An edition of The Catholic scripturist
(1717)
The Catholic Scripturist
or The plea of the Roman Catholics
by J. Mumford
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Catholic Church, Doctrines, Apologetics, Early works to 1800, Catholic authors, History, Apologetic worksTimes
17th century
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Table of Contents
A TABLE OF THE POINTS CONTAINED IN THIS TREATISE.
The Preface 1
POINT
I. That Scripture alone cannot be a rule sufficient to direct us in all necessary controversies 7
II. Tradition, besides Scripture, must direct us in many necessary controversies 15
III. Of the never failing of the Church, which, being perpetual, can preserve perpetual traditions. Also of succession of true pastors and professors 21
IV. Of the universality and vast extent of this perpetual Church, which also must be the converter of Gentiles. This no Church differing from the Roman ever was 30
V. Of the infallibility of the Church, and consequently of her fitness to be judge of controversies 38
VI. That the Roman Church is this infallible Church, and our judge in all points of controversy 53
VII. That the chief pastor of this Church is the successor of St. Peter 54
VIII. That this our chief pastor or pope is not Antichrist 60
IX. Of the sacraments of the Church, and of the ceremonies which the Church useth in administering these sacraments, as also in other occasions 64
X. Of baptism, which is the first sacrament 68
XI. Of confirmation 69
XII. Of the holy Eucharist 71
XIII. Of communion under one kind 83
XIV. Of the Mass, or of the holy Eucharist, as it is a sacrifice 85
XV. Of saying Masses, and other public prayers, in the Latin tongue 92
XVI. Of the sacrament of penance, or confession 100
XVII. Of the sacrament of extreme unction 103
XVIII. Of file sacrament of holy order 105
Of the sacrament of matrimony 106
Of the single life of priests 108
Of the single life of such as have vowed perpetual chastity 114
Of the works of counsel and supererogation 118
Of voluntary austerity of life 121
XXIV. Of satisfactory good works 125
XXV. Of purgatory, and prayer for the dead 131
XXVI. Of indulgences 143
XXVII. That faith alone doth not justify 148
XXVIII. Whether our justification be any thing inherent in us 151
XXIX. Whether our justification may not be lost 154
XXX. To justification it is necessary to keep the commandments. This is possible 157
XXXI. How still we have free will to do good or evil 160
XXXII. How this free will is still helped with sufficient grace 163
XXXIII. This sufficient grace is denied to none, Christ dying even for reprobates 166
XXXIV. How our good works done in grace, and by the help of Christ's grace, are meritorious, and merit life everlasting 169
XXXV. It is laudable to do good works for reward 175
XXXVI. We laudably worship angels and saints 177
XXXVII. The angels and saints can hear our prayers 185
XXXVIII. That saints can and will help us, and therefore it is laudable to pray to them 191
XXXIX. That among the saints it is most laudable to pray to our Lady : and of the beads said to her honour 199
XL. It is laudable to worship the images of saints 207
XLI. It is laudable to worship the relics of saints 219
XLII. Some places are more holy than others : we therefore laudably make pilgrimages and processions to such holy places 224
XLIII. That we laudably keep feasts in the honour of saints 231
XLIV. That we laudably observe fasts, saints' eves, and other days 235
XLV. That we laudably in our fasts abstain from certain meats 239
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