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Christian Instruction and Sum of Doctrine Part 1 · Pierre Viret

The table of this woorke, contayning the principall matters of the ſame booke. The firſt number declareth the page or ſyde of the leafe, the ſecond the Section.

OF blyndnes & dyſorder that is amonge men in matter of religion.	3. 1
Luthors & cauſes of all order & diſorder.	3. 2
Of the cauſe of the fall and raigne of mankinde.	4. 3
Of the difficulty that is … to acknowledge their errors.	5. 4
Of the proces that men bring againſt God.	6. 5
How that al falſe religion maye be wel defended.	6. 6
Of the argumentes taken of the multitude.	7. 7
Of the argumentes of tyme and auncienty.	8. 8
Of the fal of the deuil.	8. 9
Of the predeceſſours of the wycked.	9. 10
How that none may ſo wel alledge auncienty, as the faithful.	10. 11
Of the lāguage that is in the hart of the hipocrites & wicked.	11. 12
Of y^e perſecutors of y^e veriti.	12. 13
Of ſuche as perſecute the truth of a purpoſed malice.	12. 14
Of thoſe that reſiſt the truth wittingly.	14. 15
Of ſuch as do reſiſt the truth, and perſecute it through ignorāce.	1516
How that the want of the knowledge of god & his truth.	15. 17
Of the great care and diligence that is in men.	17. 18
Of the diligence that is in men to do euyll.	18. 19
Of the vices that make men ignorant of god, & of his truth.	19. 20
Of ſuch as do contemn the knowledge of God.	20 21
Of the tru knowlege of god.	22. 22
Of the true ſtudy of the holy ſcriptures.	23. 23
Of ſuch Chriſtians as are ignorāt of the word of God.	23. 24
How much neceſſary the ſtudy of the word of God is.	25. 25
Of the deſired ignorance.	26. 26
How that the publicatiō that God hath made of hys word.	27. 27
Of the meanes by which god hath and doth declare him ſelfe dayly to men.	27. 28
Of thoſe that cloke their rebellion agaynſt the woord and wyll of God.	28. 29
Of thoſe whiche cōmit idolatries to their princes.	30. 30
Of the offices of good princes and good ſubiectes.	31. 31
How thoſe men obey the deuill, & not their princes.	32. 32
Of lawfull lawes of Chriſtian Princes.	33. 33
Of vnfaythful ſeruantes to Princes, & of their councels▪ agaynſte God.	34. 34
Of the iudgement of the Chriſtian doctrine, and by whom it muſt be reported.	35. 35
Of the cauſes why the Princes ſhuld enquire of the wil of god at the mouth of his miniſters	37. 36
Diſhonour done to God by ſuche as vouchſafe not to enquire of his wyl at the handes of his miniſters.	38. 37
What meane and order Princes ought to kepe in iudgmēt of thinges apertaining to religiō.	39. 38
Howe men ought to hauehave greater care for matters appertayning to religion.	41. 39
How that men make more accoūt of their promiſes, then of theyr conſciences.	42. 40
Of the care that ought to be had to know y^• way of ſaluatiō.	44. 41
Admonitions in the holye Scriptures againſt falſe Prophetes.	45. 42
How great buſines letteth y^• hearing of the word of God.	46. 43.
Meanes to aduaunce or hinder the buſines of men.	48. 44.
Mockers and haters of the Goſpel, and wil ſeme no.	49. 45
Of Epicurians amōg the Chriſtians & their diuerſitie.	50. 46
Teſtimonies of Epicurians & of Gods prouidence & iuſtice againſt their falſe opinions.	51. 47
Light of gods worde geuen to mē & the nature of the ſame.	52. 48
The authoritie of holy ſcripture.	53. 49.
Diueliſh peruerſitie of Epicuriās their agreement with the doctrine of Mahomet.	56. 50
Of mans traditions.	57. 51
How we ought not to do y^• which ſemeth good onelyonly in our owne ſight and opinion	58. 52
Of the workes that are done to a good intent.	60. 53
To vnderſtand whether god hauehave ordained ſundry religions or no	61. 54
Of the cauſes of the diuerſitie of the poſitine lawes	62. 55
Of the agreemente of the poſitiue lawes wyth the Ceremoniall lawes.	63. 56
What libertie God hath geuen in the vſage of ceremonies.	65. 57.

❧ The ſecond Dialogue.

OF the reaſons which cauſe manye to deſire and wayte for a Councell.	68. 1
Of the difference that is in Chriſtendom in matters of religion, and what it doth.	69. 2
What profite the Church of God may receiue of Councels, and of their iſſues.	70. 3
Of the hope that menne may hauehave of the coūcel in theſe daies.	72. 4
Of the meanes of the enemies of the truth for the maintenance of their kingdō & falſe religiō.	73. 5
Of the daūger into the which they caſt thēſelues which attēd onelye vponupon Councels.	74. 6
Of chriſtiā princes to reforme the Church by meane of a generall …o…cell.	75. 7
Of … negligence and want that … …he miniſters of the church	76. 8
Of the empeachments of men in y^• reformatiō of the church.	78. 9
How difficulte it is to aſſemble a lawful Coūcel at this day.	79. 10
How the Chriſtians hinder the reformation of the Church.	81. 11
What Councel the true chriſtians ought to follow.	83. 12
Of ſuch as woulde agree the doctrine of Ieſus Chriſte, and that of Antichriſt together.	84. 13
The Interim maye not be receyued neither into the Churche of chriſt, ne yet of Antichriſt.	85. 14
Of ſuch chriſtians as be Newters and indifferent.	86. 15
For what cauſe the Interim hath his name of an aduerbe.	88. 16
The profite that thoſe that be inſtructed in Gods word, may receiue by the Councels.	89. 17
We oght not to be the diſciples of mē but of Ieſus Chriſt.	90. 18
The word of God dothe authoriſe it ſelfe.	92. 19
What goodnes men may receyue of a good Coūcel, and what euil of an euil Councel.	93. 20
What the good Councels may do to the wycked.	94. 21
What frute the church may receue of the lawful Councels.	96. 22
What prayſe is due to good princes and magiſtrates.	97. 23
Hipocriſy of ſuch as depend vponupon mē in matter of religion.	98. 24
How we are diſciples of men, and how of Ieſus Chriſt.	100. 25
Of the nature and vertue of true fayth.	101. 26
Of the honor that is due to good & true teachers in y^e church.	103. 27
Of the diff…rence of the apoſtles & prophets: and of thoſe that came after them.	105. 28
The Councell of S. Au…yne concerning Councels … …itings of the Fathers.	…

❧ The third Dialogue intituled, The authoritie of Councels.

OF the aſſiſtance of the holy ghoſt in lawful Councels.	109. 1
What is to be deſyred in Coūcels thoſe which are moſt excellent.	111. 2
Of the weakeneſſes which wer in the Councel of Nice.	112. 3
Of the contrarieties betwene the biſhoppes & miniſters that hauehave bene in many aunciente Councels.	113. 4
Of the contradictiōs of the popes and their decrees.	114. 5
Of the contrarietie of the decrees of many Councels.	116. 6
Of the contrarictie of certain coū cels concernyng the difference of meates.	118. 7
Of the decrees of the Councels of Conſtance and Baſle touchyng the Lordes ſupper vnderunder bothe kyndes.	119. 8
Contrarietie in many Coūcels cō cernyng Images.	120. 9
Of the Councel of Carthage concerning the Baptiſme, adminiſtred by heretiques.	121. 10
Opiniō of the papiſts, concerning general and particular Coūcels	122. 11
Of the abuſes and errors whiche hauehave ben broght into the church	122. 12
Of thoſe that would hauehave the prelates of the church to correct the abuſes that therin are.	124. 13
Thinges of them ſelues ſufficiently reſolued without reſolution of the Councel.	125. 14
The liberty of Chriſtians in reforming abuſes.	127. 15
The paſſages which the Papiſtes alledge to authoriſe their Councels.	129. 16
The holy ghoſt is not bounde to any kind of perſō or eſtate.	1…9. 17
Of y^e aſſēbles of y^• faithful.	131. 18
Of the Councels of the hereticks, condemning the Coūcels of the faythful.	132. 19
The contradicions of the aunciēt Councels, declare that the councels may erre.	134. 20
No hope for the Chriſtiās to hauehave a lawful Councel.	136. 21
What praiers men ought to make for their Princes.	138. 22
What Councel they ought to follow that hauehave princes whych ar enemies to the Goſpel.	139. 23
Of the ſtudi of the holy ſcriptures and of the decrees of the Coūcel of Nice cōcerning the ſam.	140. 24
Of the true Councels which excel al the reſt in authority.	142. 25
The authoritye of Princes & Popes concerning councels.	143. 26
Of the maner of the proceedyng of the Papiſtes in their Councels.	144. 27
Prudence required in diſpu…a…ion in the papiſtik councels.	145. 28
Reſolucion of the papiſtical councels.	146. 29
What diſcords may be in the councels of the Papiſts.	147. 30
Of the Popes practiſes for his determination and concluſion of Councels.	149. 31
Of the ignorance of the popiſh byſhops.	150. 2
Of the final concluſion and reſolucion of the Councell of the Papiſtes.	151. 33
The order of the biſhops in giuing their conſent in the papiſticall Councels.	153. 34

❧ The fourth dialogue, intituled, The reſolution of Councels.

Of the charge whyche God gaue vntounto Moyſes.	155. 1
The allowing of the old teſtament is the allowing of y^e new.	157. 2
For what cauſe God did allowe & confirm wyth ſuch authority the miniſtery of Moyſes.	158. 3
Of the ſubtilties of the Pagā law makers & falſe prophets.	159. 4
Of the teſtimonies that God hath geuen to Moyſes of hys vocation.	161. 5
Of the aduertiſmēts that God did giuegive to y^e people of Iſrael.	162. 6
What tokens God gaue of his preſence in the moūt Synay.	163. 7
Of the ſignification of the ſignes which God dyd gyue in gyuing hys law.	164. 8
Of the vſage of the law.	165. 9
For what cauſe God woulde feare the people of Iſrael by thoſe ſignes whyche he gaue in the moūt Synay.	165. 10
Of the trumpet whiche did ſounde in the mount Synay.	166. 11
Of the laſt and generall iudgemēt of God.	167. 12
Of the ſanccifitation that God required of hys people, when hee would geue hys law.	169. 13
Of faſtinges and of differences of meates which the papiſtes vſe, and of their original.	170. 14
Of the ſobrierie, abſtinence & honeſty that is required of the chriſtians.	171. 15
Of the Counſell that was holden in the mount Syon.	172. 16
Of the manifeſtation of God in Chriſt.	174. 17
Of the laſt ſcale, and of the laſt declaration and contirmation of the doctrine of God	176. 18
Of the examinaciō of the true chriſtian doctrine.	178. 19
Of the vengeaunce of God againſt thoſe y^• deſpiſe the goſpel.	179. 20
Of the difference that men do commonly put betwene the lawe of rigour, & the law of grace	1…0. 21
Of the difference and diuerſitie of the lawes of Moyſes, & of their nature.	181 22
Of the aboliſhynge of the lawe of Moyſes, and of the olde Teſtament.	183. 23
Of the difference that is betwene the faithful & vnfaithful.	184. 24
Of the benefyt of Ieſus Chriſt, … of the good thinges that we receiue by hym.	185. 25
In what ſort we ought to vnderſtand that the law is not ordayned for the iuſt and the faithful, but for y^e vniuſt & faithles.	185. 26
Of the cauſe for the which the vnfaythful remayne ſtyl ſubiect to the law.	187. 27
Of the commoditye that the faithfull maye alſo hauehave of the lawe.	187. 28
Of the agreement of the lawe and the Goſpel.	189. …9
Of the bookes of the great and … neral councels of God.	…

FINIS.

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