. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . gy, and luch a Book oireiath^Canons, as might beft fuit the Nature ^^iefy to theand Humour of the Better fort of that ^^^pofm ^People; to which the reft would eafily ^2;l ^^fubmit: and that, as faft as they madethem ready, they fl^ould tranfmit themto the Arch-Bifliop of Canterbury^ to whofe adiftance theKing joynd t
. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . gy, and luch a Book oireiath^Canons, as might beft fuit the Nature ^^iefy to theand Humour of the Better fort of that ^^^pofm ^People; to which the reft would eafily ^2;l ^^fubmit: and that, as faft as they madethem ready, they fl^ould tranfmit themto the Arch-Bifliop of Canterbury^ to whofe adiftance theKing joynd the Bifliop of Londonj and Dodtor Wren^ who,by that tiiffcpwas become Bilhop of Norwich; a Man of afeve*5e, four Nature, but very Learned, and particularlyverfed in the old Liturgies of the Greek^ and Latin after his Majefty Ihould be this way certified of whatwas fo fent, he would recommend, and enjoyn the Practiceand Ufe of both to that his Native Kingdom. The Bidiopsthere had fomewhat to do, before they went about the pre-paring the Canons, and the Liturgy; what had pafsd at theKings being there in Parliament, had left bitter hiclinations,and unruly Spirits in many of the moft Popular Nobility;who watchd only for an opportunity to inflame the People, G 4 and. 104- The Hi/iory Book I. and were well enough contented to fee Combgftible matterevery day gathered togetherj to contribute to that Fire. The promoting io many Bilhops to be of the Privy-Council, and to fic in the Courts of Juftice, feemd at firftwonderfully to facilitate all that was in defign, and to create^n Affedtion and Reverence towards the Church, at legft anapplication to and dependence upon the grcateft Church-men. So that there feemd to be not only a good prepara-tion made with the People, but a general expectation, andeven a defire that they might have a Liturgy, and more De-^cency obfervd in the Church. And this Temper was be-lieved to be the more univerfal, becaufe neither from any ofthe Nobilit
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