The Third Part of Gangraena: or a new and higher Discovery of the Errors, Heresies, Blasphemies and insolent Proceedings of the Sectaries of these times; with some Animadversions by way of Confutation upon many of the Errors and Heresies named (1646)

More against the sectarian Independents; with some special attention given to Thomas Goodwin's attempted refutation of Edwards' Antapologia (which was a devastating refutation of the Independent's positions found in the Apologetical Narration of Goodwin, Nye, Simpson, Burroughs, Bridge; all who were members of the Westminster Assembly), Jeremiah Burroughs and other prominent detractors from the ranks of the schismatic covenant breakers hindering the work of the Westminster Assembly.

Darling calls these works "very scare" and notes that Edwards wrote "in a spirit of fierce and bitter invective" (Cyclopedia Bibliographica, p. 1026). Edwards had already replied to this charge in his day in this very book, which includes a lengthy "justification of the manner and way of writing these books called Gangraena, wherein not only the lawfulness, but the necessity of writing after this manner (i.e. naming names and "rebuking them sharply," Titus 1:13 -- RB) is proved by Scripture, Fathers, the most eminent Reformed Divines (including Calvin, Luther, Beza, Bullinger and others--RB), Casuists, the practice and custom of all ages" -- including the practice of the Independents themselves.

It is startling to note the great inroads that the errors of independency, answered in this book, have made throughout modern "evangelicalism" -- even among those who call themselves Reformed: making this book extremely pertinent for our day.

This work is conveniently indexed by using both the names of the Independents refuted and also their particular heresies and errors.