Chap. lit The HIST 0 RYof the PuRJT'ANs ; 471 cc ture of God, but only a divine lordthip. (7.) That he was not a Oliver · ·1 h d"d ., G d A d (8 ) Protellor.· " pne!t wh1 e upon eart , nor 1 reconc1.e men to o . n , , 6 " That there is no deity in the holy Ghofi." Thefe propolitions were ~ condemned by the parliament, and the author committed to the GateHoz!fe. But as foon as the proteCl:or had diffolved his parliament he gave him his liberty. . After this being of a refiLfs fpirit, he challenged Mr. Grijjin, a bap~ tifl: preacher, to difpute with him in St. Paul's Cathedral, on this queftion whether Jejits Chrijt be the mofl High, or Almighty God? This occafioning new difturbances, the council committed him to Newgate; but the pro– teCl:or thought it beft to fend him out of the way, and accordingly tranf– ported him to Scilly, and allowed him one hundred crowns a year for his maintenance. Here he remained till the year r658, when the noife be- · ing over, he was fet at liberty ; his catechifms having been anfwered by Dr. 07()en, in a learned aud elaborate treatife, entitled Vindicia: Evange– gelicee, &c. After the proteCl:or's death, Bidd!e fet up a private conventicle in London, which continued till the refiorat.i•)n, when the church being refl:ored to its coercive power, he was apprehended while preaching, and committed to prifon, where he died in September 1662, and was buried in rhe hmy– ing ground in Old Bedlam. He had fuch a prodigious memory (fJys Wood), that he could repeat all St. Pau!s epiflles in greek, and was r ~ckoned by thofe of his perfuaiion a fober man, and fo devout, that he fddom prayed without lying proftrate on the ground. Though it was well known by this, as well as other examnles. that A fevm or– the proteCl:or was averfe to all aCl:s of feverity on the account of religion, dm~nce yet filch was the turbulent behaviour of rhe loyali(ls, who threatened an °f:f, ~ a!fdffination, publi!hed the mo!l: daring libels agai nit the government, and :d J,~;;. er– were aCl:ually in arms, that he thought it nccdfary to crutb them, and Hughes'.s ex– therefore an order was publitbed November 24, " that no perfons after aa a~~tdgb " Jmz. 1, 165 s-6, thall keep in their houfes or families as chaplains or;;;~;~!,~" fchooJ . mall:ers, for the education of their children, any fequefie red or ordinances, " ejeCl:ed migifler, ftllow of a college, or fchool-ma!ter, nor permit their 4to. P· 597· " children to be taught by fuch. That no fuch perfons !ball keep fchool " either publicly or privately, nor preach in any public place, or private " meeting, of any others than thofe of his owu hm!ly; nor tball admi- " nifier baptifm, or the Lord's fupper, or marry any perfons, or ufe the " book of common-prayer, or the forms of pray er therein contained, on " pain of being profecuted, according to the orders lately publitbed by " his highnefs and council, for fecuring the peace of the commonwealth. " Neverthe!ifs his highnejs declares, that towardfuch if the Jaidperfons as '' havejince their ejetlrnent orJequejlration, gi'l.!en or hereafter foal/ give, a " real
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