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The liturgical considerator considered, or, A brief view of Dr. Gauden's considerations touching the…
The liturgical considerator considered, or, A brief view of Dr. Gauden's considerations touching the liturgy of the Church of England wherein the reasons by him produced for imposing the said liturgy upon all, are found to be so weak, his defence of things offensive in it so slight, the arguments against the liturgy by himself afforded, are so strong, that some, who upon His Majesties declaration did incline to the liturgy, are now further from it, by reading his wordy discourse about it : also some reasons humbly rendered, why many ministers, as yet cannot conform to that liturgy, but not out of disloyalty, pride, ingratitude, peevishness, nor schismatical petulancy, as the sarcastical pen of this uncharitable doctor hath published ... / by G.F.The liturgical considerator considered, or, A brief view of Dr. Gauden's considerations touching the liturgy of the Church of England wherein the reasons by him produced for imposing the said liturgy upon all, are found to be so weak, his defence of things offensive in it so slight, the arguments against the liturgy by himselfe afforded, are so strong, that some, who upon His Majesties declaration did incline to the liturgy, are now further from it, by reading his wordy discourse about it : also some reasons humbly rendered, why many ministers, as yet cannot conform to that liturgy, but not out of disloyalty, pride, ingratitude, peevishness, nor schismatical petulancy, as the sarcastical pen of this uncharitable doctor hath published ... / by G.F.
London: printed for Ralph Smith, 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.
Sectio prima.
FOR his first Head, Liturgy, which, though variously, and more largely used, he confines to Forms of Prayer; I cannot deny but a Liturgy may be useful to many Ministers (at least who go for such) in this Land, men of meaner abilities, and not able to express themselves publicly in every prayer, [Greek or Hebrew]. Yea, so far am I from conceit of my own gifts, (though the Doctor charge us with pride and ostentation) that if my gifts be not sufficient, I will freely use the Liturgy, (when purged from things offensive) as the Doctor would have me; or rather lay down my Ministry, as thinking Christ never called me to it, if He hath not bestowed on me a gift of prayer in some measure sufficient: So that this will clear me that I am not a man absolutely against Liturgies, nor the Book of Common-prayer.
FOR his first Head, Liturgy, which, though variously, and more largely used, he confines to Forms of Prayer; I cannot deny but a Liturgy may be useful to many Ministers (at least who go for such) in this Land, men of meaner abilities, and not able to expresse themselves publickly in every prayer, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Yea, so far am I from conceit of my own gifts, (though the Doctor charge us with pride and ostentation) that if my gifts be not sufficient, I will freely use the Liturgy, (when purged from things offensive) as the Doctor would have me; or rather lay down my Ministry, as thinking Christ never called me to it, if He hath not bestowed on me a gift of prayer in some measure sufficient: So that this will clear me that I am not a man absolutely against Liturgies, nor the Book of Common-prayer.
But because I am weak, and need it, that therefore it must be imposed upon the ablest men; and so that in the Sacraments, 1