(whatever any other person may do) I must frankly own, I often could not so well understand their account of the discourses written against popery, for want of a better account of the discourses written for popery.
And, for all these reasons, I could not forbear frequently wishing for a more complete account of the several writers and discourses on both sides; and, as no abler hand appeared to go about it, have at length attempted to do it myself. And this I have done,
1. By giving the title of each book pro and con (when I had it by me) at large. Or (where I had it not) as full as I could gather it from the former Catalogues or any other books which my little study afforded.
2. By inserting proper references after the title of each tract, which will carry the reader (if he pleases) to the places where he will meet with many curious remarks in the former Catalogues and in some other books, relating to these discourses and their several authors: Particularly to all those in the second edition of Mr. Wood's Athena Oxonienses. Which volumes (coming not out 'till 1721) I have diligently read over, almost with this one view. And,
3. By exhibiting, in the close, an alphabetical List of the Writers on both sides; with farther references after each name: Whereby may be presently seen what discourses of this sort each person there mentioned hath wrote.
The collecting of all these additions, the reader may well think, have cost me a great deal of pains. But they have also afforded me a great deal of knowledge and pleasure. And, if they are of the same advantage to others who have occasion to look into these matters (as I think they will) I shall have still the more satisfaction.
CHAP. I. Of certain discourses published before the end of
the reign of K. Charles II.
[Coles, page 1; Shaw, 2; Lloyd, 3; Williams, 9; Claget, 10;
Stanley, 11; Cave, 11; Owen, 11.]
CHAP. II. Of the Royal Papers (viz. two of K. Charles II.
and one of the Duchess of York's) and of the discourses.
written about them
[Hudleston, 13; Duchess of York, 14; Stillingfleet, 15, 16;
Dryden, 16; Parker, 17; Morley, 18; Charles II., 13, 18;
Burnet, 19; Grascome, 19; Jenkins, 20.]
CHAP. III. Of the discourses written upon the design of
abrogating the penal laws and test ......
[Parker, 21; Goodwin, 21; Wake, 21; Burnet, 24, 65, 66;
Care, 25, 68; Phillips, 29; Walsingham, 42; Penn, 64, 67,
68; Clarendon (Hyde), 66; Lloyd, 66; James, 66, Johnson,
66; L'Estrange, 68; Milton, 68; Denton, 68; Cawley, 69;
Whitby, 69; Ayres, 71; Blackerby, 72; Locke, 72.]
CHAP. IV. Of the discourses written on occasion of the
King's most gracious letters of indulgence
[Halifax (Savile), 74, 85; Care, 76; L'Estrange, 76; Darell,
77; Burnet, 80, 81, 82, 92; Clifford, 82; Ferguson, 82; Fagel,
83, 84; Stewart, 84; Herbert, 87; Johnston, 87; Atkyns, 88;
Bp. of Rochester (Sprat), 89, 97; Nye, 89; Langhorn, 90;
Wilson, 90; Anglesea (Annesley), 90; Payne, 92; Nicholets,
92; Sherlock, 95; Ayres, 96; Stillingfleet, 97; Bp. of Here-
ford (Croft), 97; Manby, 99.]
CHAP. V. Of the discourses written in the representing
CHAP. VI. Of the discourses written in the expounding
controversy
[Bossuet, 112, 114, 115; Johnston, 112, 115, 116; Wake,
113, 115, 117; John Gilbert, 114; Claget, 116; Walker, 117;
Buckley, 118; Dodwell, 118; Jurieu, 119; Claudius Gilbert,
119; De Brueys, 120; Burnet, 120; Camus, 120; Claude,
123; Le Jay, 123; Gautier, 123; Benoit, 124; Freschot, 124;
Bray, 124; Jones, 124; Laval, 125.]
CHAP. VII. Of the discourses written on occasion of Mr.
Thomas Godden's conference with Dr. Edward Stilling-
fleet, Dean of S. Paul's........
[Stillingfleet, 126, 128, 129, 131, 133, 134; Sargeant, 127,
129, 130, 134; Ellis, 127, 128; Williams, 132; Dillingham,
135.]
CHAP. VIII. Of the discourses written on occasion of the
conference between Father Andrew Pulton and Dr.
Thomas Tennison
[Pulton, 136, 137, 138, 140; Tenison, 137, 138; Meredith,
137; Cressener, 137; Harrington, 140.]
CHAP. IX. The sequel of the conference between father An-
drew Pulton and Dr. Thomas Tennison; or, an account
of the Speculum ecclesiasticum, and of the discourses
written thereupon
[Ward, 141, 145; La Placette, 141, 142; Tenison, 141, 144;
Wharton, 142, 143.]
CHAP. X. Of the discourses written in the dispute between
Dr. William Sherlock and Father Lewis Sabran, about
the doctor's Preservative against popery.....
[Sherlock, 146, 147; Sabran, 146, 147; Giles, 146.]
Manby, 150; King, 151; Sclater, 152; Gee, 153; Gother, 154;
Boyse, 155; Salgado, 155; Burnet, 156, 158; Patrick, 156;
Musgrave, 156; Carolan, 156; Briber, 157; Cressy, 157;
Bacon, 159.]
CHAP. XII. Of the discourses written by the country parson
and the Romish missionary
[Ashton, 160, 161, 162; Comber, 163, 164.]
CHAP. XIII. Of the popish discourses written by way of
advice to the protestant pulpits; with the churchmen's
replies......
CHAP. XV. Of the Romanist's charge of an agreement of
the church of England with the church of Rome. With
the churchmen's replies
179
[Sherlock, 180; Williams, 180; Lloyd, 181; Du Moulin, 181.]
CHAP. XVI. Of the discourses written by the Romanists
reflecting upon the reformation of the church of Eng-
land. With the churchmen's replies
[Heylin, 182; Claget, 183, 192, 200; Woodhead, 187, 196;
Hutchinson, 192; Smalridge, 193; Atterbury, 196; Deane,
198; Burnet, 199; Ward, 200; Schelstrate, 201; Stillingfleet,
202; Stratford, 203, 204; Hascard, 204; Davis and Coke, 205;
Twysden, 205; Fulwood, 205; Tillotson, 205; Sanderson, 205.]
Whitfield, 209; Prideaux, 211; Marsden, 211; Champ or
Champney, 212; Talbot, 212; Lewgar, 213; Fuller, 214;
Ward, 214; Constable, 215; Earbery, 216; Williams, 216;
Brown, 217.]
CHAP. XVIII. Of the discourses written of the unity,
authority, and infallibility of the church
..... 218
[Woodhead, 218-221, 234; Tenison, 224; Hooper, 224;
Sherlock, 225, 240; Patrick, 226, 236; Williams, 226; Free-
man, 227; Barlow, 227; Boyle, 228; Bossuet, 228; Claude,
229, 231; Ladevèze, 230; Jenkins, 232; Gother, 234; Altham
235; Gardiner, 235; Maurice, 236; Beaulieu, 237; Bolde,
239; Ellis, 240; Whitby, 240; Owen, 241; Talbot, 241;
Episcopius, 241; Watson, 241; Menzies, 241; Burnet, 242;
Stillingfleet, 242; Chillingworth, 242; Bp. Kilmore and Ardagh
(King), 245; Barrow, 245; Sudbury, 245; Felgate, 245; Mar-
vell, 247; Kidder, 247; Squire, 247; Cudworth, 247; Ashwell,
247; Dalhusius, 247; Ward, 247.]
The word State, refers to the present State of the controversy. By
William Claget, D.D. See No. 71.
The word Contin., refers to a continuation of the present state, of the
controversy. By William Wake, D.D. See No. 438.
The word Cat. refers to the catalogue of all the discourses, published
against Popery in the reign of K. James II. By Edward Gee, M.A. See
No. 438.
The words Ath. and Fasti refer to the pages of the I. and II. volumes
of the Athence and Fasti Oxonienses, 2d edition.
This mark is set before all the popish pieces.
This mark is set against all such of the pieces pro and con., as I have
by me, in my private collection.-F. P. [This mark has not been retained,
as no opportunity of access now remains to Peck's Collection.
The references to Dr. Todd's notes to Gibson's Preservative are to
the folio edition in three volumes, and in the Editor's notes vol. designates
the reprint in quarto, and folio the original edition. Ed.]
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