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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33491	A plain and rational vindication of the liturgy of the Church of England collected out of the discourses of some of the reverend bishops and doctors of the same church, by way of question and answer / by J. Clvtterbvck, Gent.	Clutterbuck, J. (John)	1699 (1699)	Wing C4743; ESTC R35618	52,978	73

Babylon to which he was carried Captive Daniel This Book is Historical to the Seventh Chapter and Prophetical in the rest Daniel lived at the End of the Babylonish Captivity Hosea Hosea a Prophet sent to the Ten Tribes chiefly composed this Prophecy Joel Joel Prophesied about the same time with Hosea to the Two Tribes chiefly Amos. Amos Prophesied at the same time with Hosea and to the same Persons viz. To the Ten Tribes chiefly Obadiah Obadiah foretelleth the Destruction of the Idumeans who came of Esau Jacob's Brother Jonah Jonah was a Prophet in Israel in the days of Jeroboam the Second but was sent to Nineveh the chief City of the Assyrians Micah Micah Prophesied at the same time with Isaiah and are alike in the Subject Matter and Stile he declares the Destruction of Israel and Judah by the Assyrians and by the Chaldaeans Nahum Nahum Prophesied of the Destruction of the Assyrians by the Chaldaeans and Medes Habakkuk Habakkuk Prophesied of the Destruction of Israel and Judah by the Chaldaeans as also of the Punishment on the Chaldaeans or Babylonians Zephaniah Zephaniah Prophesied but a few Years before the Captivity of Babylon and threatneth Jerusalem and Judah with utter Desolation Haggai Haggai Prophesied after the 70 Years Captivity of the Jews return from Babylon and exhorts them to Rebuild the Temple Zechariah Zechariah was sent to confirm the Doctrine of Haggai and to help on the Work of the Building the Temple but his Style is more Sublime and Mysterious He Prophesied in the Reign of Darius in whose Sixth Year the Temple was finished Malachy Malachy Prophesied after the Re-edifying of the Temple and endeth the Prophets Apochryphal Books The word Apocryphal signifies that which is hidden unknown or doubtful Those Books which carry that Title and are bound up in our Bibles are so called because it is doubted whether they be True Scripture or not certainly known to be so for so the word in the Greek signifies They are not in the Hebrew yet most of them are of much worth containing many worthy Documents and especially the History of the Maccabees is of singular Use for the Interpretation of the two last Chapters of Daniel and part of the Second Seventh and Eighth Chapters of that Prophet The New Testament or Covenant THE word in Greek which is translated Testament signifies both a Covenant and a Testament a Covenant as may appear by the Adjunct New which notes the opposition of This to the Old so that this Book is what the Old was not a Testament to which Death is supposed necessary but a Covenant or Stipulation betwixt God and his People the Jews promising Mercies and requiring Duties of them The Gospel according to St. Matthew THE Word Gospel comes from a Saxon word which is compounded of God and Spell and is in English good Tidings and by Euphony that is for better Sound sake we pronounce it Gospel delivered here in History of the Birth Life Actions Precepts Promises Death Resurrection and Ascension of Christ The Writers of this History are commonly called Evangelists which may in general signifie any Preacher of the Gospel but is more peculiarly applied to those that wrote the History of Christ's Life and Death c. viz. St. Matthew St. Mark St. Luke St. John The meaning of that Phrase according to St. Matthew is no more than that He compiled and set down that Gospel or good and Gladsom Word St. Mark St. Mark 's Gospel was dictated by St. Peter whose Disciple Amanuensis or Scribe St. Mark was St. Luke St. Luke was the Disciple and Follower of St. Paul who wrote this Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles St. John St. John the beloved Apostle wrote this Gospel The Epistles The Epistles were written by those that bear their Name viz. St. Paul St. Peter St. James St. Jude and St. John the Apostle by whom the Apocalypse or the Revelation was wrote also Epistle to the Hebrews Whether the Epistle to the Hebrews was written by St. Paul hath not only of Late but Anciently been doubted And as the Title which is in our Copy pretending not to be a part of the Epistle is not sufficient to conclude any more Than that it was in that time when this Title was prefix'd believed to be St. Paul's So there is no doubt but that it went without any Superscription or Known Author more Anciently and so has left some place to Variety of Conjectures who the Author should be Some Father it on St. Barnabas some on Clemens Romanus others on St. Luke the latter very Learned Men contend for from the Observation of the Stile and Idiom But all that can be said can amount to no higher than to Probable or Conjectural And 't is not Matter of any weight or Necessity that it be defined who the Author was whether St. Paul or St. Luke a constant Companion of his for many Years and the Author of two other Books of the Sacred Canon FINIS

A. Because it is as well a Confession of Faith as an Epitome or Sum of the whole Litany Q. Why do we pray to every Person in the Holy Trinity apart A. Because as we acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord so we worship each Person apart Q. What is meant by a Person in the Holy Trinity A. Person is a distinct Subsistence of the whole Godhead There are Three Divine Persons which are not Three several Substances but Three distinct Subsistences or Three divers Manner of Being of one and the same Substance and Divine Essence which Divine Essence is neither divided nor distinguish'd But the Three Persons in the Divine Essence are distinguish'd among themselves by their Names by their Order and by their Actions or Properties Q. Why is the Divine Essence sometimes call'd Unity and sometimes Trinity A. Because the Divine Essence common to all the Three Persons is but One we call the same Vnity But because there be Three distinct Persons in this one indivisible Essence we call the same Trinity Q. Why is the Third Person named the Holy Ghost A. Because He is Spiritual without a Body 2. Because He is Spired and as it were breathed from both the Father and the Son that is Proceeding from them both And He is call'd Holy both because He is Holy in his own Nature and also the immediate Sanctifier of all true Believers Q. Why is the Second Person called God the Son and not the Son of God A. In Opposition to the Arrian Heresie who denied the Divinity of the Son therefore we own him to be God equal with the Father and give him the same Worship Q. Sith no Church in the World hath so compleat a Form pray instruct us in that curious and comprehensive Method A. It 's introduced with an Invocation of the Blessed Trinity severally and conjunctly in the Four first Verses 2. It contains Deprecations for Forbearance v. 5. For Deliverance from Spiritual Temporal and Eternal Evils v 6 7 8 9 10. Noting also the Means by which v. 11 12. and the special Time when we should be delivered v. 13. 3. It contains Intercessions for the whole Church v. 14. For this Church and in it for the King and His Royal Family v. 15 16 17 18. And for the Clergy v. 19. For the Nobility and Magistrates v. 20 21. and the People v. 22. For all Estates of Men we beg Peace v. 23. and Grace v. 24 25 26 27. For the Comfort of the Afflicted v. 28 29 30 31. and for Forgiveness of our Enemies v. 32 and we pray for our selves that we may have Plenty v. 33. and Grace v. 34. 4. It contains Supplications 1. To press the former Petitions in Addresses to the Son of God and the whole Trinity and to prevent or remove evil in the Lord's Prayer in the Prayer against Persecution and the Alternate Requests and to sanctifie evil not removed in the last Collect. Q. Why do we begin to ask with these Deprecations A. Because Deliverance from Evil is the First Step to Felicity and the proper Business of Litany Q. Why in the Petition for Forbearance do we pray That God would not remember the Sins of our Fathers A. When God punisheth Sin he 's said to remember them and we know there is a vast Heap of our own and our Fathers Sins unrevenged and God may justly punish us for them when we make them ours by Imitation Q. What is the Sum of all these Deprecations A. Deliverance from the Evils of Sin and Punishment comprehended in those two general Words Evil and Mischief which signifie Wickedness and Misery Q. Why in the First Place do we pray to be delivered from the Evil of Sin A. Because it is the First greatest and only real Evil and the sole Cause of all the Mischiefs that do befall us and by it the Church teacheth us that they begin at the wrong End that pray against Affliction rather than Sin Q. What is the occasion of drawing us into this evil A. The Grafts and Assaults of the Devil Q. What are those Sins mentioned which concern our selves A. Blindness of Heart Pride Vain-Glory and Hypocrisie Q. What are those Sins against our Neighbours A. Envy Hatred Malice Vncharitableness Q. What mean we by Fornication and all other deadly Sins A. Fornication is not to be restrained to the defiling of single Persons but comprehends all Acts of Uncleanness Q. Is any Sin Venial or Pardonable in its own Nature A. No But yet with St. John we affirm as to the Event there is a Sin unto Death and there is a Sin not unto Death and it 's from those open and grievous Sins of Presumption which keep Men from Repentance and usually end in Damnation which we pray to be delivered from under the Name of Deadly Sins of which we have a Catalogue 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. Q. What do the Deceits of the World Flesh and Devil comprehend A. All other Kinds of Sin and because all Sin is managed by those Three Enemies therefore they are mentioned Q. What do we pray against in that Petition from Lightning and Tempest c A. For the Removal of the Effects viz. Judgments Q. What mean we by Sudden Death A. Either an untimely Death before the Term which Nature allots or a violent Death by stabbing burning drowning o. or else it signifies the dying in a Moment of Time Q. Why are all these kind of Deaths to be prayed against A. Because they leave our Relations without Comfort 2. They leave our worldly Concerns unsettled 3. They deprive us of the necessary preparative Ordinances for Death 4. They give us no Time to fit our Souls for our great Account The Frequency and fearfulness of Earthquakes gave the First occasion to this Prayer against Sudden Death as Dr. Hakewell tells us but tho' this sort of Calamity be more rare in this than in some other Countries and less dreadful now than in former Ages so that this Petition at least as to us may seem less needful upon that account yet how many are the Casualties and Dangers we are continually exposed to that may put a sudden Period to our Lives which to beg the Divine Protection to be preserv'd and delivered from a Judicious Author looks upon as the most proper and direct sense of this Petition and let that Man alone saith he who judgeth this unsit condemn and reject this Petition against Sudden Death Q. What 's comprehended in that Petition from Sedition c A. We pray against the Causes of those sad Effects which such Evils may bring upon the Kingdom and Church Q. Why was Rebellion and Schism added since King Charles II's Happy Restauration A. Because Rebellion and Schism did murder one of the best of Kings and Thousands of his loyal Subjects and also pull'd the Church to pieces Q. What are the means we pray to be delivered by A. His Holy Incarnation c. Q. Why are