A78005:94
A vindication of Mr Burroughs, against Mr Edwards his foul aspersions, in his spreading…A vindication of Mr Burroughes, against Mr Edwards his foule aspersions, in his spreading…
A vindication of Mr Burroughs, against Mr Edwards his foul aspersions, in his spreading Gangræna, and his angry Antiapologia. Concluding with a brief declaration what the Independents would have. / By Jer: Burroughs.A vindication of Mr Burroughes, against Mr Edwards his foule aspersions, in his spreading Gangræna, and his angry Antiapologia. Concluding with a briefe declaration what the Independents would have. / By Jer: Burroughes.
London: printed for H. Overton, 1646
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Answ. Before there was any Rule established, we laboured what we could for Accommodation, to get the Rule so qualified, that we might come under the same Rule with our Brethren, professing that we desired nothing more; but that we could not effect. It was then pleaded, Let the Rule be first set, and then we shall see how near we can come to it, or where the difference will lye, and then some way may be considered to Accommodate in. But when the Rule was set, we knew no way, but to show wherein we could not come up to the Rule, and to desire forbearance in such and such particulars, which the Order of the Lords and Commons gave us power to do, which we accordingly presented to the Honourable Committee, professing our selves to agree with our Brethren in all Fundamentals in Doctrine, and in the substance of Worship according to the Directory, and with the Reformed Churches as they do, and for the Rule of Discipline that we likewise agreed in all other things, except those we mentioned, wherein we desired forbearance.
Answ. Before there was any Rule established, we laboured what we could for Accommodation, to get the Rule so qualified, that we might come under the same Rule with our Brethren, professing that we desired nothing more; but that we could not effect. It was then pleaded, Let the Rule be first set, and then we shall see how neere we can come to it, or where the difference will lye, and then some way may be considered to Accommodate in. But when the Rule was set, we knew no way, but to shew wherein we could not come up to the Rule, and to desire forbearance in such and such particulars, which the Order of the Lords and Commons gave us power to doe, which we accordingly presented to the Honourable Committee, professing our selves to agree with our Brethren in all Fundamentals in Doctrine, and in the substance of Worship according to the Directory, and with the Reformed Churches as they doe, and for the Rule of Discipline that we likewise agreed in all other things, except those we mentioned, wherein we desired forbearance.
But you say, you would not have the Ruling power of Ministers go beyond their Pastoral Charge for Word and Sacrament; what help then can there be, if the Elders of a Church, or a whole Church shall err?