Against the Revolt to a Foreign Jurisdiction, Part 2 · Table of contents
The CONTENTS.
CHap. I. The clear stating of the Controversie, and Confutation of the Pretenders. In 60 Propositions; proving it a perjurious alteration of Government, &c.
Ch. II. Why Parliaments and the Church of England before Bishop Laud were so much against such a Coalition with the Papal Church.
Ch. III. The said Coalition is not the way to Catholick Union.
Ch. IV. The Deceits that are pleaded for an Universal Humane Soveraignty.
Ch. V. A Foreign Jurisdiction by College or Counsels unmaskt.
Ch. VI. The Grand Consequential Case: Whether it be lawful for Presbyters to Swear or Profess Obedience to those Bishops who profess Subjection to a Foreign Jurisdiction? or for the people to own them.
Ch. VII. Of the second part of the design to bring the Papists to our Churches as in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's days.
Ch. VIII. Why it will not serve for a Coalition for the Papists to abate their last 400 years corruptions as Archbishop Bromhall maintaineth.
Ch. IX. Whether the instance of the Apostles Church Government, prove an Universal Soveraignty in man.
Ch. X. Many Questions about Councils to be resolved before we can take them for an Universal Aristocracy.
Ch. XI. A Breviate of both the Aristocratical and Monarchical Popery.
Ch. XII. A humble Expostulation to the Zealous Antipapists, Conformists and Nonconformists whether they have been innocent as to promoting Popery?
Ch. XIII. VVhat is the Duty of all other Christians towards the Papists, in order to the discharge of the Fundamental Duties of Love, Concord and Peace, and the promoting the common Interest of Christianity: VVritten to keep Protestants from sinful Extreams, and while we cannot come so near them as Cassander, Erasmus, Grotius, and those that are for a Foreign Jurisdiction, we may keep and use a Christian Zeal for the better way of Concord of Christs prescribing, avoiding all injury to Papists, and all others.
NB. To prevent misunderstanding Citations, note, That both some Episcopal Drs and some Presbyterians say, That the Government of the Church is Aristocratical, meaning only, 1. Per partes, as England is Governed by Justices, and, 2. Meeting in such Councils as they can for Concord: But not as the summa potestas of the Universal Church which is una persona politica in pluribus naturalibus unifying the Body and so Ruling it. They speak not properly in the Language of Politicks.