Something in ansvver to the old Common-prayer-book, and for the information of those who are for it; which is much of it taken out of the old Mass-book. Both which are got up since the Apostles dayes: for them in meekness and patience to read over, consider and try by the Scriptures of truth, whether or no they are not degenerated from the Apostles. The Scriptures in all your books are owned in themselves, in the condition to which they were spoken, and him in whom they end, the life; but the imaginations of them no man can own that fears God; ... So this is an answer to something of the Common-prayer, which things we find not agreeable to the Scriptures, nor the Apostles, nor the true Church. ...

All titles

• Something in ansvver to the old Common-prayer-book, and for the information of those who are for it; which is much of it taken out of the old Mass-book. Both which are got up since the Apostles dayes: for them in meekness and patience to read over, consider and try by the Scriptures of truth, whether or no they are not degenerated from the Apostles. The Scriptures in all your books are owned in themselves, in the condition to which they were spoken, and him in whom they end, the life; but the imaginations of them no man can own that fears God; ... So this is an answer to something of the Common-prayer, which things we find not agreeable to the Scriptures, nor the Apostles, nor the true Church. ...
• Something in answer to the old Common-prayer-book

People / Organizations

• George Fox (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Robert Wilson, at the sign of the Black-spread-Eagle and Wind-Mill, in Martins Le Grand, 1660.

Publication year

1660-1660

ESTC No.

R35521

Grub Street ID

117928

Description

40 p. ; 4⁰

Note

Signed on D4v: G.F., i.e. George Fox.

"A testimony concerning the Book of common-prayer", p. 33-39, signed at end: E.B., i.e. Edward Burrough.Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), F1916

Smith, J. Friends' books, 1.661

McAlpin, III, p. 362