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The True Way of Concord of All the Christian Churches · Richard Baxter

The True Way of Concord of All the Christian Churches, Table of contents – Errata

THE CONTENTS.

The Firſt Part. THe Reaſons for Chriſtian Vnity and Concord, after the nature of it deſcribed: and how much may be hoped for on earth.

Chap. 1. The Text opened: The Doctrines named: The method propoſed. page 1

Chap. 2. The Nature of Vnity: and this Vnity of the Spirit opened. p. 10.

Chap. 3. The neceſſity and benefits of this Vnity and Peace to all men. p. 30.

Chap. 4. The Vnity of the Spirit is the welfare of the Church. p. 45.

Chap. 5. This Vnity is for the good of the World (without the Church). p. 67.

Chap. 6. It is due to the honour of Chriſt and amiable to God. p. 71.

Chap. 7. What obligations are on all Chriſtians to avoid ſinful diviſions and diſcord, and to promote this unity and peace. p. 75.

Chap. 8. What ſort and meaſure of Vnion may or may not be hoped for on earth. p. 79.

Chap. 9. That Chriſt who commanded our Vnion hath himſelf preſcribed the terms. p. 98.

Chap. 10. No humane terms not made by Chriſt or his Spirit extraordinarily given to the Apoſtles are neceſſary to the Being of particular Churches, but divers humane Acts are neceſſary to their exiſtence. p. 100.

Chap. 11. The danger of the two extremes: And firſt of deſpairing of Concord, and unjuſt tolerations. p. 114.

Chap. 12. The ſin and danger of making too much neceſſary to Vnion and Communion. p. 119.

Chap. 13. To cry out of the miſchiefs of Toleration and call for ſharper execution, while dividing ſnares are made the terms of Vnion is the work of ignorant, proud and malignant Church deſtroyers. p. 125.

The Second Part. THe Terms of Concord.

Chap. 1. In General, what are the true and only terms of Church Concord, and what not. p. 135.

Chap. 2. Inſtances of Gods deſcription of theſe terms in Scripture. p. 143.

Chap. 3. The true terms of Catholick Vnion and Concord more particularly deſcribed, as the chief means of hope for the Churches peace. p. 162.

Chap. 4. What are the terms neceſſary for the continuance of this Communion; and what are the cauſes of abſciſſion and excommunication. p. 177.

Chap. 5. What are the terms neceſſary to the office and exerciſe of the Sacred Miniſtry. p. 200.

Chap. 6. What is neceſſary to the Conſtitution, adminiſtration and Communion of ſingle Churches. p. 228.

Chap. 7. What are the neceſſary terms of Concord of thoſe ſingle Churches with one another, in the ſame Kingdome, or in divers. p. 243.

Chap. 8. What is neceſſary to the Civil peace and Concord of Chriſtians, and what is the part of the Chriſtian Magiſtrate about Religion, as to his promoting or tolerating mens doctrines or practices therein. p. 248.

Chap. 9. Objections anſwered about Toleration eſpecially. p. 267.

Chap. 10. A draught or Specimen of ſuch Forms as are mentioned for Approved and Tolerated Miniſters. p. 279.

The Third Part. Of Schiſm.

ESpecially the falſe dividing Terms of Vnion, and other Cauſes of Schiſm.

Chap. 1. What SCHISM is: and what are its Cauſes and effects. p. 1.

Chap. 2. The true Preventions and Remedies of Schiſm. p. 16.

Chap. 3. More of the ſame: Twenty things neceſſary hereunto. p. 26.

Chap. 4. The Catholick Church will never unite in the Papacy. p. 29.

1. What the Papiſts opinion is of the Terms of Vnion. 2. The fifth Monarchy opinion of Campanella de Regno Dei, and ſome other Papiſts, That it is really an Vniverſal Kingdome which is claimed by the Pope. 3. The Chriſtian world will never unite in one Pope.

Chap. 5. The Catholick Church will never unite in Patriarchs or any humane Church officers or forms of Government. p. 41.

Chap. 6. The Catholick Church will never unite in General Councils, as their Head, or neceſſary center or terms of Concord. p. 52.

Chap. 7. The Catholick Church will never unite in a Multitude of pretended articles of faith not proved certainly to be Divine, nor in ſubſcribing to or owning any unneceſſary doubtful opinions or practices. p. 60.

Chap. 8. The Catholick Church will never unite by receiving all that is now owned by the Greek or Latine Church, the Abaſſine, Armenian, the Lutherans, or Calviniſts, or in a full Conformity to any divided party which addeth to the primitive ſimplicity in her terms of Concord. p. 68.

Chap. 9. The pretended neceſſity of an uninterrupted ſucceſſive ordination by Dioceſan Biſhops will never unite the Churches (but is Schiſmatical) Mr. Dodwells book hereof confuted. p. 73.

Chap. 10. None of theſe terms will unite a National Church, aſſociated Churches, nor well any ſingle Church: Though by other means a competent Vnion may be kept in ſome Churches, notwithſtanding ſome ſuch Schiſmatical inventions, as leſſer diſeaſes deſtroy not nature. p. 104.

Chap. 11. The ſeverity and force of Magiſtrates denying neceſſary Toleration, and puniſhing diſſenters from uncertain unneceſſary things, will never procure Church Vnion and Concord, but diviſion. p. 107.

Chap. 12. Excommunicating and Anathematizing in ſuch caſes will not do it. p. 112.

Chap. 13. Any one unlawful uncertain doctrine, oath, Covenant, profeſſion, ſubſcription or practice ſo impoſed, will divide. p. 116.

Chap. 14. Vnlimited Toleration will divide and wrong the Church. p. 118.

Chap. 15. The Catholick Church will never unite in a reception and ſubſcription to every word, verſe or book of the holy Scripture as in our Tranſlations, or any particular Copy, nor otherwiſe known, but ſome will ſtill doubt of the Divine authority of ſome parts. p. 134.

Chap. 16. The Church will never unite in any mens Commentaries on the Bible. p. 137.

Chap. 17. A ſummary recital of the true terms of Concord, and of the Cauſes of Schiſm. p. 139.

—Id quod natura remittit

Invida jura negant.

Ovid.

ERRATA.

In the Firſt and Second Parts.

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In the Third Part.

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The Firſt Part.

The Reaſons for Chriſtian Unity and Concord: What it is: And how much may be hoped for on Earth.