chap. IV. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. 54.7 .Harfènet archbifhop of York; Laud walking by all the while in filence, K. Charles-E, without fpeaking a word. Harfenet put him in mind of his obligations to 1° king clines ; of the piety of his prefent majefty's in/irut`7ions; and then ag- gravated his contempt of them with great vehemence and acrimony. :Bi- Shop Davenant replied with mildnefs, that he was lorry that an eftablifh= ed doltrine.of the church fhould be fo diftafted; that he had preached .nothing but what was exprefly contained in the feventeenth article, and was ready to juftify the truth of it. It was replied, that the doétrine was not gainfaid, but the king had commanded thefe queftions fhould not be debated, and therefore his tnajefty took it more offenfively that any fhould do it in his own hearing. The bifhop replied, that he never underftood that his majefty had forbid the handling any do6trine comprifed in the articles of the church, but only the railing new queftions, or putting a new fenfe upon them, which he never fhould do; that in the king's de- claration all the thirty -nine articles are confirmed, among which the fe- venteeth ofpredeflination isone.; that all minifters are obliged to fubfcribe to the truth of this article, and to continue in the true profe(Iion of that as well as the reft ; the bi(hop de.f5red it might be (hewn wherein he had tranfgre(fed his maje1ty's commands, when he had kept himfelf within the bounds of the article, and had moved no new or curious queftions. To which it was replied, that it was the king's pleafure, that for the peace of the church thefe high queftions might be forbore. The . bifhop then Paid, he was forayhe underftood not his majefty's intention, and that for time to come he would conform to his commands. Upon this he was Prynne, difmified without further trouble, and was after Tome time admitted to p. 173, 17h. kifs the king's hand, who did not fail to remind him that the doctrine of predee lination was too big for the people's underftanding, and therefore he was refolved not to give leave for difcufíìng that controverfy in the pulpit. Hereupon the bifhop retired, and was never afterwards in favour at court. Soon after Mr. Madye lecturer of Chrill church London, was cited before Mr. Madye, the high commiffion, and [March to, 5630.] was by ad of court, pro- and others. hibited to preach any more within the diocefe of London, becaufe he had difobeyed the king's declaration, by preaching on prede/lination, Dr. Cornelius Borges, Mr. White, the famous Dr. Prideaux, Mr. Hobbes of Trinity College, and Mr. Cook of Brazen Nof with others, (offered on the fame account. But Dr. .dlexander Leighton a Scots divine, and father of the worthy Dr. Leigh- and celebrated prelate of that name, fo highly commended by bi(hop Bar- ton write, net in the hiftory of his life and times, met with feverer ufage in the again/t .ihn liar-chamber, for venturing to write againft the hierarchy of the church. rut. This divine had publifhed during the laic fefí-ion of parliament, an.appeoi p. 55. 4A 2 to
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