Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion, Table of contents 1
THE FIRST TABLE CONTEYning the arguments and ſumme of eueryevery Sermon, as they follow one an other in euerie Decade, throughout the body of the whole booke. The firſt number is referred to the Sermon, the ſecond to the Page where it beginneth.
The firſt Tome, and firſt the ſumme or contentes of the tenne Sermons of the firſt Decade.
1 OF the worde of God, the cauſe of it, and howe and by whome it was reuealed to the world. Page. 1.
2 Of the worde of God, to whome and to what end it was reuealed, alſo in what maner it is to be hearde, and that it doth fully teache the whole doctrine of godlineſſe. 14
3 Of the ſenſe and right expoſition of the worde of God, & by what manner of meanes it may be expounded. 23
4 Of true fayth, from whēce it commeth, that it is an aſſured beliefe of the mynde, whoſe only ſtay is vponupon GOD and his worde. 30
5 That there is one onelyonly true fayth, and what the vertue thereof is. 40
6 That the faythfull are iuſtified by fayth without the law and workes. 44
7 Of the firſt articles of the Chriſtian faith conſcined in the Apoſtles Creede. 55
8 Of the latter Articles of the Chriſtian faith, conteyned in the Apoſtles Creede. 67
9 Of the latter Articles of the Chriſtian fayth conteyned in the Apoſtles Creede. 77
10 Of the louelove of God and our neighbour. 91
¶ The ſumme or contents of the tenne Sermons of the ſecond Decade.
1 OF lawes, and firſt of the lawes of Nature, then of the lawes of men. 100
2 Of Gods lawe, and of the two firſt commaundements of the firſt table. 109
3 Of the third precept of the tenne commaundements, and of Swearing. 126
4 Of the fourthe precept of the firſt table, that is, of the order and keeping of the Sabboth day. 136
5 Of the firſt precept of the ſecond table, which is in order the fift of the tenne commaundementes, touching the honour due to parents. 144
6 Of the ſeconde precept of the ſecond table, which is in order the ſixte of the tenne Commaundements: Thou ſhalt not kill. And of the magiſtrate. 163
7 Of the office of the Magiſtrate, whether the care of religion apperteineth to him, or no: & whether he may make lawes and ordinaunces in caſes of religion. 177
8 Of iudgement, and the office of the Iudge: That Chriſtians are not forbidē to iudge. Of reuengement and puniſhment. Whether it be lawfull for a magiſtrate to kill the guiltie. Wherefore, when, howe, & what the magiſtrate muſte puniſhe. Whether he may puniſh offenders in religion, or no. 191
9 Of warre, whether it bee lawful for a magiſtrate to make warre. What the ſcripture teacheth touching warr. Whether a Chriſtian man may beare the office of a magiſtrate. And of the dutie of ſubiectes. 207
10 Of the thirde precept of the ſecond table, which is in order the ſeuenth of the ten Commaundements. Thou ſhalt not commit adulterie. Of wedlock. Againſt al intemperancie. Of Continencie. 222
The ſecond Tome, and firſte the ſumme or contentes of the tenne Sermons of the thirde Decade.
1 OF the fourth precept of the ſecond table, whiche is in order the eighth of the ten commandements: Thou ſhalt not ſteale. Of the owing and poſſeſſing of proper goodes, and of the right and lawfull getting of the ſame. Againſt ſundry kinds of theft. 259
2 Of the lawfull vſe of earthly goods: that is, how we may rightly poſſeſſe, and lawfully ſpende the wealth that is rightly and iuſtly gotten. Of reſtitution & almes deeds. 279
3 Of the patient bearing and abiding of ſundrie calamities & miſeries: and alſo of the hope and manifold conſolation of the faithfull. 270
4 Of the fift & ſixt preceptes of the ſecond table, which are in order the ninth and tenth of the tenne Commaundements, that is: Thou ſhalt not ſpeake falſe witneſſe againſt thy neighbour, And: Thou ſhalt not couet thy neighbours houſe, &c. 318
5 Of the Ceremonial lawes of GOD, but eſpecially of the Prieſthoode, time, and place appointed for ye Ceremonies. 327
6 Of the Sacraments of the Iewes, of their ſundry ſorts of ſacrifices, and certeine other things perteyning to their Ceremoniall lawe. 354
7 Of the Iudicial lawes of God. 387
8 Of the vſe or effect of the lawe of God, and of the fulfilling & abrogating of the ſame. Of the likeneſſe and difference of bothe the Teſtamentes and people, the old and the new. 400
9 Of Chriſtian libertie, and of offences. Of good workes, and the reward thereof. 440
10 Of ſinne, and of the kyndes thereof, to wit, of originall and actuall ſinne, and of ſinne againſt the Holie Ghoſte. And laſtly, of the moſt ſure and iuſt puniſhment of ſinnes. 477
The ſumme or contentes of the tenne Sermons of the fourth Decade.
1 Of the Goſpell of the grace of GOD, who hath giuen his Sonne vntounto the world, and in him all thinges neceſſarie to ſaluation, that wee beleeuing in him, might obteine eternall life. 525
2 Of repentaunce, and the cauſes thereof, of confeſſion and remiſſion of ſinnes, of ſatiſfaction and indulgences, of the olde and newe man, of the power or ſtrength of mē, & the other things perteyning to repentāce. 561
3 Of God, of the true knowledge of God, and of the diuers ways how to know him: That God is one in ſubſtance, & three in perſons. 604
4 That God is the creatour of all things, and gouerneth all thinges by his prouidence: where mention is alſo made of the good wil of God to vsward, and of Predeſtination. 635
5 Of adoreing (or worſhipping,) Of inuocating (or calling vponupon,) And of ſeruing the onelyonly, liuing, true, and euerlaſting God. Alſo of true and falſe religion. 648
6 That the ſonne of God is vnſpeakably begotten of the father, that he is conſubſtantiall with the father, and therefore true God. That the ſelfe ſame ſonne is true man, conſubſtantiall with vsus, and therefore true God and man, abiding in two vnconfounded natures, and in one vndiuided perſon. 677
7 Of Chriſt King & Prieſt, of his onelyonly & euerlaſting kingdome and prieſthoode, and of the name of a Chriſtian. 698
8 Of the holie Ghoſte, the thirde perſon in Trinitie to be worſhipped, and of his diuine power. 714
9 Of good and euil ſpirites, that is, of the holie Angels of God, and of diuels or euill ſpirites, & of their operations. 731
10 Of the reaſonable ſoule of man, and of his moſt certeine ſaluation after the death of his body. 759
The third & laſt Tome and firſt the ſumme or cō tents of the ten Sermons of the fift and laſt Decade.
1 Of the holy Catholique Churche, what it is, how far it extendeth, by what marks it is knowne, from whence it ſpringeth, howe it is mainteyned and preſerued, whether it may erre. Alſo of the power & ſtudies of the Church. 812
2 That there is one Catholique Church, that without the Churche there is no light or ſaluation. Againſt Schiſmatiques. Wherefore we depart from the vp-ſtart Churche of Rome. That the Church of God is the houſe, vineyard, and kingdome of God: and the body, ſheepefolde, and ſpouſe of Chriſte, a mother and a virgine. 841
3 Of the miniſterie, and miniſters of Gods worde, wherefore, and for what ende they are inſtituted of God. That the orders giuen by Chriſte vntounto the Churche, in times paſt were equall. Whence and howe the prerogatiue of miniſters ſprang and of the ſupremacie of the byſhop of Rome. 870
4 Of calling vntounto the miniſterie, of the word of god. What manner of men, and after what faſhion miniſters of the worde muſt be ordeined in the church. Of the keyes of the Churche. What the office of them is that be ordeyned. Of the manner of teaching the Churche, and of the holie life of the Paſtours. 891
5 Of the fourme and maner how to pray to God, that is, Of the calling on the name of the Lorde, where alſo the Lordes prayer is expounded, and alſo ſinging, thankeſgiuing, and the force of prayer is intreated. 914
6 Of ſignes, & the manner of ſignes, of Sacramentall ſignes, what a ſacrament is, of whome, for what cauſes, and how many Sacraments were inſtituted of Chriſt for the chriſtian church: Of what thinges they doe conſiſt, howe they are conſecrated, how the ſign and the thing, ſignified in the Sacramentes, are eyther ioyned together or diſtinguiſhed, and of the kinde of ſpeaches vſed in the Sacramentes. 955
7 That we muſt reaſon reuerently of Sacramentes, that they doe not giuegive grace, neyther hauehave grace included in them. Again, what the vertue and lawful end and vſe of Sacraments is. That they profite not without fayth, that they are not ſuperfluous to the faythfull, and that they do not depend vpō the worthineſſe or vnworthineſſe of the miniſter. 995
8 Of holie Baptiſme, what it is, by whome, & when it was inſtituted, and that there is but one baptiſme of water. Of the baptiſme of fire. Of the rite or ceremonie of baptiſme, howe, of whome, and to whome it muſte be miniſtred. Of Baptiſme by Midwiues, and of infants dying without baptiſme. Of the baptiſme of infantes: againſte Anabaptiſine, or Rebaptiſing, and of the power or efficacie of baptiſme. 1032
9 Of the Lords holie Supper, what it is, by whom, when, and for whome it was inſtituted, after what ſort, when, and howe oft it is to be celebrated, & of the ends thereof. Of the true meaning of the wordes of the ſupper: This is my body: O… the preſence of Chriſt in ye ſupper. Of the true eating of Chriſtes body. Of the worthy & vnworthy eaters thereof: & how… euerie mā ought to prepare him ſelf vntounto the lords ſupper. 1063
10 Of certeine inſtitutions of the church of God. Of ſcholes. Of Eccleſiaſticall goods, & of ye vſe & abuſe of the ſame. O… Churches & holie inſtrument… of Chriſtians. Of the admonition and correction of the miniſters of the Church, and of the whole Churche. Of matrimonie, Of widowes. Of virgines. Of Monkes. What the church of Chriſte determineth concerning the ſicke, and of funeralls and burials. 1112