Conferences of Romish Priest Fanatic Chaplin and English Divine, Table of contents – Errata
THE CONTENTS.
First Conference, Concerning the sense of the Church of England, about the Idolatry of the Church of Rome.
THE Introduction to it page 1 An account of T. G.'s late Dialogues p. 10
Of the genuine Sons of the Church of England according to T. G. p. 11.19
Of his intention about the sense of the Church of England in this matter p. 15
Of the nature of the Testimonies produced by Dr. St. p. 20
The argument from the Homilies defended p. 22
This charge of Idolatry proved to be no heat in the beginning of the Reformation. p. 26
The argument from the Rubrick for kneeling at the Communion at large considered. p. 34
No colour for Idolatry in kneeling at the Eucharist. p. 35
T. G.'s sense of the Rubrick examined. p. 46
Of material and formal Idolatry. p. 52
How far the Real presence is held by our Church. p. 56
Bertram's Book not the same with that of Joh. Scotus. p. 63
Of the Stercoranists. p. 64
Of Impanation. p. 65
Of a Corporeal Presence. p. 68
Of B. Abbots being a Puritan. p. 74
How far the Church of Rome is chargeable with Idolatry. p. 79
Mr. Thorndike vindicated from suspicion of Popery by a M S. of his own writing here published. p. 85
Arch-Bishop Whitgifts Testimony cleared. p. 93
Of the distinction between parts and circumstances of Worship. p. 100
How far the charge of Idolatry is agreeable to the Articles of our Church. p. 103
Second Conference, About the Consequences of the Charge of Idolatry. p. 113
THE Introduction, concerning the restauration of Learning, being the true occasion of the Reformation. p. 115
Of the validity of Ordination on supposition of the charge of Idolatry. p. 121
Authority goes along with the power of Orders by the principles of the Roman Church. p. 125
Of the indelible Character. p. 129
The distinction between the power of Order and Jurisdiction examined. p. 134
Of excommunication ipso facto on the charge of Idolatry. p. 141
Dr. St. proved to have no design to undermine the Church of England. p. 145
The design of his Irenicum cleared. p. 148
How far the Being of a Church and the possibility of salvation consistent with the charge of Idolatry. p. 151
A large Testimony of B. Sanderson's to that purpose. p. 153
No necessity of assigning a distinct Church in all Ages. p. 158
No obligation to Communion with the Roman Church. p. 161
No parity of reason in separating from the Church of England, and in her separation from Rome. p. 168
A passage in the Irenicum cleared. p. 170
How far Idolatry consistent with owning the fundamental Articles of Faith. p. 175
T.G.'s shuffling about the sense of the second Commandment. p. 186
Third Conference, About the Nature of Idolatry. p. 195
AN abstract of the Design of Dr. St.'s general Discourse of the Nature of Idolatry. p. 196
Of the manner of T. G.'s answering it. p. 200
The postulata granted by him. p. 203
Many material omissions in T. G.'s Answer. p. 205
Of the Patronus Bonae Fidei and the service he doth the Papists. p. 208
The disparity between bowing towards the Altar and the Worship of Images at large cleared. p. 211
Of the difference between Reverence to sacred Places and Worship of Images. p. 215
The arguments of the Patronus Bonae Fidei, against bowing towards the Altar, answered. p. 222
The supposition of Transubstantiation doth not make it more reasonable. p. 227
Of Idolatry in the nature of the thing. p. 233
Of the Sinfulness of Idolatry antecedently to a positive Law. p. 235
T. G.'s principles justifie the Worship of God in any Creature. p. 242
Relative Worship condemned by the Primitive Church. p. 248
As great danger in the worship of Images as of Gods Creatures. p. 252
T. G.'s trifling about Meletetiques and Mystical Theology. p. 255
The incongruity of Worshipping Christ by a Crucifix. p. 257
Of the Nature and Kinds of Certainty. p. 258
Why the certainty of Religion called Moral. p. 265
Several sorts of Certainty of the Christian Faith. p. 266
Of the impossibility of falshood in it. p. 268
Dr. St.'s charge of Idolatry reaches to definitions of Councils and practises generally allowed. p. 270
The parallel about bowing towards the Altar, farther answered. p. 273
His Fidelity in citations justified against T. G.'s cavils. p. 276
The citation of Lugo defended. p. 277
The parallel between Reverence to sacred places and things, and the Worship of Images fully disproved. p. 284
The Citation of Greg. Nyssen entred upon. p. 286
The parallel between the Arian and Romish Idolatry defended. p. 288
T. G.'s exceptions against it answered. p. 293
Greg. Nyssen's Testimony cleared. p. 303
The difference of the practice of Invocation of Saints in the Church of Rome, from the addresses in the fourth Century shewed in several particulars. p. 306
T. G.'s answer to the Council of Laodicea examined. p. 314
The testimony of Arnobius rightly cited by Dr. St. p. 325
Of relative Latria being given to Images. p. 327
Of inferiour Worship as distinct from Latria, and neither of them shewed to clear the Church of Rome from Idolatry. p. 337
Fourth Conference, About the Parallel between the Heathen and Romish Idolatry. p. 349
T. G.'s notion of Heathen Idolatry. p. 350
How far Jupiter's being the Supreme God relates to the main Controversie. p. 351
In what sense Jupiter might be called an Unknown God. p. 354
S. Augustin makes the true God to be truly worshipped by the Athenians. p. 357
T. G.'s exceptions answered. p. 359
The distinction between Jupiter of Greet, and the supreme Jupiter. p. 365
The place of Rom. 1.19, 20. not answered by T. G. p. 369
Aquinas his Testimony cleared. p. 371
The state of the Controversie about the Fathers. p. 373
Justin Martyr no friend to T. G.'s hypothesis. p. 377
Athenagoras at large cleared. p. 379
A threefold Jupiter among the Fathers. p. 380
Theophilus Antiochenus not to T. G.'s purpose. p. 387
Tertullian vindicated. p. 388
Clemens Alexandrinus. p. 400
Minucius Felix. p. 405
Other Testimonies rejected as impertinent. p. 415
T. G.'s Accounts of Heathen Idolatry examined. p. 419
First, In taking their Images for Gods, at large disproved. p. 420
(2.) In worshipping many false Gods, that likewise disproved. p. 429
T. G.'s arguments answered. p. 431
The absurd consequences of this notion of Heathen Idolatry. p. 440
T. G.'s pittiful evasions as to the modern Idolaters. p. 443
(3.) In worshipping the Creatures instead of God; the Nature of that Idolatry enquired into. p. 457
Worshipping the Creatures with respect to God as Soul of the world, justifiable on the the same grounds with adoration of the Host. p. 461
Why it is Idolatry to give all external worship to the Creatures. p. 467
A twofold hypothesis of Heathen Idolatry. p. 470
The parallel as to the Church of Rome defended. p. 473
Of Appropriate Acts of Divine Worship. p. 478
What errour of judgement the act of Idolatry implyes. p. 491
Lugo's Testimony cleared. p. 495
Whether the Church hath power to discriminate Acts of Worship? p. 499
How far circumstances discriminate Acts of Civil and Religious Worship? p. 501
Whether the Church of Rome doth appropriate any Act of external adoration to God. p. 522
That the very Sacrifice of the Mass is offered in honour of Gods Creatures, and consequently is not appropriated to the honour of God. p. 526
Dr. St. doth not differ from the Divines of the Church of England about the Sacrifice of the Mass. p. 540
How far the Sacrifice of the Mass may be said to be the Act of the People. p. 542
ERRATA.
PAge 108. Line 11. dele not. p. 161. l. 21. dele not. p. 215. l. 7. r. savouring. p. 232. l. 13. r. declares. p. 234. l. 4. r. as so Sacred. p. 246. l. 15. for no, r. do. p. 261. l. 4. for not so, r. so. p. 308. l. 17. for Fallo, r. Fullo. p. 319. l. 1. for Idolatry, r. Idolaters. p. 334. l. 7. for I not, r. I do not. p. 511. l. 5, 6. for matters, r. matter.