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Against Human Ceremonies in Gods Worship · William Ames

Against Human Ceremonies in Gods Worship, Part 2 · Table of contents – Chapter 1

A TABLE OF THE FIRST CHAPTER, OF THE NEGATIVE ARGVment from Scripture.

Section 1. and 2.

COncerning some accusations charged upon the Replier, about this argument. Pag. 1.

Section 3.4.5.

Concerning the faithfulnesse of Christ and Moses. Heb. 3.2. P. 4.

Section 6. and 7.

Of Davids purpose to build a Temple. 2. Sam. 7. 1. Chron. 17. P. 19.

Section 12.

Concerning that phraze. Iere. 7.31. You do that which I commanded not. P. 23.

Section 13.14.

Concerning the Ancient Fathers arguing negatively from Scripture. P. 29.

Section 15.

Concerning Protestants arguing negatively from Scripture. P. 34.

Concerning Rules for Ceremonies. P. 47.

Section 16.

Concerning Order and Decentie. P. 51.

Concerning an argument against our Ceremonies, out of 1. Cor. 14. P. 56.

Section 17.

Concerning the Ancient Fathers allowing Human Ceremonies. P. 81.

Section 18.19.

Concerning Protestants witnessing against the negative argument from Scripture. P. 87.

Section 20.21.

Concerning Reasons against the Negative Argument from Scripture. P. 99.

Section 22.

Concerning the Assumption of the maine Argument handled in this Chapter. P. 107.

A TABLE OF THE SECOND CHAPTER, Concerning Worship.

Section 1.

OF Worship distinguished into proper or Essential, and unproper or Accidental. P. 110.

Section 2.

Concerning adding to Gods Worship. P. 115.

Section 6.

Concerning our Divines judgement about Ceremonious Worship invented by man. P. 125.

Section 7.

Concerning Vrsines and Zanchies judgement, about Will-worship. P. 149.

Section 8.9.

Concerning Mr. Bradshaws Argument to prove our Ceremonies imposed as parts of Gods worship. P. 158.

Section 10.11.12.13.14.

Concerning some reliques of Arguments fathered upon Mr. Hy. and others. P. 178.

A TABLE OF THE THIRD CHAPTER, About the significant nature of our Ceremonies.

Section 1. and 2▪

COncerning certein Miscelaneal notions and testimonies against human religious significant Ceremonies. P. 209

Section 3.

Concerning Augustin. P. 222.

Section 4.

The Iudgement of Protestant Divines concerning significant Ceremonies. P. 230.

Section 5.

Concerning the wrong don to Gods Sacraments by human significant Ceremonies. P. 253.

Section 6.

Concerning Iewish Ceremonies.

P. 266.

A Letter of D. Humphrey to the Bishops.

P. 269.

Concerning Circumcision.

P. 274.

Section 7.

Concerning Images.

P. 283.

Concerning Oyle, Light, Spittle, Creame, and H. Water.

P. 291.

Concerning the 2. Commandement.

P. 296.

Section 8.

Concerning the Oath-gesture of Abrahams Servant. P. 304.

Section 10.

Concerning Suarez the Iesuit his stating the Controversie betwixt Protestants and Papists. P. 309.

Section 11.

Concerning the Feast of Purim. P. 315.

Section 12.

Concerning the Feast of Dedication. Ioh. 10.22.23. P. 318.

Section 15.16.

Concerning the Altar of Iordan. P. 322.

Section 17.18.19.20.21.

Concerning the Brazen Altar built by Solomon. 1. King. 8.64. P. 328.

Section 22.

Concerning Synagogues. P. 332.

Section 27.

Concerning the Kisse of Charity. P. 340.

Section 28.

Concerning Womens vailes. P. 345.

Section 29.

Concerning the Ancient Custom of Significant Ceremonies among Christians. P. 350.

Section 31.

Concerning swearing upon a booke. P. 357.

Section 32.

Concerning the Lords-daye, Temples, and Ceremonial Festivals. P. 358.

A TABLE OF THE FOVRTH CHAPTER, Concerning Idolatrous Ceremonies.

Section 1.

ABout the forming of this Argument, and the generall Answer given therto. P. 366.

Section 2.

Concerning the second Commandement, and Scriptures belonging to it; as Lev. 18.3. &c. P. 369.

Section 3.

Concerning Pillars, Lev. 26.1. and the name Baal, Hos. 2.16.17. P. 379.

Section 4.

Concerning the aequitie of the Commandements formerly mentioned; and Calvins judgement about it. P. 384.

Section 5.

Concerning Daniels abstinence, Dan. 1.8. P. 393.

Section 6.

Concerning Hezekias his breaking down the Brazen Serpent.

P. 394.

A piece of a comparison, betwixt the Primitive, and the praesent English Churche.

P. 402.

In Organical Musick.

P. 404.

Chancelours, Commissaries, &c.

P. 406.

Pompous Bishops.

P. 408.

Calling of Ministers.

P. 411.

Ministers going to Law for their places.

P. 415.

Pluralists, Non-residents, and Dumbe Ministers.

P. 416.

Simonie.

P. 418.

Profane Contemners of Religion, members of the Church.

P. 420.

Spirituall Courts.

P. 420.

Taking of monie, for Ordination, Citations, Absolutions, and change of Paenance.

P. 422.

Section 7.8. &c. and 20.

Concerning Councels, and Ancient Writers.

P. 423.

With a Digression, about the difference of our differing from the Papists, in

Surplice,

P. 426.

Crossing.

P. 427.

Kneeling.

P. 428.

Concerning Protestant Divines.

P. 453.

Section 21.

Concerning the Assumption; namely, that our Ceremonies are human, unnecessarie and Idolatrous. P. 475.

Section 22.

Concerning the Crosse, Popish, and English. P. 489.

Section 23.

Concerning Scripture proof for the lawfulnesse of human Ceremonies Idolatrously abused. P. 491.

Section 24.

Proofs of the same, out of Ancient Fathers.

P. 499.

Where answer is given to B. Iuels Allegations for the antiquitie of distinct Ministerial garments.

P. 503.

Section 25.26.27.28.

Concerning D. Mortons reasons for human Ceremonies Idolatrously abused. Where comparison is made, betwixt Popish and Pagan Idolatrie: And something is sayd of D. Burges his intemperate accusations. P. 511.

Section 29.30.

Concerning our Confessions and Practises, making for such Ceremonies.

P. 524.

A Postscript.

P. …29.

FINIS.

Faults escaped: thus to be corrected:

Pag. 11. l. 5. for answer that, r. answer, saith that. p. 25. l. 2. for adventious, r. adventitious. p. 55. l. 4. for Esius, r. Estius, p. 58. l. 12. r. wherein it differeth. p. 62. l. 12. r. all that the Rejoynder. ibid. l. 30. r. Constitutions. p. 75. l. 23. for unto, r. the. p. 98. l. 7. for but of Gods word, r. out of Gods word. p. 108. l. 1. r. heere is said. p. 112. l. 1. for as blacke, r as a blacke. p. 118. l. 4. for pretented, r pretended. p. 126. l. 14. for that is, r. that it is. p. 106. l. 20. for which is not, r. which is not so. p. 129. l. 17. for may, r. way. p. 143. l. 4. for simple, r. simply. p. 143. l. 29. for a, r. u. p. 172. l. 5. for as that. r. but that. p. 186. l. 18. for hir, r. the. p. 193. l. 2. for many of godly, r. many godly. p. 210. l. 16. r. how little soever. p. 214. l. 26. r. representations. p. 215. l. 9. r. attention. p. 224. l. 20. r. never heard of. ibid. l. 23. r. are in Augustines phraze. p. 225. l. 24. r. Idol. p. 227. l. 11. r. Church yards. l. 26. r. Novalists. p. 231. l. 7. for he that with, r. he that weigheth. p 238. l. 28. r. oxen. p. 240. l. 1. for how, r. what. p. 259. l, 27. r. gibbets. p. 268. l. 3. for a more, r. more. l. 4. for of, r. for. p. 269. l. 20 for peached, r. preached. p. 271, l. 12. for devised singularily, r. devised out of singularity. l 22. r. fall together by the eares. p. 272. l. 1. r. Canem twice. p. 285. l. 29. for they are in our, r. they are in this our. p. 325. l. 23. for and, r. had. p. 360 l. 4. for those that, r. not those that. p. 362. l. 20. for Aod, r. And p. 368. l. 24. for significent, r. sufficient, p. 371. l. 2…. for makeng, r. make. p. 374. l. 14. for falimear, r. familiar. p. 417. l. 11. for clouse, r. close. p. 227. l 7. for linnē pontificall, r. linne is but a more ponteficall ibid. l. 8. for and many times, r. are many times. p. 452. l. 26. r. imposers. p. 456. l. 20. for hold, r. held. p. 479. l. 13. for cliving, r. cleaving p. 518. l. 22. r. diameterly, for diademiterly. p. 521. l. 1. for crackt, r. crack. l 25. for forbidden▪ r. forbad.

THE DYSPVTE about HVMANE CEREMONIES.

CHAP. I. Of the negative argument from Scripture,