The vvorldes resurrection, or The generall calling of the Iewes A familiar commentary vpon the eleuenth chapter of Saint Paul to the Romaines, according to the sence of Scripture, and the consent of the most iudicious interpreters, wherein aboue fiftie notable questions are soundly answered, and the particular doctrines, reasons and vses of euery verse, are profitable and plainly deliuered. By Thomas Draxe. Minister of the word of God.

A Table conteyning the number of the Questions, which are, by occasion pro∣pounded and resolued.

1. CAn Gods couenant with his Elect bee made frustrate through mans vnbeleife. Neg.

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2 Whether that Gods fore-knowledge doth distinguish the elect from the Reprobate. affir.

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3 Whether that the idolatrous Iewes in Elias his time sinned in demolishing altars, seeing that they were set vp in pla∣ces vnlawful. affir.

ibid.

4 Whether that the Church can erre in matter of faith and doctrine. affir.

ibid.

5 Whether that the Church of God doth euer faile vpon earth? neg.

p. 11

6 Whether that God had any church or people in the darke mist of Popery? affir.

p. 12

7 How our forefathers were then taught and saued?

p. 13

8 Why God doth many times cause his militant church to be inuisible?

p. 14

9 Whether a Protestant may dissemble his religion and so go to idoll seruice? neg.

ibid.

10 May a man seeke for iustification and saluation and not obtaine it?

p, 23

11 Doth God harden the Reprobate? Distinct.

ibid.

12 How doth God harden the wicked?

ibid.

13 How can God be said to blinde the Reprobate, seeing that he offereth the meanes of illumination to many of them?

p. 28

14 Whether that Dauid, Paul, Elias did sinne or not in vsing imprecations against wicked men? neg.

p. 32

15 Whether that wee may lawfully vse imprecations and pray against Gods and our enemies? Affir per dis∣tictionem.

p, 33

16 In what respects and with what cautions wee are to pray against our enemies?

ibid.

17 Can the true church of God, and the members of it fall a∣way from the fauour and grace of God? neg.

p. 40

18 Are they excused before God that by their vnbeleife and vnthankefulnesse occasion other mens conuersion? neg.

ibid.

19 Can the fall of the Iewes which is an euill, be an accidental cause or occasion of the conuersion of the Gentiles? affir.

p. 44

20 Whether that a minister can bee properly said to conuert soules? affir. per distinc.

p. 46

21 How can the calling of the Iewes bee the reuiuing of the world seeing that Christ shall hardly finde faith on the earth at his second comming?

p. 50

22 Whether grace and holinesse can come by generation and succession? neg.

p. 51

23 Whether the Iewes be not in many prerogatiues more ex∣celent then vs Gentiles? affi.

p. 52

24 Can the true members of the Catholike church become infidels? neg.

p. 56

25 Who they be that fall away from the church and the com∣munion of it?

p. 57

26 How are men engraffed into the church?

ibid.

27 Is or ought a man to doubt of Gods fauour and loue or no? neg.

p. 65

28 Can ••eare, and assurance of saluation consist together? aff. per dist.

p. 66

29 Can any man be said to be a naturall branch of the church, seeing that all are sinners and children of wrath by na∣ture. Aff. per distinct.

ibid.

30 What persons fal away from the fellowship of the church?

p. 67

31 In what manner and by what inducements doe men fall away?

ibid.

32 Is not God changeable in his couenant and promises, see∣ing that he changed his former bountifulnesse towards the Iewes into rigour and seuerity? neg.

p. 77

33 Can the elect wholy loose or bee depriued of faith and grace? neg.

ibid.

34 Is predestination conditionall depending vpon mans be∣leife or vnbeleife? neg.

p. 78

35 When is likely to bee the time of the Iewes conuersion?

p. 88

36 Whether they shall euer recouer the holy land? neg.

ibid.

37 What the fulnesse of the Gentles doth signifie?

p. 89

38 Whether this fulnesse be yet come in or not, or any other countries and kingdomes are (in probability) yet to bee called and enlightned?

p. 90

39 What is ment by all Israell, whether the Iewes, Gentiles or both?

ibid.

40 Whether the comming of the Deliuerer vnto them, must be vnderstood ••o••ily or spiritually?

p. 91

41 Can one and the same people be truly said to be beloued of God yet his enemies? aff. in diuers generations.

p. 102

42 Is any man called and conuerted by reason of his parents merites and worthines? neg.

ibid.

43 Can the giftes and graces of Gods spirit in the elect bee taken away? neg.

p. 103

44 Doth God euer repent? dist.

ibid.

45 Is God any cause of vnbeleife in man? dist.

p. 109

46 Are all men by nature equally guiltie and prone vnto c∣uill? aff.

ibid.

47 How then commeth it to passe that one naturall man is outwardly better then another?

ibid.

48 whether there be any vniuersall election or grace? neg.

p. 110

49 If Gods waies bee vnsercheable how then are we com∣manded to serch the scriptures?

p. 116

50 Hath not God, reueiled all his will and counsailes to Pro∣phets and Apostles? neg.

ibid.

51 Why are wee commanded to giue glory to God, seeing that we can adde nothing to his perfection?

p. 117