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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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For this discourse of his about the Liturgy, I heard of it long before I could borrow it (and resolved I was I would not buy it;) else I had considered his Considerations sooner: A general distaste I heard it gave to sober and godly Ministers, and some I am sure complying with His Majesties Declaration; when I came to view it, I found it just such a thing as he scoffingly compares the Devotion of some men unto, that pray not by a Liturgy; Like a great skein of yarn, 1course and snarled. Such I say I found his Book, full of words, so immethodical, that I could not tell where to begin to answer it. I must then do by his Book, •s we do by such skeins, break off what pieces I can, lay them in order before me to use them, and throw away the knot.
For this discourse of his about the Liturgy, I heard of it long before I could borrow it (and resolved I was I would not buy it;) else I had considered his Considerations sooner: A general distast I heard it gave to sober and godly Ministers, and some I am sure complying with His Majesties Declaration; when I came to view it, I found it just such a thing as he scoffingly compares the Devotion of some men unto, that pray not by a Liturgy; Like a great skain of yarn, 1course and snarl'd. Such I say I found his Book, full of words, so immethodical, that I could not tell where to begin to answer it. I must then do by his Book, •s we do by such skains, break off what pieces I can, lay them in order before me to use them, and throw away the knot.
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Thus then I cased his Book.
Thus then I cas'd his Book.