The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-02-17
SALEM, Aaggf IS, 1873
P r O P O S A l. 5

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THE EPEN d ( N I
WING: Or, A DEFENcE of P RIM l.
TIVE CHRIS Y, and of our C.
CLESIASTICAL ESTABLISHMENT,
Again the extravagant Claims of Fanatica and Diaeed
CLER YMEN.
CONTENTS.
DEDICATION the Lower Houie of Convocation. Numb
/. The Introduction. The defgn of this paper. 3.
of the Contempt of the Clergy. g. Of the Exploitation of
the Scripture. & The Un6tnes Of bad Clergy to teach
Others 6. of Creeds and Confeions of Faith. 2. OF
uninterrupted Succeion. Of uninterrupted Succeiion.
Part =. 9. ofthe Cearnefs of Scripture. 10. Of Or
dnation. The advantageous Situation of the Clergy,
strangely inconfent with their common Danger. IL.
The Enmty of the High Clergy the Reformation, and
their Arts defeat the End of it. I3 The Church prov
ed Creature of the Civil Power, by Acts of Parliament,
and the oahs of the clergy. ID The Clergy proved be
Creatures of the Civil Power, by the Canon and their
own public Acts. IS. The Abdmdiy and Impoifbilty
of Church Power, independent the fate. I6. The
Ineonfeney ofthe Principles and Practices of Church;
with iome Advice to the Clergy. IT, Reaions why the
HighC Church Prets the mof wicked of all men. Is.
general Idea of Prefcraf. Io. Eccleacal Authority
claimed by the Hgh-Clergy, enemy to religion 40.
OF Chaplalns. II. A Companion between the High
Church and Quakers. Precrt conupts every thing,
and perverts the Ufe of Words. q. OF Zeal. ID. Of
Periecuton. IS. Of CONFEDERATION. z6. OF Faith and
Morality. II. OF Eating. IS. Of Authority. 20.
OF Education. 90. OF Education. Part 4. 81. OF Ce-
remonies. g.. OF Ceremonies. Part =. 90. The Ig-
of the HighChurch Vulgar, and its caufes a.
of Eating. Part :. IS. of Reaion. sc. fthe Peace
of the Church. ~. The Enmity of the Hgh-ClergY to
the Bible. IS. OF Pcnance, and Religious RevelIngs.
3ys fIi1sss afraid of Rdeue. co. OF Prietiy Cruelty.
Al. Of Hgh-Church Atheifm. a.. ditto. Part Z. a..
ditto. Part 3. ~. ditto. Part 4. az. ditto Part {.
49, All Preitly Power inconfent with the Goiel, and
renowned by il. AZ. The fame iubeet continued as.
An inquiry into Religious Establishments with further
Confutaton of the impious and abfurd Claims of High
Prieis. 4o. Of the three High Churches in England
So An Analogy between ancient Heathenifm and modern
Priefcrat. ST. Prieftly Power founded on the Weak
neies Of human Nature. 81. The folly of the Clergys
demanding Relpe when their Characters bad, with
the Equity of universal federation, and of Judging for
felyes. So. OF mutual Charity and Forbearance. 81
The Vanity as well as WickedneE of Perecuton. s..
Force and Fraud how oppofte the Spirit of Religion The
So. Mutual Bitterness and perfecuton amonga ChrRans
how repugnant to the Gofpe and how knocking ra-
onal Pagan 81. Of the frsnge Force of Education, e
pecialy in Matters of Religion. s.. In what only
Religion conhfs.
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