Exposition of Ezekiel 1-5, Subject index
A Table containing the principall things in the precedent Expoſitions.
A
ABominations, what ſins are ſo call'd. 444
Account. Angels and others muſt give an account. 120
Actions, done according to Gods will, have glory and efficacy in them. 110 actions cannot be otherwiſe then they are. 160
Admonitions, they are uſefull. 361
God admoniſhes, before he deſtroyes. 391
Afflictions, of themſelves ſubdue not corruption, 42, 235, 376 in greateſt afflictions, oft come in the ſtrongeſt comforts, 62 God can afflict from any quarter, 73 time of affliction is ſeaſonable for inſtructions. 304
Angel. Angels very knowing, 84 obſerve us and our wayes, 83 uſed in the government of the world, 87, 136 the ſervices good Angels are imployed in, 77, 88, &c. Why likened to men, Lions, Oxen, Eagles, 94, 95, 96 they are fit for great ſervices, 98, 172 they ſerve their inferiours, 99 they depend upon Chriſt, 100, 101 of their wings, 104, 105 they are loving and harmonious in their operations, 106, 171 314 they cover their feet, 107, 171 their wayes are ſtreight, 108 they are conſtant in their reſolutions, 109 of their hands, 111 they do their work rationally, wiſely, ibid. Angelicall vertue is hid from us, 114 they perſevere in their work, 116 they minde the work in hand, 117 appprehenſion of death upon ſight of Angel… ▪ whence, 119 glorious, terrible in their ſervices, ibid. unweariable in their work 120 ſeek Gods glory, 121 not at their own diſpoſe, 122 they are ducible, 123 have new influence from Chriſt, 127 how ſaid to ſtand, 155 they attend Chriſts Throne, are willing to do his will, 170 reverence him, 171 noyſe of their wings, 172 not heard by all, 175 they ſympathize with us, 310 they are muſicall, 313 whether every one have a tutelar Angel, 91
Anger. Wrath makes men bungle in their own and in Gods buſineſſe alſo, 325, 326 how in God. 457
Antiquity. The true antiquity, 5 it's no rule for worſhip, 234 Chriſt our antiquity. 235
Apoſtaſie. A great evill, 357 four evils of it, ibid.
Appointment. Divine appointing makes things and actions mean in themſelves weighty and uſefull. 388
Arme. Ʋncovering of it. 399
B
Babylon. Now called Badget. 31
Bands. What bands they put upon Ezekiel, 373 what God put on him 399
Blandina came to ſuffer as to a marriage ſupper. 157
Blood. What requiring of blood is. 340
Buſineſſe. Our own buſineſſe to be done, 118 God maks ſtands and ſtops in buſineſſes. 158
Bread. Staffe of bread, what, 408 of breaking this ſtaffe. ibid. & 409
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Calamities, common to good and bad. 330
Caldea. Of it, and the Caldeans. 30, 31
Call. A divine Call hath divine aſſiſtance, 300 thoſe are called to publike ſervice, have need of the Spirit, 310 thoſe Chriſt ſends, hee gives his Spirit. 371
Caſuall. Nothing is ſo. 155
Chaſmal. What, 79, 186 backwards is the Meſſiah. ibid.
Cherub, and Cherubims, Whence, and what. 83, 84
Chriſt. An object of admiration and adoration, 102 his ſervice is honourable, 103 the vertue from him is active, 128 all things are under Chriſt, 167 hee ſeeth all things, 169 his voyce is efficacious, 173, 176 he hath kingly Majeſty, 180 is the chiefeſt of Kings, 181 he is glorious, 182, 187 hath judiciary power, 183 ruleth the world, 184 hears the cauſe, complaints of his, ibid. dreadfull in judgement, 188 Chriſt his divine nature too glorious for our eyes, 190 his judiciary actions are glorious, 191 hee mingles mercy with wrath, 196 he is Jehovah, 203 compaſſionate, 213 his command is powerfull, 215 hee is encouraging to duty, ibid. his Word comfortable to the dejected, 216 what Chriſt commands he gives, 221 it's Chriſts priviledge to ſet up, and ſend officers, 228 he puts forth vertue to effect what hee ſpeaks, 283 hee opens myſteries, 286 hee authorizes not Miniſters to condemn or abſolve at their pleaſure, 342 Chriſt tels his before-hand what they muſt expect. 374
Chriſtians, call'd Goiim, by Jews, 226 all are not Chriſtians ſeem ſo. 230
Children, they imitate their fathers. 233
Church, it's ſubject to dangers, enemies, 334 why ſet among the wicked. 430
Cities. God an enemy to ſinfull Cities, 379 nothing ſecures them from ruine, 389, 390 it's honour to be the chiefeſt, and what will make them ſo. 429, 430
Cloud, The nature of it, 69 armies compared to a cloud in three reſpects, ibid. clouds, rain, wind, at Gods diſpoſe. 71
Coniah, What it ſignifies. 38
Conviction, Wicked ſhall know they have had means. 461
Cryſtall, Whence ſo call'd 166 how terrible. 166
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Dayes, The 390. dayes where to begin, 395, 396 of the forty dayes. ibid.
Decree, Mens wills and weakneſſes cannot hinder Gods decree. 328
Degenerate, Thoſe do it, God owns not, 305 their former righteouſneſſe not remembred. 255, 358
Delegation, Of power in Church officers unlawfull. 229
Deſertion. God doth not leave his long. 329
Deſignes, Publike and great ones meet with difficulties. 263
Diſpenſations, God diſpenſeth with ſome commands of his, and when. 514
Diſtempers, They oft faſten upon and abide with the ſervants of God, 325 unfit for ſervice. ibid.
Doubts, Through doubts we oft ſtick at things lawfull. 414
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Egge, A ſtanding meaſure among the Jewes. 406, 407
Eyes, Referring to God, 15 eye not ſparing, what. 452
Example, not to be followed. 279, 280
Ezekiel, Antiquity of his Prophecy, 4 what his name ſignifies, 6 nature of his prophecy, 15 ſeaſonableneſſe of it, 16 ſcope and occaſion of it, 11 how long he propheſied, 43 his end. ibid.
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Faces. Why men fall upon their faces at viſions, 204 what ſetting the face againſt means. 386
Faith, The mouth and ſtomack of the ſoule. 293
Famine, It's a ſore judgement, 445 examples of it, 410 God can ſend it at his pleaſure, and blaſt all our comforts, 415, 416 nature of it, 456 arrowes of famine, what. 467
Fearfulneſſe, Why it ſhould not be in Magiſtrates or Miniſters, 269, 270, &c. helps againſt it. 273
Firmament, Why ſo call'd. 166
G
Gerah, How much it weighed. 406
Glory. Glorious things awaken, incourage, 64, 65 Gods glory ſhould be much minded, 121 glorious things are dreadful, 168 Chriſt as man is glorious, 187 whether Gods glory be viſible, 198 how conſiderable, 197, 198 glory here is but appearance of glory, 201 choyce ones have a ſight of the glory of God, 201 ſight of glory is an humbling thing, 205, 368 manifeſtation of divine glory, argues divine goodneſſe, 367 two things required to the ſight of glory. 367
Gnarum, Ʋſed in a contrary ſenſe. 258
God, Tied to no place, 32 is carefull of his Church, when loweſt, 34 he works inviſibly, 113 whether his eſſence may be ſeen 198, 199, 200 his preſence and departure the greateſt happineſs & miſery of a people, 311 God bears with the weakneſſes of his, 328 his proceedings are different with his and others, 359, 402 knowes things to come, 387 hee yeelds to the weakneſses of his, and mitigates what is grievous, 414, 415, Gods being againſt a people is dreadfull, and wherein, 437, 438, 439 how known, 440 then he doth unheard of things, 445 God no polygamiſt. 227
Godly, Mingled with wicked, 34 they fare the better for the godly. 36 God doth great things for the godly, 50, 51 there is oppoſition in the godly to the work of the Spirit, 60 they muſt ſtir up themſelves to farther reception of grace, 293 may do the will of God unwillingly, 319 whence that is, 320 their condition is very changeable, 325 they have need of new influence, 363 the godly before Chriſt had the ſame Spirit and comforts that we now have, 370 they will not defile themſelves with little ſins. 413, 414
Goiim, 225 put upon the Jewes. 226
Grace, Where it is, is ability to act, 294 means of grace denyed to thoſe would imbrace the ſame, 299 grace inſupportable 302 a gracious heart deprecates that is againſt it. 413
H
Haire, Wherein citizens are reſembled to the haire of the head, 418 ſhaving off the hair, what it notes. 419
Hand. Hand of the Lord, what it is, 56 it notes action. 111
Heathens, Truer to their God and principles then the Jewes, 432, 434, 435
Heart, A hard heart a great evill, 238 it's the treaſury for the Word. 303
Heaven, Opened, how to be underſtood, 48, 49 heavenly things too high for us, 80 they are pure and glorious, 168 yea, dreadfully glorious. ibid.
Hin, How much it contain'd, 406
Humble, Fitteſt to heare divine things, 206 quickely comforted, 214 man hath in him principles of humiliation, 214 the humble not long without the Spirit. 370
Hunger, Makes any thing pleaſant. 411
Holy, They be holy are heavenly, 103 holineſs imboldens, 274 holy men record their own infirmities. 317
Holy-Ghoſt, Is God. 316
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Jehoiachin, Obſervable things about him. 37
Jehovah, Of that name. 202
Jeruſalem, The head City, 426. how ſaid to be in the midst of nations, 427 Eulogies of it. ibid.
Jewes, Ʋnconſtant in Religion. 435
Ignorance, It will not excuſe. 346
Impudence, 236, 237 where the face is impudent, the heart is hard. 238
Infirmities, Great & beſt Saints have infirmities, 317 they oft do Gods will unwillingly, 319 they interrupt not Gods love, 320 who heals & helps them. 321
Ingratitude, It provokes God much. 431
Joſiah, His poſterity four times in 23. yeers carried captive. 40
Iſrael, Whence, what, 225 all not true Iſraelites are called ſo, 230 houſe of Iſrael who meant by it. 394
Judgements and Statutes. 428
Judgements, Of God upon Kingdomes, cities, are dreadfull, 174 they ſpeak, 175 works of judgement glorious, call'd glory, 191 God is praiſe-worthy in them, 312 they ſucceed one another, 409 they are not caſuall, 413 end of them, 416 they are ſharp, 422 irreſiſtible, ib. judicious and in meaſure, 423 no eſcaping of them, ibid. in great judgement ſome are ſpared, 424 not all good that are ſpared, 425 what makes God walk in the way of judgements, 434 God is the great actor in all judgements, 437 executeth them openly, 442 ſeverity in them, 446 they are pleaſing to God, 460 judgements are inſtructions. 465
Juſtice, Execution of it makes glorious. 78
K
Kab, How much it contain'd. 411
Key, Of heaven in Gods hand. 50
Kingdome, Wherein the happineſſe and miſery of kingdomes lyeth. 311
Knowledge, Should iſſue out into action, 112 a tongue with a hand under it, was the Egyptian Hieroglyphick. ibid.
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Law, The godly under it had the ſame Spirit, grace and comforts wee have under Chriſt. 370
Living, Creatures. 82, 83
Lifting up, what it not…s. 154
Life, Power of life and death in Chriſts hand. 342
Log, How much, 406 how many made a Hin. 407
Looks of men daunt. 256
M
Magiſtrates, ſhould be forward to do juſtice, 126 it makes them glorious, 192 they muſt not be fearfull, and why. 269
Malice, Nothing priviledges from it, 375 entertains not the Word. 461
Megillath. 3, 242
Man, Not capable of immediate acceſſe to God, 180 men in place meet with ſcratches, 264 men of the world are politick for their own ends, 324 his ruine is from himſelf. 359
Mercy, God addes one to another. 54
Miniſtrations, Service, imployment, in all theſe we muſt have inſtructions from Chriſt, 101 God raiſeth the ſpirit of the creature ſometimes to great ſervices. 156
Miniſters, Subject to reproach, 47 muſt deliver what they have from God, 58 muſt ſee their call be clear, ib. come with the Spirit of God, 61 Miniſters put upon hard things, 238 their preaching provokes, it's plundring men of their luſts, will, &c. 238, 239 they muſt not look at event, but their call, 239 they witneſs for, or againſt their hearers, 249 not be fearfull, 269, 270 they muſt firſt digeſt truth, and then deliver truth, 292 they ſhould feed upon the Word, 294 what they have is given, 301 they may not remove at pleaſure from place to place, 324 they are watchmen, and muſt be men of knowledge, 332 muſt indure hardſhip, 334 they muſt depend upon Chriſt for more light, 336 they muſt learne before they teach, ib. warn others, 337, 343 do their office in the name of Chriſt, 338 their power is declaratory, 342 they may not impoſe upon conſcience, 342 their ſcope ſhould be to ſave life, 344 not to ſhew wit, ib. not to pleaſe men, not to get a living, 345 their office is honourable, ib. what Miniſters are cruell and bloody, 347 doing their duty, ſhall ſave themſelves, if not others, 349 unfaithfull Miniſters perfidious to God and man, 360 they need new ſupplie, 363 they muſt expect bands and chains, 374 oft are ſeverely dealt with, 375 it's not new for them to be roughly handled 376
More, No more opened. 444
Mourning, Why they uſed to mourn ſeven dayes. 323
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Names, Names given ſuitable to events, 7 alteration of names, 37 name of the wicked odious. 41
Naturall abilities reach not ſpirituall things. 219
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Oath, Gods oath, 447 lifting up the hand, anciently the ſign of an oath. ibid.
Obedient, Obedience unto Chriſt muſt be abſolute, 291 what makes obedientiall, 336 abſolute obedience meets with mercies unexpected. 366
Occaſion, God takes occaſion from the ſin of ſome to bring in judgement upon all. 425
Officers, Who fit for publike offices in State and Church, 99 Chriſts officers indued with his Spirit, 219 to ſet up and ſend officers belongs to Chriſt, 228 unable ones not ſent by Chriſt. 229
Ordinances do good, when the Spirit is on them, 60 efficacy of them is from Chriſt, 294 they are Gods name. 454
P
Pan, What the iron pan ſignifies. 385
Patience, God bears long with the ſins of his people, 400 yet forgets not their ſins. ibid.
People, enemies to their own good, 375 their ſins deprive them of ſpirituall mercies, 379 like to hair in three reſpects, 418 Gods people may become worſe then Heathens. 432
Perſeverance, Angels go on. 116
Peſtilence, The etymologie and nature of it. 455
Pity, What the word notes. 453
Place, God hath three places, 309 no holineſs in them now, 312, 449 no place can hinder the working of the Spirit, 364 how places become holy. 448
Pope, And his Hierarchy not of Chriſt. 228, 229
Principles, There are oppoſite principles in the beſt of men to the wayes of Chriſt. 319
Prieſt, Occaſion of ſetling the Prieſthood upon Levi. 45
Prophet, Whence, 8 of the firſt, and ſecond Temple, 9 a Prophet in Babylon, 23 ſubject to ſcorne, reproach, 47 they were carried on in their propheticall work hy the might of the Spirit, 316 they could not prophecy at their pleaſure, 326 they muſt ſpeak the words of the Lord, 336 how a Prophet ſhould be received, 338 counted mad men. 373
Providence, Acts in all motions, 144 it puzzles the ableſt, unſearchable, dreadfull, 149 it's in the leaſt motions, 152 works of it glorious, beautifull, ibid. 287 it over-rules ſecondary agents. 403
Puniſhment, conformable to ſin. 412
Q
Quiet, The quiet ſpirits are fitteſt to receive and act ſpirituall things. 329
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Rainbow, The naturall cauſe of it, 192 the naturall and theologicall ſignification of it. 193, 194
Ram, A war-like inſtrument, and why ſo called. 385
Rebellion, What, 226 what in Gods account. 279
Relatives, Ʋſed in Scripture without Antecedents. 23, 24
Repetition, Of the ſame words and things, of what uſe. 466
Reproached, ſuch honoured, 48 reproaches are bitter piercing things. 464
Reproof, People are impatient of them, and why. 378, 379
Righteouſneſſe, A double righteouſneſſe, 350 two ſorts of righteous men, 351 righteouſneſſe of faith never fails, and why, 352, 353 there be deceiveable righteouſneſſes, 356 we muſt not confide in our own righteouſneſſe, ib. three rules to help againſt it. 357
Roul, 282 the eating of it, what, 290 Prophets muſt feed upon Chriſts rouls. 292
Ruine, Kingdomes, States, the cauſe of their ruine is in themſelves, 77 mans is in himſelf. 359
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Salvation, Few ſaved. 241
Saphire, What it ſignifies and repreſents. 177, 178
Seraphims, What. 80
Sephar. 3.
Shekel, Of ſanctuary, why ſo called. 405
Side, The Prophet lying on his ſide, and left ſide. 393, 394
Sight, the certaineſt ſenſe. 53, 54
Sgnification, To impoſe higher ſignifications on things then they have by nature, belongs to God. 72, 281
Signes, God deals with his people in ſignes and types, 387 why, ibid. hee gives to the ſign the name of the thing ſignified. 429
Sin, A fire infolding, 76 diſables us from ſeeing glory, 205 cauſeth Gods people to loſe their glory, 231 ſin is rebellion, ibid. progreſſe in it cauſeth impudencie, 237 ſinners come to a height of ſinning, 243 it's an imbittering thing, 244 the fruit of it is death, 343 difference betweene Hamartanein and Poiein hamartian, 353 ſin it makes uncapacious of happineſſe, 367 cuts off ſpirituall mercy, 379 ſin may ſo provoke, that neither God nor man will ſhew mercy, 391 God forgets not the ſins of men, 400 ſeldome any return from ſinfull wayes, 402 it defiles. 453
Son of man, opened, and what it notes, 210 how oft given to Ezekiel, and why. 211
Speed, It's required in Gods ſervice. 100
Spirit, Why called the hand of the Lord, 56, 57 it's author of all good done and received, 60 how ſaid to move or go, 122 the Spirit is the great agent in all, 123, 363 it works any where, and cannot be ſhut out of any place, 364 how the ſpirit of the living creature is ſaid to be in the wheels, 160 it moves all, ib. conſent between Angels and wheels is from the Spirit, 162 the Spirit is living and lively, 164 what is meant by Spirit, 216 entrance what, 218, 369 a chief comforter, ibid. whether it goes alwayes with the Word, 221 it affects and viſits the humble, 370 it's a comforting and encouraging Spirit, 371 Spirit ſpeaks in a man, 372 the Spirit enables to diſcerne, 223 why the Spirit took up the Prophet, 306 heals our infirmities, 321 it works invincibly. ibid.
Standing, Of that poſture. 212
Stubbornnes, Men wil not hear God. 299
Stumbling-block, What meant by it. 354 how God layes it, 354, 355 takes them out of the way of his. 350
Sword, What it doth. 456
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Tel-abib, What it ſignifies. 322
Temple, Was a part of worſhip, 312 conſecrate, to what end, 448, 449 what defiled it. 450
Terrible, What makes ſo. 166
Throne, What it ſignifies, 176 Chriſt ſate, not ſtood in it, 179 Chriſts throne muſt be of Saphire. 182
Time, No good plea for ſinners. 402
Tongues, Thorny, in what reſpect, 254 255 how the Prophets clave to the roof of his mouth, 377 power of it in Gods hand. 378
Tree, Dropping water in a dry Iland. 153
Truth, All truth ſhould be received, 204 ſweet to taſte, bitter in operation. 318
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Viſion, What things are in a viſion, 52 viſions have excellency in them, 54 effects of them, 204 why men fall upon their faces at viſions, 204 why the Prophet had a ſecond apparition of Gods glory. 365
Voyce, Of Chriſt, how taken. 206
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Watchman, Chriſt appoints watchmen in the Church, 332 they muſt be knowing, not ſleepy, 333 muſt endure hardſhip, ibid. they are for the flocke. 335
Weary, Godly may be weary in, but are not weary of Gods worke. 120, 121
Wheels, What is meant by lifting up the wheels, 154 none can hinder the motion of the wheels, 156 God puts ſtands to them at his pleaſure, 158 they cannot move otherwiſe then they do, 160 motion of the wheels never unſeaſonable, 161 wheels move whither the Spirit will have them, 163 wheele, why the world likened to it, 130 ſecret motion in the wheele, 140 high, dreadfull, 143, 149 motions of the wheels are judicious. 151
Whirlewind, Nebuchadnezzar compared to it in three things. 67, 68
Wicked, The worſe for the Word, 245 without excuſe, having means, 246 ſhall ſee what mercy they have refuſed 247, 248 they are like thornes, and wherein, 252 like ſcorpions, 258, we muſt take heed of them, 262, 267 their acquaintance not to be ſought, 265 what fruits they bring, ibid. their loſſe not conſiderable, 266 Chriſt knows who are ſuch, 241 there is hope of thoſe are very wicked, 344 they deal cruelly with the Prophets, 375 leſſer ſins puniſhed in the wicked more ſeverely then greater in the godly, 402, 403 wicked men are worthleſſe, 252, 421 Gods people more wicked then heathens. 432
Will, Mans will his ruine. 299
Wiſdome, Mans croſſe to Chriſt. 318
Word, The power of it from the Spirit, 220 it's the Chariot of the Spirit, 221 few heare ſavingly, 241 it's that Prophets muſt feed on. 292
Work. We muſt do Gods work without noyſe, notice of our ſelves, 114 enemies further Gods works, 156 Gods workes and Word ſuit. 287
World. There are wheelings and turnings in all parts of the world, 137 uncertain, 139 deceitfull, 140 the motions of it are croſſe, 143 things in it move to their appointed period, 146, 151 motion and change of things in the world are unknown 148 the more ſeparate from the world, the more fit for God. 365
Worſhip, Sins in worſhip are rebellion againſt Chriſt, 233 defilement of worſhip brings ſevere and certain judgements. 453
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Zeal, Good to be forward for God, 46 Angels zealous in executing judgements, 126 Chriſt zealous in puniſhing, 189 zeal what, 459 what it notes in God, ibid. God will juſtifie his zealous ſervants. 462