The Fire of the Sanctuary Newly Uncovered, Table of contents
The Contents of the ſeuerall Chapters of this Treatiſe.
CHAP. I. pag. 1.
THe Introduction, containing the inducements of the Author vntounto this Worke, and the Summe of the whole.
CHAP. II. pag. 8.
Of the Nature of Zeale. The ſignification of the Word. pag. 9. the ſeuerall acceptations of it as it is by vſe of ſpeech applied. pag. 10. the Definition of Zeale. pag. 14. Confutation of 2. errors. pag. 20.
CHAP. III, pag. 25.
The Obiects of Zeale, Good to be maintained, Euill to be oppoſed. Good things to be defended are Gods Word. pag. 27. His Worſhip. pag. 36. His Seruants. pag. 47. What Zeale oppoſeth muſt be certainly euill. pag. 56.
CHAP. IIII. pag. 70.
Of the Grounds of Zeale: A diſtinct Knowledge. pag. 71. A lawfull Calling. page 88.
CHAP. V. pag. 101
Of the Ends of Zeale: theſe are either.
1. Principall, the aduancement of Gods Glory. Ibid. 7. Rules to try if our Zeale ayme at this end. pag. 103.
1. Rule, Zeale muſt be vniuerſall. pag. 104. Triall. pag. 107. 2. Rule. It is moued onelyonly by ſinne, not by priuate iniuries, or profits. pag. 114. Triall. pag. 119. 3. Rule. It makes no difference betweene friends and foes. pag. 122. Triall. pag. 125. 4. Rule. It equally ſets vponupon poore and rich. pag. 128. Triall. 132. 5. Rule. It is inflamed by difficulties. pag. 133. Triall. pag. 137. 6. Rule. It is moſt ſharpe againſt a mans own corruptions. pag. 140. Triall. pag. 141. 7. Rule. It is conſtant. pag. 143. Triall. pag. 145.
2. Leſſe Principall. Reformation of what is amiſſe. pag. 148.
CHAP. VI. pag. 161.
Of the Qualification of zeale with Boldnes free from cowardice and Luke-warmeneſſe. pag. 163. The Boldneſſe which is requiſite in a Miniſter. pag. 164. The Reaſon of the diſlike of it pag. 176. True boldneſſe neuer expoſeth to ſo much danger as cowardice doth. pag. 177. Two cautions touching Boldneſſe. pag. 189. 190.
CHAP. VII. pag. 196.
Of Diſcretion, the ſecond thing required to the right Qualification of Zeale. The praiſe of it. Ibid. Diſcretion without Zeale, compared with Zeale without Diſcretion. pag. 198. The Counterfeit of Diſcretion. pag. 199. What true Diſcretion is. pag. 206.
The vſe of Diſcretion in Zeale, which is to reſpect Circumſtances of Perſon, Place and Time.
Diſcretion. 1. 1. The Circumſtance of Perſon conſidered either Morrally, or Ciuilly.Regards the circumſtance of Perſon. pag. 209. Directing Zealots to conſider men in a twofold reſpect;
The one Morall, conſidering them as Good or Bad: and the bad, againe, as Priuate or Publicke offendors; and both theſe ſorts, as they offend either of infirmity, or of reſolution.
2. The other Ciuill as they are ranged in their ſeuerall rankes among men: ſome being Publicke, and ſome Priuate Perſons: ſome aboue vsus, ſome below vsus, ſome equals, ſome elder, ſome younger: and accordingly directeth Zeale to treate with them.
1. Of the morall conſideration of men.Of the Morall conſideration of men, defending the good. pag. 210. reproouing the Bad. pag. 211. And herein diſcretion teacheth care of 2 things.
1. Be ſure the fault to be reproued be certainely committed. Ibid.
2. Make a difference betweene a priuate and publicke offence. pag. 216.
Priuate offences how handled. Ibid. that is, priuately. for 5. reaſons. pag. 220. Fiue Caſes of exception. pag. 222. The leaſt faults, though priuate muſt bee reprooued. pag. 230. the reaſons why. pag. 232.
Publick offences how reprooued. pag. 238. to this belong 2, things. 1. Aſſurance that it bee ſuch. Ibid. What makes an offence to bee accounted publicke. pag. 239. 2. ſuch offences muſt bee publickely reprooued. pag. 240. If they be faults of infirmity, more mildly. pag. 243. if of reſolution and purpoſe, more ſharply. pag. 247. Two Cautions about ſharpe Reproofes. pag. 248. Publicke Reproofes to bee often iterated. pag. 253,
Of the Ciuill Conſideration of Perſons as they are Publick or Priuate. pag. 261.2. Of the Ciuill Conſideration of Perſons.
Publicke Perſons are either Magiſtrates in the Common-Wealth, or men of Publicke office in the Church. In the Common-Wealth, againe, Publicke Perſons are either ſupreame, or ſubordinate.
How Zeale may handle a Prince. Princes.pag. 262. Three Rules to bee obſerued. pag. 264. difference betweene temporizing and true diſcretion. pag. 275. Vnlawfull to cenſure Princes in common ſpeech. pag. 280. to depoſe them, much more vnlawfull. pag. 284.
Subordinate MagiſtratesOther Magiſtrates. how to be handled. pag. 288. eſpecially in publick.Miniſters. Eccleſiaſtical Perſons how to be hādled. p. 301. Three Rules to bee obſerued in it. 1. Rule. p. 302. Some charged with faults that are not faults but virtues: viz. that they are not Good fellowes, that they reprooue ſinne ſharply. pag. 303. preach too often. pag. 306. A defence. herof againſt the concio-Maſtix. Ibid. The ſecond Rule. pag. 319. Ancient decrees and Canons to preuent the moleſtatiō of good Miniſters. pag. 322. The third Rule, who may and who may not reprooue a Miniſter. pag. 330. How farre priuate Perſons may go herein. pag. 331.
Priuate Perſons how to bee reprooued. pag. 337. Diſcretion teacheth a man to conſider when he vndertakes to reproue others, what he is himſelfe, whether a Priuate or publick perſō. p. 338.
Priuate PerſonsPriuate Perſons. muſt conſider whether the Perſons they would reprooue bee vnderunder their ſpeciall charge, or not. Ibid.
Thoſe vnderunder their charge are either, Elders, Equals, Inferiors. If Elders, how to be handled. pag. 339. if Equalls, how. pag. 340. If Inferiors, how. viz. if a wife. pag. 342. If children or ſeruants. pag. 349. The Decription of a bad Father, or Maſter. pag. 363. The cure of ſuch. pag. 368. Directions how to chaſtiſe. pag. 374.
Thoſe without our charge how to be dealt with. Two Rules. 1. Rule. pag. 379. Direction to young men. Ibid. The ſecond Rule. pag. 383.
The Miniſters duty about priuate Perſons. pag. 386. If they bee erroneous in iudgement, how to be dealt with, if they bee ingenuous. pag. 388. if they bee wilfull, how. pag. 395. If they be corrupt in life, how to be handled. pag. 404. eſpecially in Publicke. pag. 405. the danger of oppoſing them for it. pag. 410. How farre a Miniſter may goe in reproouing.Inuectiue. pag. 416. What a Perſonall Inuectiue is. pag. 417. & ſeq.
2. The Circumſtance of Place.Diſcretion in the next place regards the Circumſtance of Place. pag. 439 ſundry Rules about this▪ firſt and ſecond Rules. pag. 441. third Rule pag. 444. fourth Rule. Ibid. fifth. Rule. pag. 450.
Diſcretions Rules touching the Circumſtance of Time. 3. The Circumſtance of Time.pag. 459. 1. Rule hereabout. pag. 460. the ſecond Rule. 462. wherein a man may ſomewhat yeelde to the times, and yet not be a Temporizer. pag. 467. How farre euill men may in ſome caſes be tollerated. pag. 469. ſome indiſcretion to bee pardoned to ſome men. pag. 478.
CHAP. VIII.
Of Compaſſion, the last thing with which Zeale must be qualified. page 479. Falſe Compaſsion. page 482. Three ſorts of Compaſsion. page. 485. The fruitleſneſſe of Zeale without Compaſsion. page 490.