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A17912 A necessitie of separation from the Church of England, prooved by the nonconformists principles Specially opposed vnto Dr. Ames, his Fresh suit against humane ceremonies, in the point of separation only. Also Dr. Laiton, Mr. Dayrel, and Mr. Bradshaw, are here answered, wherein they have written against us. With a table in the later end, of the principal occurrents in this treatise. By Iohn Canne, pastor of the ancient English church, in Amsterdam. Canne, John, d. 1667? 1634 (1634) STC 4574; ESTC S117015 174,263 303

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separation_n p._n 151._o 153._o 154_o such_o as_o take_v any_o ecclesiastical_a office_n from_o the_o bb._n transgress_v against_o the_o law_n of_o realm_n p._n 71._o 72_o litany_n no_o better_o than_o blasphemy_n and_o conjuration_n p._n 107_o the_o learned_a against_o communicate_v in_o a_o false_a ministry_n p._n 27._o 28._o 29._o and_o false_a worship_n p._n 90._o 91_o m._n the_o manner_n of_o marry_v in_o england_n unlawful_a p._n 101_o member_n be_v to_o be_v take_v into_o the_o church_n by_o make_v public_a profession_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n p._n 135._o 167_o every_o man_n that_o be_v a_o member_n ought_v to_o have_v his_o voice_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 134_o reason_n why_o man_n shall_v make_v themselves_o member_n of_o true_a visible_a church_n p._n 166_o what_o make_v member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 169._o
the_o great_a wickedness_n of_o they_o p._n 170._o 171._o 172._o the_o ministry_n of_o england_n take_v whole_o from_o antichrist_n p._n 11._o prove_v to_o be_v false_a p._n 219._o 222._o their_o manner_n of_o make_v minister_n p._n 12._o 13._o 14_o what_o they_o be_v for_o qualification_n p._n 15._o 16._o and_o practice_n p._n 21_o man_n may_v be_v unlawful_a minister_n though_o never_o ordain_v by_o the_o bb._n p._n 68_o 215_o unlawful_a minister_n not_o to_o be_v communicate_v with_o in_o any_o thing_n they_o do_v p_o 26._o reason_n for_o it_o p._n 27_o conversion_n of_o man_n to_o god_n no_o note_n of_o a_o true_a ministry_n p._n 64_o the_o minister_n of_o england_n of_o one_o constitution_n p._n 56_o true_a ordinary_a ministry_n tie_v to_o a_o particular_a assembly_n p._n 10._o a_o rove_a &_o unsettle_a false_a p._n 9_o music_n in_o the_o church_n unlawful_a p._n 111_o n._n the_o profession_n &_o practice_n of_o nonconformist_n how_o they_o differ_v p._n 205._o 206_o their_a minor_n and_o the_o conformists_n major_n lead_v to_o separation_n p._n 179._o 180_o not_o so_o true_a to_o their_o ground_n as_o the_o conformist_n p._n 38._o 241_o o._n oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la why_o unlawful_a pag._n 140_o no_o obedience_n must_v be_v yield_v to_o the_o bb._n government_n p._n 148_o five_o kind_n of_o ordinary_a ecclesiastical_a office_n only_o belong_v to_o every_o true_a church_n p._n 3._o 4_o officer_n not_o simple_o necessary_a for_o the_o public_a administration_n in_o the_o church_n p._n 135_o the_o church_n may_v depose_v her_o officer_n p._n 130_o offence_n how_o to_o be_v suppress_v in_o the_o church_n p._n 130._o 131._o and_o why_o p._n 168_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o spiritual_a court_n in_o england_n describe_v p._n 137._o their_o place_n antichristian_a p._n 1●8_n brethren_n out_o of_o office_n may_v teach_v public_o in_o the_o church_n p._n 54_o order_n and_o form_n require_v in_o the_o collection_n of_o all_o true_a church_n p._n 186_o p._n 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ministry_n from_o the_o prelate_n and_o no_o where_o else_o p._n 241_o they_o have_v not_o the_o essencial_a ministry_n of_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n pag._n 214_o prelate_n why_o worse_a than_o the_o papist_n p._n 82_o of_o pollution_n by_o other_o man_n sin_n p._n 208._o 209_o q._n none_o must_v be_v choose_v into_o any_o office_n but_o such_o as_o be_v well_o qualify_v for_o it_o and_o reason_n thereof_o pag._n 9_o 10_o 13._o question_n propound_v with_o request_n to_o be_v answer_v p._n 262._o 263_o etc._n etc._n r._n read_v priest_n describe_v p._n 38._o their_o ministry_n unlawful_a and_o reason_n for_o it_o p._n 40._o 41._o a_o sin_n to_o communicate_v in_o their_o ministry_n p._n 42._o what_o service_n they_o do_v p._n 44._o the_o great_a number_n of_o the_o english_a minister_n be_v such_o p._n 43_o every_o officer_n must_v be_v resident_n in_o his_o place_n and_o why_o p._n 10_o rome_n and_o england_n how_o like_a in_o church_n ordinance_n p._n 261_o the_o judgement_n of_o 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