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The judgement of foreign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the…The judgement of foraign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the…
The judgement of foreign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the discipline, liturgy, and ceremonies of the Church of England. Whereunto is added a letter from Mr. John Calvin to Mr. Knox, concerning the English Common-Prayer, after he had perused the same. Now published for public information and benefit.The judgement of foraign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the discipline, liturgie, and ceremonies of the Church of England. Whereunto is added a letter from Mr. Iohn Calvin to Mr. Knox, concerning the English Common-Prayer, after he had purused the same. Now published for publick information and benefit.
London : printed, and are to be sold in Westminster Hal, Pauls-Church-yard, and Popes Head-Alley, 1660London : printed, and are to be sold in VVestminster Hal, Pauls-Church-yard, and Popes Head-Alley, 1660
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And as I behave my self gentle and tractable in mean things (as external Ceremonies) so do I not always judg it profitable to give place to the foolish stoutness, which will forsake nothing of their own wonted custom. In the Liturgy of England, I see that there were many tolerable foolish things; by these words I mean, 1that there was not the purity which was to be desired. These vices, though they could not at the first day be amended, yet seeing there was manifest impiety, they were for a season to be tolerated. Therefore, it was lawful to begin of ⟨p. 13⟩such rudiments or Absedaries, but so, that it behoved the learned, grave and godly Ministers of Christ to enterprise farther, and so set forth something more filed from rust, and purer. If godly Religion had flourished till this day in England, there ought to have been a thing better corrected and many things clean taken away. Now, when these principles be overthrown, a Church must be set up in another place, where ye may freely make an order again, which shall be apparent to be most commodious to the use and edification of the Church. I cannot tell what they mean, which so greatly delight in the leavings of Popish dregs. 2They love the things whereunto they are accustomed. First of all, this is a thing both trifling and childish. Furthermore, this new Order far differeth from a change.
And as I behave my self gentle and tractable in mean things (as external Ceremonies) so do I not always judg it profitable to give place to the foolish stoutness, which will forsake nothing of their own wonted custome. In the Liturgie of England, I see that there were many tolerable foolish things; by these words I mean, 1that there was not the puritie which was to be desired. These vices, though they could not at the first day be amended, yet seeing there was manifest impietie, they were for a season to be tolerated. Therefore, it was lawful to begin of ⟨p. 13⟩such rudiments or Absedaries, but so, that it behoved the learned, grave and godly Ministers of Christ to enterprise farther, and so set forth something more filed from rust, and purer. If godly Religion had flourished till this day in England, there ought to have been a thing better corrected and many things clean taken away. Now, when these principles be overthrown, a Church must be set up in another place, where ye may freely make an order again, which shall be apparent to be most commodious to the use and edification of the Church. I cannot tell what they mean, which so greatly delight in the leavings of Popish dregs.