Separation of churches from episcopal government, as practised by the present non-conformists, proved schismatical from such principles as are least controverted and do withal most popularly explain the sinfulness and mischief of schism ... by Henry Dodwell ...

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Separation of churches from episcopal government, as practised by the present non-conformists, proved schismatical from such principles as are least controverted and do withal most popularly explain the sinfulness and mischief of schism ... by Henry Dodwell ...

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Dodwell, Henry, 1641-1711.

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London :: Printed for Benjamin Tooke ...,

1679.

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Schism -- Early works to 1800.

Dissenters, Religious -- England.

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Contents

• title page
• THE PREFACE.
• The general Proposition to be proved in this Work.
• INTRODUCTION.
• ERRATA.
• THE INTRODUCTION.
• Separation of Churches from EPIS∣COPAL Government as Practi∣sed by the NON-CONFOR∣MISTS Proved Schismatical, &c.
• CHAP. II. That we cannot be so well assured of our Salvation, in the use of Extraordinary, as of Ordinary Means.
• CHAP. III. The Ordinary Means of Salvation confined to the External Communion of the Visible Church.
• CHAP. IV. The same thing further Prosecuted.
• CHAP. V. The same thing further Prosecuted.
• CHAP. VI. The same thing further Prosecuted.
• CHAP. VII. The same thing further Prosecuted.
• CHAP. VIII. The same thing further Prosecuted▪
• CHAP. IX. That the Grace, to be expected in hearing the Word Preached, is not sufficient for Salvation without the Sacraments.
• CHAP. X. The Grace, which may be obtained by Prayer is not sufficient for Salvation without the Sacraments.
• CHAP. XI. Prayers for Persons out of the Church have no encou∣ragement that they shall be accepted.
• CHAP. XII. The very Case of abstaining from the Ordinances on pretence to Perfection, seems to have been taken up, and condemned in the time of the Apostles.
• CHAP. XIII. The danger of Separation proved from Heb. VI.
• CHAP. XIV. Separation from the Church proved to be a sin against the Holy Ghost.
• CHAP. XV. Salvation is not ordinarily to be expected without Baptism.
• CHAP. XVI. Salvation not ordinarily to be expected without ex∣ternal Communicating in the Lord's Supper.
• CHAP. XVII. The necessity of the Lord's Supper for Salvation pro∣ved from St. Joh. VI.
• CHAP. XVIII. The validity of the Sacraments depends on the Autho∣rity of the Persons by whom they are administred.
• CHAP. XIX. The Authority of administring the Sacraments must be derived from God.
• CHAP. XX. This Authority of administring the Sacraments must be derived from God by the Mediation of those men to whom it was at first committed by him.
• CHAP. XXI. Ecclesiastical Authority cannot be derived to this Age without a continued Succession.
• CHAP. XXII. The Authority of administring the Sacraments is not now to be expected any where but in the Epi∣scopal Communion.
• CHAP. XXIII. What influence the Opinion which prevailed in the modern Schools, That Bishops and Presbyters differ∣ed not Order but in Degree, might have upon the intention of the Ordeiners of those times?
• CHAP. XXIV. The Nullity of the Ordinations of the Non-Conformists proved from the Power of the Bishops even as Pre∣sidents over the Presbyteries.
• CHAP. XXV. The Nullity of the same Ordinations proved from the right of Episcopal Presbyteries as Presbyteries.
• CHAP. XXVI. The right of particular Episcopal Jurisdictions.
• CHAP. XXVII. That the Separation of the Non-Conformists is proper∣ly SCHISM, and that from the Catholick as well as from particular Churches.
• CHAP. XXVIII. The Ʋsefulness of this Hypothesis above others.
• A Catalogue of some Books sold by Benjamin Tooke at the Ship in St. Paul Church-yard.