A26853:550
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sect. 3.
Ans. [From sudden death] as good as from [dying suddenly] which therefore we pray against, that we may not be unprepared.]
Repl. We added [unprepared] as expository, or hinting, to show the reason why sudden death is prayed against; and so to hint our Prayers to that sudden death, which we are unprepared for; there being some ways of sudden death, no more to be prayed against than death it self, simply considered may. When you say [from sudden death] is as good as from [dying suddenly] ⟨p. 102⟩we confess it is, but not so good as from dying suddenly and unpreparedly.] We hope you intend not to make any believe, that our turning the Adjective into an Adverb, was our Reformation? And yet we wondered to hear this made a common jest upon us, as from those that had seen our Prayers. Would you have had us said [from sudden and unprepared death?] you would then have had more matter of just exception against the words [unprepared death] than now you have against [dying suddenly:] A man may be well prepared to dye suddenly, by Martyrdom for Christ, or by War for his Prince, and many other ways.
Repl. We added [unprepared] as expository, or hinting, to shew the reason why sudden death is prayed against; and so to hint our Prayers to that sudden death, which we are unprepared for; there being some wayes of sudden death, no more to be prayed against than death it self, simply considered may. When you say [from sudden death] is as good as from [dying suddenly]