A close union between Church and State formed a necessary part of Wentworth's political system. He hated sectaries, though he does not seem to have had any very strong theological bias. Archbishop Abbot was accused by his enemies at Court of being too intimate with Sir Thomas Wentworth, when still in opposition, the real fact being that they had met once in nine months, and then only for consultation about a young Saville to whom they were joint guardians. With Laud Wentworth had much more in common, and sought his acquaintance as soon as he became a Privy Councillor, late in 1630. 'Coming to a right understanding of one another,' says Heylin, 'they entered into such a league of inviolable friendship' as only death could part, and so co-operated for the honour of the Church and his Majesty's service. They were in correspondence about Irish affairs before Wentworth left England, and agreed upon a policy of 'Thorough' both in civil and ecclesiastical affairs. Very soon after his arrival in Dublin Wentworth congratulated the bishop upon his translation to Canterbury, and the latter pointed out in reply that the Church was much 'bound up in the forms of the common law,' and that there were many clogs to the State machinery. 'No such narrow considerations,' wrote Wentworth soon after, 'shall fall into my counsels as my own preservation, till I see my master's power and greatness set out of wardship and above the exposition of Sir Edward Coke and his year-books, and I am most assured the same resolution governs in your lordship. Let us then in the name of God go cheerfully and boldly; if others do not their parts I am confident the honour shall be ours and the shame theirs, and thus you have my Thorough and Thorough.'[174] [Sidenote: Wentworth's assistants] [Sidenote: Wandesford.] [Sidenote: Radcliffe.]