'JbeHISTORY of the PuRITANs. Vor.. U. K. Charles I. Mr. 'John Goodwin was a learned divine, and a fmart difputant, but ~~ of a peculiar mould, being a republican, an independent, and a thorough And Mr. arminian; he had been vicar of Coleman-ftreet, whence he was ejected in Joh~' Good- the year 1645· by the committee for plundered minifl:ers, becaufe he re. wm s. fufed to baptize the ch,ildrcn of his parilhioners promifcuou!ly, and to adminifler the facrament to his whole parifh . He had publi!hed feveral large and learned books; as, 'Ibe dh1ine authority of tbe Ji:riptures. Re– demption redeemed. A treatije o/ jujlijlcation. And an expofition on the nintb chapter to tbe Romans; out of which the above-mentioned excep– tions were taken. This divine taking it amifs to be marked for a here– tic, challenged any of the London clergy to a difputation, as thinking it a very unrighteous method to condemn opinions before they had been con fu ted. Mr. William Jenkim, at that time a warm and zealous pref– byterian, though afterwards foftened into more catholic principles, en– tered the lifl:s with our author, in a pamphlet entitled, 'The bujj bijhop. To which the other replied, in a book entitled, Tbe novice prejbyter in– flrueled. By fome pafiages in which, one may ciifcover the angry fpirit of the times. Mr. J. (3ood\.vin's reply to the f'V- Mr. Jcnkins. Mr. Jenkins had complained , that the orthodox clergy had fhort com– mons, and were under the crofs, whereas the fectaries met with the greatefl: encouragement. To which Mr. Goodwin replies, "lf by ortho. " dox miniflers, he means t hofe of the adored order of prefbytery, with " ''hat face can be fay they are under the crofs? Is not the whole engltjb "' clement of church-livings offered up by the fl:ate to their fervice? " Are not all tht: benefices of the kingdom appropriated to their order? " And all others thru!l: out of doers to make room for them? Muft they " f,ed with hecatombs every day, or elfe complain of fhort commons? Or " is Mr. Jenkin s ·of M. Cra/JitS's mind, who would have no one ac . " counted rich, unids he could maintain ;m army with his revenue? In " what {enfe can he af!lrm the prifb)"terian clergy to be under th~ crofs ?– " Are the)' under the crofs who are fcarce under tbe ClOWn? vVho are ,_, carried by authority uFon eagles wings: Over whom th e p~rliament " itfelf rej oices to do good; heaping ordinance upon o1din.. nce to ad– " vance botb them and their livings together. But certcinly th:-re is feme– •• thing that Mr. 'Jmkins calis a crv.fs which few men know by that " name, but thofe who are baptized in:o 4the fpi.-it of high prtfby– " tery ; for the crofs he fpeaks of is no other than this, th.a bis {!rtbo· "' dox brrthrm ba've not tbe po'1oer to do all the e;:il that is in tl·fir beartr " againjt a quiet, peaceab:e, harml~fs gemr,1tic11; of men, of whom th~y " are ~::-alous, lefl: they !hould take their kingdom from tlm1}. Hew « Cdl1 this writer l~ly, that the in,ltp~ndt:nt preachers meet wit11 encou– ~· Dgement, and are u.nder wor !lily glory? Dots he ~Kc,;unt it m"tter "of
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