Theology is as perplexing as politics: here are some instances:
(1) High Church are the high minded members of the Church of England. They believe in incense, the worshipping of the cross, and many other hideous notions.
(2) The Puritans tried to make a great distinction between the Whigs or Court party and themselves. They wore sober garments indulged in no vices and avoided the Society of the Whigs. Only thing really approved of was sermons.
(3) Strafford and Laud two archbishops in the reign of Henry 8 were impeached for denying the doctrine of transsubstantiation.
(4) Henry VIII. was a very strict Protestant and wished to confirm all Europe. He sent out men as missionaries to preach the gospel and to tell the people of the good the wood receive if they believed it.
The weariness of wading through a thousand of these examination papers was terrible. We were as gold-diggers washing gravel of a poor quality, and we hailed the smallest nugget with shouts of delight. Some of these are small, but to our hungry souls the gold seemed good:
(1) Q. What do you know of Dr. Arnold?
A. Dr. Arnold was hung as a spy by Washington during the American war.
(Note: Blending General Arnold, Dr. Arnold, and Major Andrè.)
(2) The Black Prince died from injuries received by his horse.