The divine right of church-government and excommunication

But, the things of the Directory for the public worship, as many of them are necessary, and have express warrant in the Word, as Praying, Preaching, Sacraments, Praising, &c. So 2. some things that are non-necessaries in the individual or particular words, or things, yet are they not to be removed in their alternative necessity, either this or the like though some be thereby scandalized. Because though they be not necessary simply, yet are they necessary by way of dis-junction, as that the Minister say, either these, or the like words, for words to that sense are necessary. So the order that the Directory prescribes in citing such and such acts of Divine worship is necessary either this way, or a way as convenient not different from this, for some order of necessity there must be. So the Liturgy or Service Book, what ever Jos. Hall say on the contrary (as it is little that he doth, or can say) though it should contain many things necessary in speciè, in the kind, sit for the external public worshipping of God, yet because these words in Individuo, in their particulars are not necessary, is to be removed, because though all the matter were good (as much of it is Popish) yet that book in its structure, frame, style, Grammar, method, and form is popish, and framed after the model of the Roman Missal, especially performed with the cursed Authority of the Council of Trent, under Pius the fifth, in all the Masses, Rubrics, Epistles, Gospels, &c. is scandalous, and a Directory in Scripture words is better, and is therefore justly laid aside by the Reverend Assembly, and honourable Court of parliament, because there is scandal in words, in style and language, in divine worship. And these who will abstain from practising of some things in the Directory, for fear of scandalizing others, must give reasons from the Word that these things they forbear, are neither necessary simply, nor by way of dis-junction. Because as I conceive, Things neither necessary in the same individuals, nor by way of dis-junction, are such Non-necessaries as are to be removed out of the worship of God, for fear of scandal. And that any such non-necessaries can be found in the Directory, I do not see as yet.

But, the things of the Directorie for the publick worship, as many of them are necessarie, and have expresse warrant in the Word, as Praying, Preaching, Sacraments, Praising, &c. So 2. some things that are non-necessaries in the individual or particular words, or things, yet are they not to be removed in their alternative necessitie, either this or the like though some be therby scandalized. Because though they be not necessarie simply, yet are they necessarie by way of dis-junction, as that the Minister say, either these, or the like words, for words to that sense are necessarie. So the order that the Directorie prescribes in citing such and such acts of Divine worship is necessarie either this way, or a way as convenient not different from this, for some order of necessity there must be. So the Liturgie or Service Booke, what ever Jos. Hall say on the contrary (as it is little that he doth, or can say) though it should containe many things necessarie in speciè, in the kind, sit for the externall publick worshipping of God, yet because these words in Individuo, in their particulars are not necessarie, is to be reoved, because though all the matter were good (as much of it is Popish) yet that booke in its structure, frame, style, Grammer, methode, and forme is popish, and framed after the model of the Roman Missale, especially performed with the cursed Authoritie of the Councell of Trent, under Pius the fift, in all the Masses, Rubricks, Epistles, Gospels, &c. is scandalous, and a Directorie in Scripture words is better, and is therefore justly layd aside by the Revevent Assemblie, and honourable Court of parliament, because there is scandall in words, in style and language, in divine worship. And these who will abstaine from practising of some things in the Directorie, for feare of scandalizing others, must give reasons from the Word that these things they forbeare, are neither necessarie simply, nor by way of dis-junction. Because as I conceive, Things neither necessarie in the same individuals, nor by way of dis-junction, are such Non-necessaries as are to be removed out of the worship of God, for feare of scandall. And that any such non-necessaries can be found in the Directorie, I doe not see as yet.