The Court of the Gentiles Part 3, Analytic table of contents – Glossarial index of Hebrew words
BREVIARIE of CONTENTS. THE COURT OF THE GENTILES. PART III. The Vanitie of PAGAN PHILOSOPHIE.
PREFACE.
THe Corruption of Philoſophie 1
The Deſigne of this Diſcourſe 2
The malignitie of Pagan Philoſophie in regard
(1) of it ſelf; (2) of its ſubject, mans vain heart 4
(3) Of Gods Judicial Curſe 5
The right Uſe of Philoſophie 6
The Forme of this Diſcourſe 9
Some Reflexions on Grotius's Errors, diſſuſed throughout his Annotations 9
BOOK I. The Vanitie of Pagan Philoſophie, from its Cauſes, Parts, and Proprieties.
CHAP. I. The Vanitie of Pagan Philoſophie from its Cauſes
The Vanitie of Philoſophie from its Cauſes.
(1) Ignorance 2
(2) Human Inventions 3
(3) Curioſitie, and affectation of Novitie 8
(4) Spiritual Pride 9
Pride brings Divine Myſteries to the meaſure of Carnal Reaſon 11
Other evils of Pride 12
Pride the Cauſe of Atheiſme, &c. 13
(5) Carnal Confidence 14
Socrates's ſenſe of Dependence 15
(6) Litigations about Words 16
The effects of theſe Contentions 18
(7) Opiniatretie and Dogmatiſing 21
(8) Carnal Policie of Philoſophers 22
(9) Judiciary Blindneſſe 24
(10) Idolatrie: (11) Mythologie 25
CHAP. II. The Vanitie of Philoſophie from its Mater, Parts, &c.
(1) The Vanitie of Eriſtic Logic 26
The Origine of Eriſtic Logic 28
Ariſtotle's Logic Sophiſticated by the Arabians and Scholemen 29
(2) The Vanitie of Ethnic Phyſies 30
Phyſics the cauſe of Idolatrie 32
(3) The Vanitie of the Mathematics 33
Aſtronomie the cauſe
[1] of Idolatrie Ib.
[2] Of Atheiſme 34
(3) The Vanitie of Ethics 35
Their Defect as to Mater and End 36
Their Defect as to Principes 37
Right Reaſon their Rule Ib.
Ethnic Moraliſts Free-willers 38
Socrates againſt Free-wil 39
Free-wil the root of Pelagianiſme 40
No Moral or Natural Virtue but what is Supernatural Ib.
The Pelagians worſe than Philoſophers 41
Other Defects as to Principes Ib.
(4) The Vanitie of Philoſophic Politics 42
[1] As compared with Divine Politics 43
[2] As to their End, Mater, and Effects 44
CHAP. III. The Vanitie of Metaphyſics and Divination.
The Corruption of Natural Theologie 45
(1) As to its ultimate Object, God 47
[1] Few underſtood any thing of God Ib.
[2] They had no knowlege of the Trinitie 48
Their notions about foreign gave riſe to Arianiſme 49
[3] Their Vanitie as to Divine Ideas 50
(2) As to its mediate Object Ib.
Al their Demon-Doctrines vain 51
The Vanitie of their Metaphyſic Philoſophemes about the Soul, its 56
(1) Pre-exiſtence, (2) Metempſychoſe, (3) Purgations 57
Pagan Divination moſt corrupt Ib.
Judaic Divination imitated by Pagans Ib.
Divination part of their Demon-Doctrines 58
Apollo their great Oracle 59
The Origine of Delphic Divination Ib.
The nature of Divination out of Plato 60
(1) Its Origine by Divine Afflation 61
(2) The Inſtruments, Poets and Prophets Ib.
(3) Thoſe Diviners Ecſtatic 62
(4) Divination by Enthuſiaſme 63
(5) Thoſe Enthuſiaſtes had their Judges Ib
(6) The End of Divination, friendſhip with God 64
The ſundry kinds of Divination Ib.
(1) By Dreams Ib.
(2) By Sternutation 65
(3) By Magic ſtrictly termed 66
Apollonius Tyanaeus his Magic and Demon-Doctrines a type of Antichriſt Ib.
Divination by Beſtes, Men, and Plants 68
By Elements and Things Artificial 69
CHAP. IV. The Vanitie of Pagan Philoſophie from its forme, and Proprieties.
The Corruption of Symbolic Philoſophie 70
The Origine of Symbolic Philoſophie 71
The Jewiſh Cabala, its Origine, &c. 76
The Vanitie of Philoſophie in regard of its Proprieties 78
(1) The Deficience of Philoſophie as to Truth Ib.
Philoſophie but Nocturne Science Ib.
(2) Pagan Philoſophie only Artificial and Equivocal, not real 82
(3) Pagan Philoſophie only general, not experimental 85
(4) Pagan Philoſophie only obſcure and cloudy, not diſtinct 87
(5) Pagan Philoſophie incertain 89
(6) Pagan Philoſophie not truely diſcurſive, but ſophiſtic 91
(7) Pagan Philoſophie not truely Noetic 92
(8) Pagan Philoſophie defective as to Prudence, 93
[1] Self-Reflexion, [2] Providence, [3] Good Counſel, &c. 94
(9) Pagan Philoſophie not Transformative 95
BOOK II. The Vanitie of Pagan Philoſophie in regard of its Effects.
CHAP. I. Pagan Philoſophie the cauſe of Pagan Idolatrie, Judaic Apoſtaſie, and Errors in the Primitive Churches.
Pagan Philoſophie vain,
(1) as it came ſhort of its End 98
(2) As it proved Soul-deceit 99
(3) As the cauſe of Idolatrie 102
Demons from Pagan Philoſophie 103
Demons worſhipped
[1] by Images 104
[2] By Shrines, [3] by Cuttings, [4] by Columnes 105
What Influence Idolatrie received from Philoſophie 106
(4) Philoſophie the cauſe of Atheiſme 108
[1] Natural Philoſophie and Medicine 110
[2] The Mathematics, Aſtrologie, &c. Ib.
[3] Politic Philoſophie 111
[4] Eriſtic Philoſophie or Logic 112
Iſraelitic Apoſtaſies from Pagan Philoſophie 113
The Judaic Cabala from the Grecian Philoſophie 117
The Judaic Talmud from Pagan Philoſophie 119
Judaic Diſputation from Pagan Philoſophie 120
Pagan Philoſophie the cauſe of the greateſt Errors in the Chriſtian Churches 121
The Gnoſtics Errors from Pagan Philoſophie 123
The Origination of their Name Ib.
Their Myſtic Theologie Pythagorean, Mythic and fabuloſe 124
(1) Their Aeones, Origine and Office as Mediators, Pythagorean, &c. 125
(2) Their Wil-worſhip Pythagorean 128
(3) Their forbidding Mariage 129
(4) Abſtinence, (5) Sorcerie, (6) Senſualitie Ib.
(7) Expiation, (8) Allegoric Reſurrection 130
Pagan Philoſophie the cauſe of Errors among the Fathers, Juſtin Martyr, Clemens Alexandrinus, &c. 131
Origen's Errors from Philoſophie 132
(1) Origen the Founder of Pelagianiſme Ib.
(2) Arianiſme from Origen 133
(3) Poperie from Origen 134
Other Errors of Origen 135
Origen's Character 136
Origen's Errors from Platonic Philoſophie 137
Primitive Errors from Philoſophie 138
The Samoſatenan and Arian Hereſie from Philoſophie 139
Philoſophie the cauſe of Pelagianiſme 141
A Summarie of Pelagianiſme 143
Auguſtin's Zele againſt Pelagianiſme 144
The Janſeniſtes Zele againſt it 146
CHAP. II. Pagan Philoſophie the cauſe of al Antichriſtianiſme.
SECT. I. Antichriſt's Myſtic and Scholaſtic Theologie from Ethnic Philoſophic.
Antichriſt's Myſtic Theologie from the Egyptian Monkes 149
Theſe Egyptian Monkes Apes of Pythagoreans and Egyptian Prieſts 150
Myſtic Theologie from Pythagorean and Platonic Philoſophie 151
(1) The Mater of Myſtic Theologie, Pythagorean and Platonic 152
(2) Myſtic Theologie as to its Forme, Pythagorean and Platonic 153
The Origine of the Scholemen and their Philoſophie from Ariſtotle 154
The Eriſtic mode of Scholaſtic Theologie from Philoſophie 155
How far the Arabians contributed to Scholaſtic Theologie 156
The Mater of Schole-Divinitie, ſpecially Pelagian Infuſions, from Philoſophie 159
The Pelagian Apathie, Free-wil, &c. from Philoſophie 160
Pelagian Armes from Philoſophie 161
SECT. II. A general account of Antichriſt's Canonic Theologie and foreign, with its Traduction from the Philoſophers foreign.
Canonic Antichriſtianiſme from Pagan Philoſophie 163
The Forme of Antichriſt's Canon-Law, from the Churches Autoritie, taken up in Imitation of Pythagorean Dogmes 165
The Mater of Antichriſt's Canon-Law from Pagan Philoſophie 170
Antichriſt's Canoniſed Saints Imitamens of Pagan-Demons 171
The Origine of Popiſh Saints the ſame with that of Pagan Demons 174
Both from a fond conceit of ſome great excellence in them 176
The Canoniſation of Saints an Imitamen of Demon-Apotheoſis 178
The Saints Mediatory Office in Imitation of Demon-Mediators 180
SECT. III. That Antichriſt's foreign is but an Imitamen of the Philoſophers foreign, demonſtrated from its parts.
Antichriſt's foreign an Imitamen of Pagan foreign 184
The Eſſence of Antichriſt's Apoſtaſie in Idolatrie 184
The Antichriſtian Church termed,
Revel. 17.5. Babylon the great, the mother of Harlots 185
Rev. 13.1. The name of Blaſphemie 186
Antichriſts Saint-worſhip an Imitamen of Demon-worſhip 187
The Commemoration of Martyrs at their Graves, by Temples and Panegyrics, from Demon-Temples and Panegyrics 188
Popiſh Feſtivals, Hymnes, Playes, &c. from Demon-worſhip 192
Antichriſts Epiphanie from Pagan Epiphanie Ib.
Popiſh Hymnes from Demon-Hymnes 193
Popiſh-Playes from Demon-Playes 194
Popiſh-Feſtes from Demon-Feſtes Ib.
Popiſh Images from Demons 195
Popiſh Croſſes Imitamens of Pagans 198
Templing of Reliques Pagan Inſtitutes Ib.
Antichriſts Sacrifices from Demons 199
The Sacrifice of the Maſſe an Imitamen of Demon-Sacrifices 200
The Cup in the Lords Supper turned by the Papiſts into a Cup of Demons 202
Popiſh Tenths and Offerings from Demons Ib.
Popiſh Exorciſme and Lying Wonders from Demons 203
Invocation of Saints from Demon-Invocation 204
Pagan Rites aſſumed by Papiſts,
(1) ſprinkling Holy Water, (2) Sacred Fire, (3) Sacred Groves, (4) Bowing towards the Eaſt 206
(5) God-fathers Gifts, (6) Diſtinctive Garments, and other Rites 207
Al Antichriſts Canonic Faſtes and Abſtinences from Demon-worſhip 209
Popiſh Monaſtic Life another part of the Doctrine of Demons 211
The Origine of Monaſtic Conſtitutions 213
Al Antichriſts Workes of Supererogation and Merits, parts of Demon-Dogmes 214
Bodily Exercices and Wil-worſhip from Demon-Inſtitutes 216
Antichriſt's Purgatorie from the Philoſophers foreign 218
Plato's foreign, or Sacrifices for the Dead 219
Antichriſtian Purgatorie from the Schole of Alexandria 221
SECT. IV. Papal Primatie and Traditions from Ethnic Philoſophie.
Antichriſts Canonic Primatie an Imitamen of the Pagan 222
The Different Orders of Prieſts, Arch-Presbyters, Chorepiſcopi, Biſhops, Arch-Biſhops, Metropolitans, Primates and Patriarches in the Roman Church from the Gentile Flamens, Arch-flamens, and Proto-flamens Ib.
Hierarchie among the Pagans 223
Papal Primatie began at Alexandria, in imitation of the Philoſophers Scholes Ib.
The chief Seat of Papal Primatie at Rome, in Imitation of Pagan Hierarchie 224
The Popes Supremacie an Imitamen of the Emperors being Pontifex Maximus Ib.
Antichriſt's Character by Paul, 2 Theſ. 2.3, 4. 225
V. 3. foreign,
That Apoſtaſie 226
That Man of Sin, both Intenſively and Extenſively 226-229
That Son of Perdition 230
V. 4. Called God 231
foreign, Worſhipped, what Ib.
The Pope above the Emperor 232
foreign, to Rule, what Ib.
The King of Babylon and Tyre, alſo Antiochus, and the Roman Emperor Types of Antichriſt 233
In the Temple of God Ib.
As God, what it notes 234
Al Popiſh Traditions Doctrines of Demons 235
The Sum of Demon-Doctrines espouſed by Antichriſt 237
Table of Hebraic Words Explicated.
foreign, bidden ſenſe 76
foreign, Veſta 206
foreign, Baalim, who 104, 182
foreign, Ben, a Son, addicted 230
foreign, a kind of Prophetie 58
foreign, Pride 13
foreign, to blaſpheme 187
foreign, Inveſtigator 31
foreign, the bidden ſenſe 76
foreign, to convince of folie 31
foreign 121
foreign, to deceive 52, 101
foreign, to blaſpheme 187
foreign, wiſe, who 35
foreign, God ſave you 65
foreign, Coreſh, Cyrus 182
foreign, the practic Judgement 98
foreign, Disputation 31
foreign, vain Queſtions 74
foreign, Proprieties 120
foreign, Proverbes 35
foreign, to provoke to wrath 187
foreign, Prophetie 57
foreign, human Rites 169
foreign, Wives 211
foreign, a Scribe 42
foreign, the yoke of Law 166
foreign, Eſſence or Bodie 53
foreign, Cabala 75, 76, 117, 216
foreign, to approche for worſhip 17
foreign, Rabbi, foreign 171
foreign, the ſpirit of Prophetie 58
foreign, to deceive 52, 101
foreign, a Deſtroyer 59
foreign, to hear 118
foreign, ſound Wiſdome 85
foreign, Talmud, what 119