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Author: Nicholson, William, 1591-1672.
Title: Ekthesis pisteōs, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed delivered in several sermons by William Nicholson ...
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Nicholson, William, 1591-1672.
London: Printed for VVilliam Leake ..., 1661.
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To the Right Honourable RICHARD Earl of CARBERY: AND To the Vertuous Lady ALICE Countess of CARBERY: The Author wisheth increase of Grace, constancy in the Truth, Perfection of Wisdom, Health, and Happiness.
Titles of the SERMONS, their Or∣der, Number and TEXTS.
RELIGION THE Best Choice.
1. Religion is but One.
2. One thing is Needful: or as the Vulgar, Necessary; as Tremel. Requisite.
sermon 2
1. Mary , Mary hath chosen.
2., That good part.
2. Religion good for the Societies of men.
3. That Christian Religion is that good part.
The CONCLƲSION.
sermon 3
1. Brethren.
2., Look about you, Beware, Take heed.
3. Take heed that there be not in any of you a heart of unbelief.
4. A heart of Unbelief. A heart.
1. First then of those that know not; and beware of that kinde of incredulous Heart.
2. Against those that know and assent not.
3. Against those that know and assent, but affect not, nor apply the promises of the Gospel.
CONCLƲSIO.
sermon 4
1. A Heart of Ʋnbelief.
2. An Evil Heart.
3., That you Depart, Revolt, Apostatize not, that you fall not off.
4. Living God.
The LIƲING.
5. In any of you.
6., Beware lest at any time.
sermon 5
1. . Exhort.
2. Exhort . Schol. graec. vosin vicem. One another.
3.. Every day dayly.
4. Whilst it is called to day.
5. Lest your heart be hardned, , lest it be dryed; for the root is , that signifies , Hesych. to dry, and wither up.
6. By the deceitfulness of sinne.
CONCLƲSIO.
AN EXPOSITION OF THE Apostles Creed. The first Part.
That there is a God.
1. That there is a God.
God created heaven and earth.
CONCLƲSIO.
That there is three Persons.
1. GOD is One.
2. That in the Godhead be three Persons.
1. These three Persons are One in Nature, Coessential, and Consubstantial.
2, or three Persons.
3. These Persons are distinct.
The Conclusion.
That God is our Father.
The Father.
1. The Spirit of Adoption.
2. Receive the Spirit.
Of Gods Power, Omnipotency, Providence.
, Omnipotent, Almighty.
1. Behold.
2. He smote.
3. He smote the Rock.
4. Waters gushed out, and streams overflowed.
But can he give bread also? Can he provide? &c.
2. Can he provide?
3. Bread and Flesh, Can he provide bread and flesh also?
4. For his People.
That God the Father Almighty is to be served.
1. But as for me.
2. But as for me. I, Ego.
3. My House.
4. I and my House.
5. Serviemus Domino. Serve the Lord
To the Noble and his much Honoured Friend THOMAS LOWER, Esq; WILLIAM NICOLSON prayeth happiness in this World, but especially in the future.
AN EXPOSITION OF THE Apostles Creed. The Second Part.
The Ardent desire of the Patriarchs, Prophets, and holy men of God, that Christ would appeare in the flesh.
1. The desire of the old Church earnest.
2. The object of the Churches desire, which was, to see Christ in the flesh.
3. The end why the Fathers desired the Incarnation of Christ; it was, that he would kiss her.
The Conclusion.
The Person, Natures, and Offices of Christ.
2. But whom say you that I am?
1. Of the Person. Thou art the Sonne of the living God.
2. Thou art the Christ.
1. His Consecration.
2. His Endowments and Graces.
3. The Charge and Trust by this Office committed to him.
1. Christ a Prophet.
2. Christ a Priest.
3. Christ a King.
The CONCLUSION.
The near Union betwixt Christ and his Church.
1. Ego Vos.
2. Ego vos Christo.
3. Ego Ʋos Ʋni.
4. Ego vos uni Viro.
5. Ego vos uni viro Christo.
6. A Virgin.
7. A Chaste Virgin.
8. .
9.. Present you to Christ.
Of the eternal Generation of the Sonne of God; and his Incarnation.
CONCLƲSIO.
Of Christs Circumcision, and the Imposition of his Name Jesus.
1. When they came to circumcise, &c.
2. Eighth day.
3. His Name was called Jesus.
4. Which was so named of the Angel before he was conceived in the wombe.
The Application.
Of the Passion of Christ.
2. The examination of our Saviour before Caiaphas and the Coun∣cil, and thereupon the Indictment drawn.
3. The Accusation, Examination of our Saviour before Pilate, and his abuse by Herod, &c.
Of the Passion of Christ.
1. Sanguis Crucis.
2. Dolores Crucis.
3. Scandalum Crucis.
4. Maledictum Crucis.
5. That Christ suffered not hell torments.
2. The Truth Cleared.
Of the Causes of Christs Passion.
1. Voluit Jehovah, Chaphets, Deliciatus est. Jun. & Tremel. It pleased the Lord.
2. Chaphets, Voluit, Deliciatus est.
3. Thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, or When his soul shall make an offering for sin. Cum exposuerit in sacrificium. Piscator. Si posuerit in sacrificium animam suam,e. i. Seipsum. Rivet. Quandoquidem expone∣bat seipse sacrificium pro reatu. Jun. Tremell. Heb. Se reatum anima ipsius. Cum posuerit seipsam sacrificium pro delicto anima. Scult.
4. For Sin.
5. An offering or sacrifice.
sermon 19
1. Ecce & compatere. Behold and suffer with him.
5. Ecce & dilige.
3. Ecce & Crede. Behold and Believe.
4. Ecce & Spera, Behold the man and hope.
5. Ecce homo, & resipisce, Behold the man and repent.
6. Ecce homo, & ulciscere, Behold the man, and be Reveng'd.
7. Ecce homo & imitare, Behold the man, and follow him.
8. Ecce homo & retribue, Behold the man and be thankful.
Of Christs Descent to Hell.
1. , &c.
2. He descended into , into the lower parts of the earth.
3. He ascended farre above all heavens.
4. That he might fill all things.
The CONCLƲSION.
Of Christs Resurrection.
1., He was raised.
2.. He was raised.
Of the ends of the Resurrection, and the Influence it ought to have upon our lives.
1. For our sins: For our justification.
2. He was raised for our justification.
4. Ad justificationem.
Of Christs Ascension.
1. He led them out as farre as Bethany.
2. He lift up his hands and blessed them.
3. Benedixit, He blessed them.
3. As he blessed them, he parted from them.
4., Departed from them.
5.. He was carried up to Heaven.
6., To Heaven.
The Application.
Of Christs coming again to Judgement.
1. He was ordained to be the Judge.
2. Of the uncertainty of this day.
3. He it is.
To the Right Worshipful Sir THOMAS ABDY, Knight, And his two Brothers, Mr. ROBERT ABDY, and Mr. JOHN ABDY; The Authour wisheth all health and happiness.
AN EXPOSITION OF THE Apostles Creed. The Third Part.
The Descent of the Holy Ghost.
1. When the day of Pentecost was fully come. .
APPLICATION.
The descent of the Holy Ghost.
1. They were in .
2. They continued in Prayer and Supplication.
3. They continued, .
4., All with one accord.
5. .
1. A Sound.
1. It was from heaven, .
2.; Suddenly there came a sound.
The Descent of the Holy Ghost.
3., As of a wind.
5. It filled the whole house where they were sitting.
6. The whole house where they were sitting.
The descent of the Holy Ghost.
1. There appeared unto them Tongues.
1. Cloven tongues, .
2., Like as of Fire.
3. He sate upon each of them.
The Descent of the Holy Ghost.
1. The were filled with the holy Ghost.
2. Holy.
3. They were all filled with the holy Ghost.
4. All. All fill'd.
5. They began to speak.
6. As the Spirit gave them utterane.
1. The Spirit gave them .
2. As the Spirit gave them utterance?
The Sealing of the Spirit.
1. Pone me. Set me.
3. Set me as a Seal.
4. Upon the Hart, upon the Arme.
1. Ʋpon thy heart.
2. Set me as a Seal upon thy Arme.
These Sermons which follow, serve to Expound to us the Article of the Catholick Church, the Communion of Saints.
The Stability and Excellency of the Church.
1. Te Word that Isaiah the son of Amo• saw.
2. It shall come to passe in the last days.
3. The Mountain of the Lords House shall be established.
4. It is the Mountaine of the Lords House established.
5. Established in the tops of the Mountains, and exalted above all Hills.
6. That all Nations shall flow unto it.
1. Confluent, They shall flow unto it.
2. Come ye, and let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob.
3. He will teach us his Laws.
4. His Wayes. His Paths.
5. And we will walk in his Paths.
The Stability and Excellency of the Church.
1. Out of Zion, from Hierusalem.
CONCLƲSION.
The Government of the Catholick Church.
1. He, the Lord.
2. He shall judge; he shall reprove.
3. Nations, many people.
Of the peaceable temper of the Members of the Ca∣tholick Church.
Of the Beauty of the Church Militant.
2. Nigra sum, sed formosa. I am black, but beautiful, comely.
The Quarrel of the Sons of the Church.
2. My Mothers sons.
3. My Mothers sons were angry with me.
CONCLƲSIO.
A Vindication of the Episcopal Power.
These Objections had they been put into the Body of the Sermon, would have swollen it to a distasteful length; I thought it fit therefore to dispose them with the answers in this place; if you judge ought in them wor∣thy the light, you may transpose them to their several places, or else cash them; but I refer the whole to your judgement. Judicio statque caditque tuo. Objections put in against Bishops answered.
A Vindication of the Ecclesiastical, or Church Censure.
The Churches affliction and lamentation.
The second part of the Ode.
1. At the Rivers of Babylon.
2. Sedentes.
3. Etiam at{que} etiam flevimus.
4. We wept when we remembred thee O Zion.
The Conclusion.
The Communion of Saints.
1.. From whm is the whole Body.
2.. Joyn'd together.
3. . The same word is used, Col. 2.19. which the Greek Scho∣liast interprets , made mild and set in peace to it self and Christ, which Exposition is apt; for , is, , Hesych. to reconcile, or make friends, or draw to amity.
The Second Sermon of the Communion of Saints.
1., By every touch of supply.
2.. According to the effectual working.
3., or, as some read it. In the measure of every part.
4. Make an increase of the body unto the edifying it self.
5.. To the edifying of it self in love▪ i. e. The Body.
6.. In love.
God is asserted to be light.
2. That we declare unto you. . Annunciamus.
2. In him there is no darkness at all.
The APPLICATION.
A Good Christian walks in the light.
1. He walks in darkness.
2. We lye, and do not the truth.
3. To walk in the light, as he is the light.
4. Ye have fellowship one with another.
5. The blood of Jesus Christ his Sonne cleanseth us from all sinne.
2. Jesus Christ his Sonne.
3. Cleanseth. .
4. It cleanseth us.
5. All sinne.
The APPLICATION.
The denial of sin a deceit.
1. If we say that we have not sinned, we make God a lyar, and his Word is not in us.
2. That Concupiscence in the Regenerate is a sin, against the Papists:
2. We make God a lyar.
3. The Truth is not in him, and his Word is not in him.
The APPLICATION.
The publick and private Confession of sin.
2. If we Confesse, he is just to Forgive.
1. De exomologesi, or publique confession.
2. De confessione auriculari.
The CONCLƲSION.
Gods Remission of sins.
1. He.
2. He is faithful, .
3. And just.
4. To cleanse. To forgive.
5. To cleanse us from all iniquity.
The APPLICATION.
The Character or Description of a true Christian.
1. Our Conversation is in Heaven.
2. A Christians conversation in heaven by his affections.
3. Our Conversation is in heaven, in respect of an holy and heavenly life.
The hope or expectation of a true Christian.
1. We look, .
2. We look for a Saviour.
3. The Lord Jesus Christ.
1. The Lord.
2. Jesus.
3. The Lord Jesus Christ.
The Resurrection of the Body.
1. Our vile body, . Corpus humile, Beza. Corpus humilitatis, Tremel.
2. It shall be like Christs Glorious Body.
3., transformabit, transfigurabit: Who shall change, trans∣form, transfigure, or reformabit, shall reform.
4. According to the working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself.
The APPLICATION.
The life Everlasting.
1. Into life.
2. Eternal life.
3.. The Righteous.
ƲSE.
The CONCLƲSION.
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