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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.
That the solemn League and Covenant is just and lawful in its Matter, and public and National for its Quality, I have demonstrated in my Fastring St. Peters Fetters. Its positive exclusion of this Service-book will be evident on these Considerations.
That the solemn League and Covenant is just and lawful in its Matter, and publick and National for its Quality, I have demonstrated in my Fastring St. Peters Fetters. Its positive exclusion of this Service-book will be evident on these Considerations.
1. Every of us stand obliged in Sincerity, Reality, and Constancy, to endeavour Reformation of Religion in England in Worship, according to Gods Word, and the Example of the best Reformed Churches: But the Word of God allows not, nay, it condemns an order of Service which is symbolical to Idol-worship, superstitious, and unsuitable to solemn public Worship; and no Reformed Church hath received and used our Service-book. Not using Corruption is the least act of our Endeavour for Reformation that we can perform.
1. Every of us stand obliged in Sincerity, Reality, and Constancy, to endeavour Reformation of Religion in England in Worship, according to Gods Word, and the Example of the best Reformed Churches: But the Word of God allows not, nay, it condemns an order of Service which is symbolical to Idol-worship, superstitious, and unsutable to solemn publick Worship; and no Reformed Church hath received and used our Service-book. Not using Corruption is the least act of our Endeavour for Reformation that we can perform.
2. We are obliged to endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdoms, to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in Worship: And that must be, by bringing Scotland to receive our Liturgy, which must be done by convincing them of its consonancy to Gods Word, and conformity to the best Reformed Churches, and that before their form of worship we have sworn to preserve (if in this point any be better than themselves) for bellum Episcopal hath already proved too feeble an Argument: or by considering their Directory, and getting it established in the two Kingdoms, unless the Word of God, and Reformed Churches, can point us to a Medium of some purer way of Worship.