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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41779	A friendly epistle to the bishops and ministers of the Church of England for plain truth and sound peace between the pious Protestants of the Church of England and those of the baptised believers written with the advice of divers pastors and brethren of the baptised congregations, by Tho. Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1680 (1680)	Wing G1534; ESTC R10561	15,630	42

which Faith only can proceed that Confession with the Mouth which is to Salvation That therefore it may be firmly agreed that humane force or violence is not the means ordain'd of God to propagate the Church of Christ But that preaching the Gospel and walking holily in Charity towards all Men are the true and proper means to encrease the Church according to the Will and Commandment of the everlasting God made known to all Nations in that behalf III. Concerning Regeneration and Baptism 1. That as Conversion or Regeneration is necessary to the Christian-state of every Sinner so it may be joyntly held and professed that the Baptism of Repentance for Remission of Sins is an Ordinance of Christ and necessary to the Admission of all Men to the Priviledges of his Church and that the things required of all that are to be baptized are Repentance whereby they forsake Sin and Faith whereby they stedfastly believe the Promises of God made to them in that Sacrament 2. That as it is granted on all hands that Immersion in Water agrees best with the Word baptize and was the primitive way of baptizing so this Ordinance may therein be restored to its purity according to its primitive Institution And that to this end there may be Baptisterions or fit Places to baptize in appointed for the Solemn Performance of this Ordinance IV. Concerning Infants or Little-Children 1. That all Infants of Christians be solemnly devoted to Christ by Prayer and Blessing and that the Ministers of Christ be assistant in this Work not forbidding them this Blessing Mat. 19. 13 14. 2. That every Minister of Christ residing in any Country-Village be obliged in Consideration of convenient maintenance to teach all the Children in his precincts to read the Holy Scriptures and to instruct them in the Principles of the Christian Religion Heb. 6. 1 2. and that they may be baptized when they shall profess Repentance towards God and Faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ And that the like care be used in Cities and great Towns in such manner as may be most convenient 5. Concerning laying on of Hands 1. That the fourth Principle of Christ's Doctrine called Laying on of Hands be restored 〈◊〉 its due use and purity in the Church namely tha● when any Converts are Baptised then Praye●● with the Laying on of Hands be speedily made t● God for them that they may receive the Promi●● of the Spirit by Faith and that it may retain i● ancient Titles given it by the Holy Ghost viz. Laying on of Hands or a Principle of the Doctrine 〈◊〉 Christ 2. To the end this service of God be not neglecte● that it may be allowed that all faithful Oversee● of particular Congregations may perfor● this Service upon the newly Baptised speciall● in the absence of such a Minister as has a mo●● general charge be he called the Angel or Messenger of the Churches And that care be take● that the Christians who have not known th● Principle of Christ's Doctrine be deliberately instructed concerning it before they be made comformable to it 6. Concerning publick Prayers and the manner 〈◊〉 singing the Praises of God in the Churches An● of the removal of such Ceremonies as 〈◊〉 not to Edification 1. Seeing the Prayers contain'd in holy Scrip●ure and especially the Lords Prayer are suf●icient to direct the Man of God in that duty of Prayer in the Church that therefore the Book of Common Prayer be not imposed and that ●t may be in the liberty of the Minister to pray ●n the Church according to the ability which God hath given him that so the Spirit of Prayer as well as the Order of it may be preser●ed 2. That it be joyntly agreed that singing the Praises of God in Psalms Hymns and Spiritual ●ongs is a holy Ordinance of God and that ●he order and Spirit of that Duty be restored God assisting according to 1 Cor. 14. and other Rules contain'd in the Holy Scripture And that Musical Instruments bowing to the Altar the ●ign of the Cross the Surplice or any other unne●essary Ceremony be prudently removed out of ●he Service of God in all Churches 7. Concerning Church-Discipline 1. That the Exercise of Discipline be restored in 〈◊〉 Churches according to the Scriptures and 〈◊〉 Doctrine of the Church of England fore●●cited in this Epistle 2. To the intent that no Sinner be indulged in ●is Iniquity for Money that it may not be p●r●itted that any Officer concern'd in the Execution of Discipline take any manner of Fees o● the Offenders or any other Person for them And that such Ministers be entrusted with th● Exercise of Discipline as are Men of know Integrity Holiness and self-Denial And th●● holy Discipline be executed in or near the plac● where the Offences are committed accordin● to the Order of the primitive Churches 8. Concerning Ordination and Preaching the Word 1. That the Election and Ordination of Min●sters of what Rank soever be restored wher●in it shall appear to have been neglected in 〈◊〉 most solemn manner that may be accordi●● to the Scriptures And that such Ministe●● among the Baptized Believers as shall be fou●● to have been so elected and ordained be ●●lowed to preach the Gospel to edifie the Pe●ple and to dispense the holy Ordinances 2. That the primitive liberty of prophesyi●● to Edification Exhortation and Comfort be 〈◊〉 stored to the Church i. e. as it shall please 〈◊〉 to give Men the Gift of Teaching Exhorta●●on c. they may be permitted with Prude●● to edifie the People by the modest Exercise●● their Gifts in the Churches 9. Concerning the M●intenance of Christ's Ministers and the Relief of poor Christiant 1. That it be agreed that the Relief of the Poor 〈◊〉 that those who preach the Gospel should 〈◊〉 of the Gospel are God's Ordinances and 〈◊〉 be performed with all Faithfulness by all ●hristians according to their Ability But that 〈◊〉 Methods for performance of them are ●●ythes for the one or Assessment for the other 〈◊〉 only jure humano and that therefore the same ●●wer Magistratical which gave being to these ●ethods may lawfully alter the same to the ●tter when they please 2. And that therefore it be further agreed and ●●clared that the way asfign'd in holy Scripture 〈◊〉 the support of Christ's Ministers and the ●●lief of Poor Christians is by a free Contribu●●on to be constantly upheld in the Churches ●●cording to every ones Ability and the Mo●●y so collected to be entrusted in the Hands 〈◊〉 the Deacons of the Church and by them to 〈◊〉 faithfully distributed as occasion requires ●nd that therefore such as will stand to Christ's ●●lowance and for his Name-sake minister the ●ospel freely to the Gentiles may be still had in ●eputation and sent forth by the Church 〈◊〉 restore Christianity where it is corrupted 〈◊〉 to plant the Gospel where it is not known 10. Concerning Separation 1. It 's here propounded as greatly necessary to a tru● Christian state that some