fbould attempt it, or dc¡ :reit, nor, any godly Magiflratefojfer it. 7. The fafeli way of compofing filch a Pub! ke Form , is to take it all, for matter and words, out of the Holy Scrip- tures. 8. 7er is not this of filch Necefty, but that we may join in it , or aft it, if the form of words be not from Scripture. g. The matter of a common Liturgy, in which we expell any General Concord, fhould not be any unnecrffary things, much lefs things doubtful!, orforbidden. io.Forms of Publick. Prayer fhould not be conffantlyufed by 111 nilers that are able topray without them : andnone elfe fboufd be admitted ordinarily to the Minifiry , but fuels as are able competently to pray without fachForms , unlefs in great NecefJi- ties of the Church. Thefe ten Propofitions are the furnm of all thn I íh:~11 trouble you with, which I íh111 now resiew and prove in order. Prop. i.. JOj StintedLiturgy is in it/elflawful. ,(-9 This is thus proved: Argument t. That which is trot direFlly.or tout;guent'alyfor- bidden by God , remaineth lawful! : A fainted Liturgy is not di- reel!) or confegsscntially forbidden by God: therefore it rennsineth lawfull. The Major is undoubted, becaufe whirgbut s Prohibition can make a thing unlawful'. Sin is a trax;'grcioa of a Law: where there is no Law,there is no tranrgrefon : And yet l have heard very Reverendmen anfwer this, that it is enough that it is not commanded , though not forbidden. Which is plainly to de- ny both Scripture andCivil Principles. Precept makes Dnty,or a Neceffity ex pracepro : Prohibitions make an ac`Iion finfull, which is prohibited , as Precepts prove an Omiflìon finfull of theDuty commanded. But Licitum which is between Duty and fin, is that which is neither commanded nor forbidden. And fuch an ae4 is not Atlas Moralit., Icing neither good nor evill. Here note there two things. 1. That though we fay that a 1i iturgy is in k felflawfull, and thatall thugs not forbidden are Lawful! ; ti
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