The history of the Puritans, or, Protestant . urtlyTemper ; a Tool of the Prerogative, and an Enemyto the Laws and Conftitutions of his Country. Some have 92 The HISTORY King have reprefented him as inclined to Popery, becaufeJames I. jje maintained feveral fecular Priefts in his Houfe ;^^2^ but this was done (fay his Advocates J to keep upthe Controverfy between them and the Jefuits. Clarendon fays, That he underftood the Churchpt88. cc excellently well, that he had almoft refcued it out«* of the Hands of the Calvinian Party, and very much fubdued the unr
The history of the Puritans, or, Protestant . urtlyTemper ; a Tool of the Prerogative, and an Enemyto the Laws and Conftitutions of his Country. Some have 92 The HISTORY King have reprefented him as inclined to Popery, becaufeJames I. jje maintained feveral fecular Priefts in his Houfe ;^^2^ but this was done (fay his Advocates J to keep upthe Controverfy between them and the Jefuits. Clarendon fays, That he underftood the Churchpt88. cc excellently well, that he had almoft refcued it out«* of the Hands of the Calvinian Party, and very much fubdued the unruly Spirit of the Non-Con-«« formifts; and that he countenanced Men of Learning.* His Lordfhip might have added,That he was covetous, paflionate, ill-naturd, and acruel Perfecutor of good Men. That he laid afide thatHofpitality that becomes a Bifhop, and lived withoutState or Equipage, which gave Occaflon to the fol-lowing Satire upon his Death, which happenedNov. 2. 1610. cBtatis 66. Here lies bis Grace in cold Clay cladyIJ^ho died for Want of what be CHAP. Chap. II. c/l/^PuRiTANSi 93 CHAP. II. From the Death of Archbijhop Bancroft^the Death of King James I. B A NC RO FT was fucceeded by Dr. George KingAbbots Bifhop of London, a Divine of a quite James Spirit from his Predeceflbr ; he was a found \^^h»Proteftant, a thorough Calvinift, an avowed Enemy Abboc Jto Popery, and even fufpected of Puritanifm, becaufe »w*fche relaxed the penal Laws, whereby, fays Lord Cla- , He unravelid all that his Predeceflbr been doing for many Years, who, if he had lived<l a little longer, would have fubdued the unruly Spi- rit of the Non-Conformifts, and extinguifhed that<c Fire in England which had been kindled at Geneva ;«« but Abbot (fays his Lord (hip) confidered the«« Chriftian Religion no other wife than as it abhorred and reviled Popery, and valued thofe Men moft*.* who did that moft furioufly. He enquired but« little after th
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