A strange vineyard in Palæstina in an exposition of Isaiahs parabolical song of the beloued, discouered: to which Gods vineyard in this our land is paralleld. By Nehemiah Rogers, Master in Arts, and pastor of the congregation at Messing in Essex.

AN ALPHABETICALL Table, for the readier finding out the chiefe and most materiall things contained in this BOOKE.

A

• GOd cannot faile of his end in any of his Actions. Pag. 139
• Affections of people must be wrought vpon by Gods Ministers. 58
• Afflictions are Gods Winepresse. 132
• Not to bee bettered by our Afflictions is dangerous. 199
• Gods holy hand is in all Afflictions. 223
• Both the time, measure, and end of our Afflictions are ordered by God. 224
• Why God doth vse wicked instruments in the Afflicting of his people. 225
• How we may looke vpon second causes in our Afflictions. 229
• God is to be sought vnto when wee are Afflicted. 230
• They doe not disable vs from being Gods children. 236
• Amoz the father of Isaiah, and Amos in the number of the small Prophets, not both one. 16
• The Angels watch for the godly mans safety. 111
• Application, is the life of Doctrine. 278
• Arrogancy, a sinne to be auoided. 101
• Attendants of the godly honourable. 121
• Authority must bee shewed for what Gods Ministers doe deliuer. 64

B

• BArren Professors are good for nothing. 79
• The world is full of such. 159
• Man degraded beneath the Beasts. 85
• Names of Beasts giuen to the wicked. 254
• Behold, how often vsed in the Scriptures. 318
• It is euer vsed in matters of importance. ibid.
• The abuse of Gods Blessings causeth the Lord to depriue vs of them. 238
• Pray for a sanctified vse of them. 166
• Bribery is no better than theeuery. 308
• Busie-medling dangerous. 101

C

• CHildren are not saued by the faith of their parents. 289
• ...

• They should bee thankfull for religious Parents. 295
• Gods owne Children chastised. 231
• The Church weake in it selfe. 79, 112
• She is a Garden enclosed. 73
• It stands in need of daily looking to. ibid.
• She is exposed to many dangers. 74
• She is deare vnto the Lord. 75, 93
• She is but one. 76, 99
• The more the Church is afflicted, the more she flourisheth. 78
• She is outwardly blacke, but inwardly glo∣rious. ibid.
• It is her priuiledge, that God is her kee∣per. 89
• Why the Deuill seekes to persecute her. 93
• She may be corrupted with Idolatry. 95
• Church in England not to be forsaken for some wants. 97
• Which the Papists make to bee the Catho∣like Church. 99
• Her enemies are but weake. 245
• The miseries of the Church should moue vs to pitty her. 265
• Christ only deserues our loue. 61
• Members of the Church receiue the sap of grace from him. 76
• All that are in the Church are not truly in∣corporated into Christ. 77
• Comparisons may lawfully be vsed. 82
• Company of the godly to be frequented. 55
• Mans Conscience shall iustifie Gods procee∣dings. 182
• The Conscience shal one day be awakned. 183
• The Cheeks of it not to be neglected. 183, 198
• Contention and discord, the beginnings of warre. 264
• Conuersation of Christians should bee such as that our aduersaries may iustifie it. 185
• The Creature is become mans Schoolema∣ster. 86
• A double vse to be made of them. 88
• They are a defence for the godly. 111
• They are Gods hoasts. 286
• All of them are against the wicked. 287
• The godly Conquer when they seeme con∣quered. 253
• God remembreth mercy in his Corrections. 257

D

• DEath of the godly, a forerunner of Iudgement. 213
• Necessity of Gods Decree, no excuse for wickednesse. 196
• Discipline not wanting in our Church. 97
• It is not of the essence of the Church. 133
• Dignity of the godly very great. 121
• The Deuill hath not power ouer any crea∣ture but by Gods permission. 246
• How he is the God of this world. 282
• Authors of Diuision in the Church, sinne fearefully. 102
• We must receiue nothing for Doctrine but what is grounded on Scripture. 165
• Dowry, great, giuen by Christ to his Spouse. 62
• Diuersity of gifts giuen by God for the good of the Church. 16

E

• EArthly things afford heauenly instru∣ctions. 83
• Wee may make resemblances betwixt things Earthly and heauenly. 82
• What Errors make a Church to bee no Church. 98
• Enuy, a sinne vnnaturall. 101
• The way how to become Excellent. 125
• The wicked Excuselesse. 194
• Excommunication a grieuous censure. 115
• Not to passe for small trifles. 116

F

• FAith is the root of other graces. 147
• Personality of Faith needfull. 149
• ...

• ... Families to be purged of prophane persons. 119
• Famine, how grieuous at the destruction of Ierusalem. 259
• Our owne Faults propounded in anothers person soone espied. 6
• Nothing to be attributed vnto Fortune. 227
• Fruit, bring forth to God. 94
• By bearing Fruit we glorifie God. 104, 142
• Such as are Fruitfull, shall grow more fruit∣full. 106
• Gods cost on vs should moue to Fruitful∣nesse. 136
• Euery creature is in it kind Fruitfull. 138
• Fruitfulnesse of a Christian the ground-worke of prosperity. 139
• If we be Fruitfull, there is no Law against vs. 140
• It is high time we should bring forth Fruit. 141
• We must first be transplanted and set in∣to Christ before we can beare Fruit. 143
• Such as are in Christ bring forth Fruit in∣continent. 144
• The properties of good Fruit. 149

G

• GArison, strong about the godly. 112
• The Godly are runne to in the day of trouble. 80
• God is the Protector of his people. 111
• He is the husbandman of his Church. 89
• God is not the Author of sinne. 194
• The Godly to bee esteemed aboue others. 124
• The exceed all others in growth in grace. 77
• God hath little Glory in the world. 34
• Gods Glory should be our aime in all our actions. 32
• The Godly preferre it before their owne saluation. 35
• By Glorifying God we bring glory to our selues. 36
• Iudgements fearefull on such as rob God of his Glory. 36
• We ought to Grow in grace. 105

H

• HOw God Hardens. 194
• The godly Hated, and why. 93
• Hearers must be carefull what they receiue for Gospell. 65
• They may not rashly censure their Tea∣chers for some disabilities. 271
• They must pray for them. 272
• Hearers must suffer the word of applicati∣on as well as of doctrine. 280
• They may not finde fault with their tea∣chers for their plainnesse. 83
• Heauens are diligent, learned, and Catho∣like Pastors. 34
• Humane testimonies may lawfully be alled∣ged in Sermons. 14
• God Husbands his people. 89
• Husbandry a commendable vocation. ibid.
• Submit our selues to Gods Husbandry. 91
• How to know whether God hath Husban∣ded the heart. 90
• Hypocrisie in the end shal be discouered. 133
• Humility and tendernesse of heart to bee laboured for. 145

I

• I Dolaters, not to be familiar withall. 118
• Ignorance, no good plea. 86
• Impropriations held by an improper title, where some obiections answered. 304
• Ingrossers are oppressors. 311
• Irreligious persons enemies to King and State. 118
• Isaiah a noble Prophet, and eloquent, to∣gether with his death. 2
• He fainted not in his function. 3
• He was of Christs kindred. 9
• Iudgements of God diuers waies foretold. 212
• ...

• The way to preuent Gods Iudgements, is to Iudge our selues. 184
• Iustice in our dealings, the touchstone of true Religion. 298

K

• KIndred of the godly, noble. 120
• Kingdome weakned by sinne. 242
• Knowledge of God, a meanes to loue God. 53
• Sinnes against Knowledge, fearefull. 199

L

• LAndlords, many are oppressors. 310
• Law-suits are durable. 309
• No Law against the godly. 140
• Leaues of profession, not enough. 146
• Loue God before all. 53
• Christ only deserues our Loue. 61
• How our Loue to God may be discouered. 42
• The way to bring our hearts to Loue the Lord. 53
• We may not answer God in any thing ex∣cept in Loue. 54
• Lewd Life of a Professor dishonours God. 37
• Sinfull Lusts ouershadow the soule. 146
• God is the absolute Lord ouer all. 282

M

• MAgistrates, as the head, should gouerne wisely. 100
• Priuate persons may not meddle with the office of Magistrates. 101
• Magistrates should back the Ministers of the Word with the vse of the temporall sword. 116
• Meeknesse to be shewed in our dealing with sinners. 175
• Sinnes against the Meanes, fearefull. 197
• The more Meanes, the more obedience doth God expect. 270
• To contemne the Meanes, grieues the Lord. 200
• No Meanes can reclaime the wicked. 201
• Meanes contemned, causeth the Lord to depriue vs of them. 267
• Meanes to bring our hearts to loue God. 53
• Meanes to make vs fruitfull. 143
• It is fearefull to make our selues Merry with others sinnes. 202
• Ministers are builders, stewards. 279
• Wherein they must shew themselues faith∣full. ibid.
• They must bee painfull in their function. 109
• They must wooe for Christ. 58
• They must deliuer nothing but by warrant from God. 64
• They must attend their callings. 67
• They should be well prouided for. 68
• They are the subordinate Husbandmen of the Church. 89
• Idle Ministers like Harlots. 108
• Ministers must seeke to God for ability to discharge their function. 273
• They may not be discouraged so as to sur∣cease their paines. 11
• Their life is a spirituall piscation. 11
• They are not to bee blamed though they sometimes alter their method. 13
• They serue the greatest Master, and are imploied in the greatest worke, and shall haue the greatest wages. 18
• Motiues to fruitfulnesse. 138
• Motiues to singing. 28
• Motiues to seeke after Gods glory. 33

N

• A Good Name how to get. 125
• Good Names profit not without grace. 292
• They should be a sput to goodnesse. ibid.
• Vnder a holy Name to lead an vnholy life, is a kind of sacriledge. 293
• ...

• ... Negatiue diuinitie not enough. 159
• No goodnesse comes from Nature. 289

O

• OBedience is to be giuen to all Gods precepts. 156
• Particulars wherein wee are to shew our Obedience vnto God. 284
• Omission of good duties, damnable. 159
• Oppression, a sinne against Race, Grace, and Place. 301
• Oppressors, how heretofore punished. 314
• God heares the grones of the Oppressed. 315

P

• PArents, to giue thankes at meat, and not their children for them. 151
• Good Parents may haue lewd children. 288
• Their duties towards their children. 290
• Parents are not too rashly to be censured for the loose cariage of children. 291
• Wicked Parents disgrace their children. 294
• Papists, their positions dissolue all bands of humane fellowship. 117
• Their practises agreeable to their positi∣ons. 118
• Their bloudy crueltie. 255
• A fearefull sinne to abuse Gods Patience. 220
• Gods Patience should teach vs Patience. 222
• Our Peace so long enioyed a great bles∣sing. 262
• Our workes are to be brought to Perfecti∣on. 154
• Perseuerance in good, needfull. 157
• Presence of God still to be remembred. 54
• Gods Proceedings are all iust. 180
• No Priuiledge will beare vs out, if we take libertie to sinne. 189, 235
• Priuiledges of those who loue God. 56
• Poesie is a commendable Art. 23
• Professors outward cariage, if holy, doth much good. 80
• The lewd life of a Professor doth highly dis∣honour God. 37
• Prophesies of the Prophets, how kept. 1
• Before God doth Punish he giueth war∣ning. 211
• Why God suffers the wicked to runne on without Punishment. 268
• Why God Punisheth the wicked, for doing that worke he emploies them in. 226
• Purposes made (for the most part) like our Holiday Eeues. 155

Q

• GOd fell not to Questioning vntill man fell to sinning. 190
• Gods Questions tend for the most part to conuince the conscience. ibid.

R

• THe godly come of noble Race. 120
• Rage of the wicked limited. 250
• Diuersitie of Religion dangerous in a king∣dome. 114
• Religion is the strength of our Land. 130
• Rhetoricke lawfull to be vsed. 296
• Rich men rarities in heauen. 110
• Riches, to be esteemed in themselues as blessings. ibid.
• Why they are called the Mammon of vn∣righteousnesse. ibid.
• Rome, her first foundation laid in bloud. 255
• Whether it be a true Church. 98
• Rules to be followed in vsing Parables and Allegories. 83

S

• SAfetie of the godly very great. 250
• To liue in Safety, keep in with God. 249
• Saints allotted by Papists to all coun∣tries, except England. 287
• Security of the wicked, blockish stupidity. 244
• Separation not to be made from our Church for some blemishes. 96
• Senses of God troubled with mans sin. 170
• Sinne corrupteth all things. 165
• Euery Sin belcheth forth an euill sauor. 171
• It is a make-bate. 186
• It breakes our Couenant with God. 241
• It depriues vs of Gods protection. 240
• It weakens a Kingdome. 242
• It hath both voice, feet, and wings, to ha∣sten iudgement. 316
• Foure Sinnes in Scripture said to be crying sinnes. 317
• Sinnes of weaknesse punished, much more shall sinnes of wickednesse. 235
• Things sinfull afford resemblances to ad∣monish of duty. 85
• Singing Psalmes or other holy songs law∣full. 26
• Directions how to Sing. 29
• Few Sing but they take Gods name in vaine by their singing. 31
• Three kinds of Songs in vse amongst the Iewes. 8
• Sodome what it was, and what it is. 169
• By our Speeches our loue we beare to God will be discovered. 49
• Foure Suters that seeke to get the soule. 59
• No Suter should speed but Christ. 60
• Superiours must remember they haue a Su∣periour. 285

T

• DVties of the second Table to be espe∣cially regarded. 298
• Time is to be obserued for doing good. 153
• Some good duties are at some times vn∣seasonable. 154
• Tongue, the Interpreter of the mind. 49
• Toleration of Idolaters, vnlawfull. 113
• The godly, though not preserued from Troubles, yet preserued in them. 252
• Why Trades are called Crafts and Myste∣ries. 283
• Truth of God with-hold not in vnrighte∣ousnesse. 199

V

• THe Church compared to a Vineyard in diuets respects. 73
• Verse, comprehends much in a little. 24
• Verse better remembred than prose. 5
• Vnity ought to be in the Church. 100
• That Vnity be maintained, what must bee auoided. 101
• The wicked are Vnthinkefull to God. 162
• Vowes, not to be broken. 198
• Vsurers like the Timber-worme, and like the nether Milstone, and their Broakers like the vpper. 312
• They will be Ʋenison in Heauen. 313

W

• WArre, a heauy iudgement. 263
• Waters of the Sanctuary needfull to further our growth in grace. 145
• Weaknesse of grace should not discourage, if there be true grace. 161
• Wealthinesse and Wickednesse not euer con∣ioind. 109
• Wicked, they shall not euer remaine within the Church. 105
• Wicked preserue the godly, as chaffe doth the Corne. 111
• They charge the godly to be the troublers of the State when it is themselues. 129
• The turne Gods best blessings into poi∣son. 165
• ...

• They cannot please God. 171
• The haue no peace with him. 187
• They shall not escape Gods wrath. 233
• They lie open to all dangers. 243
• Witches are the Deuils drudges. 248
• The Deuill cannot doe harme to any, to gratifie a Witch. 247
• Workes testifie, though not iustifie. 51
• The godly abound in good Workes. 81
• Words of a Christian are of a healing na∣ture. 80
• Word preached is a Winepresse, and doth discouer what is within the heart. 131
• Word neuer preached in vaine. 167
• Our Workes should be workes of the Spi∣rit. 152
• The best Workes of the wicked are offensiue to God. 170
• World not to bee loued if wee would loue God. 55
• Worship of God is the glory and strength of our Land. 128

FINIS.