it off; much more the Proteflant Churches. No General Council bath been of snore authority then this of Nice : No Ceremony of more còeunion ufe then this floridity in prayer on the Lords dayes : So that it might as much as any, be called the contlicution and cuflom Of the Catholick Church. And yet we fuppofe not chele now to bind us to it r but have raft it off without the repeal ofany other General Council, And why are we more bound then by the fame authority to other Ceremo- nies then to this ? And if to any, then to 7vhicb,and to howmany, and where Ihall our confciences find reli ? g. t I. Even the Jefuites thcmfelves fay that the General dif- ufe of praEiice eltablifhed by Pope and Council , is equall to an abrogation, without anyother repeaf,fo it be not by the laid powers contradicted. And certainly all fuch clifule bágan with a few,and proceeded further : we are allowed then to difufe fuch things. g. 12. It would grievea man that loves the Church to hear the name of the Church abufed by many dark, though con- fident difputers, when they are pleading for their Ceremonies, and Holy dayes, and laying about them with the names of Schifmaticks againft all that will not do as theydo [o ( fay they, ) Theftmenwiltfeparate from the Catholick'Chnrch, and how then can they be the Children ofthe Church?] And r.Which is it that is called by them the Catholick Church ? Little do I know, nor am able to conjettture. Did the Catholick Church make the Englifh Common-Prayer Book ? whatl were the then Bifhops in England that confented in that work, the whole Church of Chrift on earth ? God forbid. Or did ever any General Council authorize it ? I think not. And ifthey would tell us what General Council commanded Chrifimaf Day , or Kneelingat the Sacrament, cc. they would dous apleafure but 1 think they will not. g. 13. And 2. What if thefe things bad ail been command_ ed by a General Council ? May not a man difufe than without feparating from the Church ? I think, as good as you are, you do Tome things your felves that God himfelf path for- bidden you todo ; andyet will be loth to be therefore taken for men that feparate either from the Church or God. And when you rot! the Books of Heathenyhilofophers ; when you adore Mmm z not
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