The Sum of Christian Religion 2, Table of contents
¶ A TABLE OF THE COMMON PLACES, AND PRINCIPALL QVESTIONS, HANDLED IN THIS SVMME OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.
THE PREAMBLE.
A THREEFOLD order, or three parts of the ſtudy of Diuinity. 2
Of a Catechiſm or Catechiſing doctrine.
What a Catechiſme is. 2
In the Primitiue Church two ſorts of Catechumeny. 3
Catechiſing, as the Doctrine of Baptiſme & of laying on of hands, euer hath beene vſed in the Church, and the reaſons why ſtill it ought. 3. 4
Of the holy Scriptures.
Two opinions of religion, but one alone true. 5
What the holy Scripture teacheth, or how Chriſtian religion is diuided. 6. 7
True religion ought to bee diſcerned from others, and why. 8
The difference of the true Doctrine of the Scriptures from others. 10
The difference of true Doctrine from Philoſophy. 11
Certain notes, whereby the tru church is diſtinguiſhed from others. 12
Whence it may appeare that this religion was once deliuered from god which is contained in the Scriptures. 12
The authority of the Scriptures dooth not depend of the Church; with reaſons for proofe, & aunſweres to the contrarie obiections. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17
Reaſons for proofe of the certaintie & truth of the holy Scriptures. 20. 21
The difference betweene the prophecies of the heathen, and them contained in the holy Scriptures. 23
The ſpirit of Chriſt a ſufficient witneſſe of his Doctrine. 27
No doctrin beſides the holy Scripture, is to be receiued into the church, and the reaſons why, with anſwers to the contrary obiections. 28. 29. 30
The obſeruing of the Lords day left arbitrary to the Church. 36
How controuerſies & doubtfull places are to be decided. 46
Of the true comfort of the Godly.
The way to attaine to this comfort, and the parts thereof. 53
Why the knowledge of our miſery, deliuery, and thankfulneſſe, is neceſſary to this comfort. 55. 56. 57
THE FIRST PART, OF THE MISERY OF MAN.
HOWE a man commeth to the knowledge of his miſery. 60
Of Sinne.
Whether ſin be, or whence it appeareth to be in vsus. 63
What ſinne is. 65
How many kinds of ſin there are. 67
Of Orginall ſinne.
Whether there be Original ſinne. 6…
What Originall ſinne is. 68
Whether the ſouls of the children bee deriued from the ſouls of the Parents. 71
What Actuall ſinne is. 78
Raigning ſinne. 78
Sinne not raigning or veniall. 79
Sinne againſt the conſcience, & not againſt the conſcience. 86
Sinne pardonable & vnpardonable. 87
Sin of itſelfe, & ſin by an accident. 94
The workes of the regenerate & vnregenerate differ ſeuen maner of waies. 98
What are the cauſes of Sinne. 99
What are the effects of ſinne. 115
Of the creation of man.
What, man was created of God. 124
For what, man was created. 125
Of the image of God in man.
What the image of God in man is. 128
How far foorth the image of God was loſt, & how far it remaineth. 130
How it is repaired in vsus. 131
How the image of God is in Chriſt, and how in vsus. 132
Of the firſt ſinne.
What that firſt ſinne of Adam & Eue was. 134
What were the cauſes of the firſt ſinne. 135
What are the effects of the firſt ſin. 135
Why GOD permitted the firſt ſin. 136
Of free-will.
The cauſes of diuers controuerſies riſen about free-will. 138
Of the word Liberty. 140
What is the Liberty of will. 141
What is like or common, and what is different in the liberty of will, which is in God, in Angels, and men. 144
Whether there be any liberty in vsus, & what it is. 157
There are foure degrees of freewill. 159
Of euils of puniſhment.
Of the euils of puniſhment. 192.
Howe many kinds of afflictions there be. 194
What be the cauſes of them. 198
What are the comforts, that are to be oppoſed againſt them. 200
THE SECOND PART OF MANS DELIVERY.
WHAT mans deliuery is. 226
Whether any deliuery might bee wrought after the fall. 227
Whether deliuerie bee neceſſarie and certaine. 231
What manner of deliuerie this is. 231
By what meanes mans deliuery may be wrought. 233
Of the Mediatour.
What a Mediatour is. 238
For what cauſe a Mediatour is neceſſarie. 239
What is the office of a Mediator. 241
What maner of Mediatour ours ought to be. 243
Who is & may be that Mediator. 250
That there is but one Mediatour. 252
Of the couenant.
What a couenaunt is. 253
Howe a couenaunt may bee made betweene God and men. 255
whether there be but one couenāt 255
In what the old and new couenaunt agree, and in what they differ. 256
Of the Goſpel.
What the Goſpel is. 159
Whether the Goſpel hath bin alwaies knowen. 261
Howe the Goſpell differeth from the Law. 264
What are the proper effectes of the Goſpel. 267
Whence the trueth & certainty of the Goſpel may appeare. 267
Of faith.
The neceſſitie of the true doctrine of faith. 268
What faith is in general. 270
What are the kinds of faith. 272
How thoſe kindes differ. 275
How faith & hope differ & agree. 278
What are the cauſes of faith. 276
What are the effects of faith. 280
VntoUnto whom faith is giuen. 281
Concluſions compriſing the ſumme of faith. 285
Of the Creede or Symbole of the Apoſtles.
VVhat a Symbole is. 287
What are the parts of the Apoſtolick Symbole. 288
The firſt part of the Creede, of God the Father, Creatour.
The ſenſe and meaning of the words, I beleeue in God the father Almighty, Creatour. 291
Of God.
VVhether there be a God. 294
VVho, and what God is. 301
An explication of the deſcription of God deliuered by the church. 305
VVhence it may appeare that there is but one God. 336
VVhat theſe woordes Eſſence, Perſon, & Trinity betoken and ſignifie. 340
VVhat difference betweene Eſſence and Perſon. 341
VVhether theſe names are to bee vſed in the church. 345
How many perſons there be of the Diuinity or Godhead. 347
How the three perſons of the godhead are diſtinguiſhed. 349
VVherefore this doctrine is to be held and maintained in the church. 351
Of Creation.
VVhether the woorld were created of God. 355
How God made the world. 362
For what cauſe god created the world. 367
Of Angels,
VVhat good Angels are. 369
Of euil ſpirits or Angels. 375
Of Gods prouidence.
Errors concerning Gods prouidence. 379
Whether there bee any prouidence of God. 380
VVhat the prouidence of God is. 385
A confutation of certaine Sophiſmes or cauils, which are wont to be obiected againſt the prouidence of God moouing and gouerning, all and eueryevery particular, whether good or bad, great or ſmal, moſt iuſtly. 405
VVhy the knowledge of this doctrine concerning Gods prouidence is neceſſarie. 426
The ſecond part of the Creed, of God the redeemer.
VVhat is ſignified by the word Ieſus 430
From what euils he ſaueth vsus, 433
How he ſaueth, 434
VVhom he ſaueth, 437
Of Chriſt.
What is ſignified by the name of chriſt 437
What Chriſtes vnction or annointing is, 438
What his Prophetical function, 444
VVhat his Prieſthood. 448
VVhat his kingdome. 451
Of the communion of the faithful with Chriſt.
vvhat the Annointing of Chriſtians is. 452
In what ſenſe chriſtians are called prophets. 456
vvhat is the Prieſthoode of chriſtians. 456
vvhat is the kingdom of chriſtians 458
Of Chriſt the Sonne of God.
How manie waies men are called ſons 461
How chriſt is the ſon of God 463
vvhy chriſt is called the only begotten and firſt begotten ſonne of God, 464
Of Chriſts Diuinitie.
The ſonne of God is a ſubſiſtent in the fleſh, borne of the virgin, and before the fleſh, 467
The ſonne of God Chriſt, is a perſon reallie diſtinct from the Father and the holy Ghoſt, 498
The Worde is equall & conſubſtantial with the Father, 500, 503
Other rules whereby the obiections of the Arrians are diſſolued. 507
The principall arguments againſt the Diuinitie of the Sonne and the Holie Ghoſt, with the anſweres vntounto them, 509
Of Chriſt our Lord.
In what ſenſe chriſt is called Lord, 514
For what cauſes he is our Lorde, 515
Of chriſts conception by the holy ghoſt, and birth of the Virgin Marie. 518
The common place of the two natures in Chriſt.
vvhether there be two natures in chriſt our Mediatour. 520
vvhether chriſt be one perſon or moe 525
vvhat maner of vnion this is of the two natures in chriſt, and how made 529
A rule to bee obſerued touching the proprieties of both natures in chriſt. 536
A rule to bee obſerued touching the proprieties of chriſt the Mediatour. 544
vvhy it was neceſſary, that two natures ſhould bee vnited in the perſon or ſubſiſtence of the ſonne of God 550
Of Chriſts humiliation, that is, of his Paſsion.
vvhat Chriſt ſuffered. 554
According to which nature chriſt ſuffered. 556
The cauſes impellent, or motiues of chriſtes Paſſion. 55….
The final cauſes o… ends of his Paſſion, 558
Of Chriſts death.
How chriſt is ſaid to hauehave beene dead 561
vvhether it was requiſite and neceſſary that chriſt ſhould die, 562
The fruit of chriſts death, 564
His burial. 566
His deſcenſion into hel, 567
Of Chriſts glorification, that is, of his Reſurrection.
vvhether chriſt roſe againe, 571
How chriſt roſe. 571
For what cauſe he roſe. 572
vvhat are the fruits of chriſtes Reſurrection. 576
Of Chriſts Aſcenſion into heauen.
vvhither chriſt aſcended, 580
How, & wherefore chriſt aſcended into heauen, 582, 587
vvhat is the difference between chriſts Aſcenſion and our, 588
vvhat are the fruits of chriſts Aſcenſiō 589,
Of Chriſts ſitting at the right hand of GOD.
vvhat the right hand of God ſignifieth 591
vvhat is to ſit at Gods right hand, 591
vvhether chriſt did alwaies fitte at the right hand of God 595
vvhat are the fruites of chriſtes ſitting at the right hand of the father, 597
Of Chriſts comming to iudgement.
vvhether there ſhal be any iudgement 599
vvhat the laſt iudgement is, 601
vvho ſhal iudge. 603
vvhence and whither chriſt ſhal come, 604
Howe chriſt ſhall come to iudgement, 605
vvhom chriſt ſhal iudge, 605
vvhat ſhall be the ſentēce & executiō, 606
For what cauſe that iudgemēt ſhal be, 607
vvhen it ſhal be. 608
vvherefore God woulde hauehave vsus certaine of the laſt iudgement, 608
For what cauſes God would not hauehave vsus certain of the time of iudgement 609
For what cauſe GOD differreth that iudgement. 609
Whether the laſt iudgement be to bee wiſhed for. 610
The third part of the Creede, of the Holie Ghoſt the ſanctifier.
What the name ſpirite ſignifieth. 610
Who and what the holie Ghoſt is. 611
What the office of the holy goſt is. 617
Of whom the holie Ghoſt is giuen, and wherefore. 621
To whom the holie Ghoſt is giuen. 622
How he is giuen & receiued. 624
How the holie Ghoſt is reteined. 625
Whether and how the holie ghoſt may be loſt. 625
wherefore the Holie Ghoſt is neceſſarie. 626
Howe wee may knowe that the holie ghoſt dwelleth in vsus. 627
Of the Church.
What the Church is. 627
How many waies the Church is taken. 629
What are the tokens and markes of the church. 631
Why the church is called Holy, & Catholicke. 633
In what the church differeth from the common weale. 634
Whence ariſeth the difference of the church from the reſt of mankinde. 635
Whether any one may be ſaued out of the church. 636
Of Predeſtination.
Whether there be Predeſtination. 636
What Predeſtin…tion is. 641
What are the cauſes of Predeſtination or Election, and of Reprobation. 642
What are the effects of Predeſtination. 644
Whether Predeſtination be vnchangeable. 645
How far forth Predeſtination, Election, and Reprobation are known vntounto vsus. 645
Whether the elect be alwaies mēbers of the church, & the reprobate neuer. 646
Whether the elect may fall from the church, and the reprobate abide alwaies in the church. 648
What is the vſe of this doctrine. 649
Of the communion of Saints. 649
Of the remiſſion of ſinnes.
What remiſſion of ſinnes is 651
Who giueth remiſſion of ſinnes. 652
For what remiſſion of ſinnes is graunted. 653
Whether remiſſion of ſinnes agreeth with Gods iuſtice. 653
Whether remiſſion of ſinnes be freely giuen. 654
To whom remiſſion of ſins is giuen, and how. 655
Of the Reſurrection of the fleſh.
What the Reſurrection is. 656
The Errours concerning the Reſurrection. 656
Whence it may appeare that the Reſurrection ſhall certainely be. 657
For what end the Reſurrection ſhall be 659
By whom the Reſurrection ſhalbe. 660
How the Reſurrection ſhalbe. 660
When the Reſurrection ſhalbe. 661
What bodies ſhal riſe. 661
Whether the ſoule be immortall. 662
Of euerlaſting life.
What euerlaſting life is. 670
VVho giueth euerlaſting life. 672
To whom euerlaſting life is giuen. 673
For what cauſe euerlaſting life is giuen. 673
VVhen & how euerlaſting life is giuen vntounto vsus 674, 675
VVhether wee can bee aſſured in this life of euerlaſting life. 675
Of Juſtification.
VVhat iuſtice or righteouſnes is in generall, & how manifold it is. 677. 678
In what iuſtice differeth from iuſtification. 679
VVhat is our iuſtice. 680
How Chriſts ſatisfactiō is made our iuſtice and righteouſnes. 681
VVhy Chriſts ſatisfaction is made ours. 683
VVhy Chriſts ſatisfaction is made ours by faith onelyonly. 684
Obiections againſt this doctrine of iuſtification aunſwered. 685
Of Sacraments.
VVhat ſacraments are. 694
VVhat are the ends of ſacraments. 697
In what ſacraments differ from ſacrifices 699
In what ſacramentes agree with the word, and in what they differ from it. 700
How the ſacraments of the old & new Teſtament agree, & how they differ. 702
VVhat the ſacramentall vnion is. 703
In what the thinges differ from the ſignes. 704
VVhat phraſes and formes of ſpeaking of the ſacraments are vſuall vntounto the church and ſcripture. 705
VVhat is the right and lawful vſe of ſacraments. 705
VVhat the wicked receiue in the vſe & adminiſtration of the ſacraments. 706
How manie Sacramentes there are of the new Teſtament. 707
Certain concluſions of the ſacraments in generall. 708
The confirmation of ſuch of the former concluſions as moſt require it. 711
Of Baptiſme.
VVhat Baptiſme is. 717
VVhat are the ends of Baptiſme. 719
VVhat is the ſenſe & meaning of the wordes of the inſtitution of Baptiſme, 722
vvhat are the formes and manners of ſpeaking of Baptiſme 724
VVho are to bee baptized. 725
Certaine obiections againſt the Baptiſme of Infants refuted. 727
VVhat is the right and lawfull vſe of Baptiſme. 730
In place whereof Baptiſme ſucceeded. 730
How Baptiſme agreeth with circumciſion, & wherein it differeth from it. 731
Certaine concluſions of Baptiſme. 732
Of Circumciſion.
VVhat circumciſion is. 735
vvhat are the ends of circumciſiō. 736
vvhy circumciſion is aboliſhed. 736
vvhy Chriſt was circumciſed. 737
Of the Lords Supper.
vvhat the ſupper of the Lord is. 737
vvhat are the endes of the Lords ſupper. 739
vvhat the ſupper differeth from Baptiſme. 741
vvhat is the ſenſe or meaning of the inſtitution of the Lordes ſupper, 743
Againſt the Tranſubſtantiation of the Papiſts. 755
A refutation of obiections framed to confirme conſubſtantiation, 757
vvhat is the difference betweene the Lords Supper and the Popiſh Maſſe. 761
vvhat is the right and lawfull vſe of the ſupper. 766
vvhat the wicked receiue in the Lords ſupper, 767
Who ought to approch to the Lordes Supper. 768
Who ought to be admitted to the lords Supper 769
Certain concluſions of the Supper. 771
The firſt appendix or addition vntounto the former treatiſe of the Supper, containing certaine principal arguments of the Conſubſtantiaries againſt the ſincere doctrine of the Lords Supper, & the Sacramentaries, as they call them: together with a refutation of them. 777
Certain arguments of the Conſubſtantiaries, whereby they goe about to ouerthrowe the doctrine of the Lords Supper, together with the refutation of them. 777
The ſhiftes of the Conſubſtantiaries, whereby they go about to elude and ſhift off certain of our obiections, not al, for mo are obiected againſt them. 783
Certaine reaſons whereby it is proued, that the bodie of Chriſt is not preſent either In, or VnderUnder, or At the bread of the Lords Supper, neither is corporallie eaten VnderUnder, With, In, or At the Bread. 786
The ſecond appendix or addition, containing arguments, whereby the opinion of the Vbiquitaries is refelled, & the truth of ſounde doctrine confirmed. 786
The generall points wherein the Churches which profeſſe the goſpel, agree or diſagree in the controuerſie concerning the Lordes Supper. 790. 791
Of the power of the keies of the kingdome of Heauen, and of Excommunication.
What the power is, of the keies giuen vntounto the Church. 792
VntoUnto whom the power of the keies is committed. 793
Why the power of the keies is neceſſarie. 794
How the power of the keies differeth from ciuil power. 797
What order ought to bee obſerued in exerciſing the power of the keies. 798
Certaine arguments aſſoiled, whereby ſome hauehave endeuored to aboliſh excommunication. 804
THE THIRD PART, OF MANS THANKFVLNES.
Of Conuerſion.
VVHAT conuerſion is. 825
In what the conuerſion of the godly differeth from the repentaunce of the wicked. 826
What are the parts of conuerſion. 827
What are the cauſes of conuerſion. 829
What are the effects of conuerſion. 830
Of good-workes.
What good workes are. 831
How good workes may bee done. 833
vvhether the workes of the Saints bee perfectly good, 834
How our workes, though not perfectly good, pleaſe God. 834
vvhy we are to doe good works.
vvhether good woorkes merite anie thing before God, 839
Of the Lawe of God, or, Of the Decalog.
vvhat the Law is in generall, 852
vvhat the vſe of the lawe is. 849
In what the lawe differeth from the Goſpell. 859
How farre the law is abrogated, 859
How the Decalogue is diuided. 867
vvhat is the ſubſtance and meaning of the Decalogue, and of euerie commandement thereof. 870
Certain concluſions of the Decalogue, 873
The firſt commaundement. 876
The ſecond commandement, 886
Of Jmages.
How farre Images may be allowed to be made. 894
vvhy Images are to bee aboliſhed in the churches of chriſtians. 894
How they are to be aboliſhed. 896
Certaine obiections of the Papiſtes in defence of Images. 896
Of Superſtiton. 900. 901. 902
Of Traditions, 902, 903, &c.
The third commaundement, 910
Of an oath or ſwearing.
vvhat an oath is, 914
By whom we muſt ſweare. 915
Of what thinges we are to ſweare. 916
vvhether all oathes are to be kept, 917
vvhether a chriſtian may take a right and lawful oath, 920
The obiections of the Papiſtes praying vntounto Saints departed, 930
The fourth commaundement, 941
Of the Sabboth.
How manifold the Sabboth is. 945
The cauſes for which the Sabboth day was inſtituted. 947
How the Sabboth is ſanctified or kept holy, & how broken or profaned 948. 953
How the Sabboth belongeth vntounto vsus. 954
Obiections againſt the abrogating of the ceremonial Sabboth, 955
Of Ceremonies.
vvhat ceremonies are, 958
How the ceremonial lawes differ from the Morall, 958
How many ſortes of ceremonies there are. 958
vvhether the church may ordaine ceremonies, 959
Of the Miniſterie.
vvhat the miniſterie is. 959
vvhat are the degrees of Miniſters 959
For what end and purpoſe the miniſterie was inſtituted. 960
VntoUnto whome the miniſtery is to bee committed. 961
vvhat are the duties and functions of miniſters. 961
The fift commaundement. 962
The ſixt commaundement. 973
The ſeuenth commandement, 981
Of Marriage.
vvhat mariage is, 984
vvhat are the cauſe of mariage. 985
vvhether mariage bee a thing indifferent. 986
vvhat are the … of married perſons, 986
The Eight commandement, 987
The Ninth commaundement, 993
The Tenth commaundement, 998
How the Law is poſſible, 100…
what is the vſe of the lawe. 1002
Of Praier.
vvhat praier is, and howe many ſortes of praier there are, 1003
vvhy praier is neceſſarie. 1004
vvhat is required to true praier, 1005
vvhat is the forme of praier by Chriſt preſcribed. 1009
The proeme of the Lords praier, 1010
The firſt petition. 1014
The ſecond petition. 1017
vvhat, & how manifold the kingdome of God is. 1017. 1019
vvho is King, and who ſubiects in Gods kingdome. 102…
The Lawes, benefites, and bleſſings … this kingdome. 1021
In what place it to adminiſtred 1022
The time of durau…ce of this kingdom▪ 10…
How this kingdome cōmeth, & why … are to deſire the comming thereof 10…
The third petition. …
vvhat we …e…e, …
vvherefore we deſire that God … done; and of whom it is done in …
The fourth petition 1027
why we are … corporal bleſſings 1028
How they are to be deſired, 1029
vvhy Chriſt compriſed them vnderunder the name of Bread, 1030
vvherefore chriſt calleth it, Our Bread. alſo, Daily Bread, and addeth, This Daie, 1031
vvhether it bee lawful to deſire riches, 10…2
vvhether it bee lawefull to put vp anie thing for hereafter, 1033
The fift petition. 1034
vvhat chriſt calleth Debtes, and what Remiſſion of ſinnes. 1035
vvhy we are to deſire remiſſion of ſins, and how they are remitted vntounto vsus, 1036
The ſixt petition, what Temptation is, … 1039
…hat is, To lead into Temptation, 1041
vvhat is, To deliuer vsus from euil. 1042
…hy thy this petition is neceſſary, 1042
The concluſion of the Lordes praier 1046
Amen 1047
FINIS.
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