Commentary on Malachi, Table of contents – Dedication 2
A Table of the Contents. The letter (a) ſheweth the firſt Alphabet, the letter (b) the ſecond, the figure ſheweth the Page.
A.
ACcepting of perſons, a great ſin b 74 75
Adverſity b 158
Adultery b 192
Adultery annuls not marriage b 119
Affection how farre neceſſary in Gods ſervice a 159 160
Affliction, a burden a 3 It befalls Gods deareſt children. a, 8
Why it befals them. b, 236. 248
Almes of oppreſſors, a, 223. 224 226
Altar, what it is. a, 126
Anger of God. a, 187. 188
Angels, the name to whom given. b, 166
B.
Baniſhment a proofe of Gods anger. a, 29
Blaſphemy a great ſinne. b, 152
It much diſpleaſeth God, b, 153 ſome kinds of it. b, 156. 157 248.249
Bleſsings abuſed, aggravate ſinne. a, 208
Bread, what meant by it. a, 126
Bondage of naturall men. b, 281 282
Bounty in Gods ſervice. a, 150. 151. 152.
Bounty of Idolaters. b, 213.214
Burden, what it ſignifies. a, 2
C.
Calling of Miniſters b 26. 27. 49. 50 faithfulneſſe in particular calling b, 36. 37. How children to be ordered by their parents for their callings. a, 66. Sinnes againſt ones calling are more hainous. a, 120
Catholike Church, and the members of it. b, 102
Children, their duty. a, 57.59. 60.64.67.69.71.73
Children of God, their happy condition. b, 237. 238
Chriſt, to whom he comes. b, 167 his comming deſired by Patriarkes. b, 168. his comming promiſed long. b, 170.171. he is our Prophet b, 172. 173. he purifieth his people. b, 175. 176
Church, now Catholike. a, 194. it is the moſt excellent ſociety. b, 178. it may erre. b, 59.60. 61. it muſt be holy. b, 89. the honour and proſperity of it b, 240.241.
Church-robbers. b, 219.220.221 225.228 229.
Conference of godly. b, 261.
Creation binds us to Gods ſervice. a, 91.92.
Creatures have all power from God. b 12.
Credit, not got by ſin. b, 17 19.
It is gotten by honouring and maintaining of Miniſters. b, 239
Cuſtomes, injurious concerning tithes. b, 225
D.
Dearth and famine for ſin b, 14
Death, how Gods children freed from it b, 278 279
Deceivers in Gods ſervice a, 231 233
Deſire of Chriſt b 179 180
Diſgrace brought by ſinne, foretells ruine, without repentance b, 20
Divorces for needleſſe cauſes b 122
Divorce may only be by authority b, 118 119 unlawfull, but only for adultery b, 141 142 143 144
Dominion of ſinne b 278
Donatives, their original b 228
E.
Elijah who he is b, 286 287
Election bindes us to Gods ſervice a, 94 95
Encreaſe in grace b, 281 282
Error not to be taught b, 41
Excellency of the godly b, 267
Excommunication a, 129 130 131 132
Executors of wills their ſinne b, 198 199
Exhort, we muſt exhort one another b 258 259
Extraordinary providence of God for his people b, 237
F.
Famine for ſinne b, 14
Fatherleſſe children not to be injuried 198 199
Favour of God how to be eſteemed b 205 206
Feare of God a 97 98 the want of it cauſes ſinne b 201 differences of filiall and ſervile feare a, 98 99 the effects of Gods feare a 101 ſervile feare, what it is, with the effect of it a 110 111
Forgetfulneſſe of benefits a, 25
Free will b, 138 281
G.
God, his power a, 37 his anger a, 187 188 the Lord of hoſts a, 37
Godlineſſe cauſeth proſperity b, 250
H.
Hearing required b, 51 52 53
Heart muſt be kept pure b, 137
Honour of God a, 97
Honour loſt by ſinne b, 19
Hopes of wicked men vaine a, 38 39
Hoſts, God the Lord of hoſts a, 37
Husband may not grieve his wife b, 105 106
Hypocriſie a, 156 157 b. 187 188 It is a great ſinne a, 220
Hypocrites thinke all too much for God a, 218
Hypocrites juſtifie themſelves when under judgements a, 251 252
I.
Idolaters, liberall in their worſhip b, 213 214
Imitation of predeceſſors vertues b, 58
Impropriations of Churches b 228 229
Inconveniences muſt not hinder obedience to God b 45
Ingratitude a great ſin a, 16 17 25 208
Injuriouſneſſe is againſt nature b 79 it is againſt religion b 80 81
Injuſtice is joyned with irreligion b, 150 151 268
Invocation of Saints b, 181
Ironies, whether lawfull a, 167 163
Irreligion b 187, 268
Iudgements, are for ſinne a 41 they ſhould reſtraine ſinne a 5. Of profiting by them a 10.11. They profit not the wicked b 13. How wicked carry themſelves in them b 98. How vaine their courſe is b 98 99 Hypocrites juſtifie themſelves under them b 251, 252
Iudgements may be upon things belonging to men, as well as upon their owne perſons b 235. No perſon freed from judgements b 10, 11. The cauſes of judgements b. 96. God brings them not but upon knowne cauſes b 185 They are equall a 52. God will be juſtified in them, a 43 44 47 God hath glory by them a 54. God can bring them with a word b 16. The difference of them on the godly and the wicked a 45, 46
Iudgeing of others a 146, 147, 148. 149
K
Kingdomes, diſpoſed of by God a 40
Knowledge of God, how needfull, a 152, 153
Knowledge excuſes not hearing b 6.7. God knowes the wicked and their waies a 184, 260
L
Lame ſervice a 156
Law the falſe pretence of it encreaſeth ſin b 147
Liberality of Idolaters b 213, 214
Long life a bleſsing b 29, 30
Love the cauſes of it b 77
Love of God to his Church a 19
M
Magiſtrates, when they neglect to puniſh, God will do it b 94. How they are to give judgement b 185 186 how to be obeyed a 63, 82
Maintenance of Miniſters b 215 216 221 224 225 226 227 232 233. What it is b 216 218. How neceſſary b 227 228. A bleſsing to ſuch as maintaine them b 231, 232
Marriage how children to ſubmit to their parents in it a 69 God is the witneſſe of marriage b 115. The deſcription of marriage b 121 122. The author of it b 132. The end of it b 133
Marriage with contrary religion b 90, 91, 92. Vnfaithfullneſſe in marriage is ſinne againſt God b 112
Married perſons, their duty b 120
Maſſe, whether one may be preſent at it a 157
Meditation of the word b 7
Mercy of God only keeps off judgements. b 203 204
Mighty men cannot withſtand God b 273
Mincha what it ſignifies a 199
Miniſters, muſt put difference between godly and wicked a 129 130. They ſinne, if cenſure not the wicked a 132. Contempt of Gods Miniſters and his worſhip goe together a 214. Beſt Miniſters moſt contemned a 216, They muſt apply doctrine b 2, 3 what their care muſt be concerning Gods worſhip b 8, 9. A ſpeciall Covenant is made with them b 24 25. They deliver whole truth b 39 they muſt not corrupt the word b 41 they muſt be holy b 42. They muſt preach ſo as to convert men b 45 they ought to be learned in the Scriptures b 48 It is a great corruption when they occaſion men to ſinne b 67 when they are contemned and hated juſtly b 70, 71 what they are then to doe b 74 they are Gods Meſſengers b 166 to defraud them of their maintenance, is ſacriledge b 215, 216, 219, 220, 221, 225.
Miniſtery of man ordinarily uſed by God a 12, 13. How to be eſteemed a 13, 14. None may take it upon him without a calling b 26. The efficacy of the Miniſtry b 291.
N
Nature teaches not to wrong any b 79.
O
Obedience due to God in all things b 4, 5. How far due to parents a 62, 63, 64 66. How far due to Maſters a 80, 81, 82. How far due to Magiſtrates a 63, 82.
Old men, their duty b 30.
Omiſsion of duties b 208. 209.
Oppreſsion, God not pleaſed with ſacrifices of it a 222, 224, 225.
Oppreſſors not heard of God b 110
Originall ſin b 126, 280.
P
Papiſts plea of bounty b 214,
Parents to take care of childrens ſoules b 127, 128.
Paſsion a 25.
Patience under affliction a 4, 5.
Patience in injuries b 108, 109.
Peace only to the upright b 45.
People of God, may be puniſhed a 8, 9, 10. Their priviledges a 27.
Perſon muſt be accepted, before his praiers are a 189.
Perfection, whether in this life b 14.
Perfididiouſneſſe, a great ſin b 82, 83
Piety brings proſperity b 250.
Plenty, promiſed to the obedient b 31. promiſt to paiers of tithes b 231, 232, 233
Polygamie b 122, 129, 130.
Popes may and have erred b 61, 62 their Church robbing b 228.
Portion, how children to ſubmit in that a 67.
Poverty of Miniſters b 226, 227.
Power of God a 37.
Praiſe, God to be praiſed for deliverances a 55.
Praier not heard, how great a judgement a 169, 170. When the ſeaſon of praier a 170.
How we muſt pray a 172.
What to pray for a 173.
Praier to Saints departed a 175. Praiers of wicked not profitable a 178. Where to pray a 197, 198. All need the praiers of others a 174. Praiers of Gods people accepted b 181, 182.
Preferring man before God how hainous a 160, 163.
Preiſt, how the word uſed a 203.
Profeſſors, their ſin moſt hainous a 210.
Prophaneſſe of heart, how knowne a 145.
Prophets 3. ſorts a 12.
Chriſt our prophet b 172, 173
Proſperity b 158, 159.
Proſperity promiſt to piety b 250.
No note of true Church b 241, 242.
Providence of God, not to be queſtioned b 160. To deny it, is pride againſt God b 244, 245. Whence it is that men doubt of it b 247, 248. Gods providence and protection a bond of ſervice a 105.
Publicke worſhip to be attended b 52, 53.
Puniſhment, Gods owne people puniſht a 8 wicked oft doe eſcape unpuniſhed long b 256. Purgagatory b 178 179 235
R.
Redemption of the elect b 277 Regenerate, their workes holy a 205
Reigning ſinne what b 278 Religion teaches to do no wrong b 80 81 Remembrance, God remembers our waies b 262 Repentance onelyonly removes judgements b 6, 210, 211 Reproofe a 133 134 Revenge, the deſire of it a 49 Reward to obedience b 33
Riches, the way to attaine them b 32 234 whether fit for Miniſters b 226 227 Wicked oft encreaſe in riches b 254 255
Righteousneſſe cannot be without religion b 268, 269 Righteouſneſſe inherent b 276
S.
Sacraments, their efficacy a 142 the Miniſters of them b 28
Sacrifices of N. Teſt. a 144 what Sacrifices required of Chriſtians a 202 Sacriledge b 212 215 219 220 221 239 240 Sanctification of Gods elect b 275 276 Scoffing ſpeeches, whether lawfull a 167 Senceleſſeneſſe under judgements a 3, 4 Separation may not be from a Church for the abuſes of it. a 177 180
Servants their duty a 76 78 83 86 89
Service of God muſt be with beſt a 150 183 Sicke ſervice a 159
T.
Temple, people not bound to it in prayer. a, 197
Tempting of God, what. b. 230 231
Tithes, whether ſtill in force. b, 216. 217. 218.
Thoughts are known to God a, 138
Toleration of Papiſts. a, 179
Truth, all of it to be delivered b 39
V.
Virginity how to be eſteemed of. b 136
Vowes to be obſerved a 234 235
Vſury b 85
W.
Wages of hirelings, not to be detained b 195
Wards, the abuſe b 198 199
Watchfulneſſe required of us b 260
Widowes not to be oppreſt b 196 197
Wicked though flouriſh ſhall be deſtroyed b 272 273
Wife is husbands companion b 117 choice a of wife b 144 145
Witches not to be ſought unto b 189 190
Word of God, how to be preacht a 6 7. How to be heard a 7 muſt be applyed b 2 3. muſt be all delivered b 39. it muſt be heard publikely b 51 52. It muſt be ſought after b 54 55 All things are good or evill as they are with or againſt the word b 84. Wicked not able to abide the preaching of it b 174
Workes no cauſe of juſtification a 189
Worſhip of God muſt be holy a 127 Where that is abuſed, God is abuſed a 138
Worſhip of God removed for contempt a 229
Worſhip of God furthered by maintainance of Miniſtry b 227 228
Wrath of God a 44 45
Z.
Zeale. a 159
FINIS.
AN EXERCITATION VPONUPON THE PROPHECIE OF MALACHY Wherein,
The Context is illuſtrate by a cleare Analyſe,
The originall Text is examined,
Moſt tranſlations extant are conferred,
The expoſitions of the ancients and others are weighed,
Together with ſome occaſionall obſervations.
By SAMUEL TORSHELL, Intended by way of Addition to a larger Commentary upon the ſame Prophecy, by that reverend and godly Divine Mr. Richard Stock, and now ſince his death at laſt publiſhed with the conſent of his Executors by the ſame Author.
LONDON, Printed by Edward Griffin, for Daniel Frere, and are to be ſold at his ſhop in little Brittaine, 1640.
NOBILISSIMO AC HONORATISSIMO DOMINO, D. EDOVARDO,
COMITI DORSET, BARONI DE BUCKHURST, Sereniſſimae Dominae Reginae Domino Camerario, praenobilis ordinis Periſcelidis Militi, & Sereniſſimo Domino regi CAROLO, a Conciliis ſecretioribus:
DEPVRATAE ELOQVENTIAE FACILE PRINCIPI:
INGENUORVM OMNIVM STVDIORUM fautori, Mecaenati Digniſſimo:
IN OMNIBUS NEGOTIIS AD HONOREM REGIUM ac Salutem publicam ſpectantibus, Vigilantiſſimo ac prudentiſſimo Conſiliario:
Has EXERCITATIONES in Prophetam MALACHIAM,
Ut exile quidem, at Devotum tamen, perpetuae obſervantiae & maximi obſequii Teſtimonium,
D. D. D.
Sacellanus ejus indignus, Humillimus Servus, Samuel Torſhel.