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A96805	The abridgment of Christian divinitie so exactly and methodically compiled, that it leads us, as it were, by the hand to the reading of the Holy Scriptures. Ordering of common-places. Vnderstanding of controversies. Cleering of some cases of conscience. By John Wollebius. Doctor of Divinity, and ordinary professor in the University of Basil. Now at last faithfully translated into English, and in some obscure places cleared and enlarged, by Alexander Ross. To which is adjoined, after the alphabetical table, the anatomy of the whole body of divinity, delineated in IX. short tables, for the help of weak memories.; Christianae theologiae compendium. English.	Wolleb, Johannes, 1586-1629.; Vaughan, Robert, engraver.; Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1650 (1650)	Wing W3254; Thomason E1264_1; ESTC R204089	204,921	375

considered by which the Church is undoubtedly made visible now it appears that these are the notes of the Church out of these testimonies Matt. 28.19 20. Go and teach all nations baptizing them in the Name of the Father of the Son and of the H. Ghost teaching them to observe all things which I have commanded you Act. 2.42 And they continued stedfastly in the Apostles doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers Some adjoyn Ecclesiastical discipline but this is contained under the two former for this discipline is required of both XXVII These notes belong to all Churches alike so farre as concerneth the fundamentals of Religion but in respect of accidentals they are in some Churches more in some lesse XXVIII Therefore we are not presently to doubt of the truth of any particular Church because of every error or abuse For there is not so much purity expected as not to erre in any one Article or in the administration of the Sacraments so that there be not a falling off from the hinge of salvation to wit from the two Tables of the Law and Faith in Christ 1 Cor. 3.11 12. For no man can lay any other foundation besides that is laid which is Iesus Christ Now if any build upon this foundation gold silver precious stones wood hay stubble every mans worke shall be made manifest for the day shall declare it because it shall be revealed by fire and the fire shall try every mans worke of what sort it is if any mans worke abide which he hath built thereupon he shall receive a reward if any mans worke shall be burned he shall suffer losse but he himselfe shall be saved yet so as by fire XXIX Of the fifteen Notes of the Church rehearsed by Bellarmine some are true and agree with ours from which notwithstanding the Church of Rome is afar off but others are either strangers to the visible Church or they are the Notes rather of the false then of the true Church or they are not convertible with the Church for they neither belong to her alone nor alwayes 1. His first Note is the name Church and Christians But the imposing of names is a matter rather of fact then of right therefore an argument taken from the name is of no force without the thing answer to the name Rev. 3.1 Thou art said to live but thou art dead 2. Antiquity but this belongs not to the Church alone nor alwayes Not alone because the World the Heaven the Elements have antiquity yet are not the Church Not alwayes because the Church hath not been alwayes ancient there was a time when she was new true Antiquity is the first principle of things which as it is first so it is most true therefore in general the Churches antiquity is to be reckoned from Paradise in particular the Apostolical Church from the preaching of Christ and his Apostles But the Church of Rome as it is at this day arose long after the Apostles times 3. A constant duration without interruption This indeed is the property of the visible Catholike Church but depending on Gods promises it doth more appear to Faith then to sense and as that is not true antiquity which depends not from the first principle so there can be no duration which hath not its original from the same 4. Amplitude and multitude of Believers this belongs not alwayes to the Church as we may see in that Church that was in the time of our first Parents Noah Abraham c. Yea this note is not natural to the Church for there is still the greater number amongst the wicked Mat. 7.13 Enter in at the narrow gate Luke 12.32 Feare not little flock 5. The succession of Bishops But this also neither is the Churches Note alone nor alwayes Not alwayes for as it was not in the beginning of the Church so it will cease towards the end not alone for in the false Church there is found a succession of Bishops whence we must look rather on the succession of Doctrine then of persons and the persons are to be judged by their Doctrine not this by the persons They have not Peters inheritance who have not Peters Faith saith Ambrose 6. An agreement in Doctrine with the ancient Church This indeed is a true Note but it is the same with ours to wit the purity of the Word and Sacraments as it was in the time of the Apostolical Church from which the Roman hath fallen 7. The union of the members with their head the Pope and among themselves The first limb of this Note belongs to the false and Apostatical not to the Apostolical Church that Church is she that worships the Beast Rev. 13.12 The latter cannot be a tributed to the Church alone for there is union also among Divels Matt. 12.8 The 8. is holinesse of Doctrine which is the same with the sixth 9. The ninth is efficacie of Doctrine this also answers the sixth and our Notes too but it agrees no wayes to the Roman Church 10. Holinesse of life in the first authors and planters of Religion Now this Holinesse is either inward or outward if inward 't is not a mark of the visible Church He is a true Jew that is so in secret Rom. 2.29 God knoweth who are his 2 Tim. 2.19 if outward it is false for Satan can transform himself into an Angel of light 2 Cor. 11.14 Therefore the Church is to be judged by her doctrine not by the life of her Doctors Mat. 23.2 Whatsoever they bid you observe that observe and do but do you not after their works 11. The glory of Miracles 12. The light of Prophesie But the gifts of Miracles and Prophesie were extraordinary given to confirm the Gospel which are now vanished since the Gospel hath been propagated wherefore the Apostles make no promises of other miracles and prophesie but they rather make this bragging of Miracles and prophesie a Note of the Antichristian Church 2 Thes 2.9 Rev. 13.13 And Christ himself saith that He will not know such Mat. 7.22.13 The thirteenth Note is the confession of adversaries as Hereticks Jewes c. But the authority of such testimonies is as great as the adversaries themselves are by whose accession nothing is added and by the want nothing diminished 14. The fourteenth is the unhappy end of those who have opposed the Church 15. The fifteenth is the happinesse of them who have defended her But this Note is so uncertain that it deserveth not the name of a Note for of such man knoweth not either love or hatred Eccl. 9.3 Yea it is rather a Note of the false Church for it is certain that for the most part the Churches condition in this life is wretched and sad Joh. 16.20 Verily verily I say unto you yee shall weep and lament but the world shall rejoyce CHAP. XXVI Of the outward Administration of the Church HItherto of the nature of the Church now followes its Administration which is

of the People 5. the Decemviri 6. Tribunes of the Souldiers 7. Emperors Of whom the Angel saith Rev. 17.10 Five are now fallen to wit the Kingdom the Dictatorship the Tribuneship of the People the Decemvirat Tribune-ship of the Souldiers One saith he is to wit the Emperour with the Consuls which remained under the Empire therefore he saith five not six are fallen and another was not yet come ibid. v. 10. to wit the Pope and he is one of the seven and is the eighth ibid. v. 11. the eighth in respect of the seven that went before of the seven because the power tyranny idolatry c. of all the seven governments or kingdomes have met together in Popery as it were in a sink He was saith the Angel to John v. 8. he is not and yet he is he was the Beast or Rome to wit the Seat of seven Kings he is not the seat of Antichrist not as yet revealed And yet he is to wit the seat of the Emperour reigning in Iohns time These doe agree so fitly with Rome that some Jesuites are forced to confesse that Rome is that Beast 7. As for Miracles there is no thing more usuall in Popery then to brag of miracles but what are they they are lying wonders He maketh fire to come down from heaven that is by the thunder of excommunication he brings the fire of Gods wrath from heaven in token whereof when he goeth about to excommunicate Kings and Princes he flings down from the Capitol burning torches but if you look upon the literal interpretation Hildebrand was wont to shake sparkles of fire out of his sleeves And they record in the Legends that at the requests of holy men fire hath been brought down from heaven But he gives life also to the image of the Beast By the name of image idolatry is understood by introducing of which the Gentile idolatry as it were raised again out of the grave was restored and quickned but in a literal sense this is true for it is known how Papists have caused their images laugh weep speak c. We read in the Legend of Thomas that when he had presented to Christs image the third part of his Theologie He asked if he had written well or not The image answered Thomas thou hast written very well 8. He puts a mark upon his followers in which apishly he imitates Christ who signs his servants on the forehead Rev. 7.5 c. Besides the mark the name and number of of the Beast are the same to wit the name containing the number 666. That name in Ireneus the scholler of Polycarpus who was Saint Iohns disciple is λατεῖνος the letters of which do exactly make up 666. λ 30 α 1 τ 300 ε 5 ι 10 ν 50 ο 70 ς 200   666 The name is very fit for he reigns in Italy where heretofore was the kingdom of the Latines he prefers the Latine Bible to the Originals his Ministers perform their Divine Service in Latine and in Latine they write all their Bulls c. he sets a mark generally on their foreheads and right hands in that they are forced by open profession the symbol whereof is the forehead and by their actions which are figured out by the right hand to witnesse that they belong to the Romane and Latine Church But particularly he sets a mark upon his followers when in Baptisme he signs them with the Crosse and in Confirmation when he puts chrisme on their foreheads and when in Ordination of Ministers he anoints their head and fingers 9. Concerning their idolatry and wickednesse read the History of the Popes for to rehearse more is not now our purpose 10. He was revealed about the year 600. For after that Constantine the Emperor translated his seat to Byzantium Sylvester took possession of the Palace since which time the insolencie of the Popes did so increase that about the yeare 595. a most bitter contention arose between Gregory the Great and Iohn of Constantinople concerning the Supremacie At length Boniface the 3. obtained of the Emperor Phocas a Parricide and Tyrant that the Romish Church might be the head of all the rest and that he should be stiled Universal Bishop 11. As for his destruction the event now shews how much his power is impaired by the preaching of the Word and how many Kings have fallen off from him Other passages we must expect with patience V. The King of the Locusts the swarms of which were raised out of the bottomlesse pit is a figure of Antichrist and of his Clergie Monks c. Rev. 9.1.11 VI. The two Beasts Rev. 13. are figures of one and the same Antichrist The first with seven heads ascending out of the sea c. very fierce paints him out as he is in very truth The latter like a Lamb doth shadow him as he seems to be by his impostures VII The Dragon Beast and False Prophet for the same is signified by these names sending out three impure Spirits like Frogs called the Spirits of Devils shewing signes and stirring up the whole world to battell Rev. 16.13.14 The event doth so clearly shew us of what this was the figure that he who sees it not is blind VIII The Beast c. 17. v. 1 c. notes out the Seat of Antichrist but the Whore that sits on the Beast the Church of Antichrist I have somewhat largely handled these things because it is needful not onely to know Christ but Antichrist also and these passages conduce not a little for the understanding of the Apocalypse CHAP. XXVIII Of Vocation in special SO much of Vocation as it is common to Elect and Reprobates now the Special follows which belongs onely to the Elect. And it is that vocation whereby God calls the Elect as yet in themselves miserable and corrupted outwardly by the Word of the Gospel but inwardly by illuminating the minde and changing the heart to be partakers of the grace of Salvation The RULES I. In Scripture this is called A new Creation a Regeneration b a Drawing c Divine Teaching d and Resurrection e a Ezech. 36.26 I will give you a new heart and I will put a new spirit in the midst of you and I will take away the heart of stone and will put in you a heart of flesh 2 Cor. 4.6 God who commanded the light to shine out of darknesse hath shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ b Joh. 3.3 If a man be not born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God c Joh. 6.44 None can come to me except the Father draw him d Joh. 6.45 It is written in the Prophets they shall be all taught of God whosoever therefore hath heard of the Father and hath learned cometh unto me Joh. 5.25 e Verily verily I say unto you the time cometh and now is when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God and they that hear