The English nonconformity as under King Charles II and King James II truly stated and argued by Richard Baxter ; who earnestly beseecheth rulers and clergy not to divide and destroy the land and cast their own souls on the dreadful guilt and punishment of national perjury ...

Chap. XX. Point XVII. Of Consenting to all the Orna∣ments of Church and Ministers that were in use in the Se∣cond year of King Edw. 6. (Book 20)

L.

VVHat have you against this?

M.

The words are, [That such Ornaments of the Church, and of the Ministers thereof at all times of their Ministra∣tion, shall be retained in use as were in this Church of England by the Authority of Parliament in the Second year of King Edw. 6.]

Against this we have these Exceptions.

1. We know not what was then in use, and therefore cannot consent to we know not what.

2. We are told that the Albe, and many other Ornaments were then in use that are since put down, and we must not con∣sent

to restore them, without more reason than we hear. And the Canon enumerating the Ornaments now, we suppose the ad∣dition of all those will Contradict it.

3. We meet with few Conformists that know what was then in use. And we see that all those that Subscribe or Consent to this, yet use them not. And we will not run for Company in∣to a solemn Covenant-Consent, to the use of those things that we see no body use. The second year of King Edw. 6. was the mino∣rity of the Reformation, and before we consent to make it our pattern, we must know what it was, and whether no Act of Parliament have since reversed that which then was used?