479

Song

Page 32. Job 19. 11.-14. Friends turned to enemies, and brethren to aliens,

477 33. 25.-28. The liappiness that awaits the godly; or, the blessed hope of the righteous,

473 34. 28, 29. Raih judging condemned; or, Job's warning

to his cenforious friends, 35. 20. 5,-9.11,-14. The prosperity of the wicked short, and their ruin sure,

ib. 36. 21.79–15. The wicked hardened in their impiety by their prosperity,

480 37

17,—26. God's way of providence towards men, attended with great variety,

482 38.

22. 21,-30. The benefit of acquaintance with God; 484 39. 23. 3. 8, 9, 10. God hiding and trying,

485 40. 24. 1, 2,—12, 13,--24, Many most wicked and mischievous,

yet live and die in outward peace, and never visibly reckoned with here,

ib. 41. 25. 2,-6. The greatness, goodness, and holiness of God,

evidencing the guiltiness and impurity of man, 487 42. 26. 5,–14. The proofs of God's power and wisdom in the creation and preservation of the world,

488 43 27. 2-6. Job solemnly maintaining his integrity against the false accusation of his friends,

490 44. 73–10. The hopeless state of the hypocrite,

496 45. 28. 12,-28. Wisdom's price great, and its place a se

492 46. 29. 2,-5. The heart's wish of a deserted saint,

494 47 30. 1. 8,- 12. 26,-34. Great honour turned to extreme contempt, and prosperity to calamity,

ib. 48. 31. 1,--4, 16, 17, 19, 20. Chastity and charity exemplified, and whoremongers and adulterers judged,

496 32. 8. The immateriality and immortality of the soul, 497 50. 7, 8, 9. True wisdom not acquired by old age, nor by learning, but by grace,

498 51. 33. 12,-18. God infinitely above is, not accountable to us,

yet merciful, both in hiding what he hides, and revealing what he reveals,

499 52.

19,-30. The patient described in extremity, and relieved by the great Ransomer,

500 f 1. Sickness come to an extremity; or, a fick man brought to the gates of death,

ib. $ 2. A faithful soul's physician an instrument of bringing

back the fick penitent from the gates of death; or, the gospel-reinedy skilfully applied, and Christ the only ransom,

500 53. 34. 10,--15. God cannot be charged with injustice, and being omnipotent cannot be unjust,

503 54. 21, 22. God's omniscience, from which no sin can

504 29. God's power irresistible,

505

cret, &*c.

49.

be hid,

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Song

Page 56. Job 34. 31, 32. The afflicted person humbled,

505 57 35.5,-8. God's highness cannot be hurt with mens wicked ness,

506 38.

9,-13. God justified, though deaf to the cry of the oppressed,

ib.

39.

60.

61. 62.

36. 8, 9, 10. God's gracious design in bringing his own people

under affliction : with light in darkness; or, God's favour in man's fury, a digreffion, &C.

508 12, 13, 14. The doom of hypocrites, that rebel against the rod,

510 15. Scbola crucis, scbola lucis; or, affliction; instruction, 510 21. Quarrelling wiih God in affliction, dangerous, ib. 22, 23. God an absolute sovereign, incomparable teacher, unexceptionable ruler,

512 24,- 33. God's works manifesting his incomprehenlible greatness,

ib.

63

64.

65.

66.

67.

371,-5. God's glory noticed in the thunder and lightening,

514 6,-13. God's power in the frost and fuow, rains and winds,

515 14,--20. Mens ignorance of the works of nature, thews

what incompetent judges they are of the proceedings of divine providence,

517 21,-24. God's greatness and majesty require that he be greatly reverenced,

518

68.

69.

70.

71.

72:

73. 74. 75. 26.

38. 1, 2, 3. God speaking unto Job, and challenging him, 520 4,-7. God's questions, 1. Concerning the founding of the earth,

ib. 8,-11. Q. 2. Concerning the limits of the sea,

522 12, -15. Q. 3. Concerning the springs of the morning, ib. 16. Q. 4. Concerning the springs of the sea,

524 17. Q. 5. Concerning the gates of death,

ib. 18. Q. 6. Concerning the breadth of the earth, ib. 19, 20, 21. Q. 7. Concerning the place and path of light and darkness,

525 22, 23. Q.S. Concerning the treasures of snow and hail, ib. 24. Q. 9. Concerning the daily changes of morning and evening,

ib. 25. 0. 10. Concerning thunder and lightening, clouds and

rain; by what secret counsel they are directed, and by whose order emitted,

526 28. Q. 11. Concerning the dew, the ite, and hoary frost,

527 31, 32, 33. Q. 12. Concerning the directing of the stars,

and their influence,

77

78.

79.

80.

81.

528

Page

83

84

ib.

91.

Song

82. Job 38. 36. Q. 13. Concerning the formation and renovation

of the soul,

529

[Digression concerning the soul's spirituality, and its
nature, quite distinct from the body and its senses.]

A number of proofs and demonftrations thereof, ib.

37. Q. 14. About staying the clouds, and stopping the

rain,

532

85. 39. Q. 15. About provision for the lions and ravens,

86.
39. 1,-4. l. 16. Concerning the wild goats and the

hinds,

ib.

87.
5,-8. Q. 17. Concerning the wild ass,

533

88. 9.-11. Q. 18. Concerning what is called the unicorn, ib.

89. 13,-18. Q. 19. Concerning the peacock and the

oftrich,

534

90. 19,—25. Q. 20. Concerning the horse for the battle, ib.

26,—30. Q. 21. Concerning the hawk and eagle,

535

92. 40. 1, 2. Q. 22. Concerning contending with God; or,

a humbling challenge given to such as quarrel God's

proceedings,

536

93. 3, 4, 5. Jub's humble fubmiffion, the murmuring mouth

stopped, and unjust complaints silenced,

537

94.

6, 7, 8. Q. 23. Moe challenges given to Job, for his

further humiliation. The vanity of vying with God,

for justice; or of charging him with unrighteous.

ness,

538

9,–14. Q. 24. The vanity of vying with God, for power,

and majesty, and dominion, over proud and wicked

enemies,

539

15,—24. An instance of God's power in behemoth; that is,

as some think, the elephant,

540

97. 41, 1,-10. Of the leviathan in general; that is, the whale,

or crocodile ; man being unable to subdue and tame

him, must own himself to be utterly unable to stand

before the great God,

542

11,–38. The power of God set forth in a more particular

description of the leviathan,

543

99.
42. 1,–4. Job's humble confession and petition; a penitential

prayer,

547

100. 5, 6. Job's deep humiliation, which made way for his re-

markable exaltation; or, the happy issue of sanctified

affliction, accompanied with divine instruction,

548

95.

96.

98.

P ART III.

A New VERSION of the Song of SOLOMON.

Introduction, pointing out the design of this new verGion, 550

Clap. 1. The church's love unto Christ, and his esteem for her; with

their mutual congratulations of cach other,

551

Chap. 2. The mutual love of Christ and the church, with her hope and

calling; and Christ's care of lier, with the profession of her faith

and hope,

Page 553

Chap. 3. The fight and victory of the church in temptation, and her

gloriation in Christ,

555

Chap. 4. Christ fetteth forth the graces of the church, and sheweth

his love to her: The prayeth to be made fit for his presence, 557

Cbap. 5. Christ awaketh the church by his calling. She, having

a taste of his love, is sick of love. A description of Christ by

559

Chap. 6. The church professeth her faith in Christ. He theweth

the graces of the church, and his love towards her,

561

Chap. 7. A further description of the church's graces. She professeth

her faith and desire,

563

Chap. 8. The church's love to Christ, and the vehemency thereof.

She intercedeth for the Gentiles, and prayeth for Christ's coming, 565

his graces,

PART IV.

Songs selected from the Prophet Isaiab, &c.

5.

572

An introduction, pointing out the sublimity and efficacy of the prophe-

tical writings,

569

Song

1. Psalm 92. 2. Morning and evening mercies to be acknowledged, ib.

2. Eccl. 11. 9. The day of youth, and the day of judgment, 570

3. 12. I. 7. The young and old sinner warned; and death

dreadful to the unconverted,

571

4. Isaiah 2. 2,--6. The glory, peace, and piety, of the gospel-church,
in the latter days,

ib.

5. 1,-7. The song of the vineyard, justifying God's

severity,

6. 12. 1,—6. A song of praise to God, the Saviour and <a

salvation of Zion, for his mercies,

7. 25. 1,-12. A song of praise to God for his merciful judg.

ments, saving benefits, and victorious falvation,

8. 26. 1,-21. A song inciting to faith, patience, hope, and

confidence in God,

9. 27. 23--6. A song of God's care over his vineyard, 579

38. 10,—20. The Song of Hezekiah when his life was

lengthened, after a message of death,

580

II, 40.6, 7, 8. Flesh fading, the word of the Lord abiding, 581

1 2.

277–31. Unbelieving fears checked, and strength from

heaven proinised,

582

13, 42. 1,-- 5. Christ's mediatory service graced with meeka

573

574

576

10.

Song

Page

14. Isa. 42. 57–13. Christ's commission opened, which he received

from the Father; and the joyful singing with which

the glad tidings thereof should be received, 583

13. 43. 1,-5. Christ Thewing his name, and his victory over

his and our enemics,

584

16. 45. 21,-25. Salvation, righteousness, and strength,

in Christ alone,

585

53. 1,-12. Unbelief lamented, and the benefit, success,

and sufferings of the church declared,

18. 54. 1,-17. The engagements, glory, and safety of the

church,

588

19. 55. 1, 2, 3. The free gospel-call, pressed with the promise

of solid and sure mercy,

591

20. 6,-9. Faith and repentance urged upon finners,

from motives of grace and mercy; or, God's draw-

ing them to bimself with cords of love,

592

21. Jer. 8. 18,-22. The desperate state of the church bewailed, 593

17.

586

PART V.

The Lamentations of Jeremiah.

An introduction, containing some reflections on the book, the manner

in which it is wrote, with the occasion and use of it,

594

Cbap. 1. Jerusalem's miserable state, by reason of her fin, bitterly

bewailed : The complaineth of her calamities and grief, both to God,

ane to friends ; solicits commiseration, and contesseth God's judge

ments to be righteous,

595

Cbap. 2. Jeremiah lamenteth the misery of Jerusalem ; taking notice

of the anger of the Lord as the cause of her calamities, and the

forrow that took place as the effect of these. He maketh his com-

plaint unto God, referring the matter to his compaflionate confide-

ration,

601

Chap. 3. The faithful bewail their calamities, viewing them as the fruits

and effects of God's displeasure. By the mercies of God they

encourage their hope, acknowledging his justice, praying for deliver-

ance, and vengeance on their enemies,

606

Cbap. 4. Zion bewaileth her aniserable estate, occasioned by the direful

effects of the famine, the sacking, and taking of Jerusalem. She

confesseth her lins, and acknowledgeth that the iniquities of her

leaders were the cause of all these calamities. Edom's destruction

foretold, and the return of Zion's captivity,

611

Cbap. 5. Zion's pitiful complaint to God in prayer. In which the

remonstrates ber present calamitous state in her captivity, and pro-

tests her concern for God's sanctuary, with a humble supplication to,

and expoftulation with God for the returns of mercy,

616