A GUIDE TO THE True Religion OR A DISCOURSE Directing to make a wise CHOICE of that Religion Men venture their Salvation upon Seasonable for these Times wherein there are such Diversities of Opinions and wayes of Religion To inform the Ignorant to resolve the Wavering and to confirm the Weak By I. C. M. A. of T. C. C. Josh 24.15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord Chuse you this day whom you will serve whether the Gods But as for me and my House we will serve the Lord. EDINBVRGH Printed by Andrew Anderson and are to be sold at his House on the North side of the Cross Anno 1669. A Premonition to the Reader shewing the occasion and intendment of the Discourse Courteous Reader THere is no good Christian but is ready upon all just occasions to express his sad resentment of the wofull Divisions and dangerous Errors wherewith the Churches of Christ in these Kingdoms have been for many years past and still are so distracted for notwithstanding that our civill Wars are through the mercy of God endid yet our Religious jars and rents are not healed Indeed how can any pious Soul consider the great dishonour done thereby to the Holy Name of God the reproach to the Christian Religion the great scandal to those sometimes famous Churches which are now hereby become infamous through the World yea the apparent ruine threatned by these things and not break out into sad lamentation for the same Surely this 〈◊〉 a Lamentaion and shall be for a Lamentation And although the serious consideration of those evils in order to the repairing and healing of them and the preventing the publick ruine threatned to the Church and State thereby belongeth to the wisedome and zeal of those that be in place of eminency and are vested with power and authority requisite thereunto yet Private Christians in a lower station and capacity cannot but have their eyes upon the sad influence those â—â—ings have upon their dearest Friends and Neighbours with whom they converse and in their behalf meditate upon some remedy for the same Certain it is that the malignant influence these things have on the common sort is very sad whilst gazing on those sad contesting matters of Religion Some continue meer Scepticks ever wavering and not knowing what way of Religion to chuse and so neglect to be of any Some are professed Atheists or profane Wretches Others be seduced into dangerous Errors as Popery Socinianism Quakerism c. Many ingage in contentions they know not why nor for what And the greatest part of Christians wofully stumbled in their Profession The intendment of these Papers is to propose some help against those evils and to guide and direct those that are apt to miscarry through occasion of the diversities of Opinions and wayes found a mongst us Wherein they are first excited to make a wise Choice of that Religion they venture their Eternal Salvation upon and are informed how to do it Indeavours are used to fix and establish them in the truth of the Christian Religion and to acquaint them with the great and Fundamental Doctrines and Duties threrof necessary unto Salvation which have been owned by all Christians and Churches in all places and ages and to perswade to believe and obey them as that whereupon their eternal safety depends Then our discourse descends to points of a secondary and inferior Nature that are controverted amongst wise and godly Christians and directions are laid down how to find out the right and safe way for Faith and practice in such things especially when we are necessitated to hold forth a profession of our selves therein Wherewith is shewed also what tendernesse and respect is to be used toward those that differ from us in those things whilst in the mean time we carry it at a greater distance with those that err fundementally and subvert the Christian Faith and Religion All which counsels being evidenced to be good and wholsome will manifestly declare Those to be the most approved and judicious Christians who under all those great changes and revolutions which have been amongst us of latter times have especially exercised their zeal for the maintaining of the Fundament all Doctrines of the Gospel and the practice and power of Godlinesse as also for the preserving the peace of the Church and love and union amongst Christians whilst in the mean time they have shewed greatest moderation and condescension towards those that differ in controverted Points of a lower Nature even to a degree of complyance also with the stream of the times in some things which seem in themselves less desireable and inconvenient provided in their Consciences they judge them not to be sinful if conducing to the furtherance of the Gospel the peace of the Churches and Salvation of Souls Indeed this will be judged by some rash and censorious Spirits to be Hypocrisie Time-serving er self-seeking and such persons may be branded for Temporizers Turn-coats or Apostates or what not but when things shall be considered in calmness and Sobriety Such will be found the greatest friends of Christ and the Christian Religion and such actions most consonant to Scripture commands and to the examples of the Saints recorded therein whereas such as are found departing from any Fundamental and generally confessed points of faith or Practice These imputations may be more warrantably charged upon them Reader Let these sad and wofull differences errours and debates provoke thee to examine the grounds thy profession is built upon to study more the verity and excellency of the Christian Religion and be better established therein to understand believe love and obey the great and necessary Principles thereof humbly to seek of God the discovery of his mind in things more dark and controverted and to exercise more Christian love and charity those that are not of the same perswasion or practice with thee therein And then thou wilt be secured from the danger of those evils yea they will prove advantagious to thy greatest good although intended by Satan for thy hurt To help thee herein is the intendment and designe of this discourse in order whereunto the blessing of the Lord is humbly implored to go along with the same THE CONTENTS OF The severall CHAPTERS CHAP. 1. REligion the grand concernment of Man in this World Great differences about it Necessity of a wise and deliberate chusing ones Religion A proposition laid down which is the Subject matter of the following Discourse Page 1. CHAP. 2. Shewing wherein this wise Chusing ones Religion stands and what Acts concurr thereunto Page 5. CHAP. 3. Considerations evidencing it a principal Point of wisdome for a Man to make a right Choice of that Religion he professes in the World and ventures his Eternal Salvation upon Page 13 CHAP. 4. Wherein the Practice of this Duty is insisted upon and Directions given how to chuse the true Religion amongst so many as are in the World All other Religions being
wisedom is it to make a good choice 4. Because else if one should happen on the true Religion he would never be True unto it unless he take it up on such a right choice as before was spoken of we cannot be Serious Christians nor through Christians but by halves only nor Constant holding out to the End without this right choice 1. Not serious Christians Such as take up a Religion they know not what and on grounds they know not why will be but sleighty and formal in it a little of outside profession they may have but the power of it will be wanting Thus the common sort of Christians that take not up Religion on a wise choice understanding what it is and discerning the verity and excellency of it but because it is professed in the countrey where they live injoyned by the Laws of the Land and commended by the example of Others whom they esteem wise and holy alack how formal and sleighty are they therein not considering the glory of the great God that made them and redeemed them is concerned therein and that the Salvation of their own souls depends on it Whereas such as make a wise choice out of knowledge and discerning serve God with all their heart and strength and soul they rest not in the former but labour in the power of godlinesse Religion is their main business in the World 2. Nor thorough Christians but only by the halves as Agrippa almost perswaded to be Christians They will follow Christ a little way and perform some of the out-side and easie parts of Religion but when they hear some hard sayings as the Capernaits or some difficult duties pressed on them that cross flesh and blood and worldly interest they will except them and say in this thing the Lord be merciful to me c. These are like the Scribe not farre from the Kingdome of Heaven but never shall come there like Herod that reform many things but not at all will pick and chuse where they please Oh that this were not the case of many called Christians And this because they understand not aright what the Christian Religion is and take it not upon good grounds therefore they fall short whereas he that understands what an holy Religion it is and what great duties it requires and casts up before hand the inconveniences losses andl sufferings he may meet with comparing them with the recompence of reward the far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory he will go through-stitch will follow God fully and will be altogether a Christian 3. Not Constant but turning away from it upon every Temptation Such are ever wavering and halting betwixt two as the Israelites of old betwixt Iehovah and Baal If heresie seducement and the power of delusions come amongst such how do they turn away from that Religion they have imbraced by companies and turn Runnagados or if the heat of persecution scorch them they wither away because they have no Root Mat 13. We have had too sad experience of this amongst the giddy unstable sort of Christians in our times when God had let loose errors and heresies amongst us to try who were sound and sincere and who not how many were carried away as with a flood And if Popery should prevail again or Mahometanism through the conquering Sword of the Turks one may tremble to think whither such ungrounded Christians may be carryed Whereas on the other hand the Christian that takes up his Religion on good grounds through a wise choice knowing what and in whom he hath believed wil through grace stand strongly as the House built upon the Rock Mat. 7. When the Winds blew and the Waves beat he stands The gates of Hell shall not prevail against such Therefore we see what a great point of wisdom it is for a man to make a wise choice of that Religion he takes up else he will not be true unto it he will not be a serious Christian nor a thorough nor a constant Christian and then as good be none at all It will nothing avail them unto Salvation to imbrace the true Religion no more then it did profite the Israelites of old to have the Temple of the Lord amongst them or the Philistims to have the Ark of the Covenant with them it will but increase their condemnation These considerations are sufficient without insisting upon any other to evidence the truth of our proposition and to commend to us this great duty viz. The wise chusing of that Religion we professe in the World that we mean to live and dye in and to venture our Eternal Salvation upon CHAP. IIII. Wherein the Practice of this Duty is insisted on and Directions given how to chuse the true Religion amongst so many as are in the World All other Religions being rejected The Christian Religion is evidenced to be the only true Religion WE are now come to the practicall part of our discourse to shew how this may be reduced into action that we have been treating on but in words hitherto let every one that God hath given the understanding of a man unto be induced to make a wise choice of that Religion he ventures his eternal Salvation upon This discourse is intended only for such as be resolved to be of some Religion and will not live as Atheists As for them that will not be of any Religion at all but live without God in the World only live to eat and drink and work and sleap and mind their sensual pleasures they degenerate from the Nature of Men and are even turned unto Beasts foolish are they and ignorant to use the Psalmists words Psal 73. and even in this point as Beasts as far below men as Nebuchadnezzar was when he did eat grasse as the Oxen and couched amongst the Beasts for such violate the very Law of Nature which hath taught all Nations however rude and barbarous to take up some profession of Religion They transgresse also the written Law of God which he hath given in his Word and will judge men by at the last day which requires solemn worship and service from the Sons of men They bring themselves directly under the curse or imprecation Jer. 10.25 Pour out thy fury upon the Heathen and upon the Families that call not on thy Name The wicked shall be turned into Hell with all the Nations that forget God Psalm 9.17 As they say to God now depart from us we will not know thy wayes so they shall hear God say to them shortly Depart from me ye cursed c. Nor do I speak to such base and low Spirits as take up their Religion on trust from others and pinne their Faith upon the sleeves of those to whom they have subjected their judgements and consciences upon account of any worldly or corrupt interest But to such noble Spirits as with the Bereans will take pains to fearch the Scriptures and use all Gods appointed means to inform themselves that they may
venture their souls on a sure bottom Consider as men and make a wise choice of that Religion you venture your Salvation upon It s not sufficient that it be delivered to you by Tradition from your Ancestors that you yave learned it by education from Godly Parents that it is commanded by the Laws of the Land wherein you live and commended by the practice of wise and pious persons whom you reverence but make a wise choice for your selves Labour to understand distinctly the several Doctrines and mysteries of Faith and duties of Godlinesse contained therein and to know the verity and excellency of it and so take it up upon deliberation weighing both the conveniences and inconveniences so it Comparing the sufferings losses reproaches persecutions you meet withall with the reward and Crown promised and so make a wise choice of your Religion resolving to live and dye therein to adhere to it to the end and be faithful even to Death This is a duty necessary and seasonable to be pressed some have not yet chosen their Religion It 's to be feared ther 's too many not only of the younger sort but of the more antient who according to the proverb have their Religion to chuse Some have made some kind of choice but need to be confirmed and established therein upon good grounds and to be stirred up to be true to the true Religion they professe even to be serious thorough and constant Christians Make this choice then speedily for this is the businesse you come into the World about to know and acknowledge to worship and glorifie God and your Salvation depends upon it Live not without God any longer but acknowledge him that made and redeemed you that feeds and preserves you and learn how to serve him acceptably Do it wisely lest you be deluded there being such diversities of Religions and so many false wayes in the World you had need to have your eyes about you erring herein will not stand with the safety of your souls your external hapinesse or misery depends upon it And then be True to that Religion you chuse play not fast and loose with it It 's a businesse of highest concernment to be serious in Religion what ever you trifle in be not false herein what ever you be faulty in Let the Doctrines and mysteries of Faith you receive influence your hearts and lives sanctify and change them rest not in the form of godlinesse without the power of it Men may as well miscary in the true Religion as in a false if they be false unto it Quest But here a question must be resolved in order to the practice of this duty which is this Some may say Seing there are such diversities of Religion in the World How shal we be able to make a right choice amongst so many of the true Religion especially such of us as be weak and ignorant when great and learned men differ so much about it amongst themselves Answer This is a question of very great importance and indeed deserves a serious Answer I shal speak to it in two particulars 1. It is a mistake to think because of the differences of opinions amongst men that there is such a multitude of Religions in the World for every different opinion is not a different Religion There are to speak properly but four Religions in the World although there be different Sects parties amongst each of these viz. Heathenism Mahometanism Judaism and Christianity Indeed these four disagree much amongst themselves In Heathenism some worship one God some another some multitudes joyntly as may beseen in Scripture and in all Histories In Mahometanism all follow that Impostor Mahomet but yet there are great differences amongst themselves so that they are at deadly Feud often one with another for their Religion sake as is storied of the Turkish and Persian Mahometans In Judaism all worship the true God the maker of Heaven and Earth and receive the Law from Moses serving God according to the Ordinances thereof yet have they different Sects amongst themselves as the Pharisees Sadducees Essens c. In Christianity all worship God in Christ although there be diversities of Sects and Heresies amongst them So that indeed there are but four Religions in the world 2. There 's a great difficulty to discern which of these four we should chuse for our Religion even the weakest understanding that indifferently weighs them may be convinced 1. For Heathenism It s evident to reason their Religion is not true to worship so many Gods and them also creatures as the Sun and Moon yea mortal men that are dead such as Jupiter Juno Saturn c. Yea the worst of Men Their own Poets have branded them with black notes of infamy for Adultery Theft Murther c. It was Gods just judgment as the Apostle observes Rom. 1. To give them up to such delusions to worship such gods because when they knew the true God they did not glorifie him as God Many of their own Religion were convinced they were not in the right and therefore Cicero in his Book De naturâ Deorum saith I would I could as well finde out the true Religion as convince others to be false 2. For Mahometanism though it hath spread far over the World yea further then Christianity is spread at this day yet it s most easie to prove that to be a false Religion Their Prophet was a deceiver and a very flagitious person and wrought no miracles their Alcaron is most barbarous and without sense their Doctrine impure as wel as their Lives their Religion promises a carnal Paradise in the world to come full of sensual pleasures not spiritual and suitable to rational immortal souls It was propagated in the World by the Sword and maintained by ignorance and suppressing all humane learning 3. For Judaism the third Religion in the World That was indeed of God confirmed in the Old Testament But it was to continue for a time till Christ came of whom Moses and the Prophets witnesse abundantly then at the time of Reformation it was to be abolished Heb 9.10 Their whole worship Ceremonies had respect to him on whom because they would not believe but rejâ—cted and crucified him the wrath of God is come upon them to the uttermost They and their Temple was destroyed and the worship of it abrogated and to this day so continues 4 It remains therefore that the Christian Religion is the true Religion or else there 's none in the World And it indeed is witnessed to both in Mahomets Alcoran and in the Jewish Old Testament which speaks fully of Jesus Christ his birth and parentage with the circumstances of time and place his death resurrection c. This was confirmed by many signes and wonders and real miracles wroght by the first planters of this Religion Heb. 2.4 By the means and wayes of propagation of it by weak and unlearned men by whose preaching it soon overspread the World and
matters which yet are disputable amongst the wise and godly and you shall be necessitated to be of the one or the other perswasion or way Then let every one do that which he is fully perswaded in his own minde to be best and most pleasing to God nor daring to go against the dictates of his own Conscience See Ames Cas l. 1. c. 5 q. 1. Sanders Lect 3. de juram Sect. 10. which God hath set up as his Vicegerent in the Soul nor subjecting himself to the judgment or Authority of any other as Lord of his Faith I say Believe and imbrace that opinion and walk in that practice But yet to this 1 Humbly with a due sense of your own weakness and ignorance not proudly censuring and contemning such as differ from your perswasion but ever ready to hear what shall be offered for your conviction especially if it be from the wise and learned and those which by Gods providence are in place of eminency in the Church being rather matter of Affliction to you then of exalting your self that you should differ from them 2 Peaceably and without all Faction and Schism not making parties for you and renting from the Communion of those with whom you agree in the most weighty and necessary Doctrines of Salvation and so disturbing the peace of the Church where you live The evil of which can never be repaired by a violent contention for any truth or practice not fundamental and necessary unto Salvation Here the counsel of the Apostle is seasonable Rom. 14 If thou hast faith have it to thy self and Phil. 3. Whereto we have already attained let us walk by the same rule let us minde the same thing if in any thing any be otherwise minded God wil reveal even this unto them In all those principal points of faith and practice wherein is such perfect harmony it 's a manifest duty to hold communion only forbearing the same in these lesser matters wherein according to the present apprehension the sin and error lyeth 3 Chearfully and confidently not troubling and perplexing your selves about such a perswasion and practice with fears arising from a scrupulous Conscience which are like Stones in the shooe troubling the Feet of him that walketh But with a comfortable perswasion that God is well pleased with you seing you do the utmost you are able to find out the minde of God in such a particular and therefore if you be in the right he will accept it or if through weaknesse there be a mistake yet he will graciously pardon it and in his good time reveal even this unto you For if even earthly Parents or Masters when their Servants or Children do their utmost to know their minds and to do their business so as to please them will accept their indeavours and take all in good part though in every punctìlio they have not done what was expected much more will the gracious God accept of his Children and Servants that desire to please him and pardon what is amiss in them And indeed if not no flesh living could be saved for who is there of the highest form of Christians that are ascertained that in every particular Doctrine and Practice in those things controverted amongst the godly and wise that they be in the right seeing the best of men are imperfect and may and do err offend Therefore go on chearfully with full assurance that the Lord accepts you This Rule the Apostle fully layes down Rom. 14 upon occasion of controversies about points not necessary to Salvation viz. Meats and Drinks and Dayes He bids let every one be fully perswaded in his own mind and act accordingly not judging and condemning others nor breaking the peace and then he should be accepted of God approved of men Thus have we a safe Conduct to lead us in the right way in matters circumstantial controverted amongst pious and wise Christians in points less necessary unto Salvation as well as in matters of Fundamental and of absolute necessity thereunto CHAP. VII A closer Application of the foregoing Discourse to the present State of the Church in England with particular Advice in reference to the different Wayes and professions found amongst us HAving given a more generall advice sutable to all times and conditions of the Church in all places It will be expedient next in behalf â—f those for whose benefite this discourse is principally intended to apply the former directions to the present state of the Church here in England and those many different Perswasions and wayes that are amongst us We are a people that generally do profess the Christian Religion which hath been of long time transmitted down to us from our Ancestors wherein we are deeply ingaged by Education the Laws of the Land and manifold Obligations But it is much to be desired that the Common sort of Christians were better instructed in the grounds and Reasons of the entertainment of this Religion rather then of the other three before mentioned Heathenism Mahometanism and Judaism and that they might gain a clear and distinct knowledge of the great and fundamental Articles thereof and be throughly grounded in the certainty and excellency of it A thing which is much wanting in the vulgar sort through their too great negligence and carelesnesse about things spirituall but of exceeding dangerous consequence to their Souls as exposing them to profaneness and Error if not to totall Apostacy And therefore this duty though before hinted deserves to be reinforced with the strongest perswasions But although we all be Christians in profession We are sadly crumbled into such Diversities of Sects and perswasions occasioned much through the licentiousnesse of War relaxation of Government amongst us of which occasion Satan and our corrupt natures have made too great improvment That is it most difficult for weak and ignorant persons to find out the right and safe way amongst them and to joyn themselveâ— unto This temptation having led very many into errors by-wayes pernicious and others into Atheism We shall therefore attempt to give some directions what course to steer herein what opinions and Sects to shun and avoid and what people and principales we should close withal For it would greatly conduce to the peace and welfare of the Church and to the safety of mens souls to be duly informed What Christians or Societyes of Christians they be with whom communion may be held and how far as also who they be that are utterly to be avoided it being usual with the vulgar sort of Christians who sometimes abound in zeal but are much wanting in knowledge to close with the most pernicious Principales and Wayes where any stronger temptations insinnate themselves then with those that are far more sound and Orthodox if they have taken up a prejudice against them and so have the faith of Christ with respect of persons We shall therefore take a Survey of the different perswasions wayes amongst us which may
things that there seems nothing more requisite to be said by way of reply thereunto Thus much was needfull to be certifyed because some have slighted Mr. Balls Book not deeming it worth reading because sufficiently answered by Mr. Cotton whereas indeed this Book may serve for a sufficient reply to his Answer CHAP. IX Wherein are laid down some general Rules of Caution to preserve Christians from rash and unjust separation The Conclusion of the Discourse ALthough the answering all objections and satisfying every scruple that may occurr about this point of Communion with the Congregations in England is a work too large to be undertaken in these Papers and indeed needless in respect of that abundant pains taken therein by those Writers before referred to yet because I may not leave the sober and humble Christian altogether without help that is desirous to find something here that may satisfy his Conscience about the premises I shal lay down some general Rules of caution which being duly considered and improved may through the blessing of the Lord much conduce to prevent or heal rash and unjust separation which are these that follow 1. Do not rashly separate for such things as have been found in almost all the Churches of Christ upon Earth both in former and latter times the reason is because though we say not the Church is so absolutely Infallible that it cannot err in the least particular yet we may easily defend That the Universal Church in all places and ages cannot err so dangerously so as good Christians ought not to keep communion with her but are bound to make separation from her for this would inferr that she hath wholly fallen from Christ and her bond of Union with him is dissolved and he is no longer present with her for till then Christians are not wholly to separate from her yea that Christ hath no Church in the World c. And if so what will become of the promises of Christ that Hel gates shal not prevail against her that he will be with her to the end of the World that he will send his Spirit to lead her into all Truth and it shall abide with her for ever which promises though directly and primarily they were made to the Apostles who had the special presence of Christ and the guidance of his holy Spirit in the most eminent manner yet were made to them for the behoofe of the Church Universal and shal be verified to it This duly considered would much prevent the scandal taken at Bishops at forms of Prayer c. For who is there if acquainted with the State of the Church that knows not that Bishops even in a superiority of power and jurisdiction over other Ministers have been in the Church of Christ almost universally from the Apostles times to our dayes and that set Forms of Prayers have been of exceeding long continuance in the Christian Curches through the World Therefore such as separate for these things now must have been led by the same principle to have separated from almost all the Churches of Christ upon Earth which thing how dangerous it is needs not much to be spoken to her to manifest the same 2. Let not inconveniences defects additions or errors Circumstantial cause you to withdraw Communion wholly from the Churches of Christ in the substantial duties of Gods Worship where the essentials are preserved though some lesser evils may be found do not utterly refuse Communion there The Lord Jesus wil not reject such Churches therefore do not you Ames eas Lib 4. Cap 24. This hath passed for good Divinity generally amongst Non-Conformists who acknowledge Communion may be maintained where some divine institutions are wanting and some humane additaments meerly extrinsical are joyned to Divine Worship Commis papers p. 3.12 They say that where the substantials of Worship are preserved Bayne on Eph 2.15 though the external forms and modes be more inconvenient disorderly and defective Hilders on Ps 51. Lect. 35. yet it s lawfull yea a duty to offer such Worship to God rather then none at all That what ever is not in our power to reform it shall be our zeal and piety to tolerate and with patience to bear in such Churches there may be more cause to rejoyce then to grieve Indeed the contrary practice would lead to separation from all the Churches of Christ upon Earth for which of them all is perfect 3. As Christians should fly from what is really Idolatry Will-worship Antichristianism Popery c. So let them not be affrighted with those names when imposed on things without good grounds lest they be scared from necessary duty and Worship for these terrifying names have been abusively applyed to deterr weak people from the true Worship of God E. G. Idolatry Will-worship imagery hath been charged upon set forms of Prayer and they have been censured to be forbidden in the second Commandement But what Christian not prepossessed beforehand with prejudice against them can finde them therein condemned or in any of the Commentaries of the Prophets or Apostles or in any Exposition of antient or modern Writers till some few of latter times May not any simple plain hearted Christian to whose apprehensions the Scriptures are suted in all necessary duties Psal 19.7 profess he is not able to see any such thing but on the contrary he findeth set forms not onely used and prescribed in the Old Testament but also in the New he finds Jesus Christ giving a form to his Disciples as John did to his and how can he then resent those charges of Imagery Idolatry Superstition but as meer Scare-crows The like may be said of the charge of Popery drawn up by some against the present forms of Prayer by Law established that they are taken out of the Mass Book are Popish Prayers c. which affrights some poor weak Christians they are afraid to come near them When as it cannot be denyed that 1. they were compiled by sundry godly men of the Reformed Religion some of them afterwards Martyrs in Queen Marys dayes were ever highly valued by them 2. The Papists have ever had them in detestation Queen Mary is reported to have razed them out of the Parliament Records so as it could not till some hath late Acts passed be well known which was the authorized Book and Harding their great Champion saith of it in his dispute with Bishop Jewel on Art 3. That it 's such a service as their good Catholicks cannot joyn with us in not only because it is in the vulgar Tongue but because saith he many necessary things are wanting in it and many things repugnant to the Faith and custome of the Catholick Church 3. Popery cannot return upon us whilst the said Common-Prayer-Book is kept unaltered how can their proper Sacrifice Communion in one kind Prayers to Saints c. come in whilst this is kept up and observed and as for the taking these Prayers out of the