The life and acts of John Whitgift, D.D., the third and last Lord Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of Queen Elizabeth Volume 1; the whole ... letters and other authentic mss. taken from t

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1822 Excerpt: ...the laws. And for this true friendship of that of some L great men Lord, he despatched a private letter to him, written all theaerefn-TM&i his own hand, dated from Croydon, June the 14th, er e of.uh-declaring, " That he could not but still heartily thank him Mss chart " or n18 careful"c88 in his behalf, touching the matters et EpUt. "then in action." And whereas those gentlemen had penesSme. charged him much for checking such useful men as they were, being preachers of the Gospel in the nation, and in respect of their learning; and blamed his too much rigor therein at that time of day; he proceeded thus in his discourse with the said Lord: "That he rather feared just "blame for his remissness hitherto, than for any extremity "or rigor. And that he did not a little wonder that such "kind of persons as those were, as hitherto he had to "deal with, being the worst sort of preachers, (if they "might be termed preachers, being rather so in name 154" than deed,) and such as by their doings and preachings "rather wrought in the hearts of their auditors a mislik"ing of the laws and governors, than obedience, should "have such and so many patrons. That he thought it "neither was, nor ever had been so, in a settled state and "good kind of government. That his conscience bore "him witness, that he did nothing which in duty he ought "not to do, and which the extremity of the disease did "not force him unto. That the laws were with him, sir Fran-" whatsoever Mr. Treasurer, and some lawyers, (whose cisknowles. J ' "skill, he said, was not great,) said to the contrary. That "her Majesty moved and earnestly exhorted him there"unto, with strait charge,...