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ceedings in the parliament for reformation. Act for subscribing arti-
cles of faith. Address of the commons. Convocation. Rules for dis-
cipline. Rise of the prophesyings. Their orders. Their confession of
faith. Bishop Jewel's death and character. The Rev. Mr. White-
head's death. Archbishop Parker's zeal for uniformity. Puritans sus-
pended. Beza's letter for reformation. Attempts in parliament for
reformation; stopt by the Queen. Subscriptions urged on the clergy.
Puritans apply to parliament. Their first admonition. Ministers that
presented it imprisoned. Second admonition. Apology of the prison-
ers. Their supplication, and confession of faith. Heads of the admoni-
tion to the parliament: answered by Whitgift. Cartwright replies. Re-
marks. The temper and behavior of the disputants. Whitgift's severe
usage of his adversary: the Queen's, and the Bishops. Remarks.
Conclusion of the controversy. Remarks. First presbytery at Wands-
worth. Growth of popery. Sad state of religion. Parisian massacre.
Death of Mr. Knox. A severe persecution. Birchet's death and mad-
ness. Visitation of the diocese of Norwich. Puritans offer a public
disputation. Proclamation against Cartwright. Dr. Deering depriv-
ed he is restored. Other ministers deprived. Mr. Johnson's suffer-

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ings. Form of a subscription for the clergy. Form of subscription
for the laity. Mr. White's examination. Puritan ministers caressed
by the people. Protestation of the members. Dutch and French
churches forbidden to receive puritans to their communion. Prophe-
syings of the clergy increase: suppressed in the diocese of Norwich.-
Council's letter to continue them. The archbishop prevails. Death
of Parkhurst bishop of Norwich. Religious assemblies broke up.-
Sampson resigns his lecture: writes to Grindal in favor of puritanism.
A sham plot fathered on the puritans. Parker defends his conduct in
the plot. He visits the isle of Wight. Reformation of Guernsey and
Jersey. State of popery. Foreign seminaries erected. Family of
love. Anabaptists burnt. Death of archbishop Parker

CHAPTER VI.

From the death of Archbishop PARKER, to the death of Archbishop
GRINDAL.

All licences made

PROCEEDINGS of parliament and convocation.
void. Diligence of the puritan preachers: Rise of the controversy
about discipline. Associations for this purpose. Conclusions of the
puritans in their synods. Remarks. Ministers deprived: Mr.Harvey;
Mr. Rockrey, Mr. Greenham. Mr. Stroud's troubles. Death of Mr.
Deering. Prophesyings regulated. Queen's reasons for putting them
down. Her letter for that purpose. Bishop of Litchfield and Coven-
try's letter. Grindal refuses to comply: he is sequestered and confin-
ed. Death of Mr. Lever. Puritans ordained at Antwerp. Travers'
testimonials. Dean Whittingham's troubles: the validity of his ordi-
nation disputed his death. Mr. Lawrence deprived. Searcity of
preachers in divers parts of England; in London: in Cornwall: reasons
of it. Mr. Stubb's right hand cut off. Commons vote a fast. Queen
forbids it. Private fastings of the elergy put down. Queen requires a

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fall conformity. Seditious libellers to suffer. Statute against seducing

the Queen's subjects to popery: and to oblige all persons to come to

church. Visitation in London. Rise of the Brownists. History of

Robert Brown. Principles of the Brownists. Reasons of their separ-

Puritans received into

ation. Remarks. Severities against them.

gentlemen's families. Execution of Campion the jesuit and others.
Queen assists foreign protestants. Commission of concealments. Mr.
Wright's sufferings. His ordination denied. Presbyterial ordination ad-
mitted by archbishop Grindal. Complaints of bishop Aylmer's severi-
ties. Justices of the peace supplication. Effects of it. Mr. Copping and
Thacker, ministers, executed. Low state of practical religion. Death
and character of the Rev. Mr. Gilpin. Death of archbishop Grindal.

CHAPTER VII.

From the death of Archbishop GRINDAL, to the Spanish invasion in 1588.

WHITGIFT archbishop: his articles. Examination into his power of

imposing them. Archbishop's primary visitation. Numbers suspend-

ed. Their hardships. Motives for amendments in the service book.

Archbishop's reasons for subscription. Compassionate case of the non-

Petition of the Lon-

subscribers. Their supplication to the council.
don ministers to convocation. Mr. Barber, Field, and Egerton, sus-
pended. Petitions of gentlemen and parishioners for their ministers :
Essex petition; Norwich petition. Archbishop's remonstrance against
them. He petitions the Queen for a new ecclesiastical commission.
Queen grants it. Copy of the commission. Remarks. Power of the
commission debated. Of the oath ex-officio. Their power of imprison-
ment. Of their fines. Of their power to frame articles for the clergy.
Whitgift's
Manner of the court's proceedings. Form of citation.
The treasurer's remarks upon them. The arch-

twenty-four articles.

bishop justifies his articles. His reasons for proceeding by the oath ex-

officio. Lords of the council dissatisfied. Mr. Beale writes against the

archbishop. The archbishop's complaint of him in the Star-chamber.

Conference at Lambeth. Heads of the conference. The issue of it.

Bishop Aylmer's severities against the puritans. Ministers suspended

by the bishop of London. Mr. Carew's sufferings. Mr. Knight and

Mr. Negus' sufferings. Mr. Gifford's sufferings. Mr. Dyke suspend-

ed. His parishioners petition for him, and the lord treasurer; but in

vain. Mr. Benison's sufferings. The council's letter in his favor. The

bishop's answer. Mr. Merbury's examination and imprisonment. Re-

marks. Hardships of the country clergy. Mr. Paget's sufferings.

Causes of his deprivation ar-

Articles against him: and his answer.

Book of disci-

Mr. Travers' case.

gued. His further sufferings.
pline. The abstract. Puritans apply to the parliament. Bill brought
in. Their proposals for reformation: attended with a supplication.
Answer of the bishops. Bill against pluralities. The convocation
flies to the Queen. Bishops' proposals. The bill rejected by the lords.
Other bills for reformation brought in: The archbishop's letter to
the Queen: Her majesty puts a stop to them. Remarks. Whitgift's
arguments against marrying at all times of the year. Puritans ap-

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ply to the convocation, and to the archbishop. Their proposals:
they are rejected. State of popery. Proceedings of the parliament.
Press restrained. Prophesyings revived. Bill for the observation of
the sabbath rejected by the Queen. Mr. Cartwright returns to Eng-
land, and settles at Warwick. Subscription to be moderated by the
archbishop. School-masters restrained. Mr. Travers suspended. His
supplication to the council. Mr. Hooker's answer. Mr. Travers
silenced for life. Cartwright forbid to answer the Rhemish Testa-
ment. Mr. Gardiner's case: and Mr. Wiggington's. Supplication
of the puritans to the parliament. Grievances annexed. Survey of
the state of religion in several counties. Remarks. Bill for further
reformation. Request against cathedrals: stopt by the Queen. Convo-
cation sit after the parliament. Writings of the puritans suppressed,
and popish books licensed. Ballard, a popish priest, his judgment of the
puritans. Puritans remove further from the church. Their form of
subscription to the book of discipline. Further proceedings of the high
commission. Mr. Settle's examination and troubles. Dr. Bridges' an-
swered by Mr. Fenner. Quiet behavior of the puritans, at the approach
of the Spanish Invasion. They petition the Queen, and apply to the
court of aldermen, without success. Cry of the people for preaching.
High commissioners prohibit all preaching in the city without licence.
Proceedings of the puritans in their classes. Mr. Cawdery and Wilson
suspended. Mr. Hildersham's form of recantation. Death of Mr. Fox,
the martyrologist. Rise of the controversy of the divine right of epis.
copacy. Bancroft's sermon displeases the puritans. Dr. Raymond's
remarks. Spanish invasion. Puritans apply to parliament. Convo-
cations petition to the Queen. Death of Mr. Sampson. Death of Dr.
Humphreys; and of Sandys archbishop of York.

CHAPTER VIII.

From the Spanish Invasion to the death of Queen ELIZABETH.
SATYRICAL pamphlets; Martin Mar-Prelate; other satyrical pam-
phlets. Ludicrous pamphlets on the church side. Remarks. Queen
prohibits them. The entertainers of the printing press punished.-
Whitgift's new articles of visitation. Mr. Udal's examination. His tri-
al: condemned. Judges offer him a submission. His own submission.
His petitions. His reasons for arrest of judgment. His sentence. His
confession of faith. Petitions to be banished. His death and charac-
ter. Examination of Mr. Cartwright and his brethren. Articles ex-
hibited against Mr. Cartwright. He refuses to answer upon oath. Of
the court of Star-chamber. Cartwright and his brethren appear before
it. They are shut up in divers prisons. Their address to the Queen.
Mr. Cartwright released: but many of his brethren under suspension.
Mr. Hubbock's sufferings. Powers of the commissioners debated in Mr.
Cawdery's case. Mr. Attorney Morrice's arguments against the oath
ex-officio. Many of the brethren take it: and discover their synods.
Execution of Hacket. The puritans not concerned with him. Queen's
message to the parliament. Debates in parliament about the bishops'
spiritual courts. Bills against them; not to be kept in the bishop's

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name: stopt by the Queen. Act for punishing refusers to come to church.
Progress of Brownism. Their church settlement and administration of
the sacraments. They are discovered and imprisoned. Their peti-
tion to the council. Sufferings of Mr. Smith and others. Barrowe's
supplication to parliament. Inscription upon Rippon's coffin a Brownist.
Petition of the Brownists in the prisons of London. Barrowe's suppli-
cation for a conference: Reasons for refusing it. Mr. Barrowe's first
examination: his second examination. Trial of Mr. Barrowe, Green- '
wood, and others. Bellot, Bowle, and Studley, deprived. Barrowe and
Greenwood executed. Barrowe's letter against the archbishop. Mr.
Penry's history. Proclamation to apprehend him. He is taken. His
petition to the Queen unfinished. His trial and sentence.
His com-
plaints to the treasurer. His protestation: his death. Sufferings of
the papists. A summary of the kirk affairs of Scotland. Presbytery
established by law. Power of the general assemblies, presbyteries, &c.
Account of Hooker's Ecclesiastical Polity. General maxims contained
in it. Remarks. Death of Aylmer, bishop of London. He is succeed-
ed by bishop Fletcher; who persecutes the puritans, and drives them
into Holland. Controversy about the sabbath. Dr. Bound's book sup-
pressed by the archbishop: but prevails. Predestinarian controversy.
Mr. Barret's case. Lambeth articles: disliked by the court: Dr. Ba-
ro's sufferings. Sentiments of the church on this head. Controversy
of Christ's descent into hell. Mr. Darrel's sufferings for pretending to
east out unclean spirits. His solemn protestation. Puritans turned o-
ver to the assizes. Judge Anderson's fury. Mr. Allen's case. Pro-
eeedings of parliament and convocation. Prohibitions granted. The
archbishop complains of them. A cessation of controversy between
the church and the puritans. Proceedings of parliament against the
spiritual courts. Queen protects them. Bill to punish voluntary ab-
sence from the church. Proceedings of the convocation. Death of Dr.
Perkins. Summary of the controversy with the puritans in this reign.
Principles of the puritans. Their character. Queen's conduct to-
wards them. Remarks. Of practical religion. The Queen's death and
character.

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AGE 51, Wickliffe's sentiments. p. 55, Statutes against the Lol-. lards. p. 56, Sufferings of Keyler and Warner. Id. Praises bestowed on Henry VIII. p. 75, Sufferings of the baptists. Id. Cranmer's opposition to the six articles. p. 77, Sufferings of the baptists. p. 78, The cause of Cromwell's fall discussed. p. 79-82, Abstract of the King's book. p. 83, Dr. Warner's remarks on this piece.

CHAPTER II.

PAGE 90, The subjects of the book of Homilies. p. 90, 91, The King's injunctions. 99, King Edward's refusal of the Emperor's suit. p. 101, Mr. Neal censured. p. 103, Account of Joan Bocker and Mr. Neal animadverted on. p. 107, An injunction of Ridley. P. 110, A mistake of Mr. Fuller. p. 112, Bishop Hooper's compliance. p. 113, A distinction made by bishop Maddox. p. 114, Anabaptists excepted from a general pardon. The spread of Arianism. p. 116, Bishop Maddox answered. A remarkable clause in the 28th of the articles. p. 121, Proofs that a further reformation was intended. p. 122, Mr. Neal's Review quoted. p. 123, The same.

CHAPTER III.

PAGE 131, Mr. Neal vindicated against bishop Warburton. p. 133, Parliaments corrupted. Phillip's desire to be appointed regent. p. 138, Mr. Neal's Review quoted. p. 142, Mr. Fox corrected. Philpot's (the martyr) intolerent spirit. p. 144, The number who suffered in the reign of Queen Mary. p. 147, Mr. Neal corrected. 156, Mr. Neal corrected and vindicated. p. 161, Anecdote of Cardinal Pole.

CHAPTER IV.

PAGE 163, A proclamation against preaching. p. 166, Reflections on the repeal of a severe act against heresy. p. 167, The same on the aet of supremacy. p. 168, The same. p. 169, The term primitive times explained. p. 172, Further remarks on the act of supremacy. p. 175, Mr. Neal corrected. p. 178, Archbishop Heath's speech against the act of uniformity. p. 181, Voltaire censured. p. 190, A remark of Dr. Warner. p. 191, Two anecdotes expressive of the spirit of the times. p. 202, A remark of Dr. Warner. p. 206, Queen Elizabeth's aversion to an extensive reformation. p. 207, The ground on which the reformers placed infant baptism. p. 208, History of the controversy concerning the clause in the 20th article, on the power of the church. p. 214, Fox's instalment in the prebend of Durham. p. 222, Mr. Neal defended against bishop Warburton. p. 228, 229, The commissioners' advertisements for due order in preaching. p. 231, 32, Bishop Parker's questions put to the puritan clergy. p. 233, Mr. Sampson's preferments, and bishop Parker's partiality to him. p. 234, Impediments to Dr. Humphrey's preferment. p. 237-240, The London elergy's reasons for refusing the apparel. p. 241, A remark of Dr. Warner. p. 243, Mr. Neal defended against bishop Maddox. p. 251, Restraints on the freedom of the press condemned.

CHAPTER V.

PAGE 261, The reasons why the difference between the puritans and conformists did not, in general, extend to points of doctrine. p.

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