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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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Secondly, If it be so good for the meaner sort, what shall we do with your judicious well-bred Christians you mentioned before? will not they laugh and scoff at the plain things which the vulgar Rustics and Mechanics have prepared to edify and save them? But it may be you will say, because it is a humane invention they will approve it, and like it never the worse. Ay Sir; but so will not the judicious and right-bred Christians.
Secondly, If it be so good for the meaner sort, what shall we do with your judicious well-bred Christians you mentioned before? will not they laugh and scoff at the plain things which the vulgar Rusticks and Mechanicks have prepared to edifie and save them? But it may be you will say, because it is a humane invention they will approve it, and like it never the worse. Ay Sir; but so will not the judicious and right-bred Christians.
Thirdly, But O ye blessed Apostles, and thou zealous Paul, who did so love and labour for the salvation and edification of souls, and the meaner sort, 1 Cor. 1. were these who most what received the Gospel, here is a means mightily conducing to the salvation of the meaner sort; for which thou Paul I am sure didst labour almost as much as Dr. Gauden; but couldst not thou, not all the other Apostles hit of this mighty means? no wonder though you did miss of your end; you or Dr. Gauden wanted wisdom.
Thirdly, But O ye blessed Apostles, and thou zealous Paul, who did so love and labour for the salvation and edification of souls, and the meaner sort, 1 Cor. 1. were these who most what received the Gospel, here is a means mightily conducing to the salvation of the meaner sort; for which thou Paul I am sure didst labou• almost as much as Dr. Gauden; but couldst not thou, not all the other Apostles hit of this mighty means? no wonder though you did miss of your end; you or Dr. Gauden wanted wisdom.