The theatre of Gods judgements wherein is represented the admirable justice of God against all notorious sinners ... / collected out of sacred, ecclesiasticall, and pagan histories by two most reverend doctors in divinity, Thomas Beard ... and Tho. Taylor ...

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Author:	Beard, Thomas, d. 1632.
Title:	The theatre of Gods judgements wherein is represented the admirable justice of God against all notorious sinners ... / collected out of sacred, ecclesiasticall, and pagan histories by two most reverend doctors in divinity, Thomas Beard ... and Tho. Taylor ...
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To His Highnesse IAMES Duke of YORK.

THE PREFACE.

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The first Booke, OF THE WORTHY AND MEMORABLE HISTORIES of the great and marvellous Iudgements of God sent upon the World for their mis∣deeds against the Commandements of the first and second Table.

CHAP. 1. Touching the Corruption and Perversity of this World, how great it is.

CHAP. II. What is the cause of the great overflow of Vice in this age.

CHAP. III. That Great men which will not abide to be admonished of their faults, cannot escape punishment by the hand of God.

CHAP. IIII. How the Iustice of God is more evidently declared upon the mighty ones of this world, than upon any other, and the cause why.

CHAP. V. How all men, both by the Law of God and Nature, are inexcusable in their sinnes.

CHAP. VI. How the greatest Monarchs in the World ought to be subject to the Law of God, and consequently the Lawes of Man and Nature.

CHAP. VII. Of the punishment that seised upon Pharaoh King of Aegypt, for resisting God, and transgressing the first commandement of the Law.

CHAP. VIII. More Examples like unto the former.

CHAP. IX. Of those that persecuted the Sonne of God and his Church.

CHAP. X. More examples of Persecutors.

CHAP. XI. Of the Iewes that persecuted Christ.

CHAP. XII. Of those that in our age have persecuted the Gospell in the person of the Faithfull.

CHAP. XIII. Other examples of the same subject.

CHAP. XIV. A Hymne of the persecution of Gods Church, and the deliverance of the same.

CHAP XV. Of Apostata's and Backsliders, that through infirmity and feare have fallen away.

CHAP. XVI. Of those that have willingly fallen away.

CHAP XVII. Of the third and worst sort of Apostates, those that through malice forsake the Truth.

CHAP. XVIII. Of the third and worst sort of Apostata's.

CHAP. XIX. Of Heretiques.

CHAP. XX. Of Hypocrites.

CHAP. XXI. Of Conjurers, and Enchanters.

CHAP XXII. Of those that through pride and vaine-glory strove to usurpe the honour due unto God.

CHAP. XXIII. Of Epicures, and Atheists.

CHAP XXII. Touching the transgressors of the second Comman∣dement, by Idolatry.

CHAP. XXV. Of many evils that have come upon Christendome for Idolatry.

CHAP. XXVI. Of those that at any time corrupted and mingled Gods Religion with humane inventions, or went about to change or dis∣quiet the discipline of the Church.

CHAP. XXVII. Of Perjuries.

CHAP. XXVIII. More examples of the like subject.

CHAP. XXIX. Of Blasphemers.

CHAP. XXX. Of those that by cursing and denying God give themselves to the Devill.

CHAP. XXXI. More examples of Gods Iudgements upon Cursers.

CHAP. XXXII. Punishments for the contempt of the Word and Sacraments; and abuse of holy things.

CHAP. XXXV. Of those that prophane the Sabbath day.

THE SECOND BOOKE.

CHAP. I. Of rebellious and stubborne children to∣wards their Parents.

CHAP. II. Of those that rebell against their Superiors.

CHAP. III. More examples of the same subject.

CHAP. IIII. Of such as have murthered their Rulers or Princes.

CHAP. V. Of such as rebelled against their Superiors, because of Sub∣sidies and Taxes imposed upon them.

CHAP. VI. Of Murtherers.

CHA. VII. A sute of examples like unto the former.

CHAP. VI. Other examples like unto the former.

CHAP. IX. Other memorable examples of the same subject.

CHAP. X. Of divers other Murderers, and their severall punishments.

CHA. XI. Of the admirable discovery of Murders.

CHAP. XII. Of such as have murdered themselves.

CHAP. XIII. Of Paricides, or Parent Murderers.

CHAP. XIIII. Of Subject Murtherers.

CHAP. XV. Of those that are both cruell and disloyall.

CHAP. XVI. Of Queenes that were Murtherers.

CHAP. XVII. Of such, as without necessity, upon every light cause, move war.

CHAP. XVIII. Of such as please themselves overmuch in seeing Cruelties.

CHAP. XIX. Of such as exercise too much rigour and severity.

CHAP. XX. Of Adulteries.

CHAP. XXI. Of Rapes.

CHAP. XXII. Other examples of Gods Judgements upon Adulterers.

CHAP. XXIII. Shewing that Stues ought not to be suffered among Christians.

CHAP. XXIIII. Of Whoredomes committed under colour of Marriage.

CHAP. XXV. Of unlawfull Marriages, and their issues.

CHAP. XXIV. Touching incestuous Marriages.

CHAP. XXVII. Of Adulterie.

CHAP. XXVIII. Other examples like unto the former.

CHAP. XXIX. Other examples like unto the former.

CHAP. XXX. More examples of the same argument.

CHAP. XXXI. Of such as are divorced without cause:

CHAP. XXVII. Of those that either cause or authorise unlawfull Divorcements.

CHAP. XXXIII. Of Incestuous persons.

CHAP. XXXIV. Of effeminate persons, Sodomites, and other such like Monsters.

CHAP. XXXV. Of the wonderfull evill that ariseth from this greedinesse of lust.

CHAP. XXXVI. Of unlawfull gestures, Idlenesse, Gluttony, Drunkennesse, Dancing, and other such like dissolutenesse.

CHAP. XXXVII. Of Theeves and Robbers.

CHAP. XXXVIII. Of the excessive burdenings of the Comminalty.

CHAP. XXXIX. Of those that have used too much cruelty to wards their subjects in Taxes and Exactions.

CHAP. XL. More examples of the same subject.

CHAP. XLI. Of such as by force of armes have either taken away, or would have taken away, the goods and lands of other men.

CHAP. XLII. Of Vsurers, and their theft.

CHAP. XLIII. Of Dicers and Card-players, and their theft.

CHAP. XLIV. Of such as have beene notorious in all kinde of sinne.

CHAP. XLV. More examples of the same argument.

CHAP. XLVI. Of Calumniation and false witnesse bearing.

CHAP. XLVII. That Kings and Princes ought to looke to the execution of Iustice, for the punishment of naughty and corrupt manners.

CHAP. XLVIII. Of such Princes as have made no reckoning of punishing vice, nor regarded the estate of their People.

CHAP. XLIX. How rare and geason good Princes have beene at all times.

CHAP. L. That the greatest and mightiest Cities are not exempt from punish∣ment of their iniquities.

CHAP. LI. Of such punishments which are common to all men in regard of their iniquities.

CHAP. LII. That the greatest punishments are reserved and layed up for the wicked in the world to come.

CHAP. LIII. How the afflictions of the godly, and the punishment of the wicked differ.

A briefe Summarie of more Examples, annexed to the former by the same Author.

CHAP. I. Of such as have persecuted the Church of Christ.

CHAP. II. Of Perjurie.

CHAP. III. Of Epicures and Atheists.

CHAP. IV. Of Idolatrie.

CHAP. V. Of Blasphemie.

CHAP. VI. Of Conjucers, Magitians, and Witches.

CHAP. VII. Of the prophanation of the Sabbath.

CHAP. VIII. Of Drunkennesse.

CHAP. IX. Of rebellious and disobedient Children to their Parents.

CHAP. X. Of Murtherers.

CHAP. XI. Of Adulterie.

CHAP. XII. Of Theeves and Robbers.

CHAP. XIII. Of Trecherie.

CHAP. XIV. Of the molestation of evill Spirits, and their execution of Gods Iudgements upon men.

CHAP. XV. The conclusion, concerning the protection of holy angels, over such as feare God.