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.

Is not that the Obiect of faith, whatsoeuer the Church doth commaunde?

So doe the Papists affirme, and yet in the meane while they do not set downe which be the lawfull markes of that Church, but onely delude men vnder this glorious name, whereas there is no other Church, but that whichb 1.1 heareth the voice of the bride∣groome. Of the same opinion are those that doe commend an implicite faith, or the Colliers faith, which without inquirie or knowledge, generally beleeues that which the Church beleeues, and neuer cares for the vnderstanding of the particulers which it doth beleeue. But wee deny it, because faith, rightly so called, is the acknowledgement of the truthc 1.2, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 a demonstratiue andd 1.3 conuincing euidence. And therefore it is not an ignorance in reuerence to the Church, but an explicite and manifest knowledge of God, and of his fauourable goodwill towards vs, & of Christ giuen vnto vs of his father, for righteousnesse, sanctification & re∣demption, which knowledge is no where taught, but in the word of God. Whereupon Paule Rom. 1.17. describeth faith to be that which is reuealed in the Gospell.

Notes

• b 1.1

  Ioh. 10.3 & 5.57.
• c 1.2

  1 Tim. 2.4. Tit. 1.1
• d 1.3

  Heb. 11.1.