A necessitie of separation from the Church of England, prooved by the nonconformists principles Specially opposed vnto Dr. Ames, his Fresh suit against humane ceremonies, in the point of separation only. Also Dr. Laiton, Mr. Dayrel, and Mr. Bradshaw, are here answered, wherein they have written against us. With a table in the later end, of the principal occurrents in this treatise. By Iohn Canne, pastor of the ancient English church, in Amsterdam.

A TABLE Of the principall things, contained in this Treatise.

A.

• ADministrations per∣formed, according to the booke of Common prayer and Canons un∣lawfull. pag. 219.
• Administrations, in themselves good, may be done by false ministers. pag. 236.
• Apocripha unlawfull to be read in the Church, and reasons thereof. pag. 108, 109.
• D^r. Ames writing, for their ministery answered. pag. 55. 56, &c. and for their worship. p. 113, 114, 115. and about their Church Government. p. 162. 163.
• Archbishops, see Bi∣shops.

B.

• Baptisme in the church of England, unlawfully administred. p. 104.
• Benefices, how they are obtained by the ministers of the Church of Eng∣land. p. 17, 18, 19, 20, &c.
• Bels, as they are used in their Assemblies, unlaw∣full. p. 112.
• The English Service∣booke, taken out of the vile Massebooke. p. 78, 79.
• ...

• The wickednesse of the Bishops described. p. 31, 32 33. Their offices false and Antichristian, and reasons for the same. p. 33. 34. 35.
• They cannot give a true ministery: p. 37. Their booke of ordination, ta∣ken out of the Popes Pon∣tifical. p. 12
• The manner of burialls in Englād unlawful. p. 102 Mr. Bradsh. his scoffing. p. 212. 227. 235. 240. Vnchari∣tablenesse. p. 212. Absurd∣nesse. p. 215. 216. 240. 250. Ignorance. p. 236. Contra∣dictions. p. 221. 232. 234
• Dr. Burgesse Protestation, to become a Separatist, if he did beleeve the Noncon∣formists Principles. p. 2. 113

C.

• No man may admini∣ster in the Church, with∣out a lawfull calling. p. 8. 9 The calling of their Mi∣nisters doth essencially de∣pend upon the Bb. calling. p. 55. 56
• Ceremonies condemned; and why. p. 92. 93. 94
• They are the least evills of many in their Churches. p. 116. 117
• Canon Law unlawfull, and reasons for it. p. 139.
• No person by their Ca∣nons may speake against the abuses of their church p. 246. 247
• No true visible church, but a particular ordinary congregation p. 164
• To the right constitu∣tion of a true visible Church, it is of necessitie, that all the members be holy and good. p. 165. 174. 176 177. 178. 185. 193. 242
• Churches of England false, and reasons thereof. p. 149. 169. 179. 180. Civil offices in Ecclesiastical per∣sons unlawful. p. 242
• All their spiritual Courts in Eng. unlawfull. p. 141 No man ought to appeare at them; reasons for it. p. 148. The manner of their

• proceedings in these Courts. p. 145. 146
• The Commissaries Court described. p. 141. 142
• The high Commission like the Spanish Inqui∣sition.
• The Convocation∣house described. p. 143. 144
• Church wardens Office unlawfull; reasons for it. p. 138
• Conversion no signe of a true ministery. p. 66
• Their Collectes in their Assemblies Idolatrous. p. 107
• Confirmation of Chil∣dren unlawfull, and rea∣sons for it. p. 100. 101
• Crosse in Baptisme un∣lawfull, and reasons for it. p. 95. 96
• Excommunication, and the absolution of the per∣son, are actions common to the whole Church. p. 134
• Churching of women, see women.

D.

• There ought to be Dea∣cons in every true church; reasons thereof. p. 4. 5.
• Their Office consisteth only in receiving and di∣stributing the benevo∣lence of the Church; and arguments for it. Idem
• The Deaconrie of their Church Assemblies is an unlawfull office. p. 48
• The office of a Doctor is distinct from that of a Pastor; and reasons for it. p. 4
• Mr. Dayrels description of a visible church refu∣ted. p. 182. 183. The reasons which he layes downe, to prove their Parish As∣semblies true Churches; answered. p. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189▪ &c.
• ...

• Discipline, see Go∣vernment.

E.

• The Election of every Ec∣clesiast. Officer must be by the free choyse of the whole Church where he is to administer. p. 7. 8
• The Ministers of the Church of England are not Elected, according to Gods word. p. 12
• Obstinate sinners must be excommunicated. p. 131. Reasons for it. p. 132. How the Church is to walke towards such. p. 133. And when, and how to receive them a∣gaine. p. 134
• 70. Grosse Errours, practised in the Church of England. p. 243. 244
• Examples, proveing the unlawfulnesse of commu∣nicating in a false worship p. 84. 85, &c.

F.

• The Court of Faculties described. p. 141
• Their Fasts are Popish. p. 106
• So is the Font. p. 104

G.

• A certaine forme of Church Government is prescribed by Christ; rea∣sons for it. p. 128. 129.
• The same is unchange∣able, ordinary, and com∣mon to all Churches. p. 135. A matter of fayth, and necessary to salvation. p. 136
• It cannot be a true Church, which wants it. p. 149
• ...

• This Government must be set up, and practised, though the civil Magi∣strate allow not thereof. pag. 15••. and reasons for it. p. 156. 157. 158, &c.
• The Church Govern∣ment in England, taken wholy and every part from the Pope, page 138. 147
• Men cannot submitt to it, without breaking the Law of the Land. pag. 148. 149
• Governours or Ruling Elders ought to be in every true Church. page 4
• Godfathers in Baptisme Popish. p. 104
• The manner of rea∣ding the Gospells and Epistles condemned. pag. 107
• Gifts make not mini∣sters. pag. 65

H.

• Homilies unlawfull to be read in the Church; Reasons for it. p. 109. 110.
• The observation of holy dayes superstitious. p. 106 107
• The Hierarchie im∣paires the authority of the civil Magistrate. pag. 227

I.

• What Ieroboams Preists could have said for their Religion. page. 85. 86, &c.
• Such as maintaine ill causes, upbraid others with ignorance. page 211

K.

• The example of the Kings of Iudah; vainely alleaged to justify King Edwards, & Queen Elizabeths; com∣pelling of their subjects, to be members of the Church p. 201. 202
• Kneeling in the act of receiving of the Lords Supper, an idolatrous ge∣sture; reasons why unlaw∣full. p. 97
• The sitter is accessary to the sinne of the kneeler. p. 252. 253
• King Iames his saying of the Puritans. p. 205

L.

• The ministery of Lec∣turers, in the Assemblies of England, new and strang from the scriptures; and reasons thereof. p. 49. 50, &c.
• Dr. Laiton answered, and his principles proved, tolead unto separation. p. 151. 153. 154
• Such as take any Eccle∣siastical Office from the Bb. transgresse against the Law of Realme. p. 71. 72
• Letanie no better then blasphemie and conjura∣tion. p. 107
• The Learned against communicating in a false ministery. p. 27. 28. 29. and false worship. p. 90. 91

M.

• The manner of mar∣rying in England unlaw∣full. p. 101
• Members are to be taken into the church, by ma∣king publick profession of faith and repentance. p. 135. 167
• Every man that is a member ought to have his voice in the Ecclesiastical causes of the Church p. 134
• ...

• Reasons, why men should make themselves members of true visible Churches. p. 166
• What makes members of the Church of Eng∣land. p. 169.
• The great wickednesse of them. p. 170. 171. 172.
• The ministery of Eng∣land taken wholy from Antichrist. p. 11. Proved to be false. p. 219. 222.
• Their manner of making ministers. p. 12. 13. 14
• What they are for quali∣fication. p. 15. 16. and prac∣tises p. 21
• Men may be unlawfull ministers, though never ordained by the Bb. p. 68. 215
• Vnlawful ministers not to be communicated with in any thing they doe. p 26. Reasons for it. p. 27
• Conversion of men to God, no note of a true mi∣nisterie. p. 64
• The Ministers of Eng∣land of one constitution. p. 56
• True ordinary ministery, tyed to a particular Assem∣bly. p. 10.
• A roving & unsetled, false p. 9
• Musick in the Church unlawfull. p. 111

N.

• The profession & prac∣tise of Nonconformists, how they differ. p. 205. 206
• Their Minors and the Conformists Majors, lead to separation. p. 179. 180
• Not so true to their grounds as the Confor∣mists. p. 38. 241

O.

• Oath ex officio, why unlawful. pag. 140
• No Obedience must be

• yeelded to the Bb. Go∣vernment. p. 148
• Five kinds of ordinary Ec∣clesiastical Offices, only belonging to every true Church. p. 3. 4
• Officers not simply ne∣cessary for the publicke administrations in the Church. p. 135
• The Church may de∣pose her officers. p. 130
• Offences how to be sup∣pressed in the Church. p. 130. 131. and why. p. 168
• The Officers of the spiritual Courts in Eng∣land described. p. 137.
• Their places Antichristian p. 1••8
• Brethren out of Office may teach publickly in the Church. p. 54
• Order and forme re∣quired in the collection of all true Churches. p. 186

P.

• Pastors are all equal by Gods institution. p. 3
• These are wanting in the English Assemblies. p. 11
• Parsons, Vicars, &c. un∣lawfull officers. p. 44. 45
• Parents ought not to bring their children to be Crossed in Baptisme; and reasons for it. p. 96
• Patrons places unlawful. p. 242. To be present at Idolatrous worship, un∣lawfull. p. 119. 120. And namely where the Cere∣monies are used. p. 98. 99
• Power given to every particular Church. p. 257
• An essencial property there of. p. 149
• Preaching of the Gos∣pell, no part or property of the ministery in Fng∣land, but a thing casual. p. 259
• The manner of prea∣ching there. p. 248. 249
• Neither preaching nor administring the Sacra∣ments argue a true mini∣nistery. p. 232
• ...

• Not enough to be Pro∣fessours. p. 251
• Their Preists and Dea∣cons take their ministery from the Prelates, and no where else. p. 241
• They have not the es∣sencial ministery of Pa∣stors and Teachers. pag. 214
• Prelates, why worse then the Papists p. 82
• Of Pollution by other mens sinns. p. 208. 209

Q.

• None must be chosen into any office, but such as are wel qualifyed for it; and reasons thereof. pag. 9. 10
• 13. Questions, propoun∣ded with request to be answered. p. 262. 263, &c.

R.

• Reading Preists descri∣bed: p. 38. Their mini∣stery unlawfull, and rea∣sons for it. p. 40. 41. A sinne, to communicate in their ministery. p. 42.
• What service they doe, p. 44. The greatest num∣ber of the English mini∣sters are such. p. 43
• Every Officer must be Resident in his place, and why? p. 10
• Rome and England how like in Church Ordinan∣ces. p. 261
• The judgement of the Reformed Churches no good argument to prove the Church of England true by. p. 188. 189

S.

• Sacraments prophanely administered in the church of England. p. 105. 172
• More Sacraments then Christ ordained admini∣stered in their Churches. p. 259
• ...

• Sacraments, admini∣stred in private houses, un∣lawfull. p. 105
• Service booke, a devised worship, and reasons for it: p. 80. 81. 82
• The Scribes and Phari∣sees misapplyed, to justi∣fie the ministery of Eng∣land. p. 231
• Sidemens office unlaw∣full. p. 138
• Our separation, why. p. 196. 207
• Lords Supper, how a∣bused. p. 103. 104
• Surplices unlawfull, & reasons for it. p. 94. 95
• Scriptures, how abused in the Church of England p. 108

T.

• Toleraticir of sinne in the Church hurtfull▪ and why. p. 168

V.

• Visitation of the sick, as used in England Popish. p. 112
• Bb. Visitation descri∣bed. p. 142▪ 143

W.

• Widdowes, an office in the Church, and reasons for it. p. 6
• God hath prescribed a perfect platform, how he wilbe worshipped. p. 72
• Reasons, why he should be worshipped, according to the same. p. 74. 75
• The worship of the church of England is con∣tained in the booke of common prayer. p. 78
• Churching of Women unlawfull, and reasons for it. p. 99
• The word of God, the only meanes, to fitt men for Church-estate.

Z.

• True Zeal will not en∣dure any thing of Anti∣christs. p. 107

FINIS.