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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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2. I declared all the counsel of God; but I never told you it was his mind to Consecrate a Day to God for the Nativity of Christ. Surely God hath revealed more of his Counsel to you than to me, if it be his mind, yet the cause was existent in my time, and I suppose I loved Christ as well as Dr. Gauden.
3. I find you are imposing of your Forms of prayer on the ablest Ministers of God, to whom he hath given both sufficient gifts, and a Spirit to assist, as I delivered in the Gospel: Had not I, and my fellow-Apostles, as much authority and wisdom as you, but neither I nor they had ever such Counsel from God, nor did we ever impose such Forms upon the Churches; though we often called for Unity in Doctrine and Affections, yet not in the same syllables in prayer; whence had you this counsel?
4. I find you are in matters of Religion pressing things indifferent on Ministers and Christians; my Doctrine, Rom. 14.20.21. and my Practice, 1 Cor. 8.13. you may find quite contrary.