Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1, Index – Table of contents
A Table of ſuch particulars as are contained in this Commentarie.
A
Abraham, his mild ſpeech to Lot. 29
Acceſſe to God. 347
No accident in God. 114
Adam, 287. 360
Adulterie, 148
Adulterers. 148
Naturall Affection. 28
Affliction. 254
Alexander the ſixth. 157
An Altar, of earth. 169
of ſtone. of Holocauſts. ibid.
There was but one Altar. 169
The Altar a tipe of Chriſt. 170
Popiſh Altars. 171
none ſuch in the Primitiue Church ibid.
Our Altar now, not materiall. 172
It is our heart. 177
The Ammonites, enemies to the people of God. 18
Excluded from that Church. 18
The Amorite 214
Deſtroied. ibid.
Amorites, they were tale and ſtrong. 226
They were deſtroied. 236
Amos. 307
Amos, why he firſt prophecied againſt Forreine nations. 2. 47
Antaeus. 226
Antiochus. 149
Antonius Caracalla. ibid.
Arias. 344
Aſaphel. 343
Aſpaſia. 149
Aſſurance of our faith. 7.
Atalanta. 343
Atheiſts, denying God and his truth. 12
B
Men of Baſe eſtate comforted. 45
Beaſt worſhipped for Gods. 247
Beautie. 229
Behold. 322
Benefits, the order of Gods Benefits
Not obſerued. 242
We muſt remember Gods Benefits. 252
The Bible the greateſt treaſure. 54
The Bible muſt be had. ibid.
The Bible to be read. ibid.
Men Blaſpheme God. 152
Gods name Blaſphemed. 150
Our Bodies a ſacrifice. 174
The goods of our Bodies, muſt be offered. ibid.
The Bond of bloud. 28
of chriſtianity. ibid
The greateſt Bond betweene men. ibid
A Broken ſpirit. 176
D. Bucknham. 89
The Buriall of the dead. 27
C
Cain. 360. 361
Camilla. 343
A Calumniator. 138
A Calumnie. ibid.
Carioth. 33
Cedars. 223
They grow high. ibid.
Cerijoth. 33
We hauehave beene Chaſtiſed of God. 42
Chriſt, our altar. 170
His benefits towards vsus. ibid
His death and paſſion. ibid
A Chriſtian in name. 106
A Chriſtian who. ibid
The Church of God. 253
A Citie not ſafe againſt God by munition &c. 35
Conſanguinitie. 27
Contempt. 64
Contempt of the law of the Lord. 67
Contempt may be a ſinne and not. 65
Couetouſneſſe. 133
The cauſes of our Croſſes is ſinne. 60
Crueltie. 23. 133
Crueltie againſt the dead. 25
Crueltie diſpleaſeth God. 23. 37
D
Darius. 98. 149
The naturall man in Darkneſſe. 86
Dauid choſen king. 230
Dauid George. 89
The Day of the Lord. 134. 371
Crueltie towards the Dead. 25
Buriall of the Dead. 27
Death of 4. ſorts. 36
Death terrible. 37
Death conſidered in a double reſpect. 38
Death to be feared, of whom. 39
Death welcome to the penitent. 38. 40
Of three things no Definition. 112
The Denying of a contrary is ſomtime an affirmation. 70
All muſt once Die. 36. 37
Diſobedience. 74. 77. 289. 292
Diſpenſations Popiſh. 155
Doggs thankfull. 207
Draw nigh to God. 347
A Drunkard. 182. 286
deſcribed. 182
Drunkennes: the effects of it. ibid &c.
Our Dwelling houſes a bleſſing vntounto vsus. 35
E
Eagle: ſwifter then Eagles. 224
The Edomites deſcended from Abraham. 22
Egypt, 345. 250
Where ſituate. 245.
The Egyptians ſuperſtitious. 246
Their Gods. ibid.
Their crueltie. 251
The Iſraelites brought vp from the land of Egypt. 244. 245
Eliab: Ieſſe his eldeſt ſonne. 228
liked by Samuell. 229. 230
faire of countenance and of goodly ſtature. 229
refuſed. 230
No Eſcaping from God. 342
Etham. 255
No Euaſion from God. 342
The cauſe of Euill is ſinne. 60
Extortion. 133
God wholy an Eye. 105
The Eyes of the Lord, behold all things. 104
F
Faith: the power of it. 260
Aſſurance of our Faith 7
Perſeuerance in our Faith. 8
Faithfull: their ſtedfaſtneſſe and ſtability. 368
Our firſt parents Fall. 10
The Famine of Ieruſalem. 100
Fathers. 83
Our Fathers not ſimply to be followed in matters of religion. 92
The Papiſts follow their Fathers in religion. 93
Fire. 34. 97
No Fleeing from God. 342. 360
Flee to God. 346
The father of a Foole reioyceth not. 70
Fornication. 149 152
abſtaine from fornication. 152
name not Fornication. ibid.
Fornication vnlawfull by the law of nature. 153.
Fornicators. 149
Freedome. 253
Fridericke the fourth. 94
Fruite. 237
G
Gentiles their calling. 254
Their Gods. 247
Giants. 234
Glorie only in the Lord. 231
God: his counſells. 238
all power is his. 239
the honour of victories is his. 239
is preſent eueryevery where 344
ſeeth all things. 104. 345
is all in all in the ouerthrow of his enemies. 218
and in the vpholding his children. 218. 219
faithfull in his promiſes. 260
a preſent helpe. 261
What God is. 113
No accident in God. 114.
Gods attributes, negatiue. 113
Affirmatiue 114
God is vnpartiall. 103
Goods externall we muſt offer vp in ſacrifice. 173
Goods of the body muſt be offered. 174
Goods of the mind to be offered. 176
Goods vnlawfully gotten, not fit to be employed in Gods ſeruice. 200
nor in the ſeruice of Idols. ibid.
The Goſpell of Chriſt. 272
its the word of ſaluation. ibid
the doctrine of peace. ibid
the doctrine of good things. 275
Great perſonages puniſhed by God. 44
Grubenheimer. 88
H
Haile. 295
Hanani. 308
Hearers of the word, muſt be attentiue. 16, 50
A faithfull Heart. 178
Our Hearts muſt not be ſet on the outward things of this world. 45
Heauen. 139
Hell. 210
Hercules: the print of his foot. 227
A Horſe a vaine thing. 366
A Horſe deſcribed. 365
The Horſeman 364
Hyperbole. 224. 225
I
K. Iames. 94
Idoles. 80
Idolaters: Its a bleſſing to be freed from them. 249
Iehouah. 5. 49. 112
Ieremie. 307
Iewes: their captiuitie. 98
their returne from captiuitie, ibid
The Iewes a ſtifnecked people. 83
The deſtruction of the Iewes foretold. 97
Ieruſalem. ibid. 107
had faire appellations. 99. 107
Afflicted with famine. 100
The deſtruction of Ieruſalem. 101. 102
the deſolation foretold. 100
Impiety taken for Impiety by God whereſoeuer he findeth it, 104
Like Impieties like puniſhment 105
Inceſt. 148
Inceſtuous perſons. ibid,
Inceſtuous mariages. 149. 155
Inceſtuous mariages among the heathen, 149
Incontinen 153
Iohn of Leyden, 88
Iohn the thirteenth. 156
Iohn the three and twentieth. 157
Iohannes de Caſa. ibid.
Ionah. 360. 362
Iphictus. 343
Iſrael. 150
their ſinnes. 161
their prerogatiues. 150
Iſraels vnthankfulneſſe, 207. 209
The people of Iſrael: their number when they went out of Egypt. 254
Iudah. 55, 80. 111
The kingdome of Iudah. 55. 97
Iudas. 2…
Iudges admoniſhed. 19…
Iudgement beginneth with God children. 108
The Iudgement of God exerciſed vponupon great ones. 44
The laſt Iudgement. 296
Iulia. 149
Gods Iuſtice goeth on ſlowly. 62
Iuſtices admoniſhed. 195
K
Kerioth. 33
Kinred. 29, 148
L
The Law of the Lord. 66
The Law of the Lord not to be contemned. 67
It ſurpaſſeth all other Lawes. 66
A Lie in words. 81
in manners. ibid
in things. ibid
Lies. 81
in the worſhip of God, ibid
of two ſorts, ibid
in commerce with men of three ſorts. ibid
An exhortation to LoueLove. 30
The prayſes of chriſtian LoueLove. ibid
Lying downe at meat. 162
Lyons thankefull. 208
ſtronger then Lyons. 234
Carnall Luſts. 159
Fleſhly Luſts. ibid
M
Magiſtrats. 195
their dutie. ibid
Man ſhould be curteous. 24
Men of two ſorts. 39
Martirdome. 174
in peace. ibid.
Martin of Polonia. 171
Meanes vſed by God. 238
Miniſters of the Gospell 272
Their dutie. 276. 286
The Miniſterie of the word. 271
Micaiah. 308
Mirraim, 246
Moab. 18. 32. 36
The Moabites: 22
there inhumanitie. 19
their pride, ibid,
their crueltie. 22
A cruel Mother. 101
Munition. 35
N
Naked. 370
The Names of God. 4. 114
how prophaned. 146
how ſanctified. 147
Nazarene. 268
Nazarites. ibid,
their law. 270, 284
Nazirites. 268
Nazirites. 268
O
Obedience. 76
Obedience better then ſacrifice. 73. 74
Obedience to the commandements of the Lord. 73
Og K. of Baſhan. 226. 236
height and ſtrength. 226
his bedſteed. 227
Oke, ſtrong as the Okes, 225
Oppreſſion, 133, 187. 188
vnlawfull. ibid,
Oppreſſions of this age. 187, 188
Oppreſſours hated, 194
Oppreſſors of the poore God ſeeth, 197
One poore man may not oppreſſe another. ibid
The Order of Gods benefits inuerted. 242
Orion. 343
P
Paine the companion of a fault. 105
A Painter of Pruſſia. 88
The Paradiſe of Heauen. 139
The Patience of God. 21, 42, 45, 61
Paulus the third. 157
Taking of Pannes. 165
We enioy Peace. 45
Perſeuerance in faith, 8
Perſons. 103
Perſons not reſpected by God, ibid
Pharaoh, 366
Pius the third. 157
Pledges. 165
A Poore mans Pledge not to be taken, 166
Poore: God pleadeth their cauſe. 130. 135
doe good to them, 138
they will cary thee to heauen, 139
For the Poore oppreſſed conſolation, 135
The Poore not to be turned out of his way. 138
The Poore that are wicked, 136
Popes wicked. 156
inceſtuous, ibid
Popes diſpenſations, 155
Powder treaſon. 219
Promiſes of God. 260
Preachers, muſt deliuer the word of God, 15, 50
God Preſent eueryevery where.
Prophets, 265, 303
how inſtructed. 266
True Prophets two ſorts, 306
Falſe Prophets two ſorts, 305
Lying Prophets. 303
Puniſhment followeth wickednes. 103
R
To Raiſe vp. 264
Rechabites, 76
Rehoboam. 56
Repent. 46
Repentance. 46, 78, 202
Reſtitution. 201
The Rider. 364
Roote. 235
S
Sacrifices vnderunder the law. 172
of two ſorts. 172
Propiciatorie, Expiatorie, or Satiſfactorie. 172
Euchariſticall or gratulatorie. 172
Euchariſticall of three ſorts. 173
Euangelicall. 177
The Sacrifices of God. 176
Gods Sacrifice muſt be the fatteſt. 175
Salmanaſſer. 372
Saul. 288
Saul: a good man of perſon. 228
reiected by the Lord. ibid.
God the author of Holy Scriptures. 14 50
Speaketh in the Scriptures 13
The holy Scriptures of no priuate motion. 13
The Scriptures vilified by Papiſts. 14 51. magnified. 54. 55
Eaſie. 90
had free paſſage in old time. ibid
diuerſly reſembled. 91
In the Scriptures Chriſtians generally had knowledge. 94
The red Sea. 255
Sheepe in England cruel. 193
A Shouting. 40
Shur, 255
Sihon K. of the Amorites. 236
Sinne a greiuous burden. 1
puniſhed by God in the Angels. 21
The cauſe of our croſſes. 60
to be puniſhed. 104
reſembled. 106
the effects of it. 124
Grieuous Sinnes, hauehave grieuous puniſhments. 62
Elee from Sinne, 106
God will puniſh Sinne, in his deereſt children. 107
s a part of Gods iuſtice, to puniſh It ſinne. 108
The filthineſſe of Sinne. 150
An exhortation againſt Sinne. 60
Our Sinnes preſſe into Gods preſence. 42
God puniſheth for one Sinne. 62
EueryEvery Sinne is to be puniſhed. ibid
Our ſtate of Sinne and death. 10
Sinnes procure Gods wrath. 20
Sinnes hated of God. 20. 59
Sixtus the fourth. 157
Sobrietie. 286
Sonnes. 265
The eldeſt Sonnes prerogatiue. 14 13
foreign. 28
The Spaniſh inuaſion. 298
Stand before the Lord. 363
Stature. 233
Our States of regeneration and election. 11
Stratonice. 149
Stwes in Rome. 157
patroniſed. ibid
confuted. 158
Swift of foote. 359
T
Teſtament.
the Old. 53
the New. ibid.
Thankefulneſſe in doggs. 207
in Lyons 208
An exhortation to Thankefulnes. 211
Three and foure Tranſgreſſions. 57. 116
Thunder. 295
Tiglath Pileſer. 372
The Tranſlations of the Scriptures into vulgar tongues, withſtood by Papiſts. 88
their exceptions. ibid.
Treaſures of wickednes, profit not. 71
God is True, 6
We muſt ſtriue to be True, as God is True. 11
Truſt not in wealth nor in any wordly helpe. 220
Truſt not in externall helps. 367
Truſt in the Lord. 368. 374
Truſt not in man. 373
Trumpets vſed in warre. 40. 41
God is Truth in himſelfe, in his words and in his workes. 6
We muſt be thankefull to God for our knowledge of the Truth. 8
We muſt ſtriue to repreſent God in Truth. 10. 12
A Tumult. 40
An exhortation to Turne to the Lord 46
Tydeus. 234
Tyrannie. 253
V
The execution of Vengeance proper to the Lord. 33.
Victories. 239
Vilages depopulated. 193
Vnthankefulneſſe. 205. 211
Odious before God. 205. 211
forbidden. 206
reprehended. ibid,
puniſhed. 209
Ʋſurie. 133
W
To walke. 84
how we are to walke. 249
The Water, 296
Warre the executioner of Gods vengeance, 41
A Way taken properly & figuratiuely 137
Wealth: truſt not in it. 220
The wicked man, 235
Wilderneſſe of Etham. 254
of Shur. 256
The Winde. 297
Wine allowed, 181
to be auoided, 184
forbidden to the Nazirites, 285
to Prieſts, 286
to Kings. 285
Wine giuen to the condemned, 186
of the condemned, ibid
The abuſe of Wine. 181
A Woman of Munſter. 88
An engliſh Woman. 89
The Word of God praiſed, 16, 272
magnified, 54, 55
not to be declined from, 85
to be embraced with diligence, 87
compared to a lampe or, light, 86
We muſt be thankefull for hauing the Word of God. 87
The Church of Rome with-holds the Word of God. ibid,
The Workes of God internall and externall. 7
Z
Zacheus, 201, 232
Zedechiah K. of Iudah. 97.
FINIS.
A Commentary OR EXPOSITION VPONUPON THE THIRD Chapter of the Prophecie of AMOS.
Deliuered In XVII. Sermons in the Pariſh Church of MEYSEY-HAMPTON in the Dioceſſe of Gloceſter.
BY SEBASTIAN BENEFIELD Doctor of Diuinitie.
2 COR. 12.14.
I ſeeke not yours, but you.
LONDON, ¶ Printed by John Hauiland, and are to be ſold by Hugh Perry at the Harrow in Britaines Burſe. 1629.
A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPALL THINGS contained in the Expoſition of the third Chapter of the Prophecie of AMOS.
A
ABimelech. 184
Abſolom. 309
Actions of God. 297
Adouai. 146
Affliction, of the Lord. 142. 281
Alexander the Great. 212
All. 30
Aſhdod. 180
Azotus. 181
B
BEnefits temporall remember. 17
Benefits vponupon Iſrael. 24
Bethel. 289. 292
Bethſchemites. 240
Builders,
Of houſes. 307
Of Babel. 307. 308
Building ſtately. 306
C
CAlamities from God. 281
Cham. 182
Children. 4
Choiſe of God. 22
Chriſt patient. 286
Citie. 140
Cloyſters. 214
Cockatrice. 98
Comminations. 61
Conuerſion. 213
D
DAuid, patient. 286
Decree of God. 76
Deuill: a fowler. 78
Diſcord. 76. …. 97
Diuinitie. 131
E
EGypt. 182
Election of God. 22
Enemies: their reproaches. 183
Euill: two wayes. 134
Two kindes. 135
F
FAith. 265, 266
Foole: the Atheiſt. 312
The rich man. 309, 310, 311
A Fox. 98
The Fowler. 73
G
GEdeon. 240
Gilgal. 292
The Grace of God. 76
God: A Fowler. 79
A Lion. 59. 61
God: he is good. 133
His Name. 130
Seeth all. 214
God of Hoſts. 258, 259, 260
Of Sabaoth. 258, &c.
God: the principall Agent. 298. 300
The goodnes of God: generall. 133
Speciall. 133
H
HEare the word of God. 8
Hearers of the word. 265. 270
Of diuers ſorts. 13
Hearing twofold. 265
Heart: to be kept. 101
Our Hearts our houſes. 312
Hoſts: God of Hoſts. 258. &c.
Houſes ſpirituall. 312
Stately. 306
I
IDolatrie.
Iehouah. 130, 131
Iehouih. 147
Ignorance of God. 199
Inſtruments: how regarded. 299, 300, &c.
Iob. 299
His patience. 286
Iſrael: Prerogatiues. 23
K
To KNow. 21, 2…
Knowledge of God. 19. 21 199
Knowen of God. 2…
L
LEauen. 9…
Lions roaring. 5…
Their names. 16…
Compariſons from them. 59 60. 16
M
MAgiſtrates. 213
Man. 77
A Fowler. 79
A Lion. 60
Miniſters: their calling. 240
Mitzraijm. 18…
N
NAmes of God. 130
Numbers changed. 290
P
PAlaeſtina. 180
Patience in trouble. 285
Whence? 286
Places of Idols. 291. 292
Poore: rich mens barnes. 309
Powder Traitors. 214
Power: all of God. 283
Prophets. 42
Prouidence of God. 75. 80
Of two ſorts. 81
Generall. 81
Speciall. 84
Particular. 86
Ouer his Church. 85
Puniſhment: all of God. 31
The Author of it. 136
Euill of puniſhment. 135. 139
God puniſheth all ſinne. 34
His owne ſeruants. 33
R
REligion; true. 294, 295
Rich man; his barnes. 309
S
SAbaoth: God of Sabaoth. 258, &c.
Samaria. 191
Saul. 184
Scripture praiſed. 130
Selfe-killing, a ſinne. 185
Serpent. 98
Shimei. 299
Similitudes. 75
Sinne:
Euill of ſinne. 135
Sinners. 76
Smite: God ſmiteth. 16
Snare. 74. 76
Snares,
Of Puniſhment. 78
Of Sinne. ibid.
Sodome. 281, 282
Sonnes. 6
T
THreatnings of God not in vaine. 61
Accompliſhed. 63
Abſolute. 65
Conditionall. 66
Tongue, to be tamed. 99
Troubles from God. 281
Endured with patience. 285, 286, &c.
Trumpeters. 42
Trumpets. 117
V
VAriance. 76. 94. 97
Viſit. 29
Our Viſitations of God. 281
God viſiteth for euill. 278, 279
For good. 278, 279
In iudgement. 278, 279
Vzzah. 240
W
WAlke with God. 47
Watchmen. 43. 117
Water of bitterneſſe. 98
Will of God: is one. 69
Word of God: a Iewell. 25. 45
To be heard. 8
Appropriate to the Iewes. 27
A two-edged ſword. 106
Effectuall. 94. 102. 105
Y
YOungling of Babylon. 99
Yuorie houſes. 303. 304
Z
ZEchariah. 4
Zerubhabel. 4