4=2· K. Charles I; 1643·. ......... ""'-'. The HlS.T"ORY of tRe PuRl'TAN~. **Mr. Jeremiah Whitaker, A. M. Stretton. Mr. Francis Whiddon, Moreton. VCi>L~ I:I. **Henry Wilkinfon, fln. D. D. Waddefdon, afterward Margaret Proff!Jor, Oxon. ** Mr. .Henry Wilkinfon, Jun. B. D •. St. Dunfians, ** Mr. Tho. Wilfon, Otham. * Tho. Wincop, D. D. Elefworth. *'*' John Wincop, D. D. St. Martin's in the fields. ** Mr. Francis Woodcock, proClor if the univerji.ty Cambridge. ·:If*· Mr. Thomas Young, Stow-Market. Minifiers from Scotland. ** Mr. Alexander Henderfon. ** Mr. @eorge Gillefpie. ** Mr. Samuel Rutherford. ·H Mr. Robert Bayly. Before the affembly fat, the king by his royal proclamation of June 2:2. forbid their meeting, for the purpofes therein mentioned; and :de– clared, that no aCl:s done by them ought to be received by his fubjects; : he alfo threatened to proceed againfi: them with the utmoil: feverity of the law. . Neverthelefs, fixty-nine affembled in king Henry the feventh's chapel the fidl: day, according to fummens, not in their canonical habits, but chiefly in black coats and bands, in imitation of the foreign protef-· tarits. Few of the epifcopal divines appeared, and thofe who did, after fome time withdrew, for the following reafons. R .r i Oij. I. " Becaufe the affembly was-prohibited by the royal proclama– th:a~;'l}c.~al " tion; which Dr. Twil/e in his fermon, . at the 9pening the affembly divines a- " lamented, but hoped in due time his majeil:y's Gonfent might be obgamjlthe af- " tained. . ffmbly. An.fw. To which it was replied, " that the conftitution at prefent~was· " diffolved ; that there were two fovereign contending powers in the na– " tion; and if the war in which the parliament was engaged was ju!l: " and neceffary, they might affume this bFanch of the prerogative, till · " th-~ nation was fettled, as well as any other. Obj. 2, " Beeaufe the members of t_he affembly were not chofen " by the clergy, and-therefore could not appear as their reprefentatives. Anfd!. To which it was anfwered, " that the affembly was not de– " figned for a national.J5'nod, or reprejimtative body of the clergy, but on– ,, ly as a committee, or council to parliament, to give their opinion " touching fuch church matters as the houfes fhould lay before them; " they had .no p,ower of themfelves to . make laws,or canons, or deter- "mine l l
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