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An account of all the proceedings of the commissioners of both persuasions appointedAn accompt of all the proceedings of the commissioners of both persvvasions appointed
An account of all the proceedings of the commissioners of both persuasions appointed by His Sacred Majesty, according to letters patent, for the review of the Book of common prayer, &c.An accompt of all the proceedings of the commissioners of both persvvasions appointed by His Sacred Majesty, according to letters patent, for the review of the Book of common prayer, &c.
London : s.n., 1661
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6. That the Religious Observation of Saints-days appointed to be kept as Holy-days, and the Vigils thereof without any foundation (as we conceive) in Scripture, may be omitted. That if any be retained, they may be called Festivals, and not Holy-Days, nor made equal with the Lords-day, nor have any peculiar service appointed for them, nor the people be upon such days forced wholly to abstain from work; And that the names of all ⟨p. 5⟩others now inserted in the Calendar which are not in the first and second books of Edward the sixth, may be left out.
6. That the Religious Observation of Saints-daies appointed to be kept as Holy-daies, and the Vigils thereof without any foundation (as wee conceive) in Scripture, may be omitted. That if any be retained, they may be called Festivals, and not Holy-Daies, nor made equal with the Lords-day, nor have any peculiar service appointed for them, nor the people bee upon such daies forced wholly to abstain from work; And that the names of all ⟨p. 5⟩others now inserted in the Calender which are not in the first and second books of Edward the sixth, may be left out.
7. That the gift of Prayer, being one special Qualification for the work of the Ministry bestowed by Christ in order to the Edification of his Church, and to be exercised for the profit and benefit thereof, according to its various and emergent necessity; It is desired, that there may be no such imposition of the Liturgy, as that the exercise of that gift be thereby totally excluded in any part of public worship. And further, considering the great age of some Ministers, and infirmities of others, and the variety of several services oft-times concurring upon the same day, whereby it may be inexpedient to require every Minister, at all times to read the whole; It may be left to the discretion of the Minister, to omit part of it, as occasion shall require: which liberty we find to be allowed even in the first Common Prayer-Book of Edward. 6.