Chap. III. The HISTORY of the PuRil'ANS. 449 this provifo, cc that the commifiioners appointed by his highn~{s in the p~:~~;r. ,, intervals of parliament, (hould afterwar~s be confirmed by the fu~- 1 6 54 . " ceeding parliament." Another defeCt tn tbe ordmance was, that ~~ L;-~ did not appoin t fame fl:andard or rule for the TRY E RS to go by ; thts would have taken off all odium from themfelve~, and prevented a great many needlefs difputes; but as matters now fiood, mens qualifications were perhaps left too much to the arbitrary opinions and votes of the commiilioners. After examination, they gave the candidate a copy of the prefentation in tbefe words: " Know all mea by thefe prefents, that the Calamy, " --day of ---.- in the year there was exhibited to the Vol. II. p. " commiilioners for examination of ptiblic miniiters, a prefe ntation of247· " Mr. ---- to the reCtory of--- in the county of--- " made to him by Mr. ----the patron thereof, under his hand cc and feal, together with a tefl:imony of his holy and godly converfa- " tion. Upon perufal and due confideration of the premifes, and finding '' him to be a perfon qualified, as in and by the ordinance for fuch quali- " fications is required, the commiilioners above-mentioned have adjudged " and approved the faid Mr. --- to be a fit perfon to preach the " gofpel, and have granted him admiilion, and do admit the faid Mr. " ---- to the reCtory of--- nforefdd, to be full and pe:fecr " po!Teifor and incumbent thereof: And do hereby fignify to all perfons " concerned therein, that he is hereby intitled to al l the profits and per- ,, quifites, and to all rights aud dues incident and belonging to the [aid " reCtory, as fully and effeCtually as if he had been infl:ituted and induCted, " accord ing to any fuch laws and cufi:oms, as have in this cafe fo rmerly " been made or ufed in this rc:alm. In witnefs whereof they have cauf.:d " the common feal to be hereunto affixed, and the fame to be attef!ed by " the hand of the regiller, by his highnefi in that behalf appoint~d. Da- " ted at ---~ the -- day of---- in the year --- (L. S.) J ohn Nye, Reg. Loud complaints have b~en made againfi: thefe TRYERS; Mr. CollierComplaintr objeCts to ther·e being eight laymen among the commi!lioners, and that any againjf the fiv e having power to aCt, it might fometim es happen, that none but fec uLtr trycrs. men might determine the qu<~lifica:ions of fnch, who were to preach and adminifl:e1 the facraments. Mr.John Goodwin ~n independent divine of arminian principles, obferves, the fryers m.ade then· own narrow calvinian fentiments in dtvinity, the door of admtilion to all church prefe rments; and that their power was greater than that of the biiliops, becaufe the Jaws had iXO'lLied a remedy againfl: their arbitrary proceedit~gs, by a quare impedit; or if the hiiliop VoL. li. M m m mit~ht
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