Pere is'an -outward viable- fign of àn inward and rpiritual 'Grace given to them, Lid to be done in imitation of Chritt's as a Means whereby they receive the fame, and a Pledge to f2 Are them thereof ; (as the Collects With it thew) which is the Catechifins -Definition of a Sacrament. 2. They that are againII our Diocefan fort of Prelacy, dare not feem to own-it, by coming to them for Confirmation, apprb priated to them. 3. Thofe that think that agreat and holy Duty is madea mere Mockery to deludeSouls, and corrupt the Church (while every one in England that will but take this Ceremony, is pronounced to God in Prayer to be [Regenerate by the Holy Ghoft, and all their Sins forgiven themi] thefe darenot joyn therrifelves with the Pro- phaners in their delufory . Be thefe Scruples juft or unjuft , while the .fame Perfons are willing to own . their own Baptifmal Covenant , 'underftandingly and ferioully before the Church and their own Patiors, and to know thofe that labour among them, and areover them in the Lord, and esteem them in Love for their Works fake, and to be at Peace among themfelveS, I dare not for fcrupling this Dioce- fin Ceremony, call them from the Communionof the Church of Chrift. And therefore I darenot Approve of the Order that re- quireth it, nor Affentand Content to it, nor Subfcribe that it is not .contrary to. the Word ofGod. Chap. XX. Point XVII. Of Contenting to all the Orna- ments of Church and Minijiers that were in ije in the Se, condyear or .1{4ng Edw. 6. L. VVilat have you againfl this ? M. The words are, [That fuch Ornaments of the Church, and of the Minifiers thereof at all times of their Minifira- tion, fhall be retained in ale as were in this Church of England by the Authority of Parliament in the Second year of King Edw. 6.] Againft this we have thefe Exceptions. . We know not what was then in ufe , and therefore cannot confent to we knownot what. 2. We are told that the Albe , and many other Ornaments were then.in tile That are Lime put down, and we mutt not con- feu
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