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A40812 A vindication of liturgies shewing the lawfulness, usefulness, and antiquity, of performing the publick worship of God by set forms of prayer, wherein several other things also of considerable use are occasionally discussed : in answer to a late book intitules, A reasonable account why some pious non-conforming ministers in England judge it sinful for them to perform their ministerial acts in publick solemn prayer by the prescribed forms of others / by William Falkner. Falkner, William, d. 1682. 1680 (1680) Wing F336; ESTC R24032 135,488 300

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the_o benediction_n of_o eli_n the_o high_a priest_n to_o hannah_n and_o elkanah_n 1_o sam._n 1.17_o &_o ch._n 2.20_o 28._o he_o go_v on_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o 57_o they_o p._n 57_o do_v not_o think_v that_o ever_o our_o saviour_n intend_v the_o lord_n prayer_n to_o be_v use_v syllabical_o and_o 5._o and_o de_fw-fr casib_n conscience_n l._n 4._o c._n 17._o qu._n 5._o amesius_n also_o declare_v that_o our_o lord_n do_v not_o intend_v to_o prescribe_v a_o form_n of_o word_n to_o be_v constant_o observe_v in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n now_o it_o may_v well_o seem_v strange_a that_o any_o person_n shall_v harbour_v such_o a_o opinion_n as_o this_o if_o they_o have_v not_o some_o interest_n which_o incline_v they_o to_o have_v such_o apprehension_n concern_v the_o lord_n prayer_n but_o as_o our_o late_a gracious_a sovereign_n observe_v 16._o observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n 16._o its_o great_a guilt_n be_v that_o it_o be_v the_o warrant_n and_o original_a pattern_n of_o all_o set_a liturgy_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_n that_o 11.1_o that_o grot._n in_o mat._n 6.9_o &_o in_o luc._n 11.1_o grotius_n shall_v entertain_v this_o extravagant_a and_o unreasonable_a conceit_n 29._o but_o that_o our_o saviour_n deliver_v this_o prayer_n as_o a_o form_n to_o be_v of_o ordinary_a use_n i_o give_v manifest_a evidence_n 102._o evidence_n libert_n eccles_n p._n 100_o 101_o 102._o from_o the_o expression_n of_o his_o precept_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o deliver_v it_o from_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o composure_n and_o from_o clear_a testimony_n concern_v the_o usual_a practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n in_o the_o first_o second_o and_o three_o century_n in_o observe_v it_o as_o a_o form_n and_o our_o author_n think_v not_o fit_a to_o answer_v any_o thing_n to_o these_o proof_n form_n the_o lord_n prayer_n be_v direct_v to_o be_v a_o form_n nor_o indeed_o to_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o they_o unto_o which_o i_o shall_v refer_v the_o reader_n but_o this_o novel_a and_o groundless_a notion_n be_v also_o great_o opposite_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n in_o the_o follow_a century_n and_o will_v have_v be_v then_o earnest_o explode_v since_o they_o look_v upon_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o and_o all_o other_o christian_n to_o have_v be_v enjoin_v by_o divine_a precept_n to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o prayer_n as_o a_o form_n s._n hierome_n declare_v 5._o declare_v hieron_n adv_fw-la pelag._n l._n 3._o c._n 5._o docuit_fw-la apostolos_fw-la suos_fw-la ut_fw-la quotidie_fw-la in_o corporis_fw-la illius_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la credentes_fw-la audeant_fw-la loqui_fw-la pater_fw-la noster_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o teach_v his_o apostle_n that_o every_o day_n believe_v in_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o body_n they_o shall_v say_v our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n and_o 89._o and_o aug._n epist_n 89._o s._n austin_n say_v omnibus_fw-la necessaria_fw-la est_fw-la oratio_fw-la dominica_n quam_fw-la ipsis_fw-la arietibus_fw-la gregis_fw-la i._n e._n ipsis_fw-la apostolis_n suis_fw-la dominus_fw-la dedit_fw-la ut_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la deo_fw-la dicat_fw-la dimitte_n nobis_fw-la debita_fw-la nostra_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n prayer_n be_v necessary_a for_o all_o which_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o flock_n that_o be_v to_o the_o very_a apostle_n themselves_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v say_v to_o god_n forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n etc._n etc._n 30._o among_o the_o protestant_n as_o their_o writer_n do_v general_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v a_o prescribe_a form_n so_o apollonius_n and_o the_o classis_fw-la of_o 178._o of_o consid_fw-la contr_n ang._n p._n 177_o 178._o walachria_n observe_v in_o omnibus_fw-la reformatarum_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la liturgiis_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o all_o the_o public_a liturgy_n which_o be_v extant_a of_o the_o reform_a church_n the_o lord_n prayer_n be_v prescribe_v to_o be_v use_v but_o our_o author_n assertion_n not_o only_o contradict_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_a catholic_n church_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o protestant_n abroad_o but_o he_o herein_o clash_v as_o well_o with_o the_o directory_n and_o with_o that_o assembly_n at_o westminster_n which_o reject_v our_o common_a prayer_n as_o with_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o serm._n the_o direct_v of_o prayer_n after_o serm._n directory_n they_o say_v the_o prayer_n which_o christ_n teach_v his_o disciple_n be_v not_o only_o a_o pattern_n of_o prayer_n but_o itself_o a_o most_o comprehensive_a prayer_n and_o we_o recommend_v it_o to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o member_n of_o that_o assembly_n in_o their_o annotation_n affirm_v that_o 11.2_o that_o assembl_n annot._n on_o luk._n 11.2_o it_o be_v the_o most_o exact_a and_o sacred_a form_n of_o prayer_n indict_v and_o teach_v the_o disciple_n who_o be_v to_o teach_v the_o whole_a world_n the_o rule_n and_o practice_n of_o true_a religion_n by_o christ_n himself_o who_o be_v best_a able_a to_o teach_v his_o servant_n to_o pray_v and_o again_o christ_n prescribe_v this_o form_n of_o prayer_n to_o be_v use_v by_o they_o 31._o now_o it_o be_v a_o unreasonable_a confidence_n and_o presumption_n to_o oppose_v and_o contradict_v the_o general_a sense_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o all_o age_n and_o even_o the_o true_o primitive_a and_o reform_a church_n if_o it_o be_v not_o upon_o great_a evidence_n wherefore_o i_o shall_v now_o examine_v what_o this_o writer_n have_v to_o say_v for_o his_o opinion_n he_o say_v 57_o say_v reas_n acc._n p._n 57_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v apprehend_v it_o leave_v for_o a_o form_n of_o word_n and_o syllable_n we_o shall_v have_v find_v some_o after_o record_n of_o the_o use_n of_o it_o but_o if_o he_o mean_v there_o will_v be_v some_o record_n of_o this_o in_o the_o scripture_n and_o writing_n of_o the_o apostle_n this_o be_v very_o vain_a since_o it_o be_v certain_a they_o do_v not_o contain_v such_o prayer_n as_o be_v use_v in_o the_o public_a assembly_n and_o it_o be_v as_o unreasonable_a to_o expect_v this_o in_o they_o as_o to_o expect_v that_o all_o book_n of_o instruction_n write_v by_o any_o of_o our_o church_n shall_v repeat_v our_o public_a liturgy_n and_o it_o be_v very_o usual_a for_o such_o book_n to_o have_v other_o expression_n of_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n than_o those_o of_o our_o common-prayer_n and_o if_o this_o objection_n be_v of_o any_o weight_n it_o will_v as_o much_o prove_v that_o our_o saviour_n never_o intend_v that_o christian_a baptism_n shall_v be_v administer_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o that_o the_o lord_n prayer_n shall_v not_o be_v use_v though_o he_o plain_o command_v both_o 32._o but_o if_o by_o record_n church_n the_o lord_n prayer_n use_v as_o a_o form_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n he_o mean_v evidence_n beyond_o 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