Refutation of a Puritan-Papist, Table of contents
The Chapters of this Booke.
CHAP. I. OF the diuerſitie of opinions concerning Pacification. Pag. 1
CHAP. II. Reaſons againſt Toleration and Permiſſion of diuers Religions out of the Old Teſtament. Pag. 3
CHAP. III. Reaſons againſt Toleration and Permiſſion of diuers Religions out of the New Teſtament. Pag. 11
CHAP. IV. Reaſons againſt Toleration and Permiſſion of diuers Religions, out of the auncient Canons, Councels and writings of the Fathers of the Primitiue Church. Pag. 15
CHAP. V. Reaſons againſt Toleration and Permiſſion of diuers Religions, from the ancient Fathers practiſe and carriage in their exemplare liues. Pag. 20
CHAP. VI. Reaſons againſt Toleration and Permiſſion of diuers Religions from the Acts, Lawes, Conſtitutions, Reſcripts, Decrees, and Edicts of Chriſtian Emperours. Pag. 23
CHAP. VII. That moſt of theſe lawes againſt Toleration and Mixture of diuers Religions, were promulgated at the inſtance and requeſt of the ancient Fathers. And that when the Emperours beganne to ſlacke the execution of Iuſtice, to be indulgent and to collude with Heretiques, they were either greatly blamed, or at leaſt admoniſhed by them. Alſo the Cauſe wherefore ſome Emperours were more conniuent and indulgent towards Heretiques. Pag. 31
CHAP. IIX. Of the certaine danger, miſchiefe, inconueniences and confuſions which Toleration and mixture of diuers Religions bringeth vntounto the Common-wealth. And how the Iudgements of God proſecuted ſuch Magiſtrates as permitted licencious profeſſion, and alſo the Common-weales wherein ſuch diſſoluteneſſe hath beene exerciſed. Pag. 38
CHAP. IX. A Conſideration of an Epiſtle apologeticall written by a Puritane-Papiſt, in fauour of Proteſtants, Papiſtes, and thoſe of the Reformation. Pag. 46
Particular things handled in this Chapter.
That the Libeller is a Papiſt. pag. 48
The Libellers Propoſition. pag. 55
Of Popiſh Compulſion. Ibidem.
How Chriſtian Princes may compell. pag. 56
The Parable of the Tares expounded. pag. 58
The Parable of the fruitleſſe Figge-tree. pag. 62
Toleration of Iebuſites, Iewes, &c. pag. 63
Whether men may be compelled to Faith. pag. 66
How Proteſtants ſpake againſt compulſion. pag. 67
The Libellers Digreſſions. pag. 70
Obedience to God the ground of obedience to the Magiſtrate. pag. 71
Of Triall by diſputation. pag. 73
B. Iewels Challenge. pag. 75
Reſtraint of Hereticall Bookes. pag. 76
Of Gamaliels Counſell. pag. 78
The Libellers inſtance in the French King. pag. 79
Of Queene Elizabeths proceedings againſt Papiſts. pag. 81
The Originall of Seminarie Prieſtes. pag. 84.
Wherefore the Scottiſh Noble-men tooke armes. pag. 87
Of Henry 3. K. of France. pag. 88
H…w curteouſly the Pope entreated Henry 4. King of France. pag. 92
Of the Queene Mothers dealings towards Proteſtants. pag. 92
The Libellers inſtances, in the Elector Trucces. pa. 96
The Archduke of Stiria. pag. 96
Charles the 5. pag. 96
Poland and Dantzicke. pag. 97
Heluetia. Ibid.
Flanders. Ibid.
Of Queene Elizabeths ſupporting the Hollanders. pag. 98
The Libellers inſtance in the Turke. pag. 101
The Libellers groſſe lies. pag. 102
The Libeller an Atheiſt. pag. 103
The weake is to be borne with, but not the wilfull. pag. 104
Of Marriage of thoſe of diuers Religions. pag. 106
CHAP. X. Of the Puniſhment which ought to be inflicted vponupon Heretiques and Idolaters. pag. 108
End of the text · Gabriel Powel, Refutation of a Puritan-Papist (1605)