234 IleHI`STORY of the PURITAN s: Chap. VI. ueen " them in ? And do you think that this plea will excufe you before the Elizabeth, as high judge, Idid but execute the law ?" 1576. Mr. Harvey, another minister of the fame city, was cited before the Mr. Harvey. hilltop May 13. for preachingagainst the hierarchyof bithops and their ec- clefiattical officers ; and at a court held at St. George's church, he was fuf- pended from his miniftry, with Mr. Vincent Goodwin and .7ohn Mapes. Mr. Rock- Mr. Rockrey B, D. of Queen's College Cambridge, a perfon of great rey. learning and merit, was expelled the univerfity for non-conformity to MO. p.285. the habits. Lord Burleigh the chancellor got him reftored, and difpenfed with for a year, at the end of which, the matter ofhis college admonished him three times, to conform himfelf to the custom of the univerfity in the habits, which he refuting, was finally difcharged, as an example to keep others to their duty. Mr. Green- About the fame time, Mr. Richard Greenhorn minister of Drayton, was barn. fufpended, a man of a molt excellent fpirit, who though he would not IPetrce's fubfcribe or conform to the habits, avoided fpeaking of them, that he 'ad. P. 91. might not give offence ; and whoever reads his letter toCox, bishop of Ely, will wonder what fort of men they mutt be, who could bear hard on fo peaceable a divine. Mr.Stroud's. Some time before the death of archbifhop Parker, Mr. Stroud the troubles. fufpended minister of Cranbrook, returned to his parish church, but being reprefented to the prefent archbishop as a disturber of the peace, he was forbid to continue his accuftomed exercifes in the church, and commanded to leave the country ; hut the good man was fo univerfally beloved, that the whole county of Kent almoll, signed petitions to. the archbishop,, for his continuance among them. T know, moll reverend Father, fay they, that Mr. Stroud has " j/ ÿß been leveret times beaten and whipt with the untrue reports ' ° of flanderous tongues, and accufed of crimes, whereof he has molly 4r clearly acquitted himfelf, to the fatisfaétion of others. Every one of ' us, for the molt part, me gracious lord, hath heard him preach Christ " truly, and rebuke fin boldly,, and bath feen him hitherto apply to his er calling faithfully, and live among us peaceably fo that not only by his " diligent dodrinc, our youth has been informed,and ourfelves confirmed " in true religion and learning,; but alfo by his honest converfation and " example, we are daily allured to 'a chrittian life, and the exercifes of A0 charity; and no one of us, reverend father, bath hitherto heard from " his`ownmouth,, or by credible relation frot;i others, that he has pub- " lickly in his fermons, or privately in converfation, taught unfound :< doêtrine, or oppofed the difcipline, about which great controverfy,, alas !, is now maintained.; yea he has given faithful promife to forbear 66. the.
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