English Puritan & Reformed

Exposition of Job 38-42

Joseph Caryl (1602-1673) · 442,869 words · 1968 min

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Disposition, twofold. 717

Divisions among good men very bad. 736

Don, the Spanish word for a Lord, whence derived. 68

Double, what it signifies in Scripture. 948

Drinking much in bruits is from their constitution, not from their lusts. 653

Duty, God would have us do our best in every duty. 38. Two things needful to it. 38. Better do duty late than not at all. 961

Dwellings appointed by God to every creature, suitable to his nature. 334

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Eagle; what the Hebrew word imports. 474. Exceeds any Hawk in three things. 475. Two reasons why the Eagle mounts so high. 476. F • ur reasons why she makes her nest on high. 480. What food she most delights in. 484. The quickness of the Eagles eye-sight. 485. How she trieth her young ones. 486. Eagles presage, or smell a battle long before. 488. The similitude between the Eagle and Christ in seven particulars. 489, 490. The similitude between an Eagle and a true Christian, • pened in seven things. 491. Two wings of a greet Eagle, are said to be given the Church. 493
Earth, how immovable, 51, 52. The earths foundations. 47, 52, God the maker of the earth, five inferences from it. 53, 54. Three things in the making of the earth, should stir us up to praise God. 56, 57. The form and firmness of the earth, set forth four ways. 59, 60. Measures of the earth, different opinions about it. 61, 62. Five things admirable in the frame of the earth. 65. Inferences from it to thankfulness, and an exact frame of life on this earth, so exactly framed for us. 66, 67. What are the garments or clothing of the earth. 137. Breadth of the earth. 157, 158. Two inferences from the greatness of the earth. 158
Eastwind, much under the dominion of the Sun. 199, 200
Egypt why not looking to heaven for rain. 207
Election, of free grace, not of foreseen works. 702
Elements, their natural order. 98
Elephant, the manner of his eating grass described. 618. Twelve things for which the Elephant is eminent above other beasts. 627, 628. Four inferences from it. 630
Encrease in the field, five things needful to produce it. 378
Enemy, no wisdom in provoking one too strong for us. 691
Enemies, to be prayed for, and how. 941
Entreaty, the strong will not use entreaties. 669
Equinox, when. 127
Error, wise and good men may err. 869
Eternity; three sorts of beings. 49. God only absolutely eternal. 49. Eternity what. 50
Exacters of two sorts. 339, 340
Examples of two sorts recorded in Scripture. 1036
Experience; experimental knowledge best. 793
Eye, hath a great force upon the heart in three things. 688, 689. The Eye called the light of the body in two respects. 740

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Face, binding of it in secret, what. 590
Failings, God overlooks them in his upright servants. 178
Faith, the only way of understanding the worlds creation. 51. Faith is the eye of the soul. 689. Only faith keeps down the prevailings of fear. 756. All must be done in a twofold faith. 918. Faith and repentance must go together. 943
Fault, God will not charge any man beyond his fault. 33
Favorites; God shows favor to all good men, yet some only are his favorites. 891
Fear, of two sorts. 411. A due fear puts us upon the use of means for the • reservation of ourselves and others. 412. Fear put for the thing feared. 445. That which is not feared is usually derided, 447. Fear, what it is. 733. Fear disturbs reason. 755, 756. The less natural fear, the more perfection. 777
Feasting, moderate, lawful. 963. Seven cautions about it. 663
Feathers; goodly feathers the gift of God to birds. 387. Three inferences from it. 388. All birds are not of a feather. 389
Folly; sin is folly, shown four ways. 906, 907
Food, God gives food to all creatures convenient to their nature. 342, 641, 642.
Forgetfulness, we may be said to forget that which we never had, as well as that which once we had. 413
Forgiveness, God is ready to forgive. 882. We should be ready to forgive one another. 887, 888
Foundation of a building four Attributes of it. 46. What the foundations of the earth are. 47. Why the earth is said to have foundations. 47. What the foundations of the earth are, shown further. 52. A different word in the Hebrew signifying a foundation. 68. Acclamations used at the laying of the foundation of great buildings. 74
Freedom, some creatures are free from, others bound to service by God's appointment. 328. Inference from it. 328. To be free from labor and service is but a low privilege. 329. To desire freedom from duty and service is very sinful. 330. A mercy to be free from three yokes or bonds. 331. To be free to serve is better than to be free from service. 332. To be forced is grievous. 341
Friends, their loss a great loss. 957. In times of affl • ction, worldly friends will leave us, and godly friends may prove unkind to us. 957. Two inferences from it. 958. Friends should be friendly. 961
Frost and Ice from God. 228. Frost compared to ashes in three respects. 228. The force of frost. 229, 230. A twofold resemblance of frost and ice. 231, 232
Fruitfulness, how the Wilderness will witness against unfruitful professors. 215. What spiritual good fruits are. 215, 216
Fullness of two sorts. 1028

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Garment natural, what. 725. Every creature hath some kind of garment or other. 726. Christ and his graces the best garment. 726
Gates of death, what. vid. death.
Gifts or endowments; God gives not all to any one creature and why. 421
Gifts or presents, a duty to send them in some cases. 973. Six sorts of gifts lawful, a seventh utterly unlawful. 973
Glory, that which any creature e • cels in is his glory. 440, 567, 569. Glory of God twofold. 568
Goats, the signification of the word both in the Hebrew and Latin. 307. Seven things wherein wild goats resemble a godly man. 308, 309
God is present with his in troblous dispensations. 20. The outward appearances of God very terrible, when he intends nothing but mercy. 20 21. God is the first being. 49. God an eternal being. 49. God is the fountain of all being. 50. None like God. 54. God the proprietor and possessor of all things; Inferences from it. 55. All creatures are at the command of God. 262. Contendings with God. See contending. God hath terrible ways of revealing himself. 530. God hath a mighty power. 547. A three-fold gradation in expressing it. 547, 548. God is full of majesty, beauty, and glory. 570. Inferences from it. 571. 573. God terrible to sinners, 690. No standing before God four ways. 694, 695. God is in no man's debt. 698. God self-sufficient. 700. All things are his by a four-fold title. 705. The excellencies of God must not be concealed. 722. God terrible. 728, 729 God is good at any work that is good. 795. God is omnipotent. 796. God hath right to do whatsoever he doth. 799. Not a thought of his can be disappointed. 800. Two inferences from it. 802. How God may be seen shown four ways. 824
Godly man, like the Hind in five things. 313, 314. The latter end of a godly man best. 985
Goodness of God, two things she •• 882
Gospel, where it comes makes a great change. 136, 137. Gospel-rain sent upon the Heathen, who are as a wilderness. 210. Why God takes away the rain of the Gospel from any place. 214. The Gospel only gives both liberty and ability to repent of sin. 842
Grace, called glory. 568
Grace preventing; God is aforehand with us. 699. Grace received may occasion pride. 734. Encrease in grace, is the best increase. 995
Grass-hopper his motion. 436. What the Hebrew word for a Grasshopper signifieth, and why. 437
Great things cannot ordinarily be done by small means; God can. 665

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Hail, what it is, 180. God hath store of hail and snow. 180. Hail and snow used by God, as his artillery, to fight against evil men. 190. Five Inferences from it. 192, 193
Happiness of eternal life made up of three things. 161
Hard dealing; they that deal hardly with others, are hardened against them. 406. They are very hard-hearted, who deal hardly with those that are young and tender. 407. To be hard to near relations, is very unnatural. 408
Hardned sinner, how like Leviathan. 767
Hardship, good for Christians to inure themselves to it. 769
Harmony, or music in the motion of the heavens, what. 273, 274
Harrow spiritual, twofold. 368
Hawk, what the Hebrew word signifies. 468. Hawks fly swiftly long. 468. The Hawk hath her skill in flying from God. 470. Sun represented by the Hawk. 472. A twofold resemblance of the Hawk. 473, 474
Health, twofold. 683
Heart hard power of God in softening it. 230. Why the same word in Hebrew signifies the heart, and a Picture, as also a Cock. 270
Heart, the flesh of it, harder than the flesh of any other part of the body. 751. Hardness of heart, threefold. 751
Heaven, Ordinances of heaven of two sorts. 251. What Laws or Ordinances the heavens give the earth. 251. The heavens under a Law, in three respects. 252. The Ordinances of heaven are a secret to man. 252. Inference from it. 253. What the dominion of heaven is in the earth. 253, 254. Opinion of some Astronomers about the dominion of the heavens. 255, 256. Caution about this. 256, 257
Heaven, why called a City. 339
Heliogabalus, a chief dish at one of his great suppers. 414
Heliotrope, a flower, why so called. 254
Hermits, their way of life not approvable. 336. Two cases wherein we may desire solitude. 336
Hind, what the Hebrew word signifies. 311. A twofold allusion of the Hind. 312. How the number of their months is a secret. 317. Hinds have sore pain in bringing forth their young. 320, 321. The help she hath in that condition. 321. Inference from it, with respect to women in travel. 322
Hope in vain, three ways. 682. Hope puts us upon action. 684. It is vain to act, when we see no hope of success. 685. Two Inferences from it. 685. Lost hope is the greatest loss. 686
Ho • se, six sorts of Horses. 423. The strength of a horse God's gift. 424. The goodness of God in making so strong a creature serviceable to man. 425. Five Inferences from the strength of the horse. 425, 426. man very apt to trust in horses. 427. What meant by thunder, with which his neck is said to be clothed. 429, 430. The horse in his rage is terrible. 434. How the motion of a horse may be compared to that of a Grasshopper. 436. Horse a valiant beast. 438. The Horse, how an emblem of a bold and hardened sinner. 463. How the Horse is an emblem of a bold Saint or servant of God. 464
Humble, A s • ul truly humbled and made sensible of sin, will do anything at the command of God. 920 921
Humility, the better we are, the lower thoughts we have of ourselves. 516. The dealings of God with man, aim much at the humbling of him. 517. God shows most favor where he sees most humility. 519. Two things humble us. 835. A great trial of humility, what. 880
Hunger makes industrious. 343, 484. Hunger after the Word, when sad. 485
Hypocrite, like the Ostrich, in five particulars. 395, 396

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Jackal, a little beast, that is said to hunt the prey for the Lion. 280
Ice, see frost.
Idolatry of the Jews, why worse than the idolatry of the Gentiles. 569
Jehovah, what it signifieth, and why the Lord repeated himself to Job by that name, in the latter part of this Book. 7, 8.
Ignorance, our ignorances are to be bewailed and confessed before God. 814
Impatience floweth from ignorance. 811
Impunity present, no assurance of future indemnity. 186
Intercession of Christ ever prevailing for us. 945, 946
Isaiah the Prophet, how and why put to death. 823
Issue of actions to be remembered before we act. 679
Judge, two parts of a Judges office. 868
Judgment, God will bring everyone to a reckoning. 28. Judgment-day will bring all things to light. 125. Judgment of God, why his providential dealings are so called. 539. It is impossible to stop or reverse the judgment of God. 539, 540. When we do not submit to the judgment of God, we may be said to reverse it. 541. Mans pleas for his dissatisfaction with the judgment of God. 541, 542
Justice, to be done speedily. 134
Justify, he that is much in justifying himself under the afflicting hand of God, seems to condemn God. 544. We should justify God in all things. 544, 545

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Kings, resembled by the Lion in five things. 282
Knowledge, we know not the all of anything, or anything fully. 159, 160. Perfect knowledge our happiness in the next life. 161. How knowledge is said to vanish in the next life. 161, 162. Man by reason of his short life hath little knowledge, 175. God hath given irrational creatures a knowledge of what is best for their own preservation. 472. God hath not concealed the knowledge of himself, and of his will, from man. 724. Knowledge, opp • sed not only to ignorance, but to lesser degrees of knowledge. 791. Knowledge, a growing thing. 792. A twofold increase in knowledge. 792. Experimental knowledge best. 793. Afflictions a means to increase knowledge. 794. 'It is a good degree of knowledge to confess we know little. 815. O • r profiting in knowledge is according to the measure of God's revealing himself to us. 827. Knowledge of ourselves humbleth us. 834

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Labor, food not to be had without labor. 366. Labor taken two ways in Scripture. 373. Labor in vain, what and when. 410, 412
Laughing at anything, shows we slight it or fear it not. 765
Leviathan, what the word signifies. 668. What Leviathan is. 668. Leviathans greatness. 664. None upon earth like him in two things. 775. His pride. 781
Liberty. See Freedom. Liberty better than plenty. 341
Life of man, shortness of it. 46. Mans life nothing comparatively. 48. Life short. 176. Two things as to our life, should humble us. 176. Long life a blessing. 1017. Why they before the Flood lived so long. 1018. Six considerations, showing, that long life is a blessing. 1018. Long life in prosperity is a great blessing. 1020
Light, God the Author of it. 118. Light wonderful, in five respects. 119, 120. What light is, hard to say. 120. Light, how useful. 121. Light, how comfortable. 122. Eight Inferences from it. 122, 123. Light of the Gospel, how great a mercy. 125. Light swift, presently spreads itself all over the face of the earth. 130, 131. Wicked men hate light. 133. Light discovers. 133, 134. Light, how it makes a change in things. 136 Light, where it dwelleth, how answered by Geogra • hers, how by Astronomers. 164. Light and darkness have their bound, their appointed places. 167. What is the place of spiritual light and darkness. 167, 168. Light and darkness, whether natural or figurative, are at God's dispose. 169, 170. The work of God in ordering light and darkness is wonderful, shown several ways. 171, 172. Four things considerable in the light. 196. Light, how parted. 197, 198. God dispenseth light where he pleaseth. 198
Lightning at the command of God. 262
Limbus patrum, what. 152
Line, what the stretching of it forth signifies in Scripture, shown in four things. 62, 63
Lion, he bears four resembla • ces in Scripture. 282, 283. Lion is greedy of prey. 286. God provides prey for Lions. 287. Two Inferences from it. 288, 289
Locusts, why so called. 437
Love, it ariseth from likeness. 301. Love, all duty must be done in love to God and man. 918, 919
Loins, girding of them, what it imports. 34. A fourfold use of girding the loins. 34, 35
Lurdane, who, and why so called. 36 •
Lusts of sinners stick close together like Leviathans scales. 736

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Majesty proper to Kings. 567. God is full of majesty. 570. What that should work in man. 571, 573. The majesty of God is from himself; man's from God. 574. Majesty of man little to God's. 575
Maker, God loves to be owned as a Maker. 633
Man, to do a thing like a man, what it signifieth. 36. Man is vile, and how. See Vile.
Masters, of two sorts. 16
Mazaroth, what. 247
Meats, several forbidden the Jews, and why. 467, 468
Meekness in dealing with others, an imitation of God. 872
Merchants in Hebrew called Canaanites, and why. 675
Mercy prevails with sinners, more than wrath. 922
Mists always accompanied with calms, why. 103
Money, why expressed in the Hebrew, by a word which signifies a Lamb or Sheep. 971
Months, measured by the Moon or Sun, their difference. 316
Moon, the power of it upon earthly things. 254
Morning, God should have morning or early praises and services. 88. Morning light, why the clearest light is expressed by it, seeing noon light is clearer. 741
Mother-Father, by whom God was so called, and why. 227
Mouth, what meant by laying the hand upon it. 521
Muscovia, the sudden change there in the Spring. 232
Musculus, a little fish, the Whales guide. 676

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Names, it is a duty to give names to our children. 999. Parents do well, when they give names to their children, which may mind them of the providence of God to them. 1003. It is good to give names exciting to duty and virtue. 1005
Nature, course of nature keeps time constantly. 117. Nature is content with a little. 335, 336. It is hard to change nature. 360
Neck, stiff-neck, what it signifies in Scripture. 745
Neesing, what, and how caused. 739.
- Neesing a good sign of two things. 739
Neighing of a Horse, like thunder. 432
New-birth, see Birth.

O

Obedience, we should yield ready obedience to all the commands of God. 263. Full and complete obedience, what. 913. We must obey without disputes or delays, when God commands. 915. The manner, as well as the matter of obedience, what, 918
Occasion, we should be watchful over that which hath been an occasion or instrument of sin. 521
Oecolampadius his dying speech about light. 168
Old age when a blessing. 1019. Old age usually accompanied with many infirmities. 1021. God can make old age comfortable. 1021. Old age and death cannot be far asunder. 1027. Some old men would be young again. 1030
Omnipotency of God, or that he can do all things, how to be understood. 790. God's omnipotency limited by his will. Inference from it. 796. That God can do whatsoever he willeth, a twofold use of it. 797
Opportunity, a gate for action. 457
Orion, the nature of that constellation. 241, 242
Ornaments and Jewels may be worn. 974. Four cautions about wearing them. 974
Ostrich five ways described. 385. Ostrich why expressed by a word which signifies a feather. 393. The eve • ness of her feathers the emblem of justice. 395. The Ostrich resembles a hypocrite in five things. 395, 396. That the Ostrich, a foolish bird, hath such fine feathers, three inferences from it. 398. Her eggs great and useful, yet she careless of them. 400. Some give two reasons why she leaves her eggs in the dust, which agree not to the text. 401. Her eggs many. 405. How she is hardened against, and hardeneth her young ones. 405. The Ostrich, how said to be without fear, though a very fearful creature. 411. Ostrich hath little brain, and is very deaf. 414, 415. Her swiftness in running, a Proverb. 419

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Pagan may deny Christ, but cannot deny a God. 722
Pain and sorrow in the creatures bringing forth young an effect of sin. 320
Pambo his confession about keeping the tongue. 521
Patience of God. 185. Patience and quietness in every condition, why. 170, 171.
Peace; hasten to make peace with God. 194
Peacock, beautiful and proud. 386. what the Hebrew word signifieth. 387. Proud men like the Peacock shown in six things. 391, 392
Pegasus, what. 423
Pity, should be shown to the afflicted. 965
Place, a twofold place of every man decreed. 104. Good for all to keep their places. 104, 105, 127
Play, A playing life, the life of a beast. 644
Pleasure, God gives man some creatures for pleasure. 470. Some displease God most when they are taking their pleasure, especially Falc • ners. 470
Pleiades, what. 236. Their sweet influence, what. 237
Pliny, his complaint of intemperance and luxury. 183
Plowing before sowing, both in a natural and spiritual sense. 367
Power of God mighty. 547. How far God showeth or putteth forth his power. 550. Inferences from it. 552. The power of man is nothing to the power of God. 554. Power of man not to be trusted for any good it can do us, nor feared for any hurt it can do us. 555, 556. Power of God to be much meditated upon in two cases. 557. Power, twofold. 717
Praise due to God for the work of creation upon several accounts, 56, 57. Liveless creatures praise God four ways. 79. Then men should much more. 80. God should be praised at the first appearance of any great work. 88. Praise, angelical work. 89
Prayer obtains rain. 260. We may pray for all that God hath promised. 551. God gives beyond our prayers. 551. The power of God should encourage us in prayer. 553. Sense of wants, puts us upon prayer. 819. Prayer prevails much with God, not only for ourselves, but for others. 890. Prayers of others may prevail with God for us, when our own cannot. 891. Prayers of good me; for us a great mercy. 892. How prayer for another doth not profit, unless he be good. 893, 894. Prayers of good men, though over-bold, yet graciously answered. 9. Necessity puts mere Nature upon prayer. 302. If we would have, we must ask of, and pray to God. 303. Prayer, what it is. 936. A godly man ready to pray for others, and prays sometimes more for others than for himself. 937. Uneven walkings hinder prayer in a twofold respect. 937, 938. Prayer for unkind friends, yea, for enemies, a duty, and very pleasing to God. 938, 939, 941. What and whose prayer pleasing to God. 942. Seven things in prayer make it so pleasing to God. 943
Preparation to duty needful, especially to great duties. 37, 536
Preservation; God hath given all creatures means to preserve themselves. 635
Pride; fine feathers make proud birds, and men too. 390. See, Peacock. Much pride in the heart of man. 506. Pride a very provoking sin, shown four ways. 585, 586. What any one is proud of, may be called his pride. 731. There is a kind of pride in brutes. 733. Great attainments and enjoyments occasion pride. 733
P iestly Office, two parts of it. 888 remises made by God shall surely be performed. 924. Promises of two sorts. 925
Proprietor, God is so of all things in the world, by a four-fold title. 705. Thirteen inferences from it. 706, 707, 708
Prosperity of bad men should not offend good men. 398
Proud men, how God's eye upon them. 579. God casts down the proud. 579, 580. God can easily do it. 581. Inferences from it. 582. Who may be called proud. 582, 583. Proud ones, why not to be feared nor envied. 584, 585. What proud ones do. 585. Proud and wicked the same. 588, 590. The true knowledge of God, and of ourselves, will keep down pride. 835
Providence of God governs all. 53. We should rest in his disposal of things. 53. Providences of God cannot be altered by man. 214. Providence extended to meanest creatures. 302, 314. Providence preserves that which is left in danger. 403. Providences shall at last appear spotless. 505. Providential works of God beautiful and orderly. 72
Purgatory, what. 152
Pythagoreans opinion of Music made by the motion of the heavens. 273

Q

Questions, which in Scripture signify rebuke and contempt. 22, 23. These questions, what is man? and who art thou? what they import in Scripture. 29

R

Rain ordered and distributed by God. 203, 204. Rain sent to places uninhabited. 206. And why. 207. God hath rain enough in store for all places. 213. Who the father of rain? four reasons why God propounded that question to Job. 217. God alone is the father of the rain. 218, 219. Four inferences from it. 220, 221. Rain got by prayer. 260. God only stayeth the clouds from raining. 274. He knows when the earth hath had rain enough. 277
Ravens, why the killing of them near Cities is prohibited. 294. The signification of Hebrew and Greek words. 295. The raven provided for by God. 296. How their young ones cry to God, shown three ways. 299. Whence it is that old ravens neglect to feed their young ones. 300
Reason, man's natural reason is the gift of God. 267
Reconciliation to those whom we have wronged, necessary. 886. What we must do for our reconciliation to God and man. 920
Rejoicing at the good of others very good. 91. We are apt to rejoice in that wherein we excel. 443. We should rejoice in nothing but God. 443.
Relations; when nearest natural relations leave us, God will not. 304. Not to take care of relations, how unnatural. 408, 409
Repentance, see sin. Bad men think of repentance in eminent dangers. 758. 'tis a duty to repent in times of danger. 759. Repentance or repenting why expressed in the Hebrew by a word signifying both grief and joy. 830, 831. Repentance hath a twofold change in it. 831. Repenting in dust and ashes, what it implieth. 832. True repentance is joined with self-abhorrence. 835. Five inferences from it. 839. What repentance is, opened and described in four things. 841. 842. New sins call for new repentings. 845. Open sins must have open repentance. 847. True repentance ends in joy three ways. 849. Repentance in God what. 929
Reproving implieth two things. 507. There are two sorts of reproving commendable, and a duty. 508. Reproof not to be deferred. 855
Reward, of wrath. 950
Rewarder, God is a bountiful rewarder of his servants. 949. He rewards both for doing and suffering. 958. Inferences from it. 951
Rhinoceros, what kind of beast. 346. Two things noted of him. 347
Rhodians, how they honored the Sun, and why. 123
Riches, why said to make themselves wings like an Eagle. 475
Righteousness, no standing before God in our own righteousness. 695. How our righteousness is to be abhorred. 836. Why a repenting person abhors it. 838

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Sacrifice must be offered by a Priest. 881. Sacrifices for sin were appointed by God, not devised by man, 883. Every sin must have a sacrifice. 884. Why the sacrifice was called sin. 884. Why seven bullocks, &c. Sometime commanded for sacrifice. 885
Safety to be sought on high▪ 419. Nature teacheth us to provide for it. 482
Salt land, the same with barren land in Scripture. 333
Salvation, neither corporal nor spiritual by man. 598. God can save alone. 599. Three inferences from it. 600. To save by a self-power the sole prerogative of God. 601. To imagine that we can save ourselves, how sinful, shown in four things. 601, 602.
Satisfaction, what it is. 211
Scriptures have dark places in them, yet are not dark. 30
Sea, a twofold restraint of it. 93. Two sorts of sea-do • s. 96. What the womb is out of which the sea brake. 96. Sea, how it resembles God in four things. 99. The world, in three things. 99. 100. The heart of man in three things. 100. God rules the sea as easily as a Nurse the Child. 102. The Lord hath made a place for the sea. 104. Doors and bars of the sea, what. 10 • . The sea left to itself would over-flow all. 107. God only keeps the sea in compass. 108, 109. Infere • ces from it. 110. A fivefold metaphorical sea, to which the Lord puts bounds. The sea exceeding deep. 148. The sea an embleam of obscure and hidden things. 149. Three wonders in the fish of the sea. 664
Season, the Lord appears in the fittest season. 6. We should do all in season. 248, 855
Secrets, nothing a secret to God. 149. Secrets, some, man must not search into. 156
Seed taken two ways. 376
Self-sufficiency of God. 700. Comfort and instruction flowing from it. 701, 702
Servant, honorable t • be God's servant. 873. Profitable and easy to be so. 873, 874. Six things showing, who are God's servants. 874, 875
Service should be done willingly both to God and man. 358. Service should be rewarded. 363
Seven, a number of perfection. 878
Sight spiritual of Divine truths, notes three things. 826. Sight of anything which we much desire pleaseth us much. 654. Sight of the eye a clearer evidence than hearing. 822
Silence twofold. 754
Sin deprives us of God. 140. Great sins hasten judgment. 141. A good man may sin often, but he will not take leave to sin once. 524. Sin heartily repented of is not persisted in. 525. Sin dangerous. 680. It is a vain thing to sin. 685. They who venture upon sin are cruel to themselves. 692. No standing before God in sin. 696. Sin makes God and many creatures terrible to us. 730. Two things show the greatness of sin. 885.
Sinners obstinate make war with God. 187. Sinners punished with that which is most cross to their lusts. 592
Sinning with a high hand, what. 141
Singing a part of worship, an expression of joy. 78
Smoak, what it is. 742
Snow, by whom first used to cool his drink. 188
Solitude, or a solitary life, when to be chosen. 336, 337
Solstices, when. 127
Soul, why man's glory. 569
South, why the Hawk stretcheth her wings to the South. 471. The Allegorical sense of it. 471, 472
Speaker, two things the grace of a speaker. 31
Spears, of two sorts. 762.
Spirit, a threefold work of the Spirit upon the soul of man. 239
Stag or Hart, two things observed of him by Naturalists. 211, 212
Stars, morning-stars, why so called. 76. In what sense stars may be said to sing. 78. Three ways they sing. 79. God hath planted a virtue in the stars. 238. No man can stop the virtue or influences of the stars, from falling upon the earth. 239. Two Inferences from it. 239, 240. Influences of the stars, as beneficial to man as their light. 240. The stars have their seasons of appearing, appointed them by God. 247. An Inference from it. 248. The stars have a guide. 250
Stewards, how all are so. 28
Stork, good and full of pity, as her name in the Hebrew signifies. 393
Strength, great strength needful for great work. 367. Great strength may do great work. 367. Some have great strength, yet not to be trusted with any work. 370. How strength may be trusted. 370. Three sorts of men to be considered, with respect to strength. 370, 371. A willing mind better than great strength. 375. Strength is of God. 424. Great strength makes us joyful in sorrows. 748
Submission, twofold. 887. How we must submit even to inferiors whom we have wronged. 887
Suffering, we have no cause to fear loss by suffering for Christ. 952
Sun, the light of it wonderfully extensive and diffusive. 130. Sun, why called the Father of the winds. 199. The power of the Sun upon the earth. 254. Why the Egyptians pictured a Hawk to represent the Sun, five reasons of it. 472
Sutableness of anything to us, is the cause of delight. 295. 340
Swadling-band of the Sea, what. 101
Sword hath a terrible face. 448. Sword of God, anything that he useth to destroy by. 637

T

Teaching of God necessary, else man's profiteth not. 16, 820. God's teaching is effectual for all purposes, seven especially. 821
Temptation, Satan tempts us much to two things. 509
Terror, good men may sometimes see the terrible appearances of God. 532. God will not cease them, till he hath brought man to his purpose. 532. The terror of God against the wicked. 534, 728
Thoughts of man all known to God. 803. Three Inferences from it. 804. Eight sorts of thoughts to be taken heed of. 805
Thunder and lightning ordered by God. 205. To thunder, what it signifieth in Scripture. 558. A thunder or mighty power goeth out in a tenfold voice of God. 559, 560
Time, all creatures keep time better than man. 118, 128. Time weakens the strongest earthly creatures. 291
Tongue, why called the glory of man, 80, 569. Tongue hard to be ruled. 521, 522
Trees, some love watery grounds, others dry. 645
Treasures or Treasuries of anything, what they import. 178, 179
Trouble hath its time, 185. Times of trouble are specially known to, and appointed by God. 185. God can make a time of trouble, either terrible or comfortable. 189
Trust, what may be given to strength, what not. 370. Three things required in those we trust with any business. 374. Trust in man, or in any mere creature, a threefold evil issue of it. 555

V

Vile, to be vile, notes three things. 511. Man at his best estate is vile. 512. Man is vile in three respects. 513. Four Inferences from it. 513, 514. The more God reveals himself to us, the more our vileness appears to us, 518
Visitation, twofold. 144
Understanding, to know i • the work of it. 57. The understanding is the master-wheel turning all the faculties of the soul. 57. Understanding should go before speaking. 58. How irrational creatures may be said to have understanding. 414
Unicorn, what the Hebrew word signifieth. 346. Some deny that there is any such beast in the world. 347. He is very strong. 367. Unicorn, by whom and in what resembled. 380, 381
Union, a threefold union or joining together in one, very pleasing to God. 914
Unity among the Ministers of the Gosspel, how desirable. 86, 87. Unity a great means of safety. 735
Voice of God, a tenfold voice of God exceeding powerful. 559, 560

W

War, a day of battle and war, is eminently a day of trouble. 187
Water in the clouds divided to the earth as God pleaseth. 203. The Lord orders the waters in four respects. 204
Whales cast upon unusual coasts, are a warning to them. 783
Whirlwind, what. 11. Three opinions concerning the w • irlwind, out of which God answered Job. 11. Why God answered Job out of a whirlwind. 12, 13.
Wicked men have a title to good things. 139. They shall be broken, though high and strong. 142. They are like the Hawk in three things. 474 Wicked, who in a large sense, who in a strict sense. 587, 588. The wicked shall come to a sad conclusion. 593. God will at last rid the world of wicked men. 594. No outward advantage shall secure the wicked from mischief. 595
Wilderness, of two sorts. 207
Will, a kind of will in beasts. 358. Service should be done with the will. 358. A willing mind doth much. 375
Will of God, the foundation of the earth, and of all things. 52, 53
Will of a godly man against all sin. 526
Winds under the c mmand of God. 209. The way of the wind a secret. 201
Wings of the morning, what. 129
Wisdom, where the seat of it in man. 267. Common wisdom is of God. 268. Six Inference • from it. 268, 269. God makes one man differ from another in wisdom and understanding. 416. A great mercy to have wisdom, in six things. 416, 417
Wolf, evening wolf, why so called. 77
Womb, what the womb is out of which the Sea issued. 96, 97
Word of God is, and how it is the determiner of controversies. 17. Word to be heard with reverence. 19. Word of God heard, a great mercy. 825. Word to be heard with diligence. 825. A fourfold work of the Word. 844. Word of God how powerful to effect what he willeth. 115
Words, some light, others weighty. 511 Words should give light to things spoken of. 27. Darkning words very bad. 28. Words soft and hard. 670. A few words will please God, where he sees much faith. 788. Our words and understandings should go together. 812
Works of God, how dangerous to find fault with any of them. 508, 509. The works, especially the great works of God, are very much to be considered. 607. Works of God, why called his ways. 624. They are wonderful. 316
World, the frame of it very beautiful. 64 65. Things of the world, how like a Sea of glass. 231
Worship, outward and inward must be according to the command of God. 918
Wrath of God. 578. Sin causeth the kindlings and discoveries of wrath. 860 God sometimes declareth against those whom he loveth. 861. God dedeclares the cause of his wrath. 861
Wrongs must be forgiven. 887. A godly man is ready, both to give and take satisfaction in case of wrong. 8 • 8. It is a duty to pray for those that have done us wrong. 889.

X

Xerxes his vanity in attempting to bind the Sea. 109

Y

Youth, What young ones are used to, they hold long. 487

A TABLE OF Those Scriptures which are occasionally cleared, and briefly illustrated in the fore-going EXPOSITIONS. The First Number directs to the Chapter, the Second to the Verse, the Third to the Page of the BOOKE.

Chap.	Vers.	Page.
	Genesis.
2.	18.	726.
6.	5.	150.
6.	6.	929.
10.	10.	623.
11.	6.	801.
14.	22.	55.
16.	12.	330.
19.	14.	447.
22.	1.	264.
22.	2.	916.
29.	1.	314.
32.	24.	21.
41.	30.	413.
44.	16.	520.
49.	14.	623
49.	24.	552.
	Exodus.
1.	12.	977.
3.	2.	13.
3.	14.	49.
4.	11.	60.
8.	9.	547.
12.	41, 42.	318.
19.	5.	490.
26.	5.	735.
30.	23.	624.
32.	10.	504.
	Leviticus.
4.	3.	878.
19.	17.	855.
26.	11, 15, 30.	829.
	Numbers.
13.	32.	61.
14.	24.	919.
20.	14.	956.
23.	22.	380.
32.	23.	186.
	Deuteronomy.
28.	33.	373.
28.	59.	456.
32.	11, 12.	490.
32.	15.	905.
32.	36.	929.
33.	13, 14, 15.	240.
33.	17.	380, 348.
33.	28.	224.
	Joshua.
1.	5.	694.
10.	11.	191.
	Judges.
5.	12.	931.
5.	20.	191.
6.	37, 40.	226.
7.	2.	600.
7.	21.	85.
	I. Samuel.
1.	6.	432.
2.	3.	745.
2.	31.	547.
12.	21.	685.
15.	11.	929.
17.	40.	637.
24.	2.	307.
24.	14.	665.
	II. Samuel.
6.	3.	918.
8.	2.	64.
17.	12.	223.
	I. Kings.
8.	11.	568.
12.	10.	548.
19.	11.	14.
20.	11.	35.
	II. Kings.
4.	29.	34.
5.	7.	602.
6.	22.	962.
21.	13.	63.
	I. Chronicles.
15.	13.	918.
	Ezra.
9.	13.	538.
	Nehemiah.
4.	6.	364, 375.
	Psalms.
2.	4.	420.
8.	4.	23.
9.	9.	183.
9.	14.	723.
11.	3.	56.
14.	6.	669, 982.
18.	7, 8, 9.	14.
18.	21.	524.
18.	26.	904.
18.	33.	313.
19.	4.	167.
19.	12.	814.
22.	Title.	312, 313.
22.	21.	382.
22.	27.	130.
23.	1, 2.	343.
24.	1.	54.
27.	8.	264.
27.	10.	403.
29.	8, 9.	315.
30.	5.	117.
31.	23.	950.
33.	9.	114.
33.	17.	426.
34.	10.	288.
35.	12, 13.	940.
35.	21.	460.
36.	6.	148.
36.	9.	50.
37.	6.	960.
39.	4.	316, 48.
40.	5.	802.
40.	15.	460.
46.	2.	52.
50.	3, 4.	18.
50.	21.	834.
51.	4.	499.
65.	1.	65.
65.	5.	20.
65.	8.	122.
66.	11, 12.	933.
68.	18.	931.
68.	20.	154, 934.
68.	35.	729.
69.	23.	619.
71.	1.	503.
73.	22.	610, 814.
74.	14.	678.
74.	20.	170.
75.	5.	433, 745.
77.	19.	149.
78.	72.	898.
80.	3, 7, 19.	581.
88.	13.	700.
90.	1, 2.	49.
91.	16.	213.
94.	12.	794.
97.	3.	744.
101.	8.	134.
102.	17.	947.
104.	4.	262.
104.	5.	51.
104.	19.	128, 248.
104.	21.	287.
105.	17, 18, 19.	244.
105.	25.	246.
105.	44.	373.
106.	20.	568.
107.	42.	522.
108.	1.	81.
109.	4.	938.
110.	3.	359.
111.	2.	151.
118.	22, 23, 24.	74.
118.	27.	122.
119.	17.	828, 794.
119.	21.	591.
119.	33, 34, 35.	820.
119.	126.	538.
119.	160.	624.
126.	1.	323.
126.	4.	934.
126.	6.	376.
127.	4.	763.
128.	2.	373.
133.	1.	914.
138.	6.	486.
139.	9.	131.
141.	5.	939.
141.	7.	154.
144.	3.	515.
145.	10.	79.
145.	11.	80.
146.	3.	555.
147.	16, 17.	228.
	Proverbs.
3.	20.	223.
6.	32.	692.
8.	36.	692.
9.	1.	610.
10.	32.	898.
14.	4.	362, 378.
14.	8.	810.
15.	15.	668.
17.	17.	958.
19.	2.	33.
19.	12.	225.
19.	21.	800.
21.	3.	901.
21.	5.	371.
23.	5.	475.
23.	31.	655.
24.	16.	310
25.	19.	374.
27.	22.	794.
29.	23.	581.
30.	1.	789.
30.	4.	200.
31.	17.	619.
31.	25.	338.
	Ecclesiastes.
1.	4.	52.
1.	15.	161.
7.	13, 14.	244.
8.	15.	963.
9.	7.	897.
9.	11.	287.
	Canticles.
1.	6.	779.
1.	9.	464.
2.	10, 11, 12.	232.
2.	12.	78.
2.	14.	944.
	Isaiah.
1.	31.	639.
2.	22.	439, 513.
2.	22.	958.
6.	5.	833.
8.	9.	595.
10.	13.	601.
11.	3.	461.
11.	9.	792.
14.	12.	82.
18.	2, 7	63.
20.	5.	555.
21.	10.	763.
22.	8, 9.	983.
27.	5.	195.
27.	8.	190.
27.	11.	415.
28.	16.	69.
28.	24.	366.
28.	29.	816.
31.	1.	427.
31.	4.	283.
32.	2.	189.
33.	17.	491.
34.	7.	382.
34.	11.	63.
35.	1, 2, 6, 7.	210.
40.	2.	940.
40.	26.	250.
40.	31.	492.
43.	4.	514.
44.	3, 4, 5.	210.
45.	5.	575.
45.	7.	169.
49.	4.	682.
49.	15.	403.
50.	4.	32.
51.	12.	29.
53.	1.	549.
54.	10.	52.
54.	16, 17.	766, 639.
56.	11.	285.
58.	5.	745.
58.	7.	409.
61.	7.	952.
63.	12.	548.
64.	2.	231.
64.	7.	536, 37.
64.	6, 7.	692.
65.	1.	551.
66.	2.	15.
	Jeremiah.
1.	17.	35.
2.	24.	316.
2.	30.	683.
3.	5.	789.
4.	1.	844.
4.	14.	804.
4.	18.	908.
4.	30.	1001.
5.	5.	329.
8.	15.	683.
10.	11, 12.	54.
14.	11.	892.
14.	21.	905.
14.	22.	219.
18.	7, 8.	929.
21.	3.	134.
22.	14.	60.
22.	15, 23.	595.
25.	38.	290.
29.	11.	802.
29.	12.	946.
32.	15, 17, 27.	798.
51.	26.	71.
	Lamentations.
1.	15.	263.
3.	13.	763.
3.	65.	737.
4.	3.	408.
	Ezekiel.
7.	17.	757.
21.	6.	619.
28.	2.	100.
30.	21.	556.
44.	5.	826.
47.	3, 4, 5.	792.
	Daniel.
1.	4.	442.
8.	16.	810.
9.	24.	884.
	Hosea.
1.	7.	702.
2.	21, 22.	212.
7.	16.	844.
8.	5.	329.
10.	11.	366.
14.	3.	702.
	Joel.
2.	13.	848.
	Amos.
4.	12.	194.
8.	11.	484.
	Jonah.
4.	8.	200.
	Micah.
5.	7.	225.
5.	8.	283.
6.	6.	900.
7.	6.	905.
7.	18.	882.
	Nahum.
1.	3.	20.
	Habakkuk.
1.	8.	77.
1.	11.	602.
3.	16.	833.
3.	17.	682.
• .	19.	313.
	Zephaniah.
3.	3.	77.
3.	5.	112.
3.	9.	87.
	Haggai.
1.	9.	682.
2.	17.	194.
	Zechariah.
2.	13.	754.
3.	1.	696.
4.	7.	470.
4.	10.	63.
4.	14.	696.
8.	6.	798.
10.	1.	260.
10.	3.	465.
11.	17.	547.
12.	3.	686.
12.	10.	689.
12.	11, 12.	915.
	Matthew.
5.	44.	85.
5.	45.	210, 116.
6.	22.	740
6.	24.	874.
10.	13.	940.
11.	30.	917.
16.	18.	686.
16.	26.	683.
20.	6, 7.	731, 121.
23.	8.	16.
23.	23.	608.
24.	28.	488.
	Luke.
10.	15.	687.
84.	23.	341.
17.	37.	488.
19,	38, 39, 40.	79, 80.
	John.
1.	11,	408.
3.	8.	200, 201.
4.	24.	918.
6.	46.	827.
9.	4.	121.
15.	19.	408.
21.	17.	803.
	Acts.
2.	37.	921.
4.	32.	736.
6.	15.	81.
9.	11.	936.
10.	35.	899.
17.	26.	334.
17.	28.	220, 50.
20.	22.	241.
	Romans.
1.	20.	89, 90.
1.	23.	568.
3.	4.	499.
6.	19.	332.
6.	21.	685.
8.	22.	320.
8.	34.	946.
8.	38, 39.	420.
9.	20.	29.
10.	3.	838.
11.	35.	700.
14.	18.	901.
15.	3.	343.
16.	20.	587.
	1 Corinth.
4.	7.	390.
4.	6, 7.	734.
7.	21, 22, 24.	330.
8.	2.	813.
9.	9.	288.
10.	26, 28.	707.
13.	8.	161.
15.	8.	248.
	2 Corinth.
1.	20.	924.
3.	12.	31.
3.	18.	568.
5.	9.	896.
5.	10, 11.	18, 19.
5.	21.	884.
6.	1.	914, 86.
7.	1.	922.
8.	5.	371.
8.	12.	902.
10.	4, 5.	561.
10.	12.	564.
10.	8, 13.	62, 63.
	Galatians.
1.	15, 16.	916.
1.	16.	264.
3.	10.	842.
4.	26.	332.
6.	2.	134.
	Ephesians.
2.	9.	733.
2.	14.	70.
4.	8.	931.
5.	10.	901.
5.	29.	408.
	Philippians.
2.	4.	341.
2.	15.	124.
2.	13.	412.
3.	7, 8.	836.
3.	21.	513.
	1 Timothy.
1.	5.	92 • .
2.	8.	886.
2.	9.	975.
5.	8.	409.
	2 Timothy.
1.	6.	37.
2.	3.	407.
2.	3, 4, 5.	590.
2.	6.	769.
4.	15.	284.
	Titus.
2.	9.	917
	Hebrews.
1.	5.	83.
1.	8.	263.
11.	3.	51.
11.	10.	47.
12.	17.	982.
12.	26.	51.
13.	14.	47.
	James.
1.	6, 7.	942
1.	17.	268.
1.	18.	221.
4.	12.	598.
5.	11.	952.
5.	16.	942.
	1 Peter.
1.	13.	37.
3.	3.	975.
3.	7.	937.
3.	13.	907.
4.	11.	31.
4.	17.	534.
5.	7.	7.
5.	8.	293.
	2 Peter.
3.	16.	32.
3.	18.	792.
	1 John.
3.	9.	525.
4.	12.	823.
4.	18.	756.
5.	3.	917.
5.	16.	892.
5.	19.	591.
	3 John.
0	4.	1024.
	Jude.
0	6.	89, 186.
0	14, 15.	18.
	Revelation.
1.	18.	154.
4.	6.	231.
8.	3, 5.	945.
11.	2, 3.	318.
11.	3,	34.
12,	13, 14.	336.
12.	15.	493.
17.	12, 13.	736.
18.	6, 7.	950.

FINIS.