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A64555	Animadversions upon a late treatise, entituled The Protestant reconciler, humbly pleading for condescention to dissenting brethren in things indifferent and unnecessary for the sake of peace and shewing how unreasonable it is to make such things the necessary conditions of communion by a well-wisher to the churches peace, and a lamenter of her sad divisions.	S. T. (Samuel Thomas), 1627-1693.	1683 (1683)	Wing T971; ESTC R17255	66,638	174

Reproaches cast upon his Dear Mother the Church of England with her true Apostolick Guides and Rulers and Supreme Governour And in some things I am sure I may justly challenge his Promise both of Thanks and Retractation or expect however a better Explanation of more doubtful Passages than any that are to be found in our Common Liturgy Sed Veniam pro Laude peto FINIS A TABLE OF THE CHIEF CONTENTS Of these Animadversions SECT I. The Sum of the Reconciler's Apologies in his Preface represented P. 1. SECT II. His great Proposition laid down with a farther Declaration of what he professeth to plead for here and there expressed to his fairest Advantage with 2 or 3 Queries to be well resolved by all that will determine rightly of what he makes the Issue of it 5. SECT III. Diverse Passages noted in the Reconciler which exceed his former Bounds and Limits some tending to prove the utter Unlawfulness of imposing any Ceremonies especially significant Others slandering both our Reformation and the Defenders of it the Reverend Dr. Stillingfleet more particularly 19. SECT IV. That it ought to be duly considered by how great and sacred Authority the Things excepted against by Dissenters stand established and that after the mature Examination of all their Pretences Of the Act of Uniformity primo Eliz. Of the excellent Passage of King James appealed to by the Reconciler His Judgment of these Matters more at large from the Conference at Hampton-Court and the Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiastick with his Ratification of the same Particularly of the Subscription required and the Moderation of our Church therein compared with that of Geneva 33 SECT V. The Words of King Charles the first the Royal Martyr and best of Kings and Men as he deservedly stiles him The Arguings from 1641 and 1660 reflected upon The Martyr's grounded Value for the Church of England and her Establishments from his Declaration presix'd to the 39 Articles and his Ratification of the Constitutions and Canons 1640. among which the 4th Canon is particularly consider'd with the Dissenters Merry-Andrews sporting about it Some other weighty Citations from the Royal Martyr's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 54. SECT VI. The pretended Suffrage of his present Majesty Some Observations about His Royal Declaration from Breda and the other of Ecclesiastical Affairs appealed to by the Reconciler with his Extatick Loyalty in the Adoration of it The Act of Uniformity in pursuance of the same 14 Car. 2. A peaceable Mind and Willingness to learn and charitable Exposition most due from Subjects to so august an Authority 67 SECT VII The Publick Apologies of the Church 〈…〉 Concerning Alterations in the Liturgy 2. Of Ceremonies why some abolished and some retained by her The Unkindness of the Reconciler in his Reflections of Unmercifulness in her Impositions c. 84 SECT VIII The Question of Ceremonies and the Impositions of them resumed Apostolick Authority and Practice for it 1 Cor. 11. accommodated hereunto and vindicated The Determinations of the Universal Church agreeable hereunto A double Instance enlarged upon from the Reconciler His Restrictions to Positive Decency considered with the Reasons offened in favour of the same An Intimation of the Danger of calling Ceremonies unnecessary in the Vulgar Notion The Opposition made to them a Step to Innovation in Civil Matters 109 SECT IX Of Kneeling at the Sacrament the only scrupled Ceremony imposed on the Laity The Reasonableness Fitness and Antiquity of it vindicated A Defect of Candor in the Reconciler noted with reference to the Church's Rubrick or Declaration about this Ceremony A modest Proposal of the Change of the Penalty to a Pecuniary Mulct for Charitable Uses A Close of the whole Dispute of Ceremonies The Reconciler's too indifferent regard for Uniformity 128 SECT X. The small Success hoped for from this Indulgence so passionately contended for All other Separatists whom the Reconciler owneth for schismatical do build upon the Principles of the first Dissenters that is the Old Non-Conformists or Puritanes Some considerable Passages out of Mr. Mason and Dr. Frank's Sermons The Matter in Issue closed with the Words of Bp. Tailer 146 SECT XI The Reconciler urged with his Promise of a Second Treatise wherein he engageth to plead as stiffly and as he reasonably enough hopes with more Conviction for Submission to the Constitutions of the Church of England which is a most undoubted Expedient for Peace With a Specimen of his excellent Abilities this way 157

extraordinary a Charity should in any thing be imposed upon I wish heartily that we had once Reason to believe or that we could persuade the People to believe as His Majesty upon the Professions of some then did That the most able and principal Assertors of the Presbyterian Opinions did with an Harmony of Affections submit to These excellent Foundations which were to lie unshaken at the bottom of all His Majesties designed Superstructions that we might pronounce of them to their perpetual Honour They are all zealous for the Peace of the Church They are all ☞ Loyal in their Duty to their King They all approve Episcopacy English Diocesane Episcopacy They all approve a Set Form of Liturgy and do only with modesty desire such Alterations in the Common-Prayer-Book as may not shake the Foundations of it They all disapprove and dislike the sin of Sacrilege as well as Rebellion and the Alienation of the Revenue of the Church the Sale of Bishops Deans and Chapter-Lands Did their Followers thus think and believe of them they would I am persuaded be soon reconciled to a good Opinion of us of the Church of England by Law established and cry out of them as the strangest Assertors of Presbyterian Opinions in the world 3 In order to this Indulgence Commissioners we know were under the Broad Seal Appointed and the Result of their Debates commended to the Convocation or Synod and so tendred to the examination and consent of Both Houses in Parliament the Product whereof we had at last in the Act of Uniformity which His Majesty did pass into a Law And it is to me a Transport of Admiration in the Reconciler so to adore a Declaration of His Majesties by the Advice of His Council only as to prefer it beyond tho maturer Thoughts of That Sacred Person upon the united judgment of the whole Nation We have liv'd in days wherein a Vote or Ordinance of Parliament hath born down both the Obligation of Laws and the Repute of His Majesties most solemn Declarations And how the Reconciler may scape I know not but sure I am that some others would be look'd upon with a very evil Eye as Popishly affected and so many Friends to Arbitrary Government should they presume almost to Deifie a Proclamation from the King at This Rate beyond an Act of Parliament wherein the United Wisdom of the King and all Estates of his Subjects the Wisdom both of Church and State is concerned What a miraculous Cure would it be to our present Convulsions were the Dissenting Populace but a little leaning to the Reconciler's mind That a Divine Sentence is in the King's Mouth and his Lips transgress not in Judgment even where the United Judgment of the whole Nation may possibly Opine otherwise But we will leave him undisturb'd in his Extatical and Rapturous Loyalty and content our selves with That of the more Currant Stamp which is like best to hold It will not be amiss therefore here to take notice how the Wisdom of the Nation did utter it self in the aforenamed Act of Uniformity not without some reference made to This Declaration XIV carel II. And so to add This other Text of Solomon to the Precedent ' In the multitude of Counsellors there is safety Prov. 11. 14. And This properly too while the Sentence is still the King 's and the Council his Subjects Whereas in the First year of the late Queen Elizabeth there was one Uniform Order of Common-Service and Prayer and of the Administration of Sacraments Rites and Ceremonies in the Church of England agreeable to the Word of God and Usage of the primitive Church compiled by the Reverend Bishops and Clergy set forth in one Book entituled The Book of Common-Prayer c. and injoyned to be used by Act of Parliament holden in the First year of the said late Queen entituled An Act for the Uniformity Commendation of the Common-Prayer-Book c. very comfortable to all good People desirous to live in Christian Conversation and most profitable to the Estate of this Realm upon the which the ☜ Mercy Favour Mercy Favour and Blessing of Almighty God is in no wise so readily and plentifully poured as by Common-Prayers due using of the Sacraments and often preaching of the Gospel with Devotion of the Hearers And yet This notwithstanding a great number of People in diverse parts of This Realm following their own sensuality and living A Character of the dissenting and separating Multitude without Knowledge and due Fear of God do willfully and schismatically abstain and refuse to come to their Parish Churches and other publick Places where Common-Prayer Administration of the Sacraments and preaching of the Word of God is used upon the Sundays and other days ordained and appointed to be kept and observed as Holy days And whereas by the great and scandalous neglect of Ministers in the said Order or Liturgy so set forth and injoyned as ☞ aforesaid great Mischiefs and Inconveniences 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 during the times of the The head of Nilus late unhappy Troubles have arisen and grown and many People have been led into Factions and Schisms to the great decay and scandal of the Reformed Religion of the Church of England and to the hazzard of many Souls For prevention whereof in time to come for settling the Peace of the Church and for allaying the present Distempers which the indisposition of the Time hath contracted His Majesty's Declaration Octob. 25. 1660. referred to with his commission for a Revien the King's Majesty according to his Delcaration of the five and twentieth of October 1660. granted his Commission under the Great Seal of England to several Bishops and other Divines to review the Book of Common-Prayer and to prepare such Alterations ☜ and Additions as they thought fit to offer And afterwards the Convocations of both the Provinces of Canterbury and York being by his Majesty call'd and assembled and now sitting His Majesty hath been pleased to Authroize and Require the Presidents of the said Convocations and other the Bishops and Clergy of the same to review the said Book of Common-Prayer and the Book of the Form and Manner of making and consecrating of Bishops Priests and Deacons And that after mature consideration they shall make such Additions and Alterations in the said Books respectively as to them should seem meet and convenient And should exhibit and present the same to His Majesty in Writing for his farther allowance or Confirmation Since which time upon full and mature Deliberation they the said Presidents Bishops and Clergy of both Provinces have The Alterations and Additions made upon That Review by the Convocations of both Provinces upon full and mature deliberation exhibited and presented to his Majesty And b● his Majesty upon due consideration 〈◊〉 approved allowed and recommended to This Parliament And thereupon the Book enacted accordingly reviewed the said Books and have made some Alterations