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igions were tolerated, except popery and prelacy; but in that of York these two were only tolerated, and all others except those who professed true presbyterian covenanted principles; and as for Queen Ann's toleration, it was nothing else than a reduplication upon this to restore their beloved {illegible} prelacy again. [88] It is commonly said, that when the summons came he spoke out of his bed and said, Tell them I have got summons already before a superior judge and judicatory, and I behove to answer my last summons, and ere your day come I will be where few kings and great folks come. When they returned and told he was a-dying, the parliament put to a vote, Whether or not to let him die in the college. It carried, Put him out, only a few dissenting. My lord Burleigh said, Ye have voted that honest man out of the college, but ye cannot vote him out of heaven. Some said, He would never win there, hell was too good for him. Burleigh said, I wish I were as sure of heaven as he is, I would think myself happy to get a grip of his sleeve to hawl me in. See Walker's Rem. page 171. [89] See this testimony and some of his last words published in 1711. [90] This appears to be these papers bearing the name of representations, propositions, protestations, &c. given in by him, and Messrs. Cant and Livingston to the ministers and elders met at Edinburgh, July 24th 1652. [91] It appears that he married a second wife by whom he had only one child alive. See his letters part III. letter 55. [92] Part I. letter 4, and part III. letter 37. [93] See this discourse at large in Stevenson's history, page 674. [94] See a more full account of these transactions in Stevenson's history, vol. III. page 176. [95] Some accounts bear that this was a rape committed by him. [96] See the national covenant. [97] See the coronation of Charles II. page 38, &c. [98] See these articles at large and his answers in Wodrow's church history, vol. 1. page 43,----52. [99] See the appendix to Wodrow's history, No. 18. [100] The historian Burnet in the introduction to his history page 30. &c. is pleased to say, "This Argyle was a pretender to high degrees of piety. Warriston went to very high notions of lengthened devotions, and whatsoever struck his fancy during these effusions he looked on it as an answer of prayer." But perhaps the bishop was much a stranger both to high degrees of piety and lengthened devotions, and also to such re
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