1 possession 2 disposition four reas page 199 God some waies an actor in evil no waies an author page 10 God tempteth man two waies page 20 Godly men shall want no accusation in the world why page 19 The more God graceth a man the more Satan seeketh to disgrace him three reasons page 1 and page 6 Six graces Satan would fain rob us of page 182 H POpish hallowing of water wicked six reas page 8 Headship of the Pope falsly grounded page 149 Little or no Help in injustice three reas page 95 Christ full of the Holy Ghost how page 25 Holiness sweeteneth our callings three ways page 98 To hold out in tryals without hast-making four reas page 234 No sign of Gods hatred to be vexed with the Devil but of the Devils four reasons page 125 Christ able to feed others miraculously was hungry himself page 38 I SAtan can make gross Idolatry seem a small moat page 203 Jerusalem called holy City five reasons page 104 Jerusalem full of corruptions yet called holy why page 107 Importunity of Satan against Christ and his members to draw them to sin four reas page 180 Infirmities which Christ took upon him which in three propositions page 38 Why Christ took our infirmities five reasons page 39 Infirmities of Christ differ from ours in six things page 40 Induction to prove all things subjected to Christs word page 242 Infallible Judge of controveres the holy Scriptures four reas page 157 Incompetent Judges of controversies obtruded by the Church of Rome four page 158 Instance of Satan to draw us to evil must make us more instant in good page 182 Instances of Satans false conclusions in matter of faith three of practice nine page 66 Instances in four kinds of temptations how to use the word against Satan page 81 Instances of many men whose obedience is no better than that of Devils page 249 L. TO know a man led by the Spirit three rules page 12 Christ cometh led of the Spirit Satan cometh of himself page 49 Liberties of religion are better prized in their absence than in their presence page 117 The more light of grace the Lord bestoweth on his children the more doth the darknesse of the world fight against it page 102 Life of a Christian a continual entercourse of peace and trouble four reasons page 251 Love of the world easily maketh a man a prey and spoyl of Satan five reasons page 192 To pull our hearts from the love of the world five means page 195 Four other considerations to the same purpose page 194 Lying is the Devils mother-tongue page 65 A Looking-glasse for Lyars page 202 Lying a hateful sin for three reasons ibid. M. MAgistrates governours not of men only but of Christians page 215 Man tempteth God two ways page 20 Man tempteth man three ways ibid. Man tempteth himself two ways ibid. Manner of Christs temptation external four reasons page 48 Not to be present at Masse with pretence of keeping the heart to God five reasons page 225 Mean estate best three reasons page 5 Means of fortifying faith four page 56 Means to confirm to a mans self his own adoption three page 60 To use unlawful means to help our selves Diabolical three reasons page 61 Means to fence us against Satans wicked inferences three page 67 Means not sufficient to sustain the life of man in six instances and five reasons page 87 Means not to be set above their place page 89 Means not to be neglected where they are three reasons ibid. Better to want means than to enjoy such as proceed not out of the mouth of God page 99 Means to raise our selves being cast down four page 136 To sin against means fearful in things 1 Spiritual 2 Temporal page 143 Means to partake of the Angels ministery three page 155 Means of nourishing confidence in God four page 178 Meeknesse of Christ to Satan himself five reasons page 72 Ministers must bee very watchful over their people because of the tempter page 46 Wicked Ministers hinder some comfort but not all efficacy from the Sacrament page 108 To conceive of dumbe Ministers five grounds page 109 Modesty in speaking of our selves commended in Christs example page 74 Motives to avoyd slandering five page 18 Motives to out-stand temptations three page 27 Motives to stir up one another to good four page 47 Mountains about Jerusalem seven page 186 Mountain chosen for the third temptation three reasons page 184 No mountains to be wished but Gods holy mountain page 186 N. DIfference of Names or Numbers must not make us suspect error in the Scripture but our own ignorance page 171 O. OBjections for Usury answered page 96 Objections for Sabbath-breaking page 97 Chief Objections of the separation answered page 108 Objections to prove Christ on the pinacle only in vision answered page 122 Objects of Senses five warrantable page 189 In opposition of good men and good things consider five things page 102 Ordinances of God not to bee medled with without due respect and reverence as 1 Word 2 Oath 3 Lots page 113 Conditions of sound obedience four page 247 Cheerful obedience four things page 248 Outward things make neither happy nor unhappy four reasons page 59 P. PInacle of the Temple chosen for the second temptation by Satan four reasons page 118 No place in the world free from temptation page 13 Places of Gods worship to bee reverently esteemed and used page 113 No place longer holy than God and his worship are present page 114 Satan usually sitteth his temptation to the place or the place to his temptation three reasons page 118 Places of probable peril and danger to be avoyded especially of four sorts page 119 Men in highest places are in greatest danger of falling three reasons page 184 The higher the Pinacle a man stands on the more busie Satan is to cast him down page 134 Satan helpeth men up to the Pinacle only to cast them down again page 135 The Pope puts down the Devil in boasting page 203 Power of Christ unresistable by all the Devils in Hell four reasons page 241 Power of Christ is of his Office and Essence ibid. They differ in three things ibid. Popes have erred in matters of faith page 162 Fight marks of the mighty power of Christ in us page 244 Power of Christ frustrateth Satans greatest advantages page 124 Power of Satan over the bodies of men great God permitting him page 125 Prayer to be made for Governours especially why page 185 Presence of God in his Word and Worship maketh places holy three reasons page 106 Satan ordinarily tempteth to presumption four reasons page 129 Most dangerous presumption is in spiritual things as in six instances page 131 Presumption in things temporal to be avoyded in four instances page 132 Priviledge of Gods children because of the Angels page 154 A singular priviledge of the Church to have so perfect a direction as the Scripture page 87 Priviledge of the godly to
Church For if they do their duty in one place or other they shall hear on both sides both of Satan and his instruments Now because the Devil useth two special weapons against those in higher place to make them unprofitable or hurtful one open the other secret it behoveth Magistrates and Ministers to watch against them both and fully resolve against both Magistrates and Ministers must watch against two things especially 1 Satan will stir up his instruments openly against them Let either or both rebuke the world of sin and force men to walk in the narrow path of life wicked men grow mad against them and rage with all open rebukes and hellish and horrible slanders and so far as they dare blaspheme the Ordinance it self in their hands Hence Jeremy was a contentious man with the whole earth both Moses and Aaron take too much upon them What must men now because they must bee counted peaceable suffer every man to do what hee list as though there were no God nor King in Israel till iniquity so abound as it know no bounds bankes nor bottome No but wee must look both to the Commandement and to the Promise Jer. 1.18 19 If sinners bee obdurate as iron and of brasen and impudent fore-heads wee must bee as brasen walls to make their wickednesse recoyl and bound upon them and with the Palm-tree rise against the burden that lyeth upon us 2 If this will not weary them but they hold on with courage then hee works more secretly more dangerously If hee see them inclined to gain hee will offer them Commodities and profits If ambitious he will choak them with preferments If given to ease or pleasure hee can easily perswade them to a course of favouring themselves And experience shews how commonly Satan prevailes with men some of these waies and who would think him now an enemy or in the field and yet he hath won a fort which open force could not attain And as being in great danger they must adde to this watch Three means for their comfort and safety the means of their comfort and safety as I Let them look to their entrance and drift undertaking these functions not headily or hastily but as Christ did with fasting and prayer How few do it who have much more need than Christ had and are in greater danger than hee was When ambition or covetousness or idleness or any thing but earnest desire of Gods glory leads men into these places besides that they never do good no marvail if they fall fearfully as being not fenced they cannot say God set them there or will help them against temptations 2 Let them look that they have good warrant for that which they do and for every action of their calling that they may see themselves to bee in Gods work for so long they have promise of protection hee will keep and help thee in thy waies 3 Let them pray to God for power and successe notwithstanding their tryals which they shall do if they see the need of Gods strength as the Apostle did Eph. 6.19 Pray for mee and besought the Saints for Christs sake and the love of the Spirit to strive with him in prayer to God Vse 3 Seeing high estates are so dangerous Mean estate the safest and best for Reason why should not men content themselves with a mean condition but insatiably gape after promotion 1 High callings are like high trees upon the tops of hills which are subject to every winde 2 If height could bring content or a sweet life it were more worthily desired but wee see it consumes a man with envy and fear desiring still some thing beyond his present estate 3 There is as great sorrow in the fall as labour in rising and to come down in the height is greater grief And all this comes upon a man besides Satans malice Vse 4 Lastly this serves to comfort Christians Four grouâ—â— of comfort weak Christans in â—â—â—ption who are acquainted with temptations in the beginning of their conversion and are ready to give up all as seeing nothing but discomfort For 1 It was the lot of Christ the head 2 It is a cursed peace to bee at peace with the Devil and a blessed war to fight for God and Christ Jesus 3 A Theef breaks not into an empty house and a dog barks at strangers it is a good sign that thou art gotten out of Satans power because hee pursues thee hee needs not pursue those whom hee possesseth they bee good men whom Satan is an enemy to 4 The Lord first strengthened Christ with his voice from heaven and then brought him into the field and so hee will deal with thee his member The second circumstance is the person opposed Jesus This will seem strange if wee consider in our Lord Jesus 1 The perfection of his nature hee was free from all Original Corruption by his most holy conception by the over-shadowing of the Holy Ghost as also from actual sin 1 Pet. 2.22 hee did no sin neither was any guile found in his mouth And though hee had our substance and our infirmities yet with one exception without sin Heb. 4.15 a The perfection of grace for hee was now full of the Holy Ghost indued with infinite knowledge wisdom holiness and grace and it might seem that there was no place or room for Temptation 3 The perfection of his power being the Creator and preserver of all things the Lord of Hosts by whose very word or beck all creatures as they bee sustained so might bee brought to nothing who being at the weakest was able by one word to cast down to the earth all that came to apprehend him and compel the very Devils to begge favour of him 4 The perfection of his Fathers Love having immediately before testified that hee was his beloved Son in whom hee was well pleased who as in his private estate he encreased in favour with God Luke 2.52 So now much more hath hee gained his fathers love as wee have heard Doct 〈◊〉 excelleâ—â—◠〈◊〉 exempâ—â—â— man fâ—â—â— Sâ—tans temptations And yet Jesus must not escape the Tempter It is not any excellency or high respect that can exempt any man from Satans temptations If a man had all the perfections which Christ had of nature grace power and the love of God yet in this life hee must bee exposed unto them If wee look at all the worthies of the World of greatest grace in greatest favour with God as Job Lot Aaron Moses David Peter none of them could escape his onset Satan desires to winnow the Disciples as wheat even at the side of Christ Luke 22.31 Nay our first Parents Adam and Eve created in absolute perfection concerning present righteousness and holiness met with a Serpent even in innocency in Paradise If neither holiness of person or place can priviledge a man from temptation but Prophets Apostles yea the first Adam and the second Adam also must be tempted who
it hee shall not rule as now hee doth by Magistrates Ministers the Word Sacraments and other Ordinances 16 Isa 64.6 All our righteousnesse is as filthy rags Ephes 5.27 The Church is called glorious not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing but holy and without blemish Ans Both are true the Prophet speaks of the Church militant the Apostle of the Church triumphant 17 Act. 15.10 Circumcision and such like rites are called heavy yoaks which neither the Apostles nor their Fathers were able to bear 1 Joh. 5.3 To them that love God his commandements are not grievous and his yoak is an easy yoak Mat. 11.30 Answ They were intollerable in respect of the rigour wherein Moses propounded them to bee fulfilled but not in respect of imputation of Christs righteousnesse inchoation of inherent righteousness and acceptation God accepting the will and faith for the deed Christ stood between those heavy burdens and us and carried away the curse of the law 18 Act. 15.27 Circumcision is abrogated yet Paul circumcised Timothy chap. 16. v. 3. Answ True it was taken away as a Sacrament but it was not yet honourably buried and therefore it remained onely as a ceremony 19 Mat. 9.6 The Son of man hath power to forgive sins Luke 23.34 Father forgive them they know not what they do why praies hee thus to his Father if himself might forgive them Answ Though all the Persons in Trinity forgive sins yet not in the same manner the Father bestows the Son merits the Holy Ghost sealeth up and applyeth remission of sins 20 John 10.29 None of my sheep no elect shall perish none shall pluck them out of my hands Judas was elected Mat. 10.4 and yet perished was the Son of perdition Joh. 17.12 Answ Election is twofold either to life eternal whereof John speaketh chap. 10.29 and so Judas was not elected or to the office of Apostleship and from this he fell 21 John 1.8 Hee was not that light Joh. 5.39 Hee was a burning and a shining light Answ It speaks not of the same light John Baptist was not the Sun of righteousness the Messias that light that brought light in the world but he was a light and gave a notable testimony to that light 22 Mic. 5.2 Bethlehem was little among the thousands of Judah Mat. 2.6 Thou art not the least Answ The Prophet speaks of it as it was in his time in it self as it was of a little circuit and compass but the Evangelist as it brought forth Christ the Son of God the Messiah in this respect it was great which in it self was but of small estimate 23 Gen. 2.18 God said It is not good for man to bee alone Paul saith It is good for a man not to touch a woman 1 Cor. 7.1 Answ God speaketh so 1 Ratione medii because of propagation 2 Remedii to avoid fornication and wandring lusts 3 Mysterii because marriage should bee a type of the union between Christ and the Church 4 Et adjutorii because man wanted a fit helper But the Apostle speaks not simply but comparatively it is not so good as not to touch a woman or it is good that is commodious in these times of persecution when all the world raged against Christians not to touch a woman it is not fit to have the burthen of a family in such times Again hee speaks of such as himself is such as have the gift of continency 24 Joh. 10.27 Reach hither thy finger and thy hand and thrust it into my side yet vers 17. hee saith to Mary Touch mee not Why so Answ Because Thomas must beleeve and have his faith helped who professed hee would not beleeve unlesse hee might touch him but Mary beleeved and did not need this indulgence shee would hold him with her and have the comfort of his bodily presence 25 Rom. 14.9 That hee might bee the Lord of the dead and living Matth. 22.32 God is not the God of the dead but of the living Can God be the God of the dead and not the God of the dead Answ Christ speaks not simply as the Apostle doth but in the sense of the Sadduces and by an hypothesis of their surmise as if hee should say God is not the God of such dead as you surmise shall never rise again but because they are indeed to rise again God is their God Rule 2. Another Rule to bee observed in Reading to get the true sense of Scripture is this If any place seem to uphold sin directly it must bee expounded by a figure as 1 King 18.27 Cry aloud for he is a God either asleep or in a journey or pursuing his enemies Here is a manifest Irony Mat. 26.45 when Christ took his Disciples asleep the second time after he had commanded them to watch hee saith Sleep on which was a sharp reprehension of their dulnesse The like may bee said of these places Judg. 10.14 1 King 22.15 Eccl. 11.9 Mark 7.9 Rule 3. In all doubtful places let us ever receive that exposition which is according to the Analogy of faith Rom. 12.6 If any man prophesy that is have a gift of interpreting let him interpret according to the analogy of Faith So that if the letter of a Scripture cross the Analogy of Faith that is agree not with the sum of the Doctrin of Faith contained in the Decalogue Creed and Lords prayer it must bee understood by a figure As for example Where the Text saith This is my body seeing the literal sense fighteth with the Article of Faith by which wee beleeve that Christ is ascended into Heaven and sitteth at the right hand of God till hee return to judge the quick and the dead it must bee understood in the figure usual to Sacraments by which the thing signified is put for the sign and contrariwise So Luke 7.47 Many sins were forgiven her for she loved much to gather hence merit of Remission for our works of Charity with the Papists is against the ground of faith by which wee beleeve remission of sins which is directly opposite ro merit Rule 4. Great diligence must bee used to discern the right scope of the place doubted of which being neglected makes way to manifold errours See an instance The good Samaritan shewed mercy to the man that fell among Theeves and was left half dead and wounded Now to gather hence with the Papists that men are but half dead in sin and being a little holpen by graceâ— are able to work out their salvation is to miss the cushion and wander beyond and beside the scope of the place which is to shew who is our neighbour and what Charity binds us to and not what we can do of our selves Besides being a parable it proves nothing besides the main scope Else one might hence prove that of all men Priests and Levites are most unmerciful and that there is chance Rule 5. If a doubt rise out of a promise or threat know that they are all conditional
all other mens And here is to be observed a plain difference between Christs anointing and all mens besides For whereas all other shadowed anoyntings were imperfect and some had more gifts bestowed and some lesse but none all nor all in one degree Christ was perfectly anoynted and even in his Human nature was adorned with gifts without measure for God gave not him the Spirit by measure Joh. 3.34 and not only with gifts but all gifts in the highest degree above all his fellows Psal 45. men or Angels in none of which ever dwelt the fulnesse of the God-head bodily as it did in him Coloss 2.10 2 Whereas all other received gifts only for themselves and could not by their gifts make others Kings as they were or Priests or Prophets Christ was so anoynted with the Holy Ghost and with power that he could impart his gifts to others in such manner and measure as they might become like unto himself that look as the oyl which was poured out upon Aarons head run down by his beard even to the skirts of his garment and so sweetned his whole body even so such abundance of grace was poured as out of a full horn upon Christ the head of his Church as it distilleth from him to the sweetning and perfuming of all his body to make the same acceptable in the sight of God This the Evangelist expresseth Joh. 1.16 Full of grace of truth and of his fulnesse we receive grace for grace Coloss 2.10 In him dwelleth the fulnesse of the God-head bodily and yee are compleat in him Quest But when was Christ thus anoynted Ans The anoynting of Christ is two-fold 1 In respect of his gifts and with these he was anoynted by the very union of his two Natures into one Person in the Wombe of the Virgin from the first moment of his conception for being admirably conceived by the Holy Ghost his Humane nature was anoynted by the Divine uniting it self thereunto 2 In respect of his calling to the exercise of those gifts and this was then compleat when in the thirtieth year of his age at his Baptism he was solemnly inaugurated by a voyce from Heaven by the opening of the Heaven and the descending of the Spirit of God in a visible shape abiding upon him not that be wanted the Spirit before but that herein as in the former respect also a main difference might be put between his and the anoynting of all that went before who neither were anoynted in the Wombe nor by the union of the Deity nor by any other than material oyl whereas hee was anoynted with the Holy Ghost lighting upon him And this was that which was prophesied before of him Isa 61.1 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because hee hath anoynted me that I should preach c. In the exposition of which place when Christ begun his Ministery in Galilee he said This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears Luk. 4.17 Hence we learn None can bee capâ—â—le of the Office of a Redeemer or Mediator but Châ—ist because none was so anoynted as he 1 That Christ was and is an all-sufficient Saviour and Redeemer for being to this purpose anoynted with the Holy Ghost and with power he cannot but be able fully to work and absolve the work of mans redemption This is not a work to be committed to any King or Emperour nor the greatest state and Potentate in the earth no nor to any Angel or Archangel in Heaven none of these are fit for it because none are capable of this anoynting with the Holy Ghost and with power but hee alone who therefore is able to subdue all the Devils of Hell though they come rushing upon him all at once to overthrow all the armies of Hell Sin Death and Damnation assaulting himself and members with all their might and force in a word able to make his enemies although principalities and powers never so mighty and never so cruel his very foot-stool 1 A greater King than Salomon is here who not only can tread down his enemies but give us strength also so to doe who not only can give us Laws but of his fulnesse grace to keep them God hath anoynted him King and set him upon his Throne and endued him with rare Gifts fit for government in all which regards wee owe unto him simple and absolute obedience 2 A farre more excellent Priest also than Aaron is here he is not anoynted to offer the bloud of Bulls or Goats but to offer himself a sweet smelling Sacrifice and that not often but once for all Heb. 8.6 neither doth he offer only this sacrifice but by this spirit and power with which he is anoynted he applieth it to his Church neither need he offer for himself as they because he was a holy harmlesse and undefiled High Priest Heb. 7.26 neither doth he only pray for his Church but meriteth also to be heard is never denied neither ever dyeth but liveth for ever to make intercession for them vers 25. 3 A more famous Prophet than Moses is here anoynted he was but a servant in the house this is the Son Moses was but the Instrument this is the Author of the word he delivereth Moses could teach but the ear this Prophet teacheth the heart Moses was a Minister of the outward Circumcision this Circumciseth or rather baptizeth with the Holy Ghost and with fire let not us therefore despise him that speaketh from heaven for if they escaped not which refused Moses that spake on earth much more shall not we escape if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven Heb. 12.25 And can we want reason 1 In his anoynting we are commanded by a voyce from Heaven hear him Mat. 17.5 2 He delivereth the whole will of his Father we shall therefore be perfectly taught if we hear him 3 We may safely rest in his Doctrin because with him are the treasures of wisdome 4 In a word hee hath only the words of life everlasting and whither should we goe Joh. 6.68 Secondly hence we learn That seeing every beleever is anoynted with Christ Every Christian must partake of Christ his anoynting and in Christ we must all be careful to find this holy oyl running down from the head upon us the members 1 Joh. 2.27 The anoynting which yee receive of him dwelleth in you And indeed our very name of Christians putteth us in minde that we must have our measure of that oyl of grace which was poured on Christ without measure so as if we carry the name and title of Christ wee must see that the nature and gifts of Christians appear in our lives Revel 1.6 hee hath made us Kings and Priests unto God And it was long before prophesied of the Church of the New Testament that the sons and daughters of it shall Prophesie Joel 2.28 and all this by vertue of this anoynting Adde hereunto that Christ is not perfectly anointed till his Church bee for Christ
Christ who 361 Comfort of the godly who meet with strange entertainment in the world where they are strangers 293 Comfort that Christ is stronger than all 327 Common Protestant beleeveth not the Article of free remission of sins 414 Communication in sin sundry waies but all to be avoided 330 Companions of remission of sins 412 Consent of the Church to any Doctrin to be required and received with five several cautions 389 Conditions of reconciliation two 347 Consideration of the last Judgement a ground of the godlies patience 379 Consolations from Christs Resurrection 348 Coâ—solation of Gods children that their Saviour shall be their Judge 376 Consolation issuing from pardon of sinne 409 Crosâ— of Chriâ—t an honourable chariot of our triumph 334 Crosses some more smart and durable why 357 D DAnger of sin 406 Davids sin and punishment both forgiven though the child must dye 404 Death of Christ after a special manner infamous 332 Death of Christ hath more power in it than all the lives of Men and Angels 334 Death of Christ a destroyer of death and all destroyers 342 Death though it remain after sin is pardoned both the fault and punishment 〈◊〉 notwithstanding removed 333 Degrees of blessedness 415 Devil not cast out but by Christs power 324 Differences between Christian and worldly peace 265 Differences between Christs annointing and all other 308 Differences between Christs miracles and miracles of the Prophets and Apostles 313 Difference between the miracles of the Prophets and Apostles and those wonders wrought by Satan in three things 314 Difference between the life of the natural and regenerate man in matters both civil and religious 349 Difference between Civil and Ecclesiastical power 363 Difference between the kingdome of Christ and Antichrist 364 Divinity of Scripture proved 298 E ENemies even spiritual not only foyled by Christ but made after a sort friendly 345 Essential properties of Faith three 395 Evangelists all large in the Article of Christ his resurrection Why. 339 Every thing must bee esteemed in the measure and degree of the goodness of it 410 Examination of heavenly life 352 F FAith what it is 391 Faith is not of all reas 391 Faith never lost reas four 392 Faith commendeth every thing 394 Faith of most not rightly qualified 399 Faith seateth it self in an humbled soul 395 Faith in the resurrection an hard point 366 Faithful are seasonably remembred of God at least on the third day 357 Fame of Christ begun in Galilee why 303 And why after Johns preaching 305 Fear of God what and wherein it consisteth 288 Fearers of God must bee accepted of us 293 Few men see the necessity of preaching why 372 Five deadly enemies foyled by Christ 1 Sin 2 Death 3 Hell 4 The Devil 5 The World 344 Five excellent fruits of saving faith 393 Five sorts of men all boast of faith and yet all of them want it 399 Freedom by Christ 302 Fruits of faith four 397 Fruits of Christs death reduced to two heads 335 Force of consent in doctrin wherein it standeth 390 G. GAlilee of the Gentiles why so called 304 Glory of the last Judgement described 378 Glory of God in his children turned into shame 416 God no accepter of persons why 284 Gods providence over-ruleth every special event with the special circumstances 306 God was with Christ how and how with his servants 322 Gods wisdome and power most seen in chusing the most weak things 364 God only properly forgiveth sins why 402 God forgiveth sins not only properly but perfectly that is both the guilt and punishment 4â—7 Godly must enquire of the truth of Doctrin delivered by the Scriptures 363 Godly enter not into the judgement how 377 Godly must lift up their heads in expectation of the day of their redemption 383 Godly who have all hard sentences passe against them shall have justice at the last day 379 Godly must addresse themselves to the Judgement Day two ways 384 Godly life must not bee shunned for the crosses that attend it 411 Graces in the soul of Christ after his resurrection were incomprehensible by all Creatures but in respect of God finite as the soul it self is 343 Guilt of sin is wholly abolished in beleevers although not the whole corruption of it 344 H. HAppinesse how it standeth in remission of sins 415 Hearers how to know they have heard aright 374 Heavenly life discerned by the notes of it 349 Helps to attain the grace of remission of sins 411 Hope is Faiths hand-maâ—d 396 How the Lord of life could be subdued of death 328 How God can be just in punishing Christ an innocent and letting the guilty go free ibid. â—ow an infinite Justice could bee satisfied by so short a death ibid. How the jews are said to put Christ to death seeing they had no power to doe it 329 How Christs crucifying crucifieth the lusts of Christians 335 How Christ can bee said to rise agâ—â—n seeing neither his Deity nor the soul of his Humanity did 337 How Christ is said to rise seeing God the Father and the Holy Ghost are said also to raise him 339 How Christ hath slain our sin which yet is so stirring in the best 344 How beleevers may know they are risen with Christ 349 How the Apostles were furnished to their witnesse 361 How Christ could eat and drink after he rose again seeing he rose not to natural life 365 How preaching could bee Christs ordinance being so long before his incarnation 367 How Christ is ordained Judge seeing the Father and the Holy Ghost judge as well as he 375 How Christ shall deliver up the Kingdom to his Father 375 Humiliation of Christ must humble Christians and hâ—w 334 I IEsus of Nazaret why so called 306 In Gods udgement wee must stand naked 288 In all spiritual captivity hasten to Christ 324 In cases of sorâ—ery what to do ibid. In all divine things wee must lean on a sure ground 302 In reading the Prophets wee must still be led to Christ. 390 Ingratitude of the Jews most extream 330 Joshua in many things a singular type of Christ. 333 Judging of our selves standeth in four things 385 L LAw of perfect righteousnesse is the charter of heaven 351 Life of Faith wherein 393 Lets which hinder men from seeking the remission of their sins 409 Love of God expressed in three things 397 Love of men wherein chiefly descerned ibid Love and thankfulnesse to God attendeth the remission of sins 413 Lowest degrees of murther condemned as murther 329 M MAgistrates must not accept of persons 286 Mallice of the wicked against the godly never wanteth matter to wâ—rk upon 331 Many men bodily possessed by the Devil in Christs time above all other times before or since why 308 Manner of Christs resurrection in three things 34â— Map of humane frai ty in Peter 283 Means by which quick and dead shall bee presented before the last judgement 377 Means to increase the stock of Faith 398 Men
find God sweet to their souls in trials or after them four reasons page 260 Properties of such as to whom Christ will reveal himself three page 77 All promises and threats in Scripture conditional although the condition be not ever expressed page 170 All promises of Satan are miserable soul and deceitful five reasons page 195 Promises of God differ from the Devils how page 196 Profers of Satan all upon some wicked condition or other page 203 Miserable men that accept of Satans profers four instances page 206 Publick persons must especially watch against two things page 4 Publick persons must bee above other careful of Gods glory page 215 Q. QVestion How could Christ be safe among wild beasts page 28 How could Christ be hungry being able to feed so many miraculously page 38 Why Christ took not all infirmities of every particular man three reasons page 39 Why Satan is so restless in tempting three reasons page 45 Whether Christs temptations were in inward motion or external page 48 Why Christ seeing he could would not turn stones into bread five reasons page 74 How to conceive the Word of God by which hee governeth and preserves the Ceatures page 92 Whether St. Matthew or St. Luke observe the right order of the temptations seeing they differ page 100 Whether a man may pray or communicate with an evil man or with a wicked or dumb minister page 108 Whether a man may hear the Word with profit and blessing from a wicked man page 110 Whether Christ was indeed on the pinacle or in vision page 121 How Satan a Spirit could carry Christ his body five considerations page 123 Whether Jonathans action who with his Armour-bearer only set on a whole army of enemies was presumption page 130 Why did not Satan Cast down Christ but saith Cast thy self down three reasons page 137 How Satan is said to fill Ananias his heart Acts 5.3 page 141 Whether it bee not lawful to ask a sign page 174 How Satan can prevail to bring men to worship himself in stead of God ways and means page 207 c. Whether wee may present our selves at Masse thinking to keep our hearts to God page 225 Whether on no occasion we may be present at Masse page 227 Whether the Prophet gave Naaman leave to be present at Idolatry page 228 R. REasons why our Saviour would not yeeld to the last temptation five page 210 Receive nothing from the Devils hand three reasons page 205 Redemption free to us cost Christ dear page 124 Religion set up or held up by bad means is wicked as the Romish page 202 Representation of Satan quick and short three reasons page 187 Restlesness in evil an expresse image of the Devil page 180 Strong resistance of Satan makes him fly four reasons page 235 Means of resisting Satan five page 238 Manner of resistance in five things page 239 Reverence in Gods worship urged six reasons page 229 Riches must not have our hearts four reasons page 98 Romish teachers disarming men of the Scriptures confuted by five reasons page 79 Romish doctrine Idolatrous proved at large page 222 Rules of resisting Satans temptations three page 37 Rules to know when the tempter cometh two page 50 Rules to confirm the heart in the love of God not withstanding outward crosses three page 60 Rules to sence us from using unwarrantable means of our good four page 63 Rules to avoyd seduction by Separatists four page 111 Rules to uphold our selves when Satan would cast us down three page 71 Rules to try whether a Scripture bee wrested seven page 165 Rules of trial whether our obedience be beyond that of the Devils four page 250 Rules to carry our selves free from infection of sin in all places where we come three page 120 S. SAbbath-breakers cast by Gods word notwithstanding all their pleas page 97 Sacrament may be received where open offenders are tollerated page 103 To Sanctifie a mans person hee must set up Gods worship in his heart page 112 The word Satan used by Christ in the last temptation four reasons page 213 Satan cannot hinder Gods Children of salvation he may of comfort page 3 Satans mouth may be stopped but not his malice page 4 Satan an accuser three reasons page 16 Satan tempteth two ways page 21 May allure us cannot force us page 22 Ever taketh us at the weakest three reasons page 42 Cometh to a man two ways page 48 Assayleth the Son of God knowing him so to be four reasons page 50 Aims at four things in his first temptation page 51 In tempting directly opposeth the word of God five reasons page 52 Satan the most eminent and dangerous tempter four reasons page 45 Seeketh ever to blemish the good hee cannot hinder page 63 Inferreth mischievous conclusions upon true premisses four reasons page 64 Never cometh without some stone or other page 70 Alloweth his servants stones for bread ibid. Seeketh chiefly to draw them to sin who have most means against it four reasons page 140 Can tempt but not force us to sin five reasons page 137 His subtilties to be watched six instances page 128 Can alledge Scripture to thrust forward his wicked purposes five reasons page 144 Alledgeth Scripture three ways page 145 Is not content that men sin unlesse they do it most sinfully page 141 In one allegation of Scripture out of Psal 91.11 he hideth eight faults page 147 Never overcome without resistance page 240 Scriptures being our Weapon wee must alwayes have them in readinesse page 80 Scriptures the hammer of Heresies as in six instances page 85 Scriptures how abused to establish errors in doctrin five instances page 149 In practice in many page 151 Scriptures no dumb but speaking Judg. page 158 Scriptures conferred in parallel places page 166 Scriptures collated in unlike places and reconciled in twenty five instances page 167 Scripture most aptly alledged by Christ page 172 Some Scriptures fitter for some to meditate on than others page 173 Security must be watched against after temptation foyled five reasons page 180 Senses must be diligently kept and four rules for the right ordering of them page 188 Service of God must be ruled wholly by God for 1 matter 2 manner 3 end page 231 Service of God two-fold 1 Legal 2 Evangelical page 229 Of Service Evangelical three conditions page 230 Service of God must bee cheerful three reasons page 232 Marks of a good servant of God five ib. Means to be preserved from the service of Satan five page 209 A sign may be asked in four cases page 174 Five vain ends of asking a sign page 175 Three sins above other make men most like the Devil page 181 Sins of Jerusalem the sins of England five instances page 115 Sins of this age fearfully aggravated by our means of grace page 142 Soul liveth by Gods word four ways page 90 Solitary places fittest for temptation two reasons page 14 Directions for solitarinesse four page 16 Spirit of God led Christ
into the Wildernesse three reasons page 8 Spirits created of three sorts ibid. Sundry sorts of men snared by Satan in seeking unlawful courses to help themselves page 62 To turn stones into bread an ordinary temptation How and wherein page 68 Sundry sorts of men to whom Christ never revealeth himself page 76 T. TEmple of Jerusalem described with the several Courts and their contents page 104 Temptation not a sign of Gods hatred but of the Devils page 7 Temptations all of them appointed and limited by God two reasons page 9 It was not against the holinesse or power of Christ to be tempted page 21 Christ being tempted was without sinne how in three grounds ibid. Of Temptations three degrees page 22 Greatest temptation not to be tempted ibid. Temptations manfully to bee resisted three motives page 24 Being tempted look up to Christ tempted for 1 salvation 2 imitation page 25 By lesser Temptations Satan makes a way to greater four reasons page 36 Where Satan begins Temptation we must begin resistance page 37 To tempt any to evil a fearful sin page 47 The first Temptation of Christ was not to gluttony as Papists two reasons page 51 No temptation no faith page 56 Eight things slily couched in the first temptation page 68 In the second temptation Satan aimeth at five things page 126 Satan tempting seeketh to bring men to extreams five reasons page 127 Satan can tempt and perswade but not force us to sin five reasons page 137 Temptations armed with Scripture most dangerous page 149 Men tempt God in 1 judgement 2 affection 3 actions page 173 God actually tempted four waies page 175 To tempt God dangerous four reas page 176 Five sorts of Tempters of God page 177 How men tempt God in matters 1 of soul ibid. 2 of body three waies page 178 Tempters of themselves as if there were no Tempter page 45 Christ abideth the whole temptation to the end four reas page 234 God suffereth his children to bee vexed with long and strong temptations three reas page 236 Gods children shall outstand all temptations four reas page 235 A sober use of humane testimonies in Sermons not unlawful page 162 Men thrust from God by Satan page 209 God hath sundry ways threatned this land of late years page 255 Greatest tryals of the godly cannot make them unhappy four reas page 261 To try spirits alledging Scripture four rules page 145 Holy times as the Sabbath not to bee prophaned page 114 V VNjust getting of earthly things accursed three waies page 94 All the voice of Satan is Cast thy self down page 159 Usurers live not by Gods word but against it page 95 W TO watch over our weakness five notable rules page 43 Five sorts of persons fail in the watch over their senses page 153 Many warnings of God to Jerusalem and England page 116 Wilde beasts why Christ was with them four reas page 28 Wealth becomes ours and rightly used four waies page 98 God never brings his children into the wilderness of temptation but first fits them with sufficient grace four reas page 26 Will of man moved two waies page 138 A principal wile of Satan to overthrow men by Scripture four reas page 160 Witches and seekers to them condemned three reas page 63 Wicked men by no means lay aside their malice to Gods children four reas page 101 Wicked men are loath to bee compared to the Devil but are sometimes worse page 103 Word written a principal weapon of the Christian souldier five reas page 77 Word is then used aright when temptations are cut off by it three reas page 81 The Word cutteth off temptations to despair in six instances 82. to presumption in eight instances 83. to pride in five instances 84. to injustice six instances ibid Only Gods word but every word of God preserveth the life of man four reasons page 90 Word of God susteineth us 1 above all means three waies 91. 2 without all means ibid. 3 against all means ibid. Word of God made the air light without the Sun and the earth fruitful without rain page 92 Word of God from an evill man may bee heard with blessing to a good man four reas page 110 To hear or read the word religiously four rules page 146 Satan seldome so good as his word three reas page 197 Worship is twofold 1 Civil 2 Divine both of them two-fold page 218 Worship civil and religious differ in five things page 220 Worship Civil is grounded in Divine ibid Worship religious due to God onely five reasons page 221 Six means by which Satan prevaileth to set up the worship of himself page 208 AN EXPOSITION UPON Peters Sermon BEFORE CORNELIUS VVhich was the first general Calling OF THE GENTILES OR JAPHETS First Publike Perswasion INTO SEMS TENTS BY Thomas Taylor D.D. Preacher of Gods VVord at Aldermanbury London LONDON Printed for A. K. and R. I. and are to be sold by Elisha Wallis at the Golden Horse-shooe in the Old-Bayley 1659. TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVL Sir JAMES ALTHAM Knight one of the Barons of his Majesties Court of Exchequor AND Sir CHARLS MORRISON Knight Baronet TWO VVorthy Justices and Magistrates of the Town of Watfort in Hartfordshire Grace Peace and abundance of all Blessings accompanying Salvation Right Worshipful LEt it stand with your pleasures whom one profession of Religion towards God and execution of Justice towards man whom one neer Neighbourhood and one neer affection combine to bee conjoyned also in this Dedication wherein as my desire is to manifest my dutiful respect of you both so also to entreat your favourable construction and acceptance of this my presumption whereof I want not just reasons whether I look upon you joyntly or severally Your joynt government under which we the Inhabitants of this Town of Watford enjoy our publick peace bindeth all of us wherein wee may to testifie our thankfulness for so great and publick a good God might govern the World if he pleased by himself immediately yet he committeth it to Magistrates and Rulers both supream and delegates whom he honoureth with an high style calling them Assistants to him that ruleth the whole earth Zach. 4.14 yea the shields of the earth Psal 47.9 to bear off wrongs and evils from men The boughes of this fair tree of Magistracy as in that sacred embleme are shelter for all and the fruit meat for all Dan. 4.7.17 And the weilding of so stately an Ordinance is not to be committed but to fit and qualified persons as they are described by Jethro to Moses by four most worthy properties Exod. 18.21 First they must be men of courage stout to undergoe all the parts of their calling How fit a vertue this is for a Magistrate will appear if we consider 1 The good and godly in the hand Rom. 13.3 who are to be incouraged and praised in well-doing by their Rulers which will never be if a man be afraid to be seen or be timorous as Nicodemus