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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Bucanus, Guillaume.
Publication: Printed at London :: By George Snowdon, and Leonell Snowdon [, and R. Field],; 1606.
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Doth not the ascension of Christ imply a contrarietie to that his saying, Mat. 28.20. I will be with you vntill the consummation of the world.

It is not contrarie, for Augustine saith: He is both gone, and is here also: he will returne, and he hath not forsaken vs:* 1.1 for he hath caried his bodie into heauen, but his Maiestie he hath not taken away from the world. Therfore Christs saying is to be vnderstood in respect of his Diuinitie, which is present in all places, and at all times, and cannot be contained in any certaine space of place, seeing it con∣taineth al things: but especially it is meant cōcerning his perpetual actiue power & presēce in the Church which worketh in the minds of them that beleeue, not of the presence of his humanity, which is finite and included in place. In respect of which his humanitie he saith. Iohn. 12, 8. The poore are alwaies with you, but me you shall not haue alwaies. And Mat. 24.23. he foretelleth that Antichrists should say, Lo he is here, lo he is there. And Paule bids that we shew forth the Lords death till he come. 1. Cor. 11.26.

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* 1.1

Tract. 50▪ in Iohan.

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