The first and second part of Gangræna, or, A catalogue and discovery of many of the errors, heresies, blasphemies and pernicious practices of the sectaries of this time, vented and acted in England in these four last years also a particular narration of divers stories, remarkable passages, letters : an extract of many letters, all concerning the present sects : together with some observations upon and corollaries from all the fore-named premisses / by Thomas Edwards ...

THE TABLE.

THe first part of Gangraena is by the Printer cast into two severall num∣bers of pages, which divides the whole into two, the first consisting of 66. Pages, the other of 116. Pages, according unto which division the Reader must goe in finding out the Contents specified in these following Tables.

The first Table, shewing the Contents of the first Division, consisting of 66. pages, besides the Preface, is as follows:

• THe Authors Preface, wherein are laid down these Particulars. 1. The Authours long expectation of a Reply to his Antapologia, accor∣ding to the great words given out, of a Reply by the Independent Party. 2 The reason of his so long silence, and discontinuance from the Presse. 3 His purpose and resolution of often coming into the Presse for the time to come. 4 The Authours account to the Reader of the nature of the present Book, and his scope therein. 5 The hatred, malignity, reproaches from the world, yea misconstructions from friends, which Ministers who appeared against the errors of the times have met with, as Christ, the Apostles, Fathers, Athanasius, Augustine, Hierom; modern Wri∣ters, as Luther, Zuinglius, Calvin. 6. Their undaunted courage, con∣stancy, in going on against errours, notwithstanding all their suffer∣ings. 7 The Authors preparati∣on, and expectation of all kind of reproaches and oppositions from the Sectaries in this work. 8 His firm resolution (by the grace of God) not to feare nor be discoura∣ged in this work, but having such a cloud of witnesses, to follow their example, and to goe on with the more earnestnesse, activity and cou∣rage, the more he is opposed.
• In the Book itself in the first Divisi∣on, pag. 1. are premised some parti∣culars from the better understanding of this Book.
• The Catalogue of Errours, &c. is not of old Errors, opinions of a former age, but of Errours now in being in these present times, pag. 1, 2.
• Though 'tis not a full catalogue, and perfect enumeration of all errone∣ous opinions &c. of these times, yet 'tis the fullest that hath yet been made, p. 2.
• ...

• The intent of this work, not a formal confutation of errours, and opi∣nions, but a discovery of them, p. 3.
• Errors and strange opinions scattered up and down, and vented in many Bookes, Manuscripts, Sermons, Conferences, drawne into one Table, and disposed under certain heads, p. 3.4.
• The errours and opinions contained in this book are laid down in termi∣nis, in their own words and phra∣ses, as neare as possible can bee, pag. 4.
• The way laid downe of the proofe of the truth and reality of the er∣rours blasphemies, &c. contained in this Tractate, and that by a se∣venfold way, p. 4, 5, ••.
• All the errours and opinions menti∣oned in one, and the same Cata∣logue not all alike, p. 7.
• The Reader is fore-warned not to be hindred from beleeving the truth of things contained in this Book, by all the clamours and reproa∣ches cast upon it, p. 8.
• Three Answers given to the first ob∣jection th••t may be against this Book, as that it is not seasonable, nor convenient, to discover our nakednesse, and weaknesse, so far to the common enemy, pag. 8.9, 10.
• Foure Answrs to a second objection, made against this book, that it may cause distractions and divisions a∣mong our selves, and may offend many good persons that are not Sectaries; p. 1••.12.
• The errours, heresies, &c. of the times refered to sixteen heads, or sorts of Sectaries, p. 13.
• Among all these sorts of Sects, there is hardly to bee found any Sect that is simple and without mix∣ture, but all the Sects are compoun∣ded, p. 13.
• All these sorts of sects, how different soever, yet all agree in separating from our Church, and in Indepen∣cy, being all Independents and Separatists, p. 14.
• The first Independent Ministers that we read of in Antiquitie, and how they were proceeded against in a Councel held at Carthage, p. 14, 15.
• Some of the errors and opi••ions laid down in this Catalogue are con∣trary and contradictorie to others of them, p. 15.
• The Catalogue of the Errours He∣resies contained in p. 15, 16, 17, 18, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31.
• The blasphemies of the Sectaries, p. 32, 33, 34.
• Some passages in the Prayers of the Sectaries, p. 34, 35,
• A Parallel between our Sectaries and the Donatists, agreeing in the par∣ticulars, p. 37, 38, 39.
• The Sectaries and Jesuits agree in 7. things, p. 4••, 41.
• The Sectaries and the Netherland Arminians agree in these eight particulars, p. 41, 42, 43.
• ...

• A parallell between the Bishops, and that Court-party heretofore, and the present Sectaries, in six things, p. 43, 44, 45.
• The Sectaries and Malignants agree both in the generall, and in three particulars, p. 45, 46, 47, 48.
• The Sectaries like Julian the Aposta∣ta, and some other enemies of Christians, in four things, p. 48. 49.
• The difference in the carriage and be∣haviour these foure years last past, all along, of the Presbyterians both to the honourable Houses, and to the Sectaries; and of the Sectaries to the Parliament, and to the Presbyterians, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53.
• The Sectaries practices and wayes re∣ferred to ten heads, p. 54.
• Some of their particular practices na∣med, to the number of 28. and laid down in pag. 54, 55, 56. &c. un∣to 66.
• An Answer to an Objection, what are practices of some men, and matters of fact to a way, it is arguments must convince men, and not pra∣ctices, p. 66.

A second Table, showing the Contents of the second division of the first part of Gangraena.

• Foure Letters written concerning the Sectaries, from p. 1. to p. 9.
• Animadversions on the last Letter, p. 9.10.11.
• An Extract of certaine Letters writ∣ten by some Ministers concerning Sectaries, from p. 12, to p. 18.
• A relation of some women preachers and of their doctrine, 29, 30, 31, 32.
• A relation of some stories and remar∣kable passages concerning the Sects, from p. 17, to p. 42.
• An Extract of 2. Letters more, 42, 43.
• Some more remarkable passages concerning the Sectaries, from p. 44, to p. 52.
• Sectaries annointing of the sick with oyl, p. 6, 44.
• A Love-Feast kept by some Sectaries, with the laying on of hands upon their Members, for receiving of the Holy Ghost, p. 45.
• A petition drawne up by some Citi∣zens, preached against by Master Greenhill and M. Burroughs, pag. 48, 49▪
• A discourse betweene Mr. Greenhill and M. Burroughs upon occasion of some wicked opinions main∣tained in the hearing of M. Green∣hill, p. 25.
• The great evill and mischief of a Church being long without a Go∣vernment, p, 52, 53.
• Tis more then time to settle the Go∣vernment and Discipline of the Church, the many Errors, Blasphe∣mies cry aloud for a speedy setling of Church Government, 53, 54, 55.
• The mischeif, evill and danger of a Toleration and pretended liberty of Conscience to this Kingdome and how a Toleration is the grand designe of the Devil, his master∣peece & chief engine, 57, 58, 59, 60.
• ...

• Independencie in England hath brought forth in a few years mon∣sters of errours. As Independency is the Mother and Originall of o∣ther Sects, so it is the Nurse and Patronesse that nurses and safe∣guards them, p. 61, 62.
• M. Burton who was so zealous against Errours, Arminianisme, Innovati∣ons, in the Bishops days, can now let false Doctrines go unquestion∣ed, not writing against, nor com∣plaining to the Parliament of Ser∣mons, Books, wherein all kind of false Doctrine is vented, 62, 63, 64.
• The confusions and mischiefs we lye under, charged upon the conscien∣ces of the Independenns, as ha∣ving been the great means of hin∣dring and delaying the setling of Church-government, pag 64.65.
• The Divell an active restlesse subtill Spirit, when he can no longer doe things one way, then he will try a∣nother, pag. 65, 66, 67, 68.
• New light and new truths a weake and deceitfull Argument to com∣mend any way or opinion, by all errours vented under this of new light, p. 68.
• The true reason and cause of that great growth and increase of the Secta∣ries among us, and so few falling to the Presbyterians, is because the Sectaries▪ opinions and practises▪, are so pleasing to flesh, and blood, and sundry particulars are instanced in, that feed the carnall hearts of men, p. 69, 70.
• An Apologie and Justification suffi∣cient for those Ministers and peo∣ple who are zealous for setling Re∣ligion, and cry out for Govern∣ment, p. 70, 71, 72.
• The Sectaries are a subtill, cunning, active, nimble, deceitfull, self▪see∣king, plotting, undermining gene∣ration, and we have cause to suspect them in everie thing, to feare them yeelding, and to feare them flying, and to look about us in all kinde of transactions with them, p. 73.
• Many moderate men both Ministers and others, by their indifferencie compliance, and favouring the Se∣ctaries, have done much hurt, and been a great cause of the evills and mischiefs that lye upon us, p. 74.
• The sad and dangerous condition Eng∣land is in at present, in regard of the Heresies, Errours, Blasphemies, and Disoders, p. 75.
• England is in a far worse condition then in the late time of the Prelats, and that both in regard of the cor∣ruption of the Doctrine of Religi∣on, and in regard of Toleration of all Religions. p. 76, 77.
• Englands condition so sad in regard of the errours heresies from twelve circumstances that accompanie them, p 77, 78, 79, 80.
• Errours and wicked opinions are worse then the sword, p. 82.
• Eerrours Heresies, are a greater evill then bad life and wicked manners, p. 82.
• Remedies and directions given both

• to Ministers, Magistrates and Peo∣ple, sutable to the condition of this Kingdome, in reference to the Er∣rours and Heresies among us, p. 83.
• Ministers must set themselves as to witnesse for truth against Errours, so in a speciall manner against a To∣leration, and many instances are gi∣ven both of the Fathers, moderne Divines, and of Bishops, and Mi∣nisters among our selves opposing Toleration, p. 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91.
• Ministers should agree together, to make a Remonstrance of all the er∣rors, heresies, blasphemies, schisms, insolencies, tumults of the Secta∣ries that have been in England these five last yeares, p 93.
• The Magistrates from the considera∣tion of all the errours, heresies, blas∣phemies, &c. should appoint and command a solemne generall Fast to bee kept throughout the King∣dome for this very end, that the Land might be humbled, and mourn for these heresies, blasphemies, and for the great growth, and too much suffering of them, and for the fear∣full breach of our solemne Cove∣nant with God, p. 95, 96, 97.
• The Magistrates should command the solemne renewing of the Nationall Covenant upon such a Fasting-day, and command in the close of such Fasting daies the wicked bookes printed of late yeares (some where∣of have been licensed) to be openly burnt, p. 97.
• The Magistrates should put out some Declaration against the errors and waies of the Sectaries, as their sen∣ding E••issaries into all parts of the Kingdome, to poison the Coun∣treyes, and should execute exem∣plary punishment, upon som of the most notorious Sectaries and sedu∣cers, p. 98.
• Private Christians must take heed of going to the Sectaries Conven∣ticles to heare them preach and ex∣ercise, their private meetings are the nurseries of all errours and he∣resies, verie Pest Houses, p. 99.
• Error is a vast thing without all bank, or bottome, Errour knows no end, nor where to stay, p. 100, 101.
• The benefit and excellencies of the Presbyteriall Government, viz. preventing and keeping out errors, and as soone as errours doe but peep out, plucking them up, p. 102.
• Some of the Sectaries of our times are worse enemies to the truth, then the Papists, p. 103, 104.
• Some additionall errours laid downe, p. 104, and in p. 110, 111, 112.
• An Extract of another Letter, con∣cerning the Sects, p. 113.
• Two Letters, one of the preaching woman, Mrs. Attaway to William Ienney, and another of William Ien∣ney to his wife, presently upon his going away from his wife with Mrs. Attaway, p. 115.

A third Table, containing the names and relations of the principall Ring-leaders of corrupt opinions and Er∣rours in the first Part of Gangraena.

• Paul Bests horrid blasphemies, p. 33. of the first Division of the first Part.
• M. Henry Den p. 2. of the second Di∣vision, p. 22, 23.105, 106. of the same Division.
• Iohn Hi••h, p. 18, 19. of the second Division.
• Laurence Clarkson his Petition, Re∣cantation, p. 19.20. of the second Division of the first part of Gan∣graena.
• Thomas Web, p. 21, 22. of the second Division of the first part.
• M. Erbury that lived in Wales, p. 24.
• One Nicholls, p. 24, 25.
• One Marshall a Bricklayer, p. 26.
• Clement Wrighter, p. 27, 28.
• Captain Paul Hobson, p. 33.34.
• One Lam an Anabaptist, p. 35.
• Oats a great Dipper, 35, 36.106, 113.
• One Mills, p. 36.
• Kiffi•• an active Anabaptist, p. 36, 37, 44.
• One Patience, p▪ 37.
• One M. C••x, p. 38.
• Thomas Moore, p. 38.
• One Walwin, p. 38.
• Lievtenant. Colonell Lilburne, p. 46, 47. of the first Division, and p. 38. of the second Division.
• M. Bacon sometimes of Glocester, p. 38.
• M. Bachiler, the Licenser-Generall of the Bookes of the Sectaries, p. 38.39.
• One Randall a great Antinomian, p. 39.
• M. Knollys, p. 39, 40.
• M. Peters, p. 40, 41, 42, 106, 107.
• One Barber, p. 45.
• M. Iohn Good ••ine, alias Cretensis, p. 39, 47, 63. of the first Division.
• One Cosens, p. 105.
• Mrs. Attaway, p. 31, 32, 113, 114, 115.
• One William Ienney, p. 113, 115.