▁allowed ▁to ▁res ume ▁his ▁lect ures . ▁He ▁became ▁pre acher ▁at ▁St . ▁Mary - le - B ow , ▁London , ▁about ▁ 1 5 7 6 , ▁and ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 5 8 4 ▁he ▁was ▁susp ended ▁on ▁ref using ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁ex ▁offic io ▁o ath . ▁The ▁parish ion ers ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁al der men ▁for ▁his ▁rest oration . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁Arch bishop ▁Whit g ift ▁offered ▁to ▁remove ▁his ▁susp ension ▁if ▁he ▁would ▁sign ▁a ▁p ledge ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁ab st ain ▁from ▁convent icles . ▁He ▁decl ined ▁to ▁p ledge ▁himself . ▁His ▁name ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁‘ Book ▁of ▁Dis cipl ine ,’ ▁and ▁he ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁pres by ter ian ▁church ▁at ▁W and sw orth , ▁formed ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 5 7 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 1 ▁he ▁was ▁exam ined ▁in ▁the ▁Star ▁Chamber ▁with ▁other ▁pur itan ▁div ines ▁for ▁having ▁taken ▁part ▁with ▁Cart w right ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁a ▁syn od ▁held ▁at ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁to ▁correct ▁and ▁sub scribe ▁the ▁‘ Book ▁of ▁Dis cipl ine .’ ▁He ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁Fr . ▁du ▁J ou ' s ▁‘ Ex position ▁of ▁the ▁Ap ocal