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JOHN OWEN, D.D.
BY THE REV. WILLIAM H. GOOLD,
EDINBURGH.
VOL. XIV.
I^EW YORK:
ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 285 BROADWAY.
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CONTENTS OF YOL. XIY.
ANIMADVEESTOXS OX A TREATISE ENTITLED " FIAT LUX."
Pbefatory Note by the Editor
To the Reader
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I.— Our author's preface, and his method 11. — Ileatheu pleas — General principles . III. — Motive, matter, and method of our author's book IV. — Contests about religion and reformation, schoolmen V. — Obscurity of God, etc. . VI. — Scripture vindicated . VII. — Use of reason . VIII. — Jews' objections IX. — Protestant ■plea.s X. — Scripture, and new principles XI. — Story of religion XII. — Reformation XIII. — Popish contradictions XIV.— Mass ... XV.— Blessed Virgin XVI. — Images . XV 11. — Latin sei-vice XVIII. ^Communion XIX.— Saints . XX. — Purgatory XXI.— Pope ... XXII.— Popery .
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A VINDICATION OF THE ANIMADVEESIOXS ON "FIAT LUX."
Pkefatoky Note by the Editor To the Reader
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IV CONTENTS.
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I. — An answer to the preface or intioJuction of the reply to the " Animad- versions" . ...... 183
II. — Vindication of the first chapter of the " Animadversions" — Tlie method
of " Fiat Lux" — Romanists' doctrine of the merit of good woiivs . 199
. III. — A defence of the second chapter of the " Animadversions" — Principles of Fiat Lux ' ' re-examined — Of our receiving the gospel from Rome — Our abode with them from whom we received it ... . 205
IV. — Farther vindication of the second chapter of the "Animadversions" — Church of Rome not what she was of old — Her falls and apostasy — Difference between idolatry, a^Dostasy, heresy, and schism — Pi-inciples of the church of Rome condemned by the ancient church, fathers, and councils — Imposing rites uimecessary — Persecution for conscience — Papal supi-emacy — The branches of it— Papal personal infallibility — Religious veneration of images . . . . . .212
V. — Other principles of "Fiat Lux" re-examined — Things not at quiet in religion, before reformation of the first reformers — Departure from Rome no cause of divisions — Returnal unto Rome no means of union ......... 237
VI. — Farther vindication of the second chapter of the "Animadversions" — Scripture sufficient to settle men in the truth — Instance against it exa- mined, removed — Principles of Protestants and Romanists in reference unto moderation compared and discussed .... 243
VII. — Unity of faith, wherein it consists — Principles of Protestants as to the settling men in religion and unity of faith, proposed and con- firmed ......... 257
VIII. — Principles of Papists, whereon they proceed in bringing men to a settle- ment in religion and the imity of faith, examined . . . 281 IX. — Proposals from pi'otestant principles tending unto moderation and unity 310 X. — Farther vindication of the second chapter of the "Animadversions" —
The remaining principles of " Fiat Lux " considered. . . . 319
XL — Judicious readers — Schoolmen the forgers of Popery — Nature of the dis- course in " Fiat Lux" ....... 323
XII. — False suppositions, causing false and absurd consequences — Whence we had the gosiDcl in England, and by whose means— ^Vhat is our duty in reference unto them by whom we receive the gospel . . . 327
XIII. — Faith and charity of Roman Catholics ..... 349
XIV. — Of reason — Jews' objections against Christ ..... 356
XV. — Pleas of prelate Protestants — Christ the only supreme and absolute head
of the church ...... .301
XVI. — The power assigned by Papists and Protestants unto kings in matters
ecclesiastical — Their several principles discussed and compared . 378
XVII. — Scripture — Story of the progress and declension of religion vindicated — Papal artifices for the promotion of their power and interest — Advan- tages made by them on the Western Empire .... 393
XVIII. — Reformation of religion — Papal contradictions — " Ejice ancillam" . 408
XIX. — Of preaching— The mass, and the sacrifice of it — Transubstantiation —
Service of the church ....... 411
XX.— Of the blessed Virgin ........ 426
XXI. — Images — Doctrine of the council of Trent — Of the second Nicene — The arguments for the adoration of images — Doctrine of the ancient church — Of the chief doctrine of the Roman church — Practice of the whole — Vain foundations of the pretences for image-worship examined and dis- proved ......... 426
XXII. — Of Latin service ........ 457
XXIII.— Communion . . . . . . . . .476
XXIV. — Heroes — Of the ass's head, whose worship was objected to Jews and
Christians ......... 476
CONTENTS. V
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THE CHURCH OF ROME NO SAFE GUIDE.
Prefatory Note by tue Editor ....... 482
Preface ........... 483
The Church of Rome no Safe Guide ....... 485