A defence of the Holy Scriptures, worship, and ministerie, used in the Christian Churches separated from Antichrist Against the challenges, cavils and contradiction of M. Smyth: in his book intituled The differences of the Churches of the Separation. Hereunto are annexed a few observations upon some of M. Smythes censures; in his answer made to M. Bernard. By Henry Ainsworth, teacher of the English exiled Church in Amsterdam.

The chief things handled in this treatise.

OF worship. pag. 5. &c.

The Iewes worship scanned. pag. 11. &c.

Prophesying or preaching; whither it be worship. pag. 16. &c.

Singing of Psalmes, pag. 21.

Of scripture, or books in general. pag. 22.

Of the original scriptures. pag. 24. &c.

The hand-writing of ordinances, Coloss. 2. pag. 28.

Whither Christ, Luk. 4. ended the law of reading. p. 31.

Whither reading be the ministratiō of the letter. 2 Cor. 3. pag. 32.

Of the law and gospel given in books & tongues. p. 37.

Of the cōmandements to read the scriptures. p. 39. 41. &c.

Of translations of holy scripture. pag. 45. &c.

Of the 72. Interpreters in Israel; and whether they synned in translating the Bible. pag. 51. &c.

Argumēts against the use of translations in Gods worship, answered. pag. 57. &c.

Arguments for the use of translations▪ &c. mainteyned. p. 69. &c.

Of the Hellenists, or Iewes that ••pake Greek. p. 73. &c.

Of the Ministerie and Eldership. pag. 88. &c.

Reasons against 3. sorts of Elders, refuted. pag. 89. &c.

Reasons for 3. sorts of Elders, defended. pag. 97. &c.

Of the Treasurie pag. 114.

Observations upon M. Smythes censures, against Church▪ government by the Eldership, pag. 118. &c.