creates WisdoÌ„ gouern goodnes preserue The holy ghost is goodnes By which al things are gouerned Goodnes Rom. 11. ver 36. Because of him in him and by him are all things To him be praise for euer and euer Amen 20 God is three maner of waies al in al. August In heauen onely he is all In earth onely he is al. In heauen and earth he is all 21 Three manner of waies god is euery where By his essence By his presence By his power 22 He that will know God as he ought must think vpon these 3. things Luther What he hath commanded What he hath promised Hee that meditateth these three findeth God What he hath threatned 23 For three causes are three things attributed to God Eies because he seeth all things Hands because he maketh all things Feete because he is euery where 24 There is none like vnto God for 3. things Bernard He is rich in mercie He freely respecteth that huÌ„ble Mightie in iustice Iustly iudgeth the wicked Bonâ—tifull in grace Pitifully saueth sinners 25 We haue receiued 3. sortes of thinges of God our Creator wherof we ought alwaies to be mindful Such as lead vs vnto the feare of God Such as moue vs to loue God Such as prouoke vs to yeeld thankes vnto his maiestie 26 The knowledge of God is threefold Generall as of the Philosophers Rom. 1. 〈◊〉 2. Iob. 36. Speciall as of the Christians 1. Cor. 13. Rom. 10. Singular as of theÌ„ that are blessed 1. Cor. 13. Ioh. 3. 27 These things are to be knoweÌ„ in disputing about God Not alwaies Nor to all The first is referred to the time The second to the person The third to the matter Nor all things 28 Three notable benefits of God Creation Redemption By the three persons in Trinitie The Father The sonne The holy Ghost Sanctification 29 There are 3 inwarde properties to be obserued in discerning the persoÌ„s of the Trinitie To beget To be borne The Father onely begets The Sonne onely is borne The holy Ghost onely proceeds from both To procéede 30 Three outwarde properties of the persons in Trinitie The Father sendes and is not sent The Sonne is sent to be made a sacrifice The Holy Ghost is sent to sanctifie our mindes 31 Three beare witnesse in heauen The Father The Sonne And these thrée are one Vnion Vniting Vnited The holy Ghost 32 There are three qualities in the Sunne representing the qualities of the Trinitie The infinit fountaine of light The brightnesse comming from that light The heate proceeding and breathing from them both 33 Three thinges in vs which do represent the holy Trinitie Memorie Vnderstanding Represents the Father Represents the Sonne Represents the holy Ghost Will. 34 Three names beeing one thing in deed are liketo the Trinitie Snowe Ice So God is thrée in personne and but one in Substance Water 35 Gods iudgemeÌ„ts are knowen by 3 things Corporall punishments The sting of the conscience The torments of hell 36 Three manner of wayes wee may sinne in the worship of God When for onely true God there are worshipped many Gods as the heathen did When the true God is worshipped but not according to his will WheÌ„ that true God is worshipped but not onely which is done of theÌ„ that worwip other Gods beside the true God 37 By three things the loue of God appeareth towards men That he hath giuen to man the vse of heauen earth and all his creatures Gene. 1 Eccle. 17. That he hath graunted Angels to be ministers to men Heb. 1. vers 14. For that he hath offred himselfe for mankind taking vpon him the forme of a seruant Phil. 2. vers 17. 38 We may commit three things safely into Gods hands Iniurie Losse Because he is a reuenger of iniuries Because he is the restorer of losse Because he is our Phisition and best comforter Griefe 39 The swéetnesse of this name Iesus consisteth in three things It is hony to the mouth Melodie to the eare Ioy to the hart 40 The sonne of God according to his office is named in thrée seuerall languages Messias in Hebrew Christ in Greeke And according to these three names hee is called A Priest A Prophet A King Annointed in English 41 Three things to be considered in Christ our sauiour He prayeth for vs as he is our Priest He prayeth in vs as he is our head He is praied vnto of vs as he is our God 42 Christ was knowne to the world to be true Messias by thrée thinges The opening of heauen The appearing of the holy Ghost By the voice of his heauenly Father 43 Christ is called a Priest and his office consists in 3. things In teaching Malaehie 2. So thâ— Sonne brought forth the Gospell in the bosome of his Father In praying as appeareth in Leuitcus And hee prayed for vs. Iohn 17 Heb. 1. 7. In offring sacrifice Hebr. 5. He offred himselfe for our sinnes 44 Christ is called a King for 3. causes Because he put downe all power and destroied the workes of the deuill Because by the vertue of the spirit he raigneth in the minds of the faithfull Because he defendeth his Church against the tyrannie of the deuil 45 Christ the true teacher doeth instruct vs 3. waies because he is The way The truth They way not erring In example The truth not deceiuing In promise The life not ceasing In reward The life 46 There are three causes of the incarnation of Christ That he might bruise the Serpents head Gen 3. That by his sacrifice hee might appease Gods wrath That he might iustify the vniust by the imputation of his obedience 47 Thrée figures of Christ his crucifying set down in the scripture The sacrifices lifted vp on high The offering vp of Isaac The brasen Serpent lifted vp in the will dernes Num 21. Iohn 3. 48 Christ his death for vs and satisfaction for our sinnes is thrée fold A worke without example Fauour without desert Charitie aboue measure 49 The passion of Christ is applied 3. waies It is offered by the word as by the hand of God It is receiued by faith as by the hand of man It is sealed by the Sacraments the vse thereof set downe as it were in a table 50 There are 3. fruits of Christ his ascension To send the holy Ghost To be a mediator to God the father To preserue the Word and the Church 51 The sonne of god was chaunged thrée manner of waies From his humility to his diuinitie in his transfiguration From passion to immortalitie in his resurrection From immortalitie to his fathers equalitie in ascention 52 Thrée things concurre in the person of Christ Bernard The worde These thrée are one this one is 3. The flesh Not by confusion of substance but by vinitie of person The soule 53 Christ loued vs thrée maner of waies Bernard Swéetely In that he tooke our flesh vpon him Wisely In that he eschewed all fault Valiantly In that he suffered death 54 There are three
good shoulde be created of God that is good Wherefore hee made it 81 The whole worlde hath bene three times ruled by 3 lawes The lawe of nature The lawe of Moses Sixe thousande yeres the world shall endure theÌ„ be burned saith Elias 2000. before the lawe 2000 vnder the lawe 2000 vnder the Gospell But for yâ— elect sake these last daies shal be shortned The lawe of the Gospell 82 Faith as August saith is of 3 thinges and times Of things past We beleeue that Christ is dead which is past Of things present We beleue that Christ sitteth at the right hand of his Father which is present Of things to come We beléeue that he shall come to iudgement which is to come 83 Beliefe is of three sortes To beléeue that there is a God is of knowledge To beléeue God is to consent to his trueth To beleeue in God is to haue true confidence in his mercie 84 There be 3 kindes of knowledge To learne to knowe onely for knowledge sake To learne to knowe to that ende to bee knowen of others The first curiositie The second vaine glorie The thride perfect charitie To learne to knowe that thou maist be edified 85 Faith and hope differ in three things In obiectes Faith appreheÌ„deth a present benefit Hope looketh for one to come In offices Faith apprehendeth the promise made by Christ which neither hope nor other workes can doe In subiectes Faith is a knowledge in the mind and trust in the will Hope is in the will and in the hart 86 Faith excéede three thinges as Bernard saith The end of mans reason The vse of nature The bondes of experience 87 Thée thinges without all doubt are to be hoped for of God Pardon Grace Pardon of our sinnes Grace in regeneration Glorie after resurrection Glorie 88 Three things in which our whole hope consisteth In the loue of adoption In the truth of Christ his promises In the power of his redemption 89 The hope of the wicked may bee compared to three things To dust scatered in the winde To smoke flying in the ayre To a guest departing the same day that he cam 90 Charitie is of three sorts Towards God Towardes our selues Towards our neihbous 91 Our neighbour though he be euill must be loued for 3. causes For Gods sake For his own sake If thou louest God thou wilt loue his sonne also If thou louest thy brother when he is in health thou wilt loue him also being diseased Thou shalt loue him that thou mayest gaine his loue which seeketh hurt to thee For thine own sake â—2 Golde and charitie are compared together three manner of waies As golde doeth excell all mettals so charitie doth excell all vertues As golde is rare and deare so likewise is charitie As gold is more faire and durable then other mettals so farre charitie endureth 93 The humble maâ— efcheweth three vices Singularitie whereby a man will bee accounted more holy Arragancie whereby a man doth set foorth himselfe aboue others PresumptioÌ„ whereby a man doth account him selfe fit for greater matters then in deede he is fit for 94 Patience doeth suffer any paine for three things God and Godlinesse Faith and religion Vertues and lawes 95 By three maner of meanes the vertue of patience is exercised Of God we suffer punishments Of the deuil temptations Wherein we must take heere That we do not murmure against god for our afflictioÌ„s That the temptations of the deuil cause vs not to consent to sinne That the mischife of our neighbor prouoke vs not to requite euill Of our Neighbors persecutions losse reproch 96 These 3. thinges are a great praise in the iust To holde his peace when his seruant reuileth him If he forbeare him that is sicke when hee offereth iniurie If he make no answere to a poore maÌ„ charging him with vntruth 97 Patience is a great vertue for 3. things If thou hurtest not him of whoÌ„ thou wast first borne If thy selfe being hurt thou doest forgiue him If thou fearest him whom thou couldest haue hurt 98 Three examples of patience in the scripture Of Iob Iames 5. you haue heard of the patience of Iob and sene his end Of Christ the only paterne of patience 1. Cor. 1. 1 Pet. 2. Of Lazarus which bare patiently infamie diseases and contempt Luk. 16. 99 A good life consisteth in these three things To eschew euil To do good To perseuer in goodnes to the end 100 Perseuerance hath affinitie with these three It is the sister of patience The daughter of constancie In aduersitie In labour I prosperitie The friend of peace THE SECOND HVNDRETH OF THE â—riplicitie of Diuinitie 1 Three things are comprehended in the knowledge of God TO know who God is namely the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost To beleeue in him To direct and gouerne our life accordinge to his will 2 Abraham receiued 3. Aungels into his house and they talked familiarly with thrée persons of the same house With Abraham the master of the house With Sara his wife With their maide Hagar 3 Three things which the deuil will not graunt That Christ is the sonne of God Hee cannot abide that Christ shoulde be man Hee will not confesse that Christe hath done those thinges which in trueth hee hath done 4 Three things chiefly to be remembred Gods benefites that wee maye render thanks Our sinnes that we may be sorie for them Our death that we may be carefull to liue well 5 Poore men are more easily coÌ„uerted vnto God then rich men for 3. causes Because pride is annexed with riches and as Gregorie noteth Pride of minde is a hinderance vnto truth Because the hart of a rich man is full of the cares of this world which choke the worde of God Because rich meÌ„ haue temporal comfortes and therefore do little regarde spirituall consolation 6 Our olde aduersarie the deuill is bound with three things When our minde being tempted doeth not consent to euill and take delight therein When we can so rule our minde that wee hate not our neighbour when he speaketh reprochfull words against vs. When we can so gouerne our minde that wee murmure not against God when he punisheth vs for our desertes 7 Three weapons where with we may repulse the deuil The worde of God Faith in Christ Iesus Feruent praier 8 Saint Ierome saith that wee ought only to boast of one thing which is that we knowe God aright not of those 3. things which worldlings do glorie in Wisedome Strength Richesse 9 To loue God with all our heart with all our soule with all our might consisteth in 3. thinges Not to be led away with slattery Not to be seduced with deceites Not to be ouercome with iniuries 10 We must praise God with three instruments Our mouth Our hart For it is the instrument wherewith he will be glorified Singing and giuing thankes in hart vnto God Let your light so shine before men that they may sée your good works
With lawes 34 Euill men doe persecute the good three manner of waies By hatred of their hearts By iniuries in deedes God commaundeth that wee resist them which three contrary things With loue of hart wheÌ„ he saith loue your enemies With giuing bene fits when he saith doe good to them that hate you with praying for theÌ„ when he saith pray for theÌ„ which reuile persecute you By reuyling wordes 55 Three things to be knowen and marked coÌ„cerning superstition That it doth spring of true godlinesse and diuers wayes doeth weary mens minds That it doth vaunt of the title of true religion and doeth allure multitudes of people vnto it and doeth gouern them It atributeth a certain vertue vnto things without Gods ordinaÌ„ce or naturall reason 36 Magical blessings or enchantings do differ froÌ„ the blessings of the Patriarchs thrée manner of waies Magicians are not called of God to blesse They abuse good wordes and wrest them to another end then God hath appointed They haue no promise that their endeuour shall take effect 37 The proud mans hart is destitute of thrée good things It is hardened and wanteth godlines It is voyde of Contrition It is dry wanting the dew of spirituall grace 38 Three horrible thinges may be noted in a proude man That he striueth against God That he will make him selfe equall with God By transgressing Gods coÌ„mandements By desiring to be almightie as God is In that he will haue his own coÌ„maÌ„dement obserued though it bee coÌ„trary to gods coÌ„mandement That he exalteth himself That he exalteth himself aboue God 39 Three things being thought vppon shoulde abate the pride of man Our birth which is lamentable because we are borne in sinne Our life which is nothing els but labour and griefe and subiect to many inconueniences Our death which is terrible especially because we shall be consumed with wormes 40 Three partes of repentance Contrition Gonfession In the hart In the mouth Because we be seene with the hart vnto righteousnes Because we confesse with the mouth vnto saluatioÌ„ Rom. 10. ver 10. Because the offence is not forgiuen before restitution be made In workes Satisfaction 41 Pride is an exalting of the minde which doeth raise it selfe aboue our Creation Vocation Humane condition 42 By the shameful falles of three it doth appeare that security hath no place to rest in Neither in heauen In paradise In heaueÌ„ lucifer sinned through securitie In paradise AdaÌ„ sinned through securitie In yâ— world Iudas being one of Christ his disciples sinned thorow securitie Nor in the worlde 43 Thrée things in Christ worthy to be woÌ„dered at The examples of his life His words of wisdome Whereby he edified the enuious Wherby he instructed the ignorant Wherby he did conuert the vnbeléeuers The maruels of his glorie 44 Three benefices which wee haue receiued ought to moue vs dayly and hourely to giue thaÌ„ks vnto God Our creation Our redemption Our iustification 45 Let vs giue thankes to God al the day lonâ—â—â—d especially to acknowledge three benefits Because hee hath sanctified vs beeing vncleane Because we haue receiued those thinges of his maiestie which we had not Bicause he hath giueÌ„ vnto vs those things which we neuer deserued 46 The thankesgiuing of thrée sorts of men ought deseruedly to he reprehended Of hipocrites which is fained Of worldlings which is for custome sake Of such as are newly recouered of a sickenes which is wont to be very short 47 Preaching is vsed for three purposes That God may be feared That God may be known and his wil fulfilled That many may be made inheritors of eternall life 48 Thrée kindes of confession in the holy scriptures Confessioâ— of praise Confession of trueth Confession of a fault 49 Three effectes of confessing the trueth A confirming of the doctrine sent from heauen A strengthening of those which are weake in faith Testimonies of the iudgment to come and eternall life 50 Christ in the fift ot Mathew commaundeth vs not to sweare by 3. thinges By heauen By earth Because it is that throne of God Because it is his footstoole Because man cannot make on white hair or one blacke By our head 51 For 3. causes as Augustine saith it seemes that we shoulde not sweare at all Least we should take a facility in swearing Least our facilitie bring vs to a custome of swearing Least by that custome we fall into that daÌ„ger which is prouided for swearers 52 For 3. causes we may lawfully sweare That God may be worshipped glorified Esa 19. ver 8. 1. King 22 ver 14. That trueth may be maintâ—â—ned That Iunocentes being 〈…〉 nuented by crafte may be deliuered from danger 53 Thrée things to be obserued in othes We must not vse all maner of othes We must not vse them alwaies We must not vse them for light occasions 54 By 3. maner of wayes men forsweare them selues Either when they deceiue or are deceiued When they thinke that to be false whiche is true Or when they think that to be true which is false 55 Thrée things are like othes Vowes Couenantes Promises 56 The 4. commaundement of those ten which were deliuered vnto Moses was appointed to be kept for thrée causes To signifie vnto vs the spirituall rest To maintaine ecclesiastical gouernment That cattel and seruantes might cease froÌ„ their labour 57 Thrée principall holidayes on which the Iewes vsed to goe vp to Ierusalem On Easter day On Whitsonday otherwise caled the feast of Pentecost On the day of the feast of tabernacles which was wont to be obserued the 15 of Sept. 58 We ought to méete togither on those dayes whiche by the church are appointed holidayes for thrée causes That me may heare the word of God That we may pray vnto him That we may confirm our faith with the Sacramentes 59 Thrée things which as Luther affirmeth wil destroy christian religion Forgetfulnesse of benifits which we haue receiued by the Gospell Mans wisdome which â—il bring al things in order and with euill counsaile make common quietnes Securitie which reigneth here and there and in euerie place 60 Three kinde of hearers of the worde of GOD are praise worthie They which listen attentiuely They which lay it vp in their heart They which shew foorth the fruits thereof in their life 61 The knowledge of 3. things very necessary for a christian To knowe God To knowe his will To knowe himselfe 62 Thrée most necessary things for a christian man True repentance Feruent praier Patience 63 The whole life of Christians as Melancthon teacheth ought to bee directed vnto three purposes That God may be glorified That the Church may be beautified That we our selues in the Church seruing God may looke for eternall rewardes 64 Thrée thinges in a Christian whiche must agree together That his light may shine before God and men Faith Doctrine and Life 65 S. Paule vnto Titus chap. 2. saieth that a Christian ought to liue 3. manner of waies Soberly Honestly Discréetly 66
smalle account of 3 thinges which should be highly esteemed Olde age which ought to be reuerenced Affinitie of kinred Benefits which are past 28 Those iudges can not iudge vprightlye which either Suffer themselues to be corrupted with giftes Are moued with â—uthoritie Will requtie frendship or reuenge enmitie 29 Our minde must be preserued from three things Anger Hatred Fretteth Consumeth Puffeth vs vp with pride Glorie 30 A guiltie conscience worketh 3. miracles It maketh the heauen earth though they were x. times greater then they be to be narrower then a mouse hole It causeth strong men to be so fearefull that they are aâ—tonished at the shaking of a leafe It stirreth vp the little dog which though it hath slept al his life time yet at his death it barkes is in the stead of a thousand witnesses 31 Three thinges make a man very sorrowfull That he must die That he knowes not when That after death he knowes not where 〈…〉 shall be 32 Three powers of the soule assigned vnto three partes of the bodie Reason to the head Anger other perturbations to the heart Lust and concupiscence to the liuer 33 Three instrumentes of mens actions Sence Vnderstanding Appetite 34 The countrey life is maistresse of three things Frugalitie Diligence Iustice 35 The whole life of man passeth away with doing three vnnecessary things A great part with doing euill A greater doing nothing The greatest with doing things to smallâ— purpose 36 Al men are busied about one of these 3 things Honestie Profite Pleasure 37 The Sunne hath 3. titles atttributed vnto it It is called The eye of the worlde The pleasure of the day The beautie of heauen 38 The Astronomers testifie that there commeth profite from the Sunne 3. maner of wayes By influence By motion By light 39 The world is likened to the sca for 3 causes Bec ause Swelleth Burnes With pride With couetousnesse With lust and riot Fometh 40 We ought to rule our â—ong in speaking 3. maner of wayes To speake but little of the nobler sort To speake well of all men To speake nothing in commendation of our selues 41 Hée that will liue in quiet must frame himself to 3. things To Heare Sée And say nothing 42 Democritus the Philosopher is thought to haue thrust out his owne eies for 3. occasions Because his sighte did hinder his inwarde meditations Because he coulde not looke on women without lusting after them Because he could not patiently abide to beholde the florishing estate of wicked men 43 The Philosopher Aristotle beleeued but 3 thinges That which he touched with his hand That which he sawe with his eies That which he could co mprehend in argument 44 Hope is good for 3 causes It is aremedy in aduersitie wiping teares froÌ„ the eies for hope only doth sustaine theÌ„ whome iniurous fortune doeth oppresse It nourisheth the life promising better successe to morrowe It leaueth not a man athis death but exalteth his harte to immortalltie 45 Hope doeth comfort 3. sortes of men of whome others are past hope Him whome the Phisitions haue giuen ouer Him that is bound cast into a deepe dongeon Him that hath suffred shipwracke being tossed with waues hope perswades to cast his armes abroade 46 Hope is misliked of some men Plato and Pindarus call it a dreame of him that waketh Cato saith that it maketh great things small and small things nothing Another saith that it is a griefe and an vnprofitable burden which wanteth euent 47 Thrée things to be noted coÌ„cerning the affection of loue To loue them which hate vs is a deuine vertue To loue them that loue vs again is a common thing amonst men But to hate them that loue vs is worse theÌ„ brute beastlynesse 48 Three things requisite in al good works Knowledge how to do them Power able to do them Will to be readie to do them 49 Three guides to pouertie Gluttonie Sloth Whoredome 50 Three things worthy praise are attributed vnto perseueraÌ„ce Cicero saith it is a stedfast and continuall vpholder of that which is grounded vpoÌ„ reason It doth search out the truth and follow it alwaies It cannot be altered to departe from the truth neither by fauour allurements nor giftes 51 Thrée most daÌ„gerous things will not alter the mind of a iust man being resolute in his purpose from the state of stedfastnes Horace Not the rage of citizens commanding that which is euil Not the puffed and swolne countenance of a terrible tyrant Nor Iupiters thunderboltes the gates of hel no though the world should be turned topsi-turuie 52 Three abhominable sayings of the Epicures There is no pleasure after death A vengeance on him that careth for to morow Neither feare thou the latter day nor wish for it 53 Three causes why men loue â—â—e another One loueth because he is loued An other because hee is aduanced to honour The third because he looketh for some benefit at his hands whom he loueth 54 Prid doth studie to conioine 3. things her with selfe Power Nobilitie Riches 55 Thre things which Phytagoras chiefly wished for himselfe Beautie Riches Health 56 S. Ierome writing to Ruffinus saith That a friend Is long sought for Scarcely to be found And hard to be kept 57 Phauorinus writing of ambitious persons saith that Some be scoffers Which ambitiously attempts high matters Which haue obtained things too good for their degrees Which are deceiued by hope Some full of hate Some be miserable 88 Three things which cause a man keepe his frends If he giue much If he aske litle If he take nothing 59 Thrée things which we ought to take in good woorth of our friend A gift His good will His counsell 60 The minde which is couetous of money knoweth Neither howe to abstaine from that which is forbidden Nor how to reioice in that which is graunted Neither howe to frame it selfe vnto goodnes 61 Cicero saith that he is wont to be called a thriftie fellow Which neither for feare doeth forsake his fortresse which is the part of a coward Neither for couetousnesse doeth not restore that which was closely committed vnto him which is a point of iniustice Neither rashly hath misbehaued himselfe which is starke foolishnes 92 You may marke thrée things in slaunderers They are vaine in hart They haue lyes in their mouth Their throtes are open sepulchers breathing out filthy abhominable spéeches which seeme to infect the aire euen like the stench of dead bodies 63 Such as are hearers of slanderers as Philostratus witnesseth are Louers of many wordes Followers of lightnes and crudelitie Enuious hearers of iust matters 64 Trueth is likened vnto these 3. thinges The light The smell For the light is pleasaÌ„t vnto him that hath a cleare sight but offensiue to one that is pore blinde The smell which is comfortable to man will either driue away or kill a serpent Bread is sauory to a sound taste but vnsauorie to him that hath a sore mouth The Taste 65 Hatred