The Correspondence of John Cosin, Lord Bishop of Durham; Together with Other Papers Illustrative of His Life and Times Volume 1 (Paperback, annotated edition)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ...name without a most lowly and thankfull remembrance aswell of my Lord Duke s noble grace as of your Lordship s honorable disposition towards me, by whose goodnes I enjoy it: and for whose length and peace of dayes I cease not here to pray even every day in God s sanctuary, as my duty is. But ceasing to withold your Lordship any longer from intending the multitude of those great afI'ayres wherein you are (happily I doubt not) imployed, I by Statute of 1552, and had been repealed together with it in 1553. However, to put an end to all such exceptions, an Act was passed September 13, 1566, 8 Eliz. cap. i. 3, 5, confirmed by 1 Jae. I. c. xxv. 48, authorizing the use of the Ordinal in future, and declaring that all persons that had been or should be made, ordered, or consecrated by it, were true Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. ---Blunt s Annotated Book of Common Prayer (Introduction to the Ordinal), p. 536. it By statute 5 and 6 Edw. VI, cap. i. 45, the form and manner of making and consecrating of Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, was annexed to the Book of Common Prayer, 'faithfully and godly perused, explained, and made fully perfect. This Act passed the House of Commons, and was returned to the Lords, April 14, 1552. Co1lier, Eccles. Hist. p. iv. b. ii. Burnet. p. ii. 11. Ibid. 1-In the County of Durham. Cosin was presented to this living Feb. 21, 1626. Its church still contains much in its fittings which is associated with Cosin s reverent care for the House of God. A few years ago it remained precisely, in all probability, as he left it, the pewing, the Font-cover, and much other work in the Church being of his period. It was peculiarly...