The history of the Puritans, or, Protestant . whom they had a Power of Licenfing-,and to this I conceive the laft Words of the Canonrefer ; but if either of the Univerfities offend therein, weleave the?n to the Danger of the Law and his MajeftysQenfure. And it ought to be rememberd, That all the*fc/g*»fProceedings of the Houfe of Commons this Ytzx,theiTT^Hin punifhing Delinquents ; and all their Votes andRefolutions about the Circumftances of publick Wor- 396 tte HISTORY Vol. It King Worfhip, had no other View, than the cutting off Charles I. tnofe illegal Additions and Inno


The history of the Puritans, or, Protestant . whom they had a Power of Licenfing-,and to this I conceive the laft Words of the Canonrefer ; but if either of the Univerfities offend therein, weleave the?n to the Danger of the Law and his MajeftysQenfure. And it ought to be rememberd, That all the*fc/g*»fProceedings of the Houfe of Commons this Ytzx,theiTT^Hin punifhing Delinquents ; and all their Votes andRefolutions about the Circumftances of publick Wor- 396 tte HISTORY Vol. It King Worfhip, had no other View, than the cutting off Charles I. tnofe illegal Additions and Innovations, which the Jj^ Iniquity of the late Times had introduced, and re- ^*^ ducing the Difcipline of the Church to the Standard of Statute Law. No Man was punifhed for acting according to Law •, but the Difpleafure of the Houfe ran high againfl thofe, who in their publick Mini- ftrations, or in their Ecclefiaftical Courts, had, bound thofe Things upon the Subject which were either contrary to the Laws of the Land, or which^ the Laws had taken no notice of. CHAP, 0iap, VIII. of the P u r i t a n s, ffif CHAP. VIII. The Antiquity of Liturgies, and of the Epifco-pal Order, debated between Bijhop Hall andSmectymnuus. Petitions for and againftthe Hierarchy. Root WBranch Minijiers Petition for upon the Petitions. Proceedingsagainji Papifts. THE Debates in the Houfe of Commons about Kingthe Engli/h Liturgy and Hierarchy, engaged Charles T;the Attention of the whole Nation, and revived theyif J^lyControverfy wichout Doors. The Prefs being; open SlfT •fcr i r r» i or pamphlets great Numbers or anonymous Pamphlets appeared^ £nda_againft the Eftablilhmeni, not witnouc indecent andgainftfevere Language, under thefe and the like Titles ; Etifcopacf,Prelatical Epifcopacy not from the Apojiles. Lord Bifhopsnot the Lords Bi/hops; Short View of the PrelaticalChurch of England. A Companion between the Litur-gy and the Mafs Book. Service Book no better t


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