A digest of Hooker's treatise on the laws of Ecclesiastical Polity. By the Revd J. B. Smith, D.D.

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J, G.F & J. Rivington, 1840 - Ecclesiastical law - 464 pages
 

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Contents

Whether the Scripture ought necessarily to contain
66
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68
14
74
32
82
CONCERNING THE THIRD ASSERTION THAT OUR FORM OF CHURCH
99
The objectors by their explanation confute their
105
dealings with His people forbids our conformity with
108
rites
117
Elder reformed Churches
125
Preaching by Sermons not the only way of teaching
151
On Prayer
159
SECT PAGE XXIX On the Attire of Officiating Ministers
164
Of Gesture and Change of Place in officiating
166
On the alleged Easiness of our Form of Prayer
167
On the Length of our Service
168
On Ejaculatory Prayers
169
On our Petitions for earthly blessings and frequent use of the Lords Prayer
170
On the Congregation repeating after the Minister
172
On our mode of reading the Psalms
173
On Psalms and Prayers by alternate responses
175
On the use of Magnificat the Benedictus and Nunc Dimittis
177
On the Athanasian Creed and the Gloria Patri
179
On our want of particular Thanksgiving
184
On the alleged Unsoundness of some parts of our Liturgy
185
On the first alleged unsound phrase
186
On the second alleged unsound phrase
187
On the third alleged unsound phrase
188
Sacraments necessary to a Participation of Christ
214
On Baptism and its Essentials
215
The Scripturewarrant for outward Baptism
216
How far Baptism is necessary to Salvation
217
tism and on LayBaptism in cases of necessity
220
On the Scriptural character of Confirmation after
234
On sundry alleged faults in our Communion Service
242
Objections against Festivals answered and their
250
On the Ceremonies in our Marriage Service
260
The Clergy a divinelyappointed Order on
267
their sacred and inalienable character
276
Titles for Orders not always necessary else
282
CONTAINING THEIR FIFTH ASSERTION THAT OUR LAWS
300
Of the Discipline of Repentance as to its original
307
Of the doctrine of Satisfaction as a part of the discipline
316
On Absolution of Penitents and its prerequisites actual
322
BOOK VII
332
The three general grounds of modern objections
353
Refutation of the foregoing assertions as to Bishops
359
On the Civil Power and Authority exercised by
365
On the Honour and Respect paid to Bishops being
371
On the Honours of Bishops in respect of Title Place
377
BOOK VIII
399
moning Public Assemblies and Councils
428
the Sovereign
439
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456

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TitleA digest of Hooker's treatise on the laws of Ecclesiastical Polity. By the Revd J. B. Smith, D.D.
AuthorsJohn Bainbridge Smith, Richard Hooker
PublisherJ, G.F & J. Rivington, 1840
Original fromThe British Library
Digitized10 Oct 2014
Length464 pages
  
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