Roman-Catholick doctrines no novelties, or, An answer to Dr. Pierce's court-sermon, miscall'd The primitive rule of Reformation by S.C. a Roman-Catholick.

The CONTENTS.

CHAP. I.

• OF Doctor Pierce's Sermon in general. Sect. 1, 2.
• What was probably the design of it. 3, 4.
• Catholicks persecuted, though their best friends. 6, 7.

CHAP. II. Page 8.

• Eleven Novelties charged on Catholics. 2.
• Schism imputed is them. 3.
• Why necesssary the Sermon should be refuted. 4, 5.
• The Answerers Protestation of sincerity. 6, 7.

CHAP. III. Page 13.

• B. Jewels Challenge imitated by the Doctor. 1, 5.
• Primitive Reformers Acknowledgment. 2, 3, 4.
• The Doctors Notion of Beginning, 6.
• Questions proposed touching that Notion. 8. 9, 10, 11.

CHAP. IV. Page 29.

• The sum of the Doctors Discourse against the Popes Supremacy enervated by himself. 1. 2, 3.
• The Churches Doctrine therein. 4.
• The Text, Mark 10. 42. cleared. 5, 6.

CHAP. V. Page 36.

• The Doctor obliged to acknowledge submission due to the Popes Authority, as exercised during the Four General Councils. 1, 2.
• Of the Title of Universal Bishop. 3, 4, 5.
• Not generally admitted at this day. 6, 7.

CHAP. VI. Page 44.

• The absolute necessity of a Supreme Pastor in the Church. 1, 2, 3.
• Supremacy of Iurisdiction exercised by Boniface III. his Prede∣cessors. 4, 5, 6, 7.
• The 28. Canon of Chalcedon Illegal. 8.
• ...

• Of the second Canon of the Council of Constantinople. Sect. 9, 10.

CHAP. VII. Page 54.

• The Popes Supremacy confirmed by a Law of the Emperor Valentinian. 1, 2.
• Decrees of Popes, their Ancient force. 3, 4.
• The Popes Supreme Iurisdiction confirmed by the Eastern Church. 5▪ 6, 7, 8, 9.
• Appeals to the See Apostolick decreed at Sardiea; British Bishops present. 11, 12.
• Of the first Council at Arles. 13, 14.
• Sixth Canon of the Nicene Council explained. 15. 16, 17.

CHAP. VIII. Page 67.

• Proofs of the Popes Supreme Jurisdiction, be∣fore first Council of N••ce. 2, 3, 5.
• How all Apostles and all Bishops equ••l, and how subordinate. 6, 7.
• St. Peter had more then a Primacy of Order. 8. 9, 10.
• Of St. Pauls resisting St. Peter. 11, 12.
• Objections Answered. 13, 15.
• The Popes Supremacy not dangerous to States. On the contrary, &c. 18, 20, 22.
• Protestants writing in favour of it. 25, 26.

CHAP. IX. Page 89.

• The Churches Infallibility. 2, 3, 4.
• The Necessity thereof. 8, 9.
• The Grounds whereon she claims it. 10, 12, 14, 15.—
• Objections Answered. 16, 18.

CHAP. X. Page 109.

• Prayer for the dead. 3, 4, 5.
• Its Apostolick Antiquity. 6, 7, 9.
• Purgatory necessarily supposed in it. 11, 12.
• Objections Answered.

CHAP. XI. Page 121.

• Transubstanti••••ion. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8.
• Iustified by Authority of the Fathers. 10.
• ...

• Objections Answered Sect. 12, 14, 1••▪

CHAP XII Page 137.

• Communion under one Species. 2.
• ••onfirm••d by the practice of the Primitive Church in private Communions. 3, 4, 5, 6.
• No cause of Separation. 7, 8.

CHAP. XIII Page 143.

• The Sacrifice of the Mas••. 1.
• Asserted universally by Antiquity. 2, 3, 4.
• The true Doctrine concerning it explain'd. 5▪ 6, 7.

CHAP. XIV. Page 151.

• Veneration of Images. 1.
• The Churches Approved practice of it most suit∣able to reason. 2—13.

CHAP. XV. Page 163.

• The Churches prudence in restraining the too free use of Scripture from the unlearned. 2. 4, 5.
• Our late miseries justly ascribed to a defect in such Prudence. 6.
• Of Prayer not in a vulgar Tongue. 7, 8.
• The Causes and Grounds thereof. 9. 10.
• That Prac••ise not contrary to St. Paul. 11, 12, 13.

CHAP. XVI. Page 178.

• Invocation of Saint••. 2▪ 3, 4, 5, 6.
• Proved out of Antiquity. 7, 8, 9, 10.
• Concessions, Deductions, and Objections Answered. ••1. adult.

CHAP. XVII. page 201.

• Celibacy of Priests. 2, 3, 4.
• Vows of Chastity. 5, 6.
• The Doctrine and Practice of the Church in both. 9, 10.
• Objections Answered. 10, 13, 14, 15,

CHAP. XVIII. page 219.

• Dovorce, and the several kindes of it. 2. 3—7. The Practice of the Roman Church manifestly mistaken by the Pr••••cher. 8 to 17.

CHAP. XIX. page 225.

• Of Schism. Sect. 1.
• The unpardonableness of that o••ime acknow∣ledg••d by Antiquity. 2, 4, 6.
• No cause or pretence can excuse it. 7, 8.

CHAP. XX. page 233.

• The Preacher vainly endeav••rs to excuse his Church from Schism. 3, 4, 5. and chapter 21.
• Sect. 15, 16.
• Of the Subordination of Church-Governours and Synods. 13
• The unappealable Authority of General Councils acknow∣ledged by Antiquity. 8.
• Of the decisions of later Councils. 9, 10, 11, 12.

CHAP. XXI. page 249.

• The Fundamental Rule of Church Govern∣ment. 1, 2
• Limitations of the Authority of General Councils. 5, 6.
• Their Grounds made by A. B. Lawd, Dr. Field, &c. 3, 4.
• Of Points Fundamental and non— 7, 8, 12,
• Protestants allow not so much Authority to General Councils as God commanded to be given the Sa••hedrim. 13, 14.
• Of the pretended Independence of the English Church from the Example of Cyprus. 17.

CHAP. XXII. page 265.

• Limitations of the Churches Authority, by A. B. Lawd, &c. examin'd. 1, 2, 3, 4.
• Objections against the proceedings in the Council of Trent an∣swered. 5, 6.
• Manifest Illegality in Q. Eliz. Reformation. 7. 8, 9, 10, 11••
• Secular and carnal ends in it. 12, 13.

CHAP. XXIII. page 28••.

• The Doct••rs Proofs alledged 〈◊〉〈◊〉 justifie the
• English Separation, answered. 1, 2.
• 1. From the independent Authority of our Kings. 3.
• ...

• 2. From the Example of Justinian and other Emper••rs. 4, 5.
• 3. From the practice of fourteen of our Kings. 6.
• 4. From the Example of the Kings of Judah. 7, 8.
• In what sense new Article•• of Faith are made by the Church in the Council of Trent. 10. 11, 12, 13.

CHAP. XXIV. page 291.

• Of Causal and For••al Schism: and the va∣nity of their distinctions. 1, 2.
• Considerations for a clear Examination, on which side the guilt of Schism lies. 3, 4.
• The manifest Innocency of the Roman Church. 5.

CHAP. XXV. page 298.

• The Doctors desire of Reconcilement, and the Conditions of it. 1, 2, 3.
• The necessary Preparations to it. 4, 5.
• Of the Court and Church of Rome. 6.

CHAP. XXVI. page 307.

• The Preachers boasting. 1, 2, 3.
• Catholi••ks cannot justly be obliged to shew from Antiquity Evidences of their doctrines. 6, 7.
• Conditions necessary to be observed by the Doctor, in case he Reply. 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14.
• Of the name Protestant. 15, 16.

FINIS.