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 Opinions disagreeing thereunto?

1 The absurd opinions of Democritus, Epicurus, Plinie, Galene, and others who iest at the question of eternall life, and think that all parts perish with the bodie.

2 The curious questions and determinations of the Papists, concerning the degrees of the Saints in eternall life, as of a thirti∣eth folde pofite to maried folke that liue chastly, to them that keepe themselues widowes sixtiefold, and to Virgins a hundreth folde to be recompensed. And of them also, who before the time desire to know what is done in heauen, and take no care, which way to goe to heauen.

4 The opinions of some Fathers, as Irenaus, Tertullian, and o∣thers, who did not thinke that the soules of the godly went vnto heauen, vntill after the resurrection, but were in a temporary store-house, receptacle, or Region, though not in an heauenly one, yet in an higher then hell, where they might haue a refreshing euen vntill the resurrection. The errour of Pope Iohn the twentieth, who thought that foules did not see God face to face, vntill the last day of resurrection.

6 Especially eternall death doth directly thwart eternall life, and so likewise doth lamentation, feare, crying out, mourning, colde, wearinesse, sleepe, sicknesse, death, hunger, thirst, pouer∣tie, the snares and temptations of Sathan, torment, feare of hell, &c.