AN ORDER MADE BY THE House of Commons, Assembled in Parliament, for the Establishing of Preaching Lecturers throughout the kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales.  
Whereunto is added, Thirty five considerations upon the book of Common Prayer, at a conference held by the Archbishop of Armagh, Doctor Prideaux, and divers other Learned Divines.  
With six Reasons why the book of Common Prayer being corrected should continue.  

Also an Order by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, touching the government and liturgy of the Church.  
Hen. elsing Cle. Parl. D. C   
May 30. London, Printed for I. T. 1642.   

❧ An Order made by the House of Commons, for preaching Lecturers in this kingdom.  
IT is Ordered by the House of Commons now Assembled in Parliament, that it shall be lawful for the Parishioners of any Parish within the kingdom of England and Wales, to set up a Lecture, and to maintain an Orthodox Minister, at their own charge, to Preach every Lords day, where there is no Preaching: And to Preach one day in every week, where there is no weekly Lecture.  
Hen. elsing. clear. Parl.   

Considerations upon the book of Common Prayer.  
1. WHether the names of some d●parted Saints, and others should not be quiter expugned the calendar.  
2. Whether the reading of psalms, sentences of Scripture concurring in divers places in the hymns, E●ist●es, and Gospels, should not bee set out in the new translation.  
3 Whether the Rubrique should not bee mended, where all westments in them of divine Service are now commanded which were used. 2. Ed. 6.  
4. Whether Lessons of canonical Scripture should be put into the calendar in stead of Apocrypha.  
5. That the doxology should be always printed at the end of the Lords Prayer, and bee always said by the Minister.  
6. Whether the Rubrique may not be mended, where it is( that the Lessons should bee sung in a plain tune) why not( red with a distinct voice.)  
7. Whether Gloria Patri should bee repeated at the end of every psalm.  
8. Whether according to that end of the Preface before the Common Prayer, the Curate should be bound to red Morning and Evening Prayers every day in the Church, if he beat home, and not reasonably letted, and why not onely on Wednesday, and friday morning, and in the afternoon on Saterdaies, with holiday eves.  
9. Whether the hymns, Benedicite omnia opera, &c. may not be left out.  
10. In the Prayer for the clergy, that phrase perhaps to be altored ( which onely worketh great marvells.)  
11. In the Rubrique for the Administration of the Lords Supper whether this alteration to be made, that such as intend to communicate shall signifi their names to the Curate overnight or in the morning before prayer.  
12. The next Rubrique to bee cleared, how far a Minister may repulse a scandalous and notorious sinner from the Communion.  
13 Whether the Rubrique is not to bee mended, where the Churchwardens are straightly appointed to gather the alms for the poor before the Communion begin, for by experience it is proved to bee done better when the people depart.  
14 Whether the Rubrique is not to be mended, concering the party that is to make his general confession upon his knees before the Communion, that it should bee said only by the Minister, and then at every clause repeated to the people.  
15 These words in the Consecration This is my body, this is my blood of the New Testament, not to be printed hereafter in great Letters.  
16 Whether it will not be fit to inserta Rubrique touching kneelling at the Communion, that is, to comply in all humility with the prayer which the Minister makes, when he delivers the Element.  
17 Whether Cathedrall and Colegiate Churches shall be straitly bound to celebrate the holy Communion every Sunday at the least, and might not it rather be added rather once in a month.  
18 In the last Rubrique touching the Communion, is it not fit that the Printer make a full point, and begin with a new great letter at these words. And every Parishioner shall also receive the Sacraments.  
19 Whether in the first prayer at the baptism, these words, Didst sanctify the flood jordan, and allother waters, should not be thus changed. Didst sanctify the Element of water.  
20 Whether it be not fit to have some discreet Rubrique made to take away all scandal from signifying the sign of the cross upon the Infants after baptism, or if it shall seem more expedient, to be quiter disused, whether this reason should be published, that in ancient Liturgies no cross was consigned upon the party, but where oil also was used, and therefore oil being now omitted, so may also that which was concomitant with it, the sign of the cross.  
21. In private baptism, the Rubrique mentions that which must not bee done, that the Minister may dip the child in water being at the point of death.  
22. Whether in the last rubrique of confirmation those words be to be left out ( and be undoubtedly saved.)  
23. Whether the catechism may not receive a little more enlargement.  
24. Whether the times prohibited for marriage are quiter to be taken away  
25. Whether none hereafter shall have licences to mary, nor be asked their banes of Matrimony, that shall not bring with them a certificate from their Ministers that they are instructed in their catechism.  
26. Whether these words in Matrimony, ( With my body I thee worship) shall not not be thus altered, ( I give thee power over my body.  
27. Whether the rubrique of marriage should not bee mended, that new married persons should receive the Communion the same day of their marriage, may it not well be or upon the next Sunday following when the Communion is celebrated.  
28. In the absolution of the sick, were it not plain to say, I pronounce thee absolved.  
29. The psalms of thanksgiving of woman after Child birth, were it not fit to be composed out of proper Versi●l's taken from divers psalms.  
30 May not the Priest rather read the Communion in the D●sk●, then go up to the pulpit.  
31 The public in the Communion leaves it doubtful, whether the litany may not be red in divers place in the Church.  
32 In the order of the burial of all persons, 'tis said, We commit his body to the ground, in sure and certain hope of resurrection to eternal life. Why not thus, knowing assuredly, that the dead shall rise again.  
33. In the Collect, next unto the Collect against the Pestilence, the clause perhaps to be mended, for the honour of Christs sake.  
34. In the Let any instead of fornication and other deadly sins, would it not satisfy thus? from fornication and all other grievous sins.  
35. It is very fit, that the imperfections of the matter of the singing psalms should be mended, and then lawful authority added unto them, to have them publicly sung before and after Sermons, and sometimes in stead of Hymns of morning and evening prayer.   

certain reasons why the book of Common Prayer being Corrected should Continue.  
1 Because it was composed and approved of godly reformed professors and Martyrs; and reverently used and frequented by devout Protestants, in the times of religious Princes, the happy Instruments and pronogators of the true reformed religion.  
2 Because they have been at several times Enacted and Established as laws of the Land in the times of most religious and and reformed Princes.  
3 Because that, which gives the offence therein is most Master of Faith and Salvation, but discipline, and the Ceremonies of the Church.  
4 Because they have endured opposition, And the greatest number of the opposers have been either weak and Ignorant Christians, mis▪ lead and misinformed, or perverse, seditious, and inconformable to the established Government.  
5 Because the oppositions have been divers times fully answered by learned and Religious Protestants, but especially so fully determined in a conference on mature deliberation, by our late Renowned King james of blessed memory.  
6 Lastly because they are and have been so Common passengers amongst us.   

An Order by the Lords and Commons in Parliament touching the Government and liturgy of the Church.  
THe Lords and Commons do declare, they intend a due and necessary reformation of the Government and Litturgie of the Church, and to take away nothing in the one or the other, but what shall be evil, and justly offensive, or at least unnecessary and burdensome, and for the better effecting hereof, speedily to have consultation with godly and learned Divines, and because this will never of itt self attain the end sought therein, they will therefore use their utmost endeavours to establish Learned and Preaching Ministers, with a good and sufficient maintenance throughout the whole kingdom, wherein many dark corners are miserable destitute of the means of salvation, and many poor Ministers want necessary provision.  
Hen. elsing Cle. Parl. D. C.  
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