Numb.VIII, z1 mP E N D I-Y ì2ì I was the more earneft to have prevented this, becaufe I knew not but that molt of the whole Miniftry of the Kingdom might have been Silenced in one day : I knew what was faid againft much that is impofed : And I knew that near Ten thoufand Minifters had Conformed to what the Parliament had impofed , and molltaken the Covenant, and ufed the Direâory and not the Common Prayer. And how knew I that only Two thoufand would flick at the NewImpoftions, and Seven thoufand obey them (and Affent and Content to the NewBook which they (molly) never faw, it comingnot out of the Preis till too late). V. While I was engaged in this Treaty by the King, the Bilhops denied all further Debates with us, till we had given them in Writing all the Faults that we found in the Liturgy, and all that wedefired in lead, or as Additions: So that we did by Authority and Demand, write and deliver (as our Propofal before, fo) our Delires and Reafons of the mentioned Alterations, anda long and humble Petition to prevent the forefeen Breach, and our Reformed Liturgy, and Reply to their con- trary Reafons : which fore Scribes for gain after printed ; I knewnot who, with abundanceofErrata. VI. After this x663. the King revivedour hope in part by a Declaration of his Judgment andPurpole for our Leave to Preach andWorfhip God. VII. In this Cafe I continued Silent as to any further Suit or Plea, keeping con Bandy in the Communion of the Parifh Churches where I lived, till in e668.I was imprifoned for Teaching a few ignorant Neighbours, whom thereby I drew with me into the Church, and was delivered by righteousJudges. VIII. The Lord Keeper Bridgman near that time, called force of us as by the King's pleafure, to Receive and Treat of fore Propofals offered for Compre- henfion and Indulgence ; and appointed Bithop Wilkins and Dr. Barton, to Treat with Dr. Manson, and Dr. Bare, and me, which required that we opened to them our Cafe. We came to a full Agreement, which Judge Hale, then Lord Chief Baron, greatly approving it, drew up in an Ad to be offered the Commons who Voted to receive no filch Ad : and defeated the Kings Offer and our Hopes. IX. In 0672. the King again declared not only his Judgment, but Refolution for our Leave toPreach, and gave us a6tually Licenfes : But many Church-men oppofed ir, and called it Schifm, and diffwadedus from ufing our granted Liberty, and laid we werebringing in Popery by it : And the Parliament was againl ir, and caufed the King toreverfe his Licenfes. And in this stime I wrote my Books againl our Silencing in Defenceof the Liberty granted by the King, though they, were after printed. X. After this, Bithop Gunning of Ely urged me to declare the Reafons of our Nonconformity; and laid, He would Petition the King to force us to it , that we might be Anfwered, and not keep up a Schifm, and not tell for what. I told him, I would beg leave to doit on my knees, but durit not, left they that called for it could not bear it. XI. And the Right Reverend Bithop of Londonurged me to the fame; and laid, That the King took us as not Sincere, becaufe we fo long forbore Conforming, and declared not our Reafons. Towhom I gave the fame Anfwer. XII. The Earl ofOrery told me Bifbop Morley propofed Come Terms for Con- cord to keep out Popery, and urged me to draw up for the faid Bifhop what we mull have granted : which I did, and had the Bilhopsfralrating Anfwer. XIII. Another time Dean TUlorfan and Dr. Srillingfteer moved us to a Treaty for Concord, as encouraged by Bithop Morley and others : And we gave them all our Delires in termini's ; which they feem'd to content to, if the Bithop had not ivied- ea ir. XIV. After this I wrote a Bookof the True way ofUniverfal Concord,and dire6ted it to to Bithop Morley andBithop Grinning, as the Men that I meant that had fru- Q £tratgd
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=