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The English nonconformity as under King Charles II and King James II truly stated…
The English nonconformity as under King Charles II and King James II truly stated and argued by Richard Baxter ; who earnestly beseecheth rulers and clergy not to divide and destroy the land and cast their own souls on the dreadful guilt and punishment of national perjury ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1689
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
THE CONTENTS.
Chap. 1. The Introductory Conference. Ch. 2. The things presupposed as agreed on. Ch. 3. What our Nonconformity is not, in 50 Instances. Ch. 4. A brief Enumeration of the things imposed on us, which are the Matter of our Nonconformity. Ch. 5. I. Of Reordination. Ch. 6. II. Of the Oath and Covenant of Canonical Obedience to Bishops and Ordinaries. Ch. 7. III. Ordained Ministers forbidden to Preach, or Expound any Scripture, or Matter or Doctrine, Can. 49. Ch. 8. IV. and V. Of Subscribing that there is nothing in three Books contrary to the Word of God, and Declaring Assent and Consent to all in the Liturgy, &c. Ch. 9. VI. Of Assenting that it is CERTAIN by the Word of God, that Infants baptized dying before actual Sin, are undoubtedly saved (qua tales) not excepting the seed of Atheists, Jews, or any. Ch. 10. VII. Of the English sort of Godfathers at Baptism and their Vows. Ch. 11. VIII. Of refusing to Baptize such as have not such Godfathers. Ch. 12. IX. Of the Dedicating symbol of Crossing at Baptism. Ch. 13. X. Of denying Baptism where Crossing is refused. Ch. 14. XI. Of Rejecting from Communion all that dare not receive Kneeling. Ch. 15. XII. Of consenting to the false Rule, as true, for finding Easter Day always: Whether small lies be Sin? Ch. 16. XIII. Of Pronouncing all Saved that are Buried, except the Excommunicate, Unbaptized, and Self-Murderers. Ch. 17. XIV. Of Consenting to read so much of the Apocrypha. ⟨image 8⟩Ch. 18. XV. Of Assenting to Mis-translations of God's Word, and subscribing that they are not contrary to it. Ch. 19. XVI. Of Consenting to reject all from Christian Communion, who desire not the English manner of Episcopal Confirmation. C. 20. XVII. Of Consenting to all the Ornaments of Church and Ministers which were in use in the Second year of King Edw. 6. Ch. 21. XVIII. Of giving account to the Ordinary of all that we keep from the Sacrament, that he may proceed against them according to the Canons: which leads us to consider those Canons. Ch. 22. XIX. Of Publishing Lay-Chancellors Excommunications and Absolutions, according to the Canons. Ch. 23. XX. Of Publishing Excommunications according to the fourth Canon. Ch. 24. XXI. Of Publishing Excommunications according to the fifth Canon. Ch. 25. XXII. Of Publishing Excommunications by the sixth Canon. Ch. 26. XXIII. Of Publishing Excommunications by the seventh Canon. Ch. 27. XXIV.