A30189:477
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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The use of the whole Book for matter and manner in every thing without addition or alteration they do not approve, because they conceive some things faulty, others inconvenient, and some things defective: and strictly to be tied to words and syllables, is more than the Lord hath bound us unto in the administration of his holy Sacraments: But the substance of prayers in the Book they never disallowed, nor the use of the book, 1as of a vile and filthy thing. Thus the Authors of the Admonition must be understood, when they say, The Book is such a piece of work, as it is strange we will use it. And now they are bound of necessity to a prescript order of service, and book of common-prayer, in which a great number of things contrary to Gods Word are contained, &c. For they profess they have tolerated what they could not amend, 2and used the Book in their Ministry, so far as they might, even where they object as great corruptions against it, as in any other place.
The use of the whole Booke for matter and manner in every thing without addition or alteration they doe not approve, because they conceive some things faulty, others inconvenient, and some things defective: and strictly to be tyed to words and syllables, is more than the Lord hath bound us unto in the administration of his holy Sacraments: But the substance of prayers in the Booke they never disallowed, nor the use of the booke, 1as of a vile and filthy thing. Thus the Authors of the Admonition must be understood, when they say, The Booke is such a peice of worke, as it is strange we will use it. And now they are bound of necessitie to a prescript order of service, and booke of common-prayer, in which a great number of things contrary to Gods Word are conteined, &c. For they professe they have tolerated what they could not amend, 2and used the Booke in their Ministery, so farre as they might, even where they object as great corruptions against it, as in any other place.
- 12 Admonit. pag. 56. • Admonit. pag. 3.