( 118 )' L. But i,r the Congregation .1 miff do as they do. M What molt you do that is fin ? Mult you fay all that the Prief1 will fay ? Malt you believe all his miftakes ? Mutt you putt up anyunlawful requeft to God ?- L. res, fay they; we ;í of pray for Bifhopse: M. I think verily they have need ofprayer But they feem to be veryhumble petitioners themfel.vesw.hen theybid youpray for them, but alto a-Gee/ that wor&c h great Marvels. But molt you needs own every petition in the'Aífembly? By what Ob- ligation ? Do you undertake to own every petition that your own Preacher will put up, before you know what he will Lay,? Yea, or if you knew he would fpeak arnifs ?> I have clfewhere told you that one of the zealoufeft Non-Conformifts againft Prelacy,was old Mr. Humphrey Fen ofCoventry,and he was wont after every Collett in the CommonPrayer to fay Amen aloud, ex- cept the Prayer for the Bifhops : And he thought his f lence.was fufficient notice of his Diflènt. L. But the broken ReJponfes are ludicrous andintolerable. 41 Prejudice may make any thing feem fo. But, 1. The gems Church ufed fuck as the Scripturestell us. 2. Theyare the oldenpartof all the Liturgy, ufed by the Church, when Holy fervency wouldnot endure tobe filencedor-reftrained to a bare Amen. 3. And ifitwere, not that prophane Men ufe them un., reverently_arid fobring them into difgrace, but they were again ufed fervently by zeaious-Chriftians,they would feem quiteanc ther thing. 4. And we do-the fame thing in effect, when all the people fing the Pfalm,fave that the tune keepeth thembetter in time and order, and avoideth the confufon.. L. But viy Friendfaith that the Apofile faith, with fuchno not to Eat, and from fuch turn away : Andyou,Teem to ftsfpeta them (tho'you onlyfay what you avoid your[elf) of Lying, Perjury,Per- fecution,&c. And is it not afin to Communicate withfilch M. 1. I never told you that I took all theParifh-Minifters or People for perfecutors. No, nor for Lyers : For when they, fay that ex animothey hold that nothing in the Liturgyor Cere- monies, e. is contrary to the Word of God, they fpeak as *hey ttì ik.. But it would, be a..lye in mee who am otherwifo eerfwa cl, And
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