The opening of Master Prynnes new book, called A vindication: or, light breaking out from a cloud of differences, or late controversies. Wherein are inferences upon the Vindication, and antiqueres to the queres; and by that, the way a little cleared to a further discovery of truth in a church-order, by a conference or discourse. / By John Saltmarsh, preacher at Brasteed in Kent. Published according to order.

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The opening of Master Prynnes new book, called A vindication: or, light breaking out from a cloud of differences, or late controversies. Wherein are inferences upon the Vindication, and antiqueres to the queres; and by that, the way a little cleared to a further discovery of truth in a church-order, by a conference or discourse. / By John Saltmarsh, preacher at Brasteed in Kent. Published according to order.
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Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647.
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1645.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669. -- Vindication of foure serious questions of grand importance.
Close and open communion -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Religion -- 17th century.
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"The opening of Master Prynnes new book, called A vindication: or, light breaking out from a cloud of differences, or late controversies. Wherein are inferences upon the Vindication, and antiqueres to the queres; and by that, the way a little cleared to a further discovery of truth in a church-order, by a conference or discourse. / By John Saltmarsh, preacher at Brasteed in Kent. Published according to order." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A93655.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 7, 2024.

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Antiquere.

Whether any such consequence of admission or suspension from Ordinances, ought to be grounded upon damnation or judgement, but rather upon words of command and institu∣tion, and Scripture practise? And if any such appeared, all these Consequences which the Vindication draws forth, wring∣ing blood, and not milk from the Word, might be saved; and he need not go so far about, which when all is done, brings a soul, but at best, upon a probable, specious, or real coloured Ar∣gument.

Whether,* 1.1 since the Vindication pulls down clear Scripture Texts and grounds in this controversie, to weaken the building of his adversary, he ought not in conscience first to have had a clear Word or Institution for the contrary practise, and not onely probable, and literally conclusive grounds, that souls can stand at surest upon;* 1.2 but like men upon Ice, who are in as fair a possibility to fall, as stand? And whether having taken away the Scripture Texts for Presbytery it self, he can well hold up any upon his grounds? And whether is not this scep∣tial or doubtful way of reasoning upon Scripture; neither pulling quite down, nor building up, a way rather to fill all the rooms with rubbish; and at length, neither to have new build∣ing nor old. What man going to build a Tower, sitteth not down first, and seeth what it will cost him, lest having begun, and not able to finish all, men begin to laugh at him, saying, &c. But whether is not all this ado about Ordinances, rather for want of a right and purer constitution of Churches, which would

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save all this controversie about scandalous and impenitent sin∣ners, when the Church were not troubled with such, where the Ordinances are.

P.

Well, I am by this time well perswaded; and having heard all this, for my part, I cannot but see that in settling things suddenly upon the Kingdom, and things thus question∣able, and unwarrantable in the way of Administration, and a Kingdom so full of impenitent and scandalous sinners, as Parochial Congregations general are, there is danger of great sin, and great trouble.

C.

I will therefore adde two or three Arguments more, and so conclude.

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