Chap. VII. The HIS T 0 RY ojthe PuRITANS. 223 "the free -born people of England to be enflaved upon any pretenceK. Charles f. " whatfoever; nor to Juffer anyJet if people to prefcribe to them in matters ~ '' ofgovernment or con)Cience, and the petitioners willll:and by them with " their lives and fortunes." Mr. Whitelock fays, the hands of the royal- H'", St t I fi Id r I d In. uar s, ifls were in this affair, who being beaten out oft 1e e , reto ve now to p. 30 s. attempt the ruin of the parliament, by [owing difcord among their friends. The houfes were embarraffed between the contenders for liberty and Ajfembly's uniformity, and endeavoured to avoid a decifion, till they faw the effeetfehmz;nendt~ o( f h . . h h k' T h k h il.. . • .fi {i t e J US iVlo t etr treaty wtt t e ·mg. ey ept t e prewytenans ID u pence, num. by preffing the affembly for their anfwer to the quefl:ions relating to the jus divinum of preibytery already mentioned, infinuating that they them– felves were the obfiacles to a full fettlement, and affuring them, when this point was agreed, they would concu r in fuch an ordinance as they defired. Upon this the affembly appointed three committees to take the qudfions into confideration ; but the independents took this opportunity to withdraw, refufing abfolutely to be concerned in the anfwer. The firfl: committee was appointed to determine, whether any particu– lar church government was j ure divino, and to bring their proofs from fcripture. But here they ftumbled at the very threlhold, for the erafli– ans divided them, and en tered their diffent, fo ·t.hat when the anfwer was laid before the aifembly, it was not called the anf.wer 0f the committee; 'bu t of fome brethren of the committee; and when the quefiion was put, they withdrew from the affemb1y, and left the high presbyterians to them– felves, who agreed with only one diifenting voice, that 'Jifu; Chrijl as .king if the church, bath himft!f appointed a chur-ch government dijtinff from the civil magiftrate. The names of tbofe who Tu'bfcribed thffi pro– pofition were. 'Ihe reverend Mr. W hite, Mr. Palmer, Dr. Wincop, M r. Ley, Dr. Gough, Mr. vValker, Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Marlhall, Mr. Whitaker, Mr. Newcomen, M r. Spurfl:ow, M r.Delmy, ''Ihe rt"JerendMr. Calamy~ Mr. Proffet,' Mr. Perne, Mr. Scuddir, Mr. Carter, fin . Mr. Caryl, Mr. Woodcocke,. Mr. Carter, jun. Mr. Goodwin, .Mr. Nye, Mr. Green'hill, Mr. Valentine, Mr. MS~ Ce fl. 6]2.
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