gob The HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. VII. Queen profanenefs, or any kind of immorality; but obliges the fuccefi'or to Elizabeth, allow the deprived minifter a fufficient maintenance, at the difcretion of the juftices of the quarter feulons; and if the living be not fufficient, it is to be done by a parifh rate. It inffts upon a careful examination and trial of the qualifications of candidates for the miniftry by the bi- fhop, affifted by twelve of the laity ; and makes the eledtion, or content of the people, neceffary to his induétion to the paftoral charge. The MS. p. zoé, bill for difcipline is for abolifhing the canon law, and all the fpiritual 213 courts ; and for bringing the probates of teftaments, and all civil burr. nefs into the courts of WW/1minfier-hall ; it appoints a prefbytery or elder- (hip in each parifh, which together with the minifter, (hall determine the fpiritual bufinefs of the parifh, with an appeal to higher judica- tories in cafes of complaint. Mr. Strype fays, the bill for the qualification of miniflers, paffed the commons; which put the archbifhop into fuch a fright, that the very next day, he wrote the following letter to the queen. May it pleayour maje/iy to be advertiN The arehhi- " THAI' notwithftanding the charge of late given by your high- nefs, to the lower houle of parliament, for dealing in caufes of . the queen Lto f whit. " the church; albeit allo, according to your majefty's good liking, we gift, p. 198. have fent down order for the admitting of meet men in the minifry " hereafter ; yet have they puffed a bill in that houle yefterday, touching " that matter ; which befide other inconveniences (as namely the trial " of the minifters fufficiency by twelve laymen, and fuch like) hath " this alto, that if it pafs by parliament, it cannot hereafter but in par- " liament be altered, what neceffity foever (hall urge thereunto: Which " I am perfuaded in a fhort time will appear, confidering the multitudes " of livings, not fit for men fo qualified, by reafon of the fmallnefs there- " ° of; whereas if it is but as a canon from us by your majefty's authority,, " it may be obferved or altered at pleafure. L0 They have alfo paffed a bill, giving liberty to marry at all times " of the year without reftraint,, contrary to the old canons continually " obferved among us ; and containing matter which tendeth to the " flander of this church, AS LEAVING, HITHERTO MAINTAINED AN " ERROR. " There is likewife now in hand in the fame houle, a bill concern- " ing ecclefiaftical courts, and vifitatioh by bithops ; which may reach " 0 to the overthrow of ecclefiaftical jurifdifion, and ftudy of the civil " laws. The pretence of the bill is againft excefíive fees and exac- " tions in ecclefiaftical courts; which fees are none other than have " been of long time accuftomed to be taken; the law already eftablifhed " providing
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