Hagiomastix, or The scourge of the saints displayed in his colours of ignorance & blood

¶ The principall Contents, as well of the Epistle, as Discourse, are the unfolding of these particulars.

• 1. VVHat the Authors judgement is touching Civill Magistracy, Ep. sect. 10.
• 2. With what affection or intentions, God both gave, continues, and at last will dissolve Civill Magistracie. Ep. sect. 7, 8, 9.
• 3. What the reason is, why God will have creature-dispensations to precede his being All in All. Epist. sect. 6.
• 4. Who they are, that have still been represented as enemies to Magistracy. Ep. sect. 12.
• 5. In what sense the Author takes the word, Presbyterie; and against what manner of persons he argueth in his discourse. Ep. sect. 13, 14.
• 6. How unworthily that great self-admiresse, Gangrena, acquitteth her selfe in her stories and pamphlets. Epist. sect. 15.
• 7. How unworthily a late Disputation in Christ-Church-parish about Tithes, is reported by some. Epist. sect. 16.
• 8. Whether differences in fundamentalls, be not to be tolerated, as well as (if not rather) then differences in such points, which are farre more easily determined by reason. Epist. sect. 17.
• 9. What (most probably) the Anti-querists designe is in their Antiquerisme. Dis∣sect. 2.
• 10. What the designe of the Querist cleerly was, in the Queres. sect. 3. How neere the zeale of High-Presbyterie hath eaten some men up. sect. 4.
• 11. Whether there be any touch or tincture of Blasphemie in the second Querie. sect. 5.
• 12. How the Prelaticall, and High-Presbyterian proceedings comport. sect. 6.
• 13. Whether the Contra▪ Querists Syllogismes, be not too hard for their answers. sect. 8.
• 14. Why the Counter Querists answer by way of Syllogisme. sect. 7.
• 15. Whether the Querist reproacheth all punitive Justice, &c. sect. 11.
• 16. Whether he maketh Christs Spirit now, contrary to Gods Spirit in the old Testa∣ment. sect. 12.
• 17. Whether the story of Ananias and Sapphira's death, doth any wayes justifie put∣ting to death for matter of Conscience, or Religion. sect. 14.
• 18. Whether the second Querie, supposeth, that the makers of the Ordinance doe not certainly know the opinions therein threatened with death, to be damnable here∣sies. sect. 16, 17, 18.
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• 19. Whether it be contrary to the manifest word of God, to say, that God is not one in three persons. sect. 21.
• 20. What belongs to a certainty of knowledge in matters of Religion. sect. 24, 25.
• 21. What opinions sentenced with death in the Ordinance, are not contrary to the manifest word of God. sect. 26.
• 22. How hard it is to know, what the Ordinance meaneth by the word, Scrip∣tures, when it sentenceth with death the deniall of them to be the word of God, sect. 28.
• 23. What infallibilitie the second Querie intends. sect. 29. 51.
• 24. How passionate the Anti-querists are against the second Quere, and where∣fore. sect. 30.
• 25. Whether all the Opinions sentenced by the Ordinance, be the knowne Principles of Christianitie. sect. 33.
• 26. Whether the Lawes of God in the old Testament, which commanded false Pro∣phets, Blasphemers, Idolaters, to be put to death, be in force under the New. sect. 34, 35, 36, 37.
• 27. Whether our Saviour reproved either the Jewish Church or State, for tolerating errors and sects amongst them. sect. 41.
• 28. Whether waies of violence and bloud for the support of true Religion, be accord∣ing to the light and law of Nature. sect. 43.
• 29. How the Counter Querists prove, that Luther maintained no error about free∣will. sect. 52. And whether Consubstantiation be not as grosse, yea and as dan∣gerous an error, as some threatened with death by the Ordinance. sect. 53.
• 30. Whether, or what cleering or setling of Truth there is amongst us, more then in the beginnings of the Reformation. sect. 54.
• 31. Whether the open and publique profession of errors, be more or lesse pernicious, then the practise of sinnes in a like kind and degree. sect. 57, 58, 59.
• 32. Whether any great difference between imprisonment for life, and death. sect. 59.
• 33. In what sense onely it is true, that they who hold damnable heresies, have no true grace, &c. sect. 64.
• 34. Whether the Parable of the tares, be meant onely of Heretiques and false Tea∣chers. sect. 69.
• 35. Whether, and how the Ordinance is bent against the faces of many that are con∣scientious. sect. 75.
• 36. Whether they be alwayes instruments of evill, who publish Doctrines (in any sence) hurtfull to the peace of the Church and State. sect. 76, 77.
• 37. Whether zeale, or lukewarmnesse, the more likely cause, of the Bishops casting out. sect. 79.
• 38. What the wisdome of the Parliament can, and their Justice will doe, for the un∣doing of all the Ordinance intends to doe. Sect. 81.
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• 39. Whether the Anti-Querists sufficiently prove, the Morall Law in the ten Com∣mandements, to be the rule of a Christians life? and whether the Christian Sabba∣oth be included in the generall scope of the fourth Commandement? Sect. 82. 83.
• 40. Whether the Anti-Querists know what they meane by Arminian free-will? Sect. 84. 85. 86.
• 41. Whether their Description of Blasphemy, and impugning the word of God be competent? Sect. 87.
• 42. Whether, and how far, they concurre with the Querist, about the necessity of Reason, to direct or lead their Faith? Sect. 89. 90. 91.
• 43. Whether any of the Querists Friends are to be thanked, for that strong oppositi∣on, which is between the two Governments by Presbyterie, the one established by the Parliament, the other, importunely desired by the Ministers? Sect. 93. 94. 95.
• 44. Whether the Anti-Querists have sufficiently justified the Ordinance about the words presumptuously? Sect. 96. 97.
• 45. Whether they doe not grant the Ordinance to be neither Christian, nor reasona∣ble, in the punishment of Blasphemy there injoyned? Sect. 99.
• 46. Whether the duties of Magistracie rise and fall, are more, or fewer, according to the different qualifications of the Magistrates themselves? Sect. 99. 105.
• 47. Whether it be lawfull to teach Children, or others, to pray, whom we cannot rea∣sonably judge capable of our Instruction in this kinde? Sect. 102.
• 48. The two mountaines, from the tops whereof the fairest prospect of High-Presby∣terie in her exaltation, may be taken. Sect. 104.
• 49. Whether persons engaged, be so much the more meet to be Judges? Sect. 105.
• 50. Whether it be probable, that there is not any one point in Religion, but hath been controverted? Sect. 106.
• 51. What is the true ground of Gangrena's satisfaction about the truth of her sto∣ries? Sect. 97.
• 52. Whether God made any controverted point in Religion, especially between Priest and Priest, &c. matter of death or imprisonment under the Law? Sect. 106. 107. 108.
• 53. In what sense the Civill Magistrate is said to be custos utrius{que} tabulae. Sect. 109.