Of Christian communion to be kept on in the unity of Christs church and among the professors of truth and holiness : and of the obligations, both of faithful pastors to administer orthodox and holy offices, and of faithful people to communicate in the same : fitted for persecuted or divided or corrupt states of churches when they are either born down by secular persecutions or broken with schisms or defiled with sinful offices and ministrations.

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Of Christian communion to be kept on in the unity of Christs church and among the professors of truth and holiness : and of the obligations, both of faithful pastors to administer orthodox and holy offices, and of faithful people to communicate in the same : fitted for persecuted or divided or corrupt states of churches when they are either born down by secular persecutions or broken with schisms or defiled with sinful offices and ministrations.

Author

Kettlewell, John, 1653-1695.

Publication

[London :: s.n.],

1693.

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Church of England -- Controversial literature.

Church and state -- Church of England.

Nonjurors.

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"Of Christian communion to be kept on in the unity of Christs church and among the professors of truth and holiness : and of the obligations, both of faithful pastors to administer orthodox and holy offices, and of faithful people to communicate in the same : fitted for persecuted or divided or corrupt states of churches when they are either born down by secular persecutions or broken with schisms or defiled with sinful offices and ministrations." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47305.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• THE PREFACE
• THE CONTENTS.
  • PART I. Of the Duty of Pastors, to exercise their Spiritual Powers, and afford the People Orthodox and ho∣ly Ministrations.
    • CHAP. I. Of the Differences here Treated of, and of the Schism conse∣quent thereon.
    • CHAP. II. Of the Immoral Ways, introduced by a wrong Payment of Allegiance.
    • CHAP. III. Of the Cases wherein Faithful Bishops and Ministers, are bound to stick to their Pastoral Powers and Ministrations.
    • CHAP. IV. More of the Cases, wherein Faithful Bishops and Ministers are bound to stick to their Pastoral Powers and Ministrations.
    • CHAP. V. Of the Obligations to actual Ministration, which lie upon them in the foresaid Cases.
    • CHAP. VI. More of the Obligations to actual Ministration, which lie upon them in the foresaid Cases.
  • PART II. Of Deprivations by Civil States, or Ecclesiastical Synods.
    • CHAP. I. Of the Force of State Deprivations in the foresaid Cases.
    • CHAP. II. Of the Kings Ecclesiastical Supremacy Received and Asserted by our Church.
    • CHAP. III. Remarques on the Preceeding Account of the Force of State Deprivations, and Instances of Deprivations alledg'd to the contrary, considered and cleared up.
    • CHAP. IV. Of Deprivations by Synods in the foresaid Cases.
  • PART III. Of SCHISM.
    • CHAP. I. Of the Nature of Shism. And of the Schism of particular Mem∣bers from their own Church, in throwing off Subjection and Dependance on their own Bishops.
    • CHAP. II. Of the Schism of particular Churches, from other Sister Churches▪ by rejecting Fraternal Communion therewith.
    • CHAP. III. Of just Grounds to break off Communion: Particularly, of mak∣ing impious and unlawful Things, or unrighteous Usurpations and Incroachments, the Terms of their Communion.
    • CHAP. IV. Heresie a just Ground to break off Communion.
    • CHAP. V. Of the Communion of good Christians, or with whom they are to joyn in Divine Offices under a Schism.
    • CHAP. VI. Of Ordinations of Anti-Bishops, which, tho' always Schismatical, are not always Nullities.
    • CHAP. VII. Of the Excusableness of the Peoples receiving Ministerial Offices from Men in Schism, rather than live without any at all.
    • CHAP. VIII. Of Communicating in like Necessity, where there are some Pray∣ers Sinful in the Matter of them.
• PART I. Of the Duty of Pastors to Exercise their Spi∣ritual Powers, and to afford the People Or∣thodox and Holy Ministrations.
  • CHAP. I. Of the Differences here Treated of, and of the Schism consequent thereon.
  • CHAP. II. Of the Immoral ways introduced by a wrong payment of Allegiance.
  • CHAP. III. Of the Cases, wherein faithful Bishops and Ministers, are bound to stick to their Pastoral Powers and Mini∣strations.
  • CHAP. IV More of the Cases, wherein faithful Bishops and Mini∣sters, are bound to stick to their Pastoral Powers and Ministrations.
  • CHAP. V Of the Obligations to Actual Ministration, which lie upon them in the foresaid Cases.
  • CHAP. VI. More of the Obligations to Actual Ministration, which lie upon them in the foresaid Cases.
• PART. II. Of Deprivations by Civil States, or Ecclesiastical Synods.
  • Chap. 1. Of the Force of State Deprivations in the foresaid Cases.
  • CHAP. II. Of the Kings Ecclesiastical Supremacy Received and Asserted by our Church.
  • CHAP. III. Remarques on the Preceding Account of the Force of State-Depri∣vations, and instances of Deprivations alledg'd to the contrary, consider'd, and clear'd up.
  • CHAP. IV. Of Deprivations by Synods in the foresaid Cases.
• PART III. Of Schism.
  • CHAP. I. Of the Nature of Schism. And of the Schism of Particular Members from their own Church, in throwing off Subjection and Dependance on their own Bishops.
  • CHAP. II. Of the Schism of Particular Churches from other Sister-Churches, by their rejecting of Fraternal Communion therewith.
  • CHAP. III. Of just Grounds to break off Communion, particularly of making impious and unlawful things, or unrighteous Usurpations and Incroachments, the Terms of their Communion.
  • CHAP. IV. Heresy a just Ground to break off Communion.
  • CHAP. V. Of the Communion of good Christians, or with whom they are to joyn in Divine Offices, under a Schism.
  • CHAP. VI. Of Ordinations of Anti-Bishops, which, though always Schismatical, are not always Nullities.
  • CHAP. VII. Of the Excuseableness of the Peoples receiving Ministerial Offices from Men in a Schism, rather than live without any at all.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of Communicating in like Necessity, where there are some Prayers sinful in the Matter of them.
• ERRATA.