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A95937	The vindication of a true Protestant, and faithfull servant to his church, Daniel Whitby, rector of Thoyden-Mount in Essex. From articles exhibited against him in the exchequer-chamber at Westminster, by a few schismaticall, tempestuous, illiterate heedlesse people: together with a sermon preached at Rumford the last visitation in Essex, in defence of the liturgie of the Church of England, which is most objected in these articles.	Whitby, Daniel, b. 1609 or 10.; Whitby, Daniel, b. 1609 or 10. Vindication of the forme of common prayers vsed in the Church of England.	1644 (1644)	Wing V468; Thomason E40_34; ESTC R19242	31,300	47

my tongue or all Authoritie can grace it I may commit it to the world with Salomons huswise Prov. the last last v. Let her owne workes praise her in the gates Looke but upon the Liturgie in a cursorie view and from the first piece of Divine Service to the last you shall find it so Divine that indeed it is all Scripture nothing Humane but the structure and composing Hee that hath but tasted the Bible will soone relish the Liturgie and say that it is Mannah fallen in another Countrey Divinitie in Humane Dresse so that none can truly quarrell with this Booke but he that knowes not or hates Divinitie that is a Stranger or Enemie to God Let us bring it to the Test Marke every word one Sabbath Our Prayers begin with one Sentence of Scripture or other At what time soever c. Then the Curate moveth them to make a generall Confession of sinnes to God Every mans Conscience tells him the words be true and the custome of it is borrowed from the Scripture See Ezra 9. to the end and chap. 10.1 Dan. 9. Nehemiah 9. Israel made often generall Confessions In the Captivitie After the Captivitie Neither doth any quarrell with this Piece in all my intelligence The Absolution followes which is proncunced by the Minister alone by a legible Commission delegated to him Mat. 16.19 Joh. 20.23 But here the phrases are offensive Ob. the name of Churches Power and Absolution The Clergie hath a Power Sol. There is Certitudo Potestatis in the Ministers Office and Gods Ordinance There is Non eventús in the parties remission Hee knowes hee hath a Power from Christ but knowes not when and where personally that Power taketh effect Secondly There needs no complaining here for hee onely appeares declarative in that forme of Absolution and bespeakes Gods mercie to penitent sinners as wee may safely denounce Gods Judgements to the impenitent so pronounce his Mercie to repenters He declareth and pronounceth to his people being penitent It is onely 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Es 52.7 How beautifull were the feet that brought good Tidings Esa 40.9 Now Zion doth but bring good Tidings and is scorned Christ hath lest the comfortable Promises of Pardon in his Word and may not wee declare them Besides hee absolves in the third Person not the first in Christs Person not his owne if you observe the forme Hee pardoneth and absolveth i. e. Christ There is He 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Potestativè I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Declarativè No encroachments here on Gods right or the errors of the Church of Rome The Minister absolves but not absolutely onely Ministerially and instrumentally disposing the penitent to sorrow and moving God to pitie co-operates on both sides applying Actives to Passives Gods promises of Mercie to the penitent faithfull Soule Hee remits not by Physicall influence on the Soule but by a Morall perswasion and so no Poperie in that Then followes the Lords Prayer which is Scripture some short Sentences to rayse up our hearts to Gods service all out of Scripture The two first Psal 51.15 Open thou my lips c. Haste thee to deliver me Psa 40.13 O Lord make haste to helpe me The Glory be to the Father c. Psa 40.13.17 and Hallelujah out of Revel 4.8 from the 4. Beasts and 24. Elders O come let us sing unto the Lord is Davids 95. Psal And to countenance that observe That the Jewes used to read the 92. Psalme every Sunday as the Title shewes The reading Psalmes are Scripture The first Lesson is Canonicall Old Testament The Canticle that followes Wee prayse thee O God c. is well knowne to be Saint Ambrose's worke The second Lesson is Evangelicall The Canticle that followes that is either Zacharies Song Luke 1.68 or Davids 100. Psalme The Creeds first the Apostles Creed whether they made it or no I know not or made out of them or made in respect of them being twelve Articles to the Twelve Apostles It is the Pillar of out Faith and summe of all the Scripture The other Creed is Athanasius against the Arrians And the third is the Nicene Creed against the * Nestorians Macedonians Hereticks of that Age. The next that followes is the Curates Blessing by forme of salutation The Lord be with you and their care and dutie replyed And with thy Spirit An excellent forme to preserve mutuall Obligations each to other and this is Scripture Ruth 2.4 * 1 Thess 1.2 ch 5.25 The three Miserere's or calling for of Mercie out of Psal 57.1 Luke 18.38 in reference to the three Persons of the Trinitie Then the Lords Prayer The Responses are taken out of Scripture The two first Shew us thy mercie O Lord and grant us thy salvation verbatim out of Psal 85.7 God save the King 1 Sam. 10.24 Mercifully heare us Psal 4.1 Endue thy Ministers Psa 85.7 and that answer Let thy Priests be cloathed with righteousnesse and let thy Saints sing with joyfulnesse Save thy people Psal 132.9 and blesse thine inheritance Psal 28.9 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem Es 39.8 Psal 122.6 The answer Exod. 14.14 2 Chron. 20.12 The Collects for the day for Grace and Peace and all the Collects in that Liturgie these seeme to be the most humane Pieces as for Faire Weather or Raine and Thanks-giving for the same and so they are and perchance better may be made But no Eye saving that of Ignorance and Envie would disparage these They are innocent and good and why should any grow wanton of wholesome Food The Letanie is the onely thing to be suspected for its length and varietie and suffers much in their Opinions They say there is Conjuring and what you will c. But of all Peeces of Service give me the Letanie it is so substantiall and powerfull that it is able to make a man devout by violence it commands a zeale and seizeth upon the soule of any impartiall hearer The second Service as some call it it is all one to me both for forme and place a continued progressé of Devotion There the Ten Commandements appearè Exod. 20 which concerne us as well as Israel Certainly there is not any Commandement but deserves the Lord have mercie on us A little Prayer that incloseth all begges mercie for what it hath done against that Law and disposition better to keepe it in time to come It lookes Backward and Forward Miserere Inclina Next follow the Collects for the King and Day which must goe sharers with the former Collects both for displeasure and acceptance wee approve them both The Epistle and Gospel next succeeding both the good Word of God unlesse it loseth its vertue by being Printed in this Booke After all the Prayer for the whole estate of Christs Church militant and The Peace of God at that end of the Booke or S. Chrysostomes Prayer and The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ at this end Thus I