THE BOOK OF Common Prayer, now used in the Church of ENGLAND, Vindicated from the aspersion of all schismatics, Anabaptists, Brownists, and Separatists.  
Proving and maintaining, that the English Common Prayer as now it is, was made and compiled by many most Reverend Divines of our Church in the Reign of that ever-famous and first confirmer of the Protestant Religion in England, King Edward the sixth.  
With a true Catalogue of their names and dignities, collected from the records of Parliament Rolls in the Tower.  
Together with a discovery of a sort of people called Rebaptists, lately found out in Hackney Marsh near LONDON.  
London, Printed for john Thomas. 1641.   

The book of common prayer now used in the Church of England, vindicated from schism and errors.  
IT is very well known, to most professors of the protestant Religion in the Kingdom of England, that the reformation (fully to be effected) began in the Reign of that ever-famous Prince King Edward the sixth, whose pious and godly care was such, that with the advice of his most reverend and worthy Divines, an uniform Book of common prayers, and forth with complied, and by act of Parliament, then fully confirmed, furthered the subsequent years, of his ever dear sister, Queen Elizabeth of everlasting renown: it was more amply manifested by acts of Parliament and Proclamation to her Eternal praise, and God's glory, and the joy of all Protestant professors throughout the Christian world, all whose times it so continued with general applause.  
And since, hath been upholden by two most renowned and religious Princes, King james of blessed memory deceased, and King Charles our dread Sovereign now reigning over us, whom God long preserve, till of late schism and faction arising in the Malignant spirits of some Brownists, Separatists, Anabaptists, who like the Egyptian locusts swarm in every corner of the City and Kingdom, and having of late got a head, began to oppose and spurn at that ancient monument, defiling of it, with their opprobrious tongues, and as much, as in them lies, seeking utterly to tread it under foot, and quite abolish the same, by calling it popish, and superstitious, others by taxing of it, viz. The Lettany, to be in part conjuration, and such like charms or witchcrafts, to the great hearts grief of good Protestants, and true professors of the Gospel of Christ, now hath it been, depraved and reviled by those Ignorant, hare-brained, and Illiterate fellows, who do all things, by the motions of their unguided, unlearned, unadvised, and foolish rash spirits, as they boldly in great multitudes from time, to time, most impudently seek to maintain.  
Proofs of the holy Scripture alleged in justisication of the Book of Common Prayer, now used in the Church of England.  
First, THat Go himself appointed in the Law, a set form of Benediction, Numb; 6.23.24, 25.26.  
Secondly, that David himself, set Psalms to be sung upon special occasions, as the title of them showeth,  
Thirdly; That the Prophet joel, appointed a set form of Prayer, to be used by the Priests at solemn fast; joel 2.7.  
Fourthly that Christ not only commands us to pray, after such manner, Mat. 6.9. But to use a set form of words, Luk. 11.2. when ye pray, say our Father.  
Fiftly. The spirit of God is no more restrained by using a set form of Prayer, then by singing set hymns, or Psalms in meeter, which yet the adversaries of our Common Prayer, practice in their assemblies.  
Sixtly, Of all prayers, premeditated are the best, Eccle. 5, 2.  
Seventhly, And of premeditated prayers, those which are allowed by public Authority, are to be preferred above those, which are utterly by any private spirit.  
Eightly, All the Churches in the Christian world, in the first and best times, had their best forms of Liturgies, whereof most are extent in the writings of the Fathers unto this day.  
Ninethly, Let our service book be compared with the French, Dutch, or any other Litturgy preferred in any of the reformed Churches, and it will appear to any indifferent Reader, that it is more exact, and complete than any of them.  
Tenthly, Our Service book was penned and allowed of, not only by many learned Doctors ' but glorious Martyrs, who sealed the truth of the reformed Religion with their blood, now what those most reverend Compylers of the book of Common Prayer as it now is, this ensuing Table will truly and really dilineate.  



The compylers of the English Common Prayer as it now is.  
Doctor Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury.  
Doctor Goodricke Bishop of Ely,  
Doctor Skipp Bishop of Hereford  
Doctor Thirlby Bishop of Winchester  
Doctor Day Bishop of Chichesler  
Doctor Holheck Bishop of Lincoln  
Doctor Ridley Bishop of Rochesler  
Doctor Gox King Edward's Almoner.  
Master Taylor Deane of Lincoln  
Master Heynes Deane of Exeter  
Master Redman Deane of Westminster  
Master Robinson Archdeacon of Leicester    
Mense Maii. 1541.  
What grounds then have these Factions, and schisinaticall people, seeing it is demonstrated unto us, to be both lawful and necessary in the Church, both by the word of God, and the learned Fathers in those times, but what can we expect from a Mechanic and Illiterate people, whose unseemly Gestures, are daily apparent to the eye of the world, witness their Riotous, and uncivil disorders in the streets, on the Sabbath day, at the Church door, until divine service be read, talking all the while of profane and Idle matters, a rude and Ignorant fellow of that sect, violently tore a great part of a Communion book in a Church in London lately, And being brought before authority for the same, answered nothing for himself, but that he could not abide in it, however he was not suffered to pass so impudently without punishment, for he was commited and suffered accordingly, many other in divers places of this Kingdom, have committed many such like outrages, insolences, against Church Government, and if there be, not some course taken for the suppression of such outrages, a great confusion is feared thereby to fall upon our Church; and for those, that have boldly taken upon them in private holes and corners, to blast the worthy antiquity thereof, by their violent pens, but thanks be given to God, Revend Divines have vindicated the cause thereof, by the holy Scriptures, both in print and Pulpit to the shame of all opposers whatsoever.   

The discovery of a base sect of people called Rebaptists, lately found out in Hackney Mash near London.  
ABout a Fortnight since a great multitude of people were met going towards the river in Hackney Marsh, and were followed to the water side, where they all were Baptised again, themselves doing it one to another, some of which persons, were so feeble and aged, that they were fain to Ride on Horseback thithere this was well observed by many of the Inhabitants living there abouts, and afterwards one of them Christened his own Child, and another took upon him to Church his own wife, an Abominable Act, and full of gross Impiety.   
FINIS.