The History of the Church of England, in the Colonies and Foreign Dependencies of the British Empire (Volume 2 ) - Softcover

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.1848 Excerpt: ... THE HISTORY, fyc. CHAPTER XIII. THE CHURCH OP ENGLAND UNDER CHARLES THE FIRST. A. D. 1625--1648-9. Reasons for reviewing the history of the Church, under Charles the First--The King's difficulties--Short duration of the three first Parliaments--None convened for eleven years afterwards--Evil results thereof--Aggravated by the policy pursued towards the Church of Rome--And by the share, given to the Church of England, in the obnoxious counsels of the Crown--The elevation of Montague and others--The Arminian and Sabbatarian controversies--Suppression of Feoffees--Severities against Leighton, Prynne, and others--Forced emigration to New England--Its prohibition--Intention of sending a Bishop to New England--Strafford's administration in Ireland--Troubles in Scotland--Jurisdiction of the Bishop of London over English congregations abroad, and over the English Colonies--The Covenanters--Parliament convened, and dissolved--Canons of 1640--The Long Parliament--Impeachment of Strafford and Laud--Execution of Strafford--Act for the indefinite prolongation of Parliament--Abolition of the High Commission Court and Star Chamber--Aggressions of Parliament--Civil War begins--Assembly of Divines--Presbyterians, Independents, and Erastians--The Solemn League and Covenant subscribed by the English Parliament--Sufferings of the Clergy--Description of their persecutors--The Directory--Laud executed--His character--Sequel of the Civil War--Execution of the King. The history of England, under Charles the First, xm reveals a fearful picture of strife, oppression, and RenTtbr' Chap. ruin. The destroying elements were at work, from reviewing VOL. II. B XIII. v--------' the very outset of his reign; and nothing less than of the the overthrow of our whole civil and ecclesiastical Ch...