The Lancashire Levite rebuk'd, or, a farther vindication of the dissenters from popery, superstition, ignorance and knavery; unjustly charged on them, by Mr. Zachary Taylor, in his two books about the Surey demoniack. In a second letter to himself.

  • Carrington, John, -1701.
Date:
1698
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Credit: The Lancashire Levite rebuk'd, or, a farther vindication of the dissenters from popery, superstition, ignorance and knavery; unjustly charged on them, by Mr. Zachary Taylor, in his two books about the Surey demoniack. In a second letter to himself. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sol. You cry, A fad Story! if it be true •, and is this all ? No, here's more. When-ever you can prove that the ApojUes ufed the Pofture that, the Presbyterians novo do, I will engage our Church Jb all indulge you and your Brethren in the capricious Liberty of their pretended Con¬ fidences. Really, a great and kind Undertaking. For my felf, you know, I need not the Indulgence •, but I Ihould be glad of it, for honeit Dijfenters fake. Yet I much queftion the Performance. For, if you ihould give it to any that Kneel not, the Penalty is Sufpenfion, by Can. 27. And I doubt you would fcarce run fuch a Hazard, for the capricious Scruplers. Rep!. Yeti fancy the Presbyterians will fay, They do uje the fame Pofture, for they Sit: Which was their Table-Gefture. You will fay, I know theApoftles Pofture was Difcumbency j or a kind of Leaning and Lolling in one another's Bofom. But again they will fay, Whatever the Manner was, whether crofs-leg’d, or with their Feet under them, or Leaning fideway on their Elbow, ft ill it was Sitting however.. Yet ftill my Scruple remains. For if Cbrifls Apojtles were nowon Earth, and would receive it in thefame Gejture they did receive it from their Majl errand not Kneelfxy muft be denied it, by the C. of E. on pain of Sufpenfion. For let Men be never fo pious, holy, and good, they muft Kneel, or elfe be left in the fame Predicament with the moft prophane Drunkards, Swearers, Lfc. Yea much wotfe, (whichlalmoft tremble to writer) forthefe, if they will but Kneel, cannot be denied •, nor are they, that ever I heard of. Obj. 3. Dijfenters Third Argument. The impofing and tying of Men to a particular FormofWorfhip, (without Authority from God) from which none fall vary, is an lnvafion of GOD's Prerogative \ and an Impeaching of his Wifdom •, As if Men knew better than bin felf> what Form or manner of Service were fit left for him. And what fay you to this l Sol. 1. You tell me of a Parliament, Cfc. Repl. But I think Dijfenters here meddle not with Parliaments, but with the Ch. of Engl, in their Canons and Book of Common Prayers, and other Rites and Ceremonies, Cj c. 6V.2.Y0U fay, I am a pleafant Spark indeed *, and then ask me another grave Queftion. Tell me, is Reading GOD's Word, Repeating bis own Commandments , Profejfing our Chrijtian Faith, Addrejfing our felves to him in his beloved Son s oven Name, making Laws for him to obey ? Repl. I anfwer, this is not making Laws for him no obey. But why did you ask this Queftion ? I could alfo ask you Queftions} but why ihould we trouble our felves and others, with asking and anfwering im¬ pertinent Queftions ? This looks like a Blind, to efcape the Force of Diflenters Arguments unobferved. For they will fay,