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324 fe HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. VII: Zueen « Wepromife to frequent our appointed affemblies, thatis, every fix weeks ELis$e6th, °° dafüestconferences, every half year provincial affemblies, and gene_ " rat affemblies every year." Among thofe that fubfcribed or declared: " their approbation ofthe book ofdifcipline were the reverend. Mr. Cartwright,. Dr. Sparkes,. Mr.Perkins, . Mr. Travers, Mr. Ward,. Mr. Allen, Dr. Knewflubs,, Mr. Stone, Mr. Edmunds, Mr. Charke, Mr. Warkton, Mr. Gillibrand; Mr. Edgerton,. Mr. Larke,. Mr. Bradfhaw Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Fletcher,. Mr. Harri òn, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Lord,.. Mr. Ma, Mr. Górd, Mr. Farmer, Mr. Hilderfham, Mr. Barber, Mr. Ru/hbrook,.- Mr. Dod, Mr. Spices-, Mr. Littleton,. Mr. Brightman, Mr. Greenhill; Mr. Oxenbridge,. Mr. Cawdery, Mr. Payne, - Mr. Seyntclere, Mr. Rogers,. Mr. Fenner, Mr. Standen, Mr. Udall, Mr. Field,. Mr. Wilcox, Mr. Dyke, Mr. Snape, Dr. Whitaker, Mr. Wight Mr. yohnfn, Mr. Chadderton, M_r. Paget, Mr. Nichols, and others, to the number of above 5oo,,all beneficed in the church of England, ufeful preachers, of unfpotted lives and charaGers, and many of them ofthe univerfity. of Cambridge, where they had a thong and power- ful intereft. Further pro- Betides the puritansalready mentioned as fuf eiing.this year,the learned credings of Dr. yohn Walward, divinity profeffor at O:xford, was enjoined a public re the high corn- cantation, and fufpended till he had done it, for teaching, that the order mrlfron, of the jewith Synagogue and elder i was adoptedby Chri t and bis a o .les MP. 79 f J fhPe p y / p S,. 8. into the chrillian church, and defigned-as aperpetual model ofchurch govern. ment. He was altobound in a recognizance of too 1. for his good behavi, our.-----Mr. Harfnet ofPembroke hall, was imprifoned at the fame time, for not wearing the furplice. Mr. Edward Gillibrand,, fellow of Magr_ dalen college, Cambridge, was forbid preaching, and bound in a recogni. zance of t col. to revoke his errors in fuch words as the commiflioners should appoint. His crime was fpeaking againft the hierarchy, and against the swelling titlesof archbifhops and e bifhops; for which Whítgift toldhim, he deferved not only to be impri oned and fufpended.,,but to be banifhed the univerfity. - -Mr. Farrar, minifter of Langbam in Effix, was charg- ed with rebellion againft the ecclefiafticai laws, and fufpended for not wearing

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