Ductor dubitantium, or, The rule of conscience in all her generall measures serving as a great instrument for the determination of cases of conscience : in four books / by Jeremy Taylor ...

I.

• OF Jephthah's vow out of the Jew∣story. l. 3. c. 3. r. 8. n. 1. p. 208.
• Of the Custome of bowing at the name of Jesus. l. 3. c. 4. r. 15. n. 4. p. 289.

Jews.

• their religion upon their Sabbaths and feasts. l. 2. c. 2. r. 6. n. 58. p. 363.
• The Jews in their writings against the Primitive Christians never charged them with worshipping Images.
• l. 2. c. 2. r. 6. n. 37. p. 351.
• The Righteousness of the Christians must exceed the Jews.
• l. 2. c. 3. r. 20. n. 3. p. 555.
• S. Ignatius his Epistle to the Philip∣pians is supposititious.
• l. 3. c. 4. r. 13. n. 12. p. 278.

Ignorance.

• it abuses the Conscience into Errour.
• l. 1. c. 3. r. 1. n. 3. p. 100.
• of vincible ignorance.
• l. 4. c. 1. r. 6. n. 9, 10. p. 505.
• we cannot be ignorant of things ne∣cessary to salvation without sin.
• l. 4. c. 1. r. 5. n. 1, 4. p. 493.
• No man can be innocently ignorant of what all Nations and men believe and publickly profess.
• l. 4. c. 1. r. 5. n. 3. p. 494.
• of that which is by several Churches and societies of wise and good men dis∣puted, a man may be innocently igno∣rant. l. 4. c. 1. r. 5. n. 5. p. 495.
• A man may not be innocently igno∣rant of that which is his special duty.
• ibid. n. 7. p. 495.
• what is that diligence, after which Ig∣norance is excusable.
• l. 4. c. 1. r. 5. n. 11. p. 497.
• what is probable Ignorance.
• ibid. r. 12. p. 497.
• whether is worse, to sin willingly, or by Ignorance. ibid. n. 16. p. 498.
• Some sins of ignorance worse then some sins of malice. ibid. n. 18. p. 499.
• What ignorance Antecedent and Concomitant are, and what influence they have upon our actions.
• l. 4. c. 1. r. 6. n. 2, 7. p. 500.
• how long infant ignorance or childish∣ness can excuse, so as their actions shall be reckoned neither to vertue nor vice.
• l. 4. c. 1. r. 6. n. 4. p. 501.
• Illusion is hard to be distinguished from Conscience.
• l. 1. c. 1. r. 3. n. 5. p. 28.

Images and Idolatry.

• The Jews were forbid to make an Image, as a 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 to the Law of Idolatry. l. 2. c. 2. r. 3. n. 42. p. 304, 313.
• though the making or having an Image were unlawfull to the Jews, yet not to the Christians.
• l. 2. c. 2. r. 6. n. 11. p. 330.
• it is not lawfull to worship the true God by an Image. ibid. n. 21. p. 338.
• Idolatry is a sin against the Law of Nature. ibid. n. 23. p. 338.
• To worship false gods, and to give di∣vine worship to an Image, is one and the same kind of formal Idolatry.
• ibid. n. 25. p. 339.
• S. John was not permitted to give di∣vine worship to an Angel who repre∣sented the person of God. ib. n. 27. p. 341.
• A Definition of Idolaters out of S. Austin. l. 2. c. 2. r. 6. n. 28. p. 343.
• how an Image can be an idol.
• ibid. n. 30. p. 344.
• The difference between an Image and an Idol. ibid. n. 30. p. 345.
• That which forbad the Jews to make or have Images was no moral Law.
• ibid. n. 31. p. 347.
• The worship of Images is against the analogy of the Gospel.
• ibid. n. 32. p. 348.
• The Primitive Christians were great haters of Image-worship.
• l. 2. c. 2. r. 6. n. 33. p. 349.
• The Council of Eliberis decreed a∣gainst pictures in Churches.
• ibid. n. 35. p. 350.
• the Jews in their writings against the Christians of the first ages never charged them with worshipping Images, which shews then they did not worship them.
• ibid. n. 37. p. 351.
• In the first part of the Thalmud written about A. D. 200. there is no re∣proof to Christians for Images: but in the second part written about A. D. 500. they frequently charge it upon them.
• ibid.
• The Heathens did not believe their Images to be Gods, and worshipped them with no other but relative worship.
• l. 2. c. 2. r. 6. n. 38. p. 351.
• only the ruder part of them. ibid. p. 352.
• The culpable usage of Images by modern Papists. l. 2. c. 2. r. 6. n. 39. p. 353.
• ...

• The worship of Images never prevai∣led any where but among a degenerating people. ibid. n. 40. p. 354.
• The ancient Romans worshipped their Gods 170 years without Images.
• ibid.
• Idolatry hindred by Sacrifices.
• l. 2. c. 3. r. 13. n. 30. p. 476.
• Of the Imitation of Christ.
• l. 2. c. 2. r. 7. n. 35. p. 383.
• Summum ejus esse Imperium, qui or∣dinario juri derogare valeat.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 6. n. 25. p. 192.
• Impudence often the attendant of an evil Conscience. l. 1. c. 1. r. 2. n. 13. p. 19.

Incest.

• Incest taught by the Devil speaking out of Fire. l. 2. c. 2. r. 3. n. 23. p. 295.
• the notation of the word.
• ibid. n. 24. p. 296.
• A strange case happening at Venice of an incestuous marriage.
• l. 1 c. 3. r. 8. n. 3. p. 118.
• Of the word Institutio.
• l. 2. c. 3. r. 9. n. 4. p. 421.
• Signs of difference, whereby we may, in a mixt Intention, know which is the principal ingredient.
• l. 1. c. 2. r. 5. n. 30. p. 71.

Indifferent.

• Things indifferent may be ministe∣ries of religion, but no parts of it.
• l. 3. c. 4. r. 20. n. 12. p. 331.
• Actions in their physical capacity are negatively indifferent.
• l. 4. c. 1. r. 1. n. 14. p. 444.
• Acts omitted are oftentimes indiffe∣rent. ibid. n. 15. p. 444.
• all acts that pass without any consent of the will are indifferent.
• ibid. n. 17. p 446.
• Of Indifferent actions, what are such.
• ibid. n. 16, 17. p. 445.
• No action of the will is indifferent.
• ib. n. 18. p. 446.

Interest

• renders the Conscience suspected, if it be guided by it. l. 1. c. 1. r. 3. n. 6. p. 29.
• Interest is sometimes on the side of Truth. ibid.
• How to discern when it is joined with Truth. ibid.
• Of Inconsideration.
• l. 4. c. 1. r. 6. p. 508.

Interpretation.

• Laws that are doubtfull are rightly interpreted by examples.
• l. 2. c. 2. r. 7. n. 44. p. 387.
• Rules of the interpretation of Laws by consequence. l. 2. c. 2. r. 7. n. 8. p. 400.
• When any condition intrinsecal to the duty of an affirmative precept is impos∣sible or cannot be supplied, the duty it self falls without interpretation.
• l. 2. c. 3. r. 11. n. 15. p. 446.
• Laws are to be interpreted with respect to the mind of the Lawgiver.
• l. 3. c. 6. r. 1. n. 1. p. 398.
• In what sense and manner.
• ibid. n. 3. p. 399.
• See more Letter L. word Laws.
• In interpreting the Commandments of God, we must chuse that sense which most promotes the end of the command∣ment. l. 3. c. 6. r. 1. n. 10. p. 403.
• Of the favourable interpretation of Laws. l. 3. c. 6. r. 1. n. 15. p. 405.
• Of favourable interpretation in in∣flicting punishments. ibid. n. 16.
• All good Laws admit interpretation in some cases. ibid. n. 17.
• In matters of favour and pietie the sense of the Laws is to be extended by interpretation. ibid. n. 18. p. 406.
• When the Lawgiver interprets his own Law, he does not take off, but re∣move the obligation.
• l. 3. c. 6. r. 2. n. 2. p. 408.
• The power of interpreting Laws must be used with nobleness, not fraud.
• ibid. n. 4. p. 408.
• The Laws are not to be bended by interpretation but upon great and just causes. ibid. n. 5. p. 409.
• The interpretation of Laws made by Judges is nothing of Empire and power.
• ibid. n. 7. p. 410.
• Judged cases are the best indication of the meaning of a Law.
• l. 3. c. 6. r. 6. n. 3. p. 428.
• In the doubtfull interpretation of Laws, Customes are as good as Laws.
• ibid.
• A King is Dominus Legum, and therefore may intervene between Equi∣ty and strictness by interpretation.
• l. 3. c. 6. r. 2. n. 3. p. 408.

Judge.

• A Judge must proceed according to the process of Law, though contrary to his own private Conscience.
• l. 1. c. 2. r. 8. n. 7. p. 82.
• A Judge may not proceed upon the evidence of an instrument, which he produced privately, but was not produ∣ced in Court. ibid. n. 7. p. 83.
• what a Judge is to doe in case the evi∣dence upon Oath is contrary to his own private Knowledg. ibid. n. 8. p. 84.
• A Judge may not doe any public act against his own private Conscience.
• ibid. n. 9, 10. p. 85.
• A Judge having seen a stone in Court thrown at his brother Judge, proceeded to sentence upon the intuition of the fact, and stayed not for the sole••nities of the Law. ibid. n. 14. p. 86.
• Concerning the double capacity of a Judge. ibid. n. 24. p. 90.
• Sententia à Judice non suo lata, nulla est. l. 3. c. 1. r. 3. n. 4. p. 33.
• The interpretation of Laws made by Judges is nothing of Empire and Power.
• l. 3. c. 6. r. 2. n. 7. p. 410.
• Judged cases are the best indication of the meaning of a Law.
• l. 3. c. 6. r. 6. n. 3. p. 428.
• The Judges do by their sentences best convey the notice of a custome. ib.

Judgment.

• Three degrees of practical Judgment.
• l. 1. c. 2. r. 4. n. 1. p. 62.
• The virtual Judgment, that is a na∣tural inclination passing forth into habit or custom, is not a state of good, by which one is acceptable to God.
• ibid. n. 6. p. 63.
• This disposition secures not against temptation. ibid. p. 63.
• A formal Judgment, that is, delib∣ration of the understanding and choice of the will, is required to the constitu∣tion of a right and sure Conscience.
• ibid. n. 7. p. 64.
• The Judicial Law of Moses is annul∣led. l. 2. c. 2. r. 3. n. 1. p. 286.
• Lex Julis. l. 3. c. 2. r. 7. n. 7. p. 118.
• Jussio and Mandatum, how distin∣guished. l. 4. c. 1. r. 2. n. 7. p. 458.
• Whatsoever is against charity cannot be the effect of Justice.
• l. 3. c. 2. r. 1. n. 5. p. 54.
• That saying of Justin Martyr expli∣cated, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• l. 2. c. 2. r. 4. n. 10. p. 322.

Jurisdiction.

• Of the word. l. 3. c. 4. r. 1. n. 5. p. 213.
• It includes Empire. ib.
• S. Chrysostom proves the office of a Bishop to be more difficult then that of a King, because it hath no jurisdiction.
• ibid. n. 7. p. 214.
• The High priest under the Law of Moses had a proper formal Jurisdiction, which the Christian Church hath not.
• ibid. n. 8. p. 215.
• The Apostles did exercise jurisdiction, but it was in an extraordinary and mi∣raculous way. ibid. n. 9. p. 216.
• The Church hath an analogical Ju∣risdiction. ibid. n. 11. p. 217.
• How the power of the Keys differs from proper Jurisdiction.
• ibid. n. 13. p. 217.
• There is no Jurisdiction in the pow∣er of the Keys. ibid. n. 14. p. 218.
• To deny the Sacrament to the un∣worthy is not an act of Jurisdiction but Charity. l. 3. c. 4. r. 7. n. 10. p. 243.
• Incorporalia sunt individua.
• Pref. pag. 12.