Chap. V. The HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS. 125 council-table, which no perfon of honour remembers fav <- himfelf; but K. Charles I. I would not have him brag of it, for I have read in St. Az!ftin, tha t Jome ,~, even the worjl qf men, have great memories, and fo .nmfh the uwje for having them. God blefs Sir Henry! 2. The archbifhop had affirmed, "that the P"-' 1),,:· ·,,•;, . ·- ',.h ·lr)t p,,r/iamtnts cc meddl'e with religion, without the affent of (h\: c \~ ";_;y in :::" '"vn· m «Now if this were fo (fay the managers) we iliouU have h•..; ''er; of '' mation, for the bifbops and clergy diffented." The archbi!hop in his reply cited the fl:atu te I Eliz. cap. I. w fays, that what is heref)' jha!l be determined by the pariwmmt. · 4Jent of the clergy in convocation, from whence he conciaded, t illt liament could not by law determine the truth of dochme withr:tH the ~ifent of the clergy; and to this the managers agreed, as to the pni ;<t of herifj, but no fmther. The archbi£hop added, tha t in his opiniun, it was the prerogative of the church alone to determine truth and falfhuod; tho' the power of making laws for the puniihment of erroneous perfons, was in the parliament with the aifent of the clergy. Indeed the ki ng and parliament may, by their abrolute power, change chrijlianity into turcijin if they pleafe, and the fubjeets that cannot obey mufl: fly, or endure the penal"ty of the law; but of right they cannot do this withoLlt the church. Thus the parliament in the beginning of queen Elizabeth's reign, by ab– folute power abohl11ed popil11 fuperfiition ; but when the clergy were fettled, and a form of doCtrine was to be agreed on, a fynod was called 1562. and the articles of religion were confirmed by parliament, with the aifent of the clergy, which gave all parties their jufi right, and is fo evident, that the heathens could fee the juflice of it, for Lucu!lus fays in 'Iully, that the prip s were judges if religion, and tbe Jenate qf the law. 3· " At a reference between Dr. Gill fchool-mafl:er of St. Paul's, and Of the k!ng's "the mercer's company, the archbifhop had faid, that the company could prerogat 17 " - h . f h r h 1 · h r f h' d' d and tbe ea- '' not turn 1m out o t e 1C oo, Wit ou t con,ent o IS or wary ; an nom of the- ,., that upon mention of an aCt of parliament he replied, I' fee nothing church. " will down with you but aCts of parliament, no regard- at all to the c,t- M. charge: " nons of the church; but I will refcind all aets that are againfl: the ea• " n on~, and I hope !hortly to fee the canons· and· the king's prerogative •·• of equal force with an aCt of parliament." · The archbifhop was fo provoked with the oath of the witnefs who Abp's reply~. gave this in evidence, [Mr. Samuel Blood]' that he was going to bind hi's Laud's hilt. fin on his .flu!, not to be forgiven him, till he jhouid ajk him forgivenefs; P· 2 3 6 • 2 3F but he conquered his pafiion, and replied, that fince by a canon no per- Can. 77 , 7 rg•• fan is allowed to teach fchool without the bifhop's licence, and that in €afe of offence, he is liable.to admonition and fufpenfion, it fl:ands good, t.ha.t
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