Explication of the Judicial Laws of Moses, Subject index – Title page 2
An Alphabeticall Table of the chiefe matters and principall diſtinctions contained in this Booke.
A
A Donijah how guiltie of treaſon, 43.
Anger followeth the complexion of the bodie, 80. to do a thing in anger, 79.
Anointing of the Kings a judiciall Law, 18. See King. their anointing before meat, 187.
Apparell, of the matter of their apparell, 189. See Cloaths.
Apologue, two Apologues found in the Scripture, 8. God teacheth by Apologues, 7. what we ſhould looke to in an Apologue 8.
B
Battaile, ſee Warres.
Beds in which they ſat, 185 the decking of their beds, 186
Borne, firſt borne ſucceeded to the Kingdome by the Law of Nations, 47.
Boſome, to leane in it a token of louelove, 181.
Bow, ſee Lamentation.
Bramble repreſenteth a bad King, 10.
Bread of ſundry ſorts amōgſt the Iewes, 179. breaking of bread a token of louelove, 184
Brother, the priviledges of the eldeſt brother 117. what the ſecond brother was to doe to him, ibid.
Bridegroome, his friends, 126. what was the office of the Bridegrooms friend ibid. the manner of bleſſing the Bridegroome and Bride, 127.
Buriall, the place of buriall, 169. ſtrangers buried by themſelues, 170. Ceremonies uſed at Burials, ibid. great charges at their burials, 175. feaſts at their burials, 174. they comforted the liuing after the buriall, 175. See tombe and dead.
Burning, a puniſhment amongst the Iewes, 151. who were burnt, ibid.
C
Campe, foure remarkable things in the Campe of Iſrael, 159.
Caeſar more mild than Pharaoh to the Iewes, 52.
Chriſt called the Oyle, 22. whether Chriſt was his proper name 21. he payed tribute, 51 derided by the Iewes, 154. why he refuſed the drinke, 155. he ſuffered in all his ſenſes, ibid.
Cloaths, of the matter of them, 190. of the colour of them, ibid. divers ſorts of cloath, 191.
Concupiſcence twofold 79
Condemned, what done to them before the execution, 154.
Contract, the manner of writing it, 112 of the ſealing of it, 113.
Cut, what meant by cutting off, 153.
D
Dan, a war like Tribe, 158. he was the gathering hoſt, ibid.
Daniel, why he eat Lentils, 179.
David, how choſen, 14. how called the Lords ſervant, 15, a man according to his heart, ibid. Why he mourned for Abner and Abſolon, 20. thrice anointed, 21. how he came by his riches, 23. hee brake not his oath to Shimei, 40. ſinned not in killing the Amalekite, ib.
Day, Hezekias day, 94. Ioſhua's day, ibid.
Day threefold, 95 the ſpirituall uſe of it, 97. how the dayes are reckoned from the Planets, 99.
Day when taken for a yeare, & when for a monethmonth, 123
Dead, how long they lamented the dead, 170. Minſtrels at the buriall of the dead, 171. they hyred mourners, ibid. the ſong of the mourners, ibid. waſhed & embalmed the dead bodies, 172. burnt ſweet Odours for them, ibid.
Death, the Iewes put not two to death in one day, 150.
Diall, fiue ſorts of Dials, 90. of Ahaz dial, ibid. things remarkable in it, 90. &c. the ſpirituall uſe of dials, 94.
Dinner deſcribed by drawing of water, 89. it was the time of the Iewes breakfaſt, 177. they fed ſparingly at dinner, 178.
Dowrie given by the man at the firſt, 124.
Drinke, of their Drinke, 168. the manner of their drinking, ibid.
Dyet, three ſorts of dyets, 180.
E
Earth, the lower parts of it put for the wombe and graue, 176.
Edomites and Egyptians diſtinguiſhed from other Nations, 45.
Embolimie yeere what, 102 Embolimie Epact counted as no Epact, 105.
Error of the perſon when it nullifieth a Contract, 71.
Evill twofold, 68.
Eyes of fleſh what, 18.
Executioner whether he is to execute a perſon that he knowes to be innocent, 70
Examples, rules concerning examples, 33.
F
Face, to ſpit in the face a great diſgrace, 118.
Familie, three ſorts of commanding in the Familie, 83. the tribes divided into Families, 87. diviſion of families, ibid.
Father might ſell his children, 84.
Feaſts at their marriages, 182. at their weaning and death, 183. at their burials, 174. at their covenants, 183 who were invited to their Feaſts, 184. the number at their Feaſts, ibid. the end of them, ibid.
Figges greene and ripe, 193.
G
Gentile taken two wayes, 45
Gideon his Proclamation before he went to battaile, 165. he choſe the moſt cowards, ibid.
Glutton, who called a Glutton, 198.
God hath exceptions from his law, 131. how he is ſaid to cut off a man, 153
Goel ſee Kinſman.
Goods a double uſe of them, 199
Government, what things eſſentiall and accidentall in it, 4. Monarchicall the beſt, 5.
Grace doth not aboliſh nature, 35.
Graue a ſtrong priſon, 136. the bodies reſt in it a ſhort while, 176. great affinitie betwixt it and the wombe, ibid.
H
Hell a fearefull priſon, 136 no comfort in it, nor redemption out of it, 137.
Herod why he might be King, 45. Why called a private man, 46.
Horſes when, and when not to be multiplied, 24. 25. Horſes houghed 24.
Houre from whence derived, 88 houres twofold, 89. houres mea…ured by their ſhadow, 178.
I
Iael had a Covenant with the Iſraelites and Cananites, 36.
Iewes, the manner of their bleſsing, 32. Iew taken two wayes, 45. a people prone to rebellion, 49. how they plead for their libertie, 50. they detest Chriſtians, 57. they expect Elias, 58. they oppoſe themſelues to Chriſts offices and natures, 58. 59. whether they may be ſuffered amongst Chriſtians, 60.
Ioab his vertues, 39. his vices, 41.
Ioſhua what league he made with the Nations, 37. a type of Chriſt, 38. his covenant with the Gibeonites, 73.
Iſhboſheth compared with Ieroboam, 48. not excuſed for affecting the Kingdome, ibid.
Iſraelites, not ſet to ſervile worke, 15. why called Moſes people, 17.
Iudah his priviledges 157. when he was the Lyons whelpe, and when the young Lyon, ibid.
Iudge, difference betwixt the houſe of Iudgement and the houſe of the Iudges, 61. when they ſat in judgement, 64. the order how they ſat, ibid.
K
Kings, inſtruments of much good, 5. a good King repreſented by the Oliue, Vine, and Fig-tree, 10. he is the head & husband of the Subjects, 11. Kings had more abſolute authoritie than the Iudges in Iſrael, 13. the Iewes blamed for asking a King 12 What King deſcribed by Samuel, 14. of the anointing of the Kings 18. 19. What Kings were anointed with holy Oyle, ibid. How the Kings of Iuda and Iſrael might multiply riches, 22. Kings of Iſrael more formall in juſtice than the Kings of Iuda, 38. 39.
Kinſman, the priviledges of the neereſt Kinſman 117. Chriſt our neere Kinſman ibid. a difference betwixt the Kinſman and naturall brother, 121.
Knowledge twofold, 69.
L
Lament ſee dead.
Lamentation of the Bow, what, 170. Lamentations intituled diverſly, 171.
Land, what land the Iewes might ſell, and what not, 54. 55. Hanameel ſold not his Land, 54.
Law, three ſorts of Lawes given to the Iewes. 1. Iudiciall law what, ibid. compared with humane Lawes. 2. it permitted many things 3. the puniſhmēt of it alterable, ibid. compared to a Iailer. ibid.
Lazarus not a proper name, 196. his miſeries 200. compared with Iob, ibid.
League twofold 37. What league to be made with the Nations, 37.
Leah why ſet downe as an example, 127.
Lillie, the ſong of the Lillie what, 170.
M
Man Gods penny.
Marriage, the time betwixt the affiancing and the marriage, 123 marriages made three wayes, ibid. diſſolued three waies, 124 ſolemnities at their marriages, 125. the bleſsing at the marriage, 127. the ſong at their marriage, 128.
Midſt twofold, 93. 144.
Miniſters Chriſts ſecond brethren, 117. the portion of a ſlothfull Miniſter, 118
Miracles threefold, 39.
Moſes how he choſe the Seventie, 65. how his ſpirit was upon them, ibid.
Moneths how reckoned 100 how many dayes in the monethmonth, ibid. how many moneths in the yeare 101 Moneths of the Moone conſidered three wayes, 102. they had no proper name before the Captivitie, 103. what was reckoned from every MonethMonth, 107.
Mourners, ſee dead.
N
Nation, of deſtroying the ſeven Nations, 36.
Number, the rounding of number, 62. of the Iewes numbring 108. the number ſeaven what it ſignified, 146. Why the duall number doubted, ibid.
O
Oyle, three ſorts of Oyle, 9. whether the Kings and Prieſts were anointed with the ſame oyle, 18.
Oliue tree an excellent ſort of wood 9.
P
Paſſion, things done in paſſion and deliberately, 77.
Peace to be offered to the enemies, 166. three conditions of peace, ibid.
Prieſt how anointed 18. how his anointing pertained to the Iudiciall Law, ibid. he might not mourne for the dead, 20.
Precepts of three ſorts amongst
the Iewes, 145. Affirmatiue binde not ſo ſtrictly as negatiue 146.
Priſon, three ſorts of Priſons amongst the Iewes. 131. ſome of their Priſons without, and ſome within the gates of Ieruſalem, ibid. Ezechiels priſon, Ieremiahs priſon, and Peters priſon compared together, 135. three ſorts of priſons, 136.
Proſelytes of two ſorts, 44 when they might enter into the Congregation, ibid.
Puniſhments of diuers ſorts amongst the Iewes, 138
Q
Queenes in favour with Salomon, 26.
R
Rahab, what things objected againſt her, 34. free of treaſon, 35. ſaved although a Cananitiſh 36. a type of the Church.
Rahel why ſet downe as an example, 127.
Redeemer, ſee Kinſman.
Retaliation twofold, 143. Of the law of Retaliation,
ibid. the ſtrict and milde ſenſe of it, 144. the Roman Law of Retaliation. ibid.
Righteouſnes twofold, 49.
S
Salomon, how he came by his riches, 23. his wiues. 25. his Kingdome compared to the Moone, 27. 28. his throne ſee throne. Salomon compared with Chriſt, 30. Arguments prooving his repentance, 32. foure chiefe vertues in him, 42. why he cauſed to kill Ioab, Adoniah, and Shimei, ibid. his glorie compared with the Lillie, 197.
Sell, the Iewes might ſell their houſes, 56. but not their lands, 50. the father might ſell his Children, 83. but not his wife, ibid.
Seventie which Moſes choſe 65. they had the ſpirit of Moſes, ibid. they had not the gift of Prophecie by habit, 66.
Shepherds, how they fed their flockes, 194.
Shoe, pulling off of the ſhoe twofold, 119.
Shimei how guiltie of treaſon, 41.
Song ſee victorie.
Souldiers, when they entred to the warres amongst the Iewes, 152.
Stoning a capitall puniſhment amongst the Iewes, 151. who were ſtoned, ibid.
Strangling, who were ſtrangled, 152.
Synedrion divided into fiue parts, 62. where it ſat, ibid. What things judged in it, 64.
T
Table, how their Tables were covered 187. Of their divers ſorts of Tables, ibid.
Tabernacle, how it was placed in the Campe, and at the removing of it, 157. 163.
Theft not capitall amongst the Iewes, 145. 146.
Throne, Salomons throne, 28. 29. it had Lyons on every ſide, ibid. admonitions given upon every ſtep of his Throne.
Tombs, Kings and Prophets were buried in ſtately Tombes, 174. Their Tombes had a marke of diſtinction, 175.
Trees, a threefold uſe of the trees, 8.
Tribes, how they pitched about the Tabernacle, 151. 161. the feebler tribes had a couragious tribe, ibid.
Tribute threefold, 51.
V
Vinetree a baſe ſort of wood, 9. Why it refuſed the Government, ibid.
Victorie, the ſong of Victorie, 167. who ſung the ſong of Victorie, 168.
W
Warres of two ſorts, 166. their names who returned were marked, 150. when they went to the warres, 156. their Generall, 162 their marching, 163. who were diſcharged from the warres, 164. 165, how they comforted the Souldiers before they joyned battaile, 167. their Colours, 162. their Enſignes and Motto's, ibid. what they did when they were at the ſhock of the battell, 167.
Whipping a puniſhment amongst the Iewes, 138. the manner of their whipping, 139. not whipt thrice for one fault, ibid. it was not a diſgrace amongst the Iewes, 140. the ſpirituall uſe of it, ibid.
Widow why called emptie and dumbe, 81. Of the Prophets widow, ibid. Oppreſsion of the widow a grievous ſinne, 83.
Witneſſes, the chiefe part in Iudgement depended on them, 75. not to proceede without witneſſes, 76. a faithfull witneſſe, what, ibid.
Wiues not to be multiplied, 26. the Iewes reſtraint in multiplying wiues, ibid.
Y
Yere divided into foure ſeaſons, 89. Leap-yeare what, 101.
AN EXPOSITION OF THE LAWES OF MOSES.
Viz.
Morall.
Ceremoniall.
Iudiciall.
The ſecond Volume.
Containing an explanation of diverſe Queſtions and Poſitions for the right underſtanding thereof.
Wherein alſo are opened divers ancient Rites & Cuſtomes of the Iewes, and alſo of the Gentiles, as they hauehave relation to the Iewiſh.
Together with an explication of ſundry difficult Texts of Scripture, which depend upon, or belong unto every one of the Commandements, as alſo upon the Ceremoniall and Iudiciall Lawes.
Which Texts are ſet downe in the Tables before each particular Booke.
All which are cleered out of the Originall Languages, the Hebrew and Greeke, and out of the diſtinctions of the Schoolemen and Caſes of the Caſuiſts.
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