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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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He tells us of a wilderness of sin, stings of fiery Serpents, venomous Inflammations, &c. that followed upon the removing of the Liturgy, and bringing in the Directory. Ibid.
He tells us of a wilderness of sin, stings of fiery Serpents, venemous Inflammations, &c. that followed upon the removing of the Liturgy, and bringing in the Directory. Ibid.
But, Sir, your Liturgy and the Directory respect the worship of God, have the evils you speak of befallen those who cleave fast to the Directory? Name one; but if men never observed the Directory, is the fault in that? Thus you stumble upon the fallacy of non Causae pro Causâ.
But, Sir, your Liturgy and the Directory respect the worship of God, have the evills you speak of befallen those who cleave fast to the Directory? Name one; but if men never observed the Directory, is the fault in that? Thus you stumble upon the fallacy of non Causae pro Causâ.
2. He compares it with all the gifts of other Ministers, this is frequent, and exalts it above the gifts of any Minister, pag. 9. I give no answer to this, the naming of it is enough to refute it.