Chap. IV. The HIS T 0 R Y of tbe PuRITANS. 557 ner laid the found ation of all the king's future mifcarriages; fo that if King ' . b k' ur;! · d """ 1 d ot t j I h Charles II. the revolutwn y mg rr t zam an queen J.v1.ary 1a n a {en pace, t e 1660 • refioration had been no bleiling to the nation. ~ But it ought to be remembered, that this was not a legal parliament, Remarks.• for the rump had no power to appoint keepers if the liberties if E(lgland ;. nor had the ·keepers a right to iifue out writs for election of a new parliament; nor could the king's writ, without the fublequent· choice of the people make them fo. All the laws therefore made by this convention; and all the puniiliments infliCted upon offcnderJ in purfuance of them, were not firiCl:ly legal, which the court were fo apprehenlive of, that they prevailed with the next parliament to con~ fi rm them. When this convention parliament had fat about eight months, it was diifolved December zg, partly becaufe it was not legally chofen, and becaufe it was too much prefbyterian; the' prime minifl:er [Hyde] having now formed a delign in concert with the bil110ps, of evacuating the church of all the prefbyterians. The managing prefbyterians fiill buoyed themfelves up with· hopes P reiliyterian• of a comprehenlion within the church, though they had parted with all minijle~s , their weight and influence; and from dire[/ors were become bumble "h'ade, ~mg s r I' r h c h c I h . c c ap.azns. Jupp 1ants to thOle very men w o a ,ew mont s be,ore ay at t etr 1eet. K.·Ch. p•. They had now no other refuge than the king's clemency, which was 162. directed by chancellor Hyde and the biiliops; but to keep them quiet, his majefiy conde{cended, at the infiance of the earl of Manchejler, to admit ten of their number into the lift of his chaplains in ordi,.. nary, (viz.) Dr. Reynolds, Dr. Spurflow, Dr. Wallis, Dr, Manton, . Dr. Bates, Mr. Calamy, Mr. .Ajhe, Mr. Cafe, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Woodbridge.. None of thefe divines were called to .Preach at court, excpt Dr.. Reynolds-, Dr. Spurjlo1v, Mr. Calamy, and Mr. Baxter, each of them once. Here again the prefbyterians were divided in their politics, fome being for going as far as they could .,with the court, and others for.drawing back. Of the former fort were Mr. Calamy, Dr. Reynolds, and Mr• .Ajhe who were entirely direCl:ed by the earl of Manchejler, and had frequen\ aifemblies Baxter's life, at his houfe; to them were joined. Dr. Bates, Dr. Manton, and mofi of P· 29, the city minifiers; but ~r. Seaman, Mr. Jenkins, and others, were of another party; thefe were a. little. eflranged from the refi of their bre- . thren,
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