Five disputations of church-government and worship by Richard Baxter.
- Title
- Five disputations of church-government and worship by Richard Baxter.
- Author
- Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons ...,
- 1659.
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- Subject terms
- Church of England -- Government.
- Church polity -- Early works to 1800.
- Episcopacy -- Early works to 1800.
- Ordination.
- Liturgics.
- Link to this Item
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- Cite this Item
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Contents
- title page
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To his Highness RICHARD Lord Protector OF THE Common-wealth of
England, Scot∣land andIreland. - A PREFACE to those of the Nobility, Gentry, and Com∣mons of this Land, that adhere to PRELACY.
- POSTSCRIPT.
- The CONTENTS.
- ERRATA.
- An Advertisement to prevent mis∣understanding.
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Whether it be Necessary or Profitable to the right order or the Peace of the Churches of
Eng∣land that we restore the extruded Episcopacy? - title page
- The Preface.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II. Of the Nature and Ends of Ordination.
- CHAP. III. Ordination is not of Necessity to the be∣ing of the Ministry.
- CHAP. IV. An uninterrupted Succession of Regular Ordination, is not Necessary.
- CHAP. V. Ordination by such as the English Pre∣lates, not Necessary to the Being of the Ministry.
- CHAP. VI. Ordination at this time, by English Pre∣lates especially, is unnecessary.
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CHAP. VII. The Ordination used now in
England and in other Protestant Churches, is Valid, and agreeable to Scripture and the Practice of the Ancient Church. - CHAP. VIII. The greatness of their sin that are now labouring to perswade the People of the Nullity of our Ministry, Chur∣ches and administrations.
- CHAP. IX. The sinfulness of despising or neglecting Ordination.
- title page
- CHAP. I. Of General unfixed Bishops or Mini∣sters.
- CHAP. II. Of fixed Pastors that also participate in the work of the unfixed.
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CHAP. III. It is Lawfull for the several Associati∣ons of Pastors to choose one man to be their President,
durante vita, if he continue fit. - CHAP. IV. It is Lawful for the Presbyters of a par∣ticular Church, to have a fixed Pre∣sident, during life.
- CHAP. V. Objections against the Presidency fore∣mentioned, answered.
- CHAP. VI. The sum of the foregoing Propositions, and the Consistency of them with the Principles of each party, and so their aptitude to Reconcile.
- CHAP. VII. Some instances to prove that moderate men will agree upon the foregoing terms.
- title page
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Qu. Whether a stinted Liturgy, or form of Worship, be a desirable means for the Peace of these Churches? - title page
- CHAP. I. Distinctions and Propositions in order to the Decision.
- CHAP. II. Such Ceremonies as God hath forbidden, or given man no Power to institute, are not to be imposed on the Church, as profitable or lawfull.
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CHAP. III.
Prop. 2. In such unlawfull impositions (as aforementioned) it is an ag∣gravation of the sin, if Governors pre∣tend that their Ceremonies are Di∣vine. -
CHAP. IV.
Prop. 3. & 4. If things unlawfull are commanded as indifferent, or things indifferent as Necessary, they are sin∣fully imposed, and the more, because of such pretenses. -
CHAP. V.
Prop. 5. A lawfull and convenient thing is sinfully commanded, when it is commanded on a greater penalty then the nature and use of it doth require, or then the common good will bear. -
CHAP. VI.
Prop. 6. It is not lawfull to make any thing the subjects duty by a command, that is meerly indifferent antecedent∣ly, both in it self, and as cloathed with its accidents. -
CHAP. VII.
Prop. 7. Some things may be lawfully and profitably commanded at one Time and Place, and to one sort of people, that may not at or to another; no nor obeyed, if commanded. -
CHAP. VIII.
Prop. 8. Those orders may be profita∣ble for the Peace of the Churches in one Nation, that are not necessary to the Peace of the Churches in many Nations. -
CHAP. IX.
Prop. 9. There is no meer Humane Vni∣versal Soveraign, Civil or Ecclesi∣astical, over the whole Church, and therefore none to make Laws Obliga∣tory to the whole. -
CHAP. X.
Prop. 10. If it be not our Lawfull Governours that command us, but usurpers, we are not formally bound to obey them, though the things be law∣full which they command. -
CHAP. XI.
Prop. 11. The Commands of Lawfull Governors about Lawfull Ceremonies, must be understood and obeyed with such exceptions as do secure the End; and not to the subverting of it. -
CHAP. XII.
Prop. 12. It may be very sinfull to command some ceremonies, when yet it may be the subjects Duty to use them when they are commanded. -
CHAP. XIII.
Prop. 13. The Constant use of things indifferent should not be (ordinarily) commanded; but they should be some∣times used, and sometimes disused. -
CHAP. XIV. Reasons against the Imposing of our late Controverted Mysticall Ceremonies, as Crossing, Surplice,
&c. - CHAP. XV. Reasons for Obedience in Lawfull things.
- Satisfaction to certain CALVMNIATORS.