An answer to W.R. his narration of the opinions and practises of the churches lately erected in Nevv-England.: Vindicating those Godly and orthodoxall churches, from more then an hundred imputations fathered on them and their church way, by the said W.R. in his booke. Wherein is plainely proved, 1. That the grounds of his narration are sandie and insufficient. 2. That the maner of his handling it, unloving and irregular. 3. That the matter of it, ful of grosse mistakes & divers contradictions. 4. That the quotations extremely wrested, and out of measure abused. 5. That his marginall notes impertinent and injurious. / By Thomas Welde, Pastour of the Church of Roxborough in Nevv-England. This is licensed and entred according to order.

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Title: An answer to W.R. his narration of the opinions and practises of the churches lately erected in Nevv-England.: Vindicating those Godly and orthodoxall churches, from more then an hundred imputations fathered on them and their church way, by the said W.R. in his booke. Wherein is plainely proved, 1. That the grounds of his narration are sandie and insufficient. 2. That the maner of his handling it, unloving and irregular. 3. That the matter of it, ful of grosse mistakes & divers contradictions. 4. That the quotations extremely wrested, and out of measure abused. 5. That his marginall notes impertinent and injurious. / By Thomas Welde, Pastour of the Church of Roxborough in Nevv-England. This is licensed and entred according to order.
Author: Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662.
Publication: London :: Printed by Tho: Paine for H. Overton, and are to be sold at his shop entring into Popes-Head Alley out of Lumbard-Streete,; 1644.
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Subject terms: Society of Friends -- New England; New England -- Church history; Rathband, William, -- d. 1695. -- Briefe narration of some church courses held in opinion and practise in the churches lately in New England.
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To the Narration in generall.

AS he saith, hee had laid by the thoughts of it a good while, through many discouragements. So (I conceive) if he had cast them by for ever, & made the place of conception their grave, he had dealt better for the truth and himselfe. But he is very angry for want of Narratives. One he must have, and one he will have, be it right or wrong, and if neither New-England nor Holland Brethren bee worth a Narrative, let him come, he will frame one himselfe. And this shall be no MOCK NARRATIVE, NO MEERE GVLL, as the Holland Brethren produced, but a more solid thing: Now what it is will appeare if we weigh three things.

That the grounds on which hee builds it, are sandie and insuffi∣cient. [unspec I]

The manner of his proceeding, unloving and irregular. [unspec II]

The matter of it, 1. Full of grosse mistakes, contrarieties to the [unspec III] truth, and contradictions to it selfe. 2. His quotations abused ex∣tremely, and wrested. 3. His Marginall notes, very scandalous and offensive. And according to this method, we will proceede, and un∣dertake to make all these particulars good in our answer.