FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Section £j Kfjf) V, 2- THE WORKS BISHOP COSIN. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/workfreveOOcosi THE WORKS RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD JOHN COSIN LORD BISHOP OF DURHAM. NOW FIRST COLLECTED VOLUME THE SECOND. MISCELLANEOUS WORKS. OXFORD : JOHN HKNRY PARKER. MDCCCXLV. OXFORD : rKINTKD m I. MIKIMI'TON. PREFACE. A very few words will suffice to indicate the sources whence the contents of the present volume have been derived. 1 . " The Articles to be inquired of by the Churchwardens and Svvornmen of every parish within the Archdeaconry of the East Riding in York, in the ordinary Visitation of the Archdeacon there, anno 1627," are transcribed from the original manuscript preserved in the Bishop's library at Dur- ham. Although dated in 1627, the draft was framed in 1626. It would appear to have been intended for the press : but if printed, no copy has reached the editor's notice. 2. " The Sum and Substance of the Conferences lately had at York-House concerning Mr. Mountague's Books, which it pleased the Duke of Buckingham to appoint ; and with divers other honourable persons to hear, at the special and earnest request of Lord Warwick and the Lord Say." These confer- ences were held upon the 11th and 17th February, 1626. Of the first of these narratives there exist at Durham three copies, all in Cosin's handwriting, which also contain correc- tions and additions by White, dean of Carlisle, who along with Cosin, attended as the friend and defendant of Moun- tague. Another transcript, said to be in Cosin's handwriting, is preserved in the Bodleian library, and is printed by Mr, Brewer in his edition of Cosin upon Transubstantiation. vi PREFACE. .'i. "A Collection of Private Devotions: in the practice ot the Ancient Church, called the Hours of Prayer; aa they were after this manner published by authority of Queen Elizabeth, 1500, taken out of the Holy Scriptures, the ancient Fathers, and the Divine Service of our own Church. London, printed by R. Young, 1627." The only copy of the first edition' of Cosin's Devotions (three editions bear the date of 1G27) which the editor has met with, is here reprinted. The more im- portant variations between it and the succeeding editions are indicated in the notes. a For the loan of this copy the Mr. Robinson, bookseller, Newcastle- editor is indebted to the kindness of upnn-Tync. CONTENTS. Page Articles to be inquired of by the Churchwardens and Swornmen of every parish within the Archdeaconry of the East Riding in York, in the Ordinary Visitation of the Archdeacon there, anno 1627. - - - - 1 The Sura and Substance of the Conferences lately had at York- House concerning Mr. Mountague's Books. - 17 A Collection of Private Devotions : in the practice of the Ancient Church, called the Hours of Prayer. - - - 83 ARTICLES TO BE INQUIRED OF BY THE CHURCHWARDENS AND SWORNMEN OF EVERY PARISH WITHIN THE ARCHDEACONRY OF THE EAST RIDING IN YORK IN THE ORDINARY VISITATION OF THE ARCHDEACON THERE, ANNO 1627.* IMPRINTED AT LONDON ANNO SUPRADICTO. • The title has stood originally thus; Churchwardens and Swornmen in the ordi- " Articles to be inquired of within the Arch- nary visitation of the Archdeacon there, deaconry of the East Riding in York by the anno 1626." The Form of the Oath to be given unto the Churchwardens and Swornmcn. You shall swear by the holy Name of God that you, and every of you, shall duly consider and diligently inquire of all and every of those Articles given you in charge ; and that all affection, favour and hatred, all hope of reward or fear of displeasure set aside, yon shall make a full and true answer in writing unto every one of them, presenting every such person of or within your parish as hath com- mitted any offence, or omitted any duty mentioned, in any of tin Be Articles, or which are publicly defamed, or vehemently suspected, of any such offence or negligence. Wherein you shall deal faithfully, truly and plainly, neither presenting nor sparing to present any con- trary to truth ; having in this action the fear of Gon before your eyes, the danger and peril of your consciences in hiding or altering the truth, with an earnest zeal to maintain God's true religion and virtue, and to suppress wickedness and vice. So help you God, by the contents of His Holy Gospel. ARTICLES TO BE INQUIRED OF, CHAP. I. CONCERNING THE CHURCH, THE HONOUR, THE BOOKS AND POSSESSIONS, ORNAMENTS, AND UTENSILS THEREOF. First, whether is the body of your church or chapel, and Repara- the chancel thereof, in good reparations, decently kept as well k°" S ;n" within as without ; the roof sufficiently maintained with clean of elm relics timber and lead, (or with other materials, where there is no & c . lead at all,) so that it rains not in ; the windows well and seemly glazed, without disorderly patching ; the floors plain and clean paved; the pews and seats orderly set and well maintained j the walls, floors, pews and all other places clean, and sweet kept, in comely and decent sort, without dust, or any thing that may be either noisome or unseemly for the house of God, as is prescribed in a sermon or homily b set forth to that effect, and in the eighty-fifth and eighty-sixth canon ? Is there a partition between the body of the church and the chancel ? and if not, when, and by whom, and by what authority was it taken down ? Is the steeple in good repair, and the ancient number of bells still kept without diminishing ? [Are there any neAV pews erected in places where none were before, or old altered ? By whom, and by what autho- rity ? And is there any striving or contention for sitting in pews ? and by whom d ?] b Namely, that ' Of repairing and et earum defectus regiis commissariis keeping clean of churches.' intimandi. Sparrow's Collect., p. 308. c Can. 85. Ecclesiae sartas tectas d Struck thiough as if for omission ; conservandae. Can. 86. Ecclesiae de see number 4, p. 5. tertio in tertium annum perlustrandae, b2 Articles of Inquiry in the Archdeaconry C H A P. I. Books, ('hosts. Orna- ments. | i. <•. at ;i ralua don. | 2. Whether have you in your church or chapel the whole Bible of the ancient translation called The Bishops' Bible, whereunto the Book of Common Prayer doth refer for Les- sons and Psalms, or at the le;ist the whole Bible in the largest volume, and of the translation authorized by his late majesty of blessed memory ; the Book of Common Braver, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church j two Psalters; the book of Homilies; bishop Jewell's works; the book of Constitutions and Canons; a Register-book of parchment for the ornaments belonging to the Church, for christenings, marriages, and burials, kept in all points according to the canons in that behalf provided ; another book wherein strange preachers arc to subscribe their names, and the name of the bishop by whom they were licensed, before they be suf- fered to preach ? Are all these books well and fairly bound? A chest, as well for the safe keeping of the books and ornaments of the church, as the said register ; another strong chest, with a hole in the lid for the alms, and with three locks and keys, one for the minister, the other two for the churchwardens ? A table set up of the degrees wherein by law men and women arc prohibited to marry ? 3. Whether have you a font of stone, with a comely cover, set in the ancient usual place ; a little faldstool, or desk, with some decent carpet oxer it, in the middle alcy of the church, whereat the Litany may be said; a lower pulpit to say sen ice in, a higher for preaching, both decently framed and adorned \ Save J on a fair and comely table for the holy Communion; and what is it worth to be prized'.' Is this communion- table placed according to the injunctions ? | Is it not at any time abused by sitting or leaning upon it; by throwing hats on it, writing on it, or otherwise, as is not agreeable to the rexcrcnt estimation and holy use thereof e ?] Have you a large carpet of silk, or other decent cloth or stuff, continually lying upon it in the time of divine service, with a fair linen cloth at the time of communion ; and what might either of 1 hem be worth? " Tlii« passage is struck through for omission. of the East Riding of York. 5 Have you a fair chalice or communion-cup of silver, for the wine, with a large cover or paten of silver for the bread, when they are consecrated and delivered by the priest ? Have you a flagon of silver, or good pewter at least, for the wine which is brought to the church, and set upon the communion-table ? And are there no common tavern pots, no wicker, stone, or leathern bottles used for that holy purpose ? Have you a comely and a large surplice, and where two ministers are a surplice for each of them, with wide and long sleeves ; and what might it cost by the yard, or is now worth ? Is it kept clean, and whole, and fair, as it ought to be ? Have you a hearse to carry your dead upon to their graves, if need be ? And, generally, have you all other things which, after the custom of your country or the place where you hve, the parishioners are bound to find, maintain, and keep ? 4. Be there any new pews or seats erected in your church p eW s. or chancel, in places where none were before, or old altered, or taken away ? By whom, and by what authority ? [And is there any striving or contention for sitting in pews, and by whom f ?] 5. Whether is your church-yard well fenced with walls, Church- pales, and rails, as hath been accustomed ? Is it decently y • kept, without abuse and noisomeness ? If not, whose default is it ? 6. Whether is the mansion-house of your parson, vicar, or Houses, minister, with all housing thereunto belonging, well and suf- ficiently repaired ? Whether have you any alms-house or church-house in your parish ; are they well maintained, and employed to those godly uses whereunto they were intended? 7. Whether have you a terrier, or ancient true note of all Terrier of the glebes, grounds, and portions of tithes belonging to your f it [ ie e s . a ' K parsonage or vicarage ? Was it taken by the view of honest men in your parish ? In whose hands is it ? Is there a true and perfect copy thereof laid up in the bishop's registry ? If none such be made, you the churchwardens and sidemen, together with the parson, vicar, or curate, are to make dili- 1 Struck through in the MS. 6 Articles of Inquiry in the Archdeaconry C H A P. gent inquiry of the premises, as they are or have been known *• by metes, bounds, and inclosures, Sec., and to make, sub- scribe, and bring in the said terrier at the time of this your presentment, or within a time after to be prefixed. Incum- 8. Whether is your church full or vacant of an incum- bent ? If vacant, who reccivcth the fruits thereof? and who serveth the cure? and by what authority? and whether is it a parsonage, vicarage, donative, or appropriations? 9. "Whether hath there not any part of the said glebe, or other grounds thereunto belonging, been concealed, aliened, exchanged, or by collusion gotten and recovered from the incumbent ? 10. "Whether be any of the profits, tithes, or other com- modities of the church, taken and converted to the use and benefit of patrons, or such as pretend themselves to be so, and by them received and delivered ? And how long have they been so detained or taken, to your knowledge ? 11. Whether have any bells, ornaments, or other utensils of the church, been aliened ? 12. Whether hath any encroached upon the church-yard ? Is there any lease, &c. ? Have any trees there growing been felled ? CHAP. II. CONCERNING THE CLKRGY, THE SERVICE, THE SACRAMENTS, AND OTHER RITES OF THE CHURCH. Tlicminis- First. Whether docs your parson, vicar or minister, in 'niMlr'io ms t ( ' :u ' Mn, g> living, and doing, make himself an example others of unto others of godliness ? Doth he so behave himself that, in the judgment of indifferent persons, he deelareth his say- ings and doings to .search principally for the honour of God and His Church, the health of those soids that arc committed to his cure and charge, the quietness of his parishioners, and the wealth and honour of this realm ? Hiade. 2. Whether is he a graduate of one of the Universities of K™ 6 this kingdom, or not? If yea, then of what degree? Was * Here tin- Chapter has originally hern subsequently entered in the niar- cnileil, the remaining queries having gin of the manuscript. of the East Riding of York. 7 he admitted into holy orders by any corrupt means of gift or His order, promise ? Came he to his benefice by any compact for ro ^j|jjTto money, or for releasing the patron's or any other's tithes, h« bene- directly or indirectly, as you have credibly heard ? 3. Is he a preacher licensed either by the bishop, or by His li- one of the Universities of this realm, under their writing and "reach' seal ; and have you seen any such licence ? In case he be no such allowed preacher, doth he presume to preach, or ex- pound the Scripture in his own cure, or elsewhere, which the canons h of this Church doth wholly forbid? And doth he not, for want of his own licence, procure a sermon every month at least to be preached in his cure by them that are duly licensed, as before ? or in default thereof, doth he read some of the homilies set forth and prescribed for that purpose ? 4. Whether hath he more benefices than one ? If he hath, The num- what is his other benefice, and how far distant ? How often bene°fices S and how long is he absent in the year ? When he is absent, and cure s. hath he an allowed preacher to supply his cure ? Is his curate allowed by the ordinary under his hand and seal ? Curates. Doth he serve two cures in one day ? What is his curate's name, and how long hath he been curate ? And who was your curate before, and what has become of him ? 5. Whether doth your minister, distinctly and reverently, Saying every Sunday and holiday at least, upon their eves, and upon service other days appointed by the Book of Common Prayer, (espe- upon days cially on Wednesdays and Fridays,) say, sing, or celebrate divine service, both morning and evening, at fit and usual times of the day ? 6. Doth he upon Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, add The over and above unto the ordinary service of the morning, the ' any " litany and suffrages, according to the laws and canons pro- vided, devoutly and distinctly, saying it in the middle alley of the church after the manner prescribed by the injunctions 1 ? 7. When upon Sundays and holidays established by law. The and upon the whole week before Easter, together with Ash- second r jo service. h See the canons of 1571 in Spar- thus, 'after the manner accustomed row's Collection, p. 237; and those of and prescribed.' See Queen Elizabeth's 1604, numbers 46, 47, 4!), 52, pp. 291, Injunctions in Sparrow's Collection, p. 292, 293. 73. 1 This clause has originally stood a Articles of Inquiry in the Archdeaconry CHAP. II. The time of the ser- mon. The ncr- * ice after sermon. Omitting any part of '(the] service. Reading il.nU ler- % in'. Adding no other jii.im is or ll\ Illlls. and U*ing nn (■ih. i form "i service til. ill I-. pii m ril.i .1 Wednesday, and the days wherein St. Paul and St. Bamaby are commemorated, this is done, doth he read the second ser- vice, with the epistle and gospel, according to the Book of Common Prayer after the former service, which is the morn- ing prayer and the litany, be ended? And when lie rcadeth the second service, either upon Sundays, holidays, or any days before mentioned, doth he Leave his former and ordinary seat or pulpit, and go unto the north side of the holy communion table, and standing there, begin with the Lord's Prayer, fee., according to the form prescribed, until the sermon time, and if there be no sermon, until the end of the service? 8. When there is any sermon together with the service, doth it come in orderly and in due place, namely, after the reading of the gospel and the profession of the Christian faith in the last service, as is prescribed in the book? 9. When the sermon is ended doth he return unto the holy table, and there proceed and make an end of the whole service, as he is likewise directed to do in the connnuniou- book ? 10. Whether doth he, in regard of his own long prayer or any other respect, diminish the divine service or prayers of the Churchj as for instance, doth he leave out the Nicene Creed, or doth he not rehearse the gospel, or read the com- mandments upon any Sunday and holiday, \c, w herein the parishioners may lose the fruit, knowledge, and belief of such things, which it most of all concerns them to have? 11. Further, whether doth he not only upon Sundays and holidays, and the days before mentioned, but upon every day also, say the daily morning and evening prayer, either privately at home, or publicly in the church, as he is bound to do, (having no urgent cause to hinder him,) by the preface to the communion-book established by law, inasmuch as he is a public person appointed to oiler up unto God the daily prayers of the Church for His people? 12. Doth he add unto the public prase is and sen ice of the Church, any prayen of his own, or other men's framing? Doth he substitute of his own head and appoint any other psalms, li\ urns, or lessons, in the place of those which are ap- pointed by law? And doth he not at any time use to say any common or open prayer, and to administer the Sacra- of the East Riding of York. 9 ments otherwise or in any other manner and form, than is prescribed in the said liturgy of our Church ? 13. Doth he, as well in reading or singing of service, as in observa- administering any of the Sacraments, in solemnizing matri- oet ^ i0m ^ mony, in visiting the sick, burying the dead, and churching nie3 - of women, observe all the orders, rites, and ceremonies pre- scribed in the Book of Common Prayer, in such manner and form only as is there enjoined, without any omission, or addition, or alteration whatsoever ? 14. Doth he in the time of public and divine service, as Wearing well morning and evening, and at all other times of his minis- D i£J llr I < i tration, when any Sacrament be administered, or any other "ever rite and ceremony of the Church solemnized, use and wear ° t mi ing the surplice, without any excuse or pretence whatsoever? And doth he never omit the same k ? 15. Whether doth he in due time and place, that is to say, Bidding immediately before the reading of the offertory in the second |^ e s ho11 " service, bid the holidays and fasting days, if any be the week fasting following, whereby the people may religiously prepare them- ays- selves for the celebration thereof? And are the said holi- days and fasting days observed accordingly 1 ? 16. Doth he take upon him, being but a deacon only, and The con- not yet admitted into the sacred order of priesthood, to conse- a^™ 1 ,' " crate the holy Sacrament of the Eucharist, or to pronounce lution. the absolution of sins, either in the preparation to matins and evensong, or in the administration of the Lord's Supper, or in the visitation of the sick, after confession ? 17. Doth he rehearse the 'Gloria Patri,' &c., at the end of The doxo- every psalm? And doth he, between the lessons and the j^oftfi 1 * Creed, at matins, use and say ' Te Deum' or ' Benedicite' and psalms. ' Benedict us } or 'Jubilate; and between the lessons and the hvmns Creed at evensong, ' Magnificat ,' or ' Canlate Domino,' and after t,ie . .... lessons. ' Nunc Dimittis, or ' Deus misereatur nostri, 111 the words that are prescribed in the service-book only, and no other, or otherwise ? 18. Doth m your minister, or any other person, baptize any Adminis- tration of k Here in the margin is written and Arch, of Norw. n. 28.' Margin of Baptism. 'Doth he read the book of canons once the MS. every year? vide Durh. Art. memb. 9. ra 'Whether is the Sacrament of tit. 1.' Baptism rightly, &c. Tit. 2. Art. 3, 1 • Vid. Durh. Art. numb. 17. tit. 2. 4.' MS. note. 10 Articles of Inquiry in the Archdeaconry C HA P. child in a private house but in ease of great necessity ? And ■ — when there is such necessity, doth he refuse any, being first informed of it? or has n any child through his default in that behalf died without the blessed Sacrament of Baptism", by winch the infant had undoubtedly received all things neces- sary to his salvation ? 19. Doth he publicly baptize any in a basin, or other utensil whatsoever, and not in the usual font? Doth he baptize any that were not born in the parish ? Doth he bap- tize any without godfathers or godmothers? Doth he admit any father to be godfather to his own child, or any that have not been confirmed and received the holy Communion ? Sign of the 20. Doth he use the sign of the cross in baptism? And doth he never omit the same ? Supply of 21. If any thing through haste be omitted in private things l *• • l • i omitted in baptism, either in the matter or the manner and solemnity baptism thcrcof > °" oth ne su Pp!y the same when the infant is brought unto the church, for the satisfaction of the congregation, ac- cording to the form in that behalf prescribed ? Catechis- 22. Whether doth your minister, every Sunday and holi- day, half an hour at least before evening prayer, openly in the church instruct and examine the youth of the parish in the Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord's Prayer, &c., as they are explained and set forth in the Catechism* published and authorized with the Hook of Common Prayer, only? And doth he teach them no other Catechisms fiamed and published by any private or public persons else whatsoever ? Notice 28. ^ hen the youth are instructed and can say the Catc- Sn'fiw ( ' ,lism > (1(,,,, . V