A30189:482
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 Nonconformists dislike that nothing else should be required of Ministers, but barely to read service: and the ordaining of ignorant Ministers they condemn, as contrary to the Word of God, and the means to nuzzle people in ignorance, security, lukewarmness and sin. But the use of a stinted Liturgy, or the reading of prayers in the public assembly, they never gainsaid as unlawful or inexpedient. We agree (saith iT. C.) of a prescript form of prayer to be used in the Church. And in the other, no question many Conformists do consent with them. A prescript service therefore and an kignorant or careless Ministry, have no necessary coherence; the one is lawful, the other unlawful, the one may be retained, the other ought to be taken away. It is no consequence to reason thus; The Nonconformists disallow ⟨p. 19⟩a Ministry that can do nothing but read, as that which makes men neglect the preaching of the Word, therefore a prescript Liturgy is disliked.
The Nonconformists dislike that nothing els should be required of Ministers, but barely to reade service: and the ordaining of ignorant Ministers they condemne, as contrary to the Word of God, and the meanes to nuzzle people in ignorance, securitie, lukewarmnesse and sinne. But the use of a stinted Liturgie, or the reading of prayers in the publique assembly, they never gainesaid as unlawfull or inexpedient. We agree (saith iT. C.) of a prescript forme of prayer to be used in the Church. And in the other, no question many Conformists doe consent with them. A prescript service therefore and an kignorant or carelesse Ministery, have no necessary coherence; the one is lawfull, the other unlawfull, the one may be retained, the other ought to be taken away. It is no consequence to reason thus; The Nonconformists disallow ⟨p. 19⟩a Ministery that can doe nothing but reade, as that which makes men neglect the preaching of the Word, therefore a prescript Liturgie is disliked.