Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 — John Mayer

Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · John Mayer

A Table of the principall matters contained in this Book.

JOB.

C.	V.
1	1	TO be righteous amongst the wicked.	2	Good men having children are just and charitable.	5	Of feasting, a good use to maintaine love. The care that parents ought to have of the good of their childrens souls. The dutifulnesse of children grown up, towards parents. Sacrificing, by whom it was done of old.	6	Job a figure of Christ, and of every godly man, wherein the seven graces of the Spirit typified in seven sons. Good Angels, and evill, alwayes about us.
2	8	The greatnesse of Jobs sufferings, in nine particulars.	10	Considerations to make us patient in suffering.	17	The duty of friends to their friends.	22	Temptations after temptations to be expected. Temptations by vices, seeming vertues.
3	1	The impatience of the best in extream sufferings. The whole time of this world set forth by a day.	26	Good men being great, abuse not their power. Job in his temptations a figure of Christ.
4	1	Of hypocrites, the properties.	7	Of the sayings of Jobs friends, what to be thought.	12	Against the upstart teachers of these times.	13	The Angels charged with folly, who.	11	Of hereticks, the properties, revelation preferred.
5	1	Against calling upon Saints departed.	3	Against envy, a remedy.	5	The simple fed, and the witty emptied	23	To be at peace with the stones, what.
6	3	The wrath of God intollerable.	4	Against despairing through temptation.
7	5	Man here, as a sepulchre, an hireling, a servant.	7	How Job saith, mine eye shall no more see good.	11	Sorrow for sin without healing.	12	The wicked as sea, the devill a whale.	13	Dreams some from God, some from the devill.	20	Job confesseth his sins, and pleadeth patience.
8	8	Wisdome with the ancient.
9	2	Answering one of a thousand, what.	7	Of the Stars, Orion, Arcturus and Pleiades.	11	God alwayes invisibly neare us.	30	The best not perfectly clean.
10	9	Of the Pleiades, Orion, and Arcturus, themystery.	34	The mystery of Elisha, and his staffe, and servant.
11	11	The spirituall Gods speciall work a supply of grace alwaies.	12	The faithfull more confirmed by sufferings.
11	2	Using many words, lying, and proud speaking, sins. All manner of evill speaking of the best.	12	Man as a wilde Asse-colt, wherein.	13	Foure things to be done to ingratiate a mans self with God.	18	The godly dig about them, how.	20	The intentions of the wicked perish in death.
12	2	Mocking at others, sinfull, or good.
13	3	To hear, and not to understand, to turne vaine.	7	We must not invent lyes for Gods glory.	19	The blam elessenesse of the justified. The justified acknowledge their sinnes of thoughts.	20	Two things make a man without fear.	27	All our doings marked by God.
14	5	The time of a mans life determined by God.	10	The just man dying, shall rise againe.	13	Limbus Patrum without ground.
15	16	Against the Papists arguing from antiquity.	17	How to know certainly what is truth.	26	A description of tyrannicall oppressors.
16	5	Hearers how diversly to bee dealt withall.	19	God and all things witnesse for the righteous.
17	8	To judge others for afflictions, shews an hypocrite.
18	4	Roman Catholicks the greater hereticks.	14	Job a type of Christ in the Iews strangenesse towards him	23	In the Resurrection what bodies men shall have.
20	12	Sin sweet to the sinner shall be cast up againe.	16	Against the wicked that remember Sermons.	19	No unjust gaine lasting.	25	The judgements that shall befall hypocrites.
21	13	Sudden death to the wicked and the righteous.	17	The wickeds sufferings here are but a part of their sufferings
22	15	The old way of the wicked, what. How the wicked are cut off before their time.	19	The righteous laugh, and yet mourne for sins.	30	The works of man how his, and how Gods.
24	2	Novelists and Papists remove the land-marks.	5	The Eremitical life censured.	19	To such as burn in hell no cooling.	24	Of tyrants, the great cruelty.
25	3	In heaven amongst Gods hosts all concord.
26	4	Three words in hebrew to set forth Spirit.	5	Of the destruction of Kings. Tyrants by their owne people.	8	Preachers as clouds, distilling doctrine as raine.	9	In darknesse we are whilst in this life, heaven is hidden.
27	6	Lifting up hands and heart, what. Betwixt the wicked and unrighteous the difference.	19	Against gatherers of Churches.
28	12	Theodoricus an example for Princes.	13	Theodosius likewise as Job.	15	In Judges the properties required.	4	To have Gods Law in the heart.	6	Preachers to have liberal maintenance.	8	Some old men as children. The benefit of Churchdiscipline.	14	To live in any sinne, to be naked in part.	15	The Alms-giver, but the good to be accepted of. The Gentile blinde, and the Jew lame. To give to the poore in fatherly love. Governours to use helps in things out of their element.
28	1	Of Gods judgements upon the just, the cause hidden.	17	Who cannot finde Wisdome.	15	Christs wisdome to us, not Angels or Saints.	28	Of true wisdome a description.
29	12	Preaching ought to bee deliberate.	25	In Preachers must bee both lenity, and serenity.
30	1	Popery no old, but a young Religion.	3	Against Papists and Sectaries.
31	8	The evil case of Preachers that be wicked.	15	Of humility the necessity.	21	For such as prevaile at Law, direction.	26	Looking at the shining Sun, or Moon, what.	28	To be vain-glorious, to deny God.	34	To confesse our sinnes publickly.	38	Against Pastors that neglect to teach.
32	Of Elihu figuring out the learned, but proud.	9	Of the proud and vain-glorious, four sorts.
33	14	God speaks, how, and he altereth not.	15	Of Gods revealing his will to us in dreams.	19	Reformation wrought by afflictions, the allegory.	23	Christ the one Interpreter of of a thousand.	27	Who are truely penitent, and who not. To confesse our sins, to be delivered from death.	29	Through three perplexities we are brought to heaven.
34	7	The good Preacher is not altogether in reproof, but commends things commendable.	23	How a man should judge himselfe, not to be judged.	30	Wicked Kings set up for the peoples wickednesse.
35	8	Man cannot profit, or hurt God, but himselfe.	9	Oppressors of consciences, and corruptors, greatest oppressors,	12	Persecutors why prospered, and cryers still oppressed.
37	6	Of snow the wonderfull things obscured.
38	3	God questioneth, and man answereth three wayes.	9	Persecutors as the raging sea, they go no further then God wils	14	Man base by his fall to that he was made.
39	8	To be mortified to worldly desires, is to be free.	9	No Christians Eremites in Tertullians time.	13	The Ostrich an admirable bird. The difference between a hypocrite, and the truly godly.	14	Of carelesse Ministers, the censure, and of parents.	18	Hypocrites wanting power, humble, but lifted up by power.
40	15	Of the Elephant, the description	24	The devill set forth by Behemoth, beasts. Wicked men like unto him; Beasts of divers sorts.
41	1	Of Leviathan setting forth the Devill.	13	Of the Whale, the properties.	15	Hearts hardened against teaching, as devils scales.
42	8	Sinnes done ignorantly veniable.	15	Males shall have inheritances in heaven, as well as females.	16	The world to continue after the Iews conversion 140 years.

PSALMES.

Ps.	V.
Pref.	THe excellency and multiplicity of matter in them.
1	1	Three degrees of wickednesse, thinking, acting, custome.
2	11	Reverence to be used in the service of God.
3	2	Christ sleeping by death, and rising againe.
4	2	They are heavy-hearted that trust not to Christs merits only.	5	The sacrifice of the righteous, only accepted of.
7	1	Cush the son of Jemini, who.	4	In what case a man may imprecate himselfe.	12	Gods armes against the wicked both far and near.
8	2	A prophesie of Christs glorification by children:	5	Christ over all things, how.
9	1	Of spiritual enemies subdued by Christs death. Psal. 10. made one by Vulg. with Psal: 9. whereby cometh one short in all the Psalmes following.
11	3	Of Churches gatherers, Aug. description.
13	7	Christ poore, and despised, yet bringing salvation.
15	2	True Religion judged chiefly by the second Table.	4	The person of a King, though for sin, not to be contemned. Whether all oaths ought to be kept, and promises?
16	2	Christs goodnesse extending to the Saints. None are faithfull, but they are Saints.	4	The Gentiles conversion from serving Idols prophesied of.	10	By the soul not left in Sheol, what meant.
17	15	Of seeing God in his image.
18	26	The Lord said to be perverse, or froward, how.	43	Of the conversion of the Gentiles to Christ.
19	7	To beleeve above that which we can finde a reason for.	8	Precepts, Statutes, Testimony, and Law, all one.	12	All have errours of life, none perfect.
20	1	A Prophesie of Christ heard, and his Church exults.
22	1	A Prophesie of Christs crying out upon the crosse.	2	Of his praying the night before his Passion.	4	Christ more despised then ever any man was.	12	The Priests, Scribes, and Pharises, as Buls, Lions, and Dogs.	13	The piercing of Christs hands and feet.	21	Of Christ his Resurrection.	26	Of eating the Lords body under the Gospel. The charity then to be exercised towards the poore.	29	As the poore received the Gospel first, so the rich shall doe.
24	1	The conversion of the Gentiles prophesied of.	6, 7	Christ's ascension into heaven, prophesied of.
26	6	Other mens sins hinder not us from the Lords Table.
28	4	In praying against any, a rule.
29	3	By the thunder one turned from his sins.	9	Of saying Glory to the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, the ground.
30	1	Of the Dedication of houses new built.	5	Sufferings here counted light by the godly, wherefore.	12	A mouth praising God, mans glory, & contra.
31	5	The fear of God, the ground of fearlesseness in death.	6	Trusting to worldly things, trusting to vanities.	19	Gods goodnesse towards such as fear him, hidden yet.
32	1	Iustice onelyonly imputative, yet none living in sin, just.	9	Two impediments of profiting by hearing.
33	2	Of musicke joyned to singing in Gods worship.
36	1	Wicked workes shew awicked heart.	4	Betwixt them that fear God, and not, differences.
37	16	Righteous mens little, better then the wickeds much, why.	25	The children of the righteous not beggered by their charity.
38	16	Laughing at other mens mishaps.
39	5	To know our end a thing to bee desired.	10	A ground of patience in suffering.
40	2	Of the Gentiles conversion.
40	6	Of the abolishing of legall sacrifices. Christ the onelyonly sinexpiating-sacrifice.
41	1	Christ the poor man here spoken of.	7	Of the conspiracy against Christ, and his taking up to glory. See also 42. Of the whole Booke of the Psalmes five parts.
42	Good sonnes of wicked Parentage.	1	Of the Harts thirstinesse, the cause, a Serpent.	7	The deep of the New Testament, and Old Testament answer one another.
44	19	Of the shadow of death.	13	Of Gods sleeping, and not sleeping.
45	3	The fall of Idolatry prophesied of.	17	Church-lands how to be imployed.	16	Bishops as Princes in al lands.
46	4	Christ, and his Spirit, a Prophesie.	9	Of the universal peace in Christs time.
48	9	In any place God is now to bee prayed unto.
49	5	Of the heel, the divers significations.	15	Of redemption from death, the morning of the resurrection.
50	Of the Gospel going out from Zion, a Prophesie.	3	Of Christs coming to judgement.	5	Jews called Saints for being in Covenant.
51	5	How the soul comes into the child.	11	The Spirit as fire under ashes, sometime in the faithfull. After repentance no renewing more by repentance.
52	4	No man in speaking the truth, may lye.
54	1	Sinners no children of God, but of another family.
55	A Prophesie of divisions about Christ, and of Iudas.	17	Of prayer three times a day.	23	How the wicked live not halfe their daye…
56	Christ and his Church prophesied of.
57	9	The conversion of the Gentiles to the faith.
58	4	The Adders deafnesse and poyson, how great. Of incantations, and their force.
59	5	Of Christs enemies pursuing him like dogs, a Prophesie.
65	15	The Iewes sufferings for crucifying Christ.	12	Preaching set forth by water and corne.
66	1	Of the conversion of the Gentiles, a Prophesie.	8	Of suffering by Martyrs, a Prophesie.
67	A Prophesie of Christ, and of all blessed in him.
68	1	Of Christs powerfull resurrection, a Prophesie.	11	Of the great company of Preachers under the Gospel.	13	Of the sufferings and delivery of the Church.	24	Of the rejoycing to be at Christs birth. The calling of the Apostles, prophesied of.
69	1	Of Christs Passions, a Prophesie.	20	Not to fear to dye for righteousnesse.
71	123	Of Christs resurrection after his Passion.
72	5	Better to have a tyrant, then one suffering sin.	15	Of praying in Christs name.	73	How some deny providence, worshipping fortune.	20	The wicked delighted in riches, as in a dream.
74	Of the destruction of the Temple, a Prophesie.
75	1	Of Christs coming to judgement.	4	Two things destructive, wickednesse and pride.
78	32	&c. The mysteries of the plagues of Egypt.	65	The subduing of the Turke, and all to the Gospel.
83	12	Against turning Gods house to prophane uses.
85	10	Righteousnesse and peace inseparable.
87	4	Of the birth of Christ in Zion, and of Christians.
88	1	In time of affliction, to pray, and trust in God.
89	7	Of the amplitude of Christs Kingdome.
90	This Psalme made by Moses, and when.
91	7	How the plague comes not nigh the faithfull.
93	Prophesie of Christs reigning gloriously on earth.
96	13	Christs first and second coming Prophesied of.	And againe 97.
97	2	Christ hidden to them that perish.	7	Of the falling of Idols under the Gospel.	11	The blessing to come to the righteous hidden.
99	1	Of the tumults and troubles at Christs coming.
100	We are made new creatures, meerly of grace.
102	23	None cut off before their time appointed.
104	4	Of the Creation of Angels, omitted Gen. 1.	30	Spirits of all creatures by Maniches held parts of God.
107	3	Of the calling of the Gentiles, the Jewes rejected. Of Gods providence in all places, arguments.	4, 6, 5,	&c. Gods proceedings in converting soules and saving.
104	1	A Prophesie, Judas the traytor, and malicious Jews.	27	Christ suffered by the will of God.
10	2	They are no good Christians that serve God by constraint, or serving him, live wickedly.	7	Christs sufferings prophesied of by a similitude of drinking.
116	16	Scripture abused by a drunkard, and he lamented.
116	9	None perfect without infirmities in this life.
118	20	Christ the door, but by him onelyonly the just enter.	27	The feast of Christs nativity pointed at.
127	2	The faithfull provided for without toyling.	6	To have spiritual children, the greatest blessing, and a name written in heaven.
130	1	No praying for souls in Purgatory implyed here.	3	In forgivenesse, not our merit, lyes our comfort.
133	2	The love of Fryers, shames the love amongst others.
134	1	Three things in those that can praise God acceptably.
138	4	The conversion of the Gentiles figured in Gideons fleece.
139	21	Of Saints the innumerable company.
141	5	The reproofes of the just, though sharp, as oyle.
146	2, 3,	&c. Ten Causes of praising God enumerated.
147	Seven causes more.
147	9	The Ravens young miraculously fed. The mystery of the Ravens crying to God.	16	Of the snow, frost, and ice, the mystery.
148	3	Angels stirred up to praise for the Gospel.
149	8	Converting Nobles, called binding.

PROVERBS.

C.	V.
1	1	ALL the Proverbs reduced to Common-places.	2	Understanding and instruction, what. Betwixt wisdome and prudence, the difference.	4	Who the simple be, and who the subtle.	5	What need we have; yea all, even the old, to learn alwayes.	7	How God is to be feared, that we may be wise. Feare filial begun in servile.	9	Many reasons of childrens obeying mothers.	11	Foule wickednesses shall be discovered.	12, 13, 14.	Enticements to evil confuted.	20	Covetousnesse, and every foule sin, is unto death. When faithfull Preachers speake, Wisdome speaketh.	22	Simple ones scorners, and fools uncapable of good.	23	Turning from sin, goes before saving knowledge. Such shall have the Spirit to keep them from crime.	24	Four wayes of Gods stretching out his hands.
2	2	By what meanes knowledge may be attained. Who can cry for it, and who not.	4	Digging for wisdome in our owne ground.	8	Betwixt way and path, the difference.	11, 12	Two sorts of evill men to bee taken heed of.
3	10	Of paying tythes under the Gospel 14 Faith and wisdome, the greatest of all riches.
2	15	Hereticke-teachers, commonly evill livers, the danger of such. The crookednesse of evill wayes, and the end thereof.	19	Seldome any whoremonger turneth. Temptation by a whorish woman, of what force. From an Whore to an Idolater, an allegory.	20	To follow the examples of the best, a sheeps part.	22	The inheritance of the wicked from the devill.
3	3	Mercy and truth what, they must both be in us.
3	5	Not to trust to a mans own understanding in divine things.	8	To fear God health, not to feare, dangerous.	19	Gods wisdome in making the heavens, how many they be.	27	Against hindring from good temporall or spiritual.	29	The danger of enemies seeming friends.	31	The prosperity of wicked sheweth a judgement to come.	34	The praise of humility, contrary, of scornfull pride.	35	The proud of their riches fools.	22	&c. The great benefits of wisdome five.
4	3	Solomon the youngest of four sons of Bathshebah. In youth instructions make impressions, as waxe.	5	Wisdome not attained without buying.	8	The way to bring wisdome to us.	18	The righteous walke in light, the wicked in darknesse.	20	The benefit of daily reading the Scriptures.	23	Touching the keeping of the heart, not able things.	25	To look and go right on, what.	27	To turne neither to the right or left hand, what.
5	11 12	The dangerousnesse of harlots companies set forth.	15 16	&c. Of the love between man and wife.
6	2	What suretiship to take heed of. The suretiship of a Preacher.	6	What particular things to bee learned of a Pismire.	15	Of winking with the eyes, divers significations.	16	The hatefulnesse of dissentionmakers amongst brethren.	27	Arguments to disswade from looking upon a woman.	32	Against adultery, it is worse then theft. Yet theft in the poorest, is sinfull and destructive.	33	The punishment of adultery, death.
7	4	Between the eye and minde, the similitude, in four things.	26	To keep company with light women, dangerous.
8	8	7 &c. The excellency of the word of God.
1	8 13	The evils hated by them that fear God.	14	Four sorts of Rulers rule by Christ. Christ the wisdome, being counsel, essence, understanding and strength.	17	To get wisdome, a man must love wisdome.
9	1	Seven pillars of wisdomes house, seven liberall Sciences.	2	Wisdomes feast, that Matth. 22. wine mingled or wine poured out.	8	Of reproving scorners, their case set forth by comparisons.	13	Antichrist set forth by the clamorous woman. Of simple ones there are two sorts.
10	1	A son wise, or foolish, what his education should be.	2	Riches of iniquity, so called.	4	The evils that come by idlenesse.	6	Just commendations of the dead, not to be concealed.	8	Against such as too soon presse into the Pulpit.	9	A well meaning man needs fear noth…g, but the deceitfull may.
12	10	Of conniving at the sins of children, or servants, the punishment.	12	How love covereth sins, and what sins.	14	To preach and write both most profitable.	16	Of husbandry, the praise above trading.
19	20	Three vices of the tongue, and three commendations. Good speeches compared unto silver, why.	21	Riches well got are without sorrow.	25	The prayers of the righteous, how far forth granted.	32	Why good words are called fruits, or parturitions.
11	10	Joy for the fall of the wicked, when good.
11	29	Against harshnesse in parents.	30	To heare Sermons, to eate of the tree of life.
12	4	Of the vertuous woman the praise, and contrary.	5	A judgement seat within every man.	10	Cruelty the character of a wicked man.	11	The doers of vaine exercises rejected. Husbandry and Merchandize compared. Against any one living in idlenesse.	18	Against false witnesses, and what witnesses to be heard.	21	The just exempt from all evill.	27	Goods ill gotten, soone lost againe.
13	7	Some rich, poor, and poor, rich:	8	Of riches, and poverty, commodities, and discommodities.	10	Strife about religion how appeased.	23	Of good Husbandry the great increase.
14	1	Good Huswifery in women commended.	6	Against deferring of repentance.	9	Against rejoycing in sin.	12	Good successe proves not a mans way to be good.	15	Such as turne into new wayes, fooles.	24	Worldly goods, to some a crown.	27	None so vall…nt as he that fears God.	29	Of a wise man the embleme.	39	Against despising of the poore.
15	2	Against, and for eloquence in preaching.	19	Teaching evill to evil teachers three wayes.	14	Four sorts of men likened to four, things.	15	Happines and unhappinesse stands not in worldly things.	26	Against evill thoughts, they are abomination.
16	1	Gods assistance necessary in preaching.	2	To do good, and that with a good heart.	11	Some inspirations in Kings, that seek the truth.	12	Such Kings sit sure, and are to be obeyed.	31	The old being righteous, venerable, & contra.	32	The praise of the patient, he is a King.	33	Of lots, lawfull and unlawfull.
17	7	Kings, above all others, must bee true of their word.	8	Against Judges taking of bribes.	13	Six degrees of goodnesse.	16	A rich man a foole, that gives not gold for learning.	17	A true friend in adversity, a brother.
18	1	In making freindship a caveat.	15	Of what force gifts are.	17	To confesse our unworthinesse the way to be justified.	19	Ʋnity amongst brethren commended.	22	Betwixt a wife good and bad the difference.
19	2	Of knowledge the commendation, and against ignorance.	3	Constellations at ones birth, not the cause of evill,	17	Lending to the Lord implyes not a reward merited.	22	A poore man preferred before a lyar, though rich.	23	Of fearing God, three benefits.	25	To beware of other mens harms.	27	Not to heare such as teach errours.
20	5	To hearken to, and learne of the learned.	8	Good Rulers are to heare causes themselves.	9	A Boy shewing cruelty, punished with death	12	An eare to heare is of God, not of 2 man.	1	Parents not to give away Lands before death.	22	Against revenging meditations.	25	Against Tithes taking away, or altering.	27	The Lord hath all things.
21	1	Kings turned from persecuting Saints, to favour them.	4	Good things done by the wicked are sins in them.	6	Of Lyars there are foure sorts.	16	Of him that erreth from the truth, the danger.	22	In Warre, wisdome is more then strength.
22	1	The fourfold good that comes of a good name.	3	Of flying in time of persecution, or plague.	5	The dangers of the wicked set forth by thorns and snares.	6	The rich abusing his power over the poore, shall lose it.	12	The Scriptures, the rule of righteousnesse, preserved by God.	16	To give to the rich a fault, as well as to oppresse the poor.	17	To hear, and improve the word heard rightly.	21	A new exhortation to hearken to the charge of a father to his son.
23	1	Against gluttony and drunkennesse.	5	Goods ill gotten consume all the rest, as Eagles feathers.	8	At feasts, all the talke not to bee merry, but some serious.	23	The truth how to bee bought and not sold.	33	The evils of drunkennesse seven.
24	7	Neither the covetous, nor proud can be wise.	12	As men deale by others, so shall it be done to them.	13	The word and honey compared together.	15	The righteous by being cast down, more strengthened.
17	18	At the fall of the wicked to rejoyce, and to feare.	22	Against being given to change the King or Judge.	24	Righteousnesse in Judges praised by all men.
25	1	Many things of God hidden from us.	4	Wicked men put from about Kings.	12	Of what grace he is that heareth reproofe.	16	A false witnesse as an arrow, maule, and sword, why.	20	As Vinegar, and Nitre, the unfaithfull in time of trouble.	25	The word, as good news, refreshing the thirsty.	27	To seek a mans owne, or the glory of others.	28	Licentious practice, and other sinnes, lay one open to dangers, as a City, the wals broken down.
26	1	The evill that comes by honouring the wicked, or foolish, v. 8.	16	The lyer in bed, conceited of his owne wisdom in thus doing.	23	Under the colour of faire speeches to make controversie.
27	1	Against deferring repentance.	3	Between anger, wrath, and envy, the difference.	5	Reproofe better then flattery.	8	The danger of one going from his calling.	10	Old friends, and near dwelling, better then brethren.
14	Not to be puft up with friends praises.	17	Love unites friends, and the married, though sometime falling out.	18	The diligence of servants about their masters businesse, their benefit.	19	The word as a glasse, wherein ones heart may be seen.	21	A man being praised, is tryed and shineth.	26	Pastors ought to looke into the state of their people.
28	5	The righteous understand all things, the wicked not.	7	Rich men wicked, not better then the poore godly.	8	What usury is not and what it is.	12	Men tryed in time of wicked Rulers.	16	Profit the loadstone of mens affections towards Prince or Priest.	24	Against children robbing their parents.	26	He that thinks he is so wise, that he needs no counsel, is a foole.
29	4	A good King, the stability of the land.	6	The wicked as a bird in a snare, the just as one singing.	8	The people mutining against the Senate, appeased, how.	9	Of a fools behaviour, a wise man weary.	11	Against telling all that a man thinketh. Against rash putting of ones selfe forth at the first.	12	It is as bad to hear lyes and tales, as to tell them.	13	How God inlightens the simple, and cunning one.	16	The increase and growth of sins, as sinners multiply.	27	The wicked hated of the just, how
30	1	Agur the son of Jakey, Ithiel and Ucal, why Salomon is called.	4	A prophesie of the son of God. The mystery of the Trinity. Salomon upon his repentance restored, if these were his words, as is most probable, and therefore I retract that, 1 King. 11.
30	6	The word of God pure, nothing to be added to it.	7, 8	The sins of the rich, and of the poore.	10	Against exasperating the rich, against the poore.	15, 16,	In two things, the covetous the Horsleeches two daughters. Of the covetous there are four sorts.	17	The Church or Preacher as thy mother, the Word as thy father, not to be for any thing mocked therefore.	20	Incontinencies, though unseen of men, knowne to God.	21	Against the pride of Subjects reigning as Kings. The intemperance of the rich and full. A womans usurping over her Husband, the pride of a Maid marryed to her Master.	23	The flesh prevailing against the spirit, as a servant ruling. A sensuall King, or following the counsell of the worst. A Commonwealth, hating and rejecting her King.	25	As the Pismire, to labour, and in time, and for the soule. Faith in Christ, unity in heart, and skill commended to us in the Conyes, Locusts, and Spiders.	29	Wisdome and courage commended to us in the truth.
31	4	Against drunkennes, and drinking wine in Princes, Ministers, Masters, and all others in their youth.	6	Wine to be given to cheare the heavy hearted.	15	Against womens lying in bed long, and idlenesse.	23	Rich Apparrell may be used by Magistrates. Faith and charity a double cloathing,

ECCLESIASTES.

C.	V.
1	2	WHy all things, good at the first, are called vaine.	3	Labour vaine, and profitable.	4	The Earth how said to continue for ever.	5	Mans birth and death set forth by the Sun.	8	A Philosopher, whence hee had his name. Felicity stands not in all knowledge here.	9	Of Gods making more worlds, divers con…ectures.	18	By knowledge sorrow increased, how.
2	13	The wise and fool that dye alike, who.
3	18	Man like a beast in five things.	The wicked onelyonly dye as beasts.	21	The immortality of the soule,
4	4	What living men, worse then the dead. An enumeration of ten vanities.	9	Of the marryed estate, the comfort. Of concord amongst brethren, the force.	13	Of Foolish Kings coming to misery, some low ones advanced.
5	5	Vowing not unlawfull under the new Testament.	7	The mouth causing sinne three wayes,	11	Increasing of worldly goods, no benefit.	13	Of the rich▪ the danger.
6	3	To want a buriall according to ones quality.	9	Against new revelations or lights
7	1	The happinesse of the dead in the Lord.	2	What sorrow commendable, & why.	9	The former times better then these,	12	Against giving to be prayed for after death.	15	Righteous men much, who are.	17	A very few righteous either men or women.
8	1	To know the interpretation of the Scriptures, wisdome.	2	Against tyranny in Kings, and rebellion in Subjects.	12	Sinners living is nothing, they are dead.	14	Comforts of the righteous suffering.
9	1	Salvation not uncertaine to him that shall be saved.	10	Not to deferre receiving the Lords Supper.	17	Moderate speaking more effectuall then loud.
10	5	The wise as Princes, the foolish as servants.	9	Kings how they bring ruine upon themselves.	11	By back-biting, three hurt at once.	14	Our words should be few, of speaking two rules.	20	Great sinnes strangely revealed, though secret.
1	1	Almes to be given to whom, and to whom not.	3	Ministers as clouds sending down raine.
12	2	Old men want light to see the narrow way of life.	9	Teaching by writing as well as speaking.

CANTICLES.

C.	V.
2	15	HEreticks incorrigible to bee banished.
3	4	To go to Church, to finde Christ, necessary. The Jewes shall be converted by the Gentiles.	7	The safety of every faithfull person.
4	1	The Church of the Jewes converted most glorious. Whether womens haire may be seen or not. What hearers are the Ministers shame.	7	The faithfull without any spot, how said to be.	8	The Churches deliverance from heathen persecutors, and popish, prophesied of.	13	Adding to the Church a restoring to paradise.	16	The spirit of God both as the north and south wind.
5	6	To defer repentance dangerous to the best.	7	Sinners to suffer by Church censures.	10	Christ said to be white & red, why	12	The Scriptures full, and all-sufficient alone.	13	The joy that shal be at the Jewes conversion.
7	9	Good hearers talke of the Sermon being heard.	10	Of preaching the Gospell amongst the Gentiles.
8	6	Of the love of Christ, the signs.	8	The Americans, and Chinans shall be converted.

FINIS.

A COMMENTARY Upon all the PROPHETS BOTH GREAT and SMALL: Wherein The divers Translations and Expositions both Literal and Mystical of all the most famous Commentators both Ancient and Modern are propounded, examined and censured, for the singular benefit of all that be studious of the HOLY SCRIPTURES.

By JOHN MAYER Doctor of Divinity.

2 PET. 1. 19, 20.

We have also a more sure word of Prophecy, whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, untill the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no Prophecy of the Scripture is of any private Interpretation.

AN CHORA SPEI

LONDON, Printed by Abraham Miller and Ellen Cotes, 1652.

ROBERTUS METCALFE S. T. D.

Vir pius, doctus, integerrimus, Beverléae in Brigantibus ortus, Hujus Collegii quondam Socius: Indè Linguae Sanctae Professor publicus: Tandem Collegii Trinitatis Promagister: Bibliothecae huic instruendae Centum libras Testamento reliquit, quibus empti, Hic & Alii.

Anno Dom. 1653.

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