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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96831	Beaten oyle for the lamps of the sanctuarie; or The great controversie concerning set prayers and our liturgie, examined in an epistle to a private friend: with an appendix that answers the paralell, and the most materiall objections of others against it. Unto which are added some usefull observations touching Christian libertie, and things indifferent.	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.	1641 (1641)	Wing W3338; Thomason E163_14; ESTC R4346	40,803	77

bread Now the God of all grace who hath called us into his eternall glory by Christ Iesus who also is able to build you up direct you make you perfect stablish 1 Pet. 5.10 strengthen settle you which is and shall bee the prayer of Your assured Friend and servant in Iesus Christ. L.W. FINIS An Appendix AND now by way of an Appendix I thinke it not amisse to set downe with what zeale and paines this Liturgy hath beene compiled with what thank fulnesse received and to what good purposes it hath been alleaged by good Protestants For the framing of it Wee read that those which were appointed by King Edward 6. and his Councell to compile the Common-Prayer-Booke Acts and Mon. printed Lond. 1631. vol. a. f. 660. had as well an eye and respect unto the most sincere and pure Christian Religion taught by the holy Scriptures as also to the usages of the Primitive Church * They did not make the Masse book their rule and it doth not symbolize so much with that Popish form as the Testament of Boza's translation doth with that of Rhemes and yet that is not a sufficient ground for us to dislike and reject it and so guided went on to draw and make one convenient and meet order rite and fashion of Common-Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments to bee had and used within this his Realme of England and the dominions of the same Who after most godly and learned conferences through the aid of the Holy Ghost with one uniforme agreement did conclude set forth and deliver unto the Kings Highnesse a booke of Common Prayer c. which being exhibited by the King to the Lords and Commons in Parliament Novemb. 4. 2 Ed. ann 1548. they considering the godly prayers orders c. and the altering those things that were altered and retaining those things which were retained in the same as also the honour of God and great quietnesse which should by the grace of God ensue c. gave his Highnesse lowly and hearty thankes and prayed him it might be enacted c. And page 667. Col. 2. lin 20. In an answer to those insolent demands of the Rebels of Devonshire against this forme of Religion the King saith thus Whatsoever is therein ordered hath been long debated and consulted by many learned Bishops Doctors and other men of great learning in this Realm concluded In nothing was so much labour and time spent of late time nothing so fully ended Now that you may not doubt of the aime of the King and his Parliament consider 1. the Kings sincerity and constancie in that speech to the Rebels moving against an act of Parliament pag. 668. Col. 1. What is our power if Lawes should be thus neglected Yea what is your safety if Lawes be not kept And for his piety wee read of his purpose to abolish popish Religion and reforme the Church according to the word of God a Mortuo Henrico Rege Angliae Edoardus ejus filius de consilio tutorum maxime Edoardi Ducis somersetensis auurculi sui ac Thomae Cranmeri Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis to tius Anglie primatis pontisiciam religionem abolere ecclesias juxta verbum deireformare statuit Orat de vita obit Pet. Marrytis at his first entrance to the Crowne and his speech Act. Mon. p. 667. Col. 2. lin 51. discovereth his zeale in the execution If any wise saith he we could advance Gods honour more then we doe we would doe it And that the Parliament was zealous to cut off both root and branch of Popery that not so much as any shadow or footestep of it might remaine Wee may collect from letters sent by b In hoc Parliamento nisi valde fallimur veram Religionem restituetis Divirum profectò concilium nos vna Deum rogannus omnes ut nevestigium quidem papisticae fecis in ulla parte Religionis quaecunque illa fuerit amplius residear Thetrue subject to the Rebell preface the whole Vniversity of Cambridge to the Lord Marquesse of Northampton And as for the divines intrusted with the composing of it you heard before out of the booke of martyrs they had respect herein unto the most sincere and pure Christian Religion taught by the holy scriptures And how this should become guilty of so much poperie now that was so cleere and innocent then I cannot imagine unlesse wee have more zeale more knowledge take more paines and have a better touchstone then they had to try it If we descend to Qu Maries dayes The Archbishop of Canterbury assisted by Peter Martyr not guilty of the lest graine of poperie and some other offered to defend the doctrine of the booke of common Prayer both by Scriptures and c Act. Mon. vol. 3. p. 18. Doctors It should have needed no great defence if it had been so popish as is pretended Calvin to the Lord protector of England Quod ad formam precum Rituum Ecclesiarum valde probo ut certa illa extet a qua pastoribus in sua functione discedere non liceat To which I might adde the approbation of Bucer Grindall c. d See the Defensive vindication pa. 5.6.7.8 And it should seeme Qu. Mary and her adherents could not sympathize with it for in her dayes the act by which it was authorized was repealed and that with no great contentment to the Protestants if we may beleeue Q. Elizabeth of blessed memory and her Parliament which tells us it was taken away in the fift yeere of the raigne of Qu. Mary to the great decay of the due honour of God In the beginning of the Act for the vniformity of Common prayer bound up before the Booke of Common Prayer and discomfort to the professors of the truth of Christs Religion Whereupon it was againe established by Act of Parliament And King Iames of famous memorie tels us concerning this businesse We found mighty and vehement informations such as those in these present times supported with so weake and slender proofes as it appeareth unto us and our Councell that there was no cause why any change should have been at all in that which was most impugned the book of Common Prayer containing the forme of the publike service of God here established neither in the doctrine which appeared to be sincere nor in the formes and rites which were justified out of the practice of the primitive Church Notwithstanding wee thought meet that some smal things might rather be explained then changed not that the same might not very well have been borne with by men Read the proclamation for Authorizing c. before the Booke of Common Prayer who would have made a reasonable construction of them but for that in a matter concerning the service of God we were nice or rather jealous that the publike forme thereof should bee free not onely from blame but from suspition so as neither the common adversary should have