An account of all the proceedings of the commissioners of both persuasions appointedAn accompt of all the proceedings of the commissioners of both persvvasions appointed

Sect. 5. P. 16.

Ans. [The second Collect. &c.] We do not find, nor do they say, what is to be amended in these Collects; therefore to say any thing particularly, were to answer to we know not what.]

Repl. We are glad that one word in the proper Collects hath appeared such to you, as needs a Reformation; especially when you told us before, [That the Liturgy was never found fault with, by those to whom the name of Protestants most properly belongs.] which looked upon our hop•s of reformation, almost as destructively as the Papists Doctrine of infallibility doth, when we deal with them. As for the Collects mentioned by us, you should not wonder that we brought not in a particular Charge against them: For first, we had a conceit that it was best for us to deal as gently and tenderly as we could, with the faults of the Liturgy: And therefore we have under our Generals hid abundance of particulars, which you may find in the Abridgement of the Lincolnshire Ministers, and in many other Books. And secondly, we had a conceit, that you would have vouchsafed to have treated with us personally in presence, according to the sense of his Majesties Commission, and then we thought to have told you particularly of such matters; but you have forced us to confess that we find our selves deceived.

Repl. We are glad that one word in the proper Collects hath appeared such to you, as needs a Reformation; especially when you told us before, [That the Lyturgy was never found fault with, by those to whom the name of Protestants most properly belongs.] which lookt upon our hops of reformation, almost as destructively as the Papists Doctrine of infallibility doth, when we deal with them. As for the Collects mentioned by us, you should not wonder that we brought not in a particular Charge against them: For first, we had a conceit that it was best for us to deal as gently and tenderly as we could, with the faults of the Lyturgy: And therefore we have under our Generals hid abundance of particulars, which you may find in the Abridgement of the Lincolnshire Ministers, and in many other Books. And secondly, we had a conceit, that you would have vouchsafed to have treated with us personally in persence, according to the sense of his Majesties Commission, and then we thought to have told you particularly of such matters; but you have forced us to confess that we find our selves deceived.