An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas

Although I commend ⟨p. lxxxi⟩the prayer made to God in the name of Christ, to be like in every place, because that our necessity requireth help in every place: yet I do not condemn the public place of prayer where as God's word is preached, his holy sacraments used, and commune prayer made unto God, but allow the same, and sorry, it is no more frequented and haunted: but this I would wish that the magistrates should put both the preacher, minister, & the people in one place and shut up the partition called the chancel, that separateth the congregation of Christ one from the other, as though the veil and partition of the ten ple in the old law, yet should ⟨image 90⟩remain in the church: where in dead all figures, and types, ended in Christ. And in case this were done, it should not only express the dignity and grace of the new testament, but also cause y• people the better to understand the things red there by the minister, and also provoke the minister to a more study of the things that he readeth, lest he should be found by the judgement of the congregation not worthy neither to read, nor to minister in the church: farther that such as would receive the holy communion of the precious body & blood of Christ, might both hear and see plainly what is done, as it was used in the primitive church, when as the abomination ⟨p. lxxxii⟩done upon altars was not known, nor y• sacrifice of Christs precious blood so con culcated and trodden under foot.

Althoughe I commend ⟨p. lxxxi⟩the prayer made to God in the name of Chryste, to be lyke in euerye place, because that oure necessitie requyreth helpe in euerye place: yet I do not condempne the publike place of prayer where as goddes word is preached, hys holye sacramentes vsed, and commune prayer made vnto God, but alowe the same, and sorye, it is no more frequented and haunted: but thys I woulde wyshe that the magistrates shoulde put bothe the preacher, minister, & the people in one place and shut vp the particion called the chauncell, that separateth the congregatiō of Christ one from the other, as thoughe the vele and particion of the tē ple in the olde lawe, yet shulde