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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Very true, we do remember them, and have not forgot the causes of them, why did you not set them down? When we see the same things which afflicted the Church before, coming so near us again, we do fear it indeed.
His other is, The Kings benignity and gentleness, &c. Blessed be God we have such a King to stand between you and us, else we see how it would go quickly with us.
His other is, The Kings benignity and gentlenesse, &c. Blessed be God we have such a King to stand between you and us, else we see how it would go quickly with us.
•ut, Sir, we are at a stand about reading it upon these grounds.
First, Many are scrupulous about the lawfulness of using such Forms, being thus imposed; for we find no Divine Authority for the imposing such Forms upon all men, because the Holy Penmen ⟨p. 33⟩