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 eng Wren, Matthew, 1585-1667. Church of England -- Government. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1625-1649. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2009-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-06 Sampled and proofread 2009-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

THE CHARGE VOTED AGAINST BISHOP WREN On Munday, 5. of July, 1641. in the Afternoone, which conſiſts of theſe ſeverall Particulars following.

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Printed in the yeare, of our Praelates feare, 1641.
Munday, 5 July, 1641. This Afternoone the Charge was voted againſt Biſhop Wren, which conſiſts of theſe ſeverall Articles folllowing.

Excommunicating, Depriving, or Baniſhing in the ſpace of 2 years 50 godly, painfull, learned Miniſters.

Practiſing ſuperſtition in his own perſon.

Cauſing the Communion Table to be placed Altar-wiſe, and to be railed in, & kneeling and conſecrating the Bread and Wine at the Weſt ſide of the Communion-table with his backe towards the people, and bowing to or before the ſame.

Elevating the Bread and Wine over his head that the people might ſee it.

Cauſing all his Pewes or Seats, to be ſo contrived, that the people muſt of neceſſity kneele with their faces towards the Eaſt.

Employed his power to reſtraine powerfull preaching, forbidding all Sermons on Sundayes Afternoons, or in the week dayes, without his lycenſe, & leſt expounding the Catechiſme, and Common-prayer booke, ſhould be as bad as Preaching; as hee and ſome of his Officers ſaid, therefore he inhibits any manner of expoſition, and injoines▪ onely the bare Queſtion and Anſwers in the Common-prayer booke.

And to the end, the people ſhall not know where there is any Sermons, commands all ringing of Bells to be alike, that ſo the people may not diſtinguiſh where there is a Sermon, or where there is but prayer.

He permitted no Prayer to bee read before Sermon, but that which is directed in the 39. Canon, which hath no warrant of Law, and after Sermon ſuffers no Prayer at all, but onely Gloria Patri, &c.

He did publiſh a book of Articles, to which the Church-wardens were to be ſworne, and theſe 39. Articles contain at leaſt 897. Queſtions. One whereof was this, doth any man diſcourſe profainly at Mealetime, touching Religion or the holy Scripture?

Another, Doth the Miniſter expound the holy Scripture, according to the ſenſe of the antient Fathers?

This, I muſt beleeve, will puſſell the beſt learned Church-wardens in England to anſwer.

Thurſday next, is appointed to conſider what penalty the Biſhops have incur'd, by making theſe Canons which tend to Sedition.

The Reſult and Concluſion which was drawn from the fore-mentioned Premiſſes, was that, it was reſolved upon the Queſtion, that it is the opinion of this Houſe, that Matthew Wren Biſhop of Ely, is unworthy and unfit to hold or exreciſe any Office of Dignity in the Church or Common-wealth.

Reſolved that there be a Meſſage ſent to the Lords to deſire them to joyne with the Commons to petition his Majeſty to remove Biſhop Wren both from his perſon and ſervice.

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