A26983:30
A petition for peace with the reformation of the liturgy, as it was presented…
A petition for peace with the reformation of the liturgy, as it was presented to the right reverend bishops, by the divines appointed by His Majesties commission to treat with them about the alteration of it.
London printed : s.n., MDCLXI 1661
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8. And if our Religion be laid upon your particular Liturgy, we shall teach the Papists further to insult, by asking us, where was our Religion two hundred years ago? The Common-Prayer-Book as differing from the Mass-Book, being not so old, and that which might then be the matter of a change, is not so unchangeable it self, but that those Alterations may be accepted for ends so desirable as are now before us.
8. And if our Religion be laid upon your particular Liturgy, wee shall teach the Papists further to insult, by asking us, where was our Religion two hundred years ago? The Common-Prayer-Book as differing from the Mass-Book, being not so old, and that which might then bee the matter of a change, is not so unchangeable it self, but that those Alterations may bee accepted for ends so desirable as are now before us.
9. And we humbly crave that we may not in this be more rigorously dealt with, than the Pastors and People of the Ancient Churches were: If we may not have the Liberty of the Primitive times, when for ought can be proved, no Liturgical Forms were imposed upon any Church, yet at least let us have the liberty of the following Ages, when under the same Prince there were diversity of Liturgies, and particular Pastors, had the power of making and altering them for their particular Churches.
9. And wee humbly crave that wee may not in this bee more rigorously dealt with, than the Pastors and People of the Antient Churches were: If wee may not have the Liberty of the Primitive times, when for ought can bee proved, no Liturgical Forms were imposed upon any Church, yet at least let us have the liberty of the following Ages, when under the same Prince there were diversity of Liturgies, and particular Pastors, had the power of making and altering them for their particular Churches.