Heresiography, or, A discription of the hereticks and sectaries of these latter times by E. Pagitt.
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Heresiography, or, A discription of the hereticks and sectaries of these latter times by E. Pagitt.
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Pagitt, Ephraim, 1574 or 5-1647.
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London :: Printed by W. Wilson for John Marshall and Robert Trot ...,
1645.
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Heresy.
Sects.
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26. Of the Semi-separatists.
THese halt between two opinions, they are neither wholly
for the Separation, nor wholly against it. Master Iacob
is said to have been of this Sect called Iacobites; and there∣fore
in his writings we finde that he mis-liked our Church-go∣vernment:
but in his Declaration hee affirmeth; Although
(saith he) I know they of the Separation be very far from being
so evill, as commonly they are held to be: yet I deny not but in
some matters they are straiter then I wish they were. How∣soever
in the poynt of Separation, I for my part never was, nor
am separated from all publike communion with the Congregati∣ons
of England. I acknowledge therefore that in England are
true visible Churches and Ministers accidentally, yea such as I
refuse not to communicate with: for his comming to our Church,
I heard once a Minister complaine to me of Doctor Bancroft
Bishop of London, for not doing that Justice that he would have
had him to doe upon Mr. Iacob, of whom he had complained,
(as far as I remember) for not kneeling at the Communi••n▪
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This 〈◊〉〈◊〉 having prosecuted his complaint, and finding no∣thing
done against Mr. Iacob, went to the Bishop, telling him
wh••t a great deale of paines he had taken in vaine, and asking
of the Bishop what he would counsell him to doe, who bid him
goe home and trouble not himself••, but leave such things to his
Church-wardens.
There is a sort of Semi-separatists, that will heare our Ser∣m••ns,
but not our Common-prayers; and of these you may see
every Sunday in our streets, sitting and standing about our
doores; who when the Prayers are done rush into our Chur∣ches
to heare our Sermons.