firfi Volume of the Hory of the Puritans. " it had been more generous and impartial (lays he) to have mentioned the queens injun Lions, that followed loon after, wherein her majefty " infifted only on the habits of king EDWARD'S fecond liturgy." Mr. is very fenfible of the queen's condefcenfion, but is of opinion, that it . was not agreeable to her inclinations, but fhould be afcribed to the un- fettled Piste of her affairs, it being necefiary at firft to proceed with great caution, and offend as few among the proteftants as pofible ; for which reafon even the habits weré not irged withfo much rigor, as when the government and church were better fettled ; and if there be any afperfon . in the cafe, 'tis the law has afperfed her majefty's reformation, not Mr. N.; for the law returned us back to kingEDWARD'S firft liturgy; ac- cording to archbifhopWhzsift, who-lets down the difference between the two books thus, King EDWARD'S fecund book has it thus : " The minifter at the time of " the communion, and at all times " in his miniftration, fhall ufe nei- " ther albe, vef!ment, 'nor cope, but " being an archbifhop or bifhop, " fball wear a rochet, and beinia " n prieft or deacon, a furplice only." 865 Queen ELIZABETH'S book has itStrype's thus: Ann. V. L, p. 84, " The minif£er at the time. of " the communion, and at all other " times in his miniflration, £hall " ufe fuch garments as wire in " ufe by authority of parliament; " in the SECOND year of the " reign of king EDWARD VI." And though her majefly was pleafed to indulge her clergy with'the habits of king EDWARD'Sfecond book, yet in her chapel fhe kept to the firft, contrary to her own injunâions; the prieflsattended in their copes;. crucifixes and lighted candles were upon the altar, gentlemen and chil- dren in their furplices, with a variety of mufical inflruments and voices, ánffälmofl all the fplendor of the church of Rome. Which gave occa Pion to archbifhop Laud and his party, in the reign of king Charles I. to reduce thewhole church to this ftandard, calling them the pureft times of queen ELIZABETH. Mr. N. has,teprefented at large the fentiments of the reformers con- cerning the habits, and made it appear,, they did not fubmit to them of choice, but of neceffity, to preferve flit church in the queen's favour, which is-fo evident, that one would think no writer fhould difpute it. " I myfelf (lays bifhop Burnet) have feen the letters of the chief bifhops Sronbeefore " of that time, from which it appears, that the queen's /lief in main - molts, r688, taining fome ceremonies, flowed not from their counfel, but from the " prádice of fome difguifed papifts. Hinc i11æ laclirymce ! " The " firft
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