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.

By what arguments is it declared, that the iudgement shall be vniuersall and extreame?

1. Because iudgment and Resurrection are so necessarily ioyned the one to the other, and it cannot bee, that God can iudge of all men which are deade, vnlesse hee raise them from the deade,

nor can resurrection be assigned to any other end, then that God might iudge all men, & might separate the sheepe from the goats, the corne from the chaffe, the godly from the vngodlya 1.1.

2. It is declared by a remarkable principle in nature, which tea∣eth that God i•• iust, and therefore it must needes be well with the good, and euill with the wicked for euer: which because in this life it cannot be (for that there are so many wicked men and A∣theists, who commit all kinde of wickednesse, whom neuerthe∣lesse God doth not take vengeance on in this life: againe, for that there are godly men, and some that worshippe God sincerly, who liue a most troublesome life, so farre is God from rewarding them in this life ^b) necessarie is it that there should bee a certaine and vnfallible iudgement remaining afterward, wherein the wicked might be punished, and the good may receiue the reward of piety.* 1.2

3. Bur farre more certainly is it shewed by testimonies of holie Scripture, Psal. 9.8. The Lord hath prepared his throne for iudgement, and shall iudge the world in righteousnesse, and 50.1. The God of Gods hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of vp the sun, vnto the going downe thereof, our God shall come, and shall not keepe silence, that he may iudge all men. Isa. 66.15. Behold the Lord shall come in fire. Mat. 25.31. and so following, all the whole act of iudgement is described. Luk. 8.17, There is not any thing hid, that shall not be eui∣dent. Ioh. 12, 48. The word that I haue spoken shall iudge him in the last day. Rom. 2, 16. God shall iudge the secrets. 1, Cor. 3, 13. Euery mans worke shall bee made manifest. Heb. 9, 27. It is appointed vnto men that they shal once dy, & after that commeth the Iudgemēt. Iud. 14 15, ver. Enoch the seauenth from Adam prophecyed of such, saying: Behold, the Lord commeth with thowsands of his Saints, to giue iudge∣ment against all men, & to rebuke all the vngodly among them of all their wicked deedes. Therefore must their needes bee a Iudge∣ment.

4. We confesse in the Apostles Creede, that Christ shall come to iudge the quick and the dead.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Mat. 25, 13
• * 1.2

  Cor, 15, 19