An Exposition of Hosea 4-7, Index
Prophet in time of deſtreſs Page 87
All
All pretend to ſeek God Page 408
Ambition
The ambition of Prieſts Page 103
Anathema Maranatha
Anathema Maranatha what it means Page 903
Apes
An Apes tooth worſhiped for a god Page 200
Apoſtates
The hearts of Apoſtates are rooted in wickedneſſe Page 357
Apoſtates ſeldom turn Page 384
Apoſtacy
What the beginning of Apoſtacy is Page 425
Art
What the art of Preaching is, and wherein it conſiſts Page 440
Avenged
God will be avenged for breach of truſt Page 29
Agravation
Agravation of Englands wickedneſs Page 642
Application
Application to the Parliament Page 580
Application to England in general ibid
Application to private men ib.
Aſſemblies
Church aſſemblies are not alwaies ſafe Page 608
Arguments
Arguments that mercy is coming Page 547
Arguments of a carnal heart. Page 550
B
Baſeneſs
The baſeneſs of people diſcribed, and whereon it conſiſts Page 367
Beaſts
When the beaſts are taken away our comforts are gone Page 65
Beda
Beda his opinion of Auſtin the Monk Page 395
Beſt
Beſt men not to be depended on Page 485
Beware
Men ought to beware of ſecret ſins Page 483
Blood
Blood requires blood Page 48
Bribery
Bribery in Magiſtrates is a curſe of God upon a Nation Page 221
Beginnings
It is grievous to God for men to let fall good beginnings, and the reaſons why Page 582
ſee Dangerous
Body
God is careful of the body Page 607
Bound
God is not bound to do for man Page 571
C
Carnal men
Carnal men ſhall be aſhamed and why? Page 331
Carnaliſts
Carnaliſts portion is outward Page 434
Chriſt
ſee Humble
Chriſt
ſee Duty
Children
Wicked children are a diſhonor to their parents Page 197
Cauſe
A good Cauſe may be loſt by too much depending on it Page 388
Comfort
ſee beaſts
Commands
Commands to ſuperſtition uſually find obedience Page 473
Communion
How communion is defiled by the preſence of wicked men. Page 373
Creature
The good or evil of the creature depends upon man Page 67
Contend
God contends not without cauſe Page 21
God contends not for little things Page 22
Condition
The condition of the perſon offending aggravates the ſin Page 118
The poor condition of ſuch as are rich only in this world Page 434
Conſcience
How pride of conſcience may be diſcerned Page 395
Contempt
Contempt of the word, a conſtant companion to Idolatry Page 363
Controverſie
Controverſies between them that are neer are grievous controverſies Page 2
The controverſie of Gods with ſinners is very grievous Page 5
Gods controverſie againſt England. Page 8
Gods controverſie with Covenant-breakers is dreadfull. Page 26
Covetouſneſs
The covetouſneſs of Prieſts Page 93
Counſels
Perplexed counſels are a fearful judgment to a Nation Page 170
Court,
ſee Evil
Curioſity,
ſee Superſtition
Carnal,
ſee Agreements
Carthaginians
The Carthaginians Law concerning Magiſtrates Page 660
Chriſt
Chriſt became miſerable for our conſolation Page 548
Chriſts ſpeech of neglect of parents expounded Page 604
Choice,
ſee Spirits
Clouds
Clouds and dew paſſing, what it implies Page 576
Communicative,
ſee Nature
Conſolation
Conſolation to thoſe whoſe friends have periſhed in Gods Cauſe Page 589
Comfort,
ſee God
Conſideration
What conſiderations move men beſt to turn to God Page 536
Correction,
ſee Means
Court,
ſee Idolatry
Church,
ſee Aſſemblies
Courage
Motives to courage Page 535
Covenant
The Covenant which God hath made with man, is three-fold Page 622
The portion of Covenant-breakers Page 686
Cut-down
How to know when a man is cut down Page 595
D
Danger
The danger of forſaking the truth Page 386
The danger of depending upon duties Page 403
Dangerous
It is dangerous to venture upon the beginnings of falſe worſhip Page 354
It is dangerous to be deeply rooted in ſuperſtition Page 355
Defiled
Defiled worſhip defiles the ſoul Page 372
Defiled,
ſee Nation
Defilement
A twofold defilement Page 371
Deny
We ſhould deny our ſelves to promote the true worſhip of God. Page 357
Diſappointment
Diſappointment brings ſhame. Page 326
Diſtinction
There ought to be a diſtinction made between the children of wicked, and of godly Miniſters Page 130
Diſreſpect
Diſreſpect breeds ſhame Page 325
Divination
How the Heathens were wont to divine by ſtaves Page 134
Dogs
Wicked men are dogs Page 73
Duty
What the duty of Miniſters is. Page 141
What the duty of Chriſtians is. Page 474
Dying
What a dying and terrified conſcience is Page 500
Danger
Danger, ſee Night
Daies,
ſee Feſtival, Difference
Dangerous
It is dangerous to men to let good beginnings fall. Page 583
See Hypocriſie
Daniels caſe in prayer opened. Page 611
Deliverance
All deliverance comes from heaven Page 566
Deſtruction
ſee wilfulneſs
Difference
Difference between Gods ſetting daies apart, and mans ſetting daies apart Page 661
Diſcovery
ſee Morning
Duties
ſee Natural
Drunkenneſs
Drunkenneſs brings diſeaſes Page 663
E
Education
The cuſtom of the Romans concerning the education of their children Page 421
Emperor
Emperors called and accounted the Popes Dogs Page 117
England
England admoniſhed Page 86
A warning for England Page 375
ſee Controverſie
End
The end of duties is to find out God Page 411
Evil
The reaſon why there was ſo much evil at Court Page 115
See Puniſhment
Example
The example of wicked parents is not to be followed by their children Page 429
Excellency
The excellency of grace makes ſin the worſe Page 179
Experience
Experience of our late Prelates Page 358
Emperor
An Emperor may be kept from the Sacrament Page 577
England
The men of England of perverſe ſpirits Page 572
Englands ſuperſtition reproved Page 589
England guilty of blood, by calling murder manſlaughter Page 627
Englands wickedneſs Page 641
Evil
ſee Slander
Excuſes
Mens excuſes Page 570
Exhortation
Exhortations to mercy Page 615
Experience
The Saints experience Page 564
Expoſtulation,
ſee Form
Expreſſions
Scripture expreſſions againſt formality Page 621
F
Falſe worſhip
The evils falſe worſhip doth in a Nation Page 138
Families
The families of wicked Miniſters are many times forgotten Page 97
Failings
God looks not at the particular failings of a State Page 382
Flower
The glory of the world is but as a flower Page 64
Formal
God delights not in formal profeſſors Page 412
Framing
Notes of framing ones heart to the will of God Page 381
Faith
Faith makes God real in the ſaddeſt condition Page 542
An eminent prop of faith Page 548
See Unworthineſs and Repentance
Falſe Prophets
Falſe Ptophets are not to be followed Page 588
Falſe Worſhip
Falſe Worſhip is to be trembled at Page 633
Feſtival daies
Feſtival daies are uſually diſtempering daies Page 664
Form
A form of expoſtulation with ones ſoul Page 570
G
Gilgal
Wherein Gilgal was famous. Page 183
Given
A dreadful thing to be given over of God, and why Page 207
Glory
ſee Flower
God
God is a God of truth Page 23
God is no reſpecter of perſon Page 118
We ſhould ſeriouſly mind what God doth Page 338
Gods pleading with man is not to be neglected Page 345
How God rebukes men Page 363
God will deal with men according to their preſent waies. Page 370
God is not engaged to any Page 402
God delights moſt in his ſecond right Page 405
God will not alwaies be found Page 411
God never ſmites a people before he warns them Page 452
God is a moth and rottenneſs, and how Page 477
See Real, Controverſy, Contend, Puniſh, Wrath, Holineſs.
Good works
The good works of the Saints ſhall return unto them Page 121
Governors
Governors of families ſhould be careful of their families Page 154
The Governors of the people are uſually the cauſes of the evils of the people Page 198
See Rulers
Grace,
ſee Excellency
God
God will have glory from men Page 516
Gods uſual way of comforting his people Page 520
God works by contraries Page 540
God doth not willingly grieve men Page 669
See Heart, Keep, Leave, Penitent, Mercies, Bound
Governors,
ſee Wicked
Great-men
Great men are not eaſily reformed Page 577
Grounded
We muſt be well grounded in the cauſe we ſuffer for Page 540
H
Hard
Hard truths are hardly born Page 2
The ſigns of an hard heart Page 515
Heathens
Why the Heathens ſacrificed undrr trees Page 149
A notable ſpeech of an Heathen. Page 552
Heart
The ſecrets of mans heart are known to God Page 367
The heart of man is knotty Page 593
See Framing, Argument, Hard, Note
Herod
Herods mercy in time of famine Page 30
Holineſs
God putteth a ſtamp of holineſs upon the places he chuſeth. Page 143
Hope
There is little hope of private means when publick means fail Page 85
Humble
An humble man knows much of the mind of Chriſt Page 396
Help
We ſhould help thoſe that ſuffer for a good cauſe Page 574
Heal
How God healeth Page 640
Hypocrites,
ſee Terror
Hypocriſie
Hypocriſie in Reformation is dangerous Page 581
Honor
Places of honor are great ſnares. Page 670
How we ſhould honor God Page 695
Howling,
ſee Prayer
I
Idolaters
Idolaters ſeldom come in and return Page 125
What poor waies of worſhip Idolaters have Page 136
If parents be Idolaters their children are uſually ſo too Page 161
It is dangerous living near Idolaters, and why Page 172
Idolaters are proud men Page 391
Idolaters deſpiſe Gods worſhip. Page 391
Idolatry
The Idolatry of the Papiſts Page 133
The neerer Idolatry comes to the Worſhip of God, the more dangerous it is Page 174
Court-idolatry is moſt dangerous Page 633
See Contempt
Idols
Idols are bewitching things Page 199
Ignorance
The cauſe of ignorance Page 35
Ignorance is the deformity of the ſoul Page 90
Ignorance is dangerous, and how Page 91
Ignorance and pride are companions Page 390
Inceſt
Inceſt an hainous ſin Page 61
Influence
There is a great influence between the Prieſts and the People Page 100
Impetuouſneſs
Impetuouſneſs of ſpirit is to be ſuſpected Page 136
Inſtitutions
Inſtitutions are to be minded in point of worſhip Page 128
Inclinations
Strong inclinations bind the mind Page 388
Juſtice
Juſtice muſt be executed impartially Page 50
Juſtice muſt not ſtruck dumb with the appearance of angels Page 222
Judgment
It is a great judgment for men to be unſerviceable in times of ſervice Page 565
How judgment convinceth Page 597
See Leave and Miniſtry
Irreligion
Irreligion and ſlavery are companions Page 654
K
Kings
Kings were accounted of as the Popes dogs Page 177
Godly Kings obſerved not their birth-daies Page 661
See Reſpect
Knowledge
Want of knowledg of God makes men cruel Page 32
Keep
How to keep God with us Page 510
Know,
ſee Saints
Knowledge,
ſee Opportunity
Kingdom,
ſee Officers
L
Lady
The folly of a Lady in Paris Page 151
Land
How a Land may be ſaid to mourn Page 62
Living-God
Living-God what it implies. Page 189
Lying
Lying and ſwearing go together. Page 44
Leave
It is a ſad judgment for God to leave men Page 509
God never leaves his Page 510
Live
ſee Reſurrection
M
Magiſtrates ſee Bribery Man ſlaughter
Man-ſlaughter is but a vain diſtinction from murder Page 48
Men ſee Mercileſs Mercileſs
A merciful God ſets him againſt mercileſs men Page 29
Miniſters
Miniſters muſt plead for God Page 3
How faithful Miniſters ſhall be dealt withal Page 77
Striving againſt faithful Miniſters is a great haſtning of judgment Page 81
Ill Miniſters are beſotted Page 88
Miniſters muſt rebuke ſin. Page 361
The duty of Miniſters Page 438
It is a comfort to Miniſters to die preaching Page 590
Miniſters are hewers Page 593
Miniſters work is difficult. Page 594
See Truths, Superſtition, Whoremongers, Duty.
Mind ſee Inclinations. Mixture
How the mixture of wicked and godly men is hurtful Page 372
How the mixture of wicked and godly men is to be diſtinguiſhed Page 373
Murder
Murder is not to be pardoned. Page 48
Man-ſlaughter
ſee England
Men
ſee Cauſeſ
Means
Means to perſevere Page 585
Mercies
How to uſe mercies well Page 545
Mercies are forfeited by unbeleef before they be received ibid
One mercy makes way for another Page 558
Gods mercies are ſeaſonable Page 564
In what caſes God will have mercy and not ſacrifice Page 601
Means
All means muſt be uſed before correction Page 569
Miniſtry
The ſharper the Miniſtry is the ſharper ſhall the judgment be if it be neglected Page 598
Morning
Gods diſcovery is in the morning Page 560
See Preſence
Murder
ſee England
N
Nation
A defiled Nation is neer ruin Page 374
While a Nation is purging there is hope Page 375
How it may be known what ſhall become of a Nation Page 428
Natural
What a Natural man may do towards converſion Page 377
What natural duties are Page 601
Nature
The more excellent the Nature is the more communicative it is Page 573
Neighbors
Ill neighbors are an ill thing Page 445
Night
Night times are times of danger Page 560
Note
A note of a good heart Page 565
O
Oath
What an Oath implies Page 189
Obedience
Willing Obedience to ſin brings guilt upon a Nation Page 473
Obedience
ſee Command
Officers
The Officers of the Kingdom ſeek their own intereſt Page 639
Opportunity
No Opportunity to get knowledg muſt be neglected Page 609
P
Paſſion
Paſſion makes a man a beaſt. Page 48
Papiſts
The doctrine of the Papiſts is oppoſite to the Scripture Page 81
Papiſts,
ſee Idolatry
Patience
The patience of God deſcribed. Page 368
We muſt be patient in prayer. Page 541
People
The people of God ſuffer with others, if they ſin with others. Page 401
People muſt return to God Page 530
When any people may apply the promiſe Page 537
Perſons
How particular perſons are defiled by the wicked Page 373
See Mixture
Plague
A ſtrange plague in London. Page 67
Pleading
The more imediate Gods pleading with men is, the more dreadful it is Page 4
Preaching
Preaching is the way to remove ſuperſtition Page 146
Prieſt
It is the work of the Prieſt to ſtrive againſt the people for ſin Page 75
When prieſts ſtrive againſt the people, they muſt lock to be ſtriven with Page 76
Prieſts,
ſee Covetouſneſs Ambition, Influence
Prelates,
ſee Experience
Preſence
The conſideration of Gods preſence humbles the heart Page 368
Gods preſence makes morning to the Saints Page 562
Pride
Pride diſcovers much ſin within Page 394
Pride goes from God and againſt God Page 397
The pride of mens ſpirits Page 514
See Ignorance, Conſcience
Private,
ſee Hope
Princes
Princes have been preachers Page 146
How Princes and Prieſts delude the people about Gods worſhip. Page 348
Princes,
ſee Subjects
Prophet,
ſee Affliction
Proſperity
Proſperity abuſed ſhall be puniſhed Page 100
See Wicked
Profeſſion,
ſee Formal
Proud
God will caſt proud men down. Page 397
Proud men fall low ibid
Publick,
ſee Hope
Puniſh
When men will not puniſh ſin, God will Page 61
Puniſhment
They that are alike in ſin ſhall be alike in puniſhment Page 116
Pains
We muſt not think much to loſe our pains Page 569
Parents,
ſee Chriſt
Prayers
When prayers are howlings Page 688
Penitent
Penitent hearts retain good thoughts of God in affliction. Page 532
Penitent hearts are not diſcouraged in afflictions Page 534
Perverſneſs
Perverſneſs of ſpirit in thoſe that are nigh to God is very grievous to God Page 572
Perſevere,
ſee Means
Place
Where Gods place is Page 511
Preaching
It is an ill ſign when men are the worſe for preaching Page 644
Preſumption
What preſumption is Page 536
Propriety
The propriety of Beleevers Page 547
Prop,
ſee Faith
Prophets,
ſee Falſe
R
Rebukes
The rebukes of a brother are loving rebukes Page 73
Gods rebukes are furious ibid
See God
Real
Gods threatnings are real Page 452
Religion,
ſee Staff
Reprobation
What Reprobation is Page 210
Repentance
What true Repentance is. Page 385
Faith and Repentance mutually act on another Page 549
The trial of Repentance Page 696
Reſpect
Due reſpect is to be given to Kings Page 345
Riches
How riches are fatal to Churchmen. Page 100
Rule
The rule of our actions muſt be known and why Page 341
Rulers
Rulers and Governors ſhould be men of good mettle Page 229
Romans ſee Education Reſurrection
We live in Chriſts Reſurrection Page 543
Relations
What relation God ſtands in to the Saints Page 547
Revealing
We muſt take notice of Gods revealing himſelf to us Page 557
Reformation
ſee Hypocriſie
Religion,
ſee Unconſtancy
S
Saints
ſee Good works
Sacrifices
The ſacrifices of the wicked are ſlaughters Page 3…
What ſacrifices ſhould be rendred up to God Page 332
Satan
Satans way to get in falſe worſhip Page 469
See Temptation, Admonition.
Senſual
ſee Miniſters
Senſuality
Senſuality is a beſotting ſin. Page 129
Self-love
Self-love is ſinful Page 409
Sermons
Sermons muſt be preached to the life Page 439
How to know when a Sermon works really Page 440
Miniſters in their Sermons muſt denounce war if peace be ſlighted Page 441
Secret ſins,
ſee Beware
Services
Former ſervices are not to be preſumed on Page 402
Shame
Cauſes of ſhame what they are Page 326
Sin
Sin cauſeth a controverſie between God and man Page 4
Sin not mortified will break out again Page 59
God puniſheth ſin with ſin Page 152
Sin after rebuke is very ſinful Page 363
Sin acts more on the will than on the power Page 376
Sin,
ſee Controverſie
Stealing
What ſtealing is Page 52
Strife
Strife againſt God is dreadful Page 7
Strive,
ſee prieſt
Striving
Striving againſt God is vain. Page 6
Scornfulneſs
Scornfulneſs reproved Page 19
Scripture,
ſee Papiſts
Society
The Society of the Saints is to be improved Page 196
State
A State is hard to be ſtood out againſt in matter of Religion Page 365
State,
ſee Failing
Subjects
Subjects ſuffer for Princes ſins Page 490
Superſtition
Curioſity to ſee Superſtition is dangerous Page 187
See Preaching, Command.
Superſtitious
How Superſtitious men look upon Gods Ordinances Page 325
Superſtitious people muſt be heeded when they come with greateſt ſhew of reaſon Page 358
Superſtitious people are abundant in ſervices Page 406
Superſtitious people ſpare no coſt in their ſervices Page 407
See Admonition
Stubborn
Stubborn people have baſe ſpirits Page 194
Swearing
Whence ſwearing proceeds Page 41
The evil of ſwearing Page 42
Swearing in its ſelf is lawful Page 189
See Lying
Salutation
The ancient form of the Saints ſalutation Page 549
Saints
What the Saints ſhall know. Page 553
See Experience
Sacrifice
ſee Mercy
Scornful
Evil men are ſcornful Page 665
Seaſonableneſs
Seaſonableneſs commends duty Page 565
Service
ſee Judgment
Sin
Sin diſturbs Heaven and Earth Page 511
Slanders
The evils of ſlanders Page 659
Sluggiſh
A Sluggiſh ſpirit in the men of our times Page 556
Soul, ſee Form
Suffer, ſee Help
Steward, ſee Vertue
Superſtition, ſee England
Spirit
God hath ſent choice ſpirits to London Page 590
T
Take heeed
How men ought to take heed to the Lord Page 126
Ten Tribes
Why the ten Tribes had never a good King Page 469
Temptation
Satans Temptations are an aggravation to ſin Page 386
Terrified,
ſee Dying
Thought,
Our Thoughts muſt be accounted for Page 120
Toys
Men contend about toys Page 23
Threatnings,
ſee Real
Treachery
Treachery againſt God is dangerous Page 419
Treachery is the greateſt ſin. Page 420
Truſt,
ſee Avenged
Truth
Suffering truths go hardly down with Miniſters Page 94
A hint of Truth prevails much with a ſubdued heart Page 389
See Hard
Terror
Terror to Hypocrites Page 551
Thoughts,
ſee Penitent
Tryal,
ſee Repentance
Turning
Joint turning to God is very honorable Page 531
U
Underſtanding
What evil, want of underſtanding doth Page 167
Ugly
The ugly face of ſin Page 63
Unfaithfulneſs
Unfaithfulneſs provokes God to caſt men off Page 96
Univerſities
Univerſ ties corrupted Page 628
Why Univerſities are corrupted Page 116
Unlawful
We can never expect unlawful undertakings to proſper Page 124
Vertues
Vertues requiſite in a ſteward Page 609
Unbeleef
Lay up for time to come againſt unbeleef Page 546
Unconſtancy
Unconſtancy in Religion provokes God Page 592
Unworthineſs
Faith ſees worthineſs in our unworthineſs
W
Way
When God is in a way of wrath he can reach the moſt remote creatures Page 68
Wicked
The different ſpirits of wicked men in proſperity and adverſity Page 64
Many wicked Parents are loth their children' ſhould be wicked Page 156
Wicked men ſhall need God. Page 407
See Children, Dogs.
Wickedneſs
Thoughtful wickedneſs is the worſt wickedneſs Page 120
God remembers wickedneſs a long time Page 649
It is a wickedneſs to flatter Princes Page 653
It is a wickedneſs to obey unlawful commands Page 653
See Apoſtates
Whoremongers
Whoremongers and plauſible Miniſters are alike Page 124
Works,
ſee Good
Wine
How Wine takes away the heart Page 130
Worſhip
In point of Gods Worſhip we muſt not do as others do. Page 177
By whom the Worſhip of God is diſeſteemed Page 325
See Inſtitution
Will
Will-worſhip is abominable to God Page 360
The more will to ſin the greater is the ſin Page 472
Willing,
ſee Obedience
Wrath
No creature can help in time of Gods wrath Page 68
Wicked men
Wicked men are led aſide by their Governors Page 653
Wicked men are of no uſe. Page 690
Wilfulneſs
Wilfulneſs after enlightning is a note of deſtruction Page 579
Worthineſs,
ſee Unworthineſs
Word
How the Word ſlaies Page 590
The Word ſlaies either the ſin or the ſoul Page 596
Worſhip,
ſee Falſe
Y
Young
Young Converts and weak Chriſtians are ſoon deceived. Page 409
Young ones
Young ones are the hope of a Nation Page 429
Young ones muſt not be corrupted Page 430
Young ones are ſubject to m ſcarry Page 578
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