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A77979	An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1650 (1650)	Wing B6070; Thomason E588_1; ESTC R206293	515,009	635

punished Oh the sad cries of many people in their sicknesses and death-beds How many times have I been warned by the Word but I slighted warnings I did not regard them warnings have been no warnings to me therefore justly am I in misery Use Oh that the consideration of this might be more prevalent and work more upon us than ever Gods quikness in His judgments wrought towards those that stand out against a quick searching Ministry VER 6. For I desired Mercy and not sacrifice and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings THis being a great Scripture having much of the mind of God in it and much difficulty in the understanding of it Conexiō I reade no further at this time Here we have a reason of Gods severe expression in the former verse where it was said that God had hewed them by his Prophets and slew them by the words of his mouth Why was God so severe against them it was because he would not be put off with their sacrifices they boul●tered up themselves with these objecting against the Prophet when he pressed them to mercy and to the knowledg of God Why are not we abundant in serving of God burnt offerings are not neglected by us and why should not we be accepted No saith God I desired mercy and not sacrifice never tell me of your sacrifices and burnt offerings so long as there is no mercy among you Therefore have I hewed them by my Prophets slain them by the words of my mouth you are so glued unto these outward things that I must hew you off from them This sentence is most famous quoted twice by Christ himself in the new Testament which we do not find of any place again which notes the eminency of it the first time it is quoted you shall find in Mat. 9.13 and the second in Mat. 12.7 For the meaning of of the words Exposit For I desired mercy the word signifies to desire and to will a thing with a great complacency or delight as if God should say mercy is a thing so pleasing to me that I desire it at my heart the word in the Original is fuller than is exprest in our English translation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nothing in the world is so pleasing unto me as mercy There is Gods great mercy in reconciling the world unto himself by Jesus Christ and this is more worth than al the sacrifices in the world but this is not the mercy meant in the text Heb. 10.5 6 Burnt offerings and sacrifices thou hadst no pleasure in but a body hast th●u prepared there is no mercy like this the mercy of God in his Son Jesus Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mercy goodness and rig●teousness But the mercy here meant in the text it is the mercy of man and the word here mercy is the same word in the Original with that in the 4. verse your goodness is as the morning cloud that passeth away so that I desire mercy that is not the mercy of God but mercy to Man and that mercy to our selves so Chri●t interprets it in Mat. 12.7 I● ye had known what this meaneth I will have mercy and not sacrifice ye would not h●ve condemned the guiltless As if Christ should say God in some cases would have men provide for themselves though they neglect the keeping of the Sabbath I will have mercy as to our selves so to others mercy to men either to their bodies or to their souls mercy to the body every one will grant but it ought to be especially to the soul warranted from Christs other quotation of these words Mat. 9.13 Go ye and learn what that meane●h I will have mercy and not sacrifice for I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance This word mercy Mercy is a synechdoche comprehending all the duties of the second Table under one I will have mercy and not sacrifice Sacrifice by sacrifice is meant synechdocically all instituted Ordinances and Worship all the affirmative precepts of the second and fourth commandements all Ordinances commanded them then or that ever should be commanded them hereafter are included in these commands and this appears to be so by Christs applying of the text in Mat. 12.7 where it is applyed to the sanctification of the Sabbath and in Mat. 9.13 there Christ applies it and quotes it under an Ordinance whether true or not humane or divine it matters not the separation of the Jews from publicans and sinners it being unlawful to eat with them yet in a case of mercy they might having thereby an opportunity to do good to their souls so that from these two texts you see a cleare warrant for the interpretation of this text Now in the further cleering of it I shall answer some questions satisfie some objections and lastly raise certain observations Quest 1 What is an instituted Ordinance There are natural Ordinances and instituted Duties Now what is the difference between them for natural worship God stands so much upon it that He will have it before all kind of mercy inform us therefore of the difference of these two Answ For the unfolding of this know that by Natural Duties we understand 1. Natural Duties such Duties as we ow to God as God and to be performed by us as to a God Then there are other duties to be performed by men as unto men which if there had been no law to bind them to the performance of them yet they would be performed by men they were bound to perform them they are radicated in the heart such Duties as the first Commandement binds us unto Duties of Natural worship To have no other Gods but the Lord to fear this God and Him alone to love Him before all and above all to trust in Him for help at all times these are Duties to be done as unto a God Nature it self teacheth a man to perform these Duties Then there are Duties to be performed unto men Natural duties of humanity As honoring of parents speaking the truth not deceiving one another defiling mens bodies these Duties are radicated in the heart that were there no Law of God to bind men yet it were in mens hearts to do them Natural duties must not yeeld to mercy 2. Instituted duties Now these Duties must not yeild to mercy But for instituted worship such which if God had not revealed had not been duties neither could men be bound unto them As for their sacrifices under the Law by Bullocks and Goats these kind of sacrifices were they not revealed by some Prophet to be the mind of God they had not bin bound unto them So for our Church Ordinances of Sacraments Christian Admonition and the like are such as flow from Gods Prerogative and not so much from Gods Nature the other duties lie in Gods Nature and Holiness and are to be performed unto Him as to a God so holy But how

but a vessel of wrath one cut down by the stroke of the Word by wrath this cutting down is like unto that which we find in Luke 14.24 For I say unto that none of those men which were bidden shall tast of my supper and yet these men had stirrings and motions in them Oh! the consideration of this should make sinners to tremble that it is possible for men yea for men professing godliness to be cut down by the Word of wrath and that while they are living and well When a man is cut down now God way be said to cut a man down for vengance when he in judgment determines and secretly resolves against him that no means nor mercies shall do him good now wo to that man against whom God is thus resolved and determined But that none may be discouraged and disheartned by this but awakened know that so long as God still strives with thee and is yet working upon thee by his Word and by his Spirit he hath not yet determined against thee when not thou art not past hope of cure therefore improve the seasons and do not abuse this that hath been said let it support you from dispair but not encourage you to presume Gods Ministers are Gods Tools and as tools by working are Obs 7 worn out so are Gods Ministers worn by working but when the work goes on though the tools are worn the laborer thinks not much so God when he sees people come in and accept of mercy he is content to bear the loss of the wearing of his tools and as men reckon not only for the work done but also for the wearing of the tools and the more precious the tool is the more he accounts of and reckons for the wearing of it so will God also not only reckon for the lives of his servants but also for their strength and the weakening of their bodies by sweating and labor Therefore people had need to look to it that their fruit may answer the cost God is at with them for know that God sets a high price upon His choice servants lives and he will have a valluable consideration for them either in you or upon you and wo be to you if God forceth the price of such blood as theirs is in your ruin Obs 8 Gods Ministers are Gods mouth to His people I have slain them by the words of my Mouth Jer. 15.19 If thou take forth the precious from the vile then shall you be as my mouth And look what is threatned by them is threatned by God and what promise they open and press upon a soul in distress is done by God Himself and it is to be looked upon as God speaking to thee in particular Obs 9 The Word of God is of great power and full of efficacy I have slain them by the words of my mauth The word is like a two-edged sword which smites every way and doth execution every time men hear the Word it is for life or for death Deut. 32.46 47. Set your hearts unto all the words which I testifie unto you this day for it is not a vain thing for you because it is your life it is your life which lies upon it therefore look ye to it so in Revel 11.5 And if any man will hurt them fire proceedeth out of their mouthes and devoureth their enemies Though the witnesses be as Olive branches yet if any wrong them they must be killed by devouring fire Object But if the Word be of such efficacy of a slaying nature why should we hear it Answ We are bound to hear the Word as our duty and when we come we should present our lusts before the edge of the Word were sin presented before it it would only slay the sin and not the person The word flaies either the sin or the soul When the Word comes it will slay the one either your sins or your souls therefore if you would have your souls saved put your sins to death the upright man need not fear comming to the Word but such as are resolved to keep their sins the Word will slay both them and their sins too It follows And thy judgmenes shall break forth Text. as the light that goeth forth Hence observe That Gods judgments while men go on in a Obs 1 prosperous way of sinning lie in the dark they see them not they sin and judgment appears not and therefore they take liberty and embolden themselves in their sins When judgments do come they break out Judgments were Obs 2 working their ruine before they did not sleep Judgements when they come they break out upon sinners as mighty waters being stopt in their course of running when they work over the interruption they run the faster God hath His time to punish sins openly by His judgements as Obs 3 they sin secretly in the dark God will punish openly in the light to make them ashamed God will have His time to convince men by His judgments then Obs 4 their filthiness shall be punished Now Gods judgments may be said to break forth to convince men and as the light three waies How judgment convinces 1. When the same thing threatened in the Word comes to passe 2. When the judgment inflicted is sutable to the sin committed 3. When it is executed by a remarkable han● upon the sinner then that judgement breaks forth upon a man as the light Gods judgments are gradual They break forth as the light Obs 5 not all at once there is the morning light and the mid-day as mercies to the Saints are gradual so judgments upon the wicked are but by degrees dropping at the first There is much to be learned by the breakings out of judgment as the Obs 6 light Isa 26.8 When thy Judgments are abroad the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness Mic. 6.9 The man of wisdom shall see thy Name Hear ye the rod and who hath appointed it Pro. 28.5 Evil men understand not judgment but they that seek the Lord understand all things they shall learn much Examine your hearts by this what you have learned by these judgements that are broken out so cleer upon us that the greatest Atheist in the world may learn this That the Lord He is God as the people cried out in 1 King 18.39 Obs 7 When God sends a Ministry to a people it is to discover the way of God and of His Worship to that people The Lord makes their righteousness to appear and break forth as the light and He will have His way and Worship to appear as cleerly as the light His way shall not be in the dark to them Obs 8 When God brings a powerful Ministry to a people the more powerful and sharp that Ministry hath been if they do not turn the more terrible and sharp shall judgement be upon them Your consciences shall eccho upon this ground in your ears The Lord is righteous in all His waies justly am I

meaner a work of mercy God is wonderful careful of our bodies God careful of the body and would have us also careful of the bodies of others men ought not to massacar their bodies God doth not require weak sickly bodies to spend whol nights in fasting and prayer God in this case will have mercy and not sacrifice of us Mercy in case of our own estates But here some may say What may we regard our own particular estates before the service of God Yea in some cases we may as thus Suppose we were in the Assembly at publick Ordinances and there should be a fire in the Town or theeves breaking into a house we might lawfully leave the Ordinances to quench the fire or to apprehend the theeves and save our goods Numb 9.13 If a man were in a journey and in the mean time the Passeover were to be delivered he might go on in his journey and do his business and yet no sin to him So may we if in a journey or special business if not on purpose we go about this in slighting or contemning of the Ordinance we may go on in our business without sin God will have mercy In the times of persecution God doth allow his people the forbearing of some Ordinances as is cleer in Acts 8.1 There was at that time a great persecution against the Church which was at Jerusalem so that the Church was scattered and could not be together to enjoy Church-fellowship and yet it was no unto them Church assemblys not alwaies safe it had been an unjust charge if any should have come and said What do you prize your lives so highly and fear the losse of them more than the Ordinances of God wil not you joyn together in Church-fellowship and constant assembling your selves together because you think you shall suffer by it No in such case God will have mercy and not sacrifice In the case of some eminent service for God As in the case of Nehemiah he being the Kings Cup-bearer he must attend it and when he was to go up to Jerusalem by the Kings leave when he had finished his work he returns to the King again to serve in his place though he wanted the Ordinances there in the Kings Court which he might have enjoyed at Jerusalem yet that he might be more serviceable in the Churches Cause he is contented to deny himself in his own comforts These are the cases with others of the like nature in which God wil have mercy and not sacrifice I shal answer some Objections that may be made against this Obj. 1 But mens hearts are deceitful and they may pretend cases of mercy when there is no such thing in hand Answ Know though in such a case thou couldst not do it yet do not thou judge another man that may or can do it the rule is difficult that 's true yet do not thou envie another mans grace to whom God hath given power to mannage his business with Christian wisdom thou thinkest that if thou wert in such places and hadst such temptations as others have thou shouldst miscarry and aim at self in them yet do not thou judge another man that may do it in sincerity do not thou judge another mans duty through thy weakness Gods servants in this world are as his stewards now we know that a steward hath not every thing given him in a particular command by his Lord but only general rules given him to order particulars according to prudence faithfulness and zeal 3. vertues requisi● in a steward for the exercise of these three graces are required in a steward Prudence and wisdom faithfulness and trust care and zeal in all these So doth God give general rules for the ordering of a Christian life and these general rules being observed particular cases are to be ordered in prudence 1. Prudence faithfulness 2. Faithfulness and zeal 3. Zeal wisdom to judge faithfulness in doing zeal to keep up life and spirit in action and where there is a miscarring through frailty God will have mercy But it may be asked Can any duty of the sec●nd Table be more Obj. 2 excellent than the duties of the first Table of the one God being the object of the other man is the object The duties of the first Table are to be understood Answ either for the substantial and internal duties of the heart or some super added duties of the first Table joyned with the internal and substantial duties then there are duties of the second Table some more substantial some superadded now if we compare the internal and substantial duties with the superadded duties there the substantial are above them and to be preferred before them they having God for their immediate object yet in some cases God is pleased to indulge with men so far that he wil let the duties of the second Table duties of mercy towards men go before the more substantial duties of the first Table so in the duties of the second Table to men some duties which are but circumstantial and not so necessary God allows should be done when others more fundamental shall lie still omitted yet without sin But if Gods Ordinances are duties can they he omitted at any Obj. 3 time and that without sin Are they duties or not duties For answer Take notice there are two sorts of Precepts Answ Negative and Affirmative a negative binds semper ad semper alwaies and at all times but an affirmative doth bind only semper but not ad semper alwaies but not at al seasons at one time we may omit a thousand actions which are to be done but we cannot do many actions at one and the same time therefore for affirmative duties if they be done in their season God accepts of them as done continually as for that command Pray continually if it be done in its season God looks upon it as done continually and alwaies done if providence should so order it that another duty be brought to be done at this instant that duty which I was going to perform ceaseth then to be a duty to me at this time if two good things come together the one can be done but at a time so that the other is not a duty at that time to you which otherwise is a duty else if this were not man would be necessitated to sin and all the grace and mercy and assistance of God could not help in this case if that two affirmative precepts must bind at the same time to be done therefore this must be remembred for a truth that when two ●ffirmative precepts come together the one is a dutie to be performed the other not Instance But what say you to the case of Daniel when he knew that the writing was signed he went into his house and prayed more earnestly Dan. 6.10 Might not he have saved his life according to this rule I will have mercy and not sacrifice yet his was a sacrifice

the curse of that people whose ears should be deaf that they should not hear whose eyes should be blind that they should not see and be converted and I should heal them When I would haue healed Israel then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered and the wickedness of Samaria for they committed falshood and the thirf breaketh in and the troup of robbers spoileth without Furthermore In these words the Prophet showeth in what particulars their iniquity did appear they committed falshood they wrought a lye in regard of their falshood their false worship and then in regard of their oppression wronging one another but especially in falsifying their trust one to another and in their relations not performing the duties which their relations called for and bound them unto 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 officij diliti vi●lati ex singulari audacia so the word in the original Shekar in the propriety of it signifies They commit falshood That is they commit such a sin as the breaking of that duty which the law of their relation cals for from them The Notes hence are Obs 1 It is the discription of a wicked man to commit falshood As the godly man is said to be for the truth and to do the truth so wicked men are against the truth and go contrary to the truth as the Devil is said not to abide in the truth even such are these who commit falshood and work a lye It is a forerunner of great mischief when men are false in their relations Obs 2 In Mic. 7.6 7. It was an ill time when all sorts of people were so unfaithful in their relations The thief breaks in to rob and spoil by violence Obs 3 From whence note There is much secret wickedness committed by those which have forsaken the true religion such as these are secret and cunning workers of mischief in Church and State Gal. 2.4 There are false brethren crept in secretly which afterwards sought to bring us into bondage 'T is a great evil in a Common-wealth to have secret oppressors but far worse to have publick spoiling We have had much of the first formerly and the Lord knows how much more of the second we may further tast of I verily beleeve there is none that ever thought the Enemy would have spoiled in such a manner as He hath done and that ever English men would have endured it and we are the first people that ever endured such oppressions that were not slaves before and what the counsels and thoughts of God are in this thing concerning us we cannot tell Violence and spoil before me continually is grief and wounds What then Be instructed O Jerusalem lest my soul depart from thee Jer. 6.7 8. The first part of this Scripture is ours at this day grief and wounds are continually before us but be thou instructed O England In what In this That dreadful breach which sin hath made between the King and Parliament be instructed in this Jer. 15.13 Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoilers without price and that for all thy sins even in all thy borders So Isa 44.22.24 But this is a people robbed and spoiled they are all of them snared in holes they are for a prey and none delivers them for a spoil and none saith Restore Who gave Jacob for a spoil and Israel to the robbers Did not the Lord against whom we have sinned Who among you will give ear and hearken to this Men are wicked and tyrannical But who is he that hath given this our Land to the plunderers Is it not the Lord Therefore we should look beyond the troubles the hand that strikes to God who gave them their commission and delivered us up into their hands When God gives up a people to the robbers and spoilers in such a kind his wrath is said to come upon them as in the 25. verse Therefore he hath powred upon them the fury of his anger and the strength of battel VER 2. And they considered not in their hearts that I remembred all their wickednesse now their own doings have beset them about they are before my face THey considered not in their hearts In the original it is They say not to their hearts 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This phrase in other Scriptures is used for saying in their hearts Jer. 5.24 Neither say they IN their hearts Let us fear God which giveth rain And in Eccles 1.16 Considering is communing with our own hearts I spoke or consulted with my heart From this phrase of speaking thus to our hearts we may observe 1 It is a good thing to be often speaking to our own hearts thus Oh my soul how is it with thee what case art thou in how stand things between God and thee what terms standest thou in for eternity canst thou look upon Gods face with comfort and not be afraid what guilt is there in thy conscience canst thou behold eternity and rejoyce in the thoughts of it Such meditations and questionings as these would be very profitable for the soul Many people can talk abroad in company of these things but where is the man that sets apart time to question with his soul about these Ps 4.4 Stand in awe and sin not commune with your own hearts upon your bed and be still There are in the soul many times boisterous distempers but then we should cause a silence and a calm in our hearts bid them be still there are great distemper● in that familie where the husband and the wife go two or three daies together and speak not one to another so there is no less distemper in that soul which can go two or three daies without questioning it self and examining its condition simile But what is it they should speak This That I remember their iniquities the old Latine carries it thus lest they should consider do not you think that God remembers the sins of your forefathers only that they were vile and wicked no but I also remember the sins that are present before me But according to the reading of the words in your books is most agreeable to the Original therefore Luther saith Luther that these words are a reproof of their security then which no evil being worse the Princes they feel not the judgment yet the principal actors in the wickedness the common people they suffer much and yet though they suffer yet attribute their sufferings to any thing rather than to their sins to be the causes of them the observations That God doth remember the wickedness of people though long since Obs 1 committed as we may see in Amalek God remembers this their wickedness many hundred yeers after 1 Sam. 15.2 I remember the prank which Amalek played to you when you came out of Egypt Amos 8.7 The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob surely I will never forget any of their works nay they are not only remembred but recorded the sin of Judah

who have good intentions good purposes aims and desires and yet have some secret warping which they know not of simile which may make them miscarry to all eternity A man may with a deceitful bow aim at a beast and yet kill a man so many may think they strike at sin and yet with that very goad may at the same time wound the Saints It follows Their Princes shall fall by the sword These were they who had the chief hand in the setting up of false worship and in oppressing those that would not joyn with them now God would reach these great ones In times of battel Princes stand by secured at a distance they have their Life guards they put on others and think to be safe themselves they will bring others into straights and miseries and care not though thousands of them be slain at a fight they shall do well enough but saith God they shall not so escape in battel Their Princes shall fall by the sword it shall not distinguish them from others For the rage of their tongue They raged against God his People and Ordinances and thought themselves too big to be contradicted we may note here Obs That when men grow very wicked they grow outragious like mad men there is no ruling of them there is such a world of wickedness in them they take a liberty to say what they please we find many strong expressions about the tongue in Scripture 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so the 70. render the words As Job 5.21 it is called a scourge therefore the Saints are promised to be delivered from it 2. Psal 57.4 it is cal'd a sharp sword Prov. 12.18 there is that speaketh like the piercing of a sword Prov. 25.18 a man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Epethites of the tongue is a Mole and a Sword and a sharp Arrow 3. It is compared to fire yea unto the fire of hell James 3.7 8. To the coals of Juniper Psal 120.4 which are quickly kindled but abide long all these expressions with others we find about the tongue of the wicked But now see what is said of the tongues of the Saints Cant. 4.11 Thy lips Oh my Spouse drop as the hony comb hony and milk are under thy tongue And Prov. 10.20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver The heart of the wicked is little worth 4. An outragious tongue is such a poyson as poysons it self which no other poyson doth other poysons hurt no further than they are applied they cannot poyson at a distance but this is such a strange working thing that it will both hurt and so destroy men that they shall never recover themselves and this it wil do at a distance and come not neer these men have such dispositions that they will let none pass without a lash of their tongue Now the Lord he will not let these go in this manner he will scorn the scorners when these men are in their rage none are spared Magistrates Misiers Parents Ordinances no nor God Himself But Christ will convince them of their hard words Consider how in your families or in some companies you have been guilty of the rage of the tongue in these kinds It follows in the last words This shall be their derision in the Land of Egypt When they come to Egypt they think to find them their friends that they will help them and stick unto them no saith God instead of helping them they shall scorn them One part of the rage of their tongue was in speaking basely of the worship of God and of his people and now the Egyptians shal speak basely to them Why do you come to us for help where is your God become that you so boasted of Therefore just is it with God that those which forsake him and his help and go to men for succor that they by them should be made a scorn O it is a most grievous judgment for Gods people to be made a scorn by such the Egyptians And it should be our care and duty not to put our brethren into such straights that the poor Saints of God should be forced to go to the wicked for help least they should reproach them saying Why do you come to us What cannot your holy brethren releeve you do you expect help from us But in special this is their derision in the land of Egypt the rage of their tongue their fallings out one with another they could not agree but wrangled and jangled among themselves when the Egyptians shall see this they shall deride them and look upon them as the greatest objects of scorn that possibly can be The Lord deliver us from this judgment when was there such divisions amongst us as at this day Oh the rage of the tongue which abounds in every place the Devil himself hath a chief stroke in this rage and he laughs to see it prosper and encrease as well as our adversaries who laugh in their sleeves at us both and what should move us more to agree one with another than this The consideration of that woful scorn and derision we should be to them if God should deliver us up into their hands Now as this their rage was a symtom to them of their ruin so the Lord grant that we Prophet in time of destress Page 87 All All pretend to seek God Page 408 Ambition The ambition of Priests Page 103 Anathema Maranatha Anathema Maranatha what it means Page 903 Apes An Apes tooth worshiped for a god Page 200 Apostates The hearts of Apostates are rooted in wickednesse Page 357 Apostates seldom turn Page 384 Apostacy What the beginning of Apostacy is Page 425 Art What the art of Preaching is and wherein it consists Page 440 Avenged God will be avenged for breach of trust Page 29 Agravation Agravation of Englands wickedness Page 642 Application Application to the Parliament Page 580 Application to England in general ibid Application to private men ib. Assemblies Church assemblies are not alwaies safe Page 608 Arguments Arguments that mercy is coming Page 547 Arguments of a carnal heart Page 550 B Baseness The baseness of people discribed and whereon it consists Page 367 Beasts When the beasts are taken away our comforts are gone Page 65 Beda Beda his opinion of Austin the Monk Page 395 Best Best men not to be depended on Page 485 Beware Men ought to beware of secret sins Page 483 Blood Blood requires blood Page 48 Bribery Bribery in Magistrates is a curse of God upon a Nation Page 221 Beginnings It is grievous to God for men to let fall good beginnings and the reasons why Page 582 see Dangerous Body God is careful of the body Page 607 bound God is not bound to do for man Page 571 C Carnal men Carnal men shall be ashamed and why Page 331 Carnalists Carnalists portion is outward Page 434 Christ see Humble Christ see Duty Children Wicked children are a dishonor to their parents Page

Terror Hypocrisie Hypocrisie in Reformation is dangerous Page 581 Honor Places of honor are great snares Page 670 How we should honor God Page 695 Howling see Prayer I Idolaters Idolaters seldom come in and return Page 125 What poor waies of worship Idolaters have Page 136 If parents be Idolaters their children are usually so too Page 161 It is dangerous living near Idolaters and why Page 172 Idolaters are proud men Page 391 Idolaters despise Gods worship Page 391 Idolatry The Idolatry of the Papists Page 133 The neerer Idolatry comes to the Worship of God the more dangerous it is Page 174 Court idolatry is most dangerous Page 633 See Contempt Idols Idols are bewitching things Page 199 Ignorance The cause of ignorance Page 35 Ignorance is the deformity of the soul Page 90 Ignorance is dangerous and how Page 91 Ignorance and pride are companions Page 390 Incest Incest an hainous sin Page 61 Influence There is a great influence between the Priests and the People Page 100 Impetuousness Impetuousness of spirit is to be suspected Page 136 Institutions Institutions are to be minded in point of worship Page 128 Inclinations Strong inclinations bind the mind Page 388 Justice Justice must be executed impartially Page 50 Justice must not struck dumb with the appearance of angels Page 222 Judgment It is a great judgment for men to be unserviceable in times of service Page 565 How judgment convinceth Page 597 See Leave and Ministry Irreligion Irreligion and slavery are companions Page 654 K Kings Kings were accounted of as the Popes dogs Page 177 Godly Kings observed not their birth-daies Page 661 See Respect Knowledge Want of knowledg of God makes men cruel Page 32 Keep How to keep God with us Page 510 Know see Saints Knowledge see Opportunity Kingdom see Officers L Lady The folly of a Lady in Paris Page 151 Land How a Land may be said to mourn Page 62 Living-God Living-God what it implies Page 189 Lying Lying and swearing go together Page 44 Leave It is a sad judgment for God to leave men Page 509 God never leaves his Page 510 Live see Resurrection M Magistrates see Bribery Man slaughter Man-slaughter is but a vain distinction from murder Page 48 Men see Merciless Merciless A merciful God sets him against merciless men Page 29 Ministers Ministers must plead for God Page 3 How faithful Ministers shall be dealt withal Page 77 Striving against faithful Ministers is a great hastning of judgment Page 81 Ill Ministers are besotted Page 88 Ministers must rebuke sin Page 361 The duty of Ministers Page 438 It is a comfort to Ministers to die preaching Page 590 Ministers are hewers Page 593 Ministers work is difficult Page 594 See Truths Superstition Whoremongers Duty Mind see Inclinations Mixture How the mixture of wicked and godly men is hurtful Page 372 How the mixture of wicked and godly men is to be distinguished Page 373 Murder Murder is not to be pardoned Page 48 Man-slaughter see England Men see Causes Means Means to persevere Page 585 Mercies How to use mercies well Page 545 Mercies are forfeited by unbeleef before they be received ibid One mercy makes way for another Page 558 Gods mercies are seasonable Page 564 In what cases God will have mercy and not sacrifice Page 601 Means All means must be used before correction Page 569 Ministry The sharper the Ministry is the sharper shall the judgment be if it be neglected Page 598 Morning Gods discovery is in the morning Page 560 See Presence Murder see England N Nation A defiled Nation is neer ruin Page 374 While a Nation is purging there is hope Page 375 How it may be known what shall become of a Nation Page 428 Natural What a Natural man may do towards conversion Page 377 What natural duties are Page 601 Nature The more excellent the Nature is the more communicative it is Page 573 Neighbors Ill neighbors are an ill thing Page 445 Night Night times are times of danger Page 560 Note A note of a good heart Page 565 O Oath What an Oath implies Page 189 Obedience Willing Obedience to sin brings guilt upon a Nation Page 473 Obedience see Command Officers The Officers of the Kingdom seek their own interest Page 639 Opportunity No Opportunity to get knowledg must be neglected Page 609 P Passion Passion makes a man a beast Page 48 Papists The doctrine of the Papists is opposite to the Scripture Page 81 Papists see Idolatry Patience The patience of God described Page 368 We must be patient in prayer Page 541 People The people of God suffer with others if they sin with others Page 401 People must return to God Page 530 When any people may apply the promise Page 537 Persons How particular persons are defiled by the wicked Page 373 See Mixture Plague A strange plague in London Page 67 Pleading The more imediate Gods pleading with men is the more dreadful it is Page 4 Preaching Preaching is the way to remove superstition Page 146 Priest It is the work of the Priest to strive against the people for sin Page 75 When priests strive against the people they must lock to be striven with Page 76 Priests see Covetousness Ambition Influence Prelates see Experience Presence The consideration of Gods presence humbles the heart Page 368 Gods presence makes morning to the Saints Page 562 Pride Pride discovers much sin within Page 394 Pride goes from God and against God Page 397 The pride of mens spirits Page 514 See Ignorance Conscience Private see Hope Princes Princes have been preachers Page 146 How Princes and Priests delude the people about Gods worship Page 348 Princes see Subjects Prophet see Affliction Prosperity Prosperity abused shall be punished Page 100 See Wicked Profession see Formal Proud God will cast proud men down Page 397 Proud men fall low ibid Publick see Hope Punish When men will not punish sin God will Page 61 Punishment They that are alike in sin shall be alike in punishment Page 116 Pains We must not think much to lose our pains Page 569 Parents see Christ Prayers When prayers are howlings Page 688 Penitent Penitent hearts retain good thoughts of God in affliction Page 532 Penitent hearts are not discouraged in afflictions Page 534 Perversness Perversness of spirit in those that are nigh to God is very grievous to God Page 572 Persevere see Means Place Where Gods place is Page 511 Preaching It is an ill sign when men are the worse for preaching Page 644 Presumption What presumption is Page 536 Propriety The propriety of Beleevers Page 547 Prop see Faith Prophets see False R Rebukes The rebukes of a brother are loving rebukes Page 73 Gods rebukes are furious ibid See God Real Gods threatnings are real Page 452 Religion see Staff Reprobation What Reprobation is Page 210 Repentance What true Repentance is Page 385 Faith and Repentance mutually act on another Page 549 The trial of Repentance Page 696 Respect Due respect is to be given to Kings