spirit gives advantage to corruption. 67. To Satan. 73. To Satan to Tempt. 78. To overcome. 84. To accuse. 89. To afflict. 93. It gives advantage to the world. 97. To the men of the world. ibid. To the men of the world to do wickedly themselves. 98. To draw others to do wickedly with them. 108. To reproach. 111. To oppress and persecute. 112. It gives advantage to the things of the world. 112, &c. How they sin that give advantage to others to sin. 106, 107
Adulterers, and Adulteresses; Worldlings why so called. 120, 121
Affection, when the spirit is quenched, the affections are gone. 140, 141
Alteration, what alteration there is in respect of affections, when men have quencht the spirit, from what there was before, 140, 141
Apostates, how they quench the spirit. 8
Awakening, how zealous many are at their first awakenings, that afterwards grow remiss and careless. 103, 104
B
BAcksliders, such expostulated with. 48
Beware, an exhortation to beware of quenching the spirit. 238
Bewail, quenching of the spirit to be bewailed. 230
Birthright, why men so ready to sell their birthright with Esau. 118
Blinde, the Devil blindes mens understandings. 85
Blood, the cry of the blood of Souls. 108
Bondage, how men comes to be in bondage to the Devil. 75, 76
Boyle, when the fire of the spirit is like to boyle out somewhat o… a beloved lust, men bestir themselves in all haste to quench the fire, and cool the pot. 32
Buy, men cannot buy and sell as they ought, without the spirit. 45
C
CAlling, quenching of the spirit hinders mens working in their particular Callings. 135 And in their general calling.
Carnal, how vile a thing it is for a man to prefer his carnal things, before Gods spiritual. 31
Cause, when men quench the spirit, they are the causes of others sin, by their inticements and allurements. 102
Change, what a change there is in many that have quencht the spirit. 51
Cherish, the spirit must not be quenched, but cherished. 14, 15
Children, children of disobedience, 74. How the Devil worketh in such. ib.
Christ, why men betray Christ with Judas. 116
Communion, quenching the spirit hinders mens Communion with God. 184. What Communion with God is. 187. Such as quench the spirit have no Communion with God in Providences. 189.
Nor in Ordinances. 192
Company, keeping evil company, wicked, and ungodly society, quencheth the spirit. 13. Staying in company at unseasonable hours. 52
Consumption, quenching the spirit brings into it. 113. A threefold Consumption that it brings into. 124
Conviction, better one had never had any convictions, than after, by neglecting, or disobeying them, to sin them away. 19
Contentment, whereby it appears that men take contentment in their sinful condition. 28
Corruption, quenching the spirit gives advantage to it, 67, &c. Hence it reigns still in some, and tyrannizeth in others, 70. When corruption and temptation meet, they make sad work. 83
Counsel, many quench the spirit in others by evil counsel. 266
Counterfeit, when the spirit is quenched, men can do nothing but what is counterfeit. 155
Cross, When it is that God calls to take it up. 178
D
DAnger of quenching the spirit but a little. 255
Day-labourers. 147
Dead, those that are without the spirit, are in scripture said to be dead. 17
Defective, when the spirit is quenched, men can do nothing but it is defective. 141
Devil, Man by sin made a great deal low…r than the Devils, 75. In whom the Devil makes a re-entry, 78. Whom he tempts most, 82. how he accuseth such as quench the spirit. 89
Discover, men quench the spirit, when in time of danger its like to discover them. 34, 35
Dissembling, the reason why men are so given to it. 119
Dis-using, not only the not using, but the dis-using of the means, is a means of quenching the spirit. 11
Do, nothing can be done without the spirit. 43.
Some quench the spirit by doing evil, some by doing nothing. 55. Men cannot do as before, when the spirit is quenched. 146
Dog, many led up and down by a worse thing than a Dog. 88
Drinking, drinking a little more than is fit. 52
Drunkenness, how the Devil accuseth some professors for it. 89, 90
Duties, The fuel of grace, and the good motions of the spirit. 9. A kinde of heart-qualm comes over the hearts of some, when the first thoughts of a duty come into their minde. 53
E
EAting a little more than enough. 52
Estate, the Jewish Martyrs not offended at their Religion, for suffering in their Estates. 32
Example, the evil that bad examples do. 101, 102, 267. Such example not to be followed. 242, 244
Excuses that the slothful make. 53
Excrement of a filthy heart and life. 32
Excommunicate, to be excommunicated from the Church, dreadful, 197. From God, more dreadful. ib.
Extreams, Saints never complain of extreams in grace and godliness. 30
F
FAculty, by quenching the spirit, the things of the world have a prevailing influence upon all the faculties of the minde. 114
Faith, why men make shipwrack of it. 115
False, many by compliance with false Teachers, quench the spirit, 49. How false Teachers quench the spirit in others. 277
Fathers, that are wicked. 107
Fear, many for fear quench the spirit. 35
Fearful, why they must lead the van to hell. ib.
Fellowship, men have fellowship with the Devil, when the spirit is quenched. 198
Fire, the spirit compared to fire in divers respects. 4, 5, &c. The fire of the spirit scorching to some. 29. Therefore they put it out. ib. Fire of Temptation. 248. Of sin. 249. Of suffering. 250. One fire puts out a…other; the fire of persecu…ion, the fire of the spirit. 36
Flesh, nothing contrary to it but the spirit. 69
Forgetfulness, from thence it is that many quench the spirit. 46
Friends, many to pleasure carnal friends, quench the spirit. 49
Fuel, the fire of the spirit quenched by with-holding fuel. 9. By withdrawing it. 11. Duties and Ordinances the fuel of the spirit. 9. Because the fuel is chargeable, men quench the spirit. 31
G
GIfts and graces of the spirit, called spirit. 2. Not exercising of them, quencheth the spirit. 10
God, the best friend, and worst enemy. 51
Godly, how they quench the spirit. 7
Goodness, outward and inward. 155
Gospel, the reason why men reject it. 115
Grace, as the soul is to the body, so grace is to the soul, and the spirit to grace, 16. Grace a necessary good. 44
Grieve, quenching the spirit grieves the spirit, 56. not only the wicked, but the godly do sometimes grieve the spirit, and how, 59. The evil of grieving the spirit, 63. Such as do so, expostulated with. 65
Granadoes of the Devil, when he shoots them off fastest. 79
H
HAbit, quenching the habit of the spirit. 174
Heart, unhumbled, an unsubdued heart, 232 and an unstedfast heart. 233
Heart-qualm that comes over the hearts of many, when the first thoughts of a duty comes into their mindes. 53, 140
Heat, if spiritual heat decay, the soul pines away in its iniquities, 17. Whence it is that men cannot indure the heat of the spirit. 30
Holiness, there's a kinde of Majesty in it. 105
Home, charity begins at home, though it do not stay there. 245
House, what the proper house of Satan is. 76
Humiliation, means whereby it may be attained. 236, 237
Humours, the reason why some are enslaved to the humours and wills of men. 115
Hypocrites, how they quench the spirit, 8. they may act a part for a time. 101
I
IDle, we cannot say worse of a man, than to say he is an idle fellow, 54. This most of all true, of one that is spiritually idle, ibid. Why men are so idle in their particular callings, 136, 137. The evil of it, 138. Why men are so idle in their general calling. 139
Idolatry against the first and second Table. 122
Judgement, the different and contrary Judgement of Christ and the Laodiceans, touching their spiritual state and condition. 39
K
KIndle, when the spirit is quenched, though but in some measure, it is not easily kindled again▪ 18. If once it be utterly quencht, it can never be kindled again. ib. & 251, 252
L
LEanness of Soul; into whose Souls God sends it. 127, 128. The miserable condition of such. 130
Lethargy spiritual, the danger of it. 26, 29
Life, the spirit is our life, so much as we impair the graces of the spirit in us, so much we impair the life of our souls. 16
Lose, what men lose when they cannot work in their general calling. 132
Lusts, why so potent and prevalent. 68. Why worldly lusts so prevalent. 117
Lying, the reason why men so given to it. 119
M
MAjesty, there's a kind of Majesty in holiness. 105
Man-pleasing, thereby many quench the spirit. 51
Martyrs, the Jewish Martyrs not offended at their Religion, though they suffered in their estates. 32
Masters, their sin in not dealing personally with their servants, about their spiritual state and condition, 100. Wicked Masters, 107. No man can serve two Masters. 80
Means, not using the means of grace, a means of quenching the spirit. 9. And the dis-using them another means. 11. The reason why men neglect the means. 24
Members, by quenching the spirit, the things of the world have a prevalency upon the members of the body. 114
Minde, they that are after the flesh, do minde the things of the flesh. 46
Ministers, what an advantage people have to bee wicked under a lukewarm, formal, and prophane Minister. 99, 100
Motions, the good motions of the spirit, called the spirit. …3
N
NAture, not only nature, but grace teacheth, not to suffer when God doth not call unto it. 17…. When God calls unto it, 'tis not from grace that any is hindred, 'tis from nature, but corrupt nature. ib. The voice of grace, and the voice of nature in suffering. 178
Near, men nearer to themselves than to others. 245
Not-doing, men quench the spirit by not-doing that which tends in its own nature, or in respect of Gods institution, to the cherishing and preserving of it. 265
O
OCcasion, when men have quencht the spirit, they are an occasion of others sinning, by their evil example. 101
Object, the things of the world tempt objectively. 113
Ordinance, the fuel of grace and the good motions of the spirit. 9. Quenching the spirit, hinders the efficacious working of Ordinances. 218. How it doth it, 221, 222. A gracious heart counts the Word and Ordinances, worth thousands of gold and silver, 31. In what cases Ordinances do not profit, 223, 224. The misery of such as do not profit by Ordinances. 226, 227
P
PArents, their sin in not dealing personally with their children, about their spiritual state and condition. 100
Peace, quenching the spirit hinders mens peace with God, 201. With themselves, 207. With others, 215. And with the creatures, 216, 217. When men have their peace to make with God, they will cherish the spirit. 42
Perfect, such as quench the spirit, can make nothing perfect, 154. A twofold perfection. 155. Quenching the spirit, hinders the perfection of mens works. 154
Persecution, quenching of the spirit brings it. 112
Perseverance, no perseverance in suffering, when the spirit is quenched. 177
Peter, why he quencht the spirit. 49
Please, many to please themselves, quench the spirit. 51
Pleasure, whereby it appears that men take pleasure in their sinful condition, 28. To pleasure others, many quench the spirit. 49
Pot whose scum is in it. 33
Prayer, why men neglect secret Prayer. 144
Preaching, why people are no better, even by the best Preaching. 86
Precept, every precept hath two parts, an affirmative, and a negative. 14
Profession, when profession proves costly, and religion must live upon them, and not they upon religion, this makes many quench the spirit. 31
Professors, an account of their declining. 24, 25
Q
QUench, what meant by quenching the spirit. 7, 8. By what means the spirit is quenched 19. When quenched in any measure, not easily enkindled again, 18. How far many have quenched the spirit, discovered in divers particulars. 20. Every act of quenching the spirit, hath a tendency to the utter quenching of it. 19. How dangerous it is to quench the spirit but a little, 25. Better never to have had the spirit at all, than to have it utterly quenched, 18. If utterly quenched, it can never be kindled again any more, 251. Some in whom the spirit can never be utterly quenched, 257. Yet even in them it may be very much quenched for a time, ib. We must not quench the spirit in others, 256, In what cases men are most apt to quench the spirit in others, 259, 260. We must not suffer others to quench it in us. 276
Quenchers, three sorts of persons that we must beware of, as great quenchers of the spirit, 277. What to be done when we meet with any such, that the spirit be not quenched in us by them. 285
R
REign, the reason why sin reigns, 70. Several reigning sins mentioned in particular. ib.
Religion, when profession proves costly, and religion must live upon them, and not they upon religion, this makes many quench the spirit. 31
Reproof of those that in any measure quench the spirit. 19
S
SAint, St. Earthlings, St. Wordlings, St, Sensualists, St. Formalists. 42
Saints, many of the Saints of God can say, 'tis seldome or never that they are tempted to several things, that others are tempted to continually. 82
Satan, quenching the spirit gives advantage to him. 73
Scars, better go maimed with wounds and scars to Heaven, than whole without them to Hell. 37
Scorch, many quench the fire of the spirit, when once it begins to scorch, 29. This makes many quench it, not only in themselves, but in others, ib. Whence it is that the fire of the spirit scorcheth. ib.
Scum, wo to the pot whose scum is in it. 33
Security carnal, the evil and danger of it. 27
Senses, what a miserable condition they are in that are out of their spiritual senses, 26. By quenching the spirit, the things of the world have a prevalency over all the senses. 114
Sermons, why men so much neglect them. 116
Shame, many for shame quench the spirit. 35
Shipwrack, why men make shipwrack of their faith. 115
Sickness, how men are wont to be affected then. 234
Sin, plotted and premeditated sins, by them men quench the spirit, 12. And by sins reiterated and often committed, 13. Why men chuse sin rather than suffering. 114
Sleep, men quench the spirit because they are spiritually asleep. 22
Slothfulness, many out of a spirit of slothfulness quench the spirit, 53. The evil of it. 54
Sluggard, why he quencheth the spirit. 52
Soul, Soul-murther. 108
Spirit, what meant by it, 2, 3. Compared to fire, ib. In what respects, 4, 5, 6. It's our life, 16, 17. A spirit of power, of love, and of a sound minde. 169
Spiritless, God will not accept of spiritless praying, spiritless hearing, &c. 44
Spouse, whence she quencht the spirit. 27
Spoile, the spirit being quenched, every thing men do is spoiled, 159. Evil of it. 144
Suffering, quenching the spirit hinders men from suffering, when God calls unto it, 167. Evil of this, 179. What evil one is liable to in that case, 180. The evil of not suffering as one ought. 181, &c.
Superstition, why men are such upholders of it. 116
T
TEachers, many by their complyance with false Teachers quench the spirit. 49
Tempt, the most holy may be Tempted, 81. But the Devil hath not such advantage against them as others, ib. Many of the Saints seldome or never Tempted to divers things, that others are Tempted to continually. 82
Temptation, the reason why men are so followed with Temptation, 80. When Corruption and Temptation meet, they make sad work, 83. Who contradict that Prayer, Lead us not into Temptation. 84
Triumph, how the dead triumph over such as quench the Spirit, when they come to Hell. 95
Trial, fiery tryal. 36
Tyrannize, the reason why sin Tyrannizeth. 71
V
VIrgins, foolish Virgins, whence they quench the spirit, 23, 24. Such will beg at last, and too late. 55
Use, When men have no more use of the spirit, then they quench it. 43
Understanding, the Devil blindes it. 85
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WArm, when Professours are warm enough with the spirit, then they quench it. 38
Will, all in all for the most part, 142. nothing to a willing minde. ib.
Work, when no more work to be done by the spirit, men quench it, 42. Quenching the spirit hinders mens work. 150, 151
Working, quenching the spirit hinders it, 134. both in mens particular callings, 135. And in their general. 139
World, quenching the spirit gives advantage to it, 97. To the men of the world, 98, 99. And to the things of the world, 112. The world by sin above man, 113. Worldly lusts, why so called, 116, 117. Worldly thoughts in holy duties, and Ordinances, the reason of it. 118
Word, a gracious heart accounts the Word and Ordinances worth thousands of gold and silver. 31
Wounds, better go maimed with wounds and scars to Heaven, than whole without them to Hell. 37
Y
YOung-man, the reason why he quencht the spirit, 31. What kept him off from closing with Christ. 39
A Table of the Scriptures briefly opened and illustrated in the foregoing Treatise.
| Chap. | Vers. | Pag. | Genesis. | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 57 | 6 | 58 | Deutrenomy. | |||||||||
| 28 | 47 | 76 | 48 | ib. | Judges. | |||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | 20 | 251 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 20 | 146 | 1 Samuel. | |||||||||||||
| 17 | 28 | 260 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 10 | 81 | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 6 | 136 | 2 Samuel. | |||||||||||||
| 14 | 7 | 287 | 1 Kings. | |||||||||||||
| 22 | 9 | 109 | 2 Chronicles. | |||||||||||||
| 22 | 3 | 267 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 2 | 106 | 17 | 258 | 18 | ib. | Nehemiah. | |||||||||
| 9 | 20 | 58 | 26 | ib. | Job. | |||||||||||
| 15 | 4 | 11 | Psalms. | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 5, &c. | 113 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | 3 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| 95 | 8 | 78 | 10 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 106 | 15 | 127 | ||||||||||||||
| 109 | 6 | 91 | ||||||||||||||
| 115 | 16 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| 119 | 115 | 13 | 126 | 244 | Proverbs. | |||||||||||
| 6 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 20 | 115 | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 20 | 9 | Ecclesiastes. | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 137 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | 7 | 165 | Canticles. | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 27 | 187 | 6 | 59 | 7 | 112 | Isaiah. | ||||||||
| 1 | 25 | 5 | 28 | 123 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 24 | 124 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 9 | 86 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 10 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| 50 | 11 | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| 56 | 10 | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| 64 | 7 | 10 | 126 | Jeremiah. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 23 | 48 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 4 | 58 | ||||||||||||||
| 44 | 10 | 231 | Ezekiel. | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 9 | 66 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 49 | 138 | 54 | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 31 | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 6 | 32 | 11 | 33 | 12 | 34 | Hosea. | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | 191 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 15 | 241 | Malachi. | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 13 | 53 | 8 | 165 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Matthew. | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 24 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 23 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 22 | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 5 | 11 | 51 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | 24 | 257 | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 54 | Mark. | ||||||||||
| 8 | 38 | 35 | Luke. | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 14 | 157 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | 41 | 46, &c. | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | 21 | 76 | 24 | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 32 | 4 | 30 | 143 | 188 | John. | ||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | 12 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | 42 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | 30 | 85 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 9 | 91 | Acts. | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 51 | 243 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 28 | 246 | Romans. | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 249 | 32 | 103 | 246 | ||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 46 | 13 | 19 | 117 | 223 | ||||||||||
| 12 | 11 | 4 | 136 | 1 Corinthians. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | 39 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | 10 | 102 | 11 | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | 181 | 3 | ib. | 2 Corinthians. | |||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 85 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 13 | 188 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 218 | Galatians. | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | 50 | 110 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 154 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 15 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 22 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 282 | Ephesians. | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 27 | 281 | 30 | 63 | 64 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 16 | 248 | 1 Thessalonians. | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 20 | 124 | 2 Thessalonians. | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 11 | 159 | 1 Timothy. | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 17 | 2 Timothy. | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 168 | 8 | ib. | ||||||||||
| 2 | 26 | 74 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 16 | 174 | Titus. | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | 116 | Hebrews. | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 14 | 93 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 14 | 162 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 32 | James. | |||||||||||
| 1 | 21 | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 249 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 120 | 7 | 82 | 2 Peter. | |||||||||||
| 2 | 19 | 75 | 21 | 19 | 1 John. | |||||||||||
| 2 | 15 | 121 | 16 | 117 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 282 | 5 | 110 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 18 | 262 | 2 John. | 8 | 15 | Jude. | 12 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 69 | 22 | 108 | 23 | ib. | Revelations. |
| 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 130 | 10 | 83 | 17 | 39, &c. | 19 | 30 | 20 | 60 | 185 | |
| 21 | 8 | 35 |
ERRATA.
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