THE Church of England's For the Restoring of Primitive Discipline; Confidered, in Order to its being brought to Effect. On which Occafion is fhewn the Inftitution, Nature, End, and Neceffity of Discipline in the Church of Christ. by John Filbert To Debate of Ceremonies and Words in the Service, &c. Not confidering the power of the Keys, upon which the Church is Founded, and the Reftoring of the Same; is to neg lect a Confumption at the Heart, pretending only to Cure the Hair or the Nails. H. Thorndike's Juft Weights and Meafures, Page 255. LONDON: Printed for . Rogers, at the Sun against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetftreet. 1703. PREFACE. T HE Repeated Affurances which our Gracious Queen has been pleafed to give of her Purpose to Preferve the Church of England, and her known Zeal for the fame; as alfo the Zealous Affection to the Church Expreffed by both Houses of Parliament in their late Addrefes, having given a juft ground for thofe Hopes conceived and declared by the Convocation, That whatever may be wanting to restore, our Church to its due Rights and Privileges, Her Majefty, will have the Glory of doing it; And the Queen likewise having been Graciously Pleafed, not only to approve, but affure their Confidence "That to this purpose, by her Answer, " The will always endeavour to Preferve "this Church in its Doctrine and Dif cipline: Why should not this be looked on as the proper time given this Church by the Providence of God to feek the being restored A 3 |