A collection of controversial discourses by G. Hickes and a popish priest

by the Roman Catholicks, who have been highly guilty of the same, and still many of them are fo. The same Argument might be made use of against Chrißianity it felf. Still a Remnant left in the Church of England not guilty of the Practices objected.

39, 40, 41 The Lady's Answer.

42 A Book "recommended to the Lady's reading by the D. with a

Letter wherein be expresses his Jealousy of her continuing firm to the Church of England from her taking no notice of his last Reply to her Objections.

42, 43 The Lady's Answer.

5 The Adversary's Sentiments of the Book fent, by the D. She assures him of her continuance in the Communion of the Church of England, by letting him know that last Sunday the receiv'd the Sacrament in this our Church of England, which if a Blessing the acknowledged in a great measure owing to him.

43 The D's Reply, his Vindication of the Book fent, from the

Calumnies thrown upon him by Gainlayers. Some Reasons mention'd, why he cannot be altogether satisfied by her Letter of her firm. continuance in the Communion of the Church of England.

47, 45 The Reply to the Paper. THE

HE several Senses in which the Word Faith is to be taken,

viz. in a General, Special and most Special fignification. 46 What sort of Revelations are fimply and absolutely necessary to be believed, and wbat not.

47 Those absolutely necessary to be believ'd, and sufficient for Sal

varion, twofold, Speculative, and practical Credenda, agenda.

ibid. The D. challenges bis Adversary to protje;' that the Trent

Doctrines requir’d by the Roman Church to be believ'd as necessary to Salvation, were deliver'd by the Apofles to the Catholick Church: 48, 49, 61, 66, 73, 81, 75;

105, II2 The Author of the Paper's fallacious and ambignons Applica

zion of the Word Ancient : not diftinguishing it in the primary and secundary sense.

59 His misapplying Catholicism to the Church of Rome, which

was but a Sister Church to those of Jerusalem, Antioch, &c. and confequently but a part of the holy Apoftolical Church, and

ibid. 79

to accounted at that time. This prov'd from the Writings of several Fatbers.

51, 52, 53, 54 A Comment upon that passage of St. Jude concerning the Faith once deliver'd to the Saints.

55 How the Term Catholick comes to be taken for Pure, Sound and Apostolical.

56 The impropriety and arrogance of the Church of Rome in

a[awing that Tale. The Author of the Paper's Assertion, That every. Doctrine

of Faith was never thought necessary to be known by every Christian, examin'd and confuted.

58 The Same Author sophistically confound's the Doctrines of Ge

neral and Special Faith, in order to deceive the Lady. 59,60 That summary of Faith calld, the Apostle's Creed, design'd

to distinguish a Christian from a Jew or Pagan, not intended as a Collection of all Doétrines of Faith contain'd in all the Scriptures.

62 His Objection, that the Do&trine of the Sacraments and that of

Divine Grace, pertain to Faith, though not mention d in the two Creeds, answer'd; and Mewn that they are both implicitly included in those two Articles, viz. The Holy Ghost and Communion of Saints.

63, 64, 65 The proposing of any new Doctrine, which is neither to be

found in the Creeds nor Scripture, as a Doctrine of Faith once deliver'd to the Saints, is imposing, forging and coining a new Error

68 The Church of Rome's setting up new Articles of Faith neither

contain'd in the Creeds nor Scriptures, the Reason of our forsaking her.

69 The Author of the Paper's affirming, How Protestants mi

Itake the Latins, imputing to Catholicks the coining of new Do&trines, &c. answer'd.

70 The Council of Trent deny'd to be a Free and General Catholick Council

ibid. The Author of the Paper's asserting in the Catholick Church

being the Doctrines they declare from their several Churches, disprov'd in the Council of Trent, and from

the Custom of Ancient and General Councils. The Church of England holds no Doctrine of Faith which is not

to be found either in the Creeds which the owns, or in the Holy Scriptures.

73 How far, and in what sense the Catholic Church may be said

ibid. 71

76, 77

to be assisted by the Spirit of Truth, and with the Prefence of Jesus Christ to the end of the World.

74, 75 All Doctrines of Faith to be examin'd and prov’d by Scripture

and Antiquity. The Author of the Paper's Question, Must not the Successors

of the Apostles, &c. answer'd. With some Methods proposed, hom particular or general Errors are to be oppos d or condemned.

77 The Text quoted by that Author out of Ads xv. 28. It

seem'd good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, used by the Apostles in their determination of the Case brought before them, not to be male use of in the Samie manner by their Successors, for several Reasons.

77, 78, 79 The only Rule to distinguish true from erroneous Doctrines is

the Scriptures and confentient Antiquity: the new Articles in the Trent Couneil contrary to both.

80 The visibility of the Church explain’d.

82 The true Nature of the Christian Sacrifice, for which Altars were first erected.

83 Some Queries put to the Author of the Paper, concerning the

Adoration of Jesus Christ in the Sacrament. In which Sense the anointing of the Sick was anciently used.

84, 85 How Prayers for the Dead were used in the first Ages of the

Church, contrary to the present Practice and Doctrine of the

Church of Rome. The Author of the Paper's Fallacy, in putting, Asking the

Prayers of glorify'd Saints, instead of praying to Saints, which is not only their Doctrine, but made an Article of Faith by the Council of Trent, and a part of the Office of

that Church. The D's Defence of Sir H. Lynde , on account of what the Author seems to impute as a rashi Imprecation. ibid.

91, 92 We do not say as he would insinuate, that the Council of Trent

invented all the new Articles which she created into Articles of Faith, but we affirm them all to be comparatively new, as not known or taught in the Church for the fort fix Cena turies.