Of the distinction of fvndamental and not fvndamental points of faith devided into two bookes, in the first is shewed the Protestants opinion touching that distinction, and their uncertaintie therin : in the second is shewed and proued the Catholick doctrin touching the same / by C.R.

Title

Of the distinction of fvndamental and not fvndamental points of faith devided into two bookes, in the first is shewed the Protestants opinion touching that distinction, and their uncertaintie therin : in the second is shewed and proued the Catholick doctrin touching the same / by C.R.

Author

Smith, Richard, 1566-1655.

Publication

[London :: s.n.],

1645.

Rights/Permissions

This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. Searching, reading, printing, or downloading EEBO-TCP texts is reserved for the authorized users of these project partner institutions. Permission must be granted for subsequent distribution, in print or electronically, of this text, in whole or in part. Please contact project staff at eebotcp-info@umich.edu for further information or permissions.

Subject terms

Theology, Doctrinal.

Link to this Item

https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A60520.0001.001 content_copy

Cite this Item

"Of the distinction of fvndamental and not fvndamental points of faith devided into two bookes, in the first is shewed the Protestants opinion touching that distinction, and their uncertaintie therin : in the second is shewed and proued the Catholick doctrin touching the same / by C.R." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A60520.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• notice
• THE PREFACE to the Reader. VVHERIN ARE SET dovvne the contents of this Treatise. 1.
• table of contents
• A RAISONABLE REQVEST to him, that wil seriously answer this Treatise, to saie directly, and plainly, yea, or no, to thes questions following, and constantly to stand to his ansuwer, in his whole Replie.
• OF THE DISTINCTION OF FVNDAMENTAL AND NOT FVNDAMENTAL POINTS OF FAITH.
  • THE STATE OF THE question, and difference betvveen Catholiks and Protestants, about Fundamental, and Not Funda∣mental points of faith, truly and clearly set dovvn. FIRST CHAPTER.
  • That Protestants teach, that Funda∣mental points are sufficient, and Not Fundamental points vnneces∣sarie to sauing faith, to a true Church, and to saluation, euen vvhen Not fundamentals are suf∣ficiently proposed. SECOND CHAPTER.
  • VVhy Protestants distinguish points of faith by the Metaphorical ter∣mes Fundamental, Not Funda∣mental, rather then by proper termes, Necessarie, Not-Necessarie. THIRD CHAPTER.
  • That Protestants make great account, and great vse, of their distinction of Fundamental, and Not Fun∣damental points. FOVRTH CHAPTER.
  • That Protestants are vncertaine, vvhat a Not-fundamental point is. FIFT CHAPTER.
  • THAT PROTESTANTS are vncertaine, vvhich are Fun∣damental, and vvhich Not∣fundamental. SIXT CHAPTER.
  • That Protestants are vncertaine, vvhether a true Church can err in fundamental points, or no. SEAVENTH CHAPTER.
• THE SECOND BOOKE.
  • THAT THERE BE TRVE points of faith, besids the principal, or capital Articles. FIRST CHAPTER.
  • THAT SINFVL DENIAL of anie point of faith sufficiently proposed, is true heresie. SECOND CHAPTER.
  • That sinful denial of anie point of faith sufficiently proposed, is damnable. THIRD CHAPTER.
  • That vincible and sinful error against anie point of Christian faith suf∣ficiently proposed, destroieth true sauing faith. FOVRTH CHAPTER:
  • The errors of Protestants, touching the essence and vnitie of true faith, and true Church, confuted out of that vvhich hath beene saied. FIFT CHAPTER.
  • That sinful error, or error in anie point of faith sufficiently pro∣posed, destroieth the substance of a true Church. SIXT CHAPTER,
  • That sinful error in anie point of faith sufficiently proposed, destroieth the true vnitie of the Church of Christ. SEAVENTH CHAPTER.
  • That not to beleue, or disbeleue anie point of Christs doctrin, sufficiently proposed, is to denie his veracitie, and consequently his deitie. EIGHT CHAPTER.
  • THAT COMMVNION in Sacraments vvith anie heretical Church, or Church erring sinfully in anie point of faith suffi∣ciently proposed, is damnable. NINTH CHAPTER.
  • That the distinction of fundamental and not fundamental points in the Protestants sense, hath no ground in Scripture, Fathers, reason, or doctrin of Catholiks. TENTH CHAPTER.
  • THAT THOVGH THE Protestants distinction of funda∣mental and not fundamental articles vvere admitted in their sense, it vvould not suffice to their purpose. ELEVENTH CHAPTER.
  • That the Protestants distinction of fundamental and not fundamental Articles, vvil not suffice to main∣teine such Churches, as they would, for vvant of communion. TWELFT CHAPTER.
  • Protestants errors about communion, refuted outof vvhat vvas saied in the former Chapter. THIRTEENTH CHAPTER.
  • The aforesaied doctrin of Catholikes and Protestants, and their Defenders, compared together. FOVRTEENTH CHAPTER.
• Errata.