The history of the indulgence shewing its rise, conveyance, progress, and acceptance : together with a demonstration of the unlawfulness thereof and an answere to contrary objections : as also, a vindication of such as scruple to hear the indulged / by a Presbyterian.

Title

The history of the indulgence shewing its rise, conveyance, progress, and acceptance : together with a demonstration of the unlawfulness thereof and an answere to contrary objections : as also, a vindication of such as scruple to hear the indulged / by a Presbyterian.

Author

Brown, John, 1610?-1679.

Publication

[Edinburgh? :: s.n.],

1678.

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Subject terms

Church of Scotland -- History.

Scotland -- History -- 1660-1688.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE CHRISTIAN READERS, Particularly, the suffering Ministers and Professors in the CHURCH of SCOTLAND.
• THE HISTORY OF THE INDULGENCE.
• Reasons against the Indulgence.
  • reasons
    • I. How injurious it is to Christ, as Head of the Church.
    • II. How contrary it is unto Presbyterian Principles.
    • III. What Affinitie it hath with the Supremacie.
    • IV. Hovv it is injurious unto the Povver of the People.
    • V. How Erastianisme is hereby established.
    • VI. How Prejudicial this is unto the good of the Church.
    • VII. How hereby our Cause and Ground of Suffering is vvronged.
    • VIII. Hovv the hands of Prelates are hereby strengthened.
    • IX. Hovv it is against our Covenants.
    • X. Hovv hereby the condemne themselves.
    • XI. Hovv thereby the Meetings of Gods People are prejudged.
    • XII. How Scandalous and Offensive it is.
  • Objections Answered.
• A Vindication of such, as scruple to hear and owne the Indulged.
  • Objections Answered.
• postscript