The Buckler of the Faith, Table of contents 1 – Table of contents 2
A TABLE OF THE MATTERS CONTAINED IN THE FIRST BOOKE, ACCORDING to the order of the Sections.
OF the Apocrypha bookes, Sect. 1. pag. 3.
Of the testimonie which the Church giueth of the Canonicall bookes, Sect. 5. p. 10.
What the beleefe of the ancient Church was touching these Canonicall bookes, and whether the Church be the infallible Iudge of the sence of the Scriptures, Sect. 6. p. 12.
Of particular inspiration, to interpret the Scripture, Sect. 7. pag. 18.
Of the interpretation of the Scripture, and whether the Church of Rome be the infallible interpreter of the Scripture, and whether it belongeth to eueryevery particular person to interpret the same. Sect. 9. p. 23.
Whether the Church may erre, and whether the Church of Rome hath erred, Sect. 10. p. 30.
Of the perfection of the Scriptures, and of Traditions, Sect. 13. 14. 15. p. 40.
The iudgement of the ancient Fathers touching the perfection of the holy Scriptures, Sect. 16. p. 53.
Of the authority of the Church, and whether she or the Scripture be the Iudge, and whether M. Arnoux hath reason to call the holy Scriptures a dumbe rule, Sect. 19. p. 57.
Whether the lips of the Priest do infallibly preserue knowledge, Sect. 20. p. 64.
Of the prouidence of God, and how God conducteth the actions of the wicked, without being or participating with their vices, Sect. 21. p. 69.
Of freewill, and of naturall corruption, Sect. 22. p. 78.
Whether man by his freewill can chuse goodnesse, Sect. 26. p. 85.
Of originall sinne after Baptisme, Sect. 29. p. 89.
Of the imputation of the righteousnesse of Christ, Sect. 32. p. 102.
Of humane satisfactions, Sect. 36. p. 110.
Of superabundant satisfactions, and whether the merits of Christ are applied vntounto vsus by our satisfactions, Scct. 40. p. 123.
Of iustification by faith, and what true faith is, Sect. 42. p. 127.
Of iustification onelyonly by faith, and of the word iustifie, Sect. 43. p. 132.
How according to Saint Iames, man is iustified by workes, Sect. 44. p. 136.
Of the certainty of saluation and of perseuerance, Sect. 46. p. 137.
Whether a man is saued and elected, vponupon condition that he shall beleeue and do good workes, Sect. 47. p. 142.
Of the feare of the faithfull, and whether it derogateth any thing from the certainty of saluation, Sect. 49. p. 144.
Of certainty to perseuer, Sect. 50. p. 147.
Whether faith can be without good workes, Sect. 54. p. 154.
Of the first and second iustification according to the Church of Rome, Sect. 61. p. 159.
Of Merits, Sect. 62. p. 160.
Whether God is debter vntounto vsus, (as M. Arnoux saith) and of our reward, Sect. 68. 69. p. 171.
Of workes of supererogation, Sect. 70. p. 173.
Of the inuocation of Saints, Sect. 71. p. 181.
Whether the Saints vnderstand our prayers, and know all that is done here vponupon the earth, Sect. 73. p. 182.
Whether Iesus Christ be our onelyonly mediator and aduocate, Sect. 74 p. 187.
That the Saints are not our aduocates, and that the Church of Rome calleth vponupon some Saints that neuer were, and whose holinesse is very questionable, Sect. 75. p. 191.
That the mutuall prayers of the liuing, make nothing for the inuocation of Saints dead, Sect. 76. p. 196.
Of the credit of Saints in heauen, Sect. 77. p. 197.
Proofe of the inuocation of Saints by Aristotle, Sect. 78. p. 199.
Confutation of the inuocation of Saints by the Scriptures, Sect. 81. p. 201.
Confutation of the places of Scripture, alledged for the inuocation of Saints, Sect. 82. p. 207.
Of Purgatory, Sect. 84. p. 209.
The description of Purgatorie, Sect. 85. p. 210.
The opinion of the ancient Fathers touching the state of the soules of the faithfull after this life, Sect. 86. p. 214.
Confutation of Purgatorie by the word of God, Sect. 87. p. 220.
Places out of the Fathers against Purgatorie, Sect. 88. p. 230.
Of Pardons, Sect. 89. p. 236.
Of single life, or perpetuall abstinence from marriage, Sect. 90. p. 239.
Of the difference of meates, Sect. 91. p. 253.
Of the word Church, and of the diuerse significations thereof, Sect. 92. p. 262.
Whether the Church be visible, and to whom it is visible, Sect. 93. p. 267.
Of the true markes of the true Church, Sect. 94. p. 268.
Of the false markes of the Church, and of the title Catholicke, the first marke, Sect. 95. p. 272.
Of Antiquitie the second marke, Sect. 95. p. 273.
Of succession of Chaires, the third marke, Sect. 97. p. 274.
Of perpetuall continuance the fourth marke, Sect. 98. p. 275.
Of multitude and greatnesse the fifth marke, Sect. 99. p. 276.
Of miracles the sixt marke, Sect. 100. p. 277.
Of vnitie the seuenth marke, Sect. 101. p. 278.
Of the circle in disputation, Sect. 103. p. 280.
Againe of the Church and her markes, Sect. 104. 105. p. 282.
Markes whereby M. Arnoux will hauehave the true Church to be knowne, Sect. 105. p. 285.
Againe of the perpetuitie of the Church, Sect. 106. p. 288.
Of Libertinisme and prophane life, Sect. 110. p. 292.
Of Peters supremacie, Sect. 111. p. 295.
Of Peters successors, Sect. 114. p. 299.
Againe of the perpetuitie of the Church, Sect. 115. p. 302.
Of idolatrie in the Romish Church, and in how many sorts the Church of Rome is idolatrous, and what idolatrie is, Sect. 116. p. 303.
Of the words Image and Idoll, and of the Hebrew words Pesel and Temunah which God vseth in the Law, Sect. 117. p. 305.
Of the Images of God and of the Trinitie, Sect. 118. p. 307.
Whether it be lawfull to set vp pictures and images of Saints that are dead, in the Churches, for helpes and furtherances of pietie and deuotion, Sect. 119. p. 312.
Of the adoration of Images, and of the seruice which is done vntounto them, Sect. 120. p. 328.
Of the adoration of the crosse, and of the signe of the crosse, Sect. 121. p. 328.
Of relickes and of the adoration of them, Sect. 122. p. 333.
Confutation of the adoration of relickes by the word of God, Sect. 123. p. 340.
Of the dominion of the Prelates of the Church of Rome, Sect. 124. p. 344.
Againe of Saint Peters supremacie, Sect. 129. p. 350.
Of the vocation of Pastors, Sect. 130. p. 353.
Againe of the perpetuitie and infalliblenesse of the Church of Rome, Sect. 132. p. 362.
Of Ecclesiasticall pollicie, Sect. 136. p. 366.
Of excommunications in the Church of Rome, Sect. 139. p. 369.
A Table of the matters contained in the second booke.
OF the pretended Sacrament of Confirmation, Sect. 2. p. 376.
Of the Sacrament of Penance, Sect. 3. p. 382.
Of auricular confession, Sect. 4. p. 386.
Of absolution and sacramentall satisfaction, Sect. 5. p. 389.
Of the pretended sacrament of Marriage, Sect. 6. p. 395.
Of extreme Ʋnction, Sect. 8. p. 404.
Of the sacrament of Orders, Sect. 9. p. 412.
Whether the order of Priesthood be a sacrament, Sect. 10. p. 413.
Of the order of Priesthood in the Chuech of Rome, and of their sacrificing, Sect. 11. p. 414.
Of the sacrifice of the Masse, Sect. 12. p. 420.
Reasons which our aduersaries alledge for the sacrifiee of the Masse, Sect. 13. p. 429.
How and in what sence the holy Supper may be called a sacrifice, Sect. 14. p. 437.
The opinions of the Fathers touching the sacrifice of the Eucharist, Sect. 15. p. 439.
Of Baptisme and the necessitie thereof, Sect. 16. p. 444.
The signification of the word Baptisme, Sect. 18. p. 446.
Of the necessitie of Baptisme of persons that are at yeares of discretion, Sect. 18. p. 447.
Of the necessitie of Baptisme of little children, Sect. 19. p. 450.
The deciding of this question by the holy Scriptures, Sect. 20. p. 453.
The examination of that which our aduersaries produce for the absolute necessitie of Baptisme, Sect. 21. p. 458.
Of the reall vnion of the faithfull with Iesus Christ, and of the eating of his body, Sect. 22. p. 463.
Of reall presence, and of Transsubstantiation, Sect. 23. p. 466.
The beleefe of both parts, Sect. 24. p. 467.
Proofe of the doctrine of our Church by the words of institution of this sacrament, Sect. 25. p. 470.
Proofe of the same by the circumstances of the action, Sect. 26. p. 484.
Other places of the Scripture for the same matter, Sect. 27. p. 487.
A breefe and certaine exposition of those words, This is my body, Sect. 28. p. 492.
With what libertie our aduersaries forge figures, Sect. 29. p. 494.
That Transsubstantiation abolisheth the humanitie of Christ, and exposeth it to great opprobrie and disgrace, Sect. 30. p. 497.
That in the 6. of S. Iohn, there is nothing that maketh for Transsubstantiation, Sect. 31. p. 502.
That the Masse, and the Decrees, and Glosses, of the Church of Rome ouerthrow Transsubstantiation, Sect. 32. p. 509.
End of the text · Peter du Moulin Jr, The Buckler of the Faith (1620)