J. WILSON. 347 call my answers by what name you please, they are not deserving of your reproach. A. Will you yield to the conditions? W. My mind is so well settled already, that I can see no reason to alter it. Therefore, I cannot yield to the con- ditions. A. Perhaps you think it is very hard dealing to be tied to read it. Will you then yield, if we give you liberty to use your own words ? W. I strive not about the manner, but the matter; and I utterly refuse to do any such thing, either in my own words or any others. A. What ! surely you can say two words, even that you have preached without license. In so doing, you shall have my favour more than you think of. W. My lord, let sue have your favour only according to my behaviour in a good and just cause ; but the ward of God will persuade more than either your threatenings or promises. So while I see the word of God favouring me in,the present case, I will never yield to speak two words, itor even one word, to any such purpose. A. Choose then for yourself, whether you will be excom- municated out of my diocese, or return to prison, or yield to the conditions required. W. My lord, I hope that christian charity and brotherly dealing will not bring me into any of those extremities. A. No ! but you shall observe one of them.. Mr. Wilson's second examination being thus concluded, he was immediately sent back to prison. After confine- ment for some time, by the appointment of the archbishop, he appeared before the commissioners at the dean's house in the city of York, his grace being absent. Upon the com- mencement of his third examination, a new bond was pro- duced, in which he was required not to exercise any part of his ministry within the archbishop's province, without further license ; nor, during his silence, allowed 'to come w thin Kildwick church, the place of 'his ordinary labours. This being read, he was addressed as follows : D. Mr. Wilson, what say you of this ? W. I say it is marvellously strange dealing, that one extremity must drive out another. Excommunication from Kildwick churchmust drive out the public confession before required. Will you neither suffer me 'to preach ms. ,Register, p. IS4-486.
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