The Judgment of Babylon, Table of contents – Errata
THE CONTENTS Of the Severall TREATISES;
The Firſt conſiſts of three POSITIONS.
1. THat a great City called Babylon, ſhall be a Seducer.
2. That by this City is meant ROME.
3. Not Heathen Rome, but ſince it was freed from the Government both of Heathen and Chriſtian Emperours, and became the poſſeſſion of the Pope.
The Second.
How the Papacy may be ſaid to be the Beaſt that was, and is not, and yet is, Rev. 17.18.
The Third (being Biſhop Bedels Sermon on Rev. 18.4. Come out of her my people, &c.)
The Speaker, our Saviour Chriſt: His people, thoſe within the Covenant of Grace: A paralleling the Speeches here, with thoſe of the Prophets; Of Litterall Babell; who meant by Myſticall Babylon: The judgement of Bellarmine, Salmeron, Viegas, to be the City of Rome. How the title of Babylon the great, and her reigning over the Kings of the earth, rather agrees to Rome Papal, then Heathen: The Cup of inchantment whereby ſhe hath deceived all Nations, and one in ſpeciall, in imitation of literall Babell, (Dan. 1.) applyed to that See; Her Wantonneſſe, Pride, ſitting as a Queen, glorifying her ſelf: the blood of Chriſtians ſhed by the Papacy, to be beyond that of Heathen Romes perſecution: his concluſion from the Premiſes.
That there are ſome of Gods people in Babylon; That they are to goe out not only in affection, but the place alſo: Of Baptiſme, Grounds of the Catechiſme, Faith, taught there; of the doctrine of of merits: What is to be thought of thoſe that doe yet live there, and cannot come out: Whether the Church of Rome be a true Church, rightly ſtated, p. 83. Of the Ordination had there, by the uſe of theſe words; Whoſe ſins ye remit, &c. That the Papall Monarchy is Babylon, proved by arguments at the barre of Reaſon, and from common principles of Chriſtianity. p. 89.
Anſwer to that motive of ſtaying in Babylon, becauſe they are told they may be ſaved in it:
An exhortation of ſuch as are yet in that captivity to come out, and of our ſelves to come further out. Of Impropriations, Diſpenſations, &c. with a concluſive prayer for the deſtruction of Babylon.
The Fourth, A Confirmation of the aboveſaid judgment.
From ſome grounds out of the Ancient Fathers, conſenting in an expectation that Rome muſt be the place, and the ſucceſſor of the Emperour there, the Perſon. A clear application of it to the See of Rome, by the Fathers and Writers in ſucceſſive ages before and after the tenth Century: The Judgment of the eminent Biſhops of England ſince the reformation, the book of Homilies, eſpecially in 2 places, calling the Pope Antichriſt, and the Babylonical beaſt of Rome. A Synod in France, as Ireland; How far confeſſed by the prime writers of the Church of Rome. The miſtake of ſuch as have diverted the application of it ſome other way; an Anſwer of a paſſage of Doctor Heylenes concerning it, in relation to the Primate, and Articles of Ireland.
The Fifth, Of laying on of Hands. Heb. 6.2.
Reaſons why not confirmation, but ordination. Paraeus and Mr. Cartwrights concurrence in it with the Primate. The neceſſity of an ordained Miniſtry. The neglect of it as undermining the foundation. Objections anſwered, with a ſeaſonable application to the preſent times. The neceſſity of an external call; The Authority not from the People, That objection againſt our ordination being derived from Rome, at large anſwered p. 218. That perſonal faults in the ordainers doth not null the ordination; Some application.
The 6. Of the old form of words in Ordination, Receive the Holy Ghoſt, not meant of the ſanctifying grace of the ſpirit, nor extraordinary gifts of it, but of ghoſtly or ſpirituall Miniſteriall authority. 1 Cor. 3. verſe 3.6. and 1 John 2.20. The anointing teacheth you, &c. illuſtrated. An objection out of S. Auguſtine anſwered.
Whoſe ſins thou forgiveſt, &c. In what ſenſe Miniſters are ſaid to forgive ſins. The Primates judgement in his anſwer to the Jeſuits Challenge, defended to be according to the doctrine of the Church of England, which Doctor Heylene hath ſcandalized him in it.
The 7th. Of a Set Form of Prayer.
The judgment of Calvine. Dutch, and French divines with their Practice. Examples out of the Old Teſtament, and New. The pattern of our Saviour, giving a form to his diſciples, taking one to himſelf, and obſerving the ſet forms made by others. That objection of Stinting the ſpirit anſwered. An Ʋniformity in publique prayer a means of reducing unity in Church and State. The full concurrence of Mr. Rogers, Mr. Egerton, Dr. Gouge, Mr. Hilderſham, Dr. Sibbs, Dr. Preſton, &c. Of the length and geſture in prayer, Mr. Hilderſham of an outward reverence in the publick.
A Character of Biſhop Bedell, his induſtry at Venice, and at home, humility, moderation, government, and ſufferings.
An anſwer to Mr. Thomas Pierces fifth Letter, wherein three Certificates have been publiſhed by him, for the juſtification of a change of judgement in the late Primate of Ireland in ſome points.
ERRATA.
SOme omiſſions of Accents Pointing, and number of pages, the intelligent Reader may correct himſelf.
Page 39. l. 2. r. profeſſed p. 40. l. 8. r. Lo-ammi. p. 41. l. 18. r. ir- p. 45. l. 9. for there tis related that p. 46. l. 15. d. and p. 48. l. 8. circun. p. 49. l. 6. ly. p. 63. l. 21. d. ,. p. 59. l. 11. (although p. 60. l. 4. her. p. 63. l. 1. As gods l. 21. diſ- p. 64. l. 22. they, they. p. 70. l. 10. val. p. 82. l. 20. d. ,, p. 92. l. 6. may, p. 160. l. 23. & p. 161. l. 11. Padre. p. 162. mar. l. 8. juſtif. p. 185. l. 2. baptizing p. 189. l. 2. mining p. 198. l. 6. of the p. 248. l. 22. mediatly p. 250. l. 22. 2. p. 278. l. 12 there p. 317. l. 8. Wethersfield p. 322. l. 18. prayer, p. 329 l. 21. and Mr. p. 362. l. 12. d. following. p. 378. l. ult. d. which.