Selected quad for the lemma: word_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	blood_n	body_n	eucharist_n	2,932	5	10.6147	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49524	The reformed Presbyterian, humbly offering to the consideration of all pious and peaceable spirits several arguments for obedience to the act for unifromity, as the way to vnity and endeavouring to demonstrate by clear inferences from the sacred scriptures, the writings of some of the ancients, or several old pastors of the reformed churches abroad, and of the most eminent old non-conformists amongst ourselves : as Mr. Josias Nichols, Mr. Paul Baines, and other learned divines : as for Mr. Perkins, Mr. Iohn Randal, and Mr. Rob. Bolton, that there is nothing required by the act for vniformity that is forbidden by the law of God / by Rich. Lytler ...	Lytler, Richard.	1662 (1662)	Wing L3573; ESTC R1525	139,662	290

Religion from the Idolatries Errors and superstitions of the Church of Rome to be assured that the way or mode for the publick Worship of God be reformed also Concerning which in the satisfying of my self I have observed that two sorts of persons have made their objections First such as have condemned the common and publick Liturgy of the Church as sinful and Idolatrous because taken out of the Mass-book c. Some onely as symbolizing with the service of the Romish Church Of the former sort were the Brownists of old the later the wiser sort of the Non-conformists both formerly and at this present time who do therefore presse a necessity of a further Reformation thereof as appeareth by the Discourse of Plus ultra and by the desires of those persons that were commissioned to advise about the Liturgie c. who thought no Reformation like the laying aside the old one as to themselves and the making a new one in its stead to be left unto the Ministers liberty to chuse which they would use Sect. 2. I shall therefore for the clearing of the lawfulness of our obedience to the use of this Liturgie of the Church present and lay before you the objections against the Liturgie of the Church of England by the English Brownists by which also the Authors of the Temperate Discourse and of Plus ultra may see who they do symbolize withall and how much mistaken I suppose they are who say the cause of the Non-conformists hath been long ago stated at the troubles of Frankfort and hath continued the same Sect. 3. That which is laid to the charge of the English Liturgie is this by those called the Brownists I find in the second part of the Mr. Balls answer pag. 4. The whole form of the Church service is borrowed from the Papists for none can deny that it was culled and picked out of the Popish Dunghill the Mass-book full of all abominations from three Romish channels I say it was raked the Breviary the Ritual and the Mass-book mentioned by the Sober Discourse pag. 21. and Plus ultra pag. 17. with much earnestness affirms that the English Liturgie is Tantum non the Romish Mass Now to vindicate this mode of Gods Worship in the English Church from this charge and so consequently to give us to apprehend that we may lawfully declare conformity to the use thereof be pleased to take notice of Mr. Balls answer pag 6. Sect. 4. That which you alledge against the English Service-book in particular you intend against all set forms of prayer or stinted Liturgies whatsoever c. to pag. 8. and there saith he further It is true the Nonconformists say that it was in a great part picked and culled out of the Mass-book but it followeth not thence that either it is or was esteemed by them a devised or false Worship for many things contained in the Mass-book it self are good and holy A Pearl may be found upon a Dunghill We cannot more credit the man of sin then to say that every thing in the Mass-book is devillish and Antichristian for then it should be Antichristian to pray unto God in the mediation of Christ or read the Scriptures to professe many fundamentall divine Truths necessary to salvation pag. 9. Our Service was picked and culled out of the Mass-book you say and so it might and yet be free from all fault and tincture from all shew and appearance of evil though the Mass-book it selfe was fraught with all manner of abominations For if Antichrist sit in the Temple of God and professe himself the servant of Jesus Christ of necessity some Treasures Riches and Jewels of the Church must be gathered into his Den which being collected purged and refined might serve to adorne the chaste Spouse of Christ Neither in so doing doth the Church honour Antichrist but challenge her own right if she retain ought that belongeth to Antichrist that is her stain and blemish but the recovery of that which Christ the King of his Church hath given as her wealth and ornament must not be imputed a fault Sect. 5. Further saith he pag. 9. If it be wholly taken out of the Mass-book how cometh it to have those things which are so directly contrary to the Mass that both cannot possibly stand together In our Book of Common prayer we pray to God onely in the mediation of Jesus Christ and in a known Language we profess that Christ by one Oblation of himself once for all hath made a full perfect and sufficient satisfaction for the sins of the whole World that he hath commanded a perpetual remembrance of his Death and Passion in that Ordinance of the Supper and that the Sacrament is to be administred in both kinds the Minister and the People to communicate together Were these things taken out of the Mass-book The Church of Rome joyneth the two first Commandments into one or taketh away the second thereby to cloak their Idolatry in the worshipping of Images but the Common prayer book of the Church of England divideth them into two therein following two of the Fathers at most excepted all Antiquity and setteth down the words of the second Commandment at large The Church of Rome teacheth that in the Sacrament of the Eucharist the body and blood of Christ is received and eaten carnally that as much is received in one kind as in both and that in the Mass Christ is offered up as a propitiatory unbloudy sacrifice for the sins of quick and dead but the Common prayer book of the Church of England teacheth expresly in the form of administring that Sacrament that spiritually by faith we feed on him in our hearts eating and drinking in remembrance that Christ died and shed his blood for us In the Mass the Priest receiveth alone the people standing by and gazing on him but the Minister and people are appointed with us to communicate together according to the Instition of Christ and the practice of the primitive Church We make the Communion of the Eucharist purposely a Sacrament they a Sacrament and propitiatory Sacrifice They celebrate at an Altar we at a Table according to the example of our Saviour Christ his Apostles and the Primitive Church in the purest times We pray for the living they for the living and dead And if these be not points directly contrary to the Roman Service Rome is much departed from her self Sect. 6. I have been the larger in the transcribing of this most singular vindication of the common prayer book by this judicious learned Mr. John Ball to the end that such good people who as the Author of the Treatise of Liturgies saith can by no means be reconciled to the use of it as being an Idolatrous Service may here see the vast difference between the Mass-book and our common prayer and be brought to love and like thereof And that such Ministers as profess by the said Author that when their people come to them and say

any thing contrary to Gods Word c. I shall omit to fill up my paper with a particular recitall of all the 39. Articles But in the stead thereof I shall give you a generall account of those Articles refetting to their Doctrinal part as to faith and substantialls of Worship as I finde them clearly expressed and acknowledged by some late writers Sect. 10. For the Doctrine saith the Authors of Plus ultra pag. 16. With the Doctrine we meddle not the bloud of the Martyrs shed in the defence of it alone by the Word of God hath washed away the Romish silth cast into it And Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter in a Post-script of his Epistle to the Reader before a Treatise of the Vain Religion of the formall Hipocrite giveth his sense not onely of the Doctrine of the Church of England but also of the Doctrine of the common prayer Book if I mistake not saith he For the Doctrine of the Common prayer Book though I had read exceptions against divers passages I remembred not any thing that might not receive a good construction if it were read with the same candour and allowance as we read the writings of other men So that it was onely the truth of the Doctrine that I spoke of against which I hate to be peevishly quarrelsome when God hath bless'd this Church so wonderfully with a moderate and cautelous yet effectuall Reformation in matter of Doctrine The more pity it is that the very modes of Worship and Discipline should be the matter of such sharp and uncharitable discords which must one day prove the grief of those that are found to be the causers of it and of the sufferings of the Church on that occasion To all which I yield my unfeigded assent and consent to be true Sect. 11. Now if I mistake not what Mr. Baxter here publisheth refers to the subject matter of the 39. Articles as to their doctrinall part concerning Faith and Worship and affords us these instructions besides viz. That the matter of our sharp contentions and uncharitable discords are the very modes of Worship and Discipline That Reformation may be effectual though but moderate and cautelous If this be a truth in matters of Doctrine it holds good in reforming the modes of worship and Discipline and these instructions if they were well twisted about our understandings might exceedingly tend to humble all of all sorts and to make us jealous that we have been out of the way of a right Reformation and incline our minds to conform and yield to what is now required at our hands Sect. 12. Especially considering that the Doctrine of the Church of England which though principally is contained in the Scripture yet in the 39. Articles is there sum'd up as a form or systeme thereof is as I have proved by these quotations from Mr. Nicholls Mr. Baxter and Plus ultra so pure and reformed Methinks it should incline all persons in the Ministry that love the Truth and Peace to resolve rather then not preach the Gospel to subscribe and approve of those Articles that teach that it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing contrary to Gods Word whose Doctrine is washed from its Romish filth by the bloud of the Martyrs and hath arrived to an effectual reformation as Mr. Baxter phraseth it Surely these considerations should make us as Mr. Baxter saith not only hate to be peevishly quarrelsome as to the Doctrine against subscription to these Articles but unfeignedly assent and consent to them and the use of the Book of Common prayer c. Sect. 13. And this now leads me to speak unto the consideration of the second particular before named comprehended in the 39. Articles and also in the Book of Common prayer viz. of subscription to and appobation of the modes and manner of Worship and Discipline By which modes I principally mean the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church with all the forms and orders in the said book rescribed For having in the preceding Discourse proved by the judgement of Mr. Ball and others the lawfulnesse of an imposed form and of the Liturgie of the Church of England I shall onely adde a testimony how far the Non-conformists in Queen Elizabeths dayes conformed to it and then proceed Sect. 14. I find it declared by Mr. Josias Nicholls in the Plea for the Innocent pag. 20. even this Mr. Nicholls named for one of those Worthies that did take conformity for a sin Saith he in the name of all the Non-conformists in his time We do willingly use the book of Common prayer and no other form unless sometime upon extraordinary occasion by publick Authority some other prayer be assigned onely we leave out some few things or peradventure explain other pag. 21. So that by the way the Common prayer was not then represented to the view of weak Christians under that Idolatrous dress you find it either in Plus ultra or the Temperate Discourse of Liturgies But those old Christians used it and no other form Sect. 15. That therefore I may be instrumental in the healing of those misapprehensions which are upon the minds of many as a hinderance of their conformity to the modes ceremonies and rites of the Church and that I may speak a word in season as to the removing of the principal part of the scruple or quaere as to subscription or conformity to all the rites and ceremonies c. I shall humbly offer this argument to the consideration of all prudent and peaceable Christians whether of the Clergy or the Layety viz. That which our Superiours either in Church or State may without sin command that every Member of the Church or State may lawfully and without sin unfeignedly assent consent and conform to Sect. 16. This proposition I have proved before in general and could do much more out of the sacred Scriptures from the examples of Christ and his Apostles the Judgement of Reverend Calvin and others all agreeing that circumstantials in the Worship and Service of God tending to Vniformity Decency Peace and Edification of the Church I say that these circumstantials rites or ceremonies may be imposed by the Church or our Superiours But when we come to the assumption or conclusion from this proposition applying it to our present case then here lyeth the great scruple about these ceremonies and rites of the Church of England these are superstitious these are insignificant these are superfluous what not and therefore no subscription no conformity to these without sin Sect. 17. That I may therefore come more close to the business I shall with much candour and faithfulness give you the objections that I find particularly made against subscription in our present sense As to the rites and ceremonies of the Church the ordaining of Priests and Deacons c. as I finde them made by Mr. Josias Nicholls Plea for the Innocent pag. 21. We subscribe willingly unto the book of Articles according to