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Gangrena Part 1 and 2 · Thomas Edwards

Gangrena Part 1 and 2, Table of contents 2

A TABLE of the main matters contained in the Second Part of GANGRAENA.

THe Preface.

Additionall Errours to the former Catalogue of Errours, Heresies,

pag. 1, 2, 3▪ 116, 117

A relation of a Monster born of Parents that are Sectaries.

p. 4

An extract of three Letters.

p. 3, 4, 5

A relation of some passages of a Lieutenant a great Sectary.

p. 5

A relation of some stories and remarkable passages concerning the Sectaries from

p. 6. to p. 11

A Hymn of some of the Sectaries.

p. 11.12

A Disputation held at the Spitle, about the Immortality of the soule by some Anabaptists.

p. 14, 15

A Copie of a Letter sent out of Suffolk.

p. 16, 17

An extract of a Letter.

p. 18, 19.

The proof of a Woman Preacher at Brasteed, and the confutation of Mr. Saltmarshes boldnesse in denying it.

p. 20.87

A discovery of Walwyn to be a dangerous and desperate man, a pleader for all Religions, &c.

p. 21, 22, 23

A proof of Lieutenant Colonel Lilburns playing at Cards

p. 24

A discovery of the spirit of Mr. Iohn Goodwin, alias, Cretensis.

p. 25

The reason of Cretensis falling to Independency

p. 26

Sixteen observations upon Cretensis, or a brief Answer from

p. 27 to p. 36

The true Reasons why the Sectaries called Mr. Edwards First Part of Gangraena a Book of lyes, whereas 'tis proved to be a Book full of truth.

p. 36, 37

A Letter sent Mr. Edwards subscribed by the hands of 28 Ministers, giving him thanks, and witnessing to the First Part of Gangraena.

p. 39

Cretensis his two challenges accepted, and his glove taken up both the first and second time

p. 41.…2

Reasons given why the names of the men who writ Letters were concealed, with a discovery now of the names of those who writ Letters.

p. 26, 27.43, 44, 45

Two other challenges of Cretensis taken, and he challenged to make good his challenges.

p. 46, 47

Independents preaching to bare walls and pewes as much as Presbyterians.

p. 51.

The bitternesse, bloudinesse which Cretensis charges upon Mr. Edwards, will be found in Cretensis and the Sectaries.

p. 54, 55

Cretensis Errour about Imputation of Faith, and not Imputation of Christs righteousnesse, with his quoting of Calvin, Bucer, and others for him who are known ex professo to be against him, made good against him.

p. 56, 57, 58

Cretensis desperate passage in a Sermon against the Parliament, which he labours to clear himself from, made good against him, with his and other Sectaries speaking slightly and scornfully of the Parliament.

p. 59, 60, 61, 62

Cretensis bowling on a day of publike Thanksgiving made good.

p. 63, 64

The Errours and Practises of the Independents and Sectaries justly brought against them to prove their way to be naught. p. 65, 66 and in Epist. to the Reader.

p. 2, 3

A clear confutation of that accusation cast upon the Author of the Book entituled Gangraena, concerning his indirect walking between Dunmowe and Godalming.

p. 67, 68, 69 70

A clear vindication of the truth of that story of Nichols, Master Greenhill, and Master Burroughs related in the first part of Gangraena, with a discovery of the jugling and equivocations of Master Burroughs writing given under his hand to Cretensis.

p. 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79

Master Burroughs resembled by Cretensis to Achilles, and Master Edwards to Troilus, where see Master Edwards answer to that comparison.

p. 80, 81

A Reply to that passage of Master Edwards being charged to abuse Mr. Ellis of Colchester, and the servants of God in those parts.

p. 81, 82

A full proof of such a Sectary as Thomas Moore, though denied by Cretensis.

p. 86

The strength of malice, and weaknesse of judgement which Cretensis hath manifested against the Saints.

p. 87, 88

Cretensis his fearfull abusing of the Honourable Court of Common Councell.

p. 89.90.

The clearing of that relation of one Cosens of Rochester, and the confutation of Cretensis Answer in that businesse.

p. 92. to p. 105

Cretensis his folly and horrible pride discovered in professing he had not read one quarter of the Book as yet; nor knowes whether he shall ever care to read it through or no.

p. 108

Some brief Animad versions on Master Bacons Book and one Webb.

p. 109.113, 114, 115

Some Practices of the Sectaries.

p. 117 118, 119

A relation of some more stories and remarkable passages concerning the Sectaries.

p. 119 to p. 125

The summe of a Sermon preached by a Sectary a Surgeon belonging to the Army.

p. 125, 126

A Ballad made by the Sectaries of the Assembly of Divines.

p. 128

The Assemblies last Petition answered by Saltmarsh, with the Anagram upon his name M. al's trash.

p. 129

A Letter of advice to the Ministers Assembled at Westminster, with the Sectaries threatning of them.

p. 129

A confutation of the Picture made of the Presbyterians by the Sectaries.

p. 130, 131, 132

Copies of Letters and some Extracts of Letters concerning the Sects, from p. 133 to p. 142. more particularly a Letter from a learned Divine beyond the Seas, shewing how London goes beyond Amsterdam in Errours and Heresies

p. 138

A horrid and unheard of Blasphemy of one Io. Boggis a great Sectary.

p. 134

A story of a Sectary maintaining that he was Jesus Christ.

p. 142

A cleere discovery how farre the Sectaries of this time have proceeded and how high they have risen.

p. 145 146, 147

A cleere discovery of what is like to become of the Sectaries, and of their way.

p. 148

Eight symptoms of the certain ruine and downfall of the Sectaries, from

p 148 to p. 159

God will honour our Brethren of Scotland to make them a great means of the falling of the Sectaries, with the proof of that.

p. 159, 160, 161

A discovery of the great evill and sin of separation from the communion of the reformed Churches.

p. 161, 162, 163, 164

Magistrates, Ministers, and all sorts of Christians have been asleep, and too carelesse, that so many Tares have been sowen, and are grown to such an head.

p. 164

An exhortation to all those in Authori…ty, Kings, Parliaments, and all so… of Governours in high places to serve the Lord with feare, to kisse the Son.

p. 165, 166

An exhortation to some particular members of Parliament who are for pretended liberty of conscience, and …avourers of Sectaries.

p. 167

An exhortation to all those who have forsaken the publike Assemblies to returne.

p. 168

Some examples of Anabaptists and Independents who had forsaken the communion of this and other Reformed Churches repenting and returning.

p 1…

The great difference between the carriage of the Independents, and our Brethren of Scotland. p. 172 and the particulars instanced in

p. 173, 174

The faithfulnesse and reality of our Brethren of Scotland towards us all along from first to last.

p. 174, 175.176

The happines of England in being joyned with them in Covenant, as in other respects, so that whensoever we shal come to have a Peace, in al probability it will cause us to have a better, a surer and a better grounded Peace.

p. 176, 177

The names of some Ringleaders of Faction and of Errours not named in the Table of the first part of Gangraena. Mr. Saltmarsh.

p. 20.87, 124

Mr. Durance p. 124.131.144. One Tho. Colyer. p. 122. One Gorton who came from New-England.

p. 144

FINIS.

End of the text · Thomas Edwards, Gangrena Part 1 and 2 (1646)