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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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We also reject those Forms of prayer, and public worship, which are imposed upon the consciences of men with a certain Tyranny and violent command, as absolutely necessary and essential parts of Divine worship, although as to the matter they be lawfully disposed, yet as to the form and manner by which they are induced, they are made the unlawful instruments of cruelty, and pretexts of wicked malice, and occasions of violent Tyranny, over the most worthy and best sons of the Church, &c. His Reason is, Because Christ nor his Apostles did ever prescribe any ⟨p. 37⟩such forms as simply and absolutely necessary. When all other prayers must be thrust out [unless before and after Sermon, and there your Reasons will hold as well as in other Ordinances] be men so able, I think you make your Forms absolutely necessary, when especially you will thrust the ablest men out of the Ministry for not yielding to your Forms, I think Apollonius is on my side.
VVe also reject those Forms of prayer, and publick worship, which are imposed upon the consciences of men with a certain Tyranny and violent command, as absolutely necessary and essential parts of Divine worship, although as to the matter they be lawfully disposed, yet as to the form and manner by which they are induced, they are made the unlawful instruments of cruelty, and pretexts of wicked malice, and occasions of violent Tyranny, over the most worthy and best sons of the Church, &c. His Reason is, Because Christ nor his Apostles did ever prescribe any ⟨p. 37⟩such forms as simply and absolutely necessary. When all other prayers must be thrust out [unlesse before and after Sermon, and there your Reasons will hold as well as in other Ordinances] be men so able, I think you make your Forms absolutely necessary, when especially you will thrust the ablest men out of the Ministry for not yielding to your Forms, I think Apollonius is on my side.
Secondly, I cannot admit that Liturgy, being but an human constitution, when it hath that attributed to it which is proper only to the Word of God. The Text saith, To the Law,