Sermons of Master Iohn Caluin, vpon the booke of Iob. Translated out of French by Arthur Golding

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Gate.

• VVhat is ment by Gate. 90. b 58.
• VVhat is ment by falling downe i•• the Gate. 90. b. 54.

Generalnesse.

• Generalnesse of sinne is no excuse of sinning. 20. b. 1. 19.

Giftes.

• The Giftes of the minde, and al sci∣ences, trades and handicraftes, come of God and not of nature. 619. a 18.
• To what ende GOD bestoweth his Giftes of grace vppon vs. 619. a 44.
• The Giftes which God giueth, must be communicated to our neigh∣boures. 14. a 7. 373. a 50. 377. a 44.
• Gods Giftes ought not to serue too any vaine glory. 373. b 55.
• The Giftes that God giueth vs must make vs the earnester in glorifi∣ing God. 13. b 59.
• The despising of GODS Giftes in men, redoundeth to the iniury of God himselfe. 301. b 21.
• In Iobes time he that had excellent Giftes, was reuerenced of the whole people. 552. b 57.
• God doth and may iustly at his plea∣sure both giue and take away. 33. a 60.
• VVee shall pay dearely for GODS Giftes, if they be not bestowed as they ought to be. 544. b 34.
• VVe must not bee proude of GODS Giftes in nature or otherwyse. 797 a 33.
• It is a hard matter for a man not to abuse God his Giftes. 568. a 46.
• The more Gods Giftes are, the more are the afflictions and trialles of them that haue them. 320. b 27.

Glory and Glorify.

• VVherein Gods Glory consisteth. 235. b 47.
• God giueth vs cause to Glorifie and praise him euen in our troubles and afflictions, how boisterous so euer he seeme to vs. 25. b. 10.
• VVe can not Glorify God in our ad∣uersities, except we be perswaded that they be for our Saluation & welfare 699. b. 8.
• The meane to Glorifie God aright. 630. a 27.
• God neuer ceaseth to giue vs cause to Glorifie him by dooing vs good. 705. a 5.
• Men ought not to glory in their pre∣sent greatnes. 61. b 6.
• Of the Glory of this world. 350. b. 44

God.

• VVhat is comprehended vnder the word God. 151. b. 28.
• God applyeth himselfe to vs after all fashions, to the intent to winne vs 753. a. 37.
• God enuieth not any mannes ver∣tuousnesse or weldoing. 715. b 36.
• God neuer failith vs at our need. 109. a. 21.
• God is not bound to vs, but we who¦ly to him. 27. a 23. 701. b 35. 803. a. 34. 804. a b.
• God is the fountaine of all equity & right. 151. a 11.
• God is not affectioned a•• men are. 701. b 36.. 703 a 30. 715. b. 14.
• God is not like vs, neiger hath he a∣ny part of our nature in him. 701. b 26. 702. b 32. 715. a 35.
• God is vnchaungeable, and a true perfourmer of his promises. 28. a 37. and 60.
• God is likened to earthly Princes. 16 b. 31.
• God is openly shewed in the person of his Sonne. 11. b 43.
• God is vnpartiall. 716. b 42.
• God knoweth better what it is meet for vs, thā we our selues do. 30. a 5.
• God knoweth ourwayes and recke∣neth our steppes. 574. a 15.
• God knoweth what is meet for our triall without Sathans counsel. 20 b 54.
• God laieth not more vppon vs than we be able to beare. 25. b 20.
• God must haue the prayse of our worldly welfare, and of all other thinges. 22. b 60. 33 b 48.
• It is against Gods nature, to deale roughly or to bee angry with vs. 726. a 40.
• God neuer reiecteth such as come vnto him vnfaynedly. 156. b 32.
• God serueth his owne tourne by Sa∣than and the wicked, and yet the euil remaineth still in them. 24. b 50. 36. a 41. 37. b 25. 38. a 2.
• God and Sathan worke both in one act, but yet to contrary endes. 38. a 12.
• God neuer suffreth good men to pe∣rish. 158. b. 12.
• GOD tourneth euill into good to∣wardes his chosen. 25. a. 25.
• Gods apparell or clothing 795. a 49.
• VVhat is ment by Gods arme. 795. b 18.
• Gods bearing and forbearing of vs is of his own free mercy. 711. b 54.
• VVhat it is to be written in GODS Booke. 350. b 40.
• Gods concealing of thinges from our knowledge, is for that our ca∣pacity is not able to conceiue thē. 636. a 24.
• Gods doinges are incomprehensible to vs, furtherforth than he listeth to reueale them vnto vs. 36. b 44.
• A comparison betweene God and vs to abate our pride in finding fault with Gods doinges. 692. a 38.
• God doth not any thing that is not reasonable and righufull. 35. a 60. 38. a 35.
• GODS euerlastingnesse compared with the shortnesse of our lyfe. 763. b
• Gods goodnesse towardes vs 17. a 44 25. a 25.
• Gods goodnesse in giuing seasona∣ble weather. 775. a 33.
• GODS goodnesse in humbling himselfe to our capacity, both in his doctrine and in his workes. 16. a. 30. b. 29. 18. b 22 35. 39. a 50. 528 a 35. 736. b 3. 768. a 35.
• Gods goodnesse extendeth it selfe e∣uen to the wicked. 766. a 38.
• GOD sheweth his goodnesse to∣wardes vs at all tymes. 508. a. 50.
• VVe must repose our selues vppon Gods goodnes as Iob did. 560. b 5.
• Howe wee ought to conceiue the goodnesse and power of God, & beleue in him. 369. a 18.
• Gods intent in vsing goodnesse to∣ward vs. 33. a. 14. 740. a 28.
• How vnmindfull we bee of GODS goodnesse in any of our aduersi∣ties. 740. a 21.
• GODS grace is not to be measured by that that wee see 156. a 50.
• Gods grace is the only stay and re∣payrer of all thinges. 83. b 43.
• VVhereof it commeth that wee bee destitute of Gods grace and holy spirite. 28. b. 6.
• The papistes knowe not what grace is. 447. b 55.
• VVee must goe still forward still in Gods schole and not stand still at a stay 805. b 55.
• Gods soueraignty one•• man and all other his creatures. 1. a 15. and 27. 8. a. 41. 16. ••30. 24. a 33. 34. a 38.
• VVherevnto the consideration of Gods soueraignty leadeth. 96. a 12.
• GODS spirite raigneth aboue the order of nature. 619. a 17. 620. a b 730. a b.
• The woonderfull alteration that Gods spirite woorketh in mennes hartes. 817. a 58.
• Gods wil is the rule of al righteous∣nes 682. a 50.
• GOD sheweth an incomprehen∣sible wysedome euen in the ba∣sost and smallest thinges. 772. a 16.
• GODS woorde is not heard of it selfe, but by reason of our dulnes 18. b 30.
• GODS woorde must not be for∣bidden to bee redde of any man 18. b 27.
• GODS woorde and trueth are dis∣honoured when it is put to an euil vse. 2. a 35.
• VVith what mindes, men doe com∣monly heare and reade GODS woord. 714. a. 31.
• VVhy GOD sendeth his woord vn∣to vs. 304. b 40.
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• It is best for vs, that God haue his ele vppon vs. 147. a 53.
• The way to come vnto God 260. b 31.
• VVe cannot bring any thing to God to pleasure with all. 701. b 40. 702 a 20.
• How God sheweth himselfe vnto vs 174. a 25.
• The thinges that are in God can not be deuided the one from the other 151. a. 18.
• VVhy the Scripture termeth GOD our Buckler, Sheeld, wall, trench, Rampire, Bulwarke, Tower, For∣tresse. 22 b 44.
• VVho so euer setteth hym selfe a∣gaynste GOD, setteth himselfe against al right and equity. 151 a 33
• ...Looke more in the Titles of Almightynesse, Afflictions, Benefites, Beeinges, Chas∣tizementes, Defence, Face, Goods, Go∣uernement, Giftes, Glory, Hotynesse, Honour, Iustifie, Iustice, Iudgements, Knowing and Knowldge, Lawe, Loue, Liberality, Maiesty, Magnifie, Proui∣dence, Powers, Rightuousnesse, Soue∣raignty, Trueth, will, Wisedome, Workes. Woord. &c.

Gouernment & Gouerners.

• The maintenaunce of Gouernment, common weales, and eiuill polli∣cy, is an euident proofe of GODS prouidence. 718. a 12.
• VVhy wicked Gouerners are too bee honored and obeyed and how.
• The state of Gouernment commeth of God, and to what end it is or∣deined. 674. b 25.
• VVhy God suffereth wicked Gouer∣ners and Officers. to raigne ouer vs 671. a 19. 688. b 47.
• The demeanor of Princes, Gouer∣ners & Iusticers in these daies. 718 a. 56.
• Commonly the worst and wickedst haue the Gouernement of thinges in this world. 670. b 46.
• It is meete that God should Gouern vs. and that we should followe his holy will. 572. a 30.
• Earthly Gouernours haue neede too be put in minde of their dutie. 671 a 24.
• VVicked Gouerners are to be rebu∣ked by the Preachers. 675. a 39.
• VVhy men are put in subiection and thraldom vnto Gouerners. 780. b 53.
• All inferior meanes of Gouernment, are but instruments & seruauntes of Gods soueraign dominion. 671 b 19.
• God is not only the maker, but also the continuall and alonly Gouer∣ner of all thinges. 670. b 20. 671. b 6. 749. a 36. 778. b 7.
• Gods almighty power in Gouerning all thinges, is an inuincible and peremptory proofe of his righte∣ousenesse. 670. b 41. 672. a 40.
• God Gouerneth, guideth and direc∣teth al thinges by his prouidence, notwithstanding the manifolde troubles & disorders in the world 713. a 1. & 716.
• How GOD Gouerneth the worlde. 438. b. 22.

Godly.

• Godly folke must alwaies resist euil. 20. b 1.
• Godly folk are afflicted more rough¦ly then reprobates. 28. b 54.
• The honour that God doth vs in gi∣uing vs grace to be Godly, and to ouercome Sathans assaultes. 19. b 10.
• God sometime clotheth the Godly with the spoyle of the wicked. 515. a 44.
• ...Looke more in Faithfull.

Gospell.

• The Gospell is a cleare loking glasse wherein vvee see God face to face. 370. b 10.
• The doctrine of the Gospell belon∣geth to al sortes of men, both wise and ignorant, learned and vnlear∣ned, high or lowe 660 a 59.
• The doctrine of the Gospell can not be attained to by mannes natural vnderstanding. 619. b. 10.
• The cause why the Gospell is prea∣ched. 627. b 5.
• The chief end of the Gospel. 645. b 36
• The inestimable benefite and trea∣sure of the Gospel, and of al God∣ly comfort. 645. a 55. 646. a 6. 648. a 32.
• The singular priuiledge which God giueth to those Countryes where his Gospell is preached 646. b 35.
• In the Gospell we haue infinite trea∣sures of wisdome and knowledge 552. a 53.
• The cōmon manner of mens know∣ing of the Gospell. 661. a 27.
• VVhy the world hateth the Gospell, 474. a 60.

Good and Goods.

• VVe must do Good to such as haue no meanes to recompence vs. 545. b 39.
• God giueth vs his Goods, to the in∣intent we should relieue our Bre∣thren with them 586. a 30.
• It is an vntolerable vice for a man to trust in his Goods. 591. b 2.
• None of the Good turnes which are done in the worlde, are done free∣ly. 542. a 45.

Grudging or murmuring.

• To murmur or Grudge against God for afflicting vs, is as much as too iustify our selues aboue him, or to make ourselues more righteous than he, 613. a 36.
• To Grudge against GOD in afflicti∣ons is a priuie and indirect blas∣pheming of him. 699. b 28.
• To Grudge at the prosperity of the wicked or at the disorder of things in the world, is a blaspheming of God. 666. b 6.
• All that Grudge or pleade againste god shalbe confounded. 680. b 40
• ...Looke more in Impaciencie.

Ground.

• The false Ground that Iobes friends tooke in reprouing him. 522. a 6.