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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78447	The censures of the church revived. In the defence of a short paper published by the first classis within the province of Lancaster ... but since printed without their privity or consent, after it had been assaulted by some gentlemen and others within their bounds ... under the title of Ex-communicatio excommunicata, or a Censure of the presbyterian censures and proceedings, in the classis at Manchester. Wherein 1. The dangerousness of admitting moderate episcopacy is shewed. ... 6. The presbyterian government vindicated from severall aspersions cast upon it, ... In three full answers ... Together with a full narrative, of the occasion and grounds, of publishing in the congregations, the above mentioned short paper, and of the whole proceedings since, from first to last.	Harrison, John, 1613?-1670.; Allen, Isaac, 17th cent.	1659 (1659)	Wing C1669; Thomason E980_22; ESTC R207784	289,546	380

said that Popery gets more advantage from the want of Government in the Church then from the Presbyterian Government which was never so effectually setled we leave all unprejudiced persons to judg and if eventuall causes be talkt of whether severall of the Episcopall men that bend their strength so against Presbytery and whilst they contend for a Government excepted against thereby endeavouring anarchy in the Church do not herein gratifie the Papists time will shew We might further say that in these parts we have had none that we know of revolted to Popery since Presbytery was setled And for some we know very eminent that turned Papists in the height of Prelacy and upon some offences and sad accidents that befell some in the Clergy then which we forbeare particularly to instance and they do but continue under us as they were before so that Episcopacy sure was the eventuall cause of their apostacy by the Argument of this observation of the Doctors May we add an observation of a worthy Divine which we have heard from him and let it stand by this of the Doctors and for the truth of it abide the test and strictest examination and it may be still in pursuance of this vindication of our Government It was this that of the three formes in Church Government that are spoken of amongst us viz. Presbytery Episcopacy and Independency of all three the first where it hath prevailed hath been followed with least errors in Doctrine For Episcopacy it is well known how many of the Divines under that Government were infected with Arminianism Socinianism and Popery it self * some chief Ceremoniall men turning Papists which the Doctor cannot observe of any Presbyterians For the Independants how many of their way turn into Antinomians Anabaptists Seekers Familists Quakers Ranters c. And for Presbytery it hath not yet been observed to have bred any such noysome Weeds where it hath been established And how far it is eventually the nourisher of Popery as far as concernes this instance in our County we leave the Reader to judg Distance of place in regard of the Author hath hindred so strict a revisall of the Sheets in Printing as was needfull these faults since Collected by him besides divers literall ones not so materiall thou art desired thus to mend ERRATA IN Epist to the Reader page 3. l. 29. for this read his In their Preface p. 5. l. 26. for Donasticks r. Donatists In the Narrative p. 1. l 27. for with r. which p 9. l. 4. for to them r. to their p. 13. l. 9. these words are to be read as in a Parenthesis the next Class Mr Heyrick not being returned l. 24. after Printing these words are left out of the Papers with the Preface from p. 17. to the end instead of Narrative the Title should have been The Animadversions upon their Preface Classicall Records 1. Col. l. 32. for Edw. Gee r. Edw. Lee 8. Col. l. 5. for contained r. continued l. 7. for would r. could In the Answer to the Preface p. 1. l. 15. note 1. for our poor Text r. one poor Text. p. 9. l. 3. note 5. for freely making r. freely make l. 16. note 6. dele to r. return the Laconick p. 11. l. 23. note 13. r. tax as Donatism l. ●lt r. they jeer us p. 12. l. 15 r. when he is fallen l. 34. r. omission In the Gentlemens first Paper p. 11 12. the Names from Isa Allen to Nie. Mosely are transposed and should have been in the front of all the Names In the Book p. 89. l. 9. for unconformists r. nonconformists l 22. for not more r. no more p. 95. l. 36. protest against him r. against it p. 99. l. 28. for sober ground r. other ground p. 100. l. 7. for seasonable r. seaseable l. 18. for offored r. affoarded p. 106. l. 30. for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 r. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 139. l. 22. for civill sunction r. civill sanction p. 179. l. 1. dele the Interrogation after what p. 224 l. 12. for concluding r. excluding p. 247. l. 28. the word assure is left out read it thus y●t that could not be a rule to assure us p. 291. l. 30. r. is not against the Rules p. 301. l. 36. r. normam p. 322. l. 32. dele the r. not to the last p. 324. l. 23. for dissavoured r. dissavowed p. 338. l. 17. for admit r. omit it l. 33. for presumptuously used r. promiscuously used p. 339. l. 6. dele not l. 27. for giving r. give your censure p. 340. l. 2. dele it p. 341. l. 7 and 22. r. Magistraliter l. 8. for ours fit r. was fit l. 15. for nearest Antecedent p. 342. the sentence in the Margin should be inserted into the matter at the letter a. without which the sense is incompleat l. 5. for and us that r. and is that p. 344. l. 16. r. competent knowledg l. 36. r. tell us p. 345. l. 8. dele to p. 352. l. 26. r. Apage Sect. 11. The paper that was published by the first Classis within the Province of Lancaster in the severall Congregations belonging to their association Novemb 22. 1657. At the first Classe at Manchester Septem 8th 1657. IN pursuance of an Order of the last Provincial the first Classe doth humbly represent to this Assembly their apprehensions in the case to them propounded in a draught prepared for the several Congregations belonging to their own Association if it shall be approved of by this Assembly and which they do wholely submit to their Judgements It being represented to this Classe and much complained of and offence being taken That in the several Congregations if not in all belonging to this Association there are many persons of all sorts that are members of Congregations and publickly enjoy severall priviledges as hearing of the Word prayers of the Church and baptizing of their children and satisfaction for injuries done unto them That yet live in a total and sinfull neglect of the Lords Supper that are scandalous and offensive in their lives drunkards unclean persons swearers Sabbath breakers neglecters of family-Family-duties that will not subject themselves to the present government of the Church but live as lawless persons out of their rank and order that there are sundry that are grosly ignorant in the main points of Christian Religion These are to give notice that this Classe laying these things to heart and much grieved for them do publish and make known 1. That every Minister belonging to this Association shall set apa●t one or two or more of the weeke dayes in every month for the catechizing of the several familyes belonging to their respective Congregations and for the information of the ignorant in those families and that the families to be catechized on each of such dayes set apart for that purpose have notice the Lords day before to meet the Minister either at the Church or Chappel or the Ministers house or some other house within the