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A69010	Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.; Institutiones theologicae. English	Bucanus, Guillaume.	1606 (1606)	STC 3961; ESTC S106002	729,267	922

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is to gape or cleaue in sunder betweene the godly and the wicked And the rich man when he was tormented in hell lifted vp his eies and saw Abraham a farre of and Lazarus in his bosome And they which are cast into that place are said to be thrust downe thereinto as it were into some nethermost place in respect of heauen and of vs here on earth a Reue. 9.11 20 8 And Reuel 17.8 The beast is said to ascend out of the bottomlesse pit into the earth As also Num. 16.30.33 Chore Dathan and Abiron are said to haue descended quicke into the pitt of hell not into the graue simplie as the word sometime is wont to be vsurped b Gen 42.38 Psal 16 10 Act. 2.31 Neither doth that make against this where Satan is said to fall downe from heauen when his power was abolished at the voice of the Gospell Luk. 10.18 And to be busie in this aire Luk. 8.31 c Ephes 2. ● 6 12 for he is heare busie onely for a time to exercise the faith of the Godly and to execute the iust iudgments of God vpon men otherwise the Diuells are said to be thrust downe into Hell and to be kept bound in chaines of Darknes 2 Pet. 2.4 Iud. 6. but there is an euident description of hell Isa 30.33 Hell is prepared for the King of Babilon by God who hath made it low that is hath placed it in the lower parts and hath enlarged it that is hath made it deepe and large the burning thereof is fire and much wood the breath of the Lord like a riuer of brimstone doth kindle it When shall the punishments of hell begin Some begin in this life like preambles in some wicked ones so is it hell to feele the wrath of God to be accursed as it were reiected of God which things are euen fealt by some of the godly also sometimes but it is onely for their tryall in this life d Psal 18 ● But the chiefe punishments are deferred vntill the last day yet the soules of the wicked as soone as they die doe vndergoe punishment and damnation e Luc 16 22.23 and are reserued vnto the day of iudgment when taking on them their bodies againe they shall be tormented for euer Shall the torments of the damned be perpetuall Yea bicause so doth the rule of gods Iustice require for Gods infinite maiestie is offended and because the happinesse of the Elect is eternall therefore must the miserie of the reprobate be eternall And so doth the scripture witnesse Isa 66 24. Dan. 12.2 Some shall awake vnto eternall reproach And Math. 25 41 Goe ye cursed into euerlasting and vnquenchable fire In which the dāned shall abide for euer to endure those torments For asmuch as the Salamander also is not consumed in the middest of fire And Mark 3.29 The Blasphemie against the holy Ghost shall neuer bee forgiuen Shall the condition of the Damned be alike as touching the very measure of eternall torments In no wise which is gathered by these sayings Mat. 10.25 It shall be more easie for Sodome then for thee that is for the citie that despiseth the Gospell And 11.22.24 It shall bee easier for Tyre and Sydon in the day of iudgement And 23 14. Christ saith to the hypocrites For this shall yee receiue a greater damnation And Luk. 12.47 The seruant that knoweth his masters will and doth it not shall be beaten with many stripes but hee that knoweth it not and doth those things that are worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few To what end is Hell A second end is that the wicked may be afflicted with deserued punishmens But the chiefe end is that God might appeare the iust God of all the world in punishing them and that by this meanes he might declare his iustice and wrath toward the reprobate and his exceeding goodnes grace and clemencie toward the vessells of mercie which he hath chosen of his meere grace that he might preserue them for euer What is the vse of this Doctrine It auaileth to stirre vp in vs a continuall desire of true pietie and repentance Math. 3.8 10. Bring forth fruite worthy amendement of life For the axe is put to the roote of the trees therefore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruite is hewen downe cast into the fire Hereupon Chrysostom Homil. 13. Rom. saith I wish hell were disputed of euery where for the remembrance of hell will not suffer a man to fall into hell Who are they resist this Doctrine 1 The Epicures who denie the immortalitie of soules and so the punishments ordained for the wicked whome not onely the word of god but euen common sense it selfe refuteth 2 The Origenists sometime called the pittiefull Doctours who dreamed there would come a day wherein mankind all and singuler yea euen the wicked and the deuills themselues being discharged from those punishmentes should bee released 3 Manie whose opinion is that there is no particuler place appointed for Hell but that whatsoeuer seuereth vs from God and as Hierome saith Whatsoeuer maketh diuision among brethren is Hell 4. The errour which Hierome attributeth to Origen Epist ad Amitum That hell is nothing but the horror of conscience The one and fortieth common place Of the Church Whence is the word Ecclesia that is Church deriued ΠΑρὰ τό ἐκκαλεῖν which is to call for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was called of the Greeks An assembly of the citizens called from home by the voice of a crier to heare the iudgement of the Senate whereupon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to make an Oration to an assembly And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Preacher which is also called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is a gathering together 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to gather together to bring together and to assemble together But because the Iewes called their assemblies and places ordained for the reading of the law and Prophets Synagogues the Christians that by the verie name they might distinguish their assemblies from the Iewish haue vsurped and kept the better word of Church for the congregation of them which professe Christ for which Church many doe wrongfully vse the name of citie and common wealth Although Iames 2 2. vseth the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 If there come 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 into your company a man with a golde ring c. And Heb. 10.25 not forsaking 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the fellowship that we haue among our selues And the word church is not absolute but relatiue so called in respect of God who calleth men out of the world into the kingdome of his sonne by the preachers of his word And they which obay their calling and come vnto the church are called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as it were 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 called by name as may be seene in the salutations of Paules Epistles because no man doth truely ioyne himselfe vnto the church of his

Repentance The most proper signification of all which answereth to the true exposition of the Hebrew word and is more rightly called Resipiscentia aftervvit then poenitentia forethinking What manner of thing is it It is a true conuersion of our life vnto God proceeding from a sincere and serious feare of God whereby the sinner leauing the foolishnesse of sinning returneth to himselfe or rather to GOD and changeth the former opinion of his minde for the better VVhat call you conuersion or turning to God The transformation or renewing of the soule it selfe not touching the essence as Illyricus dreamed but concerning the qualities inherent in the same whereby putting off the oldnesse thereof it bringeth forth fruites of workes answerable to the renewing of it which they call regeneration or spirituall renouation wherby the image of God being defiled in vs by sinne and wanting nothing but the vtter blotting out is againe reformed and fashioned anew in vs. Eph. 4 2● Bee ye renewed in the spirit of your minds and put yee on the nevv man vvhich after God is made that is after the example image of God created in righteousnesse and true holines Col. 3.9.10 Put yee of the old man vvith his vvorks and put on the new man vvhich is renevved in the knovvledge of God after the image of him that created him Also the Scripture calleth it the circumcision of the heart Ier. 4.4 Breake vp your fallovv ground and sovv not among the thornes And Be circumcised to the Lord and take avvay the foreskinnes of your hearts And Eze. 18.30.31 Bee conuerted and repent of all your iniquities and make you a nevve heart and a nevv spirit VVhat is the efficient cause of Repentance It is God himselfe Lament 5.21 Turne thou vs O Lord and vve shall bee turned and shall bee saued Ier. 31.18 Turne mee O Lord and I shall bee turned for after I conuerted I repented Eze. 36.26 I vvill giue you a nevv heart and I vvill put a nevve spirit vvithin you Act. 11.18 The Church praiseth the goodnesse of God because hee had giuen repentance to the Gentiles vnto saluation And Paule 2. Timoth. 2.25.26 commaunding the Ministers to bee patient towarde vnbeleeuers saith If at any time GOD vvill giue them repentance vvhereby they may come to amendment of life out of the snare of the diuell And Ephe. 2.10 wee are saide in respect of Regeneration The vvorkmanshippe of God created vnto good vvorkes vvhich hee hath prepared that vve should vvalke therein For hee treateth heere of grace and not of nature against Pelagius and against the Semipelagians who faine that nature onely weakned is helped by grace 2. The Holy Ghost who affecteth and moueth the hearts a Act. 15.18 Whereupon also hee is called the spirit of regeneration and sanctification Tit. 3.5 Not by the vvorkes of righteousnesse which vvee had done but according to his mercie hee saued vs by the vvashing of the nevv birth and the renevving of the holie Ghost that is which the Holy Ghost bestoweth and effecteth 3. The administring or fellow working causes are the ministers of the word Act. 26.17 I send thee saith Christ to Paule to the Gentiles that thou maist open their eies that they may turne from darknesse to light And. 1. Cor. 4.15 in Christ Iesus I haue begotten you through the Gospell 4. The instruments are the Word and Sacraments Ier. 23.29 Is not my vvord euen like a fire saith the Lord and like an hammer that breaketh the stone Is Repentance the effect of the preaching of the Lawe or of the Gospell Wee must distinguish betweene the accusation of sinne and the preaching of repentance for the former appertaineth vnto the Lawe and maketh a preparation for the latter and the latter is proper to the Gospell for remission of sins But vvhich is the Antecedent invvard immediate and nearest cause of repentance It is the feare of God through the meditation of Gods iudgement to come before which we must all appeare Act. 17.30 God admonisheth all men euerie vvhere to repent because hee hath appointed a day in vvhich hee vvill iudge the vvorld in righteousnesse 2. Also by the punishments alreadie inflicted or present wherby sinners are admonished that worser punishments doe hang ouer their heads vnles they repent betimes as it is said 1. Cor. 11.32 When we are iudged wee are chastised of the Lord because we should not be condemned with the world And Luk. 3.9 The axe is now laid to the roote of the trees Euery tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruite is cut downe and cast into the fire 3. But chiefely the feeling and consideration of the goodnesse of God doth stirre vp in vs that sorrow which the Apostle calleth sorrow according to God or godly sorrow 2. Cor. 7.10 Which sorow breedeth repentance vnto saluation whereby we abhorre not onely the punishment but euen the sinne it selfe wherby we vnderstand that we displease God A notable example whereof are the teares of Dauid euery where set downe in the Psalmes VVhich are the principall causes of repentance i. what things ought to prouoke vs to the hastening of our repentance 1. Their certaintie of our life we must therefore watch pray because wee know neither that hower nor that day least wee bee sodainely ouerwhelmed with Gods iust iudgement Matth. 25.13 2. By the dangerous delaying of repentance there is gathered together a storehouse or heape of our manifold sinnes and of the wrath of God and of punishments Rom. 2 5. Thou after thine hardnesse and heart that cannot repent heapest vnto thy selfe wrath against the day of wrath and of the declaration of the iust iudgement of God 3. The offence of the Angels for as they reioyce at the repentance of sinners Luc. 15.7.10 So without doubt they are grieued for their impenitencie 4. The dangerous alienation from God and finally induration for the longer repentance is deferred the more difficult it becommeth Pro. 22.6 A young man walking according to his way euen when he is old will not depart from it And late repentance is seldom true repentance 5. An euill conscience then which nothing is more grieuous nothing more miserable 6. The stumbling block wee lay befoe others and the guilt of their sin Hence is that commination of Christ Luk 17.1 Wee be to the man by whome offence commeth 7. The depriuation of the ioyes of the holy Ghost and of spirituall comforts 8. The delights of Sathan For the sinnes of men as one of the auncient writers hath saide are the delicates or dainties of the Diuell 9. The thinking of the tragical examples vpon the impenitent as the Angels that fell the Sodomites the Egyptians the Iewes the Churches of the East and other impenitent sinners How many parts are there of repentance or regeneration The Apostle 2 Cor. 7.11 reckoneth seauen 1. Care namely of amendment 2. Defence or excuse or clearing our selues frō other mens guilt 3. Indignation of the sinner namely against