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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… › Reply
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.
Repl. If the word Liturgy signify the public Worship, God forbid we should exclude the singing of Psalms: And sure you have no fitter way of singing than in Metre) when these and all Prayers conceived by private men (as you call the Pastors) whether prepared or excemporate, (and by purity of reason-preaching) are cast out, what will your Liturgy be? We hope you make no question, whether singing Psalms, and Hymns were part of the Primitive Liturgy, and seeing they are set forth, and allowed to be sung in all Churches of all the people together) why should they be denied to be part of the Liturgy; we understand not the reason of this [N. 13. 14.] The 13. and 14. we suppose you grant by passing them by.
Repl. If the word Liturgy signifie the publick Worship, God forbid we should exclude the singing of Psalms: And sure you have no fitter way of singing than in Meeter) when these and all Prayers conceived by private men (as you call the Pastors) whether prepared or excemporate, (and by purity of reason-preaching) are cast out, what will your Liturgy be? We hope you make no question, whether singing Psalms, and Hymns were part of the Primitive Liturgy, and seeing they are set forth, and allowed to be sung in all Churches of all the people together) why should they be denyed to be part of the Liturgy; we understand not the reason of this [N. 13. 14.] The 13. and 14. we suppose you grant by passing them by.
[The phrase is such, &c.] The Church in her Prayers useth no more offensive phrase, than St. Paul uses, when he writes to the 1Corinthians, Galatians, and others, calling them in general the Churches of God, Sanctified in Christ Jesus, by vocation Saints, amongst whom notwithstanding there were many, who by their known sins (which the Apostle endeavoured to amend in them) were not properly such, yet he gives the denomination to the whole, from the greater