Catholic communion defended against both extremes, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…Catholick communion defended against both extreams, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…

12. Another Instance is, the use of helps, or written Words; Whether one shall use Notes in Preaching, and read them, or not? Whether the words of a Prayer shall be written, and read, or not; God hath not determined. And so Books of Catechism, Public Confessions, Prayers, Meditations as formed, are all the works of man, and no Idolatry. And if Parents impose words of Prayer on their Children, it is no Sin; as Deut. 6. and 11. show.

12. Another Instance is, the use of helps, or written Words; Whether one shall use Notes in Preaching, and read them, or not? Whether the words of a Prayer shall be written, and read, or not; God hath not determined. And so Books of Catechism, Publick Confessions, Prayers, Meditations as formed, are all the works of man, and no Idolatry. And if Parents impose words of Prayer on their Children, it is no Sin; as Deut. 6. and 11. shew.

13. Another Instance is in the form of Ordination, when the Words and many Circumstances are undetermined. Imposition of Hands is a lawful Sign: and so is doing it by a Writing, or by mere Words, without that Imposition; some receive it Kneeling, some Standing; some by one Form of Words, some by another, &c. some from one Ordainer, some from many, &c. And none of these determined by Institution.

13. Another Instance is in the form of Ordination, when the Words and many Circumstances are undetermined. Imposition of Hands is a lawful Sign: and so is doing it by a Writing, or by meer Words, without that Imposition; some receive it Kneeling, some Standing; some by one Form of Words, some by another, &c. some from one Ordainer, some from many, &c. And none of these determined by Institution.