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

Abundance more such Instances may be given, to show how far from truth the Assertion is, that [The Church hath been careful to put nothing into the Liturgy, but that which is either evidently the Word of God, or which hath been generally received in the Catholic Church,] unless you speak of some unhappy unsuccessful Carefulness. But we thankfully accept of your following words, [And if the contrary can be proved, we wish it out of the Liturgy,] which we entreat you to pefso•m, and impartially receive our proofs. But then we must also entreat you, 1. That the Primitive Churches Judgement and Practise may be preferred before the present declined, much corrupted State. And 2. If Gods Law rather then the sinful practises of men breaking that Law, may be the Churches Rule for Worship: For you call us to subscribe to Art. 19. that [As the Church of Jerusalem, Alexandria and Antioch hath erred, so also the Church of Rome hath erred, not only in their living, and manner of Ceremonies, but also in matters of Faith: and saith Rogers, in Art. 20. They are out of the way, which think that either one man, as the Pope, or any certain Calling of men, as the Clergy, hath power to decree and appoint Rites or Ceremonies, though of themselves good, unto the whole Church of God, dispersed over the universal world.] And indeed, if you would have all that corruption brought into our Liturgy, and Discipline, and Doctrine, which the Papists, Greeks, and others that undoubtedly make up the far greater number of the now universal Church do use; you would deserve no more thanks of God or man, then he that would have all Kings, and Nobles, and Gentry levelled with the poor Commons, because the latter are the greater number; or then he that would have the healthful conformed to the sick, when an Epidemical Disease hath made them the Majority; or then he that would teach us to follow a multitude to do evil, and to break more then the least Commands, because the greater number break them. We pray you therefore to take it for no justification of ⟨p. 19⟩any uncertain or faulty passage in our Liturgies, though the greater number now are guilty of it. 3.

Abundance more such Instances may be given, to shew how far from truth the Assertion is, that [The Church hath been careful to put nothing into the Liturgie, but that which is either evidently the Word of God, or which hath been generally received in the Catholick Church,] unless you speak of some unhappy unsuccessful Carefulness. But we thankfully accept of your following words, [And if the contrary can be proved, we wish it out of the Liturgie,] which we intreat you to pefsom, and impartially receive our proofs. But then we must also intreat you, 1. That the Primitive Churches Judgement and Practise may be preferred before the present declined, much corrupted State. And 2. If Gods Law rather then the sinful practises of men breaking that Law, may be the Churches Rule for Worship: For you call us to subscribe to Art. 19. that [As the Church of Jerusalem, Alexandria and Antioch hath erred, so also the Church of Rome hath erred, not onely in their living, and manner of Ceremonies, but also in matters of Faith: and saith Rogers, in Art. 20. They are out of the way, which think that either one man, as the Pope, or any certain Calling of men, as the Clergie, hath power to decree and appoint Rites or Ceremonies, though of themselves good, unto the whole Church of God, dispersed over the universal world.] And indeed, if you would have all that corruption brought into our Liturgie, and Discipline, and Doctrine, which the Papists, Greeks, and others that undoubtedly make up the far greater number of the now universal Church do use; you would deserve no more thanks of God or man, then he that would have all Kings, and Nobles, and Gentry levelled with the poor Commons, because the latter are the greater number; or then he that would have the healthful conformed to the sick, when an Epidemical Disease hath made them the Majority; or then he that would teach us to follow a multitude to do evil, and to break more then the least Commands, because the greater number break them. We pray you therefore to take it for no justification of