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104 THE REGISTER OF CONSULTATIONS
according to their promise in the preface of their
paper.
Querees from the Protesters upon the Overtures
given by the Brethren for the Assembly upon the
1st Juni last
13th November 1655.
Although we have some doubts about the meaning of
our Brethren’s overture to us on the first of June last,
which wee had put in writting before the first meeting
for conference, yet, conceaving that the proposeing of the
same by written querees might have proved offensive
and have retarded or obstructed the end of the confer¬
ence, we did abstain the giving of these querees in writting.
But these doubts about the true meaning of that overture
continueing, and now having ground by our Brethren’s
practice to expect that the propounding of these doubts
by writting shall not be offensive to them, wee desire
satisfaction concerning these following particulars.
Querees on the whole Overture
Whether this overture doth not suppone or import the
standing of the true late contraverted Assemblies in their
Constitution, Acts, both as to their authority and execution.
Whether it doth not also importe a passing from our
protestations and testimonies, and that we shall not
make the like in tyme comeing even upon the like occasion.
Whether this overture doth not allow any more to be
done in hoc turbato et corrupto Ecclesie Statu than the
ordinary way used integro Ecclesie Statu, and, if more be
intended, what that is. Whether the preface of the
overture doth not import that a liberty is reserved by
them for making voyd in any future Generali Assemblie
any thing that shall be now agreed upon for union amongst
us, and, if such a liberty be intended to be reserved, what
ground of assurance or confidence shall we have that any
thing now agreed upon shall be observed.