difference compromised. Sentiments of the reforming clergy about the
Habits. Ridley and Cranmer relax their opinions of the habits. Ger-
man church established. Gardiner deprived. Doctrines of the church
reformed. Remarks. Common prayer book revised a second time: es-
tablished by parliament. Marriages of the clergy legitimated. Blem-
ishes of the reformation. Alienation of church lands. Reformation
left imperfect. Further progress intended. Bucer's sentiments: and
Cranmer's. Original of the English convocation. King's death and
14 character. Remarks.
KING Edward's last will. Queen Jane proclaimed. Queen Mary
enters London. Her declaration about religion. Suffolk men punished.
Reformers imprisoned. Foreigners commanded to leave the kingdom.
Popery restored by parliament. Proceedings of convocation. Wyat's
rebellion. A visitation. Numbers of the clergy ejected. Queen's second
parliament and marriage. Disputation at Oxford. Reformers' decla-
ration of faith. Cardinal Poole arrives from the pope. The kingdom
reconciled to Rome. Laws against the pope repealed. Queen restores
the church lands. Laws against heretics revived. Protestants burnt.
Bonner's cruelty. Petition from beyond sea in behalf of the martyrs.
Mr. Bradford burnt. Bishops Ridley and Latimer. Bishop Gardiner's
death Archbishop Cranmer burnt. Further cruelties.. The numbers
14 that were burnt in this reign. Rise of the controversy about predesti-
nation. Arians. Some recant. Private congregation of protestants.
Their sufferings. Many go into a voluntary exile. Rise of the puritans.
Their manner of worship. The troubles at Frankfort. Disputes about
ceremonies and the service book. They appeal to Calvin. Dr. Cox
restores the use of the service book. Mr. Knox banished. Congrega-
tion divides: part go to Geneva. Remarks. Congregation at Frankfort
divided a second time. The magistrates' advice to them. Their new
book of discipline. Death of bishop Poynet. A visitation of the uni-
versities. Princess Elizabeth, her sufferings. Calamities of the nation.
Queen Mary's death and character.
142.
From the beginning of Queen ELIZABETH's reign to the Separation of
the Protestant Non-Conformists.
STATE of the nation. Preaching forbid. Return of the exiles. Ad-
vice of foreign divines about the reformation. Resolution of the exiles.
16 Proceedings of the parliament. The act of supremacy. Original of
the court of high commission. Remarks. Power vested in the crown
by the act of supremacy; with regard to the doctrine, discipline, cere-
monies, nomination of bishops and convocations. Sentiments of the pu-
ritans. Admonition to parliament. Remarks. Dispute between pa-
pists and protestants. King Edward's liturgy revived. Act of uni-
formity. Remarks. Proceedings of convocation. Popish bishops de-