...unto us, we have rejected all such a* were either of dangerous сопвечиипсе (as sccretlv striking at some established doctrine, or laudable...practice of the Church of England, or indeed of the whole Cuthullck Church of Christ) or else of no consequence at all, but utterly frivolous and vain. But such...

...in the Preface, that "of the sundry alterations proposed unto us, we have rejected all such as were of dangerous consequence, as secretly striking at...or indeed of the whole Catholic Church of Christ." Nowhere is the Catholic spirit of the Book of Common Prayer more plainly set forth than in the Preface...

...incidentally repeats the claim we have already noticed in the title-page; these proposals it accuses of 'secretly striking at some established doctrine, or...practice of the Church of England, or indeed of the whole Catholick Church of Christ.' thaj incense in itself is an unsuitable or undesirable accompaniment to...

...justified the alterations. The revision is spoken of as rejecting all those proposals which secretly struck "at some established doctrine, or laudable practice...or indeed of the whole Catholic Church of Christ," but as endeavouring to do what " might most tend to the preservation of peace and unity in the Church,...

...justified the alterations. The revision is spoken of as rejecting all those proposals which secretly struck "at some established doctrine, or laudable practice...or indeed of the whole Catholic Church of Christ," but as endeavouring to do what "might most tend to the preservation of peace and unity in the Church,...

...case in former times. And therefore of the sundry alterations proposed unto us, we have rejected all such as were either of dangerous consequence (as secretly...practice of the Church of England, or indeed of the whole Catholick Church of Christ), or else of no consequence at all, but utterly "frivolous and vain. Bat...

...incidentally repeats the claim we have already noticed in the title-page ; these proposals it accuses of ' secretly striking at some established doctrine, or...practice of the Church of England, or indeed of the whole Catholick Church of Christ '. Far more important are the next two prefaces, which are taken from the...

...rejected all such [alterations} as were ... of dangerous consequence as secretly striking at some . . . laudable practice of the Church of England or indeed of the whole Catholic Church of Christ.' (4) They desired uniformity of use throughont the kingdom. ' Whereas heretofore there hath been great...

...much easiness in admitting any variation." " We have rejected," says the Preface, " all such [changes] as were either of dangerous consequence (as secretly...consequence at all, but utterly frivolous and vain." Changes were not made " to gratify this or that party in any their unreasonable demands," and the hope...

...pray for the good estate of the Catholic Church. (4) We have rejected all such alterations as were of dangerous consequence, as secretly striking at...or indeed of the whole Catholic Church of Christ. — (Preface to Book of Common Prayer.) Summary — There is a Catholic Church in which we believe,...