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The summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded : more largly & cleerely handled and explaned / published by John Downame ...

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Title: The summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded : more largly & cleerely handled and explaned / published by John Downame ...
Author: Downame, John, d. 1652.
Publication: London :: Printed by Willi: Stansby,; [1625?]
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Subject terms: Church of England -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800.; Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.; Anglican Communion -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800.
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THE CONTENTS OF THE Second Booke.

CHAP. I.

...OF Christ, the end of the Law. His Godhead, Humane Nature,* 1.1 the Ʋnion of them into one Person. And why all this was ne∣cessarie. Fol. 267
Of Christs Office of Mediation. Of his Appointment and Calling there∣unto, when it began. That it belongeth to whole Christ, and is appropriate vnto him for whom he maketh Mediation, and wherein his Mediation ly∣eth. 278
Of Gods Couenant, the End and Fruit: The Substance, or Foundation: The Meanes, or Condition: The extent of the Couenant. 283
The excellencie of the Couenant of Grace aboue the Couenant of Works. Of the Old and the New Testament. 307
Of Predestination, both Election and Reprobation. 283
...Of the words, Purpose, Predestination, Prescience, or Fore-knowledge.
...Of the number of Gods Elect: the Cause, the subordinate Meanes, the Eternitie and Immutabilitie, the end of Gods predestinate Decrees.

CHAP. II.

Of the Priesthood of Christ. His Calling thereunto. The eternitie of it. He our onely Priest. 311
Of the sanctification of Christs humane Nature. 312
Of Christs Righteousnesse or Obedience. 314
Of his Suffrings. In what nature, and what things he suffred. 315
Of Satisfaction. How it was, and when: The fruit of it. 322
Of Christs Resurrection, Ascension, Glorification. 326
Of his Intercession. 330

CHAP. III.

Of the Kingdome of Christ. His Calling, and inuesting into it: the fruit of it. 332
Of his Gouernment of the World in generall. The largenesse of his Power: the qualitie of Administration: the fruit of it. 334

CHAP. IIII.

Of Christs Propheticall Office. 343
Of his Word. The Author, the Matter, the Ministeriall Instruments: the perfection of his Doctrine. 345
Of the Promise, and the Gospel. 347
...Of the outward Church. The Condition of it, to be subiect to error,

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to be mingled of good and bad. The priuiledge of the outward Church, and of euery Member thereof. 348
Of the Sacraments. 360
Of Ministeries. Preaching of the Word: Publike Prayer: Administra∣tion of the Sacraments. 366
Of the Ministerie of Men inspired: of a liuely Voice: of the Scriptures: the truth, holinesse, authoritie, perfection of the same: and of Miracles. 368
Of Graces for the discharge of publike Functions. 377
Of Knowledge. 378
Of a Taste of the sweetnesse of Christ: and of sinne against the Holy-Ghost. 379

CHAP. V.

Of the Church vnder the Law. 387
Of the Church in the time of the Gospel: of the Sacraments of the New Testament, Baptisme, and the Lords Supper. 391

CHAP. VI.

Of the Church of Gods Elect. 399
Of Faith: The nature of it: the persons to whom it is appropriate: the causes principall, and instrumentall: the prerogatiue of the Faithfull: the weakenesse and degrees of it: the growth: that it neuer can be lost: the fruit and effect of it. 401
Of Hope. 418
Of Sight. 417

CHAP. VII.

Of a new World. 419
Of the alteration of the Sabbath: for the Day, Name, Time of Be∣ginning. 425
...Of Regeneration. Of Christ the Head, and our vnion with him: of* 1.2 the Spirit of Adoption: the Infancie of Regeneration, and Mans e∣state. 427

CHAP. VIII.

...Of Saluation.* 1.3
...Of remouing the Vayle of Ignorance: of Wisedome.
...Of forgiuenesse of Sinnes: Imputation of Righteousnesse, Iustification.
...Of Mortification, and Sanctification.* 1.4
...Of imperfect Sanctification, and the degrees thereof.
...Of the notes and markes of Sanctification.
...Of the Lords Prayer.
...Of the Church Militant: The enemies we fight against: the two Ge∣nerals of the Field: the Weapons which both the enemies and we fight withall: the Goale or Mastrie we fight for: The Issue of the Con∣flict.
...Of Repentance. The Notes, or Signes: the Fruit, and whence wee haue it,

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...Of Fasting. The outward abstinence: the end, and true vse: the time of keeping a Fast: it is in the nature of a Sabbath.
...Gods acceptation of our Workes, and how. The reward due vnto them: they no whit merit: the necessitie of doing good Workes.
...Of Celestiall Holinesse, and of the Church Triumphant.
...Of Redemption.* 1.5
...Of the Blessednesse of Gods children in this life.
...Of the state of the faithfull departed.
...Of the generall Resurrection. Who shall rise: by what power, and in what sort. Speciall things touching the resurrection of the Elect.
...Of the last Iudgement.
...The persons to be iudged.
...The Iudge, Christ. Of his comming to Iudgement: the place from whence he shall come: the signes and manner of his Comming.
...The Place where the Iudgement shall be.
...Of the Sentence. The preparation to it: the order of the Sentence: the Sentence it selfe: the Reason: the execution of the Sentence; and the order of execution.
...Of our taking vp into Heauen; and by what right we come thither.
...Of our full Blessednesse. The root and foundation of the same: the parts: the measure and quantitie: the degrees of Glory, and whence it groweth: the eternitie.
...Of certaine that rose vpon our Sauiours Resurrection.
Of Enoch and Elias.
...Of the sudden change of those that shall be aliue at Christs comming.
...Of the renewing of the Creatures.

Notes

* 1.1

Christ, the end of the Law, whom the 3. last Petitions doe respect.

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* 1.2

4. Petition.

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* 1.3

5. Petition.

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* 1.4

1. Branch of the 6. Petition.

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* 1.5

2. Branch of the 6. Petition.

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