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15 Decr 1812
Church

III. Service
Ch. Fixt Forms

9

§.
15
Fixt formularies improper

15 1
Shall there be provided
a set of formularies for
divine service?

(Here may be seen the
chief difference between
the Anglican and Presbyterian
churches.) p.1

16 2
Answer. 1. (Per Church
of England.)

Yes — the liturgy dictated
by the Holy Spirit
shall like the Bible continue
till the end of
time.

17. 3
2. Per Presbyterian
No — no monotony. p.1

18. 4
Decency or decorum the
words employed in defence
of forms. By this seems
to be meant, avoidance
of ridicule from the unpolished
effusions of
piety. p.2

19. 5
The objection urged against
them is idleness.
— absence of that exertion
on the part of
the Orator which indicates
persuasion,
thence absense of persuasion
on the part
of the flock. p.2

20. 6.
Effect unnoticed is — ban
to improvement by fixt
forms of which the use is
compulsory. p.3

21 7
This mischief (which
includes all mischief
by giving perpetuity to
existing imperfection)
was held in view by the
Bishops, who under H.
S. contrived the system as
a benefit of it. p.3.

22 8
The first race of Church
of England bishops, more
arrogant and intolerant
than Romish do. p.3

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Fixt formularies improper

23 9
Both assumed infallibility.
but the Romish
professing to look to general
councils, claimed
it, not for themselves in
exclusion of posterity.

24 10
To claim it for themselves
to the exclusion of their
more enlightened successors
was reserved for
English Bishops, in conjunction
with their
Monarch popes.

25 11
In themselves, all wisdom
centered and was
doomed to end. The Liturgy
thus was ordained
to last for ever.
By act of Uniformity,
Coronation oath, and
Oxford Statutes, provision
was made for success.
p.4.

26 12.
One course adoptable.
which would secure all
advantages and avoid
inconvenience — formularies
given as samples
to be used or varied from,
as to each man might
seem best. — Whoever
saw nothing better would
employ it Else he would
improve or substitute.
p.5

27 13.
Thus no one embarrassed
by anxiousness of insufficiency,
would be obliged
to expose himself.
And every man in proportion
to his supposed talent,
would endeavour
to improve it. p.5

28 14
As itself has done as to
sermons, and as has been
done in Scotland as to
other duties, so Church of
England would have
done as to these other
duties. p.5

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Fixt formularies improper

29 15
One mode, that of enlightened
liberty, — the other
that of light extinguishing
despotism. p.6.

30 16
"After this manner pray
ye" — This precept of
Jesus to whom they were
so lavish of mouth-honor
was staring them in the
face, while they were
forming this mass of
crudities. p.6.

31 18
Of a given number of
forms offered, any set
however bad, coupled
with liberty would be
be better than the hurt
without.

Suppose the best offered
— the best out of a thousand,
by establishing
this the best out of the
hundreds of thousands
that might be offered
in succeeding ages is
excluded

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