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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 7
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[Though Charity will move to pity,1 and relieve those that are truly perplexed or Scrupulous: yet we must not break Gods Command, in Charity to them, and therefore we must not perform public Services undecently or disorderly for the case of tender consciences.]
[Though Charity will move to pitty,1 and relieve those that are truly perplexed or Scrupulous: yet we must not break Gods Command, in Charity to them, and therefore we must not perform publick Services undecently or disorderly for the case of tender consciences.]
- 1Answ. Rule 5.
Repl. 1O that you would but do all that God alloweth you, yea that he hath commanded you, for these ends! how happy would you make your selves, and these poor afflicted Churches. But as to the instance of your Rule, we answer. 1. When the indecency and disorder is so small, as that it will not cross the ends, so much as our disobedience would, we are here so far more comfortable, and peaceable than you, as that we would even in Gods worship, do some things indecent and disorderly, rather than disobey. And so should you do rather than destroy your Brethren, or hinder that peace, & healing of the Church. For Order is for the thing ordered, and not contrarily. For example, there is much disorder lies in the Common-Prayer-Book, yet we would obey it, as far as the ends of our calling do require. It would be undecent to come without a Band, or other handsome Raiment into the Assembly; yet would we obey, if it were commanded us, rather than not worship God at all.
Repl. 1O that you would but do all that God alloweth you, yea that he hath commanded you, for these ends! how happy would you make your selves, and these poor afflicted Churches. But as to the instance of your Rule, we answer. 1. VVhen the indecency and disorder is so smal, as that it will not crosse the ends, so much as our disobedience would, we are here so far more comfortable, and peaceable than you, as that we would even in Gods worship, do some things indecent and disorderly, rather than disobey. And so should you do rather than destroy your Brethren, or hinder that peace, & healing of the Church. For Order is for the thing ordered, and not contrarily. For example, there is much disorder lies in the Common-Prayer-Book, yet we would obey it, as far as the ends of our calling do require. It wouldbe undecent to come without a Band, or other handsome Raiment into the Assembly; yet would we obey, if it were commanded us, rather than not worship God at all.