RAISONS DU MINISTRE JANNON DE CANTERDURY CONTRE LE MINISTRE

LE KEUX.

ciReasons Shewiag why the Pétition of M"" Le Queux and his followers to hâve a congrégation hy themselves at Ganterhury under an other Discipline and luith another manner of worship tJien thai iV'^ is hy law estahlished, ought not to he granted unto them.

1. Because it is not so much the désire of them in vvhose names it is presentedj as of the sf" le Queux, who is a professed ennemy to the church of England and of ail good order in what church soever, having

heretofore separated himselfe with his congrégation for the space of above 3 yeares, from those very Churches whose Discipline he sheweth now a désire to maintaine, and having declared for Independencie. Thismay be seen registred in Iheir piibliq Records.

2. Because if the said le Queux bad not made a falsé report of the Governement and publiq worship of God by law establisbed in the Church of England, calling the liturgie a hook of fables and superstitions, and Ihat publiquely in the pulpitt, and telling to his followers when the Book of common prayer was to be read alone in the french congrégation of Canterbury, that it was the last time the Gospel should be preached to them in its purity^ they had willingly joyned with thein, who of their owne accord subnnitted to the Church of England.

3. Because the s"' le Queux having ever shewed himselfe a bitter ennemy to the King's Majesty, in so much that when Sir George Booth was proclaimed traitor, he said that Sir George was but a petty traiter and that the King whom he scornfully called Charles Stuard was Le grand Traître ; and this also publiquely in the pulpitt ; and the said le Queux having bin no lesse ennemy to the church, it is w"' good reason to be supposed that his acting now is more out of fashion than conscience.

4. Because there is no reason why the said le Queux and his followers should any longer be under an other Discipline and use an other liturgie than that w^'' is by law establisbed, there being now a church where divine service is celebrated in the french language, and where the same Reformed Doctrine which they professe is constantly preached in a tongue knowne unto them, for surely when they were permitted to use an other Discipline and liturgie, at their fîrst settling in England, it was not because they disliked and rejected that of the Church, for doubtlesse they had not been suffered upon that accompt. But it was only because there was then no congrégation of their own language, with whom they might joyne, as now there is. So that unlessethey déclare against the Church of England, they cannot w"' any colour of reason prétend to make a congrégation liy themselves in an other way and under an other Discipline.

5. Because if their Pétition be granted, the Waloons of Canterbury will beyet more divided than they were before his Majesties most happy Restoration, and the labour w^'' was taken lo reunite them, by his Majesties owne appointement, will be lost, for whereas before the division

was only in tliis that they assembled in Iwo several places, they will be divided also in Discipline and manner of God's worship, which division what trouble it is like to bring, in a little towne, may easily be foreseen. So that those who liave already su])mitted to the Church of England, and who are neare 200 families, must either goe backe to their former Discipline, wbich vvould be a thing of very ill example, especially atthistime ; or M"" le Queux (who is an English man borne) and bis followers, must joyne with them to serve God in the same congrégation according to tlie way of the Church of En^^and. »

{State Pcqjers. Domcstic Charles II vol. XL. n» 4)