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.

Whence is the word Ecclesia, that is Church deriued?

ΠΑρὰ τό ἐκκαλεῖν, which is to call: for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, was called of the Greeks, An assembly of the citizens, called from home by the voice of a cri∣er, to heare the iudgement of the Senate: (whereupon 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, to make an Oration, to an assem∣bly: And 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 a Preacher) which is also called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is a gathering together, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 to gather together, to bring together, and to assem∣ble together. But because the Iewes called their assemblies and places ordained for the reading of the law and Prophets, Sy∣nagogues: the Christians, that by the verie name they might dis∣tinguish their assemblies from the Iewish, haue vsurped and kept the better word of Church, for the congregation of them which professe Christ, (for which Church many doe wrongfully vse the name of citie and common wealth) Although Iames 2 2. vseth the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. If there come 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 into your company a man with a golde ring, &c. And Heb. 10.25. not forsaking 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, the fellowship that we haue among our selues.

And the word church, is not absolute, but relatiue, so called in respect of God, who calleth men out of the world into the kingdome of his sonne, by the preachers of his word. And they which obay their calling, and come vnto the church, are called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, as it were 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, called by name, as may be seene in the salu∣tations of Paules Epistles, because no man doth truely ioyne himselfe vnto the church of his owne motion and instinct, but all, how manie soeuer doe come, are called of God.