... people, one of the main issues was the question of ceremonies : they claim several ceremonies should be remove from the Book Of Common Prayers, because they were innovations, corruptions, which prevented the Church of England for being really Christian. Therefore, this text is build up like a defence to those assertions : it clearly and subtly, claimed that the Church of England is not what the Puritans strive to describe, but on the contrary, that it's a truly Christian church not subject to any future reformation. This text is composed of three paragraphs , organized according to a coherent line of arguments relying on subtle opposition. First of all, one fundamental assumption common to the Puritans and Hooker, is that the contemporary Church of England should be based on the same model given by the Bible and the example of the early Church. One source of authority is acknowledged ...

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