Chap. IX. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. 709 to examine after that, the degrees and perfection of the reformation K. Charles I. " itfelf, which I am directed to intimate to you, that you may pre- 1641. " pare your thoughts ftudies and meditations accordingly, expecting " their lordfhips pleafure for the particular points, as they fhall arife. " Dated March sz. 1640-x." Their names were thefe : Dr. Williams bp. of Lincoln, Dr. Ufher abp. of Armagh, Dr. Morton bp. of Durham, Dr. Hall bp. of Exeter, Dr. Samuel Ward, Dr. yohn Prideaux, Dr. Sanderfon, Dr. Featly, Dr. Brownrigge, Dr. Holdfworth, Dr. Hacket, Dr. Twfe, Dr. Barges, Mr. White, Mr. Marfhall, Mr. Calamy, Mr. Hill,: Their names, Some others were named, but thefe were all who appeared ; they confthed together fix Sveral days in the yerufalem Chamber at We/lminf= ter, the dean entertaining them all the while at his table. The vault of their conferences was drawn up for the debate of the COMMITTEE, in certain propofitions and queries under the following heads : I. Innovations in DOCTRINE. I. " 0,LIÆRE, Whether in the 2oth article thefe..words are not in- Their preps- " ferted, the church hath authority in controverfaes of faith ? fttions and 2. " Several falfe doctrines have been preached, even all the doctrines 4aeries. " of the council of Trent, abating only inch points of ftate popery " againft the king'sfupremacy, as were made treàfon by the ftatute.; for " example, fame have preached juflification by works; others, that " works of penance are fatisfa.tory before God ; that private confeflion is " neceffary to falvation, neceffitate medii, that abfolution of a prieft is " more than declaratory; that the Lord's fupper is a true and proper fa, "crifice. Some have defended prayer for the dead, and the lawfulnefs " of monadic vows ; fome have denied the morality of the fabbath ; " fome have preached, that fubjects are bound tr pay taxes, contrary to " laws of the realm ; fome have defended the whole fubftance of armi- "lnianifm ; and othershave givenjuft occafion of being fufpetted off9-- " cinianifm.. " Several dangerous and reproveable books have been printed," which are mentioned in the copy of their proceedings, now before me. II. Inno,-
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