A modest & brotherly ansvver to Mr. Charles Herle his book against the independency of churches : wherein his foure arguments for the government of synods over particular congregations, are friendly examined and clearly answered : together with Christian and loving animadversions upon sundry other observable passages in the said booke : all tending to declare the true use of synods, and the power of congregationall churches in the points of electing and ordaining their owne officers and censuring their offendors / by Richard Mather ... and William Tompson ...