A defence of the ministers reasons, for refusall of subscription to the Booke of common prayer, and of conformitie. : Against the seuerall ansvvers. of T. Hutton Bachiler of Divinity, in his two bookes against the minist: of Dev. and Cornwell. William Covel. D. in Divinitie, in his booke against M. I. Burges. Tho: Spark. D. in Divinitie, in his brotherly perswasion to vnitie and vniformitie. So farr as any thing is sayd by them concerning the holy Scriptures, and Apocrypha. Devided into two partes. The first parte, concerning the holy Scriptures. The second parte, concerning the holy Scriptures and Apocrypha.

A defence of the ministers reasons, for refusall of subscription to the Booke of common prayer, and of conformitie. : Against the seuerall ansvvers. of T. Hutton Bachiler of Divinity, in his two bookes against the minist: of Dev. and Cornwell. William Covel. D. in Divinitie, in his booke against M. I. Burges. Tho: Spark. D. in Divinitie, in his brotherly perswasion to vnitie and vniformitie. So farr as any thing is sayd by them concerning the holy Scriptures, and Apocrypha. Devided into two partes. The first parte, concerning the holy Scriptures. The second parte, concerning the holy Scriptures and Apocrypha.

[S.l., and Amsterdam?] : Imprinted [by W. Jones' secret press, and J. Hondius?], 1607[-1608]

[8], 189, 200-226; [16], 79, 70-174, 145-243, [1]; [8], 135, 138-166 p. ; (4to)

Anonymous. The first two parts attributed to Samuel Hieron, the third probably by a different hand.

Booke of conformitie = the Church of England's Constitutions and canons, 1603.

A reply to the two parts of "Reasons for refusal of subscription to the booke of common praier" by Thomas Hutton; "A brotherly perswasion to unitie, and uniformitie in judgement, and practise touching the received, and present ecclesiasticall government, and the authorised rites and ceremonies of the Church of England" by Thomas Sparke; "A briefe answer unto certaine reasons by way of an apologie delivered to the Right Reverend Father in God, the L. Bishop of Lincolne" by William Covell; and to works by Francis Mason and Thomas Rogers.

The parts one and three were printed by W. Jones' secret press, the second possibly in Amsterdam by J. Hondius (STC).

"The second parte of the defence of the ministers reasons for refusal of subscription & conformitie to the book of common prayer" and "A dispute vpon the question of kneeling, in the acte of receiving the sacramentall bread and wine, proving it to be unlawfull" each have separate register, pagination, and title page dated 1608; the second part has an additional title page, "The second parte of the defense of the ministers reasons for refusal of subscription to the booke of common praier, and of conformity &c.". The three parts were probably published separately.

RPM 10/24/96

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 13395
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S104078

Great Britain -- England.

STC 13395 Part 1

HH111/30. Manuscript number '6.' on t.p. Part 1 only. Trimmed at head, affecting a few headlines. Provenance: Harmsworth copy

STC 13395 Part 3

HH111/30. Manuscript notes: brief notes on contents on back paste-down. Part 3 only. Trimmed at head, affecting some headlines; stained and frayed. Provenance: Harmsworth copy