Chap. II. The HIS T ORY of the PURITANS. 479; ties ; but this not fucceeding, the three heads of the remonftrants [flrmi- K1ngJamesL flans] were taken into cuftody, and the magiftrates of feveral towns and rC nIJ cities changed, by authorityofthe prince, which made way for the choofing fuch a fynod as his highnefs delred. The claffes of the feveral towns met firft in a provincial fynod, and thefe Pent deputies to the national one, with proper inftru lions. The remonfirants were averle to the calling a fynod, . becaufe their numbers were as yet unequal to the Calvini/ts,and their leaders being in cuftody, it was eafy to foretel their approaching fate. They com- plained of injuftice in their fummons to the provincial afemblies; but Trig- land fays, that where the remonftrants [flrminians] were weakeft, they were equally regarded with the other party ; but in truth their deputies were angry and diffatisfied, and in many places abfented from their claßës, . and fo yielded up their power into the hands of their adverfaries, who con- demned their principles, and depofed feveral of their miniders. The national fynod of Dort confided of thirtyeight Dutch and Walloon Synod divines, five profeffors of the univerfities, and twenty one lay-elders, ma- Dmt. king together fixty one perfons, of which not above three or four were remonfirants. Befides thefe, there were twenty eight foreign divines, from Great Britain, from the Palatinate, from lie/ia, Switzerland, Ge- neva, Bremen, Emden, Nafìtu, and Watteravia ; the French king not admitting his proteftant divines to appear. Next to the Rates deputies fat the Engli/h divines ; the fecund place was referved for the French divines; the refit fat in the order recited. Upon the right and left hand of the chair, next to the lay- deputies, fat the Netherland profeffors of divinity, then the minifters and elders according to the rank of their provinces ; the Walloon churches fetting lad. After the divines as well domeftick as fo- reign, had produced their credentials, the reverend Mr. john Bogermaiz of Leewarden was chufen prefident, the reverend Mr. Jacob Rolandand Her- man Faukelius of Am/lerdam and Middleburgh affeßòrs ; Heinfius was fcribe, and the reverend Mr. Dammon and Fe/lius Hommius fecretaries ; a general fart was then appointed, after which they proceeded to bufinefs. The names of the Engli/h divines were Dr. Carlton bifhop ofLandaff, Names and Dr. Hall dean of ÍI/orce/ter, afterwards bifhop of Norwich, Dr. Davenant tntruttions afterwards bifhop ofSalury, and Dr. Samuel Wardmatter of Sidney Col- j mtdivrng loge Cambridge ; but Dr. Hall not being able to bear the climate, Dr. Goad Fuller's ,. prebendary of Canterbury, Wes appointed in his room. Mr. Bal_canggaal lArthier,, a Scots man, but no friend to the kirk, was alto commifiîoned by king P. '59' James to reprefent that church. He was taken into confultation, and joined in fuffrage with the Englif,'h divines, fo as to make one college ; for the divines of each nation gave only one vote in the fynod, as their united fenle : and though Balcanqual did not wear the habits of the Engl di- vines, nor fet with them in the fynod, having a place by himfelf as repre-. fentativa
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