430 The HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. I. Kingjamesl. a few ceremonies, or becaufe they have not the fame veneration for the 1604. ecclefiaftical conftitution with themfelves, is hardly to be parallelled. Remainder of To take notice of a few more of the canons ; Canon XI V, forbids the the canons. minifter to add to or leave out any part of the prayers. Canon XVIII, enjoins bowing at the nameofJEsus. Canon XVII, XXIV, XXV, LVIII, LXXIV. enjoin the wearing the habits in colleges, cathedrals, &c. as copes, furplices, hoods. Canon XX VII. forbids giving the facrament to scxtsMATtexs, or to any but fuch as kneel, and allow of the rites ceremonies and orders of the church. Canon XXVIII. fags, that none (hall be admitted to the facrament but in their own parifh. Camn XXIX. That no parent (hall be urged to be prefent, nor be admitted to anfwer as a god- father for his own child in baptifm. Canon XXX. declares the figa of the crois to be no part of the fubftance of the facrament of baptifm, but that the ordinance is perfeéì: without it. Canon XXXIII. prohibits ordination without a prefentation, and Pays, that if any bifhop ordain with- out a title, he (hall maintain the perfon till he be provided with a living. Canon XXXVI, and XXXVII. fay, that no perfon (hall be ordained, or fuffered to preach, or catechize in any place as a 1efturer, or otherwife, unlefs he firft fubfcribe the three artcles following; I. That the king's ma- je/Iy is the fupremo head and governor of this realm, as well in allfpiritual and eccleyfajtical, as temporal caul es. 2. Thatthe book of Commonprayer, &c. contains nothing contrary to the word of God, and that he will ufe it and none other. 3. That be alloweth the thirty nine articles of 1562. to be all and every one of them agreeable to the word of God. To thefe he (hall fub- fcribe in the following forms of words. N. N. do willingly, and ex animo, fubfcribe to thefe three articles I abovementioned, and to all things that are contained in them. Canon XXXVIII. Pays, that if any minifter after fubfcription, (hall difufe the ceremonies, he (hall firft be fufpended ; then after a month excommunicated, and after another month depofed from his miniftry. Canon LV. contains the form of bidding prayer before fermon ; ye (hall pray for Clrrift's holy catholick church, &c. the original of which I have accounted for. Canon LXXXII. appoints, " that convenient and decent " tables (hall be provided in all churches for the celebration of the holy .< communion, and the fame tables (hall be covered in time of divine " fervice with a carpet of filk, or other convenient fluff; and with a " fair linen cloth at the time of the adminiftration, as becometh that " table, and fo ftand, laving when the faid holy communion is to be adminiftered.; at which time the fame (hall be placed in fo good °` fort within the church or chancel, as thereby the minifter may be more con-
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