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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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8. He comes to his inartificial Argument, and will prove the excellency from Testimony, which were worth all he hath writ, both in this book and all the rest; if it were certain the Witnesses he allege would give in the Testimony he supposeth: For thus, p. 34. he writes, Nor can I believe but that the blessed Apostle St. Paul, if living, and the other Apostles would have joined with it, and said Amen; Rejoicing to see the soundness of our Faith, the Sanctity of Sacraments, the Unity of Devotion, the Order and Decency of holy Duties, &c.
8. He comes to his inartificial Argument, and will prove the excellency from Testimony, which were worth all he hath writ, both in this book and all the rest; if it were certain the Witnesses he alledge would give in the Testimony he supposeth: For thus, p. 34. he writes, Nor can I believe but that the blessed Apostle St. Paul, if living, and the other Apostles would have joyned with it, and said Amen; Rejoycing to see the soundnesse of our Faith, the Sanctity of Sacraments, the Ʋnity of Devotion, the Order and Decency of holy Duties, &c.
Answ. These blessed men are in Heaven, how shall we know their minds? We need not ascend to know, the word is near, Rom. 10.8. To Paul then let us go, who Act. 20.27. when he sent for the Elders of Ephesus (whom also he calls Bishops, making ⟨p. 30⟩no difference) he tells them, I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. That Counsel it seems taught not him to set up a Bishop above a Presbyter, neither now, nor when he wrote to Timothy and Titus, I never thought of any difference, will holy Paul say, if I had, I would have somewhere appropriated the word Bishop to a distinct Officer, as though in some places I call my self a Minister, yet in others I say I am an Apostle. I told this Church,