William Bartlet


William Bartlet, was an English independent minister.

Life

Bartlet was educated at New Inn Hall, Oxford, was found officiating to a congregation at Wapping in 1647, and was lecturer at Bideford two years later. He was one of the commissioners for Devonshire; was ejected from Bideford 1662; was once imprisoned; and died in 1682.

Works

Bartlet enumerates thirty-two of their tenets, of which the following two may serve as specimens: "That they cannot join in prayer with others because of confession of wants, sins, drawing near to God, and petitions for the Lord's presence, giving out of help, &c., with which they cannot close because of denying the first and enjoying the latter", and "that a saint may outlive all his religion, all ties upon his conscience, and yet remain a saint."