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A Friendly Trial of the Grounds Tending to Separation

by John Ball · 1585–1640

Published: 1640
Length: 83,869 words
Reading: ~6 hours
Divisions: 17

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A friendly triall of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest dispute touching the lawfulnesse of a stinted liturgie and set form of prayer, Communion in mixed assemblies, and the primitive subject and first receptacle of the power of the Keyes: tending to satisfie the doubtfull, recall the wandering, and to strengthen the weak: by John Ball.

[Cambridge] Printed by Roger Daniel printer to the Universitie of Cambridge; for Edward Brewster, [London,] and are to be sold at his shop at the Bible on Fleet-bridge 1640.

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To the readerTo the Chriſtian Reader, ſound judgement, the ſpirit of wiſdome, uprightneſſe of heart, and ſweet communion…
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Chapter 1CHAP. I. Of a ſtinted form of Prayer.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. All things eſſentiall to prayer may be obſerved in a preſcript form.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. A ſtinted Liturgie or publick form of prayer is no breach of the ſecond commandment.

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Chapter 7CHAP. VII. The churches of God have both uſed and approved a ſtinted Liturgie.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. The people may lawfully be preſent at thoſe prayers which are put up unto God in a ſtinted form…
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. It is lawfull for a Chriſtian to be preſent at that ſervice which is read out of a book in ſome…
Chapter 10CHAP. X. It is lawfull to communicate in a mixt congregation where ignorant and prophane perſons be…
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Of holding communion with that aſſembly in the worſhip of God, where we cannot perform all duties…
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. The community of the faithfull, much leſſe two or three ſeparated from the world, and gathered…
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. An examination of ſundry poſitions laid down by Mr Jacob in his Expoſition of the ſecond…
Back matter
Table of contentsThe generall heads conteined in this Book.
ImprimaturOctob. 9. 1639.

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Author: John Ball (1585–1640)
Imprint: [Cambridge] Printed by Roger Daniel printer to the Universitie of Cambridge; for Edward Brewster, [London,] and are to be sold at his shop at the Bible on Fleet-bridge 1640.
Extent: [16], 314, [4] p.
Language: English
Catalogue: STC 1313 · ESTC S122227
Source: TCP A02990
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

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