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The judgement of foreign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the…The judgement of foraign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the…
The judgement of foreign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the discipline, liturgy, and ceremonies of the Church of England. Whereunto is added a letter from Mr. John Calvin to Mr. Knox, concerning the English Common-Prayer, after he had perused the same. Now published for public information and benefit.The judgement of foraign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the discipline, liturgie, and ceremonies of the Church of England. Whereunto is added a letter from Mr. Iohn Calvin to Mr. Knox, concerning the English Common-Prayer, after he had purused the same. Now published for publick information and benefit.
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Seeing then that by the sundry requests of the Brethren, we are so hardly persuaded, that of force we ought to give them some kind of advise: We do openly protest, ⟨p. 5⟩that we so give the same herein, as those that will not in any wise prejudice the other party, muchless challenge to us a Justicier's room over any. And all those men (into whose hands these do come) we do in the Lord desire, that they be not herewith offended, but do persuade themselves that these contents are both simple and faithfully written of us, as upon a questioned cause granted, that the consciences of the Brethren which desire it, might some way be better appeased, which to set altogether at naught were a deed wholly void of charity.
Seeing then that by the sundry requests of the Brethren, we are so hardly perswaded, that of force we ought to give them some kind of advise: We do openly protest, ⟨p. 5⟩that we so give the same herein, as those that will not in any wise prejudice the other party, muchless challenge to us a Justiciers room over any. And all those men (into whose hands these do come) we do in the Lord desire, that they be not herewith offended, but do perswade themselves that these contents are both simple and faithfully written of us, as upon a questioned cause granted, that the consciences of the Brethren which desire it, might some way be better appeased, which to set altogether at naught were a deed wholly void of charity.
Therefore the cause standing, as we are informed, we profess plainly and in good faith, that our judgements over these questions are thus.
It is demanded, Whether we can approve this disorder in calling of men to the function of the Ministry, which is, that the multitude of those which sue for Order shall be enrolled in the Ministry, both without the voices of Elders, and also no certain cure appointed them, but lightly examined of their lives and behaviour, to whom also at the lust of the Bishop shall liberty be given afterwards to preach the Word of God for a time prescribed, otherwise to rehearse only the Church Service?