The English nonconformity as under King Charles II and King James II truly stated and argued by Richard Baxter ; who earnestly beseecheth rulers and clergy not to divide and destroy the land and cast their own souls on the dreadful guilt and punishment of national perjury ...

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The English nonconformity as under King Charles II and King James II truly stated and argued by Richard Baxter ; who earnestly beseecheth rulers and clergy not to divide and destroy the land and cast their own souls on the dreadful guilt and punishment of national perjury ...

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Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.

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London :: Printed for Tho. Parkhurst ...,

1689.

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Church of England -- Controversial literature.

Dissenters, Religious -- England.

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Contents

• title page
• The Preface.
• An Instance of the ACCUSATIONS which call for our Defence; (besides those in the Act for Banishment from Corporations, &c.)
• THE CONTENTS.
• ERRATA.
• THE True CASE OF THE English Nonconformity. In a DIALOGUE between A Silenced MINISTER and a LAWYER.
• CHAP. II. The things presupposed as agreed on.
• CHAP. II. What our Nonconformity is not?
• CHAP. IV. A brief enumeration of the things imposed on us which is the matter of our Nonconformity.
• CHAP. V. I. Of Re-Ordination.
• CHAP. VI. II. Of the Covenant and Oath of Cano∣nical Obedience to our Ordinary or Bishop.
• CHAP. VII. II. Of the restraint of Ordained Ministers from Preaching, and expounding any Scripture, or Mat∣ter or Doctrine, Can. 49.
• CHAP. VIII. IV, and V. Of subscribing and declaring Assent and Consent.
• CHAP. IX. Point VI. Of the Article of Baptized Infants Salvation.
• CHAP. X. Point VII. Of the English sort of God∣fathers at Baptism.
• CHAP. XI. Point VIII. Of refusing to Baptize without such Godfathers.
• CHAP. XII. Point IX. Of the Cross in Baptism.
• CHAP. XIII. Point X. Of denying Baptism to them that refuse the Cross.
• CHAP. XIV. Point XI. Of rejecting from Communion all that dare not kneel in the act of Receiving.
• CHAP. XV. Point XII. Of Consenting to the false Rule to find out Easter-day in the Liturgy.
• CHAP. XVI. Point XIII. Of Pronouncing all saved that are Buried, except the Vnbaptized, Excommunicate and Self-murtherers.
• CHAP. XVII. Point XIV. Of Consenting to Read the Apocrypha.
• CHAP. XVIII. Point XV. Of Assenting to Mistrans∣lations, and Subscribing that they are not contrary to the Word of God.
• Chap. XIX. Point XVI. Of Consenting to reject all from Communion, who desire not our Episcopal Confirmation.
• Chap. XX. Point XVII. Of Consenting to all the Orna∣ments of Church and Ministers that were in use in the Se∣cond year of King Edw. 6.
• Chap. XXI. Point XVIII. Of giving an Account to the Ordinary of all that we keep from the Sacrament, that he may Proceed against them according to the Canons.
• Chap. XXII. Point XIX. Of Publishing the Lay-Chancel∣lors Excommunications and Absolutions according to the Canons.
• Chap. XXIII. Point XX. Of Publishing Excommunicati∣ons according to the 4th Canon.
• Chap. XXIV. Point XXI. Of Publishing Excommunica∣tions according to the Fifth Canon, about the Articles.
• Chap. XXV. Point XXII. Of Publishing the Sixth Canons Excommunications.
• Chap. XXV. Point XXIII. Of Publishing the Seventh Ca∣nons Excommunications.
• Chap. XXVII. Point XXIV. Of Publishing the 8th Canons Excommunications.
• Chap. XXVIII. Point XXV. Of Publishing the Excom∣munications of Canon 9th, 10th, 11th. Of such as call Dissenters a Church.
• Chap XXIX. Point XXVI. Of Executing Canon 27. re∣jecting Nonconformists from Communion.
• Chap. XXX Point XXVII. Of refusing Communicants from other Parishes, Canon 28.
• Chap. XXXI. Point XXVIII. Of Canon 38. Excommuni∣cating Ministers that repent of Subscribing.
• Chap. XXXII. Point XXIX. Of the Execution of the 57th Canon.
• Chap. XXXIII. Point XXX. Of Canon 58. that maketh the Surplice necessary to Ministration.
• Chap. XXXIV. Point XXXI. Of Christening all Children without Exception, according to Canon 68.
• Chap. XXXV. Point XXXII. Of Can. 72. Against Fasts and Prayer.
• Chap. XXXVI. Point XXXIII. Of the Excommunication of the three last Canons.
• Chap. XXXVII. Point XXXIV. Of renouncing all Obli∣gations from the Covenant, as on me or any other, to endea∣vour any alteration of Church Government.
• Chap. XXXVIII. Point XXXV. Of the Oxford Oath, that we will never endeavour any alteration of Church Go∣vernment.
• Chap. XXXIX. Point XXXVI. Of Subscribing and Swear∣ing against the Position as Traiterous, of taking Arms ly the King's Authority against those that are Commissioned by him in Pursuance of such Commission.
• Chap. XL. Point XXXVII. Of Assenting and Consenting to the Damnatory Clauses of Athanasius's Creed.
• Chap XLI. Point XXXVIII. Of Saying Common-Prayer twice a day every day in the Year ordinarily.
• Chap. XLII. Point XXXIX. Of forcing the unwilling Pa∣rishioners to the Sacrament, and Accusing and Excommuni∣cating the Refusers.
• Chap. XLIII. Point XL. Of forsaking our Ministry, and ceasing to Preach the Gospel, and Banishment Five Miles from Corporations.
• Chap. XLIV. Of Lay Conformity. Point I. Whether all Men must trust their Souls only on the Pastoral Care of such as our Patrons choose, and Bishops institute.
• Chap. XLV. Point II. Whether Parents have not more right than our Patrons to chuse Pastors and Church Commu∣nion for their Children.
• Chap. XLVI. Point III. Of forcing Men to Schism, by renouncing Communion with true Churches and Members of Christ.
• Chap. XLVII. Point IV. Of obliging the Laity to live without any more benefit of Disciplin than is in the Pub∣lick Churches.
• Chap. XLVIII. Point V. The discountenancing the fear of sin, and the practice of serious godliness.
• Chap. XLIX. Point VI. The Laity denied Baptism, who refuse the foresaid way of Godfathers, as it excludeth the Parents as unlawful.
• Chap. L. Point VII. Of Denying Baptism to them that dare not submit to the use of the English Crossing.
• CHAP. LI. POINT VIII. Of Rejecting not-Kneelers from Communion.
• CHAP. LII. POINT IX. Of denying Lay-men Communion in a Neighbour Parish Church, when they dare not Communicate in their own Parish, for the Rea∣sons aforesaid.
• CHAP. LIII. POINT X. Of Swearing never to endeavour any alteration of Govern∣ment in the Church.
• CHAP. LIV. POINT XI. Of Swearing an Abhorrence of taking Arms against any Commis∣sionated by the KING.
• CHAP. LV. POINT XII. Whether all Trusted in Corporations may declare, That there is NO OBLIGATION▪ on them or any other Person from the Oath called, The League and Covenant.
• CHAP. LVI. Of many agreed Tremendous Circumstances and Principles which affright many from Conformity.
• CHAP. LVII. Of the Reasons for Conformity.
• CHAP. LVIII. Whether Communion with so Faulty a Church be Lawful.
• CHAP. LIX. A Draught of ten Articles containing that which the Non-Conforming Reconcilers desire, to unite us, and heal the Church, when GOD seeth this Land meet for so great a Mercy.
  • A Breviate of the Ten Articles desired by such Non-Conformists as treated for Con∣cord, 1660. and 1661. for such a Refor∣mation of the Parish-Churches as is need∣ful to our Union.
  • The TEST, or Profession of the Main∣tain'd Ministers (supposing the amendments of Discipline.)
• CHAP. LX. The Reasons of these ten Articles.
• CHAP. LXI. Whether the Extirpation of the Non-Confor∣mists, be not rather to be attempted, than an Vnion with them by these means.
• CHAP. LXII. Fifty Questions to unjust Silencers.
  • The Questions to be well Considered.
  • ENGLANDS SLAVERY.