Chap. IX. The HISTORY if the PüttITANS. 727 of an englifh parliament, after twelve years interval, was owing to the le. Cfiades I. marching of the flots army into the north of England, it was by the 6 powerful fupport and aa'iaance of that parliament, and the expense of a million of money, that the fists obtained the prefent pacification, with the full recovery of their kirk difcipline and civil liberties. In the mida of this ferment of the fpirits of men, the workings of op- Un¡etled polite councils, and the taking the fwordout of the hands of the fpiri-ßo`e ° rea- tuai courts, it is not to be wondered that the ftate of religion was unfett.' led, and that men began to praétife with fume latitude in points of cere- mony and forms of worfhip. It has been obferved, that in the beginning of the year, the houle of commons had ordered commiffions to be Pent in- to all the counties of England, for removing the late innovations; fune 28. It was further ordered, " That neither univerfity lhould do reve- Votes f the " rente to the communion-table." And Aug. 31. " That the church- hoaje ofcom -- " wardens of the feveral parifhes (hallforthwith remove the communion- g rhenom: " table from the eau end of the churches where they nand altarwife, and'munlon-ta- " take away the rails and level the chancels, as before the late innovations." tie, Upon complaint of the want of fermons, and that the incumbents in ma- 2$$' & ny places would not adm6preachers into their pulpits, though the pa- P ' 3 3 rifh maintained them, It was ordered, tune 14. `° That the deansand Foreneou- " chapters of all cathedralsbe required, and enjoined, to fuffer the inhabi- ' °Be'nent of " tants to have free liberty to have a fermon preached in their cathedrals preach¿ng.. " every funday in the afternoon." 'uly 12. ordered, " That in all pa- . rochial churches where there is no preaching in the afternoon, if the " parilhoners will not maintain a conformable letture at their own charge, " the parfon or vicar lhall give way to it, unlefs he will preach himfelf. 'Sep. 6. ordered, " That it be lawful for the parifhoners of any parifh to " let up a lecture, and to maintain an orthodox minifter at their 'own " charge, to preach every Lord's day where there is no preaching, and to " preach one day every week where there is no weekly lecture." But not- wìthaanding thefe votes, force bithops inhibited preaching cn fundays ira the afternoon ; and in particular Dr. Montague bifhop of Norwich ; upon which the commons voted, That his lordfhip's inhibition of the reve rend Mr. Carter to preach in his own parifh church, was void ; and. " and that every minifter maypreach in his ownpark church as often as he pleafes. " Many petitions being Pent from divers counties for preaching minifters, a.Càmmirtee r committee of forty members of the houle, called the CoMMITTEEf°r preaehingg FOR PREACHING MrrrrsTExs3 was appointed to fend minifters where Claß".J" there were vacancies, and to provide for their maintenance. Thefegent- Vol. 1.. "men recommended many of the late filenced miniaers, as the reverend P 295, Ms. Cafe, Mr. Marl al, Sedgx'ick, Burroughs,, whom fume of the vi.- oart>
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