the_o image_n of_o god_n or_o lie_v man_n book_n in_o which_o the_o right_a knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v disclose_v and_o diverse_a doubt_n beside_o the_o principal_a matter_n make_v by_o roger_n hutchinson_n 1550._o ¶_o new_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n day_n dwell_v over_o aldersgate_n anno_fw-la do_v 1560._o cum_fw-la gratia_fw-la &_o privilegio_fw-la reginae_fw-la maiestatis_fw-la per_fw-la septennium_fw-la ¶_o the_o content_n and_o chapter_n what_o god_n be_v we_o must_v learn_v what_o god_n be_v of_o god_n word_n and_o not_o of_o man_n wisdom_n chap._n 1_o god_n be_v of_o himself_o chap._n 2._o fol._n 6_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o how_o the_o scripture_n do_v grant_v unto_o he_o a_o head_n eye_n hand_n foot_n and_o all_o other_o part_n of_o man_n body_n he_o be_v a_o bird_n a_o shoter_n a_o husbandman_n christ_n be_v his_o image_n and_o man_n also_o chap._n iii._n fol._n 7_o god_n be_v immutable_a and_o how_o he_o be_v other_o while_o angry_a otherwhiles_o please_v sometime_o a_o sleep_v sometime_o awake_a sometime_o forgetful_a stand_v sit_v walk_v etc._n etc._n chap._n iiii_o fol._n 14_o god_n be_v unsearchable_a chap._n v._o 17_o god_n be_v invisible_a and_o how_o the_o faithful_a of_o the_o old_a testament_n see_v he_o diverse_a time_n chap._n vi_fw-la 18_o god_n be_v every_o where_o and_o how_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o sacrament_n chap._n seven_o 19_o god_n be_v full_a of_o understanding_n cha_z viij_o 31_o god_n be_v truth_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o lie_v for_o any_o consideration_n chap._n ix_o 73_o god_n be_v full_a of_o compassion_n chap._n x._o 42_o god_n be_v full_a of_o rightuousnes_n and_o of_o the_o prosperity_n of_o evil_a and_o the_o affliction_n of_o good_a man_n chap._n xi_o 43_o god_n be_v full_a of_o all_o goodness_n chap._n twelve_o 46_o god_n only_o be_v immortal_a and_o of_o the_o immortality_n of_o soul_n and_o angel_n chap._n xiii_o fol._n 47_o god_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n whereof_o he_o make_v they_o by_o who_o and_o who_o make_v the_o devil_n and_o of_o the_o begin_n of_o sin_v and_o evil_n chap._n xiiii_o 48_o god_n rule_v the_o world_n after_o his_o providence_n and_o how_o he_o rest_v the_o seven_o day_n chapter_n xv_o fol._n 53_o god_n only_o know_v all_o thing_n i_fw-mi xuj_o 73_o god_n only_o forgeve_v sin_n our_o pardon_v what_o it_o be_v of_o lose_v and_o bind_v chapter_n xvii_o fol._n 76_o god_n only_o be_v almighty_a and_o whether_o he_o can_v sin_n die_v or_o lie_v with_o other_o property_n chap._n xviii_o fol._n 92_o god_n be_v define_v by_o y_z e_z scripture_n i_fw-mi nineteeen_o 99_o xx_o 100_o what_o a_o person_n be_v in_o what_o order_n he_o will_v write_v of_o a_o person_n a_o person_n be_v not_o a_o difference_n of_o vocation_n and_o office_n and_o that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n worship_v a_o trinity_n chapter_n xxi_o fol._n 101_o a_o person_n be_v no_o outward_a thing_n &_o why_o the_o church_n have_v use_v this_o word_n chapter_n xxii_o fol._n 107_o that_o there_o be_v three_o person_n christ_n be_v a_o substance_n chap._n xxiii_o 109_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v not_o a_o godly_a inspiration_n be_v governor_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v pray_v unto_o a_o forgever_n of_o sin_n chapter_n xxiiii_o fol._n 112_o christ_n be_v unconfound_v why_o he_o become_v man_n and_o why_o he_o come_v so_o long_o after_o adam_n fall_n chap._n twenty-five_o fol._n 120_o the_o holy_a comforter_n be_v unconfound_v why_o he_o descend_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o dove_n chapter_n xxvi_o fol._n 130_o corporal_a similitude_n of_o god_n i_o xxvii_o folio_fw-la 134_o that_o all_o three_o be_v but_o one_o god_n the_o deity_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o spirit_n deny_v not_o a_o unity_n chap._n xxviii_o fol._n 142_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o definition_n make_v of_o god_n be_v prove_v to_o agree_v unto_o christ._n chap._n xxix_o fol._n 161_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o same_o definition_n be_v prove_v to_o agree_v to_o the_o almighty_a comforter_n and_o spirit_n chap._n thirty_o fol._n 166_o heresy_n confute_v in_o this_o book_n against_o the_o heresy_n of_o transâ—stantiation_n and_o corporal_a or_o local_a presence_n cha_z seven_o fol._n 21._o against_o the_o anthropomorphite_n otherwise_o name_v humaniformian_n which_o suppose_v god_n to_o be_v of_o corporal_a form_n and_o shape_n chap._n iii._n fol._n 7.8.9_o aghasted_n popish_a and_o outward_a priesthood_n &_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n chap._n viij_o folio_fw-la 33.34.35_o etc._n etc._n against_o the_o priscillianistes_n which_o think_v that_o for_o some_o consideration_n sometime_o lie_v be_v not_o forbid_v cha_z ix_o 13.37.38_o against_o the_o origenifte_n which_o say_v that_o all_o man_n &_o woman_n and_o devil_n also_o at_o length_n be_v save_v chap._n x._o fol._n 42_o against_o the_o late_a epicure_n which_o think_v that_o god_n so_o rest_v the_o seven_o day_n from_o all_o his_o work_n that_o now_o he_o work_v no_o more_o chap._n xv_o fol._n 53_o against_o astrologer_n that_o think_v all_o thing_n be_v govern_v by_o fate_n &_o destiny_n &_o by_o the_o influence_n and_o move_n of_o the_o star_n chap._n xv_o fol._n 61_o against_o such_o as_o think_v that_o we_o through_o love_n or_o forgeve_n other_o deserve_v remission_n of_o our_o misdeed_n chap._n xvii_o folio_n 76.78_o against_o our_o late_a anabaptiste_n and_o donatist_n which_o teach_v that_o evil_a minister_n can_v not_o christen_v lose_v and_o bind_v chap._n xvii_o fol._n 80.81_o against_o peter_n primacy_n cha_z twelve_o 81.82_o against_o the_o late_a anabaptiste_n and_o novacianes_n which_o deny_v those_o that_o fall_v after_o baptism_n to_o be_v recoverable_a chapter_n xviii_o fol._n 91.92_o against_o the_o patripassians_n and_o sabelanes_n which_o confound_v the_o father_n christ_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n say_v that_o they_o be_v three_o name_n and_o one_o thing_n chap._n xxi_o fol._n 101.102_o against_o our_o late_a english_a saducee_n and_o libertine_n which_o deny_v the_o almyghty_a comforter_n to_o be_v a_o substance_n &_o hold_v that_o he_o be_v a_o godly_a inspiration_n chap._n xxiiii_o fol._n 112_o against_o the_o same_o libertine_n and_o saducee_n which_o make_v the_o unlearned_a people_n believe_v that_o good_a angel_n be_v nothing_o else_o then_o good_a motion_n and_o that_o hell_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o torment_a conscience_n and_o that_o a_o joyful_a quiet_a and_o merry_a conscience_n be_v heaven_n chap._n xxiiii_o fol._n 112_o against_o the_o damnable_a opinion_n that_o the_o devil_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o filthy_a affection_n come_v of_o the_o flesh_n and_o that_o all_o evyll_n spirit_n be_v carnal_a motion_n and_o sensual_a lust_n fol._n 116.117_o against_o the_o assertion_n of_o the_o arriannes_n that_o christ_n take_v upon_o he_o our_o flesh_n but_o not_o a_o soul_n also_o fol._n 121_o against_o the_o damnable_a opinion_n of_o the_o late_a anbaptist_n which_o deny_v that_o christ_n take_v his_o 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