The Wonderful Workmanship of the World, Table – Imprimatur
The Table.
What Naturall Philoſophie is, and howe manye kindes there bee thereof. Cap. 1. follio. 1
Whether Naturall Philoſophie bee meete for a Chriſtian. cap. 2. fol. 2.
From whence the knowledge of the Generall naturall Philoſophie is to bee had moſt ſafely▪ cap. 3. fol. 6
The difference beetweene Chriſtian and Heathen Naturall Philoſophie. cap. 4 fol. 10
What and howe great the certentie is, of the knowledge of Naturall Philoſophie. cap. 5. fol. 13
The endes of the knowledge of Naturall Philoſophie. cap. 6. fol. 14
The ſubiect of the knowledge of Naturall Philoſophie is a creature viſible and that can bee ſeene: and firſt how farre and in what reſpect the world is a certaine vniuerſalitie vntounto thē al. ca. 7. fol. 15
What the worlde is. cap. 8. fol. 20
Whether the worlde may truely and Chriſtianly bee called an vniuerſalitie. cap. 9. fol. 22
VVhether the worlde, and all thinges that are conteined therin, bee ſounde bodies, or ſhadowes onelyonly. cap. 10. fol. 23
Whether there bee one worlde onelyonly, or many cap. 11. fol. 25
Whether this worlde bee finite▪ cap. 12. fol. 27
Whether the world bee ſphericall and rounde. cap. 13. fol. 28
Whether the worlde hauehave one onelyonly ſoule. cap. 14. fol. 29
That this worlde was made in time, & is not eternall. cap. 15. fol. 31
That the worlde came not of it ſelfe. cap. 16. fol. 34
Of the cauſes of the worlde, and firſt of the cauſe efficient thereof which is God: not Angels, nor Diuels. cap. 17. fol. 35
That the worlde, and all things that are therein, were made by God of nothinge, and not onelyonly decked foorth, or ſet in order, or brought foorth out of a certeine diſordred heape or matter whiche was extant beefore. cap. 18. fol. 38
Of the end for which God created & made this world. ca. 19. fo. 44
This worlde cannot bee called the Sunne of God. cap. 20. fol. 45
What God created firſt, to bee the matter for thinges that were created afterwarde. cap. 21. fol. 48
The matter of earthly thinges, what maner of thing it was, and how commodiouſly of God prepared. cap. 22. fol. 49
Why the deapths of waters couered this matter, & earth, ca 23. fo. 48
VVhy there was darkeneſſe vppon the face of the ſame mole and matter. cap. 24. fol. 51
VVhy the Spirite of God was vppon this mole, and matter. cap. 25. fol 52
Of the matter of heauenly things that are viſible. cap. 26. fol. 56
VVhat is the fourme of the worlde. cap. 27. fol. 57
Of the partes of the worlde, and firſt of the Ethereall, and Elementare region. cap. 28. fol. 57
Of the Eaſt, VVeſt, North, and South partes of the worlde. cap. 29. fol. 59
VVhere theſe poſitions are to bee founde in the world, high, low, beefore, behind, on the right hand, and on the left. cap. 30. fol. 61
The chiefe ende of creation of the worlde, is, the glorye, and knowledge of God the creatour. cap. 31. fol. 64
VVhat knowledge of God maye bee had in the beeholdinge of this worlde. cap. 32. fol. 67
Two endes of the worlde not cheife. cap. 33. fol. 69
Of the meanes & engins wherby God raiſed this ſo great a frame of the worlde: and firſt of the worde of God which was the meanes whereby this worlde was created. cap. 34. fol. 70
Of the light, whiche was vſed at the creation of the worlde. cap. 35. fol. 72
That God made this worlde without any paine or weariſomneſſe vntounto him ſelfe. cap. 36. fol. 73
The world was created by partes, and not all at once. cap. 37. fol. 73
Of the place wherein the worlde was made. cap. 38. fol. 74
Of the time wherin the worlde was made. cap. 39. fol. 76
God created this worlde, good. cap. 40. fol. 80
VVhat maner one this world is now at this preſent after ſinne. cap. 41. fol. 82
From whence poyſon of hurtfull thinges ſprang in the worlde. cap. 42. fol. 83
Why thīgs that wer created, are plainly ſaid to be good. ca. 43. fo. 84
VVhether in the firſt creation of all thinges, God made twoo Contraries. cap. 44. fol. 85
In what ſenſe it is ſaid that God reſted, after the creatiō of the world. cap. 45. fol. 86
FINIS.
Imprinted at London for Andrew Maunſell in Paules Churchyard at the ſigne of the Parret. 1578.
End of the text · Lambert Daneau, The Wonderful Workmanship of the World (1578)