Chap. IV. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. IWI the comforting fuch as delight in mufick, it may be permitted that in Queen " the beginning or end of the common prayer, there may be lung an El'zabeth, " hymn, or fuch like Fong, in the belt fort of melody and mufick, that may be conveniently deviled, having refpeâ that the fentences of the " hymn may be underftood and perceived. Artic. 5o. " There (hall be no vain and contentious difputes in mat- " ters of religion nor the ufe of opprobrious words, as papii/l, papilli- " cal, heretick, fchifmatick or facramentary.. Offenders to be remitted to " the ordinary. llrtic. 5z. " No book or pamphlet (hall be printed or made publick, " without licence from the queen, or fix of her privy council, or her ecclefiaflical commifioners, or from the archbifhopsof Canterbury and. " York, the bifhop of London, the chancellors of both univerfities, the bifhop being ordinary, and the archdeacon alto of the place, where " any fuch book (hall be printed, or two of them, whereof the ordinary " to be always one :. The names of the licenfers to be printed at the " end. Ancient and prophane authors are excepted. Artie.. 52.. " in time of reading the litany, and all other collects and " common prayer, all the people (hall devoutly kneel ; and when the " name of Jesus- (hall be in any leffon, fermon, or otherways pro- " nounced in the church, due reverence (hall be made of all perlons with « lownefs of courtefy, and uncovering the heads of the men, as has been " heretofore accuflorned." Thefe injunétions were to be read in the churches, once every quarter of a year. An appendix was added, containing the form of bidding prayer ; and an order relating to Tables in Churches, which enjoins, " That no altar be. " taken down but by overfight of the curate and church wardens, or " one of them at leali, wherein no riotous or diforderly manner (hall ' be ufed ; and that the holy table in every church be decently made,. " and let in the place where the altar flood, and there to ftand covered,. " laying when the facrament is to be adminiflered ; at which time it (hall " be fo placed within the chancel, as thereby the minifter may be more " conveniently heard of the communicants, and the communicants alto a more conveniently, and in more numbers, communicate with the Paid " minifter ; and after the communion done, the holy table (hall be pla- ced where it flood before." The penalties for difobeying thefe injunc`lions, were fufpenfion, depri- vation, fequeftration of fruits and benefices, excommunication, and fuck other correEtions, as to thofe who have ecclefiafticaljurifdiélion under her.. majefty, (hould feem meet. The.
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