628 The HIS '1'0 R Y of the PuRITANs: VoL. II. Cl Ki 1 ''1I 11 The terms of conformity now were, Jar es • ( ) R J' . • f I d 1 66 2 • I. e-orumatton, 1 they la not been epifcopally ordained be- ~ fore. 'Tm~s ofm- (z.) A declaration of their utifeigned a!Jent and content to all and j6nntty, l · n!: 'b d d · d · I ' ~· everY, :mng. pn;;cn e an contame zn t/Je book of common-prayer, and adrmniflratzon qf Jacrpments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church qf En.gland, together with the pfa!ter, and tbe form andmanner of makinrr, ordaming, and conjecrating qj' bijhops, priejls, and deacom. "' (3.) 'To take the oath of canonical obedience. . (4.) .'T~ abjure tbe iolemn league and covenant, which many confcien– twus mmdters could not difentangle themfelves from. (5.) 'To abjure the lawfiilmfs qf' taking arms agai1?fl the king, or any commi!Jioned by bim, on any pretence 7vhatfoever. . Higlm tha.n lt appears from hence, that the terms of conformity were higher than bt('re the <t· before the civil wars; and the common-prayer book more exceptionable · vd wars, f · fl. d f fl. ') • 1'1' • ' or Jnuea o un {lng out the apocryphallenons, more were mferted, as the fl:ory of Bel and the dragon; and fome new holy days were added; as St. Barnabas, and the conver!ion of St. Paul; a few alterations, and 11ew collects were made by the bilhops tbemfelves, but care was taken J.l· r'!l2, (fays Burnet), that nothing lhould be altered, as was moved by the pref– byterians -- The validity of preibyterian ordination was renounced, by which the miniilratiuns of the foreign churches were difowned--Lec– turers and fchool-mafiers were put upon the f.1me foot with incumbents, as to oaths and fubfcriptions --A new declaration was invented, which none who underfl:ood the confCitution of Englandcould fafely fubfcribe– and to terrify the clergy into a compliance, no fettled provi!ion was made for thofe who lhould be deprived of their livings, but all were referred to the royal clemency -- A feverity ( fays bi!hop Bunzet ), neither practifed by queen Elizabeth in enacting the liturgy, nor by Cromwe/t in ejecting the royalifl:s, in both which a fifth of the benefice was referved for their fub!ifience. Rapin's Mr. Rapin has feveral remarks on this act: If we compare it with Remarks. the king's declaration from Breda (fays he) it will ea!ily be feen what P· 293· care the minifiers about the king, who were the real authors or promoters of this act, had for his honour and promife; though fame therefore may look upon this act as the great fupport and bulwark of the church, others r~o lefs attached to its interefis, will perhaps look upon it as her d-ifgrace and fcandal-- His fecond remark is, for the reader to take notice of the amount of the promifes made to the prefhyterians by the king's party, up– on the affurance of which they had fo chearfully laboured for his refio– ration and followed the directions tranfmitted by his friends - His ' ~~
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