Against Human Ceremonies in Gods Worship, Table of contents 3
A table shewing the particulars of speciall consideration in every chapter.
Chap. 1.
Its lawfull for an author vponupon just occasion, not to set his name to his work.
p: 2.
The terme of scurrility cast vponupon the Replyer by contempt, is wiped away.
p: 2.3.4.
The difference of Lord pastor, and ministeriall pastor is vnlawfull.
p: 6.
Chap. 2.
Thefirst rise of Ceremonyes
p: 8.
Ceremonyes refused by the waldenses vponupon the same grounde we refuse them
p: 8.
The Bishop and the Rejoy: joyne with the Lutherans in mayntayning of images
p: 9.
The protestants most receaved opinion touching Cerem:
p: 10.
T: C: his judgment of significant Ceremonies was ever, that they were vnlawfull.
p: 11.
That Tenet of inconveniency without vnlawfulnes, is vnsound, and vncomfortable
p: 12.13
Chap. 3.
Our Cerem: are mere fopperyes by the judgment of our best Divines
p: 16.17.
Ceremonies are nocent and hurtfull as now used:
pag: 18.
Opposition against Ceremonies is no cause of the mischeif they bring.
p: 19.
Chap. 4.
The vanity of the difinition of a Cerem: discovered in the Generall:
p: 22.
Foure things to be considered to make vsus conceave aright of a Cerem:
p: 23.
Things may be Ceremonyes when they are not actually vsed, as a Surplice when it is not worne:
p: 25▪
The contradiction of the Rej. in making a Cerem: an externall action, and requiring a purposed observation notwithstanding in the vse thereof.
p: 26.
Institution and purposed observation are not all one.
pag: 26.27.
An observation of an outward action, with a special ayme or reference intended by the doer, is not required, to make vp the nature of a Ceremonie
p: 27.28.
The proper forme of a Cerem: expressed in the definition, is fully discussed and found false:
p: 29.
How many w…yes reference may be taken
p: 30.31.
That reference to another, not as a cause or part of it to which it doth refer, cannot be the proper nature of a Cerem:
p: 32.33.
The true difference betweene sustantiall and Cerem: worship,
p: 35.36.
A thing may be a Cerem: being referred to that wherof it is a cause.
p. 37.
The 7. Consectary of the Rej: examined by the way:
pag. 37.
The second consectary examined, and found false:
pag: 40.
The 4. Consectary confuted
pag. 42.
The 6. consectary is examined, and found faulty.
p. 42.
The 8. consectary discussed and found false
p. 43.
In what sense it is true, that the same vse and end makes a Cerem: part of worship
p: 45.
Reasons why the same use and end makes a Cerem: part of worship really
p. 46.47.48.
The 9. consectary opened:
p. 50.
Confuted & the contradictions in it discovered.
p. 51.52.53.
Chap. 5.
The 2. partition confuted as imperfect and false:
pag. 54.55.
The definition of a sacred Cerem: opened
p. 57.58.
Confuted
p: 59.60.61.
The third partition of properly and reductively sacred is examined, and the vanity therof declared
p. 63.64.
The 4. partition handled:
p. 65.66.
Chap. 6.
How we joyne with Papists in giving propriety of worship to Cerem:
p. 67.68.
How we make them necessary as they laying aside merit:
p. 68.69.
The Papists doe not hould it synne, to omitt Ceremonies: without scandal and contempt.
69.70.
The summe of our Agreement
p. 73.
That our Prelats, make our Cerem: morally efficac… ous in the way of worship.
Reasons of that
4 p: 75.76.
Chap. 7.
Vnprofitablenes is enough to Cashire a Cerem: of mans making
p. 77.78.
Seven reasons given therof:
Ibid.
Inferiors may iudge of the commaunds of superiors.
p. 79.
The judgement of the Governour, is not the rule of reteyning cerem.
80.
Whether our judgment and practise are equally bound
p. 81.
Things indifferent ought not to be restrayned
p. 82,
The sixt partition handled and examined
p. 82.
The Rejoy: his contradictions in his divisions
p. 83.
Crosse signifies the covenant of grace.
p. 86.
Chap. 8.
The nature of a representative church discovered
p. 88.89.
The association of churches doth not require the orders nor officers of the Hierarchy.
p. 91.
Chap. 9.
Answer to Collossians
2.23. p. 96.
When Cessation of an evill, comes to be worship
p. 91.
No definition of superstition will evince that the forbearing of Cerem: is superstition
p. 99.100.
…he not doing of things forbidden in the first table (though vponupon conscience to God, is not alwayes worship,
p. 100.101.
The examples alledged by the Rej. for to make nonconformitants superstitions, are shewed to be vayne
p. 103.
Chap. 10.
Parliaments allow not superstition as now it is vrged.
p. 105.
The Prelates procedings are against Parliaments.
p. 106.
The greife which is pretended in Prelates for depriving and silencing, is fayned
p. 109.
The Prelates are subject to a Premunire.
p. 111.
A minister cannot be deprived by law for not vsing Cerem.
112.
Chap. 11.
The canons of the convocation 1571. are worse then those which were enacted to their hands 1552.
p. 115
This is shewed in several… particulars.
p. 117.118.
That our convocation cometh behynd the counsel of Trent in making provisions for good canons for preaching
p. 12…. &c.
That they made ill canons and executed them, they made some good, and so left them.
pag. 121.
Chap. 12.
The definition of worship: in the generall is examined
p. 125.
A mistake about veneration and adoration.
pag …26.
Inward worship, may be aswell performed fa…sly, as so pretended,
128.129.
The definition of subordinate worship examined, and found faulty,
129.
The holines of the person, and the present intention of the worshipper, is not essentiall to externall worship.
pag, 130.
4 reasons of that,
131.132.133.
The distinction of mediate and immediate worship explicated,
135.
The d…finition of mediate worship is found faulty
135.
The distinction of immediate worship into proper and improper is discussed and confuted
136.
Severall contradictions are discovered in the Rej. his distributions
136.137.
That allowance is not enough to legitimate an… worship immediate
138.139.140.
Chap. 12. Sect. 2.
All examples and authorityes alledged in favor, of the former false distinctions are explicated, and proved nothing at all to favour the Rej.
145.146.