The Good Samaritan, Index
AN ALPHABETICALL DIRECTION TO SOME OF THE CHIEFE THINGS IN THE FORE-GOING EXPOSITION.
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ABilities muſt be improved, Pag 46.
In caſe of neceſſity we are to go beyond our Ability, pag, 123.
Abrogation, it is a plauſible doctrine, p. 79.
Adam, what power he had by Creation, p. 16.
Advocate, Chriſt is ours and practiſeth for us in the Court of Heaven, p. 156.
Affections, Chriſt had, pag. 115.
They are lawfull, 116.
The inordinateneſſe of them blamed, Ibid.
They ſhould be in Heaven, pa. 161.
Afflictions of others ſhould affect us, p. 111.
Affliction may not be added to Affliction, p. 61.
Afflicted ſhould be viſited, pag. 60.
Alehouſe friendſhip is unſound p. 162.
Ale-houſes may afford Heaven ſome ſoules, 146.
Almes not to be given at doors p. 92.
Wherin the truth of Almſ-giving conſiſts, p 113.
What order is to be obſerved in Giving. See Giving.
Anſwer, how many waies made, p. 9.
Chriſt will Anſwer us how and when, page 10, 12.
What muſt bee done that hee may Anſwer us, page 11.
We ſhould be ready to make Anſwer, p. 12.
An Anſwer is not alwaies neceſſary, p. 13.
Why Chriſt Anſwered not the Prieſts; p. 12.
Antinomians their errour, p. 77.
Appeale to conſcience is ſafe, p. 205.
Arke of Noah a figure of the Church, p. 148.
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Beaſt, man is worſe through his fall, p. 33.
Beggars, if common not to be relieved at doores, but in caſe of Neceſſity, page 92.
Bowells of mercy put on; page 114.
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Calling, we are to keepe within the compaſſe of it, pag. 25.
God bleſſeth us in them, p. 99.
Care two fold. p. 151.
It muſt be had of what we undertake, p. 151.
We may not be Careleſſe under pretence of Religion, pa. 151.
Great Care Chriſt took for our good, p. 154.
Catechiſing of great importance, p. 197.
More profitable (if duely performed) than preaching, p. 198.
Ceremonies of divers ſorts, pa. 75.
Thoſe of order not aboliſhed, ibid.
Romiſh Ceremonies become not CHRISTS Spouſe, page 76.
Chance what it is and how taken, p. 48.
There is Chance, ibid.
Charity is the breath of a Chriſtian, p. 121.
It is to be meaſured more by the mind than purſe, page 122.
The Charitie of ſome affoards no good words, page 119.
And of moſt no good works, ibid.
It well becomes Miniſters, pa. 53.
It is the Sum of all their Sermons, p. 54.
Chriſt, our ſalvation is from him, p. 157.
He is to be come unto for help p. 129.
He preferred our good before his own eaſe, p. 142.
He came where we were, and how, p. 102.
Few give him entertainment, p. 104.
How we ſhould Come to him, p. 105.
We muſt be content with his worſt, as well as beſt, page 116.
Church, it is like unto an Inne in many reſpects, page 146.
Whence it is called Catholike, p. 147.
None ſaved out of it, p. 148.
Chriſt reigneth there, p. 149.
The good of it muſt be ſought by thoſe who receive the goods of it, p. 168.
True members of it how known, p. 150.
It is the houſe of Perfumes and the gate of Heaven, page 151.
Comfort, none to be had but in Chriſt, p. 95.
Communion of Saints is to be loved, p. 27.
Company, good to be deſired, p. 25.
Companions there will be in ſin p. 65.
Compaſſion Chriſt was touched with, p. 117.
It mooved him to ſeek our Salvation, page 118.
Conformity in evill dangerous, p. 68.
Conſcience, what it is, pag. 204.
It binds not, but where the Word binds firſt, page 205.
It muſt be hearkned unto, pag. 206.
It is ſometimes ſpeechleſſe, but than it writes, p. 207.
The uſe of a good Conſcience, p. 208.
The Priviledges of it, p. 209.
Converſation it ſhould be in Heaven, p. 161.
Conventicles by ſome prefer'd to publik meetings▪ p. 148.
Cover our ſins Chriſt doth and how. p. 129.
Cruelty to be abhorred, page 59.
Curſing, how lawfull, p. 90.
Creatures given both for neceſſity and delight, p. 137.
Creatures not to be over-burthened, ibid.
Cuſtomes, defraud Miniſters, p. 178.
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Death frees the godly from the ſight of much evill, p. 108.
Dead how far man by nature is, p. 47.
Debt of man double, p. 155.
Degrees, God proceedeth by in curing our diſeaſes, p. 131.
Deſcention for us by Chriſt, p. 102.
Diſeaſes of all ſorts cured by Chriſt, p. 190.
Diſeaſes infections we are not bound to viſit, p 62.
Divels, they are thieves in many reſpects, p. 34.
There are more in the aire than men on Earth at one time, p. 38.
There is a chief amongſt them, p. 38.
Doing required of a Chriſtian, p. 218.
The power of Chriſtianity conſiſts in that, p. 219.
Doore, Chriſt enters in by that, not by the window, p. 9.
Duties belonging to a Chriſtian are to be perſonally performed, p. 220.
Some Duties concern not all, p. 221.
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Election, not univerſall, p, 149.
Event not alike to all, p. 51.
Examples of all ſorts in Scripture for our learning, page 222.
They no further bind than they are backed with a precept, p 224.
Beſt Examples are to be follow. ed, p. 67.
Good Examples very profitable, p. 225.
Examples of Saints how farre they may be followed, p. 225.
Contempt of Examples laies us open to wrath, p. 223.
Bad Examples take heed of, p. 66.
The Examples of Superiours (if bad) very dangerous, p. 67.
Excommunication a fearfull ſentence, p. 149.
If unjuſt then not to be feared p. 150.
Eye, a great help or hinderance to the ſoul, p. 106.
It is quick in apprehenſion and ſure, ibid.
Moſt ſins begin there, p. 107.
We ſhould caſt them on good objects, p. 107.
On whom God caſts his Eye he ſettles his affection, p. 109.
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Fall, ſin is in divers reſpects, p. 39.
Faith is a weapon offenſive and defenſive, p. 24.
It is a good ſtaffe, p. 25.
Feare of God where it is not, ther no good can be expected, 82
Fleſh of man is the fleſh of God p. 144.
Our Fleſh ſits at Gods right hand in all our ſuits, ibid.
Filling, all that Chriſt did or ſuffered was to fill up, p. 155.
Fortune how taken▪ p. 49.
Whither any thing come to paſſe by it, ibid.
The name was firſt brought in through ignorance and blindnes, p 49.
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Garment, Gods Image is and that in many reſpects, page 40.
It is a Garment to be reſpected p. 41.
Gifts of two ſorts God hath betruſted his Miniſters withall, p. …66,
Giving unadviſedly is the worſt kind of looſing. p. 91.
What we are to give and how much▪ p. 122.
Rules to be obſerved in Giving p. 119
What order is to be obſerved in Giving, p. 42.
Godlineſſe hath both a form and power, p. 218.
Goods of the Church belong onelyonly to Church-men, page 168.
Goſpell is very pretious, page 85.
It is like Oyle, p. 133.
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Hand, God ſtands at our right hand to bleſſe us, p. 99.
Healing, it is from Chriſt, page 130.
He Heales upwards, p. 132.
Signes of one foundly Healed, p. 133.
Why men are not Healed, p. 132.
Heaven the faireſt proſpect, p. 18.
It is a place of peace, p. 19.
It will pay for all our pains about it, p. 196.
Honour of Chriſt to be prefer'd, p. 142.
Hope there is whilſt there is life p. 47.
Humility to be learned from Chriſts Example, p. 105.
Hypocrites reſpect Ceremoies above the ſubſtance, p. 64.
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IESƲS, a ſweet name, p. 96.
Image of God, is mans clothing p. 41.
How far it is loſt in man, ibid.
Imitation, our nature is apt to it, p. 66.
One ſin Imitates another, p. 66.
Imprecations how uſed in Scripture, p. 91.
Impropriations, the Judgments of Divines and ſome Lawyers concerning them, page 169.
Impropriators are hard Maſters p. 173.
Their Pleas anſwered, ibid.
Speciall conſiderations for them, p. 176.
Inns, two wont to be in every Town, p. 145.
The Church reſembled to an Inne, vide Church.
Inns are of good uſe, p. 145.
There mony bears the Maſtery p. 162.
Inferiours follow Superiours Examples, p. 66.
Interceſſion, Chriſt not wanting in it, p. 156.
Iournies, in them commend our ſelves to God, p. 21.
Chriſt took a Iourney to us, ſo ſhould we to him, p 104.
Iuſtification, 3. things required to it, p 70.
Iericho, a figure of this world, 20
Ieruſalem a type of heaven, pag. 17.
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Kings have both temporall and Eccleſiaſticall authority, p. 175.
Kingly office of Chriſt, he carefully diſcharged, p. 156.
Knowledge without practiſe leaves us inexcuſable, p. 220.
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Lawes of 3. ſorts, p. 74.
How ſome that good gave may be ſaid not to be good, p. 69.
Law is like wine and how, page 133.
It is not the proper cauſe of death; p. 69.
How it is the miniſtration of death, p. 70.
How it is ſaid to be weak, ibid.
It is impoſſible to be kept how p. 71.
It diſcovers ſin, p, 72, 73.
Why the Law was firſt given, p 73.
How far abrogated, p. 74.
Law, Judiciall and Ceremoniall, what, p. 74.
The Law a Schoole-maſter, pag. 76.
Why God ſuffers his to be long under the laſh of it, page 136.
Law of man not to be preſſed too far in caſe of Miniſters maintenance, p. 57.
Libertie not to be abuſed, page 78.
Liberalitie may be loſt by liberality. p 92.
How our Liberality ſhould be extended, p. 93.
Life of man is pretious, p. 152.
Much ado to hatch it up, page 153.
Some Life remains in man ſince his fall, p. 44.
Love it begins at home, p. 141.
It works on the whole man, p. 112.
Levite what was his office, pag. 50.
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Man his bleſſed condition in his creation, p. 15.
Meanes weak God works by to confound the proud, p. 82.
Mercy, our Eares are altogether for it, p. 72.
It is much miſtaken in the world, p. 113.
It muſt be extended to all in Miſery, p. 86.
Mercy to an enemy overcomes him, p. 88.
Miſery is the object of mercy, p. 87.
Merit to be diſclaimed, p. 118.
Miniſters, the Divell ſeeks to ſpoyle them eſpecially, p. 51.
They ſhould be pitifull, p. 53.
And fly all covetous practiſes, p 54.
And all kind of cruelty, p. 55.
They ſhould be liberally Maintained, p. 56.
What is inough for them, p. 58
They are like Hoſts in ſundry reſpects, p. 163.
How they ſhould become all to all, p. 197.
They are no empty fellows, p. 167.
God hath betruſted them with much; p. 166.
And gives us bleſſings through their hands, p. 167.
They are little ſet by of man, p. 191.
Large promiſes are made them by God, p. 191.
Man cannot recompence them p. 192.
They ſhould be carefull of their cures, p. 180.
In what caſe they may be abſent, p. 181.
Monie anſwers all things in an Inn, p. 162.
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Nature of man highly advanced by Chriſt, p. 143,
Corrupt Nature too much advanced by Papiſts, Page 43.
Yet we may not think of it leſſe than is fitting, page 43.
It is to be reſpected in our charity, p. 88.
Neceſſity is wiſely to be judged of, p. 141.
Our Brothers Neceſſity is to be prefer'd to our ſuperfluity, p. 141
What is to be accounted neceſſary, p. 122.
Neighbour what it imports, p. 199.
Who is to be underſtood by Neighbour in the Scriptures, 199
Every man is a Neighbour, pag. 120.
Some Neighbours are dipthongs p. 201.
The benefit of a good Neighbour, p. 202.
It is lawfull to preferre one before another in Neighborhood, p. 216.
Who helps in miſery is beſt Neighbour, p. 215.
Chriſt is our Neighbour. p. 203
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Occaſions of ſin avoid, p. 63.
They are of two ſorts, ibid.
Offering, Chriſt made one for us, p. 155.
Opportunity to be laid hold on, p. 100.
Reaſons preſſing it. p. 101.
Over-ſeers of the poore to be carefull of their duties, page 154.
And to viſit them often. p. 1…4
Oyle the Goſpell reſembled to it, p. 133.
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Parables uſefull and profitable p. 8 13.
Paſſions of two ſorts, p. 115.
How far Chriſt took them on him▪ ibid.
Difference betwixt his and ours, p. 116,
Comfort againſt inordinatenes of them, ibid.
Patterns make choice of the beſt, vid. Example.
Perſecutors who the greateſt this day in the Church of England, p. 179.
How lawfull for a Miniſter to fly in caſe of Perſecution, p. 183.
Practice, and the ſweet of Chriſtianity is in it, p. 220.
Praiſe to be given to whom it is due. p. 217.
Phyſitians of antient ſtanding, p 127.
Chriſt is the ſouls Phyſitian, p. 129.
Phyſitians ſhould be carefull of their Patients. p. 154.
Neglect of Phyſick when need requireth is a fault p. 127.
How to uſe it, p. 128.
Whence it is it doth no good to ſome, ibid.
Pleaſe others we ſhould and with what cautions, p. 143.
Poore of whom they begg'd in former times, p. 55.
Power of God doubted of by us p. 131.
Profeſſion, the end of it is not idle ſpeculation, p. 219.
The moſt forward in it do not ever deale beſt, p. 83.
Yet Profeſſion is not in fault, nor to be cried out againſt. p. 84.
Profeſſors ſhould be carefull of their actions, p. 85.
Some Profeſſors are like Images p. 219.
Propheticall office of Chriſt diſcharged, p. 154.
Projector, Chriſt is for our good p. 158.
Providence of God all things come to paſſe by it, p. 49.
Have Faith in it as well as in Gods Promiſes, p, 158.
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Queſtions foure that ſhall not go unreſolved, p. 11.
Chriſt will make anſwer to our Queſtions, p. 12.
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Rahab how ſhe was an harlot, p. 145.
Redemption in the work of it God ſhewed not ſo much his face as bowels, p. 117.
Greater honour done to mans nature in it than in creation, 144.
Religion of ſome is all outſide no lining, p. 219.
It muſt be commended by a Religious life, p. 85.
It is the ſtrongeſt bond, p. 34.
Reliefe, who is fit to have it, 93
Reſidency injoyned on Miniſters, p 182.
It is two fold, and which is eſpecially required, jure divino, 184
Reſtitution foure for one by what Law, p. 28.
Reward, there is due to good works, p. 193.
But not of merit, ibid.
Riches not perfectly good. p 32
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Sacrament, againſt carnall preſence in it, p. 160.
Salvation by Chriſt alone, p 94
Not by the Law, p. 71.
Not of all, p. 149.
Salvation of the ſoul the greateſt Salvation, p. 96.
It muſt be had by attending on the means. p. 135.
Doctrine of Salvation to be received with joy, p. 96.
It requires from us greateſt thanks, p. 98.
Saviour, none l ke Chriſt, p. 93
How to get him to be our Saviour, ibid.
Samaria a royall City, p. 80.
Samaritans how eſteemed of by the Jews, p. 81.
Satan his power limited. p. 39.
Saying, difference betwixt it and ſpeaking, p. 9.
Scripture, not to be abuſed by jeſting with it, p. 14.
Senſes, both ſeeing and hearing furniſhed with helps.
Sick are to be viſited. vid, viſit.
Sin ſhould not be varniſhed; 17
Similitudes, delightfull and profitable, p. 8.
Singularity when a virtue, 66.
Snare, how to eſcape it, p. 24.
It lies in all worldly things, ib.
Strength, our own truſt not to, p. 16.
Suffering of ſinners how it ſhould affect us, p. 112.
Superiours ſhould look to their carriage, p. 66.
They are oft-times the chiefe in ſinning, p. 67.
Suretiſhip is lawfull, pag. 186.
Cautions in uſing it, pag. 188.
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Theft many waies committed, p. 29.
It is a greater ſin under the Goſpell than under the Law, page 28.
Theeves, Divels are vid. Divels
Who are to be counted for Theeves, p. 27.
They are Fellons, p. 33.
There are great ſtore abroad, 30
There are ſome great Theeves who are a terror to litle ones, ibid
Truth hath teſtimony from her Adverſaries, p. 210.
It ſuffers hardſhip in the world p. 211.
It is to be received who ever brings it, p. 214.
It cannot be believed on her word, p. 212.
The friends of it are to teſtifie for it, p. 213.
Travelling is dangerous, p. 21.
Tythes the tenure of them queſtioned by buſie headed men, 168
They are a debt, p. 169, 172.
And have bin conſecrated to God, p. 172.
They carry a charge with them p. 177.
Kings may partake of Levies Tyth. p. 17….
They had a peculiar Tyth by themſelves, ibid.
They may not alienate Tythes from the Church, p. 176.
God hath Tyth out of a ſtrange field, p. 58.
Unconſcionable Tythers are perſecutors, p. 178.
Time to be redeemed, pa. 100.
Both the godly and wicked husband it, p. 101.
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Veſſels in the Goſpell how filled, p. 155.
Victualing-houſes not ſimply to be condemned, p. 145.
Where are many of them are uſually many drunkards.
No long ſtay to be made in them, p. 159.
Victualers in former times infamous▪ p. 145.
Viſibility of the Church what, p 146.
Viſit the ſick and afflicted, p. 60 121.
How the infected ſhould be viſited, p. 126.
Chriſt is our Viſitour, p, p. 125.
He is to be viſited, p. 105.
Vnion of our nature with Chriſts how neceſſary and comfortable, 143.
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Walke we muſt and act, p. 219.
Free-will in man and in what, p. 44.
It muſt be governd by grace, 45 Wine, the Law is compared unto p. 133.
Word our guide, p. 26.
Two parts of it p. 133.
It is to be attended unto, read and preached, p. 135.
Words of Chriſt, comfortable words, p. 125.
Works of ſupererogation condemned, p. 193.
A compaſſionate heart full of good Works, p. 113, 119.
Good works rewarded yet merit not, p. 193.
Co worke we muſt with God, 46.
World is a very Hoſpitall▪ p. 43.
The World is every where, 27.
It is no place of continuance, p. 161.
It is full of dangers, p. 22.
How to uſe it, p. 23.
The pleaſures of it are bitter, p. 20.
It is to be deſtroyed, ibid.
It muſt not be our Center, 32.
The things of it are taken with a Palſie, p. 31.
Wounds, mans ſoule full of, p. 42
None paſt Chriſts cure, pag. 43, 129.
How he cures them, p. 129.
FINIS.
End of the text · Nehemiah Rogers, The Good Samaritan (1658)