A TABLE OF CONTROVERSIES. BSOLUTION. The power promised and given to the pastors of the church, St. Matt. chap. 16. 19 and 18. 18. St. John 20. 22 and 23. ANGELS. They have a charge over us, St. Matt. 18. 10. Hebr. 1. 14. See also Exodus 23. 20 and 21. Psalm 91. 11, 12, &c. They offer up our prayers, Rev. 8. 4. and pray for us, Zechariah 1. 12. We have a communion with them, Heb. 12. 22. They have been honoured by the servants of God, Joshua 5. 14 and 15: and invocated, Gen. 48. 15 and 16. Hosea 12. 4. Rev. 1. 4. BAPTISM. Ordained by Christ, St. Matt. 28. 19. Necessary to salvation, St. John 3. 5. Administered by the Apostles in water, Acts 8. 36 to 38 chap. 10. 47 and 48. See also Ephes. 5. 26. Heb. 10. 22. 1 St. Peter 3. 20 and 21. For baptism of infants, see St. Luke 18. 16, compared with St. John 3, 5. CHRIST. He is the only begotten, the true, and natural Son of God. St. Matt. 16. 16. St. John 1. 13. chap. 3. 16 to 18. Rom. 8. 32. 1 St. John 4. 39. The same God with his Father, and equal to him. St. John 5. 18, 19 and 23. chap. 10. 30. chap. 14. 1, 9, &c. chap. 16. 14 and 15. chap. 17. 10. Philip. 2. 5 and 6. True God, St. John 1 1. chap. 20. 28. Acts 20. 25. Rom. 9. 5. Titus 2. 13. 1 St. John 3. 16. chap. 5. 20. See also Isai. 9. 6. chap. 35. 4 and 5. St. Matt. 1. 23. St. Luke 1. 16 and 17. Heb. 1. 8. He is the creator of all things, St. John 1. 3 and 10. Colos. 1. 15, 16 and 17. Heb. 1. 2 and 10 to 12. chap. 3. 4. The Lord of glory, 1 Cor 2. 8. The King of kings, and Lord of lords, Rev. 17. 14. chap. 19. 16. The first and the last: alpha and omega, the beginning and the end, the Almighty, Rev. 1. 7, 17 and 18. chap. 2. 8. chap. 22. 12 and 13. He died for all. John 3, 16 and 17. Rom. 5. 18. 2 Cor. 5 14 and 15. 1 Tim. 2. 3 to 6. chap. 4. 10. Hebr. 2. 9. 1 John 2. 1 and 2. Even for the reprobate. Rom. 14. 15. 1 Cor. 8. 2. 2 Peter 2. 1. THE CHURCH OF CHRIST STANDS FOR EVER. St. Matt. 16. 18 chap. 28. 20. St. John 14. 16 and 17. Psalm 48. 8. Psalm 72. 5 and 7 Psalm 89. 3, 4, 29, 36 and 37. Psalm 132 13 and 14. Isaiah 9. 7. chap 54 9 and 10. chap. 59. 20 and 21. chap. 60. 15, 18, &c. chap. 62. 6. Jeremiah 31. 35 and 36. chap. 33. 17, &c. Ezekiel 37. 24 to 26. Daniel 2, 44. The church is the kingdom of Christ. St. Luke 1. 33. Daniel 2. 44. The city of the great King, Psalm 48. 2: his rest and his habitation for ever, Psalm 132. 13 and 14. The house of the living God, 1 Tim. 3. 15. The fold, of which Christ is the shepherd, John 10. 16. The body, of which Christ is the head, Colos. 1. 18. Ephes. 5. 23. The spouse, of which he is the bridegroom, Ephes. 5. 31 and 32: Ever subject to him, and ever faithful to him, 5, 24: ever loved and cherished by him, 5. 25 and 29, and joined to him by an indissoluble union, 5. 31 and 32. The church is the pillar and ground (or strong foundation) of the truth, 1 Tim 3. 15. God's covenant with her is an everlasting covenant of peace, Ezek. 37. 26: confirmed by a solemn oath, never to be altered; like that made to Noah, Isaiah 54. 9. A covenant like that of the day and night to stand for all generations, Jeremiah 33. 20 and 21. God shall be her everlasting light, Isaiah 60. 18 and 19. Whosoever shall gather together against her, shall fall; and the nation that will not serve her, shall perish, Isai. 60. 12, 15 and 17. The church is always one, Cantic. 6. 9 and 10. Jolin 10. 16. Ephes. 4 4 and 5. Always visible, Isai. 2. 2, 3. Micah. 4. 1, 2. Matt. 5. 14. Spread far and near, and teaching many nations, Ps. 2. 8. Ps. 22. 27. Isai. 49. 6. chap. 54. 1 to 3. Daniel 2. 85 and 44. Malachias 1. 11, &c. The church is infallible in matters of faith. This follows from the premises: particularly see St. Matt. 16. 18. chap. 28. 19 and 20 St. John 14. 16 and 26. chap. 16. 13. 1 Tim. 3. 14 and 15. Isai. 35. 8. chap. 54. 9. chap. 59. 19, &c. CHURCH-GUIDES, AND THEIR AUTHORITY, Deuteron. 17. 8, &c. St. Matt. 18. St. Luke 10, 16. St. John 14. 16 and 26. 17 and 18. chap. 28. 18 to 20. chap. 16. 13. chap. 20. 21, &c. John 4. 6. COMMUNION IN ONE KIND SUFFICIENT TO SALVATION, St. John 6. 51 and 57. Body and blood of Christ now inseparable, Rom. 6. 9. Mention of one kind alone, Luke 24. 30 and 31. Acts 2. 42 and 46. chap. 20. 7. 1 Cor. 10. 17. CONFESSION OF SINS, Numbers 5. 6, and 7. St. Matt. 3. 6. Acts 19. 18. St. James 5. 16. The obligation of confession is gathered, from the judiciary power of binding and loosing, forgiving and retaining sins, given to the pastors of Christ's church, St. Matt. 18. 18. St. John 20. 22. CONFIRMATION, administered by the apostles, Acts 8. 15, 17. chap. 19. 6. See also 2 Cor. 1. 21. Heb. 6, 2. CONTINENCY: possible. Matt. 19. 11. The vow binding, Deut. 23. 21. The breach of that vow damnable, 1 Tim. 5. 12. The practice commended, 1 Cor. 7. 7, 8, 27, 37, 38 and 40. For reasons which particularly have place in the clergy, ver. 32, 33 and 35. COUNCILS OF THE CHURCH, gathered in Christ's name, are assisted by Christ, St. Matt. 18. 20. And by the Holy Ghost, Acts 15. 28. Their decrees are diligently to be observed by the faithful, Acts 15. 41, chap. 16. 4. See Church-Guides. EUCHARIST. The real presence of the body and blood of Christ, and Transubstantiation proved from Matt. 26. 26. Mark 14. 22 and 24. Luke 22. 19. John 6. 51, &c. 1 Cor. 10. 16. chap. 11 24, 25, 27 and 29. ETERNITY OF HELL'S TORMENTS, Matt. 3. 12. chap. 25. 41 and 46. Mark 9. 43, 44, 45, 46 and 48. Luke 3. 17. 2 Thess. 1. 7, 8 and 9. Jude 6. 7. Rev. 14. 10 and 11. chap. 20. 10. See also Isaiah 33. 14. EXTREME UNCTION, James 5. 14 and 15. FAITH. 4. 12. True faith necessary to salvation, Mark 16. 16. Acts 2. 47. chap. Heb. 11. 6. Faith without good works is dead, James 2. 14, 17, 20, &c. Faith alone doth not justify, ver. 24. But faith working by charity, Gal. 5. 6. Faith doth not imply an absolute assurance of our being in grace; much less of our eternal salvation, Rom. 11. 20 to 22. 1 Cor. 9. 27 chap 10. 12. Philip. 2, 12. Rev. 3. 11. FASTING, Commended in scripture, Joel 2. 12. Practiced by God's servants, 1 Ezra 8. 23. Nehem. 1. 4. Daniel 10. 3, 7, 12, &c. Moves God to mercy, Jonas 3. 5, &c. Is of great efficacy against the devil, Mark 9. 29. And is to be observed by all the children of Christ, Matt, 9. 15. Mark 2 20. Luke 5. 35. See also Acts 13. 3. chap. 14. 23. 2 Cor. 6, 5. chap. 11. 27 Christ's fast of forty days, Matt. 4. 2. FREE-WILL, Gen. 3. 7. Deut. 30. 19. Eccles. 15. 14, &c. Often resists the grace of God, Prov. 1. 24, &c. Isai. 5. 4. Ezek. 18. 23, 31 and 32. chap. 33. 11. Matt. 23. 37. Luke 13. 34. Acts 7. 51. Heb. 12. 15. 2 Peter 3. 9. Rev. 4. 20. THE HOLY GHOST 5. 3 and 4. chap. 28. 25 and 26. 1 See also Matt. 12. 31 and 32. Acts And the solemn form of baptism, His divinity, Acts Cor. 2. 10 and 11. chap. 6. 11, 19 and 20. 13, 2. chap. 20. 28, &c. 2 Cor. 13. 14. Matt. 28. 19 and 20. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, John 15. 26. IMAGES, Commanded by God, Exod. 25. 18, &c. Numb. 21. 8 and 9. placed on each side of the mercy seat, in the sanctuary, Exod. 37. 7. And in the temple of Solomon, 2 Chrón. 3. 10. 1 (alias 3) Kings 6. 23, And 32 and 35. And this by divine ordinance. 1 Chron. 28. 18 and 19. Kelative honour of holy images authorized, Heb. 11. 21. See also 2 Samuel 6. 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16: 2 Chron. 5. 2, &c. Psalm 99. 5. Philip. 2. 10. INDULGENCES. The power of granting them, Matt, 16. 18 and 19. The use of this power, 2 Cor. 2. 6, 7, 8 and 10. See MASS. The sacrifice prefigured, Gen. 14. 18. Foretold. Malachi. 1. 10 and 11. Psalm 90. 4. Instituted and celebrated by Christ himself, Luke 22. 19, 20. Attested, 1 Cor. 10. 16, 18, 19, 20 and 21, Heb. 13. 10. Eucharist, &c. MATRIMONY. A sacrament representing the indissoluble union of Christ and the church, Eph. 5. 32. See also 1 Thess. 4. 3 to 5. Marriage not to be dissolved but by death, Gen. 2. 24. Matt. 19. 6. Mark 10. 11 and 12. Luke 16. 18. Rom. 7. 2, 3, 1 Cor. 7. 10, 11 and 39. HOLY ORDERS INSTITUTED BY CHRIST, Luke 22. 19. John 20. 22 and 23. Conferred by imposition of hands, Acts 6, 6. chap. 13. 3. chap. 14. 22. Give grace, 1 Tim. 4. 14. 2 Tim. 1. 6. ORIGINAL SIN, Job 14. 4. Ps. 51. 7. Rom. 5. 12 and 15 to 19. 1 Cor, 15. 21 and 22. Eph. 2. 3. PENANCE, a sacrament. POPE, OR CHIEF BISHOP, See Absolution. Confession. St. Peter, by Christ's ordinance, was raised to this dignity, Matt. 16. 18 and 19. Luke 22. 31 and 32. John 21. 15, &c. See also Matt. 10. 2. Acts 5. 29. Gal. 2. 7 and 8. PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD, 2 Mach. 12. 43, &c. PURGATORY, or a middle state of souls, suffering for a time, on account of their sins, is proved by those many texts of scripture, which affirm that God will render to every man according to his works: so that such as die in lesser sins shall not escape without punishment, for which also see Matt. 12. 36. Rev. 21. 27. Consult likewise Matt. 5. 25 and 26, chap. 12. 32. 1 Cor. 3. 13 to 15. 1 Pet. 3. 18 to 20. RELICS, miraculous, 2 Kings 13. 21. Matt. 9. 20 and 21. Acts 19. 11 and 12. SAINTS DEPARTED, assist us by their prayers, Luke 16. 9. 1 Cor. 13. 8. Rev. 5. 8. We have a communion with them, Heb. 12. 22 and 23. They have power over nations, Rev. 2. 26, 27. chap. 5. 10. They are like to Angels, Matt. 22. 30. Luke 20. 36. They know what passes amongst us, Luke 15. 10. 1 Cor. 13. 12. 1 John 3. 2. They are with Christ in heaven, before the general resurrection, 2 Cor. 5. 1, 6, 7 and 8. Philip. 1. 23 and 24. Rev. 4. 4. chap. 6. 9. chap. 7. 9, 14, 15, &c. chap. 14. 1, 3 and 4. chap. 19. 1, 4, 5 and 6. chap. 20. 4. For their invocation, consult the texts quoted above with relation to Angels and such as testify the great power which the prayers of God's servants have with him; and which authorize us to sue for their prayer: For which see Exod. 32. 11 and 14. 1 Sam. 7. 8 to 10. Job 42. 7 and 8. Rom. 15. 30. Eph. 6. 18 and 19. 1 Thess. 5, 25. Heb. 13, 13, James 5. 16. : HOLY SCRIPTURES, hard to be understood, and wrested by many to their own destruction, 2 Peter 3, 16. Not of private interpretation, 2 Peter 1. 20. Corrupted by Protestants, St. Matt. 19. 11. 1 Cor. 7. 9. chap. 9. 5. chap. 11. 27. Gal. 5. 17. Heb. 11. 21. APOSTOLICAL TRADITIONS, 1 Cor. 11. 2. 2 Thess. 2. 15, chap. 3. 6. 2 Tim. 1. 13. chap. 2. 2. chap. 3. 14. See also Deut. 32. 7. Ps. 19. 5, 6 and 7. TRANSUBSTANTIATION. See Eucharist. 1 John 5. 7 All generations See for her vensaints. TRINITY OF PERSONS IN GOD, Matt. 28. 19. 2 Cor. 13. 13. 1 Tim. 2. 11 GOOD WORKS, meritorious, Gen 4. 7. chap. 22. 16, 17 and 18. Ps. 18. 21, chap. 16. FOR ALL SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ADVENT, 1 Sund. Epist. Rom. 13. 11, 14. Gosp. Luke 21. 25, 34. 2 Sund. Ep. Rom. 15. 3 Sund. Ep. Philip. 4. 4, 7. 4, 13, Gosp. Matt. 11. 2, 10. Gosp. Jolin 1. 19, 28. 4 Sund. Ep. 1 Cor. 4. 1, 5. Gosp. Luke 3. 1, 6. Christmas, 1 Mass, Ep. Tit. 2. 11, 15. Gosp. Luke 2, 1, 15. 2 Mass, Ep. Tit. 3. 4, 8. Gosp. Luke 2. 15, 21. 3 Mass, Ep. Heb. 1, 1, 12. Gosp. John 1. 1, 14. St. Stephen, Ep. Acts 6. and 7. 54, 59. Gosp. Matt. 23. 34, 39. St. Jolin, Ep. Eccl. 15. 1, 7. Gosp. John 21. 20, 24. H. Innocents, Ep. Apoc. 14. 1, 6. Gosp. Matt. 2. 13, 18. St. Thomas Cant. Ep. Heb. 5. 1, 7. Gosp. John 10. 11, 17. St. Silvester, Ep. 2 Tim. 4. 1, 9. Gosp. Luke 12. 35, 41. New Year, Ep. Tit. 2. 11, 15. Gosp. Luke 2. 21, 22. Epiphany, Ep. Isai. 60. 1, 7. Gosp. Matt. 2. 1, 13 1 Sund. Ep. Rom. 12. 1, 6. Gosp. Luke 2. 42, 52. 2 Sund. Ep. Rom. 12. 6, 16. Gosp. John 2. 1, 12. Name of Jesus, Ep. Acts 4. 8, 12. Gosp. Luke 2, 21. 3 Sund. Ep. Rom. 12. 16, 21. Gosp. Matt. 8. 1, 13. 4 Sund. Ep. Rom. 13. 8, 11. Gosp. Matt. 8. 23, 28. 5 Sund. Ep. Colos. 3. 12, 18. Gosp. Matt. 13. 24, 31. 6 Sund. Ep. 1 Thess. 1. 2, 10. Gosp. Matt. 13. 31, 36. Septuagesima, Ep. 1 Cor. 9. 24 to 10. 5, Gosp. Matt. 20. 1, 17. Sexagesima, Ep. 2 Cor. 11. 19 to 12. 10. Gosp. Luke 8. 4, 16. Quinquagesima, Ep. 1 Cor. 13. 1, 13. Gosp. Luke 18. 31, 43, Ash-Wednesday, Ep. Joel 2. 12, 20. Gosp. Matt. 6. 16, 22, 1 Lent, Ep. 2 Cor. 6. 1, 11. Gosp. Matt. 4. 1, 12. 2 Lent, Ep. 1 Thess. 4. 1, 8. Gosp. Matt. 17. 1, 10. 3 Lent, Ep. Ephes. 5. 1, 9. Gosp. Luke 11. 14, 29. 4 Lent, Ep. Gal. 4. 22, 31. Gosp. John 6. 1, 15. Pass. Sunday, Ep. Héb. 9. 11, 15. Gosp. John 8. 46, 59. Palm-Sunday, Ep. Phil. 2, 5, 11. Gosp. Matt. 21. 1, 10, and chap 26. 27 Mandy-Thursday, Ep. 1 Cor. 11. 20, 33. Gosp. John 13. 1, 15. Good-Friday, Ep. Exod. 12. 1, 12. Gosp. John chaps. 18. 19. Holy Saturday, Ep. Colos. 3. 1, 4. Gosp. Matt. 28. 1, 7. Easter Sunday, Ep. 1 Cor. 5. 7, 8. Gosp. Mark 16. 1, 7. Easter Monday, Ep. Acts 20. 37, 43. Easter Tuesday, Ep. Acts 13. 26, 33. Low Sunday, Ep. 1 John 5. 4, 10. 2 Sund, after Easter, Ep. 1 Pet. 2. 21, 25. Gosp. John 10. 11, 16. 3 Sund. Ep. 1 Pet. 2. 11, 18. 4 Sund. Ep. James 1. 17, 21. 5 Sund. Ep. James 1. 22, 27. Ascension, Ep. Acts 1. 1, 11. 6 Sund. Ep. 1 Pet. 4. 7, 12. Whit-Sunday, Ep. Acts 2. 1, 11. Whit-Monday, Ep. Acts 10. 42, 48. Tuesday, Ep. Acts 8. 14, 17. Gosp. Trinity Sunday, Ep. Rom. 11. 33, 36. Corpus Christi, Ep. 1 Cor. 11. 23, 29. 2 Sund. Ep. 1 Jolin 3. 13, 18. Gosp. Gosp. Luke 24. 13, 35. Gosp. John 16. 16, 22. John 15. 26 to 16. 4. Gosp. Matt. 28. 18, 20. Gosp. Luke 15. 1, 10. 3 Sund. Ep. 1 Pet. 5. 6, 11. 11. ST. ANDREW, Ep. Rom. 10. 10, 18. Gosp. Matt. 4. 18, 22, Immaculate Conception of B. V. M. Ep. Prov. 8. 22, 36. Gosp. Matt. 19. 27, 29. St. Thomas, Ep. Eph. 2. 19, 22. Gosp. John 20. 24, 29. St. Barnabas, Ep. Acts 11. 21, 27. Gosp. Matt. 10. 16, 22. St. John Baptist, Ep. Isai. 49, 1, 8. Gosp. Luke 1. 57, 68. SS. Peter and Paul, Ep. Acts 12. 1, 11. Gosp. Matt. 16. 13, 19. Visitation B. V. M. Ep. Cant. 2. 8, 14. Gosp. Luke 1. 39, 47. Gosp St. Mary Magdalen, Ep. Cant. 3. 2, 5 and 8. 6, 7. Gosp. Luke 7. 36, 50. St. James, Ep 1 Cor. 4. 9, 15. Gosp. Matt. 20. 20. 23. St. Ann, Ep. Prov. 31. 10, &c. Gosp. Matt. 13. 44, 52. Transfiguration, Ep. 2 Pet. 1. 16, 19 Gosp. Matt. 17. 1, 9. St. Laurence, Ep. 2 Cor. 9. 6, 10. Gosp. John 12. 24, 26, Gosp. Matt. 18. 1, 10. Assumption B. V. M. Ep. Eccles. 24. 11, 20. Gosp. Luke 10. 38, 42. 20, 23. Gosp. Matt. 18. 1, 10. 4. 7, 13. Gosp. John 15. 17, 25. |