The New Query and Determination Upon It, To the reader – Errata
An Advertiſement to the Reader to prevent miſtaking in the variety of Petitions.
IN the Poſtſcript of the late Anſwer to Mr. Burton from Aldermanbury, entituled The doore of truth opened, there is an Apologetical Reply to his tart reproofe of a London Petition in theſe words: There is one thing that Mr. Burton mentioneth in the *Pag. 2. ante med.Narrative, which though it concerns not Aldermanbury, yet we muſt not wholly bury it in ſilence, and that is concerning the late large Petition for the ſpeedy eſtabliſhment of Religion: Of which he ſpeakes very diſhonourably, as alſo of the Petitioners, as of men led with blind obedience, and pinning their ſoules upon the Prieſts ſleeve. We leave it to the Petitioners to anſwer for themſelves. For our parts we conceive that no Reader, unleſſe blinded with prejudice, can charge them with blind obedience. For the Petitioners doe not deſire to have the Modell of that Reverend Aſſembly eſtabliſhed, but the government of Chriſt eſtabliſhed, a Modell whereof, &c. Theſe words, a Modell whereof, &c. come in with a Parentheſis, and the ſentence is compleat without them, all that they affirme about the Modell is that the Reverend Aſſembly hath framed a Modell of the Government of Chriſt according to their ability, and preſented it to the Parliament. And who but he that hath pinned his faith upon an Independents ſleeve, can except againſt this? But if Mr. Burton be diſpleaſed with the Modell of the Reverend Aſſembly, we would intreat him that he at laſt, after ſo long expectation, would ſet forth his Modell.
Which ſome have miſtaken, conceiving both parties ſpeake of the late Petition ſent from the Common Councell of London, whereas there be theſe differences betwixt them.
1. That Petition is of a different ſtyle, tenour, and date from this of the Common Councell, for it was brought forth to light before this later was conceived.
2. That hath the Parentheſis (a Modell whereof the Aſſembly of Divines, &c.) ſpecified in the Exception and Anſwer; the Petition of the Common Councell hath no ſuch clauſe in it, as I am informed, for yet I have not ſeen it.
3. That was never preſented by the Petitioners to the Parliament, this of the Common Councell was.
4. The Petition of the Common Councell was not printed, that was priuted, both in a ſingle ſheet, and in the Booke called Truth it's Manifeſt, p. 130. Which I note in this place, becauſe having denyed that the Petition of the Common Councell was yet printed, a Gentleman of qualitie ſaid, he would ſhew it me preſently, and produced for proofe the Booke forementioned.
5. Laſtly, the former Petition had not ſo good acceptance with the Parliament, as the later partly hath had, and partly may be further hoped for, when the Honourable Houſes have opportunitie to make their returne unto it.
The Contents.
Section I. OF the Authour and Title page of the Quere, and Deter mination upon it. Page 1.
Sect. II. Of the Title page. p. 3.
Sect. III. The matter and ſcope of the Quere, and reſolution upon it. p. 7.
Sect. IIII. Reaſons againſt the preſent ſettling of government taken from conſcience, anſwered. p. 12.
Sect. V. The Argument againſt the ſpeedy ſettling of Church government taken from e… ample of the New Teſtament in generall, anſwered. p. 14.
Sect. VI. The Argument againſt the ſpeedy eſtabliſhment of Church government taken from Chriſts deſcription, anſwered. p. 17.
Sect. VII. Maſter Colemans experimentall exceptions againſt the ſeverity and rigour of the Presbyteriall government, anſwered. p. 20.
Sect. VIII. The Argument againſt the ſpeedy ſetting up of the Presbyteriall government taken from Chriſts practiſe, anſwered. p. 23.
Sect. IX. Reaſons taken from rules and conſiderations of prudence, anſwered. p. 26.
Sect. X. The Negative Argument taken from want of experience of the New Clergie, anſwered. p. 32.
Sect. XI. Objections againſt the Reaſons for the not eſtabliſhing Church government, propeſed, and anſwered, as Objections againſt M. Saltm. his Tenet in the Quere, with Replyes to his anſwers. The firſt Obſervation, his Anſwer and the Reply unto it. p. 36.
Sect. XII. Objection ſecond, anſwered; with a Reply to that Anſwer. p. 38.
Sect. XIII. An additionall Anſwer to ſome exceptions of M. Saltm. (taken out of M. Prins Vindication) againſt the preſent eſtabliſhment of Church government, in his late Book entituled, The opening of M. Prins New Book called a Vindication. p. 45.
Sect. XIIII. The Objections taken from a ſuppoſed needleſneſſe of the Presbytery, anſwered. p. 47
Sect. XV. Of M. Colemans Interi…iſt is all Magiſtracle. p. 51.
Sect. XVI. The Objection of eager conteſtation for Church Diſcipline, and … p. 53.
Sect. XVII. The Objection of inefficacie for holineſſe of life in ſuch as live under the Presbytery, anſwered. p. 57.
Sect. XVIII. Shewing what might be retorted upon the Antipresbyteriall party, but concluding for unitie and peace with allegation of M. Burroughs his propoſitions of reconciliation and accord: and ſome other particulars tending thereto. p. 61.
Sect. XIX. Further grounds and hopes of union in the Churches of the Siſter Kingdomes of England and Scotland, with Anſwers to the Objections that are made againſt it. p. 64.
Sect. XX. An Appendix to the precedent Examination, being an Apologeticall Narrative of the Petitions of the Common Councell of the City, and Miniſters of London, preſented to both the Honourable Houſes of Parliament the 19. and 20. dayes of November, 1645. with a Vindication of them, and the proceedings in them from the ſcandalous asperſions of the weekely Pamphleters, especially of him who miſcals himſelfe the Moderate Intelligencer. p. 71.
Sect. XXI. The occaſion of the Petitions of the Common Councell and Miniſters of London, and the preſenting of them to the Honourable Houſes of Parliament. p. 77.
Sect. XXII. The offenſive acceptance of them by the Parliament as the weekely Newes-makers falſly report it: Cautions premiſed before their confutation. p. 79.
Sect. XXIII. A Copy of the Miniſters Petition, and the Intelligencers ſcandalous conſure upon it. p. 84.
Sect. XXIIII. Britanicus taxed for traducing the Petitioners. p. 89.
Sect. XXV. An anſwer to the Intelligencers commination of the Petitioners. p. 92.
Sect. XXVI. The miſreport of the Diurnall and Weekly Account confuted, and the looſe ſheete called Perfect Paſſages convinced of abſurditie and ſedition. p. 93.
The Concluſion. p. 97.
The Poſtſcript, or after reckoning with the Moderate Intelligencer, and Mercurius Britanicus. p. 99.
Errata.
PAge 70. lin. 10. after the word taken in the Parentheſis read the words and indeed it is, and blot them out in the following line: pag. 84. lin. 2. after the word tryall, for of read to: & lin. 3 after the word plainly for to read as: & p. 97. lin. 20. after the word lives read long: & lin. 21. for it was a read upon this: & p. uit. Marg. after the word called put out Lilbi…ues.