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A49108	Apostolical communion in the Church of England, asserted and applied for the cure of divisions: in a sermon preached in the Cathedral-Church of St. Peter, Exon: and since enlarged. By Tho. Long, B.D. and one of the prebendaries.	Long, Thomas, 1621-1707.	1673 (1673)	Wing L2959; ESTC R217728	38,652	77

so the Scriptures is best expounded by Scripture 'T is St. Pauls rule Ro. 12.6 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Let him that prophesieth i.e. interpreteth the Scripture prophesie according to the proportion of Faith Now the Analogy of Faith is observed when those truths which are evident and undoubted like the first Principles in other Sciences be made the rule for resolving of what is less evident Institution of a Christian man Bishop Jewels Apology and the Scripture is what is less evident and the Scripture is ●●st seen as the Sun by its own light Yet because there is no truth so clear but some unhappy men may perplex and controvert it in case the wisdom of God in the Scripture be not thought sufficient to put to silence the ignorance of foolish men the Church of England declared at the beginning of the Reformation her readiness to submit to the decrees of the four first * Council of Nice consisting of 318 Bishops Of Constinople 150. Of Ephesus 200. Of Calcedon 630. The universal practise of the primitive Church is the most authentic interpreter of Scripture K.C. his Papers to Hender General Councels and the judgment of the Fathers of the four first Centuries And doubtless they who were neerest to the lights of the world could best discern their Doctrines many of whom could say of the Apostle as they of Christ That which we have seen and heard from their own mouths and writings declare we unto you Nevertheless we give not the Councils a power to make new Articles of Faith but only to explain and inforce the Doctrine of the Holy Scriptures which is all that those primitive Councels did pretend to which power is indeed very requisite for the unity of the Church because there never was Heretick or Schismatick but did alledg the Scriptures in defence of his opinions Artic. 6. O●● Church therefore declares First Concerning the holy Scriptures viz. All the Books of the Old and New Testament which are now commonly received by us that they contain all things necessary to Salvation so that whatsoever is not read in them nor can be proved out of them is not required of any one to be believed as an Article of Faith or to be thought necessary to Salvation Artic. 20 Secondly Concerning the Authority of the Church That it may not institute any thing that is contrary to the written Word of God nor may so expound one place of Scripture that it be made to contradict another and that it obtrude nothing else to be believed as necessary to Salvation Artic. 21 Thirdly As to the Authority of Councils it declares That whatever they decree as necessary to Salvation hath neither strength nor authority unless it may be shewn that it is taken out of the Word of God Thus far I make no doubt but we are agreed There is yet another Summary of Christian Faith wherein we hold Communion with the Apostles viz. The Apostles Creed of the Original whereof I think fit to give you this brief account Our Saviour injoined his Apostles to go and disciple all Nations baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son Mat. 28.19 20. and of the Holy Ghost and to teach them to observe all things that he should command them Now the Apostles baptizing for the most part such as were of years of discretion did teach them also i.e. did catechize and instruct them in the mysteries of that Faith into which they were baptized Thus we find them teaching that Jesus was the Christ that he was God manifested in the flesh 1 Tim. 3.16 that he died for our Sins and rose again for our Justification that he ascended to Heaven and that he shall come again to judg both the quick and dead 2 Tim. 4.1 1 Joh. 5.7 so likewise the Trinity of Persons in the unity of the Godhead Of this Faith it was required that they which were of discretion should make profession before their admission to Baptism This was that good Profession which Timothy made before many witnesses yea 1 Tim. 6.12 and Titus whom St. Paul calls his own Son according to the common Faith is supposed by Bishop Davenant to have made the like Profession See Bishop Davenant's Opinion p. 16. And Calvin on Heb. 6.2 asks the question what is Baptismal Doctrine but that of Faith in God of Repentance and of Judgment So that the Apostles having planted many Churches before the Scriptures were written and being shortly after the day of Pentecost according to their commission to depart into several Countries they did then Tradun● major● nostri c. Ruffirius in Sy●bol as the Ancients affirm sum up the Articles of Christian Faith and left them as a depositum in all the Churches which they had planted to be the standard of incorrupt Doctrine by which young and old should be instructed Of this we have memorials in most of their Epistles which all know were not written till after the plantation of those Churches to whom they were written Thus St. Paul mentioneth Rom. 6.17 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cor. 3.10 11. the Form of Doctrine delivered to the Church at Rome The Foundation laid by him in the Church of Corinth The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the measure of the Rule which he used in preaching of the Gospel which by an Emphasis he calls * Gal. 6.16 Eph. 2.20 1 Tim. 6.20 2 Tim. 1.13 Tit. 1.4 2 Pet. 2.21 Jude v. 3. the Canon commended to the Galatians And to the Ephesians the Foundation And to the Philippians the same Rule i. e the one immutable Rule as Tertullian calls the Creed the Depositum or Form of sound words the common Faith which places with others like them many ancient and modern Divines do understand of the Apostles Creed And 't is observed that the most primitive Fathers mentioning the Rule of Faith do mean generally the Apostles Creed for if they had a Rule of Faith before the Canon of the Scriptures was sealed which was not till St. Johns death what can we suppose to have been that Rule beside the Apostles Creed St. Ignatius gives us the Substance of it in three of his Epistles commending the constancy of those Churches in the unalterable Faith Irenaeus says Ad Smyrn Philip. Thrall The Church that is planted throughout the whole World did receive from the Apostles and their Disciples that Faith which is in One God the Father Almighty Tertullian tells us De velandis Virg. contra Prax. of ●●tres tractatores that had commented on it before himself The very use of Catechising which is from the Apostles days doth evince that there were grounds of Christian Religion by which they were to be instructed And in one word whereas the Niceue and Athanasian Creeds are but expositions of the Apostles in those Articles that were opposed in their days we may conclude that it was more ancient than they I

approve of a Liturgy for the same Reasons The Magdeburgenses say that in the third Century See Gennadius de Dogm Ecclesia c. 30. Formulas quadam precationum c. without doubt the Christians had certain forms of Prayers It is evident therefore that we are conformable to the Apostles in the use of solemn forms of Prayers but whether the matter of our Prayers be agreeable to theirs is another Inquiry Doubtless whatever their Prayers were they were consonant to their Doctrine and in that our Liturgy is conformable there is nothing in them contrary to our Doctrine and nothing in our Doctrine contrary to that of the Apostles as hath been proved and it were an easie matter to fill the Margent of our Liturgy with such Q●otations of Scripture as do in express words contain or by clear consequence confirm all the Prayers Hymns and Thanksgivings in that Book The Apostles did publickly use our Lords-Prayer the Creed the Psalms of David the words enjoyned by our Saviour at the Administration of both Sacraments and so do we they read the Scriptures and expounded them they Catechised the younger sort in the Principles of Religion so 〈◊〉 we They had Prayers Supplications Intercessions and giving of thanks for Kings and their subordinate Officers and for all ●●rts and degrees of Men so have we they sung Hymns and Praises to God in their Congregations and so do we They had Comminations and threatnings Censures and Excommunication of impenitent and cont●macious offenders so have we In a word ●● we should collect all the ancient Litur●ies in the Greek Latin Armenian and Aethiopick Churches and extract the most ●●lid pious parts of Devotion out of them 〈◊〉 it would appear that as we have omitted in ●●rs all that was vain and superstitious so we want nothing that is pious or profitable ●any of the reformed Churches do come ●●ar ours but none are yet equal We do not m●tter out our Prayers in an unknown Tongue or perswade our people That ignorance is the mother of Devotion 〈◊〉 which is as unprofitable tumble out a ●●ltitude of words which have none or no ●●od signification as if we were fallen to ●●at age which Hippolytus an ancient Bishop and Martyr spake of viz. the days of Antichrist wherein Liturgy should be extinct we do not sill our Prayer-book with Ave-Maries A Ladies Psalter Dirges and Prayers for the Dead Invocations of Angels and Saints that never had a being we r●●d not Legends and ridiculous stories such as may rather excite laughter or disdain than Devotion In a word we have not their forms for exorcising of Divels Baptising of Bells and Garments their Crucifixes Beads and Agnus Dei's Ours is a reasonable and Apostolical Service wherein the most learned of the Protestant Churches abroad Rivet Grotius and Bochartus Cranmer Arch B. Goodrick Bishop of Ely Skip of Hereford Thirl by of West Day of Chechester Holbick of Lincoln ●idley of Rochester Dr. Cox Almoner Tarler Dean of Lincoln Haynes of Exeter Redman of Westmin●ter Robinson Arch De●con of Leicester have manifested their readiness to hold Comm●nion with us Some respect we should s●●w in for the sake of its first Authors those Bishops and Confessors that were the Compilers of it some of which died in defence of it as others since in opposition to it The world may judg which deserved b●● of the Protestant Religion A work which in that age most men called a work of G●● as Mr. F●x reports When it was com●iled the Arch-Bishop turns it into I 〈◊〉 and sends it to Martin Bu●er who 〈◊〉 this approbation of it that it was generally contained in the word of God 〈…〉 repugnant to it if rightly under 〈◊〉 After this it was amended Bishop Ridley P. Martir Bucer So did the University of Oxford since so as Arch-Bishop Cranmer undertook by the leave of Q●●●n Mary that he and some others would defend it against all the Papists in England Th● Protestants that fled to Geneva and Franckfort in those days kept their own Liturgy rather then Calvins until Knox began to oppose it of which when Mr. C●●●dal told Bishop Ridley the day before his martyrdom I wonder saith the Bishop Mr. K●●x should at this time set himself against the poor Protestants of England and ●●nd fault with their Service Book wherein though his wit may find something to cavil at he shall never be able to and matter of just exception as if any thing were therein contained contrary to the word of God But Mr. Calvin who had commended the use of a Form to the Lord Protector when he saw this though he had offered to assist Tolerabiles ineptias yet not being one of the Composers conf●res it to contain some trifles which yet were tolerable and in truth there 〈◊〉 the●● such things in it as Prayers for 〈…〉 Extream Uncti●n 〈◊〉 In 〈…〉 this Raign it is 〈…〉 again 〈…〉 inquiry to the objections the 〈…〉 so differ The Parliament suppressed the Admonions and imprisoned the Authors some 〈…〉 against and 〈…〉 former allowed 〈…〉 of altering 〈…〉 to be not for the 〈…〉 the Liturgy But this which was have often attempted was effected at last it was pluckt up root and branch not so much as our Lords Prayer spared And this is no new thing there ever have been and will be unquiet spirits to disturb the servants of God in nothing more than their publick devotions St. Augustine complained of this in the Milevitane Council where were two hundred Bishops Can. 12. Tom. 8. p. 32. Ep. 93 94. De bono Persev how That not only the Prayers of the Church but the Lords Prayer was despised by the Donatists of whom he says Tunc desinent dici frafres nostri cum desierint dicere Pater noster he would no longer own them for his Brethren that would not join with him to say Our Father c. Upon which that Council decrees that no Prayers should be publickly used but such as were approved by the Synod But St. Augustine meekly intreats them not only to hear the Sermons but to consider and ponder the publick Prayers which says he the Church had and will always have to the end of the world Bonasus Vapulans We may the less wonder therefore that the Prayers of our Church are despised when the same persons cannot be reconciciled to the Lords Prayer we might have hoped that after so many severe corrections men would have grown sober and repented of their former hard and ungodly speeches But we see a late Apologist for the Non-conformists in a Book written against Mr. Durel steps forth like another Goliah to defye not only the host but in a manner the God of Israel what else mean these horrid expressions against the Lords Prayer I would not have them censured says this tender-hearted man that cannot get leave of themselves to use it as a Prayer especially when they have prayed largely before for themselves and