Defensive doubts, hopes, and reasons, for refusall of the oath, imposed by the sixth canon of the late synod with important considerations, both for the penning and publishing of them at this time / by John Ley ... ; hereunto is added by the same author, a letter against the erection of an altar, written above five yeares agoe, and a case of conscience, touching the receiving of the sacrament, resolved.

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Title: Defensive doubts, hopes, and reasons, for refusall of the oath, imposed by the sixth canon of the late synod with important considerations, both for the penning and publishing of them at this time / by John Ley ... ; hereunto is added by the same author, a letter against the erection of an altar, written above five yeares agoe, and a case of conscience, touching the receiving of the sacrament, resolved.
Author: Ley, John, 1583-1662.
Publication: London :: Printed by R. Young, for G. Lathum ...,; 1641.
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Subject terms: Church of England -- Controversial literature.; Altars.; Lord's Supper -- Bread and wine.; Great Britain -- Church history -- 17th century.
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THE REASON.

BEcause in a new Oath we cannot be certaine, with∣out some expresse direction (which in this case we find not) how farre the sense of the &c. reacheth: and so we cannot sweare unto it in judgement (as the Pro∣phet Jeremy directeth, Jerem. 4.2.) but at the most in opinion: There is no man would willingly seale a Bond with a blanke for the summe, so that the Ob∣ligee might make the debt as large as hee listed; and we conceive we should be more cautelous in ingaging our soules by an Oath, then our estates by a Bond: since in this the tye is more vigorous, the breach more dangerous, then it is in that; and wee verily thinke, that if wee should returne our deposition with some termes of the Oath, as I A. B. doe sweare, that I doe approve the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of England, and presently breake off with an &c. (though what followeth be well enough knowne) it would not be allowed for a lawfull Oath, which yet seemeth to us more warrantable, then that which by this Canon is tendred unto us.