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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Title: 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.
Author: Bucanus, Guillaume.
Publication: Printed at London :: By George Snowdon, and Leonell Snowdon [, and R. Field],; 1606.
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But what did he before he made the world?

It is a curious question; and therefore Augustine in the 11. book of his Confess. cap. 12. writeth, that a certaine old man made a wit∣tie answer to one that moued such a question, namely, that he was making of hell for such curious fellowes. We answer that God was sufficient, and blessed in himselfe, and stood in need of nothing, and that he did delight himselfe, in that his eternitie together with his wisedome, that is, the Sonne and the Spirit being consubstantiall with himselfe, For the Word was with God, Ioh. 1.1. And Christ saith of the holy Ghost, All things which he heareth he shall speake vnto you. Ioh. 16.3.