Apology Against the Exceptions of Black and Kendall, Table of contents
THE CONTENTS.
THe Prologue to Mr. Blake, pag. 1
Certain Distinctions and Propoſitions explaining my ſenſe, How Chriſt as King is the Object of Juſtifying Faith, §. 1. pag. 3
Ten Arguments proving that Chriſt as King and Head is the object of the Juſtifying Act of Faith, §. 1. pag. 3, 4
The common Diſtinction between Fides Quae, and Fides Quâ Juſtificat, examined, §. 1. pag. 7
The danger of the contrary Doctrine, §. 1. pag. 8
The former Doctrine defended againſt Mr. Blakes Exceptions, §. 1. pag. 9
The ſame defended againſt more of his Exceptions: and the faith Heb. 11, explained, §. 2. pag. 10
James 2. about Justification by works, explained and vindicated, §. 3. pag. 12
How far works Juſtifie, §. 3, & 4. pag. 14, 15
Why I wrote againſt the Inſtrumentality of Faith in Juſtifying, §. 5. ibid
Ethical Active improper Receiving, diſtinguiſhed from Phyſical Paſſive proper Receiving, §. 5. pag. 17
How Chriſt dwels in us by Faith, §. 5. ibid
Mr. Bl's Exceptions againſt my oppoſition of Faiths Inſtrumentality in Receiving Chriſt, conſidered, §. 6. pag. 18
Mr. Bl's dangerous Doctrine, That God is not the ſole efficient, nor any Act of God the ſole Inſtrument of Juſtification, §. 7, & 8. pag. 19
Mr. Bl's contradiction, that faith is the Inſtrument of man, and yet man doth not Juſtifie himſelf, §. 9. pag. 20
Whether Faith be both Gods Inſtrument and mans in Juſtification, §. 10. pag. 21
Further, how Chriſt is ſaid to Dwell in us by Faith, §. 10. pag. 22
The common opinion of Faiths Inſtrumentality opened: and the Truth further explained, §. 11. pag. 23
More of Mr, Bl's reaſoning on this, confuted, §. 12. pag. 27
Whether God make uſe of our Faith as his Inſtrument to Juſtifie us, §. 13 pag. 28
Whether the Covenant of God be his Inſtrument of Juſtification, §. 14. pag. 28
Mr. Bl's arguing againſt the Inſtrumentality of the Promiſe confuted, § 15, & 16. pag. 29
Mr. Bl's dangerous Doctrine confuted, that [the Efficacy that is in the Goſpel to Juſtification it receives by their Faith to whom it is tendred, §. 17, & 18. pag. 30
Whether Mr. Bl, ſay truly, that the word hath much leſs an Influx to the producing of the Effect by a proper Cauſality, then faith, §. 19. pag. 31
In what way of Cauſality the word worketh, §. 20. pag. 32
Whether the word be a Paſſive Inſtrument, §. 21, pag. 33
Mr. Bl's ſtrange Doctrine examined, that [the word is a Paſſive Inſtrument of Juſtification, §. 22, & 23. pag. 34
More againſt Mr. Bl's Doctrine, that [Faith through the Spirit gives efficacy and power of working, to the Goſpel, in forgiving ſins] §. 24. pag. 35
Fuller proof of the moſt proper Inſtrumentality of the Goſpel in Juſtification, §. 25. pag. 36
Mr. Bl. Contradiction, in making Faith and the Goſpel two Inſtruments, both making up one compleat Inſtrument, §. 25. pag. 37
More againſt Mr. Bl. ſtrange doctrine, that [Faith gives efficacy as an Instrument to the word, §. 25. pag. 37
A Condition, what; and how differing from meer Duty, §. 27. pag. 38
The difference between us compromized or narrowed, §. 27, pag. 40
Of Evangelical perſonal Righteouſneſs, §. 28. pag. 41
What Righteouſneſs is, §. 28. pag. 43
In what ſenſe our perſonal Righteouſneſs is Imperfect and perfect, §. 28 pag. 44
Iſa. 64.6. explained, Our Righteouſneſs is as filthy rags, § 29. pag. 46
How Holineſs is perfect or Imperfect, §. 30. pag. 47
Whether Holineſs or Righteouſnes be capable neither of perfection nor Imperfection, but in relation to a Rule, §. 31, & 32. pag. 48
Concerning my charging learned Divines with Ignorance and other harſh ſpeeches, §. 33. pag. 49
We are not denominated perſonally righteous for our conformity to the Law of works only, or properly, proved, §. 33. pag. 50
Whether as Mr. Bl. ſaith, the old Rule, the Moral Law be a perfect Rule, and the only Rule, §. 33. pag. 51
A Vindication of the Author from the imputation of Arrogance, for charging ſome Divines with Ignorance, §. 33. pag. 49
Whether Imperfect Conformity to the Law be Righteouſneſs, as an Image leſs like the patern is an Image, §. 35. pag. 54
How fairly Mr. Bl. chargeth me to ſay [Sincerity is the New Rule, §. 36 pag. 55
An Anſwer to Davenants Teſtimony cited by Mr. Bl. §. 37. pag. 56
How far Ʋnbelief and Impenitency in profeſſed Chriſtians are violations of the New Covenant, §. 38. pag. 57
How many ſorts of Promiſes or Covenants there are in Scripture mentioned, §. 39. pag. 58
How far Hypocrites and wicked men, are, or are not in Covenant with God; in ſeveral Propoſitions, §. 39. pag. 60
An enquiry into Mr. Bl's meaning, of Dogmatical faith, and being in Covenant, §. 39. pag. 64
Of the Outward Covenant (as they call it) and how far the Ʋnbelievers or Hypocrites may have right to Baptiſm and other Ordinances, §. 39. ibid
Mr Bl's Abſurdities ſuppoſed to follow the reſtraint of the Covenant to the Elect, conſidered, §. 41. pag. 80
Our own Covenanting is the principal part of the Condition of Gods promiſe or Covenant of Grace, §. 41. pag. 81
Whether I make the Seal of Baptiſm, and of the Spirit, to be of equal latitude, §. 42. pag. 84
Mr. Bl's dangerous argument, anſwered [The great Condition to which Baptiſm engageth, is not a prerequiſite in Baptiſm: But Juſtifying Faith is ſuch: Therefore] §. 43. ibid
More of Mr. Bl's Arguments anſwered, §. 44, & 45. pag. 86
My Arguments Vindicated from Mr. Bl's Exception, §. 46. to 52. pag. 88
26 Arguments to prove, that it is Juſtifying faith which God requires of them that come to Baptiſm, and that Mr. Bl's doctrine in this is unſound and unſafe, §. 52. pag. 94
Of Mr. Bl's Controverſie with Mr. Firmin, §. 53. pag. 107
My aſſerting of the Abſolute promiſe of the firſt Grace, vindicated, §. 55 pag. 108
Whether our Faith and Repentance be Gods works, §. 55. pag. 109
What Life was promiſed to Adam in the firſt Covenant, §. 56. pag. 111
Of the Death threatned by the firſt Covenant, §. 57. pag. 112
Whether the Death of the body by ſeparation of the ſoul were determinately threatned, §. 58. pag. 113
Of the Law as made to Chriſt, §. 59. pag. 115
Whether the Sacrament ſeal the Conditional promiſe Abſolutely? or the Concluſion [I am Juſtified and ſhall be ſaved] Conditionally, §. 60, 61, 62, 63. pag. 115
The Nature of ſealing opened, §. 64. pag. 118
20 Propoſitions ſhewing how God ſealeth, §. 64. pag. 119
That the minor being ſealed, the Concluſion is not eo nomine ſealed, as Mr. Bl. affirmeth, §. 65. pag. 123
How Sacraments ſeal with particular Application, §. 67. pag. 125
Mr. Bl's doctrine untrue, that [If the Concluſion be not ſealed, then no Propoſition is ſealed] §. 68. pag. 126
Whether it be Virtually written in Scripture that Mr. Bl. is Juſtified, §. 69. pag. 126
More about Condi…ional ſealing, §. 70, 71. pag. 128
Whether it is de fide that Mr. Bl. is Juſtified, §. 72, 73, 74. pag. 129
In what ſenſe we deny that Concluſion to be de fide, §. 75. pag. 133
That Divine Faith hath Evidence, as well as Certainty. Rob. Baronius and Rada's words to the contrary, examined, §. 75. pag. 134
The difference between Mr. Bl. and me contracted, and a plain …ogent Argument added, to prove, that the Concluſion fore-mentioned is not ſealed, §. 76. pag. 139
The poſſibility but vanity of Conditional ſealing, §. 77. pag. 140
More of Mr. Bl's Reaſons anſwered, §. 78, to 81. pag. 141
The danger of teaching men, that they are bound to believe that they are Justified, and ſhall be ſaved, §. 81. pag. 142
In what ſenſe the Covenant commandeth perfect obedience, §. 82. pag. 144
Mr. Bl's Reaſons examined, concerning the Covenants commanding perfection, §. 82, to 91. pag. 144
How far true believers are Covenant-breakers, §. 84. pag. 148
The Covenant is Gods Law, §. 91. pag. 152
The Concluſion Apologetical againſt the charge of ſingularity, §. 92. pag. 152