236 The HISTORY of the PURITANS.. Chap, VI. Queen The other was Mr. Edward Deerin , a non-conformift divine, of Elizabeth, whom mention has been made already; he was born of an ancient and K. 5577' worthy family in Kent, and bred fellow of Chrill College, Cambr. a pious Ï) t of and painful preacher (lays Fuller) but difaffded to bithops and cere- ing. monies ; he was a learned man and a"fine orator, but in one ofhis fermons Life ofPar- before the queen, took the liberty to fay, That when her majefly was, ker, p. 380. under perfecution, her motto was Tanquam ovis ; but now it might be, Fuller, p. Tanquam indosnita juvenca, As an untamed heifer : For which he was 109. forbid preaching at court for the future, and loft all his preferments in the church. rg . Archbithop GRINDAL had endeavoured to regulate the prophefyings, Propefyings and cover them from the objeétions of the court, by enjoining the mi- regulated. ntìters, to obferve decency and order, by forbidding them to meddle with politicks and church government, and by prohibiting all non-conforrr,ift minifters and laymen from being fpeakers. The other bithops-alfo'in their feveral diocefes, publifhed the following regulations. I. That the exercifes thould be only in fuch churches, as the bifhop un- der his hand and leal fhould appoint. 2. That the archdeacon, or Tome other grave divine, appointed and allowed by the bifhop, thould be moderator. 3. That a lift of the names of thole that are thought fit to be fpeakers in courfe, be 'made and allowed of by the bifhop; and,the bi- lhop to appoint fuch part of fcripture they (hall treat of.; 4. That'thofe minifters that arejudged not fit to (peakpublickly, be of figned fame other talk by the moderator, for the.encreafe oftheir learning. s. Ante music:, That no lay - perfon be admitted to fpeak publickly in the exercifes. 6. That if any man glance at affairs of Rate, the moderator thall im- - mediately (ilence him, and. give notice to the bifhop. 7. If any man inveighs againft the laws concerning rites and ceremo- nies, and difcipline eftablifhed, he (hall immediately be filenced, and not be admitted to fpeak any more, till he has given fatisfaâion to the auditory, and obtained a new admiflion and approbation of the bifhop. La/ily, No fufpendedor deprived minifters (hall be (offered to be fpeak- ers, except they (hall firft conform to the publick order anddifcipline of the church, by fubfcription and daily praétice. Queen's rea- But the queen was refolved to fupprefs them;. and having Pent for the fors for Put- archbifhop,- told him, She was informed that the rites and ceremonies of tang them down. the church, were not duly obferved in thefe propbefyings ; that perlons not M.S. p. 203. lawfully called to be minifters exercifed in them; that the affernblies them- (elves were illegal, not being allowed by publick authority ; that the laity neglet.ted their fecular affairs, by repairing to thefe meetings, which filled their
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