The Lancashire Levite rebuk'd, or, a farther vindication of the dissenters from popery, superstition, ignorance and knavery; unjustly charged on them, by Mr. Zachary Taylor, in his two books about the Surey demoniack. In a second letter to himself.

  • Carrington, John, -1701.
Date:
1698
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Credit: The Lancashire Levite rebuk'd, or, a farther vindication of the dissenters from popery, superstition, ignorance and knavery; unjustly charged on them, by Mr. Zachary Taylor, in his two books about the Surey demoniack. In a second letter to himself. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in this open to an Inundation of Heathenifh and Popilh Rites , Worlhip of GOD, and all the Offices therein ? For why not Salt, Spittle, and Cream, andChrifom inBaptilm ? Why not Croffing upon Croffing in all Parts of Divine Worfhip ? and many other ridiculous Fopperies uled in the Church of Rome. And for ought I know, if the Parfon, Vicar, or Curate have a mind to ufe them, he may do ir as lawfully, as Bow at the Altar, Stand-up. at Te Deum, and Racket the Pialms ^ which are no way for Edification, nor are com¬ manded by the Ch. of Engl. And now I think I have cleared my Self from being a Falfe Accujer and Blqfphemer, and Di[([enters from Superflition. And leave you to vindicate your Self, or thole that ule Uncommanded Rites and Ceremonies , from the Crime of Superflition, Rom. II. i. And if Silence to what was offered in the Lev, be Confent, I know on what Hand Superflition lyes, by your Confent. CHAP. III. Nor of Schifmatical Divifions. NO W I proceed to your Charge of Divifions •, and am glad, you have once Acknowledged , That I Charge you not Un- juftly. . I endeavoured to Clear them from Sinful, Schifmatical Divifions: And what lay you to it ? - You lay, I pretend not to Vindicate them, as in other Cafes, from the Quilt of it\ but endeavour to Juflify them in it* Lett, p, 7. To this I fay: . r r tv r 1. Its true thus far. That I vindicate them not from lome Divihons ^ but juftify them: i. e. Going to another Place, from your Church of Wigan to BiHinge-Chapel or St. Elms,] for I think I need not, I under- ftand no Crime in either 5 and I gave you my Reafon. 2. I iuftify them from Divifions in Doftrine, from the Eftabliihd Church •, for they Sublcribe all the Articles concerning Doftrine, and do not Preach againft them when they have done. And lb they divide not from you in DoUrine. . Obj. But Corah, Dathan WAbiram, &c, did Subfcnbe all the Arti- ticles of the Jewifh faith, P. 8. And what then ? Sol. 1, I have very often heard of thefe three Men, ( as pertinently may be, as that of Rebellion being Witchcraft, which was Saul s Sin,)