Chap. IV. Ve HISTORY óf the PURITANS. knives to cut the:facramental bread, and great numbers of lighted candles K. Charles I. upon the altars onsundays and faints days. On candlemas -day there were r63r no lets than two hundred, whereof fixty upon and about the altar ; all which were reckoned among the beauties of the Sanctuary. " But thefe " fopperies (says bishop Kennet) did not perhaps gain over one papift, " but loft both the king and bishops the hearts and affections of the pro- " teftant part of the nation, and were (as his lordship observes) contrary to " queen Elizabeth's injunctions 5559. which appoint, that all candlesticks, 0 trentals, rolls of wax,pillures,paintings, &c. be removed out ofchurches." However, bifhopLaudwas mightily enamoured with them, and as foon as he was tranflated to Lambeth, repaired the paintings in the windows of Of Lambeth that chapel ; in one pane of which, had been the pitture Chrifl crucified, Chapel with a fcull and dead mens bones under it; a basket full of tools and nails, Cant. Daa. with the high prie/t and his officers on horfeback, and the two thieves on P. 59'6o,6s. foot. In the next were the two thieves on crops , Abra- ham ofering up his Son Ifaac, and the brazen ferpent ois a pole. In other panes were the pictures of Christ riling out of the grave, and afcending up into heaven, with his difciples kneeling about him.The descent ofthe Holy Gboft on the apßles, in theshape ofcloven tongues.God's giving the law upen mount Sinai ; his coming down from heaven at the prayer of Elifha Christ and his twelve apßlesfitting injudgment on the World. In other parts of the church was painted the virgin Mary, with the babe Christfuckingat her breast ,The wife men from the East coming to adore him ; The hifiory ofthe Annunciation, with the picture cf the virgin Mary, andof the Holy Ghofi overshadowing her, together with the birth of Chr; all which having been defaced.at the reformation, were now re- flored, according to the Roman miffale, and beautified at the archbifhop's cost. The like reparations of paintings, pictures, and crucifixes were made in the king's chapel at Whitehall, Weliminfter- Abbey, and both the Univefities, as was objected to the archbishop at his trial, where the reader will meet with"hisgrace's defence of their lawfulnefs and antiquity. The puritansapprehended thefe-decorations of churches tended to image worship, and were directly contrary to the homily, ofthe peril of idolatry ; their minifters: therefore preached and wroteagainft them, and in fome places removed them ; for which they were feverely handled in the high commifliion. Bithop LAUD had been chofen chancellor of Oxford lath year, [April puritan the's2th,] where the puritans foon gavehim fome diflurbance. - Mr. Hillpreachers ofHart Hall, Mr. Ford of Magdalen Hall, Mr. Giles Thorne of Baliol expelled the. College, and Mr. Giles Hodges of Exeter College, were charged with preach- jan. (r- thing ingagainft arminianifm and the new ceremonies in their fermons at St, aga'nj1 ar- Marys. Hill made a public recantation and was quickly releafed ; but minianifa Vor.. I. 4 B the 553
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