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A Christian Plea

Published: 1617
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A Christian plea conteyning three treatises. I. The first, touching the Anabaptists, & others mainteyning some like errours with them. II. The second, touching such Christians, as now are here, commonly called Remonstrants or Arminians. III. The third, touching the Reformed Churches, with vvhom my self agree in the faith of the Gospel of our Lord Iesus Christ. Made by Francis Iohnson, pastour of the auncient English Church, now sojourning at Amsterdam in the Low Countreyes.

[Leiden] Printed [by William Brewster] in the yeere of our Lord 1617.

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To the reader
Table of contentsA Table of ſome principal things conteyned in theſe Treatiſes.
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Treatise 1THE FIRST TREATISE. Of ſome queſtions concerning the Anabaptiſts.
Chapter 1CHAPTER I. Whether Baptiſme is to be adminiſtred to Infants being the children of the faythfull, or not.
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Treatise 2THE SECOND TREATISE. Of ſome things concerning them that are called Remonſtrants.
Chapter 1CHAPTER I. Touching Gods decree of Election.
Chapter 2CHAPTER II. Touching Gods Decree of Reprobation.
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Chapter 3CHAPTER III. Touching generall Redemption.
Chapter 4CHAPTER IIII. Touching freewill, or power in our ſelues unto good, ſince the fall.
Chapter 5CHAPTER V. Touching the perſeverance of the Saints, that are truely godly, and ſyncerely beleeue in Jeſus…
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Treatise 3THE THIRD TREATISE Of ſome things which concerne the worſhip of God, and order of the Church: eſpecially…
Chapter 1CHAPTER I. Touching Book prayer.
Chapter 2CHAPTER II. Touching the constitution of particular Churches.
Chapter 3CHAPTER III. Touching the right and power of particular churches.
Chapter 4CHAPTER IIII. Touching the Paſtors and other Officers adminiſtration.
Chapter 5CHAPTER V. Touching the diſtinction of the Paſtors and Teachers offices.
Chapter 6CHAPTER VI. Of the having of one or moe Paſtours, in particular Churches. Alſo of Dioceſan and Provinciall…
Chapter 7CHAPTER VII. Touching the Teachers office more particularly, and the Miniſters of the word in generall.
Chapter 8CHAPTER VIII. Touching the exerciſe of Prophecy.
Chapter 9CHAPTER IX. Touching the miniſtration of the Sacraments to all perſons generally.
Chapter 10CHAPTER X. Touching the manner of the adminiſtration of the Sacraments: Alſo, touching the Croſse in…
Chapter 11CHAPTER XI. Of the diſpoſing, bleſſing, breaking, distributing of the bread and wine.
Chapter 12CHAPT. XII. Touching the Miniſters communicating with the reſt of the Church.
Chapter 13CHAPT. XIII. Touching the Ruling Elders, Deacons, or common people, miniſtring the Sacraments.
Chapter 14CHAPTER XIIII. Touching the often celebrating of the Lords ſupper: And of the time of the day, whether in…
Chapter 15CHAPTER XV. Touching the having of a Fast, and the Lords ſupper, both together, in one day.
Chapter 16CHAPT. XVI. Touching Loue-feaſts.
Chapter 17CHAPT. XVII. Touching the obſervation of ſet Holy dayes, beſides the Lords day. And namely, of Eaſter, and…
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Chapter 18CHAPTER XVIII. Of dealing with ſinners, for their reclayming, or cenſuring. Where alſo is treated of…
Chapter 19CHAPT. XIX. Of the expoſition of thoſe words of Chriſt, Tell the Church, &c. Mat. 18.17.
Chapter 20CHAPTER XX. Of the maintenance of the Miniſters and other officers of the church.
Chapter 21CHAPT. XXI. Touching the remnants and monuments of Idolatrie or ſuperſtition.
Chapter 22CHAPTER XXII. Of the ſolemnization of Mariage.
Chapter 23CHAPTER XXIII. Of the generall duety of all Churches and people (in theſe parts) concerning Religion.
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