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A36061	A directory for the publique worship of God, throughout the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland together with an ordinance of Parliament for the taking away of the Book of common-prayer, ... die Jovis, 13. Martii, 1644 / ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance and directory bee forthwith printed and published.	England and Wales. Parliament. Ordinance of Parliament for the taking away of the Book of common prayer.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1644 (1644)	Wing D1545; ESTC R210506	26,872	96

A DIRECTORY FOR The Publique VVorship of GOD Throughout the Three KINGDOMS OF England Scotland and Ireland Together with an Ordinance of Parliament for the taking away of the Book of COMMON-PRAYER AND For establishing and observing of this present DIRECTORY throughout the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales Die Jovis 13. Martii 1644. ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament That this Ordinance and Directory bee forthwith Printed and Published Joh Brown Cleric Parliamentorum H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. LONDON Printed for Evan Tyler Alexander Fifield Ralph Smith and John Field And are to be sold at the Sign of the Bible in Cornhill neer the ROYALL-EXCHANGE 1644. Die Veneris 3. Januarii 1644. An Ordinance of Parliament for the taking away of the Book of Common-Prayer and for the establishing and putting in execution of the Directory for the publique Worship of God THe Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament taking into serious consideration the manifold Inconveniences that have arisen by the Book of Common-Prayer in this Kingdom and resolving according to their Covenant to reform Religion according to the Word of God and the Example of the best Reformed Churches have Consulted with the Reverend Pious and Learned Divines called together to that purpose And do judge it necessary that the said Book of Common-Prayer be abolished the Directory for the Publique Worship of God herein after mentioned be established and observed in all the Churches within this Kingdom Be it therefore Ordained by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament That the Statute of the second and third years of King Edward the sixth Intituled The Penalty for not using Vniformity of Service and Administration of Sacraments c. And the Statute of the fifth and sixt yeares of the same King Intituled Vniformity of Prayer and Administration of Sacraments shall be used in the Church And so much of the Statute of the first year of Queen Elizabeth Intituled There shall be Vniformity of Prayer and Administration of Sacraments as concernes the said Book of Common-Prayer and the Vniformity of Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments And so much of the Statute of the fifth year of the same Queen Intituled By whose Order the Bible and Book of Common-Prayer shall be Translated into the Welch Tongue as concerns the Book of Common-Prayer And so much of the Statute of the eighth year of the same Queen Intituled All Acts made by any person since Primo Eliz. for the Consecrating Investing c. of any Archbishop or Bishop shall be good as concerns the said Book Be and stand from henceforth Repealed void and of none effect to all intents constructions and purposes whatsoever And that the said book of Common-Prayer shall not remain or be from henceforth used in any Church Chappell or place of Publique Worship within the Kingdom of England or Dominion of Wales And that the Directory for Publique Worship herein set forth shall be henceforth used pursued and observed according to the true intent and meaning of this Ordinance in all Exercises of the Publique Worship of God in every Congregation Church Chappell and place of Publique Worship within this Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales Which Directory for the Publique Worship of God with the Preface thereof followeth And it is further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That there shall be provided at the charge of every Parish or Chappelry in this Realm of England and Dominion of Wales a fair Register Book of Velim to be kept by the Minister and other Officers of the Church And that the Names of all Children Baptized and of their Parents and of the time of their Birth and Baptizing shall be written and set down by the Minister therein And also the Names of all persons Married there and the time of their Marriage And also the Names of all persons Buried in that Parish and the time of their Death and Buriall And that the said Book shall be shewed by such as keep the same to all persons reasonably desiring to search for the Birth Baptizing Marriage or Buriall of any person therein Registred and to take a Copy or procure a Certificate thereof A DIRECTORY FOR The Publique Worship OF GOD In the three KINGDOMES THE PREFACE IN the beginning of the blessed Reformation our wise and pious Ancestors took care to set forth an Order for Redresse of many things which they then by the VVord discovered to be Vain Erroneous Superstitious and Idolatrous in the Publique VVorship of God This occasioned many Godly and Learned men to rejoyce much in the Book of Common-Prayer at that time set forth Because the Masse and the rest of the Latine-Service being removed the Publique VVorship was celebrated in our own Tongue many of the common People also received benefit by hearing the Scriptures read in their own Language which formerly were unto them as a Book that is sealed Howbeit long and sad Experience hath made it manifest That the Leiturgie used in the Church of England notwithstanding all the pains and Religious intentions of the Compilers of it hath proved an offence not only to many of the Godly at home but also to the Reformed Churches abroad For not to speak of urging the Reading of all the Prayers which very greatly increased the burden of it the many unprofitable and burdensome Ceremonies contained in it have occasioned much mischief as well by disquieting the Consciences of many godly Ministers and people who could not yield unto them as by depriving them of the Ordinances of God which they might not enjoy without conforming or Subscribing to those Ceremonies Sundry good Christians have been by means thereof kept from the Lords Table and divers able and faithfull Ministers debarred from the exercise of their Ministery to the endangering of many Thousand Souls in a time of such scarcity of faithfull Pastors and spoiled of their livelyhood to the undoing of them and their Families Prelates and their Faction have laboured to raise the Estimation of it to such an height as if there were no other VVorship or way of VVorship of God amongst us but onely the Service-Book to the great hinderance of the Preaching of the VVord and in some places especially of late to the justling of it out as unnecessary or at best as far inferior to the Reading of Common-Prayer which was made no better then an Idol by many Ignorant and Superstitious People vvho pleasing themselves in their presence at that Service and their Lip-labour in bearing a part in it have thereby hardened themselves in their ignorance and carelesnesse of saving knowledge and true piety In the mean time Papists boasted that the Book was a compliance with them in a great part of their Service and so were not a little confirmed in their Superstition and Idolatry expecting rather our return to them than endeavouring the Reformation of themselves In which expectation they were of late very much incouraged when upon the pretended warrantablenesse

of imposing of the former Ceremonies new ones were dayly obtruded upon the Church Adde hereunto which was not foreseen but since hath come to passe that the Leiturgie hath been a great means as on the one hand to make and increase an idle and unedifying Ministery which contented it self with set Forms made to their hands by others without putting forth themselves to exercise the gift of Prayer with which our Lord Jesus Christ pleaseth to furnish all his Servants whom he calls to that office So on the other side it hath been and ever would be if continued a matter of endlesse strife and contention in the Church and a snare both to many godly and faithfull Ministers who have been persecuted and silenced upon that occasion and to others of hopefull parts many of which have been and more still would be diverted from all thoughts of the Ministery to other studies especially in these latter times wherein God vouchsafeth to his people more and better means for the discovery of Error and Superstition and for attaining of knowledge in the mysteries of godliness and gifts in Preaching and Prayer Upon these and many the like weighty considerations in reference to the whole Book in generall and because of divers particulars contained in it not from any love to Novelty or intention to disparage our first Reformers of whom we are perswaded that were they now alive they would joyn with us in this work and whom we acknowledge as Excellent Instruments raised by God to begin the purging and building of his House and desire they may be had of us and Posterity in everlasting Remembrance with thankfulnesse and honour but that we may in some measure answer the gracious Providence of God which at this time calleth upon us for further Reformation and may satisfy our own Consciences and answer the expectation of other Reformed Churches and the desires of many of the godly among our selves and withall give some publique Testimony of our endeavors for Uniformity in Divine Worship which we have promised in our Solemn League and Covenant VVe have after earnest and frequent calling upon the Name of God and after much Consultation not with flesh and blood but with his holy VVord resolved to lay aside the former Leiturgie with the many Rites and Ceremonies formerly used in the VVorship of God And have agreed upon this following Directory for all the parts of Publique VVorship at ordinary and extraordinary times VVherein our care hath been to hold forth such things as are of Divine Institution in every Ordinance and other things we have endeavoured to set forth according to the Rules of Christian Prudence agreeable to the generall Rules of the VVord of God Our meaning therein being onely that the generall heads the sense and scope of the Prayers and other parts of Publique VVorship being known to all there may be a consent of all the Churches in those things that contain the substance of the Service and VVorship of God And the Ministers may be hereby directed in their Administrations to keep like soundnesse in Doctrine and Prayer and may if need be have some help and furniture And yet so as they become not hereby slothfull and negligent in stirring up the gifts of Christ in them But that each one by meditation by taking heed to himself and the Flock of God committed to him and by wise observing the wayes of Divine Providence may be carefull to furnish his heart and tongue with further or other materials of Prayer and Exhortation as shall be needfull upon all occasions A DIRECTORY FOR Publique Prayer Reading the Holy Scriptures Singing of Psalmes Preaching of the Word Administration of the Sacraments and other parts of the Publique Worship of God Ordinary Extraordinary Of the Assembling of the Congregation and their Behaviour in the Publique Worship of God WHen the Congregation is to meete for Publique Worship the people having before prepared their hearts thereunto ought all to come and joyne therein not absenting themselves from the Publique Ordinances through negligence or upon pretence of Private meetings Let all enter the Assembly not irreverently but in a grave and seemly manner taking their seates or places without Adoration or Bowing themselves towards one place or other The Congregation being assembled the Minister after solemne calling on them to the worshiping of the great name of God is to begin with Prayer In all Reverence and Humility acknowledging the incomprehensible Greatnesse and Majesty of the Lord in whose presence they doe then in a speciall manner appeare and their own vilenesse and unworthinesse to approach so neare him with their utter inability of themselves to so great a Work And humbly beseeching him for Pardon Assistance and Acceptance in the whole Service then to bee performed and for a Blessing on that particular portion of his Word then to bee read and all in the Name and Mediation of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Publique Worship being begun the people are wholly to attend upon it forbearing to Reade any thing except what the Minister is then reading or citing and abstaining much more from all private whisperings conferences salutations or doing reverence to any persons present or comming in as also from all gazing sleeping and other undecent behaviour which may disturbe the Minister or people or hinder themselves or others in the service of God If any through necessity be hindred from being present at the beginning they ought not when they come into the Congregation to betake themselves to their private Devotions but reverently to compose themselves to joyne with the Assembly in that Ordinance of God which is then in hand Of Publique Reading of the holy Scriptures REading of the Word in the Congregation being part of the publique Worship of God wherin we acknowledge our dependence upon him and subjection to him and one Means sanctified by him for the edifying of his People is to bee performed by the Pastors and Teachers Howbeit such as intend the Ministery may occasionally both reade the Word and exercise their gift in Preaching in the Congregation if allowed by the Presbytery thereunto All the Canonicall Books of the Old and New Testament but none of those which are commonly called Apocrypha shall be publiquely read in the vulgar Tongue out of the best allowed Translation distinctly that all may heare and understand How large a portion shall be read at once is left to the wisdome of the Minister But it is convenient that ordinarily one Chapter of each Testament bee read at every meeting and sometimes more where the Chapters be short or the coherence of matter requireth it It is requisite that all the Canonical books bee read over in order that the people may be better acquainted with the whole Body of the Scriptures And ordinarily where the Reading in either Testament endeth on one Lords day it is to begin the next Wee commend also the more frequent reading of such Scriptures as hee that readeth shall

and afflicting of the soul Speciall choice is to be made of such Scriptures to be read and of such Texts for Preaching as may best work the hearts of the hearers to the speciall businesse of the day and most dispose them to humiliation and repentance insisting most on those particulars which each Ministers observation and experience tels him are most conducing to the edification and reformation of that Congregation to which he preacheth Before the close of the Publique Duties the Minister is in his own and the peoples names to engage his and their hearts to be the Lords with professed purpose and resolution to reform what ever is amisse among them and more particularly such sins as they have been more remarkably guilty of and to draw neerer unto God and to walk more closely and faithfully with him in new obedience then ever before He is also to admonish the people with all importunity that the work of that day doth not end with the Publique duties of it but that they are so to improve the remainder of the day and of their whole life in reinforcing upon themselves and their families in private all those godly affections and resolutions which they professed in Publique as that they may be setled in their hearts for ever and themselves may more sensibly finde that God hath smelt a sweet savour in Christ from their performances and is pacified towards them by answers of Grace in pardoning of sin in removing of Judgements in averting or preventing of plagues and in conferring of blessings suitable to the conditions and prayers of his people by Jesus Christ Beside solemne generall Fasts injoyned by Authority we judge that at other times Congregations may keepe dayes of Fasting as Divine Providence shall administer unto them speciall occasions And also that Families may doe the same so it be not on dayes wherein the Congregation to which they doe belong is to meet for fasting or other publique Duties of Worship Concerning the Observation of Dayes of Publique Thankesgiving WHen any such Day is to be kept let notice be given of it and of the occasion thereof some convenient time before that the people may the better prepare themselves thereunto The Day being come and the Congregation after private preparations being assembled the Minister is to begin with a word of Exhortation to stir up the people to the Duty for which they are met and with a short prayer for Gods assistance and blessing as at other Conventions for Publique Worship according to the particular occasion of their meeting Let him then make some pithy narration of the Deliverance obtained or Mercy received or of whatever hath occasioned that assembling of the Congregation that all may better understand it or be minded of it and more affected with it And because singing of Psalmes is of all other the most proper Ordinance for expressing of Joy and Thanksgiving let some pertinent Psalme or Psalmes be sung for that purpose before or after the reading of some portion of the Word suitable to the present businesse Then let the Minister who is to preach proceed to further Exhortation and Prayer before his Sermon with speciall reference to the present work after which let him preach upon some Text of Scripture pertinent to the occasion The Sermon ended let him not only pray as at other times after preaching is directed with remembrance of the necessities of the Church King and State if before the Sermon they were omitted but inlarge himself in due and solemn Thanksgiving for former mercies and deliverances but more especially for that which at the present calls them together to give thanks with humble petition for the continuance and renewing of Gods wonted mercies as need shall bee and for sanctifying grace to make a right use thereof And so having sung another Psalme suitable to the mercy let him dismisse the Congregation with a blessing that they may have some convenient time for their repast and refreshing But the Minister before their dismission is solemnly to admonish them to beware of all excesse and riot tending to gluttony or drunkennesse and much more of these sins themselves in their eating and refreshing and to take care that their mirth and rejoycing be not carnall but spirituall which may make Gods praise to be glorious and themselves humble and sober and that both their feeding and rejoycing may render them more cheerfull and inlarged further to celebrate his Praises in the midst of the Congregation when they return unto it in the remaining part of that Day When the Congregation shall be againe assembled the like course in praying reading preaching singing of Psalmes and offering up of more praise and thanksgiving that is before directed for the morning is to be renewed and continued so far as the time will give leave At one or both of the publique meetings that day a Collection is to be made for the poor and in the like manner upon the Day of Publique Humiliation that their loynes may blesse us and rejoyce the more with us And the people are to be exhorted at the end of the latter meeting to spend the residue of that Day in holy duties and testifications of Christian love and charity one towards another and of rejoycing more and more in the Lord as becommeth those who make the joy of the Lord their strength Of Singing of Psalmes IT is the duty of Christians to praise God publiquely by singing of Psalmes together in the Congregation and also privately in the Family In singing of Psalmes the voice is to be tunably and gravely ordered but the chief care must be to sing with understanding and with Grace in the heart making melody unto the Lord. That the whole Congregation may joyne herein every one that can reade is to have a Psalme book and all others not disabled by age or otherwise are to be exhorted to learn to reade But for the present where many in the Congregation cannot read it is convenient that the Minister or some other fit person appointed by him and the other Ruling Officers doe read the Psalme line by line before the singing thereof An Appendix touching Dayes and Places for Publique worship THere is no Day commanded in Scripture to be kept holy under the Gospell but the Lords day which is the Christian Sabbath Festivall daies vulgarly called Holy daies having no warrant in the word of God are not to be continued Neverthelesse it is lawfull and necessary upon speciall emergent occasions to separate a day or daies for Publique Fasting or Thanksgiving as the severall eminent and extraordinarie dispensations of Gods providence shall administer cause and opportunity to his people As no place is capable of any holines under pretence of whatsoev●… Dedication or Consecration so neither is it subject to such pollution by any superstition formerly used and now laid aside as may render it unlawfull or inconvenient for Christians to meet together therein for the publique worship of God And therefore we hold it requisite that the places of publique assembling for worship among us should be continued and imployed to that use FINIS THE CONTENTS THe Ordinance The Preface Pag. 1 Of the Assembling of the Congregation 9 Of Publique reading of the holy Scripture 12 Of Publique Prayer before the Sermon 14 Of the Preaching of the Word 27 Of Prayer after the Sermon 36 Of the Sacrament of Baptisme 39 Of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper 48 Of the Sanctification of the Lords Day 56 Of the Solemnization of Marriage 58 Of the Visitation of the Sick 64 Of Buriall of the Dead 73 Of Publique solemne Fasting 74 Of the observation of dayes of Publique thanksgiving 80 Of singing of Psalmes 83 An Appendix touching Dayes and Places of Publique Worship 85