CONTENTS OF THE FIFTH CHRISTIAN ECCLESIASTICS. CHAPTER I. Of the Worship of God in general. The Nature and Reasons CHAPTER II. Directions about the manner of Worship, to avoid all corrup- PAGE 18 CHAPTER III. Directions about the Christian Covenant with God, and Bap- venant CHAPTER IV. Directions about the Profession of our Religion to others. PAGE 39 49 CHAPTER V. Directions about Vows and particular Covenants with God.. How far Rulers may Nullify a Vow? Num. xxx. opened. Of the accidental evil of a Vow. Of Scandal. Q. Doth 54 ibid. 69 76 CHAPTER VI. Directions to the People concerning their internal and private PAGE 107 The Ministerial Office opened in fifteen particulars 111 The true old Episcopacy. ibid. Special Duties to your own Pastors above others. 112 Of the Calling, Power, and Succession of Pastors 115 The best to be preferred . . . 118 The order of Ministerial teaching, and the resolution of faith 120 Directions for the discovery of Truth among contenders, and 134 CHAPTER VIII. Directions for the Union and Communion of Saints, and for Wherein our Unity consisteth ... What Diversity will be in the Churches. What Schism is? 151 152 158 Q. Is any one form of Church-government of Divine appoint- 163 The benefits of Christian concord; to themselves, and to in- 170 The mischiefs of Schism 175 PAGE Whether Papists or Protestants are Schismatics 175 The aggravations of Division . . . 179 Two hindrances of our true apprehension of the evil of Schism 185 Directions against it. . . 186 Of imposing defective Liturgies . . 188 The testimonies of antiquity against the bloody and cruel way 208 CHAPTER IX. Twenty Directions how to worship God in the Church-as- Directions about our Communion with holy souls departed, CHAPTER XI. Directions about our Communion with the holy angels ... 215 223 235 ECCLESIASTICAL CASES OF CONSCIENCE. Q. 1. How to know which is the true Church among all pre- 247 Q. 2. Whether we must esteem the Church of Rome a true 254 |