Plaine euidences The Church of England is apostolicall, the separation schismaticall. Directed against Mr. Ainsworth the Separatist, and Mr. Smith the Se-baptist: both of them seuerally opposing the booke called the Separatists schisme. By Richard Bernard, preacher of the word of God at Worsop. ... Set out by authoritie. Anno. 1610.

THE TABLE OF THE Principall matters handled in this Booke.

• OF the Presbiterie. Page. 5.
• Seauen Probabilities that the way of the Separatists is not the good way of God. 38.
• Schismatickes who they be, and what are the causes of their Schisme. 46. 63.
• The Romish Church is in a true Constitution, and why yet we forsake it. 50. 130.
• A Couenant haue wee made with God, and haue renewed it. 51. 250.
• Separatists abuse the holy Scriptures. 62. 117.
• Separatists doe condemne truths as falsehood. 89.
• Separatists describe a Church not truely. 93.
• Separatists doe force vntruths vpon such as would ioyne with them. 105.
• Separatists generall sinnes in their way. 105.
• Separatists especiall errours in the same way. 108. 150. 158. 160. 164. 177. 204. 240. 290. 324.
• Brownisme the ground of Anabaptisme. 77.
• Brownisme maketh a breach of a lawfull Communion. 86.
• The Constitution of our Church is a true Constitution. 123.
• The Word may be heard among vs. 87
• And spirituall communion may be kept. 88.
• Wee be voluntary Professors. 129. 145.
• The Church of England is a true Church. 94. 242
• Christ is our Head. 247.

• Christ is our Aduocate. 250.
• Our Prophet. 255.
• Our Priest. 257.
• Our King. 259.
• Our People are true matter of the Church, as they stand by Law. 271.
• Wee holde soundly the summe of the Gospell. 273.
• And doe in some sort make alike Profession, and how. 273.
• The Ministers of our Church, ordayned according to the truth of our Lawes, made in that behalfe, are true Ministers. 290.
• Such are not Antichristian. 291.
• Our Worship is true worship. 325.
• And is after the true Churches of God. 327.
• Saints, who they be, and why so called. 165.
• True holinesse required in the old Testament. 81.
• One mans sinne polluteth not another. 171. 174.
• How many wayes one becommeth guiltie of other mens sins. 174.
• What it is not to consent to sinne. 230.
• Popular gouernment not to be approued. 177.
• What is to be thought of the Separatists laicall Prophecie. 182.
• Of Ministeriall succession. 184.
• Of a mixt Assembly. 134. 165. 254.
• Corruptions may be in a true Church. 93.
• Planting and reforming differ much. 146. 245. 246.
• Princes may compell their subiects to the outward meanes of Religion. 146.
• God hath vsed Princes power to aduance religion. 147.
• And to reforme abuses. 278.
• Idol, a word not vsed in Scripture for a Church or a Chur∣ches constitution. 155.
• Separation may not be made from a true Church with con∣demnation of it, as a false, or no church. 205.
• From what people to make a full separation, by the Separatists iudgement. 228.
• Of varietie of opinions about Church gouernment and discipline thereof. 212.

• What gouernment is euery were to be wished. 227.
• To what speciall heads all the places of Scripture for the Sepa∣ration, are to be reduced. 239.
• To know when places for separation are peruerted. 240.
• Three necessarie considerations to preuent rash separating from vs. 241.
• Papists haue not Gods word as we haue it. 251.
• The separatists haue onely a respectiue consideration of vs, and that euer in the worst part, which is not warrantable in them. 253
• Vnbeleeuers in the Scripture are other manner of people then true members of the Church of England. 264
• Of the Authoritie Ecclesiasticall in the beginning. 267.
• How a people are yet a true Church, though wicked doe rise vp in it. 274.
• Matter of a Church, as it is true, so is it also good or bad matter. 276.
• How God maketh a people his people, and how againe they take him to be their God. 277. 279.
• Properties and Priuiledges of the true Church. 282. 283. 284.
• True conuersion is in our Church. 306.
• The Properties of a good Shepheard. 301.

The places of Scripture which are expounded, taken out of the Old Testament.

• Exodus. 19. 6. 60.
• Leuiticus. 19. 17. 237.
• Leuiticus. 20. 24. 136.
• Zacharie. 11. 17. 155.
• Haggai. 2. 14. 175.

The places of Scripture expounded, taken out of the new Testament.

• Matthew. 5. 23. 24. 236. 237.
• Matthew. 18. 15. 20. 217.
• Iohn. 17. 16. 139.
• Iohn. 10. 1. 2. 301.
• Acts. 2. 24. 137.
• Acts. 19. 9. 138.
• 1 Cor. 5. 217. 227.
• 1 Cor. 11. 236. 238.
• 1 Cor. 6. 14. 309.
• 1 Cor. 9. 1. 321.
• 1 Cor. 14. 182.
• 2 Cor. 6. 14. 18. 140. 145. 153.
• 2 Cor. 12. 21. 236. 238.
• 1 Peter. 2. 9. 59. 60.
• 1 Iohn. 5. 21. 154.

FINIS.