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A confession of faith made by common consent of divers reformed churches beyond the…A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the…
A confession of faith made by common consent of divers reformed churches beyond the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Church. Perused and allowed according to the Queens Majesties injunctions.A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Churche. Perused and allowed accordinge to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by Henry Wykes for Lucas Harrison, 1568
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
¶ Of prayers in the Church, of singing, and Canonical hours. Chapter. 23.
¶ Of praiers in the Churche, of synging, and Canonicall howres. Chapit. 23.
IT is lawful, doubtless, to pray 1privately in any tongue which thou understandest, but public prayers in the Church, ought to be in the mother tongue. Let all the prayers of the faithful be made with faith, and love to God, only in Christ 2his name above. The Priesthood of Christ our Lord, and of true religion, ⟨p. 82⟩forbiddeth us to call upon the saints in heaven, as our intercessors: 3We ought to pray for Magistrates, for Kings, and all that be put in authority, for the ministers of the church, 4and all things necessary for the same. In all miseries of the Church, especially we ought to pray, without ceasing, both privately and publicly. We must also pray of our own 5accord, not by compulsion, or for any reward. Neither is it mete, that prayer 6should be superstitiously tied to a place, as though we might pray no where else, but in the church. Neither 7is it requisite, that common prayers be like in all churches, touching the form or fashion, or time. Let each Church do in that behalf, as they list. As Socrates in his history sayeth: In no