item: #1 of 21
          id: A01099
      author: Bulwarde, Robert. aut
       title: A shield of defence against the arrovves of schisme shot abroad by Iean de L'escluse in his advertisment against Mr. Brightman Here vnto is prefixed a declaration touching a booke intituled, The profane schisme of the Brovvnists. By Iohn Fovvler. Clement Saunders. Robert Bulvvarde.
        date: 1612
       words: 20657
      flesch: 66
     summary: ●●pist . ●●pist .
    keywords: answ; bene; booke; brightman; brownistes; christe; church; churches; delescluse; doth; england; etc; god; hath; iohnson; lord; owne; pag; schisme; separation; therfore; thinges; vnto; vpon; ● ●
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        item: #2 of 21
          id: A02522
      author: Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
       title: A common apologie of the Church of England against the vniust challenges of the ouer-iust sect, commonly called Brownists. Wherein the grounds and defences, of the separation are largely discussed: occasioned, by a late pamphlet published vnder the name, of an answer to a censorious epistle, which the reader shall finde in the margent. By I.H.
        date: 1610
       words: 49468
      flesch: 74
     summary: Church of England -- Controversial literature. yet Noah separated not from that corrupted Church till the flood separated him from the earth , but continued an auncient Preacher of righteousnesse , euen to that peruerse and rebellious generation .
    keywords: a02522; amsterdam; babylon; bee; booke; cause; ceremonies; christ; christian; church; churches; communion; constitution; div; doe; doth; england; euen; euer; euill; faith; farre; fol; god; gods; good; hath; haue; hee; holy; ignorance; iust; know; lesse; lord; man; master; men; ministery; mother; new; non; notes; ouer; owne; people; place; power; practise; rome; section; selfe; selues; separation; seruice; set; sinne; speake; themselues; things; times; true; truth; vnder; vnto; vpon; vse; want; wee; world; yea; ● ●
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        item: #3 of 21
          id: A04541
      author: Johnson, Francis, 1562-1618.
       title: An inquirie and ansvver of Thomas VVhite his discoverie of Brovvnisme. By Francis Iohnson Pastor of the exiled English Church at Amsterdam in Holland
        date: 1606
       words: 44126
      flesch: 69
     summary: should we not then put difference between obstinacy still persisted in , & that which is afterward repented of & amended ? Not to speak of the Israelites estate in Egypt , how in their kindred and families the Church consisted and was governed , and how then they had not the word written ; ●eyther of their estate afterward in the wildernes , how God did never so punish thē for any of their transgressions ( though of the same nature ) before his Law given vnto them , as he did after : as may be observed in the history : 2. They also were afterward divers tymes and wayes reproved & admonished thereof ; They had sight of the witnesses testimonies about the matter then in question ; they heard the reasons gathered by one of the brethren for their conviction ; the Church sent vnto them of the best able of the brethren to deale with them , besides that we wrote from London concerning this matter , exhorting them to peace &c. And all this before the last message of the Church vnto them , which was that they should ●●me to the Church , & there they should be convicted , or if they came not they should be cast out .
    keywords: aforesaid; answer; apostles; cause; christ; church; churches; dealing; description; doth; england; estate; god; good; hath; haue; lord; man; matter; owne; pag; prayer; saith; self; sinne; spoken; things; truth; tyme; vnto; vpon; vse; white; word; worship; ● ●
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        item: #4 of 21
          id: A08068
      author: Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?
       title: The confession of faith of certayn English people living in exile, in the Low countreyes. Together with a brief note of the speciall heads of those things wherin we differ fro[m] the Church of Engla[n]d.
        date: 1607
       words: 15267
      flesch: 86
     summary: Rev●l . ●●tions , hither * hee inviteth all men to ● supper , his mariage feast :
    keywords: act; christ; christian; church; cor; eph; esa; faith; god; hath; heb; ioh; mat; men; rev; rom; tim; vnto
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        item: #5 of 21
          id: A10834
      author: Robinson, John, 1575?-1625.
       title: A iust and necessarie apologie of certain Christians, no lesse contumeliously then commonly called Brownists or Barrowists. By Mr. Iohn Robinson, pastor of the English Church at Leyden, first published in Latin in his and the churches name over which he was set, after translated into English by himself, and now republished for the speciall and common good of our own countrimen
        date: 1625
       words: 30682
      flesch: 63
     summary: And as of these some are so transported with wa●pish zeale , as they can scarcely without a fit of an ague , eyther speak to , or think of him , who a litle steps out of their troad ; so others of them are so cunning , and wote so well how to make their market , that though they be indeed almost like mynded with us in all things , yet do they vehemently affect unchristian emnitie with us : not because they themselues judge us so deserving ; but others , whom therein they think it a poynt of their wisdom to gratify . First , and most ( as a brazen wall ) 〈◊〉 cons●●ence before God , and men ( so farre as humain frailtie will permit ) pure , and unsteyned .
    keywords: act; apostle; authoritie; christ; christian; church; churches; cor; day; doth; elders; everie; god; good; hath; holy; lord; man; matter; men; office; order; people; persons; place; power; prayer; publique; reason; respect; saith; self; themselvs; things; use; word; ● ●
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        item: #6 of 21
          id: A13202
      author: Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?
       title: A defence of the Holy Scriptures, worship, and ministerie, used in the Christian Churches separated from Antichrist Against the challenges, cavils and contradiction of M. Smyth: in his book intituled The differences of the Churches of the Separation. Hereunto are annexed a few observations upon some of M. Smythes censures; in his answer made to M. Bernard. By Henry Ainsworth, teacher of the English exiled Church in Amsterdam.
        date: 1609
       words: 58341
      flesch: 78
     summary: Worship strictly taken , for that which in Greek is proskunesis , betokeneth a prostrating or supplicating vnto God : & is in scripture applied and annexed vnto prayer , Exod. THe first and onely controversie between M. Sm. and us being about the scriptures translated or overset into other tongues , which he affirmed to be apocrypha and humane writings : how ever he hath sought to excuse and hide his error , yet hath he no wil to forsake it , as appeareth by this , that having spoken of writings 1. by men inspired of God , as the prophets and Apostles , and 2. by ordinarie men of al sorts ; he shuffleth the translations of the holy scriptures among these latter ; and affirmeth that * there is no better warrant to bring translations of scripture written into the church , and to read them as parts or helps of worship , then to bring in expositions , resolutions , paraphrasts and sermons upon the scripture , seing al these are equally humane in respect of the work equal ly divine in respect of the matter they handle .
    keywords: act; answer; apostles; book; christ; church; churches; cor; deut; elders; god; gods; greek; hath; holy; israel; law; man; men; office; pag; pastors; people; reading; reason; rev; rom; sayth; scriptures; set; spirit; teach; testament; therfore; things; time; translation; use; wil; word; work; worship
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        item: #7 of 21
          id: A13299
      author: A. T., fl. 1631.
       title: A Christian reprofe against contention Wherin is declared and manifested a just defence of the Church against such slanderes and reproches which Sabine Staresmore hath layd vpon vs in his two bookes, the first being 16 questions, called a louing tender. The second is his preface and postscript befor and behind Mr. Answorths last sermon, and making a pretence by that to sett it out as a loue token, hee breetheth out his malice against vs: and lastly her is an answer to a letter written by Mr. Robinson, and sent to vs with the consent of his Church, which now Mr. Staresmore hath published to the world. To these things an answer is giuen by A.T.
        date: 1631
       words: 21254
      flesch: 55
     summary: The second is his preface and postscript befor and behind Mr. Answorths last sermon, and making a pretence by that to sett it out as a loue token, hee breetheth out his malice against vs: and lastly her is an answer to a letter written by Mr. Robinson, and sent to vs with the consent of his Church, which now Mr. Staresmore hath published to the world. The second is his preface and postscript befor and behind Mr. Answorths last sermon, and making a pretence by that to sett it out as a loue token, hee breetheth out his malice against vs: and lastly her is an answer to a letter written by Mr. Robinson, and sent to vs with the consent of his Church, which now Mr. Staresmore hath published to the world.
    keywords: answer; bee; church; couenant; errour; god; hath; haue; hee; hee saith; hee vvas; himselfe; letter; lord; man; things; trueth; vnto; vpon; vvas; vvhich; vvith; wee
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        item: #8 of 21
          id: A15110
      author: White, Thomas, fl. 1605.
       title: A discoverie of Brownisme: or, a brief declaration of some of the errors and abhominations daily practiced and increased among the English company of the seperation remayning for the present at Amsterdam in Holland. By Thomas White
        date: 1605
       words: 8548
      flesch: 71
     summary: In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. Of the latter of these , or rather of both , ( for the former oft times proceedeth from the latter , howsoeuer for a while enuy palliateth it selfe vnder the name of zeale as both are signified by one Greeke word ) I haue giuen an instance in this treatise following in that congregatiō , which God hath made as a spectacle for others to beware of rash , heady , and contentious courses .
    keywords: bee; christ; church; churches; doe; dutch; elders; god; hath; haue; owne; page; themselues
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        item: #9 of 21
          id: A15866
      author: Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?, attributed name. aut
       title: A guide unto Sion. Or certaine positions, concerning a true visible church Wherein the nature of a true church is so plainely described, as all men may easily decerne the same from false assemblies. Written by a learned and judicious divine.
        date: 1638
       words: 8713
      flesch: 86
     summary: Vnto the Church are to be admitted , all unto whom the covenant and promise of God doth apperteyn ; and they are so ma●y a as the Lord our God shall call ; and all those are called ( in the judgements of man , ) which having b heard the word of God , do professe c repentance from dead works and faith in God , by Iesus Christ the alone Saviour of the world , and promise d obedience to the word , through the holy Gost the sanctifier of the elect . Hee must take diligent heed to keepe the Church from errours : preserve knowledge , build upon the rock ( which is Iesus Christ ) gould , silver , and pretious stones , that his worke may endure the triall of the fire , and by the light of the same fire , reveale the timber , hay , and stubble of false Teachers : And further , hee must deliver his doctrine pure , sound , & plaine , not with curiosity or affectation , but so that it may edifie the most simple , approving it to every mans conscience , that the Church may increase with the increasing of God , and grow up unto him which is the head Christ Iesus . 36. That this is an Office different from that of the Pastor , is manifest by these reasons .
    keywords: act; christ; church; cor; god; holy; mat; men; people; rom; tim; word
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        item: #10 of 21
          id: A17047
      author: Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671.
       title: A whip for the back of a backsliding Brovvnist
        date: 1640
       words: 1156
      flesch: 74
     summary: And you cannot be his Disciples right , That end what you begin in hate and 〈◊〉 I judge no man but what their accions ●now Brings me of force to judge of what I know , Good Sister Mag-pye and good Brother Daw ▪ That ●eapes o're hills and stumbells at a ●●raw I pray be patient trouble not the State , Your friends at Amsterdam do for you waite ▪ Mistake me not I speake but this to prove you , I de rather have you stay b●cou e I love you , Yet if you stay ●'de have you know what 's meat , Betwixt an J dol● and an Ornament , Which if you doe ● should be g●ad to heare ▪ That to ●u Church once more you would repare , Which though it be of Stone should not be hated ▪ Cause to GODS service it is consecrated , I know not what your Barnes and Stables were , Where Why the Lords Prayer was almost out of date ▪ He told me Christ had new Disciples now , That of set forme of Prayer would not allow ; Alasse said I are they so dainty growne , Such a fantastick Crew was never knowne , These are the Bretheren of the Seperation , The Cancor wormes of this our English Nation , And it is feard if they be let alone , These wormes will knaw the Kingdome to the Bone These with the Papists breed the mischeife here ,
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        item: #11 of 21
          id: A19569
      author: Abbot, Robert, 1588?-1662?
       title: A triall of our church-forsakers. Or A meditation tending to still the passions of unquiet Brownists, upon Heb.10.25 Wherein is iustified, against them, that the blessed Church of England 1 Is a true Church. 2 Hath a true ministry. 3 Hath a true worship. By Robert Abbot ...
        date: 1639
       words: 69663
      flesch: 77
     summary: Therefore also the church of Ephesus , is called the house of God : and as in an house there is an head , the husband is the wifes head ; so , but more transcendently , is Christ the head of every particular house or church . Whē I thinke of my sinnes , and manifold infirmities I feare & quake , through the sight of the maiesty purity and iustice of God : but when I think of Christ the mediator of the new testament , and of the infinite value of his bloud offered in the dearenesse of Gods love , and applyed & rested on by faith , which the holy Ghost in a saving measure hath given me ; I approach with confidence and the lifting up of my head .
    keywords: act; apostles; baptisme; bastards; bee; bishops; body; brownists; children; christ; christian; church; churches; cor; covenant; doe; doth; faith; god; gods; good; governement; grace; hath; head; hee; know; law; lord; love; man; mat; members; men; object; owne; paul; people; persons; power; pray; right; sol; things; tim; truth; use; way; wee; wicked; word; worship; yea
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        item: #12 of 21
          id: A20807
      author: Draxe, Thomas, d. 1618.
       title: Anterōtēmata Thomæ Draks Ten counter-demaunds propounded to those of the separation, (or English Donatists) to be directly, and distinctly answered.
        date: 1617
       words: 2462
      flesch: 55
     summary: Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com).
    keywords: church; churches; doe; eebo; english; hath; tcp; text
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        item: #13 of 21
          id: A20920
      author: Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?
       title: Certayne letters, translated into English, being first written in Latine. Two, by the reverend and learned Mr. Francis Iunius, divinitie reader at Leyden in Holland. The other, by the exiled English Church, abiding for the present at Amsterdam in Holland. Together with the confession of faith prefixed: where vpon the said letters were first written
        date: 1602
       words: 32487
      flesch: 80
     summary: Co● , 1 , 11 , 1 Cor , 6.11 , T● . 3 , 3 , 4 , 5. * Psa , 52 , 11 , Ezra , 6 , 21. And whosoever doth diligently studie the booke of God , shal finde , that the holy Prophets & Apostles do in manie places insist upō a plaine & simple asleve●ation of the truth rather then vpon multitude of proof & arguments .
    keywords: act; brethren; cause; christ; christian; church; churches; confession; cor; doctrine; doe; english; esa; faith; god; good; hath; heb; holy; iesus; ioh; letters; lord; mat; men; neyther; owne; rom; self; selves; set; things; tim; truth; vnto; vpon; word; yee; ● ●
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        item: #14 of 21
          id: A27068
      author: Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
       title: Whether parish congregations be true Christian churches and the capable consenting incumbents, be truly their pastors, or bishops over their flocks ... : written by Richard Baxter as an explication of some passages in his former writings, especially his Treatise of episcopacy, misunderstood and misapplied by some, and answering the strongest objections of some of them, especially a book called, Mr. Baxters judgment and reasons against communicating with the parish assemblies, as by law required, and another called, A theological dialogue, or, Catholick communion once more defended, upon mens necessitating importunity / by Richard Baxter.
        date: 1684
       words: 38713
      flesch: 65
     summary: The Reformation finding th●ngs in this case , determined none of the disputes , de nomine , Whether Parish Rectors shall be called ●pis●op●s Gregis , or Pastors , or Rectors , or I●cumb●nts ; but use these names promiscuously . 2005-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-03 John Latta Sampled and proofread 2006-03 John Latta Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-04 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion WHET●ER Parish C●●gregations BE TRUE Christian Churches , ●●d the Capable Consenting Incumbents , be truly their Pastors , or Bishops over their Flocks .
    keywords: ans; bishops; christ; church; churches; communion; consent; diocesan; doth; england; god; gods; government; hath; law; liturgy; man; men; ministers; office; parish; parish churches; pastors; people; power; presbyters; rule; shall; sin; thing; tho; use; word; worship; ● ●
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        item: #15 of 21
          id: A29892
      author: Taylor, John, 1580-1653, attributed name.
       title: The Brownists synagogue or A late discovery of their conventicles, assemblies; and places of meeting, where they preach, and the manner of their praying and preaching. With a relation of the names, places; and doctrines of those which doe commonly preach. The chiefe of which are these. Greene, the feltmaker. Marler, the buttonmaker. Spencer, the coachman. Rogers the glover. Which sect is much increased of late within this city.
        date: 1641
       words: 2598
      flesch: 67
     summary: The rate of 13 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A29892 of text R16519 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing B5191).
    keywords: brownists; doe; doth; greene; man; places; text
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        item: #16 of 21
          id: A33528
      author: Cobler.
       title: The coblers end, or his (last) sermon being a true relation of that sermon, which was preached in St. Georges Church in Southwark by a cobler last Sabbath day, being the 12. of December, 1641 : who most impudently and insolently stept up into the pulpit and broached his Brownisticall and erroneous opinions to his auditors.
        date: 1641
       words: 1763
      flesch: 66
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A33528 of text R7271 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C4783). 41 D The rate of 41 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words.
    keywords: cobler; sermon; spirit; text
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        item: #17 of 21
          id: A64152
      author: Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
       title: The anatomy of the separatists, alias, Brownists the factious brethren in these times, wherein this seditious sect is fairely dissected, and perspicuously discovered to the view of world : with the strange hub-bub, and formerly unheard of hurly-burly, which those phanatick and fantastick schismatiks made on Sunday ... the 8 of May ... at the sermon of the Right Rev. Father in God, Henry, Bishop of Chichester ...
        date: 1642
       words: 3726
      flesch: 57
     summary: These and their holy sisters ( for they may wel be linkt together ) are they , who by their unreverent gestures in the Church disesteeme of Church-Prayers ; These are they who contemn the publike service of God , and cry down the Lyturgie of the Church of England ; that solemne Lyturgie , celebrous by the piety of Bishops , and Martyres , hallowed with the blond of some of them who composed it , established by the Lawes of this Land , by severall Acts of Parliament in this Kingdome , attested and approved by the best of all forraigne Divines , confirmed by the subscription of all the Clergie , accepted of by the most and best of all the Laity , and hath continued since in the raignes of Queene Elizabeth , King Iames , and our gracious King Charles , in the Church of England , for the service of God these 90. yeares ; that this holy exercise of Religion should be by them vilified , interrupted , and depraved , what doth it tend to , but the advancing of Heresie , Schisme , Profanenesse , Libertinisme , Anabaptisme , and Atheisme ? We acknowledge , that some parts of our publike Liturgy , may be very well corrected , ( and thankes be to God the great Counsell of the King , and the Kingdome have consulted and determined about it ) but the clamours now go very high : Impudence or Ignorance is at this time grown so frontlesse , that it is confidently expected by many , that all formes of publike worship should be utterly abrogated , and that our booke of Common-Prayer should bee quite abolished , as they would have Episcopacy everlastingly extirpated . Religion it selfe is now crucified , as Christ was between two thieves , viz , Superstition and Irreverence , which is a spice of Atheisme , and of the two extreames is worse peccant in the defect , than in the excesse .
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        item: #18 of 21
          id: A64170
      author: Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.
       title: Grand plvtoes remonstrance, or, The devill horn-mad at Roundheads and Brownists wherein His hellish Maiestie, by advice of his great counsell, Eacus, Minos & Radamanthus, with his beloved brethren, agdistis, beliall, incubus & succubus : is pleased to declare 1. how far he differs from round-head, rattle-head or prickeare : 2. his copulation with a Holy Sister : 3. his decre affection to Romish Catholikes and hate to Protestants : 4. his oration to the rebells.
        date: 1642
       words: 1647
      flesch: 58
     summary: Wherein his Hellish Maiestie (by advice of his great counse [no entry] 1642 1233 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 C The rate of 16 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A64170 of text R13522 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T463).
    keywords: brownists; deere; maiestie; sister; text
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        item: #19 of 21
          id: A64208
      author: Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
       title: A tale in a tub, or, A tub lecture as it was delivered by my-heele Mendsoale and inspired Brownist and a most upright translator : in a meeting house neere Bedlam the one and twentieth of December, last 1641 / vvritten by J. T.
        date: 1641
       words: 2089
      flesch: 66
     summary: A TVB Lecture BEloved Sisters , and my well infected Brethren , attend this Text , as you shall find it written in the first Chapter of Bell and the Dragon , the third Verse , as it followeth , Now the Babylonians had an Idoll they called Bell , and there were spent upon him every day , 12 gress measures of fine flower , and 40 sheepe , and 6 vessels of wine . I have observed that there was never any good in that word where Bell had a share in 't what was Adam Bell , but a hunter , so was Nimrod , who built that ambitious Tower Babel ; I have heard with mine owne eares , those blads which call themselvs Cavaleroes call a Crosse Bard sword Troy Bel. what is a Bel-man but a night walker ( as I apprehend him ) nay doe not your superstitious papists curse the Bretheren with Bell Booke and Candell ; was not that Cardinall an arch Heretick who had to name Bell Armine ; doe not those persecuting papists in Ireland ReBel , yes double and Tre-Bel ; and I hope there will be such an Equall uniformity amongst us who are the select Brethren that no particular man may be sayd to bare the Bel : nor shall any man hereafter be counted a man the sounder for being Bel-Metle , for Bel was Brasse without and Clay within .
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        item: #20 of 21
          id: A69195
      author: Bancroft, Richard, 1544-1610.
       title: Certaine demandes with their grounds, drawne out of holy writ, and propounded in foro conscientiæ by some religious gentl. vnto the reverend fathers, Richard archbishop of Canterbury, Richard bishop of London, William bishop of Lincolne, Garvase bishop of Worcester, William bishop of Exeter, & Thomas bishop of Peterbourough wherevnto the said gentl. require that it would please their lordships to make a true, plaine, direct, honest and resolute aunswere.
        date: 1605
       words: 29545
      flesch: 50
     summary: for that they should not sanctifie the people with their garmentes : From which two reasons , we question thus : First , seeing vnder the Ministerie of the Gospell , the Ministers therof , have neither holy place , nor inner court , separated from the people ; neither any garmentes , by any holy institution , appointed by the name of holy garmentes to minister in ; we demaund , what authoritie your Lordships can alleadge out of holy Writt , that it should not bee as comely and as decent a thinge , for the Ministers of the Gospell , to approche vnto prayer , preaching the worde , and administring the Sacramentes ( which are things for the people vnder the Gospell ) without any Ministeriall garmentes devised , and instituted only by man : as it was for the Priestes to approch vnto the like things , which were for the people vnder the Law , without those holy garmentes , which were ordayned by God ? When Peter had fastened his eyes vpon the sheete , let downe from heaven by the foure corners , he cōsidered and saw foure footed beasts of the earth , and wilde beasts , and creeping things , and foules of the heaven , which were all the good creatures of God , and which also in the beginning were created for the foode of man : only for a time while Israell was vnder the Schoolmaistership of the Lawe , certayne of these creatures were forbidden to be eaten , not because they were in their owne nature evill , or vncleane , but only because they were made vncleane for a time , by prohibition : And therefore when the fulnesse of time was come , and that Christ the ende of the Lawe , was rysen from the dead , the law of not eating meates forbidden ceased : And by letting downe the sheete , and commandement given to Peter , to slay and to eate , Peter was assured that all those meates were restored to their primarie vse , integritie , and puritie .
    keywords: apostles; authoritie; bee; ceremonies; christian; church; crosse; demand; doe; garment; garmentes; god; hath; holy; king; law; lordships; magistrate; ministeriall; ministers; order; people; service; sinne; surplices; things; time; vnto; vpon; vse; wee; worship; writt; yea
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          id: A87141
      author: Harris, Edward, 17th cent.
       title: A true relation of a company of Brownists, separatists, and nonconformists, in Monmouthshire in Wales. With the manner of their doctrine, christnings, vveddings, and burialls. Together vvith a relation of the knavery that some of their teachers practised to enrich themselves withall. The truth whereof will be justified by sundry people of good quality inhabiting in the said county. / By Edward Harris.
        date: 1641
       words: 2349
      flesch: 60
     summary: And first of Christenings ; Which is that the Father shall bring his child to such of that sect as shall professe himselfe to be a minister , who shall take the child into his hands and wish the Father to name him , and being named , the Minister useth to cut the child in the eare untill it shall bleed , and then after ( delivering the child to the Father ) saith , by such a name thou child shall be called ; in which action they use neither the sprinkling of water , signe of the crosse , God fathers nor God mothers , nor any of the prayers in the Common prayer booke appointed to be used for that purpose ; and they will allow of no churching of women by any meanes . The manner of their Mariages Is , that he that taketh upon him the place of a Minister , shall aske the man that is to be married , if he wil have such a maide or woman to be his wedded wife , who saying that he will , hee also usually asketh the woman that is to bee married if that she will have that man to be her husband , who saying that she will ; then their Minister will usuall say , goe together and multiply ; in which action they never use the plighting of troth , ring , praiers , or ceremonies whatsoever .
    keywords: pavier; relation; sinnes; text; women
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