Hi/logoft, e Puritans, exasnin'd. 369' 6 6 I hope for the chearful 4fftance of all good Men, and am confident of God's Blefng." And Dr. Thomas Smith informs us, in the Life of Bifhop Ufher, prefixed to the newEdition of his Annals, printed at Geneva, 1722. " That the 66 King, before he took the Sacrament from the 66 hand of Archbifhop Wier, in the Chapel of 66 Chrifi's Church, Oxon, rote from his Knees, and 66 fpoke with an audible Voice, as follows " : 66 My Lord, I efpy here many refolved Proteftants, 66 who may declare to the World the Refolution I do now maze. 1 have, to the utmoft of my power, G6 prepared my Soul to become a worthy Receiver; G6 and may 1 fo receive Comfort by the Bleffed Sacra - 6C ment, as I do intend the Eflablifhment of the true G6 Proteflant Religion, as it flood in its Beauty in the ' happy Days of Queen Elizabeth, without any Con- G6 nivance of Popery. I beefs God, that in the midfl 66 of tbefe Diflratlions, I have Hill Liberty to corn- G6 municate; and may this Sacrament be my Damna- 6 tion, if my Heart do not join with my Lips in this 64 Protefiation. 66 This Proteftation was made, when many of 6G the Nobility, and other Perfons of Diffin&ion, " were prefent." Neal, p. 589. In this Interval, [viz, betwixt 1642. and September 5, 1646. when the Name, Stile, andDignity of Bithops, was taken away by Or- dinance of Parliament,1 there was properly no efla- bl /ed Form of Church- Government, the Clergy being permitted to read more or lets of the Liturgy, as they pleafed. Had this Gentleman ever read the Ordinance of the two Houles, for taking away the Book of Common- Prayer, and putting in execution the Di- retlory for Publick Worfhip, dated Die Yeneris, yitaJaeobi p. 37. Bb 3
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