An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reuerend Father Iohn Ievvel ... ; vvhereunto is adioined a very necessarie table of the principal matters contained in this exposition.

A TABLE CONTAINING THE principal matters in this exposition.

A

• ANtichrist contrarie to Christ. 283
• Antichrist his comming fore∣tolde. 281
• Antichrist hated of them, that embrace his doctrine. 281
• Fond tales of Antichrist. 281, 320
• Antichrist not any one mā 282
• Antichrist a Bishop. 320, 330, 379
• Antichrist an vniuersal king. 329
• Antichriste by what markes knowen. 283, 316, 334
• Antichrist commeth in shew of seruing Christ. 285, 341
• Antichrist ruleth by pretence of religion. 287, 349
• Antichrist suttle and cunning. 305, 308
• Antichrist taught of Satan. 340
• Antichrist proud and pompous. 289, 332
• Antichrist exceeding cruel. 263 283
• Antichrist wherin his strength standeth. 363
• Antichrist his place or seate. 290, 326, 379
• Antichrist howe taken as God. 291
• Antichrist whom he deceiueth. 207, 351, 381
• Antichrist in what time reuca∣led. 304
• Antichrist not to be conuerted. 364
• Antichrist by what power ouer∣throwen. 361, 363, 381
• Apostasie from the faith. 94, 388
• Perswasions to Apostasie. 97
• Retentiue from Apostasie. 98
• Appearaunce of eu•…•…, auoide. 219
• Astronomers passe boundes. 182

B

• Babilon wherein rich. 376
• Babilon fallen. 373
• Babilons fal causeth ioy in hea∣uen. 377
• Battaile betweene Christ and Antichrist. 369
• Bishop of Rome, seruant of ser∣uauntes. 296
• Bishop of Rome rich by the spoil of the Empire. 328
• Bishop of Rome his priuiledge. 292, 296, 349
• Bishop of Rome lawelesse. 334
• Bishop of Rome called God. 293
• Busie bodies. 155

C

• Children how to be nurtured. 62
• Children how they waxe ill. 69
• Church of the faithful. 9
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• Chnrch of the wicked. 6
• The name of the Church and fathers deceiueable. 234, 359
• Church cōpared to weak things 279
• Churches particular decaye in faith. 270
• Church primitiue how ordered. 266
• Church of Rome hath no speci∣all promise. 236
• Church of Rome may erre 275, 277
• Church of Rome vnlike the pri∣mitiue Church. 268, 274
• Christ ouercommeth. 372
• Cities wel gouerned. 32
• Single communion. 311
• Conscience. 103
• Constancie in the truth. 214, 240 244, 388, 412
• Couetousnesse hindereth the Gospel. 56, 85
• Crosse of Christ of whom estee∣med. 218

D

• Dead in Christ. 176
• Deceite in bargaining enrich∣eth not. 111
• Decrees and decretalles forged 256
• Disciples of Christ are humble. 316
• Departing from the faith. 263, 375
• Doctrines contrary to the word of God. 48

E

• Election howe knowen. 384
• Empire large sometimes. 323
• Empire decaied a signe that Antichrist is come. 327 3•…•…4, 380
• Emperour hath not any one ci∣tie of the Empire. 328
• Encrease in holinesse. 154, 239
• Enemies to the gospel raise no∣bles. 41, 188, 214, 224, 339
• Excommunication what it is, 413
• Excommunication daungerous. 416, 418
• Excommunication why ordei∣ned. 402, 413

F

• Faith grounded on the worde. 384
• Faith without the truth, no faith 369, 385
• Faith is not idle. 12, 109
• Faithful men examples of god∣linesse. 28, 30, 148
• Faithful man hath three badges 205
• False brethren. 396, 397
• False brethren auoide. 401
• False miracles of two sortes. 343
• Fathers howe carefull for their children. 60
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• Fathers or multitude no rule to warrant religion. 359
• Filthinesse cloaked vnder pre∣tence of single life. 310, 405
• Flesh of Christ howe eaten. 261
• Foolish faith hurteth. 360
• Fornication. 109

G

• Gospel what it worketh. 79
• Gospel no cause of tumults. 40
• Gospel often refused. 40, 80, 351
• Gospel not quailed by crueltie. 75, 77, 242, 262
• God maketh his gospel fruitful. 16, 30 37, 391, 393
• God openeth his trueth to the simple. 19, 292
• God maketh thē loue the trueth that sometimes hated it. 37
• God deliuereth the faithful. 205, 366
• Godly men are persecuted. 13, 22, 73, 92, 188, 179, 242, 261
• Goods not free for il vses. 128
• Grace what it worketh in vs. 11, 238, 380

H

• Hearers of the word. 69, 209, 352
• Hipocrisie a high point of wise∣dome. 396
• Hope of the faithful. 14, 157, 383

I

• Idlenes the teacher of mischief. 156, 407
• Idle bodies not to be relieued. 410
• Ignorance, cause of wickednes. 116
• Ignoraunce, cause of despaire 158,
• Image worship. 347
• Images in steede of preaching •…•…46.
• Infidels shall rise againe. 169
• Interest, and V•…•…urie differ. 135
• Inuocation of saintes. 346
• Ioye of the godly, or wicked. 200
• Ioye in tribulations. 23, 91, 190
• Day of iudgement vnknowen. 181, 261
• Day of iudgement comfortable. 174, 176, 179
• Day of iudgement dreadful. 174 243, 365

K

• Keyes of the Church abused. 312
• Kissing ofreliques. 347

L

• Labour required in euerie voca∣tion. 156, 157
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• Labourers in the gospel worthie maintenance. 58, 147, 405
• Later day as dayes of Noah. 170
• Latine service a cloake for ig∣norant priestes. 46
• Lawe necess•…•…ie. 151
• Law may be followed betweene filendes. 150, 151
• Loue, the fruits thereof. 12, 147, 152, 191, 200
• Loue perswadeth to godlinesse. 191

M

• Man of sinne reuealed. 337, 363
• Mariage in ministers. 217
• Masse, no teacher of godlinesse. 216
• Minister, his office. 12, 20, 35, 43, 49, 50, 52, 80, 87, 410
• Ministers painful worthie main∣tenance. 58, 147, 405
• Ministers vnprofitable to be re∣moued. 85, 194, 196, 407
• Miracles wrought by Antichrist. 348
• Mourning ouer the dead. 160

N

• Naturall corruption of man. 237 246
• Newe birth, or regeneration. 259

O

• Oblations, and enriching of ab∣bies. 347
• Office of Apostle and Bishop di∣uers. 300

P

• Pardons. 337
• Peace in the Church the gift of God. 223.423
• Peace, wherein it consisteth. 225, 423
• People ought to reade the sc•…•…p∣tures. 82.84, 228
• Peter no bishop of Rome. 301
• Pilgrimage. 347
• Pleasers of men. 55.57
• Pope no sollower of Peter. 216
• Pope aboue Emperour. 330
• Praier continually needful. 204
• Praier howe to be made for the wicked. 402, 422
• Prayer abused to couetousnesse. 313
• Preachers are Gods instrumēts. 390, 399
• Preachers most needefull. 194
• Primacie the fountaine of vaine presumption. 314, 337
• Primitive Church. 266
• Princes and Magistrates labour. 410
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• Purgatory impropried to the bi∣shop of Rome. 3•…•…3
• Purgatorie a shoppe of mar•…•…. 314, 337

R

• Reason, the husbande. 226
• Reformatiō of Rome past hope. 364
• Refusers of the worde. 72, 195, 210, 352, 357
• Religion what it is. 32
• Religion by whō established. 39
• Religion of whom receiued. 81, 352, 358
• Religion forced, or diffemoled. 350
• T•…•…th of religion howe tryed. 212, 250, 359
• Reliques. 347
• R•…•…tion of the bodie. 165
• Resemblaunces of resurrection. 163
• Resurrection of infidels. 169
• Rocke wherein the Church is built. 258
• Church of Rome may erre. 275 277
• Church of Rome vnlike the pri∣mitiue. 268, 274
• Rome departed from the faith. 265
• Rome the seate of Antichrist. 323, 380

S

• Satans sleights against the gos∣pel. 86, 254.
• Scriptures what they teach. 34
• Scriptures forged. 255
• Scriptures wrested. 257
• Sinne punished by sinne. 82
• Sinne which shall not be forgi∣uen. 359
• Spirit of God our guide. 208, 252, 386
• Superstition zealous. 78

T

• Teachers examples of godlines. 403.
• False teachers deale deceitfully. 46, 51, 56, 253
• Thanks due to God in al things 205
• The ssalonica once beloued, now forsaken. 236
• Torments straunge and cruel a∣gainst the godly. 75
• Translation of Scriptures. 47

V

• Vsurie what it is. 113
• Vsurie whence it groweth. 115 142,
• Vsurie what good it doeth. 116, 129, 130
• Vsurie defended. 124, 128, 138
• Vsurie and interest differ. 135
• Vsurie forbidden by scripture. 121
• Vsurie disproued by learned fa∣thers. 118
• Vsurie condemned by lawes. 138
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• Cases for Vsurie answered. 131
• Vsurer worse than a theefe. 138
• Vsurer excommunicate by his owne conscience. 145

W

• Walkers inordinately to be re∣proued. 198
• Warre howe terrible. 369
• Wil and power to doe wel is of God. 202, 226, 239
• Wil likened to the wife. 226
• Wisedome of man no rule in re∣ligion. 211, 358
• Wise men not alwayes best en∣clined. 358
• Worde of God nowe taught is the same which the Apostle did teach. 72, 195

FINIS.