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A11745 Reasons for which the service booke, urged upon Scotland ought to bee refused Gillespie, George, 1613-1648, attributed name. 1638 (1638) STC 22038; ESTC S107570 3,286 8

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REASONS For which the Service Booke urged upon SCOTLAND ought to bee refused 1. IT cònteineth divers points and directions vvhich vvould breed a change in some Articles of that Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of the said Kingdome vvhich is both vvarranted in Scripture approved by Parlament and it seemeth to be as vvell against State wisedome as against Religion to change any thing either in the matter or forme of the sayd doctrine and discipline vvithout first shewing both some evill or defect in the things to bee changed and what good benefit it is that the said Service booke vvill afforde more to the Edification of the Church or true vvorship of Almightie God then the points of doctrine discipline vvhich the said Service booke vvould breed a change of 2. In the pretended Communion it hath all the substance and essentiall parts of the Masse and so brings in the most abominable Idolatrie that ever vvas in the vvorld in vvorshipping of a breaden God and makes vvay to the Antichrist of Rome to bring this Land under his bondage againe as may bee seen at large by the particulars of that Communion wherein some things that were put out of the Service booke of England for smelling so strong of the Masse are restored and many other things that vvere never in it are brought in out of the Masse booke though they labour to cover the matter It hath the commemoration of the dead The Table set Altar wayes The oblation of the Bread and Wine to God before the consecration It hath the Popish consecration that the Lord would sanctifie by his Words and by his holy Spirit those gifts and creatures of Bread and Wine that they may be unto us the body and blood of his Sonne and then repeat the words of institution to God for that purpose It hath an oblation of it againe after it is consecrat the consumation by the Priest kneeling before the consecrate Bread and Wine It takes avvay the eating and drinking by faith mentioned in the English Liturgie It hath the patin challice two Paternosters in English before the Masse and severall other particulars that vvould take a long time to rehearse and confute 3. Though they vvould take avvay the Idolatrous Masse out of it yet it hath a number of Popish superstitions and Idolatrous ceremonies as 29 holy dayes vvhereof 22 are dedicated to Saints two of them to the Virgin Mary the one vvhereof is called The Anuntiation of our Lady so shee is made a Lady to Christians not being on Earth shee must be a Lady in Heaven Is not this to make her a Goddesse It hath 14 Fasting dayes and some vveekes It hath also the humane Sacraments of Crosse in Baptisme laying on of the Bishops hand in confirmation a Ring for the outward seall in Mariage a sanctified Font holie vvater holinesse of Churches and Chancels private Baptisme private Communions Ceremonies for Buriall of the dead and purification of vvomen after Childbirth the Priest standing kneeling turning to the people and consequentlie from them speaking vvith a loud voice and consequentlie sometimes with a lowe voice Peoples standing at Gospels at Gloria Patri Creeds their ansvvering to the Minister many such-like in number above 50. besides any religious Ornament that the King or his Successours shall prescribe and Ceremonies that Bishops shall determine or that shall bee conteined in Bookes of Homilies to bee set foorth heereafter 4. And though they would take out of the Booke both the Masse all those superstitious Ceremonies yet it hath a number of other materiall errours as leaving unread about a 120 Chapters of Gods Worde and putting this reproach upon them that they are least edifying might best bee spared and reading sundrie Chapters out of Apocrypha under the stile of holy Scripture of the olde Testament It hath a Letanie more like conjuring then like Prayers It hath some places out of vvhich Papists may prove that Sacraments are absolutelie necessarie to salvation in apointing Baptisme in private vvith such haste that if necessitie require he that baptizes needs not so much as to say the Lords Prayer and out of vvhich they may proove that Sacraments giue grace by their vvorke vvrought in saying Children baptized have all things necessarie to salvation be undoubtedly saved It hath other places out of which they may proue moe Sacraments then tvvo vvhich they say euerie Parishoner who is alreadie baptized shall communicate shall also receave the Sacraments and that Sacraments two are generally necessarie to salvation as if there vvere others eyther not so generall or not so necessarie It hath other places out of vvhich they may proue universall grace saying God the Father made mee and all the world and God the Sonne redeemed mee and all mankinde One Collect pretends to begge from God that vvhich they dare not presume to name and a number others of this sort 5. Though likevvise they amend all those errours and that there were no materiall errour in it at all so they read nothing at all but Scriptures yea and that all their Prayers Exhortations vvere nothing but vvords of Scripture yet such a Liturgie vvere not lawfull to be made the onlie forme of Gods Worship in publike for though a formed Liturgie may bee to serve for Rule to other Churches monuments to Posteritie what formes are used or that it may lead the way or bee a direction to those that are beginning in the Ministrie yet it is not by reading of Prayers and Exhortations that the LORD appoints his servants of the Ministerie to vvorship Him or edifie his people but hee hath given gifts to them to Exhort Pray and Preach vvhich they ought to stirre up and use and though they may in their private studies take helpe of other mens gifts yet it is not lawfull for a man to tie himselfe or bee tyed by others to a prescript forme of vvords in prayer and exhortation for these reasons First Such a prescript Forme is ●gainst the Glorie of God in stinting to him such a daylie measure of service and so hindring the many spirituall Petitions and pra●ses that otherw●se would be if Gods gifts were used Secondlie It is against the dignitie of Christ in making his gifts needlesse for though hee send downe no gifts at all they can serve themselves with the Booke without them Thirdlie It quenches the holy Spirit because hee gets no employment Fourthly It hinders the Edification of Gods people they may as well stay at home and bee edified by reading the Booke themselues Fiftly It is against the Conversion of those that know not God will ever a Rat ●yme of words sayd over without feeling or blessing worke upon an unrenewed heart Sixtly It will never serve to convince an Hereticke to check a prophane Person or to waken a secure Soule they may long goe on or such a service byte upon them yea it ●osters people in a presumptuous conceit that they are well enough if they be present and say their part of service Seventhly It fosters a lasie ministrie and makes way for putting downe Preaching they need take no paynes and therefore needs no stipend yea they may come from the Ailhouse or a worse place and step to and read their Service without eyther check or preparation Eyghtly It may all be done by a Boy of 7 yeares olde and so every private man that can read yea a Turcke if he can read may be such a Minister Ninthly It cannot expresse the severall needs of all people to God or deale with them according to their severall estates that will alter otherwise then any prescript forme can be aplyed to Tenthly If any one stinted Liturgie had beene good or needfull no doubt but CHRIST would have set one downe to us 6. Though a prescript forme of Liturgie were lawfull yet there is no warrand for imposing of one for might not able Ministers at least make a prescript forme to themselves which would fit them and their people best But if it were lawfull to impose one then there is one in this Countrie already Ought not that rather be imposed then any other seeing it is already established by Parlament now of a long time But now if a new one ought to be imposed then it ought to come in by a lawfull maner by a generall Assemblie and men chosen to make it that are knowne to have the gift of Prayer themselves and not the Masse booke translated into English urged by Antichristian Prelats upon Gods people without consent of any Generall Assemblie or Parlament against the will of all men with no small offence scandall to the minds and consciences of such as thinke all Liturgie unlawfull that is either in the Masse way or inconsistent with the practise peace of the reformed Churches of Scotland hitherto and against the hearts of such as know many things in the English Liturgie and Canons which the practise of neyther hath warrand in Gods Word nor can bring any such adition to the profit honor or power of the King that is able to compense the losse hee may make of his good Subjects affections by commanding such a change as the urged Liturgie would bring to the Peace of our Church and respect due to the Acts of Parlament and long custome whereby our Church discipline Order and Government hath beene established PRINTED in the year of GOD. 1638.