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A49134 Vox cleri, or, The sense of the clergy concerning the making of alterations in the established liturgy with remarks on the discourse concerning the Ecclesiastical Commission and several letters for alterations : to which is added an historical account of the whole proceedings of the present convocation. Long, Thomas, 1621-1707. 1690 (1690) Wing L2986; ESTC R1029 58,819 80

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Quixot with Windmills disturbing his Brain The other acts as the Fur praedestinatus under a fatal necessity by which he would excuse all his Cheats and Robberies as if he could not do otherwise being under the power of an Absolute necessity I shall leave it to the Convocation to conjecture who may be the Authors of these Letters but that the One is a Minister of the Established Church and the Other as he pretends of the Present Convocation I cannot be perswaded though he should swear to it because by what is matter of fact such Men have acted contrary to their Oaths and solemn Subscriptions and so I take my leave of them An Historical ACCOUNT OF THE PRESENT CONVOCATION THE CONVOCATION being Summon'd by the King 's Writ His Majesty issued out another Commission to thirty Divines to prepare Matters to be Considered by the Convocation The Commission is as followeth WHereas the particular Forms of Divine Worship and the Rites and Ceremonies appointed to be us'd therein being Things in their own Nature Indifferent and Alterable and so acknowledged It is but reasonable that upon weighty and important Considerations according to the various Exigencies of Times and Occasions such Changes and Alterations should be made therein as to those that are in Place and Authority should from time to time seem either Necessary or Expedient And whereas the Book of Canons is fit to be Review'd and made more sutable to the State of the Church and whereas there are Defects and Abuses in the Ecclesiastical Courts and Jurisdictions and particularly there is not sufficient Provision made for the Removing of Scandalous Ministers and for the Reforming of Manners either in Ministers or People And whereas it is most fit that there should be a strict Method prescribed for the Examination of such Persons as desire to be admitted into Holy Orders both as to their Learning and Manners We therefore out of Our Pious and Princely Care for the Good Order and Edisication and Unity of the Church of England committed to our Charge and Care And for the Reconciling as much as is possible of all Differences among Our Good Subjects and to take away all Occasions of the like for the future have thought fit to Authorize and Empower You c. and any Nine of You whereof Three to be Bishops to Meet from time to time as often as shall be needful and to Prepare such Alterations of the Liturgy and Canons and such Proposals for the Reformation of Ecclesiastical Courts and to Consider of such other Matters as in Your Judgments may most conduce to the Ends above-mentioned The Names of the Commissioners A. D. 1689. Tho. Lamplugh Lord A. Bish of York Henry Compton Lord Bishop of London Peter Mew Lord Bishop of Winchester William Lloyd Lord Bishop of St. Asaph Thomas Sprat Lord Bishop of Rochester Thomas Smith Lord Bishop of Carstile Jonathan Trelauny Ld. Bishop of Exeter Gilbert Burnet Lord Bishop of Salisbury Humfrey Humfreys Ld. Bishop of Bangor Nicholas Stratford Ld. Bishop of Chester Edward Stillingfleet late Dean of St. Pauls Lond. now Bishop of Worcester Simon Patyick late Dean of Peterborough now Bishop of Chichester John Tillotson D. D. late Dean of Canterbury now Dean of St. Pauls Lond. Rich. Meggot D. D. Dean of Winchester John Sharp D. D. late Dean of Norwich now Dean of Canterbury Rich. Kidder D. D. Dean of Peterborough Henry Aldridge D. D. Dean of Christ-Church Oxford Will. Jane D. D. Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford John Hall D. D. Margaret Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford Joseph Beaumont D. D. Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge John Mountague D. D. and Mr. of Trinity Colledge in the University of Cambridge John Goodman D. D. Archdeacon of Middlesex Will Beveradge D. D. Archd. of Colobest John Battely D. D. Archd. of Canterbury Charles Alston D. D. Archd. of Essex Thomas Tenison D. D. Archdeacon of London John Scot D. D. Prebendary of St. Pauls London Edward Fowler D. D. Prebendary of Glocester Robert Grove D. D. Prebendary of St. Pauls London John Williams D. D. Prebendary of St. Pauls London What things were debated by them are not yet communicated to the Convocation only it is known that the present Prolocutor and some other Learned and Reverend Divines deserted them as disliking several Proposals which the rest insisted on The Particular Acts and Adjournments OF THE CONVOCATION From December the 4th 1689. THE Litany was read by a Bishop for some days in Latine there being only this Supplication added after the Prayers for the Bishops That it may please Thee to inspire with Thy Holy Spirit this Convocation and to preside over it to lead us into all Truth which is according to Godliness At other times when there was no Sermon this Prayer for the Parliament was constantly used MOst Gracious God who dost Rule all Men and Govern all Things be graciously present we beseech Thee with the three Estates of the Kingdom in Parliament assembled under the Government of our most Gracious Princes William and Mary Assist them with the Spirit of Counsel and Peace whereby they may be preserved in one Mind and Accord and also may be inspired with the Love of Thee and Study the Publick Welfare that whatsoever Laws by their joynt Suffrages shall be obtain'd being established by our Lord and Lady the King and Queen may establish Righteousness and Peace to us and confirm them to our Rosterities for ever to the encrease of all Vertue and the Eternal Glory of Thy Name by and for Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour Then follow'd these Five Collects I. The Collect on St. Simon and Jude's Day O Almighty God who hast built thy Church upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets c. II. The Collect for Good-Friday Almighty and Everlasting God by whose Spirit c. III. Collect Almighty God who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst give to the Holy Apostles many excellent Gifts and commandst them Earnestly to feed thy Flock Make we beseech thee all Bishops and Pastors diligently to preach thy Holy Word and the People obediently to follow the same that they may receive the Crown of Everlasting Glory thro' Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen IV. The Collect on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity Grant we beseech Thee c. V. Collect O Lord God the Father of Lights and Fountain of all Wisdom we thy humble and unworthy Servants prostrating ourselves at thy Footstool beseech thee that we who are here met together in thy Name under the Government of our most Gracious King WILLIAM and Queen MARY being assisted by thy heavenly Grace may so search out meditate handle and discern all things which may promote thy Honour and Glory and the Good of thy Church that thy Spirit which heretofore did preside over the Council of the Apostles may also preside over this our Council and lead us into all that Truth which is according