pets, wondrously decked
and adorned; garlands and coronets be set on their heads, precious pearls
hanging about their necks; their fingers shine with rings set with
precious stones; their dead and stiff bodies are clothed with garments
stiff with gold."--Homily against Peril of Idolatry.

[215-*] In the injunctions given by Bishop Ridley, in the visitation of
his diocese A. D. 1550, occurs the following: "Item that the minister in
the time of the communion, immediately after the offertory, shall monish
the communicants, saying these words, or such like, 'Now is the time, if
it please you, to remember the poor men's chest with your charitable
alms.'"

[216-*] Dr. Cardwell, in his editorial preface to the reprint of the two
Books of Common Prayer set forth in the reign of Edward the Sixth,
observes, "The communion service of the first liturgy contained a prayer
for the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the bread and wine, and a
following prayer of oblation, which, together with the form of words
addressed to the communicants, were designed to represent a sacrifice, and
appeared to undiscriminating minds to denote the sacrifice of the mass.
Numerous, therefore, and urgent were the objections against this portion
of the service. Combined with a large class of objectors, whose theology
consisted merely in an undefined dread of Romanism, were all those,
however differing among themselves, who believed the holy communion to be
a feast and not a sacrifice, and that larger class of persons who, placing
the solemn duty upon its proper religious basis, were contented to worship
without waiting to refine."

[218-*] Fox's Martyrology.

[223-*] In compliance with the queen's letter, the following directions
were sent by the commissioners to the dean and chapter of Bristol:

"After our hartie comendac[=on]s.--Whereas we are credibly informed that
there are divers tabernacles for Images, as well in the fronture of the
roodeloft of the cath^l church of Bristol, as also in the frontures, back,
and ends of the walles wheare the co[=mn] table standeth, for asmoch as
the same churche shoulde be a light and good example to th' ole citie and
dioc. we have thought good to direct these our l[=re]s unto you, and to
require youe to cause the said tabernacles to be defaced & hewen downe,
and afterwards to be made a playne walle, w^th morter, plast^r, or
otherways, & some scriptures to be written in the places, & namely that
upon the walle on th