PART III.
CHRISTIAN ECCLESIASTICS.
OR,
DIRECTIONS TO PASTORS AND PEOPLE ABOUT SACRED DOCTRINE, WORSHIP, AND DISCIPLINE, AND THEIR MUTUAL DUTIES. WITH THE SOLUTION OF A MULTITUDE OF CHURCH CONTROVERSIES AND CASES OF CONSCIENCE.
Table of Contents
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| To the reader. | [547] | |
| I. | Of the worship of God in general. | [547] |
| II. | Directions about the manner of worship, to avoid all corruptions, and false, unacceptable worshipping of God. | [553] |
| III. | Directions about the christian covenant with God, and baptism. | [559] |
| IV. | Directions about the profession of our religion to others. | [562] |
| V. | Directions about vows and particular covenants with God. | [564] |
| VI. | Directions to the people concerning their internal and private duty to their pastors, and the improvement of their ministerial office and gifts. | [581] |
| VII. | Directions for the discovery of the truth among contenders, and the escape of heresy and deceit. | [590] |
| VIII. | Directions for the union and communion of saints, and the avoiding unpeaceableness and schism. | [595] |
| IX. | How to behave ourselves in the public assemblies, and the worship there performed, and after them. | [616] |
| X. | Directions about our communion with holy souls departed, and now with Christ. | [618] |
| XI. | Directions about our communion with the holy angels. | [622] |
| CASES OF CONSCIENCE, ABOUT MATTERS ECCLESIASTICAL. | ||
| To the Reader. | [626] | |
| Questions I to CLXXIV. | [626] |
Reader,
That this part and the next are imperfect, and so much only is written as I might, and not as I would, I need not excuse to thee if thou know me, and where and when I live. But some of that which is wanting, if thou desire, thou mayst find, 1. In my "Universal Concord." 2. In my "Christian Concord." 3. In our "Agreement for Catechising," and my "Reformed Pastor." 4. In the "Reformed Liturgy," offered to the commissioned bishops at the Savoy. Farewell.