Justification of Separation from the Church of England, Index – Printer to the reader

Justification of Separation from the Church of England · Index – Printer to the reader

A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL matters conteyned in this treatise.

A

OF Antiquity pa: 32. 33. 50. The order of the separated Churches more ancient, then that of the Ch: of Engl: p: 40. 41.

The Apostles cōmission peculiar. pag: 147. 155. 156.

Wherein ordinary Ministers succeed them. pa: 156. Neyther the Bishops of Rome, nor Engl: the Apostles successours. p: 405: 364.

Authority to be obeyed p: 18. Differētly in things civil, & ecclesiasticall, pa: 29: 30.

B.

The Church not constituted, no… the members admitted by Baptism. pa: 283. 284.

Baptism in Rome, and Engl: how true, and how false. p. 284 285.

How Baptism is a note of sayntship, & of the Church. p: 110

See Sacraments.

Why wee reteyn the Baptism received in Rome, and Engl: & not the Ministery. pa: 390 391. 392. 393. 394. 395.

See Ordination.

C.

Christs headship in a great measure denyed in the Ch: of Engl: pa: 261. in the administration of his prophesy, pag: 262. 263. preisthood, p: 263: 264▪ kingdome, p: 264:—268.

Christs kingdom, and the government of it spirituall p: 38. yet visible: p: 99. 110▪

The kingdom of Christ to be administred as solemnly, & publiquely, as his prophesie, or preisthood. p: 228—230. 350.

Of the visible, & invisible Ch▪ pa: 105. 106: 311—313.

Of the gathering and constitution of the visible Church, p: 220:. 221. 292▪ 233.

See profession of fayth.

Who are true members of the visible Church, pa: 105:—107.

See saynts.

The Church no mixt company, but simple, and vniform, p▪ 112:—121: 337.

Persons apparantly, and visibly wicked no true members of the Church, whatsoever in word they profess, p: 268: 269:—274 304: 305:—310. Where also Mr Bern: plea for thē is disproved.

The constitutiō of the Church, what it is: and of how great account, pa: 73: 77. 81: 82: 88: 93 94. 95. 98.

The Church superiour vntounto the Officers, p: 200: 201: 217. & how, pa: 218: 219: 220: 223.

p. 479The Officers are the Churches, & not the contrary, pa: 127: 132: 211.

Churches are before Officers, p: 126. 127: 211. 221. 366. 396 397:—399. Without which the Ministers cannot exist, p: 393: 294.

The covenant of the L. makes the Ch: in generall pa: 283. 311

The Church of Engl: vncapable of it. p: 311: 313: 319: 221 322. 338: 339: 340.

Two, or three faithful people in the covenant of the gospell (or of Abraham) though without Officers, are a Church. p. 125 126:—129: 190. 423. Having interest in all the holy things of God, within themselves, īmediately, vnderunder Christ, pa: 131. 132

See Ordination.

The Church may censure her Officers, pag: 213:—220.

The properties of the Church pa: 341. 342—346. &c.

The Church to be gathered onelyonly by the preaching, or publishing of the gospel of salvatition received, & submitted unto, pa: 89: 90: 91: 315: 447: 457▪ 458: 459.

The Church of Engl: not so gathered pa: 89. 90. 91. 459. 460.

Of repraesentative Churches, and that the new testament acknowledgeth none such, pa▪ 194:—198. and of repraesentations in religion. pa: 231. 302: 303. 304.

Of corruptions in the Church, p: 64: 65: 81: 82: 260. 337. how to be forborn, born, reformed. pa. 15. 64. 68: 16.

No separation from a true Church. p: 247.

How a Church ceaseth, p: 247. 248. 249.

Of the differences betwixt the reformed Churches, and vsus▪ and betwixt thē, & the vnreformed Church of Engl: and that they both cannot possibly be rightly gathered, and constituted, pag. 41. 42: 46. 47. 48. 52. 301. 453. 454.

The Church of Engl: agaynst which wee deal, how to be considered, p: 319. 320. 339.

Neyther the Church of Rome, nor of Engl: was ever a true Ch: as was Iudah, pa: 277. 278. 299. 120. 121. Much lesse did they so continue in the height of Antichrists apostasie (as did Iudah in her greatest defection) but were dischurched, 121.

Mr Ber: Reasons to prove Rome for the presēt a true Ch: answered, pag. 278. 279. 280. 281. 281. 282. 285. 286. 28… ▪ The contrary proved, pa: 288. 289. 290. 291:

The reformation by King Edward, p. 480and Queene Elizabeth (though much to be honored) no way comparable to that by Hezechiah, Iosiah, and Nehemiah, p: 294. 295. 296. 297. 298 299. 300.

The Church Math. 18. 17. not the Iewish Synedrion 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184 185. 186. Not the Praesbytery, or Ch:▪ officers, but the officers & people, in the order set by Christ, the officers, governing, and the people governed, 186. 187. 190. 101. 192. 193. 194. 195 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228 229. 230. 231. 232. 223. 234. 238. 229. 240. 241. 242. 243. 244. 245.

Of popish ceremonies, & conformity vntounto them, p. 25. 27, 65.

Of circumstances, p. 21. 2… 33▪ 37. and the manner of doeing things, pa. 369▪ 370.

The communion in the Church most entyre. p. 233. 234.

Great care to be taken that it be holy, and lawfull, pag 133. 254. 255.

Of Compulsion to religion, & how it hurts it, pag: 275. 298. 299. 300. 301. 302. 459.

The Ch: of Engl: so (& therefore not rightly) gathered, after the Romish Apostacy, pag 292. 300▪ 301. 302. 303, 304.

Of Collections, and Consequences, p. 32. 45.

Contentions alwayes in the Cl… pag: 55. 56.

E

Of the power of the Lord Iesus for excōmunication, & the reformation of abuses. pa: 32, …3. Given to every true particular Church. pag: 267. An essentiall property. pag: 347. 348. 349. 350. 351.

Persons not vnderunder it with out. p. 100. 101▪

Difference between it, and separation, p: 124.

F

Fayth, and repentance not to be stinted. pa. 23. 24.

All things must be done in fayth, pag. 18. 28. and in things doubtfull suspend, pa: 19: 34.

Of Fundamentall truthes, & such as are necessary to salvation, pa: 31. 32. 376. 448, 449. 450. 451.

G

The difference betwixt civil, and ecclesiastical, government, and governours, p▪ 135. 136▪ 137. 164 165. 166. 168.

See Christs kingdom.

Church-government a mere Church-service. p. 217. 137. 225.

p. 481I.

How w…e, & the Iewes one, pa: 196. 211.

Their extraordinary priveledges. p: 248.

No separation from that Church. p. 250.

Their government no pattern for ours, p: 174. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198.

Their Synagogues not as our Churches now. pa: 427.

Excommunication, or dissynagogueing amongst them no divine, spirituall, and distinct ordinance, p: 187. 188. 189. 190.

Of things indifferent, p. 25. 27. & their vnseasonable vse, p. 36. 37.

K.

Keyes of the kingdome of heaven, given to the whole Ch: pag. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 152 153. & in what order. 399. 400. …5.

L.

Lawes ecclesiasticall in Engl: pag. 20. 21. binde, and loose the conscience, pag: 264. 265. 39.

M.

Ministery left by Christ, p. 192. 356.

Vnlawfull Ministers not to be cōmunicated with, what truths soever they teach, pa: 17. 79. 80. 162. 163.

Difference in the administring of doctrine, and disciplyne, pa: 165. 151. 234. 238.

The Ministery of Engl: disproved, and the Reasons for it answered. pag: 162. 163. 173. 174. 175. 265. 266. 346. 356. 357. 358. 359. 360. 361. 362 363. 364. 370. 377. 378. 379. 385. 386. 389. 390.

True ordinary Ministers tyed to a particular assembly, pa: 393. 394. 395.

True Ministers cannot be in a false Church pa: 360. 361.

Conversion of men to God no note of a true Minister, pa: 10: 11: 51. 69. 379. 380. 381. 382. 383. 384. 385.

The Ministers in Engl: all of the same constitutiō, pa: 351. 352. Theires, and the Romish Ministery the same, in respect of the office, power to administer it, and most of the works. pa: 358. 359. 411.

p. 482Preaching of the gospel no part or property of the Ministery in Engl: but a thing casuall, p. 353. 354. 355.

Of the calling of Ministers: wherin the peoples right is pro ved, & Mr B: objections answered. p. 144. 145: 146. 360. 361. 365. 367. 371:—376.

Ministers by their office not to celebrate mariage, nor bu…y the dead, p. 438. 439.

Their maintenance, p. 439. 440.

O.

Of offence p. 18. 19. 37. 39.

Officers not simply necessary for the publique administratiōs in the Church, pag 137. 138. 139—144. 165. 166. 167.

The brethren out of office not mere private persons, p: 423. 424.

Of the officers vsurpation p. 367. 368. 367. 132. 133.

Ordination may in cases be performed by such, as are no officers, pa. 400. 401. 402:—423.

Ordination, & Baptism vn…tly compared, p▪ 413.

See Baptism.

P

Praetence of peace, pa: 13. 14. 15.

Of pollution by other menns …nns, and how it comes, pag. 244. 245. 249:—254: 256—259.

Of preaching or publishing the gospel pa: 70. 71. 72. 73.

The true Church gathered by it onelyonly.

See Church.

How a note of the Church, See word.

The cōstitutiō of the Church, & it deceitfully opposed. p. 37. See Church.

Of profession of fayth. & prosessours: p. 7.

Profession makes not a Church pag. 452.

The profession of fayth required by the scriptures, p: 90. 91. 270 271. 272. 274. That in Engl: compared with it, p. 58. 91. 274. 275. 316. 450. 451.

Of prophesying out of office, p. 235:—238.

R

Reformation to begin at our selves, & so to passe to others, p. 24. 133.

Praeposterous reformation in Engl: made, and desired, pa: 300. 301.

The people interessed in the reformation of publique scandalls in their Church, (in their places) as well as the officers. p. 142. 143. 164. 165:—170. 242. 343. as also in other Church affayres. p. 190. 200 201:—204. See Ordinatiō, & Mat. 18. 17. exp.

p. 479S.

Sacraments, do not constitute a Church, but presuppose a Ch: constituted. pa: 91. 283. 284. how notes of the Church, p. 317. 342. 343. 344. not given by the Lord to any parish▪Ch: in Engl: p. 319. 320

Of their Ministration in England, p. 91. 92. 93. 425.

Of Saints, & saintship. p. 107. 108:—1. 1.

Of succession, see Ordination.

T

Of the Temples by Mr Bern: called their Churches p. 440. 441. 442: 443. 445. 446.

W.

How the Word of God makes, & notes out the Church, p. 89 315. 447.

Of the Worship in the Church of Engl:— p. 424: 425. 426. 427. 429. 430.

The vse of their devised leitourgy is not the true manner of worshipping God; neyther can Mr. Ber: or the Ministers justify it, pa: 425. 426. 428. 429. 466. to the end.

Errata.

pag. l.

For contradictions, read contraries

pag. 42. l. 20.

For approbation read exprobration

62. 15.

for svvord, read head.

89. 21.

read, with Zerubbabel

94. 29.

for discharged, read dischurched

107. 6.

for discharging read dischurching

128. 19.

for Ioseph, r: Pharaoh

175. 17,

for of read or

176. 27.

for quality r: quantity

195. 36.

for endeavours, r: endeavourers

209. last line.

for false read true.

359. 1.

for Eph: r: Epist:

422. 25.

r: be in the

433. 16.

for the, read your.

435. 9.

r: would not allow

435. 16.

for praeservation, r: prevention

443. 14

r: would know the

446. 26.

for converted r: vnconverted.

457. 34.

for Papists r: popish.

465. 12.

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