A69533:1227
Five disputations of church-government and worship
Five disputations of church-government and worship by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1659
Qu. Whether a stinted Liturgy, or form of Worship, be a desirable m… › Proposition 2
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2. The Public Praising of God by singing of Palms, is a part of public worship: and a most excellent part, not usually to be omitted. But this part of worship is ordinarily to be used in a stinted form: because the gift of composing Psalms ex tempore without a prepared form, is not usual in the Church: and if it were so to one, it is not to the rest that must use this worship. Had we not stinted forms of Psalms, we should have ill-favoured work in the Church.
2. The Publick Praysing of God by singing of Palms, is a part of publick worship: and a most excellent part, not usually to be omitted. But this part of worship is ordinarily to be used in a stinted form: because the gift of composing Psalms ex tempore without a prepared form, is not usual in the Church: and if it were so to one, it is not to the rest that must use this worship. Had we not stinted forms of Psalms, we should have ill-favoured work in the Church.
3. Baptism is usually to be administered in a form of words: for Christ hath prescribed us a form, Matth. 28.19. [Baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost] I think few sober men will think it ordinarily meet to disuse this form.
3. Baptisme is usually to be administred in a form of words: for Christ hath prescribed us a form, Matth. 28.19. [Baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost] I think few sober men will think it ordinarily meet to disuse this form.