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Certain Questions and Answers Concerning the Knowledge of God

Published: 1591
Length: 37,966 words
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Divisions: 71

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Certaine questions and answeres, concerning the knovvledge of God vvhereunto are adioyned some questions and answeres, concerning the right vse of the law of God : taught publikely by vvay of catechising / by William Burton ...

At London Printed by Iohn Windet for Tobie Cooke 1591.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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ErrataFaults escaped.
DedicationTO THE RIGHT reuerend Father in God, Richard, by Gods permission Bishoppe of Bristoll, W. B. wisheth the…
PrefaceTo his beloued, and Christian Auditors, and all other in the citie of Bristoll, which desire the true…
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PartThat there is a God.
PartHow the 3. persons agree together.
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PartThe names of the 1. person.
PartThe names of the 2. person.
PartGod is incomprehensible.
PartGod is inuisible.
PartGod is a liuing God.
PartGod is eternall.
PartGod is vnchangeable.
PartHow God is omnipotent.
PartGods power many waies considered.
PartGods power is infinite.
PartWhat God cannot do.
PartThe vse of Gods omnipotencie.
PartOf God his wisdome or knowledge.
PartGods knowledge is not like mans knowledge.
PartMans knowledge is imperfect.
PartHow God knoweth all things.
PartGod knoweth those things which are not.
PartThe knowledge of God is alwaies the same.
PartThe vse of Gods wisedome.
PartGod is Truth.
PartTruth diuersly considered.
PartHow many wayes God is called truth.
PartWhy God is called a God of truth.
PartTruth is but one, and yet many.
PartTruth is eternall and not eternall.
PartTrueth spoken by contraries.
PartOf Gods will.
PartHow God his wil is reuealed.
PartGods will reuealed to the Elect.
PartHow the will of God is but one.
PartHow the will of God is manifold.
PartGod his precepts are of two sortes.
PartGod his absolute will is alwaies one and the same.
PartHow many waies sinne is considered.
PartGod doth not properly will sinne.
PartWhether Gods will be mutable, or no.
PartGods Will is immutable.
PartOf the goodnesse of God.
PartThe vses of Gods goodnes.
PartOf the grace of God.
PartThe effects of Gods grace.
PartOf the loue of God.
PartWhat the loue of God is.
PartWhether God loueth all alike.
PartThe vses of Gods loue.
PartOf the mercie of God.
PartWhat is the cause of mercie in God.
PartThe vses of Gods mercie.
PartOf the iustice or righteousnes of God.
PartHow many waies one is iust.
PartHow the elect and Christ are iust.
PartThe iustice of God is fourefolde.
PartGod is a iust iudge and yet most free.
PartHow Christes death was equall to eternall death.
PartOf the anger of God.
PartWhat sins soonest kindle Gods anger.
PartHow we sin in our anger.
PartOf the hatred of God.
PartThree things vnderstood by Gods hatred.
PartWhom God doth hate, and whom not.
PartThe vses of Gods hatred.
PartCertain questions and answeres, declaring the right vse of the Law.
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