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of the erroneous tenets and practices mentioned 

 by this author ; and, namely, in these twenty fol- 

 lowing. 



1 . That they separate from the Church of Eng- 

 land, as idolatrous in the worship, Anti-christian 

 in the government, and profane in the members. 

 2. That they refuse all Church Communion, and 

 membership with and in all the reformed churches 

 in the world, even the Presbyterian also. 3. That 

 they acknowledge no national, or otherwise visi- 

 ble, churches, than those of particular congrega- 

 tions. 4. That they admit none, as members of 

 their congregational church, which cannot give a 

 sufficient assurance to the whole congregation that 

 they are in a state of grace. 5. That neither king 

 nor parliament, nor any civil magistrate, hath any 

 power to order matters of religion, worship, or 

 discipline. 6. That all church power is in the 

 people, either alone, or jointly with their officers. 

 7. That ecclesiastical causes and censures are not 

 to be determined by the greater number of voices, 

 but by the full and unanimous consent of all that 

 have right to vote. 8. That the celebration of 

 marriage belongs to the magistrate, not to the 

 minister. 9. That they allow not any human 

 directories for worship. 10. Nor the usual names 

 of the days and months. 11. Nor the calling of 

 their meeting places, churches. 12. Nor singing 

 of Psalms, unless by a singing prophet extempore. 

 13. Nor the maintenance of ministers by tithes, 

 glebes, or set stipends, but only by voluntary 



