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A defensive vindication of the publike liturgy, established ceremonies, and setled patrimony of the Church of England against such as (putting themselves to an ill occupation) have unjustly impeached or oppugned them / by a peaceable sonne of the same church, no way addicted to novelty or innovation.
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Peaceable sonne of the same church.
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1641
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Wing D823; ESTC R17218
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great_a disturbance_n of_o the_o church_n there_o 69._o there_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o letter_n be_v extant_a in_o dr_n cowcl_n brief_a answer_n to_o mr_n burges_n reason_n p._n 69._o he_o write_v back_o unto_o he_o in_o this_o mild_a yet_o passionate_a manner_n alas_o that_o our_o brother_n knox_n can_v bear_v with_o our_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n in_o matter_n against_o which_o although_o i_o grant_v a_o man_n of_o wit_n and_o learning_n may_v find_v to_o make_v some_o colourable_a exception_n yet_o i_o suppose_v he_o can_v sound_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n disprove_v any_o thing_n in_o it_o bishop_n jewel_n in_o his_o apology_n for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n profess_v diâ—eximus_fw-la profess_v â—â—el_n apol._n pro_fw-la ceeâ—â—sia_fw-la angl._n accessimus_fw-la quantum_fw-la maxim_n potuimus_fw-la ad_fw-la ceelesiam_fw-la aposâ—lâ—rum_fw-la &_o uâ—tevum_fw-la catholicorum_n episcoporum_fw-la &_o patrum_fw-la nec_fw-la tanâ—um_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la nostram_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la precumque_fw-la publicarum_fw-la formam_fw-la ad_fw-la corum_fw-la râ—us_fw-la &_o instituta_fw-la diâ—eximus_fw-la that_o in_o our_o doctrine_n discipline_n and_o service_n we_o come_v as_o near_o as_o we_o can_v possible_o to_o the_o apostolical_a church_n and_o ancient_a catholic_a bishop_n m._n dering_n in_o a_o book_n of_o his_o call_v a_o spare_a restraint_n make_v this_o challenge_n to_o mr._n harding_n look_v say_v 5._o say_v dering_n answer_v of_o harding_n epist_n travel_n fol._n 5._o he_o if_o any_o line_n be_v unblamable_a in_o our_o service_n and_o take_v hold_v of_o your_o advantage_n our_o service_n be_v good_a and_o godly_a every_o tittle_n ground_v upon_o holy_a scripture_n and_o with_o what_o face_n dare_v you_o call_v it_o darkness_n last_o dr._n taylor_n be_v so_o in_o love_n with_o the_o service-book_n that_o he_o etc._n he_o act_n and_o monâ—fol_n 1385._o i_o may_v add_v to_o these_o that_o at_o frankford_n when_o some_o exile_v dislike_v our_o service_n book_n and_o some_o of_o our_o church_n ceremony_n other_o most_o reverend_a person_n stand_v strong_o for_o they_o as_o thomas_n leaver_n john_n mullins_n john_n parkhurst_n lausence_n humphrey_n james_n pilkington_n alexander_n nowell_n james_n haddon_n edwin_n sands_n edâ—â—â—â—d_a grindall_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v exile_n at_o frankford_n write_v to_o the_o like_a exile_n at_o zurick_n persuade_v they_o to_o stand_v to_o the_o death_n for_o defence_n of_o our_o church_n service_n and_o ceremony_n and_o master_n fox_n be_v one_o of_o they_o that_o subscribe_v to_o the_o letter_n discourse_v of_o the_o trouble_n at_o frankford_n fol._n 16_o 17_o 22_o 23._o etc._n etc._n use_v it_o to_o his_o comfort_n all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o imprisonment_n and_o at_o his_o martyrdom_n commend_v it_o as_o the_o last_o token_n of_o his_o love_n to_o his_o dear_a wife_n and_o these_o man_n be_v in_o that_o age_n the_o diamond_n of_o the_o church_n ring_n and_o many_o of_o they_o seal_v the_o truth_n they_o hold_v not_o only_o with_o danger_n and_o exile_n but_o with_o their_o blood_n yet_o now_o he_o be_v but_o a_o mean_a silly_a man_n in_o repute_n that_o can_v spy_v much_o superstition_n much_o popish_a trash_n and_o idolatry_n in_o that_o godly_a book_n which_o the_o holy_a martyr_n and_o best_a learned_a man_n of_o our_o church_n 375._o church_n and_o not_o only_o of_o our_o church_n but_o sâ—me_n also_o of_o forregin_v church_n as_o alexander_n alesius_n a_o worthy_a scotsman_n of_o great_a account_n and_o note_n who_o much_o commend_v our_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n and_o the_o order_n of_o our_o church_n according_a thereunto_o call_v it_o praeclarissimum_fw-la &_o divinum_fw-la factum_fw-la and_o he_o complain_v that_o any_o contentious_a mind_n shall_v move_v any_o to_o mislike_v it_o and_o say_v that_o the_o contention_n of_o brethren_n about_o this_o book_n come_v from_o the_o devil_n who_o fail_v one_o way_n seek_v another_o way_n to_o do_v mischief_n to_o the_o church_n proem_n before_o his_o translation_n of_o the_o common-prayer_n book_n in_o script_n anglican_n bucer_n fol._n 373_o 375._o then_o live_v do_v high_o commend_v and_o approve_v to_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o best_a reform_a liturgye_n in_o all_o age_n polycarp_n speech_n shall_v end_v this_o point_n o_fw-fr deus_fw-la in_o quae_fw-la tempora_fw-la reservastinos_fw-la oh_o god_n for_o what_o time_n have_v thou_o reserve_v we_o wherein_o that_o service_n of_o thou_o which_o have_v heretofore_o have_v the_o high_a approbation_n applause_n and_o commendation_n of_o many_o learned_a divine_n and_o glorious_a martyr_n be_v now_o in_o every_o parish_n almost_o throughout_o the_o kingdom_n neglect_v vilify_v contemn_v as_o popish_a and_o superstitious_a by_o person_n of_o mean_a quality_n &_o mean_a knowledge_n i_o beseech_v those_o who_o have_v power_n in_o their_o hand_n to_o redress_v thing_n amiss_o both_o in_o the_o church_n and_o state_n that_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v this_o sacred_a form_n of_o god_n service_n to_o be_v expose_v any_o long_a to_o the_o careless_a neglect_n to_o the_o proud_a contempt_n and_o scorn_n of_o new-fangled_a and_o misaffected_a person_n who_o particular_a exception_n against_o it_o or_o any_o passage_n in_o it_o have_v receive_v full_a particular_a abundant_a satisfaction_n by_o the_o learned_a pen_n of_o etc._n of_o many_o thing_n our_o non-conformists'_a say_n be_v â—â—â—ssâ—_n many_o instance_n they_o give_v of_o thing_n in_o our_o common-prayer_n not_o agreeable_a as_o they_o pretend_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o have_v in_o their_o eye_n too_o great_a affinity_n with_o the_o form_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n it_o differ_v too_o much_o from_o that_o which_o church_n elsewhere_o reform_v allow_v and_o observe_v it_o be_v not_o or_o der_o read_v nor_o gesture_v as_o beseem_v attire_n disgrace_v it_o it_o require_v nothing_o to_o be_v do_v which_o a_o child_n may_v not_o lawful_o do_v it_o have_v a_o number_n of_o short_a cut_n or_o shred_n which_o may_v be_v better_o call_v wish_n than_o prayer_n it_o intermingle_v praying_n and_o reading_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v too_o long_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n abridge_v preach_v it_o appoint_v the_o people_n to_o say_v after_o the_o minister_n it_o spend_v time_n in_o sing_v and_o in_o read_v the_o psalm_n by_o course_n from_o side_n to_o side_n it_o use_v the_o lords-prayer_n too_o oft_o the_o song_n of_o magnif_n beaedictus_n and_o nâ—nc_fw-la dimittis_fw-la it_o may_v very_o well_o spare_v it_o have_v the_o litany_n creed_n of_o athanasius_n and_o gloria_fw-la patri_fw-la which_o be_v supersluous_a it_o crave_v earthly_a thing_n too_o much_o some_o thing_n it_o ask_v unreasonable_o as_o deliverance_n from_o thunder_n and_o tempest_n when_o no_o danger_n be_v high_a some_o in_o too_o diffident_a manner_n as_o that_o god_n will_v give_v we_o that_o which_o we_o for_o our_o unworthynesse_n dare_v not_o ask_v some_o which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v desire_v as_o deliverance_n from_o sudden_a death_n riddance_n from_o all_o adversity_n and_o the_o extent_n of_o â—aving_a mercy_n towards_o all_o man_n all_o which_o exception_n hooker_n answer_v punctual_o and_o full_o and_o so_o as_o may_v give_v any_o intelligent_a and_o indicious_a reader_n abundant_a satisfaction_n lib_fw-la 5._o p_o 241_o 242_o etc._n etc._n hooker_n cowell_n hutton_n fisher_n etc._n etc._n two_o now_o second_o for_o the_o ceremony_n as_o they_o be_v use_v in_o our_o church_n howsoever_o some_o do_v take_v offence_n at_o they_o yet_o they_o can_v give_v no_o just_a offence_n for_o we_o put_v no_o merit_n no_o matter_n of_o salvation_n no_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o they_o we_o use_v they_o not_o for_o exercise_n of_o piety_n but_o only_o for_o worship_n for_o these_o ceremony_n be_v retain_v for_o a_o discipline_n and_o order_n which_o upon_o just_a cause_n may_v be_v alter_v and_o change_v and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v esteem_v equal_a with_o god_n law_n in_o the_o preface_n before_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n vain_a then_o and_o ignorant_a be_v there_o doubt_n that_o think_v our_o ceremony_n be_v impose_v as_o part_n of_o god_n proper_a worship_n order_n and_o decency_n according_a to_o that_o general_a church_n canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n wherein_o he_o prescribe_v that_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n 1_o cor._n 14.40_o which_o apostolical_a canon_n be_v a_o canon_n of_o canon_n by_o which_o all_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n be_v to_o be_v loc._n be_v râ—gnla_n est_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la exâ—ernam_fw-la politiam_fw-la spectant_fw-la exigere_fw-la conveait_fw-fr calv._n in_o loc._n regulate_v and_o square_v call_v for_o comeliness_n and_o order_n in_o the_o church_n and_o require_v that_o all_o outward_a duty_n of_o god_n public_a worship_n and_o service_n be_v perform_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n after_o a_o decent_a comely_a and_o
orderly_a manner_n comeliness_n become_v all_o action_n but_o more_o especial_o religious_a action_n and_o be_v due_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o all_o place_n but_o chief_o in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o school_n of_o comeliness_n as_o clemens_n romanus_n call_v it_o lib._n 8._o cap._n 31._o for_o the_o church_n be_v god_n house_n the_o place_n of_o his_o special_a presence_n and_o if_o man_n be_v careful_a in_o the_o presence_n chamber_n of_o a_o earthly_a king_n to_o do_v nothing_o uncomely_a or_o unbeseeming_a the_o respect_n which_o they_o owe_v to_o so_o great_a a_o majesty_n much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v careful_a in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o presence_n chamber_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n to_o do_v nothing_o uncomely_a or_o unbeseeming_a so_o great_a and_o sacred_a a_o majesty_n and_o as_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v do_v decent_o or_o in_o a_o comely_a fashion_n so_o be_v they_o to_o be_v do_v orderly_o for_o where_o disorder_n be_v there_o be_v tumult_n and_o confusion_n but_o where_o order_n be_v there_o be_v discipline_n and_o peace_n it_o be_v s._n ambrose_n gloss_n upon_o the_o forecited_a canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o canon_n the_o apostle_n give_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o all_o christian_a church_n to_o make_v order_n to_o ordain_v rite_n and_o ceremony_n for_o the_o more_o decent_a and_o orderly_a performance_n of_o god_n public_a service_n and_o will_v all_o who_o live_v under_o the_o government_n of_o such_o particular_a church_n obedient_o to_o conform_v themselves_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n wherein_o they_o live_v first_o the_o former_a rule_n or_o canon_n prescribe_v by_o the_o apostle_n be_v say_v pareus_n of_o very_o great_a importance_n et_fw-la universaliter_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la pertinens_fw-la and_o do_v universal_o concern_v all_o christian_a church_n throughout_o the_o world_n decorum_n enim_fw-la &_o ordinem_fw-la eorum_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la relinquit_fw-la for_o it_o leave_v all_o matter_n of_o outward_a order_n and_o decency_n in_o the_o church_n to_o the_o free_a disposal_n of_o church_n governor_n when_o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v ritus_fw-la externos_fw-la in_o libertate_fw-la nostra_fw-la ideo_fw-la reliquit_fw-la ne_fw-la putaremus_fw-la culeum_fw-la dei_fw-la illis_fw-la inclusum_fw-la he_o leave_v the_o order_n of_o all_o external_a or_o ceremonious_a rite_n in_o every_o particular_a church_n to_o their_o free_a power_n and_o determination_n lest_o we_o shall_v deem_v they_o essential_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n to_o salvation_n say_v calvin_n in_o the_o judgement_n then_o both_o of_o calvin_n and_o pareus_n every_o christian_a church_n have_v warrant_n from_o the_o forecited_a apostolical_a canon_n to_o ordain_v etc._n ordain_v these_o thing_n the_o lord_n leave_v to_o the_o liberty_n of_o every_o church_n patt_o because_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o worship_n but_o adjunct_n only_o partly_o because_o one_o form_n thereof_o can_v fit_v every_o country_n but_o must_v be_v vary_a and_o apply_v to_o several_a nation_n and_o time_n as_o shall_v be_v find_v most_o convenient_a thus_o teach_v s_n hâ—erome_n eâ—ist_n 28._o conclude_v with_o this_o say_n unaquaeque_fw-la pâ—ovincia_fw-la abundet_fw-la in_o sensu_fw-la svo_fw-la thus_o s._n august_n epist_n 86.118.119_o and_o thus_o zanchius_n the_o great_a reform_a schooleman_n tom._n 8._o loc_fw-la 16._o de_fw-la tradit_fw-la ecclesiast_fw-la pag_n 821_o etc._n etc._n external_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n and_o to_o make_v ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o canon_n for_o the_o more_o decent_a and_o orderly_a performance_n of_o all_o religious_a duty_n in_o their_o public_a assembly_n that_o their_o be_v such_o a_o power_n leave_v to_o each_o church_n and_o to_o church_n governor_n it_o be_v evident_a for_o if_o every_o man_n may_v do_v what_o he_o listen_v and_o serve_v god_n at_o what_o time_n in_o what_o place_n after_o what_o manner_n he_o please_v or_o according_a to_o his_o own_o humour_n and_o fancy_n what_o other_o can_v be_v the_o issue_n and_o sequel_n of_o such_o licentious_a and_o unrestrained_a liberty_n but_o infinite_a distraction_n and_o disorderly_a confusion_n in_o the_o church_n for_o the_o prevent_n of_o which_o we_o must_v of_o necessity_n grant_v if_o we_o will_v be_v reasonable_a that_o each_o christian_a church_n have_v power_n to_o make_v law_n and_o to_o ordain_v rite_n for_o decency_n and_o order_n sake_n and_o to_o command_v and_o force_v her_o child_n obedient_o to_o observe_v they_o and_o their_o be_v not_o any_o reform_a church_n but_o be_v of_o this_o mind_n they_o all_o with_o one_o consent_n hold_v this_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a ecclesiastical_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n shall_v be_v in_o all_o place_n alike_o but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v divers_a in_o divers_a country_n and_o church_n so_o that_o nothing_o be_v ordain_v against_o god_n word_n that_o this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o our_o church_n be_v plain_a from_o the_o 34._o article_n that_o all_o reform_a church_n be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n with_o we_o m._n rogers_n in_o his_o explication_n of_o that_o article_n make_v it_o manifest_a by_o particular_a instance_n and_o reflect_v your_o eye_n back_o to_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o even_o in_o those_o day_n every_o particular_a church_n be_v allow_v to_o have_v those_o order_n and_o ceremony_n which_o she_o in_o her_o wisdom_n think_v most_o fit_v and_o convenient_a so_o we_o read_v that_o some_o church_n use_v to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n thrice_o other_o twice_o a_o week_n other_o only_o upon_o the_o lord_n day_n some_o church_n give_v the_o eucharist_n in_o the_o morning_n some_o at_o even_a aug._n epist_n 118._o ad_fw-la jan._n some_o church_n do_v dip_v the_o infant_n baptize_v thrice_o in_o the_o water_n other_o but_o once_o only_o as_o tertullian_n witness_v de_fw-fr coron_n milit_fw-la cap._n 3._o all_o which_o church_n notwithstanding_o the_o diversity_n of_o these_o or_o the_o like_a ceremony_n be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n and_o hold_v union_n and_o communion_n one_o with_o another_o dissonantia_fw-la in_o his_o non_fw-la sustulit_fw-la consonantiam_fw-la fidei_fw-la they_o know_v that_o although_o the_o king_n daughter_n be_v all_o glorious_a within_o yet_o her_o clothing_n be_v wrought_v about_o with_o needle_n work_n of_o divers_a colour_n by_o which_o needle_n work_n of_o divers_a colour_n casul_n colour_n sit_fw-la una_fw-la si_fw-la les_fw-fr universae_fw-la quae_fw-la â—â—iqu_fw-la dilatatul_n ecclesiae_fw-la tanquam_fw-la intus_fw-la in_o memmis_fw-la etiam_fw-la si_fw-la ipsa_fw-la sidei_fw-la unitas_fw-la quibusdâ—m_fw-la diuâ—rsis_fw-la obsâ—rvatio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d celebratur_fw-la quiâ—us_fw-la â—udo_fw-la modo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o side_n vorum_fw-la est_fw-la impeditur_fw-la omnis_fw-la enim_fw-la puâ—â—â—â—â—udo_fw-la filiae_fw-la regis_fw-la intrinsecus_fw-la illae_fw-la autem_fw-la observatioâ—es_fw-la quae_fw-la variae_fw-la celebrantur_fw-la in_fw-la eius_fw-la veste_fw-la intelliguntur_fw-la unde_fw-la dicitur_fw-la in_o fimbâ—iis_fw-la auâ—eis_fw-la circumaâ—â—icta_fw-la uâ—rictaâ—â—_n sâ—dea_n quoque_fw-la vestis_fw-la ita_fw-la diversis_fw-la celebratiombus_fw-la varietur_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la adversis_fw-la contentionâ—bus_fw-la dâ—ssipetur_fw-la aug._n epist_n 86._o add_v casul_n s._n augustine_n understand_v the_o diverfity_n of_o ceremony_n in_o particular_a church_n and_o if_o the_o judgement_n of_o one_o or_o two_o church_n must_v be_v hearken_v unto_o and_o may_v not_o be_v despise_v or_o contradict_v rash_o much_o more_o ought_v the_o judgement_n of_o all_o reform_a church_n to_o be_v regard_v certain_o for_o a_o few_o person_n to_o call_v in_o question_n that_o which_o have_v be_v hold_v for_o a_o truth_n at_o all_o time_n in_o the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n argue_v such_o singular_a person_n to_o be_v singular_o proud_a and_o possess_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o contradiction_n i_o will_v conclude_v this_o point_n with_o the_o 14.40_o the_o this_o be_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o calvin_n only_o but_o it_o be_v the_o constant_a doctrine_n of_o all_o orthodox_n divine_v and_o church_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a that_o god_n have_v sufficient_o and_o perspicuous_o deliver_v the_o whole_a substance_n of_o his_o own_o proper_a worship_n and_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o man_n salvation_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o that_o these_o thing_n must_v evermore_o be_v unalterable_o the_o same_o in_o all_o church_n but_o the_o circumstance_n and_o ceremony_n of_o his_o public_a worship_n as_o of_o place_n time_n ornament_n gesture_n &c_n &c_n he_o have_v leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o every_o national_a church_n to_o determine_v and_o make_v choice_n of_o so_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v according_a to_o the_o canon_n of_o canon_n deliver_v by_o s._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 14.40_o judgement_n and_o resolution_n of_o judicious_a calvin_n who_o in_o the_o four_o of_o his_o institution_n cap._n