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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
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Fourthly, By this, you take away all preaching, by our own gifts; for men vent their Opinions, and people mind the Opinions of men, and take them more from their preaching than prayer; and so the us to the Homilies, as necessary, and of constant public use.
Fourthly, By this, you take away all preaching, by our own gifts; for men vent their Opinions, and people mind the Opinions of men, and take them more from their preaching than prayer; and so the us to the Homilies, as necessary, and of constant publick use.
Fifthly, The Church of Scotland had no Liturgy for many years; yet what Church so clear from Heresies, as that, and some other Churches I know? England had far more when the Liturgy was in use.
Sixthly, The Apostles were troubled with corrupt Doctrines in their times; we find indeed mention made of Catechisms in the Epistles; but for this way to keep out corrupt Opinions, we find none.