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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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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⟩were directed and inspired by God to pen a prayer for the use of the Church at sometimes; that therefore ordinary men may impose their Forms on able men qualified by God, so as to take up most of the Ordinance of Prayer publicly, we think it to be a lame consequence.
First, Many are scrupulous about the lawfulnesse 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⟩were directed and inspired by God to pen a prayer for the use of the Church at sometimes; that therefore ordinary men may impose their Forms on able men qualified by God, so as to take up most of the Ordinance of Prayer publickly, we think it to be a lame consequence.