2. That good Paftors might be planted in all Churches to preach the fame. 3. That the Church government might be fin cerely miniftred, according to Gods Word. 4. That the Book of Common Prayer might be fitted to more increafe of Piety. 1. For the first, he moved his Majefty, that the Book of Articles of Religion, concluded, 1562. might be explained in places obfcure, and enlarged where fome things were defective. For example, whereas Act. 16. The words are thefe After we have received the holy Ghost, we may depart from Grace: Notwithstanding, the meaning be found, yet he defired that, becaufe they may feem to be contrary to the Doctrine of Gods Predeftination and election in the 17 Article, both those words might be explained with this, or the like addition, Yet neither totally, nor finally; and alfo that the nine affertions Orthodoxal as he termed them, concluded upon at Lambeth, might be inferted into that Book of Articles. 2. Secondly, where it is faid in the 23. Article, that it is not lawful, for any man, to take upon him the office of Preaching or adminiftring the the Sacraments, in the congregation, before he be lawfully called, D. Rein. took exception to these words, In the Congregation, as implying a lawfulneffe for any man whatsoever, out of the Congregation, to preach and adminifter the Sacraments; though he had no lawful calling thereunto. 3. Thirdly, in the 25. Article, thefe words touching Confirmation, grown partly of the corrupt following the Apoftles, being oppofite to thofe in the Collect of Confirmation in the Communion Book, upon whom after the example of the Apostles, argue, faith he, a contrariety each to other; the firft, confeffing Confirmation, to be a depraved `imitation of the Apoftles; the fecond, grounding it upon their example, A. 8. and 9. as if the Bishop in Confirming of children, did by his impofing of hands, as the Apostles in those places, give the visible graces of the holy Ghost, and therefore he defired that both the contradiction might be confidered, and this ground of Confirmation examined. Thus farre Doctor Rein. went on without any interruption: But, here, as he was proceeding, the Bishop of London, much moved to hear these men, who fome of them the Evening before, and the fame morning, had made femblance, of joining with the Bishops, and that they fought for nothing but unity, now ftrike to overthrow, (if they could) all at once, cut him off, and kneeling down, moft humbly defired his Majesty, first, That the ancient Canon might be remembred, which faith, that Schifmatici contra Epifcopos, non funt audiendi. Secondly, that if any of these parties were in the number of the thousand Minifters, who had once fubfcribed to the Communion Book, and yet had lately exhibited a Petition to his Majesty, against it, they might be removed and not heard, according to the Decree of a very ancient Councel, providing, that no man should be admitted to speak against that, whereto he had formerly fubfcribed. Thirdly, he put D. Reinolds and his Affociates in minde, how much they were bound to his Majefties exceeding great clemency, in that they were permitted, contrary to the Statute, 1 Eliz. to fpeak fo freely against the Leiturgy and Discipline established. Lastly, forafmuch as that he perceived they took a courfe tending to the utter overthrow of the orders of the Church, thus long continued, he defired to know the end which they aimed at, alleging a place out of Master Cartwright, affirming that we ought rather to conform ourfelves in orders and Ceremonies to the fashion of the Turks, than to the Papifts; which Pofition he doubted they approved, becaufe, contrary to the orders. of the Universities, they appeared before his Majefty in Turky gownes, not in their Scholaftical habits, forting to their degrees. His Majefty perceiving my Lord of London to Speak in fome paffion, faid, that there was in it fomething which he might excufe, fomthing that he did miflike excufe his paffion he might, thinking he had just cause to be so moved, both in reSpect, that they did thus traduce the prefent well fetled Church Government; and alfo, did proceed in fo indirect a course, contrary to their own pretence, and the intent of that meeting also: yet he mifliked his fudden interruption of D. Rein. whom he should have fuffered to have taken his courfe and liberty, concluding, that there is no order, nor can be any effectual iffue of difputation, if each party might not be fuffered, without chopping, to speak at large what he would. And therefore willed that either the Doctors fhould proceed, or that the Bishop would frame his anfwer to these motions already made: although, faith his Majefty, fome of them are very needleffe: It was thought fitter to anfwer, left C 3 the the number of objections increasing, the answers would prove confused. Upon the first motion, concerning falling from Grace; The Bishop of London took occafion to fignifie to his Majefty, how very many in thefe daies, neglecting holineffe of life, prefumed too much of perfifting of Grace, laying all their Religion upon Predestination, If I shall be faved, I fhall be faved; which he termed a defperate Doctrine, fhewing it to be contrary to good Divinity, and the true doctrine of predeftination, wherein we fhould reafon rather ascendendo, than defcendendo, thus; I live in obedience to God, in love with my neighbour, I follow my vocation, &c. Therefore I truft that God hath elected me, and predeftinated me to Salvation: Not thus, which is the ufual courfe of argument, God hath predeftinated and cho. fen me to life, therefore though I fin never fo grievously, yet I fhall not be damned: for whom he once loveth, he loveth to the end. Whereupon he fhewed his Majesty out of the next Article, what was the doctrine of the Church of England, touching Predestination, in the very laft Paragraph, Scil. We must receive Gods promises, in fuch wife, as they be generally fet forth to us in holy Scripture and in our doings, that the will of God is to be followed, which |