O sexta.
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Sectio sexta.
2ly. THE next Effect of the Liturgy is this; it unites the King and the People; and this Reason he urgeth, so that on the contrary, he saith, Subjects cannot be so tite, firm, zealous, cheerful, nor constant in our Loyalty and Love to our Sovereign; a heap of words, pag. 28.
2ly. THE next Effect of the Liturgy is this; it unites the King and the People; and this Reason he urgeth, so that on the contrary, he saith, Subjects cannot be so tite, firm, zealous, chearful, nor constant in our Loyalty and Love to our Soveraign; a heap of words, pag. 28.
Answ. 1. What mean you Doctor, to create jealousies between the King and his Subjects, when He is newly come to His Throne, the Lord rebuke you? Why then did you take the Covenant (so cross to what now you practice) the removal of the Liturgy was in pursuance of the Covenant, as both Houses declared; because you can bring no Scripture-proof, you go to State-policy; but let us weigh him.
Secondly, Why not then the same Sermon that is preached before the King, and the same prayer the Minister makes before Him? that there be nothing in all the Worship of God, through his Kingdoms, but verbatim, the same that is before the King: This uniformity is stronger.
Thirdly, It is true, in were a desirable thing if the King and His Subjects could agree in every punctilio of Religion, Doctrine and Worship; but His Majesty knows it is impossible, and that He, though our King, is a Subject to God as well as we; there is darkness abides upon us in some degree while we are here; but if we be united to our King in the sound Doctrine of the Church of England, as we are, and the same Ordinances of God owning all; if in lesser matters and circumstances there be various apprehensions upon conscientious grounds, Can we not be firm to Him in Love and Loyalty?