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The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking…The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking…
The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Ferns reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved / by William Bridge ...The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Fernes reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved / by William Bridge ...
London: printed by T.P. and M.S. for Ben. Allen, 1643
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE READER. › Chapter 6AN INTRODVCTION TO THE READER. › Chapter 6
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An. Here is a loud cry against Brownists and Anabaptists, but who are Brownists? not all those that are against Prelates, and not for the English Common Prayer Book; for then all the Reformed Churches are Brownists. And as for Anabaptists, I wish it may be considered, whether they do not take some footing for their opinion from the Common Prayer Book: They deny Baptism to Infants, upon this ground, because actual Faith and Repentance is pre-required to Baptism; and doth not the Common Prayer Book seem to acknowledge as much, when as before Baptism, the witnesses in name of the Infant must answer to these Questions, dost thou believe? dost thou renounce the devil and all his works? I must nakedly profess my judgement against that opinion, yet were it not good, that the very Common prayer book should come under consideration upon this and other Reasons.
An. Here is a loud cry against Brownists and Anabaptists, but who are Brownists? not all those that are against Prelates, and not for the English Common Prayer Book; for then all the Reformed Churches are Brownists. And as for Anabaptists, I wish it may bee considered, whether they doe not take some footing for their opinion from the Common Prayer Booke: They deny Baptisme to Infants, upon this ground, because actuall Faith and Repentance is pre-required to Baptisme; and doth not the Common Prayer Book seeme to acknowledge as much, when as before Baptisme, the witnesses in name of the Infant must answer to these Questions, dost thou beleeve? dost thou renounce the divell and all his workes? I must nakedly professe my judgement against that opinion, yet were it not good, that the very Common prayer booke should come under consideration upon this and other Reasons.
Secondly, if men were so much for Protestant Religion, and against Papists, as is here pretended, they would never be more afraid of Brownists, and Anabaptists, then of Papists; seeing they are of the Protestant Religion, and differ not from us in fundamentals, as the Papists do.
Secondly, if men were so much for Protestant Religion, and against Papists, as is here pretended, they would never be more afraid of Brownists, and Anabaptists, then of Papists; seeing they are of the Protestant Religion, and differ not from us in fundamentalls, as the Papists doe.