Fides Catholica, or, The doctrine of the Catholick Church in eighteen grand ordinances referring to the Word, sacraments and prayer, in purity, number and nature, catholically maintained, and publickly taught against hereticks of all sorts : with the solutions of many proper and profitable questions sutable to to [sic] the nature of each ordinance treated of / by Wil. Annand ...

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Fides Catholica, or, The doctrine of the Catholick Church in eighteen grand ordinances referring to the Word, sacraments and prayer, in purity, number and nature, catholically maintained, and publickly taught against hereticks of all sorts : with the solutions of many proper and profitable questions sutable to to [sic] the nature of each ordinance treated of / by Wil. Annand ...

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Annand, William, 1633-1689.

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London :: Printed by T.R. for Edward Brewster ...,

1661.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Sir Francis Norreys Knight, &c of Weston upon the Green, in the Coun. of Oxon.
• TO THE READER.
• IN DIGNISSIMUM, elaborati hujusce operis, Authorem summum suum, .
• THE AUTHOR TO HIS BOOK.
• AN INDEX Directing to the ORDINANCES AND QUESTIONS Contained and discussed in this TREATISE.
  • Of the Church, page 1.
  • Of the Scripture. p. 99.
  • Of Reading the Scripture. p. 165.
  • Of the Sabbath. p. 221.
  • Of a Fast. p. 252.
  • Of a Feast. p. 260.
  • Of Church or Temple. p. 279.
  • Of ministerial ordination. p. 290.
  • Of Catechising. p. 309.
  • Of preaching. p. 319.
  • Of a conferrence. p. 329.
  • Of Admonition. p. 351.
  • Of Excommunication. p. 360.
  • Of Singing. p. 373.
  • Of the Sacraments. p. 380.
  • Of Babtisme p. 389.
  • Of Conformation. p. 420.
  • Of the Communion. p. 431.
  • Of Prayer. p. 471.
  • Of an Oath. p. 535.
• Curteous Reader, be pleased to take notice that these bookes following are Printed for and sold by Edward Brewster, at the signe of the Crane in St. Pauls Church yard. 1661.
• CHAP. 1. Of the Church.
  • Further this holy Church is usually divided into the Church Triumphant and Church Militant,
  • 2. To resolve some Questions concerning the Church
    • Quest. 1. Whether the bare and single Testimony of the Church to be received in matters of Faith or Salvati∣on.
    • Quest. 2. Whether the Church hath power to ordain ceremonies upon her members, that are not ordained by God?
    • Quest. 3. Whether the Church hah power to compel any irregular Person to her Ordinan∣ces?
    • Quest. 4. Whether the civill Magistrate hath power over, or in the Churches of Christ and if he have, whether his Laws be binding to the Consciences of men.
    • Quest. 5. Whether the segregated Churches now in England, be true Chur∣ches?
    • Quest. 6. What may justifie a mans separation from a Church?
    • Quest. 7. Whether more Religions then one may be Tollerated, where the true Church is Established?
    • Quest. 8. Wherein consists the Individua∣lity, or singleness, the Vnity or Oneness of the true Church?
    • Quest. 9. Why is the true Church called ho∣ly?
    • Quest. 10. Why is the true and holy Church called Catholick?
    • Quest. 11. Whether the Elect only be the true Members of the Church?
    • Quest. 12. What are the marks of a true Church?
• CHAP. II. Of the Scriptures.
  • SECTION I.
  • SECTION. II.
  • SECTION III.
  • SECTION IV.
  • SECTION V.
  • SECT. VI.
  • SECTION VII.
• CHAP. III.
  • SECTION I.
  • SECTION. II.
  • SECTION. III.
  • SECTION IV.
  • SECTION V.
  • SECT. VI.
  • SECTION VII▪ Questions Resolved.
    • Quest. 1. Whether the Scripture be the word of God?
    • Quest. 2. Whether the Scripture ought to be mens only Rule?
    • Quest. 3. Whether men may come to a sa∣ving knowledge of GOD without the Scrip∣ture.
    • Quest. 4. Whether Perfection may be attri∣buted to the Scripture?
    • Quest. 5. Whether Salvation may be hold by single knowledge of the Scrip∣tures.
    • Quest. 6. What may perswade one that doubts to believe the truth of the Scrip∣tures.
    • Quest. 7. How far the Saints be our Rule besides the Scripture.
    • Quest. 8. Whether the Books called Apocrypha, be not Scripture?
    • Quest. 9. Why would God communicate his will to his Church in writing.
    • Quest. 10. Whether men be bound to believe all that is in the Scripture?
• CHAP. IV. Of Reading.
  • Sect. 1.
  • SECT. 2.
  • SECTION III. Question Resolvd.
    • Quest. 1. Whether there be a God as is de∣clared in Scripture.
    • Quest. 2. Whether God be a Spirit?
    • Quest. 3. Whether there be but one God?
    • Quest. 4. Whether there be three Persons in the God▪head: and how these persons do agree.
      • A TABLE Demonstrating this.
    • Quest. 5. Why are Kings and Magistrates cal∣led Gods, and rebellion said to be like witch∣craft in Scripture?
    • Quest. 6 What was that Image wherein God made man, and why was man created naked?
    • Quest. 7. Whether the reading of the Ceremo∣nial Law be profitable to a Beleever? Or whether any part of that Law be established under the Gospel?
    • Quest. 8 Why would God suffer his dearest Saints, to lie under such sad afflictions as are mentioned in Scripture, and whether the book of Job be a real History.
    • Quest. 9. Whether there be any difference between the old and new Testament, and why the Scriptures are called a Testa∣ment?
    • Quest. 10. Why are there some things in Scripture hard o be understood and whe∣ther the Scripture can dwell richly in those that cannot read?
• CHAP. V. Of the sabbath.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT. III.
  • SECT. IV.
  • SECT. V. Questions resolved.
    • Quest. 1. Whether the keeping of a Sabbath be a Ceremony and so abolished by Christ.
    • Quest. 2. Whether it be Lawful to make feasts on the sabbath.
    • Quest. 3. Whether sporting or gameing is to be followed upon the sabbath?
    • Quest. 4. Why did God give charge concerning the resting of beasts upon the sabbath?
    • Quest. 5. Why did not God give charge con∣cerning a wifes resting upon the Sabbath.
    • Quest. 6. Why is not the change of the Sab∣bath in Scripture mentioned?
    • Quest. 7. Whether the Church may Command any other day to be rested on besides the Sab∣bath?
    • Quest. 8. Why doth God put a Remember be∣fore the Commandement of the Sabbath onely?
    • Quest. 9. Whether the first day of the week, may be termed Sabbath or Sunday?
    • Quest. 10. Why is the Sabbath called Holy?
• CHAP. VI. Of a Fast.
  • SECT. I. 1 The nature of it.
  • SECT. II. 2 The ends of it.
  • SECT. III. 3 The time of it.
  • SECT. IV. 4 The manner of it.
  • SECT. 5. Questions Resolved.
    • Quest. 1. Whether the Fasts of the Church of Rome differ from those of the Church Ca∣tholick?
    • Quest. 2. Whether Fasting be not a Ceremoniall or Iewish rite.
    • Quest. 3. Why is the Fast of Lent observed by the Christian Church.
    • Quest. 4. Why are the fasts of the weekes of Em∣ber observed by the Church.
    • Quest. 5. Whether it would bring Advantage to the Church now, to have those days again observed.
    • Quest. 6. Whether it might not be an acceptable service to have anannuall fast for the crimes lately acted in England.
• CHAP. 7. Of a Feast.
  • SECT. I. The nature of it.
  • SECT. II. 2. The ends of it.
  • SECT. III. 3. The time of it.
  • SECT. IV. 4. The manner of it.
  • SECT. 5. Questions resolved.
    • Quest. 1. Whether the Feasts of the Church Catholick differ from those of the Church of Rome.
    • Quest 2. Whether the Festivalls appointed by the Church of England may lawfully be ob∣served?
    • Quest. 3. Why are bonefires made in England upon the feast of the fith of November.
    • Quest. 4. Whether the time of Martyrs death be a proper time for feasting?
    • Quest. 5. Whether the Feasts of Phillip and Jacob be not profaned.
• CHAP. 8. Of a Church or Temple.
  • SECT. 1.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT. III.
  • SECT. IV. Questions resolved.
    • Quest 1. Whether those places may be consce∣crated?
    • Quest. 2 Whether those places, or Churches may be termed holy?
    • Quest. 3. Whether such Churches as have been Erected by Romanists may be used by Catholicks?
    • Quest. 4. Whether at a Christians entry in∣to those places, he may perform his devo∣tion.
    • Quest. 5. Whether is it lawfull to have Musick in our Churches.
• CHAP. IX. Of Ministeriall ordination.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT III.
  • SECT. IV.
  • SECT. V. Questions resolved
    • Quest 1. Whether Ordination may better a Mi∣nisters gifts?
    • Quest. 2. Whether a Minister may renounce his Ordination.
    • Quest. 3. Whether the Ministerial Office be to continue alwayes in the World.
    • Quest. 4. Whether it be lawfull to hear an un∣ordained man Preach?
    • Quest. 5. Whether an ordained person may have an office in the Common wealth.
• CHAP. 10. Of Catechising.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT. III.
  • SECT. IV.
  • SECT. V.
  • SECT. VI. Questions resolved.
    • Quest. 1. Whether Catechising differ from preaching.
    • Quest. 2 Whether preaching be to be preferred before Catechizing.
• CHAP. II. Of Preaching.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT. III.
  • SECT. IV.
  • SECT. V. Questions resolved.
    • Quest 1: Whether Gospel Preachers or Ministers ought to have a setled maintenance?
    • Quest. 2. Whether an Heretical or upstart teacher, may be known from the true.
    • Quest. 3. Whether a Preacher once setled in a place may leave that place.
    • Quest. 4. Whether it be expedient to permit one to Preach constantly or weekly in a place that hath neither Order from the Church, nor Charge of the people
    • Quest. 5. Whether he that is a Gospel-Teacher may lawfully own civil Titles of Honour.
• CHAP. 12. Of Conferring.
  • SECT. 1.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT. III. Questions resolved.
    • Quest. 1 Whether private or night meetings might lawfully be upheld.
    • Quest. 2. Whether it be lawfull for Christians when they meet, to make merry one with an∣other.
    • Quest. 3 Whether the conferences or private meetings lately used in England, were agree∣ble to the power of godlinesse.
• CHAP. 13. Of Admonition.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. 2.
  • SECT. 3.
  • SECT. 4.
  • SECT. V.
  • SECT. VI.
  • SECT. VII.
    • Quest 1: Whether a Heathen may not be admo∣nished?
    • Quest. 2. Whether admonition be alike to be given to all.
• CHAP. 14. Of Excommunication.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT. III.
  • SECT. IV.
    • Quest. 1. Whether the reformed Churches are legally excommunicated by the Pope.
    • Quest. 2. Whether kings ought or can be excom∣municated.
    • Quest. 2. Whether excommunication debarres from all society of the Church
• CHAP. 15. Of Singing.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT. III.
    • Quest. 2. Whether it be lawfull to sing Da∣vids Psalmes in a Publick Congrega∣tion?
    • Quest. 2. Whether those Psalmes that con∣taine direfull Imprecations ought to be sung or how wiht a safe conscience they may be sung.
• title page
• To The Worshipfull and Hopefull young Gentleman Iohn Wells, Juni. Esq of Heath, in the Parish of Heath.
• CHAP. I. Of Sacraments.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT. III.
  • SECT. IV.
  • SECT. V. Questions resolved.
    • Quest. 1. Whether those five Sacraments added by the Church of Rome be Sacraments?
    • Quest. 6. Whether the effect of the Sacraments depend upon the worthiness of the Minister.
    • Quest. 3. Whether the Sacraments differ from the Scriptures?
    • Quest. 4. Whether the Sacraments of the Old differ from those of the New Testament?
    • Quest. 5. Whether two Sacraments be suffici∣ent under the Gospel?
• CHAP. II. Of Baptisme.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT. III.
  • SECT. IV.
  • SECT. V.
  • SECT. VI. Questions Resolved.
    • Quest. 1. Whether Dipping be essential unto Baptisme?
    • Quest. 2. Whether Infants ought not to be ba∣ptized?
    • Quest. 3. Whether baptisme is or ought to be readministred.
    • Quest. 4. Whether witnesses at baptisme accord∣ing to the Law of the Church of England be to be approved?
    • Quest. 5. Whether the Cross at baptisme ac∣cordin to the Law of the Church of England be to be aproved?
• to the reader
• CHAP. III. Of Confirmation.
  • SECT. I
  • SECT. II. The Ends for whih his Ordinance is appointed, are briefly these.
  • SECT. III. Questions Resolved.
    • Quest. 1. Whether Confirmation be a standing Ordinance in the Gospel?
    • Quest. 2. Whether the Church might not be Advantaged by th restoring of the Con∣firmation.
• CHAP. III. Of the Communion.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT. III.
  • SEcT. IV.
  • SECT. V
  • SECT. VI.
  • SECT. VII. Questions Resolved.
    • Quest. 1. Whether the Communion ought often to be received or how often?
    • Quest. 2. Whether the Church of Rome hath reason to keep the Communion cup from the people?
    • Quest. 3. Whether kneeling be a gesture lawful to be used at the Communion?
    • Quest. 4. Whether it be expedient to keep pre¦fixed times for Administration of the Commu¦nion, and if offerings be lawfull.
    • Quest. 5. Whether it be a sin to receive the Communion in a mixed congregation; and if private examination be necessary?
• title page
• To Mr. Francis Winton. Robbert Downs. Richard Dogget. Church-wardens, And to all other officers and Inhabi∣tants of the Town and Parish of Leighton, &c.
• Of PRAYER. CHAP. 1.
  • SECT. 1. The Nature of prayer shall not be unknown to him that exerciseth his understanding about the parts of this de∣scription.
  • SECT. II.
  • SECT. III.
  • SECT. VI.
  • SECT 5.
  • SECT. 6.
  • SECT. VII. Questions Resolved.
    • Quest. 1. Whether men by Industry may obtaine a prompt∣nesse in prayer.
    • Quest. 2. VVhether the wicked be bound to pray.
    • Quest. 3. Whether the set forms of Prayers used by law in the Church of England be Lawfull.
    • Quest. 4. Whether there be not vaine repetitions in those formes.
    • Quest. 5. Whether it would be convenient to alter any part of these formes.
• CHAP. 2. Of an Oath.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. VII.
  • SECT. 3.
  • SECT. 4. Questions Resolved.
    • Quest. 1. Whether swearing be an ordinance of or under the Gospel
    • Quest. 2 Whether the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy required by the Kings of England, &c. of their Subjects, may lawfully be taken.
• ERRATA.