A18078:699
A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to…A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to…
A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.
printed by John Stroud?, 1573
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Concerning the form / there is also to be misliked: A great cause whereof is the following of the form used in Popery / against which I have before spoken. For whilst that service was set in many points as a pattern of this / it cometh to pas / that in stead of such prayers as the primitive churches have used / & those that be reformed / now use / we have divers short cuts & shreddings / which may be better called wishes then prayers. And that no man think that this is some idle fancy / & that it is no matter of weight / what form of prayer we use / so that the prayers be good / it must be understanded / that as it is not sufficient to preach the same doctrine which our saviour Christ & his apostles have preached / unless the same form of doctrine / and of teaching be likewise kept: so is it not enough that the matter of our prayer be such as is in the word of God / unless that the form also be agreeable unto the forms of prayers in the scripture. Now we have no such forms in the scripture / as that we should pray in .ij. or .iij. lines / and then after having red a while some other thing / come and pray as much more / and so to the .xx. and .xxx. time / with pauses between.
Concerning the fourme / there is also to be misliked: A great cause wherof is the folowing of the forme vsed in Popery / against whych I haue before spoken. For whilest that seruice was set in many poynts as a paterne of this / it cometh to pas / that in stead of suche prayers as the primitiue churches haue vsed / & those that be reformed / now vse / we haue diuers short cuts & shreddings / whych may be better called wishes then prayers. And that no man thinke that thys is some idle fancie / & that it is no matter of weight / what forme of prayer we vse / so that the prayers be good / it must be vnderstanded / that as it is not sufficient to preach the same doctrine whych our sauior Christ & hys apostles haue preached / vnles the same forme of doctrine / and of teaching be likewise kept: so is it not enough that the matter of our prayer be such as is in the word of God / vnles that the forme also be agreeable vnto the formes of prayers in the scripture. Now we haue no such formes in the scripture / as that we shuld pray in .ij. or .iij. lines / and thē after hauing red a while some other thing / come and pray as much more / and so to the .xx. and .xxx. time / wyth pauses betweene.