The Opinion, that Schifm is as great a Sin as Mur-
ther or Adultery, prov'd to be not against Scrip-
ture, §. 1. Objections answered, 2. The Text,
1 Cor. 13. 1, 2, 3. explain'd and vindicated, 3.
Two Texts in St. Luke reconciled, and their mean-
ing fet forth, 4. Dr. Sherlock vindicated, 5.
What Agreement neceffary, 6. Separation from
the Authority of the Church, feparation from the
Church, 7. The Citations from Mr. Hooker and
Dr. Stillingfleet confidered, 8. His Argument re-
torted, 9. Mr. Dodwell defended, 10, 11. That
Schifm deftroys Charity, 12. The Author's mother-
miftake confuted, 13.
The Author's Inconfiftency in his pretended De-
figns, §. 1. A general Anfwer to his Question, Are
they damn'd? 2. The Question unreasonable, 3.
An Anfwer to the Inftance of the Pharifees and Sad-
ducees, 4. To the Dispute among the Difciples, 5.
To the feveral Inftances of the murmuring Grecians,
the fews contending with Peter, the Contention at
Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, 6. To the Di-
vifions among the Corinthians, 7. His Inftance in
Dintrephes, &c. full against himself, 8. The Dif
ference in the Church of Rome concerning Meats
and Days confidered, 9. The Opinion (if true)
That St.Peter and St. Paul were at the fame time
Bishops of Rome no Precedent for the future, 10.
His Guess from Clemens Romanus proved ground-
Les, and St. Jerom's Miftake fhewn, 11. The dif
ferent Obfervation of Eafter cleared, 12. The
Novatian Schifm, both at Rome and Carthage,
confidered, 13. The Contest between St. Cyprian
and Stephen Bishop of Rome examined, and found
to make nothing for his purpose, 14. The Cafe of
Origen and his Writings as little, 15. So alfo
the Difference between Petrus Alexandrinus and
Meletius, 16. Nor the Bishops mutual Accufations
burnt by the Emperor Conftantine, any thing affect
this matter, 17. The Cafe of the Audeans confi- dered, 18. And also that of Liberius and Fœlix
- and of Damafus and Urficinus, 19. And that of
Lucifer Calaritanus, 20. And of Aerius, 21. Of
Prifcillian, 22. The Divifions at Antioch after
the Depofition of Euftathius, 23. The Cafe of the
Donatifts, 24. Of St. Chryfoftom and the Joan-
nites, 25. Of the Acephali or Hæfitantes, 26.
Of Austin and the Britons, 27. Of impofing the
Gregorian Liturgy, 28. Of Ignatius and Pho-
tius, 29. Of the Schifm between the Greek and
Latin Churches, 30. Of feveral in the Pope-
dom, 31. Of the Albigenfes and Waldenfes, 32.
Of the Jefuits and fecular Priefts, &c. 33. The
Author's Inconfiftency, 24. Of the Lutherans and
Calvinifts, and the Remonftrants and Anti-
remonftrants, 35. His Partiality to the Hugo-
nots, 36. And Malice againft Epifcopacy, 37.
And the Non-jurors, 38. A general Answer to the
Cafe of Proteftant Diffenters, 39.
gift and Laud vindicated, 3. The Author's
Conceffion, and impertinent Citation of St. Au-
guftine, 4. Whether St. Cyprian be in this Cafe
miftaken, and Schifmaticks be in or out of the
Church, 5. St. Auguftine, Optatus and St.Chry-
foftom vindicated, 6, 7. 8. The rest of the Fa-
thers cleared from his Afperfions, 9. His ridiculous
fumming up his Evidence, with his Threatning at
the end of it, 10.
The Cafe of Communion with Schifmaticks_amligu-
onfly propounded by the Author, more clearly ex-
plain'd, §. 1. The Fathers defended against bis
Objections, 2. His Denial of the Aertion not
true. 3. The Rules of the Primitive Church a-
gainst Communion with Schifmaticks, 4. Con-
cerning the Force of Ecclefiaftical Canons, 5. The
Difufe of ancient Difcipline, whether by Papifts
or others, no good Plea in his Cafe, 6. The Mi-
tigation of Punishment in the offending Clergy
against him, 7. The Cafe of two Bishops in one
City, 8. His Argument borrowed from Mr. Sel-
den not good, 9. The Cafe of the Lapfi againft
him, 10. The Plea of the Orthodox Communion
with Novatians at Conftantinople answered, 11.
And that of the Orthodox with Arians at Au-
tioch, 12. His Inference from the Example of
Satyrus trifling, 13. Other Inftances already an-
fwered, and his Boaft vain, 14. That Schifmati-
cal Communion endangers the Faith, 15. St. Cy-
prian wronged by, and the Epifcopal Power ex-
plained against him, 16. The Design of the Au-
thor difcovered and confuted, 17. His Citation
from St. Cyprian full against him and his Party;
and farther, the Power of the Civil Magiftrate in
Religious Affairs confidered, 18.
That they ought better to explain their Meaning concerning Occafional Conformity, §. 1. His Explanation leaves it more in the dark, 2. Hypocritical Occafional Conformity both condemned and maintained by them, 2. He doth not difcharge Occafional Conformity from Hypocrife, much less prove it not finful otherways: Their Actions no Rule to us, 4, 5. Want of other Opportunity, or Eloquence of the Preacher, no warrant to join in a Schifmatical Communion, 6. The Objections made ftand firm and good against him, 7. 8. Mr. Baxter's Example confidered, 9. That the Reafon be urgeth, and Examples he brings, do not reach or affect the Cafe, 10. His Answer to the Objection weak, but bis Difcovery plain, 11. None of the beft Council given, but refused for worfe; which yet will not fupport Occafional Conformity, 12. His Reafons to induce others to it frivolous, 13, 14. His Examples as bad, 15, 16. His idle Pretences and Projects for strengthening the Church, 17, 18. And ends in the old foam Cry of Popery, 19.
Four Questions propounded, §. 1. The firft refolved, 2. The fecond propofed, and fome things premised, 3. Schifm a continued Sin, 4. Fruitful of many other Sins, 5. An infectious Sin, 6. A rejecting of God's Authority, 7. An irreclaimable and most dangerous Sin, 8. The third Question propounded and refolv'd, 9, 10, 11. The last Question reJols'd, 12, 13, 14, 15. The Conclufion, 16.
An ANSWER to a late Treatise, Written by Mr. Francis Talents,
A Short History of Schism, &c.
Difcouragements of Writing, §. 1. Several Enemies of the Church, and who most dangerous, 2. Their Jeveral ways of attacking the Church, 3. The Perfon wrote against, 4. The Title confidered, 5.
N times; wherein Religion is fiercely attack'd from all Quarters, and Matters are carry'd by Bullying and Braving, by Noife, Lies and Slanders; though there never can be more need, yet there is fmall Encouragement for a fincere good Man to fet Pen to Paper, and hazard himself against a brutish Crew, who proclaim War against Heaven, and account nothing fo much their Enemy as an immoveable Honeft Man. For when an Atheistical Toland is B
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