The Fast Friend, Index
An Alphabeticall Index or Table for the readier finding out of the moſt material things the handled and enlarged in foregoing Expoſition upon that Parable, Luke 11.5-11.
A.
ABility is in God to help us, page 219
Abundance of outward things is no ſure note of Gods ſpeciall love, page 78
Yet they are fruits of Gods common love, page 79
Abundance is pernitious to the wicked, ibid.
Accommodation & Mutuation how they differ, page 140
Affections corrupt blind the judgement, page 265
Affections, inordinate, condemned, page 266
Affections, when they exceed their bounds page 266
Affections, how to be limited, page 267
Afflictions not abſolutely to be prayed againſt, page 181
Affliction, a good School-Maſter and many wayes profitable, page 208
Afflictions neceſſary, page 211
Afflictions are a part of our portion and may not prodigally be waſted, page 213
Afflictions are not profitable to the wicked, page 207
They cauſe the wicked to blaſpheme, page 135
Alienation of goods, the ſeverall kinds, page 140
Almes, we all live by, page 396
Amen; why Chriſt is ſo ſtyled, page 318
Why St. John alwayes doubl's it, and not the other Evangeliſts, page 318
Anger diſtinguiſhed of, page 46
In Gods Anger love may be ſeen, page 247
Angry-men, make no friendſhip with, page 46
God Anſwers ſuch as Aske, page 401
How God Anſwers us and when, page 232, 233
Prayer is the holy Anchor, page 436
Appetite, how to get to our ſpiritual food, page 175
Application to be made of doctrine, page 320, 321
And of promiſes, page 460
In Applying generall promiſes ſome cautions given, page 463
Spare to Ask and ſpare to ſpeed, page 401
Aſſurance of God's love to us may be gathered from Gods dealing with others, page 462
Author…ty humane, of what uſe i… is. page 316
B.
BAnckrupts, notable Theeves, page 152
How God is ſaid to be in Bed, page 269 339
When God is in Bed, no creature is up, page 269
The Grave is a Bed, page 274
A good Conſcience is a ſoft Bed page 271. 273
Beggars a Corporation of them, page 77
They are the Vermin of the Commonwealth, page 77
We are all a neſt of Beggars, page 396
Street-Beggary condemned, page 399
We muſt pray like Beggars, page 395
We have a licence to Begg, page 399
The Godly may be put to Begg Bread, page 78
Bleſſings Temporall, how farr they are promiſed, page 76
Temporall Bleſſings are but lent us, page 55
A different manner in Gods diſpenſation of Bleſſings temporall and ſpirituall, page 157
We muſt willingly part with them when God calls for them, page 158
We may not be proud of them, ibid.
Not abu…e them, ibid.
Bread what it notes, page 163
Want of Bread, a great Judgement, page 88
That eſpecially cauſeth Famine, page 90
Bread made of ſe…erall things, page 89
Three ſorts of Bread mentioned in the Scriptures, page 172
Bread of life the beſt Bread, page 175
Bookes are the dead to whom we may reſort in trouble, page 105
Borrowers of three ſorts, page 149
What Borrowers may not be lent unto, page 148
None ſhould Borrow without great need, page 151
Dutyes of Borrowers, page 152
What Borrowers ſhould do that are not ab…e to par, page 154
Bounty of God towards us is very great, page 448
Gods Bounty is much abuſed, page 449
His Bounty many wayes exceeds mans, page 450
If ſhould encourage us to ſeek to him, page 451
As we taſt of his Bounty, ſo ſhould he of ours, page 451
A Churle may ſometimes ſeeme Bountifull page 351
It is a fault to overburthen a Friend, page 160
C.
MUch wickedneſſe is committed by Candlelight. page 128
Catechiſed Familyes, the beſt Familyes, page 17
Catechiſing uſed by Chriſt himſelf, page 31
A good Catechiſme for Inferiours, page 11
In workes of Charity what to be reſpected by us, page 336
Chriſt to be beleeved on his bare word, page 318
Godly Familyes are little Churches, page 18
Church-Government to be ſet up in our Familyes, page 23
The Church ſuffers much by her Watchmen, page 282
The Churches peace diſquieted by many, page 277
The Church troubled by her own Children, page 280
The Church ſcandalized by her diſtractions, page 288
God is highly offended with the Churches diſturbers, page 289
Many bleſſings attend on the Churches peace, page 287
The Church militant, like a ſhip on the Sea, page 341
God will ariſe for his Churches ſuccour, page 340
Company, if good, comfortable in our journey, page 200
Complements not altogether to be condemned, page 137
Conditions required in both Covenants, yet with a difference page 437
God performes the Condition for us, that he requires of us, ibid.
The benefit of a good Conſcience, and horrour of an i…l conſcience, page 272
Covetous perſons no ſure Friends, page 46
No Creature can comfort us whilſt the Creator hides his face, page 270
D.
DAngers are to be prevented, page 247
Under the greateſt Darkneſſe ſeek for light, page 135
Dead ſhould not be di…quieted, page 276
The Devill may enter into a Dead Corps and move it, page 275
A double dealer not to be truſted, page 47
Decree when paſt, all hope is paſt, page 259
Delayes whet deſires, page 227
God may Delay us, and yet heare us, page 224
Why God Delayes before he anſwers, page 225
Meanes to ſuſtaine our hearts under Delayes, page 229
What to do when God Delayes us, page 231
Denyals how to be made, page 216
Depopulatours like Caterpillars, page 93
Deſires ſhould be kept within bounds, page 176
Rules given to that purpoſe, ibid.
Deſires in ſome caſes ſhould reach beyond our abilityes, page 181
God is better to us then our Deſires, page 349
He doth not alwayes anſwer our Deſires in the ſame degree nor kind, page 345
Gods gratious denyalls are better then his angry yieldings, page 355
Diſcipline, no family may be without, page 25
Diſcouragements ſhould not keep us from ſeeking to God, page 302
Doggs their fidelity to their Maſters page 193
Doore, Heaven hath two leaff'd, page 425, 426.
It ſtands not alwayes open, page 427
No enterance into Heaven but by the Door, ibid.
When the Door may be ſaid to be ſhut, page 259
The Door is open whil'ſt meanes are continued, page 260
When the Doore is ſhut, Prayer is not ſpeeding, page 259
All Doors fly open to Prayer, page 433
Drunkenneſſe brings to beggary, page 94
The Drunkard not to be truſted, page 47
It is a ſigne of Drunkenneſſe to forget what we heard at a Sermon, page 13
E.
Earlineſſe twofold, page 422
Earneſt we muſt be for ſmall things as well as great; yet not with the like degree, page 362
Eloquence of ſuperiours is in Action, page 12
Enemy reconciled, hard to truſt, page 48
Endeavours muſt ſecond our Prayers, page 415
Enough is a language few can ſpeak, page 178
Epicuriſm one of England's ſins, page 164
Evill, of two ſorts, page 181
How of two Evils we may chuſe the leſſe, page 184
Example of Chriſt is our Samplar, page 10. 15.
The force of the Rule lyes in the Example, page 11.
Excuſes ſinfull, manifold, page 236
Experience what, page 453
What is required to make Chriſtian Experience, page 460
It is good reaſoning from Experience, page 453
In what ſenſe it is ſaid to be the Miſtris of fools, page 455
None ſo wiſe but may learn by it, page 455
Experience teacheth what reading cannot, page 456
Experience may be bought too dear, page 455
The benefit that comes by Experience is great, page 456
How to make a right uſe of Experience. page 458
Our Experiments to be pleaded to God, page 459
It is not alwayes ſafe to ground our confidence upon former Experiments, page 460
Others ſhould be acquainted with our Experiences, page 463
Eye of God is healing, page 185
God ſees through his Eye-lids. page 342
F.
FAith of a Chriſtian not grounded on ſenſe, yet confirmed by it, page 454
Family, the Foundation of all ſocietyes, page 16
Familyes to be inſtructed by Governours, page 15
It is a great honour to a family to be Godly, page 18
The ſad complaint that untaught familyes will one day make againſt Governours, page 19
Neglect of inſtructing Families, whence it ariſeth, page 20
Familyes ſhould have Church-Government, page 24
All that offer themſelves may not be admitted into our Familyes, page 23
In good Familyes may be ſome bad, page 28
Familiarity with God in a humble way God admitts of, page 399
Famine, the ſad face of it diſcovered, page 96
The effects of it ſhewed, page 97
Sin cauſeth God to ſend it, page 100
Fare, homely, contented former times, page 164
Feaſt, not to be judged of by full cupps, page 168
Some Feaſts made not for laughter, but for ſlaughter, page 168
Rules for Feaſting, given, page 170
Fervency wherein it conſiſts, page 358
Flattery, all ſmooth language is not, page 137
Food of the ſoul is to be ſought after, and motives thereunto, page 175
Counterfeit Friends of divers ſorts, page 37
Friends, true, very few, page 35
The world is a Time-ſerving Friend, page 59
The fleſh a Table-Friend, page 60
The Devill a Treacherous Friend, ibid.
No Creature ſtands in ſuch need of a Friend as man, page 44
The ſad condition of a Friendleſſe man, page 103
What Friends to make choyce of, page 46
The bad wayes that ſome take to procure Friends, page 51
The beſt way to obtaine them, page 52
To find Friends when there is no need, and to want them when there is need, are both alike eaſie, page 105
A true Friend was borne for his Friend, page 107
Earthly Friends are ſubſervient to God, page 108
Earthly Friends faile us, page 109
Praying Friends are beſt Friends, page 205
Earthly Friends not to be confided in, page 72
Difference amongſt Friends may ariſe, page 69
Such differences are hardly compoſed, page 42
Adverſity tryes Friends, page 64
No change of ſtate can cauſe any alteration in a Friends affections, page 102
A Friend may be in want, page 71
A Friend may deny his Friends requeſt & yet remain a Friend, page 214
A Faithfull Friend a great treaſure, page 41
A Friend will judge his Friends caſe to be his own, page 187
Friends love not to be ſuſpected, page 66
Two ſorts of Friends to make uſe of in the time of Affliction, page 103
Three ſorts of living Friends, page 104
Dead Friends to whom we may reſort in our diſtreſſe, page 105
Some would make the Devill their Friends, page 111
Friend Paramount, God only is, page 108
He is generally a Friend to all, page 56
But to the Godly in a more ſpeciall manner, ibid.
A high honour to have God for our Friend, page 59
How to be aſſured that God is our Friend, page 64. 112
Gods Friends cleave cloſe to him in tryalls, page 64
Gods Friends love his Friends, page 65
A great encourgement to come to God in that he is our Friend, page 113
God only can be-Friend us at all times, in all places, and in all our wants, page 108. 109
He communicates his purpoſes to his Friends, page 57
And is very Familiar with them, page 58
Friendſhip of three kindes, page 48
True Friendſhip what it is, page 36
It is to be Found only in the Communion of Saints, page 50
It is reſembled to marriage, page 51
Friendſhip is degenerated in theſe dayes, page 43
Some Heathens have excelled Chriſtians in point of Friendſhip, page 43
One may be preferred before another Chriſtian in point of Friendſhip, page 50
Self ends diſclaimed in true Friendſhip, page 65
The Love of Friendſhip tyes faſter then the Love of nature, page 102
Dutyes of Friendſhip, reciprocall, page 190
Friendſhip had need ſometimes to be awakened, page 335
That Friendſhip be continued where it is, what muſt be done, page 41
Friendſhip ſhould digeſt ſmal injuryes, page 42
Friendſhip with God, how obtayned, page 61
What muſt be done to preſerve it, page 67
How to recover it being loſt, page 69
How to imp ove Gods Friendſhip to to us, page 114
Gods Friendſhip is laſting, page 66
G.
SAtan is a foule Gamſter, page 114
All we have is of free Gift, page 409
God gives ſometimes unask't, page 400
In the firſt Grace he is a giver, but in the ſecond Grace a Helper, page 417
God gives bountifully, page 445
Rules to be obſerved in our Giving, page 337
How by Gifts we may procure Friends, page 51. 52
Glory of God to be preferred to mans Salvation, page 123
Gluttony the vice of the Engliſh, page 165
Arguments againſt Gluttony, page 166
God, how repreſented to us in Scripture, page 385
God is Almighty, page 220
Good ſhould be conſidered in the degrees of it, page 258
A leſſe Good may no… crow'd out the greater, nor an uncertaine good exclude a certaine, page 257, 258
Governours; Biſhops in their own houſes, page 26
They muſt overſee their Familyes, page 27
They muſt not be Non reſident, page 28
No Governour too great for that duty. page 21
They have charge of Souls, page 21
And muſt give account to God thereof, page 18
Grace not abſolutely to be deſired in every degree thereof, page 181
Our Salvation lyes in the poſitive degree of Grace, but much of our Conſolation in the comparative, page 182
What degree of Grace may abſolutely be deſired, page 182
Grace, that is our houſe, page 198
A good Guide is to be gotten in our journey, page 200
H.
HAnds, both muſt be uſed in kno…king at the Gate of Heaven, page 429
Pure Hands are fitteſt to knock at that Gate, page 430
The right Hand (which is the working Hand) God ſtands at, with a Bleſſing, page 417
Faith is the Hand of the Soul, page 4…0
God is ready to Heare us calling, page 218
Heaven is Gods Habitation, page 217
How God is there, page 217
Hell; How God is ſaid to be there, ibid.
Heret…ques diſturb the peace of the Church, page 279
Hinderances in doing good whence they ari e page 332
Hoarders up of Corne reſemble the Locuſt, page 92
Humility, one of the paths of peace, page 285
Hunger is a delicate Cooke, page 107
Hunters no good Friend to the Husbandman, page 91
Husbandry, highly to be reſpected, page 90
Fowre Creatures great enemyes to Husbandry, page 91
Hypocrites diſquiet the Church, page 281
I.
IDleneſſe brings want, page 95
Idle Perſons want no ſhift, page 236
Ignorance in the Superiour is the calamity of the Inferious, page 20
Image of God wherein it conſiſted, page 412
Imitation of Chriſt, how farr lawfull, page 15
Importunity a powerfull Oratour, page 356
Importunacy in Prayer, wherein it ſtandeth, page 357
Importunity, twofold, page 362
Importunacy hath ſomething in it of that we call Impudency, page 361
Some kind of Importunity God likes not, page 362
Infirmityes what they are, page 327
Interrogations, the uſe of them, page 32
Journey, we are all in, page 199
Our Journey to be provided for, page 200
K.
Key of Heaven, Prayer is, page 433
It is the Key that opens Gods treaſury, page 404
The keyes at the Popes girdle will not unlock heaven, page 427
Kindneſſe is to be returned, page 192
The bruit Creatures are kind in their kind, page 193
Knocking what it imports, page 425
Many knock at Heaven that ſhall not be admitted, page 432
Knowledge, experimentall is all in all, page 454
L.
LAndlords that are cruell, are like the Cankerworme, page 92
Lending; what it is, page 239
How it differs from other Contracts, page 141
It is the part of a Friend to Lend, page 143
It is an act of Charity, page 144
which mercenary lending overthrowes, ibid.
How a man may receive recompence for what he lends, page 146
It is Gods command to lend freely, page 147
A geater ſin, not to lend, than to take Uſury, page 148
In what Caſes it is unlawfull to lend, page 150
Difference betwixt God and Sathan in lending, page 156
Leveller; a horned worme, page 95
Liberality, of all ſorts not commendable, page 353
It muſt be made up of matter and forme, page 453
A vile perſon may ſeeme Liberall, page 351
The Devill would be thought to be ſo, page 352
Some Liberall of what is not their own, page 353
Some mens Liberality tends to ſin, page 354
Loſt, we are all by nature, page 411
A man may be a Loſer in ſpirituall things many wayes, page 413
Love is a ſubſtantive, page 126
Loves paces that ſhe takes, page 124
The print of her feet hardly diſcerned, page 125
Love is one of the paths of Peace, page 286
Love ſeeks not her own, page 121
Love our Neighbours as our ſelves, how to be underſtood, page 122
Self-Love the bane of Religion, page 124
Perſecutors pretend Love in all their Perſecutions, page 278
God is to be loved, who firſt loved us, page 295
Our hearts may be enlarged in love, to one Chriſtian more then to another, page 50
M.
MArkets; God ſets, page 99
Gods Markets are well furniſhed, yet it hath not for all Commers, page 405
Marriage and Friendſhip compared, page 51
Meanes to be uſed, but not truſted unto, page 114
Meanes to be uſed for ſupply of our wants, page 116
It is dangerous to contemne the Meanes, page 262
Whil'ſt the Meanes are continued there is hope, page 260
Meanes muſt be uſed which God hath reſcribed, page 418
Prayers pſanctifies the Meanes, page 418
We May neither truſt in them nor ſlight them, page 419
Many failings in works of mercy, page 337
Merit confuted, page 408
What is required to make an act Meritorious, ibid.
Gods Mercy is mans Merit, page 410
Miniſters are to ſet an edge on their Doctrines, page 32
The publique Miniſtery, why ſo unfruitfull, page 21
A like-mindedneſs to be endeavoured, and how it may be comfortably effected, page 284
Mony, Prayer is like unto, page 406
How it anſwers all things, page 404
N.
NEceſſity, twofold, page 179
It is a powerfull Goddeſſe and prevailes much, page 183
In our Requeſts to God or man it may be preſſed, page 184
Many plead Neceſſity where is none, page 184
Things Neceſſary may be deſired, but not things ſuperfluous, page 180
The Neceſſityes of our Brethren ſhould be regarded, page 336
The Neceſſityes of others ſhould move us, page 185
Night, what it ſignifies, page 126
Night-Vigils what to think of them page 133
Nigardlineſſe becomes not a Friend's Table, page 170
Number of three do oft-times teach the myſtery of the Trinity, page 171
O.
OPportunity to be made good uſe of, page 253
Want of an Opportunity is often pretended for the neglect of duty, page 249
The firſt Opportunity offered of doing good, to be laid hold on, page 256
The danger of neglecting Opportunity, page 253
Oppreſsors reſembled to the Palmer-Wormes, page 91
P.
PArables, whereunto reſembled, page 6
Patience, the way of Peace, page 285
Pawnes or Pledges may be taken, and of whom, and when, page 150
Peace of the Church to be ſought page 283
We are called to Peace, page 287
The meanes of reſtoring the Churches Peace, page 284
Pray for the Churches Peace, page 286
Much good followes the Churches Peace, page 287
Perſecutors hinder the Churches peace, page 277
Gods Judgements on Perſecutors, page 260
Petitions, to be practiſed as well as prayed, page 415
Poore, of two ſorts, page 77
The Godly Poore in better caſe then the worldly rich, page 80
None ſo Poore but ſome are poorer, page 85
The rich proved by the Poore mans poverty, page 74
The Poore ſhould be made our Friends, page 52
The Poore may make Friends to themſelves, page 53
Poverty workes to humility, page 74
Politicians not too farr to be truſted, page 47
Power of God diſtinguiſhed, page 295
It is dangerous to tempt God concerning his Power, page 298
Prayer, what it is, page 395
Many wayes we may addreſſe our ſelves unto it, page 372
Saints not to be prayed unto, page 220
How God is to be conceived of in Prayer, page 373. 385
In all our Prayers, ſee a fullneſſe in God of thoſe things we crave, page 221
Prayer to be put up in Chriſts name page 222
The Spirit of Prayer pray for, page 383
Prayer to be prefaced with ſuch Attributes of God as may beſt ſtrengthen Faith, page 138
True Prayer is the Prayer of Faith, page 307
All muſt pray, page 369
The wicked ſtand charged with the duty, page 370
They may be encouraged thereto, page 371
Children ſhould be taught to Pray, page 369
Others are to be Prayed for, page 201
We may be too private in Prayer, page 203
Praying Friends are beſt Friends, page 204
A wicked man cannot Pray well, nor one that can Pray well live wickedly, page 384
The Heads of Prayer, what they are, page 381
The Lords Prayer to be uſed, page 2
Set Prayer is lawfull, page 1. 387
Publique Prayer, what, page 130
Private Prayer, what, page 131
All times and places are ſanctifyed for Prayer, page 130
What times moſt ſeaſonable for Prayer, page 131
The Morning is neceſſary, and the Night ſeaſonable page 132
Prayer prevents God, page 129
Errour in the matter fruſtrates Prayer, page 374
We are to be furniſhed with matter for Prayer, and whence, page 380
Care muſt be had of the manner of Praying, page 374
The heart may not be raſh in Praying, page 374
Sudden Praying without meditation, not commendable, page 379
We muſt be frequent in Prayer, page 358
And fervent in Prayer, page 358
And earneſt for ſmall things as well as great, page 363
Formality in Prayer, hatefull. page 368
Lukewarme Prayer God reſpects, as he doth Lukewarme Perſons, page 359
To Pray Prayer is more then to ſay Prayer, page 378
We muſt Watch and Pray page 383
And Perſevere in Prayer, page 359
And do Prayer as well as pray Prayer, page 430
The Power of Faithfull Prayer, page 434
It is after a ſhort Omnipotent, page 404. 433
It commands God, and how, page 398
It lets us into Gods treaſury, page 404
It quickens all Ordinances, page 402
It is the holy Anchor, page 436
Prayers, are our Ambaſſadours, page 360
They are the Cannon that God chargeth and diſchargeth on himſelf, page 360
It is a ſcourge to the Devil, page 435
The Gates of Heaven ſtand open to it, page 129
It is the beſt remedy, and to be preferr'd, page 119
God is ready to heare our Prayers, page 224
God Anſwers our Prayers many wayes, page 230
He may be ſilent to our Prayers, and long delay us, page 224
Why God delayes long before he anſwers; See before, Delay, page 225
How God heareth the Prayers of wicked men, and why, page 229
Reaſons why Prayer is not ever heard, page 405
Many lets that hinders Prayer, both from within us, and from without us, page 376
Our Hearts never more fugitive then in Prayer, page 376
…he Devil is moſt buſie when we go about that Duty, page 376
Worldly diſtractions interrupt our Prayers, page 377
…n ſtops the paſſage of our Prayers, page 382
…e muſt be ſenſible of the want of what we Pray for, page 391
A three-fold want we muſt be ſenſible of in Prayer, page 392
Words are requiſite in Prayer, page 390
Yet the voyce not abſolutely neceſſary, page 387
The Godly ſometimes want words in Prayer, and whence that is, page 386
God heares broken Prayers, page 387
What muſt be done when words are wanting, page 387
Wandering thoughts in Prayer of two ſorts, page 387
Wandering thoughts in Prayer to be prevented, page 388
In ſhort Prayers our thoughts are leſs apt to wander then in long, page 389
Some thoughts of wordly things may lawfully be admitted in Prayer, page 383
Thoſe Prayers are not alwayes beſt pleaſing unto God, wherein we beſt pleaſe our ſelves, page 388
No other duty requires more ſtrong abilityes then Prayer, page 375
No diſcouragement ſhould keep us from that duty, page 304, 308
Feare of man ſhould not cauſe us to neglect it, page 367
None diſpenſed with for omiſſion of it, page 371
God layes out our Prayers for our beſt advantage, page 347
Praiſe, muſt be added to Petitions, page 410
Preaching, the beſt method in it, page 10
How a Miniſter is to Preach himſelf, page 11
Pride the mother of Hereſie, page 285
Promiſes, of two ſorts, page 438.440.
Evangelicall Promiſes, conditionall, page 437
Yet free, and how, ibid.
Some Promiſes, Abſolute, page 438
Promiſes concerning temporal things how made, and to be underſtood, page 76.440
Promiſes concerning ſpirituall bleſſings, how made unto us, page 441
How to entertaine the Promiſes, page 442
Prayer muſt be grounded on a promiſe, page 222
Q.
QUare, why, is a dangerous monoſyllable, page 297
Some Queſtions Chriſt anſwered not, page 310
All Queſtions about ſubſtantialls are to be decided by the Scriptures, page 311
Never did any prove good Schollar that was not a Questionist, page 311
R.
REaſon, there is for all that God wills, page 297
Reformation, muſt begin at home, page 22
Remedy, may be had in all diſtreſſes page 120
Repetitions, warrantable, page 442
Repetitions, what they note, page 443
Repetitions, ſhould not be greivous to a Hearer, page 444
Repetitions, tedious, to be avoyded, page 444
Reprooff, of ſin, like fiſhing for the Whale, page 209
Requests, to God ſhould be Chriſtian and modeſt, page 161
Some Request that of God which wil not ſtand with his honour to give, page 162
Some Requeſts unto a Friend may be denyed, page 215
Reſt, in this life three-fold, page 274
The Dead are at Rest, page 274
An eternall Rest in Heaven, page 275
How the Godly may be diſquieted of their Reſt, page 275
Foure ſorts of perſons diſquiet the Church of her Rest, page 277
Right, civil, wicked have to the things of this life, but not ſpiritual, page 80
S.
SAints, in Heaven not to be ſought unto, page 110
Schiſme, what it is, page 279
Schiſmatiques, diſturb the Church, ibid.
Scoffers, at Religion reproved, page 22
Scriptures, abound with faire expreſſions, page 136
Why Chriſt alleadged Scripture, page 314
Chriſt was a ſpeaking Scripture, page 313
Secrets, God communicates to his, page 57
Seeking what it is, page 411
A twofold Seeking, page 421
A double act in it, page 415
We may Seek too late, page 263
Whence it is that ſome who Seek, find not, page 420
Three wayes men may be fruſtrated in Seeking, page 421
Infallibility of finding depends upon faithfull Seeking, page 420
Self is the Bias of moſt mens actions, page 125
Separatiſts of two ſorts, page 280
Sermon, not done till it be practiſed, page 13
Servants faithfull to God, will be ſo to man, page 17
A great fault in choſing Servants, page 23
Wicked Servants not to be ſuffered in the family, page 26
One good Servant better then many bad, page 29
The way to get good Servants, page 29
Servants are to ſubmit to a Religious Government, page 30
Service of God; Be ambitious of page 451
Sleep God is to be awakened out of, page 343
Soul ſtands in need of nouriſhment, page 173
It is dangerous to ſtarve it, page 176
Spirit how it illuminates us, page 312
Want of preſent Succeſs, no warrant to Surceaſe a duty. page 232
Superfluous things not to be deſired, page 186
T.
TEaching, ſuch ſhall not want as are willing to learne, page 14
Temperance commendable, page 164
Temptations not abſolutely to be prayed againſt, page 181
Teſtimony that Chriſt gave of himſelf was true, page 315
His Teſtimony is undervalued by the Church of Rome, page 315
The Churches Teſtimony, of what uſe it is, page 316
Text of a Miniſter is his Auditory, page 320
Thankfullneſs is due to God for what we have, page 159
What is won by Prayer muſt be worn by Thanks, page 411
Time allotted for all things, but not to ſin, page 250
God is the diſpoſer of Time, page 252
Time is to be redeemed, page 254
How it is lawfull to ſerve the Time, page 255
The grace of an action is in the right timing of it, page 251
Some good dutyes may be done out of Time, page 250
How to find out the fitteſt Time for an action, page 256
God takes his own Time for the payment of his debts. page 232
Travellers we are all, in a double reſpect, page 198
Troubles of divers ſorts, page 237
It is a Trouble to an unwilling mind, to be called upon to do good, page 237
Troubles may not diſcourage us from good dutyes, page 241
How Troubles may be overcome, page 242
Troubleſome they are many times eſtemed that are not, page 238
How to live, ſo as that we be not Troubleſome, page 242
Trust, twofold, page 110
Difference betwixt Truſt in man, and Truſt in God, page 109
God alone is to be Truſted in, page 114
The wicked Truſt to vain helps, page 111.
Truth goes with a ſcratched face, page 318
Thoſe call for Truth that cannot endure to heare the Truth, page 317
Tryalls of the Godly, many. page 244
V.
VIolence; too much of it in the world, page 431
Heaven to be got with Violence, page 429
Hell ſuffers Violence, page 430
Viſiting of Friends commendable, page 188
Unthankfullneſs may be thanked for all our miſeryes, page 449
Uſurers what they are, page 145
Why Ʋſury is tolerated in ſome States, page 148
W.
WAiting on God, nothing loſt by it, page 232
VVant of two ſorts, page 53
It is three-fold, page 336
Our VVants are many, page 394
Of outward Wants there is two degrees page 336
A threefold Want be ſenſible of, in comming to God, page 392
Spirituall VVants of two ſorts, page 54
The Godly are often in VVant, page 72.85.
Thoſe in VVant ſhould be releeved, page 54
The paths that lead to VVant, page 55
VVant cauſeth us to prize bleſſings, page 74
Two ſorts of perſons that are in VVant, page 77
To the Godly VVant is a Croſſe, but no Curſe, page 77
VVant ſhould not too much deject us, page 82
The Godly in VVant, more happy then the wicked in fullneſſe, page 83
In our greateſt VVants be thankfull that it is no worſe with us, page 84
VVant commeth from the Lord, page 85
VVants of the Godly, many wayes ſupplyed, page 85
In all Wants ſeek out for ſupply, page 116
Diligence in our calling will ſupply our Wants, page 128
Spirituall Wants; Be moſt ſenſible of, page 174
Our Wants lay open to God, page 184
Some good comes by Want, page 196
Spirituall Wants are the greateſt, page 392
Though God know our Wants, yet we muſt lay them open before him, page 394
We muſt ſpell our Wants out of the Croſſerow, page 393
Some correſpondency ſhould be betwixt the Want and the gift, page 336
Waſtfullneſſe brings want, page 95
Ward-roabes of ſin many, page 236
Wayes of ſin many, page 199
The beſt Way is to be gon in, ibid.
Weightieſt works are to have the precedency, page 257
Will of God the cauſe of all cauſes, page 297
God can do more then he Will, page 298
It is his Will that ſets his power on work, page 299
Gods Will diſtinguiſhed, page 300
Yet it is but one, page 301
There are degrees of Gods Willing, page 301
Gods revealed Will is to be enquired into, ibid.
Will of man how governed by the underſtanding, page 325
The Will is the grand Rebell, ibid,
The greateſt Want is in the Will, page 292, 325
Gods people are a Willing people, page 329
Difference betwixt the Willing of a regenerated and unregenerated perſon, page 327
The Will regenerated goeth beyond performance, page 326
A Willing mind overcomes difficultyes, page 323
No further is the Will right, then it puts us upon the uſe of the meanes page 328
Willingneſſe is the fat of the Sacrifice, page 330
What muſt be done that we may be willing, ibid.
The Godly may find an unwillingneſſe at ſometimes to ſome duty, page 331
Carnall wit ever attends upon carnall Will, page 235
Word of God, every Word was, which Chriſt ſpake, page 313
Worthyneſſe, twofold, page 407
How we may be ſaid to be Worthy, page 407
The moſt unworthy in their own ſenſe, ſpeed beſt, page 410
Works muſt accompany Faith, page 4…1
FINIS.
End of the text · Nehemiah Rogers, The Fast Friend (1658)