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A13535 A commentarie vpon the Epistle of S. Paul written to Titus. Preached in Cambridge by Thomas Taylor, and now published for the further vse of the Church of God. With three short tables in the end for the easier finding of 1. doctrines, 2. obseruations, 3. questions contained in the same Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. 1612 (1612) STC 23825; ESTC S118201 835,950 784

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several_a head_n 736_o condition_n of_o christian_a fruitfulness_n 5._o 740_o reason_n to_o provoke_v christian_n to_o fruitfulness_n 4._o 741_o let_n and_o hindrance_n of_o fruitfulness_n 743_o the_o ordinary_a salutation_n add_v to_o every_o epistle_n for_o 5._o reason_n 750_o a_o other_o brief_a table_n of_o the_o most_o of_o the_o question_n resolve_v in_o this_o commentary_n how_o and_o why_o paul_n name_n be_v change_v 3_o why_o paul_n name_n be_v prefix_v before_o his_o epistle_n 5_o how_o far_o a_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o set_v his_o name_n to_o his_o write_n 5_o how_o a_o man_n may_v know_v that_o he_o have_v faith_n 15_o how_o can_v god_n promise_v any_o thing_n before_o the_o world_n begin_v 30_o whether_o god_n can_v change_v his_o will_n 33_o whether_o there_o he_o chance_v or_o fortune_n 45_o how_o christ_n be_v a_o lord_n see_v he_o be_v every_o where_o call_v a_o servant_n 68_o how_o christ_n be_v call_v a_o saviour_n see_v the_o father_n and_o holy_a ghost_n save_v also_o and_o we_o read_v of_o sundry_a other_o saviour_n 69_o whether_o the_o wicked_a have_v more_o peace_n than_o the_o godly_a 73_o what_o power_n titus_n have_v to_o redress_v disorder_n in_o creta_n 78_o what_o and_o wherein_o consist_v the_o difference_n between_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n 79_o how_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o minister_n to_o have_v faithful_a child_n 109_o why_o in_o the_o care_n of_o the_o family_n the_o first_o precept_n concern_v the_o child_n and_o not_o the_o wife_n ibid._n how_o far_o anger_n be_v forbid_v in_o a_o minister_n 134_o how_o far_o it_o be_v lawful_a or_o unlawful_a for_o a_o minister_n to_o use_v wine_n 140_o whether_o good_a man_n only_o must_v be_v love_v and_o not_o evil_a 168_o whether_o the_o scripture_n be_v perfect_a without_o tradition_n 190_o whether_o the_o scripture_n be_v obscure_a 192_o how_o false_a teacher_n use_v to_o deceive_v man_n mind_n 209_o how_o may_v the_o mouth_n of_o heretic_n be_v stop_v 220_o whether_o a_o man_n can_v be_v save_v that_o err_v in_o a_o fundamental_a point_n 225_o why_o god_n suffer_v seducer_n among_o his_o people_n 228_o why_o paul_n call_v epimenides_n a_o prophet_n 235_o how_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n be_v distinguish_v from_o those_o of_o the_o gentile_n 236_o how_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v ascribe_v unto_o the_o natural_a man_n 239_o how_o far_o we_o may_v allege_v humane_a testimony_n in_o sermon_n 242_o whether_o any_o kind_n of_o lie_n be_v lawful_a 246_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o jewish_a fable_n 271_o who_o be_v mean_v in_o the_o scripture_n by_o pure_a person_n 281_o how_o any_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v pure_a or_o impure_a 287_o how_o all_o thing_n be_v pure_a to_o the_o pure_a 291_o whether_o recusant_n papist_n may_v be_v compel_v to_o church_n see_v it_o do_v offend_v they_o 293_o whether_o a_o man_n with_o safe_a conscience_n may_v eat_v flesh_n at_o time_n prohibit_v by_o the_o magistrate_n 294_o whether_o can_v any_o magistrate_n make_v law_n to_o bind_v conscience_n ibid._n how_o we_o can_v stand_v to_o our_o christian_a liberty_n if_o we_o suffer_v the_o magistrate_n 〈◊〉_d restrain_v we_o in_o it_o ibid._n whether_o a_o man_n may_v pray_v for_o more_o wealth_n than_o necessary_n 303_o how_o any_o minister_n may_v attain_v the_o end_n of_o his_o call_n 334_o why_o it_o be_v no_o needeesse_n precept_n to_o exhort_v young_a woman_n to_o love_v their_o husbaand_n and_o child_n 376_o whether_o the_o wife_n may_v dispose_v of_o her_o husband_n good_n without_o his_o consent_n 399_o how_o may_v a_o man_n carry_v himself_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o evil_o speak_v of_o 402_o how_o servant_n must_v please_v their_o master_n &_o yet_o not_o be_v man_n pleaser_n 426_o how_o far_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o die_v and_o give_v himself_o for_o all_o man_n 507_o how_o the_o short_a death_n of_o christ_n can_v free_v from_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a evil_n 510_o whether_o magistracy_n be_v now_o lawful_a against_o anabaptist_n 545_o whether_o mordecai_n do_v well_o in_o deny_v haman_n reverence_n 553_o whether_o naboth_n do_v lawful_o deny_v king_n ahab_n his_o vineyard_n ibid._n whether_o the_o people_n may_v warrantable_o resist_v saul_n in_o rescue_v jonathan_n his_o son_n from_o death_n 554_o whether_o joab_n do_v well_o in_o number_v the_o people_n at_o david_n commandment_n ibid._n whether_o he_o do_v well_o in_o slay_v absalon_n against_o his_o commandment_n ibid._n how_o god_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v so_o good_a and_o a_o lover_n of_o man_n see_v so_o many_o vessel_n be_v prepare_v to_o destruction_n 624_o how_o we_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v save_v already_o see_v we_o carry_v about_o we_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n 628_o whether_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d tie_v to_o the_o sacrament_n 640_o what_o be_v the_o ●aith_n of_o infant_n 643_o whether_o the_o water_n in_o baptism_n carrieh_a in_o it_o a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o efficacy_n of_o wash_v the_o 〈◊〉_d where_o bellarmine_n instance_n be_v examine_v 650_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o justification_n and_o what_o by_o grace_n in_o the_o controversy_n between_o the_o papist_n and_o us._n 665.666_o etc._n etc._n how_o faith_n be_v say_v to_o justify_v us._n 671_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o teacher_n among_o we_o that_o teach_v any_o thing_n save_o the_o truth_n 690_o how_o the_o apostle_n condemn_v genealogy_n of_o which_o be_v such_o necessary_a use_n in_o the_o scripture_n 694_o whether_o private_a christian_n may_v avoid_v a_o open_a notorious_a sinner_n before_o the_o church_n have_v cast_v he_o out_o or_o what_o t●ey_n must_v do_v in_o this_o case_n while_o the_o church_n wink_v at_o such_o a_o one_o 712_o whether_o heretic_n may_v be_v put_v to_o death_n see_v the_o apostle_n only_o command_v to_o avoid_v they_o ibid._n
14.4_o whatsoever_o shall_v plea●_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o lust_n a_o christian_a must_v resolute_o deny_v they_o all_o no_o way_n can_v profit_v in_o grace_n be_v better_o show_v then_o by_o this_o resistance_n heb._n 11.13_o 1._o pet._n 2.11_o rom._n 13.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o king_n 22.24_o rom._n 8.13_o only_o our_o religion_n teach_v true_a mortification_n 2._o king_n 5.12_o gal._n 6_o 14._o plato_n of_o diogenes_n act._n 17.18_o doctrine_n of_o grace_n teach_v not_o only_o to_o abstain_v from_o evil_a but_o do_v good_a eph._n 4._o act._n 26.18_o vers_fw-la 20._o rom._n 6.17_o the_o gospel_n bring_v salvation_n but_o look_v for_o a_o answerable_a return_n and_o recompense_n ●_o the_o proper_a work_n of_o sobriety_n 1._o in_o thing_n inward_a coloss._n 2.23_o 1._o cor._n 4._o ●_o jam._n 3.17_o 2._o in_o outward_a luk._n 21.34_o jam._n 1._o ●_o eccles._n 2.1_o 1._o cor._n 7.29_o ii_o rule_n of_o practice_n 1._o the_o proper_a work_n of_o justice_n 2._o 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send_v distinct_a 26._o 2._o sound_a quality_n which_o be_v four_o heb._n 6.19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isa._n 28.16_o prou._n 13.12_o rev._n 19.7_o 1._o pet._n 5.4_o 1._o joh._n 3.3_o 3._o sound_a effect_n which_o be_v also_o four_o heb._n 12.2_o numb_a 14.7.10_o vers_fw-la 23._o act._n 23.8_o motive_n to_o the_o expectation_n of_o christ._n matth._n 24.46_o luk._n 12.46_o ignoratur_fw-la unus_fw-la dies_fw-la ut_fw-la observentur_fw-la multi_fw-la curiosi_fw-la ad_fw-la cognoscendam_fw-la vitam_fw-la alienam_fw-la desidiosi_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la corrigendam_fw-la svam_fw-la august_n confess_v lib._n 10._o the_o expectation_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o notable_a mean_n to_o provoke_v man_n to_o christian_a duty_n 1._o to_o attempt_v they_o eccles._n 11.9_o act._n 3.18_o 19_o act._n 24.26_o rev._n 14.7_o 2._o to_o hold_v on_o in_o they_o with_o chearefulnes_n act._n 24.15.16_o 1._o ●im_n 6.14_o 2._o tim._n 4_o 1._o 1._o pet_n 3_o 4._o 1._o cor._n 16.13_o 3._o to_o hold_v out_o 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7._o hebr._n 9.11_o 12._o mors_fw-la necessarius_fw-la modus_fw-la oblationis_fw-la tolle_fw-la mortem_fw-la tollis_fw-la oblationem_fw-la the_o popish_a distinction_n of_o oblation_n of_o primarie_n an●_n commemorative_n confute_v sess._n 6._o cap._n 2._o christ_n give_v himself_o &_o therefore_o whole_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o why_o isa._n 53.11.9_o christ_n death_n and_o passion_n be_v voluntary_a see_v he_o give_v himself_o joh._n 10.17_o 18._o 1._o tim._n 6.13_o christ_n give_v himself_o for_o his_o church_n &_o not_o for_o every_o particular_a man_n reason_n expiatio_fw-la &_o intercessio_fw-la sunt_fw-la part_n inseparabiles_fw-la sa●●rdotij_fw-la christi_fw-la psal._n 32.1_o eph._n 2.25_o eph._n 5._o how_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o reconcile_v the_o world_n to_o god_n tractat._n 87_o ●n_v joh._n how_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o die_v for_o all_o man_n 2._o cor_fw-la 5.21_o christ_n suffer_v not_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n for_o he_o be_v give_v for_o us._n christus_fw-la 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have_v no_o part_n in_o this_o redemption_n deal_v with_o sin_n as_o with_o a_o tyrant_n the_o son_n have_v set_v we_o free_v great_a be_v our_o freedom_n bellarm._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la poenit_fw-la cap._n 2._o council_n trid._n sess_v 6_o c._n 14._o heb._n 9.12_o &_o 26_o christ_n satisfaction_n be_v not_o partial_a but_o free_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n both_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n matth._n 18._o isa._n 52.3_o mors_fw-la piorum_fw-la est_fw-la medicinalis_fw-la non_fw-la poenalis_fw-la he_o have_v well_o deserve_v all_o our_o love_n who_o have_v pay_v all_o our_o debt_n beware_v of_o sin_n which_o bring_v back_o the_o former_a bondage_n full_a consolation_n to_o the_o godly_a from_o the_o former_a doctrine_n christ_n purge_v his_o people_n two_o way_n hebr._n 9.14_o redemption_n &_o sanctification_n be_v inseparable_a companion_n 1._o cor._n 1.31_o exod._n 30.18_o 1._o king_n 7.23_o 1._o joh._n 5.6_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v much_o uncleanness_n where_o be_v need_v of_o continual_a cleanse_n philip._n 3.12_o sin_n be_v never_o pardon_v but_o where_o it_o be_v purge_v rom._n 6.2_o joh._n 13._o mean_n of_o our_o purge_n to_o be_v use_v ezek._n 36._o psal._n 51._o 1._o thess._n 4.4_o 2._o cor._n 7.1_o malac._n 3.2_o zach._n 13.1_o motive_n to_o use_v careful_o the_o former_a mean_n luk._n 1.71_o jun._n in_o exod._n 19.5_o deut._n 7._o the_o church_n be_v god_n peculiar_a sundry_a way_n cant._n 6.7_o num●_n 23.9_o eph._n 3.15_o ferendo_fw-la non_fw-la feriendo_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o christum_n credunt_fw-la linguis_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la novis_fw-la bern._n the_o ascen_n dom_n jer._n 2_o 3._o many_o consolation_n to_o god_n people_n from_o the_o former_a doctrine_n psal._n 105.14_o we_o must_v live_v unto_o the_o lord_n who_o we_o be_v 1._o pet._n 2_o 9.1●_n deut._n ●4_n 1_o ●_o deut._n 7._o love_v the_o saint_n because_o they_o be_v god_n peculiar_a phil_n 4.18_o 19_o zach._n 2.3_o cap._n 3.8_o the_o worker_n must_v be_v good_a before_o the_o work_n can_v be_v so_o august_n epist_n 120._o honorato_fw-mi rom._n 3.10_o a_o good_a worker_n can_v but_o bring_v forth_o good_a work_n joh._n 15.1_o heb._n 9.14_o 1._o joh._n 1.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o virtue_n must_v attend_v zeal_n to_o guide_v it_o aright_o act._n 19_o how_o necessary_a zeal_n be_v to_o a_o good_a work_n psal._n 119.136.158_o jer._n 9.2_o ezek._n 9.4_o nehem._n 23.22_o numb_a 25._o joh._n 2.14.17_o the_o effect_n of_o zeal_n about_o the_o effect_n of_o good_a thing_n rom._n 12.12_o act._n 20.24_o philip._n 2.17_o rom._n 9_o sundry_a sort_n of_o man_n bewray_v the_o want_n of_o zeal_n act_n 23.12_o see_v cap._n 1.9_o ●_o tim._n 3.16_o all_o proof_n &_o reproof_n must_v be_v fetch_v from_o the_o scripture_n the_o word_n must_v be_v so_o handle_v as_o the_o authority_n of_o it_o be_v preserve_v reas._n 1._o cor._n 14.25_o isa._n 6.6_o matth._n 7._o prov._n 17.27_o act._n 26._o a_o grievous_a sin_n to_o despise_v god_n minister_n reason_n 2._o cor._n 3.9_o rev._n 6.2_o rev._n 1.20_o exod._n 16.7_o