482 Ibe HISTORY Of the PURITANS. Chap.II, Ki,gJamesi. " I do confidently avow, that thole other opinions [of Arminian] cannot 1605. " Rand with the doctrine of the church of England." To which Bifhòp Davenant replied in thefe words, " I know that no man can embrace 4r.. " miniafm in the doctrines ofpredeflination and grace, but he mutt defert " the articles agreed upon by the church of England ; nor in the point of "perfeverance, but he molt vary from the received opinions of our belt '.' approved doctors in the Englfh church." Yet Heyfin has the affurance Hilt. Preib. to fay, " That though the Arminian controverfy brought fome trouble tot ßú81' uau.' " the prefcnt to the churches of Holland, it was of greater advantage to y " the church of England, whole doctrine in thofe points had been fo over- " born by the Calvin /1s, that it was aimoft reckoned for an herefy to be " found and orthodox [i. e. anArminian] according to the book of articles. " eflablrfhcd by law in the church ofEngland." He adds, " That king7ames. " did not appear for Calvinifm out of judgment, but forreafons offtote, and " from a perfonal friendfhip to princeMaurice, who had put himl`elf at their " head. He therefore fent fuch divines as had zeal enough to condemn " the remonfirants, though it was well known that he had difapproved the " articles of Lambeth, and the dottrine ofpredeftination ; nor was it a fe- " cret what advice he had given prince Maurice before he put himfelf at " the head of the Calvini/ls." Conjures of When the fynod was rifen people fpake of it in a very different manner; thsfynod, the ftates of Holland were highly fatisfied;. they gave handfome rewards Brandt, to,the chief divines, and ordered the original records of their proceedings R 307' tobe preferved amongft their archives, The Englifh divines expreffed full fatisfadion in the proceedings of the fynod. Mr. Baxter fays, the chri- ftian world fence the days of the apbliles never had an affembly of more excellent divines.. The learned yacobus Capellus profeffor of Leyden, de- clared that the equity of the fathers of this fynod was fuch, that no in- flame can be given fnce the apoftolick age, of any other fynod in which the hereticks were heard with more patience, or which proceeded with a better temper, or more fanctity. P. Du Moulin, Paulus Servita, and the author of the 'life ofWalæus fpeak the fame language. But others poured contempt upon the fynod, and.burlefqued their proceedings in the following lines. Dordrechtifynodús, nodus ; chorus integer, Leger;. Consentus, ventas, fefio, firamen, Amen. Lewis du. Moulin,, with all the favourers of the Arminian dothines; as Heylin, Womack, Brand, charge them with partiality and unjuftifiable fe- verity.. Upon the whole, in my judgment, they proceededwith as much difcretion and candour as molt affemblies antient or modern have done, who have pretended to eftablitharticles for other men's faith with penal fanttions; I (hall
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