Defense of Scripture Ordination, Table of contents – Errata
THE Contents of the Chapters.
CHAP. I. THE Diſſenters Vindicated in their way of managing Controverſies. Calvin Vindicated. Biſhops Lordly Titles conſider'd. The Parallel between the Canons in Acts 15. and the Engliſh Canons. Pariſh-Miniſters have no Power of Diſcipline. The Waldenſes had no Superiour Biſhops, proved, 1. From their Doctrine, That Biſhops and Presbyters are the ſame. 2. From their own Teſtimony. 3. The Teſtimony of F. Paul. 4. By ſeveral Inſtances of Ordination by their Presbyters in England, before the Reformation. Of the uninterrupted Succeſſion of Biſhops. P. 1 to 45.
Chap. II. Whether the Jewiſh Church was the Firſt Eſtabliſhed Church. The Levitical Prieſt-hood no Pattern for Goſpel-Miniſters. Clemens Rom. Vindicated. Whether Jeſus Chriſt modelled His Church after the Jewiſh Pattern, or left His Church in a State of Oligarchy, as our Author ſaith. His firſt Inſtance of Ordination, from Acts 1. Conſider'd. 2. The Ordination of the Seven Deacons: They were Miniſters of Tables, not of the Word and Sacraments, prov'd from Scripture and Antiquity. Objections Anſwer'd. 3. His third Inſtance of Ordination, from Acts 9.17. conſider'd. 4. His Fourth from Acts 13.1, 2, 3. This Inſtance of Ordination by Presbyters Vindicated. The difference between Apoſtles and Prophets, as ſtated by him, conſider'd. 5. His fifth Inſtance from Acts 14.13. Examined. 6. Acts 19.6, 7. conſider'd. 7.1 Cor. 5.3, 4, 5. Vindicated. 8.1 Tim. 4.14. for Ordination by Presbyters, Vindicated. Dr. Owen Defended. The Rector unſound in the Doctrine of Juſtification. 9.1 Pet. 5.2. Vindicated. P. 45. to 99.
Chap. III. The Apoſtle left the Government of Epheſus in the Presbyters. This Eſtabliſhment prov'd to be his laſt, Divine, Perpetual. Acts 20. Explain'd. This Government never alter'd Presbyters a Divine Remedy againſt Schiſm. Superiour Biſhops not the Remedy. Timothy no Dioceſan Biſhop. An unfix'd Evangeliſt. Of the Aſian Angels, not ſo call'd from the Provincial Guardian Angels. Ignatius his Biſhop, not Dioceſan. Titus no Dioceſan Biſhop. Presbyters are Rulers. P. 99. to p. 121.
Chap. IV. The firſt Epiſtle to Timothy was written before Paul's Impriſonment at Rome. Acknowledged by the Ancients, and by the Learned Aſſerters of Epiſcopacy, Bp. Hall, Dr. Hammond, &c, deny'd by the Rhemiſts, Bp. Pearſon, &c. Paul's Journey to Macedonia, 1 Tim. 1.3. conſider'd. Jerom Vindicated. Reaſons to prove that the Firſt Epiſtle to Timothy was written before Paul's firſt Bonds. The ſecond Epiſtle written in his firſt Bonds. An Objection Anſwer'd. Acts 20.25. Conſider'd. P. 121. to p. 141.
Chap. V. Of Evangeliſts, whether they were fixed? Neg. Acts 21.8. conſider'd. Timothy and Titus unfixed. Hilarius his Account of Evangeliſt. Euſebius's Teſtimony Vindicated. Mark no fixed Evangeliſt. Chryſoſtom's Account of Evangeliſts, agreeing with Euſebius. P. 141. to p. 151.
Chap. VI. Of Pariſh-Diſcipline. Presbyters have Power of Government. 1. J. O's firſt Argument for Ordination by Presbyters, viz. the Identity of Biſhops and Presbyters acknowledged. 1 Tim. 5.17. conſider'd. 1 Tim. 1.3. doth not prove Timothy Bp. of Epheſus. Dr. Whittaker Vindicated. Ignatius's One Altar explain'd. The extent of the Church of Epheſus. An Objection Anſwer'd. Rev. 5.11. Vindicated. Dr. Lightfoot's Notion of Angel Vindicated. 2. J. O's ſecond Argument for Ordination by Presbyters, and third Argument Vindicated. Presbyters ſucceeded the Apoſtles. Ignatius and Ireneus Vindicated. More Teſtimonies to the ſame effect. P. 151. to p. 190.
ERRATA.
PAge 11. Marg. after 80. read 1. P. 12. M. for 1235. r. 1245. P. 14. M. for 5.30. r. 530. P. 26. M. f. P. 14. r. p. 13▪ 14. P. 35. l. 25. r. Pope's Caſualties. P. 46, l. 20. f. 24. r. 26. P. 53. l. 22. f. 72. r. 73. P. 63. M. f. clerios r. clericis. P. 67. l. 13. dele a. l. 15, r. reſolved. P. 87. l. 6. r. Sanhedrin. P. 89. l. 11. f. of r. at. p. 100. l. 10. f. 18. r. 28. p. 104. l. 3. r. story. p. 106. l. 31. r. Presbyters. p. 109. l. 38. r. Mal. 2.1.7. p. 111. l. 38. r. Dioceſs. p. 120. l. 7. r. 2 Cor. 2.12, 13. p. 122. l. 15. r. Gonceſſion. p. 140. l. 13. r. ye. p. 143. l. 13. r. Cretenſis. p. 148. l. 3.15. r. foreign & l. 30. p. 149. l. 15. r. foreign, p. 151. l. 22. r. Crambe. p. 153. l. 8. r. there. p. 157. l. 12. r. Apoſtle. p. 160. l. 2. f. 22. r. 2.2. l. ult. r. an. p. 172. l. 36. f. dot. r. not. p. 175. l. 8. r. Conduct.