Debate on Episcopacy John Hampden

statue of john hampden in market square, aylesbury, buckinghamshire

there point on there no agreement. large minority wished retain episcopacy, , keep book of common prayer unaltered, whilst majority @ least willing consider question of abolishing 1 , modifying other. on subject parties divided house , country formed 8 february 1641. enough hampden shared in counsels of opponents of episcopacy. not theoretical presbyterian, bishops had been in days engaged in imposition of ceremonies regarded puritans verging on papacy difficult, if not impossible, dissociate them cause in embarked. closely connected hampden s distrust of bishops distrust of monarchy existed. dispute church therefore attained form of attack upon monarchy, and, when majority of house of lords arrayed on side of episcopacy , prayer book, of attack upon house of lords well.

no serious importance therefore can attached offers of advancement made time time hampden , friends. charles gladly have given them office if had been ready desert principles. every day hampden s conviction grew stronger charles never surrender position had taken up. in august 1641 hampden 1 of 4 commissioners attended charles in scotland, , king s conduct there, connected such events incident , must have proved man far less sagacious hampden time compromise had gone by. therefore warm supporter of grand remonstrance, , marked out 1 of 5 impeached members, known thenceforth in history 5 members (the others being john pym] arthur haselrig, denzil holles , william strode) attempted arrest brought @ last opposing parties open collision. in angry scene arose on proposal print grand remonstrance, hampden s personal intervention prevented actual conflict, , after impeachment had been attempted hampden laid down 2 conditions under resistance king became duty of subject. conditions were:

an attack upon religion and
an attack upon fundamental laws.

there can no doubt hampden believed both conditions fulfilled @ opening of 1642.