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A25659 An Antidote against Dr. E. Stillingfleet's Unreasonableness of separation being a vindication of the nonconformists from the heavy charges of schism and separation wherein they are loaded by the doctor and two anonymous authors : in two discourses conjoined and seasonably published. 1681 (1681) Wing A3492; ESTC R16438 10,441 33

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of honest Principles and Sentiments in their Doctrine and had the same mind and design to purge the then present Church of its Idolatry Superstitions and gross Errors and to bring in the same pure Doctrine that was professed by Calvin and the Reformed Churches in France and which hath been and is still retained by the Nonconformists in England 2. That the said first Reformers being divided in their Opinions about retaining that which was good and taking away whatsoever was amiss in the Romish Church as to the outward Government the Opinion that the Reformation could not be thoroughly done for matter of Government and externals as it was possible for matter of Doctrine prevailed so far with Bishop Hooper Rogers and others that wisht it had been otherwise as to make them forbear any further urging of a compleat Reformation in hopes that when the people that were instructed in the true saving Doctrine should be more numerous the opposition to a thorough Reformation in all points would be less 3. That this rude draught of Reformation suitable to that time had very bad success because the Conformable Party prevailed to have it a standing law which was neither to be repealed nor altered and which drew along with it Non-Residency Plurality of Livings and entward Pomp and Grandeur as best suiting a worldly interest whilst another Party who were then called Puritans and now Nonconformists retained and still do to our days a desire and longing after a thorough Reformation and they have endeavoured by Conferences Remonstrances and Writings to have it introduced 4. That yet the Conformists were not all of one mind there being still a party among them very peaceable and orthodox and at less distance from the Non-Conformists especially among the Gentry that were no Courtiers and in great Towns Cities and Corporations whilest the other Party made up of Conformists grew corrupt and so far from hearkening to a further Reformation that they made nearer advances towards Rome 5. That Jealousies and apprehensions daily encreasing and fears of inclining to Popery and the Troubles in Scotland intervening in the Years 38 and 39 and the Discontents rising up in England the King was forced to call a Parliament which began in 1640. 6. That that Parliament both Lords and Commons was most if not all composed of such peaceable Orthodox Church of England men I have but now mentioned and all conforming to the Rites Ceremonies of Episcopacy and Hierarchy but yet greatly averse to Popery Tyranny and the Corrupt party of the Church of England that inclined to wards Rome Witness the many Speeches in Parliament they made as of the Lord Faulckland Sir Benjamin Rudyer Digby and others with whom Good and Honest Bishops joyned 7. That the Ground and Rise of the Civil War in 1640 and 43 was in opposition to such as Bishop Land and other bad instruments 8. That the Lords and Commons in 1642 and 43 were all in perfect Conformity to the Church of England so was the Army too that they raised for the General the main Body of the Army the Officers and Captains both by Land and Sea were all conformable to the Church of England and none of them Puritans Presbyterians Independents Anabaptists Sectaries or Conventiclers 9. That likewise the Assembly of Divines in Westminister chosen by the Parliament were all Conformists and none of them Silenced Ministers except 8. or 9 and 4 Scots 10. That the first Intentions of the Parliament was so far from subverting the Government of Church and State established by Law and from taking away the House of Lords and Bishops root and branch that it was only to reform the abuses of both and to settle such a Model of Church Government as was recommended by the Pious and learned Bishops Vsher and Hall and which did not much differ from that which our Gracious Soveraign that now is recommended to his parliament in his Declaration 1660. about Ecclesiastical Affairs 11. That the parliament had no thoughts of bringing in the Covenant into England had not the necessity of their Affairs forced them to joyn with the Scots 12. That no man was obliged by it to take away Bishops but only as they are in Conjunction with the English Hierarchy 13. Neither was it the Intention of the Lords and Commons at first to take away Deans and Chapters but to make them more serviceable and useful to take away Pluralities Non-residencies and to settle a more proportionable Maintenance for Ministers 14. That the Change or Subversion of Government the taking away the Lords House and with them the Bishops and excluding the greatest part of the House of Commons and last of all the taking away the King and all the Confusions and Disorders that happened thereupon did arise from a third Party viz. The Army that was neither for the King nor parliament Neither for Conformists nor for Non-Conformists but was an Enemy to them all and sought their absolute ruine and destruction 15. That the Non-Conformists who usually no go by the name of Presbyterians Fanaticks Independents Rebels Sons of Belial c. by the corrupt Church-party that have been always making advances towards Popery were so far from being the first in Arms in opposition to the King our late blessed Martyr and being contrivers of his Death and of taking away Monarchy that on the contrary it was the only party while the others of the King's Friends sate still that appeared before and since 48 in his behalf to the hazard of their Lives witness Mr. love and that in 1660 had a chief hand in restoring our gracious Soveraign Charles the II. to his Throne for which never enough to be valued Benefit and kindness although it was but duty no Party has been more severely persecuted by the Corrupt-party of the Church of England But of this more anon 16. That the Declaration of the King mentioned in the Tenth Consideration was a confirmation of another former Declaration 17. That whereas when the King came over from the Hague there was a great expectation that his Printed Declaration for Ecclesiastical Affairs would be sufficient to compose all differences and heats and unite all Parties by taking away the stumbling block of subscribing to those Ceremonies that were not warranted by the Word of God but just on the contrary the Clamours of the Corrupt Party of the Church of England at length prevail'd for restoring of those Ceremonies All which good Bishop Brownrig foretold a little before his Death in saying That there would continue the same Confusions and Animosities that were before and with them the same spirit of Persecution which the Corrupt Church-Party before 1640 was the cause of 18. That the Zeal and Fervour of the prevailing Corrupt Church-Party in England at this present juncture of time in writing so many Books against the Papists and standing up so stoutly against the Horid Attempt upon the King 's most Sacred Life and introducing of Popery and hearkening to some