PART II. Concerning Public Scandals, or Scandals as they are the object of Church-censures; and more particularly as they are practical, or in practice.
CHAP. 1.
Showing that every offence is not public, and when it is so, p. 56, 57, 58. When a Scandal is to be brought to public, p. 58, 59. Where offences are public, yet difference is to be made, p. 60, 61.
CHAP. 2.
Concerning what order is to be kept in the following of public Scandals, p. 62. Herein the ends of discipline would be respected, which are set down, p. 62, 63. All offences of the same kind not alway to be equally dealt with, p. 63, 64. What is to be guarded against when there is a different way taken for censuring of the same offences, p. 64, 65. How Church officers ought to carry in Censures, p. 65, 66, 67, 68. How Discipline is to be ordered so, as it may not mar, but further the Word, p. 69, 70.
CHAP. 3.
Showing that Christs order and method, Matth. 18. is to be kept, and what it doth imply, p. 71, 72, 73, 74, 75.
CHAP. 4.
Holding forth the frame wherewith Church-officers ought to proceed in Censure, and helps towards the same, p. 76, 77, 78. Church-processes would be carried-on with expedition, the reasons why, p. 79.
⟨image 10⟩CHAP 5.
Concerning what is to be done when offending persons give no satisfaction, p. 80, 81, 82, 83. When is a person to be accounted obstinate, p. 83, 84. What is to be done when an offence is not gross, and yet hath contempt with it, p. 85.
CHAP. 6.
Concerning what is to be accounted satisfying as to the sisting of process and removing of the offence, p. 86. What kind of satisfaction is not sufficient for making a Church-judicatory to sist their processes, p. 86, 87. How dissembling may be discovered when a person maketh offer of satisfaction, p. 87.
CHAP. 7.
Showing what is not necessary to satisfaction; where it is cleared, that the saving grace of repentan•e, or godly sincerity therein, is not the alone ground upon which Church-officers are to rest satisfied, p. 88, 89, 90, 91, 92.
CHAP. 8.
Holding forth what may be satisfying, to wit, a sober, serious acknowledgement of the offence, with the expression of an unfeigned-like purpose to walk inoffensively for the time to come, p. 93, 94. How moral seriousness may be discerned, p. 94, 95▪ If always charity should judge a person sincere, who is thus morally serious, p. 95, 96, 97, 98.
PART II. Concerning Publick Scandals, or Scandals as they are the object of Church-censures; and more particularly as they are practical, or in practice.
CHAP. 1.
SHewing that every offence is not publick, and when it is so, p. 56, 57, 58. When a Scandal is to be brought to publick, p. 58, 59. Where offences are publick, yet difference is to be made, p. 60, 61.
CHAP. 2.
Concerning what order is to be keeped in the following of publick Scandals, p. 62. Herein the ends of discipline would be respected, which are set down, p. 62, 63. All offences of the same kind not alway to be equally dealt with, p. 63, 64. What is to be guarded against when there is a different way taken for censuring of the same offences, p. 64, 65. How Churchofficers ought to carry in Censures, p. 65, 66, 67, 68. How Discipline is to be ordered so, as it may not mar, but further the Word, p. 69, 70.
CHAP. 3.
Shewing that Christs order and method, Matth. 18. is to be keeped, and what it doth imply, p. 71, 72, 73, 74, 75.
CHAP. 4.
Holding forth the frame wherewith Church-officers ought to proceed in Censure, and helps towards the same, p. 76, 77, 78. Church-processes would be carried-on with expedition, the reasons why, p. 79.
⟨image 10⟩CHAP 5.
Concerning what is to be done when offending persons give no satisfaction, p. 80, 81, 82, 83. When is a person to be accounted obstinate, p. 83, 84. What is to be done when an offence is not grosse, and yet hath contempt with it, p. 85.
CHAP. 6.
Concerning what is to be accounted satisfying as to the sisting of process and removing of the offence, p. 86. What kind of satisfaction is not sufficient for making a Church-judicatory to sist their processes, p. 86, 87. How dissembling may be discovered when a person maketh offer of satisfaction, p. 87.
CHAP. 7.
Shewing what is not necessary to satisfaction; where it is cleared, that the saving grace of repentan•e, or godly sincerity therein, is not the alone ground upon which Church-officers are to rest satisfied, p. 88, 89, 90, 91, 92.
CHAP. 8.
Holding forth what may be satisfying, to wit, a sober, serious acknowledgment of the offence, with the expression of an unfained-like purpose to walk inoffensively for the time to come, p. 93, 94. How moral seriousness may be discerned, p. 94, 95▪ If alwayes charity should judge a person sincere, who is thus morally serious, p. 95, 96, 97, 98.
