Exposition of Romans 13-16, Index – Scriptural citations

Exposition of Romans 13-16 · Index – Scriptural citations

THE TABLE.

A

ADmonition: after Admonition wee muſt bee carefull to amend our liues. page 167.

Admonition neceſſarie in two reſpects, 168. the vſe and end of it. Ibid.

Amendment: that after inſtruction we ſhould amend. 167

Apparell, an excellent vſe of it both in putting on and putting off. 92

Armour: where there is vſe of Armour there is feare of danger. 69

Authoritie, a grieuous puniſhment remayning to them that reſiſt lawfull Authoritie. 12

Awake, what it is in its proper ſenſe. 55

B

Begin: a reproofe of ſuch as beginne well and afterwards grow ſleepie. 58

Beleeue: that wee muſt wiſh our Brethren ioy and peace in beleeuing, 262. Beleeuers ſtand in neede of one anothers prayers, 306. the louelove that ought to be betweene them, 316. Beleeuers called Saints, 329. what this title admoniſheth. Ibid.

Blaſphemie, what it is, 186. the kinds of it. 187

Body, the Body is to be ſerued but not its luſts, 97, 98. pretty rules about the care and carriage of the Body, 98. ouermuch care for the Body condemned. 99

Bookes, God hath three Bookes. 162

Borrow, whether it bee lawfull to Borrow, aff: 39. with a diſtinction, Ibid. a fruit of ſin, and a kind of baſeneſſe. Ibid.

Bowing, Bowing of the knee, what it meanes, 156, 157. Bowing of the knee at the Name of Ieſus, approued. 158

Browniſts, a prettie note for their meekeneſſe or rather waywardneſſe. 104

C

Care, to care for the body is not vnlawfull, 96. ouermuch Care condemned, 99. three things ſhould make vsus Carefull againſt the day of Iudgement. 163

Cenchrea what, and where it is. 312, 313

Cenſure, to beware of it. 116, 117. Gods receiuing ſhould be a protection againſt vniuſt cenſure, 118. it is againſt right to cenſure one another, 120. a reaſon not to cenſure, 123.152. the Cenſure of mens deedes pertaine to God, 126. it is a great corruption of nature to cenſure others. 150, 151

Chambring, what. 78

Chance, that the Goſpell comes not to any place by chance. 292

Chriſt, hee is all good things to vsus, 89. how to vſe Chriſt that we may be the better for him, Ibid. wee muſt giuegive our account to Chriſt, 162. three excellent vſes hereof, Ibid. 163, 164. the end of Chriſts comming in the fleſh, 257. it is the top of eueryevery mans ambition to honour Chriſt, 288. Chriſt ruleth amidſt his enemies. 327

Church, that we ought ſo to gouerne our houſes as that they may worthily be called a Church, 321. that euen among the wicked God hath ſometimes a Church, 327. two things which ſtrike at the very heart of the Church. 335

Commend, what it is to commend, 312. that good Chriſtians muſt bee commended to others, 314. wee muſt bee warie whom wee commend, Ibid. two faults herein reproued. Ibid.

Companie, the comfort of good Companie. 295

Concupiſcence, it is euill three wayes, 94. it is not fulfilled without a great deale of care and torment. 98, 99

Condemnation, thoſe are not raſhly to bee condemned whom God hath receiued to grace, 116. a conſcience not condemning is a great bleſſing. 225

Conſcience, what, 25. whether the Lawes of man may binde the conſcience, 26.27. rules to perſwade the conſcience of the lawfulneſſe of thing, commanded, 28.29. Conſcience a guard of piety, 30. a good rule or two for an erring conſcience, 138. a Conſcience not condemning is a great bleſſing, 225. Conſcience is either a mans beſt friend or greateſt foe. Ibid.

Contention, vide Strife. The contentious like the Baſiliske. 83. like the Salamander, 84. in the Church moſt odious, 84. a good rule in asking queſtions. Ibid.

Cuſtomes, the diuers acceptation of the word. 35

D

Damnation, how taken. 12

Darkeneſſe, how miſerable they are that ſit in darkeneſſe, 62. what it is, 65. the Analogie betweene the bodily and ſpirituall darkeneſſe. 65, 66

Day, how accepted, 59.60. the time of grace called The day, 62. concerning obſeruation of dayes, 129. whether it bee lawfull to obſerue Holy-dayes, 136. reaſons Ibid. of Holydayes called by the names of Saints, 137: a good rule in the obſeruation of them, Ibid. Holy-dayes to be obſerued in the Lord. 138

Death, a good death followes a good life 142. Chriſts death ſhould teach vsus obedience. 149.150.

Debts, of a double debt. 38. louelove alone is a perpetuall debt, Ibid. wh…t to doe to keepe out of debt, 39. three ſorts deſeruing reproofe herein. 40

Deralogue, pretty obſeruations about the deuiding it. 44.45.

Decencie, what. 216.

Deeciue, what it is. 336.

Deſpiſe, what. 111

Diuiſions, ſuch as cauſe diuiſions contrary to the doctrine of Chriſt, ſerue not Chriſt, 337. a neceſſary caueat, 338. he that makes diuiſions we may bee iealous that hee is but ſanctified in ſhew. 341

Doubting, how dangerous to doe any good thing doubting, 133. the acceptation of the word doubting. 228, 229.

Drunkenneſſe, what and how vile, 74. it diſgraceth the perſons and profeſſions of men, 75. its fearefull effects. 76, 77. not poſſible to bee religious and a drunkard, 78. drunkenneſſe and whoredome ſeldome ſunder, 80. drunkenneſſe begets ſtrife. 82

E

Eate, foure reaſons why the Iſraelites were forbidden to eate certaine meates, 107, 108. rules in eating. 177

Edifie, what it is to edifie. 199.

Enuie, contrary to honeſt walking, 83. it is compared to the Baſiliske, Ibid it is to bee abhorred, 85 it is a moſt iuſt ſinne, Ibid. an enuious man moſt vnhappie, 86. what enuie doth. Ibid.

Epiretus, who, and how deſcribed. 322.

foreign, the difference betweene it and foreign, a Companion or Fellow. 41

Euill, it is threefold, 50. Euill in fact three wayes, Ibid. …uill, called the workes of Darkeneſſe three wayes, 66. euill muſt bee put off with hatred of it, &c. 69

F

Fauorite, a pretty Hiſtory of a Princes fauorite ſuing for an vniuſt thing. 23

Faith, that wee may both hauehave and keepe faith, fiue things are required. 230, 231.

Faithfull, that all the faithfull are vnderunder Gods care and protection, 145. what it ſhould teach vsus, Ibid. it breeds comfort in diſtreſſes, 146. that men muſt bee faithfull in their vndertakings, 301. notably applyed to all ſorts. 304

Feaſting, it is lawfull, but &c, 75. examples and rules therein. 76

Fruit, we muſt bring forth fruit. 303

Fulfill, a twofold fulfilling of the Law. 42

G

Garment, Chriſt is a Garment two wayes, 87. the white Garment ſignifieth three notable things, 89. a pretty Hiſtorie of the white Garment in Baptiſme. 93

Glorie, how a Miniſter may glory. 277, 278

Goſpell, the bleſſings of the Goſpell what. 301

Grace, what it teacheth vsus, 68. the Graces of God ought to be praiſed in others. 265

Griefe, what it is, 180. the weake lye open to Griefe three wayes by the liberty vſed by the ſtrong, Ibid. whether wee may grieue our brother in nothing, 181. of vſing things indifferent to the griefe of our brother, Ibid. with two cautions, Ibid.

H

Hearers, what they owe to their Preachers. 320

Honeſty, diuerſly accepted, 70. our care muſt be that our behauiour be honeſt. 71

Honor, as referred to, or conferred on Princes, what it ſignifies, 35, 36. To bee in Chriſt is a great honor, 326. It is a great honor any way to aduance Religion. 332

Houſhold, that we ought to gouerne our houſholds ſo, as that they may worthily be called Churches. 321

I

Iewes, why not to be deſpiſed. 260

Ignorance, totall ignorance deſtroyeth faith. 109

Illyricum, where it is, 284. how farre off Ieruſalem. 285

Indifferent: whether and how things indifferent bind the conſcience, 24.27, 28. That for things indifferent there ought to bee no breach of charity, nor ſeparation among Chriſtians, 111.137.138. a notable example hereof, 138. That things are indifferent two wayes, 111. Things indifferent how called by the ancient, 112. Vnity about things indifferent, 113, 114. We muſt not iudge our brethren for things indifferent, 114. a great ſinne ſo to do, 121.126. That a full perſwaſion from the word is neceſſary for the doing or leauing vndone things indifferent, 131. Excellent things concerning things indifferent, 131, 132. In things indifferent we are to propound to our ſelues the glory of God, 135. Cautions, ibid. A moſt conſcionable Rule for oppoſers of things indifferent, 143. A moſt earneſt exhortation to vnity about things indifferent, 113, 114. That things indifferent are cleane in themſelues, but vncleane to him that ſo eſteemeth them, 177. a good reaſon hereof, ibid. To vſe thing indifferent to the griefe of our brother is againſt charity, 180. two cautions herein, 181. A reproofe of ſtrong and weake in the vſe of things indifferent, 189. The kingdome of heauen is not of things indifferent, but of things neceſſary, 194. the ſtriuers about things indifferent are guilty of three ſinnes, 195. ſcandall giuen and taken for things indifferent, deſtroyeth the worke of God, 204. The blame both of Preachers and hearers herein, ibid. a threefold admonition hence, 205, 206. Indifferent things muſt bee abſtained from for the weake brothers ſake, 208. how long we muſt abſtaine for the weake brothers ſake, 212. Of the Churches authority in determining the vſe of things indifferent, 214, 215. Whether our faith & knowledge in things indifferent be alwaies to be m…nifeſted by practice, 222.

Ioy: that wee muſt wiſh our brethren ioy in beleeuing. 262

Judging, vid. Cenſure: there are foure things that we man not iudge. 166

Iudgement, that there ſhall be a generall iudgement, 153. it appeares by many reaſons, ibid. it is comfort to the good, but terrour to the bad, 154. that ſhould perſwade vsus to repentance, ibid. Three things ſhould make vsus carefull againſt the day of iudgement, 163. What to doe to auoid horror and ſhame at that day. 164.165

K

Kiſſe, of diuers ſorts of kiſſes, 330. A holy kiſſe what, ibid. the vſe of it in time of old. ibid. how abuſed in Rome. ibid.

Kingdome: the kingdome of God diuerſely accepted. 192.

…ee: what the bowing of the knee ſignifies, 156, 157. The antiquity and lawfulneſſe of the bowing of the knee at the name of Ieſus approued. 158. the end of this ceremony threefold, 159. taken for the worſhip of God. ibid.

Knowledge, it muſt goe before perſwaſion, 178. Of their eſtate that know euill, and yet doe it. ibid.

L

Law, how fulfilled, 42. two falſe concluſions from this; That louelove is the fulfilling of the Law. 51

Liberty: the weake brother lieth open to griefe three waies, by the liberty vſed by the ſtrong, 180. the vnfolding of Chriſtian liberty, 209. Chriſtian liberty what, ibid. three parts thereof, ibid. two generall rules, ib. 210. two moderators of this liberty, 210. Wee ſhould labour ſoundly to vnderſtand the doctrine of Chriſtian liberty, 214. not vſe it alwaies, 220. a ſharpe reproofe for ſuch as pretending Chriſtian liberty doe notwithſtanding abuſe the gifts of God to their luſts. 220

Life, what it is to liue or to dye to the Lord, or to a mans ſelfe, 141. that wee muſt doe both, not to our ſelues but to the Lord. ibid. An admonition that our good be not euill ſpoken of by our euill liues, 190. Three perſons for whom we are to venture our liues, 320. Hearers owe their liues to their Preachers. ibid.

Light: the beſt things called light, 63. Wee are to examine our eſtates whether wee are in the light or no, 64. The grace of ſanctification called light in three reſpects. 67

LoueLove: that louelove is a perpetuall debt, 38 40. it is the broad ſeale of our faith, 40. LoueLove what, 41. How louelove is the fulfilling of the Law, 42.52. Gods goodneſſe in that hee commands vsus nothing but to louelove, 43. Things done either for feare or ſhame, and not of louelove, are nothing worth, ibid. The Commandements of louing God and our neighbour are both alike in three reſpects, 46. whether a man may louelove his neighbour more then himſelfe, ibid. or more then another, 47. Of ſelfe-louelove that it is twofold, 47. a direction therein, ibid. of them that louelove themſelues onelyonly, ibid. diuers louers reproued, 48. euill men are to bee loued as ſicke men, ibid. nothing ſo vſefull as louelove, ibid. Done doth not onelyonly doe no hurt, but alſo doth good, 49, 51. how faith and louelove agree in one, 53. What louelove is more then other vertues, ibid. that Chriſts louelove ſhould conſtraine vsus to louelove and obey him, 243. and to louelove one another, 254. of the louelove that ought to be among beleeuers. 316

Luſts: That the body is to be ſerued but not the luſts of the body, 97.98. Luſts not …ulfilled without a great deale of paines. 98.99

M

Magiſtrates: obedience denied to them by diuers ſorts of Schiſmatickes and Heretickes, 4, 5. comfort for lawfull Magiſtrates, 9. what reuerence and obedience they ought to hauehave, 10. wee ought to bee thankfull for them, 10, 11, 23: they are for the good of the good, 17. they procure the good of their ſubiects three wayes, 18, 19, 23. two duties of ſubiects to Magiſtrates, 20. Whether a Magiſtrate may pardon a malefactor deſeruing to dye by the law of God or no, aff. 22. Clemency and ſeuerity in a Magiſtrate, when and how neceſſary, 22, 23. that eueryevery ſoule is bound to bee ſubiect to the Magiſtrate, 25. Sixe excellent rules for the obeying Magiſtrates, 28.29. Tribute to bee giuen Magiſtrates. 34

Man: he is two wayes the worke of God, 203. how turned into a beaſt. 289

Marke, what it ſignifies in the originall. 334

Meaning: that good meanings without grounds from the Word will not ſerue. 131

Meate: that meate may be a deſtruction of our brethren three wayes. 184

Mind: what it is to bee like-mined, 249. the members of Chriſts Church ought to be ſo. 250

Miniſters, they ought to preach to the capacity of their weake hearers, 103. their office not to be contemned, 257. without faith he profiteth nothing, 258. they muſt bee diligent, 269, 286. bold, 271. painefull, 287 A Miniſter in the Greeke word what it ſignifieth, 273. they are ſacred perſons. 274 they are Prieſts. ibid. how they may glory, 277, 278. their liues attractiue, 280. how they muſt pleaſe, 309. they and the people muſt pray mutually one for another. 310

Miracles, of what vſe they both were, and are, 281, 282. of popiſh miracles, ibid. they preuaile not to perſwade without the Spirit. 283

Multitude, what like. 8

N

Narciſſus, who. 327

Neceſſary: that wee muſt not preferre things vnneceſſary before thing neceſſary. 293

Neighbour, who is ſo, 45, 46. how to louelove him, and that two wayes, 46. whether a man may louelove himſelfe more then his neighbour, ibid. 47. how euill neighbours are to be loued, 48

Night, how accepted, 59, 60, 61. The time of infidelity is darke night. 62

O

Obedience: Popes how to bee obeyed, 8, 9 a pretty reaſon of obedience to them, 9. Obedience that it might be acceptable and perfect, it muſt be done in louelove. 43

Offence: what it is, 170. three ſorts of offenders of their brethren. 173

Opinion: That different opinions hauehave alwayes beene in the Church, 108. that we ought to warrant our opinions by the Word. 131

Ordaine, what it implies. 7

Order, what, 7. without it the Church cannot ſtand, 217. wee muſt not contemne it, 218. that we muſt not put religion either in vſing or forbearing outward order. 220

P

Peace: that the peaceable are acceptable to God, 197. that peace muſt bee preſerued, 200. three things neceſſary there unto, 201 Peace and edification two maine ends of our actions. ibid.

Perſwaſion: aduertiſements to perſwade vso the lawfulneſſe of things commanded, 28.29 what it is to be fully perſwaded. 130

Phoebe, who ſhe was. 312

Pleaſe: how to bee a man-pleaſer, 198. Miniſters muſt pleaſe, but with a caueat. 309

Poore: that we muſt giuegive to the poore. 298

Powers: what, and how taken, 2. diuers kinds, ibid. that God hath a ſpeciall care of higher Powers. 14

Prayer: we ought to be frequent herein, 262. a fault ſo lightly to eſteeme of publike prayers without preaching, 263. the excellency and power of publike Prayer, 308 we ſhould begin all our lawfull acts therewith, 309. againſt coldnes herein, ib. three things mouing vsus thereto. ibid. Miniſters & people ſhould pray mutually one for another. 310

Prayſe: that wee ought to praiſe the graces of God in others, 265. the prayſes of good men are to be eſteemed. 266

Preaching: that the end of preaching and hearing, is to be ſacrificed, 275. it is the power of God to ſaluation, 281. that eueryevery one ought to bee a furtherance thereto, 320, what hearers owe their Preachers. 320

Prieſt, that both Miniſters and Chriſtians are Prieſts. 274

Princes: that their perſons are ſacred, 23. that God hath a ſpeciall care of them, 14. that they muſt be honored though they bee euill, 36. wherein. ibid.

foreign, what, 171. more vide Stumblingblocke

Puniſhment: the Magiſtrate appointed for the puniſhment of them that doe euill. 21

Purpoſe: that mens purpoſes are ouer-ruled by God. 292

Put on: Chriſt is to be put on two wayes, 87. hee that hath put on him hath put on all vertue, 89. two putters on of Chriſt reproued, 90.91. wee muſt labour for it, ibid. reaſons of the negligent putting on of Chriſt, 92. a notable triall whether wee hauehave put him on or no. 95

Q

Queſtions: a good ruic for asking of Queſtions, 84. that the weake are not to be troubled with doubtfull Queſtions. 103

R

Receiue, to receiue one vvhat. 102.103.253

Regeneration, wee ought to manifeſt it by the light of our life. 63

Religion, a great honour any way to aduance religion. 332

Repetition, how and when both laudable and lawfull. 270, 271

Reproofe. Magiſtrates may be reproued, though not reſiſted. 13

Reſiſtance, that grieuous puniſhments remaine for them that reſiſt authority, 12. though it be not to be reſiſted, yet it is to be reproued. 13

Reſurrection, that Chriſt roſe not for himſelfe, but for vsus, 148. A threefolde comfort of Chriſts reſurrection. 149

Reuiue, what it is, 147. by it Chriſt brings vsus to heauen, 148. a threefold comfort hereof. 149

Riches, they being beſtowed vponupon the Church will be comfortably accounted for. 332

Righteouſnes, what. 193

Riot: what it is to be riotous. 73

S

Sacramēt, a good note for a weak receiuer. 128

Sacrifice, the end of hearing and preaching is to be ſacrificed, 275. their happineſſe that are ſo ſacrificed. ibid.

Saints, beleeuers ſo called, 329 what it admoniſheth. ibid.

Salutation, its ſignification both according to the Hebrew and Greeke, 317. why Paul ſaluted ſo many, ibid. it ought not to be neglected, 318 two exceptions hereunto. ibid. and 319

Sanctification, that grace called light in three reſpects. 67

foreign, what, 171. twofold, ibid it is ant to deſtroy our brethren, 184. A three…old Admonition inferred the …on, 185 Scandall giuen or taken for things indifferent, deſtroyeth the worke of God. 204

Scriptures, the word Scripture what it ſignifies, 245. they are written for our edification, 246. they are moſt excellent in three regards, ibid. againſt which doe erre both Papiſts and Anabaptiſts, 246, 247. they are neceſſary for all men. 247

Separation, that there ought to be no ſeparation for things indifferent. 111

Seruant, eueryevery beleeuer is Gods ſeruant, 122. a title gloryed in, ibid. what wee muſt doe being Gods ſeruants, 126, 127. the comfort of being ſo, ibid. a title of honor. 315

Scrue, what it is to ſcrue Chriſt. 336

Sleepe, a two fold ſleepe. 55, 56

Soule, it is put for the whole man. 3

Strangers, they are to be receiued, 315. the reaſon thereof. 316

Strength, the longer wee profeſſe the Goſpell, the ſtronger in faith wee ought to bee, 56. ſtrong, how taken, 234. that the ſtrong muſt beare with the weake, 235. how. 236

Strife, vid. Contention. Strife & enuy are contrary to honeſt walking, 83. reaſons againſt ſtrife. 84

Striue, what it is in the originall. 306

Stumbling, a ſtumbling-blocke what, 171. three ſorts of men that lay ſtumbling-blocks before their brethren. 173

Subiect: no good ſubiects that refuſe to pay Princes their dues. 36

Subiection, what it ſignifies, 3. that it muſt be yeelded to ciuill gouernment, ibid. the limitation thereof, ibid. it is a debt, and that of conſcience to be paid to Princes in all the parts thereof. 36

T

Thanksgiving, the reaſons of Thanks at meate, 138, 139 thanks are to be giuen euen to the inſtaments by whoſe meanes God beſtoweth them on vsus 321 examples hereof. Ibid.

T…e the lare of Grace is no time of ſleeping but of waking 57 we muſt lay hold on the preſent time. Ibid.

Tribule the paying of tribute is an acknowledges …t of our ſubiection to the Magiſtrate, 32. excellent things both of taking and giuing tribute, 33. it is to be giuen euen to bad Magiſtrates, 34. what tribute is. 35

Truſty, how the word is vſed, 291

Truth, wee muſt bee wiſe, as well wiſe to diſcerne as ready to obey the truth. 340

Try, wee muſt firſt try before we allow our actions, 226. it is the firſt thing required to true vertue. Ibid.

V

Vnitie, that wee ſhould bee ſtudious of vnitie, 151. Vnitie in truth and goodneſſe commended, 251. where vnitie is not, there God is not glorified, Ibid. the Lords Supper is inſtituted as a band of vnitie; but it is made a fountaine of diſcord. Ib. &c.

Ʋncleanneſſe, what it is in its proper ſignification, 175. the reaſon why ſo many things were vncleane to the Iewes. 176

Vnregenerate, the ſtate of the vnregenerate. 289

W

Walke, a Chriſtian muſt not bee idle, but hee muſt be walking, 71. Walking implyes a going forward. 16

Wantonneſſe, what, with the vſe thereof. 79

Weake, that the weake are not to be troubled about doubtfull queſtions, 103. they muſt be gently dealt withall by the ſtrong, 104. they ought to be tractable Ibid. charitie muſt be vſed towards ſuch as are weake, 105. it is not for the weake and vnleained to diſpute Ibid. diuers reaſons why ſome are ſo weake, 109. that the weake are grieued three wayes, by the libertie vſed by the ſtrong, 180. wee ought to hauehave a care of the weake, 182. 235. 242. the weake muſt be warie of taking offence at the libertie of their brethren, 185. that in reſpect of the weake, how, and how long we muſt abſtaine from things indifferent, 208. 212. weake ones not to bee nouriſhed in their we keneſſe, 213. that weake Chriſtians that are docible they are to bee gently entreated, 229. how the weake ſhould carry themſelues. 236, 237

Whoredome, helps againſt it, 81. it begets ſtrife. 82.

Will, that a man may will ſome things contrary to Gods Will without ſinne, 293. a diſtinction of Gods Wills, Ibid. that in all our proiects and purpoſes wee muſt ſay, if God will. 294

Workes, good and ill workes how ſometimes taken, 15. ill courſes called the workes of darkeneſſe in three reſpects. 66

Z

Zeale, when a vertue when a vice. 82

The Scriptures that are expounded by the way.