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A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…
A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and concord of Christians and are delivered in a book called The cure of church-divisions ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1671
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.
The second part of this Exception calleth me [a trifler, that doth neither believe the Scripture nor himself, but tries to abuse, &c.] Because I say about a Liturgy, 1. Certainly in Christs time, both Liturgies by forms, and ⟨p. 67⟩prayers by habit were used. 2. That it is like 1that the Pharisees long Liturgy, was in many things worse than ours; And yet Christ and his Apostles oft joined with them, and never condemned them.▪
The second part of this Exception calleth me [a trifler, that doth neither believe the Scripture nor himself, but tries to abuse, &c.] Because I say about a Liturgie, 1. Certainly in Christs time, both Liturgies by forms, and ⟨p. 67⟩prayers by habit were used. 2. That it is like 1that the Pharisees long Liturgie, was in many things worse than ours; And yet Christ and his Apostles oft joyned with them, and never condemned them.▪
- 1Whether the Jews had a Liturgy in Christs time.Whether the Jews had a Liturgie in Christs time.
Answ. 1. Let the Reader observe whether ever Christ, his Apostles, or the Pharisees meddled with the Controversy about the lawfulness of forms? Whether ever Christ condemned them? 2. Let the Reader note that when I say that Certainly forms were used, I say not, whether in the Synagogue or Temple, or House, nor do I say that they were other forms than Divine? But when I say that it is like in many things the Pharisees Liturgy was worse than ours, I mean that it is like (though not certain) that part of it was of humane invention, and used publicly.