God and we observe the Law of Moses No saith the Lord You have gone a whoring from Me. I but still Why may not we rejoyce as other people to be sure we are not worse Idolaters than they therefore though we may not rejoyce more than others yet why not as others they make Idols to be their gods there is nothing so vile among us as among the Nations about us From whence therefore the Observation is this that God charges them more than others First That a people may be free from the gross evils that there are in other people and may have many good things that other people have not and yet may be in a worse condition than other people You will say How can this be Thus There may be some sins that they have among them that may have greater aggravations than any sins that other people have that may make their condition all things considered worse We here in this Land have much rejoyced heretofore in this that we have had the Doctrine of Religion so pure among us as no people more and certainly except it hath been through some few that of late daies have sought to corrupt it certainly that must be said that the Doctrine hath been kept very pure as the main things of Religion and in some things we have gone beyond other reformed Churches as in the point of the Sabbath a great deal beyond them and so there hath been here in England for Family Duties never had God more honor from any people in the world than he hath had from us in many respects but yet for all this it seems by Gods dealings with us at this day that God is more provoked with us than with other people and the truth is take these one or two things and I think that no people upon the face of the earth can paralel our guilt not only no people that are now but never any people since the world began as that bitterness of spirit in the hatred of the power of godliness and the opposing of it and persecuting of it never was any people so guilty as we have been in other reformed Churches men may be as forward and zealous as they will and they are not persecuted as they are here though they kept the Sabbath more loosly yet they never persecuted men that kept it strictly there was never heard that stopping of the mouth of the faithful Ministry so generally as here in England if there were but any stirring Ministry in any place presently fly upon them and so it may well be said to us at this day Rejoyce not as other people God hath spit in our faces to tell us that our condition is worse than the condition of other people Yea but still If we be Idolaters would the ten Tribes say they are so too Here was one particular aggravation upon Israel that was not among other people and that was this There was no other people would forsake their gods as Israel had forsaken theirs Jer. 2. 10. there was never such a thing as for a Land to change their god the worst people for Kedar was the worst sort of people they were a vile people and yet go to Kedar and see and search diligently whether any Nation hath ever forsaken their Gods But you have forsaken Me. And from thence there may be this Note That to be constant to ill principles is not so great an evil as to be false against good principles I say God accounts it not to be so great an evil for men to be constant to their prinâ—les though they be evil principles as for men to forsake good principles as now if a man hath been brought up all his daies in superstition and thinks verily this is the right certainly this man is not so guilty before God as another that hath been educated in the true worship of God and hath made profession of the contrary and yet afterward doth apostatize and backslide God had rather that men should keep to their principles though they be evil than entertain good principles and forsake them There are none so vile in Gods eyes as Apostates there is not so much sordidness and baseness of spirit in those men that will keep constant to their principles though they be evil as in such as will betray their principles that are good And then the Principal Observation is this That the sins of Gods People are the greatest sins of all the sins of the Saints are the greatest sins of all and they are to mourn more than any In Amos 3. 2. You only have I known of all the families of the earth therefore will I visit you for your iniquities your sins are greater And that in Rom. 2. 9. Tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doth evil of the Jew first and also the Gentile And we have these two excellent texts in Jer. 18. 13. Ask ye now among the Heathen who hath heard such things the Virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing that 's the aggravation that it is the Virgin of Israel that hath done such a horrible thing But especially that text in Jer. 32. 30. For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil from their youth Now Hierom hath such a Note upon this What the children of Israel saith he and Judah only done evil from their youth What hath none done evil but they he gives this answer He that hath the knowledg of God and goes from it he alone sins in the eyes of God as for unbeleevers they sin too but it is as if God saw it not and as if God minded it not as he saith in the Acts that he winks at the daies of their ignorance but they only sin that have had the knowledg of God We reade of this Philistims that they ventured to carry the Ark upon Carts God did not manifest himself provoked against them that carried the Ark so but when the Levites would presume to carry it upon carts the Lord makes a breach upon them and strikes Vzzah with death he did bear with it in the Philistins which was a little before and it may be they presumed and thought the Philistins carried the Ark upon a cart why may not we That which God will beare from others he will not bear from his own their sins are against Covenant and that 's a special thing there hath not been that solemn Covenant between me and other people as between you and me This is a mighty aggravation against the sins of Gods people more than against any people in the world that they are against Covenant Oh! remember this you that do often covenant with God when you are in Prayer Oh! how do you renew your Covenant with God What promises do you make with God in Prayer and yet you grow again loose and false and vile afterwards
quickly crush a man that should not yield to them they did even brave it over all and did even call themselves sometimes the Triumphant Clergie just like your Chemarims but now here they were like to lose all and they should mourn over them Polanus upon this very place for their fat Livings and Parsonages and such places our Prelates for their Prebendaries and Deanaries and Bishopricks and such kind of Preferments Oh! how do they mourn this day for the loss of these things Thus they that did so rejoyce to expect Preferment they are gone now Oh! the world is at an end with them and they mourn one to another because of the loss of such things as these are and long may they mourn upon this ground We reade in Revel 18. these kind of people just set forth that upon the fall of Babylon the text saith That the Merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her for no man buyeth their Merchandize any more And then in the 14. verse The fruits that thy soul lusteth after are departed from thee and in the 15. verse The Merchants of these things which were made rich by her stood a far off weeping and wailing Those that were made rich by the Whore of Babylon stand a far off weeping and wailing And so those that were made rich by the Prelates and Superstitious vanities they stand a far off weeping and wailing and blessed be God that we see them to mourn that did so triumph and rejoyce over the people of God but God hath made such a change of things as now they hang down their heads and mourn even because of their Calves that are taken from them For the glory thereof is departed They sought to make them as glorious as they could and they accounted them very glorious Now shall wicked men Idolaters account their Idol Worship glorious Oh! how glorious should the Worship of God be in our eyes the true Spiritual Worship of God Let the true Ministers of God learn not to glory in the flesh but desire to know nothing but Jesus Christ and him crucified The Glory thereof is departed For divers years together the worship of the Calves had a great deal of glory put upon them but it went away And so you know what glory was upon our Prelates and such kind of Worship as they of late set up but the glory is departed And look to it what ever inventions of men are if it be not Gods the glory will depart from it VER 6. It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a Present to King Jareb WHAT King Jareb was you heard in the fifth Chapter and his name signifies an Helper as a Trophe As now the King of France The most Christian King And so our King The Defender of the Faith And so King Jareb the Helper Now the Calves are to be sent to King Jareb that was their help Some think that they sent it for a Present but the text will not bear that but his Soldiers taking Dan and Bethel they rejoyced in getting the Calves and sends them to King Jareb as a Trophe unto him as that which they knew he would much rejoyce in They rested much upon King Jareb as a help unto them and now their kind of Religion their very Religion is at Jarebs dispose for he hath now the Calves in his hand to do with them what he will From thence briefly our Note is this Our depending upon men for help is deerly bought if it comes to that that they shall have the dispose of our Religion Jareb was their Helper and they would have him to help them but now their Calves are sent to him for a Present and Jareb hath the dispose of them for their Religion that they had And then the second Note is this In that they were sent to the King as a Present that he would rejoyce in That it is the way of Idolaters to rejoyce much when they get one anothers gods As when the Philistims got the Ark they rejoyced much they carried it to Dagons Temple Also the enemies of the Church will rejoyce much if they can get the power to trample upon our Religion they will rejoyce much if they can get your estates but they wil rejoyce more if they can do what they will with you in the point of your Religion Oh! this would be that which would make them glad at the very heart that they could dispose of us for our Religion Oh! let us know this beforehand that may make us cry to God the more earnestly that the Lord what ever he gives them power over that he would not give them power over our Religion for that 's the thing that they most aim at Ephraim shall receive shame Hierom upon the place hath this tradition of the Jews I 'le but name it to you he saith that it was received among them That the Priests of the Calves had taken away the golden Calves and put up Calves of brass instead of them and only gilt them over with Gold and now the King of Israel when he was in straights sent these Calves to King Jareb for a Present to pacifie his anger now when he had sent these Calves the King of Assyria made account that they were Calves of Gold but afterwards when he found that they were of brass he sent messengers to the King of Israel to tell him how he had but cozened him and upon that Oh the King and all the People were ashamed But this is but a tradition of theirs and not very probable But this I rather take to be the truth of it They were ashamed because of their own Counsels That is their hopes first shall fail them and they shall see their counsels that they took shall come to nothing and this shal cause shame and confusion of face upon them The ten Tribes shall receive shame Failing in our hopes that make us to be ashamed They had good hopes they should prevail because of their Calves but now their Calves are taken from them and now they are ashamed In Job 6. 20. They were confounded because they had hoped they came thither and were ashamed they hoped to have relief but had not and therefore they were ashamed the disappointment of hopes causes great shame Oh then what shame and confusion will there be at the great day when we shall be disappointed of our last hopes If we had been disappointed of our hopes now in respect of our Adversaries Oh! what shame would have been upon the People of God our Adversaries they would have cast shame upon us and said What 's become of your fastings and prayers As it 's like the Assyrians did when they took the Calves Oh! now we have got your Gods say they and upon this the people were ashamed and so if our Adversaries had prevailed they would have scorn'd in the like manner My Brethren we
over as you heard before as the King of Israel is compared to the foam so he is here compared to the morning Now my brethren to close this Chapter Oh! what alteration of things God is able to make in a morning They it may be the day before and over night were jolly and merry and blest themselves in their way they had confidence in their way and multitude of their mighty men but in a morning all is spoiled God can make mighty alterations in a Kingdom in a morning and in Cities and Families and particular Persons mighty alterations in a morning My Brethren Who knows what a day may bring forth who knows what a morning may bring forth Ezek. 7. 5 6 7. Thus saith the Lord God An evil an only evil behold is come An end is come the end is come it watches for thee behold it is come The Morning is come unto thee O thou that dwellest in the Land the time is come the day of trouble is near As if God should say Al this while that thou hast bin in the act of the pride of thy heart and vanity of thy spirit I did determin that such a morning such an evil should come and it 's come it is come it is come saith God Again again and again the morning is come O! think when you lie down at night think what thou hast done this day do not dare to lie down but first make thy peace with God thou knowest not what may be in the morning and when thou risest up in the morning look up to God and seek blessing and mercy from the Lord for though thine eyes be opened and thou come to see the morning light yet before the morning be quite gone thou knowest not what may befal thee and therefore seek to make thy peace with God both in the night and in the morning for great changes may come to thee both in the night and in the morning that thou never thoughtest of in all thy life And thus through Gods blessing we have finished the Tenth Chapter FINIS An Alphabetical TABLE of the Eighth Ninth and Tenth Chapters of the Prophesie of HOSEA Page A Acceptance NO acceptance but by Jesus Christ 74 Admonition Admonition to Saints 59 Admonition to England 66 Admonitions both to Popish and Godly Wives 219 Admonition to those that sin wilfully 425 Affliction In Affliction men see their need of God 9 Affliction teacheth men and what it teacheth them 189 In Affliction God is dreadful 335 Age Every age ads to Idolatry 81 Aggravate The sins of parents aggravate the sins of the children 209 Agreement All Government comes by Agreement 17 Altars Why there were no steps on Altars nor tools lifted up upon them 70 The Altar of Insence explained 71 Why there was but one Altar 74 The Altar typified out Christs sacrifice 74 Why it was sin to errect Altars 76 Altars and Images to be removed by Saints 327 See Christ Service-book Alphonsus The diligence of Alphonsus King of Aragon in searching the Scripture 101 Allegory A fit Allegory of a good Preacher 288 Alteration God can make a speedy alteration in Cities 413 Ambition We should have an holy ambition in Religion 82 Ancestors There is more expected of us then of our Ancestors and why 82 Antinomians Antinomians confuted 100 Antinomians reproved 114 Antiquity Antiquity is no rule for Religion 86 Apis What manner of Idol the Egyptian Apis was 29 Apes An Apes tooth worshiped in the Indies 388 Application Application to the Court 365 Argument There is no argument for the holiness of a Church 130 Arms see Religion Assyrian Why the Asâ—yrian Army was called an Eagle 4 Authority Compulsion of Authority is no excuse for sin 283 B Backsliding Backsliding is dangerous 13 Bare Necks The evil of Bare Necks 433 Bassil A custom at Bassil 34 Black Patches The evil of Black Patches 433 Brethren Brethren admonished 207 Beleevers The happy state of Beleevers shewed 159 Breeding see Men Burden see Kingdom C Calf The Calf of Samaria why it was so called 25 Caution see Kings Canaan Canaan was the Lords Land in an especial manner and why 157 Cause The Cause of God prospers at last alwaies 206 Children Children should beseech their parents to repent 260 See Parents and Mothers Christ Christ is our Altar in the time of the Gospel 72 Christ is little beholding to most Kings 337 Chemarims What the word Chemarim signifieth and its diverse acceptations 388 Christian Good Christians depend upon the Covenant they have made 7 It is a very dangerous thing for Christians to be without Ordinances 54 Christians should not endure wickednesse in their families 273 Why Christians complain of emptiness 317 A Christian Principle 320 Church God doth not cast off his Church though guilty of many sins 5 Church Officers are to be chosen with great care 18 It is dangerous for the Church to mix with the world 47 The Church is Gods pallace 128 The Church is compared to a Vine and why 300 See National and Vine Christmass Why Christmass was wont to be so zealously kept 118 Cleaness God regards not outward cleaness where there is inward uncleaness 161 Commandement The second Commandement expounded 78 The second Commandement illustrated 258 Comfort see Grace Commanders see Villany Compulsion see Authority Communion To neglect the communion of Saints is dangerous 298 Controversie The Controversie between us and the Papists 78 Confidence see Fear Consideration A dreadful consideration 416 Consideration for men of quality 440 Custom Custom is no rule for Gods worship 186 Continue We must continue seeking God and why 482 Covetous see Idolaters Covenant Breach of Covenant is punished by the sword 365 In what cases men may be false in a Covenant made 366 Counsels Mens own counsels oft deceive them 397 What ought to be avoided in our counsels 398 What ought to be attended in our counsels 399 Creature Better the Creature perish than be abused 412 Crown see Princes Crosness The crosness of mens spirits in England 279 Crucifying Why crucifying was so hateful to the Romans 〈◊〉 Curse A dreadful curse lies upon the Jews to this day 298 Cyprian Cyprian's Prayer at his Martyrdom 454 D Dead Dead bodies why they defiled 166 Death Some wicked men put a good face upon the matter even at death 177 Delight see God Deering Deerings speech in his Sermon before Queen ELIZABETH 278 Depart When God begins to depart we should cry mightily 253 Despairing The sad speech of a despairing woman 473 Destruction Destruction is the fruit of not hearing the Word 293 Devil A sinner is a creature the Devil empties his excrements into 49 Diffidence The vileness of diffidence in God 50 Distance see Time Displeasure see God Distress see Hypocrites Divine The speech of a German Divine at his death 189 Divinity Man cannot put Divinity upon a creature 31 Dove Why God accepts not the Eagle but the Dove 4 Duty Good Duties being
cast off bring punishment 14 Fulness of Duty what it is 315 See Sin Enlargement E Eagle Why the Eagle was unclean under the Law 4 See Assyrian Dove Wicked men Effigies An Effigies of the last times 339 Eli Eli's example urged 384 Emptiness Emptines is unatural to a Vine and why 304 Encouragement Encouragements to fight 385 Encouragements for men in mean employments 450 Encouragements for poor souls in mean endeavors 465 Engagement We must take heed of Engagements in evil 28 England England another Canaan 159 England more unfit for mercie now than at the first and why 263 England smitten as Sodom 281 See Admonition and Crosness Enlargements How we should use our enlargements in duties 312 Estrangement The degrees of mans estrangement from God 111 Eternity see Life Exhortation Exhortation to young ones 214 Exhortation to the Godlie 56 Excellency see Soul Excrements see Devil Experience An Experience worth the tryal 316 See Heason F Faces see Painted Faithful Faithful men discouraged and how 280 False worship False worship must be cast off 13 It is just with God to let False worship alone till it come to the full 82 See Ruin Feast Why a day is called a Feast to God 172 Faith How to encrease Faith for pardon in holy duties 120 Fly When a man may fly 182 Forms see Hypocrits Forraign Forraign Leagues are dangerous 46 Followed Our own waies are not to be followed 64 Fear Gods fear drives out carnal confidence 333 Forefathers We are subject to imitate our Forefathers in evil 79 Fulness see Duty Funeral Funeral mournings are hateful to God 166 See Gain Fruitfulness see Vines Furious Furious men do the least service 329 G Gain Gain at Funerals makes some rejoyce whilst others mourn 169 German The speech of a German Divine at his death 454 God Gods power shewed 42 Gods justice over such as sow the wind 43 God takes it ill we should go to Nations for help 58 God should be our delight 211 Gods delight is in young ones 213 God is the Saints glory 223 Gods departing is the cause of wo and why 250 We should labor to do what we can for God though he seem to leave us 253 God manifests his displeasure in the places where men sin 272 God cannot endure wickedness in his house 300 See Church House Worship Mercy Preservation Depart Generation see Spirit Gentry Gentry admonished 208 Good works Good works are excellent and why 30 Gospel Gospel-Righteousness is a most excellent thing 451 Government The danger of setting up new Government 23 Goverment is a thing of great consequence 271 See Agreement Pains Governors Governors are subject to establish false worship 44 Grace Hypocrits seek Grace for Comfort but Saints seek Comfort for Grace 485 Gregory Gregories speech to Theodorus 89 H Happinss see Beleevers Heart We ought to search our hearts 292 Help Helps against Injustice 377 See God Hemlock Injustice compared to Hemlock 370 Hemlock stalks springing up in England 375 House It is good dwelling in Gods house 272 Humiliation The benefit of humiliation 308 How humiliation should be preached 308 Hypocrits When hypocrits are in distress they see their need of God 9 Hypocrites stand much upon formal waies 10 Hypocrites think to fare the better for their parents 11 I Idolaters Idolaters are prophane but covetous men are worse 24 Idolaters promise themselves safety in their Idols 26 Idolaters are laborious in their Idol worship 35 Idolaters sow in hope 36 Idolaters lay a ground for sucession 36 Idolaters observe their season ibid. Idolaters love outward prosperity 153 We ought to do as much for God as Idolaters do for their Images 324 Idolatry Idolatry drives men against principles of reason 31 Idolatry is an hereditary sin 30 Idolatry continues in succession 80 Idolatry depends much upon Ancestors 258 See Succession Jeroboam What Jeroboam's sinne was 19 Jews The Jews custom in time of danger 412 Ignorance The miseries attending Ignorance 18 Images see Altars Invention There ought to be no invention of Man in Gods Worship 77 Injustice Injustice is sometimes like to Justice 370 See Hemlock Help Justice see Reformation Joy Means how to regulate our joy 142 See Prosperity Josephus Josephus his lamentable story 414 Israel Israel's Prerogatives 48 See Nation K Keep Examin principles wel first and then keep to them 292 Keys Four keys in Gods hand only and what they be 263 Kings Caution in imitating the Jewes Kings 15 Kings were made by men 31 The burden Kings are under 65 See People Kingdom see States L Labor Every one bound to LABOR 434 Lady Work for Ladies 436 Land see Ruin Lapsed The evil of lapsed Ministers 48 Latimer The speech of Bishop Latimer before Queen ELIZABETH 278 Latimer's notable story 178 Law What the Law of God is 95 The Law of God is great and why 96 The Law of God moves to obedience 102 See Saints Leagues Leagues of peace may prove occasions of sorrow 138 Leagues must not be made with wicked men 161 Learned see Opinion Life Life is the seâ—d-time for eteruity 39 Liberty Liberty is exceeding dangerous in yong professors 309 London see Popery Love Love is not to be bought 55 Lord It is a great mercy to have time to seek the Lord 472 See Quick-sightedness Luther Luther called by the Papists the Trumpet of Rebellion and Sedition 2 Lumpish Sorrow for sin must not be lumpish 168 M Mass The abominableness of the Mass 33 Malignants Malignants may have great Victories 206 Meditation Meditations for such as are weak in the fields 156 Meditations for parents 260 288 Meditations for Rich men 322 Meditations at going to bed 336 Men Men of mean breeding shold take heed how they behave themselvs when they come into Authority 66 Mens writings how they help to understand the Scripture 88 Mercy All mercies must be improved for God 20 See Free Grace Misery see Ignorance Ministers Ministers must not be weary of their work 3 Ministers that count such things as are laid aside only inconvenient will take them up again 203 Ministers must gain the Peoples love 220 What Ministers should rejoyce in 394 Ministers are Plow men 471 See Lapsed Wind Rule Motives Motives to continue seeking God 482 Mothers Tender-hearted Mothers admonished 259 Mothers fond love sâ—ayes their children 288 N Nation No Nation but Israel forsook their Gods 〈◊〉 148 Our Nation to be helped not to be fled from 182 See God National No National Church now 75 Nobility Nobility admonished 208 O Officers see Church Opinion The Opinions of the Learned are no rule for Religion 86 Opression Our Opressions are not to be removed but renewed 282 Ordinances see Christian Oyl What the Oyl in sacrifices signified 162 P Pains Pains must be taken about Government 271 Some take more pains to perish than others do to be saved 488 Painted Faces The evil of Painted Faces 433 Particular Particular persons must suffer not resist 18 Pardon see Faith Parents Parents must not be a
more than formerly Calvin The 70. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Praevaricati 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Heb. reading Obs 1. Chaldae paâ—ephrase Obs 2. Applicat Obs 3. Comfortable if in truth Obs 4. Obs 5 Elongavit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 abominatus est Anselm Bonum in quo omnia bona Obs 1. Obs 2. Obs 3. Backsliders from what they have found good in We should the more cast off fals worship 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Obs 4. Appliâ— Obser Lapide Caution concerning imitating the Kings if the Iews Expos 1. 2. The Authors opinion * Ipsae tribus liberae erant populusque liberi Rehoboam autem volebat eas in servitutem redigere easque regere ut Tyrannus non ut Rex poterunt ergo ab eo recedere et novum regem sibi creare populus sui vel resp principib regib dedit impium in se sed certis justisque condicionibus inde potest illud jisdem auferre vel imminuere si ipsi eo abutantur Tyranni evadant non enim populus se absolute dedit Regi uti quis Aurum vel equum amico ut omne suum jus in eum transferat nec unquam illud revocare possit sed certis pactis intervenientibus Abulensis in 1 Reg. 12. Quaest. 8. T. 9. * viz. orderly and ordinarily * Scil. formal or tacite A direct Exposit Obs 1. Obs 2. Misery of Ignoranâ—s Obs 3. Publius Scipio Obs 4. England Luke 6. 12 13. opened Church-Officers with what religious care to be chosen Obs 5. Ieroboams sin Obs 1. Obs 2. Obs 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Quest Object R. Kimc ap Merc. in loe Quando quidem ridebant quod prohiberet eos ab Ascendendo Hierosolyman in conspectum Domini fecerat illis vitutos illorum erat eum Regno pellere When Arms may be taken for Religion Englands case in this particular Law of Nature Particular persons must sufer not resist States not so Law destroies not Nature Text paraphrased 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The danger of setting upon any new form of Civil Government Prophane covetous men worse â—han Idoâ—aters Pulchior est cite Sol quam pecunia tua tamen iste Sol noÌ„ est Deus tuus Aug. de Disciplinâ Christianâ * Chrysost in Matth. 28. Hom. 84. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Finis cujus finis cui Calf of Samaria why so called London Obser Excanduit as in hot Iron there is whiteness mixt with the redness 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Non poterunt innocentiam Obs 1. Obs 2. Non poterunt ferre innocentiam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Expâ—s Acts 19. 35. Apis what kind of Idol the Calves of Israel not the same Obs 1. Obs 2. Obs 3. Expos Obser Idolatry drives men against principls of reason * in case of need 1 Pet. 2. 13. Kings and Magistrates mans creation in some sort * Ps 82. 6 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Act. 25. 23. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The excellency of the soul Use 2. the abominableness of the Mass Psal 106. 20. Rom. 1. 23. Signifiâ— of the word A God Obs 1. A custom on Basil Obs 2. Obs 3. England Obs 1. Idolaters are laborious Use Obs 2. Idolaters sow in hope Obs 3. Idolaters lay ground for succession Vse Obs 4. Idolaters observe their season simile Wind. Obs Many sows the wind Quest Who sow to the wind Some studients Idolaters Scope of the Text. Papists Formalists The vain-glorious Prayer Carnal polititians That serve themselves of sin Use 1. Comforts for the Church Life the seed-time for eternity simile good works how excellent Why simile 1 Pet. 2. 9 Ministers must beware of sowing the wind How 1. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Corrupta vento 70. Turbo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 here it is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Whirlwinds Gods Almighty power Obs 1. 1. Triâ—lers 2. Superstitious 3. Formalists 4. Hypocrites 5. Carnal Polititians England Gradation of the text Obs 2. England Obs 3. Young professors England Forraign Leagues Churches mixtures with the world dangerous Wicked men first serve their turns of the Godly and then scorn them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 70. Vas inutile Israels prerogatives A sinner is the vessel where into the Devil empties his excrements Gods free-grace to the vessels of mercy Lapsed Ministers And Professors Demosthenes The vileness of diffidence in God Ier. 2. 24. illustrated Pliny Quest Answ Why the ten Tribes compared to a wild Asses colt Wicked men wild upon their lusts In their month what 2. Wicked men contemptible Stubbornness the fruit of pride Alone 1. Vnder no government Eò quòd ambularunt in voluntate animae suae Servants at their own hand Especially Maidens Christians without ordinances 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Obs 1. simile Those that have nothing lovely in themselves will use unworthy means to purchase it Love cannot be bought Obs 3. An exhortation to the godly An apt simile Paulina Josephus lib. 18. cap. 4. ExplicatiÌ„ Obs 4. Admonition to Saints simile Explicat Obs 1. Explic. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 colligore Calvin in loc ColligaÌ„ eos retinebo eos Obs 2. Explic. in 5. partiâ—ulars King of Princes i.e. The King of Assyria Joseph lib. 1. cap. 10. Antiq. à Princip Obs 3. Luther Iesus Christ the true King of Princes Revel 16. 19. opened 1. Openly 2. Church militant Isa 16. 13 illustrated 2. Burthen Use Follow not thine own waies 2 Kings 15. 19. 4. Burden of the King of Princes Obs 1. Use AdmonitioÌ„ to Engl. Obs 2 Use Obs 3. Obs 4 in that generality that they were carried away Obs 5 ab 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 incipiam à 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 exalto signif Deut. 2. 25. Obs 1 Deut. 32. 42. illustrated Use for England Obs 2. The Altar 1. of earth 2. of ston no tool on it 3. no steps High Altars Altar of brass Altar of Incense Rev. 9. 13 opened Rev. 8 3. Exod 30. 3 Heb. 13. 10. Mal. 1. 11 Heb. 9. 4. Calvin See Beza not Major Quest Why but one Altar Reas 1 1. The Altar typified Christs only sacrifice 2. No acceptation but by him Reas 2. Vinculum unitati Ecclesiae No National Church now yet in some sense Obj. 1. 1 King 19 Answ 1. of others Obj. 2. 2. The Authors Ans A good act in Religion may be evil in the doer Obs Mans inventions in the Worship of God rejected The 2d Commandement Obs 1. Aust Epist 19. ad Ianuarin omnia in Ecclesiâ presumptionibus plena Controversy between us and the Papists about multiplying Iosh 22. 11. Obser Obser Deut. 4. 25. Applicat Deut. 4. 25. to be remembred Multiplicavit Hierom. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 70. Observ Ps 71. 14. â—llustrated More expected of us than of our Ancesters As in outward estates Holy Ambition Obs 1. Obs 2. Isa 44. 9. Ezek. 37. 23. Obs 3. 1. Governors for it 2 Teachers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 70. for sin i.e. for punishment for sin This Verse especially to be considered Expicat Obs Use 1.