THE

LITURGY

Used in the

CHURCHES

OF THE

Principality of Neufchatel:

WITH A

LETTER

FROM THE

Learned Dr. JABLONSKI,

Concerning the

Nature of Liturgies:

To which is added,

The FORM of PRAYER lately introduced into the Church of GENEVA.

LONDON,

Printed and Sold by Jofeph Downing, in Bartholomew-Close near Weft-Smithfield, 1712.

138. h. 13

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E do not undertake here to difcourfe of the Ufe or Antiquity of LITURGIES, that Matter has been largely treated by feveral excellent Authors, who may be confulted about it. But we believe that we may affert, that the People of this Kingdom will be very glad to fee the Opinion of Foreign Churches concerning that Matter.

We have been edified by the Liturgy of Zurich, which was tranflated into English feveral Years ago *; and about the fame Time appeared that which was ufed by the Reformed Churches of France, which laft was not thought full enough, and the Judgment made of it here, has been lately confirmed at Berlin, Neufchatel, and Geneva, the Collection we now publifh is an authentick Proof thereof.

First, You will fee a Letter of the Learned and Judicious Dr. Jablonski, Chaplain to His Majefty the King of Pruffia. This Gentleman having been confulted upon the Business of Liturgies, has digefted his Notions in fo Methodical a Manner upon that Head, that we have thought it proper to publish the faid Letter in lieu of a Preface.

You will next fee the Liturgy that has been admitted into the Churches of the Principality of Neufchatel, of late Years: Tis a Piece in which the Piety and good Senfe of thofe that have laboured in it does appear to Advantage; who alfo have juftly recommended themfelves to us, by the Regard they have had for our Excellent Liturgy, from whence they have borrowed feveral Expreffions, and fometimes whole Prayers.

One may cafily fee, that the Authors of the faid Liturgy have been ftreightned, by the Obligation which they thought they lay under of keeping as clofe as they could to the Liturgy their Churches had been ufed to, and that furnishes us with an Anfwer that will folve feveral Difficulties. It will be asked, why thofe Perfons that undertake the

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In the Year 1693, by the Reverend Mr. Werndley, under the Encouragement and Approbation of the Bishops of London, Coventry and Litchfield, Bangor, Norwich, Chichefter, and Peterborough. The Title is, Liturgia Tigurina. 'Twas printed for D. Newman, R. Baldwin, and J. Dunton.