A30189:121
An answer to two treatises of Mr. John Can, the leader of the English…An answer to two treatises of Mr. Iohn Can, the leader of the English…
An answer to two treatises of Mr. John Can, the leader of the English Brownists in Amsterdam the former called, A necessity of separation from the Church of England, proved by the Nonconformists principles : the other, A stay against straying : wherein in opposition to M. John Robinson, he undertakes to prove the unlawfulness of hearing the ministers of the Church of England ... / by the late learned, laborious and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, John Ball.An answer to two treatises of Mr. Iohn Can, the leader of the English Brownists in Amsterdam the former called, A necessitie of separation from the Church of England, proved by the Nonconformists principles : the other, A stay against straying : wherein in opposition to M. Iohn Robinson, he undertakes to prove the unlawfulnesse of hearing the ministers of the Church of England ... / by the late learned, laborious and faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, John Ball.
London: printed by R.B., 1642
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Herein they affirm or teach nothing, but what the godly learned in all ages have acknowledged. Anatolius consecrated of Dioscorus, was approved of Leo and Tharasius. The Orthodox Fathers professed, so the Donatists would return to the Catholic, true and Apostolical Faith or Doctrine, they would not disallow their Bishops, that they might understand (saith Augustine) that Catholics did not detest Christian consecration, but humane error. We use this moderation (saith George Prince Anhalt) That they who are called forth to Parochial offices, if they promise that they for the time to come, will preach the Word purely, and administer the Sacraments, according ⟨p. 30⟩to Christs institution, we receive them, Horumque contenti vocatione, 1& muneris demandati commission, ordinationem & manus impositionem non iteremus. So Art. Small. Si. Episcopi suo officio recte fungerentur, & cur am ecclesiae & Evangelii gererent, &c.
Herein they affirme or teach nothing, but what the godly learned in all ages have acknowledged. Anatolius consecrated of Dioscorus, was approved of Leo and Tharasius. The Orthodox Fathers professed, so the Donatists would returne to the Catholike, true and Apostolicall Faith or Doctrine, they would not disallow their Bishops, that they might understand (saith Augustine) that Catholikes did not detest Christian consecration, but humane errour. We use this moderation (saith George Prince Anhalt) That they who are called forth to Parochiall offices, if they promise that they for the time to come, will preach the Word purely, and administer the Sacraments, according ⟨p. 30⟩to Christs institution, we receive them, Horumque contenti vocatione, 1& muneris demandati commissione, ordinationem & manus impositionem non iteremus. So Art. Smal. Si. Episcopi suo officio recte fungerentur, & cur am ecclesiae & Evangelii gererent, &c.
- 1See Grat. Decret. 2 part. ca. 2. Qu. 7. ca. 8.18, 19, 20. &. ca. 1. qu. 1. ca. 52. Socrat. hist. l. 1. ca. 9. Art. Small. par. 3. art. 10. Stay. §. 11. p. 133. Par. in