343 The HISTORY of the P T ITANS. Chap. VIII' ,een had fubfcribed or fubmitted to it ? Whether in a chrillian monarchy the Elizabeth, king is fupreme governor of the church ? or whether he is under the go: Isv 9° veniment of paftors, doEiors, and fuch like ? Whether it be lawful for a fo- L. 6/Whit- vereign prince to ordain ceremonies, and make orders for the church?Whe- gift, p 373' ther the eçcletiafical government eflablithed in Englandbe lawful, and al- lowed by the word of God ? Whether the facraments miniflered accord- ing to the book of Common prayer, are godly and rightly miniftered? &c. Mr. Cartwright's anfwer to thefe interrogatories was faid by the civili- ans tobe infufficient ; upon which they exhibited 3t articles againft him, , ,,September aft. 1590. and required him to anfwer them on oath. Ankle; ex- The firft 24 articles charge himwith renouncing his epifcopal orders, by hibiteda- being re-ordained beyond fea, with interrupting the peace, and breaking ¿Rain-ft Mr the orders of the church fince he came home ; and with knowing the au-. Catawr ght. thors or printers of Martin Mar- Prelate. Art. 25. Charges him with penning, or procuring to be penned, the Book ofDifcìpline; and with recommending the practice ofit. Art. 26. Charges him with being prefent at fundry pretended fynods, claffes, or conferences of minifters in divers counties. Art. 27. That at fuch fynods they fubfcribed the Book of Difeipline, and promifed to govern themfelves by it as far as they could. Art. 28.-' Charges him with fetting up particular conferences in fe- veral (hires, which were to receive the determinations of the general af- fembly, and put'them in practice. Art. 29, 30, and 31. Mentions Come rules and ordersof their fynods ; as, that the members (hall bring teftimonials from their feveral claffes; that they fhould fubfcribe the Book of Difcipline; that no books fhould be printed but by content ; that they fhould be fubjeët to the cenfures of the brethren both for dottrine and life ; and that if any fhould be fent abroad upon publick fervice at the meeting of parliament, their charges fhould be bore, &c. He refill-es Mr. Cartwright offered to clear himfelf of forre of thefe articles upon toanfwer oath, and to give his reafons for not anfwering the refi, but if this would upon oath. ,_ not fatisfy, he was determined to fubmit to the punifhment the comm on- gift, p. 338. ers fhould award [which was imprifonment in the Fleet}; praying the lord treaferer to make fume provifion for the poor people of Warwick who had no minifter. The reti of Cartwright's brethren refuting the OAT se for the fame reafons, viz. becaufe they would not acculè themfélves, nor bring their friends into trouble, were committed to divers pnfons. But the archbithop, by advice of the treafurer, was not prefent at the commitment of his old adverfaryr.
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