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B01850 The history of the reformation of the Church of England. The second part, of the progress made in it till the settlement of it in the beginning of Q. Elizabeth's reign. / By Gilbert Burnet, D.D. Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. 1681 (1681) Wing B5798A; ESTC R226789 958,246 890

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populi_fw-la conveniant_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la &_o annuncient_a nomen_fw-la domini_fw-la in_o zion_n &_o laudes_fw-la ejus_fw-la in_o jerusalem_n but_o the_o name_n and_o praise_n of_o god_n can_v be_v set_v forth_o to_o the_o people_n unless_o it_o be_v do_v in_o such_o a_o tongue_n as_o they_o may_v understand_v therefore_o common-prayer_n must_v be_v have_v in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n 3._o the_o definition_n of_o public_a prayer_n out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o st._n paul_n orabo_fw-la spiritu_fw-la orabo_fw-la &_o mente_fw-la publicè_fw-la orare_fw-la est_fw-la vota_fw-la communia_fw-la ment_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la effundere_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la spiritu_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la lingua_fw-la testari_fw-la common_a prayer_n be_v to_o lift_v up_o our_o common_a desire_n to_o god_n with_o our_o mind_n and_o to_o testify_v the_o same_o outward_o with_o our_o tongue_n which_o definition_n be_v approve_v of_o by_o st._n augustine_n de_fw-fr magist._n c._n 1._o nihil_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la inquit_fw-la loqutione_fw-la nisi_fw-la forte_fw-fr ut_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la faciunt_fw-la significandae_fw-la mentis_fw-la causâ_fw-la ut_fw-la populus_fw-la intelligat_fw-la 4._o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o lord_n last_o supper_n and_o baptism_n be_v as_o it_o be_v sermon_n of_o the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n but_o sermon_n to_o the_o people_n must_v be_v have_v in_o such_o language_n as_o the_o people_n may_v perceive_v otherwise_o they_o shall_v be_v have_v in_o vain_a 5._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o christian_a man_n to_o abuse_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n but_o he_o that_o pray_v in_o the_o church_n in_o a_o strange_a tongue_n abuse_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n for_o the_o tongue_n serve_v only_o to_o express_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o speaker_n to_o the_o hearer_n and_o augustine_n say_v de_fw-fr doct._n christ._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 10._o loquendi_fw-la omnino_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la si_fw-la quod_fw-la loquimur_fw-la non_fw-la 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