The recantation of a Brownist. Or A reformed puritan. Written by one that hath altogether, bin led in the same erronious oppinions for many yeeres together: and now since his conuersion, hath measured the pretended holy discipline, by pastors, doctors, elders and deacons, (which the disciplinarian malecontents would obtrude vpon our Church,) and hath found it far shorter, then the discipline vsed either in the primitiue Church, or in this our Church of England: if all antiquitie be not reiected

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The recantation of a Brownist. Or A reformed puritan. Written by one that hath altogether, bin led in the same erronious oppinions for many yeeres together: and now since his conuersion, hath measured the pretended holy discipline, by pastors, doctors, elders and deacons, (which the disciplinarian malecontents would obtrude vpon our Church,) and hath found it far shorter, then the discipline vsed either in the primitiue Church, or in this our Church of England: if all antiquitie be not reiected

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Fairlambe, Peter.

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At London :: Printed [by R. Blower] for Henry Gosson, and are to be sold at the signe of the Sunne, in Paternoster rowe,

1606.

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"The recantation of a Brownist. Or A reformed puritan. Written by one that hath altogether, bin led in the same erronious oppinions for many yeeres together: and now since his conuersion, hath measured the pretended holy discipline, by pastors, doctors, elders and deacons, (which the disciplinarian malecontents would obtrude vpon our Church,) and hath found it far shorter, then the discipline vsed either in the primitiue Church, or in this our Church of England: if all antiquitie be not reiected." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A00530.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 1, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONO∣rable Lord Charles Howard, Earle of Nottingham, Barron of Effingham, Lorde Steward of his Highnes honorable castle of Windsor, Lord high Admirall of England, Knight of the most Noble order of the Garter, and one of his Maiesties most Honorable priuie Counsell: Peter Fairlambe, wisheth health and all in∣crease of true honor, in this life, and in that to come Eternall happinesse.
• TO THE CHRI∣stian Reader, Grace and peace in Christ: &c.
• to the author
• AN Answere vnto certaine letters of Mr. T. B. Preachar to the English Marchants in Barbary, by P. F. about, & concerning Disciplina∣ry causes: Written in October, Anno dom. 1599. in S. Crusi. in answere of a former Letter of M. T. B.
• This letter following, Conteyneth some of the Reasons, that moued P, F, to forsake both the Brownists sepe∣ration, and the Presbiteriall Discipline, to ioyne with, and ap∣proue that the Church of Engl gouerment by Bushops, is best agreeing with the worde of God, and practise of the Primitiue Churches: Set downe by him at the request of a Reuerend Preacher.
• table of martyrs