A plaine refutation of M. G. Giffardes reprochful booke, intituled a short treatise against the Donatists of England Wherein is discouered the forgery of the whole ministrie, the confusion, false worship, and antichristian disorder of these parish assemblies, called the Church of England. Here also is prefixed a summe of the causes of our seperation ... by Henrie Barrovve. Here is furder annexed a briefe refutation of M. Giff. supposed consimilituda betwixt the Donatists and vs ... by I. Gren. Here are also inserted a fewe obseruations of M. Giff. his cauills about read prayer & deuised leitourgies.

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A plaine refutation of M. G. Giffardes reprochful booke, intituled a short treatise against the Donatists of England Wherein is discouered the forgery of the whole ministrie, the confusion, false worship, and antichristian disorder of these parish assemblies, called the Church of England. Here also is prefixed a summe of the causes of our seperation ... by Henrie Barrovve. Here is furder annexed a briefe refutation of M. Giff. supposed consimilituda betwixt the Donatists and vs ... by I. Gren. Here are also inserted a fewe obseruations of M. Giff. his cauills about read prayer & deuised leitourgies.

Author

Barrow, Henry, 1550?-1593.

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[Dordrecht? :: S.n.],

1591.

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Gifford, George, d. 1620. -- Short treatise against the Donatists of England, whome we call Brownists -- Controversial literature.

Gifford, George, d. 1620. -- Plaine declaration that our Brownists be full Donatists, by comparing them together from point to point out of the writings of Augustine.

Church of England -- Controversial literature.

Brownists.

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"A plaine refutation of M. G. Giffardes reprochful booke, intituled a short treatise against the Donatists of England Wherein is discouered the forgery of the whole ministrie, the confusion, false worship, and antichristian disorder of these parish assemblies, called the Church of England. Here also is prefixed a summe of the causes of our seperation ... by Henrie Barrovve. Here is furder annexed a briefe refutation of M. Giff. supposed consimilituda betwixt the Donatists and vs ... by I. Gren. Here are also inserted a fewe obseruations of M. Giff. his cauills about read prayer & deuised leitourgies." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A05090.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• To the right honorable Pere and graue Counselor Sr. WILIAM CECILL, Knight of the most noble order, Baron of Burleigh, Lord high Treasurer of England, &c. grace & wisdome be multiplied from God our Father & from our Lord IESVS CHRIST.
• Wisdome to the Reader from the Father of lightes, to discene of these times, and to iudge of themselues what is right.
• A BRIEF SVMME OF the causes of our seperation, and of our purposes in practise, withstood by G. G. defended by H. B. as followeth.
• A PLAINE RE∣FVTATION OF Mr. Giffard his reprochful Booke, intituled, a short treatise against the Donatistes of Eng∣lande &c.
  • THE FIRST PRINCIPAL TRANSGRES∣SION VVHERVVITH YOVR CHVRCHES ARE CHARDGED, IS.
  • THE SECOND PRINCIPAL TRANSGRESSION, IS THAT the prophane vngodlie multitudes without the exception of anie one person, are with them receiued into, and retayned in the bozome and bodie of their Church:
  • THE THIRD PRINCIPAL TRANSGRESSION OR CAVSE OF OVR SEPARATION FROM their assemblies, is.
  • THE FOVRTH PRINCIPAL CAVSE OF OVR SEPERATION FROM THE Church of England, is.
  • appendix
• A BREIFE REFV∣TATION OF Mr. GEORGE GIFFARD HIS SVPPOSED CONSIMILI∣tude betvvene the Donatists and vs, wherein is shew∣ed how his Arguments haue bene and may be by the Papists more iustly retorted against himself and present estate of their Church.
  • Of the pollution by communicating with open sinners.
  • To the Worship.
  • To the Ministerie.
  • To the Sacramentes.
  • To the Government.
  • To the Argument of manie Churches.
  • Concerning the Magistracie.
• A FEWE OBSERVATIONS OF Mr. GIFFARDS LAST CAVILLS ABOVT stinted read prayers, and deuised Leitourgies.