English Puritan & Reformed

A Practical and Polemical Commentary Upon 2 Timothy 3-4

Thomas Hall (1610-1665) · 283,533 words · 1260 min

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God doth great things usually by weak means. He can make weak women instrumental to spread the Gospel: The Apostle at first had no other Hearers but a few women at Philippi, yet after it became a flourishing Church, Acts 16.12, 13. Philip. 4.3. God usually hangs the greatest weight on the weakest wires that so his Name may have all the glory. What more violent then the Sea, and what weaker then sand, yet • e hath made the sand to bound the Sea, Jeremiah 5.22. It is a little David and that with a sling that overcometh a great Goliath. Gideon's three hundred, overcome a great host of Midianites. It is by the mouths of babes and sucklings that God confounds his enemies, Psal. 8.2. It is the Worm Jacob that shall thresh mountains. (Isaiah 41.14, 15.) It is impar congress • s, an unequal match, there is no proportion between a mountain and a worm, one bit of a mountain will crush in pieces ten thousand worms; I, but if these worms have God on their side they shall arise and thresh mountains. God creates strong things in the earth, he makes a woman to compass a man, (.i.) though the enemies of the Church be many and mighty and God's people be low and contemptible, being esteemed as weak women in comparison of their manly adversaries, yet this weak effeminate one shall prevail against those stout and manly Chaldeans, Ier. 31.22. Let none then despise the day of small things, where we see any sparks of grace let's love it and encourage it, Rom. 14.1. and 15.1. If Christ would not break the bruised reed, much less may we. True grace is little at first, it is like a grain of Mustard-seed which is parvum & humile, yet acre & fervidum, little but full of life and spirit. Let not men then be discouraged because of their weak beginnings, the greatest Giant was at first an Infant, the tallest Oak was once an Acorn, and the greatest Scholar at first in his battle-dor. Only rest not in beginning, but improve the means of grace and God will increase thy stock and make thy little strength hold out ( Rev. 3.8, 9.) when the strong in their own conceits shall fall.

2. In the Churches Reformation we should not be despondent though it meet with much opposition; what though mountains of difficulties lie in the way, yet they shall all become a plain before God's Zerubbabel's, Zach. 4.6, See how the Lord hath subdued Rome Pagan, and Rome Arian, and he daily doth, and will not rest till he have destroyed Rome Antichristian. Wicked men gather themselves together against the Church of God with an intent to ruin and rase it even to the foundation, these are their thoughts, I but they know not my thoughts (saith God) why what were God's thoughts? Why his thoughts were to make their rising against his people to be their ruin, & their own counsels to be their own confusion, Micah 4.11, 12, 13. They shall be gathered together as sheaves in the floor, arise and thresh O daughter of Zion. q. d. Thy enemies thought to come to thresh thee, but thou shalt thresh them. The work of God in all ages hath been carried on by weak means. The Apostles many of them Illiterate fisher-men. Luther a Monk, King Edward the sixth a Child, Queen Elizabeth a Woman; no matter how weak the Instrument be if God be the Agent.

The Brethren. 4. Observation.

4. All the faithful are Brethren in Christ.

In Scripture we read of three sorts of Brethren.

1. By Race.
2. By Place.
3. By Grace.

1. By Race such as descend from the same father and mother, so Jacob and Esau were brethren and sometimes kinsmen called Brethren, as Lot and Abraham.

2. By Place, such as are of the same Nation, thus the Jews called one another Brethren, Deut. 23.20.

3. By Grace, and that Common or Special.

1. Common in respect of Creation, and so all men are Brethren, Gen. 9.5.

2. Special, in respect of Adoption and so all Believers are Brethren, Rom. 1.13. and 8.12. and 12.1. Phil. 1.14. and 4.21. 1 Thes. 1.4. and 2.2, 1. James 1.2. This must needs be so, for they have the same God for their Father, the same Church for their Mother, the same House for their dwelling, the same Inheritance for their portion; They speak like one another, and are clothed like one another. They fight against one common enemy, they walk in one path, and eye the same Objects. Let us then love like Brethren, let it not be Verbal, but an Affective and Effective love, both in heart and deed, Rom. 12.10. Heb. 13.1. 1 Pet. 2.17. We should part with some of our right for Peace, and there should be no contention between us for we are Brethren, Gen. 13.8. 1 Cor. 6.5, 6. We should Sympathize like Brethren, a Brother is or should be a second-self. We should bear each others sin and sufferings; if children of the same Family see one of their fellows beaten, all the rest of the little ones fall a crying about him; So should we weep with them that weep, and remember those that are in bonds, since we ourselves are subject to the same afflictions, Heb. 13.3.

VERS. 22. The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy Spirit. Grace be with you, Amen.

THE Apostle having finished his Salutations cometh now to conclude his Epistle with a Comprecation and an Apostolical benediction:

1. Of Timothy in particular. He prays that the Lord may be with his Spirit. q. d. Be not sad at my departure, for though I must leave thee, yet the Lord shall be with thee, and uphold thee with his Grace.
2. He prays for the rest of the Brethren with him and commends them to God's grace. Grace be with you (.i.) with you all as it is Heb. 13.25. This is Paul's conclusion written with his own hand in all his Epistles (to prevent false Copies,) 2 Thes. 3.17.
3. He ratifies and seals up all with that concluding Particle, Amen. Of which see more V. 17.

Observations.

1. Our special desire should be that God would be with the Spirits of his people. By Spirit here is meant that noble faculty of man's Soul called the Understanding or the Mind with the most inward cogitations thereof, Luke 1.47. My Spirit rejoiceth in God my Savior. (.i.) My Understanding in the apprehension of this great mercy stirs up all the rest of the powers of my Soul to glorify God. We should pray that God would direct our Spirits in thinking, devising, judging, choosing, refusing, loving, hating. Generally that the Lord would lead us by his Spirit as his children, inclining our hearts to that which is pleasing in his sight. So prayed David, Psal. 143.10. and Paul, Ephes. 3.16, 17. This inward presence of Christ with the Spirits of his people is one great part of the reward of their love and obedience to him, John 14.21, 23. This comforts them under the cross, and assures them of their Salvation. We should therefore always pray that Christ by his Spirit would be present with our Spirits, and that we may so live that he may delight to dwell in us: for if he be not with us sin and Satan will soon prevail against us. We should therefore labor to find and feel this special presence of Christ in our hearts, that we may rejoice in it, and lament its absence, without it we can do nothing, nor understand anything in the mysteries of Religion, for the wisdom of the flesh is not only an enemy but enmity itself against God, Rom. 8.7. The natural man for want of the Spirit of God perceives not the things of the Spirit of God, 1 Cor. 2.14.

Grace be with you.

Thus he begins and thus he ends with Prayer for Grace (.i.) for the free favor and love of God and all other spiritual blessings which accompany it, as Pardon of sin, Sanctification and Glory.

2. Observation.

2. God's favor and grace is principally to be sought, even above and before all other things. The Apostle doth not say, Riches be with you, Honors be with you or the favor of men be with you. But Grace and God's favor be with you. So in all his Epistles he puts Grace first, and Peace which denotes Temporal blessings last, Rom. 1.7. Colos. 1.2. Rev. 1.4. Numb. 6.25. Psal. 4.6, 7. Matth. 6.33. In the Lord's Prayer we first beg for spirituals and have six Petitions for that, and then for temporals.

Amen.

(.i.) So it is, or so let it be, or so it shall be.

3. Observation.

3. What is prayed for must be believed and earnestly desired. So much this word Amen implies. They sin then that pray without any understanding, fervent desire, or belief of what they pray for.

POST-SCRIPT. The second Epistle unto Timothy ordained the first Bishop of the Church of the Ephesians, was written from Rome when Paul was brought before Nero the second time.

THese Post-scripts are no part of the Text, neither was this added by the Apostle, for it contradicts the Text. The Apostle calls Timothy an Evangelist, 2 Tim. 4.5. and the Post-script makes him a Bishop; The Evangelists were not tied to personal residence in one place, as Bishops and Pastors were: but they were to go from place to place to confirm the Churches planted by the Apostles. Beza observes that this first clause doubtless is spurious, it is not extant in divers old copies, and, which is much, the Vulgar Latin omits it. So do the Syriac and Ethiopic Versions. So that this is but a very sorry foundation to build the Divine Right of Episcopacy upon.

FINIS.

QUESTIONS Discussed in this COMMENTARY.

Question I. WHether the Covetous man be worse then the Prodigal?: Page 25
Question 2. Whether Blasphemers may be put to death?: p. 64
Question 3. Whether servants must obey their carnal Masters, and whether Master and servant be equal?: p. 68.141.
Question 4. Whether drinking of Healths be lawful?: p. 94, 95
Question 5. Whether that Excessive taking of Tobaccho which is used in our days be lawful?: p. 99.101
Question 6. Whether mixed Dancing be lawful?: p. 106, 107
Question 7. Whether Duels be lawful?: p. 109
Question 8. Whether we may fly in time of persecution?: p. 201, 202
Question 9. Whether it be lawful to put men to death for theft?: p. 227, 228
Question 10. Whether the Old Testament be Canonical?: p. 267
Question 11. Whether Oaths be lawful?: p. 304, & 385
Question 12. Whether Christ be God?: p. 306.
Question 13. Whether Imprecations be lawful?: cap. 4. v. 14.
Question 14. Many necessary Queries about the day of Judgment.: p. 311, 312
Question 15. Whether salutations be lawful?: p.
Question 16. Whether the Soul be immortal: p. 371, 383
Question 17. Whether we may give Titles of Honor to men?: p. 296
Question 18. Whether it be lawful to gather Churches out of Churches? V. Epist. Dedicat. and: p. 166, 167
Question 19. Whether the Presbyterian Government be the best kind of Government?: p. 173, 174, &c.
Question 20. Which is the fittest time for young people to marry?: p. 250
Question 21. Whether the Scriptures be the Word of God?: p. 276
Question 22. Whether the Apocrypha be Authentic?: page 288
Question 23. When is it lawful to take gifts?: p. 26
Question 24. Whether separation from a true Church be lawful?: p. 11.12, 141
Question 25. Whether compounded Heretics may be put to death?: p. 169
Question 26. Whether all Sects may be Tolerated?: Page 168, 169.103, 233, 340
Question 27. Whether the light within us be a sufficient guide?: p. 278, &c.
Question 28. Whether we may hear Lectures on week days?: p. 326
Question 29. Whether the Law may be Preached?: page 329
Question 30. Whether Christ shall reign a thousand years yet before the day of Judgment?: page 12
Question 31. Whether Ministers ought to have liberal maintenance?: p. 296
Question 32. Whether we can merit anything at God's hand?: p. 387
Question 33. Whether the new Light that is abroad be not old darkness?: p. 165
Question 34. Whether Ordinances be still in force?: page 138
Question 35. Whether Poverty be better then Riches?: page 44, 234
Question 36. Whether there be an Absolute Perfection in this life?: p. 299
Question 37. Whether all gifted men may Preach?: page 328
Question 38. Whether Preaching be adding?: page 280, 281
Question 39. Whether Quakers be Saints or sots?: page 128.269.296
Question 40. Whether we may build on Revelations?: page 165
Question 41. Whether Skepticism be good:: p. 149 166.241
Question 42. Whether we may build on the School-men?: p. 259
Question 43. Whether the Affections perse, are evil?: p. 76
Question 44. Whether the Scriptures may be read by all persons?: p. 260
Question 45. Whether Stratagems are lawful?: page 116
Question 46. Whether Temporal Felicitie be a mark of the true Church?: p. 215
Question 47. Whether Tythes be lawful in Gospel-Times?: p. 369
Question 48. Whether Traditions be Authenticke?: page 298
Question 49. Whether there be a Concatenation of Virtues?: p. 21.
Question 50. Whether many seducing Quakers be not Witches?: page 225, 226
Question 51. Whether we may have an eye so the recompense of Reward?: p. 399
Qu • stion 52. Whether there be degrees of Glory.: p. 405
Question 53. Whether Demas were an Hypocrite.: Page 411
Question 54. Whether Salutations are lawful.: Page 584
Question 55. Whether we may call the Meeting-place a Church.: p. 460
Question. 56. When is the fittest time for Repetition.: Page 462, 463.

The Texts explained in this COMMENTARY.

Chap.	Vers.	Pag.
	Genesis.
5	22	391
		for 493
9	21	97
22	23	265
32	10	43
43	34	97
	Exodus.
18	21	26
	Leviticus.
10	9, 10	92
18	24	103
19	17	62
24	10, 11	63
	Numbers.
12	8	84
15	30	93
16	31	12
23	21	132
	1 Samuel.
1	16	96
1	22	146
30	6	220
		223
	2 Samuel.
12	7, 8	235
15	22	359
	2 Kings.
4	1, 2	45
	1 Chronicles.
22	14	332
29	23	332
	2 Chronicles.
15	14	81
19	5	213
	Ezra.
9	10, 13	70
	Nehemiah.
3	20	332
6	11	339
9	11	24
13	25	332
	Job.
1	5	63
5	13	117
6	15	426
14	7, 10	372
14	14	388
15	34	27
23	12	288,
		289
31	35, 39,	86
36	13	117
	Psalms.
2	9	183
2	12	316
9	20	57
15	2	82
15	5	27
34	2	47
34	19	204
36	1, &c.	230
46	1	207
		208
49	18	16
62	5	45
62	9	205
68	13	25
68	19, 20	206
97	1	187
109	4	88
132	2	79 335
106	8	403
	Proverbs.
1	19	23
2	18	04
15	15	385
15	17	25
16	31	389
21	17	97
22	1	84
22	14	102
23	29	to 35
		95, 96
23	5	40
25	18	84
29	1	359
30	17	66
	Ecclesiastes.
1	2	121
3	19	372
5	3	24
7	26	102
9	4	386
12	1	249
12	2	9
	Canticles.
1	5	215
	Isaiah.
1	3	70
4	5	344
5	18, 19	230
8	18	87
8	20	286
26	10	223
27	5	340
41	14	215
4 •	11	204
44	20	9, 39
54	17	87
55	3	282
55	6	422
58	2	323
58	13	129
64	5	400
66	2	55, 56
	Jeremiah.
4	2	80
13	18	83
13	ult	257
17	9 19,	&
		366
22	29	28
31	22	205
	Ezekiel.
22	13, 14	25
	Hosea.
2	19, 20	81
4	2	103
4	11	104
6	7	78
7	9	9
9	7	185
10	11	415
	Micah.
2	12	335
3	2, 3	30
	Habakkuk.
2	5	25
2	9	28
3	17	220
	Malachi.
1	6	19
	Matthew.
5	38	109
7	15	161
7	16	193
11	29	56
12	43	101
10	34	201
10	41	404
16	18	397
16	24	210
17	24	44
17	29	32
24	12	9
26	72, 74	21
	Luke.
15	6, 7	241
1	46, 47	72
10	41	40
12	16	34
13	14	386
		392
14	13, 14	90
15	17	185
15	24	119
15	7	258
16	9	39
16	14	24
19	26	83
19	ult	357
20	25	31
21	17	211
22	15	340
24	13	64
	John.
2	10	97
2	17	335
5	39	291
6	67	239
8	5	103
	Acts.
5	41	87
8	9	47
8	28, 29	292
12	22	52
15	20	104
16	11	60
17	30, 31	223
26	10	423
	Romans.
2	5	88
3	4	414
5	7	20
8	3	21
8	35	396
15	30	388
10	7	300
16	18	160
		162
	1 Corinthians.
1	5	83
1	9, 24	391
1	27, 28	205
4	3	45, 46
6	2	312
6	10	95
6	14 to 20	102
7	23	68
8	4	206
9	27	153
13	5	19
		46.85
15	20	402
15	32	376
	2 Cor.
4	17	217
10	10	163
	Galatians.
3	26	68
	Ephesians.
2	15	401
4	14	166
		225
4	18	345
5	18	97
6	12	422
	Philippians.
1	23	364
2	3	85
2	6, 7	57
2	12	340
2	17	364
4	6, 7	41
4	11.	43
	12
	Colossians.
1	11	448
3	16	291
	1 Thessalonians.
5	14	386
	2 Thessalonians.
2	5	28
	1 Timothy.
1	17	37
4	10	209
5	4	66
5	6	119
6	1, 2	68
6	4	185
6	6	41.
		42
6	8	42
6	10	23.
		25
	2 Timothy.
2	22	250
	Titus.
3	2	58
3	4	401
	Hebrews.
3	12.13	230
10	38	102
		415
13	5	42
	James.
1	2	220
2	10	21
5	11	86
	1 Peter.
2	5	344.
		345
2	11	104
2	21	190
		191
4	3	43
4	14	87
5	5	51.
		54
5	8	366
	2 Peter.
1	5, 6	21
1	5, 10	497
2	2	59
2	10	59
2	14	29
2	8	333
2	9	209
	1 John.
4	1	171
5	18	397
	Jude.
3		243
		343
3		388
	Revelations.
12	10	82.83
12	12	9.335
21	8	102

A TABLE, Of the Principal things contained in this VOLUME.

ADjuration, when lawful.: Page 304
Affections, good in themselves.: p. 76
Anti-scripturists confuted.: p. 276, 277
Apocrypha, false.: p. 288.
Apostates, their miserable ends.: page 240
Application, Useful.: p. 339
Armies cannot save.: p. 207.
Armor spiritual must be put on.: page 389
Atheism, the root of all sin.: p. 306.
Adam in the state of Innocency not so safe as believers.: p. 403
Aggravations of sin.: p. 419, 420
Alone we must oft go.: p. 442
Anger vanisheth in good men.: p. 426
Apologies, when to be used.: p. 442
Apostate, how dangerous.: p. 415
Application necessary.: p. 413
Assurance attainable.: p. 395

BAd times must make us better.: Page 10
Beginnings of sin dangerous.: Page 165
Blasphemy, how many ways committed. p. 58. Aggravations, of England's blasphemy. P. 60.61. We must mourn for it. p. 62. Eight Considerations against it. p. 63. Blasphemers must die for it. p. 64.169. God's Judgments on them.: p. 65.
Boasting, four sorts of it. p. 46.47. Considerations against it.: p. 48
Bribes base.: p. 26, 27
Butts are blemishes.: p. 290
Body, have a moderate care of it.: p. 432
Books needful.: p. 433
Burden of sin.: p. 444
Burdensome, good men are not.: p. 431

CAll extraordinary, what it is.: Page 202
Carnal Policy, folly.: p. 207
Children must be taught Goodness betimes.: p. 246.
Christ is the Lord.: p. 306, 307.
Christ is All in All to a Believer: Page 270
Church mixed here.: p. 11
Constancy commended.: p. 239
Conscience good, a Feast. p. 385, 386 an erroneous Conscience bindeth not.: p. 287.
Consideration its excellencies.: p. 118
Contentment how necessary.: p. 42
A Corrupt Head breeds a corrup • Heart.: p. 155.
Covenant-breaking England's great sin. page 77, 78. How punished. page 78. Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness. page 79. Rules for it.: p. 80
Covetousness how base. p. 22. Breakes all the Commandments. p. 23. Saints most free from it. p. 24. Cavils for it answered. p. 33. Odious in a Minister. p. 27, 28. Rules against it. Page 35, &c. Such unfit for employment, p. 25. Worse then a Prodigal.: p. 25.

DAncing, mixed condemned.: Page 106, 107
Day of Judgment comfortable to the the Godly. Page 317. Terrible to the wicked. p. 309.310. Prepare for it.: p. 314
Death comfortable to the godly. p. 370 Saints sing most sweetly then.: page 385
Delay in Repenting dangerous.: Page 222
Deliverance from trouble comes from God.: p. 204.
Devils subtle. p. 166. Chained.: page 187
Discipline how necessary.: p. 172
Discontent dangerous. p. 35. Reasons against it.: p. 35, 36
Disputations Vain condemned.: p. 149
Dogs, seducers like them in fourteen Particulars.: p. 157
Drunkenness a great sin. p. 92. Especially in Ministers. p. 92. Signs of it. p. 93. Directions against it.: Page 99
Duels unlawful.: p. 109
Day of Judgment desired by the godly.: Page 406
Degrees of Glory.: p. 405
Discipline set forth in the word.: p. 431

EArth the wicked man's Hell.: Page 28
Mans Extremitie is God's Opportunitie.: p. 447
Ear to be watched.: p. 356
Envy evil.: p. 85
Error begetteth error. p. 230. It is punished by giving up to false Teachers.: p. 353.357
Error in judgment worse (in some rerespects) then Error in Practice. Page 153, 154. Six Reasons why we are so easily drawn to Error.: p. 232
Examples of good men how far to be followed.: p. 190, 191.192
Mans Extremitie, God's Opportunitie.: p. 182.
Eye to be watched.: p. 106

FAith, its Excellencie.: Page 270
Faith, Motives to keep it.: p. 139
Faithful, few in all Ages.: p. 424
Falls of the Saints, what use to be made of them.: p. 191
False Prophets have been in all Ages. Page 154.352. God hath ever had some to oppose them. p. 155. its very dangerous to follow them, page 156.120. Markes of false Prophets.: p. 161, 162
Fam • lie-duties commended. V. Epist. Dedic.
Familiaritie with wicked men to be avoided.: p. 138, 139
Fathers how to be esteemed.: p. 259
Fierceness how vile. p. 108. Helps against it.: p. 108
Feasting when lawful. p. 58. Rules for it.: p. 61
Formality dangerous. page 340. many Reasons against it. p. 123.125. Helps against it.: p. 1 • 3.
Fornication a great sin. p. 101. Reasons against it. page 123, 125. Helps against it.: p. 133
Fore-runners of God's leaving England,: Page 135, 136
Foxes, seducers like to Foxes in 10. particulars.: p. 139
Friends cannot help.: p. 207
Fighters, many wicked ones. p. 387. Three Reasons why all must fight. p. 387. Christ fights for his people. p. 387. A Christian fight is a good fight.: p. 388
Free Grace the foundation of all our mercies.: p. 400
Friends, we may love one more then another.: p. 410
Friends will forsake us.: Page 414

GAthering of Churches out of Churches unlawful. Epist. Ded. &: p. 166, 167
Gifts, when lawful to take them.: page 27
God knoweth all things. p. 350. A sixfold comfort from it.: p. 351
God bringeth light out of darkness.: Page 188
God is an Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent Help. p. 208. Four Reasons why God doth not presently help his people. Page 208. God's eye must quicken us.: p. 306
Godliness is great gain.: p. 41
Good men hated, and why.: Page 111, 112
Goodness of others to be observed.: Page 86
Gold, thy Word is better then Gold.: Page 284
Gospel must be Preacht.: p. 330

HEaring, ten Rules for right hearing.: Page 356
Heady, who.: p. 117
Healths unhealthful.: p. 94
Heretics compounded must die. p. 169 Preservatives against their poison. p. 170.171. They are limited. Page 180, 181. See God's judgments on them.: p. 168
High-minded, who.: p. 118
House-creepers condemned.: p. 146, 147
Humility 11. Motives to it p. 54. with means.: p. 57

IDleness breeds sin.: p. 98
Idleness how dangerous.: P. 385, 393
Idols cannot help.: p. 206
Ignorance breeds Pride.: p. 53
Imprecations when lawful.: p. 439
Infirmities how they differ from enormities.: p. 131, 132
Ingratitude, eight Reasons against it.: Page 69, 70
Interpret doubtful things in the best sense.: p. 85
Joy in tribulation.: p. 220
Judge, Christ is a righteous Judge.: Page 399.
Judges must be just. p. 313. Christ is Judge of all the world.: p. 311
Itch sevenfold.: p 353

KIngs, believers are such: Page 398

LAst days perilous.: p. 3, 4
Law must be Preacht.: p. 329
Lectures on week days lawful.: p. 326
Liberty sinful not to be suffered.: p. 103
Life short.: p. 37
Light within darkness. p. 278. Eight Reasons against resting in it.: page 278
Love to Christ, properties of it. p. 309. Reasons for it.: p. 309, 310
Love strong. p. 81. Its Excellencie.: Page 196
Love must extend to All the Saints.: Page 113
Long-suffering how needful.: p. 195
Luke-warmness condemned.: p. 334, 342

MAd-men who.: p. 183, 184
Magistrates useful. p. 33. to be honored. p. 67. they must be zealous.: p. 340
Maintenance due to Ministers.: Page 296
Marriage, when young people should marry.: p. 250
Memory helps for it.: p. 292
Masters, though carnal, to be respected.: Page 67, 68
Meditation how needful.: p. 293
Meekness, its Excellency. p. 110. Seven motives to it.: p. 110
Men, we must not build on them.: page 161
Mercies must be carefully marked. p. 203, 204. No merit.: p. 381, 382
Ministers must Preach God's Word only. p. 329. They must be frequent in Preaching. p. 338. They must be hardy men. p. 366, 367. Pray for them.: p. 388
Ministers must see to their flock. p. 468. They must be studious.: Page 433
The Ministry is a work.: p. 368
The Millenarian fancy condemned.: Page 12
Mourn for the sins of others.: Page 13, 14
Music when lawful.: p 90
Millenarian reign a fancy.: p. 455

WAnt of Natural-Affection condemned.: p. 75
Now-light condemned.: p. 165

OBedience commanded.: p. 359
Old Testament Authentic. p. 261. Cavils against it answered.: Page 263
Oppressors, woe to them,: p. 31
Ordinances to continue to the end.: page 138, 139
Order, its excellency.: p. 171, 172
Our spirits to be carefully looked to.: Page 471

PArents to be obeyed. page 65, 66. they must teach their children betimes. Six Reasons for it.: Page 247, 248
Parliaments their Excellency.: p. 32
Patience how needful.: p. 191
Perfection, what.: p. 299
Persecutors have misenable ends.: page 218
Persecution spreads the Gospel. p. 201 Whether we may fly from it. p. 201 Its the lot of all the godly. p. 210, 211. Comforts against it. p. 217. Rules how to bear it rightly.: Page 219
Pilgrimes we are in this World.: Page 392
Piety brings Praise.: Page 465
Pleasures carnal how dangerous. Page 119, 120. Seven disswasives from them.: p. 121
Pleasures spiritual most excellent▪: Page 120
Poor, show mercy to them.: p. 129
Popery its vileness.: p. 14, 15
Poverty (in some respect,) better then riches.: p. 44, 45
Practice of Piety excellent.: Page 289, 290
Prayer must be sincere.: p. 456
Precipitation dangerous.: p. 117
Preparation required before Hearing.: Page 356
Preaching belongeth to men Ordained.: Page 328
Preaching is no adding. Page 280, 281 Presbyterial Government its excellency. Page 173, 174. it excels Episcopacy, and Independency in many Particulars.: Page 176 177, 178
Pride dangerous. p. 49. its the root of Heresy. Page 50. Remedies against it.: p. 51, 52
Profane, whom?: p. 74
Prosperity more dangerous then adversity.: p. 234
Prophesies to be observed.: p. 51
Providence and success no Rules to go by.: p. 287
Parents good, a mercy.: p. 427
Peter not at Rome.: p. 425
Professors may become Apostates. p. 417 and Persecutors.: p. 437
Public spirits in good men.: p. 424

QVakers exceeding profane p. 128, 296. They deny the Scripture.: Page 269
Quakers their blasphemy. p. 392. and folly.: 410

RAke-hells, who?: Page 83
Reason must keep its due place: Page 279
Reward we may have an eye to it. p. 399. Full reward of the Godly-is at the last day.: p. 404
Relations must not be forsaken.: Page 141
Remember what we hear.: Page 357, 358
Repetition when and how to be practiced.: p. 462, &c.
Repentance must be speedy. p. 223. Twentie Reasons for it.: Page 224, &c.
Reprobates how far they may go.: Page 128
Reproofes not to be slighted.: Page 359
Riches, Vanity, p. 41. False Notions about them. p. 38. They cannot help in trouble.: p. 206
Resolution how necessary.: p. 242
Revelations dangerous.: p. 165

SAints, God loves them dearly.: p. 113
Sacramental Oath, what.: p. 378
Schoolmen how vain.: p. 259.
Salutations lawful.: p 458
Skeptics in Religion odious to God.: p. 149, 166, 241
Scriptures are the Word of God. p. 276. They are to be read of all. p. 260 They are Holy. p. 267. See 16. Royalties of them. p. 280. They are a perfect Rule. p. 286.297. Nine false Rules. p. 287. They are the Judge of Controversies. p. 287. We must read them. p. 291. Love them. p. 288. Remember them. p. 292. Be thankful for them. p. 294. Their Excellency.: p. 294.
Self-denial how necessary.: p. 20
Self-love dangerous.: P. 16.17, 20.
Separation condemned.: P. 11, 12.141, 142
Sincerity our Glory. P. 194. Its Excellencies.: P. 134, 135
Singularity that is Holy, commended.: Page 239
Sins seldom go alone. P. 21. Sin how heinous.: P. 308
Slandering vile. P. 82, 83. comforts against it.: P. 86, 87
Soldiers must be free from Covetousness. P. 23. All Christians are soldiers.: Page 387
Soul Immortal. P. 371, 383. The Cavils of the Mortalists answered. P. 372. Have a special care of your Souls.: P. 373
Spiritual-Pride dangerous.: P. 49, 50
Spirit and Word go together.: p. 279.
Seducers boast much of the Spirit. Page 165. Try them.: p. 171
Stoics condemned.: p. 76
Stratagem. lawful: p. 116
Swearing, when lawful.: p. 305
Speaking more powerful then writing.: Page 403
Sin blots men's names.: p. 418
Society of good men helpful.: Page 409
Sordid Mechannicks oft oppose God's Ministers.: p. 437
Strengthening grace needful.: Page 448
Sickness may befall good men.: Page 446
Our Spirits to be carefully looked to.: Page 471

TAxes and Dues to be paid cheer-cheerfully.: p. 31
Temporal felicity no mark of a true Church.: p. 215
Thankesgiving, Motives to it. p. 71. Rules for it.: p. 72
Theft, in some cases it may be punished with death.: p. 227
Thorns, Riches are Thorns.: p. 39
Thoughts to be specially watched.: page 28, 29
Titles of Honor may be given to men.: Page 296
Tithes convenient in Gospel times.: Page 369
Tobocco much abused.: Page • 9, 102.
Toleration when unlawful.: page 168, 169, 233.340
Tongue our Glory.: p. 63
Thoughts how dangerous.: p. 422
Truth hath many Opposers.: Page 440
Traditions vain.: p. 298
Traitors of three sorts.: Page 115
Truth abideth.: p. 187

VErtues are concatenated.: Page 21
Vnholy who?: P. 73, 74
Vnrighteous dealing dangerous.: Page 81, 82.
Vnthankefulnesse, How Vile.: Page 68, 69
Unity, its Excellency.: Page 392

WAlk with God.: Page 361
The weakest may be helpful.: Page 427
The World inordinately loved breeds Apostates,: p. 417
Weak things must not be despised.: Page 464.469
Women, some good ones.: p. 469
Wicked men grow worse and worse. p. 229, 230. They draw others to wickedness.: p. 232
Witches must be put to death. p. 228. Many seducing Quakers Witches.: Page 225, 226
The Word to be Preacht on all occasions.: p. 326

YOuth must be given to God.: Page 247

ZEal becometh the Ministers of the Gospel. p. 223.333. What zeal is. p. 337, 338. Signs of it. p. 336. Cavils against it answered. p. 341. Motives to it.: p. 343.
Zealous men must expect opposition. p. 203. The godly are zealous. p. 332. They are the Pillars of a Land.: Page 336.

FINIS.

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