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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60393	A catalogve of superstitons innovations in the change of services and ceremonies, of presumptuous irregularities, and transgressions, against the Articles of Religion, Act of Parliament for uniformity, canons, advertisements, injunctions, and homilies and lastly, of sundry perjurious violations of the locall statutes of Durham Cathedrall church, which the dean and presendaries, and all other members of the said church, took their corporall oaths, to observe, and obey, at their admittance and installation, according to that in the 13. Chap. De admissione Canonicorum ... / opposed by Peter Smart ...	Smart, Peter, 1569-1652?	1642 (1642)	Wing S4013; ESTC R560	24,629	36

have mercy upon us and incline our hearts to keep this Law What Law The Law for observing the Christian Sabbath which word Doctor Linsell said My stomack riseth when I hear Sabbath call it no more Sabbath And Bishop Neal said at his visitation in Durham I see no reason but that the Festivall day of a Saint may be preferred before Sunday what is Sunday 15. They have ridiculously and superstitiously offended in the use of Copes and other superstitious Vestments falsely called Copes at unlawfull times and places And they continued even till this time 1642. in the same abuse being admonished and taught the truth they will not amend nor acknowledge their errour The 24. Canon saith thus in all Cathedrall and Colligiat Churches the holy Communion shall be administred by the Bishop or a Prebendary the principall Minister using a decent Cope and being assisted by the Epistoler and Gospeller agreeably according to the advertisements published Anno 7. Eliz. The advertisements made by Commissioners authorized under the great Seal of England saith thus At the administration of the holy Communion in Cathedrall and Collegiat Churches the principall Minister shall use a Cope with the Epistoler and Gospeller agreeably and at all other prayers at the Communion Table to use no Copes but Surplesses The 45. Canon saith the same When there is no Communion it shall be sufficient to wear Surplesses By this it is manifest That the Copes must be decent and they must never be used save only at the administration of the holy Communion But Durham Innovators did say their second Service daily when there was no Communion at their Altar and after every Sermon one of the Priests did put on a Cope to say two or three Prayers at the Altar not suffering the Minister to dismisse the Congregation with blessing of Gods peace as was wont to be done in Durham and all other Cathedralls of England till very lately some new fangled Deans and ignorant Canons absurdly have imitated Durhams fooleries 16. They offended in using and justifying him that used a Cope in the Pulpit a Hood being appointed and sitting in his Stall in a Cope at time of divine Service and Sermon at which times Hoods are alwayes commanded to be worn by Graduates which are never put on with Copes and Copes are alwayes forbidden save only at the administration of the holy Communion This was done in Durham contrary to the example of all Churches either popish or Reformed contrary also to the expresse words of the Canon and Injunctions In the 25 Canon thus we reade In the time of Divine Service in all Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches Deans and Prebendaries being Graduates shall dayly at the times of Prayers and Preachings wear with their Surplices such hoods as are agreeable to their Degrees The Advertisement saith the same Item That the Dean and Prebendaries wear a Surplice with a Silk Hood in the Quire and when they preach in the Cathedrall or Collegiate Church to wear their Hoods Master Burg●yn the first setter up of Altars and introducer of other popish Ceremonies in that Countrey having taken three Degrees in Cambridge offended thrice in wearing a Cope without his Hood without which Hood he preached twice and once sate in his stall in a Cope when he preached not as if he had been some Sir John lack-latine or simple petty-Canon 17. They offended both in using sumptuous Copes glittering with Images and among the rest of the blessed Trinity God the Father in the likenesse of an old man God the Son in the likenesse of a younger man the holy Ghost in the similitude of a Dove wrought upon red Velvet with Gold Silver and Pearl one of which was taken from a Masse-priest As also in using scurvie py-bald curtal'd and ridiculous Vestments falsly called Copes being indeed very fools coats at the Communion Table and that dayly at the Administration of the holy Communion whereas by the aforesaid 24 Canon a decent Cope is onely commanded and by the Latine Canon all Vestments defiled with superstition are forbidden in the latine Canon de officio Decani thus we are taught Nullus ex ordine Ecclesiastico quocunque nomine censeatur utetur ulla veste superstitione contaminata No Ecclesiasticall person by what name soever he be called shall use the gray Amice as they call it or any other Vesture defiled with like superstition 18 They have wickedly transgressed against the 49. Injunction in abusing the laudible Science of Musicke every day and every Service without understanding of the people and edification The 49. Injunction willeth and commandeth the laudible Science of Musick be so preserved that the same in any part of Service he not so abused in the Church that thereby the Common Prayer should be the worse understood of the hearers That there be a modest and distinct song so used in all parts of the Common Praiers in the Church that the same may be as plainly understood as if it were read without singing And although one Hymne of more exquisite Musick in the beginning or end of Common Prayers may be sung yet respect must be had that the sentence of the Hymne may be understood and perceived Notwithstanding this Injunction our Durhamers have been so eager upon piping and singing that in stead of the Morning Prayer at 6. of the clock which was wont to be read distinctly and plainly for Schollers and Artificers before they begin their work they brought in a solemne Service with singing and Organs Sackbuts and Cornets little whereof could be understood of the people neither would they suffer the Sacrament to be administred without a continuall noise of Musick both instrumentall and vocal to the great disturbance of those holy actions 19 They offended in multiplying unlawfull Anthemes and disallowing lawfull Psalms-singing by the whole Congregation before and after Sermons according to the custome of all Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches and of Durham it self before Doctor Cosins and other of Bishop Neals Chaplains became Cannons of that Church which unlawfull forbidding of Psalms to be sung in a vulgar tune according to the custome of all other Churches they have continued to this present yeer 1642. 20 They offended in singing the Nicene Creed not after the manner of distinct reading as the aforesaid Injunction commands and as that which is called the Apostles Creed is sung yet forcing the people with brawling in the time of Divine Service to stand up upon their feet all the time that it is sung though they understand nothing neither can they perceive whether it be a prayer or a Creed contrary to the Rubrick and Injunction and 18 Cannon which injoyneth the people to stand up when the Apostles Creed is said saying with the Minister in an audible voice which none can do when the Nicene Creed is sung by the whole Quire with all their musical instruments 21 They offended in taking pipers and singers for assistants at the Administration of the holy