346' the HISTORY of th, PURITANS. Chap. VIII. *éen ment ; but death-far an error of filch a kind, as terms and words not Ehxabeth, " altogether dutiful of certain bithops, cannot but be extreme cruelty, a_ gainfr one that has endeavoured to thew himfelf a dutiful fubje&, and faithful minifrer of the gofpel. If all this prevail not; yet my redeemer liveth, to whom I commend " my fe1f, and fay as fometime yeremiah laid in a cafe not much unlike, Behold, I am in your hands to dowith me what/ever feemethgood untoyou; " but knowyou this, that iif you put' me to deathyoufhadl bring innocent blood " uposayour own - heads, and upon the land.. As the blood of Abel, fo the " blood of Udàl will cry to God with a loud. voice, and the righteous " judge of the land will require it, at the hands of all that (hall be guilty of it:' ßíi fentence. But-nothing would avail, unlefs he would fign the fubmiflion the court had drawn up for him ; which his confcience not fuffering him to do, fentence of death was patted upon him Feb. loth, and execution openly, awarded ; but next morning the judges, by direEtian from court, gave pri- vate orders to refpite it till her majefry's pleafure was further known. The dean of St. Paul's and Dr. Andrews were Cent to put fuade him to figs the fübmiffion ; whichhe peremptorily refuted. But becaufe the queen had been mifinformed of his belief, he tent her.majeflya fhort confefli'on ofhis faith in thefe words 1-Ps conjedfon i. "I believe; and have often preached, that the church of England is offaieb. a part of the true vifible church, the word and facraments being truly; " difpenfed ;. for which. reafon I have communicated with it feveral years " at King/ton, and a year at Newcafïle on Tyne; and do frill.defüe to be a " preacher in the fame-church ; therefore I utterly renounce the fchiku. " and feparation of the Browni/s's. 2. " I do allow the articles of religion as far asthey contain the doe- " trine of faith and facraments, according to law. 3. " I believe the queen's majefty hath, andought to have fupreme au- "- thority over all perlons, in all caufes.ecclefraftical and civil.----And if. 60 the - prince commands any thing contrary to the word of God, it is not " lawful for fubjeas to rebel or refift, but with patience and humility " to bear the punifhment laid upon them. .1/: of whit- 4. " I believe the church rightly reformed ought to be governed eecle- ggift, P. 376. " fiaftically by minifters, aflifted by elders, as in the foreign reformed'., " churches. 5. " I believe the cenfures of the church ought merely-to concern the " foul, and may not impeach any fuhje,' much lefs any prince, in liberty 6a ofbody,- goods, dominion, or any earthly privilege; nor do I believe.' " that achriftian prince.ought otherwife to be fubjç& to church cenfures " than.
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