AIM 388 The HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. VIII. uee,x names which he had reproached, as P. Martyr, Calvin, Beza, Zan_ Elizabeth, chius, &c. might receive force reparation. Both parties appealed to the 1595. árchbifhop, who blamed the univerfity for their too hotly proceedings, L. of Whit- and Teemed to take part. with Barret.; but the heads of colleges in a fe- g'ft, P. 445. cone' letter vindicated their proceedings, defiring his grace not to en- courage fuck a bold, corrupt, and unlearned young fellow, and infrrted on the rights and prerogatives of the univerfity. At length Mr. Bar- ret was fent for to Lambeth, and having been examined before the arch- Heyt. Hia. bifhop and fome'other divines, they agreed that he had maintained force Prefb. errors, and enjoined him in an humble manner to confefs his ignorance P. 343. and miftake, and not to teach the like doärines for the future; but he chofe rather to quit the univerfity. This Barret was a conceited youth, who did not treat his fuperiors with decency : In one of his letters he Hickman's calls the grave and learned Mr. Perkins, homuncio quidam, a little con.. ping; Ho. temptible fellow : But at daft he turned papift. The fire was no fooner agailfl Hey- kindled, than it was obferved. that Barret and his friends were coun- I e Zro' tenanted by the high conformifts and roman catholicks, and that his ad- verfaries took part with the puritans, which was like to produce a new di= vifion in the church. To put an end to thefe difputes, the heads of the univerfity fent Dr. Whitaker and Dr. Tyndal to Lambeth, to confult with the archbifhop, and fonie other learned divines upon thefe points; who at length, No- vember loth. concluded upon the following nine propofitions, commonly called the Lambeth articles, which the fcholars in the univerfity were ftrialy enjoined- to conform their judgments unto, and not to vary from. The articles were as follow; Lambeth ar- r. " That God from eternity has predeftinated force perlons to life, and tides. " reprobated others to death. 2. " The moving or.efficient caul of predeflination to life, is not fore-. ". feen faith or good works, or any other commendable quality in the per- " tons predeftinated, but the good will and pleafure of God.. 3. " The number of the predeftinate is fixed, and cannot be leffened " or encreafed. q.. They who are not predeftinated to.falvation, (hall be neceffarily condemned for their fins. 5. " A true, lively, and joflifying faith, and the fändlifying influence " of the fpirit, is not extinguifhed, nor does it fail,, or go off either finally " or totally. 6. " A juftified perfon has a full affurance and certainty of the remiffion " of his fins, . and of his evexlafting falvation by Chrift. 7. " Saving
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