foxy ofthePuritans, ex°amzn'd. 271 termined topart with nothing, they were in poffefìon of ; and here he wonders, that they fhould fùpinely fufer themfelves to be furprizedout of their Power. From which two Places compared, I think it appears, that either his former Charge was ground- lefs, or that he is not over-confiftent with him- felf. Neal, p. 475. Lord Clarendon fays, That the King was apnrehenfve the Body of the Bill exceeded the Title. Then follows, omitted by Mr. Neal, [' And that inftead of Reformation, it was open- ing a Door to the molt fcandalous Offences, and leaving Adultery, and Inceft, as unpunifhable as any other Ads of Good Fellowfhip.'] That he made a Paufe in confenting to it, { ' till both Houles might review whether the Remedy were ' proportionable to the Difeafe.'] But that fome Bifhopsprevail'd with his Majefy to fign it, to take off the Odium from that Bench, of their being Ene- mies to all Reformation ; for it was infinuated (lays the noble Hiftorian) that fence they oppos'd a due Regu- lation of their Power, there would be no way but to cut them off Root and Branch. * ' Whilft the Defigners (fays Lord Clarendon) ' were much pleas'd to find that Logick prevail, little doubting, but when they had taken away their Jurifdidion in the Church by that Bill, and their Dignity in the State, by removing them out of the Houfe of Peers, they fhould find it no hard ' matter to abolifh their Names and Titles out of the Kingdom, and enjoy the goodly Lands and Revenues, which could only make the Reforma- ' Lion perfedt and compleat.' This noble Hiftorian further obferves, upon gaf- fing thefe Bills and forne others ; j ' Thefe Ads of Parliament, finifhed and enadted in the Times * vol. I. p. zzz. t Ct:arendon, Vol. I. p. z zy, we
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