A69535:294
The grand debate between the most reverend bishops and the Presbyterian divines appointed by…
The grand debate between the most reverend bishops and the Presbyterian divines appointed by His Sacred Majesty as commissioners for the review and alteration of the Book of common prayer, &c. : being an exact account of their whole proceedings : the most perfect copy.
London printed : s.n., 1661
THE PAPERS That passed between the COMMISSIONERS Appointed by His M… › Section
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[It was the wisdom of our Reformers to draw up such a Liturgy as 1neither Romanist, nor Protestant could justly except against, and therefore as the first never charged it with any positive errors, but only the want of something they conceived necessary: so it was never found fault with by those to whom the name of Protestants most properly belongs, those that profess the Augustine Confession: and for those who unlawfully and sinfully brought it into dislike with some people to urge the present Stave of Affairs, as an Argument why the Book should be altered, to give them satisfaction, and so that they should take advantage by their own unwarrantable Acts, is not reasonable.]
[It was the wisdome of our Reformers to draw up such a Liturgy as 1neither Romanist, nor Protestant could justly excopt against, and therefore as the first never charged it with any positive errors, but only the want of something they conceived necessary: so it was never found fault with by those to whom the name of Protestants most properly belongs, those that profess the Augustine Confession: and for those who unlawfully and sinfully brought it into dislike with some people to urge the present Stave of Affaires, as an Argument why the Booke should be altered, to give them satisfaction, and so that they should take advantage by their own unwarrantable Acts, is not reasonable.]
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Reply. If it be blameless, no man can justly except against it; But that de facto the Romanists never charged it with any positive errors, is an Assertion that maketh them reformed, and reconcilable to us, beyond all belief: Is not the very using it in our own Tongue a positive error in their account? Is it no positive error in the Papists account, that we profess [to receive these Creatures of Bread and Wine?] do they think we have no positive error in our Catechism about the Sacraments, that affirmeth it to be Bread and Wine after the Consecration,