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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
THE PAPERS That passed between the COMMISSIONERS Appointed by his M… › Preface: PREFACE.
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yet Solomon saith, Woe to thee, O Land, when thy King is a Child, and thy Princes eat in the morning. Blessed art thou, O Land, when thy King is the Son of Nobles, and thy Princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness;] For mere sensual delight it is never lawful; And when it is for strength, it is not to be forbidden, unless when by accident it will infer a greater good to abstain, Eccl. 20. 16, 17. so Prov. 31. 4, 6. It is not for Kings to drink wine, nor Princes strong drink: Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that be of heavy hearts.
yet Solomon saith, Wo to thee, O Land, when thy King is a Child, and thy Princes eat in the morning. Blessed art thou, O Land, when thy King is the Son of Nobles, and thy Princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness;] For meer sensual delight it is never lawful; And when it is for strength, it is not to be forbidden, unless when by accident it will i•fer a greater good to abstain, Eccl. 20. 16, 17. so Prov. 31. 4, 6. It is not for Kings to drink wine, nor Princes strong drink: Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that be of heavy hearts.
[Nor does the Act of Parliament,1 5 of Eliz. forbid it: We dare not think a Parliament did intend to forbid that which Christ his Church ⟨p. 63⟩hath commanded. Nor does the Act determine any thing about Lent Fast, but only provide for the maintenance of the Navy, and of Fishing in order thereunto, as is plain by the Act. Besides, we conceive that we must not so interpret one Act, as to contradict another, being still in force and unrepealed. Now the Act of 1 Eliz. confirms the whole Liturgy, and in that the religious keeping of Lent, with a severe penalty upon all those, who shall by open words speak any thing in derogation of any part thereof; and therefore that other Act of 5 Elizab. must not be interpreted to forbid the religious keeping of Lent.]