Certaine sermons vvherin is contained the defense of the gospell nowe preached against such cauils and false accusations, as are obiected both against the doctrine it selfe, and the preachers and professors thereof, by the friendes and fauourers of the Church of Rome. Preached of late by Thomas by Gods sufferance Byshop of Lincolne.

¶ The speciall contentes of this Booke of Sermons, reduced into a necessarie Table of Common places.

A.

• ...
  Acknowledge.
  • THe way to acknowledge God in man. Folio 192.
  • Meanes to make those acknowlege a God which do altogither deny him. Folio 191
  • Whoso can not acknowledge God in him selfe can not be sayd to be a man. Folio 193
  • Properties which can not but be known in God if we doe acknowledge him but only in his creatures. Folio 193
  Afflictions.
  • ¶ That afflictions doe no whitte discredit the power of the Gospell. Folio 7
  • Howe the godlie doe stay them selues in afflictions, so that they may not fal frō Christ, &c. Folio 200
  • Afflictions are layde vpon the righteous to trie them withall. Folio 174. 175. 176.

B.

• ...
  Baptisme.
  • ¶ Fruitful doctrines of the Protestantes concerning Baptisme. Folio 30. 31
  • Papisticall vntruthes and abuses concer∣ning Baptisme. Folio 31
  Benefite.
  • ¶ How we are to apply the benefit of the comming of Christ in the flesh euery man to himselfe. Folio 92. 93
  • The Church of Rome impugneth the doctrine of applying the benefites of Christs merits by faith. &c. Folio 94. 95. 96

C.

• ...
  Calling.
  • ¶ Ordinarie authoritie or calling is no iust proofe of true Doctrine. Folio 74
  • The Prophetes extraordinarily set vp by God to reprooue the abuses of their ordinarie calling. Folio 75
  • Vnder the clothing of ordinarie calling the wolfe is descried, and how? Folio 76
  Christ.
  • ¶ Christ only is our aduocate and medi∣atour. Folio 231
  • Christ only is our redeemer. Folio 231
  • Christ only is our priest to sacrifize for vs which he hath done once for all. Folio 232
  • Christ is our only instructour. Folio 232
  • Christ is the only hed of the Church. Folio 233
  • Why Christ of necessitie was to be both God and Man, &c. Folio 140
  • Why Christ shoulde necessarily bee man 140. Folio 141
  • Christ hath no partakers in any of his of∣fices. Folio 233
  • Suche as doe but a little close with the worlde, are and stande in daunger of treason to Christ. Folio 200. 201
  • The Papists wil haue Christ to be a demi Sauiour. Folio 237. 238. 239. &c.
  Church.
  • ¶ Christe compareth the Church to hus∣bandrie. Folio 177
  • Why the Spirite of God compareth the Church to husbandrie. Folio 178
  • The name of the Church abused by the Wolues. Folio 77
  • The inuisible Church consisting of the elect. Folio 20
  • Of the visible Church, and the descriptiō of the same. Folio 20
  • The Church of Christ is tyed to no place. Fol. Folio 21
  • The number of the Church may be smal. Fol. Folio 21
  • ...

• ...
  • None are openly of the Church, but such as are called thereto by Gods worde. Fol. Folio 21
  • The corrupt liues and foule vices of the fathers of the Church of Rome dete∣cted, &c. Folio 98
  • Faith doth ingraffe vs into the Church. Fol. Folio 21
  • The Church of Rome a Monster hauing three heads at once. Folio 102
  • The Church of Rome hath not in it the tokens of the true Church. Folio 23
  • What Church is most likely to haue false interpretations. Folio 39
  • The markes of the Church. Folio 22 23
  • The increase of the Church by Martyr∣dome shewed in a similitude. Folio 182
  • Of dissolutenesse of life in the Churche of Rome, &c. Folio 47
  • The Papistes obiect the visible state of their Churche, to proue it the true Church. Folio 42
  • Gods true Churche may bee, and yet not appeare generally visible. Folio 43
  • That may seeme to vs the true Churche which is not. Folio 43
  • Examples prouing a Churche, and yet not visible, &c. Folio 43. 44. 45
  • The inuisible state of the Churche since the Apostles, dothe not prooue the Church to be no true Church. Folio 45
  Comming.
  • ¶ What it is to denie Christes Comming in the flesh, and that in two sorts. Folio 235
  • Papistes and not Protestants denye Christes Comming in the fleshe, and how? Folio 235
  • The causes of Christes Comming in the flesh. Folio 230
  • The generall and particular causes of Christes Comming in the flesh. Folio 230
  • The faithfull Iewes did eate and drinke spiritually the Body and Bloud of Christ before hys reall Comming in the flesh, &c. ••35
  • A place ymagined where the dead did rest before the Comming of Christ. Folio 132
  Common weales.
  • All Common weales are not to be tyed to one forme of gouernement. Folio 218
  • To be disturbers of Common weales, &c. is no new slander, nor now first ob∣iected against gods true ministers. Folio 219
  Contempt.
  • Considerations concerning Christ, which maketh mans carnall reason to haue him in Contempt. Folio 2
  • The more excellent that mē are in car∣nall reason onely, the more is theys Contempt of Christ. Folio 2
  • Contempt of Godlynesse of life can not stande with the acknowledging of a God. Folio 191
  • The Contempt of Christ and his Gospell in the beginuing of the world. ••

D.

• ...
  Deuice.
  • ¶ Man in his excellencie of carnall wit is not able to giue any perpetuitie to his Deuice. Folio 4
  • The gouernemente and direction by Gods word preuayleth more than a∣ny Deuide of man. Folio 5
  • Of mans policie and Deuice, and what kinde of grounde it is to Common weales. Folio 8
  • How God can shew himselfe, when all mans Deuice fayleth, &c. Folio 8
  Dissention.
  • ¶ Dissention of opiniōs is no new thing. Fol. Folio 54. 55
  • Dissention of the Protestants about the Sacrament, &c. Folio 56
  • Dissention among Protestants for appa∣rell, &c. Folio 57
  • The bitternes of the Dissention amōgst the Schoolemen Papists. Folio 6
  • Dissention about originall sinne, and the vertue of Sacraments. Folio 60. 61
  • ...

• ...
  • Of the multitude of Dissentions among Papists in sundrie poyntes. Folio 59. 60
  • Late Dissentions in opiniōs among Pa∣pists. Folio 62
  Doctrine.
  • ¶ Protestantes Doctrine of saluation is the Doctrine of the Scripture. Folio 234
  • The generall ende of the Protestantes Doctrine, and what doctrine only they mislike. Folio 234
  • Godlynesse may be pretended by some that loath true Doctrine. Folio 216
  • None can haue good conuersation which are not sound in Doctrine. Folio 216
  • Faith followeth Doctrine. Folio 216
  • Contemners of Doctrine were foretold of to come. Folio 217
  • How little their owne methode would profit thē of teaching manners with∣out Doctrine. Folio 217
  • Most vnnaturall and vndutifull warres lawfull by Papists Doctrine. Folio 220
  • What is the cause that good Doctrine doth not fructifie in the hearers. Folio 222
  • What the Scriptures shew to be most commonly the cause why true Do∣ctrine doth not fructifie. Folio 223
  • Doctrine is to be receyued vpon trial. Folio 228
  • How to perceyue Protestantes to haue true Doctrine, and of what weight the matters are, wherein they differ from Papistes. Folio 228. 229

F.

• ...
  Fayth.
  • ¶ Faith doth ingraffe vs into the church. Fol. Folio 21
  • Faith followeth doctrine. Folio 216
  • No man can be saued for any good life, when he hath not true Faith. Folio 216
  • The force and effect of Faith set out at large. Folio 146. 147
  • Faith the mouth of the soule, whereby Christ is eaten. Folio 144
  • Matters of Faith may be better percey∣ued by meanes of writing, than by mans bare memorie. Folio 25
  • Of the doctrine of iustification by Faith only, and what it procureth. Folio 13. 14
  Fortune.
  • ¶ A definition or description of Fortune declaring what it is. Folio 164
  • God the creator, disposer, and preseruer of all, and not blind Fortune. Folio 164
  • Nothing betideth man by Fortune, but all things by Gods direction. Folio 163
  Freewill.
  • ¶ How profitable the doctrine is which is against Freewill. Folio 13
  • Opiniō of Freewill is vnthankefulnes. Folio 13
  • How we haue Freewill, and how we haue it not. Folio 13

G.

• ...
  Gentilitie.
  • ¶ Of the vayne opinion of Gentilitie, and the daunger of the same, thys toucheth contempt. Folio 2
  • Of heathenish Gentilitie, and the mis∣chiefe by it. Folio 189
  God.
  • ¶ Certayne notable and excellent titles proper vnto God. Folio 193
  • Who or what God that is whiche is taught to be beleeued. Folio 193
  • Mocks against God & his iudgemēts. Folio 190
  • Against those that denye God altogy∣ther. Folio 191
  • Meanes to make those acknowledge a God which do altogither deny him. Folio 191
  Gospell.
  • ¶ Why we ought rather to esteeme the Gospell than all earthly things. Folio 205
  • In what sort true professors of Christ & his Gospell must cleaue to him & it. Folio 199
  • How God hath blessed England euen in this late time of the Gospell. Folio 65
  • That Princes do resist the Gospell, is no cause of discredite vnto it. Folio 65
  • The Gospell often flourisheth when it is most resisted. Folio 66
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• ...
  • Howe it commeth to passe, that many seeme first to be glad of the Gospel, & yet afterwardes hate it, &c. Folio 197
  • Of some which now professe the Gospel, which peradventure may dyslike of it hereafter, &c. Folio 198
  • Of worldelie inconveniences, which do commonly followe the professors of the Gospel. Folio 199
  • Why true professours of the Gospel can not by any meanes be dryuen from it Fol. Folio 199
  • The mercie of the professors of the Go∣spel compared with the crueltie of the Church of Rome. Folio 76
  • The Gospel euill spoken of, because of suche as ydlely professe and liue not after it. Folio 109
  • The preachers of the Gospel exhorte to holinesse of life, to godlynesse, &c. Folio 111
  • The preaching of the Gospel is not alto∣gither fruitlesse. Folio 111
  • The godlynesse of the preachers of the Gospel compared with that of the pre∣lates of Rome, &c. Folio 112
  • What fruits haue followed the preching of the Gospel. Folio 113
  • Not the Gospel but our corrupt nature is the cause why our fruits at these days are no better. Folio 109
  • Diuers sorts of enimies to the Gospel. Folio 8. 9
  • Sixe obiections againste the Gospel, to bring it into dyscredit, &c. Folio 10
  • A first obiection against the Gospel, that it doth not further but hinder good conversation. Folio 10. 11. 12
  • A seconde obiection against the Gospel, that it maketh this lyfe lesse pleasant to vs than it should be. Folio 16. 17 18
  • A thirde obiection againste the Gospel, that we the pretended professors ther of are not of the catholike church. Folio 19
  • A fourth obiection againste the Gospel concerning the leude lyues of prote∣testantes, &c. Folio 46
  • A fift obiection against the Gospel, that the professors of it agree not in opi∣nion. Folio 54
  • A sixt obiection against the Gospel, that ignominie and persecution doth fol∣lowe it. Folio 64
  • The estimation of Christ & his Gospel. Folio 2
  • Of the power of the Gospel of Christ, & how many wayes it appeareth. Folio 3
  • Man needeth not by the Gospell thinke himselfe debased, &c. Folio 15
  • Of the power of the Gospell appearing in these latter dayes. Folio 7
  • That the power of the Gospell is no whit to be discredited by afflictions, &c. Folio 7
  • Contentions and warres haue bin in o∣ther Nations before the renuing of the Gospell. Folio 219
  • England neuer in such peace, as since the embracing of the Gospell. Folio 219. 220
  • The sturre following the Gospell is not to be imputed to the Gospell. Folio 52. 53
  • How stirres do come in the time of the Gospell. Folio 53

H.

• ...
  Holynesse.
  • ¶ Outward Holynesse is no sure token of true teachers. Folio 69
  • The firste clawe whereby a Woolfe is knowne is trust in Holynesse of life. Folio 70
  • The second claw to know the Wolfe by, is Holinesse consisting in the obserua∣tion of mens conditions. Folio 71
  • The preachers of the Gospell exhort to Holinesse of life, &c. Folio 111

K.

• ...
  Kingdome.
  • ¶ The Kingdome of God, what it is. Folio 199
  • Of the Kingdome of Christ, and what is by it to be looked for. Folio 198

M.

• ...
  Martyrdome.
  • ¶ The increase of the church by Martyr∣dome.

• ...
  • 182
  • What increase only commeth by Mar∣tyrdome. Folio 182
  Ministerie.
  • There is more meanes amongst prote∣stants to reforme the Ministerie, thā among Papists. Folio 212
  • What is to be thought of Ministers, if they liue offensiuely &c. Folio 212
  • Others must liue well, how so euer Mi∣nisters do liue. Folio 226
  • The meanes now left to the Ministers, to redresse the curiositie and obiec∣tion of hearers, for preaching either of doctrine or manners. Folio 218
  • What Ministers shoulde be able to doe, when their doctrine is discredited by their liues. Folio 208
  • A very commendable example of con∣cealing Ministers faults. Folio 213
  • A good example admonishing princes to beware of secrete dealers againste Ministers. Folio 213
  • All Ministers are not to be euill spoken of, bicause some deserue it &c. Folio 214
  Miracles.
  • False Miracles wroght by false prophets to deceiue Gods people. Folio 78. 79
  • Why God doth not shew such miracles as of old he did, &c. Folio 80
  • The end wherevnto godly Miracles doe tend. Folio 80. 81

N.

• ...
  Nature.
  • ¶ The definition or discription of Na∣ture declaring what it is. Folio 163
  • The saying of the Heathens that all things stand▪ according to the course of Nature, &c. Folio 192

O.

• ...
  Opinions.
  • ¶ God suffereth diuersitie of Opinions, euen in his true Church. Folio 57
  • Diuersitie of opinions, in the East and West Church for Easter. Folio 58
  • Obiection to conuince protestants, for dissention of Opinions. Folio 55
  • The Scholemen a••e full of diuersitie of Opinions. Folio 60
  • Disagreement in Opinions amongst coū∣cels. Folio 62
  • Diuersitie of Opinions betwixte the vni∣uersitie and the Friers. Folio 62
  • Late dissentions in Opinions amongest Papistes. Folio 62. 63
  • Dissentiō in opinions is no new thing. Fol. Folio 54
  • The absurd Opinions of them confuted, which imagine God to gouern great things only, &c. Folio 165

P.

• ...
  Papistes.
  • ¶ The Papists will haue Christ to be a demi-sauiour. Folio 237
  • Of obstinate papistrie, in three sortes of Papistes. Folio 194
  • England in moste daungerous perils by Papistes. Folio 194
  • The meanes to remedie some kindes of Papistes. Folio 194
  • Cause of care in what places of credite Papistes are put. Folio 195
  Perfection.
  • ¶ What Perfection should be in the life of euerie one &c. Folio 226. 227
  Pope.
  • ¶ Pope Gregorie the firste condemneth the name of vniuersall Bishop. Folio 99
  • Ambition in Pope Boniface succeeding Gregorie next saue one. Folio 99
  Popes.
  • ¶ The Popes trie it by the cares who shal be heade. Folio 102
  • The Popes charitie shewed to his prede∣cessor.

• ...
  • 100
  • The Popes treason against the Emperor. Fol. Folio 101
  • Repugnancie euen in the decrees of Popes. Folio 60
  • The Popes whordome passed ouer. Folio 103
  • The crueltie of Popes taxed. Folio 103
  • The Popes pride touched. Folio 104
  • The Popes couetousnesse noted. Folio 105
  • A conclusion vppon all the Histories of the Popes proceedings. Folio 108
  • Vertue and learning not regarded in choice of Popes. Folio 48
  • Of horrible cruelties in Popes. Folio 48
  • Popes Sorcerers, Nicromancers, coniu∣rers, poisoners. Folio 49
  • Popes did great iniuries euen to Empe∣rours. Folio 49
  • Of couetousnesse and extortions in Popes. Folio 49
  • Popes seditious, and raisers of warre. Fol. Folio 50. 51.
  • Popes by their strife and cursing one an other, set all Christendome by the eares. Folio 52
  Popedome.
  • ¶ That the Popedome was to be gottē by ambition and bribery. Folio 48
  • Nicromancie and poyson, steppes to the Popedome. Folio 101
  Prayer.
  • ¶ A brief Prayer for communicants, be∣fore they receiue the Lords supper. Folio 157
  • Prayer to Saints is against Christ medi∣atourship and aduocatship. Folio 236
  • Prayer to Saints conteyneth besides it selfe, two other wicked things. Folio 236
  Preacher.
  • ¶ Truth may be taught by the Preacher and yet three to one take no fruite by it. Folio 223
  • Gods people doe neuer make the wa••••e of godlinesse in the Preacher, to bee the cause that good doctrine doeth not fructifie in the hearers. ••••••
  Preachers.
  • ¶ It is an ordinarie way of Sathan to dis∣credit true Doctrine by the life of the Preachers. Folio 212
  • The first fault obiected against Preachers, and the answere. Folio 215
  • The second crime obiected against Prea∣chers, to discredit their doctrine. Folio 218
  • The third matter obiected against Prea∣chers, and the answere thereof. Folio 222
  • Howe they are to be accompted of, that deride Preachers. Folio 190
  • The specialties of a Preachers dutie Folio 209
  • Preachers in deliuering Gods will, must do it openly, withoute feare or negli∣gence. Folio 209. 210
  • Preachers muste giue good example of life, aunswereable to their doctrine. Fol. Folio 21••
  • Preachers are autorized by God in their calling. Folio 178
  • What estimation oughte to be hadde of Preachers. Folio 178
  • How those are to be thought of, who do lightly regarde eyther preaching or Preachers. Folio 179
  • An obiection made against the credit of the Gospell and the Preachers therof. &c. Folio 182
  • Some Preachers had but barren successe, and yet was their doctrine truth. Folio 183
  • The cause of barren successe is all one to the presente Preachers as was to the Prophetes, &c. ••84
  • Howe grieuous it is for Preachers to of∣fende. Folio 185
  • Whye Preachers offences are not to bee made more greeuous than they are. Fol. Folio 185

• ...
  Princes.
  • ¶ How Papistes do vnlawfully ouerrule and abuse Princes. Folio 221
  • The full right of authoritie is onely by Protestāts granted to Princes, &c. Folio 221
  Principalities.
  • ¶ A principle of papistrie against Prin∣cipalities which cannot but occasion warre. Folio 220
  • Papistes and not Protestants alter titles of Principalities. Folio 220
  • Papistes and not Protestantes challenge all temporall power of Principalities. Fol. Folio 220.
  Prophets.
  • ¶ Description of false Prophets exami∣ned. Folio 68
  • Distinction to be made betwixte the cloathing, and the fruites of false Prophets. Folio 69
  • How false Prophets are discerned by their fruites, and chiefely by theyr Doctrine. Folio 84
  • Three poyntes of Doctrine concer∣ning false Prophets. Folio 84. 85
  • A second poynt of doctrine, by which false Prophets are discerned from true teachers. Folio 87. 88. 89. 90
  • A thirde poynte of doctrine to trie the teachers whether they are true or false Prophets. Folio 92
  • False miracles wrought by false Pro∣phets to deceyue Gods people. Folio 78. 79
  • The teachers of the doctrine of Christs office and comming in the flesh, &c. found to be false Prophets. Folio 91
  • False Prophets are they that eyther in flatte words denie Iesus to be Christ, or by indirect meanes go about to teach it. Folio 86
  Prouidence.
  • ¶ Of Gods speciall Prouidence for euery thing. Folio 201
  • That vve must rest vpon Gods Proui∣dence in our desiring things of this life. Folio 205
  • Foure reasons why for things of this life we should euer content our selues in and with Gods Prouidence. Folio 205
  Punishment.
  • ¶ The Punishment of sinne. Folio 168
  • Punishmentes sente from God for ex∣amples sake. Folio 169. 170. 171. 172. 173

R.

• ...
  Repentance.
  • ¶ How God calleth England to repent, and without Repentance what is like to befall it. Folio 188
  Reprehension.
  • ¶ How the enimies of truth dislike per∣ticular Reprehension. Folio 217
  Riches.
  • ¶ Why Riches and pleasures are resem∣bled to thornes. Folio 202
  • How Riches do hurt, and worldly plea∣sures harme. Folio 202
  • Why it is so hard a thing for him that aboundeth in Riches too bee saued. Fol. Folio 202. 203
  • Two meanes to withstād the mischiefes of Riches and worldly wealth. Folio 204
  • There is no assurance to bee had of worldly Riches. Folio 204
  • The estimation that is to be had of all earthly things, and consequently of Riches. Folio 205

S.

• ...
  Sacrament.
  • ¶ What a Sacrament is. Folio 118
  • How the body and bloud of Christ are sayde to be meate and drinke: thys concerneth the Sacrament. Folio 137. 138
  • Against the carnal eating and drinking of Christ body and bloud in the Sa∣crament. Folio 142. 143
  • What to eate Christes bodie, and to

• ...
  • drinke his bloud as in the Sacrament. Fol. Folio 144. 145. 146
  • The eating of Christ by faith, is no de∣rogation to the dignitie of the Sacra∣ment, and profit therof. Folio 147
  • In the vse of the Sacrament is a double eating to be noted. Folio 148
  • Our sences in the vse of the Sacrament are helpers to our better receyuing of the same. Folio 148. 149. 150
  • The dissention of the Protestantes for the Sacrament, is no such greate mat∣ter as the Papists make it. Folio 56
  • The wickednesse of the minister doeth not derogate any thing from the ef∣fect of the Sacrament &c. Folio 119
  • The faith of the receiuer, not the life of the minister doth helpe or hinder in the effect of the Sacrament. Folio 120
  • Fruiteful actions and doctrines concer∣ning the Sacrament of the Lords sup∣per. Folio 33
  • Christ his body, &c. receiued in the Sa∣crament of the Lords supper. Folio 34
  • The enemie of Christ in the Sacrament, is not carnally to be vnderstoode. Folio 35
  • Papisticall vntruthes and abuses con∣cerning the Sacrament of the Lordes supper. Folio 35
  • Blasphemous doctrine of wicked mens eating of the bodie of Christe in the Sacrament refelled. Folio 152, 153
  • How we ought to prepare our selues to the worthye receiuing of the Sacra∣ment of Christs bodie and bloud. Folio 154
  • How we are to make triall of our selues before we come to receiue the Sacra∣ment of Christs bodie and bloud. Folio 154. 155. 156.
  • A briefe and pithie prayer for commu∣nicāts to say, before they receiue the Sacrament of Christs bodie and bloud Fol. Folio 157. 158
  • The faithful togither with the outward signe receiue the inwarde thinges in the Sacrament. Folio 128
  Sacraments.
  • ¶ The difference betwixte the Iewes Sa∣crament and ours consisteth in exter∣nall signes, & respect of time. Folio 133. 134
  • Sacramēts are badges, by which we chri∣stians are knowne from Idolaters. Folio 150
  • Sacraments are the seales whereby Gods promises are confirmed vnto vs. Folio 151
  • How Christes bodie and bloud is truely and rightly to be eaten and drunken as well in the Sacraments, as without them. Folio 142
  • What the internal part of Sacraments is. Fol. Folio 122
  • Sacraments are seales whereby the let∣ters patents of our saluation in Christ are confirmed vnto vs. Folio 123
  • Why Sacraments were ordayned. Folio 125
  • Our infirmitie the first cause why Sacra∣ments were ordayned. Folio 125
  • The second cause why Sacraments were instituted is oure exercise in the re∣membraunce of Christs benefits. Folio 126
  • The thirde ende wherevnto Sacramentes were appointed. Folio 126
  • Sacraments consist of three parts. Folio 120
  • The second part whereof Sacraments doe consist, is the spiritual or inward thing Fol. Folio 122
  • The third part wherein Sacraments con∣sist is the words of Christs institution and promise. Folio 124
  • The fourth cause why Sacramentes were ordayned. Folio 126
  • The last cause why Sacraments were ap∣pointed. Folio 127
  • God the only author of Sacraments. Folio 118
  • Sacraments vnite vs vnto Christ. Folio 151
  • Sacraments are too linke vs togither in brotherly vnitie. Folio 151
  • Papisticall Sacraments of their owne de∣uise. Folio 32
  • Papistes cannot be knowne to be of the true Church by their Sacraments. Folio 30
  • Papisticall number of sacraments. Folio 30
  • Sacraments markes of Gods Church. Folio 23
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• ...
  • What diffeeence is to bee obserued be∣twixt the Sacramentes of the olde Ie∣wes &c. Folio 129
  Saluation.
  • ¶ Christonly is al in al to Saluatiō. Folio 85. 86
  • It is not sufficient to Saluation, to be idle professours of God, but also doers of godly deedes. Folio 160. 161
  • Blasphemous derogation to the merits of Christs working our Saluation. Folio 91
  • The letters patents and seales of our Sal∣uation what they are. Folio 123
  • The old Iewes vnder the law, hadde the same hope of Saluation by Christ, that we now haue. Folio 129. 130. 131
  • Protestants doctrine of Saluation, is the doctrine of the Scripture. Folio 234
  Scismes.
  • ¶ Christēdome torne by Popish Scismes. Fol. Folio 103
  • Scismes in the East Church whiche were Christians. Folio 58
  • Scismes between diuerse of the auntient fathers. Folio 58. 59
  • The Papistes cannot without their own great shame obiect Scismes to Prote∣stants. Folio 59
  Scriptures.
  • ¶ The learned aduersarie refuseth to be tryed by the Scriptures, and why? Folio 25
  • Why Papistes doe refuse tryall by the Scriptures. Folio 26
  • Blasphemie of the Papistes againste the Scriptures. Folio 26
  • The written Scriptures onely are and ought to bee sufficiente to trye all truth. Folio 23
  • The Papistes refuse triall by the Scrip∣tures. Folio 24
  • Three poyntes, shewing how the Pa∣pistes esteeme the Scriptures. Folio 24. 25
  • How the Church may iudge or vse the Scriptures concerning their truth. Folio 27
  • Greuous faults in the Church of Rome, by taking hir authoritie ouer the Scriptures. Folio 27. 28
  • Manifest false interpretations of Scrip∣tures vsed by Papistes. Folio 28
  • Doctrines of Papists againste the Scrip∣tures in sixe perticulars. Folio 28. 29
  Sectes.
  • ¶ Protestantes are not to be blamed for the Sectes that happen in the time of the Gospell. Folio 55
  • Sectes do more agree to Papistes than to Protestants. Folio 55
  • Papisticall Schoolemen, which diuided themselues into Sectes, and how hurt∣full that is to Christianitie. Folio 6
  Sinne.
  • ¶ God is not the author of Sinne. Folio 166
  • The punishment of Sinne, and what are the causes that moue God to plague men. Folio 168
  • We cannot acknowledge a God, but that withall he must punish sinne. Folio 191
  • Wicked menne are plaged of God for their owne Sinnes to our example. Folio 162
  Soule.
  • ¶ Faith the mouth of the Soule, whereby Christ is eaten. Folio 144
  • A comparison betwixte the body and the Soule. Folio 138
  • What the Soule is to the body, that is God to the Soule. Folio 138
  • How Christ was prepared to bee the foode of our Soules. Folio 139
  • Christ the foode of our soules. Folio 136. 137
  Succession.
  • ¶ Papistes obiect Succession as a true note of their Church. Folio 36
  • How the argumente of Succession hathe bin vsed by the fathers. Folio 37
  • Succession is nothing without the do∣ctrine of the Apostles. Folio 38
  • The true Church better proued by do∣ctrine than succession, &c. Folio 39
  • Personall Succession is no sure proofe

• ...
  • that the Romish Churche is the true Church. Folio 42

T.

• ...
  Transubstantiation.
  • ¶ The absurditie of Transubstantiation. Fol. Folio 121

V.

• ...
  Vniuersities.
  • ¶ The cause of few Diuines in Vniuersi∣ties of the best sorte of wittes. Folio 64
  • Diuersitie of opinions betwixt the Vni∣uersities and the Friers. Folio 62
  Vnthankefulnesse.
  • ¶ Opiniō of fre will is Vnthākefulnesse. Folio 13

W.

• ...
  Wealth.
  • ¶ The means wherby the Welth of Eng∣land is wasted. Folio 227
  Wickednesse.
  • ¶ Of colouring Wickednesse with other mens faults. Folio 224
  • What a mans flattering of himselfe in Wickednesse may come vnto. Folio 224. 225
  Word.
  • ¶ The true cause why the Word preched doth not alway bring forth fruite. Folio 185
  • The godly alway take profit by the pre∣ching of the Word. Folio 185
  • Three ••o••tes of foule whiche eate vp the seede of Gods Word in the high ways Fol. Folio 186
  • The inconuenience of preaching the Word in generalitie. Folio 187
  • That the Word of God is resembled to seede, and why? Folio 179
  • The power of the Word of god in it self, & in the estimation of the world. Folio 180
  • What Gods Word worketh in the hea∣rers. Folio 180
  • How gods Word preuaileth euē against mans wisedome and cunning. Folio 180
  • The imaginations, practises, and means of the wicked to withstand GODS Worde. Folio 181
  • The Authoritie of the Worde of God is from it selfe, &c. Folio 26
  • Such are openlye of the Churche, as are called therto by Gods Worde. Folio 21
  • Gods word is a marke of his Church. Folio 22
  • The causes which holde men from obe∣dience to Gods Worde. Folio 203
  • The negligence of our dayes in hearing the Worde. Folio 203
  • Of the power of Christe appearing in himselfe and his Worde. Folio 4
  • The gouernement & direction by gods Worde preuaileth more than any de∣uise of men. Folio 5
  • How the church of Christ must preserue Gods Word, and deliuer the meaning of it. Folio 27
  Workes.
  • ¶ Papistical iustification by Workes. Folio 29
  • The doctrine of iustification by Faythe only doth procure good Workes &c. Fol. Folio 13. 14
  • That the Gospell doeth not discourage man from good Workes, & why? Folio 15

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