37 LIVES OF THE PURITANS. forbearance from them. All that is pretended is that the habits are not unlawful. But they ought not to be taken from our enemies. " We are far," say they, "from any design of making a schism, or of quarrelling. We will not condemn things indifferent, as unlawful. We wish the occasion of the con- tention removed, and the remembrance of it for ever buried. They who condemn the papal pride, cannotlike tyranny in a free church. The doctrine of our church is now pure, and why should there be any defect in our worship ? Why should we borrow any thing from popery ? Why should we not agree in rites, as well as in doctrine, with the other reformed churches ? We have a good opinion of our bishops, and bear with their state and pomp. We once bore the same cross with them, and preached the same Christ with them ; why then are we now turned out ofour benefices, and some cast into prison, only about the habits ? We pray that God may quiet these dissentions, and send forth more labourers into his vineyard. "* " But the dispute," say they, " is not about the cap and surplice. There are other grievances which ought to be redressed, or dispensed with : as music and organs in divine worship.-The sponsors in baptism answering in the name ofthe child.-The cross inbaptism.-Kneeling atthe sacrament, and theuse ofunleavened bread.-The want of discipline in the church.-The marriage of the clergy is not legitimate, but their children are looked upon as bastards...- 6 5 Marriage is not to be performed without a ring.-Women are not to be churched without a veil.-The court of faculties ; pluralities; licenses for nonresidences, for eating flesh inLent, &c.-Ministers have not free liberty to preach, 'without subscribing to the use and approbation of all the ceremonies."+ During the above year, Queen Elizabeth paid her pom- pous visit to the university,of Oxford, on which occasion our author distinguished himself in a public, disputation before her majesty. Every day the queen was entertained with academical exercises ofdifferent kinds ; in which the wits of the ablest men in that age, were stretched to the utmost, to merit the applause of so illustrious an audience. The queen, together with her train ofcourtiers, was present at a divinii y act, in which Dr. Humphrey was defendant ; and Drs. Godwin, Westphaling, Overton, Calfchill, and 4, Bernet's Hist. of Refor. vol. iii. p. 310-312. f Ibid. Records, p. 330.
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