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Spiritus est vicarius Christi in terra. A breefe and pithie summe of the Christian faith made in fourme of a confession, vvith a confutation of the papistes obiections and argumentes in sundry pointes of religion, repugnaunt to the Christian faith: made by Iohn Northbrooke, minister and preacher of the worde of God. Seene and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queenes iniunctions.

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Spiritus est vicarius Christi in terra. A breefe and pithie summe of the Christian faith made in fourme of a confession, vvith a confutation of the papistes obiections and argumentes in sundry pointes of religion, repugnaunt to the Christian faith: made by Iohn Northbrooke, minister and preacher of the worde of God. Seene and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queenes iniunctions.
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Northbrooke, John.
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Anno. 1571.
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"Spiritus est vicarius Christi in terra. A breefe and pithie summe of the Christian faith made in fourme of a confession, vvith a confutation of the papistes obiections and argumentes in sundry pointes of religion, repugnaunt to the Christian faith: made by Iohn Northbrooke, minister and preacher of the worde of God. Seene and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queenes iniunctions." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A08335.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2025.

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¶A breefe Index or Table, of the principall matters conteined in this booke.

A
A Cōfortable mistery.
7.
A place of Esai expoun∣ded.
fol. 10. side. 2.
A papisticall tricke.
fol. 13.
An error of certain fooles.
fo. 22
A merie storie of the Person of Trumpington.
fol. 22.
Augustines modestie in wri∣tyng of matters of religion.
fol. 26.2.
A Spirituall conception and birth.
fol. 32.
A godly similitude.
fol. 37.2.
A similitude of the eye.
fol. 38.
A similitude of gods mercie & seueritie.
ibid.
A place of Zacharie expoun∣ded.
fol. 3.
A shorte exhortation to magi∣strates.
fol. 58.
Against their papistical reser∣uation.
fol. 52.
Aunswere to the obiectiō that is made out of the .1. Corin. 11.
fol. 59.2.
A similitude of the Kynges broad seale.
fol. 60.
A speciall caueat or warnyng.
fol. 104.
Arguments of papistes wher∣by they go aboute to proue the Popes supremacie.
fol. 113▪
Antichriste.
fol. 107.
Aucthoritie of the church con∣sisteth in .iiij. thinges.
fol. 121.2.
A note to be marked diligent∣lie.
fol. 124.2.
A rewarde neuer stirreth vp the Godly to seeke for righte∣ousnesse.
fol. 130.2.
A caueat.
fol. 140.
A greate absurditie graunted.
fol. 20.2.
An other shift of the papistes.
fol. 65.2.
A request of the author to the reader.
fol. 9.2.
B
By the Masse, ye wrath of God commeth.
fol. 4.
By christes death gods wrath was pacified.
fol. 7. side. 2.
Bothe wicked and Godly had one feelyng of Christes death, but to diuers endes.
fol. 8.2.
By Baptisme the Children of the Christians are brought to Christe.
fol. 18.2.
Bodie of Christ is a creature.
fol. 36.2.
Blasphemie of the papistes by their owne doctrine.
fol. 47.
Benefites of Christes death.
fol. 4.
By the Masse, the wrath of of God is kindeled.
ibid.

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C
Christ cannot be offred except he bee slaine and put to death.
fol. 3.2.
Christ is the true purgation of Christians.
fol. 13.2
Comfort that they had in the bosome of Abraham.
fol. 19.2.
Christe speaketh of the water firste.
fol. 24.2.
Christes bodye can bee but in one place at once.
fol. 37.2.
Communiō ministred in both kindes in the primitiue church
fol. 51.
Counsell of Constaunce bol∣den Anno. 1414.
fol. 51.
Comfort that we haue by chri¦stes ascension.
fol. 79.
Christ is not the Chiefest me∣diatour, by the Papistes doc∣trine.
fol. 86.2.
Couetousnes of priestes is the mother of all Idolatrie.
fol. 89.
Churche is bounde to no seue∣rall place.
fol. 111.2.
Churche doth allowe the scri∣ptures, as a subiect.
fol. 117.2.
Church knowen by the word of God.
fol. 119.
Churche hath thrée offices as touchyng the worde of God.
fol. 121.
Certaintie of our saluation.
fol. 132.2.
Christe a most wholsome me∣dicine and salue to al poore sin∣ners.
fol. 2.
Christe as touchyng his man∣hoode is ignoraunt of the later daie.
fol. 107.
D
Distinctions that the olde I∣dolaters did make.
fol. 85.
Definitiō of fréewill, after S. Augustine.
135.
E
Efficient cause of our salua∣tion.
fol. 18.
Errour of the Iewes.
fol. 79.2.
Exclamation of the Papistes.
fol. 64.2.
Enoch and Elias are come al∣readie.
fol. 106.
Eutiches heresie.
fol. 43.2.
F
Formall cause of our saluatiō
fol. 18.
Finall cause of our saluation.
ibidem.
Faith receiueth or eateth.
fol. 54.2.
False Christes.
fol. 107.
False Prophetes.
ibidem.
Frée will.
fol. 134.
Fyre and sworde are the best argumentes that papistes vse.
fol. 45.2.
G
God doeth gouerne, rule, and preserue al his creatures.
fo. 1.
Good workes of the Papistes.
fol. 128.2.

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Good woorkes that God doth require of vs.
fol. 129.
Gods promises very necessa∣rie to vs all.
fol. 130.2.
H
How many waies this worde hell, is taken in the scrip.
fol. 6.
How christ went into the hell of the damned.
fol. 6.
How we are already in posses∣sion of Gods kingdome.
fol. 12.
Howe long we muste suffer in purgatory for euery sin.
f. 12.2.
Howe it is to be vnderstanded that the faithful shal not come into iudgement.
ibidem.
Howe we are passed frō death to life.
fol 13.
Holy ghost for many causes is called by sundry names in the scripture.
fol. 24.2.
Howe they that vnderstoode not ye fathers, did make plaine Idols of the sacraments.
fo. 29.
Howe S. August. and others expounde the place of the .8. of the Actes.
fol. 30.2.
How christ is the first fruictes of them that sléepe.
fol. 32.
How we ought to practise the whole life of Christ in our sel∣ues.
fol. 32.
Heresie of Eutiches is nowe renewed by the papists.
f. 36.2.
How the poore ignoraunt peo∣ple are abused.
fol. 56.
How Christe féedeth vs with his body and blood.
fo. 46.
Howe the misticall bread is a∣bused in the sacrament.
fo. 55.2
How the place of saint Paule muste be vnderstanded. Heb. 1.
fol. 73.
Hipostases.
fol. 73.2.
Hope possesseth.
fol. 79.
Howe the saiyng of S. Paule ought to be vnderstanded.
f. 73.
How the faithful shal appeare in iudgement.
fol. 101.2.
How the wordes of christ are ••aken of many.
fol. 104.2.
Howe this is to be vnderstan∣ded, God saueth no mā against his wyll.
fol. 139.2.
Howe the soule of Christe dyd suffer.
fol. 5.2.
I
Iesus Christe hath taken a pledge of vs, and hath left vs one.
fol. 32.2.
It is a monstrous bodye that the Papistes wyll haue in the Sacrament.
fol 44.
It were starke madnesse to grounde anye doctrine vpon a dreame.
fol. 79.2.
In outwarde thinges all men haue free will.
fol. 104.
If the Papistes purgatorie should stand, Gods promises must néedes be false.
fol. 10.
Iohn putteth hymselfe in the number of synners.
fol. 83.
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Life confirmeth.
fol. 79.
Laste refuge of the Papistes.
fol. 97.2.
Lymbe of the children that be styll borne, or die without ba∣ptisme.
fol. 16.
M
Mediatour betwéene God and man, none but God only.
fo. 82.
Manicheis heresie.
fol. 141.2.
Materiall cause of our salua∣tion.
fol. 18.
Midwiues ought not to Bap∣tise.
fol. 23▪
O
Obiections of them that saie, that christes soule did suffer in hell fier.
fol. 5.
Opinion of some concernyng Christes goyng downe to hell.
fol. 6.2.
Others make none account of the Sacramentes.
27.
Oyle for a sacrament, more fit for a Sallet.
fol. 28.
Opiniō of many touchyng the quicke and the dead.
fol. 99.2.
Outwarde tokens of the true Churche.
fol. 112.
Opinion of the Anabaptistes.
fol. 123.
P
Papistes purgatory.
fol. 10.
Pope of greater aucthoritie & force, then Christ the sonne of God, among the papistes.
ibid.
Papistes make Augustine a lyer.
fol. 11.2.
Papistes make Barnarde a lyer.
ibidem.
Phrases of scripture.
23.2.
Papistes owne doctours dooe condempne them.
fol. 26.
Papistes as vnwares to them selues ouerthrow their limbe.
fol. 26.2.
Papistes lyke the Anabapti∣stes.
fol. 45.2.
Papistes mainteine Donati∣stes heresie.
fol. 28.
Papies are vtter enemies to the almightye power of God.
fol. 45.2.
Per concomitantiam, a tearme of the Papistes.
fol. 49.
Papistes make christ to haue no witte nor vndrastandyng what he did or saide at his last Supper.
fol. 49.
Popish Priestes make not the blood of christ, but only when they be at Masse.
fol. 49.2.
Papistes are blasphemous he∣retiques.
fol. 50.
Papists do against their owne decrées.
fol. 50.2.
Papistes doe make Christe to be verie ignoraunt.
fol. 51.
Papistes owne reasons dooe quite ouerthrowe their tran∣substantiation.
fol. 52.2.
Papistes are like the Arians.
fol. 64.
Papistes themselues saie that

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transubstantiatiō is not foūde in the worde of God.
fol. 66.
Papistes do burne their christ
fol. 68.
Papistes make Christe more fearefull and weake, then vile vermine and other creatures.
fol. ibidem.
Papistes like to Rat catchers
fol. 84.2.
Peter no higher in aucthority then the other apostles.
fo. 117.
Papistes call vs Solifidians.
fol. 127.
Papistes like the Arian here∣tiques.
fol. 64. and. 127.
Purpose of God doeth exclude all merites from the iustifica∣tion of man.
fol. 127.2.
Pelagians heresie.
fol. 141.2.
R
Right hande of God is taken two maner waies.
fol. 35.2.
Right vnderstandyng of this worde intercession.
fol. 83.2.
S
Sacramentes are not bare si∣gnes.
fol. 70.2.
Similitudes that our papistes do bryng for to maintein their Idolatrie.
fol. 88.2.
Similitude of the papistes dis∣cussed.
fol. 92.
Similitude of the papistes, is ouerthrowen by an other.
f. 93.
Shiftes of the foolishe papists.
fol. 94.2.
Spirite of God worketh our spirituall regeneration.
fol. 24.
Significatiō of baptisme.
f. 34.
Signification of water in Ba∣ptisme.
fol. ibidem.
Strength of man regenerat, & after what sorte thei haue frée wyll.
fol. 140.
T
The meanes wherby ye death of Christe can be applied vnto vs.
fol. 3.2.
The benefites of Christes death.
fol. 4.
The misterie of Ionas fulfil∣led in Christe.
fol. 7.
The breakyng of the Ser∣pents head, what it is.
fol. 6.
The meanyng of harrowyng hell.
fol. 6.2.
The foolishe imagination of them, that thinketh Christe went to fetche Adam out of hell.
ibidem.
The spirituall goyng downe of Christe into hell.
fol 8.2.
The true purgatory.
fol. 9.2.
The place of Iohn expounded.
fol. 12.
The greate crueltie of the pa∣pistes, against poore children▪ that die without baptis.
fol. 16.
There can be no trespasse but in breakyng Gods commaun∣dement.
fol. 59.
The women of the Israelites were saued by the inward cir∣cumcision.

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Though wee haue neuer so strong a faithe, yet ought wee not to despise the Sacra.
ibid.
The chosen among the hea∣then were saued without cir∣cumcision.
fol. 18.
Thynges diligently to be no∣ted and marked.
fol. 20.2.
The Euchariste ministred to little infantes.
fol 21.2.
The maner of the Iacobites & Greekes.
ibid.
The maner of the Bohemy∣ans and Morauians.
fol. 22.
The cause that the fathers did erre.
fol. 22.
The signe and the figure, are taken manye tymes for the thinges that they doe signifie.
fol. 30.2.
The fruictes of christes resur∣rection.
fol. 32.
The office of Christe our Sa∣uiour.
ibidem.
The heresie of the Antropo∣morphites.
fol. 35.
Trickes of the deuils Sophi∣strie.
fol. 35.2.
The shamelesse heresie of the papistes.
fol. 36.2.
The meanyng of this worde, the new Testament.
fol. 41.2.
Their argument brought vpō their owne heades.
fol. 41.2.
The childishe argumentes of the papistes.
fol. 44.2.
The fetche of the Papistes.
fol. 45.2.
The shamefull Argument of the papistes.
ibid.
The papistes lye.
fol. 46.2
The doore beeyng shut, that was in the night season.
f. 46.2
The blasphemie of the Papi∣stes.
fol. 47.
The ministratiō or receiuyng of the Sacramentes is not in∣different.
fol. 54.
The seconde cause why christ would communicate with vs.
fol. 63.2.
The tragicall exclamation of the papistes.
fol. 64.2.
Transubstātiatiō came from Rome.
fol. 65.2.
The age of the papistes tran∣substantiation is. 355.
fol. 66.
Transubstantiation was ne∣uer hearde of in the Churche for the space of 1215. yeres after Christ.
fol. 66.
To examine our selues, stan∣deth in two pointes.
fol. 76.2.
The Christ that the papistes haue in their Masse is made of bread and wine.
fol. 66.2.
The Christe of the papistes is eaten with Myce and Rattes.
fol. 68.
The true exposition of these words, this is my body.
f. 68.2.
The Sacramente is not the news Testament of Christe,

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but a Seale or Signe thereof.
fol. 69.2.
The marke wher••at the pa∣pistes shoote.
fol. 71.
The place of Simeon expoun∣ded.
fol. 72.2.
The Fathers in the olde Te∣stamēt, did eate christes ••lesh, as well as wee in the newe.
fol. 78.2.
Two maner of sinners.
fo. 90.
The true meanyng of this ar∣ticle.
fol. 100.
The misterie of Iacobs put∣tyng on of his brothers appa∣rell.
ibidem.
To whom these sentences of the Scriptures ought to bee dreadfull.
fol. 102.
The true meaning of the dar∣kenyng of the Sunne, Moone and Starres.
fol. 105.2.
The doctrine conteined in the olde and newe Testament is sufficiēt vnto saluatiō.
f. 109.2.
To beleue, GOD, as God, in God.
fol. 111.
Twoo thynges are to be mar∣ked in christes wordes.
f. 114.2.
The true Churche is conten∣ted with the onely woorde of God.
fol. 117.
This worde, iustificare, is takē of S. Paul in one sence, and of S. Iames in a nother.
fol. 125.
The imperfectiō of our owne workes.
fol. 130.2.
Thre maner of powers to for∣geue synnes.
fol. 132.
Two thynges to be learned in S. Paules saiyng. Ro. 8.
fol. 137.
The Lawe hath moe endes then one.
fol. 137.2.
Twoo thynges to bee noted.
fol. 140.2.
The spirite of god worketh in vs our regeneration.
fol. 24.
V
Unto whom hell is ouercome.
fol. 6.2.
Uaine opinions of sundry mē.
fol. 29.
Vsia.
fol. 73.2.
VV
Wherefore Christe was iud∣ged and condemned before Pi∣late.
fol. 1.2.
What the Serpent signified.
ibidem.
Why the Sacrifices of the old Lawe were offered often.
fol. 2.2.
Why Christe was laide in a newe graue.
fol. 4.2.
Why Christe was laide in a nother mans graue.
ibidem.
What the newe graue signi∣fied.
fol. 7.
What was signified by the graue that was he wen out of the stone.
ibidem.
What is to bee vnderstanded when we sai••▪ Christ barowed hell.
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Whereto God had respecte in his sonne our sauiour.
fol. 5.2.
What thyng caused Christ to be so heauie before his death.
fol. 8.
What Abrahams bosome is.
fol. 9.2.
What we learne by the third of Iohn.
fol. 23.2.
Wherin the fire of purgatory doth differ frō ye fier of hel.
12.2.
We are al saued by priuiledge
fol. ••3.
What is the firste foundation of our election.
fol. 18.
What fruicte their doctrine doeth bryng, that condemne children that dye without ba∣ptisme.
fol. 19.
Without faith, no man can be deliuered from condempnati∣on.
fol. 20.
What daunger it is to refuse to receiue the sacramēts.
f. 20.
What we ought to doe, if we should followe the Fathers in all thynges.
fol. 22.
Why the spirite of God is cal∣led fire.
fol. 24.
Why the holy ghoste is called water.
fol. 24.2.
What certaine of the learned called Augustine for his rigour towardes infantes not Bap∣tized.
fol. 26.2.
What moued Augustine to write as he did of children not Baptized.
fol. 27.
Wherin the Anabaptistes ex∣ceeded.
fol. 27.
Whereof Confirmation dyd come.
fol. 27.2.
Why the Fathers did magni∣fie the Sacramentes so much.
fol. 29.
What profite commeth to thē that are perswaded in this doctrine.
fol. 30.2.
What many foolishe people v∣sed to doe, in carriyng their children to Idols.
fol. 31.
Wee doe parte our saluation betweene Christes death and his resurrection.
fol. 31.2.
What it is to bee dead vnto synne.
fol. 32.2.
What a large doctrine our ba∣ptisme doeth preache vnto vs.
fol. 34.
What it is to sit on the right hande of the Father.
fol. 35.2.
What the Papistes must doe if they wyll haue vs to beleue them.
47.2.
What it is to receiue the Sa∣crament vnworthely.
fol. 48.
Why the papists can not per∣ceaue in what parell they bee.
fol. 49.
Wherin the papists haue the Fathers in estimation.
fol. 53.
Wherin we must beare with our weake brethren.
fol. 53.
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ordeined.
fol. 16.2.
We do make more then bare signes of the Sacramentes.
fol. 58.2.
What honour we ought to do to the sacrament.
ibid.
What we learne of the lordes wordes in Zacharie.
fol. 60.
Why Christ would be bapti∣zed.
fol. 63.2.
Who can choose but laugh at the papistes.
fol. 68.
Why the sacramentes be cal∣led by the names of the thyn∣ges whereof they bee Sacra∣mentes.
fol. 69.
What this word Signum, doth signifie in the .2. of Luk.
f. 72.2.
What it is to examine our selues.
fol. 57. and 76.2.
Who they be that féede effe∣ctuously vppon the bodye and blood of Christe.
fol. 76.2.
Why Christ our sauiour was man.
fol. 81.2.
What is the chief marke that the papistes shoote at.
fol. 89.
Why the Apostles were cal∣led light.
fol. 87 2
What properties must bee in hym, that we must pray vnto.
fol. 89.2.
What was the meanyng of the Prophete Ieremie.
fo. 96.
What is signified by psalmes hymnes and songes.
fol. 104.
What the Sunne doth signi∣fie.
fol. 104.2.
What the Moone doth signifi••
fol. 105.
What the Starres doe signi∣fie.
ibidem.
We must beleue in Gods po∣wer, Gods prouidence, Gods goodnesse.
fol. 111.
What the true Churche of Christe is.
fol. 111.2.
Who can bee the heade of the Churche.
fol. 112.
Who bee the kéepers of the keyes of Gods kyngd.
fo. 114.2.
What it is to loose.
ibidem.
What it is to bynde.
fol. 115.
Wherof the certitude of gods worde doth depende.
fol. 118.2.
When the Churche can not erre.
fol. 122.2.
When the Churche can and doeth erre.
ibidem.
Whole vniuersall Churche doeth neuer fall awaie from God.
ibidem.
Why it is called the inuisible Churche.
fol. 122.
We muste not deuide our sel∣ues from the Churche bicause the wicked are among vs.
fol. 123.
Whence this worde, iustificare hath been borowed, and what it signifieth.
fol. 124.
Why God doeth crowne his giftes in vs.
fol. 129.2.
What the nature of merite

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is.
fol. 130.2.
What we are, as long as we are without the spirite of god.
fol. 135.
What this worde Apochri∣pha is.
fol. 135.2.
What this word Canō is.
ibi.
Why the faithfull are saide to be free.
fol. 141.
What thyng caused Christ to be so heauie before his death.
fol. 8.
What Christes goyng downe to hell is.
fol. 9.
Without faith no man can be deliuered from condemnation
fol. 20.
Whereto the Papistes haue brought the order of confir∣mation.
fol. 28.2.
What it is to bee crucified to the worlde.
fol. 32.
Wherefore the Sacramente was instituted.
fol. 56.2.
What greate absurdities doe come of the doctrine of trāsub∣stantiation.
fol. 67.2.
What Christe meant by the keyes.
fol. 114.
FINIS.

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