Excerpt from The Churchman Armed Against the Errors of the Time, Vol. 3 of 3 Politics, the extreme jealousy observed towards government by those whose Opinions it does not profess, are all so many souroes of embarrassment, which must frequently paralyze or prevent ex tended plans. And such a government would necessarily fall in any serious internal convulsion. Parties so equally balanced as to admit no supe rior, or by a temporary union of discordant parts, enabled to match the otherwise predominant divi sion, are ready on all occasions to wrestle for the rod of' power. Should it fall a prize to the asso ciates, they again would contend for its posses sion, and the land sink under anarchy and mis rule. This is no visionary theory, but the history of our own great rebellion. Therefore to inform the public mind on this subject, and guard against the fatal consequences of the present immoderate moderation, the following tracts are republished, in which the subject is considered on different grounds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Churchman Armed Against the Errors of the Time, Vol. 2 of 3 At the same time, in all things not repugnant to Scripture, we acknowledge her rights as a par ticular or national church, to ordain those rites and ceremonies, so necessary to the decent per. Formance of Christian worship, and to establish that discipline, which is so essential to the exis tence of any ecclesiastical polity here upon earth. And surely, in the view of enemies no less than friends, never was a ceremonial more simple and a ecting, a liturgy more solemn and sublime, a constitution more scriptural, or more consonant to the perfect law of liberty, than those which the church or england has established and ordained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from The Churchman Armed Against the Errors of Time, Vol. 1 of 3 True Moderation a Se1mon 011 Phil. Iv. 5. By Thomas Brett, LL.D. Rector of Betteshanger, in Kent. Ao Essay concerning Civil Government, considered as it stands related to Religion, wherein the Magistrate's Right to support and encourage true Religion. By human Laws, is asserted, against the Modern Pleaders, for an absolute. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.