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A69529 The Abolishing of the Booke of common prayer by reason of above fifty grosse corruptions in it : as also for that it commands the use of such ceremonies in the worship of God (namely surplice, crosse, and kneeling) which man hath 1641 (1641) Wing A97; ESTC R1281 11,390 16

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THE ABOLISHING OF THE BOOKE OF COMMON PRAYER By Reason of above fifty grosse CORRVPTIONS in it As also for that it commands the use of such Ceremonies in the WORSHIP OF GOD namely Surplice Crosse and Kneeling which man hath devised and which are notoriously knowne to have beene of old and still to be abused to Superstition and Idolatry and are of no necessary use in the CHVRCH Being the Substance of a Booke which the Ministers of Lincoln Diocesse delivered to King IAMES the First of December 1605. Well worthy of the serious consideration of the High COVRT of PARLIAMENT Reprinted and are to be sold by SAMVEL SATTERTHVVAITE in Warwicke Lane 1641. THE ABOLISHING OF THE BOOKE OF COMMON PRAYER WITH Exceptions against Subscribing to it EXCEPTION I. FIRST IN that by the Order it appoints for the reading of the holy Scriptures the greatest part of Canonicall Scripture is never to be read to the Congregation Contrary to the practise of the Church of the Jewes before Christ and of the Primitive Church in the Age next succeeding after Christ and his Apostles and of all the best Reformed Churches at this day in none of all which any part of the Canonicall Scripture was ever commanded to be left out in publike Reading And contrary to the Opinion of Bishop Jewell who affirmeth that to limit and diet the people what they ought to reade and what they ought to leave was sometimes the Superstitious discretion of the Rabbins herein saith he wee may say as Hilary saith the Sonne of God hath revealed to us no such thing 2. And that by the Order it appoints many of the first Lessons are to be taken out of the Apocryphall Books and that under the name of the holy Scripture of the old Testament without any note of difference from the Canonicall and Commands the Story of Susanna to be read under the name of Dan. 13. In which Story the Jewes in Babylon are said to have had Judges of their own and power to put offenders to death and Daniel is said to have beene a young childe when hee executed judgement upon the two false witnrsses and this is said to have beene done immediatly before the reigne of Cyrus and to have bin the meanes wherby Daniel grew famous all which doe evidently shew this Story to be fabulous and untrue as is observed by Iuntus Lubbertus Dr. Fulke Dr. Whitakers Dr. Willet and others In like manner also sundry of the other Apocryphall Chapters that are thus apointed to be read doe containe manifest errours and corruptions as are observed by the foresaid Authors 3. In that the Booke of Common Prayer appointeth such a Translation of the Psalmes to be reade in the Churches as leaveth out of the Text sundry words and sentences which were given by Divine inspiration for the profit of the whole Church as the titles of the Psalmes and these words Higaton and Selah and Praise yet the Lord is omitted at least seventeene times which is contrary to the word of God who hath expresly forbidden to take ought from his Word and said he will take their part out of the Booke of Life that shall presume to doe it 4. In that the Booke of Common Prayer misapplyeth sundry places of Scripture and that to the countenancing of some points of unsound Doctrine as for example to instance in one for many that in Rev. 14. 15. is applied to those children whom Herod murdered which is also made more plaine by the Collect which calleth them the witnesses of God which confessed and shewed forth his praise EXCEPTION II. In that the Booke of Common Prayer commands the use of such Ceremonies in the worship of God as man hath devised and which are notoriously knowne to have beene of old and still to be abused to Idolatry and Superstition and as are of no necessary use in the Church And as this might be made manifest by Arguments drawne from holy Scriptures so also is it confirmed by the judgement of the godly learned of all Churches and ages to wit that Christians are bound to cast off the Ceremonies and Religious Customes of Pagans Jewes Idolators and Hereticks and are carefully to shun all conformitie with them therein as we might instance in the testimonies of ancient Fathers and Counsells but we will onely produce the judgements of moderne Writers 1. It was the judgement of the Church of Scotland as appeareth in a Letter written from a generall Assemblie held at Edenbrough 1566. unto the Bishops of England in which besides many other sentences to this purpose thus he writ If Surplice Corner-cap and Tippet have beene badges of Idolaters in the very act of Idolatry what have the prayers of Christian liberty and the open rebukers of Superstition to doe with the dregges of the Romish beast and more plainely in the generall confession of their faith whereunto King James with other of the chiefe States of that Kingdome did solemnly sweare and subscribe where wee finde these words Wee detest all the Ceremonies and false Doctrine of the Roman Antichrist added to the Ministration of the true Sacraments wee detest all his vaine Allegories Rites Signes and Traditions brought into the Church without the Word of God Occolampadius writing to a Minister of the Church of Scaphusium requireth him utterly to cast off all the Ceremonies of the Papists in the celebration of the Lords Supper which cannot saith he be continued but they will nourish the Superstition and impiety whereunto they served of old Calvin in one of his Epistles having spoken of some moderation that is to be used in reforming and remedying abuses in the Church yet saith he I doe no lesse constantly affirme that great heed is to be taken lest under this pretence any thing be tollerated in the Church which came either from Sathan or from Antichrist Musculus writeth thus It is not fit that those things which are rather Superstitious than Religious or have so much as a shew of Superstition should be received in the Church God forbid that I should maintaine any Tradition Rites or Worships which are Popish which either of their owne nature or by abuse doe serve unto Popish impiety Peter Martyr saith that Order ought to be kept in Administration of the Sacraments which is most sincere and differeth most from the toyes and Ceremonies of the Papists and commeth nearest unto that puritie wherein Christ and his Apostles did first adminster it Of the same judgement was Beza Bucer and many other besides of the most famous Divines of other Nations which for brevity sake I will not so much as name Our late Queenes injunctions require that all Monuments of Idolatry and Superstition be so utterly extinguished and destroyed that there may remaine no memory of them either in our Churches or houses Bishop Jewell speaking to the Papists of their Ceremonies saith You have so misused these things or rather so defiled and bewrayed them