Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.

Giue me some examples of this sinne.

An example for the former is of those Pharisees, against whom Christ disputeth of this verie sin. Math. 12.31. For they did not onely know Christ was from God. Iohn. 3.2. but also who he was Iohn. 7.28. ye both know me, and know whence I am saith Christ, and yet they ceased not wittingly, there owne conscience withstan∣ding it, to detract from his heauenly works, and in a hatred of the truth to persecute him euen vnto death. Such were many of the Iewes. Act. 6.10. who when they could not resist Stephen spea∣king by the spirit of God, yet they laboured to resist him. Yet there is no doubt but many of them were driuen to doe this

through a zeale of the law. Whereupon Peter, Act. 2.41. In the day of Pentecost receiued three thousand men which repented, who had persecuted Christ to the death. But it appeareth there were others who out of a malicious impiety did rage against God, that is, against the doctrine which they were not ignorant came from God.

Examples of the latter are Saule, Iudas, Arrius, also Iulian the Apollata, for this man was rightle trained vp in the Christian reli∣gion, he knew the truth of the Gospell, which also he publikely had professed, hauing beene baptised: but afterwards by the per∣swasion of certaine wicked Philosophers, Libanius, Iamblicus and others, he fell from Christ, became an enemie of Christ, and a persecuter of the Church, he sacrificed to the Idols of the Gentils, and with all his might endeuored to abolish Christs religion.