Those Whigs who were against the Comprehension Bill were well pleased to see it laid aside, certainly for a year, probably for ever.

Those Whigs who were for the Comprehension Bill were well pleased to escape without a defeat.

Many of them indeed were not without hopes that mild and liberal counsels might prevail in the ecclesiastical senate.

An address requesting William to summon the Convocation was voted without a division: the concurrence of the Lords was asked: the Lords concurred, the address was carried up to the throne by both Houses: the King promised that he would, at a convenient season, do what his Parliament desired; and Nottingham's Bill was not again mentioned.
Many writers, imperfectly acquainted with the history of that age, have inferred from these proceedings that the House of Commons was an assembly of High Churchmen: but nothing is more certain than that two thirds of the members were either Low Churchmen or not Churchmen at all.

A very few days before this time an occurrence had taken place, unimportant in itself, but highly significant as an indication of the temper of the majority.