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A30942
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The disputation at Winchcomb November 9, 1653 together with the letters and testimonies pertinent thereto : wherein is offered some satisfaction in serveral points of religion.
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Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.
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Wing B794; ESTC R23641
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of_o prayer_n as_o may_v best_o fit_v the_o church_n common_a want_n inform_v the_o hearer_n understanding_n and_o stir_v up_o that_o fiduciary_n and_o fervent_a application_n of_o their_o spirit_n wherein_o consist_v the_o very_a life_n and_o soul_n of_o prayer_n and_o that_o so_o much_o pretend_a spirit_n of_o prayer_n than_o any_o ptivate_v man_n by_o his_o solitary_a ability_n can_v be_v presume_v to_o have_v which_o what_o they_o be_v many_o time_n even_o there_o where_o they_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n and_o show_v the_o affectation_n emptiness_n impertinency_n rudeness_n confusion_n flatness_n levity_n obscurity_n vain_a and_o ridiculous_a repetition_n the_o senseless_a and_o ofttimes_o blasphemous_a expression_n all_o these_o burden_a with_o a_o most_o tedious_a and_o intolerable_a length_n do_v sufficient_o convince_v all_o man_n but_o those_o who_o glory_n in_o that_o pharasaick_a way_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16._o of_o moderate_a episcopacy_n the_o abuse_n of_o episcopacy_n deserve_v to_o be_v extirpate_v as_o much_o as_o the_o use_n retain_v for_o i_o think_v it_o far_o better_a to_o hold_v to_o primitive_a and_o uniform_a antiquity_n than_o to_o comply_v with_o divide_a novelty_n a_o right_a episcopacy_n will_v at_o once_o satisfy_v all_o just_a desire_n and_o interest_n of_o good_a bishop_n humble_a presbyter_n and_o sober_a people_n so_o as_o church_n affair_n shall_v be_v manage_v neither_o with_o tyranny_n parity_n nor_o popularity_n neither_o bishop_n eject_v nor_o presbyter_n despise_v nor_o people_n oppress_v ibid._n 17._o of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o father_n if_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o the_o universal_a consent_n of_o the_o father_n be_v not_o a_o convince_a argument_n when_o the_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n be_v doubtful_a i_o know_v nothing_o for_o if_o this_o be_v not_o then_o of_o necessity_n the_o interpretation_n of_o private_a spirit_n must_v be_v admit_v the_o which_o contradict_v s._n peter_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 20._o be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o sect_n and_o will_v if_o not_o prevent_v bring_v these_o kingdom_n into_o confusion_n and_o to_o say_v that_o a_o argument_n be_v ill_a because_o the_o papist_n use_v it_o or_o that_o such_o a_o thing_n be_v good_a because_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o some_o of_o the_o reform_a church_n can_v weigh_v with_o i_o until_o you_o prove_v these_o to_o be_v infallible_a or_o that_o to_o maintain_v no_o truth_n and_o how_o diotrephes_n ambition_n who_o direct_o oppose_v the_o apostle_n s_o john_n can_v be_v a_o argument_n against_o episcopacy_n i_o do_v not_o understand_v his_o majesty_n second_o paper_n to_o h._n of_o the_o same_o my_o conclusion_n be_v that_o albeit_o i_o never_o esteem_v any_o authority_n equal_a to_o the_o scripture_n yet_o i_o do_v think_v the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o universal_a practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n to_o be_v the_o best_a