UNDERDOWN. 269 voured to satisfy them. You seem to be sober and discreet men. I would not have you depend on any vain fancies ; but be ruled and enjoy your places, which, without this subscription, you shall nothold. U. If our ministry have been useful to souls, we thank God for it ; and we desire to keep our places, if it may be done with peace of conscience. Hely. If we may subscribe with a good conscience, it is what we desire. But, my lord, if we subscribe to the book, do we not subscribe to the translation of the Bible, which the book appointeth to be read ? That translation is faulty and incorrect in many places. A. Mention some place. H. In the Psalms.. The first day's conference thus broke off; but by order of the archbishop, they all attended the next morning ; when they appeared before the archbishop, the bishops of London, Salisbury, and Rochester, and the dean of Wert- minster. The archbishop having rehearsed the substance of what had passed the preceding day, with some enlarge. ment upon the devil's loving women, the Bishop of London spoke as follows : Bishop. If you had read either divinity or philosophy, it would not be strange to you that the devil should love women. U. My lord, we have not learned any such divinity. A. You must subscribe. It will be much to your. ad- vantage. Hopkinson. We cannot subscribe, my lord, without pro- testation. And we have not so far examined every point, that we can subscribe at present, therefore we desire longer respite. B. What respite would you have, after the use of the book twenty-five years ? If you be not skilful in the knowledge of it, in so long a time, it seems as if you had not used it much. Hopk. There are many things in the book which belong not to us, or to our ministry, therefore wedesire favour in this subscription. A. You shall subscribe or you shall enjoy no place in the ministry. And because you are the first who have been thus far proceeded against, in this case, you shall be made an example to all others. MS. Register, p. 391
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