Part 1PART I. The sum of it.
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Several Distinctions of Scandal.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Holding forth what Offence is not, and what it is.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Concerning the severall wayes that Offence may be given.
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Concerning that upon which Offence worketh, or, the several wayes by which it is taken.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Concerning what ought to make men loath and wary as to the giving Offence.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Holding forth the difficulty to lye mainly in practice, and shewing how far Offence ought to have…
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Shewing what the Scandal of the Pharisees or malicious is, and clearing several other important…
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Holding forth what is called-for when Offences abound.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Holding forth what ought to be the carriage of Ministers when Offences abound.
Part 2PART II. Concerning Publick Scandals, or Scandals as they are the object of Church-censures; and more…
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Shewing that every Offence is not publick, and when it is so.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Concerning what order is to be keeped in the following of publick Scandals.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Shewing that Christs order and method, Matth. 18. is to be keeped, and what it doth imply.
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Holding forth the frame wherewith Church-Officers should proceed in Censure, and helps towards…
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Concerning what is to be done, when offending persons give no satisfaction.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Concerning what is to be accounted satisfaction, or satisfying.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Shewing what is not necessary to satisfaction.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Holding forth what may be satisfying.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Concerning what is to be done, when men appear neither serious nor obstinat.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Clearing whether in Church-processes an Accuser be alwayes necessary.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Concerning what is to be done when the complaint is of some enjury …one to the complainer.
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. Concerning what ought to be done by private persons, when Church-officers spare such as are…
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. Shewing more particularly what it is that private persons are called to in such a case.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. Clearing whether the Ordinances of Christ be any way polluted by corrupt fellow-worshippers.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. Shewing if any thing further in any imaginable case be allowed to privat Christians.
Part 3PART III. Concerning Doctrinall Scandals, or Scandalous Errours.
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Holding out the expediency of handling this matter.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Concerning the spreading of Errour; Gods displeasure at the suffering thereof, and the fainting…
Chapter 3CHAP. III. If any of the People of God may be carried away with grosse delusions.
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. How it is that grosse delusions may come to such height, as they often do.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. How errour may be known to be a judiciall stroke. and why the Lord smiteth with it.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. By what means, and how Satan drives on this plague among people.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. What is called-for as duty in such a case.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. When some errours are to be forborn.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. What is called-for from Church-officers in the case of spreading errour.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Whether at all times a publick debate be necessary with such persons upon these points.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Admonition is necessary, and how to be performed.
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. What is to be accounted a satisfying and successefull admonition.
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. What is required of Magistrates for restraining of seducing spirits.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. What may be justly acknowledged to be within the reach and power of the Magistrate in such a…
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. What is called-for from people who are desirous to keep themselves pure in such a time and case…
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. What further duty is required of private Professors towards Hereticks that are cut off.
Part 4PART IIII. Concerning Scandalous Divisions.
Chapter 1CHAP. I. How heresie, schism and division differ, together with the several kinds of division.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Whence Divisions do arise, and how they are fostered and encreased.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. The height of evil that division bringeth.
Chapter 4CHAP. IIII. The causes why Division usually cometh to so great an height.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. What occasionall means may have influence upon division amongst the godly.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. What be the sad effects of division, and the necessity of endeavouring unity.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. General Grounds leading to Unity.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Some preparatory endeavours for uniting.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. What things are to be forborn in order to uniting.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. What is to be done in order to Uniting.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. What is to be done in closing doctrinal differences.
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. What to do for union in points not doctrinall, but about matters of fact or personall faults.
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. What to do toward uniting in divisions arising from diversity of circumstances in external…
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. What is to be done in order to union about divisions concerning doctrinall determinations.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. What shall be done in order to union about such decisions, as have practical consequents…
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. The remedies of divisions, arising from misapplication of power in ordination of Ministers, and…
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. Remedies of divisions arising from the misapplication of power, in censuring, or sparing…
Chapter 18CHAP. XVIII. The fears of mis-government for the time to come, and remedies thereof.
Chapter 19CHAP. XIX. Some advertisements concerning the overtures proposed.
Chapter 20CHAP. XX. What is incumbent to Magistrates and People for remedying this evil.
Chapter 21CHAP. XXI. The grounds and motives of the desired union.