Some necessary & seasonable cases of conscience about things indifferent in matters of religion, briefly, yet faithfully stated [a]nd resolved wherein the the [sic] just bounds of imposing on one hand, and of obeying on the other, are truly fixed, / by an indifferent hand.

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Author:	Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.
Title:	Some necessary & seasonable cases of conscience about things indifferent in matters of religion, briefly, yet faithfully stated [a]nd resolved wherein the the [sic] just bounds of imposing on one hand, and of obeying on the other, are truly fixed, / by an indifferent hand.
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The Preface.

Twenty Four Ne∣cessary and Seasonable CASES of CON∣SCIENCE about things Indifferent in Matters of Religion.

CASE I. What are Things In∣different?

CASE II. Whether there is any thing Indifferent in the Exer∣cise of Religion?

CASE III. Whether may things Indif∣ferent be Imposed and re∣quired by Authority?

CASE IV. Whether may things Indif∣ferent conduce any thing to the order and decency of Gods Worship?

CASE V. What are those things indif∣ferent that are to be deter∣mined by the power of the Church?

CASE VI. Whether may the Ruling part of the Church impose upon the Church things in∣different, quatenus Indif∣ferent, or meerly because they are such?

CASE VII. What then doth render things indifferent fit to be imposed?

CASE VIII. What are those general Rules of Scripture that liit the Imposition of things Ind•fferent?

CASE IX. How are private persons to demean themselves un∣der such impositions of Authority in religious Exercises?

CASE X. What ought a private Chri∣stian to do, when things necessary in themselves are required by Autho∣rity?

CASE XI. What private persons are to do, when things expedi∣ent are required of them?

CASE XII. What are private persons to do, when things that are purely Indifferent are required in Religious Exercises?

CASE XIII. What are private Christi∣ans to do when things In∣expedient are required of them?

CASE. Whether any thing that in our private judgment is unfit and inconvenient to be used in the exercise of Religion, may be warran∣tably practised by us when commanded there∣unto by Authority?

CASE. Whether, if Authority re∣quire that which is law∣full in it self, but not ex∣pedient, all things consi∣dered, it may not be both lawfull and expedient to obey and do it?

Sect. 1. Of Peace.

Sect. 2. Of Duty.

Sect. 3. Of Safety.

CASE. Whether is it fit or lawful to expose our selves and ours to sufferings, rather then conform in things lawful but inexpedient?

CASE XIV. What are private persons to do, when things sinful are imposed?

CASE I. What are we to do when things of themselves and materially evil are com∣manded by Authority?

CASE II. What are we to do when such things 'are required, as, if not sinful in them∣selves, yet we judge to be so?

CASE I. Wherein doth Superstition or the appearance of it consist?

Quest. But when may a thing be said to appear Su∣perstitious, or to have the appearance of Superstition; for that also must be avoid∣ed?

CASE II. Whether such things as have been used superstitiously must be reckoned Super∣stitious still.

CASE III. Whether the imputing of sig∣nificancy to things impo∣sed render them Super∣stitious?

CASE IV. Whether it be a sinfull be∣traying our Christian li∣berty to obey the Law in things Indifferent in the Worship of God.

CASE III. What are we to do in case such things are comman∣ded us, as though we judg them lawful, yet others judge them sinful, and will be offended at our doing of them?

CASE. The Apostle hath laid down a Rule, how we are to use our liberty in things In∣different, towards our weak brother: can Man by his commands alter this Rule, or take off the force of it?

CASE I. But it is vehemently urged by my brethren in the▪ Mi∣nistry, that even their credit and reputation will not suffer them to con∣form; they shall thus be∣come vile to the people, as men that will do any thing to save their Live∣ings; and then their Ministry will be fruitless, and do no good among them; What is to be done in such a Case?

The Table.