A Preparative to Contention, Index
A Table of the principall matters conteined in this Preparatiue: the firſt number is of the Chahter: the ſecond is of the Section of that Chapter.
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ABuſe of Gods bleſſings, cauſeth him in his anger to take them away, and to puniſh the offenders, cap. 18.3.4
Achillis his diſpleaſure, cap. 16.3.
His Harpe, cap. 16.5
Adonibezecke his confeſſion of God iudgements, cap 25.7
Adrian 1. a Pope, cap. 5.4
Adrian 2. a Pope, cap. 5.4
Aeſop was caſt downe ouer a rocke, cap. 20.7
Afflictions are ſometimes better then proſperitie, cap. 2.2
Affliction, without iuſt cauſe, cap. 7.2
Age: in eueryevery age God hath ſtirred vp ſome men to reprooue ſinnes, cap. 21.5
Alexander the manner of his iudgements. ca. 9.4
He vſed Achillis harpe before Paris harpe. cap. 16.5
His hoaſt after his death, like the one eyed Cyclops. cap. 12.2
Ambition. ca. 12.1, her fruits and effects, cap. 13.1 and cap. 14.4.
Amurathes the Saracene, cap. 16.11
Anarchie, or want of gouernment, cap. 12.2.3
Anaxagoras, cap. 20.7
Antiochus the Sophiſt. cap. 17.3
Antigonus, lenitie, cap. 22.9
Antichriſt what he is, cap. 4.8
Antichrist riſeth among the vniuerſall B.B. as a ſeruant and a proud king, cap. 6.5
What the word Antichriſt ſignifieth, cap. 6.4
Antichriſt was diſcouered aſſoone as he was borne, ca. 6.7
Antichriſts number 666, ca. 5.2
His time, his conception, his name, & birth, ca. 5.2.3
His nourſing time, cap. 5.4
His policie and titles, ca. 5.5
Antichriſt was fully reuealed, ca. 5.7
Antichriſt in hell, ca. 7.5
Antichriſts two chief Antichriſts in the world, c. 1.3
Antichriſtiā men are the weapons of the diuel, c. 1.3
Antichriſt is wounded, ca. 5.6.7
Aratus Eudoxus, ca. 8.6. & ca. 10.13
Aratus was diſtracted. ca. 21.1
Archadius was negligent, ca. 22.6
Arguing of God raſhly is not good, ca. 10.1. ca. 8.6
Archbiſhops permitted, ca. 4.5
Ariſtotle died with anger, cap. 21.1
Aaron ſubmitted himſelfe to Moſes, ca. 4.3
Aurelianus was cruell, ca. 22.6
Author of all diſcontentation is the diuel, ca. 1.1
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BAalites pleading for Baal, ca. 7.1
Babylon falleth, ca. 5.7
Backſliding, ca. 18.2
Barzelli refuſed to be aduanced by Dauid, ca. 19.8
Baſilius forced to recant his opinion againſt the worſhip of Images, ca. 5.4
Bernard writeth to the Pope Euagenius, ca. 4.2
Benet, forſooke the Court and all, ca. 19.18
Biſh. of Rome, exalted aboue al other Biſhops, c. 4.2
B. of Conſtantinople, was reiected, when he would be called the vniuerſall Biſhop, ca. 4.6
Bleſſed men: who? ca. 15.1
Booke full of lamentation and woe, ca. 1.1
Brutus and Caſsius the chiefe conſpirators againſt Iulius Caeſar, ca. 3.1
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Caeſar ought to hauehave his owne. ca. 12.8
Captaine of the Papiſts ſhalbe confounded, cap. 7.4
Caliſthenes diſliketh all thing both good and badde ca. 9.3
Catoes in word, but Neroes in deed, cap. 9.5
Catching frō one man to giuegive to another, ca. 16.8.9
Catholike man, is of the earth, ca. 6.3
Caueats, for the Corinth. ca. 16.7
for the Romane, ib.
for England, ca. 18.3.5.6.7
Ceremonies in the reuerence of Princes, ca. 12.5
Cherub, the Prince of Tyre, ca. 22.7
Charitable perſon, how they do reprooue others, ca. ….4
Chriſt came to ſend a ſword, and how, ca. 13.6
Chriſt teacheth louelove, ca. 13.8
Chriſt came not to breake the lawe, but to fulfill it, ca. 11.5
Chriſt hath not ſet forth his Church in proud titles as the Church of Rome is ſet forth, ca. 6.6
Chriſtians, their confeſsion and faith, prayer, ca. 1.4 and 16, 11
Chaunge, how it would be if mens conceits were yeelded vntounto, ſhortly, ca. 11.6
Charles the 5. ca. 5.6
Church of England troubled with diſcontentation, cap. 2.1
Ciuil diſcords are moſt noyſome, cap. 13.7.8.9
Cicero, his wiſdome, and lamentation, cap. 10.14
Clement, a Pope, cap. 5.6
Cleo, a buſie headed perſon, cap. 11.6
Cleanthes a Philoſopher, cap. 17.5
Clytus his reward, cap. 19.8
Clemencie, cap. 22.8
Comfort to content the Prince and Magiſtrate in their vexations, cap. 22.3
Comforts for the houſholder, cap. 24.1
For the Scribe, cap. 24.3
For the Paſtor, cap. 23.1
For poore beleeuers, cap. 24.5
For the rich, ib.
Contentation to bee deſired as the beſt thing in this life for a beleeuer, cap. 11.5. and 20.10. and 24.5
Contentation is from God, cap. 1.4
Contempt of the magiſtracie, & miniſterie, is a wicked thing, cap. 12.1
Conſtantine his clemencie, cap. 22.9
Conſtantine and Irene, cap. 5.4
Conſter well of Princes dealings, cap. 12.6
Confuſion of worldly things diſtract many mens wits, cap. 21.2
Men are occaſioned the thereby to diſtruſt Gods power and prouidence, cap. 21.2
Contribution of piety & impiety in this life, ca. 25.8
Conſider one thing with an other, cap. 8.7
Conceited well of themſelues, cap. 10.2.5
Cunning men are not without afflictions, ca. 20.7
Cuppe, is one of the popes gods and conteineth the number of the Beaſt, cap. 6.5
Crosse, for eueryevery man, cap. 19.1
Curious perſons, cap. 9.5
Curious queſtions, cap. 10.1.5
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Dauid and Salomō, the chiefe Magiſtrates ouer Gods people, cap. 22.3
Dauids vpright heart towards King Saule, cap, 10.13
Dauids harpe fewe do play on, cap. 16.5
Daunger of gouernment, cap. 19.5
Daungerous to meddle with princes and great mē, cap. 20.3
Defence againſt enemies, cap. 14.3
Degeneration from the Lord is daungerous, ca. 18.3 and 17.3
Demades compariſon of Alexanders hoaſt when hee was dead, cap. 12.2
Demoſthenes his ſaying of gouernment, cap. 19.8
Demochares the Pareaſthes of Athens, cap. 9.5
Diuelliſh Art, cap. 4.1.1
Diſcontentation of the diuell, cap. 1. and 2
Diſgrace of Chriſtians, cap. 16.8
Diſtruſt of Gods prouidence cauſeth men to flie to to their owne counſailes and pollicies, cap. 17.5
Diagoras and Atheiſt. ib.
Diogenes pride, in contemning Platoes decēcie, ca. 8.6
Dionyſe the tirant a robber of the Temples, ca. 10.9
Diets choſen in religion and perſons, cap. 11.7
Diues in hell, cap. 17.3
Dioniſe ſheweth to Damocles the daunger of the Regall ſtate, cap. 19.5
Diſputation of the ſcriptures vnreuerently, is wicked and vngodly. cap. 10.5. cap. 8.6
Diſputers of diuinitie: who be fit for that, the time, the place, how far we may diſpute, cap. 10.7
Doctrine of Chriſt teacheth louelove & charitie, ca. 13.8
The Rocke, cap. 11.7
Dolon, the Troian, cap. 3.1
Duke of Burbone beſieged the Pope in the Caſtle of Angelie, cap. 5.6
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EFfectes cannot ceaſe till the cauſes bee remooued, cap. 14.4
Eaſier to throw downe and deſtroy an houſe, then to build it, cap. 8.7
Elizabeth our Queene her mildneſſe and clemencie, cap. 22.9
Elder brother diſcontented, cap . 2.1
Englands varſities, cap. 2.1
English men be not contented with their bleſſings, cap. 2.2
Engliſh Saduces, cap. 17.7
England aſſailed of all obedience to their lawfull King by the Pope, cap 4.2
England aboliſhed the Pope, cap. 5.6
Enuie is vſed in ſtead of holy zeale, cap. 8.5
Eudes of good and euill, diuers, cap. 25.6
Enuying of others, whoſe preferments ſome would hauehave, cap. 12.1
Eſtimation of lawes and Magiſtrates, cap. 9.2
Eſau's hands, and Iacobs voice, cap. 16.3
Euill is doone vnderunder good pretences, cap. 10.12
Euill examples of our aduerſaries doo much hurt, cap. 3.3
Euclio laughed at Tantalus his lot, and yet conſidereth not that the caſe is his owne, cap. 17.1
Euclio his feare, ca. 20.11
Eraſmus, of the Pope, ca. 5.1
Epicures would be Philoſophers, ca. 17.18
Equitie, a neere neighbour to Iuſtice, ca. 22.8
Examples of old, ſhould be applyed to our times and to our ſelues, ca. 17.1
Examples of the worlds ingratitude, cap. 20.8.9
Extreame law, cap. 8.7
Extreame wiſe, and extreame iuſt, cap. 8.6
Exaltation of vngodly men, is a ſhame for men, ca. 4.10
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Fabian a Biſhop of Rome did ſubmit himſelf to the Emperour, cap. 4.3
Fable of the Aſſe & the Ape, being diſcontent, ca. 2.2
Of the Aſſe and a golden Image, whereof he was proude. ca. 15.9
Of the Foxe and the Crow, ca. 15.11
Fall of many Emperours and Kings, cap. 19, 5.6
Familie of Dauid, cap. 24.2
Faults muſt be reproued in all eſtates: but who muſt reproue them? cap. 9.1
Flatterers occaſion men to ſinne, ca. 15.9
Chriſt neuer vſed nor taught men to flatter, ca. 15.11
Flie from one Citie to another, rather then reſiſt power, cap. 12.10
Fortune a faigned Goddeſſe, ca. 21.3
Frederick the 3. ca. 22.9
Duke of Saxony, cap. 5.6
Foxe tyed to his obedience, ca. 3.2
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GAmaliel his ſaying touching Sedition, ca. 13.4
Glaſſe made malliable, cap. 20.7
God preſerueth men in daungers, ca. 25.4
He ordereth all things by his prouidence, howſoeuer they doo appeare to vsus, cap. 25.5
He beſtoweth his gifts on vsus and why? ca. 14.2
God repented, and the effects of his ſorrow, ca. 18.3
He ſuffreth mē lōg before that he puniſheth, c. 18.7
He threatned his owne people and why? cap. 15.8
Godly men are preſerued in the iudgement, ca. 25.8
They abuſe not his bleſſings, ca. 15.8. they betried, cap. 1.2
God vponupon earth: ſo the Pope is eſteemed, and the word conteineth the number. 666, as cap. 6.2
Good and euill cannot agree, ca. 13.7
Good men hearken to good admonitions, cap. 21.6 and cap. 10.1
They deſire that men would be thankefull and content with Gods bleſſings, cap 14.2
Good life cannot followe an euill beliefe. cap. 17.7
Goodly ſhewes when men be euill, a leſſon learned of the diuell, cap. 15.2
Good things muſt be done well, cap. 8.7. & how, cap. 8.8
Good opinions and conſtructions of the lawes and dealings of good Ptinces, ca. 12.6
God and Magog, cap. 1.3
Gouernours are neceſſarie: and muſt be obeyed, cap. 12.2
Gouernment wanting, the cōmon-wealth decaieth cap. 12.3
Gregorie a B. of Rome, ſubmitted himſelfe to Mauritius the Emperour. cap. 4.3
He withſtoode that title of vniuerſalitie in the B. of Conſtantinople. ca. 4 9
He propheſied of Antichriſt, ibid.
Greeke characters and words wherein the number of Antichriſt is found out, cap. 6.6
H
HAppie kinde of men which ſay well & do well cap. 15.1.
Haſtie mē blame yt which deſerueth no blame, c. 8.2
Head of the Church, hath the very number of the beaſt, 666. as, cap. 6.4
Head of the cleargie, hath ye ſame number as, ca. 6.5
Hearken to good counſell, ca. 21.8
Hebrew words, letters, & numbers wherein Antichriſt is deciphered and found out, cap. 6.6
Hierome Sauauorola, cap. 5.6
Henry 8. aboliſhed the Pope out of England, cap. 5.6
His words in the open Parliament, ca. 9.7
Hermogenes. cap. 17.3
Herod and Pilate are recōciled into friendſhip to put Chriſt to death, cap. 1.3
Herods crueltie, ca. 22.6
Hinderaunces to peace, ca. 14.15
Hypocrites ſee moates in other mens eyes, and not beames in their owne, cap. 9.5
Hypocriſie hath moſt efficacy in words, cap. 16.42
Hyena, a cruell beaſt and ſubtill, ca. 2.1
Honour the Prince and why, cap. 12.5.6.7
Houſeholders their afflictions, ca. 20.5
Their comforts, cap. 24.1
Huſband-mens deſire, cap. 20.11
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IElouſie, that which is godly is commended, c. 8.2
Iewiſh cleargie compared to the Elder brother, ca. 1.1. & 26.8
Iewes feared the inconuenience of altering theyr lawes, ca. 11.5
Iewes eate not with Samaritanes, nor Egyptians with Iewes, cap. 8.1
Imperfections cannot throughly be corrected and amended in this life, cap. 11.3
Impietie cannot be throughly baniſhed from men in this life, by the force of lawes, cap. 26.2.3
Impure are the beſt things of mā by his ſin, ca. 10.14
Infirmities of this laſt age of the world, like to the infirmitie of olde age, cap. 19▪1
Infernall Spirits doo diride Antichriſt in his fall, ca. 7.4
Inconſtancie of certaine Phariſaical perſons. ca. 11.6
Inſtruction to all men, cap. 24.5
Ionas fled from God, cap. 20.4
Italia, the dregges of the prieſthood, hath the number 666. ca. 6.4
Italiā prieſt the head of princes, hath the ſame, ca. 6.5
Italian Church hath the ſame number, ca. 6.2
Iudgements that one man hath of another, raſh and without conſideration, ca. 9.4
Iudgemēts of God both general & particular, c. 25.7
Gods iudgements are granted to be iuſt, euen by the wicked themſelues that felt them, cap. 25.7
Iudas Galilaeus a ſeditionarie iuſtly puniſhed, ca. 13.4
Iulius Caeſar inuaded England then when Engliſhmen had ſeditions and ciuil motions, cap. 13.5
Hee was eowardly ſlaine by them whom hee had highly benefited, ca. 19.5
His Equitie, ca. 22.8
Iulian the Apoſtate dirided the Chriſtians in their croſſe, cap. 10.10
Hee wreſted Chriſts doctrine touching priuate reuenges, to matters of gouernment and iudgement, cap. 12.4
Iuſtice, vnderunder colour whereof, many do perpetrate wrongs and oppreſſion, ca. 16.9
Iuſtice and Equitie both neceſſary and neighbours, cap. 22.5
Iuuenal was exiled by Domitian the Emperor, c. 20.7
K
KIngs and Emperors aboue Popes, ca. 4.3
Kings hauehave had many ſorrowfull ends, ca. 19.5
and ingratefully requited, ibid.
Knowledge, to what end men do ſeek for hir, c. 10.3
A ladder to knowledge, ca. 10.4
Knowledge ioyned with zeale, ca. 8.3
L
LAteinus, hath the number of Antichriſt, ca. 6.2
Latine thiſtle, hath alſo the number 666. ca. 6.4
Lawfull it is (as ſome thinke) for them to doo any thing they conceit, ca. 10.11
Lawes are neceſſary for the preſeruation of the people, cap. 12.13
Lawes to be altered is a dangrous thing, without great occaſions, ca. 11.5
Lawes that be good, muſt bee obeyed without expectation, cap. 12.6.7.8
Lawes againſt God and good conſcience not to be obeyed vntounto abſolutely, ibid.
How men may ſpeak againſt ſuch lawes, ca. 12.10
Laws muſt not be deſtroyed, nor altered, whiles we ſeeke to remedie miſchiefes, cap. 11.4
Lawes of England are good, if they want not execution, ca. 26.2
Leuit, his hard lot, being conſtrained to ſerue Micha, ca. 10.10
Like: ſome men like nothing, but that themſelues deuiſe, ca. 9.3.4
Lytta, a worme in a dogges tongue, to the which ſome perſons be compared, ca. 2.1
Libertie is good, men ought well to vſe it, ca. 26.3
Loth was ouercome with drinke, whom the fire of Sodome hurted not, ca, 26.6
LoueLove ioyned with zeale, ca. 8.3
LoueLove to Prince, and how, ca. 12.6
LoueLove of the world, is the cauſe of an vngodly life, ca. 15.9
LoueLove, becommeth Chriſtians, ca. 16.4
Lucifer is caſt out of heauen, and lieth in the earth, ca. 2.1
Luther ſaw Antichriſt, and purſued him, ca. 5.1.6
Lucillus, againſt belly gods, ca. 17.7
Luſt, deſcribed, ca. 16.5
More men follow after luſt, then chiualry, ibi.
M.
MAgiſtrates are to be reuerenced, & how, c. 12.5
Magiſtrates hauehave many vexations & troubles, ca. 19.7
Magiſtrates muſt hauehave regard to correct them that troubled the quiet of the Church and Common-wealth, ca. 4.6
Macchiauile, on a thief of our time, ca. 17.6
Machometa, is that Antichriſt whereof S. Iohn ſpeaketh in Apoch. 13. ca. 6.1
Malice of the diuel, is cauſe of all euil, ca. 21.5
Naladies incurable, men are conſtrained to let paſſe ca. 21.5. as Salomon did.
Mal-contents, ca. 2.2. & 3.1
Maniches opinion of Mag. ca. 12.1
Man in this life cannot attain to perfection, ca. 1.1
Man, that wold be God: the number of Antichriſt, ca. 6.3
Man is hardly perſwaded of the diuine prouidence, ca. 21.6
Man liueth not contented with his lot, ca. 20.10
Man is forgetfull of benefits, ca. 2.2
Mardon and Montanus, two heretikes, ca. 10.2
Maſſe noted in 666. ca. 6.4
Maſons of Lesbia, ca. 8.2
Mauritius, his confeſsion, ca. 25.7
Meane is beſt in many things, ca. 8.1
Men are become brutiſh, ca. 2.1
In health, they giuegive counſell to the ſicke, ca. 22
Men muſt be faithful in their places, and referre the perfection of things to God, ca. 10.14
Men are like the ſhee woolfe, as in waning from fruitfulneſſe in good workes, ca. 17.4
Men muſt permit God to rule them after his will, ca. 26.1
Myd-wiues of Egipt, ca. 12.9
Miniſters of the word, muſt not expect a worldly commoditie, ca. 16.7
Miniſters, their croſſe, ca. 20.1.2.3
Their comfort, ca. 23.1.2.3
Myſterie of iniquitie, ca. 5.3
Moderators of lawe are needfull, ca. 22.8
Moſes was preferred before the prieſt Aron, ca. 4.3
Moſes mildneſſe, ca. 22.9
Monſter what it is, ca. 4. Who is a monſter, ibi.
Mourning and weeping, ca. 18.1
N.
NEanthes iangled on Orpheus harpe, ca. 17.6
Nero, a tyrant cruell and bloudy, left his name reproachful to the poſteritie, ca. 22.7
Neſtor liued a double age: his cenſure on the Seditionaries, ca. 13.4
Nicene Counſell, ca. 4.6. & 5.4
Noah was drunk, and dirided of his own ſon, c. 26.6
No mā is contented with his lot & calling. c. 20.11
Number of Antichriſt, ca. 5.2
His number is contained in certain Hebrew, Greek, Latine, and Engliſh words, ca. 3.4. & 6.4.
Numa Pompilius, aking of the Romanes, ca. 17.6
O
OBedience to lawes and magiſtrates, ca. 12.4
Obey the Prince, ca. 12.6
Octauius Caeſar, his meekeneſſe and gentleneſſe, cap. 22.9
His ſaying of a good Cittizen, ca. 11.4
Olde men as children, ca. 17.3
Origeniſts, cap. 17.7
Originall of mans diſcontentation, ca. 1.1
Opinions of Princes, ca. 12.16
See Sects.
Offences, how to withſtand them, ca. 14.1
Oathes and promiſes, ca. 16.21.10.11
Otho an Emperour that depoſed Pope Benedict. cap. 4.5
P
PApinianus, ca. 19.5
Papiſt, is tied to ciuil obedience perforce, ca. 3.4
Papiſts be founde out, though neuer ſo ſecret, but hardly expelled, cap. 3.3
They be knowne by theyr faces, languages, and dealings, cap. 3.4
Their cauſe is wicked and damnable, ca. 4.2
Their ſuffring and death is deſerued and deſperate, ca. 7.1
Patriarkes, 3. ca. 4.6
Pan, God of ſhepheards, ca. 16.4
Paſtors, ca. 2.32.3
Paſtor his troubles, 20.1
Paris his harpe, ca. 16.5
Patience is commended, ca. 12.10
Parliaments, there God is preſent, ca. 12.5
Payment of tenths, tolles, ſubſedies, to the Prince, ca. 12.7
Pappas: what it ſignifieth, cap. 4.8
Pagans, may teach Chriſtiās in ſom things, ca. 16.10
Pandora of Iudia, ca. 17.3
Pericles and Pileus did hurt, vnderunder good pretences, ca. 14.4
People without law miſerable, 12.3
Peters Polypragmoſyne & curioſitie, c. 10.9. & 25.3
Perſecutours of good men, by them that pretende well, and ſeeme to be zealous, ca. 11.7
Perfidious perſons, ca. 16.10.11
Phariſes, their ſect renewed in England, ca. 8.1
Some be worſe then the Phariſees, ca. 15-6
Pharao confeſſeth the vprightneſſe of Gods iudgements, ca. 25.7
Philip of Heſſe, expelled the Pope, ca. 5.6
Philaemon the Philoſopher, a ſchool-maſter for Chriſtians, ca. 6.7
Phocas made the Biſh. of Rome the ſupreme head of all other Biſhops, ca. 4.4
His purpoſe and intent, 4.5
Phocian in Athens, ca. 16.8
Philip of Macedonia was ſlaine, ca. 19.5
Pithias a buſie fellow in Athens, ca. 16.8
Plautus his cenſure of tale-tellers, ca. 9.5
Plynie his preſumption, ca. 10.12
His ſaying of the difficultie of changing of things ca. 10.13
Policarpus, ca. 20.10
Polypragmoſyne, ca. 10.14
Pollicie not good, to moue vp matters vnneceſſary, and then to aſſay to allay them with words, ca. 14.1
Pollicie of the Pope, ca. 5.5
Pollicie of the Romanes, ſignified in Apo. 13.1. c. 6.1
Poore man his croſſe, ca. 20.10
Poore beleeuers, their comfort and contentation, ca. 24.5
Poet, that teacheth Chriſtians godlineſſe, ca. 16.12
Pompey: his deſire, ca. 19.6
Pontifex: the Pope, what it noteth: ca. 6.5
Pope: or Pappas: what it is, being latine, and Engliſhed. ca. 4.8
Pope, he is cōtrary to Chriſt, ergo Antichriſt, c. 4.9
He ouerthroweth religion, vnderunder colour of religion, ca. 4.9
He is deciphered, ca. 5.1
His authoritie of vniuerſalitie, cannot be fathered on Peter, ca. 4.5. & ca. 5.3
Pope and Turke, wherein they agree, ca. 1.1
Pope Iohan. ca. 5.8
Pope would bee aboue Chriſt: the number of the Beaſt, ca. 6.3
Pope is Antichriſt, in the ſame number, ca. 6.8
He is an euill Beaſt, and aſcended from the earth ca. 6.3
He is an Atheiſt, ibi.
He is a prieſt aboue Princes, ibi. 4
Preaching of Ieſus is vnhappily neglected, whiles men ſtriue in opinions and queſtions, ca. 8.6
Some men be the worſe for preaching: becauſe they take no frut therof, in their abuſe of it, c. 10.6
Practiſe of the diuell againſt the Miniſters, ca. 20.1
Prayer is neceſſary & profitable: the place, the time, the perſons for whom, ca. 26.3.4.5
Pretences: vnderunder good pretences, many vngodly things are done, both in the Church, and alſo in ciuil affaires, ca. 10.19.20
Preſume not on Gods mercy, ca. 25.8
Prieſt, an head ouer Princes: as the Pope in the number, 666. ca. 6.4
Prieſts ought to obey Princes, cap. 4.2
Princes muſt be honoured, ca. 12.5
Princes do watch ouer the people to preſerue thē, cap. 12.5
Their great troubles, cap. 19.2
Their vertues, ibid. 2.3
Princes their praiſe and comforts to content them, cap. 22.3.4
Princes that be wiſe do what they can, when they cannot do all that they would, cap. 22.10
They may not be diſcouraged by the hard haps of thers, cap. ibid.
Princes merciemercy and clemencie ſhould not occaſion men to preſume too much thereupon, ca. 22.9
Prince is an Archer, and the people as arrowes, the lawe, as the bowe, ca. 12.2
Pricillianiſts defend lying by ſcripture, ca, 16.2
Proteſtants are miſcontented, ca. 15.4
There be 3. kinds of proteſtants. ca. 15.3.4.5
The deſire of good Proteſtants. cap. 3.5
Prouidence diuine, ca. 21.3. & 25.5. & 26.1
Puritie cannot be in this life, and therfore they that defend that men can be perfit and pure, derogate from Chriſt, ca. 11.3
Puritie that many dreame of, ca. 8.6
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QValitie, God more reſpecteth, then quantitie in faith and workes, ca. 8.7
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RAge of the diuel, ca. 1.1.2.3
Railing words muſt be eſchued in reprehenſions, ca. 9.2
Rebellion is forbidded and puniſhed by the Lord, cap. 12.4. & ca. 14.7.8
Reformation: vnderunder colour thereof, wee may not moue ſeditions among the people, ca. 13.5
Religiō in contempt, a cauſe of gods plagues, c. 17.6
Reprehenſion: how it muſt be done, and by whom, ca. 9.1.2.3
Remedy againſt mal-conted Papiſts, ca. 3.5
Reſiſt not the Ordinance, ca. 12.9
Reuerence the Prince, ca. 12.5
Reward of Princes, ca. 22.10
Rewards of Miniſters, ca. 23.3
Righteous men are preſerued in the iudge. ca. 25.6
Rich men hauehave their croſſe, ca. 20.10
Rich men be Gods ſtewards, ca. 24.5
Riches be euil vntounto them that abuſe them, ca. 20.11
but good to ſuch as vſe them well, ib.
Rome is the ſpirituall Babilon and ſeat of Antichriſt, ca. 6.6. The beaſt with 7. heads, ib. 6.7.8
Romanus and Romiit, hath the number of Antichriſt ca. 6.2
Romane Church: what it ſignifieth, ca. 6.6
Romanes had 8. kindes of puniſhments for offenders, ca. 22.9
Saduces opinion, ca. 17.7
Sampſon tooke Foxes, ca. 3.2
Samaritanes knew Chriſt to be a Iew, ca. 3.4
Satans ſubtiltie, ca. 26.6
Scriptures, cap. 22.1
Scolemaiſter, cap. 20.
Scribe and his afflictions cap. 20.7
Securitie and long peace, an enemie to good manners. cap. 17.2
Sedition, a daungerous thing: the nature, image, diſcription and fruits thereof cap. 13.1.2.3
Seneca his counſaile. cap. 21.7
His reward of Nero for his ſeruice, cap. 19.7
Sects and opinions, cap. 2.1
Seruant of Seruants, cap. 4.7
Scriphian. cap. 9.3
Shame of men, ca. 4.10
Sidrach, Miſach, cap. 12.9
Sibilla, of the Pope, cap. 6.8
Silueſter. 2. a wicked Pope, cap. 5.5
Silla a cruell Emperour, ca. 22.6
Siſiphus his toyle, cap. 20.5
Simeones his exclamation, cap. 11.6
Simon Magus, cap. 16.7
Simples of the Preparatiue to Contentation, ca. 22.2
Sinnes are to be reprooued in all fortes of men, by whom, and how. ca. 9.1.2
Sinnes are the occaſions of plagues, & that our enemies triumph ouer vsus, cap. 3.2.
Slanderers and their reward, ca. 9 5
Socrates, ca. 12. and 25.3
Salomō his complaint how things could not be corrected, ca. 12.13
He was not able to conforme all things to his lawes cap. 11.1. and his concluſion. ca. 1.1
Why he could not conforme things to the lawe, ca. 26.2
Solon his ſentence of Innouators, ca. 11.4
Souldiours their deſire cap. 20.11
Striue to runne to heauen, ca. 11.3
Suffering as malefactors for offences: is not the croſſe of Chriſt. cap. 7.2. but for righteouſneſſe, cap. 7.3.4
Supremacie of Popes, not warranted by the Scriptures. cap. 4.4
Sworde of the miniſter is the word of God, ca. 4.2
Shunemite would not be preferred, cap. 19.8
Suffetius the Albane Prince was puniſhed for breaking of his promiſe, ca. 16.10
Tale-tellers, their puniſhments, cap. 9.5
Talkers, and no walkers, cap. 15.2
Teraſius Patriark of Conſtantinople, cap. 5.4
Telemalchus, his reward for well dooing. cap. 20.8
foreign. This word hath the number of Antichriſt, ca. 16.15. and 10.4
Therſites, ca. 9.3
Themiſtocles. ca. 19.3
Theodoſius his clemencie, cap. 22.9
Theudas a Sedicionary, cap. 13.4
Theodorus B. of Miron, cap. 5.4
Theodotius, B. of Amorie, ibi.
Time for eueryevery thing, ca. 10.13
Benifit of time muſt not be abuſed, cap. 25.1.2
The condition of our time ſhould make vsus thankfull to God. cap. 14.1
Timon contemned men, cap. 19.8
Titles giuen, cap. 15.10
Tyrannus, what he is, ca. 22.6
Triſelaus, cap. 20.8
Troubles of gouernment hauehave tyred many, cap. 19.5.6
Truſt no further then you ſee, cap. 16
Truth is great and preuaileth, cap. 16.12
Truth being wanting, all others are not eſteeemed, cap. 16.2
Turkes hauehave reprooued Chriſt and for their breach of Promiſes, ca. 16.11
V.
VAriable affections and chaunges, cap. 8.1
Virgils paſtor, ca. 20.8
His verſe of the monſter, cap. 4.7
Vertue is ſought for in vanitie, ca. 18.2
Vicar of Chriſt, is the gall of the Church: wherein is the number of Antichriſt, ca. 6.5
Vicar exalted, Eodem.
Vicar of the world, ibid.
Vladiſlaus King of Hungarie brake his oath, ca. 16.11
Vliſſes, cap. 3.1
Vniuerſall Pope, a proude title and a note of Antichriſt, cap. 4.6.7
Vncharitable tongues. cap. 9.4
Vocation: eueryevery man is to walk within the boūds of his vocation, cap. 25.8
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WArre-fare of Chriſtians, cap. 13.7
Walking according to our vocation and profeſſion. cap. 15.1
Wickliffe martyred cap. 5.6
Wicked men are the powers of the diuell, cap. 1.3
Wiſe in their owne conceits be many fooles, c. 10.9
Wiſe men be content and conſider of the dayly daungers, ca. 19.1
Wolfe is become a ſcholler. cap. 3.2
Wolues degenerat & become barrain after 5 yeares, ca. 17.3
Woman abſolued by Chriſt of her ſinne: but not of her lawfull puniſhment, cap. 12.4
Word of God & praier the means to health. ca. 21.7
We muſt diſpute & talk of the word reuerētly c. 10.7
World is feeble and decaieth daylie, cap. 10.14
The world is an enemie to Chriſt and his miniſters ca. 20.1
The worlde is not worthie of good men, ca. 20.2
The worlds vnkindneſſe to good men, cap. 20.8.9
Worldly men doo not ſee their owne daungers and diſtruction, cap. 17.8
Worſhipping of Images renewed vnde Antichriſt. ca. 5.4
Writers and Scribes their affliction, ca. 20.7
Their comforts, cap. 24.3
Young ſchollers are incouraged, cap. 24.4
Yeares of 1000. and the time 666. ca. 5.5.7
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Zarababella his ſaying of the Pope, cap. 6.2
Zeno his reward, ca. 20.7
Zeale both good end euill, ca. 8.2.3.4:5
Ziba, againſt Mephiboſeth. cap: 16:8:9
Zophirus the Perſian. cap. 3.1
FINIS.
End of the text · John Carpenter, A Preparative to Contention (1597)