A survey of the summe of church-discipline. Wherein the vvay of the churches of New-England is warranted out of the vvord, and all exceptions of weight, which are made against it, answered : whereby also it will appear to the judicious reader, that something more must be said, then yet hath been, before their principles can be shaken, or they should be unsetled in their practice. / By Tho. Hooker, late pastor of the church at Hartford upon Connecticott in N.E.

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A survey of the summe of church-discipline. Wherein the vvay of the churches of New-England is warranted out of the vvord, and all exceptions of weight, which are made against it, answered : whereby also it will appear to the judicious reader, that something more must be said, then yet hath been, before their principles can be shaken, or they should be unsetled in their practice. / By Tho. Hooker, late pastor of the church at Hartford upon Connecticott in N.E.

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Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.

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London :: Printed by A.M. for John Bellamy at the three Golden Lions in Cornhill, near the Royall Exchange,

M.DC.XLVIII. [1648]

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Contents

• title page
• A Preface of the Authour, By way of Introduction to this following Discourse, Wherein the attentive Reader may understand the scope, the matter and method thereof, and how far there is a joint concurrence of most of the Elders of New-England.
• TO THE READER, ESPECIALLY The Congregation and Church of Iesus Christ in Hartford upon Connecticutt.
• In obitum viri Doctissimi THOMAE HOOKERI Pastoris Ecclesiae Hertfordiensis, Novangliae, Collegae sui.
• On my Reverend and dear Brother, Mr THOMAS HOOKER, late Pastor of the Church at Hartford on Connectiquot.
• In sepulchrum Reverendissimi viri, fratris charis∣simi M. THO. HOOKERI.
• to the reader
• THE CONTENTS. A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline.
• An Analyticall Table.
• A SURVEY of the Summe of Church-Discipline.
  • CHAP. I. Ecclesiasticall Policy Defined. Ecclesiasticall Policy is a skill of ordering the affairs of Christs house, according to the pattern of his word.
    • 1. Argument.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.
    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.
    • 5.
  • CHAP. II. The Constitution of a visible Church in the Causes thereof: The Efficient and Matter.
    • Of the Efficient.
    • Of the Matter.
      • Conclusion I.
      • 2d Conclusion is,
        • Reason 1.
        • Reason. 2.
        • Reason. 3.
        • Reason. 4.
        • Inference. 1.
        • Inference. 2.
        • Inference. 3.
        • Inference. 4.
        • I.
      • 3. Conclusion,
        • 1. Assertion. of M.R.
        • 2. Assertion. of M.R.
        • To the 1. Assertion.
        • Argument. 1.
        • Argument. 2.
        • Argument. 3.
        • To the 2. Assertion of Mr R. Which is,
  • CHAP. III. Of the Invisible Church. Whether the Invisible Church be the principall, prime, and onely proper subject, to whom all the Seals, and priviledges of speciall note doe belong?
    • To the 1.
      • I Answer.
    • To the Second
      • Argument. 1.
      • Argument. 2.
      • Argument. 3.
      • Argument. 4.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Formall cause of a visible Church, the Church Covenant.
    • 1.
      • Consideration 1.
      • Consideration. 2.
    • 2. How the Covenant may be expressed.
      • 1.
      • 2.
    • 3. The reasons of the Covenant.
      • 1.
      • 2.
      • 3. Argument.
      • 4. Argument.
  • CHAP. V. Whether Baptisme doth give formality or make a member of a visible Church.
    • Answer Negative.
      • Reason. 1.
      • 2. Reason.
        • M. R. Answer. p. 220.
        • Reply.
        • 2. M. R. adds.
        • The Reply is.
      • Reason. 3.
      • Reason. 4.
      • Argument. 5.
  • CHAP. VI. Quest. 2. Whether PROFESSION makes a man a member of a Congregation.
    • I.
      • Argument. 1.
      • Argument. 2.
      • Argument. 3.
      • Argument. 4.
      • Argument. 5.
  • CHAP. VII. An Answer to Arguments made against the Church covenant.
    • Argument. 1.
    • Argument. 2.
    • Argument 3.
    • Argument 4.
    • Argument 5.
    • Argument 6. and last.
      • Argument 1.
      • Argument 2.
      • Argument 3.
  • CHAP. VIII. Wherein the Precedency of a Church, as it is Totum homogeneum, is handled.
    • Argument 1.
    • Argument 2.
  • CHAP. IX. Of the Nature and Being of a Presbyteriall Church.
    • Section 1.
    • Section 2.
      • Ground 1.
      • Ground 3.
        • Argument 1.
        • Argument 2.
        • Difference 1.
        • The second Difference M. R. adds (p. 326.) is this.
        • The third Difference.
        • Difference 4.
        • Answer.
        • Difference 5.
        • Answer.
        • Answer.
        • Answer.
        • Argument 3.
        • Reply.
        • Reply.
        • Argument 4.
        • Assertion.
        • Answer.
        • Reason 2.
        • Answer.
        • Our 5. Argument.
        • Reply.
        • Reply.
        • Argument 6.
        • Argument. 7.
        • Argument 8.
    • Section. 3.
    • Section. 4.
    • Section. 4.
  • Having discovered the constitution of this Presby∣teriall Church, we are now to consider of CHAP. X. Such Arguments as M. R. alledgeth for the confir∣mation of a Presbyteriall Church, Answered.
    • Argument. 2.
      • Answ.
    • Argument. 3.
      • Answ.
    • Argument. 4.
      • Answ.
    • Argument. 5.
      • Answ.
    • Argument. 6.
    • Argument. 7.
    • Argument. 8.
      • Answ.
    • Argument. 9.
      • Answ.
    • Argument. 10.
      • Answ.
    • Argument 11.
      • Answ.
    • Argument 12.
    • Argument 13.
      • Answ. 1.
  • CHAP. XI. Touching the first Subject of Ecclesiasticall power, where the Na∣ture of it is discovered, and the Arguments brought against it answered.
    • SECT. II. The third thing to be inquired. Where this power is seated, as in the first subject, and there M. Reutherford his arguments expressed in Lib. 1. Cha. 1. of his Discipline are weighed and answered.
      • PROPOSIT. I.
      • PROPOSIT. II.
      • PROPOSIT. III.
      • PROPOSIT. IV.
    • SECT. III.
    • SECT. IV.
      • PROPOSIT. I.
      • PROPOSIT. II.
      • PROPOSIT. III.
      • PROPOSIT. IV.
      • PROPOSIT. V.
  • CHAP. XII. Touching the Catholick and visible Church. To the ministery and guides of the Catholick visible Church hath the Lord commit∣ted the keyes, as to the first subject.
    • I.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the Catholick Church as it is totum representativum in the as∣sembling of Pastors, &c. in a generall councell.
    • 3. Arg.
    • 4. Arg.
    • 5. Arg.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of the Church Ʋniversall, as it is Totum Integrale.
    • 1. Arg.
    • Argum. II.
      • I.
      • II.
  • CHAP. XV. An Answer to Mr. Hudson, concerning the Church-Catholick vi∣sible, as Totum integrale.
    • 1. CONCLUSION.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.
    • 5.
    • 6.
    • 7.
    • 8.
    • 9.
    • 10.
    • 11.
    • 12.
      • SECT. II.
      • SECT. III.
        • I. Proposition is laid down in these words
        • The second Proposition is in the same place, and its thus expressed.
        • The third Proposition is p. 11.
  • CHAP. XVI. We have now done with Church-power. Of Church Communion as it is a peculiar priviledge to the member of a Church.
    • CONCLUSION I.
    • CONCLUSION II.
    • CONCLUSION III.
    • CONCLUSION IV.
      • Arg. 1.
      • Arg. 2.
      • Arg. 3.
        • From this ground thus laid and made good, we may collect severall things.
• PART II. Of the CHURCH considered as Corpus Organicum.
  • CHAP. I. Of the number of Officers therein, and the nature thereof.
    • I.
    • II.
      • Of the Ruling-Elder.
        • I.
        • II.
        • III.
        • That Christ hath appointed the Office and plalce of Ruling Eldes hath been made evident.
      • Of the Pastors Office.
      • Of the Teachers Office.
        • I.
        • II.
        • III.
        • 2. Touching the Reward.
        • 1 Conclusion.
        • II.
        • III.
        • 2. The persons that must doe this.
      • Of Deacons.
        • I. What he must doe.
        • II.
        • III.
  • Chap. II. Wherein the nature of Ordination is discussed, and the 17. Chap. of Mr. REUTERFORD is considered, and answered, as touching the power be giveth to a Pastor in and over other Congregations beside his own.
    • 1 Conclusion.
    • Conclusion II.
    • Conclusion I. Ordination (as it is Popishly dispensed under the opinion of a Sacrament, and as leaving the im∣pression of an indelible Character) doth not com∣municate the essence of this outward call.
    • 2. Conclusion. Ordination administred according to the method and minde of Master R. namely, as preceding the election of the People, it doth not give essentials to the outward call of a Minister.
      • Argum. 1.
      • Argument 2. Its not the scope of Ordination, by God appointed, to give the essen∣tials of an Officers call; therefore, from thence it is not to be expected in an orderly way.
        • 1. What this gift is.
        • 2. How this was given by Prophesie.
        • 3. The third thing to be enquired is, What the laying on of the hands of the Eldership addes.
      • Argument. 3. That action which is common to persons and performances or im∣ployments, and applied to them, when there is no Office at all given, that action cannot properly be said to be a specificating act to make an Officer, or give him a Call.
      • Argument 4. If Ordination give the essentials to an Officer before Election, then there may be a Pastor without People, an Officer, sine titulo, as they use to speak, and a person should be made a Pastor at large, as to follow Master R. his similitude: the Ring that is made and compleated in the Goldsmiths shop, it's ready for any man that comes next, who will buy, being made to his hand.
        • 1. Argument of Master R.
        • 2. Argument of Master R.
        • The 3. Argument labours of the like Disease, namely;
      • Argument 1.
      • Argument 2. I's lawfull for a People to reject a Pastor upon just cause (if he prove pertinaciously scandalous in his life, or heretical in his Do∣ctrine) and put him out of his Office, ergo, it is in their power al∣so to call him outwardly, and to put him into his Office.
      • Argument 3.
      • We shall adde a fourth Argument.
        • 3. What Ordination is.
        • 4. To whom the right of dispensing this Ordi∣nance doth appertaine.
  • CHAP. III. Of an INDEPENDENT Church. Wherein the state of the Question is opened, the distastefull terme of INDEPENDENCY cleered, and the right meaning put upon it; Master R. his Arguments in the thirteenth Chapter debated.
    • Argument I.
      • Answer.
    • Argument II.
      • Reply.
    • Argument 4.
      • Reply is;
      • Reply.
• The third Part.
  • CHAP. I. Of the Government of the Church.
  • CHAP. II. Of the dispensation of the Sacraments.
    • Conclusion I.
    • Conclusion II.
    • Conclusion III.
    • Conclusion IIII.
      • Argument I.
      • Argument II.
      • Argument III.
      • Argument IIII.
      • Argument V.
  • CHAP. III. Of Censures.
• PART. IV. Concerning Synods.
  • CHAP. I. Wherein Mr. Rutherfords sixth Argument is de∣bated, taken out of Acts 15. and the nature of that Synod discussed, and how farre that or any other Synod can be said to bind by any warrant from the Word.
    • 1. Conclus.
    • 2. Conclus.
    • 3. Conclus.
    • 4.
    • 5.
      • OF ACTS 15.
        • 1. Conclus.
        • 2. Conclus.
        • 3. Conclus.
        • ANSWER.
  • CHAP. II. Where Mr Rutherford his Arguments touching the Superiori∣ty of Classes and Synods above particular Congregations, are considered and answered; And they are in number 6. more, set down in the 15. ch. of his book.
    • 1. Conclus.
    • CONCLUSION. II
    • 3. Conclus.
      • 7 Argument of Master Rutherford.
        • 1 Reason against it.
        • 2. Reason.
        • 3.
        • Mr Rutherfords 1. Answer.
        • Reply.
        • ANSWER.
        • Reply.
        • Reply.
      • 8 Argument of Mr. Rutherford.
        • Reply.
      • 10 Argument of Master Rutherford.
        • Reply.
      • Master Rutherfords first Reason.
        • Reply.
      • 2. Reason,
        • Reply.
        • ANSWER.
        • Reply.
  • AN APPENDIX To the former Treatise concerning SYNODS. An Epistle of them that sent the Booke over to be Printed.
  • CHAP. III.
    • Qu. 1. What is a Synod?
    • 2. QUEST. How are Synods proved? or what Scriptures or reasons to prove the necessity of Synods?
    • 3. QUEST. What is the Power of a Synod?
      • 2. They have no power to impose their Canons or Conclu∣sions upon them.
      • 3. In point of Councell,
    • 4. QUEST.
      • Argument 1.
      • Argument 2.
        • Minor.
      • Argument. 3.
      • Argument. 4.
      • Argument. 5.