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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 › Section 5
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Sect. 5.
[To prevent which mischiefs,1 the former Ages knew no better way, than to forbid any Prayers in public, but such as were prescribed by public Authority. Con. Carthag. Can. 106. Milan. Can. 12.]
[To prevent which mischiefs,1 the former Ages knew no better way, than to forbid any Prayers in publick, but such as were prescribed by publick Authority. Con. Carthag. Can. 106. Milen. Can. 12.]
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Repl. To what you allege out of two Councils,1 we answer, 1. The acts of more venerable Councils are not now at all observed, (as Nice 1. Can. ult. &c.) nor many of these same which you Cite. 2. The Scripture, and the constant practice of the more ancient ⟨p. 55⟩Church allowed what they forbid. 3. Even these Canons show that then the Churches thought not our Liturgy to be necessary to their Concord; nor indeed had then any such form imposed on all, or many Churches to that end; for the Can. of Coun. Carthag. (we suppose you meant Coun. 3. Can. 23.) mentioneth Prayers even at the Altar, and alloweth any man to describe and use his own Prayers, so he but first cum instructioribus Fratribus eas confer, take advice about them with the abler Brethren. If there had been a stated Form before imposed on the Churches, what room could there be for this course? And even this much seems but a caution made newly upon some late abuse of Prayer. The same we say, de Concil. Malevit. Can. 12. if they were but a prudentioribus tractatae, vel comprobatae in Synodo, new Prayers might by any man at any time be brought in; which showeth they had no such stated public Liturgy, as is now pleaded for; and even this seemeth occasioned by Pelagianism, which by this caution they would keep out.