A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

CHAP. XV.

Of uniformity in Religion, worship of God, and Church Government.

The word Uniformity is become as odious to divers who plead for Liberty and Toleration, as the word Conformity was in the Prelates times. Hence proceeded Mr Dells book against uniformity, and Mr Burtons book, entitled, Conformities deformity. I confess my love and desire of uniformity hath not made me any whit to depart from my former principles against the Prelatical conformity, or the astricting of mens consciences (at least in point of practise and observation) to certain rites, whether unlawful or indifferent in their own nature, under pain of censure. Yet I must needs justify (as not only lawful, but laudable) what the solemn League and Covenant of the three Kingdoms, obligeth us unto, namely to endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdoms to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in one Confession of Faith, one Directory of Worship, one form of Church Government and Catechism.

THe word Vniformity is become als odious to divers who plead for Liberty and Tolleration, as the word Conformity was in the Prelats times. Hence proceeded Mr Delles book against uniformity, and Mr Burtons book, intituled, Conformities deformity. I confesse my love and desire of uniformity hath not made mee any whit to depart from my former principles against the Prelaticall conformity, or the astricting of mens consciences (at least in point of practise and observation) to certain rites, whether unlawful or indifferent in their own nature, under pain of censure. Yet I must needs justifie (as not only lawfull, but laudable) what the solemne League and Covenant of the three Kingdoms, obligeth us unto, namely to endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdomes to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in one Confession of Faith, one Directory of Worship, one forme of Church Government and Catechisme.