The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-26

FAvoRs SHOWN THE PURITAss.
The facts say, however that there were many pallia
tves 70 these prosecutions and that some fayorsa least
were shown the Purans. For instance, Hooper Bishop
Of Gloucester, back from Zurich to Eng and mad
against Episcopal robes though holding Epsco al Offices
and doctrines. The King TO the bish Is "to en-
duro Hooper's scrupes.' Queen Elizabeth allowed
Coyereae to exchange his robes, a. . conse
Grafton, for something like Puritan gown, ana
John cotton was offered almost similar privileges Jonh
FOX ref sed to sign the Liturgy and told the bishop he
might take away his psebend, and much good might u
The Purtans however, hated him for his moderation,
and, aiming at him through his tenderest love, had
tells in his "Review OF the Puritansn Fox informs
the bishops Of the matter in u Latin letter, in
which he speaks Of the turbulent genius which inspires
these factious purans and says it for his moderation
they have conceived this bitterness against him. Tho
prosecuted are prosecutors this once humble as they
were, they had enough al Oxford to accom-
plish their wishes Maher too, IN his Magnolia, speaks
Of Emanuel College, that seminary Of Puritans in Cam
BRIDGE that i'll both Of the great Universities the dos
pissed Puritans without influence Dr. Jarvis says
that with regard to The moderate party OF the Puritans
there the greatest disposition IN the rulers or the
church Indulgence; Queen Elizabeth "iiers to
dispense with kneeng at communion, wearing surpccs
making the sign Of the cross at baptism II they VIII
conform in other particulars and Lord Bu.eigh offers
that il they don't like the Liturgy they may make ono
which they like They make l.urgy-that s the hrst
Chassis do. The second Chassis find six hundred obec
tionablc features in it, The third Chassis object TO hall
the seconos objections The fourth cannot agree with the
third and Lord BuIlegh turns them all away and tells
them TO agree together and he will agree with them In
that the very Bible changed to suit the
Pufns for in the Address OF the raDsators, preixod
the original edition OF the Bible in 1911 we find
the passage "For the very historical truth is that
| upon the importunate petitions of the Puritans,
al Majesty coming the crown, the conference at
Hampton Court having been appointed for hearing their
/ from all other grounds they had last to this
Shift that they could not with good conscience subscribe
was there Translated which was, they said most
| corrupt translation And although this was judged
| to be but very poor and empty SHIFT, yet
hpreu hs
of the good that might ensue by now translation and
presently after gave orders for this translation which ID
presented unto thee This much to satisfy our scru-
puos brethren" This passage suppressed in editions
now published.
/ PURITAN PROvOCATIONs AND RETALIATIONS.
| But if the persecution not, has been shown,
without its mitigation, it certainly not without its
provocaton retaliation. At one time the Puritans
| carried matters far that they were sus-
| pected of being in league with the Papists, and
this at the of the Spanish Armada when all the rest
f Protestant Engand-the Presby not less than
others Qor Puritans not Presbyterians)-so
81 oudcr shoulder defence of God and country They
dragged Episcopal bishops from the affairs because they
were rolled in surplccs, kicked the communion Ia
bles broke up meetings, performed all tho outrages
/ recently repeated in London churches, celebrated
| mock baptisms, issued basphcmous and scurriious
1 tracts, violated the grave of the Archbishop OF
| Canterbury, accommodated the Queen, anontod
Il
to him as King of England and Of all Europe. All this
while u shower of pamphlets, written by Martin Aarpre-
late and others stl more basphemous and ionlpenned
than he kept up necessarily. Stopping short there
1 fore Of the reigns OF the Charleses, with which
we have nothing to do in this connection, the
voked reciprocated by themselves. But what Of
the persecution itsef2 Or. Morse During the
successive ,eigns of Henry VIII Mary, Elizabeth and
Janus l. the Proestans, and especially tho Purtans,
the objects Of bloody persecution and thousands OF
them were either inhumany burnt left cruelty
To perish prisons and Dungeons and Hall makes the
same assertion only erng live centuries with this ban
of persecution The facts say that it quite as
| bad as this Thousands wero not slain nor was there
much manning and nose splitting except at the times
when H rued and the Puritans Suffered equally with
all PIotestants The prosecutions were doubtless
tous enough, but tho consisted mostly in trials before
ecclesiastical courts in fines and tn,s, and in those
| with our opinions upon disputed points. con.
| triyc inict upon us There were few
deaths mprisonments and whippings, but the Purans
received aud gave about equal share; their
having however the aid OF the government for very
| long period. Thus the PurtaI.s became greatly dis
affected towards the government indeed the political
reasons arody given were not the exciting causes OF ms
disacclon, and demonstrating strongly against any
union church ard state deter mined upon removal
That the pubic have not been better acquainted with
he real facts regard to this persecution is accounted
when remember that Meals History Of the Puri-
ans Is the generally received authority and that Pur
descendants those wac generally retail the story
Moshem, impartial and DIR. Murdoch, IN independent,
| writer, agree with many others in stating, in tbs
| words of the latter that while Neal is full
| in narratng and cmtlazoning the wrongs
| which the bishops inflicted caused to be
Inflicted ON he iurans he frequently extonuaes, ex-
,uses or passes silently over the faults of tn Puritan
| Get" Even The Christian Observer, a sufficiently Puri
anoal Journal, is obliged to admit that after careful
review Of Puritan history, little doub VIII remain how
| early and how deeply this political lcavcn began
| to work. The Bible was mado to serve
| purpose il was never intended to serve, and
| clesiastcal authority all primitive examples (Which it
true had been much abused by the Papiss they de-
vssd from the Scriptures alone new system Of their
own set up as supreme their self constituted au-
tnofy ana gave fresh and grand, but negative,
pie Of zeal without prudence, purity without peace, ana
| tan history it will be seen why tie Purtans
deserved such epithets "facticus" 'disturbers,"
Claims the have to the sympathy of those who tai
church bells for John Brown and apply sticking pasiefs
20 the wounds which Fred Douglass receives when con
| scrvasm kicks HIM oil public platforms. Such
review necessary 10 slow, also, tht the bigotry,
intolerance and inconsistency charged upon New England
fanatics past and present were derived directly from
their ancestors, aud to exhibit their qualities In light
| still more broad aud garing
THE pErARTURE ron HOLLAND.
Failing to obtain their desired ascendency either in the
| government the church. or, their apoossts say,
oppressed and perseceted, the Purans determined to
leave England but they did not BY any start OF
fer America "with the charter Of freedom" any other
liberty bringing document, I" in their teeth" That
Fourth Of July faacy is pretty thoroughly exploded
by the facts Of the They 60 on the contrary, to
Cavinistic Holland, where they might enjoy their
glon wei! as they could in America. They managed,
however 10 raise storm before they lett and had some
trouble IN departing, the government NOT recognizing the
right Of peaceabic under the circumstances
The Proshyterians, the Anabaptsts, to which Blnyan
! belonged, and other dissenting scots, had kept
distinct from the Purtans all along, aud now
| remained in England 10 accomplish the re.
formation under Cromwell, glory which, Ike
all other gorics, IL Gained for the ruritans proper
Some of these sects afterwards grated America and
were very warmly received viii appear Ivy AMI by.
The purtans who went a. Holland were compose main
ly OF Brownists under the lead OF Robinson the Puritan
ultra proper and especial with few independents
| Or tlff4 win THt
| England. Tho original New Enghnd Purtats, the \.
r. ~ Brownsts. Neal says that Robinson "a
| rigid Brownist when he went 20 Holland Robinson
himself his parting idrcss to the Pilgrims tells them
"o abandon, avoid aud shake OIL tho name of Brown
st;' runckard says that "Brownism, IN It's essential
features corrts ponded with Congrega onalsm since
established In New England" al1 Gray massachusetts
| Historical Colecon) asserts that oar ancestors
| were Of the stficttst sect Of Puritans," that
| III fact imnnrnni their kenttN nihnnph