1I4. The HISTORY ofthe PURITANS. Chap. VII.' Queen by two feveral letters of thebifhop of London, to the gentlemen of the In. Elizabeth. ner tem le, without which letters that fociety would not have permitted me r586. p Y P t ,,r-) to officiate. Secondly, I am chargedwith indifcretion, andwant ofduty to Mr. Hook.. er, matter of the Temple ; and with breaking the order of the 7th of the queen, about bringing difputes into thepulpit... As to want of duty. I anfwer, Though Tome have fufpec ed my want of good will to Mr. Hooker, becaufe he fucceeded Dr. divey in the place I defired for my Pelf; this is a miftake, for I declined the place becaufe I could not fubfcribe to my lord of Canterbury's late articles, which I would not do for the mafterfhip of the -Temple, or any other place in the church. I was glad the placewas givenMr. hooker, as well for the fake of old ac- quaintance, as fome kind ofaffinity there is between us, hoping we fhould live peaceably and amicably together, as becomes brethren ; but when I heard him preachagainft the doctrine of ajiurance, and for falvation in the church of Rome, with all their errors and idolatry, I thought my Pelf oblig- ed to oppofe him ; yet when I found it occafioned a pulpit war, I declared publickly that I would concern myfelfno further in that manner, though Mr. Hooker went on with the difpute. But it is laid, Ifhould then have complained ofhim to the high commi//lon. To which I anfwer, It was not out of contempt or neglect of lawful authority, but becaufe I was againft all methods of feverity, and had de- clared my refolution to trouble the pulpit with thofe debates no more. Upon the whole, I hope it will appear to your lordfhips, that my beha- viour has not deferved fo fevere a punifhment as has been inflicted upon me; and therefore I humbly pray, that your lordthips would pleafe to reftore me to my miniftry, by fuch means as your wigams (hall think fit ; which will lay me under farther obligations to pray for your temporal and eternal happinefs. But if your lordfhipscannot procure me this favour, I recom- mend myfelf to your lordfhips protection, under her majefty, in a private life, and the church to almighty God, who in juftice will punifh the wick- ed, andin mercy reward the righteous, with an happy immortality. Mr. Hook- Mr. Hooker wrote an anfwer to Mr. Travers'sfupplication, in a letter er's anfwer. to his patron, the archbifhop of Canterbury, in which he takes no notice of Travers's ordination, but confines himfelf to his objeítions againft his doctrine ; tome of which he undertakes to refute, and in other places com- plains of mifreprefentation. But let all be granted that he would have (lays Mr. Hooker) what will it advantage him ? He ought to have complained to the high commoners, and not have confuted me in the pulpit ; for fchifms and diflurbances will arife in the church, if all men may be tole- rated to think as they pleafe, and publickly fpeak what they think. There- fore by a decree agreed upon by the bithops, and confirmedby her maje- fty,
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