Chap. III. Tbe HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS. 4-83 P arliament houfe with a drawnfi~ord, and wounded fever?.! who were preO liver ·, r. · fb 1 LT/ S · · J'l'l 1 } ' · Protetlor. tent, fa~ing, he w~s mJp:;·et y tue.nory pznt to Jllt. e'l.:e:J man !JJat at m , 656 . tbe /;ouje. Others m the1r propb ettc raptures deno~nced JUd~ments on the ~ whole nati JD, and frequently dill:urbed the publlc ail'embltes where the Wh>tl. P· chirf magiflrate him(elf was prefent. Mdny opened their !hops on the 59 2 • Lord's day , in defiance of the laws, and were fo very obflinate and intraCtable, th at it was impoi1lble to keep the peace without fome marks of feverity. · But the moll: extravagant qu aker that appeared at this time was 'James Of J ames Na)•lor, formerly an oflicer in major-general Lambert's t roop in Scotland, Naylor. a man of good n~tural parts, and an admired fpeaker amon g thefe people ; fome of whom had fuch a veneration for him, that they ftiled him in blafphemous l.Jnguage, the ever/ajling fun if righteoz!fnefi·; the prince of peace; tbe only begottm Jon qf God; the fa irejf among tm thvufand. Some of the friends kiifed his feet in the priton at Exeter, and after his rdeafe went before him into the city of Brz/lo!, after the manner·of our Saviour's entrance into Jerufalem: one walked bareheaded; another of t he women led his horfe; others fpread their [carves and handkerchiefs before him in the way, crying continually as they went on, holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God of Hojls; Hofamw in the highe!l; holy, holy, is the Lord God of Jfrae!. Upon this the magill:rates of Brijlol caufed·him to be ap– prehended, and fent up to the parliament, who appointed a committee to examine witnelJes againft him, upon a charge of blafphemy; ( 1.) For admitting religious wodhip to be paid to him. And (2.) For aifuming the names and incommunical:>le titles and attributes of our bleifed Saviour, as the name JEsus, the fairefl amongfl ten thouflmd, the 'only b~gotten Son ~f God, the prophet of the mojl Higb, the king qf lfrael, the everlajling Jim oj1·ighteoujnejs, the prince of Peace. All which he confeifed, but alledged in his own defence, that thefe honours were not paid to him, but to Chrijl who dwelt in him. . The committee alked him, why he came in fo · extraordinary manner into Brijlol? To which he replied, th at be migbt not reji!fe any honours <r.vhicb others ~oho ~vere mo'ved by the L ord gave him. Being further afked whether he had reproved the perfons who gave him thofe titles and attri– butes ? He anfwered, if they had it from the Lord, wbat had I to do to reprove them? !f the F_atber hczs move! them to gi~;e theft honours to Chrijl, 1 may not deny them ; if they have gzvm t!Jem to any other but to Chrijl, 1 dijown them. He conclu~ed his defence thus ; I do abhor that any bo1/ours due to God jhould be gzven to me as I am a creature; but it pleajed the Lord toJet me up as a )ign if the coming if the righteous one, and what has been done to me paf!ing through the to~em, I was commandedby the Q_q q 2 po7ver
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