A Treatise Upon John 8:36 Concerning Christian Liberty, Title page – Analysis
A TREATISE VPONUPON IOHN 8. 36. CONCERNING CHRISTIAN LIBERTIE. THE CHIEFE POINTS WHEREOF WERE DELIVERED IN A SERmon preached at Pauls Croſſe, Nouemb. 6. 1608. By GEORGE DOVVNAME Doctor of Diuinitie.
GALATH. 5. 13. Brethren, you are called vntounto libertie; onelyonly vſe not your libertie as an occaſion to the fleſh, but through charitie ſerue one another.
AT LONDON, Imprinted by FELIX KYNGSTON, for Matthew Lownes, and William Welby. 1609.
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THE TABLE.
Explication, of the
Context of Coherence. § 1
Text: the argument wherof is Chriſtian libertie. §. 2. which is hādled in
Generall: the generall doctrine conſiſting of the
Definition, and partition, ſhewing what it is, and wherein it doth conſiſt. §. 3.
Explication of other generall argumēts, as the
Author or efficient, the Sonne of God. §. 4.
Subiect, the ſonnes of God. §. 5.
Propertie, that it is a true libertie. §. 6.
Speciall, For it is either the libertie of
Grace, and that either
Common to all the faithfull: §. 7. as the libertie of sauing grace, either
Vniting vsus to Chriſt, as the libertie of Vocation, which as it is an
Immunity, is freedom of our
Minds frō the ſeruitude of
Ignorance.
Incredulitie.
Vanitie.
Hearts, frō the ſeruitude of
Diſobedience.
Infidelitie.
Selues, from the
Seruitude of Satan.
State of damnation.
foreign or right, is the donation, of
Spirit of liberty,
Faith,
By which we are made
Members of Chriſt.
Sons of God, and ſo entituled to all the liberties of Gods children.
§. 8.
Communicating Chriſt vntounto vsus: as the libertie of iuſtificatiō and ſanctification, of which
Iointly, that they are not to be condemned. §. 9.
Seuerally; of the libertie of
Iuſtification, which as it is an
Impunitie is freedome from the
Guilt of ſinne. §. 10.
Law, in reſpect of the
Malediction. §. 11.
Exaction of inherent righteouſnes to iuſtification. §. 12.
Right, we are by it
Iuſtified, and accepted as righteous in Chriſt.
Made partakers of the bleſſednes promiſed to Abraham.
Saued in hope.
Secured in the queſtion of iuſtification to reſt only on the mercies of God and merits of Chriſt.
Indued with theſe priuileges, as conſequents of iuſtification, viz.
Peace with God.
Free acceſſe to God.
Spirit of adoptiō.
Hope of ſalvatiō.
Ioy in the holie Ghoſt.
Perſeuerance to ſaluation.
§. 13.
Sanctification, which as it is an
Immunitie, is freedome from the dominion of
Sinne. §. 14.
Law. §. 15. viz. from the
Irritation thereof.
Terror or coaction.
Rigor or exactiō of perfect obediēce to ye acceptation of our actions.
§. 16.
Right, therein
We are made partakers of the diuine nature.
We hauehave the
Spirit to be our gouernour.
Law, our counſellour.
Wee are enabled to ſerue God with willing mindes and cheerefull hearts.
Our imperfect obedience is both
Accepted.
Rewarded.
§. 17.
Peculiar to the faithfull vnderunder the Goſpel. The doctrine whereof is
Taught, by explicating the
Parts, for as it is an
Immunity, it is freedom, from
The ceremoniall and iudiciall lawes of Moſes §. 18.
Obligation of conſcience in reſpect of outward things. §. 19.
Right in regard of the
Ordinances of men.
Creatures of God.
§. 20.
Nature thereof, ſhewed by application of the generall, in three points: viz. that it is a libertie
Of the ſonnes of God.
Spirituall, and of the conſcience.
True, and therfore a bounded libertie, in reſpect of
Humane lawes.
Creatures. For there are 4. boūds:
Pietie.
Sobrietie.
Loialtie.
Charitie. §. 21.
Betweene which wh… there ſeemeth to be a cōflict, we are taught what is to bee done. §. 22.
Maintained againſt the obiections of
Anabaptiſts, who thinke themſelues not bound at all, to humane lawes.
Papiſts, who thinke that humane lawes do binde the conſcience. §. 23.
Glorie. §. 24.
Applicatiō or vſe, to them that hauehave
Not obtained this libertie.
Obtained it: whoſe dutie is to
Stand faſt in it.
Be carefull to
Auoid the abuſe of it. §. 25.
Vſe it aright, for the
Sanctification of our liues.
Pacification of our conſiences. §. 26.