Chap. V. 'Ibe HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS'. .s8:r They then renew their requefis for promoting of piety; of a religious King nnd di ligent mini fhy; of the requifites of c.hurch com~unio? ;. a~d f~r the ChiaG~~.Ir. obfervation of the fabbath. They complam that panfh dJfc1plme IS not ~ fuffi ciently granted in his majelly's declaration, that inferior fynod s are paf- • fed by, and that the bi!hop is n~t epifcopus p_rcejes.' ?ut epifcopus princeps, endmd with fole power of ordmat1on and JUnfdH':t!On. They therefore pray a?:ai n, that archbifhop Ufoer's form of church government may be cllabl ifhed, at leall in thefe three points: I. « Tlut the pallors of parifhes may be allowed to preach, catechife. " and deny the communion of the church to the impenitent, fcanda– " lous, or fuch as do not make a credible profeflion of faith and obedience « to the command s of Chrill:. 2. " That the pallors of each rural deanry may meet once a month, to << recei ve prefentments and appeals, to admonia1 offenders, and after due " patience to proceed to excommunication. 3· u That a dioceGn fynod of the delegates of rural fynods may be ea!– « led as often as need requires ; that the bi{hop may not ordain or exercifc " fpiritual cenfures without the confent of the majority; and that neither " chancellors, archdeacom, commi(Jaries, nor officials, may pafs cenfures " purely fpiritu al; but for the exerci fe of civil government, coercively by « mulcts, or corporal penalties, by power derived from your majefiy, as « fupreme over all perfons and things ecclefiafiical, we prefume not at a!~ « to interpo(e." <• As to the liturgy. « They rejoice that his majelly has declared, that none lhould"fuffer for. « not ufing the common-prayer and ceremonies; but then it grieves u~ « (fay they), to bear that it is given in charge to the judges at the a!Tizes,, •' to indict men upon the aCl: of uniformity, for not ufing the common– « prayer. That it is not only fame obfolete words and phrafes that are of– « fenfive, but that other things need amendment; therefore we pray,. " that none may be punifhed for not ufing the book, till it be. reformed, « by the confent of divines of both parties." «< Concerning ceremonies~ « « They thank hi~ majefiy ~or his gracious conceilions, bu.t pray him to leave out of hts declaration thefe words that we do not believe the· ~· pratlice if the particular ceremo.nies except;d agaio/funlawful, becaufe ... w-e::
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