A defence of the innocencie of the three ceremonies of the Church of England viz. the surplice, crosse after baptisme, and kneeling at the receiuing of the blessed Sacrament. Diuided into two parts: in the former whereof the generall arguments vrged by the non-conformists; and, in the second part, their particular accusations, against these III. ceremonies seuerally, are answered, and refuted. Published by authoritie.

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A defence of the innocencie of the three ceremonies of the Church of England viz. the surplice, crosse after baptisme, and kneeling at the receiuing of the blessed Sacrament. Diuided into two parts: in the former whereof the generall arguments vrged by the non-conformists; and, in the second part, their particular accusations, against these III. ceremonies seuerally, are answered, and refuted. Published by authoritie.
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Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.
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London :: Imprinted [by R. Field] for William Barret,
1618.
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Church of England -- Customs and practices -- Early works to 1800.
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"A defence of the innocencie of the three ceremonies of the Church of England viz. the surplice, crosse after baptisme, and kneeling at the receiuing of the blessed Sacrament. Diuided into two parts: in the former whereof the generall arguments vrged by the non-conformists; and, in the second part, their particular accusations, against these III. ceremonies seuerally, are answered, and refuted. Published by authoritie." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07801.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2025.

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The Apostolicall Examples are Three. First the Feasts of Charity.

* 1.1There were certaine Christian Feasts, called Agapae, ordained and vsed by the Apostles, without any prescrip∣tion from Christ.

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