Friendly Debate with Non-Conformist, Table of contents
A Table of the principal matters contained in this Diſcourſe.
THe occaſion of it. pag. 1.
All are not Chriſt's Miniſters who pretend to it. 2, 3.
Of powerful Preaching. 4, 5, 15.
Of spiritual Illumination. 6, &c.
The great proof of Chriſtian Religion is the Spirit. 9, 10.
Of Spiritual and Logal Preaching 11, &c.
Of the neceſſity of Good works to our juſtification. 13, 14.
Who are the moſt Soul ſearching Preachers. 16, 17, &c.
Ʋpon this occaſion Mr. Watſon's late Book of Repentance is a little examined. 20, 21, &c.
Mr. Bridges his Ten Sermons conſidered, eſpecially that about the Difference between New Teſtament ſpirit and Old Teſt. spirit. 25, 26, &c.
By what means this whole Nation came to be overrun with folly. 34
Mr. Bridges one of them that helps to continue and increaſe it. 35 unto 40.
Of Spiritual Preachers. 40. &c.
Of applying Promiſes. 43, 44, &c.
Of Experimental Preachers. 47, &c.
Fooliſh Application of Scripture 49, 51.
A Compariſon between the diſcreet Conformiſts and the mon-conformiſts. 54.
Of the Seal that ſome pretend God hath given to their Miniſtry. 55.
Who are the moſt guilty of being Time-ſervers. 57, &c.
The Annotations commonly aſcribed to the Aſſembly men ſay nothing of Sacrilege. 59, &c.
Several other inſtances of Men-pleaſing. 64.
Of forſaking Principles 66, &c.
None more guilty then they that accuſe others of it. 68 unto 79.
Of the calling of the preſent Miniſters of our Church. 79.
Of praying by the Spirit. 89 to 92.
Pretence to it hath brought Religion into contempt. 87 &c.
Concerning a Form of Prayer. 93, &c.
Of the Common Prayer. 97, &c.
That ſome things may be done concerning the Worſhip of God which he hath not expreſly commanded. 101, &c.
That the enjoyning things indifferent makes them not unlawful. 104.
All do not think our Forms of Prayer and other Orders unlawful, who ſpeak againſt them, or ſuffer others to do ſo. 110.
Of Will worſhip. 113.
None more Superſtitious then they who ſeem moſt afraid of it. 117, &c.
The reaſon men are no more affected with a good Form of Prayer. 120, &c.
A brief confutation of a new book called Nehuſhtan. 123 unto 143
Who the Non-conformiſts call dull Preachers. 13, &c.
Chriſtian Religion teaches the higheſt Morality. 145.
Of profiting by Sermons. 147, 151.
Of Chriſtian comfort. 148, 149.
All the Godly (as is pretended by ſome) are not Nonconformiſts. 152.
Nor the Generality of them. 154.
They reaſon now as they did in the late Rebellion. 159, &c.
They have not more of the Power of Godlineſs then others. 161.
S. Pauls deſcription of thoſe who have onelyonly a Form of Godlineſs. 162.
Who have the Power of it. 165.
Of keeping Days. 167, &c.
A better way of ſpending our time then in running to private Meetings, and keeping Days. 169.
How frivolouſly we are charged with Slightneſs of ſpirit. 172.
Concerning Experience, and what things are to be known by it, what not. 173, &c.
Of delighting in heavenly diſcourſe. 178, &c.
Of going to ſee a Play. 180, 184, &c.
We are not always bound to do what is beſt. 183.
A remarkable paſſage in one of Mr. Bridges's Sermons conſidered. 188, 189, &c.
Of plain Preachers. 192, 196.
Of painful Preachers. 194.
Whether Non-conformiſts be the ſtricteſt people. 198.
And the moſt ſerious people. 199, &c.
And tender-conſcienc'd. 201.
They are to be praiſed who read the Prayers devoutly. 202. &c.
Zeal carries men beyond and againſt their Reaſon. 203, 204.
A Difference to be made between one Non-conformiſt and another. 205, 206.
We ſhould be reconcil'd, if the Presbyterian Miniſters would perſwade their people to do what they can do themſelves. 208.
A brief view of their own Diſcourſes heretofore againſt ſeparation from them. 209, 210, &c.
They complain of Perſecution unjuſtly. 217, &c.
They were contented ſome Ceremonies of their ow… making ſhould be enjoyned. 220 &c.
Their own Advice about the Covenant very goo… for them to follow. 222.
The Covenant againſt the Law. 223, &c.
They had as good ſtay away as not uſe Reverence i… Divine Service. 230.
How to hear Sermons. 231.
How Non-conformists ſhould behave themſelve while they remain unſatisfied about things i… difference. 234 unto 240.