1he HISTOltY of the PuttiTANs. VoL. II. King His majefty then declares his efteem and affeCtion for the church of Cha~~es II. England, and that his elleem of it is not leifened by his condefcending ~) to difpenfe with fame particular ceremonies, and then proceeds to his can. ceffions. I. " We declare our purpofe and refolution is, and !hall be, to pro– " mote the power of god linefs, to encourage the public and private ex– " ercifes of religion, to take care of the due obfervation of the Lord's " day ; and that infufficient, negligent, and fcandalous minifiers be not et permitted in the church. We !hall take care to prefer none to the " epifcopal office and charge but men of learning, virtue, and piety; " and we !hall provide the be!l: we can, that the bilhops be frequent prea– " chers, and that they do often preach in fome church or other of their "diocefe. 2. " Eecaufe fame diocefes may be of too large extent, we will ap– « point fuch a number of fuffragan s, as a1all be fufficient for the due per. " formance of their work. 3· " No bilhops a1all ordain or exercife any part of jurifdiction which " appertains to the cenfures of the church, without advice and afii!l:ance of " the pre!byters. No chancellors, commiifaries or officials, fball excom. " municate, abfolve, or excrcife any aCt of fpiritual jurifdiction, wherein •• any of the mini!l:ry are concerned with reference to their palloral charge. " Nor !hall the archdeacon exercife any jurifdiCl:ion without the advice " and affifiance of fix minifters of his archdeaconry; three to be nomina– " ted by the biihop, and three by the fuffrage of the prefbyters within " the archdeaconry. 4· et We will take care, that the preferment of deans and chapters •• !hall be given to the mo!l: learned and pious pre!byters of the diocefe, •• and that an equal number (to thofe of the chapter) of the moll learn– « ed and pious prefbyters of the fame diocefe, annual1y chofen by the major « vote of all the prefbyters of that diocefe prefent at fuch eleCtions, lhall .. be always advifing and affifiing, together with thofe of the chapter, in « all ordinations, at all church-cenfures, and other important aCl:s of ec– <• clefia!l:ical jurifdiCl:ion wherein any of the minifiry are concerned. Pro– " vided that at all fuch meetings, the number of minifiers fa eleCted, •• and thofe of the chapter prefent, be equal; and to make the numbers « equal, the juniors of the exceeding number iliall withdraw to make way <c for the more antient. Nor iliall any fuffi·agan biiliop ordain, or exer– << cife any jurifdiCl:ion, without the advice and affifrance of a fufficient <c number of prdbyters, annually chofen as before. And our will is, that cc ordination be confiantly and folemnly performed by the bilhop and his •c aforefaid preibytery, at the four fet times appointed by the church for e< that purpofe~ S· «Con~
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