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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78980	His Majesties proclamation, concerning the Book of common-prayer, and the Directory for publike vvorship. (Given at Oxford, Novemb. 13. 1645.) With some observations thereupon.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I),; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1645 (1645)	Wing C2563; Thomason E309_13; ESTC R200415	4,992	8

HIS MAJESTIES Proclamation CONCERNING The Book of Common-Prayer AND The DIRECTORY for publike VVorship Given at Oxford Novemb. 13. 1645. With some Observations thereupon C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE OXFORD Printed by Leonard Lichfield Printer to the University and Re-printed at London by R. Austin 1645. By the King WHereas by a printed Paper dated the third of January last past intituled An Ordinance of Parliament for taking away the Book of Common Prayer and for establishing and putting in execution of the Directory for the publike Worship of God it is said to be ordained amongst other things That the Book of Common Prayer should not remaine nor be from thence used in any Church or Chappell or place of publike Worship within the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales and that the Directory for publike Worship in that Paper set forth should be from thenceforth used pursued and observed in all Exercises of publike Worship of God in every Congregation Church Chappell and place of publike Worship And by another printed Paper dated the 23. day of August last past intituled An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the more effectuall putting in execution the Directory for publike Worship c. particular Directions are set downe for the dispersing publishing and use of the said Directory in all Parishes Chappell 's and Donatives for the calling in and suppressing of all Books of Common Prayer on the severall forfeitures and penalties to be leavied and imposed upon conviction before Justices of Assize or of Oyer and Terminer and of the Peace as by the said two printed Papers may appear And taking into our consideration that the Common Prayer which is indeavoured thus to be abolished was compiled in the times of Reformation by the most learned and pious men of that age and defended and continued with the Martyrdome of many and was first established by Act of Parliament in the time of King Edward the sixth and never repealed nor laid aside save onely in that short time of Queene Maries Reigne and upon the returne of Popery and superstition And in the first yeare of Queene Elizabeth it was againe revived and established by Act of Parliament and the repeale of it then declared by the whole Parliament to have beene to the great decay of the due honour of God and discomfort of the Professours of the truth of Christian Religion and ever since it hath been used and observed for above fourscore yeares together in the best times of peace and plentie that ever this Kingdome enjoyed and that it containes in it an excellent forme of worship and service of God grounded upon the holy Scriptures is a singular meanes and help to devotion in all Congregations and that or some other of the like forme simply necessarie in those many Congregations which cannot otherwise be supplyed by learned and able men and keeps a uniformitie in the Church of England And that the Directorie which is sought to be introduced is a m●ans to open the way and to give the liberite to all ignorant factious and evill men to broach their owne fancies and conceits be they never so wicked or erroneous and to mislead people into sin and Rebellion and to utter those things even in that which they make for long prayer in their Congregations in Gods presence which no conscientious man can assent or say Amen to And be the Minister never so pious and religious yet it will break that uniformitie which hitherto hath been held in Gods service and be a meanes to raise factions and divisions in the Church and those many Congregations in this Kingdome where able and religious Ministers cannot be maintained must be left destitute of all help and meanes for the publike worship and service of God And observing likewise that no reason is given for this Inconveniencie alleaged in the generall and whether pride and avarice be not the ground whether Rebellion and destruction of Monarchy be not the intention of some and Sacriledge and the Churches possessions the aimes and hopes of others and these new Directories the meanes to prepare and draw the people in for all We leave to him who searches and knowes the hearts of men And taking into Our consideration that this alteration is introduced by colour of Ordinance of Parliament made without and against Our consent and against an expresse Act of Parliament still in force and the same Ordinances of Parliament made as perpetuall binding Lawes inflicting penalties and punishments which were never before these times so much as pretended to have been the use or power of Ordinances of Parliament without any expresse Act of Parliament to which Wee are to be parties Now lest Our silence should be interpreted by some as connivence or indifferencie in Vs in a matter so highly concerning the worship and service of God the peace and unitie of the Church and State and the established Lawes of the Kingdome We have therefore thought fit to publish Our Proclamation and do hereby require and command all and singular Ministers in all Cathedrall and Parish Churches and other places of publike worship within our Kingdome of England or Dominion of Wales and all other to whom it shall appertaine That the said Book of Common Prayer be kept and used in all Churches Chappels and places of publike worship according to the said Statute made in that behalfe in the said first yeare of the late Queen Elizabeth and that the said Directorie be in no sort admitted received or used the same pretended Ordinances or any thing in them contained to the contrarie notwithstanding And We do hereby let them know that whensoever it shall please God to restore Vs to peace the Lawes to their due course wherin we doubt not of his assistance in his good time We shall require a strict account and prosecution against the Breakers of the said Law according to the scope thereof And in the meane time in such places where We shall come and find the Book of Common Prayer suppressed and laid aside and the Directorie introduced We shall account all those that shall be Aiders Actors or Contrivers therein to be persons dis-affected to the Religion and Lawes established and this they must expect besides the great losse they shall sustaine by suffering themselves to be deprived of the use and comfort of the said Book Given at our Court at Oxford the thirteenth day of November in the one and twentieth yeare of Our Reigne Observations OVr present breaches call out to everie honest Christian to become a continuall Centinell watching against the incessant assaults of such whose endeavours have been and still are to bring utter ruine upon this Kingdome His Majesties private Councellours although they have been for some space by reason of the severall victories obtained through the blessing of the Almightie by the Parliaments Forces over the Kings Army yet after a long progresse being returned to Oxford the old Forge