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T containeth divers Points and Directions, which would breed a change in ſome Articles of that Doctrine and Diſcipline of the Church of the ſaid Kingdom, which is both warranted in Scripture, and approved by Parliament: And it ſeemeth to be as well againſt State-wiſdom, as againſt Religion, to change any Thing either in the Matter or Form of the ſaid Doctrine and Diſcipline, without firſt ſhewing both ſome Evil or Defect in the Things to be changed, and what Good and Benefit it is, that the ſaid Service-Book will afford more to the Edification of the Church, or true Worſhip of Almighty God, than the Points of Doctrine and Diſcipline, which the ſaid Service-Book would breed a Change of.

II. In the pretended Communion, it hath all the Subſtance and eſſential Parts of the Maſſe and ſo brings in the moſt abominable Idolatry that ever was in the World, in worſhiping of a breaden God, and makes Way to the Antichriſt of doom, to bring this Land under his Bondage again; as may be ſeen at large, by the Particulars of that Communion, wherein ſome Things, that were put out of the Service-Book of England, for ſmelling ſo ſtrong of the Maſſe, are reſtored, and many other Things, that were never in it, are brought out of the Maſſe-Book, though they labour to cover the Matter hath the Commemoration of the Dead; the Table Altar-ways: The Oblation of the Bread and Wine to God before Conſecration: It hath the Popiſh Conſecration, That the Lord would ſanctify by his Word, and by his holy Spirit, whoſe Gifts and Creatures of Bread and Wine, that they may be unto us, the Body and Blood of his Son, and then repeate the Words of Inſtitution to God, for that Purpoſe. It hath an