Chap. XII. 7he HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS. 79'J " humbly defire, that your maJ'elly would be pleafed by your wifdom King William " and goodnefs, to compofe the differences betwee-n your proteftant fub- mld queen "jeCts, in things of lefs moment concerning religion. We hope thofe Mary. " reverend perfons who confpire with us in the main (!nd, the glory of t688. " God, and the public good, will confent to the terms of union, where- ~ " in all the reformed churches agree. We !hall fincerely addrefs our " requells to God, that he will pleafe to pour down in a rich a- " bundance his bleilings, upon your majelly's perfon and government, and '' preferve you to his heavenly kingdom," Her majefty was gracioufly pleafed to anfwer, "I WILL ufe all endeavours for tbe obtaining an union that is ne- Her majef– " cejlary for the edifying if the church. I dejire your prayers." ty's a11jwer. Though the joy that accompanied the revolution, had a confiderable Some hijhops influence on the choice of reprefentatives in parliament, yet there be- rifufed the . k . ft h 1 . d h oath mg no cou~t to ma e mter~ among t e peop e,. It appeare t at Bur~et, p. the late kmg had a party 111 both houfes, fuffic1ent to perplex the Vol. H. p. government, who firft propofed the choice of a new parliament, in or- 6, 8. der to throw .the nation into a ferment; but this being over-ruled, a bill was brought in, and paffed Jan. 23, to turn the prefent convention into a parliament, it being wifely concluded , that thofe who had fet the king on the throne, would be moft zealous to maintain him there; but when the houfe was called over, and the members required to take the oath>, eight biiliops abfented (viz.) Dr. Sancroft archbiiliop of Canterbury, 'Turner of Ely, Lake of Chichefier, Kenn of Bath and Wells, White of Peterborough, 'Thomas of Worcefler, Doyde of Norwich, and Frainpton of G!oucejter; however that they might recommend themfelves by a ibew of moderation, before they withdrew, they moved the houfe of lords for a bill of toleration and another of comprehenfion, which were drawn up accordingly by the earl of Nottingham, and were much the fame with thofe prepared for the houfe of commons in king Charles the fecond's time, during the debates about the bill of exclufion. The clergy in general took the oaths, but it became vilible that ma- lb. Vol. H. ny among them took them only as oaths of fubmiffion to ifurpers, with P· 6 • II, this referve, that it was ftilllawful to affifl: king J ames, if he fhould attempt to recover the crown, and that he was Hill their king de jure, though
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