Of the rites and ceremonies among the Jews,

The hopes of another life in the Old Teftament,

129

Our Saviour proved the Refurrection from the words to Mofes,

Expiation of fin in the old difpenfation,

Sins then expiated by the blood of Christ,

Of their judiciary laws,

Of the moral law,

The principles of morality,

Of idolatry,

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

ibid.

Concerning the Sabbath,

138

Of the Second Table,

140

Of not coveting what is our neighbour's,

141

All men liable to death by it,

A corruption fpread through the whole race of Adam,

ibid.

Both fides pretend their doctrines agree with the Article, 158

The true notion of liberty,

Inward affiftances promifed in the New Covenant,

160

ibid.

161

163

The difference between the Church of England and the Church

of Rome in this point,

The conditions upon which men are justified,

The ufe to be made of this doctrine,

171

174

175

ARTICLE

Actions in themfelves good, yet may he fins in him who does

Of the pardon of fin after Baptifm,

196

That as God forgives, the Church ought also to forgive, 197

Concerning apoftafy, and fin unto death,

ARTICLE XVII.

The flate of the question,

199

201

202

The doctrine of the Supralapfarians and Sublapfarians, 203

The doctrine of the Remonftrants and the Socinians, ibid.

This is a controverfy that arifes out of natural religion, 204

The biftory of this controverfy both in ancient and modern

times,

The arguments of the Supralapfarians,

The arguments of the Sublapfarians,

The arguments of the Remonftrants,

205

212

221

222

226

230

231

They affirm a certain prefcience,

The Socinians' plea,

General reflections on the whole matter,

The advantages and disadvantages of both fides, and the

faults of both,

In what both do agree,

232

234

Philofophers thought men might be faved in all religions,

ibid.

So do the Mahometans,

ibid.

None are faved but by Christ,

240

None are in covenant with God, but through the knowledge

of Chrifl,

Whether fome may not be faved by him, who never heard of

bim,

241

242

But for others, we cannot judge of the extent of the mercies of

God,

Curiofity is to be restrained,

243

ibid.

We ought not to believe that any are infallible, without good

authority,

ibid.

Thefe are examined,

250

And whether they do agree to the Church of Rome,

The truth of doctrine must be first fettled,

251

ibid.

A fociety that has a true Baptifm, is a true Church,

Sacraments are not annulled by every corruption,

252

253

We own the Baptifm and Orders given in the Church of

Rome,

The power of depofing Princes claimed by them as given them

by God,

ibid.

260

ibid.

261

262

This was not a corruption only of discipline, but of doctrine,

Councils cannot be called, but by the confent of princes, ibid.

The firft were called by the Roman Emperors,

279

Afterwards the Popes called them,

ibid.

Then fome Councils thought on methods to fix their meeting,

ibid.

What makes a Council to be general,

280

What numbers are necessary,

ibid.

How muft they be cited,

ibid.

No rules given in Scripture concerning their conftitution, 281

Nazianzen's complaints of Councils,

Councils bave been contrary to one another,

Disorders and intrigues in Councils,

They judge not by infpiration,

282

ibid.

ibid.

283

The Churches may examine their proceedings, and judge of

The Fathers do argue for the truth of the decifions, but not

Concerning the words, Tell the Church,

How the Church is the pillar and ground of truth,

286

ibid.

Chrift's promife, I am with you alway, even to the end

of the world,

287

Of that, It feemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, ibid.

Some General Councils have erred,

ARTICLE XXII.

The doctrine of purgatory,

Sins once pardoned are not punished,

Unless with chaftifements in this life,

No ftate of fatisfaction after death,

No mention made of that in Scripture,

But it is plain to the contrary,

Different opinions among the ancients,

A paffage in the Epifle to the Corinthians confidered,

The original of purgatory,

A paffage in Maccabees confidered,

The progress of the belief of purgatory,

Prayers for the dead among the ancients,

Endowments for redeeming out of purgatory,

Whether thefe ought to be facred, or not,

The doctrine of pardons and indulgences,

It is only the excufing from penance,

No foundation for it in Scripture,

General rules concerning idolatry,

Of the idolatry of Heathens,

Laws given to the Jews against it,

The expoftulations of the Prophets,

Concerning the golden calf,

And the calves at Dan and Bethel,

The Apoflles oppofed all idolatry,

The fenfe of the primitive Fathers upon it,

St. Paul at Athens, and to the Romans,

The first use of images among Chriftians,

Pictures in Churches for inflruction,

Were afterwards worshipped,

Contefls about that,

Images of the Deity and Trinity,

On what the worship of images terminates,

The due worship fettled by the Council at Trent,

Images confecrated, and how,

Arguments for worshipping them answered,

Arguments against the use or worship of images,

A due regard to the bodies of martyrs,

The worship of relics,

The progress of fuperftition,