And since, in tlie midst of my many bodily infirmities, God liatli made that word sweet to my soul, Ps. cxvi. 7, ' Return unto thy rest, 0 my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee ; ' and that word, Ps. xxiii. 4, ' Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.' I still remain as a ' prisoner of" hope,' waiting for a fruition of that happiness which the Lord Jesus Christ hath pre- pared for me, ' for I know that he that hath the Son hath life,' 1 John V. 12. ' And if the Son make us free, then are we free indeed,' John viii. 36. And ' blessed is that people that knows the joyful sound : they shall walk, 0 Lord, in the light of thy countenance,' Ps. Ixxxix. 15. I find the Lord Jesus very free in the tenders of his love to poor sinners ; and that love hath in a great measure been manifested to my poor soul.
After this it pleased the Lord to visit one of my daughters with a great sickness, upon which my heart was drawn out to seek the Lord on her behalf ; then that scripture was brought to my mind, John xi. 21, ' Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thouhadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know that now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it to thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again at the last day. Jesus saith unto her, I am the resurrec- tion and the life : and he that believeth in me shall never die.' And it pleased the Lord to give me her life as an answer of prayer.
It pleased the Lord after this to visit this land with the pestilence ; a severe stroke of his that swept away many thousands ; and under that sad providence of his, the Lord did help me to rely alone upon himself from that scripture, Ps. xci. 7, ' A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee.' And according to my faith, it pleased the Lord to preserve both myself and all my relations from that sad stroke, though some of them were often in the midst of danger ; blessed be his name.
The next year after the Lord did again, for our sins, visit us, and that by a dreadful fire, which reduced to ashes many thousand houses ; and yet his love was then manifested to me in the preservation of my habitation, when many better than myself were burned out. There- fore unto my God shall I, who am less than the least of all his mercies, render that praise which is due unto his name.
Since that, whilst I was upon a languishing bed, and death even knocking at the door, it pleased the Lord once again to alarm me in that weak condition, by a dreadful fire which broke out very near us ; and at that time it pleased my good God to sup]iort and strengthen my spirit with that scripture, Isa. xliii. 2, ' When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burnt; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee;' and that scripture, Isa. liv. 5, ' For thy Maker is thy husband ; the Lord of hosts is his name ; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel ; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.' And this second time also the Lord was graciously pleased to preserve me and my house from that amazino; stroke which did so much threaten us. And oh that all
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those new and old experiences mif^dit be liigh obligations upon me and mine to holiness and fruitfulness all our days!
Whilst I remained in New England there happened a great earth- quake, which did shake all in the house, and my son being by me, asked me what it was ; I told him our neighbours were all amazed at it, and knew not but that the world miglit then be at an end, and did run up and down very much affirighted at it, but I sat still, and did think with myself what a Christ was worth to my poor soul at that time. And then God made these scriptures sweet refreshings, supporting and quieting my soul : Ps. xviii. 46, ' The Lord liveth : and blessed be my Rock ; and let the God of my salvation be exalted ;' Heb. xi. 13, ' These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them atar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth;' Rev. vii. 9, ' After this I beheld, and lo, a great multi- tude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindred, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and jDalms in their hands ;' ver. 11, 'And lie said to me. These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.'
Note. — In this Index will be found the whole of those Texts of Scripture which are discussed fully in Treatise or Sermon, together with all such as are incidentally explained ; but as in Sibbes, there are thousands of others adduced in itvooi of given points, which it was impossible to include. These will be readily traced under the Index of Subjects. It has been our endeavour to give every Text on which anytliing considerable or notice- able is said by Brooks. — G.
8 See under Heb. x. 6-8,
* 'God's Deliglit in the Progress of tlie Upright.'
1 ' Hypocrites Discovered.' ' ' Ixindon's LiimcnUlions.' » Ark for all liotl's Noalis.'
* 'A Bclievei-'s Last Day his Best Day.'
* Sec 'Epistle to Closet Prayer.' 6 • Privy- Key of Heaven.'
2 Thes. 2. 3, 4, 7- IC
I 'Ileaven on Earth.' 2 'Precious Remedies.'
« ' Glorious Day of the Saints' Appearance.' <! See under Vs. xl. U-8.
3 'Unsearchable Riches.'
•'' '.\ word in Season.'
7 'Crown uiul (P.ory of Christianity.'
This Glossai-y is given in fulfilment of our promise in the Preface, (Vol. I., page xvii.) As a rule, we have not given separate references to the different grammatical forms of the words, ■i.e., noun, verb, adjective, ice, but have placed all under one form. In nearly every case the references guide to explanations in the place. See Index of Names, &c., under ' Shake - sperean words,' for a number of interesting old-English words.— G.
Brave, i. 256. E.xigents, i. 286.
Bravery, i. 3, 63. Experiments, i. 194.
Butt-mark, i. 45. Experiments, i. 405; iii.407;
Button-up, ii. 364 ; iii. 83. ' vi. 447.
Accidental, iv. 374 ; v. 405.
Admiration, i. 188, 193 ; ii.
225. Advertisement, i. 26. Alfect, i. 61 ; iv. 36 ; vi. 438. Aft'ectmg, i. 227. Affectionate, i. 226. Alfls! i. 19; ii. 206, 532; iii.
5, 177. Along-idl, vi. 441. Amort, i. 375 : iv. 433. Amuse and amusing, ii. 288,
350 ; iv. 399 ; v. 13 ; vi. 49. Anawares, i. 11. Angels, iii. 113; iv. 12, 115. Anguish, i. 317. Anonywar, i. 11. Ai>ricock, iii. 400. Artifices, i. 116. Artificial, i. 164 ; iii. 85, 468 ;
vi. 169. Assay and Assays, i. 172 ;
Baby=doll, ii. 35; iii. 57, 121 ;