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.

ƲƲhy are not wee freed thorow Christ from the first death, as well as from the second death, seeing both of them are the vva∣ges of sinne, and depend vpon that threatning Gen. 2.17, whensoeuer thou sin∣nest, thou shalt die?

Because the kingdome of Christ is not of this worlde Iohn. 18.36,

Though he hath not cleane taken away the first death,

yet to the faithfull he hath changed the nature of it. So as it is the vtter abolishing of the reliques of sinne, and a gate vnto eternall life: according to the rule. Rom. 8, 27. to them that loue god all things are a furtherance for their good: which Dauid meaneth. Psal. 116.15. pretious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints. And Paule. Philip. 1, 21. death is to me aduantage. And verse. 23. I desire to remooue from hence, and to be with Christ. And. Eccle. 7.2. the day of death is better then the day of ones birth And Cyprian saith, death is the gate to life, the victorie of warre, the hauen of the sea.

3 We must put a difference betweene the times of the King∣dome of grace, and the glory of Christ, and the distinct times of the benefits of God; the soule of the beleeuer is regenerate in this life, but the body must of necessity first die before it be rege∣nerate. 1. Cor. 15.36. &. 43. That which thou sowest is not quick∣ned, except it first dye; now saith he, verse. 44. it is sowne a naturall body, but it riseth a spirituall body (not in substance but in quality) for he calleth that a naturall body which liueth by the soule a∣lone, and a spirituall which together with the soule is quickned with the spirit of God.

4 For the exercising of the faith, hope, inuocation, and of the dutyes of charity of the faithfull in the conflict.

5 Because the death of the flesh according to the saying of Paule. 1. Cor. 15.26. is the last enemy, which must at length be abol∣ished by a glorious resurrection.