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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.
3. As they help to bolster up many a wretch, who when he comes to dye, and his lusts forsake him, now from the bottom of his heart (as he fancies) he repents, and there is Comfort for him.
3. As they help to bolster up many a wretch, who when he comes to dye, and his lusts forsake him, now from the bottom of his heart (as he phansies) he repents, and there is Comfort for him.
But all that you have said will not save those words from being very false in the sense mentioned, in which I am confident they were spoken; and how much that which is very false differs from a Lye in this case, judge you. And truly, Sir, if this be the taste you give us how you will correct the Prayer-book, the Jesuits have by their Index expurgatorius done more service to their Romish Synagogue in purging out of Authors what was good, than you will do service to the Church of England by purging out what is unsound. Let us read what you say,
But all that you have said will not save those words from being very false in the sense mentioned, in which I am confident they were spoken; and how much that which is very false differs from a Lye in this case, judge you. And truly, Sir, if this be the taste you give us how you will correct the Prayer-book, the Jesuites have by their Index expurgatorius done more service to their Romish Synagogue in purging out of Authors what was good, than you will do service to the Church of England by purging out what is unsound. Let us read what you say,
All the words of that Sentence (in the Common-prayer book) are not in that place, Ezek. 18. 21, 22. This is very true, say you: Then say I, it is very false, that those words are the sentence of that Scripture: You confess it; You say, All the words are not, &c. how many think you are? I have viewed these Verses in the old English Translation when that Prayer-book was composed, (as I suppose) there I find above 63 words, in our Translation about 59. and though I easily yield you wicked and sinner, turn and repent, for Synonymies, yet I find not above five of the same words in the Common-prayer Book which are in that Text which the Common-prayer Book refers unto: So that they are not All indeed.