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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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But the worship of the English-Church-Service-Book hath no warrant by Gods word, 1but it is a devised, false, and idolatrous worship. If we take a strict view of that ministry, worship, and government, which they left at Dan and Bethel, it will appear evidently, that the same was not more false idolatrous and unlawful, 2than the present ministry, worship and government of the English Assemblies, is by the Non-conformists affirmed to be. And because none may think, that I speak more than can be proved, I will therefore here lay down an apology or pretext, which an idolatrous Israelite might frame in the defence of the Kings Religion, 3taken out of their own writings: And if Dr Ames phrase be tolerable, I will pawn my head, that there is never a Nonconformist this day in the world (let him keep to their grounds) that is able to give more pretty reasons, 4and colourable shows, to justify the Religion of the Church of England.
But the worship of the English-Church-Service-Booke hath no warrant by Gods word, 1but it is a devised, false, and idolatrous worship. If we take a strict view of that ministery, worship, and government, which they left at Dan and Bethel, it will appeare evidently, that the same was not more false idolatrous and unlawfull, 2than the present ministery, worship and government of the English Assemblyes, is by the Non-conformists affirmed to be. And because none may thinke, that I speake more than can be proved, I will therefore here lay downe an apologie or pretext, which an idolatrous Israelite might frame in the defence of the Kings Religion, 3taken out of their owne writings: And if Dr Ames phrase be tolerable, I will pawne my head, that there is never a Nonconformist this day in the world (let him keep to their grounds) that is able to give more pretty reasons,