An answer, to a little book call'd Protestancy to be embrac'd or, A new and infallible method to reduce Romanists from popery to Protestancy
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- An answer, to a little book call'd Protestancy to be embrac'd or, A new and infallible method to reduce Romanists from popery to Protestancy
- Author
- Con, Alexander.
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- [Aberdeen? :: s.n.],
- Printed in the year, 1686.
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- Subject terms
- Abercromby, David, d. 1701 or 2. -- Protestancy to be embrac'd.
- Catholic Church -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- title page
- TO THE READER.
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Unto the Right Honourable JAMES EARL OF PERTH, &c. Lord High Chancellour of SCOTLAND.
- Sir GEORGE LOCKHART, Lord President of the Session.
- GEORGE Viscount of Tarbet, Lord Clerk-Register.
- Sir
James Foulis of Collingtoun, Lord Justice-Clerk. - Sir
John Lockhart of Cassle-Hill. - Sir
David Balfour of Forret. - Sir
James Foulis of Reidfoord. - Sir
Roger Hogg of Hearease. - Sir
Andrew Birnie of Saline. - Sir
Patrick Ogilvie of Boyn. - Sir
John Murray of Drumcairn. - Sir
George Nicolson of Kemnay. John Wauchop of Edmistoun.- Sir
Thomas Stewart of Balcasky. - Sir
Patrick Lyon of Carse.
- A TABLE Of the CONTENTS Of this BOOK.
- ERRATA.
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AN ANSWER, To A little Book call'd PROTESTANCY To be Embrac'd. OR, An infallible Method to reduce ROMANISTS FROM POPERY to PROTESTANCY.
- A Preamble.
- CHAP. I. Of our Speculative and Moral, or Practical Divinity.
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CHAP. II. Our Adversary's positive Proofs for the Salvation of
Protestants examined and refuted.-
SECT. I. Protestants
cannot be sav'd, even in the Opinion of our Adversary, be∣cause they don't fulfill what is requir'd by him to Salvation. -
SECT. II. Protestants
are in a worse condition than those who never heard of CHRIST. -
SECT. III.
It is not Lawfull to follow a probable Opinion in matter of belief. -
SECT. IV.
The formal Protestantcannot be sav'd.
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SECT. I. Protestants
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CHAP. III. Our Adversary's Negative Proofs for the Salvation of
Protestants Refuted. -
CHAP. IV. The Infallibility of General Coun∣cils defended.
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SECT. I.
St. Augustin's saying of the mending of a former Council, by a poste∣rior, fully answered. -
SECT. II.
'Tis an Article of Faith, that Ge∣neral approv'd Councils are Infallible. -
SECT. III.
The Infallibility of a General ap∣prov'd Council, proven by some other passages of Scripture, and our Adversary's ex∣plication of them ex∣ploded. -
SECT. IV,
'Tis not necessary the Infallibility of the Churchbe defin'd in a Ge∣neral Council, yet it is in General Councils defin'd by a practical defi∣nition. -
SECT. V.
We are sure that the Major Part, of an approv'd general Coun∣cil is Baptis'd.
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SECT. I.
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CHAP. V. Of the
Roman Catholick Faith and Doctrine.-
SECT. I.
A Word by way of entry into this matter. -
SECT. II.
The intention of the Minister re∣quired by the Church in Bap∣tism explained, makes ap∣pear the nullity of our Ad∣versaries Objection. -
SECT. III.
We have security for the Salvation of a Child dying immediately after Baptism, Prote∣stants have None. -
SECT. IV.
Our Adversary's Exception against our Doctrine of Purgatory Retorted upon Pro∣testants. -
SECT. V.
he Churches not permitting all Parts of the Scripture indiffe∣rently to be read by all, is Justified. And her high sentiment of this word of God declar∣ed. -
SECT. VI.
The Scripture is not known to us to be the Word of God without the Tradition of the Church, and therefore is not our sole Rule of Faith. -
SECT. VII.
The Reason why the Mass is not said in the Vulgar Tongue. -
SECT. VIII.
The RomanDoctrine of Transub∣stantiation,does not destroy ex∣perimental knowledge, nor deceive our Senses.
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SECT. I.
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CHAP. VI. Of the
R. Catholicks Divine Worship. -
CHAP. VII. Of our Ecclesiastical Discipline.
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SECT. I. Protestants
live in Spiritual Sla∣very not Catholicks.The De∣cree of Innocentthe third, in the third Cap. of the Gene∣ral Council of Lateranis not a Decree of Faith -
SECT. II.
Saint Paulssaying, whatsomever is Sold in the Shambles,&c. 1 Cor. 10. v. 24.25.27.makes nothing against our absti∣nence from Flesh upon forbidden dayes. -
SECT. III.
The Proofs our Adversary brings out of Scripture for the Marry∣ing of Church-Men, are ei∣ther willfull, or Ignorant mistakes of the Word of God.
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SECT. I. Protestants
- CHAP. VIII. Of Vows.
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CHAP. IX.
A Recapitulation, or short Repe∣tion of the Contents in this Book.
- ANSWER TO THE POSTSCRIPT.