Publication
Pittsburgh: Bakewell & Marthens, 1874.
Physical description
283 p.; 19 cm
Notes
CONTENTS:
I. High Church Pretensions.—Assaults of their Writers upon the Presbyterian and other Churches,
II. Origin of the Book of Common Prayer.—A Historical Sketch,
III. Difficulties in Doctrine.—The XXXIX Articles Calvinistic, but subscribed by an Arminian Clergy; though the XVIIth teached Decided Predestination.—Immoral Subscription.—Views of Macaulay,
IV. Justification by Faith.—High Church Errors.—Puseyite Developments.—Tendencies towards Popery,
V. Articles on Original Sin and Free Will admirably Calvinistic.—High Church teach some Natural Spark of Goodness.—Dying Infants according to High Churchism, need no Saviour,
VI. Popish Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration.—Views of the Archbishop Cranmer and others who framed the Articles.—"Stupendous Change" in Baptism.—Shreds of Popery in the Liturgy,
VII. Difficulties of Baptismal Regeneration in connection with the Burial Service.—Dangerous Delusions.—Bishop Hobart's Evasions.—High Church Altars.—Confessionals and Priesthood,
VIII. Difficulties in the High Church Scheme of Government.—Doctrine of the Three Orders of Ministers.—Views of English Prelates.—A Bishop in Every Town at first,
IX. The High Church Theory of Three Orders not taught in the New Testament.—Usher's Reduced Episcopacy.—Strange Perversion of Scripture.—Ordination by the Presbytery,
X. Difficulties in Accepting the Fathers as Interpreters of Scripture.—True Doctrine of Private Judgment.—Early Writings Corrupted.—Scripture its own Best Interpreter.—Delusions of the Fathers.—Patristic Puddles,
XI. Same Subject continued.—Principles of High Churchmen.—Many Early Superstitions.—Inflated Style of the Fathers.—Jerome on the Gradual Growth of Prelacy.—The Presbyters Defrauded of their Rights,
XII. Difficulties of High Churchism in connection with the Names and Functions of Ancient Bishops.—Toplady on the Fathers.—Fertile Soil for Prelacy.—The Primitive Diocese a Parish.—Early Bishops Chosen by the People,
XIII. Clement and Ignatius on the Authority of the Primitive Bishop and the Extent of his Diocese and Labors.—Four Hundred Bishops in one Province.—Some Ignatian Epistles Forgeries.—Calvin on the subject,
XIV. Same Subject continued.—Tertullian not a High Churchman.—Jerome on "Diaboli Instinctu."—Bishops alone Entitled to Baptize.—Gradual Approaches to Popery.
XV. Apostolical Succession : its Nature and Difficulties.—This Feature the Derision of the World.—The Blessed Martyr Laud.—Muddy as the Tiber.—High Church not Great Divines,
XVI. Tractarianism : its Origin and Progress.—Eggs and Cheese Good Diet for Tractarians.—Postures and Impostures.—Pope Accepts the English Prayer-Book.—Newman on Absolution for a Hyena, and Exorcism of a Bactrian Camel.—Puerilities of the Liturgy,
XIII. Ritualism : its Nature and Fruits.—Incense and Bowing towards the Altar.—Adoration of the Elements of the Lord's Supper.—Bethlehem Bread and Jerusalem Grapes.—Spurgeon on the subject.—Advice to the "Babel Sects,"
I. High Church Pretensions.—Assaults of their Writers upon the Presbyterian and other Churches,
II. Origin of the Book of Common Prayer.—A Historical Sketch,
III. Difficulties in Doctrine.—The XXXIX Articles Calvinistic, but subscribed by an Arminian Clergy; though the XVIIth teached Decided Predestination.—Immoral Subscription.—Views of Macaulay,
IV. Justification by Faith.—High Church Errors.—Puseyite Developments.—Tendencies towards Popery,
V. Articles on Original Sin and Free Will admirably Calvinistic.—High Church teach some Natural Spark of Goodness.—Dying Infants according to High Churchism, need no Saviour,
VI. Popish Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration.—Views of the Archbishop Cranmer and others who framed the Articles.—"Stupendous Change" in Baptism.—Shreds of Popery in the Liturgy,
VII. Difficulties of Baptismal Regeneration in connection with the Burial Service.—Dangerous Delusions.—Bishop Hobart's Evasions.—High Church Altars.—Confessionals and Priesthood,
VIII. Difficulties in the High Church Scheme of Government.—Doctrine of the Three Orders of Ministers.—Views of English Prelates.—A Bishop in Every Town at first,
IX. The High Church Theory of Three Orders not taught in the New Testament.—Usher's Reduced Episcopacy.—Strange Perversion of Scripture.—Ordination by the Presbytery,
X. Difficulties in Accepting the Fathers as Interpreters of Scripture.—True Doctrine of Private Judgment.—Early Writings Corrupted.—Scripture its own Best Interpreter.—Delusions of the Fathers.—Patristic Puddles,
XI. Same Subject continued.—Principles of High Churchmen.—Many Early Superstitions.—Inflated Style of the Fathers.—Jerome on the Gradual Growth of Prelacy.—The Presbyters Defrauded of their Rights,
XII. Difficulties of High Churchism in connection with the Names and Functions of Ancient Bishops.—Toplady on the Fathers.—Fertile Soil for Prelacy.—The Primitive Diocese a Parish.—Early Bishops Chosen by the People,
XIII. Clement and Ignatius on the Authority of the Primitive Bishop and the Extent of his Diocese and Labors.—Four Hundred Bishops in one Province.—Some Ignatian Epistles Forgeries.—Calvin on the subject,
XIV. Same Subject continued.—Tertullian not a High Churchman.—Jerome on "Diaboli Instinctu."—Bishops alone Entitled to Baptize.—Gradual Approaches to Popery.
XV. Apostolical Succession : its Nature and Difficulties.—This Feature the Derision of the World.—The Blessed Martyr Laud.—Muddy as the Tiber.—High Church not Great Divines,
XVI. Tractarianism : its Origin and Progress.—Eggs and Cheese Good Diet for Tractarians.—Postures and Impostures.—Pope Accepts the English Prayer-Book.—Newman on Absolution for a Hyena, and Exorcism of a Bactrian Camel.—Puerilities of the Liturgy,
XIII. Ritualism : its Nature and Fruits.—Incense and Bowing towards the Altar.—Adoration of the Elements of the Lord's Supper.—Bethlehem Bread and Jerusalem Grapes.—Spurgeon on the subject.—Advice to the "Babel Sects,"