The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England, Index
An Alphabeticall Table containing the principall things handled in this Treatiſe.
A
OF Addition of members to the Church, page 52. chap. 3. Sect. 1. Sect. 2.
Of communion of Churches by way of Admonition, pag. 108. Sect. 6.
The Antiquity of the Church way intimated in the Biſhops Common-prayer book. p. 12
Of diſclaiming Advocations by Patrons to livings. p. 113. Sect. 2.
B
Whether all Baptized are fit for Church-fellowſhip? p. 9
Why by the ſame reaſon that beleevers children circumciſed, were admitted to the Paſſeover, now they are baptized, may not be admitted to the Lords Supper? p. 9
All Baptized by vertue thereof are not members of a particular viſible Church. p. 9.
No place in Scripture for ſucceſſion of Dioceſan Biſhops after the Apoſtles, p. 46. Sect. 8. p. 49. Sect. 9.
Whether unbeleevers giving up their infant to be educated in the houſe of a godly member of a Church, it may not according to Gen. 17.12, 13. be Baptized in the right of that houſhold? p. 115
C.
The part of all true Chriſtians to joyne themſelves into ſome particular viſible Church. p. 2.
Joyning into a particular viſible Church, cannot be but by Covenant. p. 2. 3. 4, &c.
Particular viſible Churches to be gathered, muſt have the concurrence of other Churches gathered, p. 4. Propoſ. 5. The manner how. p. 6. Sect. 2.
How the Church is the ſubject of power, p. 43. Sect. 7.
The Church not to conſiſt of good and bad, as farre as they can decern, p. 56. Sect. 3.
The neceſſity and grounds of Church-covenant. p. 59. Sect. 4.
The first and ſecond Commandements excellently opened, p. 71. laſt line, & p. 72, 73.
Of diſpenſation of Cenſures, p. 89. chap. 5. Sect. 1.
What Common conſent is requiſite in Church proceedings, p. 94. Sect. 3.
Of the peoples power in Church Cenſures, p. 96. Sect. 4.
Of the ſevenfold Communion between ſeverall Churches, p. 102. Chap. 6. Sect. 1.
Of Communion of Conſultation between Churches p. 105. Sect. 3. Sect. 4.
Of Contribution, p. 107. Sect. 5.
Of Reformation of Congregations in old England. p. 111. chap. 7. Sect. 1.
There are many things in the Common-prayer book, which intimate the antiquity of the Church-way. p. 112
D.
Of the office of Deacons, p. 38
Election, not ordaining of Deacons, p. 42. Sect. 5.
E
Why the members of Old England are not preſently and immediatly admitted, they to the Communion, their children to baptiſme in New England p. 76. Sect. 5.
Of Elders who to be elected and ordained, p. 10. chap. 2. Sect. 1.
That Ruling Elders are jure divino, p. 13. Sect. 2.
How all Elders are to be elected and ordained, p. 39. Sect. 4.
Ruling Elders are not meer Lay Elders, p. 26.
The Fathers mention Ruling Elders, p. 30, &c.
F.
Againſt ſet Formes of Liturgies, p. 70. Sect. 4.
G.
Whether the faith and profeſſion of the beleeving Grand-father or Grand-mother may entitle the Grand-child (the parent being an unbeleever) to the ordinance of baptiſme, p. 115
H.
What is to bee done with Heathens and unveleevers, yet not fit to bee in Church-fellowſhip. p. 9
The beleeving Houſhold entitles an unbeleevers child given up to their education, to baptiſme, p. 115
I.
No Injunctions of formes of worſhip to be allowed by Churches, p. 115
What ſhould bee done with Ignorant people not fit for Church-fellowſhip, p. 11…
Of Impoſition of hands by thoſe of the ſame Church on their own Officers, p. 43. 50
No Juriſdiction tranſcendent now reſerved to any one man or Biſhop, p. 49. Sect. 9
K.
As the Kings of Iſrael gave the Treaſures of the Temple to ſave themſelves from captivity: ſo may Parſonages, &c. given to the whole Churches uſe, be by them diſpoſed of according to their diſcretion, for their beſt advantage, p. 114
foreign explained, p. 116
foreign interpreted p. 20, 21
L.
Againſt ſet formes of Liturgies, p. 70. Sect. 4.
M.
Of addition of Members to a Church, p. 52. Sect. 1. 2
Of the peoples power in admitting Members, p. 64. Sect. 5
Whether Miniſters of Churches may baptize the infants of beleevers that are in no particular Church, p. 81.
*.*.*. So the Authour, though yet we cannot come up to him in that.
Of Multiplication of Churches, p. 109. Sect. 7.
Of Maintenance of Miniſters in Old England, p. 114
N.
The loweſt requiſite Number to the being of a Church begun. p. 53
The greateſt Number a Church may increaſe to, p. 53. 54
O.
The Order of gathering diſperſed Chriſtians into a Church, p. 1
The Officers of Churches to be choſen and ordained, p. 10, chap. 2. Sect. 1.
The manner of their election and Ordination, p. 39. Sect. 4
Of diverſity of Officers, p. 92. Sect. 2.
P.
What warrant the People have to chuſe their Officers, p. 42. Sect. 6.
The Church is not the firſt ſubject of Eccleſiaſticall power, p. 43. Sect. 1.
The office of a Paſtor is immediatly from Chriſt, p. 43. Sect. 7.
The Peoples power in receiving members into the Church, p. 46. Sect. 5.
Of the Peoples power in Church cenſure, p. 96. Sect. 4.
Of Communion of Churches by way of propagation, or multiplication of Churches, p. 109. Sect. 7.
Certain Propoſitions tending to the reformation of the Churches in Old England, p. 113. Sect. 2.
R.
Of Ruling Elders, p. 13. Sect. 2.
Of Recommendation of membres in their travell, or finall departure from one Church to another. p. 103. Sect. 2
The way of Reformation of Congregations in Old England, p 111. cha. 7. Sect. 1. Certain Propoſitions tending to that Reformation, p. 113. Sect. 2.
Of our Renewing our Covenant in Old England, p. 113. Sect. 2.
S.
Scandalous perſons not to be admitted to the Communion by confeſſion of the Biſhops Common-prayer Booke, p. 113
T.
Timothy and Titus did not ordain as Biſhops, p. 46. Sect. 8.
V.
What is to be done with Unbeleevers, in regard they are unfit for Church-fellowſhip, p. 9
Who to bee put in ſtead of Vicars and Parſons, p. 114
Of ordering of Univerſities, p. 116
Of Veſtry men and Church-wardens, p. 34.
W.
Of Church-Widowes, p. 39. Sect. 3.
The ordering and forme of adminiſtration of Gods publick Worſhip, p. 65. chap. 4. Sect. 1, 2, 3.
Of Church-Wardens and Veſtry-men, p. 34
Z.
How Zadok is ſaid to be anointed high Prieſt by the people, p. 114
FINIS.
End of the text · John Cotton, The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England (1645)