586 The HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap.V. K. Charles I. covenant, which paled through feveral editions, and was one of the 'i rnJ firft books publifhed in that country. Mr. RichardMather educatedin Brazen-Nofe College Oxon, and minifter And Mr. of Toxteth near Liverpool for about fifteen years, adiligent and fuceefsful Richard preacher, was fufpended for non-conformity in the year 16 but by the P Y Y 33. Y Mather. i terceffion of friends, after fix months he was reftored. . Next fummer the archbifhop of York fending his vifitors into Lancafhire, this good man was again fufpended by Dr. Gofns,- upon an information that he had not worn the furplice for fifteen years, After this, no interceflfons could obtain the liberty of his miniftry upon which he took ¡hipping at Bri/lol, and arrived atBßoninNewEngland, Augufl 17, 1635. He fettled at Dorchefer, and continued with his people, a plain and profitable preacher to the year 1669. when he died.. This was the grandfather of the famous Dr. Cotton Mather. Àffálrir of In Scotland the fire was kindling apace, which in three years time let Scotland. both kingdomsin a flame. Thereftoring epifcopacy by the violent methods Burnet's me- alreadymentioned, did not fit eafy upon the people ; the new Scots bithops klamiji D' were of bifhop's Laud's principles; they fpoke very favourably of popery m their fermons, and cart fome invidious reflections on the reformers They declared openly for the doctrines ofArminius; for fports on the fab- bath ;. and for the liturgy of the Englifll church ; which was imagined to be little better than the mats. This loft them their efteem with the people, who, had been trained up in the do&rives and difcipline ofCalvin, and in the flri& obfervation of the Lord's day. But the king to fupport them, cherifhed them with expreflions of thegreateft refpe& and confidence ; he made eleven of them privy counfellors ; the archbifhop of St. Andrew's was lord chancellor, and the bifhop of Rofs was in nomination to be lord high treafurer ; divers of themwere of theExchequer, and had engrofTed the belt fecular preferments, which made them the envy of the nobi- lity and gentry of that nation.. The bithops were fo fenfible of this, that they advifed.the king not to truft the intended alterations in religion to parliaments or general: affemblies, but to introduce them by his regal, authority. Book-ofca- When the king was Taft in Scotland, it was taken notice of as a great- ;tons JDr blemitll in the kirk, that it had no liturgy or book of canons; to fupply Scotland. this defe& the king gave order to the new bithops, to prepare draughts. of both, and remit them to London, to be reviled by the bithops Laud,, Juxon,, and Wren.. The book of canons being firft finifhed, was pre- fenced to the king, and by him delivered to Laudand 7uxon to examine . alter and reform at pleafure, and to bring it as near as pofffble to a con- formity with the Englifh. canons. The bithops having executed their commiflion,
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