REligion
being
the
great
Instrument
of
Political
Happiness
,
and
Unanimity
in
it
the
most
certain
Promoter
and
Band
of
Peace
,
upon
these
two
Reasons
,
therefore
all
prudent
Governments
of
the
World
have
by
their
Laws
endeavoured
to
secure
both
the
Interest
and
Unity
of
it
.
And
whereas
the
Religion
establisht
by
Law
in
this
Kingdom
,
was
intended
to
be
,
and
by
long
Experience
hath
been
found
,
an
happy
,
as
well
as
the
only
means
to
both
those
Ends
:
This
Court
hath
resolved
,
That
all
such
Laws
as
have
been
provided
for
the
reducing
all
Dissenters
to
a
thorow
Conformity
,
shall
be
forthwith
put
into
a
speedy
and
vigorous
Execution
.
We
do
therefore
,
with
the
Concurrence
of
the
Right
Reverend
Father
in
God
,
our
most
Learned
and
Worthy
Lord
Bishop
,
desire
all
Ministers
,
and
require
as
well
all
Constables
and
Church-wardens
,
truly
and
punctually
to
present
,
both
at
our
Quarter
Sessions
and
monthly
Meeting
,
all
such
in
their
respective
Parishes
,
as
shall
absent
themselves
from
their
own
Parish
Church
upon
any
Sunday
.
And
that
such
be
presented
also
that
come
not
at
the
beginning
of
Divine
Service
,
and
during
the
whole
time
of
it
,
do
not
behave
themselves
with
that
Decency
and
Reverence
as
the
Rubrich
(
which
is
confirmed
by
Law
)
does
direct
(
viz.
)
Kneeling
at
all
the
Prayers
,
Standing
up
at
the
giving
of
Glory
to
the
Blessed
Trinity
,
at
the
repeating
of
the
Creed
,
the
Hymns
after
the
first
and
second
Lessons
,
together
with
other
things
contained
in
the
said
Rubrich
.
And
that
none
may
pretend
Ignorance
in
their
Duty
,
we
therefore
desire
the
Lord
Bishop
of
this
Diocess
(
that
together
with
an
injoyning
all
Ministers
exactly
to
perform
their
own
Duty
)
He
please
to
command
them
by
their
Sermons
and
Catechizings
to
instruct
their
Parishioners
in
all
those
things
the
Laws
require
from
them
.
By
which
Means
,
we
hope
in
some
time
the
true
Worship
of
God
will
be
thorowly
understood
,
and
honestly
practised
by
the
People
of
this
County
,
to
Gods
Glory
and
our
own
Peace
,
Prosperity
and
Comfort
.
PER
CURIAM
.
SEeing
it
is
a
certain
Truth
,
that
all
Subjects
(
by
the
indispensable
Law
of
Nature
and
Scripture
)
are
bound
to
obey
those
Powers
which
God
hath
set
over
them
;
especially
in
those
things
which
are
ordained
for
the
Preservation
of
the
true
Christian
Religion
;
wherein
the
Glory
of
God
and
the
Salvation
of
their
Souls
are
more
immediately
concern'd
:
and
whereas
by
the
prudent
and
pious
Care
of
our
Governours
,
a
Godly
Liturgy
,
and
form
of
Gods
publick
Worship
,
has
been
provided
,
and
by
our
Laws
(
Ecclesiastical
and
Civil
)
established
,
requiring
all
Men
,
on
the
Lords
Day
(
and
other
times
by
Law
appointed
)
to
repair
to
their
respective
Churches
,
and
Communicate
with
the
Congregation
in
Prayers
,
hearing
the
Word
,
and
receiving
Sacraments
.
A
Liturgy
not
only
for
many
years
received
in
our
Church
,
with
little
or
no
Opposition
,
till
the
late
unhappy
Times
of
Rebellion
and
Confusion
;
but
also
which
has
had
the
Approbation
and
Commendation
of
the
most
learned
and
pious
Divines
in
other
Protestant
Churches
.
A
Liturgy
which
Arch-Bishop
Cranmer
and
his
Fellow-Prisoners
in
Oxford
daily
used
,
till
a
little
before
their
Martyrdom
;
when
by
the
Cruelty
of
their
Persecutors
it
was
taken
from
them
;
and
then
(
as
appears
by
their
Letters
yet
extant
)
those
pious
Martyrs
sadly
complained
that
they
were
deprived
of
the
benefit
of
that
Book
:
The
Rejection
of
which
,
and
the
Disobedience
to
the
Laws
injoyning
it
,
renders
our
Dissenters
evidently
Schismatical
in
their
Separation
from
the
Communion
of
our
Church
,
as
shall
(
God
willing
)
in
convenient
time
be
made
further
appear
.
Seeing
then
our
dissenting
Brethren
will
not
conform
out
of
Conscience
of
their
Duty
and
Obedience
to
God
and
their
Governours
;
it
is
not
only
convenient
,
but
necessary
,
that
our
good
Laws
be
put
in
execution
,
for
the
Preservation
of
the
publick
Peace
and
Unity
,
and
for
the
Good
of
the
Dissenters
themselves
;
for
Afflictio
dat
intellectum
,
and
their
Sufferings
by
the
Execution
of
our
just
Laws
,
may
(
by
Gods
Blessings
)
bring
them
to
a
Sense
of
their
Duty
,
and
a
Desire
to
do
it
.
For
the
attaining
of
which
good
Ends
,
I
require
all
the
Clergy
of
my
Diocess
within
the
County
of
Bedford
,
to
publish
this
Order
the
next
Sunday
after
it
be
tender'd
to
them
,
and
diligently
to
promote
the
Design
of
it
,
according
to
those
prudent
and
pious
Directions
given
in
the
Order
,
and
by
Catechizing
and
Preaching
(
that
they
may
have
no
pretence
for
their
Ignorance
)
instructing
the
People
in
their
Duty
to
God
and
the
King
.
And
that
God
Almighty
would
be
gratiously
pleased
to
give
a
Blessing
to
your
Endeavours
to
promote
those
good
Ends
,
is
and
shall
be
the
Prayer
of
Your
affectionate
Friend
,
Brother
and
Diocesan
THO.
LINCOLNE
.