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hy which " the" major part of the respectajble , intelligent , and religious population of the coqntry , unite in testifying the truth of ChilUogjvorth ' s immortal maxim that—The Bible—the Bible
ONLY IS THE RELIGION OF PrOTESTANTS . In 1640 , Chillingworth was appointed by the Chapter of Salis . bury their Proctor to the Convocation which met with
theparliament , on the 14 th of April . The parliament was dissolved on the 5 th of May ; but the Convocation , instead of being dissolved , as usual , at the same time , was
only adjourned for a few days . The clergy , erecting their authority above that of the parliament , assembled again in Convocation , under a new commission from
the king dated May the 12 th , and continued sitting till the 29 . th of the same month ; during which time they voted a subsidy , under the name of a Benevolence , to Charles , and enacted several
constitutions or canons , which were confirmed by the king , under the great seal of England . These proceedings were highly resented by the next parliament ^ which met November 3 , and both Houses declared them to be against
the right of parliament and the liberty of the subject . Thel Commons further passed a Bill for punishing the members of the Convocation , by which the Proctor of the Chapter of Salisbury was fined one thousand pounds ,
but to cry out the Bible . The Bible , f cay , the Bible is the religion diProtestants- , and so say all the heretics and schfentatics that ever were . ' * * Scripture vindicidiedjrom the Objections of the Jbord Bishop of Bangor , < 5 cc . Bref . p . xxxi .
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but this Bill wal thi ^ vfo otirfey the Lords . f ? QV * if GWttjingWorlh could have conCttrreil in thB ^ un .
constitutional measured of me clergy it is impossible to explain : even Clarendon ^ tlt ^ ws thit this Convocation ' dicj many things , which in the best of times might have been questioned , " and he seeras to admit that their conduct
naturally * drew a prejudice upon the whole body of the clergy / ' * ChillingwottVwas likewise dz ~ puteci to the Convocation which met with the parliament just referred to , but the disturbed state
of affairs prevented its J > it )< ££ ding to business : this lioi&ly lhf a * J - tion in all probability fcaVeit tl ^ e clergy from the vengeance of the Commons . The more active
spirits amongst them joined the ¥ *> oy ( al forces , and by services not & 1 « ways or entirely spiritual en * deavoured to promote the kiqg s cause . We find Chillingjworth With
Charles ^ army before Glquce ^ fer , in 1643 , and it is rel&te $ f tp ^( observing that they tvirtte ^ ipat ^ - rials to carry ori the Siegef ,. n < a
suggested the making of sbwi ^ engines , after the manner of tfee Roman Testudincs ciim pmteis \ the engines were made but ifafled of their design , and the siege wa $ speedily raised . to
The kin ^ seems haye be ^ fully aware of ChUlingwprtfxfs talents and services ; in fbe , pre- » ceding year he had been tc put into the roll by his majesty to bf created ( Doctor of l ^ iviuiiy ^ though i he tbfrie iiot Iq fake that degree , liiir W ^ s he
diplo-? Hist , ofntheu Vol . r . Pt : it . p i 4 § , 8 TO- Oxf- 1707 . r t Rw > hwvrth \ Hist . Callec > - ~ CtorM ? Histor . Relation- Sec Maiacaux , pp ^ 280 , 281 .
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^ 08 &i * f Memo ir of Mr . ChittirtgwMfti
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1814, page 208, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2439/page/8/
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