A34501:15
A Copy of a remonstrance lately delivered in to the assembly
A Copy of a remonstrance lately delivered in to the assembly by Thomas Goodwin, Jerem. Burroughs, William Greenhill, William Bridge, Philip Nigh, Sidrach Simson, and William Carter declaring the grounds and reasons of their declining to bring into the assembly their model of church-government.A Copy of a remonstrance lately delivered in to the assembly by Thomas Goodwin, Ierem. Burroughs, William Greenhill, William Bridge, Philip Nie, Sidrach Simson, and William Carter declaring the grounds and reasons of their declining to bring into the assembly their modell of church-government.
London : s.n., 1645
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And over and above all this, to argue this our willingness to dispute our way, In the aforesaid Honourable Committee appointed by an Order of the Honourable House of Commons, to find out ways, of accommodating different Judgements in the Assembly, the Sub-Committee of Divines, consisting of two of us, and four ⟨p. 6⟩others, appointed by that Honourable Committee to prepare ways and Propositions of Accommodation, brought in the main and most of what practically we desired, and we therein added, That if such a liberty shall seem in the wisdom of this Honourable Committee, to be so prejudicial to the peace of the Church as not to be permitted, we humbly desire, the doctrinal principles wherein we differ about Church-Government, may be taken into serious consideration, and some other way of accommodation in practise thought upon, as shall seem fit to this Honourable Committee: and this was presented to that Honourable Committee and those twelve of the Assembly, to be transmitted, whether to the Honourable Houses, or the Assembly as they should think meet.
And over and above all this, to argue this our willingnesse to dispute our way, In the aforesaid Honorable Committee appointed by an Order of the Honorable House of Commons, to find out wayes, of accommodating different Judgements in the Assembly, the Sub-Committee of Divines, consisting of two of us, and foure ⟨p. 6⟩others, appointed by that Honorable Committee to prepare waies and Propositions of Accommodation, brought in the main and most of what practically we desired, and we therein added, That if such a libertie shall seem in the wisdome of this Honorable Committee, to be so prejudiciall to the peace of the Church as not to be permitted, we humbly desire, the doctrinall principles wherein we differ about Church-Government, may be taken into serious consideration, and some other way of accommodation in practise thought upon, as shall seem fit to this Honorable Committee: and this was presented to that Honorable Committee and those twelve of the Assembly, to be transmitted, whether to the Honorable Houses, or the Assembly as they should think meet.