History of Congregationalism from about A.D. 250 to the Present Time

tionalists, 54. His arrest, and confinement in the Clink prison
-Immediately arraigned before Whitgift, on Sunday, Nov. 19th,
1586, p. 55. His first examination, 56. His second examination,
Nov. 27th. In both refuses to swear upon the Bible, and without
knowing to what he was to swear, 56-59. Whitgift in a rage or-
ders him to close prison, 60. A third examination, March 24th,
1586-7, before the two lord chief justices, the archbishop and
others, 61. Refuses the ex officio oath Examined on his word
Eleven questions propounded and his answers given on the

spot, in writing, 62-68. Remanded to prison and there kept

till May, 1587 - Out on bonds for a short time, 69. Arrested,

with others, in a religious meeting, in a private house, on the

Lord's day - All sent to prison - Two die in prison, 70. A

fourth, and last examination of Barrowe, before the archbishop,

the lord chancellor, the lord treasurer and others, March 18th,

1587-8, p. 71. Barrowe begs for a public conference, 73. Re-

spectful to the secular lords, but impudently severe on Whit-

gift and Aylmer, 74. Barrowe and Greenwood remain to-

gether in prison, until March 21st, 1592-3, p. 76. Then indicted,

and tried at the Old Bailey, for treason - The Indictment, and

Barrowe's answer, 77. Found guilty and sentenced to death

- Bellot, Bowle and Studley condemned with them, 79.

Brought out for execution, March 24th, 1592-3 - Reprieved

Conferred with by certain doctors and deans - Led out to

execution again, March 31st - Affecting scene at the gallows —

A second reprieve, 81. Whitgift's efforts to intercept petitions,

etc., from these prisoners, 84, and note. Finally executed,

April 6th, 1593- The opinion of distinguished contemporaries

respecting Barrowe and Greenwood, 86.

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CHAPTER IV.

THE WRITINGS OF HENRY BARROWE AND JOHN GREENWOOD,

1589-1593.

Writing materials denied them in prison, yet they write
voluminously, 89. Publications : "The Destruction of the
Visible Church," March, 1589, p. 90. "A Collection of certain
Letters and Conferences,” 1590, p. 91. “A Brief Discovery of

the False Church," Dec. 1590, p. 93. "A Plain Refutation of

Mr. Giffard's Book," 1591 - Interesting history of this book,

and the conversion of Rev. Francis Johnson, 98. The hard-

ships endured by the Separatists, and the slanders vented

against them, 100. Of the church of England, 101. How a

minister should be called and ordained, 102. Right of ordina-

tion in the church A publishing of a contract between the

church and the minister, 103. Consequence of denying the

power of the individual church to ordain, 104. Three other

works, 104. Rev. George Giffard, 105, note. "A Platform to

drive away Prelatism," the last pamphlet published by Barrowe,

1593, p. 106. Greenwood's "Answer to Geo. Giffard's Pretended

Defence of Read Prayers"- Bitterly severe on Giffard and the

conforming puritans, 106. Indignantly refutes the charge of

being a Brownist," 107. "A Brief Refutation of Mr. Gif-

fard's supposed Consimilitude between the Donatists and us,"
1591, p. 107. Giffard's argument against separation refuted -
"A Few Observations, etc., about Stinted Prayers and De-
vised Liturgies," 108. The Scriptural argument for pre-
scribed forms of prayer demolished, 109. Giffard's "slanders
and railings," in calling them Brownists and Donatists, 111.
Barrowe's earnest appeal to Attorney Egerton for a conference

- The bishops refuse it, 117. A petition to Burleigh, August,

1592, by fifty-nine "poor Christians, in sundry prisons,"

escapes Whitgift's spies, 113, and note, compared with p. 84,

note. Their sufferings - Ten died in prison, 114. Another

petition, to the privy council, from Separatists then at liberty

- Their doctrinal agreement with the church of England,

their loyalty, reverence for superiors and "innocency in all

good conversation"-"The Romish [church of England]

prelacy and priesthood, their only special adversaries," 115.

Inquisitorial visits of certain bishops and puritans to the pris-

oners, 116. The last effort of Barrowe and Greenwood for life

and liberty - An affecting and interesting letter to an "Honor-