THE Church of England's WISH For the Restoring of Primitive Difcipline; Confidered, in Order to its being brought to Effect. On which Occafion is fhewn the Inftitution, Nature, End, and Neceffity of Difcipline in the Church of Christ. by John Filber conjug 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 Meafares, Page 255. LONDON: Printed for . Rogers, at the Sun against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleettreet. 1703. PREFACE. T J 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 Addreffes, having given a just ground for thofe Hopes conceived and declared by the Convocation, That whatever may be wanting to reftore, 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 to this purpofe, by her Answer, That fhe will always endeavour to Preferve "this Church in its Doctrine and Dif 66 < 86 cipline: Why should not this be looked on as the proper time given this Church by the Providence of God to feek the being A 3 restored |
