Commentary on Daniel, List of controversies
A Table of the Controversies.
Places of Controversie.
1. Contr. THe vulgar Latin translation not the best.
2. contr. The historie of Susanna, the song of the three children, and of Bel and the dragon, are no parts of Daniel, nor of the Canonicall Scripture.
Controversies vponupon the 1. chapter of Daniel.
1. Contr. Whether the changing of the Popes name be groūded vponupon the example of Peter.
2. contr. That fasting is not meritorious nor satisfactorie.
3. contr. That the prescript of fasting daies for abstinence, and for forbearing of certen kinds of meates, is no… warranted here by Daniels abstinence.
4. contr. v. 20. What the wise men of the Chaldeans were, and whether the wise men which came to Christ were kings.
5. contr. v. 20. Of the Magicians among the Chaldeans, and how that such were alwaies opposite to the true Church of God, as diuers of the Popes were such.
Controversies vponupon the 2. chapter of Daniel.
1. Contr. That the Scriptures should be extant in the vulgar and knowne tongue.
2. contr. That prayer must onelyonly be made vntounto God.
3. contr. That praier is not meritorious, but grounded onelyonly vponupon Gods merciemercy.
4. contr. That Matrimonie is no Sacrament.
5. contr. That the Saints merit not.
6. contr. v. 21. That the Pope hath no power committed vntounto him to put downe kings.
7. contr. That the Pope can not be Christs Vicar generall in earth.
8. contr. That the time of Christs comming to iudgement, can not be gathered from Daniels prophesie, v. 44.
9. contr. v. 45. Whether the virgin Marie be the mountaine out of the which the stone was cut.
10. contr. Whether Christ verely encreased in the gifts and graces of the soule.
11. contr. That the Pope is not to be reuerenced, honoured, and worshipped through the world.
12. contr. That it can not be prooued out of Daniels prophesie that the Pope is not Antichrist.
13. contr. Of the lawfulnes of Magistracie, against the Anabaptists.
Controversies vponupon the 3. chapter of Daniel.
1. Contr. That an image vsed for any religious vse, and an idol, are all one.
2. contr. Against the adoration of images.
3. contr. Whither images in Churches may be tolerated, though they be not adored.
4. contr. Of the wayes and meanes whereby idolatrie is promoted.
5. contr. Of the vse of Church musicke, and musicall instruments.
6. contr. The multitude of professors doth not argue the truth of the profession.
7. contr. Of superstitious dedications.
8. contr. That counsels and generall assemblies may erre.
9. contr. The fire and sword and other cruelties, the weapons of idolators and superstitious men.
10. contr. That these three seruants of God were not deliuered for their virginitie or abstinencie.
11. contr. Against the Vbiquitaries.
12. contr. That miracles are not alwaies a note and sure marke of the Church.
13. contr. Whether a contrarie religion may be tolerated in a Commonwealth.
14. contr. That the conuersion of Nebuchadnezzer, doth not signifie the conuersion of the Deuill in the ende of the world.
Controversies vponupon the 4. chapter of Daniel.
1. Contr. That the virgin Marie was not without sinne.
2. Contr. Against free will.
3. Contr. Against the inuocation of Saints.
4. Contr. That the Pope is not the distributer of kingdomes.
5. contr. Against satisfaction by workes.
6. contr. Of the certaintie of remission of sinnes.
7. contr. Which be the good works of Christians.
8. contr. That Gods prouidence is not onelyonly a bare prescience or permission.
9. contr. Against the Pope who would be without check or controlment.
Controversies vponupon the 5. chapter of Daniel.
1. Contr. That idolaters and worshippers of images make them their gods.
2. contr. Whether images in Churches may be retained, though they be not worshipped.
3. contr. That not Protestants, but Papists are the profaners of holy things.
4. contr. That there are no certen periods of kingdomes.
Controversies vponupon the 6. chapter of Daniel.
1. Contr. Against canonicall and stinted houres of praier.
2. contr. That it is no Apostolicall tradition to pray toward the East.
3. contr. That the publike profession of our faith is necessarie, and it is not sufficient to hauehave it inwardly in the heart.
4. contr. That it is not lawfull worshipping God to looke toward an image.
5. contr. Against the Papists and Vbiquitaries, that hold a carnall presence in the sacrament.
6. contr. Of the false suggestions of the Papists against the Protestants.
7. contr. Of the vniust proceeding of the Romanists in their cruell inquisition, condemning the Protestants, their cause not beeing heard.
8. contr. Of the practising of Popes against Princes.
9. contr. Whether one is iust before God by an inherent iustice.
10. contr. Whether Daniels innocencie were the meritorious cause of his deliuerance.
11. contr. That a generall faith, called salus implicita, an implicit faith, is not sufficient.
Controversies vponupon the 7. chapter of Daniel.
1. Contr. The Church is not discerned by the greatnes and largenes thereof.
2. contr. Whether the Saints shall iudge the world.
3. contr. The vulgar Latine translation not authenticall.
4. contr. Of the diuers orders of Angels.
5. contr. The glorious persons of the Trinitie are not to be represented by any image.
6. contr. Against the Vbiquitaries which hold an omnipresence of Christs humanitie.
7. contr. That diuturnitie and long continuance without interruption, is no infallible note of the Church.
8. contr. That the dominion of the Pope is temporall rather then spirituall.
9. contr. That Antichrist is alreadie come.
Controversies vponupon the 8. chapter of Daniel.
1. Contr. Prosperitie and externall felicitie, is no perpetuall note of the Church.
2. contr. That the abomination of desolation spoken of, v. 13. is not the abolishing of the sacrifice of the Masse.
3. contr. The authoritie of the Scripture dependeth not vponupon the testimonie of the Church.
4. contr. The description of Antiochus agreeeth to the Pope and Antichrist.
Controversies vponupon the 9. chapter of Daniel.
1. Contr. That praier and fasting is not meritorious.
2. cont. God only is to be inuocated, not Saints or Angels.
3. contr. That Christ is the onelyonly Mediator.
4. contr. Against praier or inuocation of the dead.
5. contr. Of the name of the Catholike Church, that it is but vsurped by the Romanists.
6. contr. That no man is perfect in this life.
7. contr. That the prayers of the faithfull are not meritorious.
8. contr. That we are not iustified by any inherent righteousnes, but imputed onelyonly by faith.
9. contr. Whether sinne any way after forgiuenes may be said to remaine in the faithfull.
10. contr. That charitie is not more principal in the matter of iustification then faith.
11. contr. That the Pope doth blasphemously vsurpe the title of Christ, to be called most holy.
12. contr. Whether the Sacrament of the Altar be most holy.
13. contr. That Christ is Mediatour both as God and man.
14. contr. Against the sacrifice of the Masse.
15. contr. Against the Iewes, that the Messiah who was expected of the Fathers, is alreadie come into the world.
Controversies vponupon the 10. chapter of Daniel.
1. Contr. Against superstitious fasting.
2. contr. That Paradise was a terrestriall place.
3. contr. Against the curious distinction of the orders of Angels.
Controversies vponupon the 11. chapter of Daniel.
1. Contr. Of the birth and offspring of Antichrist.
2. contr. That Antichrist shall not be one particular man.
3. contr. That Nero the Emperor shall not be the great Antichrist.
4. contr. That Antichrist shall be a deceiuer rather then a victorious conquerer.
5. contr. Of Antichrists miracles.
6. contr. That Antichrists comming shall not be deferred to the ende of the world.
7. contr. That Antichrists seate shall not be at Ierusalem.
8. contr. That the citie of Rome shall not be vtterly destroied before Antichrist shall come.
9. contr. That the Papists Antichrist and the Iewes Messiah shall come together.
10. contr. Of the true marks whereby Antichrist may be discerned.
11. contr. How the description of Antiochus historically doth typically decyphre the Pope and Antichrist.
12. contr. That S. Paul speaketh of an apostasie and departure from the faith, 2. Thes. 2. 3.
13. contr. Of other notes and marks wherein Antiochus and Antichrist agree.
14. contr. How the Antichrist of Rome hath persecuted Emperours, Kings, Princes, and learned men for religion.
15. contr. Of the pride and blasphemies of Antichrist against God.
16. contr. How Antichrist is said to sit in the Temple of God.
17. contr. Of the prosperitie and outward successe of Antichrist.
18. contr. That externall happinesse is not a sure note of the Church.
19. contr. why the Lord suffereth Antichrist to rage against his church.
20. contr. That out of this text, v. 36. it cannot be prooued that the Pope is not Antichrist, as Bellarmine intendeth.
21. contr. How Antichrist shall forsake his fathers god, v. 31.
22. contr. How the Romane Antichrist regardeth not the desire of women.
23. contr. That the Antichrist shall not care in deede for any god, nor hauehave any sense of religion.
24. contr. How Antichrist shall bring in a strange god which his fathers neuer knew, v. 38.
25. contr. Of the theatricall and pompous seruice with siluer and gold, which Antichrist hath found out for his newe idol.
26. contr. How Antichrist shall distribute honours and possessions vntounto his fauourites and that for money.
27. contr. Of Antichrists insatiable ambition, crueltie, and couetousnesse.
28. contr. Of the rage and furie of Antichrist.
29. contr. How Antichrists palace is planted betweene two seas.
30. contr. Of the fearefull ende of diuerse Popes.
Controversies vponupon the 12. chapter.
1. Contr. Against blasphemous Servetus that made himselfe Michael.
2. contr. Whether Henoch and Elias shall stand vp with Michael in the last times.
3. contr. What manner of persecution shall be vnderunder Antichrist.
4. contr. Of the certaintie of Election, that none of the elect can finally fall away.
5. contr. In what sense Moses wisheth to be rased out of Gods booke, Exod. 32. 33.
6. contr. That the soules of the faithfull departed doe not sleepe vntill the resurrection, but presently enioy the sight of God.
7. contr. That all men shall rise againe, and not onelyonly the faithfull, neither shall they die againe.
8. contr. That Christ died not in generall for all, but onelyonly for those that beleeue.
9. contr. That the faithfull doe not iustifie other by any merit or satisfaction, but as ministers onelyonly of saluation.
10. contr. That the Saints merits as they are diuers, doe not merite diuers degrees of glorie.
11. contr. The Scriptures are not so obscure but all may be admitted to the reading of them.
12. contr. Bellarmine confuted, who by diuers arguments out of this chapter, would procue the Pope not to be Antichrist.
The number of these Controversies is an 134.
The Doctrines and morall obseruations are not summed, as beeing neither so many in number, nor of such speciall note.
This Commentarie was finished by Gods gracious assistance, vponupon the 31. of Decemb. in the yeare 1608. anno aetatis Authoris 46.
Eph. 1. 3.
Blessed be God euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which hath blessed vsus with all spirituall blessings in heauenly things in Christ.