The HISTORy of the PulUTANS. VoL. n. K·.'Charles I." have thofe who opp:Jfe the trinity. You have call: out biihops and their ~ " officers, and we have many that call: down to the ground all mini!l:ers, · " You have call out ceremonies in the facraments, as the crofs, kneeling at " the Lord's fupper, and many cafl: out the facraments themfelves. You "have put downfaints days, and many make nothing of the Llrd'sday, "You have taken away the fuperfluous maintenance of biihops and deans " and we have many that cry down the nece1Iary maintenance of mini(: " ters. In the biihops d~ys we had finging of pfalms taken away in fome " places, conceived prayer, preaching, and in their room anthems, flinted " forms, and Feading brought in, and nowJinging of pfalms is JPoken a– " gainft, public prayer quejtioned, and all minifterial preaching denied. In '' the biihops time popiih innovations were introduced, as bowing at altars, •• &c. and now we have anointing the fick with oil; thenwe had bifhoping " of children, now we have biihoping of men and women, by laying on " of hands. In the biihops days we had the fourth commandment taken a– " way, and now all ten are taken away by the antinomiam. The worfli " of the prelates held many found doctrines·, and had many commend. " able praftices, but many of our feftaries deny all principles of religion 1 '' are enemies to all holy duties, order, learning, overthrowing all, being cc whirligig fpirits, and the great opinionifan univerfaltoleration tendJ to th~ ' " laying all wafle, and diffolution if all religion, and good manners. Now " (fays our author) a connivance and fuffering without puniihment, fuch " falfe doctrines and diforders, provokes God to fend judgments. A toleration "doth eclipfe the glory of the moll excellent reformation, and makes " thefe fins to b~ the fins of the legiOature that countenances them. A " magijtrate jhould ufe coercive po7ver to punijh and jupprifs evils, as ap– " pears from the example of E!i. Now, right honourable, though you " don't own thefe herefies, but have put out feveral orders againfl: them,. " yet there is a firange unheard of fuffering of them, fuch an one as « there hardly ever was the like, under any orthodox chrifl:ian magilhate " and fiate. Many feftaries are countenanced, and employed iD places " of truit; there has not been any exemplary refiraint of the feftaries, by " virtue of any of your ordinances, but they are flighted and [corned;. .. preaching of lay-men was never more in requell than fince your ordi– " nance againll it; prefbyterial government never more preached and " printed againfi, than fince it was efl:abliihed. Our dear brethren of « Scotland fiand amazed, and are a!l:oniihed at thefe things; the ortho– " dox minifl:ers and people both in city and country are grieved and dif– " couraged, and the common enemy fcwrns and blafphemes ;. it is high " time therefore for your honours to fuffer no longer thefefeftsand fchifms, " but to do fomething worthy of a parliament agaii;~ft them,. and. God ~· will be with you~·: After
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