MARION J. HATCHETT To know what was generally believed in all Ages, the way is to consult the Liturgies, not any private Man’s writing. As if you would know how the Church of England serves God, go to the Common-Prayer-Book, consult not this nor that Man. John Seldon (1584–1654)1 In other branches of Christianity the decisions of certain councils (for example, Trent) or the writings of particular leaders (for example, Luther, Calvin or Wesley) or certain confessional statements (for