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Charles Herle (1598–1659) was a prominent English theologian, of moderate Presbyterian views. He graduated from Exeter College, Oxford with an M.A. in 1618. He was vicar of Winwick, Lancashire, from 1626.〔''Concise Dictionary of National Biography''〕 In a controversy with Henry Ferne, a Royalist, he insisted, against divine right theory, that a monarch's sovereignty was mediated by the people, rather than coming directly from God.〔(Parliamentarian Theory )〕 It has been suggested that this work marks the beginning of a transition from theories of mixed government to the doctrine of separation of powers.〔(PDF ), p. 26, online version of Vile, ''Constitutionalism and the Separation of Powers'' (1967).〕 His 1643 work on ''The independency on scriptures of the independency of churches'' provoked reaction from New England,〔Mather and William Tompson, ''Modest and Brotherly Answer to Mr. Charles Herle his Book, against the Independency of Churches''.〕 and controversy with Samuel Rutherford. He became Prolocutor of the Westminster Assembly in 1646, after the death of William Twisse.〔(Right of Presbyteries: Part II )〕 The Westminster Confession of Faith of 1646 was drawn up by Herle with others,〔In 1645, Thomas Gataker, Thomas Temple, Joshua Hoyle, Cornelius Burgess, Herle, Edward Reynolds and Robert Harris were nominated.()〕〔Signatories with Herle were Cornelius Burges, Assessor; Herbert Palmer, Assessor; Henry Robroughe, Scriba; Adoniram Byfield, Scriba. s:Westminster Confession of Faith. For the making of the Confession, see (). Herle was involved throughout.〕 drafting being assigned at one point to a small group of Herle, Edward Reynolds and Matthew Newcomen. ==Works== *''A payre of compasses for church and state'' (1642) *''Ahab's fall by his prophets flatteries'' (1644)〔(PDF ), online text, from p. 223.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Herle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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