Strype's Life of Parker, P. 414 176 and juftly efleemed the Heal of their Party ; nothing but the molt undenia- ble Evidence could have extorted fuck a Declaration from them; which at once proves the turbulent Spirit of the Puritans, and the mild Conduit of the Behops. They write as follows. " After our hearty Commendation to your Lordship. Byher Majefty's Pro- " clamation, dated O. 20, it appears " how careful the Queen's Majefty is, " that theOrder fet forth in theBook of " Common-Prayer, allowed by Parlia- " ment in the firft Year of her Maje- " fty's Reign, íhould be feverely and " uniformly kept throughout all this " Realm ; and that the Fault, why " fuch Diverfties have of late been " taken up in many Churches, and " thereupon Contentions and unfeemly Difputations'rifen, in her Highnefs's Opinion, Is MOST IN You, to whom " the fpecìal Care of Ecclefiaftical " Matters doth appertain, and who " have your Vifitations Epifcopal, Ar- " chidiaconal, and your Synods, and " fuch other Meeting of the Clergy, " firft and chiefly ordain'd for that Pur.. CC pole, to keep all Churches in your " Diocefe in one uniform and godly " Order Nothing is required, but " that Godly and feemly Orders, al- " low'd
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=