REASONS
For
which
the
Service
Booke
,
urged
upon
SCOTLAND
ought
to
bee
refused
.
1.
IT
cònteineth
divers
points
and
directions
,
which
would
breed
a
change
in
some
Articles
of
that
Doctrine
and
Discipline
of
the
Church
of
the
said
Kingdome
,
which
is
both
warranted
in
Scripture
&
approved
by
Parlament
:
and
it
seemeth
to
be
as
well
against
State
wisedome
as
against
Religion
,
to
change
any
thing
either
in
the
matter
or
forme
of
the
sayd
doctrine
and
discipline
,
without
first
shewing
both
some
evill
or
defect
in
the
things
to
bee
changed
,
and
what
good
&
benefit
it
is
that
the
said
Service
booke
will
afforde
more
to
the
Edification
of
the
Church
,
or
true
worship
of
Almightie
God
,
then
the
points
of
doctrine
&
discipline
,
which
the
said
Service
booke
would
breed
a
change
of
?
2.
In
the
pretended
Communion
,
it
hath
all
the
substance
and
essentiall
parts
of
the
Masse
,
and
so
brings
in
the
most
abominable
Idolatrie
that
ever
was
in
the
world
,
in
worshipping
of
a
breaden
God
,
and
makes
way
to
the
Antichrist
of
Rome
,
to
bring
this
Land
under
his
bondage
againe
,
as
may
bee
seen
at
large
by
the
particulars
of
that
Communion
,
wherein
some
things
,
that
were
put
out
of
the
Service
booke
of
England
,
for
smelling
so
strong
of
the
Masse
,
are
restored
,
and
many
other
things
,
that
were
never
in
it
,
are
brought
in
,
out
of
the
Masse
booke
,
though
they
labour
to
cover
the
matter
.
It
hath
the
commemoration
of
the
dead
:
The
Table
set
Altar
wayes
:
The
oblation
of
the
Bread
and
Wine
to
God
before
the
consecration
:
It
hath
the
Popish
consecration
,
that
the
Lord
would
sanctifie
by
his
Words
,
and
by
his
holy
Spirit
,
those
gifts
and
creatures
of
Bread
and
Wine
,
that
they
may
be
unto
us
the
body
and
blood
of
his
Sonne
,
and
then
repeat
the
words
of
institution
to
God
,
for
that
purpose
.
It
hath
an
oblation
of
it
againe
,
after
it
is
consecrat
,
the
consumation
by
the
Priest
,
kneeling
before
the
consecrate
Bread
and
Wine
.
It
takes
away
the
eating
and
drinking
by
faith
,
mentioned
in
the
English
Liturgie
.
It
hath
the
patin
challice
,
two
Paternosters
in
English
,
before
the
Masse
,
and
severall
other
particulars
,
that
would
take
a
long
time
to
rehearse
and
confute
.
3.
Though
they
would
take
away
the
Idolatrous
Masse
out
of
it
,
yet
it
hath
a
number
of
Popish
superstitions
and
Idolatrous
ceremonies
:
as
,
29
holy
dayes
,
whereof
22
are
dedicated
to
Saints
,
two
of
them
to
the
Virgin
Mary
,
the
one
whereof
is
called
,
The
Anuntiation
of
our
Lady
,
so
shee
is
made
a
Lady
to
Christians
,
not
being
on
Earth
,
shee
must
be
a
Lady
in
Heaven
:
Is
not
this
to
make
her
a
Goddesse
?
It
hath
14
Fasting
dayes
,
and
some
weekes
.
It
hath
also
the
humane
Sacraments
of
Crosse
in
Baptisme
,
laying
on
of
the
Bishops
hand
in
confirmation
:
a
Ring
for
the
outward
seall
in
Mariage
:
a
sanctified
Font
,
holie
water
,
holinesse
of
Churches
and
Chancels
:
private
Baptisme
,
private
Communions
,
Ceremonies
for
Buriall
of
the
dead
,
and
purification
of
women
after
Childbirth
,
the
Priest
standing
,
kneeling
,
turning
to
the
people
,
and
consequentlie
from
them
,
speaking
with
a
loud
voice
,
and
consequentlie
sometimes
with
a
lowe
voice
.
Peoples
standing
at
Gospels
,
at
Gloria
Patri
,
&
Creeds
:
their
answering
to
the
Minister
,
&
many
such-like
,
in
number
above
50.
besides
any
religious
Ornament
,
that
the
King
,
or
his
Successours
,
shall
prescribe
,
and
Ceremonies
that
Bishops
shall
determine
,
or
that
shall
bee
conteined
in
Bookes
of
Homilies
to
bee
set
foorth
heereafter
.
4.
And
though
they
would
take
out
of
the
Booke
,
both
the
Masse
&
all
those
superstitious
Ceremonies
,
yet
it
hath
a
number
of
other
materiall
errours
:
as
,
leaving
unread
about
a
120
Chapters
of
Gods
Worde
,
and
putting
this
reproach
upon
them
,
that
they
are
least
edifying
,
&
might
best
bee
spared
,
and
reading
sundrie
Chapters
out
of
Apocrypha
,
under
the
stile
of
holy
Scripture
of
the
olde
Testament
.
It
hath
a
Letanie
more
like
conjuring
then
like
Prayers
:
It
hath
some
places
out
of
which
Papists
may
prove
,
that
Sacraments
are
absolutelie
necessarie
to
salvation
,
in
apointing
Baptisme
in
private
,
with
such
haste
,
that
,
if
necessitie
require
,
he
that
baptizes
needs
not
so
much
as
to
say
the
Lords
Prayer
,
and
out
of
which
they
may
proove
,
that
Sacraments
giue
grace
by
their
worke
wrought
,
in
saying
,
Children
baptized
,
have
all
things
necessarie
to
salvation
,
&
be
undoubtedly
saved
.
It
hath
other
places
out
of
which
they
may
proue
moe
Sacraments
then
two
,
which
they
say
euerie
Parishoner
,
who
is
alreadie
baptized
,
shall
communicate
,
&
shall
also
receave
the
Sacraments
,
and
that
Sacraments
two
,
are
generally
necessarie
to
salvation
,
as
if
there
were
others
,
eyther
not
so
generall
,
or
not
so
necessarie
.
It
hath
other
places
out
of
which
they
may
proue
universall
grace
:
saying
,
God
the
Father
made
mee
,
and
all
the
world
,
and
God
the
Sonne
redeemed
mee
,
and
all
mankinde
:
One
Collect
pretends
to
begge
from
God
,
that
which
they
dare
not
presume
to
name
,
and
a
number
others
of
this
sort
.
5.
Though
likewise
they
amend
all
those
errours
,
and
that
there
were
no
materiall
errour
in
it
at
all
:
so
they
read
nothing
at
all
but
Scriptures
,
yea
,
and
that
all
their
Prayers
&
Exhortations
were
nothing
but
words
of
Scripture
,
yet
such
a
Liturgie
were
not
lawfull
to
be
made
the
onlie
forme
of
Gods
Worship
in
publike
:
for
,
though
a
formed
Liturgie
may
bee
to
serve
for
Rule
to
other
Churches
&
monuments
to
Posteritie
what
formes
are
used
,
or
that
it
may
lead
the
way
,
or
bee
a
direction
to
those
that
are
beginning
in
the
Ministrie
,
yet
it
is
not
by
reading
of
Prayers
and
Exhortations
that
the
LORD
appoints
his
servants
of
the
Ministerie
to
worship
Him
,
or
edifie
his
people
,
but
hee
hath
given
gifts
to
them
to
Exhort
,
Pray
,
and
Preach
,
which
they
ought
to
stirre
up
and
use
,
and
though
they
may
in
their
private
studies
take
helpe
of
other
mens
gifts
,
yet
it
is
not
lawfull
for
a
man
to
tie
himselfe
,
or
bee
tyed
by
others
,
to
a
prescript
forme
of
words
in
prayer
and
exhortation
,
for
these
reasons
:
First
,
Such
a
prescript
Forme
is
●gainst
the
Glorie
of
God
,
in
stinting
to
him
such
a
daylie
measure
of
service
,
and
so
hindring
the
many
spirituall
Petitions
and
pra●ses
that
otherw●se
would
be
,
if
Gods
gifts
were
used
.
Secondlie
,
It
is
against
the
dignitie
of
Christ
,
in
making
his
gifts
needlesse
:
for
,
though
hee
send
downe
no
gifts
at
all
,
they
can
serve
themselves
with
the
Booke
,
without
them
.
Thirdlie
,
It
quenches
the
holy
Spirit
,
because
hee
gets
no
employment
.
Fourthly
,
It
hinders
the
Edification
of
Gods
people
,
they
may
as
well
stay
at
home
,
and
bee
edified
by
reading
the
Booke
themselues
.
Fiftly
,
It
is
against
the
Conversion
of
those
that
know
not
God
:
will
ever
a
Rat
●yme
of
words
sayd
over
without
feeling
or
blessing
,
worke
upon
an
unrenewed
heart
?
Sixtly
,
It
will
never
serve
to
convince
an
Hereticke
,
to
check
a
prophane
Person
,
or
to
waken
a
secure
Soule
:
they
may
long
goe
on
or
such
a
service
byte
upon
them
:
yea
,
it
●osters
people
in
a
presumptuous
conceit
,
that
they
are
well
enough
if
they
be
present
,
and
say
their
part
of
service
.
Seventhly
,
It
fosters
a
lasie
ministrie
,
and
makes
way
for
putting
downe
Preaching
:
they
need
take
no
paynes
,
and
therefore
needs
no
stipend
:
yea
,
they
may
come
from
the
Ailhouse
,
or
a
worse
place
,
and
step
to
and
read
their
Service
,
without
eyther
check
or
preparation
.
Eyghtly
,
It
may
all
be
done
by
a
Boy
of
7
yeares
olde
,
and
so
every
private
man
that
can
read
,
yea
,
a
Turcke
if
he
can
read
,
may
be
such
a
Minister
.
Ninthly
,
It
cannot
expresse
the
severall
needs
of
all
people
to
God
,
or
deale
with
them
,
according
to
their
severall
estates
,
that
will
alter
otherwise
then
any
prescript
forme
can
be
aplyed
to
.
Tenthly
,
If
any
one
stinted
Liturgie
had
beene
good
,
or
needfull
,
no
doubt
but
CHRIST
would
have
set
one
downe
to
us
.
6.
Though
a
prescript
forme
of
Liturgie
were
lawfull
,
yet
there
is
no
warrand
for
imposing
of
one
:
for
,
might
not
able
Ministers
(
at
least
)
make
a
prescript
forme
to
themselves
,
which
would
fit
them
and
their
people
best
?
But
if
it
were
lawfull
to
impose
one
,
then
there
is
one
in
this
Countrie
already
.
Ought
not
that
rather
be
imposed
,
then
any
other
,
seeing
it
is
already
established
by
Parlament
,
now
of
a
long
time
?
But
now
,
if
a
new
one
ought
to
be
imposed
,
then
it
ought
to
come
in
by
a
lawfull
maner
:
by
a
generall
Assemblie
,
and
men
chosen
to
make
it
that
are
knowne
to
have
the
gift
of
Prayer
themselves
,
and
not
the
Masse
booke
,
translated
into
English
,
urged
by
Antichristian
Prelats
,
upon
Gods
people
,
without
consent
of
any
Generall
Assemblie
or
Parlament
,
against
the
will
of
all
men
,
&
with
no
small
offence
&
scandall
to
the
minds
and
consciences
of
such
,
as
thinke
all
Liturgie
unlawfull
,
that
is
either
in
the
Masse
way
,
or
inconsistent
with
the
practise
&
peace
of
the
reformed
Churches
of
Scotland
hitherto
,
and
against
the
hearts
of
such
as
know
many
things
in
the
English
Liturgie
and
Canons
,
which
the
practise
of
,
neyther
hath
warrand
in
Gods
Word
,
nor
can
bring
any
such
adition
,
to
the
profit
,
honor
,
or
power
of
the
King
,
that
is
able
to
compense
the
losse
hee
may
make
of
his
good
Subjects
affections
,
by
commanding
such
a
change
,
as
the
urged
Liturgie
would
bring
to
the
Peace
of
our
Church
,
and
respect
due
to
the
Acts
of
Parlament
and
long
custome
,
whereby
our
Church
discipline
,
Order
,
and
Government
hath
beene
established
.