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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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Thirdly, It is true, in were a desirable thing if the King and His Subjects could agree in every punctilio of Religion, Doctrine and Worship; but His Majesty knows it is impossible, and that He, though our King, is a Subject to God as well as we; there is darkness abides upon us in some degree while we are here; but if we be united to our King in the sound Doctrine of the Church of England, as we are, and the same Ordinances of God owning all; if in lesser matters and circumstances there be various apprehensions upon conscientious grounds, Can we not be firm to Him in Love and Loyalty?
Fourthly, As to prayer: Is it not sufficient that we pray for the same things, and for His Majesty, much more enlarged, than in the Liturgy, unless we use just the same words and syllables? You can allow men to use other words, and contract places of Scripture, which the great God inspired, and commanded so to be written (as I instanced before in your Liturgy) and yet we must be tied to mens words.
Fourthly, As to prayer: Is it not sufficient that we pray for the same things, and for His Majesty, much more enlarged, than in the Liturgy, unlesse we use just the same words and syllables? You can allow men to use other words, and contract places of Scripture, which the great God inspired, and commanded so to be written (as I instanced before in your Liturgy) and yet we must be tyed to mens words.
I think our hearts were united to him in Love and Loyalty, when we poured out our souls for him under his affliction without a Common-prayer Book.