A30189:459
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Nonconformists condemn not a Liturgy, or stinted form of prayer, but desire that all things therein might be ordered as doth tend most to edification. Whatsoever exceptions they have taken against our Book of Common-prayer, they never disliked the use of it, so far as they judged it sound and good. They do not condemn it wholly, but find fault with it, as in some points disagreeing with the word of God. What hath been their seeking from time to time? a razing of the Communion Book! No; but a purging and filing of it, after the pattern of that care, which former examples set us. The Book of Common-prayer, they condemn not as a wicked and ungodly Book, much less the Service as false, devised, and idolatrous; but they have and do use the book, and profess their readiness so to do, only they desire to be excused in some things, which they judge to be amiss.
The Nonconformists condemne not a Liturgie, or stinted forme of prayer, but desire that all things therein might be ordered as doth tend most to edification. Whatsoever exceptions they have taken against our Booke of Common-prayer, they never disliked the use of it, so far as they judged it sound and good. They doe not condemne it wholly, but finde fault with it, as in some points disagreeing with the word of God. What hath beene their seeking from time to time? a razing of the Communion Booke! No; but a purging and filing of it, after the patterne of that care, which former examples set us. The Booke of Common-prayer, they condemne not as a wicked and ungodly Booke, much lesse the Service as false, devised, and idolatrous; but they have and doe use the booke, and professe their readinesse so to doe, onely they desire to be excused in some things, which they judge to be amisse.
In the admonition presented to the Parliament An. 1570. thus they profess. We have at all •imes born with that which we have could not amend in this Book, and have used the same in our Ministry so far forth as we might, reverencing those times, and those persons, in which, and by whom, it was first authorised.
In the admonition presented to the Parliament An. 1570. thus they professe. We have at all imes born with that which we have could not amend in this Booke, and have used the same in our Ministry so farre forth as we might, reverencing those times, and those persons, in which, and by whom, it was first authorised.