A defence of the ministers reasons, for refusall of subscription to the booke of common prayer, and of conformitie
Subtitle: against the severall answers of T. Hutton ... in his two bookes against the minist: of Dev. and Cornwell ; William Covel ... in his booke against M.I. Burges ; Tho: Spark ... in his Brotherly perswasion to unitie and uniformitie ; so farr as anything is sayd by them concerning the Holy Scriptures, and Apocrypha ...
Series: Early English Books, 1475-1640 -- 1207
Published: 1607
Place of publication: Amsterdam?] : Imprinted [by W. Jones' secret press, and J. Hondius?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: Customs and practices; Versions; Church of England; Bible
Other titles: Second parte of the defence of the ministers reasons for refusal of subscription & conformitie to the book of common prayer; Dispute upon the question of kneeling, in the acte of receiving the sacramentall bread and wine; Third parte of the defence of the ministers reasons
Notes: 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.

The first two parts were printed by W. Jones' secret press, the third possibly in Amsterdam by J. Hondius (cf. STC (2nd ed.)).

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 Lincoln" by William Covell; and to works by Francis Manson and Thomas Rogers.

Pt. 2 has separate register, pagination, and title-page: "The second parte of the defence of the ministers reasons for refusal of subscription & conformitie to the book of common prayer"; it has an additional title-page after the preface: "The second parte of the defense of the ministers reasons for refusal of subscription to the Booke of Common Praier, and of conformity &c. ... imprinted 1608".

Pt. 3 has separate register, pagination, and title-page: "A dispute upon the question of kneeling, in the acte of receiving the sacramentall bread and wine ... or, A third parte of the defence of the ministers reasons ... against the severall answers, of ... D. Spark ... D. Covel ... Thomas Hutton ... Thomas Rogers in his Two dialogues ... printed this yeare 1608".

Numerous errors in paging, including omission of 190-199 in numbering of pt. 1, repetition of 70-79 & 145-174 in numbering of pt. [2], and omission of 136-137 in number of pt. [3].

Errata for pt. 1, verso of 4th prelim. leaf; for pt. 2, 8th prelim. leaf; for pt. 3, p.166 (i.e. 164).

STC (2nd ed.) 13395

STC no. 13395