Christianismus primitivus, or, The ancient Christian religion, in its nature, certainty, excellency, and beauty, (internal and external) particularly considered, asserted, and vindicated from the many abuses which have invaded that sacred profession, by humane innovation, or pretended revelation comprehending likewise the general duties of mankind, in their respective relations : and particularly the obedience of all Christians to magistrates, and the necessity of Christian-moderation about things dispensible in matters of religion : with divers cases of conscience discussed and resolved / by Thomas Grantham ...

Chap. 1.

• §. 1. The Definition of Christian Religion accord∣ing to Scripture, and divers Christian Writers.
• §. 2. Of the necessity of preferring the Internal part of Christian Religion.

Chap. 2.

• §. 1. Of the Knowledg of God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent, and in what respects we ought to be ignorant of him.
• §. 2. Of the Order wherein this Knowledg may be considered.
• §. 3. Of the Ʋnity of the Godhead, from the Ʋni∣ty of the Nature of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
• §. 4. A particular consideration of the Essence of the Holy Spirit.
• §. 5. The Godhead Incorporeal in respect of its Im∣mensity.
• §. 6. Without Beginning, and without any Ending.
• §. 7. He is Omnipotent, and doth whatsoever he pleaseth.
• §. 8. He is Omniscient, nothing can be hid from him.
• §. 9. He is Just, there is no Ʋnrighteousness in him.
• §. 10. He is Gracious, full of Mercy, no Cruelty is in him.
• §. 11. He is Perfect, no Imperfection is in him.
• §. 12. His place of Residence is in Heaven, yet not consin'd to place.
• §. 13. Nothing can be done without his Providence, though contrary to his Will.
• §. 14. It is unlawful to form any Shape, or Image of God, so much as in our Minds.

Chap. 3. Of the knowledg of Jesus Christ, whom God

hath sent to the Saviour of the World.

• §. 1. Mankind generally apprehensive of a state of Eternity, and hath some inclination to beatitude after Death.
• §. 2. God made known his Grace in Christ from the Beginning. And of the knowledg which some Heathens had of him.
• §. 3. Of the meaning of the name Immanuel, and how it only agreeth to Christ as God-man in one Person.
• §. 4. Christ the Saviour of the World did really take a body of Flesh, or was Man by Nature.
• §. 5. Christ did in the place and stead of Mankind, fulfil that Law by which the whole World stood guilty before God.
• §. 6. Christ did really (not phantastically) suffer death in his own Body, for the Sins of the World.
• §. 7. The Righteousness of C•…•… is imputed to Men, and made theirs by Faith.
• §. 8. By the power of his Godhead, he rose again from Death, Bodily: And how the verity of the Gospel depends on the certainty thereof.
• §. 9. Christ is vested with all Power in Heaven and Earth, and the only Head and Law-giver to the Church as such.
• §. 10. Of the second coming of Christ, and how he shall then determine the final state of Men & Angels.
• §. 11. How Christ dwells in his Church by his Spirit, whose office is not to abrogate, but to establish what∣soever Christ hath taught his Church to observe.

Chap. 4. Concerning the Doctrine of Self-denial.

• §. 1. Self is the will of Man corrupted, and as such made the rule of his actions.
• §. 2. Of the powerful conviction of Sin, and a due sense of Man's wretchedness.
• §. 3. Of the necessity of an awful consideration of the Majesty, Justice, and Goodness of God, to true Conversion.
• §. 4. Of the great Patience of God, waiting to be gracious to Sinners.
• §. 5. Of sorrow for Sin, as committed against a Gracious God.
• §. 6. Of true hatred of Sin in the very thought, or first motions of it.
• §. 7. Of true confession of Sin, and application to God for Mercy.
• §. 8. Of the resolves of rightly humbled Souls.

Chap. 5. Treateth of the Christian Man's conformity to Christ in the spirit of his mind.

• §. 1. Of the light esteem our Saviour had of earthly things, and how his People are to follow him therein.
• §. 2. Of the great value Christ put upon Heavenly Things, and how he is therein to be followed.
• §. 3. Of the great Patience of Christ in all manner of Sufferings, and how we ought to suffer for him; to which purpose, three things very profitable must be considered.

Chap. 6. Wherein is considered the thing hoped for by Christians, and the comforts they partake of by the way.

• §. 1. How all Christians must first inherit the Righ∣teousness of their Father.
• §. 2. How Christians inherit their Fathers Name.
• §. 3. How the Spirit of Promise is part of the Saints inheritance. [Which is more fully handled in the second part of the first Book.]
• §. 4. How God's Children are Heirs of the Privi∣ledges of the House of God. [See second Part also.]
• §. 5. God's People are Heirs of this World: where Rom. 8. 20. The Creature was made subject to Vanity, is clearly opened.
• §. 6. Of the Heavenly Inheritance, or the Eternal Kingdom of Christ, and how all Life short of that is inconsiderable.

Chap. 7. Treateth of Angels, both good and bad; and of the service of the first, and disservice of the last to Mankind.

• §. 1. Of the Original of Angels, and how they are the Host of God.
• §. 2. Of the nature, dignity, and great number of Angels.
• §. 3. Of the dreadful Apostacy of some of the Angels.
• §. 4. Of the great envy of the Apostate Angels a∣gainst Mankind.
• §. 5. Of the office and care of good Angels to such as fear God, and how none are originally left to the tutelage of evil Angels.
• §. 6. Of the final estate of Angels, both good and bad.