Exposition of Job 22-26, Index 1
A TABLE Directing to ſome ſpeciall Points noted in the precedent EXPOSITIONS.
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ABoundance, a great tryall of Grace as wel as want. 151
Abundance of worldly things not to be deſired, yet may lawfully be enjoyed. 250
Accuſation, to accuſe meerely upon ſuſpition very uncharitable. 83, 84
Acquainting our ſelves with God, what it is, and the ſeveral ſteps by which Saints ariſe to it. 207, 208, 209. A twofold acquaintance with God. 210. The more we are acquainted with God, the more like we are to him. 211. No acquaintance with God but by a Mediator. 211. We can have no true peace till we acquaint our ſelves with God. 214. While wee are unacquainted or eſtranged from God, we are eſtranged from Good. 216. Acquaintance with God brings in all Good. 218
Adams ſin in eating the forbidden fruit, how aggravated in one particular. 57 Three things in Adams ſin. 706. Sin of Adam fallen upon his whole poſterity three wayes. 706
Adultery, the kinds of it. 575. The extreame wickednes of it, ſet forth many wayes. 576, 577
Adulterer hath a waiting eye, which implyeth three things. 583
Affliction hath much inſtruction in it. 15. God hath abundance of affliction in his hand. 97. Difference between the afflictions of a Godly and a wicked man. 99. Affliction doth uſually vent it ſelfe by complaints & groanes. 305. Afflictions abide long upon ſome who are eminently godly. 308 The afflictions of ſome exceed all their complaints. 309. There are two things which a godly man may ſee in his greateſt afflictions, which are matter of thanksgiving. 312. God ſweeteſt to the ſoule in affliction. 320. Affliction drives the godly neerer to God. 322. Affliction a tryall. 380. Afflictions fore-appoynted by God. 444. God hath variety of afflictions in his hand to exexerciſe his children with. 448. We deſerve more and ſorer afflictions then God layeth upon us. 450. A godly man may be unable to beare afflictions any longer. 459
Angels, how in a place. 109. Angels Gods Armyes or hoſt. 690. Angels how they may be called the pillars of heaven. 781
Angry diſpenſations of God make all tremble. 786
Appoyntment, how all things are under a divine appointment, ſhewed by ſeveral inſtances. 445, 446.
Arke in which the Law was put, typed Chriſt. 227
Arme, in Scripture notes power. 71
Armyes of God, what they are. 690. All creatures the Armyes of God up on a threefold conſideration. 692
Aſſes, or wild aſſes, the reſemblance between them and the wicked, ſhewed in ſeverall things. 514
Aſſemblyes of the Saints to worſhip, are the dwelling place of God. 199
Ayre, how it may be called an empty place. 754
B
Barren land, a curſed land. 607
Beaſts, evill men are like beaſts, or beaſtiall in their diſpoſitions and actions. 513
Beleever, he hath no opinion of his owne ſtrength. 344
Boanerges, why two of the Diſciples called ſo. 824
Body, in what ſence every ſin that a man doth, except adultery, is without the body. 580
Bodyes of the wicked ſhall be rayſed immortall, though not incorruptible. 751
Booke of the living, what meant by it; as alſo what by the Booke which God hath written. 628, 629
Brethren of two ſorts. 53. To doe wrong to, or not to releive a brother, hightens the ſin. 53
Building, and to be built up, what it ſignifyes in Scripture. 134, 135
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Carnal men, their ſpirits are meerely mercenary. 164. They are full of unconſtancy. 602
Cenſure; The beſt of men may fall under the haſheſt Cenſures. 357
Change twofold made in a ſinner by grace. 701
Changes of time or ſeaſon, none beyond this world. 779
Charity muſt and will make ventures. 45. Charity is accepted, and uncharitableneſs condemned in the ſmalleſt matters. 63. Churliſh perſons ſticke at ſmall charities as wel as great. 64 How charity beleeveth all things. 84.
Children why compared to a building. 235
Chriſt an everlaſting foundation. 154
Chriſt, how he commeth as a theife. 573
Ciſterns, what kind of ciſterne the creature is. 217
Cloathing put for all good things of this life. 59
Clouds and darkenes, how God is ſayd to dwel in them. 125. Clouds, what they are. 764. Why appropriated unto God. 764. That waters are contained in the Clouds, a great wonder in three things. 766. Three inferences from it. 767
Comforts, ſmal comforts are welcome to us in times of great affliction. 527
Complaining; to complaine more then we have cauſe is very ſinfull. 310
Condemnation, God will for ever acquit the righteous from it. 356
Confidence of many proceedeth onelyonly from ignorance. 454
Conſcience, Gods Deputy in man. 597
Conſideration, the want of it cauſeth us to be ſo little affected with great things. 115, 116
Contentation, it is our duty to ſit downe quiet and content under the ſaddeſt diſpenſations of God. 213
Contention about worldly things to be carefully avoyded. 488
Continuance, things which continue but a little while are but of little worth, 658, 659
Conviction, moſt ſinners have a ſecret conviction upon them, that what they doe is not good. 595
Covetouſnes knoweth no bounds. 531
Counſel of the wicked, what. 175. The excellency of good counſel. 723. Good and gracious counſel ſhould be given the weake. 723
Creatures, we ought to conſider the ſeveral excellencyes of them. 116. The creature leads us to God. 118. Creature, can neyther hold nor give out the good it hath, but by a word from God. 217. The goodneſs and glory of the creature is nothing compared with God. 710
Creation, we ought joyntly to acknowledge the Father, Son, and Spirit, in the worke of creation. 806
Cruelty of man to man boundleſſe. 528
Curioſity, very naturall to man to be enquiring into times. 471
Curſe, ſin brings a curſe with it. 607 They who are generally under the curſe of men, are often under the curſe of God too. 608. Why ſin doth not alwayes bring a curſe. 609. How the wicked are alwayes curſed, even in their greateſt proſperity. 609, 610
D
Damned under endleſſe ſufferings, one reaſon of it. 43
Darkneſs, twofold, external, internal, this internal darkenes twofold. 93, 94
Day & night in what ſence they end after the end of this preſent world. 778
Day, or to day, taken two wayes in Scripture. 300 Dayes of God or day of God, what in Scripture. 474
Death, when and to whom ſudden. 9…. The death of a wicked man is violent to him, though he dye in his bed. 668
Death, the territory of it as large as that of ſin. 619: death hath more power over great ſinners, ſhewed two wayes. 620. 622. Some remembred after death chiefely for the ſtrangenes of their death. 625, 626
Declining in reference to the wayes of God twofold. 393, 394. Some decline in them, others decline from them. 395. Declining from the wayes of God twofold; firſt, to the right hand; ſecondly, to the left. 395, 396. Whether a godly man may decline or no. 396. Declinings in grace, ſeverall cauſes of it. 398, 399 All ſin is a declining from the wayes of God. 400
Decree, by man what; how he may be ſayd to decree a thing, and have it eſtabliſhed. 275. The ſucceſſe of our decrees or counſels is a great mercy. 278. The ſucceſſe of our decrees is from God. 279. The decrees of Godly men are under a promiſe of ſucceſſe. 279. Decree and appoyntment of God, whatſoever God doth was before appoynted and decreed. 444
Degrees of excellency and dignity in the creatures, God hath not levelled them. 117
Delight conſiſteth in two things. 254 Delight in God is our duty as wel as our reward and comfort. 254. They who mourne for ſin, ſhall find delight in God. 256. Delight in the Lord is the choyceſt mercy. 257. Delight in the Lord exceeds all worldly delights in foure things. 257, 258
Deliberate ſinning the way of the wicked. 584
Deſertion, God is every where preſent, yet often not preſent to the apprehenſion of his people. 317. 319. Deſires of Saints often quickeſt after God in a time of deſertion. 319
Deſire, they who truely deſire to finde God, are diligent in ſearching after him. 323. Where God is cheifely to be found. 325, 326. Deſire is diligent in enquiryes. 370
Devill, in what conſideration made by God. 812
Difficultyes, an evill heart will breake through all difficultyes to find a way to his ſin. 615
Diligence, good in a good way. 519
Diſhonour fallen upon man by ſin. 716
Diſputers apt to make falſe inferences from the tenets of their oppoſers. 122
Dividing the word of God aright, what. 732
Diviſions among men ſent as a puniſhment from God. 796
Doctrine and divine teachings, why compared to and expreſſed by raine and raining. 220
Falſe doctrine is worthleſſe. 673
Dominion of God what, Three things it it. 676. Dominion of God conſidered foure wayes. 677. The Dominion of God calleth us to a twofold ſubjection 679
Drawing, twofold. 637
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Earth; men of the earth, why the wicked are ſo called. 73. In what ſence the earth is founded upon the Sea. 756. What the foundation of the earth is. 757. The earth is upheld by the infinite power of God. 757, 758. Inferences from it. 758, 759 How the earth may be called the pillar of heaven. 782
Earth-quake, whence it is. 733
Eaſt-ward, why it if called forward. 360, 361
Aegypt, why called Rahab. 793
Election, the decree of Election is an unmoveable foundation. 153
Empty, a perſon may be ſent away empty in a threefold ſence. 80. How a place may be ſayd to be empty. 754
Enemyes, in what ſence we may not or may rejoyce in their fall 187, 188
Error, very binding upon t… conſcience as wel us truth. 101. Hard to judge which is worſe, unſetlednes in truth, or tenaciouſnes in error. 102. The way of error old. 139
Ever, The ſaddeſt or ſweeteſt word in the whole Bible. 356
Exaltation of wicked men ſhall not continue. 656
Extaſie twofold. 191
Examples very drawing. 398
Examples of puniſhment upon ſinners ought to be marked. 140. Examples of two ſorts. 141. God makes wicked men example…. 182. A Godly man doth example himſelfe by God. 390
Eye of God upon a place or perſon notes his care of them. 649
Eyes, high or low, note pride or humility. 286. Eye much in adultery. 582
Ez…kiel, why ſo often called and ſpoken to by God, under this name, Son of man. 712
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Face, lifting vp the face, what it imports in Scripture. 259. Face coſt downe three wayes. 260. Face of a thing what it notes in Scripture. 768
Faith, the reflect act of it moſt ſweete. 254. How faith is our ſtrength to reſiſt temptation. 349
Fatherleſſe and widdow, who in Scripture. 81. How ſinfull to wrong them. 85, 86
Feare taken two wayes. 27. Feare makes men cruel, and do unjuſt things as wel as hope. 30, 31. Feare may be a juſt ground of doing Juſtice. 31, 32. Feare of two ſorts. 90. Sudden feare ſurprizeth ſecure ſinners. 91. Feare threefold. 453. Feare ariſeth two wayes. 454. God would be more feared, if he were more knowne. 454 Feare is with God upon a threefold conſideration. 680. God can ſtrike man with feare when he pleaſeth. 682
Feared, God is much to be feared. 681. God is to he feared as great and as good. 681, 682
Fire put to ſignifie any Judgement. 201. There is a different fire for the righteous and the wicked. 202. How God is a conſuming fire in reference to the Godly. 202
Fiſhes of the Sea, three things moſt conſiderable about them. 744
Flattering and reproaching one another, are two extreames to be carefully avoyded. 715
Flood, the Judgements of God compared to it, and why. 148, 149
Folly; the wayes of ſin and unrighteouſneſſe are full of folly. 544. Folly put in Scripture to note ſome notorious ſin. 546. Folly of ſinners. 597
Forgetfullnes what implyed by it. 625
Foundation, figuratively taken, what. 148. 150. Everlaſting foundation, what. 152. The ſtrongeſt foundations which the wicked lay, are quickly overthrowne by God. 152. A righteous man hath two foundations which ſhall never fayle. 153
G
Giants terrible, why called Rephaim. 741
Gifts of God which hee repenteth of, what they are. 424
Glory of God ſuch as man cannot beare or behold it. 771
Glorifie, in what ſence man may be ſayd to glorifie God. 9
God, abſolutely independent and perfect in himſelfe. 7. To thinke of God on high, the beſt way to quiet our ſoules in any trouble here below. 104 How God is every where. 110. Carnal men frame cōceptions of God like themſelves. 127. A wrong notion of the true God is the ſetting up of a falſe God. 128. The preſence of God ſlighted by carnal men, the onelyonly Joy of Saints. 159, 160, 161. God hath not given the worſt of men any cauſe to be weary of him. 167. G…d doth good to them that are evilly, two reaſons of it. 170 God is to be acknowledged as the fountaine of all good to us. 171, 172. God ready to be at peace with ſinners. 215. God infinitely better to the ſoule then all other things. 218. God is the defence of his people. 245. God is the riches, the gold and ſilver of his people. 246. God hath put it into the nature of all men to ſeeke after him. 324. God is often doing great things when we ſee him not. 366. God appeareth onelyonly to ſuch as himſelfe pleaſeth. 367. God is one. 419. God doth whatſoever he will. 438
Godly and the wicked have quite contrary both deſires and feares. 161. 178. A Godly man is one of Gods acquaintants. 207. He ſhall be guided the right way, and bleſſed in his way. 283. He ſhall have comfort in his way. 284. A godly man is a common good. 290. Godly ſave others three wayes. 292 Godly men moſt likely to be acquainted with what God is doing in the world, for two reaſons. 481
Godlines is truly profitable. 17. Godlines the neereſt way to worldly gaine. 248. Godlines is Godlikenes or an imitation of God. 390
Goodnes of God. Sin hath by ſomuch the greater evill in it as it is committed againſt the greater goodnes. 171 goodnes of God fivefold. 693. God gives out goodnes freely. 697
Good things many of them a trouble to evill men. 593
Gold and ſilver how a defence, and why put for all riches. 241. How Gold is to be layd up in the duſt. 241. The natural place of Gold ſhould abate our deſires after it. 242. Gold the moſt excellent metal in five reſpects. 382
Grace renders a man precious. 383. The glory of grace is, that it continueth. 659
Greateſt and ſtrongeſt as eaſily caſt downe by God as the leaſt or weakeſt. 665
Growth of Grace. 397
H
Hands, purenes of hands, what. 290
Hardnes of heart in ſin, when the ſinner can feed upon it. 494. Hard heart trembles not at the reproofes of God. 790
Heart lift up to heaven, the worke of Grace. 106. Laying up the word in the heart, hath a twofold oppoſition. 225. The heart of man is the Arke where the word of God muſt be layd up. 227. Truth in the heart better to us then truth in the booke. 228. Heart of man makes more falſe Gods then his hand ever made. 128. The word to be hid in the heart. 407. Soft heart, what, ſeveral ſorts of it. 457
Heathens confined their Gods to certain places. 114
Heaven is the place of Gods ſpeciall reſidence. 105. 111. Two inferences given from it. 106. Heaven and hel know no changes. 779
Heavens, what the garniſhing of them is. 804. Viſible heavens are full of Beauty. 807. Severall inferences from it. 807, 808
Hel, in what ſence it conſumes thoſe who are caſt into it. 624. What meant by hel in Scripture. 746. Hel is deſtruction. 747. Hel expreſſed by eight words in Scripture. 751
Hereſie like a flood, yet bounded by God. 777
Hiding the word of two ſorts. 227. Three ends of hiding the word in the heart. 228
Hidings of God from his people. 367, 368. God hideth himſelfe five wayes. 368. God will be as hid to his people ſometimes, after the uſe of much meanes to finde him. 371
High places of God, what they are. 684
Holynes, the Lord takes pleaſure in it, three reaſons why. 22, 23. Why we ſhould be every where holy. 113. Holynes hath boldnes with God. 261 328. Holynes gives us weight and honour. 602
Holy-Ghoſt, ſin againſt the Holy-Ghoſt what it it in general. 557
Honour, a threefold honour ariſing to God by the fall of the wicked. 189
Houſes, God hath two ſpeciall houſes. 808
Humble perſons of two ſorts. 287. Humble perſons under the ſpeciall care of God. 288
Hypocrites, ſome not diſcovered in this world. 330. Hypocrites feare the judgement of God, or to be tryed by God. 330. An hypocrite cannot rejoyce that God knoweth him, ſhewed in three things. 377. Hypocrites cannot hold out when they come to the tryall. 384
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Jelouſie, guilt makes men full of it. 642
Ignorance, wicked men love it. 554. A twofold ignorance. 560, 561
Imitation of God our duty. 390
Impenitency under ſin cōmitted, worſe then the ſin committed. 44
Impriſonment, when a cruelty. 54
Inconſtancy of a carnal man ſhewed two wayes. 602
Induſtriouſneſſe of the wicked in ſinning. 517, 518
Infinite, what. Nothing ſtrictly infinite but God. 40
Innocent oft charged with fouleſt crimes. 83. Innocent taken two wayes in Scripture. 192
Joy at the troubles which befall wicked men, how lawfull. 186, 187. What kind of joy that is not, and what it is. 192
Judge. God the moſt deſireable Judge to the godly and ſincere, five grounds of it. 429, 430. A Godly man reſts in the Judgement of God. 336. God is every way fitted to be a righteous Judge. 378. In a Judge two things ſpecially needfull. 378
Judging, man apt to judge favourably of himſelfe, hardly of others. 48. We muſt take heed of Judging upon ſuſpition. 48. What Judging of others forbidden. 49
Judgement, wicked ripe for judgement ſometimes before ripe in years. 143. Judgements of God have ſomewhat of mercy in them. 168. Judgements of God upon the wicked, how matter of Joy to the righteous. 184. Why the Judgements of God upon the wicked are not viſible. 482
Jupiter Hammon, why ſo called. 618
Juſtice, how blind, and how ſeeing. 124
Juſtice muſt be done for the example of others. 182, 183
Juſtice of God honoured by the fall of evill men. 189
Juſtification, ſelfe-juſtification extreamely diſpleaſing unto God. 24. God hath no reſpect to our righteouſnes in the buſienes of Juſtification. 29. Juſtification what it is. 700. Man hath nothing of his owne to juſtifie him before God, two grounds of it. 702. A twofold Juſtification. 703
K
Keeping the way of God twofold. 392
Knowers of God, or they who know God, who they are. 473. Every Godly man is a knower of God. 476. Some godly men know God much more then others who are godly too. 478
Knowing and underſtanding taken two wayes. 334. 372
Knowledge; evill men will act againſt their owne knowledge. 555. Knowledge of God, how and what God knoweth. 121. The moſt ſecret wayes of man, even the way within him is knowne to God. 373. A general inference from this knowledge of God. 374. It is the Joy of the upright that God knowes their moſt ſecret wayes. 374. That God knowes the wayes of a godly man, aſſures him of three things. 375. Nothing is hid from the eye or knowledge of God. 749. All our knowledge of the wayes and workes of God is but in part. 819
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Labourer, not to be wronged. 536. Nothing cheape but poore mens labours, why ſayd ſo. 538. It may be a dangerous thing to be the labourers purſe-bearer but for a night. 539
Land-markes, the removing of them very ſinfull. 489
Law of God, the Elegancy of the Hebrew word, whereby it is expreſſed, opened. 220. Law taken two wayes. 222. To receive the Law, what it is. 225. God onelyonly can give a Law to the conſcience. 224. Law how written in our hearts by God, and how by our ſelves. 226
Left-hand declining, what it importeth. 396
Levelling principles confuted by the naturall ſtate of the creature. 117
Leviathan or Whale, the mighty power of God in forming the Leviathan. 814. An inference from it. 815
Liberty threefold where the Spirit is 262.
Life of man, in what ſence it ſhould alwayes hang in doubt to him. 641. How no man is ſure of his life. 643
Light of God fourefold. 695
Light; God is with all men by a twofold light. 157. Light threefold ſhining upon the wayes of a Godly man. 282. Light twofold. 550. Wicked love not the light, neyther to ſee what good they ſhould doe, nor to be ſeene in the evill they doe. 554. Light internall, againſt which the wicked rebel, twofold. 550. Holy truth is light. 551. How divine truth is like light, ſhewed in ſeverall reſemblances. 552. Sinning againſt light exceeding ſinfull. 557. Foure degrees of ſinning againſt light. 558 They who ſin againſt light are ready for every ſin. 560
Looke of God twofold. 652
Love, true love to man will not eaſily conceave or nouriſh ſuſpition. 102
Love, we cannot be conſtant in that which we doe not love or affect, 561
Luſts and corruptions like a ſtormy Sea within us. 801, 802
Lyars, men are made lyars, two wayes. 670. The worſt that can be ſayd of a man is, that he is a lyar. 672
Lye, falſe doctrine is a lye. 671
M
Magiſtrates, that are bad moſt ready to favour ſuch as are ſo. 73. Why evill Magiſtrates are compared to Oakes. 74. Evill Magiſtrates favour the great. 75. They ſhould take ſpeciall care of the widdow and the fatherles. 86. They are the eyes of the people. 587. They are the pillars of the earth. 789
Majeſty of God, dreadfull to his owne people. 454
Man can no way be profitable unto God. Objections anſwered. 7, 8. Man is a very poore thing. 712. Man compared to the meaneſt things. 713. To a worme. 714
Manner how duty is to be performed, as conſiderable as the duty it ſelfe. 725 That which is not done in a right manner, is not done at all. 726
Maſchil, the title of ſeveral Pſalmes, what it importeth. 15
Meanes, God can doe the greateſt things without any viſible meanes. 759
Meditation, what it is. 220
Mercy of God, in what ſence ſin may be ſayd to overcome it. 44
Merit; The beſt of men cannot oblidge God or merit any thing at his hand. 4
Mind of man hath a formative faculty in it. 131
Miſ-interpretation; Two ſorts of words and actions moſt lyable to miſinterpretation. 306
Moone, in what ſence it ſhineth not. 708, 710
Mouth of God, how we may be ſayd to receave the Law from it. 222, 223 To receave the Law from the mouth of God, ſtands in a double oppoſition. 224
Murder committed upon two grovnds. 563. The greatnes of the ſin of murder ſhewed two wayes by Scripture. 567. Nine other conſiderations ſhewing the greatnes of the ſin of murder. 568, 569
Murmuring againſt the rod or ſevereſt dealings of God is rebellion. 207.
Mutability of man in bis natural and civil ſtrength. 779, 780
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Naked, who in a Scripture ſence. 58
Nature, uncleanenes of nature runs through all men. 705. Sinfullnes of nature conſiſteth cheifely in two things. 707
Neceſſary food, what. 409, 410
Neceſſity cannot excuſe ſinfull actions. 57
Need makes a little mercy ſeeme great. 65
Negative commandements and threatnings of God alwayes imply the affirmative, and ſo uſually doe the Negative practices of men. 635
Nimrod, whence ſo called. 550
Northerne part of the world, why called the place where God worketh. 362. God workes more in the Northerne parts of the world, then in the Southerne. 363. The Goſpel hath been more clearly taugbt in the Northerne then in the Southerne parts of the world. 364
O
Occaſions, or acts leading to ſin are to be avoyded as wel as the ſin it ſelfe. 4…0
Omnipotency of God; It is as eaſie with him to doe a thing as to deſire to doe it. 400
Omnipreſence of God. 108. Two deductions from the omnipreſence of God. 113. God is every where, yet ſome where eſpecially to be found 325
Omniſcience of God, to deny that is to deny his being. 120. Sinners fancy to themſelves that God ſeeth them not in all their wayes. 129. That God is omniſcient, cleared. 131. Queries about it anſwered. 133
Onenes of God both in his nature and mind. 419
Ophir the place of Gold; queried where it is. 243
Opportunity, a wicked man watcheth it to doe evill. 573
Oppreſſion of the poore, the moſt ſinfull act of oppreſſion. 60. 501. The promotion of the wicked, proves the oppreſſion of the righteous. 506. Poore moſt ſubject to oppreſſion. 506. Oppreſſion falls often upon the innocent under pretence of ſome wickednes. 523. Oppreſſion is a crying ſin, & makes the oppreſſed cry. 541
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Pardon of ſin, the infinite freenes of God in it, and the unlikenes of his thoughts to mans about it. 127, 128. Pardon twofold. 292
Peace, G…d ready to be at peace with us, when we apply to him. 215. Peac… making is the worke of God. 686 Peace ſtands in a fivefold oppoſition. 687. Where God is moſt eminently, there is moſt peace. 689
Perfection of our wayes, what. 20
Perſon; The ſtate of every perſon to be conſidered to whom we ſpeak. 731
Perſecution and perſecuters bounded by God. 777
Perſeverance, the duty and honour of a godly man. 393. Not to perſevere in a good way, the mark of evill men. 562.
Perſwaſion, more then a moral perſwaſion in converſion of a ſinner to God. 638. The power of perſwaſion. 433
Phylacteries among the Jewes, what they were, and their uſe. 228
Pillars of heaven, what. 781
Plato, one of his cheife leſſons to his Schollars. 118
Pleaſing of men; how we may, how we muſt not pleaſe men. 733
Pleaſure, all the pleaſure which God taketh is in himſelfe, or in the fullfilling of his owne good pleaſure in Chriſt. 26
Pledge, taking a pledge when ſinfull, ſhewed in two things. 50. 498
Poore, a poore man oppreſſed or oppreſſing, how grievous. 60. Want of compaſſion to the poore, the marke of a wicked man. 66. The poore have a right in what rich men have. 68. Not to doe good to the poore is ſinfull, as well as to them injury. 70. Honeſt poore leſſe regarded by wicked men, then their beaſts. 74. Poore moſt oppreſſed. 84. Some will oppreſſe the poore to enrich themſelves. 499 The ſinfullnes of taking from the poore, ſhewed in two things. 501
Power, when evill men are in power, all good men are in danger. 643. Power ſupreame proper to God. 677. Three arguments of the power of God. 759. Power; The more power we have to prevent evill, the greater is our ſin if we doe not. 77. Power of God twofold. 338. The greatneſs of the power of God ſhewin foure things. 339, 340. The power of God is no way terrible to a godly man. 342. Power twofold. 639. The rule by which wicked men act is their power. 640
Prayer may have a twofold ſtop. 217. We muſt pray much for that whereof we have a ſure promiſe that God will doe it. 263. Prayer due to God onelyonly. 264. We are never in a fit frame to pray, till we turne from ſin. 264. To heare prayer, what. 265. God is the hearer of prayer. 265. It is a mercy including all mercy to be heard in prayer. 266. Prayer profitable. 266. Prayer is a lifting up both in the act and effect. 285. Prayer of the righteous ſhall not prevaile in ſome caſes. 293. Prayer is ſtrong worke; a threefold ſtrength needfull in prayer. 350. God moſt willing to heare the prayers and pleadings of the righteous. 352. God is not changed by our prayers. 433. God will not ſometimes be at all entreated by prayer. 434, 435. Caſe anſwered how we can pray in faith, ſeing God is not altered, from any thing he intended, by prayer. 346
Preſence of God moſt deſired by the godly. 318. God can quickly make his preſence terrible and grievous to us. 452
Preſumption, a threfold preſumption of wicked men. 165, 166. Other preſumptions of evil men. 588, 589
Pride ſeene in the eye. 654. Pride cauſeth contention. 800.
Profit; man cannot profit God. 10. Eight Concluſions made from that principle, that man cannot profit God. 11, 12, 13
In what ſence a man may live and act to bis owne profit. 16
Propriety in lands and goods given by God. 487. Objections againſt it anſwered. 487, 488
Proſperity and honour a great tryall or temptation. 379. Many have declined in goodnes by outward proſperity. 399
Proud men alwayes in danger of falling 798. Proud men ſhall be ſmitten. 802
Puniſhment of offenders, three ſpeciall reaſons of it. 181, 182. Some whoſe ſins are very great, are puniſhed very little in this life. 546. Puniſhment of loſſe a great miſery as wel as that of ſence. 612. Eternal puniſhment why juſt for ſin cōmitted in time. 617
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Queſtions how put in Scripture. 699
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Racha, what it meanes to call one ſo. 79
Rebellion, what it is, or what they doe who rebel. 301, 302. How there may be rebellion againſt God in complaining under affliction. 307. Rebellion againſt light, the higheſt wickednes. 557
Redemption of ſinners by Chriſt is Gods pleaſure. 26
Relations cannot change God. 437
Remembred, ſome are onelyonly upon the account of judgements upon them. 626 Not to be remembred, as it is a curſe, taken two wayes. 627. Not to be remembred, in what ſence, it is the portion of the wicked. 628
Repentance reneweth our communion with God. 207. Affliction beſpeakes our repentance. 230. True repentance is a home-returning to God. 232 Repentance followed with a bleſſing and a building of us up. 236. In true repentance ſin is utterly caſt off. 237 They who repent truly endeavour to put away ſin, not onelyonly from themſelves, but from all that belong to them. 239. Repentance properly taken, what it is; how repentance may be ſayd to have been in God. 426
Rephaim what it ſignifyes. 741, 742
Reproofe, how dangerous to ſin againſt reproofe. 38. Reproofe twofold. 784
Reſtraint of others from ſin two wayes. 76, 77
Returne to God, when we may be ſayd to doe ſo. 233
Reward, the difference between a godly man and a carnal man, in looking to his reward. 16. Reward twofold. 190
Riches, how we may lay up a good foundation for our ſelves by them. 18. Riches may lawfully be poſſeſſed, they are at Gods diſpoſe. 249
Rich covetous men, in what ſence, they would be alone in the earth. 75, 76
Right-hand turning out of the wayes of God as dangerous as left-hand turning. 395
Righteous; how the Lord hath and hath not pleaſure in us as righteous, ſhewed in ſix propoſitions. 21, 22. Righteous men often preſerved in common calamityes. 200
Righteouſnes twofold. 19
Romans, their ſeverity againſt thoſe who removed Land-markes. 489
Rome whence ſo called. 654
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Safety is a great outward mercy. 647 Even the ſafety of a wicked man is of the Lord. 647. Outward ſafety is the foundation of a wicked mans peace. 647, 648
Scornings, how the godly may be ſayd to ſcorne the wicked in their troubles. 194, 195. Scorning very ſinfull. 195
Scripture parting it ſelfe into foure heads. 730
Sea, the mighty power of God in bounding it. 774. Inferences from it. 775 Sea, called proud. God can calme the Sea in its greateſt rage and pride. 799. This a comfort in our ſtormes at land. 800. Two other inferences of comfort from it. 801
Seaſons, how doing of evill hath its ſeaſon as wel as doing of good. 585. wicked men very carefull to hit thoſe ſeaſons. 586
Secrets, ſeveral ſecrets of the Lord with them that feare him. 479
Serapis, the honour which the Egyptians did to that Idol. 175
Serpent, crooked Serpent who or what. 809, 810
Service of God counted an unprofitable thing by carnal men. 164
Shadow, what properly it is, and what it ſignifyeth in Scripture. 595
Silence twofold. 214. Silence comely in women, eſpecially in widdows. 636
Sin, no diſadvantage to God. 13. We ſhould not thinke any ſin little. 36 In what ſence no ſin is little. 36. It is our duty to take notice of the greatnes of our ſin. 37. How we may take the meaſure of ſin. 37, 38. Seven aggravations of ſin. 38, 39. In what ſence ſin may be ſayd to be infinite. 40, 41. How our ſins may be ſayd to be innumerable. 42. The leſſe we are provoked to ſin, the greater is our ſin if we fall into it. 56. 89. Sin puniſhed in all ages. 139. Sin breeds an eſtrangement from God. 206. Two degrees of putting away ſin. 238 A ſin is the greater by how much the matter about which it is committed is the leſſe. 502. Some will ſinne, though they get nothing by it. 565. A wicked man ſins with reſolution. 584. Sin befooles the ſinner. 597. Speedynes of wicked men to ſin. 604. Evill men would ſin alwayes. 616, 617. Sin hath degraded man. 716 Sins of omiſſion more frequent and numerous then ſins of commſſion. 36
Sinners, ſome ſin ſo faſt and much as if they only were ſinners. 621
Sinning adviſedly, the property of the wicked. 177. Some will ſin for the meaneſt advantage. 500. Sinning is the worke of wicked men. 516
Smalleſt matters fall under the knowledge and care of God. 134, 135
Soft heart, of five ſorts. 457
Sorrow for ſin may be exceſſive. 96. There is an unavoydable ſequele between ſin and ſorrow. 99. Sorrows of life may be more bitter then death. 462
Soule, the ſoules deſireing or hating, what it ſignifyes in Scripture. 418. Soule how and why it ſhould be garniſhed. 808
Speaking; that we may ſpeake to profit, five things muſt be conſidered. 734
Starres to be conſidered, eſpecially in foure things. 116, 117. The conſideration of the Starres ſhould make us humble and thankefull. 119
Steps taken two wayes in Scripture. 389
Strength of God, in what. 215, 216. God puts ſtrength into an humble ſoule; eſpecially for five things. 345, 346
Spirit; many ſpeake the words of the Prophets, who ſpeake not in their Spirit. 735
Spirit of God, taken two wayes in Scripture. 803
Stedfaſtnes in good the honour of the godly. 393
Strength; men uſually proud of any kind of ſtrength. 797. Our ſtrength lyes much in the ſence of our weakenes. 798
Sufferers, great ſufferers uſually thought to be great ſinners. 46
Suffering, few hit upon any other cauſe of ſuffering but ſin. 41. Other cauſes of ſuffering noted. 47. In ſuffering it is good to ſuſpect our ſins, & ſearch after them. 48
Superſtition, the forwardnes of mans nature to ſuch worſhip. 520
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Temptation prevayleth eaſily over carnal men. 603. Comfort in temptation, what. 801
Thoughts, evill thoughts of God the Character of a wicked man. 123. Thoughts of God, how we acquaint our ſelves with God by them. 208
Throane of God, what. 327. 767. In what ſence God ſpreadeth a cloud upon his throane. 770. God manifeſteth himſelfe in heaven as Princes manifeſt themſelves upon their Throanes. 771
Thunder, a reproofe from God. 785. Thunder of Gods power, what. 822, 823
Time, God can pull downe the ſtouteſt ſinners in a little time, even without time. 144. God needs not take time to doe what he hath a mind to. 145
Times, God hideth times from men as he pleaſeth. 470. Why God hideth times or keepeth them in his power. 471. Times are perfectly knowne to God. 475
Treaſure, in what ſence the Lords people are his treaſure. 8
Troubled minds have much to ſay. 332
Truth, God honoured in his truth by the fall of the wicked. 189. Truth muſt be bought but not ſould. 219. Truths of Scripture like light, ſhewed in ſeverall things. 552. Truth is full of Authority and power. 553. Evill men utter enemyes to the diſcoveryes of holy truth. 557. Truth is not afrayd to be tryed. 671. Truth ought to be ſpoken out, or all the truth muſt be ſpoken. 729. Truth hath a reviving power in it. 737
Tryall taken of man three wayes. 379. A godly man is no looſer by comming to his tryall. 383. The ſincere are willing to be tryed. 386
Twilight twofold. 585
Tyrant, who or what he is. 50
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Unchangeablenes of God ſet out in ſix particulars. 420, 421. Objections againſt the unchangeablenes of God anſwered. 424. As God is unchangeable in himſelf, ſo nothing can change him. 431
Unkindnes from men occaſions the godly to have more intimacy with God. 322
Vow, what it is. 267, 268. Vowes lawfully made ought to be kept. 269. Foure cautions about Vowes. 269, 270. When God anſwers prayer, we muſt be carefull to pay our Vowes. 271
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Wages, to detaine the labourers wages very ſinfull. 536. Wages of the labourer detained three dayes. 537
Walking of God and of Satan, how to be underſtood. 126. Our holy walking notes our acquaintance with God. 210
Wall, A falſe prophecy why called a wall built with untempered morter. 149
Wanton love or wantonnes aſcends by five ſteps. 582
Water, fire and water put for all manner of afflictions. 95. Grounds of the Alluſion why water ſignifyeth affliction. 95, 96. Waters twofold. 763
Way of God, how taken in Scripture. 391. Way of a Godly man right forward. 403
Way of God, what in Scripture. 817
Weighing of actions and perſons, God doth it moſt exactly. 132
Wicked have impreſſes of the preſence of God upon their Spirits. 157. Preſence of God grievous to the wicked. 158
Wicked men thinke they can doe well enough without God, their great folly ſhewed in it. 159, 160. Wicked have ſlight thoughts of God. 163. The wicked doe even dare God to doe his worſt. 165. God gives wicked men no cauſe to be weary of him, ſhewed divers wayes. 167, 168. They doe not acknowledge God the fountaine of all the good they receive. 171. Portion of the wicked lyes on this ſide heaven. 174. A threefold honour ariſing to God by the fall of the wicked. 189. Wicked men how made ridiculous. 197. Wicked men doubly diſappoynted. 198. Wicked men make ſin their worke or their buſienes, ſhewed foure wayes. 516, 517, 518. Wicked men are not preſently ſtopt in their evill wayes. 544, 545
Wickednes and iniquity, how diſtinguiſhed. 36
Widdow, what the Hebrew word for a widdow importeth concerning her. 78 Two cautions to the widdow and the fatherleſſe. 87, 88. Widdow why expreſſed in the Hebrew by a word that ſignifyeth both to binde and to be ſilent. 636
Will of man by nature goeth out without end to ſin. 43
Will or mind of God to be ſubmitted to, and ſhould pleaſe us in all things. 429 Will of God the onelyonly bound of all his actions. 438. How unſafe it is that it ſhould be ſo with men, though good men. 439. Dangerous to have mans will the rule of what he doth. 492
Wiſedome and happines goe together. 15 What that wiſedome is which doth not profit man, & what that is which doth. 15, 16
Workes of God, three things affirmed of them. 431. Nothing can ſtop the workes of God, foure things inſtanced in that cannot. 432, 433. Workes of God cannot be fully knowne. 819, 820. The workes of God ſhould lead us to God himſelfe. 822
Worme, man is ſo in five reſpects. 714. Foure inferences from it. 715
Worldly things, the beſt and greateſt of them are but little, and for a little time. 657. Worldly ſtate of worldly men moſt ſubject to changes. 662
Word of God, in that God diſcovers himſelfe to us. 209. A Godly man keepeth cloſe to it. 392. The word of God is the onelyonly rule of life. 405. Word of God taken in a double oppoſition. 405. A godly man highly eſteemes the word. 411. Reverence to the word keepes the heart up in obedience to the word. 412. The word of God is to be eſteemed for his owne ſake. 413. Word of God rightly applyed is mighty. 727. It revives the ſoule, or gives a new ſoule. 736
Y
Yoake of Chriſt why called eaſie. 346
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Zeale, ſuperſtitious zeale and laboriouſnes of the Iſraelites in worſhipping the Calves in Dan and Bethel. 519, 520