The Hierarchical Bishops Claim Tried at the Scripture-Bar, Table of contents
The CONTENTS
PART I.
CHAP I. Dr. Scot's stating of the Question, and his Argument taken from the Institution of of our Saviour, Examined.
Pag. 1.
CHAP. II. His Argument, from the Practice of the Apostles, Examined.
P. 11.
CHAP. III. His Argument taken from an alledged punctual Conf…rmity of the Primitive Church, to Christs Institution, and the Apostolick Practice, in Point of Episcopacy, Considered.
Pag. 35.
CHAP. IV. His Argument Examined, taken from our Saviours alledged Allowance and Approbation of Episcopal Government, in his Epistles to the Seven Asian Churches.
Pag. 69.
CHAP. V. The Dr's Scripture proofs of a Four …old Ministry or Prerogative of a Bp. as Superior to a Pastor in Point of Government, Considered.
Pag. 85.
PART. II.
CHAP. I. Dr. Monro's unsound and Impertinent Reflections upon our first Reformers, as to Church Government, exposed: Together with his unsound and Popish Method in his Answer to the Argument against Episcopacy, from Matth. 20.25. And with the Paralel Texts.
Pag. 1.
CHAP. II. A Confutation of what he Offers in Answer to our Argument for Parity of Pastors, taken from the Official Identity of Bishop and Presbyter, in Scripture.
Pag. 31.
CHAP. III. The Dr's absurd description of the Apostolick Function, in opposition to Protestant Divines, exposed: His Assertion about the Succession of Hierarchical Bishops to Apostles, in a proper formal Sense: His Opinion Loaded with gross and palpable Absurdities.
Pag. 85
CHAP. IV. His proof of the Divine Right of the Hierarchical Bp. from the pretended Episcopacy of Tim. ct Tit. & the 7 Asian Angels, examined.
P. 119.
PART III.
CHAP. I. A Consideration of the Scripture Grounds, upon which the Surveyer pleads for the Lawfulness of the Episcopal Office.
Pag. 1.
CHAP. II. His Answers offered to the Scriptures, pleaded by Presbyterians, Examined; viz. Mat. 20.25, 26. with the Paralels, Mark. 10 42. Luk. 22.25. Mat. 18.17. Act. 20.17, 28. Tit. 1.5, 7. 1 Pet. 5.1▪ 2. The unsoundness and inconsistency of his Glosses made appear.
Pag. 13.
CHAP. III. Some more of his Exceptions and Answers examined, viz. to 1 Cor. 5. Eph. 4.11. (To which the Paralels, 1 Cor. 12.28. Rom. 12.6. 7, 8. are to be joyned) to Philip. 1.1. And to 1. Tim. 4.14. His unsoundness, and inconsistency therein, further made appear.
Pag. 38.
CHAP. IV. Wherein is considered his Answer to our Charge against the Diocesan Prelat, as a New Officer, different from those Instituted by our Lord, and standing in opposition to the New Testament Church Government, and this upon the Ground of the Perfection of the Scripture▪ Records hereanent, and our Lords Faithfulness in the ful Institution of the Officers and Government of his Church.
Pag. 65.
End of the text · Thomas Forrester, The Hierarchical Bishops Claim Tried at the Scripture-Bar (1699)