s6o The HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. IV. K. Charles I. was called in fcripture the ancient of days; adding however that for his 1635. own part, he did not fo well approve of pictures of things invifible ; but be the paintings better or worfe he infifted ftrongly, that Mr. Sherfield had taken them down in contempt of the epifcopal authority, for which he moved, that he might be fined a thoufand pounds, and removed from his recorderfhip of the city of Sarum; that he be committed dole prifoner to theFleet till he payhis fine, and thenbe bound to his goodbehaviour. To all which the court agreed, except to the fine, which was mitigated to five hundred pounds. Mr. work- The reverend Mr. iohn Workman Ieéturer of St. Stephen's church man'sfaller- Gloucfer, in one of his fermons afferted, that pi&ures or images were Pÿnne, no ornaments to churches ; that it was unlawful to fit up images of Chrill p. 507,109 or faints in our houfes, becauf it tended to idolatry, according to the ho-- mily. For which he was fufpended by the high commiffion, excommuni- cated, and obliged to an open recantation in the court at Lambetb, in the cathedral of Glouce/ïer, and in the church of St. Michael's; he was alfo condemned in cofts of fuit and imprifoned. Mr. Workman was a man of great piety wifdom and moderation, and had ferved the church of St. Stephen's fifteen years; in confideration whereof, and of his nume- rous family, the city of Gloucer had given him an annuity of twenty pound per annum, under their common feal, a little before his troubles; but for this a& of charity the mayor, town clerk, and feveral of the al- dermen, were cited before the high commiflìon, and put to one hundred pounds charges, and the annuity was cancelled. After this Mr. Work- man fet up a little fchool, of which archbifhop Laud being informed, in- hibited him, as he would anfwer the' contrary at his peril. He then fell upon the pra&ice of phyfick; which the archbifhoplikewife abfolutely forbid ; fo that being deprived of all methods of fubfiftence he fell into a melancholy diforder and died. BjopLaud's Our bifhop was no lets watchful over the preis than the pulpit, corn- care of the manding his chaplains to expunge out of all books that came to be licenfed, prefr. fuck pafíages as difallowed ofpaintings, carvings, drawings, gildings ; erect- ing, bowing, or praying before images andpifiares; as appeared by the evi- dence of Dr. Featly and others at his trial. Regulations This great prelate would have ftretchedout his arm not only againft the OftbeEnglifh puritans in England, but even to reach the fa&ories beyond fea, had it fatlories in Holland. been in his power. TheEngle church at Hamburgh managed their affairs Collyer's according to the Geneva, difcipline, by elders and deacons. In Holland Eat. IV. they conformed to the difcipline of the Rates, and met them in .their fy- P' 732' nods and affemblies, with the confent of king ames, and of his prefent Prynnés g ,Ì p Çant.Doom, majefty, till fecretary Windebank, at the inftance of this prelate, offered P. 389. fome propofals to the privy council for their better regulation : The pro- pofals
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