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13. He condemneth Presbyterians, Independents, Anabaptists, and all Dissenters that are here called Protestants. For they have all many of the foresaid uninstituted things: They put off the Hat in Church at Prayer. They stand up at the Blessing; they use uncommanded gestures at Sacrament; they use Psalm-versions, Metres, Tunes, Scripture-Translations, Divisions into Chapter and Verse, never instituted particularly. The Scots used a Government by Classes, National Assemblies of various Elders, ruling by Vote, instead of mere consulting for Concord, uncommanded.

13. He condemneth Presbyterians, Independents, Anabaptists, and all Dissenters that are here called Protestants. For they have all many of the foresaid uninstituted things: They put off the Hat in Church at Prayer. They stand up at the Blessing; they use uncommanded gestures at Sacrament; they use Psalm-versions, Metres, Tunes, Scripture-Translations, Divisions into Chapter and Verse, never instituted particularly. The Scots used a Government by Classes, National Assemblies of various Elders, ruling by Vote, instead of meer consulting for Concord, uncommanded.

14. I humbly propose it to consideration, Whether by consequence (which he seeth not, nor owneth) he do not deny Christ, and all the Gospel, and work of mans redemption: I challenge him to name me one Church on Earth for many hundred years after the Apostles, that had not that which he calls false Worship and Idolatry: Suppose this were but in a few Ages, as the second, third, or fourth Century: Then a Temple of Idols, and Company of Idolaters, is no true Church: And if at any time there was no Church there was no Head of the Church: No Kingdom, no King: No Wife, no Husband, that is no Christ. How much more, if he make all, or near all the Church Idolaters to this day, and himself with the rest?