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.
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- 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.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69010.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- King Dauids Testament to his sonne Salomon.
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TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, AND hopefull young Lords,
Robert De∣uoreux,Earle of Essex, sonne in Lawe to the most Honourable,Thomas, Earle ofSuffolke, and toSir William Cecill, Knight of theBathe, Lord of Cranborne, sonne and heyre to the most worthy Lord,Robert Earle of Salisbury: grace, and Peace. - To the Christian Reader.
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A Table of all the Common Places, and their seuerall heads, handled in this excellent Booke, inwhich are answered, one thousand fiue hundred and seauenty Questions. - errata
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WHAT IS THE MAINE AND MOST principall point in sacred Diuinitie?
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part - 1
- How do you proue that there is a God?
- Shew me the principall reasons to proue that there is a God.
- Which is the booke of Scripture?
- How many wayes hath the Lord reuealed himselfe in the bookes of the Scripture?
- By what oracles?
- By what testimonies?
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What then is that is reported Psal.
14.1. The foole hath said in his heart, There is no God? - But no man hath seene God at any time.
- What things are we to know concerning God?
- What is God?
- Is there one God onely, or whether be there more?
- How is God said to be one?
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Why doth the Scripture make mention of
Elohim, Gods, ioyning that word as well with the plurall as singular number? - How many wayes is the name of God taken in the Scriptures?
- Be there any parts or kinds of God?
- Are there any causes of God?
- Is there any accident in God?
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Seeing the essence of God is most simple, in what respect do
power, goodnesse, iustice, wisedome, mercie differ in God? - How many sorts are there of Gods attributes?
- Be there any effects of God?
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How are the Gentiles said to be without God, (Ephes.
2.12. ) seeing they adored so many gods? - But yet they acknowledged God the Creator of heauen and earth.
- But do you not by this make both Iewes and Turks, Atheists?
- What vse make you of the knowledge of God?
- What things are repugnant to the doctrine concerning God?
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Of the Trinitie.
- How many Persons be there in that one Essence of God?
- By what testimonies of Scripture do you proue the Trinitie?
- Haue you any more pregnant proofes out of the new Testament?
- Seeing the Scripture doth not vse the name of the Trinitie, doth the Church well to reteine the same?
- How doth this word Essence differ from this word Person in God?
- How manifold is the difference of Persons?
- But did the Sonne take his Deitie from the Father?
- Is this difference rationall, essentiall, or reall?
- What is the outward difference?
- What things be contrarie to this doctrine?
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The second common Place,
concerning Christ. - What doth this word Christ signifie?
- Doth this name Christ signifie his nature or his person?
- What do you call a word Concrete, and what an Abstract?
- How many things are especially necessarie to know Christ, and which be they?
- What is Christ?
- What things are we especially to consider in the person of Christ?
- By how many, and by what kind of testimonies do you proue that Christ is God?
- Shew some pregnant testimonies whereby you can proue that Christ is God.
- Which be the testimonies of the second sort?
- Which is the third kind of testimonies?
- Why is it necessary that Christ the Redeemer should be God?
- What is the greatnesse of the euill?
- What is the greatnesse of the good, which could be restored by no creature?
- Why is he called the Word?
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According to which nature is he called the image of God? Col.
1.15. - Proue that Christ is very man.
- Why must Christ needes be true man?
- Why was neither the Father nor the holy Ghost incarnate, but the Sonne?
- Whether is Christ God and man, diuided or ioyned together?
- By what kind of vnion?
- What is the personall vnion in Christ?
- How is this vnion made?
- By what testimonies will you proue, that the diuine and humane nature in Christ did ioyne together into one and the same person?
- But what meanes this, that the flesh of Christ is said by Damas∣cene and Gregorius Nyssenus to be deified?
- Why is it necessarie that Christ should be both God and man in one and the same person?
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Of the Phrases.
- What is the communication of proprieties?
- Is the communication of proprieties verball onely, or reall?
- But those titles which belong to the office of Redemption, are they to be attributed to the natures seuerally a sunder, or to the person?
- What is the effect of that personall vnion?
- How manifold is the state of Christ?
- What are the doctrines contrary to this?
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Of the office of Christ.
- How manifold is the office of Christ?
- What is his Propheticall office?
- Shew some testimonies.
- What is his Priestly office?
- How many parts be there of this office?
- According to which nature is Christ a Mediator and a Priest?
- Was Christ Mediator before his Incarnation?
- How doth the Sonne make intercession to the Father?
- Have you any pregnant testimonie concerning the Priesthood of Christ?
- May the Ministers of the Gospell be called Priests?
- What is the Kingly office of Christ?
- Shew some plaine testimonies concerning this office.
- How manifold is the administration of this office?
- Who are citizens of this kingdome, and what be the lawes?
- What be the benefites or the effects of this kingdome of grace?
- Which be the parts of the kingly office of Christ?
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Seeing the kingdome of Christ is eternall, Psal.
45.7. Why is it said that in the last day (1. Cor.15.24 ) he shal render vp the kingdome to God euen the Father? - What things are contrary to the doctrine of the office of Christ?
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The third common Place,
concerning the holy Ghost. - To what things in the Scriptures is this name Spirit attributed?
- What doth the Spirit signifie then, when it is opposed to the flesh?
- But what doth the word Spirit signifie, when it is opposed to the letter?
- But when it is attributed to the Creator himselfe, how many waies is the word Spirit taken?
- But when is this word Spirit vsed personally?
- But why is the third Person called the Spirit?
- Proue now that the holy Ghost is God.
- Shew me those sentences of Scripture whereby you can proue that the holy Ghost is God.
- Shew some testimonies wherein the proprieties which agree to God alone are attributed to the holy Ghost?
- Proue the diuinitie of the holy Ghost by his workes.
- How do you proue that he is God, by that worship and honor which is giuen vnto him?
- How do you proue by the punishment which is inflicted vpon them that sinne against the holy Ghost, that he is God?
- Now proue, that the Spirit of God is a person subsisting in God, really distinguished from the Father and the Sonne.
- What then is the holy Ghost?
- Proue that the holy Ghost proceedeth from the Father.
- Proue that the holy Ghost proceedeth from the Sonne?
- What then be the proprieties whereby the Persons are really distinguished amongst themselues?
- Is there then a difference betweene generation and proceeding?
- These proprieties by what other names are they called?
- What call you the workes of the Diuinitie without?
- What names are giuen to the holy Ghost in the Scriptures?
- What be the effects of the holy Ghost?
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What
e the Epithets which are ascribed to the same holy Ghost in the Scriptures? - What doth the holy Ghost dwell in the hearts of the beleeuers onely by his gifts, or also by his Essence?
- What doctrines are contrary to this?
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The fourth common Place,
of the holy Scripture. - What is the holy Scripture called?
- Who is the Author of it?
- How manifold is it?
- Which bookes be called Canonicall?
- How many bookes are there of the old Testament?
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How do they deuide those
24. bookes? - Which is the second ranke?
- Which is the third?
- Which is the fourth?
- Are there added to these canonicall bookes any other bookes?
- Haue the bookes called Apocrypha equall authoritie with those called Canonicall?
- Into how many parts is the new Testament deuided?
- How do the writings of the Prophets differ from the Apostles?
- After that the new Testament was added to the old was the word of God made more perfect?
- How may it appeare that the writings of the Prophets and the Apostles were indited of God?
- What reasons haue you to proue, that the Scripture came from God?
- What is the true vnfallible note, wherby all men of sound iudgemēt do acknowledge that doctrine to be the doctrine of the true God?
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But how shall we answer them, who aske how we know that Moses, the Prophets, and the Apostles were the authors of those writings which
are published vnder their names: and whether there was euer any such Moses or no? - Seeing that before Moses his time we reade not that there was any word of God written, how did God all that time reueale his will vnto men?
- But wherefore was the word of God committed to writing?
- In what tongue was either of the Testaments written?
- Ought the Scripture to be propounded to all Christians in their owne natiue tongues?
- Is the Scripture manifest, or is it obscure?
- What is the Interpretation of holy Scripture?
- Whence must we fetch the interpretation of Scriptures?
- What must be the rule of interpreting?
- What is the vse of holy Scripture?
- What shall we answer to that saying of Augustine: I would not beleeue the Gospell, vnlesse the authoritie of the Church moued me?
- What things are contrarie to the Scripture?
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The fifth common Place,
of Creation. - What is the signification of this word, to Create, in the Scriptures?
- What is Creation?
- Proue it by some testimonies.
- Why is the creation ascribed in the Creed to the Father alone?
- What was the mouing or impellent cause of the creation of all things?
- And when did God begin to create?
- But whereof and whence were all things made and produced?
- How proue you that?
- What; can the creation of the world be proued certainely by humane reasons?
- Now what was created?
- How was the creation of the world brought to passe?
- What kind of matter was that which God brought foorth of nothing in the beginning?
- But what was the information or framing of the world?
- By what meanes did God giue that matter a forme?
- Into how many parts is the earth deuided?
- What is the vse, and what is the nature of the earth?
- What was the adorning of the world?
- What are the plants?
- To what end were the Sunne, Moone, and the Starres in heauen created?
- Whether can things to come be foreknowne and foretold by the starres?
- Is it a sound opinion, to thinke that the starres haue soules, or that they be liuing creatures?
- Why did God place the creation of the starres betweene the creation of plants, and beasts?
- What are liuing Creatures?
- Whence were liuing creatures brought foorth?
- How manifold is the procreation of liuing creatures?
- What is the end and vse of fishes and birds?
- And what is the vse of those liuing creatures, which liue vpon the earth?
- For what cause were those beasts that liue vpon the earth created the sixt day?
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Seeing that it is written,
God saw all that he had made, and they were exceeding good, how commeth it to passe that there be hurtfull things, as Scorpions, veni∣mous Serpents, death, sicknesse, and such like? - What is the difference betweene the producing of the soule of brute beasts, and of man?
- Haue brute beasts the facultie of vnderstanding and reason?
- Why is God said to rest the seuenth day from all his workes?
- But whence come those things which haue their beginning of putrifaction, or which be altogether vnprofitable, or are onely hurtfull, as Flies, Waspes, and such like?
- What things are we principally to obserue in generall in the creation of all things?
- Lay open these distinctly.
- And what is the end of the creation of all things?
- But why did not God create the world sooner?
- But what did he before he made the world?
- What things make against the doctrine of Creation?
- Is this opinion to be admitted?
- Which are the errors of the Philosophers?
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The sixth common Place,
of Angels. - What is signified by this word Angell?
- Whence had Angels their beginning?
- Are Angels without all matter or not?
- But when were the Angels created?
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Christ saith Math.
18.10. that the Angels do alwayes behold the face of his Father, therefore they haue bene alwayes. - What is an Angell?
- Are the Angels substances really and truly subsisting?
- How were the Angels created?
- Are the Angels mutable or immutable?
- What is the reason that some of the Angels falling from the truth, others continued in grace and truth?
- Can those then which continued in the truth fall from the same and so fall into sinne?
- But seeing they can no more sinne, nor become miserable, do they not cease to haue freedome of will?
- What names are giuen to the Angels?
- How many wayes haue Angels appeared vnto men?
- Whether might Angels when they assume vnto them true humane bodies be called men?
- What became of those bodies after their ascension to heauen?
- Do Angels moue out of their places, and dispatch their businesse within the space of time?
- How many Angels be there?
- Are there orders and degrees of Angels?
- Hath each of them his proper name?
- Haue the Angels any knowledge of things?
- Whether do the Angels know the actions of euery particular man, or what they do, say, or suffer?
- But what, haue they also the knowledge of their thoughts and affections?
- But in what sense are affections (as ioy and sorrow) ascribed vnto Angels in the scriptures, seeing they are blessed?
- What are we to thinke of the force and power of Angels?
- What manner of speech do the Angels vse, either toward God, or amongst themselues, or vnto men?
- What be the offices of Angels?
- Haue particular men, or countreys and Cities some one good and certaine Angell appointed to defend them, and an euill Angell to tempt them?
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Whether can there arise dissentiōs and discords by our meanes amongst the good Angels, as Dan.
10.13. it is sayd that the Prince of the Persians fought against the Prince of the Grecians? - Haue those Angels which neuer sinned neede of Christ the Mediator?
- Are we to pray vnto the Angels, or to worship them with any religious worship?
- Why would God vse the ministerie of Angels?
- What is the reason that whereas the Angels were wont in old time to appeare often to the Fathers in the forme of men, and to conuerse and talke with them fami∣liarly, now they do it no more?
- What vse hath the Church of the doctrine concerning Angels?
- What things be contrary to this doctrine?
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The seuenth common Place,
of euill Angels, or of Diuels. - Are there also euill Angels?
- By what names are they called?
- Whence do euill Angels take their beginning?
- What was the first sinne of the Angels?
- Is there a great number of those Angels which fell from the truth?
- What punishment is inflicted vpon euill Angels?
- Can euill Angels foresee things to come, and certainely foretell them?
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What are we to thinke of Sybils prophecies, and the speciall ora∣cles of Balaam and Caiphas concerning Christ, and the mysteries of mans saluation, Numb.
24.17. and Ioh.11.54? - Can the wicked spirits know the thoughts of our hearts?
- But what thinke you of the power of the diuels?
- Is the power, which wicked Angels haue, alike both toward the elect and the reprobate?
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In what sense is Satan said (
2. Cor.11.14. ) to transforme himselfe into an Angell of light? - Can they worke true miracles, that is, such as do agree with the very things themselues, or onely counterfet?
- Wherefore doth God permit them?
- What be the effects and indeuors of wicked Angels?
- Do they take vnto them true bodies sometimes?
- Whether are euill spirits, besides that inward torment of mind wherewith they are tormented for euer, punished also with that bodily fire of hell?
- For what purpose did almightie God ordaine them?
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Whether do some men truly collect out of the Col.
1.20. where it is said, that God doth reconcile all things to himself thorough Christ, both which are in earth, as also which are in heauen: that therefore the diuels and the damned shall one day be saued? - What is the vse of the doctrine concerning diuels?
- What comfort haue we in that battell?
- What things be against this doctrine?
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The eighth common Place,
of Man. - What meane you by this word Man?
- Why did God make man the last of all his workes?
- Who is the Creator of man?
- How manifold did God create Man?
- Did God create them both after one manner?
- Wherefore did not God create the man and the woman at once, as he did the Angels?
- Why was the woman framed out of the side of man, and not of some other part of the body?
- Of how many parts doth man consist?
- Whence was the bodie taken?
- Was not the bodie of Adam framed of the foure elements?
- Why then doth Moses make mention onely of the earth?
- What doth this teach vs that his bodie was framed of the clay?
- What is the essentiall forme of man?
- Whereof is this word Soule deriued?
- What then, is the Soule a certaine wind or blast?
- How do you proue that the Soule is a spirituall substance?
- After what manner was the Soule created?
- What manner of breathing was that?
- Whereof then was the Soule created?
- Are you not then of opinion that the soule inspired by God is a particle of Gods essence?
- Why did he breathe the breath of life rather into the face of man then into any other part?
- And why did he rather breathe into his nose then into his eares, or into his mouth, or into his eyes?
- What did he breathe into him?
- Be there onely one or more soules in one and the same man?
- What is the soule of man?
- When is the soule infused and commeth to the bodie?
- Which is the proper seate of the soule of man in the bodie?
- Is the whole soule in the whole bodie, and in euery part of the bodie the whole soule?
- But how many parts or faculties of the soule be there?
- What is the vnderstanding?
- And what is the will?
- Were all the soules of men created of God at once, as the Angels were?
- Whether was the soule of Euah made of Adams or not? and whe∣ther are the soules deriued one of another by propagation, or else new ones euermore created of God?
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But herupon it will follow, that God rested not from all his works, Gen.
2.2. - By what meanes then is originall sinne, conueyed to the children?
- How do you proue the immortalitie of the soule?
- How do soules differ from Angels?
- For what end was man made?
- What vse make you of this common place concerning man?
- What speciall vse make you of the soules immortalitie?
- What is contrarie to the doctrine of the creation of man?
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The ninth common Place, Of the image of God in man.- What is an Image?
- What difference is there betweene an image and a similitude?
- Was man made after the image of God?
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s man onely the image of God, or made after his image? - Why is man called the image of God?
- Why after his image?
- Was whole Adam as well in soule as in bodie made after the image of God?
- What was the image of God in man, and how many parts of it?
- Why is man called the image of God in respect of the substāce of his soule?
- Why in respect of the gifts?
- Why is man said to be made after the image of God, in respect of his dignitie and lordship?
- Did Adam loose by his sinne all those part or degrees of the image of God?
- How doth the image of God shine in mans bodie?
- Why and to what end did God create man after his owne image?
- What things are against this doctrine?
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The tenth common Place, of originall Righteousnesse.
- What doctrine hath affinitie with the former touching the image of God?
- Was the first man created of God in originall righteousnesse?
- Whether (if man had stood in that his originall righteousnesse) should he haue had neede of Christ the Mediator?
- That same originall righteousnesse wherein Adam was created, was it a substance or an accident?
- What then was that originall righteousnesse?
- Why is it called originall?
- Now say that Adam had stood in that originall righteousnesse, should it haue bene deriued to all his posteritie?
- Whether should the grace of Christ haue ensued that originall righteousnesse?
- What then? should they haue bene so confirmed in grace, as that they could sinne no more?
- What is the vse of this doctrine?
- What makes against this doctrine of originall iustice?
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The eleuenth common Place,
of mans free will before his fall. - Is the word Free-will found in the Scriptures?
- What are we to vnderstand by this word Free-will?
- To what things is free-will attributed in the Scriptures?
- What and of what kind is free-will which is attributed to God, spirits and man?
- How do you proue this latter?
- How farre forth did the powers of freewill extend themselues in Adam before the fall?
- Did Adam besides these sound faculties stand in need of Gods grace?
- But what kind of grace was that?
- Why did God make Adam mutable, and not rather such a one who neither could nor would euer sinne?
- Ought the first man therfore to be excused frō sin, & God to be accused?
- What is the vse of this doctrine?
- An addition touching the state of man before the fall. Did God giue Adam a mortall or an immortall bodie?
- How came it to passe that it was mortall, and how that it was immortall?
- Whether could he either be oppressed by externall force, or die for famine or thirst, or be extinguished by diseases, or at length weare away with old age?
- Did then the tree of life auaile any thing to the retaining of that immortalitie?
- But how did it auaile?
- Whether beside the fruit of that tree of life, had Adam need of meates for the preseruation of his life?
- What then should haue become of man in the conclusion if he had not sinned, should he haue euer liued vpon earth?
- What things be contrary to this doctrine?
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The twelfth common Place,
of Mariage. - What thinke you of Mariage, is it a diuine, humane, or politike constitution?
- How proue you that mariage was instituted by God?
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But are not Moses and Paul contrary one to another: where it is said, Gen. 2.18. It is not good for man to be alone:and 1.Cor. 7.1, It is good for man not to touch a woman? -
But tell me whether Paul speaking of a virgin,
1. Cor.7.38. and saying,He that bestoweth her not in mariage doth better: do meane that virginitie deserueth more the fauour of God then mariage? - What is contrary to this doctrine, concerning the efficient cause of Matrimonie?
- Of the matter of Mariage. Of how many, and of what manner of persons ought Mariage to consist?
- What is contrary to this?
- What kind of men may marry?
- Whether is it lawfull for the Ministers of the Church to marrie?
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Whether doth the Apostle (
1. Timoth.5.11. ) condemne those widowes, whose marrying haue made voide their first faith giuen to God to keepe themselues continent? - What thinke you then of vowes?
- What things repugne this Doctrine?
- Whether may a man mary another wife, his first wife being dead?
- ƲƲhat is contrarie to this doctrine?
- ƲƲhat things are required in the right and law∣full contract of Matri∣monie?
- What is consent?
- ƲƲhich is a lawfull consent?
- ƲƲhat doth the law of God and mercie require?
- What is the honour due vnto the parents?
- What contrarieth this doctrine?
- What doth modestie or reuerence towards kindred require?
- What rules are to be obserued in contracting matrimonie?
- Is this Leuiticall lawe concerning degrees, a law ceremoniall, or iudiciall, or naturall and morall?
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How then is that to be vnderstood, Deuteronom.
25.5. where the wife of the brother dying without issue, is to be maried vnto the other brother: and that example of Iudah, who gaue his first sonnes wife af∣ter his death, vnto his second sonne: and after he was dead, promised her to his third sonne also. Gen. 38.8. whereas the Lord in Leuit. ex∣pressely forbiddeth the brother to marrie his brothers wife? -
What then shall we thinke of Abraham, who married his brother Arans daughter: of Iacob who married two sisters both aliue together: and of Moses, who was borne of a mariage betweene the nephew and the aunt, as the Hebrew word is taken, Numb.
26.59? - But may a faithfull man marrie an vnbe∣leeuing woman?
- What are the constitutions of Princes concerning this?
- Do these lawes bind Christians?
- How is the coupling in mariage called in the Scriptures?
- What is against this?
- ƲƲhat is Mariage?
- How manifold is mariage?
- ƲƲhat is betrothing or contracting?
- How many kindes of Sponsals or contracts are there?
- Is the bond alike in both contracts?
- ƲƲhy are contracts instituted, and why is there a certaine time ob∣serued betweene it and the celebration of mariage?
- Which is the other degree of mariage?
- What is consecration of mariage?
- From whence is this custome taken?
- What is the celebration of mariage?
- Ought a Christian to obserue this festiuitie and celebration?
- Thinke you the mariage feast lawfull?
- What is the forme of mariage?
- What positions do you gather out of this formall cause of mariage?
- What and how many are the ends of mariage?
- What contrarieth this doctrine touching the ends of Mariage?
- What are the duties of maried couples?
- Which are common to both parties?
- By what arguments ought maried couples to be stirred vp to the performance of these duties?
- Which are the duties of either to other?
- Which are the husbands duties?
- Which are the duties of the wife towards her husband?
- What repugne this doctrine?
- VVhat ought to comfort the godly in marriage?
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The thirteenth common place,
of Diuorce. - VVhat is the reason of the name of Repudium, refusall, & Diuortium, Diuorce?
- Is there any difference betweene Repudium and Diuortium?
- Whether is mariage to be broken off by mutuall consent, as it is by consent contracted.
- In what cases is Repudium vsed, or spousals dissolued?
- How many waies is consummated mariage broken?
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For whas causes is mariage declared,
ipso iure, to be none? - When is the fault in the consent or contract of mariage?
- ƲƲhen is the consent filthy?
- ƲƲhat contract is vniust?
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What fault is that betweene the persons, which maketh mariage,
ipso iure to be none? - How many waies is mariage made, said to be dissolued?
- Doth it agree with Gods Lawe, for a man to put away his wife?
- May lawfull mariage then be broken?
- VVhat are the causes why it may be broken?
- May lawfull mariage then be separated?
- What are the causes why it may be separated?
- VVhat is Adulterie?
- Is separation or Diuorcement to be vsed in all cases of adultery?
- Is the innocent partie bound to produce the offender?
- May the innocent receiue, the offending partie repenting, vnto fauour againe?
- Whereas Christ names adulterie to be the onely cause of diuorce, how shall we reconcile Paule, who doth alow diuorce for desertion?
- VVhat kind of Desertion meaneth Paule?
- But how is the desertion vnderstood to be made mali∣tious and stubborne?
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What if it
e not knowne in what place the partie, thus departing, is? - VVhat is to be done vvhen the one is absent, either through vvarre, trauaile, captiuity, or other such like cause?
- What if he happen to returne againe, which was thought dead?
- Doth barrennesse breake off Matrimonie?
- Is diuorcement to be permitted for offences, or for ciuil death, as to be condemned to the Gallies, or mines, or banishment, or els perpetu∣all imprisonmēt, or els by reason of some disease fallen into after the consummation of mariage, or for any other the like causes?
- What is to be done, thinke you, if either of them, being become an vngodly Apostate, or obstinate heretike, endeuour to draw and compell the other into the same Apostacie and impietie, or into any other crime.
- ƲƲhat if the Magistrate neglect his dutie?
- Hath the wife the like right against her husband, that he hath against her, in suing for diuorcement?
- By whome ought the diuorcement to be made?
- What contrarieth this Doctrine?
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The fourteenth common place,
of the gouernment of the world, or Gods prouidence.- Hath God so left thus his workmanship whereby he hath made all things, as a builder leaueth his house, when he hath builded it?
- By what name is the gouernment of the world called?
- How many parts be there of Gods prouidence?
- Why is God said to gouerne all things vvisely, freely, powerfully and vvell?
- How many sorts are there of Gods prouidence?
- What is the Ʋniuersall prouidence?
- Whence proue you this Ʋniuersall prouidence of God?
- What is Gods speciall prouidence?
- Shew me some testimonies of this particular Prouidence, concerning all creatures?
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Paule hath this speech.1. Cor.9.9. Doth God take care of Oxen? Doth he in these words exclude them from the prouidence of God? - Seeing all things are ruled by the prouidence and appoint∣ment of God, whence commeth such confusion and disorder in the world, that for the most part it goeth well with the wicked, and ill with the good?
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There is no doubt, but all the actions of the godly are dire∣cted by God, but doth God also worke in the hearts of the wicked (as
Augustine speaketh in the booke of Grace and Freewill) and doth he decree and gouerne their works? - But doe we not make God the Author of euill, by this meanes.
- But are not they which commit euill deedes excused hereby?
- ƲƲere it not better to referre these things to Prescience, whereby God foreknoweth all things indeed, before they come to passe, but doth not decree them?
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Is it true therefore that God willeth not iniquitie.
Psal. 5.5. - Are there graunted two contrarie wils in God, when by his secret vvill, he is said to gouerne and rule those things, which notwithstanding he for∣biddeth openly in his law?
- Doe all things come to passe by the prouidence of God, as all Contingencie and Fortune is taken away?
- What doth this necessitie differ from the Stoicks Fate?
- Doth nothing come to passe by chance or fortune?
- Is not Free-will taken away by this vnchaungeable prouidence of God, and administration of all things?
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Doe not these places of Scripture seeme to make against Gods prouidence, where it is said; It repented God,
Gen. 6.6. 1. Sam.15.11. and those abrogations of his de∣crees which are recorded.Ioan. 3.4.10. Isai. 38.1.5. - Is it not vnseemely for the highest Maiestie of God to abase it selfe, euen to take care of these lowest things?
- What is the peculiar prouidence of God?
- Shew me some testimonies of this?
- Doth God gouerne all things by himselfe alone without meanes, or by meanes and second causes?
- Why doth God ordinarily vse middle or second causes, seeing he can do all things by himselfe without meanes?
- If therefore the determination of God be vnchangeable, and all things come to passe infallibly by the counsell and will of God, is there anie place left for our deliberations, counsels, comaunds, pray∣ers, teaching, cautions, and endeuors?
- But why doth he vse no meanes at some times?
- VVhat is the vse of this Doctrine?
- What things are opposite to the prouidence of God?
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The fifteenth common place,
Of Sinne in generall, and especially of Originall Sinne.- What is the reason of the word Sinne, and of the Latine word Peccatum.
- What is sinne?
- What be the causes of sinne?
- But seeing nothing commeth to passe in the world, or can come to passe, without the most wise and iust prouidence of God, may not hee be called thc Author, and cause of sinne?
- What is the inward cause of sinne?
- How many waies commeth it to passe, that one sinne is cause of another sinne?
- Is sinne any Positiue and Priuatiue thing?
- ƲƲhat is the subiect of sinne?
- How many parts of sinne are there?
- What is the fruit of sinne?
- Whence are we to value and esteeme the grieuousnesse of sinne?
- How many kinds then are there of sinne?
- VVhat a fall was Adams fall, which kindled the horrible vengeance of God against all mankinde?
- VVhence came it to passe, that man wittingly and willingly, suffered himselfe to be driuen to such a horrible fall?
- What is that corruption or deprauing of mans nature (which before was good, and to which Adam was created) ensuing that Trans∣gression?
- How manie sorts are there of this corruption?
- What vnderstand you by the name of Originall Sin?
- But what is deriued from Adam to his posteritie?
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Seeing Leuie is said to pay Tithes in Abraham, because hee was in the loynes of Abraham. Heb.
7.9. Why also is not Christ said to haue sinned in Adam? - ƲƲhat is the cause that sinne is deriued and propagated from the father to the children?
- But is it righteous that the whole ofspring should be parta∣kers of the punishment deserued by one?
- But by what meanes is this guilt and this blemish and cor∣ruption conueied to his posteritie?
- But why are children, borne of Godly parents, not sanctified by their puritie, as well as they drawe corrup∣tion from them?
- To whom is originall Sinne deriued?
- Is none amongest all mankinde excepted?
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Yet the children of the faithfull are holy.
1. Cor.7.14. If the roote bee holy, the branches also are holy. Rom.11.16. - Is Originall sinne, the sinne of another, or is it euery mans proper sinne?
- May the sinnes of other parents be said to be conueyed into their children, as the sinne of Adam is said to be?
- Is Originall sinne a Substance, or an Accident?
- Is it an accident which may be separated from man?
- What is the subiect of Originall sinne?
- How many parts are there of this corruption?
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Because
Paule saith Rom.7.18. I know that in me, that is in my flesh there dwelleth no good: and vers.23. I see another Lawe in my members, resisting the Lawe of my minde, doth it ther∣fore follow hence, that the highter part of the soule is not the subiect of concupiscence, but onely the sensitiue part? - But are that priuation of Originall righteousnesse, and concupiscence sinnes?
- What is Originall sinne therefore?
- By what names is this sinne called in the Scriptures?
- How doth Originall sinne differ from actuall sinne?
- What is the end or wage of Originall sin?
- What is the effect thereof?
- What vse is there of this Doctrine concerning Originall sinne?
- How is this Doctrine opposed?
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The sixteenth Place. of Actuall sinne.- VVhat is actuall sinne?
- How is it deuided?
- Of how many kindes is sinne considered in it selfe before or without the doctrine of Christ.
- How is sinne deuided being considered after the Doctrine de∣liuered by Christ?
- Whence is their diuision taken?
- VVhat is the second diuision?
- ƲƲhat doe the Papists say eyther of these to be?
- Is this diuision to be receiued.
- Are therefore all sinnes equall?
- How farre therefore may that diuision be admitted?
- What is the third diuision?
- What sinne is Pardonable?
- How doth remissible or pardonable sin differ from veniall sin?
- What things do oppose this doctrine?
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The seuenteenth Place. of sinne against the holy Ghost.- VVhat is the sinne which cannot be pardoned?
- How is it called?
- But what is this sinne?
- Therefore what is the sinne against the holy Ghost?
- Giue me some examples of this sinne.
- How must we iudge of this sinne?
- Ought we to make prayers for them who sinne against the holy Ghost?
- Why is this sinne said to be committed especially against the holy Ghost?
- Why is it said to be vnpardonable?
- How doth vnpardonable sinne differ from mortall sinne?
- What sinnes come neere to this sinne?
- What opinions are contrarie to this Doctrine?
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The eighteenth common Place. Of free will after the fall of man.- VVhat is vsually vnderstood in this disputation by the name of freewill?
- What is the reason of this name, Liberū arbitriū?
- Is there such free will in man after the fall?
- ƲƲhat thinke you then of the free will of man before his conuersion?
- Are we therefore like senselesse stocks in regard of spiritual things?
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But what, doth not
Paule say, Rom.2.14. That the Gentiles by nature do the worke of the law,& in the 15 verse. that they shew the worke of the law written in their hearts? - But the Gentiles excelled in notable gifts, which gifts seeme to shew that mans, nature is not altogether corrupted.
- Therefore what kind of will is remaining in a man not regenerate?
- But doth not mans vvill freely encline to euill?
- Hovv stands the vvil of man in his conuersion, is it meerrly passiue or actiue also?
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How is that to be vnderstood which Christ speaketh, Ioh.
6.44. No man commeth to me except the father draw him? - What therefore be the causes of our conuersion?
- What manner of free will is there in a man regenerate?
- How to good?
- How is there in them a free will to euill?
- Is it in our power to refuse or accept the grace of God offered to vs, and continue in grace, or againe to fall from it?
- But after we haue bin cōuerted & haue giuen place to the first grace, doth not our strēgth worke together with the grace which followeth?
- If a man can do nothing in spiritual things, in vaine therfore are propoū∣ded all punishments, precepts, reproofs, exhortations, promises, as these If you will do this &c. You shal eate the good things of the Land &c.
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But Zachary Cha.
1.3. seemeth to part & diuide the effectes of our cō∣uersion betwixt God & vs, saying, Turne you vnto me, & I will turne vnto you? -
But Moses, Deu.
30.11.14. speaketh thus; The commandement which I cōmand thee this day, is not hid frō thee, neither is far off, but it is vvith thee, euen in thy mouth & in thy heart that thou maist do it? - What is the vse of this Doctrine?
- What things oppose this Doctrine?
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The ninteenth common Place.
Of the Lawe- - From whence is the Latine name of Lawe, to wit Lex, taken?
- What significations hath the word Lawe?
- But vvhat vnderstand you in this place by the vvord Lavv?
- What Epithets and titles be giuen to the Lavv in Scripture?
- Who is author of the Lavve?
- What ioynt causes & Ministers vvere there in publishing the lavv?
- What is the matter, or argument, or obiect of the Lavv?
- Of hovv many sorts is the Lavv of Moses?
- What is the Morall Lawe?
- What difference is there betwixt this morall Law and mens Lawes which concerne manners?
- Is the Morall Law another Lawe then the Lawe of Nature?
- What needeth then the promulgation of the ten Commandements?
- What is the end of the Law?
- Can we performe that obedience to the Law which it requireth?
- Is God therefore vniust, because he requireth these things of vs vvhich vve cannot doe?
- But hovv can these tvvo sayings, (vvhich are thought to bee Ieroms) be reconciled, Cursed is hee vvho saith that God commanded impossible things: and, cur∣sed is he vvho saith, the Lavv is possible?
- What is the first vse of the Morall Lavv?
- What is the second vse?
- What is the third vse?
- Haue they, who are regenerate by the holy Ghost, any neede of the Law, seeing they haue the Holy Ghost for their teacher and leader?
- VVhat is the ceremoniall Lavv?
- ƲƲhat vvas the vse of Ceremonies and Sacrifices?
- What vvas the Iudiciall or Politique Lavv?
- What vvas the vse of the Iudiciall Lavv?
- Hovv farre is the Morall Lavv abrogated?
- Is the ceremoniall lavv abrogated?
- Is the iudiciall law in like maner abrogated?
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What things are
Disparata, i. disagreeing, or of other na∣ture then the Law? - What opinions do oppose this doctrine of the Law?
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The twentieth common Place.
Of the Gospell -
What doth the word
Euangelium signifie? -
But in what signification doth the Scripture vse this word
Euangelium, or Gospell? - But what is the reason of this name?
- What is the Gospell?
- VVho is the author or efficient cause of the Gospell?
- By what instrumentall cause, or by whose meanes was the Gospell made knowne to the world?
- Did not the Patriarchs also and Prophets preach the Gospell and mention it in their writings?
- Was there therefore one and the same Gospell from the begin∣ning of the world, or one and the same way to obtaine saluation common to all men in all times?
- Is there then no difference betwixt our doctrine and theirs who liued vnder the law?
- What is the matter of the Gospell, or the subiect where a∣bout it is employed?
- What is the subiect to whom the Gospell belongeth?
- What is the end of the Gospell?
- VVhat are the effects of the Gospell?
- But whence proceedeth this efficacie of the Gospell?
- How many parts of the Gospell are there?
- Is it the proper office of the Law or of the Gospell to preach repentance?
- What opinions are against this doctrine?
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What doth the word
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The one and twentieth common Place. Of the agreement and difference of the Law and Gospell. -
The two and twentieth common Place. Of the difference of the old and new Testament.- What signifieth the word Testament?
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Seeing the word
Berith doth not signifie or a testa∣ment, but , that is a couenant amongst them who liue: 1. Reg.5.12. why doe the Greeke interpreters of the Bible call the couenant made by God with men,or a testament? - Of what parts consisteth the Testament betwixt God and men?
- Hath God made more, or onely one couenant with men?
- But doth not the scripture mention two couenants?
- How are these two testimonies one, which are so diuers?
- How do they agree in the efficient cause?
- How are they all one in matter?
- How doe they agree in the forme?
- How agre they in the end or marke whereat they driue?
- How prooue you this?
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Seing that in substance there is one onely Testament, why is it called
2. Testaments, namelie the Old and the New? - Therefore in what doth the diuersitie of the couenant consist?
- ƲƲhat is the first difference?
- What is the other difference?
- What is the third difference?
- What is the fourth difference?
- What is the last difference?
- But may not God seeme mutable or vnlike himselfe, seeing hee hath changed that which once hee purposed?
- ƲƲhat therefore is the Old Testament?
- What is the new Testament.
- ƲƲhen was this ordained?
- But why is one and the same Testament called Old and New?
- Who made this will or Testament?
- VVho are the hearers?
- ƲƲhat is the inheritance?
- VVhat are the tables of the Testament?
- ƲƲhat seales are there to this Testament?
- What is the vse of this Doctrine?
- What opinions are against this Doctrine?
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The three and twentieth common place. Of the passion and death of Chist.- What vnderstand you by this terme of the passion of Christ?
- ƲƲhat is the Lords passion or suffering?
- VVhat are the efficient causes of Christs passion?
- What is the subiect oft this passion?
- But whether was the passion a suffering of his whole person, or of one of his natures onely?
- What was the formall cause?
- What was the suffering of his soule?
- But what was the cause of such torments in Christs soule?
- What was the suffering of the bodie?
- What did he suffer in the Garden?
- But why would Christ (who is the second Adam) be taken in the Garden.
- What did he suffer in Caiphas his house, or in the assembly of Priests?
- What suffered he in the Hall?
- What did he suffer without the Hall?
- At what time was he crucified?
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As the soule of Christ was separated from his bodie for the space of three daies, was the Godhead likewise sepa∣rated from them both, or was the God∣head ioyned with the soule, and se∣uered f
om the bodie? - But how could it be that the diuine nature should continue vnited to the soule which was in Paradise, and the bodie which was in the earth.
- ƲƲhether was Christ being now dead, true man?
- Who therefore died, and what he the the adiuncts of his death?
- What was the end of Christs death and passion?
- Ʋnto whom is the death and passion of Christ profitable?
- Whereupon dependeth the dignitie and efficacie of Christs death?
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How can that praier of Christ, which he thrise repeated, Mat.
26.39 stand with this obedience. O my father, if it be possible let this cup passe from me, yet not as I will but as thou wilt? - What effects then or what fruits be there of the Lords passion?
- Hovv is the passion of Christ applied vnto vs?
- What opinions are against the sacrifice and passion of Christ?
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The foure and twentieth common Place.
Of the buriall of Christ. - VVhat is buriall or burying?
- But what was the buriall of Christ?
- VVhat is the chiefe cause thereof?
- VVho were the ministers and meanes of this burial?
- What was the manner of his buriall?
- ƲƲhat are the subiectes and adiuncts of Christes buriall?
- Where vvas the Lord buried?
- What fell out about the buriall of Christ?
- How long did he lie in the graue?
- But why did the Lord rest the whole Sabbath in his Sepulchre?
- How came it to passe that the bodie of Christ was all that while preserued from corruption?
- ƲƲhat are the ends of Christs buriall?
- VVhat be the effects of it?
- What is the vse of it.
- Is it needfull to bring againe into vse the Iewes fashion of embalming bodies?
- Doth the buriall of Chrst belong to the state of the exinani∣tion, or of the exaltation of Christ?
- VVhat is opposite to this buriall?
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The fiue and twentieth common Place.
Of Christs descending into hell. - VVas the article of Christs descending to hell alwaies ioyned with the rest of the Creed?
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What doth the word
Infernus (which is commonly transla∣ted hell) signifie in Scriptures? -
What signifieth the word
Descending? - What is the first?
- VVhat thinke you of this exposition?
- What is the second?
- Doe you like this opinion?
- What is the third opinion?
- ƲƲhat thinke you of this iudgement of the Fathers?
- What is the fourth opinion?
- What is the fift?
- Doe you approue of this then?
- What is the sixt?
- Is this exposition agreeable to trueth.
- But this seemeth to make against the exposition, namelie, that the tor∣ments of the minde, are put after the griefes of the bodie, in the creede?
- But it may be obiected. Although they ought to be set after death and crucifying, yet they should not haue beene mentioned after buriall?
- But could God euer be angrie vvith his onlie and most beloued sonne Christ, or forsake him?
- Why vvas it needfull he should suffer these torments?
- VVhat profit redounded to vs by Christs descending into Hell?
- ƲƲhat is the vse of Christs descending into hell?
- What is opposite to this Doctrine.
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The sixe and twentieth common place.
Of Christs Resurrection. - VVhat is meant by rising againe?
- What therefore is the resurrection of Christ?
- By what power did Christ rise againe?
- Did the humanity of Christ vvorke together vvith the God∣head in his resurrection?
- From whence is the confirmation and certaine knowledge of Christs resurrection to be taken?
- VVhat are the testimonies going before?
- What figures of the resurrection were there?
- And what is the vse of all this, which hath beene said?
- What are the adiuncts of Christs resurrection which cōcurred with it?
- At what time did Christ die, and was raised aaaine?
- At what time of the yeare did he rise againe?
- One what day of the yeare?
- How manie daies after his death?
- ƲƲhy did he deferre his resurrection vntill the third day?
- On what day of the weeke did he rise?
- In vvhat houre of the day?
- ƲƲhat adiuncts followed the resurrection.
- VVhat signes testified that Christ was truely risen?
- VVhat did this laying of the clothes in the Sepulcre signifie?
- VVhat witnesses were there of this rising againe?
- ƲƲhat were the appearances of Christ, after hee was raised againe?
- How oft did he appeare on the day of his Resurrection?
- What appearances made hee in the daies following?
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Why doe not the Euangelists and Paule
1. Cor.15.5. keepe a like order in rehearsing his appearances, but some haue not some, some other appearances? - But why appeared he not to all, or at least to the chiefe Priests and Elders of the people?
- How differ the Resurrection of Christ, and of other dead men.
- What manner one was Christ when he rose againe?
- For whome did Christ rise againe?
- What was the end of his resurrection?
- VVhat are the effectes and fruites of Christs resurrection?
- What is the vse of the resurrection?
- VVhat is against this Doctrine?
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The seuen and twentieth common Place.
Of Christs Ascension. - What is the Historie of Christs Ascention?
- What must be vnderstood by ascension?
- Is the word Ascension vsed properly or figuratiuely in this place?
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Seeing (in that saying of
Paule Ephes.4.10 he that descended, is also the same that ascended) the word ofdescending doth figuratiuely signifie the humiliation of Christ, why is not also the word ofascending taken figuratiuely for the same Christs exaltation & glorification. - Who ascended?
- Who is the efficient cause or author of Christs ascension?
- From vvhence is the reason and certaintie of the ascension to be taken?
- VVhat time did he ascend?
- From vvhat place did he ascend?
- Why did he choose to himselfe this place?
- ƲƲhat vvas the manner of his ascension?
- Whither did he ascend?
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But Paule Ephes.
4.10. saith, That he ascended aboue all heauens. - By what names is that heauen called?
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But if Christ be ascended aboue all worldly heauens, therfore his body is no longer in place, because (as Aristotle proueth in his first booke
De coelo ) aboue all the heauens there is no place. -
Doth not the ascension of Christ imply a contrarietie to that his saying, Mat.
28.20. I will be with you vntill the consummation of the world. -
What therefore is that which Paule saith, Ephes.
4.10. that Christ ascended aboue all heauens that he might fulfill all things? - What witnesses were there of his ascension?
- Who were the foretellers of this ascension?
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But how doth the ascension of
Elias differ from Christs ascension? - What is the end of this Triumph?
- What are the effects and fruits of the Lords ascension?
- VVhat is the vse of this?
- VVhat is against this doctrine of Christs ascension?
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The eight and twentieth common Place.
Of the sitting of Christ at the right hand of the Father.-
Is the sitting of Christ at the right hand of his father a d
stinct article from that of his ascension. - What signifieth the right hand?
- ƲƲhat signifieth sitting?
- But what doth it it signifie ioyntly, or together to sit or to stand at the right hand of any man?
- Is Christ said to sit at the right hand of the father properly or Metaphorically.
- Seeing then Christ sitteth at the right hand of the father, doth it therupon follow that the father sitteth on the leaft hand?
- VVhat is therefore meant by this kind of speach?
- What is then the sitting of Christ at the right hand of the father?
- Whence doe you confirme this Exposition?
- ƲƲhat is the cause efficient?
- This sitting then, is it of the whole person, or onely of one of the natures, namely of the humane?
- But as Christ is said to be raised from the dead, not in respect of his di∣uine nature but of his humane, shall he not also he said to sit at the right hand of his father onely in respect of his humanitie?
- But hath not Christ alwaies reigned with his Father, and so likewise hath hee not alwaies Sit at the right hand of his father?
- When did he beginne to sit at the right hand of the father?
- What is the place of this sitting at the right hand of the father?
- VVhy is he said to sit rather then to stand?
- Doth not the omnipresence or the beeing euery where of his bodie follow vpon the sitting of Christ at the right hand of his Father, seeing the right hand of the Father, at which he sitteth, is euerie where?
- But what then? is not Christ euery where?
- How many parts are there of this sitting?
- ƲƲhat is the end?
- What are the effectes or fruites?
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What meaneth Christ then vvhen hee saith Mat.
20.23. To sit at my right hand, and at my left hand, is not mine to giue, but it shall be giuen to them for vvhome it is prepa∣red of my Father? - What is the vse of this Doctrine?
- What is contrarie to this Doctrine?
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Is the sitting of Christ at the right hand of his father a d
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The nine and twentieth common place.
Of Faith. - Whence is Faith deriued?
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. - What differeth faith from opinion and knowledge?
- What are the significations of Faith in the Scripture?
- Is the name of faith spoken absolutely, or by relation?
- What is the obiect of Faith?
- How many integrall parts are there, that doe make faith?
- ƲƲhat is faith?
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Is that discription of faith Heb.
11.1. differing from the rest? - How many sorts of Faith are there?
- What is the efficient cause of Faith?
- Cannot God by inward inspiration, beget faith in his ser∣uants vvithout preaching of the vvord, or the ministery of the Church?
- Doth God create in our hearts full and perfect faith in one instant?
- Is Faith giuen in one and the same measure to all beleeuers?
- Is not that the Obiect of faith, whatsoeuer the Church doth commaunde?
- Seing implicite faith is no faith, is it necessarie that euery man haue that faith, that is in all respectes explicite and vnfolded?
- But are there not still many things hidden and folded vp in the Scriptures, which notwithstanding we must beleeue?
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Seeing it is said of
Abraham, Rom.4.20. That he did not doubt, ought not wee therfore without all iudgement and inqui∣rie simply to beleeue all things which are deliue∣red vnto vs, to be spoken by God? - What is the subiect of faith wherein it is?
- VVhat is the subiect of faith, to whom faith is giuen?
- Haue infants actuall faith?
- Is there one faith without forme and another formed?
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But seeing it is said, Gal.
5.6. Faith working by Cha∣ritie, is not Charitie the forms of faith? - ƲƲhat is the forme of iustifying faith?
- ƲƲhich be the adiuncts or properties of faith.
- How prooue you that certainty belongeth vnto faith?
- Is not then the faith of the Elect aslauted with anie vncertaintie vnquietnesse and distrust?
- Cannot that faith faile?
- But shall not faith once haue an end?
- But is a faint faith in Christ a true faith?
- Which is the third adiunct of faith?
- Whence is it that it is called liuely and effectuall?
- What be the effects and fruits of faith?
- ƲƲhat is the end of faith?
- By what experiment is faith tried?
- What is the vse of faith?
- Are wee called faithfull of faith chiefely in regard of the working power of faith, or passiuely in regard of our sufferance?
- What things haue affinitie with faith?
- VVhat doe they differ from faith?
- ƲƲhat are the contraries of faith?
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The thirtieth common place. Of Repentance, where of Regeneration.- From whence is Repentance deriued?
- How many waies is the terme of Repentance vsed?
- ƲƲhat is repentance taken Synecdochically?
- VVhat signifieth this word Repentance secundarily.
- How many are the parts of this generall Repentance?
- What thinke you of this Diuision?
- Whether of these goeth before, Faith or repentance?
- Which is the third signification of Repentance?
- What manner of thing is it?
- ƲƲhat call you conuersion or turning to God?
- ƲƲhat is the efficient cause of Repentance?
- Is Repentance the effect of the preaching of the Lawe, or of the Gospell?
- But vvhich is the Antecedent, invvard, immediate, and nearest cause of repentance?
- VVhich are the principall causes of repentance. i. what things ought to prouoke vs to the hastening of our repentance?
- How many parts are there of repentance, or regeneration?
- Is it finished in any short space?
- Which is the subiect, to whome repentance belongeth, or, Whose is repentance?
- Doth repentance befall God himselfe?
- What is the subiect of Repentance, wherein it is?
- ƲƲhat is the obiect vvhereabout repentance is conuersant.
- ƲƲhich is the fourth signification of repentance?
- Of how many sorts is this repentance?
- Which is that which is Ordinarie?
- Are vve to reckon vp all our sinnes?
- VVhich is speciall or extraordinarie repentance?
- Of hovv manie sorts is it?
- VVhat is meant by common extraordinarie repentance?
- What is priuate extraordinary repentance?
- VVhat were the parts of this Repentance?
- What was contrition?
- ƲƲhat was confession?
- What was Satisfaction?
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Is not Nebucadnezer in Daniel.
4.24. commanded to redeeme his sins by righteousnesse, and by mercie toward the poore? - Are not the sufferings of the godly, satisfactions and recompences for sinne?
- What is the end of Repentance?
- VVhat are the fruites or effects of repentance?
- What is the vse of repentance?
- VVhat things are contrarie to repentance?
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The one and thirtieth common place. Of the iustification of Man before God.- ƲƲhat is the meaning of this word, Iustifying?
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In which signification did
Paule vse this word in the doctrine of the Iustification of a man before God? - How many waies is a man said by Saint Paule to be iustified?
- ƲƲhat doth this signifie to be iustified by workes?
- VVhat doth this signifie, to be iustifyed by faith?
- What is iustification?
- What be the parts of Iustification?
- ƲƲhat is the efficient cause of Iustification?
- VVhat is the cause of iustification working together with God.
- VVhat is the precedent cause?
- ƲƲhat is the meritorious or materiall cause of our iustifica∣cation, that is to say, for the which wee are iustified?
- What doe you vnderstand by the name of Christs righteousnesse.
- How many kindes are there of Christs obedience?
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Tell me whether beside this Passiue righteousnesse, the Actiue obe∣dience of Christ also, whereby he did fulfill the law, be im∣puted vnto vs by God for righteousnes,
that is to say, whether are we iustified for the obedience that he performed vnto the law? Or whether is our sal∣uation only to be ascribed to the death and passion of Christ, or else to his actiue life, and to his inherent holi∣nesse also? -
Why then is Christ said to be sett forth of god a reconciliation through faith in his bloud.
Rom. 3.25. and we said to be iustified by the bloud of Christ?Rom. 5.9. and by it to be clensed from all sinne?1. Iohn. 1, 7. - How are wee said to be Iustified freely if wee be Iusti∣fied for the merit of Christ?
- What is the subiect of Iustification?
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Seeing God forbiddeth to iustifie the vngodly,
Pro. 17.15. Is he said to doe that vvell which himselfe forbiddeth? - Doth the iustification of those that doe alreadie beleue, and are regenerate differ nothing from the iustification of those that are not yet regenerate.
- Who are they that are iustified?
- Are all iustified after one and the same manner?
- VVhat is the forme of Iustification?
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What signifieth this word,
Impute? - Hovv many kindes of Imputation are there?
- Seeing we doe owe vnto God the punishment of our sinnes, and are guiltie of euerlasting death, by which imputation are we discharged, by that that is reall, or by that that is free?
- Will not iustification by this meanes fall out to be a kinde of imaginarie matter, or a fiction of law?
- But, is it not an absurd thing to say that we are iustified by another mans righteousnes, euen as to liue by ano∣ther mans life, or to be white by another mans vvhitenes is a thing impossible?
- How doth the righteousnesse of the law, and the righteous∣nesse of the Gospell differ?
- ƲƲhat thing is there agreeable vnto Iustification. or of the like nature with it?
- Can Regeneration be separated from Iustification?
- Doe Iustification and sanctification agree in nothing.
- Is there any difference betweene Iustification, and the gi∣uing of the holy Ghost?
- Which is the difference betweene Iustification and Renouation?
- What are the instruments or meanes of iustification?
- In what sence then are we said to be iustified by faith?
- How then is faith said to be imputed for Righteousnesse?
- Why is the exclusiue particle (alone) added in this pro∣position; We are iustified by faith alone?
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Can this exclusiue particle
(alone) bee prooued by Scripture? - ƲƲhat then is it, that the particle (onely or alone) doth exclude in that sentence, wherein wee are said to be iustified only by faith, or by faith alone?
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But vvhy doth Paule adde.
Rom. 4.6. VVithout the vvorkes of the Lavve? - But what vvorkes are they that Paule doth here exclude?
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VVhy then doth Saint Iames Chap.
2 verse.21. say that Abraham vvas Iustified by vvorkes? - ƲƲhat vvas the state of the Question, concerning Iustifica∣tion in Saint Paules time; or vvhereof was the controuersie in old time?
- By vvhat arguments or reasons doth the Apostle Paule take avvay from workes the cause of Iustification?
- By what arguments doth the Apostle confirme the righ∣ousnesse of faith.
- What is the end of our Iustification?
- What are the adiuncts of Iustification?
- What is the effect of Iustification?
- Is our Iustification perfected in this life?
- Can the benefis of iustification perish by reason of our sinnes.
- When is the vse and necessitie of the Doctrine of iustification felt and perceiued?
- What things are there repugnant and contrarie to this Doctrine of iustification by faith?
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The two and thirtieth common place.
Of good workes. - What are workes properly?
- To omit sundry distinctions of workes, what is a good worke?
- By what names are they called?
- Why doth the Scripture oftener vse the title of good workes, then of vertue?
- How many kindes of good workes are there?
- What is the efficient cause of good workes?
- VVhat is the matter of good workes?
- VVhat is the forme of good workes?
- Whether is it sufficient, that some worke should be good and agreeable to the law of God, if that it be done according to the law of God, in outward shew?
- ƲƲhat then are good workes?
- VVho are they that doe good workes?
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Are not Cornelius his workes praised before he vvas baptised, and belieued in Christ. Act.
10.4. - Are the good workes of the regenerate pure, and perfect∣ly good, and blemished with no fault?
- Hovv then are they said to be perfect. And easie to all that be borne anevv?.
- Seeing that vvhich is good onely in part, cannot satisfie the lavv of God, and therfore that cannot please God, vvhich hath the least imperfection in it, hovv then doe the good vvorks of the regenerate please God?
- ƲƲhat are the Adiuncts, or the appurtenances of vvorks?
- ƲƲhat is merit?
- Hovv manifold is merite.
- VVhat is recompence?
- VVhat is the proper adiunct of wages?
- What is debt?
- ƲƲhat then, are the good vvorkes of men merito∣rious in the sight of God?
- Is there any thing then due to the good vvorks of the regenerate, at least by couenant and promise?
- Are there not also in the Gospell euery where promised many blessings both temporall and eternall to our good workes?
- How doe the promises which are made in the gospell with condition of workes, differ from the Legall promises?
- VVhat then, are the Legall promises concerning the re∣warde of good workes to no purpose?
- Doth not the merit of Christ at the least giue the vertue and efficacie thereof to our workes, that they may merite and deserue the grace and fauour of God?
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Doth not
Paule in those places speake of workes done by mere naturall men before regeneration? -
Seeing the Scripture doth commend vnto vs this rule of the iudgement to come in these vvords,
God will giue e∣uerie man according to his workes, Psal.62.15. Math.16.27. Rom.12.6. Rev.22.12. shall sentence be giuen according to works, as causes deseruing the recompence eyther of life or of death? -
But the causes of death whereunto the reprobate shalbe adiudged are placed out of themselues, to wit the malediction of God, and the decree of God (for the king shall say Math.
25.41. get ye hence ye cur∣sed into euerlasting fire:) and yet they let not, but that their workes also be the cause of damnation. Are not then besides those causes of the benediction and decree of God, the good vvorkes of the elect in like manner the causes of saluation? -
Whether is there in those words,
Come ye blessed only a calling and adiudging them to life: and then after foll∣oweth the cause taken from their works,for I was hungrie and ye gaue me to eat? - ƲƲherfore will he giue sentence according to workes?
- In what respect then is life eternall called a reward?
- And why doth God promise reward to the good workes of his children?
- To what purpose doth hee thus promise?
- What causes ought to prouoke vs to liue vvell?
- Why must we auoid euill workes?
- Are good workes necessarie to saluation.
- What is to be obserued in the sayings of the Scriptures vvherein iustification, saluation, and life eternall is ascribed to workes?
- ƲƲhat is the end and vse of good workes?
- ƲƲhat is contrarie to this doctrine?
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The three and thirtieth common place.
Of Christian libertie. -
What doe you vnderstand by this name
Christian libertie? - How manifold is personall libertie?
- What is christian libertie?
- ƲƲhat is the cause of this libertie?
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In what thinges doth it consist, or how manie partes hath it,
or how manie degrees be there of this libertie? -
How are we said to be freed from sinne, seing it doth alwaies dwell in vs, and.
Iohn. 1.8. If ye say we haue no sinne we deceiue our selues and the truth is not in vs? - VVhat is the vse ef this part?
- ƲƲhat is the second parte?
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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? - VVhat is the vse or effect of this libertie?
- VVhat is the third parte of Christian lihertie?
- What is the fourth part of Christian libertie?
- What call you things indifferent?
- Is it lawfull vvithout all respect and indifferently to vse things that be middle and indifferent?
- What should we thinke of the tradions of men, which are not ordained of God?
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Doth this speech of Christ Math.
23.2. the Scribes and Pha∣risees sit in Moseschaire, whatsoeuer they say doe yee, allow of traditions or opinions con∣trarie to the word of God? - What should wee thinke of good intents as they call them?
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When
Paule doth commaund, Rom.13, 5. to obey the Ma∣gistrate not onely for anger, that is, feare of punish∣ment,but also for conscience sake, doth he meane that it is lawfull for the magistrate to impose a law on mens consciences? - What are we to thinke of ceremonies ordained by Christ?
- VVhat is the end and fruit of this part of Christian libertie?
- ƲƲhat things make against this?
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What doe you vnderstand by this name
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The foure and thirtieth common place.
Of Offences. - VVhat is the signification of the word?
- VVhat is the scandall?
- How many are the kindes of Scandalls.
- This externall scandall how many folde is it?
- ƲƲhat is a scandal giuen?
- How manifold is a Scandall giuen?
- VVhat is the cause of offence giuen?
- ƲƲhat are the ioint causes, or by how manie meanes is an offence giuen?
- ƲƲhat punishment is appointed for the authors of this scandall.
- VVhat is an offence taken?
- How manifold is an offence taken?
- VVhat are the causes of this offence taken?
- Is this kinde of Scandall to be auoided?
- What is the offence of the Godly taken?
- VVhat remedy haue the weake against this Scandall?
- What is that offence taken which comes from the Diuell?
- What is the third kinde of offence?
- ƲƲhat is the end of offences?
- VVhat is the vse of this doctrine?
- VVhat thinges are contrarie to an offence giuen?
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The fiue and thirtieth common place.
Of Prayer. - What meane you by the word Prayer?
- VVhat is Prayer?
- Of how many sorts is prayer?
- How many are the parts, or kinds of prayer.
- VVhat are the causes of praier.
- What is the obiect of prayer, or who is to be called vpon?
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ƲƲhat need is there to poure forth our praiers vnto God, when as he loueth vs, & knoweth already before hand what things we need, what is expedient for vs, neither hath need of an informer, but rather hath decreed that he wil giue thē. Esay
65.24. & Mat.6.32. - Are we vnworthier, or greater sinners, then that we may presume to pray?
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Seeing there is none which ma
present himselfe vnto God, and come into his sight, by whom is God to be inuocated of vs, or who is our mediator with the heauenly Father? - But must not we go vnto God by Saints, as we goe to the king, and the prince by Earles and Councellors?
- Are there not also in the mean time left to the saints in this life their intercessors, wherby among themselues they do commend one anothers safetie vnto God?
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Doth the intercession of Saints departed, follow vpon that, be∣cause men which liue vpon earth are commaunded to pray likewise one for another? Iam.
5.16. - What is the subiect of prayer, wherein it is?
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What is the matter of prayer,
that is, what things are to be asked of God? - But how are these things to be asked or praied against?
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But doth not a prayer made with these conditions, if it mak∣eth to the glorie of God, if it be wholesome for vs, disagree with the words of Iames, Chap.
1.6. who biddeth vs to aske without wauering? -
Because the Lord speaketh generallie Iohn.
16.23. whatsoeuer ye shall ask the father in my name, he will giue it you, whether therefore are all things to be asked and expected of God? - For whome ought we to pray?
- How must we pray for our enemies?
- ƲƲhat is the forme of inuocation?
- What are the conditions of prayer, or the adiuncts and circumstances?
- Which are inward?
- Which are the outward circumstances, or Accidents of praier? Fiue, Time, place, Gesture, speech, fasting. When must we pray?
- VVhere must we pray?
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What is it therefore that the Lord saith Math.
6.6 But when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber: and when thou hast shut thy dore, pray vnto thy father which is in secret? - VVhat ought to be the gesture of him that praieth?
- VVhat kinde of language ought there to be of praiers?
- What is to be decreed concerning fasting?
- VVhat is the end of prayer?
- VVhat is the fruit or effect of prayer.
- VVhose prayers & petitions doth God heare?
- But because they who pray oftentimes obtaine not that which they aske is the praier in vaine, or God to be said not to heare?
- ƲƲhich things are contrarie to true prayer?
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The sixe and thirtieth common place.
Of Predestination. - For an enterance into this Treatise, what words must we consider?
- Explaine therefore these words.
- What is the order and processe of these wordes?
- Whether is there Predestination or no?
- VVhat is praedestination?
- Is praedestination but of mankinde onely?
- How manie degrees or parts of predestination are there?
- What is the decree of praedestination?
- VVhat is the primordiall efficient cause of this great decree?
- VVhen began this Decree?
- What kind of Decree is this?
- How many kindes are there of this Decree of Predestination.
- Whether Reprobation be also subiect to God his Decree as Election is?
- What is Election?
- What is the principall cause of Election?
- What is the efficient inforciue or precedent cause thereof?
- Doth our election consist of our owne faith, ho∣lines, worthines, linage or works foreseen of God, or no?
- Is the Election of all men common or generall, that is, doth God ordeine all men to Saluation?
- Of what sort of men is Election?
- VVherefore hath not God elected all?
- Is not Christ the Redeemer of all men?
- Died not Christ for all men?
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Is not the calling and promise generall.
Matth. 11.28. Come vnto me all ye that are weary and laden? - How doth it then accord, that God calleth them to him, whom he knoweth will not come?
- But so the kingdome of grace shall not be very large.
- By this meanes then shall not God be an accepter of Persons?
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But God would haue (
) all men to be saued, & come to the knowledge of the trueth. 1. Tim. 2.4. - What is the execution of predestination?
- Of how many sorts are those meanes?
- Hovv many are the proper and peculiar meanes ordeined by God for the Elect?
- What is the proper end of Election?
- VVhat are the markes of Election?
- VVhat is Reprobation?
- What is the efficient cause of Reprobation
- Are not some sinnes, as Incredulitie, &c. the causes of the Decree, vvhy some one is reiected?
- Is not God tainted vvith the note of iniustice, if his vvill only be determined the cause of Reprobation?
- What are the common meanes of Reprobation?
- ƲƲhat are the particuler meanes of the execution of Gods de∣cree for the reiecting some men?
- Is the execution of reprobation, or the appointing of vvicked meanes subiect to the decree of God, as faith and other meanes of saluation is to the decree of Election?
- What is the end of Reprobation?
- After what maner is the administration and application of the doctrine of Predestination to be taken in hand either of Pastors, or of all men in priuate?
- ƲƲhat ought to be the order of Application?
- But vvhat if any shall not as yet feele these effects of faith of the holy Ghost, and of regeneration, or shall feele them vveake, shall he therefore make account that he is of the num∣ber of the reprobate, or shall he despaire of his saluation?
- Is there a certaine number as well of the Elect, as of the Reprobate?
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But are there few that shall be saued, Luke.
13.23. or is there a greater number of the Elect, then of the Reprobate? - May the regenerate assuredly by faith make mention of their Election, and may they glorie thereof in the Lord?
- May the Elect perish?
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But many seeme possible to he blotted out of the booke of life, by the place in Exod.
32.32. Blot me out of the booke of life, and Psal.69.29. Let them be blotted out of the Booke of life. - But vvhat, doth it follovv of the doctrine of praedestination that it skilleth not hovv any man liue, seeing the elect can no more fall avvay, vvhatsoeuer they doe, neither can the rest be saued
- ƲƲhat is the vse and fruit of this doctrine?
- What is contrarie to this doctrine?
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The seuen and thirtieth common place.
Of the last Resurrection. - What doth Resurrection signifie?
- What is resurrection?
- Hovv manifold is Resurrection?
- May the generall Resurrection be declared by Phyloso∣phicall arguments?
- On what foundations then doth the faith of the Resurrection consist?
- But by what arguments is the faith of the Resurrection confirmed?
- What is the efficient cause of Resurrection?
- VVhat are they that shall rise againe?
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Whereas
Rom. 8.20.21. the creature is said to bee subiect to va∣nitie, vnder hope, because it also shall bee deliuered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious liber∣tie of the Sonnes of God, doth it follow, that the brute creatures shall also rise againe? - Why is the Resurrection, which is Christs singular blessing, graunted to the wicked?
- What is the subiect of Resurrection?
- Shall the same bodies in number, or shall new bodies rise againe?
- ƲƲhat shall bee the forme or manner of the Resurrection?
- When shall the Resurrection be?
- What shall be the conditions and qualities of the bodies that rise againe?
- What shall be the state of the Godly soules.
- What is the end of Resurrection?
- What is the vse of the Doctrine of Resurrection?
- What is the contrarie hereunto?
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The eight and thirtieth common place.
Of the last Iudgement. - VVhat is signified in the Scriptures, by the word, Iudgement?
- How manifold is the Lords iudgement?
- By what arguments is it declared, that the iudgement shall be vniuersall and extreame?
- What is the last iudgement?
- What are the efficient causes of the iudgement to come?
- Shall then the sonne, without the father and the holy spirit be the iudge, and execute that iudgment?
- Doth the povver of iudging accord in Christ, as he is man, and not as he is God onlie?
- Who shall sit in companie vvith Christ the Iudge?
- Who are they which shall be iudged?
- For vvhat things shall iudgement be giuen?
- VVhat shall the forme of this iudgement be?
- After what law will Christ giue sentence?
- VVhat are the noats or properties and Epithites of the last iudgment?
- ƲƲhat are the forewarnings of the iudgement to come.
- ƲƲhat are the signes and tokens thereof?
- When shall the iudgement be?
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Seeing
1. Pet4.7. it is expresly said, the end of all things is at hand: and Iames.5.8. The comming of the Lord draweth neere doth not Paule make a proposition contradictorie vnto these, when2. Thess. 2.3. he denieth the Lords day to be at hand? -
How is the sonne, Marke.
13.32. said not to know of the day of iudgement? - Why hath God hidden that last day?
- Why doth the Lord deferre the last iudgment?
- Which shalbe the place of the iudgment to come?
- What is the end of the last iudgment?
- VVhat is the vse of this doctrine?
- ƲƲhat is contrarie hereunto?
- The fathers savv no other, neyther shall posteritie beheld any other.
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The nine and thirtieth common Place.
Of Eternall life. - How many kindes or differences of life doe the Di∣uines make?
- But how manie waies is aeternall life taken?
- By what arguments doe we proue that there is a life eternall?
- What are the Epithites, whereby it is commended in Scripture?
- But why is it called eternall?
- What is life eternall?
- VVhat are the causes of euerlasting life?
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Why is the gate called straite, and the way narrow which leadeth vnto life. Math,
7.14. - What is the obiect of eternall life?
- But, do not wee enioy God alreadie, and see him in this earth?
- Shall men know one another in this eternall life.
- For whom is eternall life ordained?
- What shall the Qualitie or Condition of eternall life bee?
- Shall the glorie of euerlasting life be commune to all the elect after an equall measure?
- When shall eternall life take beginning?
- Doe the soules of the godly already separated from their bodies, enioy a perfect and absolute happinesse?
- What is the place of eternall life?
- What is the end of eternall life?
- VVhat are the effectes of eternall life?
- What is the vse of the Doctrine, of life eternall?
- What are the Opinions disagreeing thereunto?
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The fortieth common place.
Of eternall Death. - From whence is death deriued?
- How manifold is death?
- What is eternall death?
- If the soule and body of the Reprobates shall haue a being, and shall liue for euer. Why is their fu∣ture estate, not called a life, but a death?
- What are the Epithites of eternall death?
- what be the causes of eternall death?
- For whome is eternall death prepared?
- What place is ordained for eternall death?
- What is Hell?
- Where is Hell?
- When shall the punishments of hell begin?
- Shall the torments of the damned be perpetuall?
- Shall the condition of the Damned be alike, as touching the very measure of eter∣nall torments?
- To what end is Hell?
- What is the vse of this Doctrine?
- Who are they resist this Doctrine?
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The one and fortieth common place.
Of the Church. - Whence is the word Ecclesia, that is Church deriued?
- How many waies is the name of church vsurped in the scriptures?
- what is a church?
- How maniefold is the church?
- But is not that one onely church deuided?
- Why is it called the Catholique church?
- How is the catholique church againe deuided?
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But is there any visible Church, seeing we say in the Creed, I be∣leeue the Church, and faith is of things which are not seene. Heb.
11.2. 2. Cor.5.7. and Augustine saith, it is an action of faith to beleeue what thou seest not: for if thou seest it is not faith? - Is there, or hath there beene alwaies a glorious visible state of Gods Church on Earth, among all men, and all the world ouer?
- The inuisible Church doth eyther openly professe the faith, or not professe it at all: If she professe it, then is she not the inuisible Church; if she do not, then is she not the true Church be∣cause she confesseth not the faith.
- But where and how was the Church so many ages past in Po∣pery, seeing Popery is not the Church?
- May the Catholicke Church fall away?
- When began the Church to fall from the truth?
- Where then was the Church?
- What are the causes of a Church?
- Are not the blessed Angels likewise a Materiall part of the true Church?
- Hath the Church an head?
- Hath the Church any foundation?
- What are the true and inward properties of the Church?
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What are the manifest tokens of a visible Church, whereunto we may safely ioy
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Whether are,
1. Antiquitie,2. Multitude of followers of some one doctrine.3. Succession in some one companie of Bishops, chiefly of Rome.4. Miracles.5. Continuance.6. Vnitie and concord.7. Efficacie of doctrine.8. Holines of life in the Authors and Fathers of the religion.9. The gift of prophesy.10. Temporall felicitie.11. The title of Church Apostolicall, or that it is one, holy, Catho∣licke, Apostolicke Church, these the notes of a true Church? - Doth the Church cease to be a Church, by reason of some ble∣mish or fault in doctrine, and administration of Sacraments?
- Is euerie one bound to ioyne himselfe to the assembly of that Church which hath those true notes?
- Can the Church erre from the truth, or fall away there from?
- May the Godly by reason of some mens vices, and euill man∣ners, seuer themselues from the outward congregati∣on of those that professe the doctrine of Christ?
- What are the conditions of the church?
- What Epithites are attributed to the church on earth?
- Why is it called an holie church?
- What is the finall cause of the church?
- ƲƲhat is the Effect or office of the church?
- What is the fruite and vse of the article of the church?
- ƲƲhat be the contraries to this doctrine?
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The two and fortieth common Place.
Of the Ministerie. - ƲƲhence comes this word Ministerie?
- ƲƲhy doe you call this Function a Ministery?
- What is Ministerie?
- What is a Minister of the Church?
- How many sorts of Church Ministers are there in the scriptures?
- What were the Patriarckes?
- What were priests?
- What are Leuites?
- What were Scribes?
- What were Prophets?
- Hovv vvere true Prophets made to prophecie?
- How did prophets differ from priests?
- How many kinds or sortes of ministery are there of the new Testament?
- How many orders of teachers are there?
- What were Apostles?
- Who were called prophets?
- Who are Euangelists?
- May not other pastors and doctors of the church be called Apostles Prophets and Euangelists?
- Who are are called Pastors?
- What were Doctors?
- Are not Doctors and pastors all one, as Augustine thought?
- What degres were substituted vnto these?
- How do Pastors and doctors differ from Apostles, Prophets, and Euangelists?
- What be the orders of them that minister?
- ƲƲhich be the deacons?
- Doe you denie that the Pastors had any care of the poore imposed vpon them?
- ƲƲho is the Author of the Ministerie?
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And is not the ministerie of teaching taken away in the church of the new testament by the saying of Ieremie chap.
31.34. A man shall not any more teach his neigh∣bour, but all shalbe taught of God? - What is the forme of the ministerie?
- What doth calling signifie?
- How manifold is Ʋocation or Calling?
- Is the Calling to the Ministerie necessarie?
- What is lawfull calling?
- How many sorts are there of lawfull calling?
- Which is the Mediate or Ordinarie Calling?
- What manner of men are to be called and Elected?
- How, or after what manner are they to be chosen?
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Of whom ought they to be chosen? Of the Bishop and gouernours of the Church. - With what right or ceremonie are Ministers to be ordained or consecrated, and put into possession of their office?
- How long must we obserue the visible and ordinary calling and succession of pastors?
- What is extraordinarie calling?
- What if any do bragge that he hath an extraordinary calling by the inward inspiration of God alone, is he therfore, presently to be heard?
- What, when ordinarie calling ceaseth, ought euerie christian, that hath skill in the scriptures to impugne false doct∣rine, and to deliuer the true, for that cause goe vp into the Pulpit?
- Which be the testimonies or notes of extraor∣dinarie calling?
- May not they that are sent extraordinarily of God, erre and slide in their doctrine.
- Of what sort is the calling of the Preachers of the Gos∣pell in our age?
- VVhat if the Romish Bishops should free themselues, and their Churches from the Tyranny of the Pope, and should purge them from all Idolatry, and would purely, preach the word of God in their Churches, thus reformed, haue they need of any other calling, saue that which they haue already?
- Are there any certaine testimonies in the Scriptures, that after the comming of Christ there should be extra∣ordinary callings for the restoring of the Church?
- Why doth not the Lord rather teach by himselfe, or by An∣gels, then by men?
- Are there or ought there to be degrees among ministers?
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Did our Sauiour Christ, when hee added
70. other Disciples to the twelue Apostles, Luk.10, 1. ordaine two orders of the Ministers of the Gospell, and diuide them into two Classes or formes, dif∣fering in dignity and authority? - With what titles are the ministers of the word adorned in the Scriptures?
- What is the office of pastors?
- What is the cause that should moue the pastors to such an earnest desire of feeding the sheepe of Christ?
- Is it lawfull for the Pastor in the time of persecution to flie and to forsake his flocke?
- Is it lawfull to seeke an Ecclesiasticall function?
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May hyre bee lawfully required and receiued of godly Pastors, seeing that Iohn.
10.10. hirelings are reprehended? - What is the end and vse of the holie Ministerie?
- What end ought the Minister to propound vnto himselfe?
- What are the things disagreeing hereunto?
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The three and fortieth common place. Of the power and authoritie of the Church, as also of Synods.- Is there any power of the Church?
- By what name is it called?
- VVhat is the Ecclesiasticall power?
- ƲƲhence or from whom is this power?
- Doth this Ecclesiasticall authority differ from the ciuil authority?
- Of how many sorts is the Ecclesiasticall authoritie or gouernment?
- What is the power of Ministerie?
- What is the first part of these keyes?
- How many Keyes are there?
- Whereon dependeth this power.
- To whom are these keyes giuen.
- Which is the other part of Ecclesiasticall power
- VVhat is the power of the Church concerning Doctrine?
- Are we simply to heare the voyce of the Church, to receiue whatsoeuer it teacheth
- Is it in the Churches power to consigne the Canon of Scripture?
- May not yet the Church be a meanes to beleeue that there is a word written, and other thinges which pertaine to saluation?
- Whether hath the Church authoritie, and full power to interprete the scriptures?
- ƲƲhat power hath the Church in traditions, or ma∣king lawes?
- Shew some examples of those lawes which were appointed, or those traditions which were to be made by the Church, or these Ecclesiasticall constitutions deliuered by word of mouth
- What Cautions or to be vsed and obserued in writing those lawes and humane traditions?
- VVho can ratifie or abolish those lawes?
- VVhat is a lawfull Synode?
- By whom are Synods to be called and appoynted?
- Are all things which Synods decree, to be accounted alwaies for true and vndoubted?
- Is there any authoritie of the Synods?
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Doth not the Apostle commād vs to obey rulers & gouernors? He.
13.17 - By what name were they wont to cal the definitions of Synods?
- Do such constitutions bind the conscience before God?
- VVhat is the ende of this power?
- VVhat effect or vse haue they?
- VVhat things are repugnant to this Doctrine?
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The foure and fortieth common place. Of the Gouernment and Iurisdiction of the Church, where also of fasting.- What is the third part of Ecclesiasticall power?
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VVhat is Ecclesiasticall gouer
ment? - How manifold is Ecclesiasticall gouernment?
- How many parts bee there of ordinary gouernment?
- How manyfold are these falles.
- What is the fall touching Doctrine?
- ƲƲhat discipline is here to be vsed?
- VVhat is the fall touching manners?
- What kind of discipline ought here to be obserued?
- What is a publick fall or sinne?
- What kinde of discipline is here to be vsed?
- Who haue this power of correction?
- What is the Ecclesiasticall censure?
- How many parts or degrees, bee there of Ecclesiasticall correction?
- Who are to be cited to this censure?
- Who is the Author of the Ecclesiasticall censure?
- Who ought to haue the power of excommunication?
- How farre forth may a lawfull conuocation vse this spirituall sword?
- Vpon whome ought it to be exercised?
- From what things is the excommunicate person excluded?
- How long doth excommunication last?
- What is the scope and end of excommunication?
- VVhat is the effect of Excommunication?
- ƲƲhat examples haue you of this Excommunication?
- VVhat is Anathema?
- But may excommunication and Ecclesiasticall censures take place, where there is a Christian Magistrate who doth punish with the sword those who liue dissolutely?
- Were it not better to vse means for the receiuing of most into the Church, then to expell them from it; and is it not more beneficiall to inuite all men to the Sacraments: which are incitements to piety, then for their sins to expell them from them who before being baptized, do notwithstand∣ing professe Christian Religion?
- ƲƲhat is the common extraordinary discipline?
- What is fasting?
- How manifold is fasting?
- What cautions are to bee obserued in fasting, for the auoiding of superstition?
- What is the end and vse of lawfull fasting?
- What is peculiar discipline?
- What vse is there of ecclesiasticall gouernment?
- What is contrarie to this doctrine?
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The fiue and fortieth common Place.
Of Vowes. - ƲƲhat is called a Vow?
- ƲƲhat is a vowe?
- Of how manie sortes is a vow?
- Who is he to whome the vow is made?
- Who, and what are we which do vowe?
- What thing is it which we ought to vowe?
- With what minde, and to what end is a vow to be made?
- Which is the first end of a lawfull vowe?
- Which is the second end?
- Which is the third?
- Which is the fourth?
- What caution is to be vsed in all these?
- Are vowes from the lawe, or of faith, that is to say, Legall or Euangelicall, enioyned to the ancient people onely, or to Christians also?
- Is it lawfull to breake vowes?
- Which are the things disagreeing to this doctrine?
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The sixe and fortieth common place. Of the Sacraments in generall, where it is intrea¦ted of circumcision, & thepaschall Lambe.- What doth this word sacrament signifie?
- What is a sacrament?
- Who is author of the Sacrament?
- Why did God adde the Sacraments to the word?
- In what predicament is a Sacrament?
- What is the genus of a Sacrament?
- How many sorts of signes be propounded to be consi∣dered in the scriptures?
- Of how many essentiall parts doth a Sacrament consist?
- What is the matter of the Sacrament?
- What is tho outward matter?
- Wherefore did God chuse such common things in the ordering of the Sacraments?
- What is the inward matter?
- What is the forme common to all Sacraments?
- What manner of coniunction or vnion of the signes and the things signified is in the Sacraments?
- Whether are both the things and the signes offered vnto vs of God ioyntly together?
- What is the manner of receiuing the signes and the things signified?
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In this Treatise what doe these things signifie, Really Substantially, corporally, Sacramen∣tally, Spiritually? - Whether do all they inioy the matter of the Sacraments, which vse visible signes.
- Is it possible for a man to be guiltie by meanes of the thing signified, who is not partaker of the same?
- Is faith of the Substance and essence of the Sacraments?
- Whence is the consecration, or the sanctification and blessing of the Sacraments?
- VVhen is such consecration made?
- ƲƲhether is there any change of the signes in the Sacraments?
- How manifold be the Sacraments after the fall?
- What were the set and ordinarie Sacraments?
- How did those two set Sacraments differ?
- What was Circumcision?
- Ought not such a Sacrament seem to be ridiculous?
- What was the manner of Circumcision?
- ƲƲhich were the vses and ends of Circumcision?
- Wherefore were those Infants to be cut off which were not circumcised the eight day?
- How long must it continue?
- Why was Christ who was conceiued and borne without sinne in whom also the couenant of the promised seed was ful∣filled, and who came also to abolish circumcision, he himselfe that circumciseth other mens hearts, why was hee circumcised?
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What doth this word
Pascha orPasseouer signifie? - What is the Passeouer, or the Paschall Lambe?
- What was the manner of offering the Passeouer?
- To what purpose and vse are all these things which haue beene spoken of the Paschall Lambe?
- Why did Christ appoint the Supper of the Lord in stead of the Sacrament of the Paschall Lambe?
- Seeing there was onely one Lambe offered as a sacrifice for the re∣demption of the Church, why did God commaund a Lambe to be killed in euerie house, as though euerie one of them should haue had their sacrifices peculiar by themselues?
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Why is Iesus Christ called the Lamb slain euen from the begin∣ning of the world.Apoc. 13.8.seeing Paulesaith, Now once in the latter end of the world was he made manifest to abolish sin by of∣fering vp of himselfe?Heb. 9.26. - ƲƲhy was not the bloud of the Paschall Lambe drunken or eaten, but onely the posts were besprink∣led with it?
- ƲƲere there no moe Sacraments of the old Testament?
- Wherein do Sacrifices and Sacraments both agree and differ?
- Whether is Christ now to bee Sacrificed, that his Sacrifice once made vpon the Crosse, might be applied vnto vs?
- Why were there so manie Sacraments and Sacrifices instituted, seing there is but one onely Christ?
- But what is the reason our forefathers had more Sa∣craments then we haue?
- What manner of signes, be Sacraments?
- ƲƲhat are the Sacraments of the Newe Couenant?
- How many Sacraments are thereof the Christian Church?
- Why were there diuerse Sacraments vnder the law, from these which be now vnder the Gospell?
- How do the Sacraments of the old & new Testament agree?
- Of what sort be the Sacramentall speeches?
- How doe the Sacraments of the old and new Testament differ?
- What? Doe not the Sacraments of the old Testament dif∣fer from ours in the effect, because those did only shadowe forth and signifie grace, which these offer present vnto vs?
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Why then doth
Paul say, Gal. 4.9. that the Sacraments of the Fathers were weake, and beggerly, and carnall Ele∣ments which were not able to sanctifie the conscience, because of their weak∣nesse and vnprofitablenesse?Heb. 7.19. & 9.10. - Did the Fathers eate the flesh of Christ, seeing that as yet it had no beeing actually and corporally in the nature of things?
- Doe the Sacraments giue remission of sins, and doe they conferre or containe grace, and are they ordained to iustifie and to regenerate, or, whether is grace tyed to the Sa∣craments?
- Whether doe the Sacraments imprint any stampe, or anie spirituall worke in soule, and that such as cannot be blotted out?
- To whome doth it belong to administer the Sacra∣ments?
- Whence doe the Sacraments receiue their power and excellency?
- But whether doe the Ministers to whom is committed the law∣full administration of the Sacraments, and are cal∣led Gods fellow-morkers, deliuer al∣so with their hands the mat∣ter of the Sacra∣ment?
- Where and when ought the Sacraments to be admininistred?
- Which ought to be the forme and manner of administration?
- To whom are the Sacraments to bee administred?
- Wherein doe the word and Sacraments agree?
- Wherein do the word and Sacraments differ.
- What ought they to doe, who are depriued of libertie to come to the holy assemblies of the Church, wherein the ordinarie dispensation of the word and sacraments is per∣formed?
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How doe Sacraments differ from Mi∣racles
s - What is the end of Sacraments?
- Which is the right vse of the Sacraments?
- What be the effects of the Sacraments?
- What punishment doth remaine for contemners of the Sacraments?
- What is contrarie to this dostrine?
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The seuen and fortieth common place.
Of Baptisme. - Whereof is it called Baptisme?
- How many waies is the word Baptisme taken in scripture?
- What is Baptisme?
- How many fold is Baptismes
- VVho is the author, or instituent cause of Baptisme?
- What is the efficient cause?
- VVhether may ministers be truly said to baptise, that is, to clense from sinn, and to regenerate?
- Whose office is it properly to administer Baptisme?
- Whether may many Ministers baptise any one together?
- VVherin differ the Baptisme of Iohn Baptist, and of Christ or his Apostles, or those Ministers that followed them?
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ƲƲhy doth Iohn say then. Mat.
3.11. I baptise you with water, and attributeth onely vnto Christ, that he baptiseth with the holy Ghost, and and fire? - ƲƲhether was it necessary to them who were baptised with Iohns bap∣tisme, that they should afterward receiue the baptisme of Christ which was administred by his Disciples?
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If the Baptisme of Iohn, of the Apostles, and of the ensuing ministers be all one, why doth Paul. Act.
19.3.4.5. baptise the12. Disciples which before had beene baptised by Iohn, who being demanded whether they had receiued the holy Ghost after they had beleeued, answered, that they neuer heard, If there were a holy Ghost; and being again asked, Into what they were baptised, then they said, In the baptisme of Iohn. - Is there any allowance of womans baptising in the Church?
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ƲƲhether, forasmuch as Peter, Act,
10.34.48. preached the Gospell, to Cornelius, but baptized him not; and Paule also did the same as we read.1. Cor. 1.16. Doth it follow therefore that they whose helpe the Apostles vsed in bap∣zing the faithfull, were Lay men? - Whether may that baptisme be allowed, which is admini∣stred by Hereticks or Papists?
- ƲƲhether may they that are truely instructed in Christian Religion with good conscience bring their children to bee baptized of Popish Priests?
- What is the matter of Baptisme?
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Whether besides the Symbol of water, is it lawfull to vse in Baptisme any other visible signe and Element, as Salt, which is put into the mouth of the baptized; Spittle, wherewith the eares and nose are touched, together with the pronouncing of the word,
Ephata, that is bee opened: Milk and honie, whereby is signified a right or title to eternall life, a figure whereof was the land of Canaan, flowing with milke and hony;Chrisme, orholy oyle, wherewith the brest, shoul∣ders, and forehead are annointed, to shewe that hee is annointed or Christened and armed with the oyle of the spirit like a Champion; an hallowed burning wax candle, Wherby is meant that he is tran∣slated out of the Kingdome of darknesse into the Kingdome of light; Exsufflation, or breathing on the face of the body to be baptized; a white garment? &c. - ƲƲhat is the word in Baptisme?
- What is it to be baptized in the name of the father, the Son, and the holy Ghost?
- ƲƲhat is the internall matter of Baptisme?
- What is then the forme of Baptisme?
- ƲƲhat Analogie and agreement is there of the Signe, with the thing signified in Baptisme?
- ƲƲhat change or coniunction is there of the signe and the thing signified in Baptisme?
- Is the same man alwaies at one instant Baptized with wa∣ter and the Holy Ghost?
- Is Christ present after one manner both in baptisme, and in the Supper.
- What is the manner of receiuing Baptisme?
- Who are to be Baptized?
- Are persons of yeares, and infants to bee admitted vnto baptisme all after one sort?
- Are Infidels of yeares requiring baptisme to be baptized?
- Are the little children of Infidels manifestly strangers from Christ, straight way to be baptized, if they be neg∣lected of them, and taken vp by Christians?
- Are the children of those which are in the Church, but by the vncleannesse of their life, declare themselues indeed not to be of the Church, to be baptized?
- Are the children of Papistes to bee admitted to the Baptisme of the true Church?
- Are infantes alwaies to bee baptized, seeing it is no where commaunded to Bap∣tize them?
- Then, because to whomsoeuer the promise appertaineth, to them also belongeth the signe, as therefore Baptisme is bestowed vpon Infants, is likewise the Sup∣per of the Lord to be administred vnto them?
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Why would Christ be baptised at the age of thirtie yeares. Luke
3.23. seeing he needed neither remission of sinnes nor regeneration? -
When Paule saith.
1. Cor. 15.19. What shall they doe which are baptised for the dead, if the dead are not raised: Doth he either meane that the dead are to be baptised (which custome dured a long time, as appeereth by the Carthaginian Councill) or that they are to be sprinckled with running water hallowed, (as the Papists col∣lect from hence) or that baptisme doth profit the dead (as the pa∣pists say Masse for the dead, and sprinckle holy water vpon their graues) or to baptise any man liuing for one man that died vnbap∣tised (as the Marcionites did, whose peruerse course Tertullian noteth, as also they say, the Iewes had a custome, that if any man died before he enioyed the legall washing, whereof mention is madeNum. 19.12. That then his next kinred should be besprinkled by the priests in their steed) or that baptisme was purposely deferred till the houre of death: or that being readie to die, and now lying on their death-beds (for which custome thy were called Clinickes) they were then baptised, or lastly, must they watch, lye vpon the earth, fast, pray, voluntarily whip themselues for the soules of the dead that are in Purgatorie, and to satisfie for their sinnes, as the Papists say? - Are also things without sense, as Bells and such like to be baptised?
- Who are partakers of the thing signified in Baptisme?
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Shall we count it Superstition or Religion in Constantine the great, for that he rather wished to be baptised in the riuer Iordan, where our Sauiour was baptised, then any where else? and refused to be baptised till hee was
65. yeares old, and then being readie to die, he would needs be baptised on the sodaine by Eusebius an Arri∣an Bishop of Nicomedia? - What time, or day, holy-day, or working day is fitting for baptisme?
- Is it lawfull to rebaptise?
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Did Ierom say well, that after the shipwracke of mans nature, two beards of saluation were giuen vn∣to men,
baptisme, and the first being lost,Repentance? - Is the vse of externall baptisme free or indifferent, so that it may be vsed, or else may be omitted securely and without ha∣zard of saluation, or is it necessarie?
- Is Baptisme to be administred without exorcisme or coniuring out of the Diuell, or blowing?
- May Godfathers and Godmothers be vsed?
- VVhy haue children names giuen them in baptisme?
- VVhat manner off names ought we to giue?
- Is the Office of preaching the Gospell greater then his that baptiseth.
- Wherein doe baptisme and the Lords Supper agree, and wherein doe they differ?
- Is not one of these Sacraments better, and more worthy than the other?
- What are the ends of Baptisme?
- Are all these benefits receiued by baptisme, equally by all those which receiue the same?
- What is the other end of Baptisme?
- What is the effect of Baptisme.
- Doth sinne remaine or is it all washed away in Baptisme?
- ƲƲhat is the right and lawfull vse of Baptisme?
- What fruite or profit commeth of the Baptizing of Infants?
- What is contrarie to this Doctrine?
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The eight and fortieth common place. Of the Supper of the Lord.- How is the other Sacrament of the New Testament called?
- What is the Supper of the Lord?
- What is the efficient, principall, cause of the Lords Supper?
- At what time was it instituted?
- Seeing that Christ hauing Supped distributed the Supper to the Disciples in the euening, whether is it lawfull for vs to giue it in the morning, and to them which are fasting?
- Seing that Christ being about to celebrate the Supper, abased himselfe to wash the Disciples feete and said vnto them, I haue giuing you an example, that ye should doe, euen as I haue done to you. Whether are we being about to communicate, tyed to this precept concerning washing of feete?
- VVho are the fellow helpers, or administers, or seruice able causes of the Supper of the Lord?
- For whom is the the Supper of the Lord instituted?
- Of how many parts doth the institution of the Lords Supper consist?
- What did Christ when he instituted his Supper?
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not the holy Supper a double Sacrament, seing that the signe thereof is double? - But why would Christ haue vs vse a twofold Signe?
- Whether therefore doe they sinne which take away the cup from the Eucharisticall bread?
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Whether or no, for the discommodities which Gerson doth reckē vp as,
1. The liqour by some chance may be spilt,2. It cannot be cari∣ed about without daunger.3. In winter it soone waxeth sower.4. In sommer, it purifieth and hath wormes.5. It bringeth a lothing to thē which drinke.6. In some countries it is hardly gotten.7 By this meanes, lay mē touch the cup.8. Some of them haue beards,9. Some are taken with the palsey.10. The dignity of the priest & of lay mē is not alike: are these causes weightie inough, & iust for which by good right one parte of the sacramēt could be takē away frō the laicks? - Wherefore did Christ take bread, not breads?
- What manner of bread vsed Christ, vnleauened bread, or leuened?
- Wherefore ordained he bread to be the sacrament of his bodie?
- Why did Christ take bread, rather then flesh, or other meat to institute his Supper?
- What maner of wine vsed Christ, & taught by his exāple to be vsed?
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Wherefore instituted he the Sacramen
of his bloud with vvine? - What if bread such as wee haue, and wine be wanting in some countries, with what signes is the supper to be administred?
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VVhat need is there now of those two signes, that is to say, of bread and wine, seeing that, the whole humanitie of Christ consisting of his parts, of bodie and bloud, doth liue glorious in the heauens: and by reason of concomitancie, that is to say, a naturall ioyning together of the liuing bodie and the bloud: the whole may be signified and gi∣uen in seuerall kindes: and where the quicke bodie is present, there also must the bloud and soule be present: and by reason of the hypo∣staticall vnion, the diuinitie also may be there: and so there may be no controuersie moued concerning those things that be equiualent, but one may suffice in steed of two. From whence is that Rime of
Thomas, Caro cibus, sanguis potus, manet tamen Christus totus sub vtraque specie,that is to say, The flesh is meate, the bloud is drinke, yet Christ remayneth whole, vnder both kindes? - But what: If a man at this day be conuersant in those places where one part of the Supper is taken from the laity, shall he altogether abstaine from the vse of the communion?
- What did Christ when he had taken the bread?
- What rites are they?
- What did Christ after the blessing?
- Is the breaking or cutting of bread an indifferent ceremony?
- ƲƲhat did the Lord concerning the bread broken, and the wine powred forth?
- ƲƲhat words did Christ ioyne to his action.
- What doth he commaund his, to do in the supper?
- Did not Christ in the last Supper offer himselfe to God the Father, vnder the forme of bread and wine, and com∣maund the same to be done vntill the end of the word?
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Because in the celebration of Mysteries, there hath beene alwaies a threefold oblati
n obserued in the Christian Church: one meere spirituall, whereby euery one doth present himselfe before God, with a contrite heart, and endued with faith: another visible, euery one bringing something, least he should appeare before God emptie, Ex. 23.15. The third, both of the bodie and of the bloud of the Lord himselfe, whether are both the latter iustly taken away by our Churches? - What is it to Take?
- What is declared by this receiuing of bread and wine into the hands?
- What doth the bodilie eating and drinking of this bread and this wine, and moreouer the conueying of it into our body signifie?
- Is the giuing of the signes and eating them with the mouth and the giuing and eating of the things signified one and the same in number and kinde?
- Seeing that the flesh of Christ is corporall, is not the eating of it in the Supper also corporall?
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Because the commaunding words of the Supper;
Take and eate, doe speake of a corporall action and of one eating with the mouth: And concerning that, which ought to be taken and eaten, Christ saith a little after;This is my bodie: whether therefore is the true bodie of Christ taken by a cor∣porall action and eating? - What is it to eate the bodie and to drinke the bloud of Christ?
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Seing that Christ is giuen daily in the word to be eaten by faith, and is there eaten of the faithfull, Iohn.
6.35. why is there neede of the supper? - Which are the Sacramentall or definitiue words, or the words of promise, which the Lord added to the signes?
- Which is the subiect of the former part, and also the Attribute?
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Is the verbe
Est, to be taken essentially, or substantiuely and in his naturall signification? - According to what sense, is the bread of the Lords Sup∣per the bodie of Christ?
- What manner therefore of predication is it?
- Is not the proprietie of the speach, or the word to bee kept in the verie words of the Supper?
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Is it not a proper proposition, wherein the Subiect and the attribute are vnderstood so to be coupled, that the Attribute is in the Subiect, or in the place wherein the subiect is as Deut.
12, 23. The bloud is the life because it con∣teineth the life? - Are the places of Scripture, which are the grounds of Doctrines, or of the Articles of faith, and of the commandements of God, alwaies to be taken without figures altogether, as the words doe sound?
- But is it not absurd, that Christ spake tropically, (and there∣fore enigmatically, that is, obscurely, or doubtfully) in the institution of his supper with the Dis∣ciples which were rude and simple?
- Which is the other part of words of Christ concerning the bread?
- ƲƲhat is signified in this proposition?
- What are the words of the Lord concerning the cup?
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Whether may this proposition of Christ.
This is my bloud, be so com∣pared with that of Moses saying, Exod.24.8. (concerning the bloud of calues, this is the bloud of the couenant, that both here & there, bloud being in deed, & in it owne essence, (as that being holden in the hands of Moses, and this in the hands of Christ) be demonstra∣ted properly, and not figuratiuely? - What is the new testament in the bloud of Christ?
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Why said not the lord, This is my body of the new Testament, as he said, this cup is the new testament in my bloud? - Which is the other branch?
- From whence doe you gather besides, that Christ spake Tropically?
- Did Christ Iesus take part of the same signes?
- Is there that vertue, and that sense of the words of Christ, wherewith he instituted this Sacrament, that as often as vpon the bread and wine, they are recited by the Priest who hath a purpose to conse∣crate, then the substance of bread and wine, eyther by Analysis is resolued into the first matter, or euen into nothing: so that in steed thereof doe succeed the bodie and bloud of Christ: or by a simple mutation is turned into the substance of the true bodie, and of the true bloud of Christ, so that the substance of bread is formed into the flesh of of Christ, the bare accidents of breas and wine remay∣ning, hanging without a subiect?
- Is not the bread of the Supper, at leastwise by a miracle turned into the bodie of Christ?
- Is not that true which Christ spake, and can it not be performed by him?
- Whether doth the omnipotency of God take away the discommodi∣ties which follow transubstantiation, & consubstantiation?
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Is it true which our aduersaries take for granted, that Christ, when he appeared to Paule in his iourney, Act.
9.17. and stood by him in the Castle, Act.23.11. was in bodie, both in heauen and on earth together? - Is hee a manifest denier of the power of God, which denieth that by his absolute power he doth bring to passe that the bo∣die continuing in his propertie, may be in many places after another and di∣uers maner?
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Is the contradiction taken away in the diuersitie of respects, and of these names, if it be said, that the bodie of Christ in truth and verie deed is in heauen according to the naturall properties of a true bo∣die,
circumscriptiuely, locally, visibly, and aftera naturall manner: and that it is by the power of God, also intruth and inverie deed in many places, or euerie where, or in the supper, butsacramentally, inuisibly, supernaturally illocally, after acele∣stiall andmiraculous manner: and if it be said that the nature of Christ in the propertie of his nature iscircumscribed, andvisible, but in regard of the vnionvncircumscribed and inuisible? - Whether, as the eye hath not the force of seeing in it selfe, but by reason of the vnion with the soule, and receiueth it in the vnion: so the flesh of Christ receiueth not those pro∣per things in it selfe, but hath them truely and really in that wonderfull vnion?
- Must wee altogether abandon mans reason, and the prin∣ciples of Philosophie in those things which are af∣firmed concerning the body of Christ?
- Whether, vnlesse the bodie of Christ be determined to be euery where, by this, is it separated and pulled asunder from the Diuine nature, which is eueriewhere, and to which it selfe is personally vn∣ited, or hath the body of the Lord obtained that, by the vnion, that it should be wheresoeuer the word is.
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But whether did that which Christ said Ioh.
3.13. No man ascen∣deth vp to heauen, but the sonne of man which is in heauen, make the humane nature of Christ while it was in earth, to haue beene also at the same time in heauen? - It is not vniust to subiect the nature of Christs glorious body, which is called spirituall, to the lawes of common nature?
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Whether doe the Orthodoxall Fathers when they write that the bread which the Lord did reach to the Disciples, not changed in forme but in nature, by the almightie power of his word, was made flesh.
Cy∣prian. That Christ bare himselfe in his hands.Augustine. That the bodie of the Lord, doth enter into our mouth, That the tongue is made bloudie with the bloud of Christ, and that Christ himselfe is seene, touched, broken, and that teeth are fastned to his flesh, whither doe they I say speake properly and without trope? - What meane the ancient fathers, whiles that, euery where they doe ad∣mire with astonishment the mysterie of the Supper, they call it the Fear∣full mysterie, they require Faith, they celebrate the power of God, they deny that the order of Nature is to be sought in the bodie of Christ, they attribute a conuer∣sion to the signes?
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Whether, when we say of a firie sword, of an infant lying in a cradle, of wine contained in a vessell and the like, This is Fire, this is an Infant, this is wine. And Deut.
12.23. The bloud is the life, because it containeth the life: (by which speaches the presence of the Attribute is manifestly affirmed:) are therefore the words of Christ to be vnder∣stoode of his bodilie presence at the place where the bread is? - What is therefore the naturall and proper sense of the words of the Lords Supper?
- Why had the Lord rather vse this phrase, This is my bodie, and this is my bloud, then to say, this signifieth my bodie, and my bloud?
- Whether, if the bodie of Christ bee denyed to bee in the bread of the Supper, therefore Christ himselfe is said to bee al∣together absent from his Supper?
- Is the bodie of the Lord truely and Substantially present in the Supper?
- Are these propositions contradictorie, Christ is corporally in heauen, and Christ with his body and bloud is in the Supper?
- Is not the Supper of Christ made voide, if the very flesh of Christ be determined to be so farre essentially absent from this action, as the heauens are from the earth?
- Are earthly and celestiall gifts present after the same manner of presence?
- Which therefore is the thing signified of the Lords Supper?
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What is vnderstood by naming of
bodie, andbloud in the Attri∣bute of these propositions, This is my bodie, and This is my bloud? - VVhether in the Supper of the Lord, for the thing it selfe of the Sa∣crament, doe wee partake of his merits alone, or the liuely ope∣ration, gifts, or benefits of Christ, without Christ himself, that is, without participation of the body and bloud of Christ, or doe we partake of Christ himselfe, with his benefits?
- Can this proposition be endured, The bodie of Christ is exhibited with the bread?
- Of how many sorts is this vnion or coniunction in the vse of the Lords Supper?
- Of what qualitie is the coniunction of the signes and of the thing signified in the supper of the Lord?
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Seing that Aristotle, booke,
5. chap. 6. of the Metaphysicks doth teach that there are fower kinds of them which are one, Innumber figure, generall, Analogie, which of these waies is the bread the bodie of Christ? -
Whether can that supernaturall coniunction, whereby the Deitie of Christ is personally conioyned with the humanity, or that miraculous whereby God hauing taken some visible shapes disclosed himselfe to some men, as when God is said to haue appeared to
Moses in a flame of fire in a bush, or when the holy Ghost descended vpon Christ in the shape of a DoueMat. 3.16. or when it was giuen to the Disciples by the breathing of Christ, and with firie tongues.Iohn. 20.22. Act.2.3, take place here? -
Is it true in all things, that those things which are ioyned by Gods ordinance in a peculiar manner, are affirmed one of another, as
This man is God, the Doue is the Holy Ghost? - Why therefore are the Sacramentall signes called Exhibitiue?
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But
Irenaeus saith, that the Eucharist doth consist of two things, of an Earthly and a Heauenly. - To what purpose commaunded the Lord to make his Supper?
- Of what qualitie ought that remembrance to bee?
- Which are the causes, for which Christ ordained, the me∣morie of himselfe to be celebrated amongst vs?
- What is it to shew the death of the Lord?
- Is Christ to be adored in the bread of the Supper?
- Is that which is left of the Supper to be laid vp, to be caried a∣bout to be seene, or to be adored as though some holines did remaine inherent in it?
- What is the second end?
- Which is the third end?
- Of how many sorts is the coniunction of our nature with Christ?
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What doth the word
Felowship signifie in the saying of Paule,that is, which coniunction of those three doth it signifie? - What is it to communicate with Christ?
- What therefore is that which is conioyned vnto vs?
- How is this vnion made, whether by a reall, actuall, and corporall, in∣uisible falling downe of Christs flesh into vs, and by a naturall touch∣ing with ours, or by a connexion, contiguitie, locall indistance, orall perception, or by an essentiall commixtion of the flesh of Christ and ours, or by an ingresse of his bodie and soule, or by a corporall coniunction.
- Which is the proper cause or the meanes, and the Energe∣ticall, that is, efficient cause of this our commu∣nion with Christ.
- By what meanes doe wee in like manner communicate with the flesh of Christ?
- Which are the outward instruments of this com∣munion?
- Is this sacramentall coniunction of vs with Christ necessarie?
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When as the Fathers doe plainely affirme that Christ is in vs
corpo∣rally, naturally, bynaturall participation, bycorporall vnion, or accordingto the flesh, and as waxe melted in in the fire is mingled with other wax likewise melted,so by the communication of the bodie and bloud of Christ, that he is in vs, and we in him; Whether doe they referre these sayings to the manner of the presence of the participation and vnion? -
How are the faithfull said to be partakers of the diuine nature?
2. Pet. 1.4. - Whether is our soule onely without the bodie ioyned with the soule onely of Christ, or also our flesh with the flesh of Christ?
- To which first is our minde, and by consequence our flesh, ioyned, to the word or to the flesh?
- Seeing, the end why we are vnited to the flesh of Christ is, that being quickened by it we may liue a life eternall, by what meanes is the flesh of Christ, that is, the hu∣manitie, quickening vs?
- Is it reall and true, or doth this vnion of vs with Christ, consist in the apprehension alone of the minde, like as we doe comprehend, and haue in mind things and substances in the phantasy and mind by formes that may be vnderstood, but not that they are in verie deed vnited in vs?
- Seeing that, the bodie of Christ is in heauen, neyther shall re∣turne from thence before the last day, how can he be conioyned to vs really and indeed?
- But faith is onely a conceiuing and imagination of a thing absent: Therefore the bodie of Christ is not ioyned to vs in verie deed, neyther is present to our faith in the Supper: but by imagination or contemplation, vehe∣hement cogitation and assent.
- By what similitudes is this communion illustrated in the scriptures?
- What is the end and fruit of this our communion with Christ?
- Which is the forth end, of the Lords supper.
- Which is the fift end?
- ƲƲhich is the sixt end?
- ƲƲhich is the seauenth end?
- Which is the eight?
- Whether is the efficacie or fruit of the Eucharist equally alike to all?
- Which is the right order of administring the Supper?
- In what place is it to be administred?
- At what time, and how often ought this Supper to be celebrated?
- After what manner ought wee to come to the Lords Supper?
- How many sorts are of them which come to the Supper of the Lord?
- Who doe come worthily?
- But for such as doe repent, and yet are earnstely afraid, may not these flee the vse of the Sacrament, by reason of former slips?
- What counsell therefore, doth the Apostle giue to them which come to the Supper?
- What must we examine?
- Who ought to take this examination?
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Is it gathered, from this Pronoune,
, that is, himselfe, that euerie one is to bee left to his owne priuate iudgement, and that the Sacrament is not to bee denyed to any man comming to the Lords table? - Who doe come vnworthily to the Lords table?
- VVhat is the punishment of them which eate vnworthily?
- To whom therefore is the Lords Supper to be giuen?
- Are godly and honest persons to bee kept from the Lords Supper for beeing in warre, or ha∣uing controuersies depending in Lawe?
- What is it to make difference of the Lords bodie?
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Doe they of the first sort of vnworthy communicants, that is to say the wicked eate the flesh and drinke the bloud of Christ vnto the iudgement of their owne condemnation
truely; and, not refusing, but receiuing it, are made guiltie of Christs bodie? - Can a man be guiltie of the bodie and bloud of Christ, which eateth not his bodie, nor drinketh his bloud Essentially?
- Whether may the minister without perill of conscience ad∣mit all to the Lords Supper, seeing he cannot know who are worthie, and who are vnworthie?
- Is it a thing arbitrarie or indifferent to vse the Supper of the Lord, or to abstaine from it?
- Shall wee need any sacramentall signes of Christs bodie and bloud in that life that shall be euer∣lasting?
- What is contrarie to this doctrine?
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The nine and fortieth common place.
Concerning Magistrates, or Politicke go∣uernment. - Is the doctrine of policie, or ciuill gouernment and Magi∣stracie to be deliuered in the Church?
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Whence is the Commonwealth called,
Politeia, Policie? -
What is
Respublica, or the Commonwealth? - What is the Originall cause of Commonwealthes?
- Should there (if Adam had continued in his inno∣cencie) haue beene vse of Ciuill gouern∣ment?
- Did subiects goe before and constitute them Princes, or Princes goe before, and create vnto them subiectes?
- How manifold is politicke gouernment?
- How many formes are there of lawfull gouernment?
- Which is the best kinde of lawfull gouernment?
- What formes of gouernment are contrarie to these three?
- Which are the parts of politicke gouernment?
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Whence is this word
Magistrate deriued? - What is Magistracie?
- What doe Officialls differ from Magistrates?
- How many sorts of Magistrates are there?
- VVho is the Author of the Mgistrate?
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Is it necessarie to keepe this particle in the difinition of a magistrate,
that hee is ordained of God? - May a Christian man, being lawfully called, by the Law of God, and in a good conscience become a Magistrate?
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Is (thinke you) power and authority from the Diuell, because he is called
the prince of the world. Iohn.12.31. &.16.11. And because he saith.Math. 4.8.9. That the kingdomes of the earth are in his power and he can giue them to whome he will? -
But doth not this make as though god allowes not the autho∣rity of Princes, because he is displeased with his people, for making a king in Israell
1. Sam.8.6.7. - But since many bad men, yea tyrants are Magistrates, and in gouern∣ments much iniustice is committed, in iudgements are many deceipts, can we say that euen their offices are of God?
- Doth not the Gospell vtterly abolish politick order in pro∣hibiting Reuenge?
- Why doe Magistrates punish offences.
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Seing
Iohn Baptist Luke3.13. graunted to his young au∣ditors to vse politicke offices, ught not the like to bee graunted to other Christians, who should bee more perfect? -
Did not Christs when hee would not condemne the Ad∣ulteresse to death,
Iohn 8. by that fact, disa∣lowe the seueritie of politicke punishments? - Who hath power to choose Magistrates?
- How ought Magistrates to be chosen?
- How ought Magistrates to bee qualified, and who elected and created?
- What titles are giuen to Magistrates in the Scriptures?
- What is the office of the Magistrate?
- Doth the care of Religion belong to the Magistrates?
- Whether ought the Magistrate to tolerate onely the true Religion in his Dominions or Diuerse?
- Ought the Magistrate to compell any man to beleeue?
- Is it lawfull for the Magistrate to put hereticks to the sworde?
- May a Christian Magistrate exercise ciuill, or criminall Iudgements?
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Doth Paulecondemne the order of Iudgements, and all man∣ner of contending at the Lawe where hee saith. 1.Cor. 6.7. There is vtterly a fault amongst you because you goe to Lawe one with another? -
What doth Christ meane then Math.
5.39. when hee forbiddeth them to resist euill, and commaundeth them, that to him that will take away their coate they should giue the cloake also, and to turne the right cheek to him that shall strike them on the left? -
What say you to that of Salomon. Prou.
10.12. Loue coue∣reth all trespasses? Doth that speach commaund the Magistrate to spare those that offend? or doth it commaund priuate men that they shall not bring their complaints before the magistrate against those that doe them in∣iurie? - In what sort are iudgements to be ordered?
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Seeing Christians are by the law of God forbidden to kill, and it is prophecied of the Church.
Isa. 11.9. and 65.25. there shall none hurt or destroy in all the mountaine of my holines, doth not the Magistrate therefore offend, in putting malefac∣tors to death? -
Seeing our Sauiour Christ. Iohn.
8.7. answereth the accusers of the adulterous woman on this manner,Let him that is with∣out sinne among you cast the first stone at her, may therefore offenders be condemned or punished, but by them that are iust and free from sinne? - May the chiefe magistrate with a good conscience shew fauour or giue pardon vnto malefactors that are law∣fully conuicted?
- Forasmuch as we haue no example or precept, in the new Te∣stament for warfare, is it vnlawfull therefore for Christians to go to warre?
- How many sorts of warre be there?
- What is politicall, or carnall warre?
- Which are iust warres?
- Which are iust and necessarie causes of warre?
- Is it lawfull to defend true Religion with weapons?
- Are those iust actions, that doe accompanie and are incident to warre, namely, spoyles, ambushes, besiegings, slaughter, ta∣king away their furniture and such other Calamities which are vsually done to the enemie in time of warre?
- Seeing that, for the most part, Princes make warre of an euill and corrupt affection, how shall the subiects that are their souldiers satisfie their consciences?
- Are those mercenarie souldiers to be allowed of, that being hyred with a price will follow eyther side?
- What kind of authority hath the magistrate?
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Seeing that
1. Sam. 8.11. Samuelsaith. This shalbe the maner of the king that shall reigne ouer you,1. He will take your sons and daugh∣ters, & make them his seruants.2. He will take your fields, & your vineyards, and your best Oliue trees, and giue them to his seruants,3 He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, & giue it to his seruants.4. He will take your men seruants, and your maid seruants, and your choise young men, and will put them to his work.5. He will take the tenth of your sheepe.6. And lastly you shall be his seruants: DothSamuell in this place arme kings with an infi∣nite, or absolute power, circumscribed within no lawes, ouer the bo∣dies and substance of his subiects? - Hath the chiefe magistrate free power, in his subiects affairs, & causes, beside, or cōtrary to the laws receiued, for the determining of any matter?
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ƲƲhat is
, Equitie. - What politicke lawes are to be allowed?
- What things are there that giue weight and strength to the law?
- Doth the Iudiciall lawe of Moses binde the Christian magistrate?
- Are tythes abolished, because the Lawe Ceremoniall is abolished?
- What is vnderstoode by this name Subiect?
- Who are the Magistrates subiects?
- What is the office of a good subiect and citizen towards his commonwealth?
- What is the office of subiects to the Magistrate?
- What if some Magistrates commaund things iust or vniust, are the godly citizens to esteeme them as such Lawes, as they are bound to keepe?
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Doth Paule exempt the faithfull from obedience to these Lawes, in saying.
1. Tim.1.9. The Lawe is not giuen to the righteous? - What is the second office of subiects towards the Magistrate?
- VVhat is the Third?
- What is the forth?
- ƲƲhat is the fift?
- What is the sixt?
- What is the seauenth?
- Are Clergie men, or Church men, as they are called, exempted from all taxes, and Subsidies?
- Why must subiects performe obedience to the Magistrate?
- May Subiects rise vp in armes against Magistrates, or become mutinous?
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Did
Naboth well,1. King. 21.3. to denyAhab his vineyard, who deserued it, and offered mony for it? - What if the Magistrate offer thee some open and great wrong? what must thou doe?
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But seing you set downe this true Doctrine of obedience, tell me whe∣ther this be the Doctrine of popery, that
it is lawfull for any man to kill a Prince, who is of a contrarie Religion to Popery? - What are the assertions of papists in this point?
- Come we next to practises, shew me them.
- But this is onely for obedience to Kings, what can you shewe for offering violence to Kings?
- But you cannot shewe that any Romanists haue commended this practise?
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But haue not
Lutherans, Caluinists, and such as are calledPuritans defended, & practised the murdering, or at the least deposing of princes, and doth not this author, whō you haue translated defend the like? -
You haue added to your author
8. questions & answers, returne againe vnto him: what is the generall end of politicke admistration, and ma∣gistracie, or magistrates? - What vse make you of this doctrine of mgistracy?
- What now is cōtrary to this doctrine of magistracie?
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