. A Vindication of the Dissenters : in answer to Dr. William Nichols's Defence of the doctrine and discipline of the Church of England : in three parts. 6 : afid there I found theIranjlator had not the Admonition, So that between The PREFACE. between 3 o and 40 ^ages^ at moft^ are here reckoned the greateft part of the Book. ; / will not conteft with the Writer of the Vreface^ ] what commendation the Book defer^ves. If it be \ the compleatefl of any of its bulk that is extant^ as \he feems to think -, if it contains the fwn or chief ofthoje arguments^ that can be brought for the caufe it defen
. A Vindication of the Dissenters : in answer to Dr. William Nichols's Defence of the doctrine and discipline of the Church of England : in three parts. 6 : afid there I found theIranjlator had not the Admonition, So that between The PREFACE. between 3 o and 40 ^ages^ at moft^ are here reckoned the greateft part of the Book. ; / will not conteft with the Writer of the Vreface^ ] what commendation the Book defer^ves. If it be \ the compleatefl of any of its bulk that is extant^ as \he feems to think -, if it contains the fwn or chief ofthoje arguments^ that can be brought for the caufe it defends; I think the caufe it felfmuft be a very bad \ one^ which needsfo much mifrefrefentation and fal- ] lacious arguing to difguife it. And this confirms \ vie in my perfuafion, that the otherj which I de- j fend^ has fo ?nuch of truth and goodnefs in it^ as [will fecure it^ that the Gates of Hell Jhall never prevail againft it; that it Jhall never be fo van- i quiJFdy as not to revive again^ and triumph over \the malice of its enemies j that itflmll be ownd and applauded^ when human inventions in the worfiip [ of God Jhall be utterly abolijlfd, \. pONti .>,C A »&& 4&SR?^ ft rj^ ^ & ^ ^ SH. 1$, ^ ^ -^^ ^ ^ ^ Ip^ *kiS? * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ «• ^ ^ t^ ^ ^ «^ ^ ^-^ -^ ^ ^ ^;l? IS* CONTENTS. Part I. Containing the liiftory of Nonconformity. THE Dijjenters join with DoHor Nichols inapj/ealing to Foreign Divines. -P^g^ ^ His motives to undertake the defence of the Churchyand the Author s reafons for writing this nn^fd-er. _ 3 Wicklief; opinion : wherein the Dijfenters agreewith him. 4 His followers perfecptted, 6 MCCCLX. MDIX. Kin^ Henry VIII. coming to the crown, con-tinues the perfecution. ibidMDXXXIir. Cranmer attempts a Reformation. 7MDXXXIV. The Popes fiipremacy abolifid^ and the KingseJiahUJhd. ibid MDXLVII. MDLV. K:ni Edward VI his acceffion and Reforma-tion : lOOhftrnBed hy the Bi/hoj^s and Clerj^y. I zDoHor NicholsV panegyric on the Church exa-mined. 15Reformation abroad vind
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