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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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[It is not reasonable that the Word Minister should be only used in the Liturgy:1 for since some parts of the Liturgy may be performed by a Deacon, ⟨p. 58⟩others by none under the order of a Priest, viz. Absolution, Consecration; it is fit that some such word as Priest should be used for those Offices, and not Minister, which signifies at large every one that ministers in that holy Office, of what order soever he be. The word Curate signifying properly all those, who are trusted by the Bishops with Cure of Souls, as anciently it signified, is a very fit word to be used, and can offend no sober Person. The word [Sunday] is ancient, Just. Martyr Ap. 2. and therefore not to be left off.]
[It is not reasonable that the Word Minister should be onely used in the Liturgy:1 for since some parts of the Liturgy may be performed by a Deacon, ⟨p. 58⟩others by none under the order of a Priest, viz. Absolution, Consecration; it is fit that some such word as Priest should be used for those Offices, and not Minister, which signifies at large every one that ministers in that holy Office, of what order soever he be. The word Curate signifying properly all those, who are trusted by the Bishops with Cure of Souls, as anciently it signified, is a very fit word to be used, and can offend no sober Person. The word [Sunday] is ancient, Just. Martyr Ap. 2. and therefore not to be left off.]
- 1N. 11. Ans.
Repl. The word [Minister] may well be used instead of Priest, 1and Curate, though the word [Deacon] for necessary distinction, stand: yet we doubt not but [Priest] as it is but the English of Presbyter, is lawful: but it is from the common danger of mistake, and abuse that we argue. That all Pastors else are but the Bishops Curates, is a Doctrine that declares the heavy charge, and account of the Bishops, and tends much to the ease of the Presbyters minds, if it could be proved: If by [Curates] you mean such as have not directly by Divine obligation the Cure of Souls, but only by the Bishops Delegation: But if the Office of a Presbyter be not of Divine Right; and so, if they be not the Curates of Christ, and Pastors of the Church, none are. And for the ancient use of it, we find not that it was so from the beginning: And as there's difference between the ancient Bishops of one single Church, and a Diocesan that hath many hundreds; so is there between their Curates. But why will ye not yield so much as to change the word [Sunday] into [the Lords Day] when you know that the later is the name used by the holy Ghost in Scripture, and commonly by the Ancient Writers of the Church, and more becoming Christians. Just. Martyr, speaking to Infidels, tells how they called the day, and not how Christians called it: All he saith is that on Sunday (that is, so called by the Heathens) the Christians hold their Meetings: see the usage of the Church in this point in August. Cont. Faustum Manich. lib. 18. cap. 5.