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confession_n of_o faith_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n and_o such_o prayer_n aâ—_n if_o faithful_o pray_v and_o merciful_o grant_v we_o shall_v be_v happy_a enough_o in_o this_o world_n for_o a_o time_n and_o perfect_o happy_a in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o whereas_o on_o the_o other_o side_n many_o of_o their_o magnify_a sermon_n fill_v poor_a soul_n with_o error_n heresy_n and_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n incite_v and_o move_v man_n to_o rebellion_n murder_n treason_n and_o the_o most_o damnable_a villainy_n that_o ever_o have_v be_v commit_v in_o our_o land_n as_o the_o murder_a our_o late_a king_n and_o many_o other_o horrid_a act_n in_o the_o late_a time_n commit_v last_o for_o those_o three_o thing_n which_o they_o propound_v to_o be_v consider_v from_o queen_n mary_n day_n pag._n 41._o
how_o do_v the_o whole_a nation_n flourish_v in_o piety_n peace_n and_o prosperity_n under_o her_o government_n ever_o since_o her_o reign_n begin_v during_o the_o time_n of_o it_o and_o since_o the_o end_n of_o it_o no_o nation_n in_o the_o christian_a world_n have_v receive_v more_o and_o more_o miraculous_a mercy_n and_o favour_n from_o god_n hand_n then_o our_o nation_n we_o have_v abound_v in_o honour_n glory_n and_o estimation_n abroad_o increase_v abundant_o in_o wealth_n learning_n and_o knowledge_n at_o home_n we_o have_v hâ—d_v as_o excellent_a and_o powerful_a preach_n and_o as_o frequent_v as_o learned_a and_o pious_a book_n write_v as_o any_o place_n in_o the_o world_n we_o have_v have_v such_o uniformity_n and_o decency_n in_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n as_o no_o church_n in_o christendom_n more_o till_o of_o late_a dâ—yes_n wherein_o this_o book_n and_o our_o bishop_n and_o church_n government_n by_o they_o have_v be_v cry_v down_o and_o thrust_v by_o force_n and_o violence_n against_o all_o reason_n conscience_n and_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n out_o of_o their_o place_n and_o our_o church_n during_o which_o time_n of_o their_o exiâ—e_n what_o treason_n rebellion_n murder_n and_o all_o horrible_a act_n of_o profaneness_n and_o abominable_a impiety_n have_v abound_v in_o the_o land_n no_o tongue_n can_v express_v what_o strange_a sect_n have_v rise_v how_o have_v popery_n increase_v how_o insolency_n and_o ignorance_n under_o pretence_n of_o new_a light_n have_v overspread_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o land_n woeful_a experience_n have_v show_v more_o than_o i_o be_o able_a to_o express_v these_o effect_n may_v just_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o want_n of_o bishop_n and_o a_o set_a form_n of_o divine_a worship_n among_o we_o for_o immediate_o upon_o the_o abolition_n of_o they_o they_o begin_v to_o grow_v and_o increase_v all_o the_o time_n of_o their_o much_o lament_a absence_n and_o now_o through_o the_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n since_o the_o restore_n of_o they_o they_o be_v much_o abate_v and_o decay_v daily_o and_o by_o the_o continuance_n of_o they_o now_o again_o among_o we_o in_o some_o reasonable_a time_n if_o without_o interruption_n or_o disturbance_n it_o please_v the_o lord_n of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n to_o continue_v this_o blessing_n to_o we_o we_o doubt_v not_o by_o the_o grâ—ce_n of_o god_n the_o fall_n down_o or_o vanish_v away_o of_o all_o these_o sect_n again_o the_o book_n be_v a_o especial_a help_n to_o the_o simple_a and_o ignorant_a in_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n a_o approve_a and_o effectual_a mean_n to_o keep_v under_o the_o insolency_n and_o perverseness_n of_o wilful_a disturber_n of_o the_o church_n peace_n which_o happiness_n that_o we_o may_v enjoin_v again_o as_o we_o have_v former_o have_v it_o as_o we_o be_v daily_o to_o beg_v and_o crave_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o almighty_a god_n with_o earnest_n and_o uncessant_a prayer_n so_o do_v we_o humble_o for_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o treatise_n desire_v of_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n and_o the_o most_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n the_o lord_n arch-bishop_n the_o right_a reverend_a father_n in_o god_n the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o our_o church_n by_o his_o majesty_n chief_o entrust_v in_o this_o business_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o this_o chief_o with_o the_o instruct_n and_o teach_v of_o his_o people_n and_o govern_v his_o church_n that_o amend_v whatsoever_o in_o their_o wisdom_n they_o see_v fit_a for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o good_a of_o this_o church_n of_o england_n in_o general_a and_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o mind_n desire_n and_o conscience_n of_o the_o peaceable_a and_o weak_a but_o faithful_a member_n thereof_o they_o will_v still_o continue_v our_o liturgy_n which_o we_o have_v have_v so_o long_o among_o we_o and_o so_o happy_o flourish_v under_o and_o with_o which_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n grant_v that_o this_o church_n and_o state_n may_v still_o flourish_v and_o prosper_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n amen_n may_v 2._o 1661._o a_o collection_n of_o some_o choice_a expression_n of_o the_o equity_n charity_n sobriety_n and_o loyalty_n the_o four_o virgin_n daughter_n of_o the_o unspotted_a piety_n of_o these_o unknown_a unmasker_n of_o our_o common_a prayer_n book_n 1._o the_o service_n book_n be_v evince_v to_o be_v a_o rank_a impostor_n in_o god_n worship_n and_o a_o violent_a intruder_n into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n to_o the_o reader_n pag._n 1._o 2._o the_o say_a book_n be_v call_v the_o overwhelm_a storm_n of_o the_o purity_n of_o worship_n chap._n 1._o p._n 1._o 3._o it_o be_v call_v a_o superstitious_a and_o popish_a liturgy_n ibid._n 4._o if_o our_o liturgy_n be_v not_o a_o mass_n of_o superstition_n and_o superstitious_a ceremony_n we_o know_v not_o what_o superstition_n be_v p._n 3._o 5._o kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o staff_n and_o strength_n of_o that_o abominable_a idol_n the_o breaden_a god_n ibid._n 6._o our_o service-book_n be_v call_v the_o mother_n of_o that_o hydra_n of_o the_o scotish_n liturgy_n and_o the_o young_a dragon_n in_o that_o nation_n and_o the_o mass-book_n the_o mother_n of_o our_o and_o they_o too_o ibid._n 7._o except_o our_o liturgy_n have_v be_v full_a of_o serpent_n it_o can_v not_o have_v hatch_v the_o dragon_n that_o be_v send_v into_o scotland_n ibid._n 8._o the_o superstition_n of_o this_o book_n be_v such_o and_o so_o many_o that_o we_o may_v apply_v that_o say_n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o hurtful_a and_o dangerous_a but_o curse_a and_o execrable_a p._n 4._o 9_o their_o liturgy_n that_o be_v the_o papist_n be_v the_o very_a lethargy_n of_o worship_n and_o what_o difference_n between_o we_o and_o they_o true_o nothing_o but_o a_o pair_n shears_n betwixt_o they_o and_o put_v we_o in_o a_o coat_n of_o another_o tongue_n chap._n 2._o p._n 5._o 10._o what_o reason_n be_v there_o that_o we_o shall_v groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o a_o liturgy_n bear_v in_o upon_o we_o under_o the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o a_o mass_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o mass_n of_o idolatry_n and_o a_o idol_n of_o abomination_n ibid._n 11._o the_o service-book_n be_v the_o main_a engine_n it_o be_v the_o saddle_n and_o we_o the_o ass_n etc._n etc._n page_n 6._o from_o the_o middle_n to_o the_o end_n 12._o though_o ave_fw-la maria_n be_v not_o actual_o in_o it_o namely_o in_o our_o liturgy_n yet_o if_o purpose_n have_v hold_v it_o be_v more_o than_o in_o a_o fair_a possibility_n to_o have_v be_v the_o head-corner_n stone_n of_o the_o liturgy_n chap._n 3._o p._n 8._o 13._o this_o symbolisation_n of_o papist_n and_o prelate-man_n in_o the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o mass_n and_o liturgy_n discover_v how_o they_o conspire_v against_o the_o truth_n and_o those_o who_o desire_v to_o worship_n god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n p._n 10._o 14._o if_o this_o our_o liturgy_n be_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n the_o papist_n and_o the_o prelatical_a crew_n will_v never_o endure_v it_o but_o will_v stone_n tear_v in_o piece_n imprison_v burn_v banish_v and_o kill_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o cruelty_n as_o they_o do_v and_o have_v do_v those_o that_o worship_n god_n according_a to_o his_o will_n ibid._n 15._o they_o must_v bear_v false_a witness_n in_o proclaim_v under_o their_o hand_n by_o subscription_n that_o this_o stink_a puddle_n be_v the_o river_n of_o god_n when_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o euphrates_n of_o babylon_n ibidem_fw-la to_o the_o end_n and_o almost_o to_o the_o middle_n of_o p._n 11._o 16._o if_o the_o altar_n now_o ere_fw-we act_v be_v of_o god_n they_o will_v be_v a_o abemination_n to_o the_o prelate_n and_o their_o faction_n ibid._n 17._o it_o be_v great_a incogitancy_n to_o speak_v the_o least_o in_o our_o reformer_n in_o king_n edward_n day_n to_o take_v a_o monk_n from_o among_o the_o canaanite_n and_o put_v a_o coat_n of_o english_a cloth_n upon_o it_o to_o represent_v it_o be_v a_o unclean_a beast_n as_o a_o service_n to_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v no_o better_o true_o than_o the_o excommunicate_a thing_n p._n 16._o 18._o to_o cause_v minister_n to_o subscribe_v to_o it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o treason_n against_o the_o high_a and_o mighty_a god_n châ—p_n 4._o p._n 22_o 23._o 19_o that_o jewish_n popish_a institution_n of_o churching-woman_n call_v purification_n and_o that_o bastardly_a piece_n of_o confirmation_n p._n 25._o 20._o the_o litany_n be_v not_o a_o stump_n or_o limb_n of_o dagon_n but_o the_o head_n of_o the_o mass-book_n chap_n 5._o p_o 26._o 21._o of_o this_o it_o may_v be_v true_o say_v as_o one_o say_v of_o the_o pharisee_n sin_n thaâ—_n it_o be_v either_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o else_o very_o nigh_o to_o it_o so_o the_o litany_n
a_o view_n of_o the_o face_n unmask_v or_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o scandalous_a pamphlet_n publish_v by_o divers_a minister_n and_o entitle_v the_o common_a prayer-book_n unmask_v wherein_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o use_v that_o book_n be_v maintain_v by_o answer_v their_o five_o as_o they_o boast_v undeniable_a argument_n bring_v against_o it_o whereunto_o be_v add_v also_o some_o argument_n for_o the_o retain_v of_o that_o book_n in_o our_o church_n from_o the_o same_o head_n whereby_o they_o plead_v against_o it_o namely_o from_o the_o name_n of_o it_o the_o original_a of_o it_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o it_o the_o manner_n of_o use_v it_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o whole_a land_n by_o sam._n wotton_n d._n d._n sometime_o fellow_n of_o king_n college_n in_o cambridge_n london_n print_v by_o tho._n newcomb_n 166â—_n to_o the_o impartial_a reader_n christian_n reader_n though_o i_o have_v all_o my_o life_n time_n hitherto_o decline_v to_o show_v myself_o any_o way_n in_o this_o kind_n yet_o now_o in_o my_o last_o day_n i_o can_v no_o long_o keep_v myself_o out_o of_o the_o over-burdened_n press_n for_o have_v see_v this_o book_n not_o only_o public_o sell_v in_o westminster-hall_n but_o also_o reprint_v without_o control_n and_o no_o answer_n that_o i_o can_v hear_v of_o yet_o make_v to_o it_o i_o think_v it_o better_a to_o make_v this_o brief_a answer_n thereto_o then_o to_o let_v it_o seduce_v and_o abuse_v so_o many_o people_n as_o may_v be_v hurt_v by_o it_o if_o it_o shall_v pass_v for_o such_o a_o unanswerable_a piece_n as_o it_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v i_o have_v therefore_o set_v down_o all_o their_o argument_n and_o give_v plain_a and_o direct_a answer_n to_o they_o their_o vain_a extravagancy_n and_o most_o uncivil_a rail_n i_o have_v either_o whole_o pass_v over_o or_o very_o light_o sometime_o touch_v upon_o they_o that_o i_o may_v neither_o too_o much_o enlarge_v my_o book_n nor_o write_v in_o a_o stile_n so_o contrary_a to_o my_o 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conformity_n and_o obedience_n the_o three_o may_v be_v either_o change_v or_o ashamed_a not_o only_o because_o humane_a authority_n do_v direct_o but_o divine_a authority_n also_o consequent_o command_v it_o by_o enjoin_v we_o to_o obey_v the_o power_n set_v over_o we_o four_o they_o press_v the_o covenant_n as_o a_o unaswerable_a argument_n against_o the_o book_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o covenant_n be_v nothing_o at_o all_o against_o our_o common_a prayer_n book_n for_o we_o shall_v plain_o show_v when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o motive_n that_o neither_o they_o which_o for_o fear_n of_o present_a ruin_n do_v in_o some_o sort_n seem_v to_o join_v in_o that_o covenant_n by_o tyranuy_n impose_v on_o they_o nor_o they_o which_o through_o ignorance_n or_o weakness_n of_o judgement_n do_v easy_o and_o willing_o yield_v to_o it_o be_v in_o any_o sort_n now_o bind_v thereby_o to_o reject_v the_o common_a prayer_n book_n last_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o their_o book_n will_v 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