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

Before we come to the Proposals,¹ it will be perhaps necessary to say a word or two to the Preface, ²wherein they begin with a thankful acknowledgement of his Majesties most Princely condescension; to which we shall only say, That we conceive the most real Expression of their thankfulness had been an hearty compliance with his Majesties earnest and passionate request for the use of the present Liturgy, at least so much of it as they acknowledge by these Papers to be lawful: how far they have in this expressed their thankfulness, the world sees, we need not say.]

BEfore we come to the Proposals,¹ it will be perhaps necessary to say a word or two to the Preface, ²wherein they begin with a thankful acknowledgement of his Majesties most Princely condescention; to which we shall onely say, That we conceive the most real Expression of their thankfulness had been an hearty complyance with his Majesties earnest and passionate request for the use of the present Liturgie, at least so much of it as they acknowledge by these Papers to be lawful: how far they have in this expressed their thankfulness, the world sees, we need not say.]

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1. AS we hope it is no matter of offence to acknowledge his Majesties gracious condescension;¹ so when his Majesty by his Declaration hath granted us some liberty as to the use of the Liturgy before the alteration, and hath by his Commission engaged us in a Consultation for the alteration of it; we conceive our Brethren (nor the world, to whose observation they appeal) had no warrant to censure us as unthankful to his Majesty, because of our present forbearance to use it, or part of it, before the intended alteration; at least