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The British Delegation and the Synod of Dort (1618-1619) THE BRITISH DELEGATION AND THE SYNOD OF DORT (1618-1619) EDITED BY Anthony Milton THE BOYDELL PRESS CHURCH OF ENGLAND RECORD SOCIETY Contents Preface xi Abbreviations xiii Introduction xvii Note on Documents and Editorial Conventions lvi Part One: The Political Background to the Synod Introduction 1 1/1 King James I to the States General, 6/16 March 1613 3 1/2 Conversation of Sir Dudley Carleton with Johan van 4 Oldenbarnevelt, February 1617 1/3 King James I to the States General, 20/30 March 1617 6 1/4 Archbishop Abbot to Sir Dudley Carleton, 22 March/ 8 1 April 1617 1/5 King James I to Sir Dudley Carleton, 12/22 July 1617 10 1/6 Sir Dudley Carleton to King James I, 12/22 August 1617 10 1/7 Sir Ralph Winwood to Sir Dudley Carleton, 27 August/ 12 6 September 1617 1/8 Conversation of Sir Dudley Carleton with Hugo Grotius, 13 September 1617 1/9 Speech of Sir Dudley Carleton in the Assembly of the States 16 General, 26 September/ 6 October 1617 1/10 Earl of Buckingham to Sir Dudley Carleton, 31 October/ 20 10 November 1617 1/11 Bishop Mountagu of Winchester to Sir Dudley Carleton, 21 1/16 November 1617 1/12 Archbishop Abbot to Sir Dudley Carleton, 28 December 1617/ 22 7 January 1618 . 1/13 Archbishop Abbot to Sir Dudley Carleton, 8/18 January 1618 25 1/14 Sir Dudley Carleton to Sir Robert Naunton, 4/14 February 1618 28 1/15 The States General to King James I, 15/25 June 1618 30 1/16 Prince of Orange to Sir Dudley Carleton, 1/11 July 1618 32 1/17 Gerson Bucerus to King James I, 23 June/ 3 July 1618 33 1/18 John Young to Gerson Bucerus, 20/30 July 1618 '"37 1/19 Response to Bucerus' letter, c. July 1618 39 VI CONTENTS 1/20 King James I to the States General, 27 July/ 6 August 1618 42 1/21 Sir Dudley Carleton to Sir Robert Naunton, 14/24 August 1618 44 1/22 The States General to King James I, 22 August/1 September 1618 46 1/23 Sir Dudley Carleton to Sir Robert Naunton, 29 September/ 47 9 October 1618 1/24 Sir Dudley Carleton to Archbishop Abbot, 27 September/ 50 7 October 1618 1/25 Marquis of Buckingham to Sir Dudley Carleton, 13/ 53 23 October 1618 Part Two: The Theological Background to the Synod Introduction 55 2/1 George Carleton to Sir Dudley Carleton, 24 October/ 56 3 November 1616 2/2 George Carleton to Sir Dudley Carleton, 22 October/ 57 1 November 1617 2/3 Bishop George Carleton to Sir Dudley Carleton, 28 November/ 8 December 1617 59 2/4 Festus Hommius to William Ames, 4/14 December 1617 61 2/5 Sir Dudley Carleton to George Carleton, 18/28 February 1618 62 2/6 John Overall, On the Five Articles Disputed in the Low Countries 64 2/7 John Overall, The Judgement of the Church of England 71 Concerning Divine Predestination 2/8 John Overall, The Judgement of the Church of England... 85 Explained in Article 17 of its Confession 2/9 Instructions of King James I to the Delegates 92 2/10 Samuel Ward to Bishop Lake, 26 September/ 6 October 1618 94 2/11 Samuel Ward to Bishop Lake, 30 September/10 October 1618 96 2/12 Bishop Lake to Samuel Ward, 12/22 October 1618 97 2/13 George Hakewill to John Prideaux, 11/21 December 1618 102 Part Three: The Opening Preliminaries of the Synod Introduction 105 3/1 Relation of the Journey of the Delegates to Dort 105 3/2 Sir Robert Naunton to Sir Dudley Carleton, 4/14 October 1618 109 3/3 Speech of Sir Dudley Carleton to the States General, 27 October/ 111 6 November 1618 3/4 Speech of Bishop Carleton to the States General, 27 October/ 119 6 November 1618 3/5 Sir Dudley Carleton to John Chamberlain, 29 October/ < 122 8 November 1618 CONTENTS vii 3/6 Sermon of Joseph Hall to the Synod, 19/29 November 1618 123 3/7 The British Delegates and the Treatment of the Apocrypha, 133 Sessions 6-10 3/8 The Judgment of the British Divines on Bible Translation 138 3/9 Archbishop Abbot to Sir Dudley Carleton, 27 November/ 140 7 December 1618 3/10 The Judgment of the British Divines on the Method of 141 Catechizing 3/11 The Judgment of the British Divines on the Baptism of the 143 Children of Heathens 3/12 The Judgment of the British Divines on the Education of 144 Trainees for the Ministry 3/13 The Judgment of the English Divines on Printing 146 Part Four: The Prosecution of the Remonstrants Introduction 147 4/1 Sir Robert Naunton to Sir Dudley Carleton, 25 November/ 148 5 December 1618 4/2 Sir Dudley Carleton to Sir Robert Naunton, 10/20 December 149 1618 4/3 Pierre Du Moulin to Sir Dudley Carleton, 28 November/ 152 8 December 1618 4/4 Sir Dudley Carleton to Sir Robert Naunton, 16/26 December 154 1618 4/5 Sir Dudley Carleton to Archbishop Abbot, 16/26 December 156 1618 4/6 Archbishop Abbot to Sir Dudley Carleton, 21/31 December 158 1618 4/7 Sir Robert Naunton to Sir Dudley Carleton, 22 December 1618/ 159 1 January 1619 4/8 Sir Robert Naunton to Sir Dudley Carleton, 29 December 1618/ 160 8 January 1619 4/9 Bishop Lake to Samuel Ward, 12/22 December 1618 161 4/10 The Judgment of the British Divines on the Protestation and 162 Two Objection of the Remonstrants 4/11 The Judgment of the English Divines on the Theses 166 Concerning the Five Articles and Their Appendices, Presented to the Synod 4/12 The Judgment of the English and Scottish Divines on the Fairness 167 of the Synodal Decrees, Which the Remonstrants Oppose 4/13 The Judgment of the British Divines on the Manner of Proceeding 173 Vlll CONTENTS 4/14 The Judgment of the British Divines on the Prepared Remonstrant 176 Judgment in the First Head of Doctrine 4/15 The Judgment of the British Divines on the two Remonstrant 180 Demands 4/16 Archbishop Abbot to Sir Dudley Carleton, 29 December 1618/ 182 8 January 1619 4/17 Sir Dudley Carleton to Archbishop Abbot, 14 January 1619 184 4/18 Sir Dudley Carleton to Sir Robert Naunton,. 14/24 January 1619 186 4/19 Bishop Lake to Samuel Ward, 29 January/8 February 1619 188 4/20 Sir Dudley Carleton to John Chamberlain, 9/19 January 1619 189 4/21 Valedictory Address of Joseph Hall 191 Part Five: Divisions Among the Delegates (January-March 1619) Introduction 193 5/1 John Young to Samuel Ward, 8/18 January 1619 196 5/2 Bishop Carleton to Sir Dudley Carleton, 14/24 January 1619 197 5/3 Sir Dudley Carleton to Archbishop Abbot, 5/15 February 1619 199 5/4 Bishop Carleton to Sir Dudley Carleton, 8/18 February 1619 200 5/5 Sir Dudley Carleton to Archbishop Abbot, 11/21 February 1619 203 5/6 Bishop Carleton to Sir Dudley Carleton, 16/26 February 1619 203 5/7 Sir Dudley Carleton to Johannes Bogerman, 15/25 February 1619 204 5/8 Sir Dudley Carleton to Archbishop Abbot, c. 16/26 February 1619 206 5/9 Sir Dudley Carleton to Sir Robert Naunton, 17/27 February 1619 207 5/10 Bishop Carleton to Archbishop Abbot, 18/28 February 1619 208 5/11 The British Divines to Archbishop Abbot, 18/28 February 1619 209 5/12 John Young to Samuel Ward, 25 February/ 7 March 1619 210 5/13 Sir Robert Naunton to Sir Dudley Carleton, 26 February/ 211 8 March 1619 5/14 Sir Dudley Carleton to Sir Robert Naunton, 1/11 March 1619 212 5/15 Sir Dudley Carleton to Sir Robert Naunton, 9/19 March 1619 213 5/16 Sir Dudley Carleton to Archbishop Abbot, 9/19 March 1619 215 5/17 The British Divines to Archbishop Abbot, 11/21 March 1619 216 5/18 Dr John Davenant on the Atonement 218 Part Six: The Collegiate Suffrage of the British Divines Introduction 223 6/1 The Collegiat Suffrage of the Divines of Great Britaine, Concerning the Five Articles Controverted in the Low Countries 226.
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