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A Survey of the Sum of Church Discipline

Published: 1648
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A survey of the summe of church-discipline. Wherein the vvay of the churches of New-England is warranted out of the vvord, and all exceptions of weight, which are made against it, answered : whereby also it will appear to the judicious reader, that something more must be said, then yet hath been, before their principles can be shaken, or they should be unsetled in their practice. / By Tho. Hooker, late pastor of the church at Hartford upon Connecticott in N.E.

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The Souls Preparation for Christ

1632

London Printed by A.M. for John Bellamy at the three Golden Lions in Cornhill, near the Royall Exchange M.DC.XLVIII. [1648]

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PrefaceA Preface of the Authour, By way of Introduction to this following Discourse, Wherein the attentive Reader…
To the readerTO THE READER, ESPECIALLY The Congregation and Church of Iesus Christ in Hartford upon Connecticutt.
PoemIn obitum viri Doctissimi THOMAE HOOKERI Pastoris Ecclesiae Hertfordiensis, Novangliae, Collegae sui.
PoemOn my Reverend and dear Brother, Mr THOMAS HOOKER, late Pastor of the Church at Hartford on Connectiquot.
PoemIn sepulchrum Reverendissimi viri, fratris charissimi M. THO. HOOKERI.
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Table of contentsTHE CONTENTS. A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline.
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Chapter 1CHAP. I. Ecclesiasticall Policy Defined. Ecclesiasticall Policy is a skill of ordering the affairs of…
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Author: Thomas Hooker (1586–1647)
Imprint: London Printed by A.M. for John Bellamy at the three Golden Lions in Cornhill, near the Royall Exchange M.DC.XLVIII. [1648]
Extent: [36], 139, 185-296, 90, 46, 59, [1] p. : charts.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing H2658 · Thomason E440_1 · ESTC R11340
Source: TCP A86533
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

The Poor Doubting Christian Drawn to Christ

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CHAP. II. The Constitution of a visible Church in the Causes thereof: The Efficient and Matter.

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Chapter 3CHAP. III. Of the Invisible Church. Whether the Invisible Church be the principall, prime, and onely proper…

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PartTo the Second

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Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Of the Formall cause of a visible Church, the Church Covenant.

Part2. How the Covenant may be expressed.

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Part3. The reasons of the Covenant.

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Chapter 5CHAP. V. Whether Baptisme doth give formality or make a member of a visible Church.

PartAnswer Negative.

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Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Quest. 2. Whether PROFESSION makes a man a member of a Congregation.

Chapter 7CHAP. VII. An Answer to Arguments made against the Church covenant.

Argument 6Argument 6. and last.

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Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Wherein the Precedency of a Church, as it is Totum homogeneum, is handled.

Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Of the Nature and Being of a Presbyteriall Church.

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Chapter 10Having discovered the constitution of this Presbyteriall Church, we are now to consider of CHAP. X. Such…

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Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Touching the first Subject of Ecclesiasticall power, where the Nature of it is discovered, and…

Section 2SECT. II. The third thing to be inquired. Where this power is seated, as in the first subject, and there M.…

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Chapter 12CHAP. XII. Touching the Catholick and visible Church. To the ministery and guides of the Catholick visible…

Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. Of the Catholick Church as it is totum representativum in the assembling of Pastors, &c. in a…

Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. Of the Church Ʋniversall, as it is Totum Integrale.

Argument 2Argum. II.

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Chapter 15CHAP. XV. An Answer to Mr. Hudson, concerning the Church-Catholick visible, as Totum integrale.

Conclusion 11. CONCLUSION.

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Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. We have now done with Church-power. Of Church Communion as it is a peculiar priviledge to the…

Conclusion 1CONCLUSION I.

Conclusion 2CONCLUSION II.

Conclusion 3CONCLUSION III.

Conclusion 4CONCLUSION IV.

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Part 2PART II. Of the CHURCH considered as Corpus Organicum.

Chapter 1CHAP. I. Of the number of Officers therein, and the nature thereof.

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Chapter 2Chap. II. Wherein the nature of Ordination is discussed, and the 17. Chap. of Mr. REUTERFORD is considered,…

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Chapter 3CHAP. III. Of an INDEPENDENT Church. Wherein the state of the Question is opened, the distastefull terme of…

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Chapter 1CHAP. I. Of the Government of the Church.

Chapter 2CHAP. II. Of the dispensation of the Sacraments.

4 conclusions

Chapter 3CHAP. III. Of Censures.

Part 4PART. IV. Concerning Synods.

Chapter 1CHAP. I. Wherein Mr. Rutherfords sixth Argument is debated, taken out of Acts 15. and the nature of that…

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Chapter 2CHAP. II. Where Mr Rutherford his Arguments touching the Superiority of Classes and Synods above particular…

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AppendixAN APPENDIX To the former Treatise concerning SYNODS. An Epistle of them that sent the Booke over to be…

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