The Defense of the Nonconformists Plea for Grace, Table of contents
THE CONTENTS OF THE following Book.
CHAP. I. THe occasions and reasons of answering Mr. Ch's. Book.
CHAP. II. Of Reordination,
Equally Sinfull with Rebaptization in the judgment of Greg. M. § 1.
The ordination required, supposed the persons were not ordained before. § 3.
Mr. Chey's. exceptions, glosses, &c. removed. § 4, 5.
CHAP. III. Of the several orders of ministers. Mr. Ch's. trifling in the ambiguity of the word Order noted. § 2. 3.
CHAP. IV. Of the Bishop's Oath to the Arch-Bishop.
CHAP. V. Of the Oath of Canonical Obedience.
CHAP. VI. Of the words Receive ye the Holy Ghost. 5 sorts of mission or commission given by Christ to his Ministers.
CHAP. VII. Mr. C's 6. section answered. i. e. with pity: concerning those words to the People. To come forth and make their exceptions to the person ordained.
CHAP. VIII. Of the damnatory clauses in the Athanasian Creed.
CHAP. IX. About the certainty of baptized Infants salvation made an Article of faith.
Mr. C. gives no answer to Mr. B's objections. § 1.
Bishop of Ely's judgment. § 3.
A case put at the conference at the Savoy, with Bishop Sanderson's answer. ibid.
Reply to that answer, with Bishop Morley's return to it, and the removal of that return. ibid.
CHAP. X. About coming to the Sacrament of the Lords supper without a full trust in Gods mercy, and a quiet conscience.
CHAP. XI. Of the use of the Apocryphal writings as they are imposed by the Calendar and Rubrick, to be approved of and consented to.
CHAP. XII. Concerning consenting to the Imposition of Reading the Liturgy every day.
CHAP. XIII. About denying Christian burial to unbaptized Infants and persons excommunicated.
CHAP. XIV. Touching Confirmation.
CHAP. XV. Whether we may declare our Consent that none should be admitted to the Communion, till he be confirmed, or desirous and ready to be confirmed?
CHAP. XVI. Concerning the sole sponsion of God-Fathers in the Liturgie.
CHAP. XVII. Concerning the imposing of kneeling at the Lords supper.
CHAP. XVIII.Of the Cross in baptism.
as a Consecrating, dedicating sign. § 1.
Reasons against it. ibid.
The silence of Christ in this matter. 2.
It seemeth to accuse Christ's Law of imperfection. 3.
Christ commissioned not his Apostles to institute any new Sacrament of the Covenant of Grace. Whether it be made a Sacrament. § 2.
Of Gods prohibition. 12 Deut. of adding or diminishing. § 3.
Mr. C's Argumentum ad hominem considered § 4.
The antient Christians practise. § 5.
Mr. C's objection removed. § 6.
The meaning of the second commandment in forbidding Images. § 7.
Mr Cheney's concession. § 8.
A full explication of the nature of that sign. § 9.
Answer to the great Bishops notions. § 10.
Of the efficacy of Sacraments, from Aquinas. &c. § 11.
More objections answered, and cavils removed. § 12. &c.
CHAP. XIX. About giving the Sacrament to all parishioners thrice a year.
CHAP. XX. Of accusing those that are refused the communion within 14 dayes.
The true case of the parish minister's power to suspend his own act, and not give the Sacrament against his conscience in 22 particulars. § 2.
CHAP. XXI. Of the Chancellor's office.
Of Mr. C. thirteen parts of discipline. § 2.
Proved to be defective. § 3.
Objection answered. § 4.
What power the parish minister hath in publishing an excommunication. § 5.
CHAP. XXII. Of the Surplice.
CHAP. XXIII. Of the Rule for finding Easter day.
CHAP. XXIV. Concerning our Assenting, Consenting to, and approving of the many disorders and defects in the Liturgy.
CHAP. XXV. Whether we may assent to the Preface for justifying all that was in the Book before?
CHAP. XXVI. Whether the Act of Uniformity be any part of the book to which we are required to give our consent?
CHAP. XXVII. About declaring it unlawful to take arms by the Kings authority against any commissionated by him.
CHAP. XXVIII. Of the Obligation of the Covenant handled at large. per tot.
CHAP. XXIX. About the exposition of Oaths and Laws.
CHAP. XXX. Several false devices of Mr. Ch. for stretching of Subscriptions, Covenants, and Professions. The vanity of which is discovered.
CHAP. XXXI. Mr. Cheney's conclusion evidenced to be a bundle of mistakes and impertinencies.
CHAP. XXXII. A full and clear answer to Mr. Ch's. supplement.
The second part. Mr. Cheney's Five undertakings considered.
1 Quest. Whether it be certain by Gods word that Infants baptized dying before actual sin be undoubtedly saved?
2 Quest. Whether may unconverted ones within the Church demand and receive the Lords supper?
3 Quest. Whether a minister may put from the Sacrament those of his parish who be Christned People, and come to Church, and joyn in the publick worship, and tender themselves to receive, being under no sentence of Excommunication?
4 Quest. Whether the common sort of ungodly Christians are to be cast out of the Church by penal excommunication, and used as excommunicate ones?
5 Quest. Whether Mr. Baxter's Doctrine and principles concerning particular Churches be sound and good?