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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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What? Is it not only true, but most true? I know one thing truer Doctor, and what to be maintained to the death? Bishop Wren, give him a clap on the back for this Heroic Sentence, we shall have a Ceremonious Martyr at last, but Doctor it shall be, you shall maintain it to the death for me. Reader, if you have better eyes than I, pray see if you can find what Texts of Scripture he brings for this bold Assertion, and why a National Church may do this, more than the Church of Corinth, Philippi, Ephesus, &c. else it may be if we say these Apostolical Churches know their power as well as Dr. Gauden, yet in them we find no such Ceremonies as in our Liturgy, and if they be useful for us, they were for them; it may be if we urge this, he will tell us they were indeed Apostolical, but not National Churches, and could not: but prove that.
What? Is it not only true, but most true? I know one thing truer Doctor, and what to be maintained to the death? Bishop Wren, give him a clap on the back for this Heroick Sentence, we shall have a Ceremonious Martyr at last, but Doctor it shal be, you shall maintain it to the death for me. Reader, if you have better eyes than I, pray see if you can find what Texts of Scripture he brings for this bold Assertion, and why a National Church may do this, more than the Church of Corinth, Philippi, Ephesus, &c. else it may be if we say these Apostolical Churches know their power as well as Dr. Gauden, yet in them we find no such Ceremonies as in our Liturgy, and if they be useful for us, they were for them; it may be if we urge this, he will tell us they were indeed Apostolical, but not National Churches, and could not: but prove that.
As to this Question, I only hear of excellent books written about it, my purse and distance cannot reach them; but such they ⟨p. 20⟩are in the judgement of understanding men, as they are not Answered, so never can be from Scripture and sound reason, but by the old way of Prisons and silencing.