ßi6 ?he HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. III; K. Charles I. with Jefits Chrift, the king of kings, and lord of lords." This and ' 6 fitndry other alterations were objeaed to the archbifhop at his trial, di new par- which we(hall mention hereafter. liamene. The king's treafury being exhaufted, and the war continuing with Spain, his majefty was obliged to call a new parliament ; but to avoid the choice of fuch members as had exclaimed againft the duke of Buckingham; and infifted upon redrefs ofgrievances, the court pricked them down for fherifs, which difqualified them from being rechofen members of par. !lament ; of thisnumber were Sir Edward Coke, Sir Robert Philips, and Sir Thomas Wentworth, afterwards lord Strajòrd. The houles met Feb. 6. and fell immediately upon grievances. A committee for religion was ap- pointed, of which Mr. Pymwas chairman, who examined Mr. Montague's writings, (viz.) his Gag, his Appeal, and his treatife of the Invocation of Saints, out of which they colleted feveral opinions contrary to the book ofhomilies and the thirty -ninearticles, which they reported to the hoofe; as, Articlesexbi- r. " That he maintained the church of Rome is, and ever was a true kited againji church, contrary to the fixteenth homily of the church of England. Montague, y. " That the fair' church had ever remained firm upon the fame foun- Rufhw. p. 209. " dation offacraments and doctrine inftituted by God. 3. " That fpeaking of the doctrinesoffaith, hope, and charity, he al- " firmed that none of thefe are controverted between the papifts and pro- " teftants ; but that the controverted points are of a leffer and inferior nature, of which a man may be ignorant without any danger of his foul. q.. " That he maintained the ufe of images, for inftrufion of the igno- " rant, and exciting devotion. 5. " That in his treatife of theInvocation offaints, he affirmed that fome f e faints have a peculiar patronage, cuftody, protectionand power, (as angels " have),over certain perlons and countries. 6. " That in his Appeal he maintained that menjuftified may fall away " from grace, and may recover again, but not certainly nor neceffarily. 7. «. That the faid R. Mountague has endeavoured to raite faftions " among the king's fubjects, by carting the odious and fcandalous name " of Puritans upon thofe who conform to the doétrine and ceremonies of " the church. That he fcoffed at preaching at lectures, and all (hews of " religion ; and, that the dftgn of his book was apparently to reconcile " the church of England with the fee of Rome." Inwhat manner the commons defigned to profecute this impeachment is uncertain, for Montague was not brought to his defence, theking having intimated again to the houle, that their proceedings againft him without his leave was difpleafing to him; that as to their holding him to bail,. he thought his fervants might have the fame protection asan ordinary burgefs, and
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