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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 1
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Sect. 1.
[We are now come to the main and principal demand,1 as is pretended, viz. the abolishing the Laws, which impose any Ceremonies, especially three, the Surplice, the sign of the Cross, and kneeling; these are the yoke, which if removed, there might be peace. It is to be suspected, and there is reason for it, from their own words, that somewhat else pinches, and that if these Ceremonies were laid aside, and these or any other Prayers, strictly enjoined without them, it would be deemed a burden intolerable; it seems so by N. 7. where they desire, that when the Liturgy is altered, according to the rest of their Proposals, the Minister may have liberty to add, and leave out, what he pleases; yet because the imposition of these Ceremonies, is pretended to be the insupportable grievance, we must of necessity, either yield that demand, or show them reason why we do not; and that we may proceed the better in this undertaking, we shall reduce the sum of their Complaint, to these several Heads, as we find them in their Papers. The Law for imposing these Ceremonies, they would have abrogated for these Reasons.
[We are now come to the main and principal demand,1 as is pretended, viz. the abolishing the Laws, which impose any Ceremonies, especially three, the Surplice, the sign of the Cross, and kneeling; these are the yoak, which if removed, there might be peace. It is to be suspected, and there is reason for it, from their own words, that somewhat else pinches, and that if these Ceremonies were laid aside, and these or any other Prayers, strictly enjoyned without them, it would be deemed a burden intollerable; it seems so by N. 7. where they desire, that when the Lyturgy is altered, according to the rest of their Proposals, the Minister may have liberty to add, and leave out, what he pleases; yet because the imposition of these Ceremonies, is pretended to be the insupportable grievance, we must of necessity, either yeeld that demand, or shew them reason why we do not; and that we may proceed the better in this undertaking, we shall reduce the sum of their Complaint, to these several Heads, as we find them in their Papers. The Law for imposing these Ceremonies, they would have abrogated for these Reasons.