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.

What are the effectes or fruites?

1. That he subdueth all his, and his seruants enemies.

2. Hee gouerneth his seruants by his spirit, and by little & little perfecteth them.

3. By his intercession to his father, and by the perpetuall force and efficacie of his sacrifice, hee obtaineth peace for his seruants. Heb. 7.25. Hee euer liueth to make intercession for them, and he doth bring to passe, that the father doth account all his seruants ac∣ceptable and beloued in his sonne, and doth alwaies embrace thē with a fatherly affection: and hee doth alwaies appeare before his father in heauen, that (as the onely Mediator) hee may sanctifie their prayers by the sweete smelling sauour of his sacrifice, and may offer them to his father, and make them acceptable, Rom. 8.34.

Christ sitteth at the right hand of God, and maketh request for vs.

4. Hauing all thinges in his power, he doth most mightily defend and preserue his Chrurch, yet militant on earth, and that by diuers meanes against all the assaults of Sathan.

5. Hee admitteth his members (according to that they are able to receiue) euen to the fellowshippe of his eternall glorie, not on∣ly in potentia in power, nor in right, or in hope alone, but euen in act: but yet in himself, as in the head, as members ioyned vnto the head, and that by a threefold maner of coniunction or knitting together. 1. Of his eternall predestination, whereby he hath chosen vs to bee his members. 2. By the coniunction of his flesh, where∣by he hath coupled our flesh vnto himselfe by an hypostaticall v∣nion, although not in generall, for then it should agree with e∣uery man to be the word of God, as it agreeth with Christ: but yet in the particuler and in indiuidno, as Damascen speaketh in his first booke and 11. Chapter. 3. By the coniunction of his spirit, whereby, communicating vnto vs his spirit, he doth ioyne vs most neerely vnto himselfe, and maketh vs flesh of his flesh, and bone of his bones. Ephe. 2.6 And hath raised vs vp together, and hath made vs sit together in Heauen in Christ Iesus. But in the world to come hee will indeed really admit vs to the fellowshippe of this eternall glorie in full possession. For Mat. 25.23. Hee will place the sheepe on his right hand. And Mat. 19.28. It is saide, That wee shall sit together with Christ in heauen. And 1. Cor. 6.2.3. that wee shal iudge the world and the Angels, and shall raigne together with Christ. Apoc. 3.21. To him that ouercommeth will I graunt to sit with me in my throne euen as I ouercame and sit with my father in his throne. And Ioh. 17.24. Father, I will that they, vvhome thou hast gi∣uen me, be vvith me euenvvhere I am: yet so that Christ as the head alwaies hath the preeminence.