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"The Lutheran Reformation was never about creating something new—whether a church, a system of theology, or a way of worship—but about recovering what had been lost. Unlike the radical reformers among the Calvinists, the Lutheran reformers sought to retain, wherever possible, the treasures and traditions of the Church. The chief treasures of the Church are, of course, the Gospel of Christ and the Holy Sacraments. These we must never give up, even though it cost us our lives. But there are many other salutary traditions that the Reformers considered a valuable part of our inheritance in the faith. Regarding the Lutheran observance of the Divine Service, or the Mass, as the Reformers called it, our Confessions state: “We do not abolish the Mass, but religiously maintain and defend it… And the usual public ceremonies are observed, the series of lessons, of prayers, vestments, and other like things” (Apol. XXIV, 1)." The Lutheran Missal Project - Christian Culture
"The Lutheran Reformation was never about creating something new—whether a church, a system of theology, or a way of worship—but about recovering what had been lost. Unlike the radical reformers among the Calvinists, the Lutheran reformers sought to retain, wherever possible, the treasures and traditions of the Church. The chief treasures of the Church are, of course, the Gospel of Christ and the Holy Sacraments. These we must never give up, even though it cost us our lives. But there are many other salutary traditions that the Reformers considered a valuable part of our inheritance in the faith. Regarding the Lutheran observance of the Divine Service, or the Mass, as the Reformers called it, our Confessions state: “We do not abolish the Mass, but religiously maintain and defend it… And the usual public ceremonies are observed, the series of lessons, of prayers, vestments, and other like things” (Apol. XXIV, 1)." The Lutheran Missal Project - Christian Culture
