ARTICLES Exhibited in the Parliament against WILLIAM BEALE, Doctor of DIVINITY, and MASTER of St. JOHNS COLLEDGE in the Vniversity of CAMBRIDGE, The 6th. of August. 1641.
1. THat hee presumptuously preached a Sermon at St. Pauls in London 1640. which did not only containe Hereticall Doctrine, but did also applaud and extoll the Papists to be the Kings truest Subjects, and most Loyall in the whole Kingdome.
2. That in another Sermon at the same [Page 2] Church he did positively confirm with an audatious confidence and insolency, that the Puritans were Traitors to the Crowns in three respects, (or at least as bad as Traitors.)
- 1. Of their obstinacy.
- 2. Of their Schismaticall Religion.
- 3. Of their Disloyaltie.
And therefore in his opinion they either ought by coertion to bee compelled to their Conformity, or to suffer extremity of Law.
3. That by sufficient proof and authority he preached in St. Maries against the Subjects freedome and liberty.
4. That in the same Sermon hee said it was a sin of damnation not to bow at the name of Jesus, and his Argument he produced out of the Scripture false quoted, and that the sin was the same for not bowing with submissive reverence to the Comumnion Table [Page 3]both at our first entrance and departure out of the Church.
5. That in his Colledge he did most tyrannically usurp Conformity, and did exult in a most Majesteriall way, commanding the Deanes of the said Colledge to execute the inflictions of severe punishments on all those who would not observe Conformity: as to bow very low at the comming in at the Chappel to the Communion Table, and likewise at their going out thereof without any exception both of the Fellowes, Schollers and Students of the said Colledge.
6. That because those Papisticall Innovations did oppose the pious Consciences of some which would not observe them, there were foure expelled upon the non-performance thereof.
7. That after the expulsion of those hee commanded the President-Lecturers [Page 4]and Deanes to admit none into the Colledge, unlesse they tooke an absolute Oath of the performannce thereof.
8. That he was the sole encourager of Dr. Cozins in his Vice-Chancellourship, to tyranize in that lesuiticall, Popish, and Canterburian Religion, which doth manifestly appeare, first, that by his especiall meanes hee was elected Vice-Chancellour, then by his often frequenting, and eucouraging him unto tyrannycall usurpation, and publicke promulgation of that Romish Religion.
9 That he commanded the Deanes of the said Colledge to severely punish according to the exprest infliction who would not likewise convert their face toward the East, at Glory be to the Father, &c. and many times in Divine Service, so that he did luxuriously [Page 5]introduce Popish Innovations, and Ceremonies.
10. That at the Offring at the Communion he compelled the Fellowes to give 12. pence, the Batchellors of Arts 8. pence, and the Pensioners 6. pence, & the Subsizers 4. pence, which after it was collected was never given to the poore according to the intent of those which gave it charitably, but was forthwith put to their private use either for erecting Pictures, or Images, or divers others Idolatrous things, or Wax-candles, and a numerous multiplicity of the like detestations.
11. That hee did seduce and allure divers young Students out of other Colledges, promising them upon their Conformitie great preferment in his Colledge, which he did frequently: and those who were proper for preferment, were frustrated and withall greatly contemned without any respect, because they did not observe his Papisticall Superstition.