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A09819	The substance of Christian religion soundly set forth in two bookes, by definitions and partitions, framed according to the rules of a naturall method, by Amandus Polanus professor of diuinitie. The first booke concerneth faith. The second concerneth good workes. The principall pointes whereof are contained in a short table hereunto annexed. Translated out of Latin into English by E.W.; Partitionum theologicarum, logica methodo institutarum. English	Polanus von Polansdorf, Amandus, 1561-1610.; Wilcocks, Elijahu, b. 1576 or 7.	1595 (1595)	STC 20083.7; ESTC S121514	121,376	286

in preaching in administring the Sacraments in visiting the sicke and captiue and in other things pertaining to the holy ministery Thus farre concerning Deacons now concerning Deaconesses Deaconesses are widowes who serue to the vses of the poore and sicke Act. 6.11 Tim. 5.9 Hitherto concerning the Ministers of the church now concerning the hearers The hearers are all the rest of the saints in the Church besides the ministers whose duty is willingly to submit themselues to the ecclesiasticall discipline and to further it according to their ability with gifts labour and by what meanes soeuer they can Heb. 13.17 1. Tim. 5.17.18 Otherwise they are called ley men priuate men Thus farre concerning the proper gouernment of the church now concerning the common The common gouernment of the Church is that which doth pertaine to all the members of the whole body of the Church And that appeareth in the ecclesiasticall counsels for euery one may and ought to be heard in them so that it be done duely and in order Of counsels The ecclesiasticall counsell is an assembly instituted for the causes of the Church Otherwise it is called a Synode But the cause of calling together of counsels is two fold One that the Church may defend the sincere doctrine comprehended in the word of God against hereticks and approoue it by open testimony Act. 15. In this regard the Church is called the piller or ground of truth to wit whereof it is a faithfull witnesse 1. Tim. 3.15 The other that it might appoint lawes or rules of the ecclesiastical gouernment according to the diuers respects of times places and persons The counsell is generall or particular Generall is that which is gathered in the name of the whole Church as was that of the Israelites 1. King 18.19 and of the Apostles Act. 15.6 The particular counsell is that which is gathered in the name of some certaine church And that is called prouinciall or nationall when the chosen ministers of the church of one prouince or nation meete together The Synod of some choise of learned and godly men is to be gathered together by the authority of the magistrate We must not make any decree concerning the order and manner of conferring with the aduersaries except the magistrate be present or else men chosen by the magistrate The order must be according to method The positions must be definitions distributions short axiomes The manner of disputing must be alwayes by syllogismes But all things that are done by writing are to be subscribed with the very hand of those who are to confer or if they do rather choose to deale by speach the sayings of both parties are to be written by approoued notaries of good credit and chosen by the consent of either partie which afterward both parties may ouersee and confirme it by adding the subscription For this truly is the iust and sincere forme of conference that so falsehood may be preuented The positions of the conference which are propounded must be vndoubted and very few also let not liberty be giuen to wander from them neyther yet are all the iudgements and interpretations of priuate men to be defended but euery part must clearely propound and defend his owne iudgement for it is neither needefull nor necessary that all the iudgements and sayings of all men be approued by vs. For why should we defend the particular iudgement and authority of other men if we our selues be of another minde The controuersies after both parties heard are finally to be determined From which determination deciding the ciuil magistrats are not to be excluded but admitted to it For both Zenas the Lawyer is highly commended by Paul and ioyned with Apollo as equall with him Tit. 3.13 Hitherto concerning the true church now concerning the false Church The false Church is that which followeth a false religion A false religion is what religion soeuer is contrarie to the word of God deliuered in the holy Scripture Whosoeuer embrace this are the enemies of Christ and his kingdome or true Church The enemies are either open or dissembled The open enemies are those who do manifestly shew thēselues enemies to the name of Christians And they are both blasphemous Iewes and Gentiles The blasphemous Iewes are the open enemies of the christian religion who though Iesus Christ the promised Messias be already manifested yet looke for an other and speake euil of the Lord Iesus and his mēbers neither will they beleeue the Gospell concerning Iesus Christ In them especially we must consider both their reiection and also restoring The reiection of the Iewes is a most iust punishment which by God is layd vpon thē whilest he hath blinded and hardened them being vnthankefull towardes Christ and his Gospell and reiected them from his couenant that he might call and adopt the Gentiles in their stead Act. 13.46 Rom. 11. chap. almost throughout And that is neither generall nor perpetuall Rom. 11. Of therestoring of the Iewes The restoring of the Iewes is a benefite of God when God after that the fulnesse of the Gentiles is come in into the Church shall conuert the Iewes that they being kindled with an emulation of the mercy shewed to the Gentiles might embrace that Gospell which concerneth Christ and be ingraffed againe into the couenant of Grace made with Abraham and their fathers and might be saued Rom. 11.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32 Hitherto concerning the Iewes now concerning the Gentiles The Gentiles are open enemies to the Christian religion who worshippe false and counterfeit Gods And they be either Mahumets or other Pagans Mahumets are open enemies to the Christian religion who worship Mahumet and embrace the Alcoran deliuered vnto them by him They are also called Turkes Other Pagans are also besides the Mahumets which worship fained gods And thus farre concerning open enemies now concerning dissembled enemies The dissembled enemies of Christ and the true Church are those who vnder the name of Christ do fight against him and by many lying signes seduce men And they are eyther Antichristes or false Christs Antichrists are the dissembled enemies of Christ who euery manner of way are against the doctrine of Christ whose followers they professe themselues to be 1. Iohn 2.18.22 4.3 2. Ioh. vers 7. And the same are also called false Prophets Matth. 7.15 Antichrist is two fold for either he is against one part or other onely of the Christian doctrine or else almost against the whole bodie of it Of the first kind are all Heretikes Of Heretikes An Heretike is he who doth erre in the foundation of eternall saluation that is to say who doth fight against eyther the perfon or office of Christ and doth stubbornely perseuere in errour Many such haue been euen from the times of the Apostles and yet also there are some as Cerinthus Valentinus Marcion Sabellius Arrius Nestorius Ertiches Pelagius and others Of Antichrist Of the latter kind is that notorious aduersary of Christ who by an excellency

principally is called Antichrist 2. Thess 2.7 and that false Prophet Reuel 16.13 In this place especially two things are to be considered first Antichrist himselfe secondly the Church of Antichrist Concerning Antichrist himselfe the question is both what he is who he should be That Antichrist is a man exercising a kingdome the head of the vniuersall Apostacy or falling away from the fayth and professing the name of a Christian indeede but yet setting himselfe both against Christ and the doctrine of Christ hauing a double and supreme power to wit a spirituall and secular boasting himselfe with deceaueable signes and miracles an inchaunter making a compact with the deuill an idolatrer an hypocrite a blasphemer ambitious and proude lawlesse leading a single life and forbidding marriage and yet hee himselfe a filthy fornicatour and adulterer a Sodomite and that whoore of Babylon abstayning from certaine kindes of meates and yet giuen to riotousnesse couetous cousening men of their money wily giuen to vanitie alyer cruell a tyrant a persecuter murtherer of the Saints vaunting himselfe as God and lifting vp himselfe against all powers and maiesties both in earth and also in heauen arrogating to himselfe the deuine power and absolute dominion of Christ by a double and fourth fall that is to say by the Romaine Monarchie out of the rubbishes thereof by litle and litle rising and increasing by the power forcible working of Sathan in the citie compassed with seuen hils that is to say at Rome and in the temple of God that is to say in the Church but he shall be discouered in the last times of the world and at the length by the glorious comming of Christ shall vtterly be abolished 2. Thess 2.3 Dan. 7.8 Reuel 17.1 18.3 13.11 and euery where throughout the Reuelations Thus farre is shewed what Antichrist is now who it is THAT ANTICHRISR IS THAT POPI OF ROME euen as both the Canon lawe and also the liues and actes of the Bishoppes of Rome doe expressely shew Thus farre concerning Antichrist himselfe now concerning the Church of Antichrist The Church of Antichrist is the Church of Rome falsely called Apostolicall and Catholike wheras it is indeede an Apostaricall Church that beast and indeede disguising it selfe and which doth represent the liuely image of the Monarchy of the Romaines heretofore defaced of their gouernement power honour and seat among all Nations Reuel 11.7.8 and 13.3 and so forward and euery where in the Reuelations and experience also doth watnesse the same Of this Church there be two parts to wit the head and the members The head of this Church of Antichrist is Antichrist himselfe the Pope of Rome the sonne of perdition and minister of the Dragon The members of it be eyther the Clergie or the Lai●y The Clergy are those vncleane spirits comming out of the mouth of the Dragon of that beast and false Prophet Reuel 16.13 Of them there be three orders Cardinals false Bishops and the filthy heape of Canonists scholemen and Monkes Cardinals are those vncleane spirits comming forth of the mouth of the Dragon of that beast and false Prophet who goe to the Kings of the earth and of the whole world honored by that Antichrist of Rome with a Cardinals hatte and sent out that euen like frogs by their clamorous and vnpleasant craking they might be importunate which all men to the intent they may gather them to the battle against God Reuel 16.13.14 False Bishops are vncleane spirits cōming out of the mouth of the Dragon of that same beast false Prophet who for a great price do buy their cope at Rome and haue speciall iurisdiction both ciuill and ecclesiasticall That heape of Canonists Scholemen and Monkes are vncleane spirites comming out of the mouth of the Dragon of that same beast and false Prophet euery one according to his place vnderpropping the sea of Rome by murders and lyes But amongest the Monkes those newe Monkes now adayes haue the cheifty who by a false name are called Iesuits whereas they are indeede Esauites or Iebusites So much concerning Antichrist now concerning false Christs False Christs are dissembled enemies of Christ who vaunt themselues to be Christ Matth. 24.26 Mar. 13.21 Luk. 17.23 Such were Simon Magus Bencocab Dauid Gorgius who was burnt at Basill The end of the first Booke of the partitions of diuintie THE SECOND BOOKE of the definitions and partitions of Diuinitie framed according to the rules of a naturall Methode by Amandus Polanus of Polansdorfe Of good workes THE second part of the word of God is concerning good workes that is to say which prescribeth and commandeth what works are to be done by the faithfull that so men may performe thankefulnes due to God for the deliuerance from sin and eternall death Phil. 1.27 Iam. 2.20 Tit. 3.8 Good workes are workes commanded by God which are done of a true faith to the glory of God alone Rom. 14.13 Heb. 11.6 And yet they are before God neither righteousnes it selfe nor any part of righteousnes neither haue they any whit of merit in them Esa 64.6 Rom 3.28 Ephes 2.8.9 Luk. 17.10 Euery singular good worke hath two sins set against it the one as disagreeing the other as contrarie Of hypocrisie The former of them is hypocrisie that is to say a fayning of godlinesse and honesty or if you will a new found godlinesse the workes whereof doe seeme to haue some affinity and agreement with good workes and therefore they doe oftentimes delude men with a shew and nearenesse of goodnesse but in very deede are diuerse from them eyther because they are not commaunded by God but are fayned and cōmanded by men vnder the opinion of vprightnes or although they are commanded by God yet they are done of hypocrisie either to deceiue others or for the shewe of godlines after the manner of the Pharises Although sometime there may be more differēces or disagreemēts then one But the sinne which is opposed to a good work as contrary therto is that which is simply contrary to it And euen as the summe of our faith is comprehended in the Creed of the Apostles so the law of God is the direction and rule of good workes Both the adioints and also the kindes of good workes are to be considered Of the adioynts of good works The adioynts of good works are two fold some if we respect God and some if we respect men If we respect God they are two fold that is the childlike feare of God and subiection that we owe to God Of the childlike feare of God The childlike feare of God is a feare of the anger and iudgement of God against sin whereby we are stirred vp reuerently to obey God and flie sinne Or else the childlike feare of God is that whereby we feare as the chiefest euill of all least we displease God through disobedience Psal 5.8 Such a feare is in the elect and it consisteth in three things First