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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39987	Forms of prayer used in the reformed churches in France before their persecution and destruction With an account of their manner of batizing, celebrating the Holy Supper, marrying and burying; with some additional remarks. Translated into English, for the use of such of the French nation as do desire to learn English; and may be serviceable to those English who are willing to improve themselues in the French language; and for the information of all of the reformed religion, and others. Unto which is also annexed the names of several learned French ministers, to evidence the truth of this translation.	Eglises réformées de France.; J. T.	1699 (1699)	Wing F1584B; ESTC R221545	24,972	145

Printed at the latter end thereof which Treatise doth also shew the Government of the African Helvetian c. Churches unto which I refer you for your better Information and Satisfaction Moreover I thought fit to shew you the great aversion which the reformed French Churches had to separation as it appears by an Article made in 1644 and is Printed in the seventh Chapter and the 205 and 366 Pages of the Discipline of the reformed Churches of France and in the 72 73 and 74 Pages of this Treatise it is declared that all such as do make different Sects and others are Excommunicated from receiving the Holy Sacrament until they do repent and unite You cannot well suppose that what the Persons before mentioned have written was done out of fear or interest for if you will truely consider the stile of their Letters you will find them to be Men of Learning and Piety and void of all manner of Hypocrisie and Dissimulation I know there are other French Churches whose Ministers do use their own constitution more because they were brought up therein then out of any motive of aversion to the English Liturgy for they go very often to Prayers and to hear the Sermons and do receive the Communion in the Church of England 'T is an amazing wonder that any sort of Men should so much value their own mode of Praying as to slight that comprehensive Prayer which our Lord both made and commanded and it grieves me that most of our English Separatists contrary to the practice of the Church and to the instruction given by our Blessed Saviour to his Disciples as it is written in the Gospel of St. Mat. in the sixth Chapter and the ninth verse and in that of St. Luk. in the 11th and 2d do too often refrain not only the use of the Apostles Creed and the Ten Commandments But also of the Lords Prayer which I fear is not only a shame to such as profess the Christian Religion but is also a great offence unto our Lord who hath expressly taught and enjoyned us when we pray to say Our Father which art in Heaven c. But as Charity Commands us to forgive one another I leave such to the mercy of Almighty God who is able to Pardon the greatest offenders This being premised together with the exemplary lives Sincere and Charitable endeavours of our English Ministry in shewing the true ground of the Antient and now reformed Catholick and. Apostolick Religion professed and taught in the Church of England may by Gods assistance be the best means of bringing over the remaining part of the English Dissenters who do not yet use the English Service nor observe its Canons and invite them by mutual love to conform and joyn with the Church of England for the obtaining of Gods Blessings of Grace Peace and Christian Charity among us or at least prove them to be inexcusable for their separating from the reformed National Church which never excludes Prayers in private Good Lord be pleased to open our Eyes that we may see what Triumph it occasions to our adversaries to behold the many divisions and bitter contentions among us upon the account of Religion and that they take more advantage from discords among our selves then from all their own Strength and Policy Wherefore because we are beset by Satan on one side and by our Popish adversaries on the other which are enslaving the Souls and destroying the Bodys of our Poor Brethren and subverting the Fundamentals of our Religion let us all joyn with one heart and render most humble thanks unto God that he hath been pleased by many eminent deliverances which he hath shewn to the Churches and Kingdoms of England and Ireland in preserving us from the Power of our Enemies And let us most humbly beseech God to be pleased of his Infinite Mercy and Goodness to prevent all their wicked designs against our distressed brethren and our selves by defeating al● their Malicious attempts and the works and power of the Devil and to convert all our Enemies and to turn their and our hearts unto him And the Lord grant that we may put away all hatred and malice evil speaking lying and slandering and pray with true and contrite hearts for the remission of all our sins and heinous offences and for the delivery of all our Persecuted Brethren from the undermining designs of their Enemies and for the Preservation of the true Holy Catholick and Apostolick Church and more especially for the Church of England and for our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King William and the Royal Family c. That he will be pleased to lead us by his Holy Spirit and enrich us with his Heavenly Grace that we may follow the good Examples of the Primitive Christians praying one for another in the same Words and Churches and helping each other in Love Charity Justice and Truth and that we may lay aside all worldly interests and set our affections on things above and that by our leading Holy and Peaceable lives we may promote the Honour and Olory of God and of his Son Jesus Christ by ou● Words and Actions and induce the Papists and all other divided Christians to do the same Finally let us beg of God that he will bring over the Turks● Jews and Infidels to acknowledge our Lord and to receive his Faith and Doctrine and to call upon and Praise his Holy Name and by his assistance and merits we may be instrumental in obtaining the salvation 〈◊〉 their and our own Immortal Souls which is the humble and chief aim of Your Faithful Servant J. T. The FORM OF Church-Prayers On the Week-days the Minister makes such an Exhortation as seemeth good to him accommodating it to the time and to the subject which he treats of in his Sermon On the Lords-day before the Reader comes into the Church the People usually sing some part of the Psalms until he see it a fit time to begin in this manner OUR help is in th● Name of God wh● hath made Heaven and Earth Amen And after says these following words Let us give attention with reverence and fear to the holy Word of God contained in the Chapter which he read● and sometimes one or two more which are take● out of the Old or New Testament Then he says these Preparatory words Let us sing to the praise and glory of God for the Edification and to the Consolation of our souls And upon that he gives out a Psalm which is sung by him and the Congregation That being ended he reads one or two Chapters more Thus reading and singing alternately till the Church be full and the Minister come into the Pulpit then the Reader repeats these following words Hearken with reverence and faithful obedience unto the holy Commandments of God contained in the 20th Chapter Exodus which he reads Then the Minister begi● by this following Prayer Our help is in the nam● of God who hath ma●● Heaven and Earth