A discourse concerning liturgies

And what could restrain this innovating humour (when they had power enough) from abolishing or altering the supposed Liturgies, if they were but tempted to it, by what they would count a just ⟨p. 27⟩occasion? And such occasion they had, if those Liturgies contained any thing in favour of the Eternal Godhead of Christ, or his equality with the Father, or the Divinity of the Holy Ghost (which the Semi-Arians opposed). And some things (if not many) of this tendency they contained, if they were Christian Liturgies. Why is it then, that we hear not a word of their changing any old Liturgy, or composing any new; when we hear of their making bold both with that of greater moment and less? And how is it that their Antagonists, who thought themselves and their cause concerned, to give a full account of their innovations, (conceiving their Novelties to be one of the great advantages they had against them, and improving it, by publishing them to the World) make no mention of any such thing? In all reason this must be, because there was no such thing, no occasion for it, no such Liturgies then in fashion.

And what could restrain this innovating humour (when they had power enough) from abolishing or altering the supposed Lituries, if they were but tempted to it, by what they would count a just ⟨p. 27⟩occasion? And such occasion they had, if those Liturgies contained any thing in favour of the Eternal Godhead of Christ, or his equality with the Father, or the Divinity of the Holy Ghost (which the Semi-Arrians opposed). And some things (if not many) of this tendency they contained, if they were Christian Liturgies. Why is it then, that we hear not a word of their changing any old Liturgy, or composing any new; when we hear of their making bold both with that of greater moment and less? And how is it that their Antagonists, who thought themselves and their cause concerned, to give a full account of their innovations, (conceiving their Novelties to be one of the great advantages they had against them, and improving it, by publishing them to the World) make no mention of any such thing? In all reason this must be, because there was no such thing, no occasion for it, no such Liturgies then in fashion.