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A30879 Leitourgia theiotera ergia, or, Liturgie a most divine service in answer to a late pamphlet stiled, Common-prayer-book no divine service : wherein that authors XXVII reasons against liturgies are wholly and clean taken away, his LXIX objections against our most venerable service-book are fully satisfied : as also his XII arguments against bishops are clearly answered ... so that this tract may well passe for a replie to the most of the great and little exceptions any where made to our liturgie and politie ... / by John Barbon ... Barbon, John. 1662 (1662) Wing B703; ESTC R37060 239,616 210

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thorndike_n as_o above_o p._n 242_o etc._n etc._n seem_v good_a also_o that_o those_o prayer_n or_o mass_n once_o a_o good_a word_n which_o have_v be_v allow_v in_o the_o council_n whether_o preface_v or_o commendation_n or_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v frequent_v of_o all_o so_o that_o none_o at_o all_o be_v say_v in_o the_o church_n but_o such_o as_o have_v be_v treat_v of_o by_o the_o more_o discreet_a or_o allow_v in_o the_o synod_n lest_o perhaps_o something_o against_o the_o faith_n be_v propose_v either_o through_o ignorance_n or_o too_o little_a heed_n and_o this_o be_v ordain_v because_o inconvenience_n be_v perceive_v by_o the_o unconformitie_n of_o particular_a episcopal_a church_n upon_o alteration_n make_v by_o the_o minister_n of_o they_o in_o their_o form_n of_o service_n therefore_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o service_n to_o be_v use_v be_v first_o approve_v in_o the_o usual_a synod_n of_o the_o african_a church_n that_o all_o episcopal_a church_n of_o those_o 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element_n and_o rudiment_n of_o the_o world_n lead_v man_n from_o christ_n unto_o bondage_n be_v in_o effect_n satisfy_v already_o 2d_o already_o in_o answ_n to_o reason_n 2d_o his_o scripture_n for_o the_o other_o col._n 4._o 8._o be_v speak_v to_o already_o gal._n 4._o 3._o speak_v of_o the_o observation_n of_o those_o first_o rudiment_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o the_o jew_n religion_n which_o sure_a the_o very-christian_a liturgy_n of_o england_n be_v not_o the_o twenty_o five_o because_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n the_o word_n of_o god_n only_o must_v prevail_v etc._n etc._n be_v super_fw-la sede_v already_o in_o our_o answer_n to_o reason_n 3d._n i_o add_v that_o it_o be_v true_a in_o matter_n of_o faith_n import_v heaven_n and_o hell_n in_o man_n belief_n but_o not_o in_o lesser_a matter_n circumstance_n mode_n external_o wherein_o the_o scripture_n define_v nothing_o in_o sundry_a case_n and_o which_o consequent_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o inorder_n of_o the_o church_n s._n augustine_n speak_v to_o this_o matter_n on_o occasion_n of_o fast_v on_o sunday_n have_v a_o golden_a rule_n sunt_fw-la rule_n epist_n cxviii_o ad_fw-la casulanum_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la rebus_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la nihil_fw-la statuit_fw-la scriptura_fw-la mos_fw-la populi_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o instituta_fw-la majorum_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la dei_fw-la tenenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o those_o thing_n whereto_o the_o scripture_n appoint_v no_o certainty_n the_o use_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n or_o the_o ordinance_n of_o our_o father_n must_v serve_v for_o a_o law_n to_o his_o twenty_o six_o reason_n because_o it_o do_v derogate_v from_o christ_n as_o both_o prophet_n and_o king_n as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o leave_v sufficient_a law_n i_o answer_v this_o argument_n how_o the_o asp_n suck_v poison_n from_o the_o viper_n be_v account_v a_o very_a palmarie_a one_o by_o cartwright_n and_o his_o puritanical_a sectatour_n in_o this_o form_n 112._o form_n m._n m._n p._n 16._o and_o demonstration_n of_o discipline_n c._n ●_o apud_fw-la hooke●_n l._n 3._o p._n 112._o he_o that_o be_v faithful_a as_o moses_n leave_v as_o clear_a instruction_n for_o the_o government_n matter_n of_o the_o church_n but_o christ_n be_v as_o faithful_a as_o moses_n but_o to_o this_o we_o say_v many_o thing_n 1._o that_o christ_n be_v faithful_a and_o conceal_v not_o any_o part_n of_o his_o father_n will_n for_o he_o testify_v pol_n testify_v s._n john_n 17._o 8._o see_v mr_n hooker_n irrefragable_o clear_v and_o confirm_v this_o matter_n against_o the_o puritan_n pope_n l._n 3._o p._n 112_o 113_o 114._o 115._o 120_o 131._o of_o eccl_n pol_n i_o have_v give_v they_o the_o word_n which_o thou_o give_v i_o and_o yet_o this_o do_v not_o exact_a that_o christ_n shall_v ordain_v such_o mode_n or_o circumstance_n as_o the_o reason_n require_v 2._o if_o such_o kind_n of_o reason_v be_v good_a we_o may_v even_o as_o direct_o conclude_v the_o very_a same_o concern_v law_n of_o secular_a regiment_n or_o matter_n for_o the_o disciplinarian_o word_n be_v these_o 1._o these_o ecclesiast_fw-la dis_n l._n 1._o in_o the_o ancient_a church_n of_o the_o jew_n god_n do_v command_v and_o moses_n commit_v unto_o writing_n all_o thing_n pertinent_a as_o well_o to_o the_o civil_a as_o to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n translate_v state_n see_v dr_n sanderson_n ten_o lecture_n de_fw-fr conscientia_fw-la praelect_a 6._o §_o 30._o p._n 246._o mr_n p._n may_v see_v they_o in_o english_a though_o somewhat_o disguise_o translate_v now_o do_v it_o derogate_v from_o god_n as_o creator_n or_o father_n from_o his_o favour_n or_o care_n that_o he_o have_v not_o leave_v such_o sufficient_a law_n in_o civil_a thing_n as_o he_o do_v to_o and_o for_o the_o jew_n can_v god_n be_v hence_o argue_v less_o to_o regard_v our_o temporal_a state_n in_o this_o world_n or_o provide_v worse_o than_o for_o they_o christ_n mean_v not_o to_o set_v down_o particular_a positive_a law_n for_o all_o 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judicial_n to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n we_o right_o gather_v that_o it_o be_v god_n mind_n and_o pleasure_n that_o that_o people_n under_o that_o pedagogie_n and_o discipline_n as_o by_o a_o certain_a yoke_n of_o servitude_n shall_v be_v so_o keep_v in_o their_o duty_n as_o to_o have_v but_o very_o small_a liberty_n so_o from_o christ_n impose_v but_o very_o ●●w_a law_n of_o ceremony_n on_o the_o christian_a church_n we_o due_o collect_v it_o be_v god_n intent_n that_o the_o magistrate_n and_o people_n christian_n in_o such_o thing_n shall_v be_v leave_v to_o their_o liberty_n etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o strength_n of_o which_o argument_n observation_n or_o consideration_n he_o avow_v that_o scarce_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v bring_v more_o to_o incommode_v their_o own_o cause_n and_o more_o to_o establish_v we_o th●n_o the_o argument_n which_o they_o derive_v from_o the_o comparison_n betwixt_o moses_n and_o christ_n faithfulness_n 249._o faithfulness_n see_v the_o forecited_a ten_o lecture_n pr●●ect_n 6._o §_o 31._o p._n 248_o 249._o 6._o even_o in_o that_o people_n christian_n people_n wh●_n be_v more_o strict_o ●yed_v to_o prescription_n &_o form_n than_o christian_n many_o thing_n be_v do_v pious_o and_o with_o approbation_n of_o god_n which_o be_v under_o no_o express_a command_n and_o wherein_o they_o be_v not_o guide_v by_o any_o former_a precedent_n nor_o expect_v any_o other_o warrant_n than_o the_o use_n of_o their_o reason_n and_o of_o prudential_a discourse_n 282._o discourse_n see_v bishop_n sanderson_n be_v pref_o to_o his_o fourteen_o serman_n and_o his_o lecture_n of_o censcience_n lect_v 6._o p._n 248._o see_v concern_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o dedication_n and_o of_o purim_n dr_n hammond_n against_o cawdrey_n particular_o c._n 7._o §_o 17._o p._n 278._o 282._o what_o warrant_v else_o have_v solomon_n for_o keep_v a_o feast_n of_o seven_o day_n for_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o altar_n 2_o chro._n 7._o 8_o 9_o or_o what_o hezekiah_n for_o continue_v the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n long_o than_o the_o time_n appoint_v by_o the_o law_n 2_o chro._n 30._o 25_o or_o what_o mordecai_n and_o esther_n for_o make_v a_o ordinance_n for_o the_o yearly_a observation_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o purim_n esth_n 9_o 20_o or_o what_o last_o judas_n and_o the_o maccabee_n for_o order_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o altar_n to_o be_v keep_v from_o year_n to_o year_n at_o a_o set_a season_n for_o eight_o day_n together_o 1_o mac._n 4._o 9_o whereat_o our_o b._n lord_n be_v present_a and_o approve_v it_o we_o may_v instance_n the_o build_n of_o synagogue_n in_o their_o town_n the_o wear_n of_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n approve_v by_o christ_n s._n matth._n 9_o 11_o 12._o the_o iv_o feast_n zech._n 8._o 19_o 6._o 19_o dies_fw-la jejunii_fw-la anniverssary_n non_fw-la deus_fw-la tantum_fw-la instituerat_fw-la sed_fw-la addiderat_fw-la aliquos_fw-la p●pulus_fw-la in_fw-la ●erum_fw-la tristium_fw-la memoriam_fw-la quod_fw-la a_o populo_fw-la licear_n disp●tari_fw-la hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la mirarer_fw-la nisi_fw-la contradicendi_fw-la libido_fw-la omne_fw-la de_fw-la certis_fw-la incerta_fw-la faceret_fw-la grot._n in_o c._n vii_o zech._n v._n 3._o vide_fw-la e●ndem_fw-la in_o esther_n ix_o 23._o de_fw-fr diebus_fw-la purim_fw-la and_o in_o jer._n xxxv_o 6._o and_o other_o matter_n 389._o matter_n see_v hooker_n l._n 3._o p._n 94._o 95_o 121._o &_o l._n 5_o sect._n 71._o p._n 389._o likewise_o we_o may_v annex_v out_o of_o the_o great_a h._n grotius_n note_n ecclesiae_fw-la note_n artic_a de_fw-fr potestate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la on_o cassander_n christ_n and_o his_o apostles-their_a observance_n of_o the_o sabbath-daies-journey_n 4._o sabbath-daies-journey_n see_v grot._n annot._n ad_fw-la v._o test_n in_o josh_n 3._o 4._o define_v or_o ordain_v by_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o jew_n his_o mention_n of_o a_o hour_n before_o and_o a_o hour_n after_o the_o sabbath_n add_v for_o the_o more_o caution_n as_o also_o concern_v 79._o concern_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n in_o deut._n 252._o de_fw-fr non_fw-la excedendo_fw-la quadragenatio_fw-la numero_fw-la plagarum_fw-la see_v also_o hooker_n l._n 3._o p._n 62._o &_o p_o 79._o their_o not_o exceed_v the_o number_n of_o xi_o stripe_n 2_o cor._n 11._o 24._o well_o say_v the_o last-cited_n pious_a person_n concern_v internal_a act_n prelate_n can_v command_v nothing_o nor_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o head_n of_o faith_n or_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o a_o part_n thereof_o concern_v external_o they_o do_v oblige_v so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o their_o law_n serve_v unto_o god_n law_n among_o which_o be_v that_o touch_v the_o keep_n of_o peace_n and_o order_n and_o avoid_v offence_n just_o almost_o as_o the_o physician_n precept_n oblige_v to_o the_o not-drinking_a of_o wine_n in_o such_o or_o such_o health_n i_o have_v be_v the_o large_a on_o this_o matter_n because_o this_o well_o establish_v and_o fortify_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sincere_o careful_a of_o the_o thing_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o welfare_n of_o christian_n *_o be_v and_o be_v much_o refresh_v in_o and_o among_o the_o saint_n and_o church_n of_o christ_n *_o be_v persecute_v imprison_a and_o in_o bondage_n for_o profess_v preach_v and_o practise_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n witness_v our_o queen-marie-martyr-bishop_n and_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o twelve_o of_o they_o at_o once_o for_o about_o 18._o month_n sad_a diminution_n and_o suffering_n of_o all_o our_o bishop_n in_o our_o late_a marian_n day_n *_o be_v and_o be_v such_o as_o ordain_v bishop_n or_o elder_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o apostle_n *_o last_o be_v and_o be_v doubtless_o blameless_a vigilant_a sober_a of_o good_a behaviour_n etc._n etc._n next_o ensue_v his_o negative_a description_n of_o our_o bishop_n now_o for_o the_o unravel_n of_o his_o list_n of_o dissimilitude_n i_o shall_v lay_v 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