TO THE RESTORATION OF THE MONARCHY,
"DIFFERENCES OF PERSUASION IN MATTERS OF RELIGION, MAY EASILY FALL OUT
WHERE THERE IS THE SAMENESS OF DUTY, ALLEGIANCE, AND SUBJECTION."
"RENDER THEREFORE UNTO CESAR THE THINGS WHICH ARE CÆSAR'S; AND UNTO GOD
THE THINGS THAT ARE GOD'S."
THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
FISHER, SON, & CO., NEWGATE STREET.
AND JACKSON AND WALFORD, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.
“ATTAMEN, QUONIAM ETIAM RES QUAEQUE MAXIME INITIIS SUIS DEBENtur, MIHI SATIS FUERIT, SEVISSE POSTERIS ET DEO IMMORTALI: CUJUS NUMEN SUPPLEX PRECOR, PER FILIUM SUUM ET SERVATOREM NOSTRUM, UT HAS, ET HISCE SIMILES, INTELLECTUS HUMANI VICTIMAS, RELIGIONE, TANQUAM SALE, RESPERSAS, ET GLORIAE SUAE IMMOLATAS, PROPITIUS ACCIPERE DIGNETUR."
DE AUGMENTIS SCIENTIARUM, LIB. IX. CAP. III. AD FIN.
CHAPTER LXIII.-Temp. CHARLES I. continued.
A MODEL OF CHURCH-GOVERNMENT, WHY DECLINED. THE ASSEMBLY'S ANSWER.
-VICARS.
PAGE 1.-Independents' Remonstrance-Publisher's Address-Craves pardon
for presumption-Documentary heading-Divers obstructions -- Questions
stated disingenuously- Others, laid aside-A special instance - Liberal
proposal-Seven propositions rejected-Frame of Government, discourage-
ments regarding it, in the Assembly-Management, tending to frustrate the
Model-Evinced further-Remediless prejudice-Therefore, Report of
Progress, declined- Strictures on the past and the future-Assembly's
Answer-Vindication necessary-The design of the Remonstrance-The
point of Willingness, disputed-Instances adduced-Proof, endeavoured to
be controverted-A quodlibet-Stating questions, a retort upon-" What
Ordination is ?" how dealt with-Independents' sense of Ordination-Com-
ment thereupon-Present necessities, how to be supplied-Further proceed-
ings-Paper, against the expedient for present necessities-Another paper,
with the Independents' judgment concerning ordination-Their papers, why
returned-Presbyterians' explanation- Of frequency, of complaints - Of
earnest contending-Willingness, disputed again; closed with an imputation
-Assembly's method of debating on Church government-Grand Com-
mittee, adverted to- Proceedings therein- How justified-Two special
charges-Remembrancer concerning the first-Of the proceedings for Accom-
modation-Dissent upon it, entered-Answered-Of the second charge-
The parties, in the Committee of Accommodation, "counterlock" themselves
-Seven propositions, how brought in to the Assembly-Why laid aside-
Cotton's "Way," and the "Remonstrance," remarked on-The Assembly
"touched"-The Order, for bringing in the Model; what it gave rise to-
Of its being brought in "part by part"-Of its subsequent disposal-
Despatch requisite-Apologists taunted-Explanation-Counterbuff-Con-
clusion; a Model still demanded-" Picture of Independency "The painter
depicted-Strokes of his assurance-Others, of his charity-Smeared by
himself.
ALLIN AND SHEPARD.—THE "DESIRES" OF THE INDEPENDENTS.
Page 33.-"Defence," against Ball's "Trial of the New Church-Way"— Preface;
grounds of this procedure-View of past necessities-Glorious results-
Two special motives for writing this piece-Respectful notice of Ball-
Chap. i., Of Ball's title-Chap. ii., Stinted Form of Prayer and Set Liturgy,
unlawful-Chap. iii., Not lawful to join in their use: Whom not to be bap-
tized; and whom not to be communicants-Chap. iv., Preliminary to what
follows-Chap. v., A digression concerning a catholic visible church-
Chap. vi., Of the largeness of the church at Jerusalem-Chap. vii. to xiii.,
Why passed over-Chap. xiv., Of Excommunication-Chap. xv., Restraints
upon membership-Chap. xvi., When a minister ceaseth to be a minister-
Chap. xvii., Of a minister exercising in another church-Independents present
their "Desires" to the Assembly-Relating to Ordination, positive and
negative-Four desires relating to church-government-How treated in the
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