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Author: Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690.
Title: Truth triumphant through the spiritual warfare, Christian labours, and writings of that able and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Robert Barclay, who deceased at his own house at Urie in the kingdom of Scotland, the 3 day of the 8 month 1690.
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Print source: Truth triumphant through the spiritual warfare, Christian labours, and writings of that able and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Robert Barclay, who deceased at his own house at Urie in the kingdom of Scotland, the 3 day of the 8 month 1690.
Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690.
London: Printed for Thomas Northcott, 1692.
Subject terms:
Theology -- Early works to 1800.
Theology -- History -- 17th century.
Society of Friends.
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THE Preface to the Reader.
GEORGE FOX HIS TESTIMONY CONCERNING Robert Barclay.
A TESTIMONY to the Memory of ROBERT BARCLAY: By his Faithful Friend William Penn.
Patrick Livingstone his TESTIMONY CONCERNING ROBERT BARCLAY.
THE TESTIMONY OF Andrew Jaffray CONCERNING ROBERT BARCLAY.
An Epitaph upon that Faithful Servant of the Lord ROBERT BARCLAY of Ʋrie.
A Table of the Authors Cited in this Volume.
The CONTENTS of the Ensuing Volume, directing to the Pages of the Several Tracts therein contained, viz.
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THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
TRUTH CLEAR'D OF CALUMNIES.
Some Things of Weighty Concernment, proposed in Meekness and Love by way of QUERIES to the Serious Consideration of the Inhabitants of Aberdeen; which also may be of Ʋse to such, as are of the same Mind with them else∣where in this Nation. Added by way of APPENDIX to Truth Clear'd of Calumnies.
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THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
William Mitchell UNMASK'D: OR, The Staggering Instability of the pretended Stable Christian Discovered, his Omissions observed, and Weakness Unvailed, &c.
Postscript.
A Seasonable Warning, and Serious Exhortati∣on to, and Expostulation with the Inhabitants of Aberdeen, concerning this present Dispen∣sation and Day of God's living Visitation towards them.
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THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
THE CONTENTS.
CHAP. I. Of GOD, and the True and Saving Knowledge of Him.
CHAP. II. Of the Rule and Guide of Christians, and of the Scri∣ptures.
CHAP. III. Of Jesus Christ being manifest in the Flesh; the Ʋse and End of it.
CHAP. IV. Of the New Birth, the Inward Appearance of Christ in Spirit, and the Ʋnity of the Saints with him.
CHAP. V. Concerning the Light wherewith Jesus Christ hath en∣lightned every Man; The Ʋniversality and Sufficiency of God's Grace to all the World made manifest there∣in.
CHAP. VI. Concerning Faith, Justification and Works.
CHAP. VII. Concerning Perfection, or Freedom from SIN.
CHAP. VIII. Concerning Perseverance and Falling from GRACE.
CHAP. IX. Concerning the Church and Ministry.
CHAP. X. Concerning Worship.
CHAP. XI. Concerning Baptism, and Bread and Wine.
CHAP. XII. Concerning the Life of a Christian in general, what and how it ought to be in this World.
CHAP. XIII. Concerning Magistracy.
CHAP. XIV. Concerning the Resurrection.
CHAP. XV. A Short Introduction to the CONFESSION of FAITH.
CHAP. XVI. A CONFESSION of FAITH, concerning Twenty Three Articles.
ARTICLE I. Concerning God, and the True and Saving Knowledge of him.
ARTICLE II. Concerning the Guide and Rule of Christians.
ARTICLE III. Concerning the Scriptures.
ARTICLE IV. Concerning the Divinity of Christ, and his Being from the Begin∣ning.
ARTICLE V. Concerning his Appearance in the Flesh.
ARTICLE VI. Concerning the End and Use of that Appearance.
ARTICLE VII. Concerning the Inward Manifestation of Christ.
ARTICLE VIII. Concerning the New Birth.
ARTICLE IX. Concerning the Unity of the Saints with Christ.
ARTICLE X. Concerning the Universal Love and Grace of God to all.
ARTICLE XI. Concerning the Light, that enlightneth every Man.
ARTICLE XII. Concerning Faith and Justification.
ARTICLE XIII. Concerning Good Works.
ARTICLE XIV. Concerning Perfection.
ARTICLE XV. Concerning Perseverance and Falling from Grace.
ARTICLE XVI. Concerning the Church and Ministry.
ARTICLE XVII. Concerning Worship.
ARTICLE XVIII. Concerning Baptism.
ARTICLE XIX. Concerning Eating of Bread and Wine; Washing of one anothers Feet; Abstaining from things Strangled, and from Blood; and Anointing of the Sick with Oil.
ARTICLE XX. Concerning the Liberty of such Christians as are come to know the Sub∣stance, as to the Ʋsing, or not Ʋsing of these Rites, and of the Ob∣servation of Days.
ARTICLE XXI. Concerning Swearing, Fighting and Persecution.
ARTICLE XXII. Concerning Magistracy.
ARTICLE XXIII. Concerning the Resurrection.
CHAP. XVII. A short Expostulation with, and APPEAL to all other Professors.
CHAP. XVIII. A Short Examination of some of the Scripture-Proofs, al∣ledged by the Divines at Westminster, to prove divers Articles in their Confession of Faith and Catechism.
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THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
THE CONTENTS.
SECTION I. The Introduction and Method of this Treatise.
SECTION II. Concerning the Ground and Cause of this CONTROVERSIE.
SECTION III. Whether there be now to be any Order or Go∣vernment in the Church of Christ.
SECTION IV. Of the Order and Government, which we plead for.
SECTION V. In what Cases, and how far this Government Extends? and first, as to Outwards and Tem∣porals.
SECTION VI. How far this Government doth extend in Mat∣ters Spiritual, and purely Conscientious.
SECTION VII. Concerning the Power of Decision.
Section VIII. How this Government altogether differeth from the Oppressing and Persecuting Princi∣pality of the Church of Rome, and other Anti-Christian Assemblies.
I. The ROMANISTS say,
II. The Generality of PROTE∣STANTS say,
III. The QUAKERS say,
The CONCLUSION.
Robert Barclay HIS VINDICATION, WHEREIN The Scruples and Mistakes some have had touching his Book called The Anarchy of the Ranters, are Cleared, and the Ground, upon which W.R's. Papers against it are Built, Removed; the Substance of the Pa∣pers being briefly Answered by way of EPISTLE to FRIENDS, who therein have or may be Concern'd.
ADVERTISEMENT.
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UNTO CHARLES the II. KING OF GREAT BRITAIN, And the Dominions thereunto belonging.
R B. unto the Friendly Reader Wisheth Salvation.
ADVERTISEMENT.
THESES THEOLOGICAE.
To the CLERGY of what Sort soever, unto whose hands these may come; but more particu∣larly to the Doctors, Professors and Students of Divinity in the Ʋniversities and Schools of Great Britain, whe∣ther Prelatical, Presbyterian, or any other: Robert Barclay, a Servant of the Lord God, and one of those, who in Derision are called Quakers, Wisheth Ʋnfeigned Repen∣tance unto the Acknowledgment of the Truth.
The First Proposition. Concerning the true Foundation of Knowledge.
The Second Proposition. Concerning Immediate Revelation.
The Third Proposition. Concerning the Scriptures.
The Fourth Proposition. Concerning the Condition of Man in the Fall.
The Fifth and Sixth Propositions. Concerning the Universal Redemption by Christ; and also the Saving and Spiritual Light, wherewith every Man is enlightened.
The Fifth Proposition.
The Sixth Proposition.
The Seventh Proposition. Concerning Justification.
The Eighth Proposition. Concerning Perfection.
The Ninth Proposition. Concerning Perseverance, and the possibility of Falling from Grace.
The Tenth Proposition. Concerning the Ministry.
The Eleventh Proposition. Concerning Worship.
The Twelfth Proposition. Concerning Baptism.
The Thirteenth Proposition. Concerning the Communion or Participation of the body and blood of Christ.
The Fourteenth Proposition. Concerning the Power of the Civil Magistrate in Matters purely Religious, and pertaining to the Conscience.
The Fifteenth Proposition. Concerning Salutations and Recreations, &c.
PROPOSITION I.
PROPOSITION II.
PROPOSITION III. Concerning the Scriptures.
PROPOSITION IV. Concerning the Condition of Man in the Fall.
PROPOSITIONS V. & VI. Concerning the Universal Redemption by Christ, and also the Saving and Spiritual Light, wherewith every Man is Inlightened.
PROPOSITION VII. Concerning Justification.
PROPOSITION VIII. Concerning Perfection.
PROPOSITION IX. Concerning Perseverance, and the possibility of Falling from Grace.
PROPOSITION X. Concerning the Ministry.
PROPOSITION XI. Concerning Worship.
PROPOSITION XII. Concerning Baptism.
PROPOSITION XIII. Concerning the Communion or Participation of the Body and Blood of Christ.
PROPOSITION XIV. Concerning the Power of the Civil Magistrate in Matters purely Religious, and pertaining to the Conscience.
PROPOSITION XV. Concerning Salutations and Recreations, &c.
THE CONCLUSION.
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The Epistle.
An Accompt of a DISPUTE at ABERDEEN.
R. B. His Offer to Jo. Menzies, Professor of Divinity (so called) George Meldrum, Minister at Aber∣deen, and William Mitchel Catechist, at Foot of Dee.
A POSTSCRIPT.
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to the reader
THE CONTENTS.
SECTION I.
SECTION II.
SECTION III.
SECTION IV.
SECTION V.
SECTION VI. Of BAPTISM.
SECTION VII. Of the MINISTRY.
SECTION VIII. Of LIBERTY of CONSCIENCE.
The CONCLUSION.
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SECT. I. The INTRODUCTION.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
SECT. IV.
SECT. V.
The CONTENTS.
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letter
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THE Preface to the Reader.
ADVERTISEMENT.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
SECT. IV.
SECT. V.
SECT. VI.
SECT. VII.
SECT. VII.
SECT. IX.
SECT. X.
SECT. XI.
SECT. XII.
SECT. XIII.
SECT. XIV.
SECT. XV.
SECT. XVI.
SECT. XVII.
SECT. XVIII.
An Expostulatory Epistle, Directed to ROBERT MACQƲARE.
A Catalogue of some of the many downright Lies and Calum∣nies, which he asserts in the Index before his Book, to be the Assertions of the Quakers.
THE POSSIBILITY & NECESSITY Of the Inward and Immediate REVELATION OF The Spirit of God
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R. B's. Testimony concerning his Father.
A Table of the Chief Things Contained in this VOLUME.
ERRATA.