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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.
Confirmation (the primitive course of admitting adult persons to the Lords Table) is unduly applied to children in an Infant state, and that as an act of solemn worship, rather than Church order, and as an Exorcism or Spell, therefore declared to be applied unto children at such age as they begin to be in danger of falling into sin, though not capable of making any moral improvement and reflection thereof. I might pass through every part of this Service, and show its dissonancy to Solemn worship, but I must not thus much enlarge; I shall therefore only take a view of its suitableness to solemn public Prayer, (which it mainly intends) by comparing it with this general description of solemn public Prayer, whereby it differs from personal and ejaculatory Prayer.
Confirmation (the primitive course of admitting adult persons to the Lords Table) is unduly applyed to children in an Infant state, and that as an act of solemn worship, rather than Church order, and as an Exorcism or Spell, therefore declared to be applied unto children at such age as they begin to be in danger of falling into sin, though not capable of making any moral improvement and reflection thereof. I might passe through every part of this Service, and shew its dissonancy to Solemn worship, but I must not thus much enlarge; I shall therefore only take a view of its sutablenesse to solemn publick Prayer, (which it mainly intends) by comparing it with this general description of solemn publick Prayer, whereby it differs from personal and ejaculatory Prayer.
Solemn public Prayer is a serious, composed, and at once making known to God, the desires of the Church, by expressions suitable to their present occasion openly uttered by the Minister, enforced and concluded by the peoples Amen.
Solemn publick Prayer is a serious, composed, and at once making known to God, the desires of the Church, by expressions sutable to their present occasion openly uttered by the Minister, enforced and concluded by the peoples Amen.