Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 2, Index
A Table of such particulars as are contained in this Commentarie.
A
Abraham, his mild speech to Lot. 29
Accesse to God. 347
No accident in God. 114
Adam, 287. 360
Adulterie, 148
Adulterers. 148
Naturall Affection. 28
Affliction. 254
Alexander the sixth. 157
An Altar, of earth. 169
of stone. of Holocausts. ibid.
There was but one Altar. 169
The Altar a tipe of Christ. 170
Popish Altars. 171
none such in the Primitiue Church Ibid.
Our Altar now, not materiall. 172
It is our heart. 177
The Ammonites, enemies to the people of God. 18
Excluded from that Church. 18
The Amorite 214
Destroied. ibid
Amorites, they were tale and strong. 226
They were destroied. 236
Amos. 307
Amos, why he first prophecied against Forreine nations. 2. 47
Antaeus. 226
Antiochus. 149
Antonius Caracalla. ibid.
Arias. 344
Asaphel. 343
Aspasia. 149
Assurance of our faith. 7.
Atalanta. 343
Atheists, denying God and his truth. 12
B
Men of Base estate comforted. 45
Beasts worshipped for Gods. 247
Beautie. 229
Behold. 322
Benefits, the order of Gods Benefits Not obserued. 242
We must remember Gods Benefits. 252
The Bible the greatest treasure. 54
The Bible must be had. ibid.
The Bible to be read. ibid.
Men Blaspheme God. 152
Gods name Blasphemed. 150
Our Bodies a sacrifice. 174
The goods of our Bodies, must be offered. ibid.
The Bond of bloud. 28
of christianity. ibid
The greatest Bond betweene men. ibid
A Broken spirit. 176
D. Bucknham. 89
The Buriall of the dead. 27
C
Cain. 360. 361
Camilla. 343
A Calumniator. 138
A Calumnie. ibid.
Carioth. 33
Cedars. 223
They grow high. ibid.
Cerijoth. 33
We hauehave beene Chastised of God. 42
Christ, our altar. 170
His benefits towards vsus. ibid
His death and passion. ibid
A Christian in name. 106
A Christian who. ibid
The Church of God. 253
A Citie not safe against God by munition &c. 35
Consanguinitie. 27
Contempt. 64
Contempt of the law of the Lord. 67
Contempt may be a sinne and not. 65
Couetousnesse. 133
The causes of our Crosses is sinne. 60
Crueltie. 23. 133
Crueltie against the dead. 25
Crueltie displeaseth God. 23. 37
D
Darius. 98. 149
The naturall man in Darknesse. 86
Dauid chosen king. 230
Dauid George. 89
The Day of the Lord. 134. 371
Crueltie towards the Dead. 25
Buriall of the Dead. 27
Death of 4. sorts. 36
Death terrible. 37
Death considered in a double respect. 38
Death to be feared, of whom. 39
Death welcome to the penitent. 38. 40
Of three things no Definition. 112
The Denying of a contrary is somtime an affirmation. 70
All must once Die. 36. 37
Disobedience. 74. 77. 289. 292
Dispensations Popish. 155
Doggs thankfull. 207
Draw nigh to God. 347
A Drunkard. 182. 286
described. 182
Drunkennes: the effects of it. ibid &c.
Our Dwelling houses a blessing vntounto vsus. 35
E
Eagle: swifter then Eagles. 224
The Edomites descended from Abraham. 22
Egypt, 345. 250
Where situate. 245.
The Egyptians superstitious. 246
Their Gods. ibid.
Their crueltie. 251
The Israelites brought vp from the land of Egypt. 244. 245
Eliab: Iesse his eldest sonne. 228
liked by Samuell. 229. 230
faire of countenance and of goodly stature. 229
refused. 230
No Escaping from God. 342
Etham. 255
No Euasion from God. 342
The cause of Euill is sinne. 60
Extortion. 133
God wholy an Eye. 105
The Eyes of the Lord, behold all things. 104
F
Faith: the power of it. 260
Assurance of our Faith 7
Perseuerance in our Faith. 8
Faithfull: their stedfastnesse and stability. 368
Our first parents Fall. 10
The Famine of Ierusalem. 100
Fathers. 83
Our Fathers not simply to be followed in matters of religion. 92
The Papists follow their Fathers in religion. 93
Fire. 34. 97
No Fleeing from God. 342. 360
Flee to God. 346
The father of a Foole reioyceth not. 70
Fornication. 149 152
abstaine from fornication. 152
name not Fornication. ibid.
Fornication vnlawfull by the law of nature. 153.
Fornicators. 149
Freedome. 253
Fridericke the fourth. 94
Fruite. 237
G
Gentiles their calling. 254
Their Gods. 247
Giants. 234
Glorie only in the Lord. 231
God: his counsells. 238
all power is his. 239
the honour of victories is his. 239
is present eueryevery where 344
seeth all things. 104. 345
is all in all in the ouerthrow of his enemies. 218
and in the vpholding his children. 218. 219
faithfull in his promises. 260
a present helpe. 261
What God is. 113
No accident in God. 114.
Gods attributes, negatiue. 113
Affirmatiue 114
God is vnpartiall. 103
Goods externall we must offer vp in sacrifice. 173
Goods of the body must be offered. 174
Goods of the mind to be offered. 176
Goods vnlawfully gotten, not fit to be employed in Gods seruice. 200
nor in the seruice of Idols. ibid.
The Gospell of Christ. 272
its the word of saluation. ibid
the doctrine of peace. ibid
the doctrine of good things. 275
Great personages punished by God. 44
Grubenheimer. 88
H
Haile. 295
Hanani. 308
Hearers of the word, must be attentiue. 16, 50
A faithfull Heart. 178
Our Hearts must not be set on the outward things of this world. 45
Heauen. 139
Hell. 210
Hercules: the print of his foot. 227
A Horse a vaine thing. 366
A Horse described. 365
The Horseman 364
Hyperbole. 224. 225
I
K. Iames. 94
Idoles. 80
Idolaters: Its a blessing to be freed from them. 249
Iehouah. 5. 49. 112
Ieremie. 307
Iewes: their captiuitie. 98
their returne from captiuitie, ibid
The Iewes a stifnecked people. 83
The destruction of the Iewes foretold. 97
Ierusalem. ibid. 107
had faire appellations. 99. 107
Afflicted with famine. 100
The destruction of Ierusalem. 101. 102
the desolation foretold. 100
Impiety taken for Impiety by God wheresoeuer he findeth it, 104
Like Impieties like punishment 105
Incest. 148
Incestuous persons. ibid,
Incestuous mariages. 149. 155
Incestuous mariages among the heathen, 149
Incontinen 153
Iohn of Leyden, 88
Iohn the thirteenth. 156
Iohn the three and twentieth. 157
Iohannes de Casa. ibid.
Ionah. 360. 362
Iphictus. 343
Israel. 150
their sinnes. 161
their prerogatiues. 150
Israels vnthankfulnesse, 207. 209
The people of Israel: their number when they went out of Egypt. 254
Iudah. 55, 80. 111
The kingdome of Iudah. 55. 97
Iudas. 210
Iudges admonished. 195
Iudgement beginneth with Gods children. 108
The Iudgement of God exercised vponupon great ones. 44
The last Iudgement. 296
Iulia. 149
Gods Iustice goeth on slowly. 62
Iustices admonished. 195
K
Kerioth. 33
Kinred. 29, 148
L
The Law of the Lord. 66
The Law of the Lord not to be contemned. 67
It surpasseth all other Lawes. 66
A Lie in words. 81
in manner. ibid
in things. ibid
Lies. 81
in the worship of God, ibid
of two sorts, ibid
in commerce with men of three sorts. ibid
An exhortation to LoueLove. 30
The prayses of christian LoueLove. ibid
Lying downe at meat. 162
Lyons thankefull. 208
stronger then Lyons. 234
Carnall Lusts. 159
Fleshly Lusts. ibid
M
Magistrats. 195
their dutie. ibid
Man should be curteous. 24
Men of two sorts. 39
Martirdome. 174
in peace. ibid.
Martin of Polonia. 171
Meanes vsed by God. 238
Ministers of the Gospell 272
Their dutie. 276. 286
The Ministerie of the word. 271
Micaiah. 308
Mirraim, 246
Moab. 18. 32. 36
The Moabites: 22
there inhumanitie. 19
their pride, ibid,
their crueltie. 22
A cruel Mother. 101
Munition. 35
N
Naked. 370
The Names of God. 4. 144
how prophaned. 146
how sanctified. 147
Nazarene. 268
Nazarites. ibid,
their law. 270, 284
Nazirites. 268
Nazirites. 268
O
Obedience. 76
Obedience better then sacrifice. 73. 74
Obedience to the commandements of the Lord 73
Og K. of Bashan. 226. 236
height and strength. 226
his bedsteed. 227
Oke, strong as the Okes, 225
Oppression, 133, 187. 188
vnlawfull. ibid,
Oppressions of this age. 187, 188
Oppressours hated, 194
Oppressors of the poore God seeth, 197
One poore man may not oppresse another. ibid
The Order of Gods benefits inuerted. 242
Orion. 343
P
Paine the companion of a fault. 105
A Painter of Prussia. 88
The Paradise of Heauen. 139
The Patience of God. 21, 42, 45, 61
Paulus the third. 157
Taking of Pannes. 165
We enioy Peace. 45
Perseuerance in faith, 8
Persons. 103
Persons not respected by God, ibid
Pharaoh, 366
Pius the third. 157
Pledges. 165
A Poore mans Pledge not to be taken, 166
Poore: God pleadeth their cause. 130. 135
doe good to them, 138
they will cary thee to heauen, 139
For the Poore oppressed consolation, 135
The Poore not to be turned out of his way. 138
The Poore that are wicked, 136
Popes wicked. 156
incestuous, ibid
Popes dispensations, 155
Powder treason. 219
Promis…s of God. 260
Preachers, must deliuer the word of God, 15, 50
God Present eueryevery where.
Prophets, 265, 303
how instructed. 266
True Prophets two sorts, 306
False Prophets two sorts, 305
Lying Prophets. 303
Punishment followeth wickednes. 103
R
To Raise vp. 264
Rechabites, 76
Rehoboam. 56
Repent. 46
Repentance. 46, 78, 202
Restitution. 201
The Rider. 364
Roote. 235
S
Sacrifices vnderunder the law. 172
of two sorts. 172
Propiciatorie, Expiatorie, or Satisfactorie. 172
Eucharisticall or gratulatorie. 172
Eucharisticall of three sorts. 173
Euangelicall. 177
The Sacrifices of God. 176
Gods Sacrifice must be the fattest. 175
Salmanasser. 372
Saul. 288
Saul: a good man of person. 228
reiected by the Lord. ibid.
God the author of Holy Scriptures. 14 50
Speaketh in the Scriptures 13
The holy Scriptures of no priuate motion. 13
The Scriptures vilified by Papists. 14
51. magnified. 54. 55
Easie. 90
had free passage in old time. ibid
diuersly resembled. 91
In the Scriptures Christians generally had knowledge. 94
The red Sea. 255
Sheepe in England cruel. 193
A Shouting. 40
Shur, 255
Sihon K. of the Amorites. 236
Sinne a greiuous burden. 1
punished by God in the Angels. 21
The cause of our crosses. 60
to be punished. 104
resembled. 106
the effects of it. 124
Grieuous Sinnes, hauehave grieuous punishments. 62
Elee from Sinne. 106
God will punish Sinne, in his deerest children. 107
Its a part of Gods iustice, to punish sinne. 108
The filthinesse of Sinne. 150
An exhortation against Sinne. 60
Our Sinnes presse into Gods presence. 42
God punisheth for one Sinne. 62
EueryEvery Sinne is to be punished. ibid
Our state of Sinne and death. 10
Sinnes procure Gods wrath. 20
Sinnes hated of God. 20. 59
Sixtus the fourth. 157
Sobrietie. 286
Sonnes. 265
The eldest Sonnes prerogatiue. 14. 13
foreign. 28
The Spanish inuasion. 298
Stand before the Lord. 363
Stature. 233
Our States of regeneration and election. 11
Stratonice. 149
Stwes in Rome. 157
patronised. ibid
confuted. 158
Swift of foote. 359
T
Testament.
the Old. 53
the New. ibid.
Thankefulnesse in doggs. 207
in Lyons 208
An exhortation to Thankefulnes. 211
Three and foure Transgressions. 57. 116
Thunder. 295
Tiglath Pileser. 372
The Translations of the Scriptures into vulgar tongues, withstood by Papists. 88
their exceptions. ibid.
Treasures of wickednes, profit not. 71
God is True, 6
We must striue to be True, as God is True. 11
Trust not in wealth nor in any wordly helpe. 220
Trust not in externall helps. 367
Trust in the Lord. 368. 374
Trust not in man. 373
Trumpets vsed in warre. 40. 41
God is Truth in himselfe, in his words and in his workes. 6
We must be thankefull to God for our knowledge of the Truth. 8
We must striue to represent God in Truth. 10. 12
A Tumult. 40
An exhortation to Turne to the Lord 46
Tydeus. 234
Tyrannie. 253
V
The execution of Vengeance proper to the Lord. 33.
Victories. 239
Vilages depopulated. 193
Vnthankefulnesse. 205. 211
Odious before God. 205. 211
forbidden. 206
reprehended. ibid,
punished. 209
Ʋsurie. 133
W
To walke. 84
how we are to walke. 249
The Water, 296
Warre the executioner of Gods vengeance, 41
A Way taken properly & figuratiuely 137
Wealth: trust not in it, 220
The wicked man, 235
Wildernesse of Etham. 254
of Shur. 256
The Winde. 297
Wine allowed, 181
to be auoided, 184
forbidden to the Nazirites, 285
to Priests, 286
to Kings. 285
Wine giuen to the condemned, 186
of the condemned, ibid
The abuse of Wine. 181
A Woman of Munster. 88
An english Woman. 89
The Word of God praised, 16, 272
magnified, 54, 55
not to be declined from, 85
to be embraced with diligence, 87
compared to a lampe or, light, 86
We must be thankefull for hauing the Word of God. 87
The Church of Rome with-holds the Word of God. ibid,
The Workes of God internall and externall. 7
Z
Zacheus, 201, 232
Zedechiah K. of Iudah. 97.
FINIS.
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