Chap. H. The H l S T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS. 413 tal eclipfe, the ufe of it being forbid not only in England, but even to the Common• . . 1. h h d h' I • h L fi wealthroyal fam1ly m France, w 11c a 1t 1erto an apartment m t e ovre e1651 . parated to that purpofe; but after the battle of Worcejler an order was v-~. fent from the queen regent, to {hut up the chapel, it being the king's pleafure not to permit the exercife of any religion but ~he roman catholic in any of his houfc:s; nor could chancellor Hyde obtam more than a bare promife, that the queen of England wonld ule her·endeav.ours, t~at tJ:e ·proteftants of the family llwuld have liberty to·exeretfe thetr devotions m fame private room belonging to the lodgings. Upon the king's arrival in France, he immediately threw off·the malk Ht negleClr of a pre!byterian, and never went once to the proteflant church at Charm- 1~' pmdbyurzans an ton, tho' they invited him in the mofi: refpeCl:ful manner; but lord Claren. turns his eyu don diifuaded him, becanfe the hugonots had not been hearty in his interefi:, tow~rds tht · and becau(e it might look difrefpeCl:ful to ·the old church of England: In f!tfis.d truth, there being no further prof~Cl: of the king's refloration by the 44~~en · p. pre!byterians, the eyes of the court were turned to the roman Catholics, and many of his majefl:y's retinue changed their religion, as appears by the Legenda !ignea; publiilied about this time, with a lift of fifty-three new converts, among whom were the following names in red capitals; the cozmtejs qf Derby, lady Kilmichin, lord Cottington, Sir Marm. Lang~ dale, Sir Fr. Doddington, Sir Theoph. Gilby, Capt. Tho. Cook, Tho; Vane, D. D. De Creify, Preb. if Wind for, Dr. Bayley, Dr. Cofins, . jun•. D. Gaffe, and many others, not to mention the king himje!f; of whom fathe1: Huddlifton his confeifor writes in his treatife intitled, A Jl.'ort and plain way to the faith if the Ghurcb, publiilied 1685. that he put it into the king's bands in his retirement, and that when his majefi:y had read·it, be declared he could not fee how it could be anfwered; Thus early., fays a reverend prelate of the church of England, was the king's advam:e towards popery-, of. which we iliall meet with a fuller de• monflration hereafter. .. .General Monk; whom Cromwell left in Scotland ·with fi'x thoufand men; Kennet, p. quickly reduced that kingdom, which was foon after united to the corn- 2oo~ 210.· monweahh of England, the deputies of the feveral counties confenting Rapm, P· to be governeJ by authority of parliament; without a king or houfe of l~~conditim lords. . The power of the kirk was likewife reil: rained wi1hin a narrow 1 the kirk of c-ompafs; for though they had liberty to excommunicate offenders or Scotland. d b th h . h , h fi , h . ' Whit!. e. ar em t e ~on::mun~on, t ey m1g , t not e1ze t e1r efi:ates, or de"'p. 503 , 504 , pnve them of. the1r CIVIl nghts and privileges. No oaths or covenant549l:l. were to be impofed but by ~ireCl:ion from Wejlminfler; and as all fitting encouragement was to be gtven to the minifi:ers of the efi:ablilhed kirk, fo others not fatisfie~ with their for-m of church government had liberty to ferve God after their ow-n manner; . and all ·who .would live peaceably; and
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