580 C King '~ harlcsIl. « 'Ihe HIS T 0 R Y of tbe PuRITANs. Vot. U. the n.ame of 'Je/itS, nor to ?[e the.Jiap!ice, except in the royal chapel, and In cathedral and collegiate church es. Nor !hall fubfcription, nor the oath of canonical obedience be required at prejent, in order to ordi– nation, infiitution, or induction, but only the taking the oaths of alie– 166o. " ~ cc " giance and fupremacy; nor {hall any lofe their academical degrees, or " forfeit a prefentation, or be deprivect of a benefice, for not declaring his " aifent to all the thirty-nine articles, provided he read and declare his af– « fent to all the doctrinal articles, and to the facraments. And we do " again renew our declarationfrom Breda, that no man foal! be difquieted " or called in qurjlionfor dijjerences qfopinion in matters if religion, ~vhich " do not di/furb the peace qf the kingdom. His majefty concludes, '' with conjuring all his loving fubjects to acqui– « efce and fubmit to this declaration, concerning the differences that have cc fo much difquieted the nation at home, and given oftence to the protef– « tant churches abroad." Though this declaration did not f.1.tisfy all the minijlers, yet the greatell: numbers were content; but becaufe it proceeded upon the plan of diocif:,m epijcopacy, which they had covenanted againll:, others were extreamly un– eafy; fame ventured upon a fecond addrefs to the king, in which they renew their requefis for archbi!hop Ufoer's (cheme of primitive epifcopacy'· as moll: agreeable to fcripture, moll: conducive to good difcipline, and as th at which would fave the nation from the violation of the folemn league· and covenant, which whether it were lawfully impofed or no, they con– ceive now to be binding. Concerning the preamble of his majell:y's declaration they tender the[e requefl:s. h '-" r. d d · · · h' · fl_ ' h 1 • · AbjlraEl of I. « T at as tuey are peflua e 1t IS not Ill IS maJe''Y s t oug 1ts to mthefec011dpa- « timate that they are guilty of the offences therein mentioned, they hope. pe_r of cxdcep- « it will be a motive to hall:en the union. tJOns an re- · h 'JJ d · quejls of the 2. cc Though they detell: (acnlege,. 7et t ey WJ not etermine, prefbytericc whether in fame cafes of fuperAt11t1es of revenues, and the necef30.5· cc fity of the church, there may not be an alienation, which is no faHill. Non- . 1 conf. P· 14. cc cri ege. . . . Baxter, part 3· cc His majefl:y having acknowledged the1r moderation, they {bll hope 11. P· :~.68. cc thay may be received into the fettlement, and continue their fiations cc in the church. 4· cc Since his majell:y has declared, that the eifence of epifcopacy may cc be preferved, though the extent of the jurifdiction be altered, they « hope his majefiy will confent to fuch an altera.tion as may fatisfy theii: u confciences:'.
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