A30189:13
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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Only by occasion of publishing this piece, we ••we leave to clear him from such aspersions, as by […] ⟨image 3⟩have causelessly been cast upon him, and by others too much and too easily believed against him, (a thing incident to men most eminent, and innocent, as instances in all Ages will evince) not only to the blemishing of his just estimation, but also (as we conceive) to the prejudice of the truth it self, and in favour of many spreading errors and exorbitances.
Only by occasion of publishing this piece, wee ••we leave to cleare him from such aspersions, as by 〈…〉 ⟨image 3⟩have causlesly beene cast upon him, and by others too much and too easily believed against him, (a thing incident to men most eminent, and innocent, as instances in all Ages will evince) not only to the blemishing of his just estimation, but also (as we conceive) to the prejudice of the truth it selfe, and in favour of many spreading errours and exorbitances.
Those aspersions which we shall endeavour to take off are two, which though they openly contradict each other, yet they unhappily agree to defame our worthy friend, whose credit we judge our selves many ways bound to vindicate and preserve.
Those aspersions which wee shall endeavour to take off are two, which though they openly contradict each other, yet they unhappily agree to defame our worthy friend, whose credit wee judge our selves many wayes bound to vindicate and preserve.