Golden Apples, Table of contents – Errata
A Table Of the Queſtions, and Caſes of Conſcience that are reſolved in this Book.
Queſt. WHence do Diſcords and Diviſions ariſe? pag. 1.
Queſt. What doth the word Schiſm ſignifie? 3
Queſt. What is Schiſm? ib.
Queſt. Whence doth Schiſm proceed? 4
Queſt. How many ſorts of contentions are there? p. 5
Queſt. What are the cauſes of contentions? 6
Qu. What are the ſinful effects of contentions about worldly things, and how are they diſcovered? 8
Qu. What are the effects of contentions about religious matters? 9
Queſt. What are the aggravations of the ſin of diſcord? 10
Q. How may Schiſms be divided? 11
Queſt. What makes Diviſions? 13
Queſt. Whence elſe proceed Diviſions? 16
Quest. What are the effects of Church-diviſions, eſpecially in the Miniſtry? 17
Queſt. What ſhould people do when Miniſters and Profeſſors are divided? 18
Queſt. Why is unity amongſt them ſo neceſſary? 19
Quest. Seeing God hath promiſed his people one heart, and one way, and Chriſt hath pray'd for it, how comes it that there are ſo many breaches amongſt the godly? 22
Q. What means may prevent and heal diviſions in the Church? 24
Qu. What are the remedies of Diviſions? 27
Qu. What wil preſerve unity in the Church and prevent Schiſm? 32
Q. How may Diviſions amongſt the godly be prevented or healed? 34
Qu. Why are Diviſions in Church or State ſo dangerous? 35
Qu. Why are they deſtructive to States, Cities and Families? 37
Qu. What other miſchief proceeds from Church-diviſions? 40
Q. What ſorts of diſcontented perſons nouriſh our diviſions? 42
Qu. What may provoke us to endeavour after unity? 44
Qu. What means may be uſed to procure unity and peace? 46
Q. Whether Magiſtrates may meddle with mens conſciences? 49
Qu. How may Schiſms be diſtinguiſhed? 50
Queſt. What concluſions may be laid down about ſeparation? 51
Qu. If wicked perſons continue in Church-ſociety, is that not a ſufficient ground of ſeparation? 52
Q. Doth not fellowſhip with wicked men in the Ordinances make them ineffectual? ib.
Obj. But a little leaven, leaveneth the whole lump? 53
Obj. But Paul ſaith, being many we are one bread? ibid.
Obj. But we cannot do the duties commanded, Mat. 18.15, &c. if we continue in ſuch a Church? may we not then ſeparate? 54
Qu. Should we not deſire communion with the pureſt Churches? 55
Qu. How elſe may Schiſme be defined? 56
Qu. May we not ſeparate from a Church for corruptions in it, though they be not in fundamentals? 58
Qu. How may this be proved? 59
Qu. How may we prevent ſeduction by Schiſmaticks? 60
Qu. How doth the common enemy inſtil poiſon into the people to make, & foment our diviſions? 61
Qu. How may theſe be prevented? 62
Qu. Theſe are Old Teſtament examples? and thoſe Kings were types of Chriſt: but now Gods people are a willing people therfore not under any Coertion? 64
Q. Doth it not abridg, and anul that liberty which ſhould be indulged to the conſciences of men? 68
Qu. What are the beſt meanes to be uſed by Magiſtrates in theſe ſeducing and ſeduced times? 71
Qu. Is not perſecution for the cauſe of conſcience againſt the doctrine of Chriſt? 73
Qu. Chriſt commands to let the tares grow with the wheat till the harveſt? 75
Obj. Chriſt would have the blinde let alone till they fall into the ditch? 76
Obj. Chriſt blames his Diſciples that would have fire from heaven to conſume the Samaritans, &c. ib.
Obj. But the Prophets foretold that carnal weapons ſhould ceaſe in the times of the Goſpel, &c. 77
Obj. Famous Princes have ſpoken againſt conſtraint in matters of Religion? 79
Obj. Many ancient Writers have written againſt it? 80
Obj. But its no prejudice to the Common-wealth, if liberty of conſcience be granted to them that truly fear God? 84
Qu. What other remedies may we uſe againſt infection by ſeducers? ib.
Qu. How do Seducers bring in and diſperſe their errors? 85
Qu. VVhy doth Chriſt ſuffer ſuch deceivers in the Church? 86
Qu. What motives do ſeducers uſually make uſe of? ib.
Qu. How elſe may it appear that Magiſtrates may puniſh an obſtinate Heretick with de th? 87
Qu. What danger is there in tollerating hereſie, and hereticks. 88
Qu. What rules are Magiſtrates to obſerve in tollerating ſmaller errors? 90
Obj. But we ſee that the States of the united Provinces allow diverſity of Religions? 91
Qu. How elſe will it appear that Schiſms, Hereſies, and errors are ſo dangerous? 92
Obj. But a Tolleration of all Religions would be a means to cure all diſſentions? 95
Qu. VVhence is it that Hereſies & Schiſms eat up the power of godlineſs? 98
Q. Whence is it that hereſies & errors are of ſo ſpreading a nature? 99
Qu. How then may we prevent being enſnared by them? 107
Qu. Seeing the Angel of the Church of Epheſus is commended for not bearing with them which are evill, who are thoſe evil ones that muſt not be tollerated? 110
Qu. VVhat doth not bearing with them import? 111
Qu. VVhy ſhould ſuch perſons be ſo ſeverely dealt with? 112
Obj. But love beareth all things? 116
Obj. But Chriſt ſaith, let both grow together till the harveſt? 118
Qu. Upon what account may a man be accounted a falſe prophet, or a falſe Teacher? 119
Qu. VVhat may be conſidered about Hereſies? 122
Qu. How manifold is Hereſie? 123
Qu. What is ſimple Hereſie? ib.
Qu. What is complicate Hereſie? ib.
Qu. VVhether may any of theſe be capitally puniſhed by the Civil Magiſtrate? 124
Qu. How will it further appeare that there is ſo much danger in tollerating Hereticks? 126
Qu. VVhat then is incumbent upon Magiſtrates to do againſt them? 129
Obj. But would you have us puniſh them when many of them are godly perſons? 131
Qu. How come Hereſies that are ſo deſtructive to be ſo prevalent? ib.
Qu. How will it further appeare that errors, and Hereſies are ſo dangerous? 137
Qu. What dangerous errors, and Hereſies are now divulged? 146
Qu. VVhat muſt Magiſtrates do in ſuch caſes? 149
Qu. What muſt private Chriſtians do to prevent infection in ſuch times? 151
Qu. Whether are Anabaptists Hereticks? 153
Qu. Whether are Arminians Hereticks? ib.
Qu. Whether are Lutherans Hereticks? 154
Qu. Whether are Hereticks to be puniſhed by the Civil Magiſtrate? ib.
Qu. Why are hereticks and falſe teachers called the tail? Iſa. 9.15. 156
Qu. What is Mr. Jer. Burroughs his judgement about tolleration? 157
Queſt. Why is Tolleration a dangerous principle? ib.
Obj. This is Old Teſtament, and we finde it not in the Goſpel? 158
Obj. Chriſt hath left ſpiritual means to prevent Hereſies infection? 159
Obj. Magiſtrates have nothing to do in matters of Religion? ib.
Quest. Are they not excluded from exerciſing any power in matters of Religion? 160
Queſt. Indeed Magiſtrates under the Old Teſtament had power, but were they not therein types of Chriſts Kingly power. 161
Queſt. Why is the Magiſtrates power needful? 162
Queſt. Doth the holy Ghoſt juſtifie this power of the Magiſtrate in the times of the Goſpel? 164
Obj. But matters of Religion belong not to his cognizance? 165
Obj. Such Scriptures ſpeak only of his power in civil things? ib.
Qu. How will it appear that Magiſtracie is appointed for our ſpiritual good, as well as for our civil? 166
Qu. How can natural and external things be helps to things ſpiritual and Divine? ib.
Obj. Conſcience is a tender thing, and therefore muſt not be medled with? 168
Qu. What may be done to a man that pleads conſcience? ib.
Qu. How ſhall we know whether the devil be in the conſcience? 169
Qu. What may be done to ſuch as perſiſt in errors under pretence of conſcience? 170
Qu. What if mens errors be of leſs moment, can nothing be done to reſtrain ſuch? 172
Qu. Suppoſe a man doth what he can to informe his conſcience, and yet cannot yeeld, what may be done to him? 173
Qu. But by fomenting Diviſions ſuch as are in power may rule the people beſt? ib.
Qu. How elſe may the wickedneſſe of Tollerating hereſies, blaſphemies, &c. be made out? 174
Obj. But Idolatry was the adequate object of the coercive power of Judahs Kings, &c. but it extended not to hereticks? 177
Obj. But ſtill theſe are Old Teſtament examples? 180
Qu. How elſe may it appear that corruptions in Religion may be puniſhed by the Civil Magiſtrate? 182
Obj. Chriſt puniſhed ſuch as God, or Meſſias, therefore its not imitable by Magiſtrates? 183
Obj. It was an extraordinary act in Chriſt, therefore not imitable? 184
Queſt. What corruptions in Religion are thus to be puniſhed? 185
Queſt. What concluſions may be laid down upon theſe premiſes? 187
Queſt. How may it be proved to be the Magiſtrates duty to puniſh hereſies? 190
Obj. Still theſe are Old Teſtament examples? 191
Queſt. What need the Church any ſuch helps, &c? 196
Obj. But this will make men to diſſemble, or to ſin againſt conſcience; 200
Obj. It may bring in perſecution for conſcience-ſake? 201
Obj, Its croſſe to the meek Spirit of Chriſt, &c? ib.
Queſt. Why may not a Tolleration be granted? 202
The names of ſuch Engliſh Divines whoſe judgements are here produced to ſhew the danger of Diviſions, Schiſmes, and Hereſies, and the tolleration of them.
Mr. Anthony Burges.
Mr. Edm. Calamy.
Dr. Tho. Hill.
Mr. Richard Vines.
Mr. Richard Stock.
Dr. Thomas Tailor.
Dr. Edw. Reynolds.
Mr. Joh. Cotton of Boſton in N. Eng.
Dr. Sibs.
Mr. Tho. Thorowgood.
Mr. John Mainard.
Mr. Robert Bailies.
Mr. Ja. Cranford.
Mr. Joſeph Caryl.
Mr. Tho. Hodges.
Dr. Ameſius.
Mr. Obad. Sedgwick.
Mr. Jer. Burroughs.
Mr. Tho. Edwards.
Mr. Tho: Cobbet of New Eng.
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