The Due Right of Presbyteries, Table of contents – Errata
A Table of the Contents of this Book.
A Company of believers professing the truth and meeting in one place every Lords day, for the worshipping of God, is not the visible Church endued with ministeriall power. p. 1. 2, 3. & seq.
The keys of the Kingdome of Heaven are not committed to the Church of Believers destitute of Elders, p. 7, 8.
The keys are given to Stewards by office, p. 13, 14, seq.
The places, Mat. 18. and Mat. 16. fully discussed, by evidence of the text, and testimonies of fathers, and modern writers, p. 14, 15, 16, 17. seq.
Power ministeriall of forgiving sins, belongeth not to private Christians, as M. Robinson, and Others imagine, p. 20. 21. seq
Private Christians, by no warrant of Gods Word, not in office, can be publick persons warrantably exercising judiciall acts of the keys, p. 26, 27, 28. & seq.
Who so holdeth this, cannot decline the meere popular government of Morellius, and others, p. 28.
These who have the ministeriall power by office, are not the Church builded on the Rock, p. 29.
The place Col. 4. 17. say to Archippus, discussed, p. 26, 27.
The keys not given to as many, as the Gospell is given unto; as Mr. Robinson saith. p. 28, 29. seq.
There is a Church-assembly judging, excluding the people as judges, though not as hearers and consenters, p. 32. 33.
Reasons why our Brethren of New England allow of Church-censures to the people, examined, p. 33, 34, 35, 36.
There is no necessity of the personall presence of all the Church in all the acts of Church censu…es, p 36, 37. seq.
The place, 1 Cor. 5. expounded, p 36, 37, 38.
How farre Lictors may execute the sentence that is given out, without their conscience and knowledge, p. 41. 42. seq.
A speculative doubt …nent the act, maketh not a doubting conscience, but onelyonly a practicall doubt anent the Law, p. 43.
Ignorance vincible and invincible, the former may bee a question of fact, the latter is never a question of Law. p. 43, 44, 45.
The command of superiors cannot remove a doubting conscience, p. 45, 46.
The conscience of a judge, as a man, and as a judge, not one and the same, p. 46, 47.
The people of the Jewes not judges, as Ainsworth supposeth, p. 48, 49.
That there is under the New Testament, a provinciall and nationall Church, p. 50. 51. seq.
A diocesian Church farre different from a provinciall Church, p. 52, 53.
The place, Acts 1. 21. proveth the power of a visible catholick Church, p. 54, 55.
The equity and necessity of a Catholick visible Church, p. 55. 56, 57, 58.
How the Catholick Church is visible, p. 58, 59.
The Jewish and Christian Churches were of one and the same visible constitution, p. 60, 61, 62.
The Iewish Church was a congregationall Church, p. 61. 62. seq.
Excommunication in the Iewish Church, p. 62. 63, 64, 65.
Separation from the Jewish, and the true Christian Churches both alike unlawfull, p. 68. 69.
The Iewish civil state and the Church different, p. 68. 69, 17.
Separation from the Church for the want of some ordinances how far lawfull, p. 71, 72, 73.
A compleat power of excommunication how in a Congregation, and how not, p. 76. 77.
How all are to joyne themselves to some visible Church. p. 78. 79, 80.
The place, 1 Cor. 5. 12 considered, p. 80.
That all without are not to be understood of all without the lists of a parishionall Church, ibid & 81. 82.
That persons are not entered members of the visible Church, by a Church-covenant, p. 83, 84, 85, 86, 87. seq.
That there is no warrant in Gods word, for any such covenant, ibid. in seq.
The manner of entering in Church state in New England, p. 91. 92.
The place, Act. 2, 37, 38. is not for a Church-covenant. ibid.
The ancient Church knew no such Church-Covenant, p. 97. 98.
No Church-Covenant in England, p. 98. 99.
Nor of old, the places Genes. 17. 7. Exod, 19. 5. Acts 7. 38. favour not the Church-Covenant, p. 100. 101, 102.
Nor Deut. 29. 10. p. 104, 105. seq.
The exposition of Deut. 29. given by our Brethren favours much the glosse of Arminians and Socinians, not a Church-Covenant, p. 102. 103. 104. 105.
A Church-covenant not the essentiall forme of a visible Church, p. 123, 124.
The place, 2 Chro. 9. 15. 2 Chro. 30. 8. speak not for a Church-covenant. p. 111. 112.
Nor doth Nehemiahs Covenant ch. 10. plead for it, the place of Esai. 56. alledged for the Church-covenant discussed, p. 112. 113.
The place Ezech. 20. 27. considered. p 114. 115.
And the place, Jer. 50. 5. p 115. 116.
And the place, Esay 44. 5. p 116. 117.
The place, 2 Cor. 11. 2. violently handled to speak for this Church-covenant, p 118. 119. seq.
A passage of Iustine Martyr, with the ancient custome of baptizing, vindicated, p. 121.
John Baptists baptising vindicated, p. 121.
The place Acts 5. and of the rest durst no man joyne himselfe to them, &c. wronged and put under the Arminian glosse, p. 123. 124.
The pretended mariage betwixt the Pastor and the Church, no ground of a Church-covenant, and is a popish error, p. 127. 128.
Power of election of Pastors not essentiall to a Pastor all relation, p. 128, 129.
It is lawfull to sweare a platforme of a confession of faith, p. 130, 131, 132. seq.
Our Brethren and the Arminian arguments on the contrary are dissolved, p. 136, 137, 138.
Pastors and Doctors how differenced, p. 140.
Of ruling Elders, p. 141. 142.
And the place, 1 Tim. 5. 17. farther considered, the place 1 Tim. 5. 17. Elders that rule well examined, p. 141, 142, 143. especially, 144, 145. seq.
Arguments against ruling Elders answered, p. 152. 18. seq.
The places, 1 Cor. 12. 18. Rom. 12. 8 discussed and vindicated p. 154. 155, 156, 157. seq.
Of Deacons, p. 159. 160. seq.
The place Acts 6. for Deacons discussed, p. 161. 162.
The Magistrate no Deacon, p. 161, 162.
Deacons instituted, p. 163. 164. seq.
Deacons are not to preach and Baptize, p. 165, 166. seq.
Os Widdowes, p. 172. 173, 174.
How the Church is before the Ministery, and the Minestery before the Church, p. 175 176, 177.
The Keys and power of ordaining Officers not committed to the Church of believers destitute of Elders, p. 180. 181. 182.
Robinsons reasons on the contrary, siding with Arminians and Socinians, (who evert the necessity of a Ministery) are dissolved, p. 182. 183.
No Ordination of Elders by a Church of onelyonly Believers, but by Elders, in a constituted Church, p. 184. 185. seq.
Ordination and Election differ, ibidm
Corrupt rites of the Romish Church added to ordination destroy not the nature of Ordination, though such an Ordination be unlawfull yet is not invalid and null, p 186. 187, 188.
The various opinions of Romanists anent Ordination, ibid.
Election may stand for Ordination, in case of necessity, p. 187.
Of the succession of Pastors to Pastors, p. 185. 186.
Calling of Pastors seems by our Brethrens way not necessary, p. 200
Arguments for Ordination of Elders by a Church of onelyonly Believers dissolved, p. 189. 190, 191 seq.
Believers, because not the successors of the Apostles, have not power of Ordination, p. 192. 193, 194. seq.
The Keys, by no warrant of Gods word, are given to Pastors as Pastors, according to the Doctrine of our Brethren, p. 197. seq.
They side with Sociaians who ascribe Ordination to sole Believers, p. 200.
Election belongeth to the people, p. 201. 202. seq.
In the ancient Church this was constantly taught, till Papists did violate Gods Ordinance, p. 203.
Election of a Pastor not essentiall to his calli…g, p. 205.
The calling of Luther how ordinary, and how extraordinary, p. 205, 206, 207. seq.
The essence of a valid calling, p. 208. 209.
How it may be proved by humane testimonies that the now visible Church hath been a visible Church since the dayes of the Apostles, p. 229. 230. & seq.
Since the long continuance of the Waldenses, p. 235, 236. seq.
A calling frow the Papists Church as valid, as Baptisme from the same Church, p. 237, 238. seq.
Robinsons arguments are removed, p. 239. 240.
Of addition of members to the Church, p. 241.
What sort of Professors, whether true or seeming believers doe essentially constitute a visible Church; divers considerable distinctions anent a visible Church, p. ib. 242. 243, seq.
The invisible, not the visible Church the prime subject of the Covenant of grace, and of all the priviledges due to the Church, and of all title, claime and interest in Jesus Christ, and how by the contrary doctrine our brethren imprudently fall into a grosse poynt of Arminianisme, p. 244. 245, 246, 247, 248. seq.
The invisible Church hath properly right to the seales of the Covenant, our brethren in this poynt joyne with Papists whom otherwise they sincerely hate, p. 242, 205, 251. seq.
What sort of profession doth constitute a visible Church p. 356.
That Christ hath provided no Pastors as Pastors, for converting of soules and planting visible Churches, is holden by our Brethren, p. 256.
The arguments of our brethren for a pretended Church of visible Saints, not only in profession, but also in some measure of truth and sincerity, as the author saith, are disolved, The way of the Churches of Christ in New England, c. 3. sect. 3p. 256. 257, 258.
Robinsons arguments at length are discussed, p. 268. 269, seq
The Lords adding to the Church invisible, no rule for our adding, p. 256.
The places Mat 22. & Mat. 13 of the man without his wedding garment comming to the feast, and of the t…res in the Lords Field discussed, p. 261, 262. 263.
The typical Temple no ground for this pretended visible Church p. 263, 264.
Nor the place, 2 Tim. 3. 5. p. 261.
Nor Rev. 22. 15. without are Dogs, p. 267. 268.
And of diverse other places and persons at length, in seq.
Ordinary and prosessed hearing is Church-Communion, p. 268, 269, 270 & seq.
Excommunicated persons not wholy cut off from the visible Church, p. 272, 273, 274 seq.
Sundry distinctions thereanent collected out of the Fathers and Schoolemen, p. 277, 278, 279, 282.
Some Separatists deny that the regenerated can be excommunicated, as Robinson; some say onelyonly the Regenerated are capable of excommunication, as Peter Coachman, p 279, 280, 281.
Of the diverse sorts of excommunication and the power thereof p. 282, 283, 295.
The reason why Papists debar not the excommunicated from hearing the word, p. 275, 276.
How the Seals are due to the visible Church, only in foro Ecclesiastico properly, p. 281.
In what diverse considerations the word preached is a note of the visible Church, p. 283, 284. seq.
The difference betwixt nota and signum, p. 301.
And nota actu primo & notificativa, and nota actu secundo, and notificans, p. 285.
Arguments of Robinson and others answered, p. 286. 287.
Whether discipline be a note of the true church, diverse distinctions thereanent, p. 287, 288.
The order of Gods publick worship, p. 228.
Of the Communion of the visible Catholik Church, p. 289, 290.
The Ministery and Ordinances are given principally to the guides of the Catholick Church, and to, and for the Catholick Church, p. 289, 290, 291.
And not to a Congregation only, ibid 292.
Congregations are parts of a Presbyteriall Church, p. 293, 294.
Christ principally the head of the Catholick Church and secondarily a Spouse, Head, Lord, King of a praticular Congregation, p. 295.
The excommunicated is east out of the Catholick visible Church p. 295, 296.
A sister Congregation doth not excommunicate consequenter only, but antecedenter also, p. 297.
How Presbyteriall Churches excommunicate not by power derived from the Catholick visible Church, p. 299, 300.
Of the power of the Catholick visible Church, p. 300, 301.
A Congregation in a remote Ile hath power of Jurisdiction, p. 302.
A Presbyteriall Church is the first and principall subject of the Ordinary power of Jurisdiction, p. 302, 303.
What power generall councells have and how necessary, p. 304.
Power of excommunication not in a single Congregation consociated with other Churches, p. 205, 206.
Synods or councels occasionall, rather then ordinary, p. 307.
A Congregational Church, how it is by divine right, p. 307. 308
Tell the Church, Mat. 18. not restrained to a single Congregation only, p. 310, 311.
The place (Mat. 18. 17. Tell the Church) considered, p. 310, 311, 312, 313, seq.
An appeale from a Church that hath lawful power, p. 315.
A representative Church, p. 316.
The power of a single Congregation, p 320, 321, 322.
Matthew 18. Tell the Church, establisheth a Church Court, p. 322, 323, 324.
What relation of Eldership do the members of the classicall Presbytery beare to the whole Presbyteriall Church, and to all the congregations thereof, p. 325, 326, 327, 328 329, & seq.
They have power of governing all Congregations in those bounds, and not power of Pastorall teaching in every one of them, ibidem
Oncrousnesse of ruling many Churches, whereof the Elders of the classicall Presbytery are not Pastors, no more then the onerousnesse of advising that is incumbent to sister Churches, p. 331, 332, 333.
The power of Presbyteries Auxiliary, not destructive to the power of Congregations, p 334. 335.
A Church-congregationall within a Church Presbyteriall, p. 336, 337, 338.
Entire power of government in one Congregationall Church against nature and the order of grace, p. 340, 341.
A Nationall Church no Iudaisme, but Christian, p. 342, 343.
How Pastors are Pastors in relation to these Congregations, p. 344, 345.
And Churches whereof they are not proper Pastors, p. 344, 345, 346.
The place, 1 Cor. 5. considered, if it can prove that all the multitude have an interest of presence in all acts of Iurisdiction, p. 348, 349, 350.
The place Acts 15. for a lawfull Synod considered at length, Acts 15. p. 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362. & seq.
All the requisites of a juridicall Synod here, p. 355, 366, 357.
The Apostles did not act in this Synod, as Apostles, p. 358, 359, 360. 361, 362, & seq. 368. 369, 370.
The power of this Synod not doctrinall onelyonly, but also juridicall, p. 365, 366, 367.
The Church Acts 15. 22. seemeth to be a Synodicall Church, p. 346, 347.
If the Apostles as infallible did reason in this Synod, p. 371, 372.
How the Holy Ghost is in all lawfull Synods, p. 373, 374.
And what Holy Ghost is meant, ibidem
This Synod not a company of counsellors, p. 382, 383, 384.
Church power intrinsecally in every part of the Church and not derived either by ascending or descending, p. 383, 384.
Which is the first Church, and five necessary distinctions, thereanent, p. 384, 385, 386.
Presbyteriall government warranted by the light of nature, p. 386, 387.
Power of censures in this Synod, p. 388, 389, seq.
Acts of this Synod could not have been performed by any one man, p. 387, 390, 391. 393.
Reasons proving that the Apostles acted in this Synod as Apostles, are removed, p. 391, 392, 323.
A power to act Church-acts cannot want a power of censuring the contraveners, p. 396.
How the decrees Acts 15. bind all the Churches, p. 398, 399.
What was in question Acts 15. p 403, 404.
The Apostles proceeding by way of disputing not by apostolick infallibility in this Synod, p. 406, 407. seq.
The question Acts 15. a Church question, p. 410, 411.
The synagogue of the Iewes a compleat Church though all the Ordinances of God were not there, p. 414, 415.
The power of an Oecumenick Synod above a nationall Church, what it is, p. 416, 417, 418.
There is a visible Catholick Church, 1 Cor. 12. p. 418, 419, 420.
The Church of Herusalem was a Presbyteriall Church, p. 425 427, 428.
The Church of Jerusalem an ordinary Christian Church, p. 429, 430, 431, 432.
A presbyteriall Church after the dispersion, p 438, 439.
The Apostles exercised acts of a classicall presbytery as ordinary Elders, Acts 6. p. 440. 444. seq.
The seales not to be denied to approved professors, though they be not members of a parishionall Church, p. 185, 186 seq.
Whether the invisible or visible Church hath right to the Seales, p. 188.
The visible Church of the Jewes, and the visible Church of the Gentiles of one and the same nature and essentiall constitution, p. 190, 191, 162.
Whether for every sinne of ignorance there was need of a sacrifice, p. 191.
Arguments to prove that only members of a parishionall Church are capable of the seales dissolved, p. 192.
No strong hand of providence, such as necessary absence from the congregation, as traffiquing, but only morallimpediments maketh men uncapable of the Seales, p. 197, 198.
The place, 1 Cor. 5, 12. concerning these who ore without, again discussed, p. 200, 201.
Pastors doe warrantably performe pastorall acts in other congregations, then their own, p. 204, 205. seq.
The place, Acts 20. 28. discussed. p. 206, 207.
The congregation make and unmake Pastors, by our Brethrens Doctrine ex opere operato, 207, & seq.
Arguments of our Brethren hereanent dissolved, p. 208.
That persons are received into the visible Church by Baptisme, diverse distinctions hereanent, p. 210, 211, 212, 213.
The efficacy of the Sacraments handled, p. 202.
A fourefold consideration of Sacraments, p. 212, 213.
The error of Papists making Sacraments physicall instruments, the error of Arminians, Socinians and of our Brethren, making them naked signes, p. 212. 213.
Of Sacramentall grace, p. 214.
Arguments of our Brethren removed, p. 605. 606 607.
The mind of Socinians, the difference of a Sacrament and a civill seale most considerable, p. 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220.
In what case separation is lawfull, p. 221.
Fundamentalls, p. 221.Fundamentalls
Of fundamentals, superstructures circa fundamentalia, things about the foundation, p. 221, 222.
Matters of Faith, and poynts fundamentall different, p. 222.
Ignorance of Gods matters have a threefold consideration, p. 222, 223.
Ignorance of fundamentals, ibidem
Knowledge of fundamentals how necessary, p. 223.
What are fundamentall poynts, p. 223.
How Iewes nnd Papists have all fundamentals, and how not, p. 230, 231.
The error of Papists hereanent, that the Churches determination maketh fundamentals, p. 224.
Nine considerable distinctions anent fundamental poynts, containing diverse things anent fundamentals, p. 224, 225. & seq.
Our Brethren ignorant of the nature of a visible Church, p. 231, 232.
Neither believing, nor unbelieving essentiall to the visible Church, ibidem
Robinsons arguments for separation found light and empty, p. 232. 233. seq.
The place 2 Cor. 6. 14. fully vindicated, p. 233, 234. seq.
By evidence of the place, fathers and protestant divines, ibid.
The place Iohn 17 6, 7, 8. fully vindicated, Robinson his interpretation borrowed from Arminius, and other places and reasons discussed at length, p. 246, 247, 248. seq.
Eight distinctions anent separation, p. 253, 254, & seq.
Infants of visible professors are to be baptized, p. 255, 256 seq.
Arguments on the contrary dissolved, ibid.
What right to baptisme the child hath from parents, p. 257 seq.
Conversion of soules an Ordinary fruit of a sent Ministery, p. 266, 267, 268. seq.
Rom. 10. 14. how shall they preach except they be sent, diseussed, diverse sending acknowledged by our brethren, p. 269. seq.
No warrant for the preaching of gifted personsnot called by the Church in a constituted Church, Six distinctions thereanent, p. 272, 273. seq.
Socinians deny the necessity of a sent Minister, p. 271.
Robinson expoundeth the place Rom. 10, 14. as Socinians do ibid. & 275 276, 277, 278.
Robinsons arguments for preaching of unofficed Prophets, answered, as from Eldad and Medad, p. 281, 282.
And 2 Chro. 17. 7. from the Hebrew Text and R. Jarchi Salomon his exposition cleared, p. 282, 283.
And Jehoshaphat his Sermon, how Kings may exhort, p. 284, 285.
That Christs disciples before his Resurrection and the seventy disciples were not unofficed preachers, p. 286, 287.
And other places, p. 290.
As Joh. 4. 28. Luk. 8. 39. Act. 8. 1, 2. 3. p. 291. 292, 293. seq.
And 1 Pet. 4, 10. 11. Rev. 11. 3. Rev. 14. 6. fully vindicated, p. 294, 295, 296, 297.
That there be no ground for unofficed Prophets, 1 Cor. 14, p. 297, 298, 299. seq.
The place Heb. 5. 11. vindicated all objections from 1 Cor. 14. of Robinson, particularly discussed, and found empty and most weake, p. 297, 298, 299, seq.
Mr. Coachmans arguments dissolved, p. 305, 306, 307. seq.
The way of Church judging in independent congregations examined, p. 308, 309.
That there be no peculiar authority in the Eldership, for which Authority of Elders.they can be said to be over the people in the Lord, according to the doctrin of independency of Churches, and their six ways of the Elders authority confuted, p. 311, 312, 313, 314, 315. seq.
That independency doth evert communion of sister-Churches, and their seven wayes of Churches-communion refuted from their own grounds, p. 324, 325, 326. seq.
The divine right of Synods, Ten distructions thereanent, p. 331, 332. seq.
The desinition of a generall or Oecumenick Synod, p. 332. 333
The place Acts 15 farther considered, p. 334, 335.
Synods necessary by natures Law, p. 336.
Papists no friends to councells, p. 336, 337, 338. seq. 340, 341.
Three ways of communion of sister-Churches according to the doctrin of independent Churches confuted, p. 346, 347. seq.
How the magistrate hath power to compell persons to the profession of the truth, p. 352, 373. seq.
Six distinctions thereanent, 2 part. p. 352, 353.
The Magistrates power over a people Baptized, and over Pagans Magistrats power in matters Ecclesiasticall.who never heard of Christ, in this poynt of Coaction to profession, not alike, p. 353, 354, 355.
The magistrates compelling power terminated upon the externall act, not upon the manner of doing, sincerely, or hypocritically, p. 355, 356.
The magistrates power over hereticks, with sundry distinctions thereanent, p. 356, 357, 358. seq.
Socinians judgement and Arminians hereanent, p. 359, 360,
A farther consideration of compelling, or tolerating diverse Religions, p. 361, 362.
Some indirect forcing lawfull, p 362.
Erroneous opinions concerning God and his worship though not in Fundamentalls censurable, p 363 364.
Diverse non Fundamentalls are to be believed with certainty of Faith, and the non-believing of them are si…nes punishable, p. 365. 366 367 seq.
Arguments on the contrary dissolved and the place Philip. 3. 15. cleared, p 316. & seq.
How an erring conscience obligeth, p. 378, 379, 380, 381 seq.
Arguments on the contrary answered, p. 383, 384. seq.
The Princes power in Church affairs; Ten distinctions thereanent, p. 391, 392. 393.
How the Magistrate is a member of the Church, p. 392, 393.
The Prince, by his Royall Office, hath a speciall hand in Church-affaires. p 393, 394.
The intrinsecall end of the Prince is a supernaturall good to be procured by the Sword and a coactive power, and not only the externall peace of the State, Spalato resuted, p 396, 397, 398. seq.
How the Magistrate is subordinate to Christs mediatory Kingdome, p 402, 403, 404, seq.
The ordinary power of the Prince is not Synodicall teaching, or making Church-Lawes, p. 403, 404, 405, 406. seq.
The influence of the Princes civill power in Church-Canons, p. 409. 410, 411 seq.
The government of the visible Church spirituall, and not a formall part of the Magistrates Office, p. 417, 418. seq.
The power of Ordination and Deprivation not a part of the Magistrates Office, p. 427, 428. seq.
Instances from David, Salomon, Ezechiah, &c. answered, and our Doctrine and Iesuites differenced, p. 438, 439. seq.
Difference betwixt the Princes commanding Church-duties, and the Churches commanding these same, p. 417, 418, seq.
The Kings ordinary power to make Church-Lawes examined, p. 438, 439, 440. seq.
The intrinsecall end of the Magistrate a supernaturall good, p. 442, 443, 446, 447, 448.
The Popes pretended power over Kings, protestants contrary to to Papists herein, what ever the author or Popish libeller of the survey, and the night-Author of Treason Lysimachus Nicanor say on the contrary, p. 449, 450, 451, 452. seq.
The way of Reformation of Congregations in England, according to the independent way, examined, p. 457, 458.
The originall of Church-Patronages, p. 459.
And how unwarrantable by Gods Word, p. 462, 463.
Other wayes of Reformation of England according to the way of independent Churches modestly considered, as about maintenance of Ministers, and replanting of visible Churches there, p. 464, 465, 466. seq.
Errata.
THe Author could not attend the Presse, therefore pardon errors of the Printing; Observe, that the Author was necessitated to make some occasionall addition to the mids of this Treatise which occasioned-variation of the Figures of the Pages, and therefore stumble not, that when the Booke commeth to page 484 the next page not observing due order, is page 185. 186 and so forth to the end of the Treatise, page 60. title of the page 60, &c. page 61, 62. 64. dele not; and for, not of the same essentiall frame, &c. read of the same essentiall frame, &c. page 484, line 22, Churches their persecution, read Churches through their persecution, for page 229 read 209. for page 259. read 269. for. p. 484. r. p. 498.