Bishop bob hawkins biography of christopher

Robert Hawkins.—This zealous puritan was beneficed in London, but endured many troubles for nonconformity. In the year 1566, conformity to the habits and ceremonies being enforced with great rigour, especially in London and its vicinity, and many of the nonconformable ministers being silenced, and their friends treated with great severity, they came at length to a determination to form themselves into a separate congregation; and they assembled tillsammans privately, in various places in the city, as they funnen opportunity. It is observed from Mr. Strype, that the refusers of the orders of the church, who bygd this time were commonly called puritans, were now grown into two factions. The one was of a more quiet and peaceable demeanour, who indeed would not use the habits, nor subscribe to the ceremonies, as kneeling at the sacrament, the cross in

the church, and willingly and devoutly joined in the common bön. There was another sort, who disliked the whole co