To all persons that have any sense of the reality of vertue in the pursuit of my design to demonstrate, that the people called Quakers, deserve more favour from the Church of England, than any other sort of dissenters. I shall here recite some passages in the Book of common-prayer, to which they acknowledge, that it is their duty, and that in Christ they have a power, to conform themselves in the whole course of their lives. / By Edmund Elys. Elys, Edmund, ca. 1634-ca. 1707. 1698 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2014-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). B08997 124064175 Wing E696A ESTC R174970 124064175 ocn 124064175 192259

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 eng Church of England. -- Book of common prayer -- Early works to 1800. Quakers -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800. Prayer -- Early works to 1800. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2012-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2012-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2013-06 Sampled and proofread 2013-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2014-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
To all PERSONS that have any Senſe of the Reality of VERTUE, In the purſuit of my Deſign to demonſtrate, that the People called QƲAKERS, Deſerve more Favour from the Church of England, Than any other ſort of Diſſenters. I ſhall here Recite ſome Paſſages in the Book of Common-Prayer, to which they Acknowledge, that it is their Duty, and that In CHRIST they have a Power, to Conform themſelves in the whole Courſe of •• eir Lives. By EDMƲND ELYS. Common Prayer in the General Confeſſion.

GRant, O Moſt Merciful Father—That we may hereafter live a Godly, Righteous, and Sober Life, to the Glory of thy Holy Name. Amen.

On which words John And. has this Reflection:

By the Grace of GOD that bringeth Salvation, which hath appeared unto all Men, are we taught and enabled to deny Ungodlineſs, and Worldly Luſts, and to live Soberly, Righteouſly, and Godly in this preſent World.

Why ſhould any Mock God to Pray ſo to live, and yet live quite contrary, and reject the Grace of God?

Com. Pr. in the Abſolution.

Wherefore we Beſeech him to grant us true Repentance, and his Holy Spirit, that thoſe things may pleaſe him which we do at this preſent, and that the reſt of our Life hereafter may be pure, and holy, ſo that at the laſt we may come to his eternal joy through Jeſus Chriſt our Lord.

 Com. Pr. Te Deum Laudamus.

Vouchſafe, O Lord, to Keep us this Day without Sin.

 Com. Pr. 2 Collect.

O God, who art the Author of Peace, and Lover of Concord—whoſe Service is Perfect Freedom.

 Com. Pr. 3. Collect.

Lighten our Darkneſs we Beſeech thee, O LORD.

 Com. Pr. in the Litany.

From all Evil, and Miſchief, from the Crafts and Aſſaults of the Devil, from all Blindneſs of Heart, from Pride, Vain Glory, and Hypocriſie, from Envy, Hatred, and Malice, and all Uncharitableneſs: From Fornication, and all other Deadly Sin, and from all the Deceits of the World, the Fleſh, and the Devil, Good Lord De ••• er us.

 Com. Pr. in the Litany.

That it may pleaſe thee to bring into the Way of Truth all ſuch as have Erred.

 Com. Pr. in the Litany.

That it may pleaſe thee, O LORD, to endue us with thy Holy Spirit to Amend our Lives.

 Com. Pr. Firſt Sunday in Advent.

Almighty GOD, give us Grace, That we may caſt away the Works of Darkneſs, and put upon us the Armour of Light, now in the Time of this Mortal Life.

 Com. Pr. Collect on St. Stephen's Day.

Grant, O Lord, that in all our Sufferings here upon Earth for the Teſtimony of thy Truth, we may ſtedfaſtly look up to Heaven, and by Faith behold the Glory that ſhall be revealed, and being filled with the Holy Ghoſt, may learn to Love, and Bleſs our Perſecutors by the Enſample of this firſt Martyr St. Stephen, who prayed for his Murderers.

 Com. Pr. Collect on Innocent's Day.

Mortifie, and Kill all Vices in us, and ſo ſtrengthen us by thy Grace, that by the Innocency of our Lives, &c. we may Glorifie thy Holy Name.

 Com. Pr. Collect on Circumciſion Day.

Grant us the true Circumciſion of the Spirit, that our Hearts, and all our Members being Mortified from all Worldly, and Carnal Luſts, we may in all things Obey thy bleſſed Will.

 Com. Pr. Collect on the Firſt Day of Lent, commonly called Aſhwedneſday.

Create and make in us new and contrite Hearts.

 Com. Pr. Collect on the 5th Sunday after Eaſter.

Lord Grant that by thy Holy Inſpiration we may think thoſe things that be good, and by thy merciful guiding may perform the ſame.

 Com. Pr. Collect on the Sunday after Aſcenſion Day.

Send to us thy Holy GHOST to Comfort us.

 Com. Pr. Collect on Whit ſunday.

GOD, which didſt Teach the Hearts of thy faithful People, by ſending them the Light of the Holy Ghoſt, Grant us by the ſame Spirit to have a Right Judgment in All things.

Here (ſays J. A.) the Light is the Teacher, which we Own, and bear Witneſs to.

Com. Pr. Collect on St. Andrew's Day.

Almighty GOD, Grant unto us all, that we being called by thy Holy WORD, may forthwith give up our ſelves Obediently to fulfil thy Holy Commandments.

 Com. Pr. Collect on St. John Baptiſt's Day.

Almighty GOD, make us conſtantly ſpeak the Truth, boldly rebuke Vice, and patiently ſuffer for the Truth's ſake.

I Deſire it may be Known to all Perſons that Know Me, or ſhall ever Hear of Me, that the People called QUAKERS Concurr with Me in theſe Sentiments of CHRISTIAN Purity, which ATHENAGORAS Teſtifies to have been the Sentiments of the Primitive CHRISTIANS.

Athenag. In Legatione pro Chriſtianis. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , &c.

Summâ Cautione communicandum eſt Oſculum, ut non aliter quàm Pia Salutatio, vel potiùs Adoratio quaedam habeatur: Quaeſi vel parum impurâ Cogitatione inquinata fuerit, à Vitâ Aeternâ nos alienet.

We Ought to have the greateſt Care, and Circumſpection, how we impart a Kiſs to any one, that it may be no other than a Pious Salutation, or an Act of Religion. If it excites our Thoughts to the leaſt Impurity, it excludes us from Eternal Life.

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