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No foundation for it in the New

Testament, 257.

St. Peter never claimed it, 258.

Christ's words to him explained,
259.

Of the keys of the kingdom of
heaven, ib.

Of binding and loosing, 260.

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The church has authority, though
not infallible, 208.

Great respect due to her decisions,
269.

But no absolute submission, ib.

proceedings, and judge of them,

277.

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How the church is the pillar and

ground of truth, ib.
Christ's promise, 'I am with you
alway, even to the end of the
world,' 281.

the scriptures, 270.

The church of Rome run in a
circle, ib.

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Holy Ghost, and to us,' ib.
Some general councils have erred,
282.

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The expostulations of the pro-

phets, 303.

Concerning the golden calf, 304.

And the calves at Dan and Bethel,

ib.

The apostles opposed all idolatry,
305.

St. Paul at Athens, and to the

Romans, 306.

The sense of the primitive fathers
upon it, 307.

The first use of images among

Christians, ib.

Pictures in churches for instruc-
tion, 309.

Were afterwards worshipped, ib.

Contests about that, ib.

Images of the Deity and Trinity,
310.

On what the worship of images
terminates, 311.

The due worship settled by the

council at Trent, 312.

Images consecrated, and how,

313.

Arguments for worshipping them

answered, 314.
Arguments against the use or
worship of images, ib.

The worship of relics, 315.

The progress of superstition, 316.

A due regard to the bodies of
martyrs, ib.

No warrant for this in scripture,

317.

Hezekiah broke the brazen ser-
pent, ib.

The memorable passage concern-

ing the body of St. Polycarp,

ib.

Fables and forgeries prevailed,

318.

The souls of the martyrs believed
to hover about their tombs,

319.

Nothing of this kind objected to

the first Christians, 320.

Disputes between Vigilantius and

St. Jerome, ib.

No invocation of saints in the

Old Testament, 322.

The invocating angels condemned

in the New Testament, 323.

No saints invocated, Christ only,
ib.

No mention of this in the three

first ages, 324.

In the fourth, martyrs were invo-

cated, 325.

The progress that this made, 326.

Scandalous offices in the church
of Rome, ib.

Arguments against this invoca-

tion, 327.

An apology for those who began
it, ib.

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The high priests in our Saviour's
time, 339.
Baptism by women, 340.

ART. XXIV.

The ill consequences of it, 388.

Of a just severity in discipline,

389.

Particularly towards the clergy,

390.

ART. XXVII.

Concerning St. John's Baptism,

391.

The Jews used baptism, ib.

The Christian baptism, 392.

The difference between it and

St. John's, 393.

The necessity of baptism, 394.
It is a precept but not a mean of
salvation, ib.

Baptism unites us to the church,

395.

It also saves us, ib.

St. Peter's words explained, 396.

St. Austin's doctrine of baptism,

ib.

Baptism is a federal stipulation,
397.

In what sense it was of more va-

lue to preach than to baptize,

398.

Of infant baptism, ib.

It is grounded on the law of na-
ture, 399.

And the law of Moses, and war-
ranted in the New Testament,
ib.

In what sense children can be

holy, 400.

It is also very expedient, 401.

ART. XXVIII.

The change made in this Article
in queen
Elizabeth's time, 402.
The explanation of our doctrine,
403.

Of the rituals in the passover, ib.

Of the words, 'This is my body,'
404.

And, This cup is the new testa-

ment in my blood,' 405.

Of the horror the Jews had at

blood, ib.

In what sense only the disciples

could understand our Saviour's

words, 406.

The discourse (John vi.) explain-
ed, 407.

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It can only be understood spiri-
tually, 408.

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Of unworthy receivers, and the

effect of that sin, 411.

Of the effects of worthy receiving,
412.

Of federal symbols, ib.

Of the communion of the body

and blood of Christ, 413.

Of the like phrases in scripture,
414.

Of our sense of the phrase real
presence, ib

Transubstantiation explained,415.

Of the words of consecration, 416.

Of the consequences of transub-

stantiation, 418.

The grounds upon which it was

believed, 419.

This is contrary to the testimony

of all our faculties, both sense

and reason, ib.

We can be sure of nothing, if our

senses do deceive us, 420.

The objection from believing
mysteries, answered, 421.
The end of all miracles consider-
ed, 422.

Our doctrine of a mystical pre-
sence is confessed by those of

the church of Rome, 423.

St. Austin's rule about figures, ib.

Presumptions concerning the be-

lief of the ancients in this mat-

ter, 424.

They had not that philosophy
which this doctrine has forced
on the church of Rome, ib.
This was not objected by hea-

thens, 427.

No heresies or disputes arose upon
this, as they did on all other
points, ib.

Many new rituals unknown to

them, have sprung out of this

doctrine, 428.

In particular, the adoring the sa-

crament, 429.

Prayers in the masses of the

saints inconsistent with it, ib.
They believed the elements were
bread and wine after consecra-
tion, ib.

Many authorities brought for

this, 430. Eutychians said, Christ's humanity was swallowed of his divinity, 431.

The fathers argue against this from the doctrine of the eucharist, ib.

The force of that argument explained, 432.

The fathers say our bodies are nourished by the sacrament, 433.

They call it the type, sign, and figure, of the body and blood of Christ, 434.

The prayer of consecration calls it so, 436.

That compared with the prayer in the Missal, ib. The progress of the doctrine of the corporal presence, 437. Reflection on the ages in which it grew, ib.

The occasion on which it was advanced in the eastern church, 439.

Paschase Radbert taught it first, 440.

But many wrote against him, ib. Afterwards Berengarius opposed it, 442.

The schoolmen descanted on it, 443.

Philosophy was corrupted to support it, ib. Concerning 444.

consubstantiation,

It is an opinion that may be borne with, ib.

The adoration of the eucharist is

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The doctrine of the fathers in this point, 451.

More particularly St. Austin's, ib.

ART. XXX.

The chalice was given to all, 452.

Not to the disciples as priests, 453.

The breaking of bread explained, ib.

Sacraments must be given accord-
ing to the institution, ib.
No arguments from ill conse-
quences to be admitted, unless
in cases of necessity, 454.
Concomitance a new notion, ib.
Universal practice for giving the
chalice, 455.

The case of the Aquarii, ib.
The first beginning of taking

away the cup, 456.

The decree of the council of Constance, 457.

ART. XXXI. The term sacrifice of a large signification, 459.

The primitive Christians denied

that they had any sacrifices, ib. The eucharist has no virtue, but as it is a communion, 460. Strictly speaking there is only one Priest and one Sacrifice in the Christian religion, 461. The fathers did not think the eucharist was a propitiatory sacrifice, 463.

But call it a sacrifice in a larger sense, ib.

Masses without a communion not

known then, 464.

None might be at mass, who did

not communicate, ib.

The importance of the controversies concerning the eucharist, 465.

ART. XXII.

No divine law against a married clergy, 467.

The wicked do not receive Christ, Neither in the Old or New Tes

450.

tament, but the contrary, 468.

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