( 6 ) VIII. Your eighth Inflance is about praying for the dead : But whatever you fay of the ReLor of S. Mar- tins in oxford, there is no difference between the Puri- tans and thePrelatick Proteflants in that point : You mif- take the matter : It is another paffage, or two or three at Burial, which the Puritanflicks at, viz. which pronoun- ceth of every individual perfon in the Kingdom, Atheifts, Infidels, Papifts, and Impenitent Sinners that we bury, except only the Excommunicate, Unbaptized, and Self - murderers, that [God of his mercy hath taken to himfelf the Saul of this our dear Brother, out of the miferics of this ¡nful life, 6-c.' IX. Your lafl Inflance indeed toucheth the quickofour Controverfiewith Rome:You fay[The Prelatick Proteftant wonders at the Puritan's Pride, that he will not fubmit his judgment in matters of Faith, to the determination of a council of all the ReverendBithops of the Land, his Maje- fly iris Supreme HeadandGovernour preiding,] yet fubmit not [to the determinationof a General Council of all the Learned Bi/hops of the Chri(tian world, his Holinefs the Pope ,.1,s supreme Pallor ?rending, and believe ru the Uni- verfal church of Chre believeth : lt's fitting, jays the Conformifl, that for Order fake in Chrifis Church, there fhould be in everyNationfame Supreme Gavernours, to whore Directions in matters ofDivine worfhip, all /hould fubmit ; elfe we [hall have is many Chrijlian Religions and ways of wor/hip, as there are Pan/het, Families, er Perfans. The Puritan replyeth, feems as rational that Chriti Mould for the fame Reafops of conferving union, decency, and or- der in his Church, appoint one Supreme Paflor over all Chri- Pians, difperfed in all the Nations of the world, whom all Jhould obey in the vacancyof General Councils. 3 Anf. This defervethour wakeful Remarks : I. Soyour I facred
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