the foreign Reformers.-Puritans take Advantage of a

papal Bull to the University of Cambridge, and are licensed

as Preachers.-First Separation of the Puritans from the

Church.-Conduct of the See of Rome.-Rebellion of the

Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland.-Bull of Pius

the Fifth.-Increase of Puritanism.-Cartwright.-Parlia-

ment and Convocation meet.-Proceedings in both.-Jewel's

Sermon at Saint Paul's Cross against the Puritans.— Death

of Jewel

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CHAPTER XVIII.

Different Sects of the Puritans.-Their Influence in the

Council, and in the House of Commons.—First Admonition

to Parliament by Field and Wilcox.-Second Admonition to

Parliament by Cartwright.-Whitgift's Controversy with

Cartwright. First Presbyterian Congregation at Wands-

worth.-Puritans attempt to join the foreign Congrega-

tions.-Prophesyings of the Clergy.-Parker's Death.-

Grindal's Succession.-Refuses to suppress the Prophesy-

ings, and is suspended.-Parliament meets, and enacts penal

Statutes against Papists and Puritans. Further Dissen-

sions.-Death of Grindal, and Succession of Whitgift.-

Revives the Discipline of the Church.-Puritans propose

their Scheme of Discipline in Parliament, but it is rejected.

-Speech of the Queen at the Prorogation of Parlia-

ment

CHAPTER XIX.

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Application of the Puritans to the Convocation and to Whit-

gift, for Relief.-Dangers to the Government.-Spanish

Armada.-Conduct of the Papists and Puritans.-Martin

Marprelate.-Answers by Bridges and Cooper.-New Par-

liament. Severe penal Laws passed.-Of the Barrowists,

and the Execution of their Leaders.-Penry's Character and

Death-Writings of the English Divines against Puritanism.

-HOOKER'S ECCLESIASTICAL POLITY

CHAPTER XX.

131

Progress of doctrinal Calvinism.-Disputes at Cambridge.-

Predestinarian Controversy.-- Lambeth Articles.-Schism

between the Jesuits and Seculars.-Death of Elizabeth.—

Accession of James.-State of the Scottish Church.-Whit-

gift sends Nevil into Scotland.-Assurances of James to pro-

tect the Church of England.-Millenary Petition.-Hamp-

ton Court Conference
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CHAPTER XXI.

Meeting of Parliament.-Speech of the King.-Canons of

1604. Succession of Bancroft to the Primacy.-Gun-

powder Plot.-Oath of Allegiance.-Controversy on the

Lawfulness of the Oath.-Supplement to the Catechism.-

New Translation of the Bible.-Attempt of James to

re-establish Episcopacy in Scotland.-Death of Bancroft.

-Succession of Abbot
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CHAPTER XXII.

Opposition of James to the Doctrines of Arminius.-His Con-

troversy with Vorstius.-Quinquarticular Controversy.—

Synod of Dort.-Decline of doctrinal Calvinism in the

Church of England.-Partiality of James to the Doctrines

of Arminius in his latter Days.-Relaxation of the penal

Laws against the Papists.-Writings of Montague.-Death

of James I.

235

CHAPTER XXIII.

Accession and Marriage of Charles I.-First Parliament.-

Petition against Popery.-Quinquarticular Controversy

brought before the House of Commons.-Montague's Ap-

pello Cæsarem.-The King expresses his Displeasure at the

House of Commons, and dissolves the Parliament-Second

Parliament.-House of Commons appoints a Committee of

Religion, who renew Proceedings against Montague.—Sib-

thorpe and Mainwaring's Sermons.-Suspension of Abbot.

-Third Parliament.-Speeches in the House of Commons

against Popery and Arminianism.-Parliament dissolved.—

King's Visit to Scotland and Coronation.-His Attempt to

bring the Scottish Kirk to an Uniformity with the English

Church. - His Return to England.-Death of Abbot.—

Succession of Laud

266

CHAPTER XXIV.

Ecclesiastical Administration of Laud.-Book of Sports.-

Prosecution and Punishment of Prynne, Burton, and Bast-

wick. Opposition of Williams, Bishop of Lincoln, to the

Injunctions of Laud.-His Suspension and Imprisonment.—

Attempts of Laud to aggrandize the Church.-Liturgy

attempted to be introduced into Scotland.-Consequent

Tumults.-Solemn League and Covenant.-Charles raises an

Army to subdue the Covenanters.-Pacification of Berwick.

-Scottish Parliament sanctions the Abolition of Episcopacy.

-Charles resolves on a second Expedition against the Scots.

-A Parliament called, and dissolved after sitting three

Weeks.-Convocation prolongs its Sittings.-Canons of

1640. Subsidy granted by the Clergy for the Scottish War.

-Disastrous Issue of the second Expedition.-Charles is

obliged to call the Long Parliament

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CHAPTER XXV.

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Opening of the Long Parliament.-Opening of Convocation.

-Committee of the House of Commons for the Redress of

religious Grievances.- Release of Prynne, Burton, and Bast-

wick, and of Bishop Williams.-Fast appointed.-Censure

of the late Acts of Convocation by the House of Commons.

-Laud impeached by the Commons.-Complaints exhibited

against other Prelates.-Laud sent to the Tower.-Churches

defaced. Liturgy decried.-Petitions against the Hierarchy.

-Petition in its Favour.-Ecclesiastical Administration of

Williams. He moves that the Bishops be excused from

Attendance on Strafford's Trial.-His Advice to the King.

-Bill against Deans and Chapters.-Bill for removing

Bishops from Parliament.-Protestation. - Bishops im-

peached.-King's Journey into Scotland.-Irish Massacre.

-Remonstrance of the Commons.-King's Answer.—Im-

peachment of the Bishops dropped, and consequent Tumults.

-Prevented from Access to the House of Lords.-Their

Protestation.-Their Imprisonment and Impeachment.-

Bill passed for excluding them from Parliament receives

the royal Assent
337

CHAPTER XXVI.

Preparations for Hostilities.-Parliament unites with the Scots.

-Parliament passes a Bill for the Abolition of Episcopacy.-

Commencement of Hostilities.-Oxford the Residence of the

Court.-Treaty at Oxford.- Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction placed

in the Hands of a Committee of the House of Commons.-

Committees for scandalous Ministers and plundered Mini-

sters.-Fifths allowed to the ejected Clergy.-Assembly of

Divines.-Solemn League and Covenant taken by the two

Houses, and by the Assembly of Divines.-King's Expurga-

tion.-Regulation of the University of Cambridge.- Power

of ordaining Ministers vested in the Assembly of Divines.--

Directory
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CHAPTER XXVII.

Trial and Execution of Laud.-Treaty of Uxbridge.-Army

new modelled, and abandoned by the Presbyterian Chap-

lains.-Ruin of the King's Cause, and Termination of the

first Civil War.-King surrenders his Person to the Scottish

Army. The Army removes to Newcastle.-Controversy

between the King and Alexander Henderson on Episcopacy.

-Death of Henderson
418

CHAPTER XXVIII.

Propositions of the two Parliaments offered to the King at

Newcastle, and rejected.-King delivered by the Scots to

the English Parliament, and removed to Holdenby House.

-Visitation of the University of Oxford.—Preachers sent to

prepare the Way for the Visitation.-Enmities of Chilling-

worth and Cheynel.-Judgment of the University of Oxford

against the Solemn League and Covenant, the Negative Oath,

and the Directory.-Visitation of Oxford, and Ejectment of

the Royalists.-King seized by the Army, and removed to

Hampton Court.-Flies to the Isle of Wight.-Treaty of

Newport.-A self-constituted High Court of Justice sits for

the Trial of the King.-Conduct of the different religious

Classes.The King beheaded.-ΕΙΚΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗ. 456

CHAPTER XXIX.

State of the Church of England during the Usurpation, con-
sidered: 1. In its Internal History. 2. In its External
History, as connected with the existing Government, and
with the expatriated King.-Declaration of Charles at
Breda. His Return.-Restoration of the Monarchy and
the Church of England
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