The harmonie of Holie Scriptures vvith the seuerall sentences of sundry learned and vvorthy vvriters : collected for the comfort of all such as are desirous to seeke after theyr soules health / by I.B.
- Title
- The harmonie of Holie Scriptures vvith the seuerall sentences of sundry learned and vvorthy vvriters : collected for the comfort of all such as are desirous to seeke after theyr soules health / by I.B.
- Author
- Bentley, James.
- Publication
- At London :: Printed by I.R. for Nicholas Ling ...,
- 1600.
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- Bible -- Quotations.
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Contents
- title page
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To the right Honourable
VVilliam Ryder, Lord Maior elected for the Citty of Lon∣don: And to the right Worshipfull Ma.Thomas Smith, & Ma.Thomas Cambell Esquires, Sheriffes of the same Citty: All happines wished in our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ. - To the Reader.
- ❧ The contents of the whole booke following.
- ❧ The Names of all the Authors mentioned in this Booke.
- errata
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❧ The Harmonie of holie Scriptures.
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¶ Of God: that hee is great in power: rich in mercy:
ow to anger: iust in iudgement: righ∣teous in all his waies: and wonderfull in all his workes. -
¶ What Man is by nature: how short and vn∣certaine the dayes of his life are: And howe sure it is, that after this life ended, we must all appeare before the Iudgement seate of God, to receiue, euery man his wages or reward, accor∣ding to the works which he hath doone in this life.
- ¶ Of Man: and of his naturall incli∣nation.
- ¶ Of the shortnesse and vncertaintie of Mans life.
- ¶ Of the many miseries happening to Man in this life.
- ¶ Of the causes why God suffereth man to be so much subiect to misery.
- ¶ Of the parting of the soule from the bodie: and of the immortalitie thereof.
- ¶ Of the first Iudgement after death, called by Diuines particuler Iudgement: when the soule of euery man (after it is parted foorth of his body) shall presently receiue sentence from God, eyther of eternall ioy, or euer∣lasting payne.
- ¶ Of the last Iudgement after death: com∣monly called the general iudgement, or Doomes day: When the body and soule of euerie Man departed out of this life, beeing (by the power of God) ioyned againe together, shall (with the rest of all mankind then liuing) receiue the finall sentence, either of eternall pleasure or paine.
- ¶ of the vncertaine time of the last Indgement.
- ¶ Of Christ: Why hee came into the world: and of the profit vvee haue by his Death, Re∣surrection, and Ascention.
- ¶ Of Fayth: Feare: and Loue: beeing three speciall Ʋertues, necessarily belonging to euery true Christian.
- ¶ What the will and desire of Almighty God is concerning men: and how louingly he admo∣nisheth euery one to come to repentance: pro∣mising mercy & forgiuenes to all those that amend.
- ¶ What manner of seruice is required of vs during this life: both towards God and our neighbour.
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¶ A further declaration, of diuers other speciall commaundements which we finde con∣tained in the Booke of GOD: concerning our dutie towards him, and our loue towards our neighbour. With many profitable sayings tending to the same effect and purpose, collected foorth of the workes of sundry learned and worthy Writers.
- ¶ Against the worshipping of Images and false Gods.
- ¶ Against swearing.
- ¶ Of sanctifying the Sabaoth-day.
- ¶ Of honouring our Parents.
- ¶ Against Pride.
- ¶ Against enuie, hatred, malice, anger, wrath, & murder.
- ¶ Against Sloth, and Idlenes.
- ¶ Against Couetousnes.
- ¶ Against Ʋsury.
- ¶ Against Gluttony and drun∣kennesse.
- ¶ Against adultery and fornication.
- ¶ Against stealing, lying, slaundering, false∣witnes-bearing, and coueting of our neighbours wealth.
- ¶ Against iniustice, wrongfull dea∣ling, and oppressing the poore.
- ¶ Against ouer-hastie and rash iudgement.
- ¶ Against iustifying our selues, foolish boa∣sting, and regarding of other mens faultes.
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¶ Against the following of false∣te
hers. - ¶ Against the choyse of meates, and diffe∣rence of dayes.
- ¶ Against ouer-curious searching: and ad∣ding of any thing to the word of God.
- ¶ Against foolish securitie.
- ¶ Against the loue of the world.
- ¶ Against euill company-keeping.
- ¶ A breefe collection, of certaine other god∣lie preceps and counsels.
- ¶ Of trouble and affliction: whereby GOD tryeth the harts of all such as faith∣fully loue him.
- Of the manifold blessings and fauours of Al∣mightie God, extended vnto the godly heere in this life: with the promises of theyr euerla∣sting felicitie in the World to come.
- ¶ Of the heauie wrath of GOD against the vngodly, here in this life: with his threatnings, of theyr eternall torments in the world to come.
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¶ Of God: that hee is great in power: rich in mercy:
- ❧ A necessary Table, of all the speciall matters contained in this Booke.