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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.
As for the Service-book in English, it hath manifest Reasons for it, 1and yet perchance seemeth to you a new Service, and indeed is none other but the old, the self-same words in English which w•re in Latin, if the service of the Church were good in Latin, it remaineth good in English; for nothing is altered but to speak with knowledge what was spoken in ignorance.
As for the Service-book in English, it hath manifest Reasons for it, 1and yet p•rchance seeme•h to you a new Service, and indeed is none other but the old, the self-same words in English which w•re in Latine, if the service of the Church were good in Latine, it remaineth good in English; for nothing is alter'd but to speak with knowledge what was spoken in ignorance.
- 1pag. 1189.
4. The attractive influence it had on the Papists, who for eleven years in Queen Elizabeth's time came to Church without any conversion to true Religion, 1but on the conformity of the English to the Romish service: on which ground Pope Plus the 4th. and Gregory the 13th. offered to confirm it, and the Fathers of Trent assured our Catholic Nobles, that the Pope might do it without any damage to the Catholic Cause. And the Messengers from Rome entertained here by Secretary Walsingham, at their return, wondered their Lord the Pope was so ill advised, or at least informed, as to Interdict a Prince, whose service was so like his own, and caused the Bull against the Queen to be recalled.