Catholic Theology Plain Pure Peaceable, Table of contents 2
The CONTENTS of theſe THESES cannot be well given you, without reciting too great a part of them: But rather than none, take this imperfect ſummary following.
Sect. I. OF mans firſt State and the firſt Law, and its penalty. Whether Adam had a promiſe of Life? and whether that Promiſe or Covenant be now ceaſed as to all men? Page 27.
Sect. II. Of the firſt Edition of the Law or Covenant of Grace, that it was made with all Mankind in Adam and Noah: Of the Promiſe to Abraham: Of the Terms of the first Edition of the Univerſal Covenant of Grace. How far it is a Law of Nature. How far thoſe without the Iſraelitiſh Church were under it: Of the Iſraelites Covenant, pag. 31.
Sect. III. Of Chriſt's Incarnation and our Redemption. The Law of Mediation. What Chriſt undertook for us: How far he repreſented us… The true nature of his Satisfaction. Of his Righteouſneſs and Merits, pag. 37.
Sect. IV. Of the Law of Grace or New Covenant in the laſt Edition. The Nature Conditions, and yet free Donations of it, pag. 42.
Sect. V. Of the giving of the Holy Ghoſt: His common and ſpecial Works: The extent of the New Covenant: Of the ſtate of thoſe that have not the Goſpel: And what Law they are under, pag. 45.
Sect. VI. How far Christ died for all, and how far not, pag. 51.
Sect. VII. The antecedent and conſequent Will of God, explained. Of Justification by Faith. What faith it is; and what it doth, pag. 54.
Sect. VIII. Of Juſtification by Chriſt's Righteouſneſs imputed. The falſe ſenſe of Imputation opened and fully confuted. The true ſenſe aſſerted. Whether Christ paid our Idem or Tantundem? Whether he made his Satisfaction to God only as to a Rector, or as Dominus, vel pars laeſa, or how? pag. 59.
Sect. IX. Of the ſorts of Juſtification: And firſt of conſtitutive Juſtification. Of Righteouſneſs: How far it is or is not in our own habits or acts. What Right the Covenant giveth the baptized to following helps and degrees of Grace. Further, what muſt be in our ſelves. Mans holineſs is no diſhonour to Gods Grace. How far Chriſt ſtrippeth us of our own Righteouſneſs. More againſt the falſe ſenſe of Imputation; Objections anſwered, pag. 69.
Sect. X. Of Merit: The caſe plainly and briefly decided. The Goſpel-Condition or Merit, is but the accepting a free Gift according to its nature. Whether we may trust to our own Faith, Repentance, Holineſs. The laſt Argument for the falſe ſenſe of Imputation, anſwered, pag. 79.
Sect. XI. How Faith juſtifieth? whether as an Inſtrument? pag. 82.
Sect. XII. How far Repentance is a Condition of the Covenant: And what it is: Whether Faith or it be firſt: How Faith and Love differ, pag. 83.
Sect. XIII. Of the degrees of Pardon and Justification: Whether loſable: And whether future ſins be pardoned, pag. 85.
Sect. XIV. Of Juſtification by Sentence of the Judge: What it is, ibid.
Sect. XV. Of initial executive Pardon or Juſtification, in Sanctificati… How far neceſſary, yet imperfect, pag. 86.
Sect. XVI. Of aſſurance of Pardon: Of doubting: Whether it be D… Faith to believe ones own Juſtification or Salvation. The Sp… Teſtimony, pag. 88.
Sect. XVII. Of love to God as the end of Faith; and foretaſt of He… pag. 91.
Sect. XVIII. Of Perſeverance, and its certainty in order to the comfort… certainty of Salvation. Few certain of Juſtification, and … of Perſeverance. The words of the Synod of Dort. The … thers Judgment about certainty of perſeverance, pag. 93
Sect. XIX. Of mortal Sin, or ſuch as will not ſtand with the love of G… and a ſtate of Justification, pag. 103.
Sect. XX. What Repentance for particular ſins is neceſſary to par… pag. 106.
Sect. XXI. Some ſolution of all the former difficulties in twenty Prop… ons, 108.
Sect. XXII. Few certain of Salvation. The reconciling conſequents of … pag. 112.
Sect. XXIII. The caſe of Perſeverance further opened and applied, pag. 113.
Sect. XXIV. The ſum and ſcope of this Diſcourſe of Certainty, pag. 116.
Sect. XXV. Degrees of falling, and danger, pag. 118.
Sect. XXVI. Of final Justification at Judgment: More of the Agreem… Paul and James about Juſtification by Works, pag. 119.
Sect. XXVII. Of the number of the glorified and the damned, pag. 123.