Chap. VI. 7ìe HISTORY of the PURITANS.. 23r difèipline in the primitive church ; that this difcipline is not exercifedat queen ,brefent in the church of England, but that it is much to be wifhed that it Elir5zab6eth,. were re/lored; and yet never attempt to reftore it, but fet themfelves with t,M,, violenceand opprefíìon, to truth all endeavours that way ! for the reader will obferve, that this was one chief occafion of the fufferings of the puritans, in the following part of this reign. Some óf the miniflers of Northampton and Warwickfire, in one ofA c/at/a their affociated meetings, agreed upon certain rules of dfèipline in their tblr pur- feveral parifhes; but as foon as they began to pradife them,, the court L feafGrín took the alarm, and fent letters to the new archbifhop to fupprefs them, dal, p. za..5. His grace accordingly feat to the bithops of thofe diocefes, to fee things reduced to their former channel ; and if need were, to fend for af- fiftance from himfelf or the ecclja/lical commiifiòners Accordingly Mr. Paget and Mr. Oxenbridge, the two heads of the atfociation, were taken into cuftody, and fent up to London.. Some time after there was another affembly at Mr. Knew/fub's church at Cockfield in Su uik, where fixty clergymen of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridge/hire, met together to confer of the common prayer book,, and come to fome agreement as to what might be tolerated, and what was neceffary to be refufed. They confulted alfo about apparel, holidays, fall. Fuller,B;I . ings, ityunélions, &c. From thence they adjourned to Cambridge, at the P. 135, time of the next commencement,, and from thence to London, where they hoped to be concealed, by the general refort of the people to par- liament :. In thew affemblies they came to the following conduisons,. which were drawn up in an elegant latin Rile by Mr. Cartwright and Travers, and given to the mintfters for their direftion in their fe- veral parifhes.. Concerning M'ni/lers. LE T no man, though he be an univerfity man, offer himfelf to COW/AM og.. the miniftry .; nor let any man take upon him an uncertain and thePuritans. " vague miniftry, though it be offered unto him. :n their Sx. nods.. " But fuch as are called by fotne church, let them impart it to " ° the cliffs or conference, of which they are members, or to fome " greater church affemblies ; and if the called be approved, let them. be cpmmended by letters to the bifhop, that they may be ordained " minifters by him. Thofe ceremonies in the book of common prayer, which being " taken from popery are in controverfy, ought to be omitted, if it may " be done without danger of being put from the minifiry ;. but if " there be imminent danger of being deprived, then let the matter be " communicated to the claffs idwhich that church, is, to be determined: " by them.. 6,. If
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