Chap. I. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. 417 a fignificant fign than impofition of hands, which the petitioners allowed Kingramesl in ordination ; and as for their other exceptions, they werecapable of being 16o3. underftood in a fober fenle ; " but as to the power of the church in things " indifferent (lays his majefly) I will not argue that point with you, but " anfwer as kings in parliament, le Roi s'avilira. This is like Mr. yebn " Black a beardlefs boy, who told me the lafl conference in Scotland, " that he would hold conformity with me in doctrine, but that every " man as to ceremonies was to be left to his own liberty ; but I will " have none of that; Iwill have one dodlrine, one dfcipline, one religion :' in fub/lance and ceremony: Neverfpeak more to that point, howfar you " are bound to obey." }. Dr. Raynolds was going on, to complain of excommunication by lay- chancellors; but the king having laid he fhould confult the bilhops on that head, the doctor defired that the clergy might have aflémblies once in three weeks ; that in rural deanries they might have the liberty of prophe Dings, as in archbifhop Grindal's time; that thofe cafes which could not be refolved there, might be referred to the archdeacon's vi atation, and from thence to the diocefan fjmod, where the bifhop with his prefbyters fhould determine fuch points as were too difficult for the other meetings , Here theking broke out into a flame, and inflead of hearing the doctor's reafons, or commanding his bifhops to anfwer them, told the mini/lers, that he found they were aiming at a Scots prefbytery, " which, fays he, " agrees with monarchyas well as God and the Devil ; then Jack and gm Will and Dick fhall meet, and at their pleafure cenfúre both " me and my council. Therefdx,e pray flay one (even years before you " demand that of me, and if then you find me purfy and fat, and my " ° windpipe fluffed, I will perhaps, hearken to you ; for let that go- " vernment be up, and I am lure I (hall be kept in breath; but till you " find I grow lazy, pray let that alone. I remember how they ufed the °` poor lady, my mother in Scotland, and me in my minority." Then turning to the hifhops, he put his hand to his hat and laid, " my lords, I may thank you that thefe puritans plead for my fupremacy, for if " once you are out and they in place, I know what would become of my " fupremacy, for no bifop no king. Weil, dolor, have you any thing " elfe to offer ?" Dr. Raynolds, no more, if it pleafeyour majßv. Then rifing from his chair the king laid, if this be all your party have to fay, Iwill make them conform, or Iwill helrr them out of this land, or elfe wadi; and he was as good as his word. \ Fea..w. Thus ended the fecond day's conference, after four hours difcourfe, Remarks on with a perfeh triumph on the fide of the church ; the puritan miniflers the ad dap'r were infulted, ridiculed, and laughed to fcorn, without either wit or good conference manners : One of the council faid, he now law that a puritan was a VOL. I. H h h protijiant
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