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AC COUNT
O F T H E
Minifters, Le6l:urers, Mailers and Fellows of Colleges and Schoolmafters,
who were
Ejected or Silenced
AFTER THE
Restoration in 1660.
By, or before, the ACT for
UNIFORMITY.
DefignM for the preferving to Pofterity, the Memory of their Names, Charafters, Writings and Sufferings.
"Jhe Second. Edition : In Two Volumes, VOL. 11. By EDMVND CJLAMT.D.D.
' LO N DO N:
Printed for J. Laxvrence, in the Poultrey ; ^. Nicholfon, and J. Sprint, in Little - Britain -^ B^. I{obinJon^ in St. Paulas Church-Yard ; N. Clijfe, and D, Jac'^son, mChenpfide, MDCCXIII.
Ill,
THE
PREFACE
O JVrite of Noneonformifts afjJ Dif- fencers_, is in the Efieem of fome <tJ^Aen^ to 5wf^ </ Schifmaticks ^t?^/ Rebels ; T'o command them is little better than to v^rite in the l^raife o/Nero. They ha've been re- frefented infuch a manner^ as if no Words could be bad enough to defcribe them. But it is no new Thing for ^erfons of great real Worth and Eminence to be thus treated. Away with fuch Fellows from the Earthy for it is not fit they fliould live, is Language that the firfi ff readers of Chrifiianity in the World were Us*d to. It is therefore the lefs to be ■7ifondred at^ if they who are d^firous to tread in their Steps, have been us'd in the fame manner. The DiiTenters in England ha've had a great (lure in this fort ofUfage. They ha've born all the Obloquy that the Stage, ■ the Tavern, the Frefs, or the Fulpit could well vent againffi them. Preachers and Feets have made merry with them : Wit and Malice, In- ter eft andT^ower have jointly conffird again fi them : <iAnd yet they have fome Footing, and feme Credit fiill left. This is an <iArgument in their favour ^ to fuch as confider it. There is fomething nHore than Human in it.
If they that Suffer d for fZi«V Nonconformity in 62, ivhatever miftakes they might labour under, did not do it out of a Principle of Confcience, they overe the weakeft People in the World. They were aEHve in their own Kuin : And might eafily have avoided Mifery, by a compliance, which nothirtg could he reafonablyfuppos'd capable of keeping them fi'om^ if they had not been afraid of Sinning againft GOD,
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But when that check! d them^ we need not wonder that GOD (hould own them and appear for them : Or that tho they fufferd much, they jhould he con- Jiderahly fupported. The 'very ConduB of DMne Pro'uidence toivards them is a confirming E'vidence^ that there is a reality in Religion^ and therefore ought to he confiderd with Ohfer'vation, To let the Me- mory of thefe Men Dye is injurious to Pofierity ; by defrix-in^ them of what might contribute to -pro- mote their fteadinefs to their Principles^ under Hard* Jhips and Severities,
To rcco'ver a tolerable Lift however^ of thofe who Tvere Silenc d after the Refioration <?/ Charles 11. was at this difiance no eafy thing; and to recover CharaBers of a number of them yet h^irder. I look upon it as the more needful that this jlwuld have been endeavour dy beca^fs Dr. Sam. Parker andfome others ^ have taken a Liberty fo flrangely to diminifJj their Number^ whereby they have in effeB charged thofe who have reported them to have been about Two Thoufandy with falfifying in their own Favour ,• which had a tendency to blacken their Memory y if they 7vere not clear d by a ju/l Reprefentation,
i^yi Catalogue of them was Printed in 1665, but it was difficult to come by y and very fear ce, I could fjot obtain a fight ofity till my firfi Edition of this Work was got thrQughthe Prefs; and when I looKd into ity I found it very deficient. It mentions the Names of thofe who were EjeBed in London and jEffex^ *and Eight Counties more, but has not a word of all the refiy and yet it bears the Title of an exad Catalogue. What mufi the next Jge have thought of the Dlfienting Aiinifiersy to find them afierti?7g with fo much jifjurancey that the Number of the EjeBrd amounted to Two Thoufandy 7i>hen an exact Catalogue cannot reckon up above Five or Six fiundred ? I ecu d not but thiitk the future Reputation of many^ concern d in the clearing of this mattery by Puhlilhin^ a Lift that mi^ht much better deferv^
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the Name of exadt, than one that contains the Names of little more than a ^tarter part of them. Accordingly^ I fought out every where for Aljlfiancey and ffter feme time obtain d Four written Ca- talogues. One 7vas CoUec'ed with great Jnduftry and Application by the Reverend Mr. Wilih-ini Taylor^ late of Newbery^ who while Chap- lain to the late Lord Wharcon^ had a Correspondence in moft parts of England^ in purfuit of this Defgn; and many of the Letters that he receivd upon thu . cccafion^ were pat into my Hands^ and are yet by me. Two I receivd from the laborious Mr. Roger Morrice^ who was for collecting every thing that was Curious^ and had taken a great deal of pains in order to the compleating juch a Dcpgn. The fourth I receivd from another Hand, i collated them to- gether ^ and drew one Lift out of all of them^ omit^ ting none where they were all agreed j and where they differ dy Ifometimes follow d one Copy, and fome- times another y with refpe^l to the fever a I Counties ^ according to the Information and Advice of fuch as I confulted in Verfon^ and by Letter , for the V laces with which they were beft Acfjuaintsd : Hoping that iho' my Lift did not prefently prove exact, it might pave the way for one at length that might as much deferve that Chari^Ur^ as could reafcnablj he ex- fetledy at jo many Tears diftance.
Several things concur to make ExaBnefs in this Cafe difficult. There 7vere two EjeHions of Minifiers in the beginning of the Reign of King Charles II * One out of the Livings that had been Sequefired^ and another by the Ad: for Uniformity. 1 obfervd in my Preface to my firji Editi{m, that the Lifis I had met with, had not made that T^ifiinBion in this refpeB I could have wiflid for. There were feme few, (and as far as my Information reaches, they *ivere hut very few^ of thofe cajt out of the fecjueft- ^ red Livings, 7vho fiiU kept in the Church after the %/iB took place. I ownd that here and there one of
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thefc might he fiill namd as EjeBed. But then there VJere others who loft their Ecclefiaftical Preferments foon after the Reftauration^ -whom the AB of Uni- formity found unfoff'efsd of any Benefice^ and others who were Chaplains to Ferfons of Quality ^ with- out any other Preferme7JtSy againfi whom the Church Doers were by the AB fiiut and harrd^ for all time to come. 1 intimated ^ that halving my felf ohfer-vd and inferted fome fuch^ I thought my Lift might be as dfeBli/e in thcfe of this latter ^ as it could he redundant in thoje of the former fort. Some were EjeBed tvjice : Firfi out of fequefired Livings ^ and afttrwards out of fome other place, in iphich they were fx'd, before the AB took -place, by which they were totally Silenc'd. I fignifyd that I had noted jome fuch, and. that it was not unlikely hut Jeveral others fnlght have efcaf d my notice. But then there were others jufi enter d upon the Minifiry^ tho^7JGt fully fix d in any certain Place, who were as much Sihncd by that Qy4B^, as if they had been EjcBed out of Livings, of 7vhlch they for fome time had had Pofjeflon. <tAnd I added, that as many of thefe might perhaps upon fearch be found omitted, as there were of the others that were mention d twice, and at two Jeveral places. However, any thing of this kind either way, being Inconfflent 7vlth the ex- aBnefs I alm\l at, I made it my %jquejl to all that fijoidd cafi their Eyes on what I' puhlijh'd, that they would Jo far favour and oblige me, as to give me notice of any ml flakes they obfervd of either fort. And I mufi now own my felf obliged to many^ both lAlnljters and Gentlemen, upon this zy^ccount.
(L/^t the end of each County, 1 added the Names of fuch as I could obtain the Kno7vledge of, 7vhe tho Nonconformlfts at frfl, did afterwards comply 7vith the National Eftabllfhment, I therefore did it, that it mi^Jot be fecn^ how fe7V. under all the Hardjhlps and ^DiJ advantages which Nonconformity was at- tended wlth^ were prevailed on by any oppofite . pro-
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fpe^y to defert their Principles y compard "With fuch as Wire firm in adhering to them. 1 h^timated, thap I herein followed the forementkn d Lifis^ and fijould be forry for any mifiakes ; hitt upon intimation gi'ven^ would readily Corred them : <t^nd I ha'Ve according-' ly done it, as far as any have been jo kind to ajji-fi me^ by gi'ving me Information.
Lives and CharaBers are very entertaining. Hard- ily any part of Mr. Baxter^ Narrative was more ge" neraUy agreeable, than his Brief Account 0/ the Mi-- nifiers of Worccflierfhire, and the parts adjoining That my Lift therefore might not be a dull heap ef "Names only, 1 added the Char a^ers of many, which 1 thought a juft Debt to the Memory of thofe juho had defervdfo well of Mankind, who fujjer d fo brave- ly to maintain their Integrity', and rather expos d themfelves and their Families to 720 fmaljHardjlvpSy than they w$uld ftrain their Confciences, I took the pains to canfult the printed Lives, and fcatter d Cha- raiiers, arid Funeral Sermons, of as many as I could meet with, CoUetling thence what appeared fuitable to my purpofe, I added, an a/^ccount of jome feWy my own Aajuaintance with whom, put me into a Ca- pacity of giving their jujv Charader, And had Aiemoirs co72cerni77g feveral others, (of whom no fiAccount was ever Vrinted before") communicated to me by divers Friends in City and Country, who were hefi able to do them fuflice. This was a Work of much Time and Pains, and it is now confiderably augmented : And from a Chapter in another Volume ^ ts become a Volume by it felf and I am ready to own by what Ajfijtance it is thus improvd.
Some Angry T^erfons have taken no little Vleafurt in befpattering thefe worthy Mtn, whofe Names ra- ther defervd Embalming : But none hath mon fig- nalizjd' his Rancour and Bitternefsy m ill-natur d particular RtfeUions, than Mr. Antony a Wood, ^/je Oxford M'fforiographer ; who hath been takzn tQ iatk by fit^cral ^for his other failures^ while no one
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that 1 knoiv off, hath been fo charitable as to wife off the foul zy^fperfions he hath cafl on thofe of our denomination, who, to fay the leafi, defevvd much better Treatment, What mufi thofe who come after us think of our fufine NegleEf, jlj&uld fuch Malignant Injinuations as his, which fo blacken the whole Body of our Minifters, and the mo ft leading Men among ff them {fuer) few only excepted) be fufferd to fafs un- contradiSied ? If any think Innocence needs no ApO;- logy, they would do well to conjider, whether fuch as rife up among us, and are ftrangers to their Cha~ rablers, may not fuppofe there was fomething of Truth in his fpiteful Reflections, if none had the Courage fuhlickly to confront them.
The firft Specimen of this Authors Abilities, was his Anciquitaces Univerfitatis Oxon^ in which Bp. Bar- (^^J^^y ^y^ ^y words of a learned Bifljop *) there is not nuineRe- ^"^y ^^^^^ Latin, but falfe Englijlj too^ and many mains. " had Charaders caft on good Men, efpecially on pag. i8f, the Antl-Arminians, who are all, (efpecially ^^4- 'DvfPrideaux) made Seditious Perfons, andSchil- maticks, if not Hereticks. Nay, our firft Refor- mers (out of Veter Heylins angry, and (to our ' Church and Truth) fcandalous Writings) are made Fanaticks. The Truth is, not only the Latin, but alfo the matter of thofe Antiquities, being Erroneous in feveral Things, may prove Scandalous, and give our Adverfaries fome oc- cafion to cenfure, not only the Univerfit^, but the Church of England, and our Reformation. yind that truly great Man, Archbijhop Tillotfon, found it neceffary to 'vindicate the Memory of that Ex- cellent Perfon, Bijljop Wilkins, from this aAuthorS Jifperfons^ in his Preface to a Volume of that Bijljofs Sermons ; And after a ?mld Cenfure, concludes {in his wonted manner) with this foft RefleSlion ; That there is no readier way for a Man to bring his own worth into Queftion, than by endeavour- ing to detrad from the worth of other Men.
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His next Work was his Athene Oxonienfes^ ojjipb an Eye to which BijJjop Burnet * Stiles him * The a Scriblcr^ and hath this remarkable Pajfage. That ^^'^ ^'- poor Writer has thrown together fuch a Tumul-'fj^^^l*"' tuary mixture of Stuff and Tattle^ and has been ter to Ihe fo vifibly a Tool offome of the Church ofRomcy^^Jhop of to reproach all the greateft Men of our Church Coventry that no Man who takes care of his own Repu- J"^^^^'''' tation, will take any thing upon Truft, that is lo. '^^' faid by one that has no Reputation to lofe. Fie has laid together all that the malice of Miffiona- ries could furnifti him with, to blemifh the Work of one of the greateft Men of our Church, Bifhop j^E^fiL; and he hath Barbaroufly at- tacked the Memory of Bifliop WJ R D, who was in fo many refpeds one of the greateft Men of his Age^ but that he had appear'd with too much Zeal againft Fopery^ to be fpar'd by one of their Fadion.
The Truth of it is, the Athence Oxonienfes, Hijiorically reckoning up the Writers of that Fa- mous Univerjityy with their federal Works, was a "very noble Dejign : But the Canker d Spirit of the cy^uthor, has fpoir d that which otherwife had been 07ie of the heft 3ooks that a /oi^Tr 0/ Biography could eafily ha've met with. His RefiiClions, which an many times as "void of yudgjnent as Charity, are in- tolerable. He f pares none. Many of the mofi emi- nent Conformifts^ and fome that were the Glory of the EfiabliJI/d Church, arefcverely lajh^d as 7veU as the Poor Nonconformifts. Nay the 'oery Martyrs do again fuffer under him. With him Bijhop Farrars (tAnfwer to the Papifts was infujjicient. The lofs of excellent Bijlwp Hooper (who with great confian- cy endurd the Flames, to atteft the Truth of his Re- ligion in oppofition to Popery) he fays, was lament- ed by fuch as pretended to Reformation. And indeed, whu'ver will take the pains to purfue the Comparifon with Obfervation^ will generally find
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better Charac7ers gi'ven of the Papifts^ than of Proteftants. He could not ffare the Famous ]o\ii Fox, and his Book of <ijl^artyrs , 'which he declares to he too bitter againft the Papifts. And as for the Learned 'Bijhop Bale, he is with him a meer Whijfler^ and to he run down ufon all Occafans : jind there was good reafon for it ; for he was an Ir- reconcileahle Enemy to all the Relicks o/^Popery.
He 7Jot only inveighs againft Dean Sampfon of Chrid-Church, as one in Perpetual motion for carrying on the Holy Caufe, hut reflecfs with freedom on T>r, George Abbot Jrch-Bijhop c/Can- terburVj, as fliewing more refped to a Cloak than a Caflbck. He gi'ves a ftrange CharaBer of Dr. Holland, who he fays had more than a Sip of Learning. He adds, he vvasefteem'd by the Precife Men of his Times, and after, as a Man mighty in the Scriptures : 'But for his party be had not one word to add in his Favour , tho he was ^oSt or of the Chair, Dr. Cracanthorp is infinu- ated to he a foul mouth'd Writer againft the Pa- pifts. Bi^cp Reynolds is recorded for a Man given to Change, to pleafe a Covetous and Politick Confort : And Bijhop Wilkins/cra Man of unfettled Principles ; juith this Addition, that he was malign d by the Arch-Bifhops Sheldon and Dolhen, and Bilhop Fell, for his wavering and inconftant Mind in Religion. If this he True, he might very well ha^fe for horn to mention it^ for their fakes, whofe Memory is therehy like to Suffer with impartial ^cfterity ; who, in all prohahiUty, will prefer the Moderation of Bifiwp Wilkins, which isfalfly (Urd Inccfiftancy, to the Stiffnefs and Rigour of the other Three.
What is there that pwuld make this Book Admird^ hy any that love either Truth or Candour ? Inftead of hting an Ornameiit to the Famous Uftiverjity of Oxford, 'tis really a Bkmiflj to it; and fo will re- main as long as 'tis Uncorre^ed* Its not capable oj
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heing purgd hy Flames. It cannot indeed befuppos^d^^ hut it 'was a Mortification to the Author y to live to fee his Book Cenfur'd and Burnt y and himfdf Ex^ peird the Univerjity. Jufiice was hereby done to many worthy Perfonsy thd* undejignedly : For 'twas upon a particular Complaint y that the Chancellors Court of the Univerfty proceeded to that Severity y which -was due for the Injury he had done to the Memory of many. But the Book isfiill an Inflrument of lafi* ing Mifchiefy hy conveying ill ImpreffionSy which fometimes are never retiify d afterwards. And ^hat greater injury can there he y than to perpetuate the Sufferings of deferving Perfons I
It cannot indeed he much wondred^ that he who treated fome of the greatefi Men of the Church of England, with fo much Contempt y jhould give himftlf a Liberty in afperfing the Nonconfor- milcs : And yet is it not a Hard(bipy if they are the only Perjons with reference to whom he mufi he credited ? He gives fuffcient warning in his Pn^ facey to all that have any thing of an ingenuous Tem^ p,ery or are for dealing with others y as they would he dealt hy themfelves. For he declares y that the Nof^ conformifts were as ufually, fo little Friends to the carrying on of a publick Defign^ that very few, and thofe very unfatisfadory Relations could be obtained from them ; and that there- fore no very favourable A(!:count of their Wri- tings was to be expeded from him. This is a- fingular Inftance of his fairnefs to let them know what they mu^ expeth They mufi look for no favour. The Truth of it isy they never expeBed it from a Man of his Chara&er ; no nor Jufiice neithery which comes a degree below it : And that was the true Rea^ fon, why fo many of them thought it to no purpofcy to hold any Correfpoiid&nce 7vith himy about the '^efign he had in Hand. But fome there were that were free and open in communicating Memoirs to him, to whom he refused what no candid M-Yiter would
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hi,^^'& denied y 1 had it from a Vernon of Note and * The Wcrth^^ ('who is fmce Dead) that when he ohfer'vd Learned ^ con fider able Mifiake in this Author s Account of r . , ^" hii own Father^ who was a worthy Nonconforming Grew. Minifier, he offered him to have been at the Charge of Re-printing that Sheet ^ that fo that mifiake might be reBif/d: But fo true was he to his JVord, that he: had given in the Cafe^ that no Favour was to be ex- fetfed from him^ that this could by no means be ob- tain d. Let any then judge^ what Regard his Cha- racters of them may deferve. He is a Writer that pretends to great Exaclmfs, and yet runs into a great many grofs Mifakes in matters of Fa5i ; which had hardly been cen fur able in one that touches on fo great a variety of Particulars^ had he but allow d for flips and overftghts^ an^ other tJAlarks of human Fallibility ^ and been ready to correct upon better In- formation. But that was a thing below him. Dr. Walter Pope, who wrote the Life of his Friend Biflwp Ward_, vindicating his Memory from this Au- thor s Reflections^ charges him home. I II add his words. Here (fays he) I fhould difmifs Mr. IVoody and clofe this Chapter^ had I not Juft caufe for quarrelling with him upon my own Account^ for having endeavour'd to rob me of my de- ferved Praife^ snd to obfcure the moft glorious Adion of my Life ; in not mentioning that famous Conteftation concerning Formalities^ (meaning the Academical Habits) which 1 have de- fcrib'd at large in the Fifth Chapter, or my being Prodor, which cannot but be either out of Ig- norance or Defign, either of which is fufficienc to ruin the Credit of an Flidorian. He has fal- fify'd the Fliftory : Flaving made the Proctor's By field and Conant^ ferve for the Years 16^7^ and 16^8^ which is not only notorioufly untrue, but alfo it thrufls my College, and my felf out of the Fajii^ or the Univerfity Chronicles; which is an intolerable Grievance to Perfons
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thirfty ofFame^ and Ambitious of Honour : But for our Comfort^ whoever confulrs the Univer- fity Regifter, or the Convocation Books^ will be eafily and clearly convinced of the Truth of what I have here alTcrted. Hence (fays he) I conclude, if he may not be credited in a i^atter fo notorioufly known, and of fuch importance to his Hiftory, we may, with good reafon, fufpe<5l the Character he gives of a Perfon, with whom I firmly believe he never had any Conver- fation. But nofwithfl^anding all this y Iha^uefome- times borrow' d frcm fome of his Characters ^ and per- haps fome may think too much, I ha've alfo taken from him the Degrees of federal Terfonsy and fome other Particularsy where I faw no reafon to fufpeci a wrong hyafs, and wijh he maynt ha-ve fometimes mifguided me. I think I ha-ve fome reafon to fu[pe^ and fear it, hecaufe in one particular he led me into an Error. For he more than once ajjerts^ that Da Manton was Son-in-Law to Mr. Obadiah Sedgwick. I was not apprehen/i'ue of any danger that could attend my crediting his Report in a parti- cular of this Nature : But was afterwards informed by thofe who knew "very well, that this was an ab- solute Fitliony that had not the leaf ground. And I the rather mention thisy that others may thence judge, how little Credit is to be given to that '^Doughty Author.
I added alfo fome other Hints in my Freface to my firfi Edition, to cb'viate Obje^lions that I thought fome might be apt to fiart againfi this part of my Work, which it may not be amifs here to repeat. Thus I ownd my inability in many cafes, to do Juftice to thefe worthy Men, as to their Degrees. I intimated. That where any 'Printed 'Books of their own that I had feen, cr had by me, or the Accounts gi'uen of them by others, or the Information of their jur'uiving Friends, fatisfyd me as to the Degrees of any of the Jikncd Minijfers, I took notice of them :
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BuC where I had no Light any of thefe ways^ I thought: it was jitter to be filent^ than to pretend t& guefs. And I defird People would not take it for granted^ that fuch as had no Degrees mention d were not Graduates^ for fear of thronging them and me too : Ihem^ in f^ppofing them to want an Ornament^ which they might really be poffefsd of: And we^ in taking that as 7ny denial^ which might he only the fruit oj ?ny Ignorance^ or uncertainty about the matter. And whereas I was fenfible my Account of the Works of thefe EjeBed Minijiers was very Defetiive^ 1 fignijyd my readinefs to fupply thofe Dcje&s afterwards^ as I fbould be bet* ter injornid^ and have jarther Oport unity.
And becduje fme might think it unfeafonable^ to revive the Memory oj thefe good Aien^ I defi/d it might be confiderd^ that there woi a great deal oj Quriofity in the Aee we live in, which inclines Men oj Senfe and Thought^ to be inquifitive into the Notions^ the CondiS and Fate, of thofe vf a different Stamp) jrom themfelves^ as well as of thofe who ft and upon the Square with them ^ thai they m.ay have the better under flanding oj Human Hature^ as well as oj their own Country^ under its fever al different Faces, And ij others are Strangers to fuch a fort of Curiofity^ 't^s not in my Fewer to help it.
Becaufe feme anight complain of my o?mtting the QharaUers of many Ferfons who were as corfidera- hie as mo ft oj thofe whotn I ?77-entwn'd ^ i pleaded my want oj Information^ and that fuch an Un- dertaking was ft to be a work by it felfi And added., that having feveral Memoirs by me.^ fo?ne of which were too long., and others came too late., to be then inferted., it was my intention to cajl them into a Jeparate Account of thefe Minifters | in which I promised to infert fuch Particulars con- cermng their Friends and Acquaintance then omit-
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ted^ as any Jhould think fit to Communicate^ thdt were well attefled-^ and at the Jame lime to do what I could to reffifie fuch Miftakes as I jell into in my firfl Ejjay : And thk Fromife I have here difcharg'd, . And becaufe fame might be furpriz'd that 1 kept in the 'Names of J ever al^ in the Extremities of Wales_, who were of a different Stamp fro7n thofe Eje^led in other Farts • / movd it might be confi- der'd^ that pretending to publifh a Liji of thofe voho were EjeSed or Silenc'd^ I could not appre- hend it would look fo well J or me to pretend to pick and chufe. Thefe^ as well as others^ were of that number^ which was all that was intended to be intimated by the naming them. ''Tis well known that they Tvho hdd the Afcendant in thofe Farts between 1650 and i<5do, made it their en- deavour to bring in an Illiterate Mintflry ^ and therefore "'tis not at all to be wondred^ if fome illiterate Mechanicks^ were of the number of thofe who were there Ejetled, But however^ their Cafe admits of the fame Flea^ as was us'^d with refe- rence to fome of the Mmifters whofe Livings were fequeftred in the Farliament Times, They were as freely char£d with Immoralities^ as thefe Fer- fo:^s could be with any other Defers : But it was ttr£don their behalf^ that while fuch Charges were not fairly prov'd^ they could not be elledg'd as the Caufe of their EjeUiom It feems to me^ to be much the fame here. Had any fuch Ferfons as thefe^ upon fair Trial^ been Ejected as incompe- tent^ their Names might have remain d buried in Oblivion for me : But when they were caft out in a Heat^ without any Difference^ whether they were qualify d or unqualiffd^ they fi and all fair in view as under an hardjhip in their Eje^ion^ and had the: Honour c&nfer'd upon them to be Suferers in a goodCmfe,
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Upon the coiinng out of my Jirft Edition^ which was foon bought up and generally read^ and for •which I had the Thanh of Jeveral Perfons of Quality y and Gentlemen and Divines of the Church ol England, as well as of the Diffenters from all parts of the Nation -, many were incensed to that Degree^ that they knew not how to keep their in- dignation within any tolerable Bounds. One pub* lifl)d his Animadverjions^ and Bedialogu'd me^ transferring the Scene from Stepney to Hamp- ftead : But his Language was fo Foul^ and his Spi- rit Jg Exulcerated'^ that his ozvn Party was afham'd of him. Another came out with a Rebuke to me ^ and he falls on Air, Baxter in his wonted way •, and adds fame Reflexions upon Dr, Owen, Mr, John Goodwin, and Dr. Cornelius Burgefs, and feme others^ and then bids me Try my skill in waffling Blackamores 'till they are White. But tho' I'm inclind to believe the Perfons mentior^d-, would have been e^eem^d White enough bj that Author,^ had they fallen in with the Eflablifh'd Churchy yet its hard to fuppoje I fhould be under any Obli- gation^ to attempt to vindicate them or any others^ in all that ever they jaid or did. A third fent forth a Pamphlet^ which he calPd^ Seditious Preachers, ungodly Teachers ^ exemplify'd in the Cafe of the Minifters EjeSed in 1662, oppos'd chiefly to my Abridgment-, where he fays I have Canoniz'd them for fo many Saints and Confef- fors. He fays^ I wont allow of any Blemifh or Mifcarriage in any one Inftance. Whereas any Man that reads my Book^ will find I own fever al-^ without pleading for an ill Things or pretending it to be ever the better^ or ever the 2?iore cxcufa- ble^ becaufe done by one^ for zvhom /, upon Jome Accounts^ have a Rejpeti, He's exceeding angry that I jpeak Jo well of Dr, Owen, and reprejent him as an Ornn??icnt of the Age ^ whereas- others have difcover'd as much Difpleafure at my not
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faying more in kh Favour^ as at any enc thing in my whole Performance. He won^t allow Dr. Spurftow to have been an humble^ peaceable Man. Why whafs the matter^ He was one of the Authors of Sme&ymnuus. But he would have been hard, fut to it^ to have produced any thing inconfiflent with Humility and Feaceablenefs in that Work. Nay^ he aferts of tbc Ejcfted Nonconformift Minifters, without Exception^ that they never came in by the Door, and therefore were thruit out again as Thieves and Robbers. But fare he jorgct that an A& of Parliament pafs\l in 61^ that Confirmed them. in their legal fojjejfion : And if they were legal Foffeffors in di, *tis hard they flwuld be thrufi out ^x Thieves and Robbers /;? 62. As ^z^//c/; Thieves and Robbers as they were^ they might have kept their Places ij they would but have Conjornfd : And that is an Evidence^ that they were not thruft ouc as Thieves and Robbers. But when Alcn are once heated^ ''tis a common thing for them to expo/e them- f elves ^ more than they do thofe whom they fet themjelves againjt.
Another Author ^ (who is warm enough when- * see the ever the poor Di (I enters come in hps i^ayj fiys^ Hiflorkal That one half of my Catalogue confiRs of fuch as -^^^^ount of were forc'd to give up their unjuft PoffeiTions in So. ^j^^^^^'and But he appears to be ill skilled in A-^'ithmetick. He Toleration , fays^ That of my Difienting Saints, there's not one p. J9, 6o\ of them mention'd to have the leaft Mote in his '^» Eye, or failure in the whole couifc of his Life, But it is not in my power to help his Eye fight. Others can find feveral. And when he tells me^ that the fame Man, {tho^ he does not Name bim^ nor do 1 know who it war) was Schoolmafter at Reading,Newbery, and Wallingford, he quite over- fhoots my Capacity, for thd I have often heard of Pluralities as to Livings^ yet I can^t conceive hov2 a Man could multiply Schools at fuch a rate^ as to bs at tht fame time Mafter in three fuch diflant
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places. I mufi confejs (were his Account credible) I foould freely give my Vote jor the Eje^ing of fuch a Man^ as a notorious Non'ReJident.
A nametejs High Church Friend^ who/ent me a Tdcket of hints towards the Improvement of my Second Edition^ {of whom I have fometimes taken notice in the firjl Volume of th^ Work) wants to know^ how all my Sjints, or moft of them, could bt; fatisned to eat othtr Mens. Bread for ib many Years without Rcltitutioii? And he puts the inat* ter home to 7ne\ If another Man, fays he^ fhould thrufi- you out at Weftminfler^ and fend you a grazing, will it fatisfie you to be told that the Wjges" is for the Work ? Had thofe Men no right to their Property and Freehold ? I profefs, fays he, thisiiicksm'ightily with me, and 1 think can't be Anfwer'd. Whereas I think it may be anfvcer''d eaCiIy, Aloji of thofe Eje tied in 62, never did eat other Mens Bread. There were but few of them^ comparatively^ that were in fcqueflred Livings:^ and fever a I of them refused any fuch when they were offer d them, Jind among thofe that did accept of fuch Livings y fever al paid the Fifth allotted by the Parliament to thofe that were Ejeded^ tho^ fome of theyn dcfcrvdit little enough. Many of thofe that had quitted Sequc fired Livings after the Re ^ aura- lion.^ were got mto other Livings before the ^^i of Uniformity, and were as legal Roffe^ors of them as thofe were who came into them after they quitted them^ upon their rcjufal to Conform 5 and therefore could not be charged with eating other Mens Bread^ any more than they that came into their Livings^ when they were thrujl out of them. But for my own part, if at Weftminfter, or any where elfe that I have any concern, I could not be allow d to do the work of a Minifler, I fhould not dcfire what thi^ Gentleman calls the Wages : For Lm clearly for having Work and Wages go together.
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But the fame Gentleman^ in his Manujcript^ puts this further puzzling ^e ft ion to me ^ Is ic not faid 2000 Minifters were turn d out, when you can't mnke thenfi above 522 > And he refers me to a Famphlet caiPd^ Moderation truly ftitcd, p. 65. Con fulling his Author to whom he direih me^ I find Mr. A. is very f mart upon me. He f^iys^ the In- dex at the end of my Book amounts Dut to 922. To which if we add the 174 that were ejefted by the Birtholomew Aft, and afterwards Conform'd^ the whole number that were ejefted, hefays^2iX\{ts but to 696^ of which a 4th part did airerwards come in. But had this Gentleman minded what that Index pretends to contain^ he would have found it to have been only the Names of fuch as there is any Account of in the foregoing Lilt of Perfons EjeSted 5 while there zvcu a great many hundred Names in that Lift., of Perfons of whom no Account wa^ pretended to he given. And this at once ff oils all hk Calculatim^ as exal ashe thought himfelfin numbring the People, which he with fo much plea- fantnefs refleBs upon me for leaving to others. But being in., he was wiUirig itfeems to go on in finding fault ^ and therefore adds., that to make up thele 522, I am forc'd to take in Afb^ who was buried on St. Bartholomew's Eve, and therefore can't be '
faid to be Ejefted. A mighty Crime! confefsdhy my f elf I But what if the concern for the Ejetlion approaching^ haflend hisEnd^ maynt he be number'' d among thcfe., in wbofe Intenfl hfs Heart wis fo much ingagd^ Ay., but it ferns 1 am alfoforcd co fetch Vealin^ Winter from their Col leges in Dublin.^ (tho\ I never heard there was more than one College there) and Lukin from France^ to make them Ejefled Miniflcrs here. Whereas Mr- Veal and Dr. Winter were really driven out &f Ireland, and Mr. Lukin returned home from France, and were as much Silenced by the Acl when they were here^ as if they had b^en Ejetled-^ and more than that was ne-
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'Ver pretended. He mujt he 'very much dlfpos'd to find faulty that reckons thefe Capital ObjetHons. But he has not done yet ; for be fays that if , as I intimate^ fome hundreds of worthy Minifters were Ejed- ed beca'ufe they were in Sequeftrations^ there will not remain many more out of p2^ to be Ejeded for other Reafons. I ^Anfwer^ that for any thing that appears^ notwlthfiandrng all that 'ii?ere caft out of Sequeftred Ll'vlngs, there might /f-lll he 2000 EjeBed by the Acb of Uniformity. Jnd therefore when he clofes thits^ If after all^ he can raife his number no higher than 5*22, and yet we find him and his Diffenting Brethren afferting with fo much alTurance that they were 2000 ^ furely he confirms us in our hard Thoughts of them^ as fiilfifying in their own favour^ and blackens their Memory by this Attempt to clear them : 1 hclk've mofi Readers nnll he apt to conclude^ ttpon cinfiderlng the Circumfiances mention d^ that this Writer was 'very willing to entertain hard Thoughts^ whe^i he wfuld Jo freely hoaft of being confirmed In them^ where there was jo little occafion gl'uen. However ^ I think hard Thoughts of the EjeBed Mlnlftersy or their Adherent s^ upen the Ac- count of their falling Jhort of the Number of 2000 that has been mention d from the firft^ as Ejetied^ may 'very fafely he forborn from he?jceforward : For in the Index to this fecond Edition^ there is the ^JSlnmes of abo've a Thoufand of whom fame Account ts gl^en y and I dare undertake, (tho I hant yet counted them) there are upwards of a thoufand more ^ whofe Names are mention d In the Body sf the Book as E'jetfcdy of whom I ha've only the Names: Tho* 1 hanje fome reafon to apprehend from what has been fent mey e-ven fince this was Printed^ that in time 1 may ha've an Account of a good part of them too, at the Service of fuch as defire It.
They that will compare this Account of the EjeEted and SlltJKd Mmi/lers, with that In. the former Edl-
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tiotty 7Vtll fi?id it "Very iliferefit, I ha^ve not only 'flacd the Coimties in an Alphabetical Order^ by Tifhich means a Flace or Verjon may be fotwd with much more eafe than before^ but I ha-ve added the 'Degrees^ and the Works ^ and Writings of fevtral^ that were before omitted. Many that were mentio?id twice, (and feme oftner) are now mention d but once. Some that 1 underftand Conferm\l, are here left out from among the Nonconformifts : And fome few others that continu d among the Isfonconformifisy are here refior d to them, tho they were before by mlfiake re- prefented as Conforming ^ as Mr, Glanvil of Taun- ron_, ^r. Chadwick^ iWr. Hodges o/Gioucefter- Ihire^ and fome others. Some that were before left cut, are here added ; and fe^ueral that were before brought in, are here left out of the Li/l of the Ejecled, if by any Informations 1 could obtain, it appear d they died before the Refiauration, However, I ha've kept in fome, that I knew a8lually died before the z^tk of Augaft 6z, as Mr. Rcyner of Lincoln, Mr. Bowles of York, Mr. A(h of London, Mr. Woodward of Duv^ty, and fome few others; hccaufe they are all well known to have been prepard for that Suffering to which the (*y^B would have ex- p&s'd them ; they were ready to (^uit their Livings y and had done it intentionally , and one of them (^as I have it under the hand of the Perfon to whom he 7vrote it) defird only to live to that 'T>ay if it might be the Will of GOD, that he might bear his Tefimo- ny puhlickly, on the behalf of the Necejfty of a far^ ther Reformation. But there are not fo many of thefe, as to give any great caufe of complaint, that the num- ber of the Ejected is that way much aAugmented; For I am inclind to believe, he that will fet himfelf to count numbers, will find more thajs 2000 left that were atlually Ejected or Silencd on Bartholomew 'd^ay, fufpojtng them to have been wholly omitted.
I have alfo here added the Characters of ftveral, of whom I before had only the Names : zAnd as many
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Chrlfiian Names of theje Sufferers as I could recover y 'which fvmetimes was difficult, I have more than snce confulted Verfons fro?n whom I thought I might expect the hefi Information as to thaty arid haue found them difagree, and therefore have been forced to leave the matter in the uncertainty in which they left mi about it, I have alter d the ffelUng of fever al Names y both of Perjons and Places y as to which fame com- plain d , and have made fo many ey^lterations in theje and many other reffeFts, (which one that corn- fares the Two Editions will eafily obferve) as may I think fatisfie any one that is willing to be fattsfydy that I would have been more exaB if I could : And that the Ailfiakes that remain^ are not wilful ; and that if fiich as were capable ivculd have been at the -pains to have giveti me Information^ they alfo had been reBifyd.
In fo7ne of thefe Particulars (tho net of the great eft confidtration) I have had experience what it is to have to do wifh a variety of Tempers. Some for a mlfiake in fpelllng the Names of their Friends y ha've appear d as angry as if I had befpatterd their Memories. Some at a Letter amifs in the Names of places y and others for taking the Names of Hamlets or Country Seats (^7vith which they (eem'd to think all the World muff he as well acquainted as thi^mfelves) for l-'arijhesy have cr/d out^ O tempora^ O Mores I and been in as great a Commotlony as if the Verity of all Hiiiory had been dependi77g. Some have been Angry that their Friends have been Injertedy thinking it a dif grace for thern to appear in fuch Company : Mobile ethers have appear d not a little concern d that their Relations were omitted, counting it an honoi^ir to be Related to fuch Confffors. Scmey becaufe I have ofKltted tc mtntkn the Confor^nb^g of feme afterwards^ who are mention d In 7ny Llfi as Ejetiedy and atlu- (illy were fo, {and whofe Qofformlty I therefore only forbore to take notice of becaufe I did not know it) hdve reprcjentcd my Account as net to be relied on :
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IVhereas I defire no Man to rely on it any farther^ than as the hefl <tAccount I could give^ upon the befi Information I could obtain ^ allowing for fuch mifiakes as are unavoidable at fuch a difiance of time. Some have chargd me Tvith jaying too much of particular ^■'erfons mention d; and others 7vith being too concifcy complaining that I have [aid no more. Z^r.d yet af ter ally Imufi freely oivn^ I have met with as fiir ^^artery as could well be expecled in an ylttempt of this kind J in which fo many, 7vho are difiinguifi'd from each other by fo many little particularities ^ are apt upon one account or another ^ to reckon themjelves to have a concern.
I believe all will agree ^ that it has cofi me no lit' tie pains to get together Juch an o^ccount of thefe Sufferer Sy as is here publiflid ^o Tears after their Kjeclment, I fljall not wonder if fome give them- f elves a Liberty to call the Truth of my Accounts in ^efiion. The famous A/r. John Fox^ owr Englifh Martyrologifiy met with but an harfJj return for his great painsy in endeavouring by his Hi/lcrical Col- let ions to do Service to l^oflerity. Some that found themfelves gall'd with his Ferformancey cry^d out azainfi it, and faid, io many Lines^ fo many Lies. The plauflble Reafon allcdgd was this^ they did not know whence he had his htformations. Man- kind are the fame now that they were heretofore. However y that I may as far as 1 am able give fa- tisfaciion, I (hall here let the World know what Helps I have had in this part of my Work.
Befides what Afifiance I had from Funeral Ser- mons y Lives y and Prefaces y already extant y I have had fome Helps that ivere more general j and others more particular. I have had confderahle general help from 'Br. Sampfon's Papers, among which there was a particular Lifi of the Ejetied in each County y mojf of jvhich had the Cenfures of feme or other of thole who had been Silenc'd in the County, upon which they pafs their Cenfure j which I have a ii made
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made my Ufe of. There were few Counties in which be did not add fome CharaBers of the Eje^edy (^ei- ther from his own Knowledge^ as particularly in Warwickfhire j or from the Information of others-^ the Suhjiance whereof is here inferted, Mr, Stancliff^ (who now reft s from his Labours) was fo kind as to take the fains, when he was reading the Account of thefe jVIinifiers in my former Edition, to make Mar- ginal Notes all along^ with Hints to veBifie mifiakes that he ohfer-vd, and additional CharaBers of fome that he was able to giz'e an Account of, and then he fent me his l^ook (which I ha^ue ftill by me) for my civn ufe i?t this fecond Edition. <ijMr. Jofeph Hill of Rotterdam^ (jvho is fince alfo gone to his reji) was tleasdy as he was reading ozfer my former Ac- count, to diciate to a Friend fuch farther Charatters of Terfons upon his own Knowledge, as his Memory would help him in, and particularly as to his e/^c- cfuai7itance in the Uniyerjtty , and his own Fupils there; which were fent me ever in loofe Tapers^ Good Mr, Stretron alfo, (who is lately deceafed) took a like zyUetbod, and brought me his Remarks, oAll thefe, with Alr.W'iWi^mTaylovs Letters from all parts, ga-ve me no little help and aAjfjlance in thefe Additions and Imfroveme?2ts,
Befides 7vhich I ha-ve had not a little help in ?ny CharaBers, for particular Counties, by the Affifiance that has been give?i ?ne by Letters, and otherwife^ from i^/fr. Taiients for Shropfliire^ iTfr. Lukin for EffeXj Mr. Bury for SujfFolk^ A/r. Bar- nard for Suiiex^ Mr. James Owen for Wales^ ilfr. Forbes for Gloucefteriliire^ Mr. Readj (and a Taper under the Hafids of Air. Bad- land) for Worcefterfiilrej Mr. Cheefman for Berklhire^ Mr. Philips for j ever al Wi'(ltrn Counties, Mr. George Hughes for Kent^ Mr. Henry for Chefhire^ Mr. Oliver Heyvvood for Yorkfliire and Lancafliire^ and Mr. Quick for Devonfhire. And now I mention Mr. Quick who had made co?.- Jlderabk Colkci icns , Imuf own that it is to them are
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owing the Accounts here puhlifh d, of Mr. William Jenkins of London^ Mr. Nicholas Leverton of Cornwall Mr. George Hughes of Plimouth, Mr. Thomas Ford of Exeter, Mr. John Saun- ders o/Hamden, Mr, David Anderfon «5/ Walton and Mr, Nathanael Bali of Barly, Ti^hich are no fmall Ornaments of this Work.
I have alfo Letters from fever al Farts^ relat'mg to Tarticulars not fo "well refrefented before^ and helfmg me to Hints of Perfons that might otherwife have been forgotten, I have in this re/feet had great Ajfiftance from Mr. Noble of Briftol, and fome others. Some Gentlemen "well acquainted with fever al of the ejelfed <iylfini[hrs^ have f ant me their Charatlers. Others have drawn up the Characters ef their Fathers or Grandfathers^ or Uncles : And even fome Clergymen of the Church of England, have been fo kind as to fend me Charatfers of fome of the filmed Mmifiersy to whom they were related^ or with whom they were "iv ell acquainted. It would have been fir angCy if with all thefe Helps my Work JJjould not have i'oiprovd. However y having had fome tafieof the Kindncfs and Candour of fome Teople, I keep my Vouchers by me^ ready to be producd if there flivuld be occafton j that I may have the Ufs need to lie at their Mercy.
(^And yet after ally lam je7ifibleoj majzy and great Defe-fs remaining. The Degrees of many of thefe Minifiers are ftill wanti-^g^ and fo are their Works, I fear there are yet Mijiakes as to the Works of fome of them. I the rather fear it^ becaufe fince the Print- ing of this Volume y I have been informed by an hge- nlous Gcvtleman^ That the Trad entituVd CzO'D^ the King, and the Church, here mtntiond^ p. 88i. 7vas not Written by /Z>^^^V/r. Senior to whom (after Mr. Wood) I had afcriFd it ; but by One of another y and a very different Stamp and Spirit. Some as wor-^^ thy Fcrfons as mofi here me?itio?idy are but ju/l nam'd^ whs defervd good Charachrs. Others are 1 fear quite omitted* And jome few perhaps may be fiill nam' d
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twice. 'But I am not 'without hopes of fiill doing fomcthing tev^rds fttj>f lying theje Defers ^ and reBi- fj'ing fiich MiftakeSy if it fleafes GOD to lengthen out my Life^ and tbej that ohfer've them^ "will but he fo kind as to fend me inform Jtion.
I fiW far from taking all the Tw9 thoufand'who were ejec/edj fohaz'e been Aienoflike Piety ^ or firi^nefs in their Morals. I have taken notice of the contrary in the Cafe of feveral. o^nd yet think. Two thoufand fitch Men to have been a great Bhjfng to the Iforld and the Churchy and the lofs of their Labours to have been an unfpeakable Damage. I am heartily forry^ that any fiottld go on to vindicate their EjeBion. It really griev d me to find a Gentleman of the Charac- terofthe Compiler of the %d Volume of the Complete Hiftory of England^ fo freely pleading for the Si- lenci?Jg them J a7td making fo light of their SujferingSi He that reads over this (L^ccoimt, may jee from County to County ^ how many of thofe that were ejeB- cdy ftiffi^rd for the Royal Caufe^ how many refused to take the Ing:igem2nt formerly ^ when fo many of the Epifcopal Clergy took it, and pleaded for the taking of it i and how many were EpifccpjUj Ordain d ; and yet how much they fujf'erd^ how much the Laws were exceeded in many 1" laces ^ in the Se- verity they met with j and yet how GOD own d arid fupported them, and provided for them.
Should any ask. To what Vurpofe is fo particular an (t^fccount of theje "Terfons, and their Sufferings puhlifjdnow^ I would beg leave to ask them ano- ther ^.efiion I Is there not a Caufe ? For are not their Suffer :ngs (tho' not to be e^ualTd in any Vrote- fiant Country) frequently lefjtn d^ Omitting 7nany ■^ ^ 'X ^^l^^^h does not a late celebrated a^^uthoY "^y pcf live- ii;mion°' h ^S'^^'^y ^'^^^ never in any Place ox the World, i-ecognizM was io bitter Complaints^ for fo (lender Oppref- ? 7. ilon, as the Diffenters have ucter'd for what they lufferVI upon the fcore of Opinion in Eng- land^ New Ut it be judgd from the ^Account here
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given, 7vhether their Sufferings were fo light and trivial, as this Gentleman and others reprefent them. And does not the fame Spirit as ragd agai^tji them, yet continue among us ? May it not reafonablj he fup - posd. That they, who after fuch Hardjlnps endurd, reprefent them as fuffering little or nothing, 7i'ould tredt them and their Succeffors in the fame manner as formerly, when an opportunity offer d ? This is fo agree- able to the common TVorkings of Human Nature^ that its hard trufting fuch a Temper. 'Tis bui fit that the Memory ofthefe Sufferings jhould he revivd, that they may not be repeated. The ^Diffentcrs are very free ta forgive all that is pafd^ but would be glad to fee more ground of Hope, that jome Men would not gree- dily embrace the firfi Opportunity of aBi^jg former Excefjes over again, if any are hereby exafperated, tho they fliew that they dont much like their own Face when another Jhews them its deformity ', they yet give too much ground to fufped, they have a remaining fondftefsfor that that is the Caufe of their Deformity and would not uj2willingly have it continud. But I jjjould think, that they that are really againft all Riger and Severity in Matters of Religion, JJjould be free to have any Inftances of it expos d in all Parties, for the greater future Ccmtion. They that would have pa fi Faults on their fide for gotten, and cannot forbear being angry when they are told of them, are likely to continue in them : While they that are as free their own Faults JJjould be told, as they are to tell others their former Failures, on purpofe that the abhorrence of the Fault itfelf, may on all Sides be the inore heighten d, are the mofi likely to mend, and be the heft Proof againfi any future Temptations.
Upon this Account^ I muft ovm myfelf ji^ell pleas\l, infiead of being at all difturbW or griev d, at the At- tempt to transmit to Poficrity former Sufferings on the ether fide. I de fire, infi-ead of faring, the publifljJvo- that Hi /lory that hoi been fo long talk\l of, of the flardf.nps endnrd by the Epifcop.il Party, between
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1640^ aiid 1660. I am glad if I ha've been theOc cafion of its Publication. I am as far from "vindica- ting the Carriage of many towards themy aitd ths Treatment they met withy as any Man. I ha've great boPeSy that the re^uiving the memory of fafi Hiir^mefs and Se'verity on both Sidesy and the dijlike that each Side difco'vers of ity when their own Friends are the Sufferers y may produce at length fuch a general j4bhorrence of all Conjlraint or Force in Matters of Re- ligion ^as may help to p-eferve Honefl Men of any Sort for the futurcy from all Violence to their Confciencesy and any thing that the Patients can call Perfecution 7i;hile the Agents arc apt to giiJe it another Turn.
tAt the fame time, 1 mufl acknowledgCy I [Ijould ha've been glad if this IVork which has been fo long expetledy hi'id Jeen the Light before the Publication of this my Second Editio77. Fory whereas frem the Copy of Qxitvics that were fome I'ears Jtnce fent a- bout the Diocefe of ^'HOHy I find they that are con- cern d in ity would be jvilling to take all Opportuni- ty 5 of expofing thefe who fuffer^d for their No'nconfor- Tfiity^ (who I am yet inclin d to bellez'e will be remem- ber d by Peflerity with Honour) Ijhould ha^ve reckon d it an Happinejsy if from their Searches^ I might either ha've recei^'d Light by which I might ha've nflifyd Mifakes in this IFork ; or from any S&'ucrities that can be jujlly chargd on thofcy who were afterwards fo great Sufferers y torvards their Brethren, when they had the ^ower in their Handsy 1 might haz'e ha,d an Opportunity of gi'ving others the more effeBual war?iing againft Rigor and Se'verity upon Occafion of any Religious Diffe- rencesy in all Times to come : And that for this ReafoH among others. That as all Things here are gi'ven to change, it may he expeBedy that as Times 77iay turUythe Meajure with which they ?ncted to Bthersy jhould be ufed toivards themy if not exceeded.
But tho the Difficulties which this great work of theirs has met with in pajfing thro' t/M Prefs^ have
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deprivdme of this Benefit for the prefeTity yet I hcpe^ I fha II hereafter have ity and an Opportunity of nta^ king my Uje of it. For being under a necejjity of ad^ ^/«g- <!i?^ Appendix to this Work ^ with fome farther Account offeveralofthe/e ejected (tJ^inifiersy than I was able to give when I was now going ouer the fe- ^eralCounties of 'Enghnd andVi-Acs^for want of fuch Informations y aslha've receivd fince, I ^lall be glad to jhew my profiting by whate'ver light the Werk of thefe Gentlemen ajfords me^ and be ready to take all Oecafions to warn againfi future Rigors on all Hands y from any vj>ell attefied Infiafjces of the hard Meafure of any ofthofe who afterwards fujftrd for their Nonconformity^ towards their 'Brethren^ which they found it no eajy Thing to hear^ when it was re- turjid upon them.
I am indeed afraid^ that fome will he dijlhrh^dy to find the Accounts which they kindly fent me of fe- *veral Minifters^ and the hints of others in order to the amending miftakes^ are omitted in this Work : But it was not in my power to help it. For tho' I did intend at firfi to ha^ve cafi what Accounts were tranfmitted to me out of time, into Addenda at the clofe of this TVork, yet I found at lafi they came fo thicky that had I purfud my fir [I intention y this Vo- lume would ha^veJwilTd jo unreafonably, as to have born no proportion to the other. I therefore thought it better to refewe them for an Appendix^ which (if GOT) give Life and Health) I intend (liall follow. And I am Apprehenffve that when what is here pub- difli'd falls into the Hands of fome, who find them- felves able to furnifij me with Additions or Corretfi- onsy it may be an inducement to them not to fail of tranfmitting them^ to know that they will be thank- fully recei'v^dy and that there is yet room for ufing them^ if they are not too dilatory.
In this Append ix, J propofe to run through the federal Counties in the Jame Order as I have done in this Volume^ adding^ altering^ and amending, ac-
fording
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cording to ihe light Ijhall receive » either oi to the Char ciders^ Degrees^ orWo?ks of the Eje^ed-^ or as to any Mifldkes I may have yet been guilty -of in naming the f^me Ferfons tvoice^ or in repre-
fentingjuch as Conforming^ who continiN Koncon-
formijis^ or any fuch as 'Konconformifis^ who
fell in with the Ejlablijlfd Church.
And a^ I take this Op (: or t unity to return ?ny Thanh to all that have been Jo kind as to lend me their helping Hand^ towards the improving this Account of the Silenced Mi niflers^ fo much beyond the former ^ /o I make it my recjueft to them^ that they will yet favour me with any farther Ac- counts oj thefe Worthies that are z>oell Attefted-^ or with their Obfervations by way of Cor reding Mi' flakes in any part of this Work. And I mufl de-
ftre that fuch as are dijpos'dto give what AJfiflance they are able in this Cafe^ would ufe what /peed they can in doing it ^ which had fome done before^ this Edition had come forth much 7nore improved than it is: But if for want of knowing thk my Defire in time^ they fhould happen to delay the fending me fuch Additions or Cor regions longer than they would other wife have done ^ I beg that I mayn't upon that account be altogether deprivd of them ^ but thdt they would rather fend them^ be it never folate^ than not at all -^ that any future Edition of this Work may have the Benefit oj them-^ 'I'ho' 1 fhall take effc&ual care it Jlall be fo ma- nag'd as to be no detriment to the Furchafers of thi^.
And finding that fome have hitherto been difcou- rapjd from doing what they could to help ?ne in this Worky hecaufe it was fo little certain intelligence th^y could give 7fsc^ ichile they were concerned they could do no more -, i muft beg^ that if the 7niflake 77iy Readers dif cover he ever fo ffnall^ or the Light thfy can give 7ne be in Matters ever fo minute^ {be it bar as to the' I)egree^ or any Work oj any of the
Eicilcd
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XXXI
Eje^ed '^Vinifters) they would be fo kind as to
iraiifmit if^ and it fhali be thankfully accepted. And
It will be yet more kmdlyjaken^ ^j J^c^ ^Js have
Man uf crip t^ of any of the Silenc'd Miniftrrs within
their reach {and I am credibly informed there are
Jomefuch thatJie fhame fully negle&ed) would give
me notice^ and help we to the Ferufal of them^ upon
7r,y giving reaJo?iable SatisfaUion that they fhall be
afterwards return d to ihtir proper Owners^ which
1 am willing to do. And tho I mujl confejs I can
hardly without regret think how many are gone off
the Stage that might have given confiderable Affi-
fiance in prof ecu: ing this Defjgn^ without doing any
thing toiKmtfds it^ yet I am perfuadel that if fuch
as are fill living^ 7nioht be prevailed with to do
what they are able for the furtherance of it^ a
much more com pie at Account might yet be given of
ihefe good Men ^ concerning whom 'tis natural to
Juppofe Fofterity will be inquifitive^ than mo/}
would have expelled after the expiring of Hjty
Tears fince their EjcUmenp,
It has been mov'd to me by fever al^ that Ifhould have added an Account of thofe who were bred up to the Mini fry among us^^ fince the AftofUni- iOrmity took pi ace ^ and aft(r having been fame Tears ufeful^ have fimfh'd their Courfe. Tkefe voere Silenc d by that Atl^ rh& not E jetted*^ and many ofthon very welldejerve to have their 'Names iranfmitted to Fofteriiy with Hpnour, But had I attempted this^ it would have confiderably fvoeird a IVork, zjohich fnffciently grows upon ?riy Hands already, I muft therefore leave that Fr ovine e to fame other Hand : 'But think I may without Vanity be allowed to fay ^ of many of this Number,, (Juch as Mr, Natha;iael Taylor^ Mr, Timothy Crui>>, Mr. Francis Glafcock, Mr, James Owcn^ Mr. Timothy Manlove, Mr, Chorkon of Manchefter, Mr, Thomas, and ]o^t^h Kcntifti^ M'. John j/?i Nath^ael Oidfield, Dr Benyon, M , b^^uthwel
of
xxxii The PREFACE.
q/Newbery^ Mr. Wilfon^/ Warwick, jVf/-. Whi- taker t^/Leeds, Mv. Jofeph GWl of Hexham^ Mr. Samuel Eaton ^/Mancheltsr, Air. Thom is a/i^ Be- noni Rowe, Mr. Timothy Halliday, Mr. Natha- nael Scoales <?/ Macclesfield, M^'» SamaelCoates f?/ Mansfield, Mr. Willets r/ Dudley, Mr. Wocd- cock of Oxford, Mr, Samuel Chandler of Andover, a?7d Mr. Samuel Lawrence^/ Nantwich, ^c) ihat tho" thy bad moflly a private Education^ they were yet Me/2 of that worth., that neither Oxford nor - "Cambridge,zo<7^/<i have needed, to have been afhajrid to have produced them,
I have yet one farther Requefl to fuch as are either hovers of l^onconfcrmity^ or Enemfs of Per- fect twn in one Form as well as another.^ {and I am not without hope that the number of the latter will at laft prevail) that if upon the Publication of that great Work on the Church fide., that has been fo long expetied^ they find in it fevere Reflexions on any of the ejeXed filenc^d Nonconformifis., which they can prove to be unjuft and undefervd^ they would favour 7ne with an Account of their Re- marks., together with the Evidence with njhich they fupport them., that I may add the?n in my defigrPd Appendix, in which., after I have had a little breathing time^ {which is no more than is needful in my prefent Circumflances) I propofe (without in the leaft bearing hard on thofe of different Senti- 7nents) as fir as I am able^ to do juftice to a nuin- ber of Men., who fir/nly adher'^d to.^ and bravely fuffer'dfor.^ that zvhich I am full}' perfuaded was a Good Caufe, and a Cauje that GOD will yet own and appear for,
Ifa, 66. f. Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his Word, your Brethren that hated you, that caft you out for my Names lake, faid let the LORD be glorified ; But he fliall appe:n' ro your Joy, and they fliall be aftumed-
AN
Vol. II. A N
ACCOUNT
OF THE
Ministers, Lecturers,
Masters and Fellows of COLLEGES, and School-Masters.
WHO
WereEjECTEDor SILENCED,
after the Restauration, in 1660,
By, or Before,
The Act of Uniformity.^
1 Shall fir ft begin with ihofe who voere Ejefted or Silenc'd in the Two Cities of London, and West- minster , and the Borough of
SoUTHWARK.
ROM Sr. Auftins, gocxl old Mr. Simeon Ajhl He went feaionably to Heaven, at the very Time when he was csft out of the Church., He was bury'd the very Even q( B^rtholomevp^ Day. He had his Education in Emanuel College in Cnmbridge. His firft Employment in the Miniftry was in Staffurdjloire, in the Neighbourhood of thofe Eminent Perfons, Mr. John Bali, Mr. ^hrt N/- eolls and Mr. L^nglsy^ with all of whom he had a parti-
B cular
The Ejected or Silenced Mw/jlers^ &c.
Vol. II. cuiar and intimate Acquaintance. But for his Non- s^x'^V"^ conformity to the CtTcinonies, and refufing to read the Bocl^cf Sports f he was iGon dilpiac a from his Living. He £.ain*d howevci- a little Liberty in an exempt Church at H^.cxbdl, under the Covert of Sir Jchn Bur- gc^nCf and elfewhcrc under the Lord Brook. mWarvQick:- fljire. He was a Chriftian of the Primitive Simplicity ; and a NDnccnfsrmift of the Old Stamp. He was Emi- nent for a Holy Life, a Chearful Mind, and a fluent Elegancy in Prater. He had a good Eftatc, and was inciin d to Enrerrainments and Liberality; his Houle was much frequented, and he was univerfally belov'd* He was Chaphin to the Earl oiMnnchcjlsr in the Yv^ars, and fell under the Obloquy of the Ocm'vcllians for crol- fing their Defigns, and particularly for his vehement oppofing the Efi^figemcnt. He had a confiderable Hand in bringing in King Chdrles II. He dy'd as he liv 'd, in great Confolation and cheerful Excrcife of Faith, molefted with no Fears nor Doubts. He was one of * Ths Fa-tht Ccrnhii! Lecturers. * He publiAi'd his Sermons at mousOld the Funerals of Mr. /^^3/>/:/<.^>' and Mr. G^tiiks^ -, and Noncon- harh not left any thing in Print befides, except fome formifc Sermons preach'd before the Parliam»enr, and upon Air. John p^j^^. other particular Occafions. Mr. Calnmy preach'd Ball Cow- i^j^ Funeral Sermon, and gave him but his deferved T-'''i'f. Charad^r.
hifn all his
Covenant of Grace, in 4?o, 104^.
From St. LeenitrdsF:^fter-LAnp,Mv. James Nnhm.Who was alfo one of the Primitive Sincerity. A good Lin- guift, a zealous excellent Preacher, commonly cal- led the l/Vceping Prcphsp, becaufe his Scriouinefs oft ex- prefs'd itfclf by Tears : Of a mofc holy blamelcfs Life; tho* Learned, yet greatly averfc to Conrroverfics and Difputes.^ In almoft all things like Mr. Ajh, except his Natural Temper, and the Influence It had upon his Soul. Both of them were fo compos'd of Humility, Piety and Innocence, that no Enemy of Godlincfs that knew them, durft almoft fay any Thing againft thcni. But as one was Cheerful, fo the other was from his Ycutb furpriz'd with violent Fits of Melane]joly once
ia
///London, Weftminfter, and Southwark. 5
in a few Years, which rho' it did not diftra(il him, yet Vol. IL kept him '[ill ic was over in a moft dcTpcndent Cale, vv^ and next to Delpair. Leis than a Year before he d)'d, he fv:li into a grievous Fit, in which he was fo confidenc of his Gracilcrnefs, that he uluaily cry'd out, O ntt one Jfai\6f Giaccy net ont good Defve or Ttoougtit l lean no wore p.r.y tb/in a Pcft ! if an Angel f rem Her^v-'u would tell me I hnve true GrMce^ I would net beiisve him, 8cc. And tho* orhcf Miniftcrs could demonitrate his Sincerity to him fo aj to filcnce him, he was continuailv harping on the fame String; and ufis net to be perluaded he was Melancholy. He had been but a iiitie while rccov.T'd when the Bdrthciomew A<^ came out, which caft him out with his Brethren : And his Heart t>cing troubled v^ith ]
the lad Eilare of the Church, the Multitude of filenc'd Miniilers, and his own Unkr*. iceablcnefs, -his Melan- choly returned, and heconfum'd to Death. A Sermoii was prfach'd at his Funeral jan. i. i6<j-. by Dr. T/jo- rrhis HortsHy who gave him a confiderable Charad^er ; to which the Render is rcferr'4. He printed a few Cc- caMonal Diicourfcs in his Lif<f-timc ; and a few Pra- dical Scrmcnl of his have been pubiiAi'd (inec his Dfsth.
Frcm SuTnhhs, Mi\ Arthur Jack, fen \. One ofun-^ ^^^ ^^g weary'dlndufti'Vand Dili£ence ; who ftudy'd 14 or 16 ^^-c^unt of Hours a Day at the Univcrfity, and eoni\anc;y rofe at his ufe& 3 or 4 of the Clock in the Morning, Summer And Win- Death pre^ rer, to redeem his Time ; and held it to the Age or73. fixd ;o ht^ He was Minider of St. Mkimeh H'o&dftrest, An. 1624, Annota- w^hcn a Pvrililencial Sicknefs rag'd in the City; and con- \^??\ °^ tinu'd all the time of it, difcharging ail the Ofiice? and^^^*^^* Duties of a Faithful Paftor to his Flock ; viirJng infe- d:ed Pcrfons without fear, tho' to the hazarding of his own Lifr, for the Good of Souls in the Service of his MASTER, who preferv'd him from all Infedion^ -^
wkcn Thoufands fell on either hand of him. He was very fuccefsful in his Miniflry, and exceeding ufefal by his profitable and familiar way of Catechizing. Ke was Fin'd 500/. for refufing to give in Evidence againft Mr. Levc, and commirred Priioner to the Fl?et, vvhere he continu'd aboat 17 Weeks. After the Reftauratioii he was ckofen by the Provincial Affembly of London, to prefent the BiUc to King Charles, in his Triumphal
B % Prcgrels
Thi: tjechd or Sil'cnc'd M'rnfias^ &€.
Vol. II. PiGgreis through ihc CiT}. And hi- did ad:iially pre- ^ ~ / fcriE it, at the Head of the City Miriifters, in Sr. FauL's Church-yard, over againft the SciiooJ. The King thank- ed them for it, and promis'd, To make that Bock the Riile of his Government tiwd. Life. He was afterwards One of the Comir.idioners at the Snvoy : And finding all their Endeavours there fruitlefs, he, when the fevere A6fc took place, retir'd to a private Life. In his iaft Sicknefs,- he diiccver'd great Serenity and Compofure, and cxprefs'd much Satisfadion in his Spirit as to his Noficotifirmif)' ; profeifing, He had many times asl^d God Fcrgivencjs en his Kjiccs, for his ccmplvng tso much voith tinvparrantnhie Imprfitictis informer Times. He dy'd Aug. 5. 1666. He hath left behind him Annotations on feveral parts of the Bible^ in 3 Volumes 4^0.
From Aldcym^nlury, Mr. Edmund CalriWyy B. D. He was the Son of a Citizen of Lmdon, and bred in Pem- hroke-H^U in Cnmbridge. He was born \nF brunyy iHl, and admitted into the Univcrlity at 1 5. His Inciinati- cn to the Arti-Armini^n Parry, hindering his Prefer- ment there at that time, Bp. Fcltcn of Ey, took notice of him, and made him his Chaplain. And be was ever after a thankfullmitaror ofthe Piety, and Charity, and Diligence of that good Bifliop; and would often men- tion him with Honour. And wtll he might ; for the Bifhop did not only dircdl him in his younger Srudies, but allow'd him Time for them ; giving ftrid Charge to his Domicfticks not to call him down to Family- Prayers, or upon other Occafions, unlels he had half an Hour's Warning, that fo his Studies might not be broken off abruptly. Here he Study'd at the rate of 16 Hours a Day; He read over the Gontrovcrfies of Bellnrmine'mure\y,wnh all his Anfwerers , vi:(. Chamier^ T0)it(ilier, I^ynolds, and others, who by Parts under- took that Goiiah of the I{.mijh Church, fie alfo read many of the Schoolmen ; efpccially, Thomas Aquinas in whom he was moft exactly vers'd, being able to ma- nage moft of his numerous Difbindlions. He read over Sr. Aiiguftinc's Works five times; and many other emi- nCBt Authors Ancient and Modern, bcfide his Daily- Study ofthe Holy Scriptures, and Perufal of Commen- tators upon them. After the Bifliop's Death, which- was in 1626, his 6rft Place of Charge, was at Bury
St. Edmunds.
tn London, Weftminfter, and. Southwark. 5
St. Edmu^idsy in Suffoll^^, where he had Mr. Burroughs Vol. II. for his Fellow Labourer : And there he continu'd for ^./""sr^ above Ten Years, 'till Bp. t-Visus Articles, and the Book^ of Sports, drave him and 30 more worth) Mini- fters out of the Diocele. After Mr. Fcnncr'i Death, he was prefcnted by the Nobie Eariof I4^armck^, to the KcClory of I{ochf Old in EJf-Xy and he accepted it, ho- ping under the Wings oi fuch a Patron, and a quieter Biiliop, to have mere repofe : And fo he had for his Miniltry ; but his Body felt the Hardlhip of his remo- val from one of the plcafanteft, to cne of the moft unheakhfui Airs in England. When he was in the ftrength of his Years, he was feiz'd wiih a tedious Quartan Aguc^ which brought upon him aDizzinefs in his Head, that he complain d of all his Life after; which vyas the Caulc of his avoiding the Pulpit, and chufing rather to Preach in the Desk. Upon the Death of Dr. Stoughttn, he was chofen at Alderman^ bury. He came thither in 1639, and his Patron did not loole him, but followed him to London. He was one of thofc Divines, who An. 1641. met by order ot Parliament in the Jcrujalcm Cbfimberj with feveral Bifhops and Dccflors, in order to the Accommodnting Ecclefiaftical Matters : In which Meeting, by mutual Conceifions, Things were brought into a very hopeful Pofture ; but the whole Dcfign was fpoii'd by the bringing into the Houfe the Bill againft Bifnops, &c. He was afterwards an adlive Member of the Affiwhly, He was a great Enemy to the Scdlarics, who after- wards grew fo Rampant. He was in his Judgment for the Prcsbyttridn Difc'ipline ; but of known Moderation towards thofe of other Sentiments: No Miniilcr in the City was more follow'd ; nor hath there ever been a Week day LeClure To frequented as his ; which was attended not only by his own Parifli, but by other E- iTiinent Citizens, and many Perfcns of the Greateft -Quality, and that conftaqtly for 20 Years together ; for there feldcm were fo few as 60 Coaches ."in Oliver % Time he kept himfelf as private as he could : But had a confiderable Hand in caufing Things afterwards to return into their proper Channel. He preach'd before the Parliament the Day bcrcrc thev voted the King Home, and was one of thofe Divines who were f^nz c- ver to him into Holland, He wa§ reckon'd to have the B 3 ' ' " greareft
The Ejecfed or Silenced NVntfiers^ 8rc.
Vol. II. gre^neit luceixlt in Cour-r, City and Country, of any of the Minilters, and therefore cxcren^<^ly carefs'd ar firft ; but loon law whither Things were tending: Among o- thtT £vidt;nces of ir, this is one ; That having G^'ncral A4^^//<,for his Auditor in his own Church, a little after the Keftauration, oii a Sacr-^iment-Day, he had Occa» iion CO l|.-cak cf j^.-//''7 Lu:.e:, " And why, laid he, is it Ciiil'd jilth-^, but bccaufe it makes Men do bafe and filthy things r Some Men, faid he, will betray Three Kingdoms for filthy Lucre's hkst". Saying which, he threw h's Hiinderchief, which he ufaally wav'd up. and down while he^was preaching, towards the Gene- ral's Pew. He was very AClive in order to an Ac- commodaticn ; but in vain. He gc-neraliy had the Chair among the City Minilters in rhcir Meetings, and was m^uch eiUem'd for his Prudence and Condud:. He vjzs one of the-^Orw/j/// Ledi:urers: He re-fus'd a Bi- flioprick, becaufe he could not have it upon the Terms cf the King's Dec'aration ; but kept his Temper and Mcdcration after he was- ejected. I have been credi- bly informed, that Bp. ]^fill{ins hid fuch an Opinion of his Inlight into the Controvcrfy about Church Govern- rncnr, that hehearnly wiili-d he could have conform'd, that he might have confronted the bold and confident AiT.TLors or the Jus Dlvinwrn of Epifcopacy in the Convocarion, in which he was not allcw'd to fir, the* he was chofen one of the Clerks for the Ci^'. And yet the Author of the Modem Pkas for Compehenfisn^ Sec. cmfiderdy fays p. 1 2. I hr:V? been credibly inform d, (not to p'.y^hdt I am nhis to mfil{c it good) Thnt M''. Calamy, did brfcrc Im M^jejiy nnd dizers L^rds of the Counfely pro- fcfSf th^t there v^as not ftny thing in the Ccnftituticn of the Chu'cl\ to r^hich be ecu 'd not CGnform, xyere it net for the fc/y.ridAH:{ing rf ethers. Bur Mr. B^.xter (in his Apology for Nn-ccrfirmity^ -p. i')i.) anAvers, we muft teftifv, fbmc of us that were in his Company from firft to lafl, we heard him over and over protcf^. That he rook {c- veralrhinrs in Confonriity to be intolerable Sins. And ffa^sh) h:'wro:c th^7P ckce to our Reply; he may be judrV. ( f by that. He was Imprifona in terroreWf for Preaching Occaficnally after Bartholcmevc Day ; but fcon releasd, wh:n it was feen what a Refort of Per- fons of all Qualities there was to him in Nervg/ite, and how generally the Severity was refentcd. Our late
- Hiftpriaii
/;; London, Wcftminfter, x;?^ South^vark. 7
Hiftorian t reprefents his Preaching ac that time as Vol. II. Seditious. But ic was purely occalion'cfby a Di (appoint- ■ ■'V-v-' menr, as ro the Preacher cxpecftjd; atid the Dilcourfet r^^Cow- (as I have been infcrni'd by thole that very well kniw P{eat Hlji. it to be true) was lyipremeditared. That hard AVcrc ''^ ^"S- thcrefore might have Ix'cn frar'd. As Circuinllanccs p ' i? - then were, there might well be a Concern ftirring ^^^ ■> -^ ^ ■^' Serious Religion, vvhirh was in no imall Danger. And had this Author wav'd charReficdicn, his Work would not have Joft any of its Beauty.
He liv'd to lee Lcndcn in Aflics, the fight of which broke his Heart : He was driven thro' the Ruins in a Coach, and feeing the delolatc Condition of fo ficurilhing a City, for which he had fo great an Affeclion, his tender Spirit recciv'd fuch Impremons, as he cculd never vyearoit; he went Home, and ne- ver can:ic out of his^Chambcr more ; but d)'d within a Month. He hach not left much in Print. He was one of the Authors ofSynrcfrmnuus, which was a Cele- brated Book before the Civil War. He had a Hand in drawing up the Vindicntlcn of the Presbjtcrinl Govern^ ment nndMiiiiJiiyy Printed An. 1650. and the Jm Di- ^iniim Miriiflerii Ev^ngelici, & Angiicnni^ Printed An, 1654. He hath feveral Sermons in Print, which he Preach'd before the two Houfes of Lords and Commons, and the Mngiftrates of the City ; and at the Funerals ciD^. Snm. Boltcn, the Earlof ;;^'/-wi"r/^, Mr. S/w. Ajh, 8cc. Bcfides which., he publifh'd nothing but a Vindi- cation of him.fflf from, the Calum.nies of Mr. Burton j and a frn^all Trad cali'd The Godly Mms Ark., er City cf ^fug% in thi Dify of his Diftrrfs. And fince his Death there v^as a Trentifs cfM^ditntiorij printed in a Cian- ^eftine way ; not by his Son, or from his Manii- fcript, but from fome imperfedt Notes taken by an Auditor.
From St. Magnus, Mr. J^cph Caryl. He was Educa» ted in Ex:ter College Oxen, where Wood, who fcldom fpeaks truth of fuch Men, confeto, he was a Noted Difputant. When he came to London, he was Preach- er to the Honourable Society oi Lincoln s- Inn, where he continued fevcrai Years wi:h Good-liking andApplaufe. He was a Member of the Affembly of Divine? : And in 1653, be was appointed one of the Jrien for the Ap- B 4 probatloit
8 The Ejeciedor Silenc'^dMimJicrs^ &C.
Vol. II. probation of Miniftcrs; ftnd had univcrfally the Cha- racter of a Lenrned Man, Befides his Faft and Thnnkf- giving Sermons before the Parliament, he alfo publifii'd an Exf>ojition xfith Praclical Objcrvatiens on tie Book^ of Job, in 1 1 Vol. in Afto. (fince put into two Folios) fomc have very unworthily rcprefented this Work of his, as a Commentary on Pineda -, or a Tranflation of it : But he that will but be at the pains to compare them a little together, by reading a Dozen Leaves in Each, will find this a grofs Miftake. He had alfo an hand in a Book cntitul'd. An Englijh Greek, Lexicon, containing the De^ rivations and varicus Significaticm of all the Hl'rds in the Nevp Tejlatnent, Sec, OEl. i66i. And after his Death, was pubiillid The Kature and Princiflcs of Love as the End of the Comrnnndmcnt -^ being ibme ofhisla^ Sermons. OBober i6j^. He dfd in February i6ji.
From St.SefulchreSf Mr. Thomas Gouge, He was Son to the Eminent Dr. Gouge of BlachcFryms. He was a Wonder of Charity, Humility, Sincerity and Mode- ration. "iAr. Baxter fays. That hg never heard any oite Perfon, of what ^anh^ Sort, or Scci foever, /peak, one iVord to his Difr:onGur, or name any Fault that they chargd en his Life or DoBrinc j no net the highcfi Prdatifts th?m- felves, fave only that he conform* d not to their Impo fit ions, God bleffed him with a good Eftate, and he liberally Ms'd it in Works of Charity, which he made indeed ih^ Great Buiinefs of his Lif.?. When he had loft much by the Fire, and had fettled his Children, and had his Wife taken from him by Death , he had but 150/. a Year left, and he gave a Hundred of it to Charitable Ufes. It was his daily Vf^ork to do all the Good he could, wiih as great Diligence and Con- ftancy as other Men labour at their Trades. He vifi- ted the Poor, and ilirr'd up the Rich, in whom he had any Intcreft, to devote at leaft the loth Part of their Eftates to Works of Charity. When he was between 60 and 70 Years old, he us'd to Travel into fVa/es, anddilperlc what Money he could fpare himfclf, or colled: from others, among the poor labouring perfe- cuted Miniftcrs there. He fettled in the chief Towns cffVal'ss. great many Schools, to the number of 3 or 400, .for Women to teach Children to read, having himfclf undertaken to pay ihcm for many hundred
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Children. He preach'd himieif in WnUs ^tiii they Vol. II. drove him from Place to Place by Pcrfccution. He s^^^'^r^^,
went conftantly to the Parifh Churches, and fome- tiines Communicated with them, and was authorized by an Old Univcificy Liccnfe to Preach Occalion* ally, and yet for fo doing was Excommunicated even in H'cdcs^ and that while he was doing all this Good. He procured a very fair Impreirion of the Bible in the IVckh Tongue, to the number of Sooo- looo of which v/cre freely given to the Poor, and the reft fent to the Principal Cities and Towns in PVales, to be fold to the Rich at Reafonable Rates, vIt;^. at 4 Shillings a Piccc well Bound and Clafp'd. He vyas us'd to fay often with Plcafure, That he had tvoo Livings, which he would not exchange for two of the Grcatcjl in England, mcmnng Wales, where he us'd to Travel every Tenr to Jpread Kjiovpledge, Piety^ /ind c'jarity ; nnd Chrifl's Ho- fpital, where he us'd freely to Cntcchi:^e the Poor Children, ill order to the voeil-Uying the Fcundatiuns of {{ellgicn in thsm, in their tender Tears.
A late Author inliuuatcs as if his Charities in PVales^ Mr, wcreonlytofcrve a Party, and that the viiiblc Efffdt of Wynnes them is, the Increaje of the Dijpntcrs in that Ccuntry,^-'^'^' v This Refledtion on his Memory is as falfe as it ^^^'a^^f^^^ invidious. For he was lb far from thai: narrownefs o{jJl\l^ Spirit or Bigotry to the IntercR: of the DifTenrers, i^hat^^^^'V^ heprocurd the Church Catechi/m, with a Practical Ex- pcdtion of ir, and the Common-Prayer, to be printed in ffelch, and freely given to the poorer fort, with the If^slch Bible, The whole Duty of Man, The Practice of Piety, and other Pradlical Books. I fhall here fubjoin an Account of his Charities in fVales, for one Year, by which Ibme Judgment may be made, as to the reft. It was in the Year 1674, before his excellent Imprel- ficn of the Britifi Bible; it was Printed about that time in a fingie Sheer, which is apt to be loft : Where- as'tis Pity but it fliould be preferv'd to Pofterity. It was in thcfe Words; An Account of what hath been dene in Wsilcs, this laft Tear, /row Mid fu mm er 1674, to Lady-Day 1675, in pur/uance of the ahovojaid Tuft, up- m the Encouragement of divers worthy Perfons, to this Pious ^.nd charitable Dejign,
I. In
I o The Ejected or Silenc^i Mimjfers^ &C.
Vol. II. I. In 51 of the chief Towns of H^^les, 812 Poor Children have been and arc put ro School, to learn Englijloy over and above the 500 put to School the laft Year, by the Charity of others before this Truft be- gan.
2. There have been bought and DIftnbuted in fe- Veral Families, 32 aKVc/? Bibles, which were all that could be had in iVnles or London.
3. 240 Kew Teftaments 'mPVilch, to be giveji away to Poor People that can read J4^clch,
4. 5©o J4^tJolcDutfs of M'tn inT-Vdch^ to be Dlftribu- red in like manner.
Which Pious and Charitable unddrtaking hath al- ready provok'd divers of the better Sort of the M^dch, to put above 500 of the poorcft l^T'^.lch Children to School, upon their account. So that about 1S50 in all, are already put to School to Jearh to read EngUJh. Attefted by us,
John Tillotfo?!. WillUnt Durham. Thomas Gougf.
Benja. Whit chest. Edx&ard Stillingflcet Matthevf Pool. Sif7iS72 Ford. "John Meriton. Thomas Firmin»
It's eafier to traduce than imitate fo Divine a Charity,^ whofc Tendency is to make pcod Chriftians, and ufe- full Members cf the Common-V/ealth. Mr. Gouge gave to the Poor ;>K-/c/:?,feveral other good Books which he procurd to be TranOated and Printed in l/Velch, of which there is not one that perluadcs People to Non- conformity^ but they contain fuch Prad^ical Duties as all good Chriftians are and muft be agreed in.
If the Growth of DifH-nters in l>Vahshe an cffcdt of the Increafc cfK'iowledge there, we can't help that. They whcfe Confciences are enlighcenVi and mov'd by the V/crd cf CGD , will be always difpcs'd to pay a greater Veneraticn to Divine Truths and Ordinances than to fuch Ways and Uiagesas are meerly humane^ and will be naturally apt to fcruple thofe things that want txhe farred Imprefs of Divine Authority. And if this Gentleman thinks the bcft Expedient to prevent this, is to keep the People in the f^me State of Igno- 4'ance they were in, during the Period, of which hij Hiftory treats, he has the Pn^ifts on his fide, but I hope Ronc that underf^and Protcftant Priijcipks. He D>'d
iliddcniy
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fuddcniy in the 77ch Year of bis Age, without any Vol. II. Sicknd's or Y..i\\, ur Fear of Deich ; he was ht*ard to v./'V*W give a Gruaii m his Sleep, and he was ^cnc. Mr. Bnx- tsr {a)S, He never Jaa> him Sad. if at Che^^fuL, His Funeral 5crmo^ was preach d by Dv.TlUotji}]^ aher- wards Arch Biiliop ciCantertuy, to whole Account of hlmthe Keader is rcferr'd, la giving his Character^ he hath rheic W(.rds am6ag others ; — -So that all- things eorijUn'd, there hnvs, not fined the- Pr imitlvt Times of Chri., ftianity^ bin mnny nrmng the Sons cf Men, to mhotn thitf Glorious Chnr(ictsr of the Son ffGcd mi*ht he Utter apply d, that He went about doing Good. And he alcribes lo him the iiril Foundation of that Charirable Defign of Employing the Poor at "Work , which Mr. Thcmr^s Fir* min af:erw^ards improA-'d, and which met with fuch General Applaufe. He hath not left much behind him. His Book ftil'd iht.Prindplesof [^ligion explain d is a5 valuable as moil of the kind.- — He hath publiQi'd alfb, A i>f"ord to Sinnc/s ; iti\dA Sermon of Giod-lVorkj ^ both in. 2w,. together with Chriftian Directions to walk with God. i66i. ^to. and the fureft and fafeft way of thriving vIt^. by Charity to ihc Poor. 1673. A,to. Toe Young Man's Guide, ^vo. and Ibme Sermons exciting England to Gratitude, for the Difcovcry of the Popfh Ploi: 12;.
V rom Bennet Finli^ Mr Samuel CUrk, * He had bin * see bis an uleful Preacher many Years in the Country, in ^^„ ^^. ^ Clefloire and 0/a)-p:icl{fy:rey where he had met "with count of Trouble on the Accounu of the Etcetera Onth^ &c. be- hlmfelfbe" fore he came to Londm ; but here he liv'd Comfor-/o-^ his tab!y and Ufefuily, 'till the Vniformity Acl ftop'd his l^Ji ^«^- Mouth. He was one of the Commiiricners at iht^f ^^^^''\ Treaty at the Savcy. A Man of great Plainhcarred- nefs and Sincerity. The Words were but few ( but ipokcn from his Heart, and expreiTive of the Scnfe of many) which he us'd to His' Majcfty when he pre- fented the Addrefs to him, in the Name ofthcMiai- ftcrs, Novemb. 16. i66o.-^.Tour Majeftys Loyal Sub- feBs f faith he/ the Miniflers in,, and about the City of London, have commanded us humbly te prefent this their Gratufatory Acl-novpledgment to Your I^jyal Mfefly, for Tour Gracious Condcfcentions in ycur Majefiy's late D.-- il^r^ticn cciicsrning EcclefaJlicAl Affnirs, For he was
abundantly
1 2 The Ejected or Silenced Mimjiers^ &c.
VoJ. II. abundantly fenfibJc, with many others, that that De- V^-V^^ cJaracion would have made the Nation Happy. And rho' he was nor iatlsfy'd afterwards to Conform to the Terms requir'd by Law for the Exercife of his Mini- Hry, he yet frequenied the Church both as an Hearer and Communicant. He Dy'd Dec. 25. 1682. His Works t that he hath left behind him are many, of which a Lift is here added : And tho*'it muft beown*d they are not calculated for the Nice and Curious, yet this cannot be deny'd, that they have bin very ufeful to Perfons of a Middle Rank ^ who by the Help of -his Induftrious Pains, have q^qx. much Profitable Know- ledge, they could not othcrwife have had an Oppor- tunity of Gaining,
t H// Works are thcfe, j4 Martyr oJogy vetth the Lives of 2 ?. Dlvims. Fol \6f'. The Lives of fiindry Eminent Perfons in this latter j4ge. Fs' 68 ^ The Marrow if Ecch/iajiical Hlfory: With Cuts. Fol. T^<- Af/»rr5-3> of D^'vlnity \ containing fimdry Cafes of Confcience. Bol. 1659.
His Examples. Fol The Life of our Blcfed Saviour. ^ Difcourfe
figaind^ Toleration. J Sheet in Defence of Tythes. Some Serjnont
frcxcio'd on i'artieuUrOccafiins. -y4 Defer ipt ion of Gcrmzny. The Hi-
/»rr ^/ Hungary. A Defcnptlon of the \t Provinces of the Nether- lands. Lives of our Englijh Warrieurs. The Duty of every one thst
intends to he Savd. An Englijh Di£iionary.—A p/efident for Princes.
- — ^ Book of Apphthegr»Sj ^C.
Air. Thomeis C^f: * Son of Mr. George C^fe, Minifter of Brxley in f^ent'. He vvas of Chrift^Church Oxon. His iirftpaftorai Charge was at Erfinghnm in Norfolk^ out of which Piace he was forc'd by Biihop PP'rens Severity. He wasfummon'd to the high CommiiTion Court, and bail'd ; But before Anfwer could be given to the Ar- tic'e*; rr'.-f-r'd agal-nfl him, the Ccurc was taken' away
Hi* Works are : Several Sermons preach'' d before th^ Lords and Commons — Several Ser- worn at MiJkflreer ahout Go/s waiting to he Gracious to his People,- Ser-- won; on the Covenant — And foniPOth(r Sermons o-n Particular Occttftms^ —Imitation «f the Saints opend in PraBual ^viedit sit ions. Qu- i'666. M««f Pifgah: Or, A ProfpiB of Heaven Gorreciion, Infruciicn , Or] ^Trcr,.fifeof Afflin ions. -The firfl andlaft Sermon in the Morning Ex^ trcife at St. Giles's i55p; A;:da7Whsr Scr?nc?i on the SaiiBification of the h&hbath, in the Supplement to the MorningrExercif<i at Crippiegate ; and a Funeral Sermon for A//-, Gualter RofewcH Mmifer of the Gofpel at Charham/w Kent, Intituled EJljahV ^htemsnt, qv Corrupt icn 'irt th^ Saints,
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by Ad: of Farliamcnr. He afterwards ftrctled in the Vol. 11. Ciry at St. Mary Magdalen MUkJirect, and was very la- •,*^"V^ borious and faithful there in his M'nifterial Work. He iirft fet up the Morning-ExcYciJ;^ which (to the Bene- fit of Mukicudesy hach been kept up in this City from Place to Place, ever (ince, except when the Rigour of the Times prevented it. He was one of the Airvrmbly of Divines. He was turn'd our oi Mllkjlr^et, forrefufing the tugagement: He was afterwards Ledturer at Al* dernianipury, and Si. Giles Cripplc^ntc. He was Impri- fond 6 Months in the Tower, for his Concern with Mr. Lovcy together with Mr. 'Jcnkyn, Dr. Drake^ Mr. Watjon and others. When they who were then in Pow- er, had taken away Mr. Love% Life, and had had that large Confeirion from Mr. Jcnkj7iy which gave them fa- tisfa(flion, they became more lupple to the reft, acqui- efcing in lelTer Submilfionsfrom them. Dr. Drake was caird in next, who fubmitted to the Mercy of the Court, and fo did the reft. And it had been a Weak- ncls in them to have done othcrwife, fince had they come to a Tryal, Overt-A6ts would have been as fully prov'd upon them, as upon Mr. Love. Heretipon, they were ail releas'd, and reftor'd to theit Tvliiiiltry, and mod of them to their own Places. Mr. C/f/c made the belt Ufc he could of his Imprifonmcnr, falling then inio the Medication which he afterwards Preach d and Printed, under the Title of C^j-rrr^/cw, Inftnifjjoti, He was afterwards Redtor- of St. Giles in the Fields. In 1^60, he was one of the Minifters deputed to wait up- on the King at the H^gue, to Congratulate his Rcftau- ration : And in 1661, one of the Commifrionersar the Savoy. When his Publick Miniftry was at an end, he ceas'd not in Private to be doing all the Gcod he could. He was one of a quick and warm Spirir; an open plain Hearted Man ; a hearty Lover of GOD, Gcodnels, and all Good Men; He was a Scripture Preacher ; a Great Man in Prayer, and one that brought home many Souls to G O D. He dy'd May 301682. Aged 84 Year5. His Funeral Sermon was preachd by Dr. Thomas Jacomhy in which his Character may be feen at large.
From Black, Fr/arsy Mr. John Glhhons, Sometime Fellow of Emanud CoW^gQf and Prodor of the Umverfi-
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14 The EjeUed or Silenced Mintfiersy Src
Vol. II. ty of Cambridge : A very Learned and Judicious Man ^ s.X^V'N^ bur withal of great Modcily,who dy d of a Conrampti- on not long afcer his being Srienc'd and put out. I know HOtthac he hath left any thing behiud him as a SpecU men of his Abilities, except a Scrin)n upon the Nature ef JaftificnticHj in the Morning Excrcijc at St. Giles : ("Which is lincc Printed by itl'lf. ) And anorher about CbeckJtigthefirft^fingsofSin, in the M'J-^z/w^ Extrcife zzCifplcgnte. But he that perufes thefe, will hardly forbear Regret, that no more of his Worlds fliould be publifli'd.
@ „ _ From St. Michaels ^ucrn, Mr. 7Antfhcx9?0Gl*. M. A.' *;7V the ^°^^ ^^ Fmncis Pcc/Erq; born in iht City oiTtri^. Rlchnrd Synopfis ^^^^ Grandfather of this M^nhsxv Pod , was dcicend- Critico- ^^ of the Ancient Family of the Poah of Sprinkhill in rum Bi- Dcrhyjhirc y and be^ng driven theiace upon occalion of bliorum, his Inclination to the Reformation, he liv'd at 5//<e- in five Fo' Houfe, andafrcrwards at Dmx Ablsy in Torl^fhlre, near lumes in which i^].ice Mv. AUtthew Pool had loo l.per Jn. lefz Folio : him by his Father, who marry'd Alderman Teptnns :^hich Daughter of Tc^'^t This was the Providential OccaJT- w 7ir ^A Of! of Mr. Mntthcvv Pod's Birch in Tork, He had h"$ ( h can ^<^^<^^^'on in Emnnueuy^oWtgQy under Ur. If^ortmng'cn, 1,^^^/y^^^^ Univerfally acknowlcdg'd a very Learned Man. He fee any ^'^^ ^'^^'Y facedous in his Converlation, very true to /^iw^ To/^- his Fricndj very ftridt in his Piety, and univcrlal in rfibler0he^'t\i\s Charity. He fet on foot a good and great Projedt ^ defpics' for maintaining Youths of great Parts , Studioufiicls i^ie Non- ap.d Piety, and hopeful Prcficience, at theUniv^rfities. confer- fie had' the Approbation of the Hsads of Houfes in ^^"•^^■^ both of them, and nominated fuch Excellent Perfcns ^nyhand) ^-^^ Truftees, and foliicited fo (.'arncftly, that in a lit- CTvns to be , r^- , , . » j r i
., . r, tie limc, about 00 o /. p£r An. was prccurd tor that
sndviefiil P'^^'P^^^* Hcthflt orov d atcerwards the Great Sbcri9ck^ £ooki ' Fur l^*^3u of St. Paul's I am inform'd \vas one of them. Bun yphich ju^ this Deiif^n Was qiiaHi'd by the Rcftr.uration. He are bound with lo Years indcfarigablc Study, finidi'd his Synopjji^ to Conhim Cr'iticQrum. He dv'd at Amft-rdnni in Holland, in 3'h/i7:ks. O^bsr i6i<) ; leaving behind him (fays .^^W, the Oa-- He hnvhig fgrd Critick, without any Cavil, at which we may well condcfccnd- wonder) the Charsa:erofC/-'7r/,^?77w/ Criticv.s & C^fuifta; ^^^'Jfj''^ a Celebrated Critick and Cafuift. It was generally k^y'.wjZj^ fufpcdcd that he was poyfon'd. ^^^^
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•soeU inough he fecure as to ether Ceyifurers- — He h«ith alfo publifli'd, Tht BlafphemerJIain with the Sword of the Spirit: Proving the Deity of the Holy Ghojl., againfl Biddle, a Tratb in J 2". A Model for the maim f^in- 2?;^ of Stiidevts of choice j^ydities in the Univerfityy and principally in or^ dsr to theMiniflry Qu. kS^S. u4 Letter to the Lor^ Charles Fleetwood. Qu. f^!>9 Quo Warranto : Or. a Moderate Debate about the Vreacb^ tng of Unordaind Pcrfons, ^c. in Findication of the^us Divinum Mi- nifterii. Written by the y^ppointment of the Provincial Jjfcmbly «; Lon- don. Evangelical Worjhip : ^ Sermon before the Lord Mayor, Aug. 26. 1660. Vox CJamantis in Dcferro. ^ Latin Piece with refpcB to the Ejeciion of the Minifters at Eartholomew-l ay. The Nullity of the Ko- m\^\ Faith: Oxon. 1666. Ocravo. Dialogues between a Popijh Priefi and an EngViih. Protejlant : Wherein the principal Points a7id y^rgmnents of both Religions are truly Proposed, and fully Lv-amivid: Oft.Lond. iGSf, And feveral times afccr in Tr&elves. A Seafonable Apology for Religion, en Matth. ii. '9. Lond. K573. Qu. 8cc. There are alfo fo me Ser- mons of his in the Volumes of the Morning- Exer c if e- One upon The SatisfaEfion of CHRIST, in that at St. Giles'' s. Another abouV theK\g\\x Method of Application to the Sick, for their Good, on the Part both of MinifVers and people; in that at Cripplegate. Another lipon Detraction, in the Supplement to the Morning Exercife at Cripple- gate. And another Agairjji an Externallnfalliblejttdge in theChurch ofGod^ in that againil Pflpf;^. He alfo wrote a Volume Ol Englijh Armotati" ens on the Holy Scripture ; intending to have gone thro' it, if G O D had fpar'd his Life : Bat he went no farther than the 58th Chapter of ifaiah. Othtrs undertook to •ompleat his Work. But the Oxford Co/- IcBour hath mifahsn their Names. For he mentions Dr. Bates, Dr.Ja- comb, Mr. Clarkfon, and Mr. Alfop', as P erf on s concern' din it, with" cut any Ground in the World. He fays, He did not doubt, but Dr. Owen alfo had his Share in the Work. But they who are to be influencd hy his POjfJitive, Affcrtions, and much more by his Doubts, are in fair Da?iger of being bewilder d. In eppojit/ou to his- Doubtful one, fll here add a true Liji 9f the Compleaters of that Ufeful Work. The $^th and 60th Chapters of Lliiah, were done by Mrjackfon o/Moulfcy. The Notes on the reft of Ifaiah, and en Jfc:rcn>iah, and Lamentations, were drawn »p by Dr. Collins. Eztkid by Mr. Hurik. Daniel ^7 /Jr. Cooper. T^« Minor Prophets_^j/ Mr Hurft. The 4 Evangelifls by Dr. Collins. The ASis by Mr. Vinke. The Epiftle to theKomdnjs by Mr. Mayo. The two E" pijlles to the Corinthians, ond that to the Galatians, ^y Dr. Collins. That to the Ephefians by "Mr. Veal. The Epifiles to the Philippians and Coloilians, ^^ Mr. Adams. The two Epiftlesto ?/:?^ ThcfTalonians, hy Mr. Barker. The Epiftlesto Timothy, Titus, and Philemon, by Dr. Collins. That to the Hebrews, by Mr. Obadiah Hughes. The Epiftle cfjamcj, two Epiftles of St. Peter, and the Epiftle of St. Judc, by Mr. Veal. The three Epifiles o/S/. John, hy Mr. Howe. And the Book of the Kcvelation, by Dr. CQllins,
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1 6 The Ejected or Silenc'^d MiniJlerSy &c.
VoL IL From St. May Stnyningy Dr. Nathanael Holmes. A Man well skill'd in the Tongues, particularly the He^ hrcv?. His Works are many ; the mcft rioted are. The I\eJurreBicn reveal' d, FoL 1654. in which Book, tho* the Author (liows himfelf a MUlcnarinn, yet he doth not contend for a carnal, ftTnfual, grofs and worldly Liberty to be enjoy 'd by the Saints before the General Reiurredtion, but for^a Ipiritual, purified and refin'd Freedcn from Sin and Corruption. He after- wards publifti'd Ten Exercitations in another folio^ in Vindication of this Book. And another Folio^ con- taining 16 TreatiffS, with the Title of His fp^orkf - with leveral other Tradls. He Dfd An. i6jd.
From AlhciUc'QQS Brendjlreet, Dr. La:(arus Seam/tn. He was born in Lcieejler , and bred in Emanuel Colledge in Cfimh'idge, but as he came in mean Circumftances to the College, fo he was fore d loon to leave it ; and to teach School for a Lively-hcod : fo that his Learn- ing Sprang from himfelf; and yet even the envious M^oodj owns him to have bin a Learned Man. A Ser- mon accidentally preach'd Sit Martyn's Ludgatc , procur'd Jiim that Led:urc : and his Reputation there, brought him into Alhaliows Breadftreet^ and the AiTembly, where he appear d very active, and very skilful in managing Conrroveriies in Divinity. He was a great Divine, thoroughly ftudy'd in the Original Languages ; al- wavs carrying about with him a fmall P I ant in Bible ^ without Points, for his Ordinary ufe. He was well iluds 'd in theControvcrfy ofChurch-Government,which was the Occaiicn ct his being fent by the Parliament with their Commilfioncrs, when they treated with King Charhs L in the Ifle of J^Vlgbi ; where his Majefty took particular Notice of the Doctor's lingular Ability in the Debates about Church-Government, which were afterv/ards Printed in the Coiledtion of his Majefty 'sAVorks. Upon the Invitation of an Honou- rable Lady, who was the Head of a Noble Family, and was often foUicitcd by Romifli Priefts to change hcf Religion, he engag^'d two of the mofl able Pricfti they'could pick out in a Dlfpute, in the prefence of the Lord and Lady for their Satisfadlon : And by fi- lencing them upon the Head of Tranjubftantiation, was inftrumental to prcfcrvc that whole Family frojn a Re- volt,
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I'ok, and keep them ftedfaft in the Proccftant Religion. Vol. IL While he was Maftcr o'i ^stsrJjcuJc in Cambridge^ he ac- quitted himielf with abundant Honour, He was ad- mirable for his Patience under great Pains. He was an excellent Cafuift, a dextrous Expolitor, and both a .judici(^us and rrloving Preacher. In his latter Days he much ftudy'd the Prophetick part of Scripture. He wrote fomeNote^on the v^eveUtions, which he preient- edto my hovd^^i^artcn ; but they were never Printed, He dy*d September 1657. Mi*. Jenkj'n preach'd his Fu- neral Sermon, in which the Readei: may fee his Cha- rader at large. He left a very valuable Library^ which was the lirft that tvas fold in England by way of Audlion, and yielded Seven hundred Pounds. He hath extant a few Sermons which he preach'd before the Long Parliament, A Sermon before the Lord Mayors yijtrii the 7th 1650. againft DiviHons. And AVindi^a- tion of the J24dgmcnt of the B^formsd Churches, Concerning Ordinntion, and laying on of Hands ^ &'C. 4/0. 1647^ This was in Anfwcr to Mr. Sydr/ich Sirnpfin^ Diatribe^ concerning Uuordain'd Perfons Preaching,
From ChriJl.Church jMv, William Jcnfijn. M. A. His Grandfather was a Gentleman of a ConfiderableEftatCj at Folkftone in K^ent. He fent hisEldeft Son (the Father of this Mv.JcnkJn) 10 C^nth ridge ^ deligning him for fome Eminent Church-Preferment : Falling there un- der Mr. Perkjns's Miniftry, he was brought to great Se- rioufnefs, and embark'd with the Puritans. His Fa- ther difcovering this upon his return, and difliking that fort of People, was pleas'd to Dilinhcrlt his Son oi the main Body of his Eftate,.but fettled on him a Imall part of his Subfiftence. Finding his Company difa- ' greeable to his Father, he remov'd from his Houic td Mr. Richard lipgers's of H^ethersfield.^n oid Puritan Mi- niftcr, and there diligently profecuted his Studies, till being ordain'd he w^asfix'd Minifterof 5«^/^'i/>7 in Suipik.-, \vhcre he was fignally ufefal to many, by Preaching and Catechidne, and adorn'd all by a Holy. Converlationi Here he marry'd the Grandaughter of Mv.JoJm B^gers the Proto-martyr in the Marian Days ; by whom hii eldeft Child was this Mr. H^llliam Jsnkjn, born ac Sudbury, An. 161 2.
The Ejichd crSUenc^iiMimJlerSyhc,
Vol. II. ^^^ Fa:herD)'d when he was vcry Young. The ^^J^ Gr.Uiaiaihtr berore-m^niiou d, iiili alive at Folkjlcae, kcind Gxcreami) fofmed upon his Son's Death, and lint for his Grand fen, promiling to take care of his Education. Kc iiv'd with him much beiuv'd tiii Nine Years Old, when his Mother rl^ring he fliould want a R^ii^'ioiis Ediicaricn th^re, recali'd him Home to the great DUpieaiLire of the Old Gentleman. Slie and a fccond Husband Ihe marry'd, were very careful to train him up in fcnous Piety : And he made fuch quick Advances in School-Learning, that he was (ent to C^w- hridge in the Fourteenth Year of his Age, to St. Jolms Colie ge, and plac'd under the Tuition of Mr. Anthony Bu'gejs, afterwards the Redor of Suttcn-Ccidjicld. He puriuM the Ccurfeofhis Studies wirh great Succefs, and his Progrtfs in Piety was as Eminent as in Learn- ing. His Company was earneftly courted by fome Young Wks of the Univerficy, for his fprightly Genius ; bur perceiving their Loofenels, he abiolutely wav'd an Innmacy with them. He took his Degrees with great Applaui^, and began not to Preach of a coniiderable time after he had commenc'd Majlcr of Arts.
Soon afcer he appeared in Pubiick, he was chofen Le- (Slurcr of St. Nicholas Accns, Lmdon : And called thence to Hithcr\Q2.v Cslchcficrm EJpXj w^hcre hePirftm.arry'd. The Aguiflmefs of that Place, and the Solicitation of his Lcndcu Friends, brought him back to this City, about the Year 1641. where he was chofen Minifter of Chi ft. church, and fome Months after, LeClurer of St. Anne Blaclirfriers, He Continued to iill up this double Sta- tion wiih great Diligence and Acceptance, till upon the Dcf+rudion of the' Monarchy, he, with others of his Brethren, refjs-'d to obierve the pubiick Thankfgivings appointed by the Parliament. For this, he was fufpend* ed from his Miniitry, and had his Benefice ofChrift^ Church fequeftrcd. This induc'd him to retire ro Bil- lericn in Ejfcx, Upon his rerurn to Londrn at about fix Mcnihs end, he was fcnt to the Tcvoer for that which is common] V call'd Lr-ves Plot. Some have cenfar'd him forthe Peririon heprefenrcd on that Occafion for his Life to the Powers then in being, wherein he ac- knowledg'd them under all the Tides they allum'd to themielves, as if he deferted the Caufe and betrayed Mr. Love, For the latter, he foiemnly alTur'd an in- timate
in London, Weftminfter, and Southwark.
timate Friend of his Mr. Q^ic/^, (from whoft- Me- moirs a\\ this Account is extra^lUd,) i hat he us\i his Endeavours as much for laving Mr. L'-v-'s Lif- as his own. And asro the Petirion, he long Icru; icci luch an Acknowledgment of that Governnienu, till he was ia- tisf\'d ro lubmit to it by Dr. Ln:{iirus Se/iman^ and Or, Arthuif Minifiicr oi CUfhnm. It was Dv. A^^hu that drew up the Petition for him, and with freat diilicuiry prevail d on him to lign it. He was blam d by his Bre- thren that he had not concciv'd ic in more general Terms, as others had done. However, upon that Pe- tition, the Parliament voted him a Pardon, and an im- mediate dicharge from Prifcn and his Sequdiration. The like was done by other P.eshyterian Minilk^rs upon their feveral Petitions. Mr. Fe^k^, the noted FJph^ Monarchy M^n, was then pofll'lsd of Chrift-Chwch, be- ing put in by the Government upon Air. j^enkyns Se^ queftration. He forbore therefore to ejud: him, for fear of giving new off. nee. But his Parifhioners being earneftto enjoy his Labours, {^t up a Lcdtnre forh'in on Lord's-D^.y Mornings at Seven a Clock, and rais'd him a confiderable Subfcription for it. In this and his Ledture at Black-fiims (out of which he had not been ejedled) he continu'd till Dr. Gouges Death, when he was chofcn Palfor of that Church. Bur a variecv o£ Diftempers coming upon him there, which were imfU-» ted to the unhealthinefs of the Paribnage-houfe, he gladly embrac'd an Opportunity of returning to Chift' Church.Mr. K?/«/^ becoming obnoxious to heGovernmenc was remov'd,and two others fucceiFively nor fixing rhere^ upon a Vacancy, the Governors of Sr. Bnytho'cmSvs Ho- fpitali (in whole Gift Chifl-Church then was) [ refcnted Mr. 'Jenlijnxo it afrefn : Which he readily accc teda Here he excrcis'd his Miniftry Morning and Afrernooit to a crcuded Congregation, wirh eminent Succeis upon many, and parrltularly upon feveral that droD*d in oc- cafionally. He was very Cautious of touching upont any tHing that migh: give umbrage to the Government, when he knew (b many Eves were upon him ; but wholly applv'd himfcjfro Preach C.lm'fl-^ /ind hi?/} Cf uni- fied. In this Cour(e, he was fome Yi-ars upon the Names given ^.o CHRIST in Scripture, and preach'd over the EprjJh ^f7t/d.% which he afterwards printed^ Thus he remam'd till he was caft oijc with his Brethreiii in 1(562. C 3, ~ ' He
20 The EjcChd or Silenc'^d Mimjhrs^ SkC.
Vol. 11. He ccuid not be fatisfy'd to defift from the txercile s^^'V*^' of his Miniftry upon the AB o{ Vniforynity, but ftill prcach'd in private as he had Opportunity. Upon the Oxford Ati (not being free to take the Oath prcfcrib'd in it) he rciir'd to his own Houfe at Langlcy in Hert^ fordjhirc^ and prcach'd there every Loras-D^^ to fuch as were wiJling tohcarhim, where thrO* the good Pro- vidence of G O D, he met with little difturbance.
Upon the Indulgence 1671. he return'd to London , where he had a new Meeting-place cred:cd for him in Jewen-ftreet. Tho' the Plague had fwept off many of his old Congregation, and many had iix'd themfeives under other Minifters^ yet he icon rais'd a numerous Auditory. He was chofen by the Merchants to their Ledlufe at Pinner s-Hr^ll. And after revoking that In- dulgencc^ there was ^o far a connivance, that his Excr- cifes on Lord's-Dnys continu'd undifturb'd, till that terrible Srotm broke out againft the Kcnconflrmifis in 1682. Then he continu'd to preach from place to place, where they could meet moft fccretly, and our of the reach of the vile Informers. But at length, on Seft. 2.1684, being with Three other Minifters, Mr. Keyriolds, Mr. John Flavel and Mr. Ksdhig^ fpending the D?ty in Prayer with many of his Friends, in a place where they thought themfeives out of danger; the Sol- diers broke in upon them in the midft of the Exercife. All the Minifters made their efcape except Mr. Jsnkjn, who was carry 'd before two Aldermen, Sir ^times Ed- w/jr^jand Sir Jtjjncs Smith, who treated him very rudely, well knowing it w-ould be acceptable above. Upon his refuling the Oxford Oath, they committed him to l^evpgate, rcfuiing his ofFfr of 40/. Fine, which the Law im.powrr'dthcm to take, tho* it was urg'd that the Air of Kcvpiate would infallibly fuitocare him. He pe- tition'd the King for a Releafc, which was back'd by an Affurnnce from his Phyficians, That Jm Life was in danger pcm his cUfe Iniprifonment. But no other An- fwer could be obtained but this : Jenkiny??/?// he n Pri- f.ner ds long ni he lives. The Keepers were order'd not to \ci him pray with any Vifirants ; even when his Daughter came to ask his j^kfTing, he was not allow 'd to pray with her.
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He foon began upon his Confinement to decline in Vol. 11. his Bodily Health ; but continu'd all along in the ut- wO/^^ moll Joy and Comibrt of SouL He faid to ons of hi§ Friends, /^/j/z^ a vaft dijference is there between this And ,Viy fi>'ft hnprifonment I Then I was full of Doubts and Fears, of Grief and Anguijh : And well I might for going out of God's Wny and my C(flling, to meddle with Things that did not beUng to mc. But now when I was fcund in the PVay •fmy Duty, in rnj Mnftcr's Bi^fincfs ; tho' I fujfcr cv^n to Bonds J, yet I am cowforted beyond me.njure. The L O f^D Jheds abroad fm Lcve fenfibly in t?iy Heart ; I feel it, 1 Jjave ajfura7zce of it. And he turn'd to ibme that were weeping by him, ff'jy v^eepyefor me, (fays he) CHRJST lives, He 14 my Friend, a Friend bor?} for Adverfity, ei Friend that never dies : fVeep noi for me 3 but weep for ycipjeliies and for your Children ^ He departed this Life \i\Kem/^te, Jan. 19. i5S|, when he had been a Prifoner four Months and one Week. He was bury'd by his friends with grear Honour; many eminent Perfons, and fome Scores of Mourning-Coadies attending his Fifineral, A little before his Death, he faid, A Man might be as ejfjclually murder d in Newgate as ai Tyburno He has written An Expojltion of th Epiftle 0/ Judc, The Biijy Bi/hop : Or The Vifltor Vifited ; in 4nffer to John GoodsMin s S ion College Vifited, Ato, 1684. And a Vindicaticn of it from his ^eply. Publifliing his Funeral Sermon for Dr Seaman, upon occaficn of fome Reflecti- ons in ir, there were great Heats. One wrote an Ani- madvcrf^on on that Sermon, intituled, A Vindication ef ihe Ccnfsrmi^ig Cleigy, from the Vnjuft Afperfions nf He^ rejy, 8cc. in a Letter to a Fiend. In Anfwer to which, he wrote his Celeufna, feu Clamr ad Theologcs Hierarchic Anglic4ihe: 4to. 1679. Which being anfwer'd m Latin by Dr. Groxie, he wrote a Reply in the fame Tongue, yln, 168 r. He hath alfo a Sermon printed in the Sup- plement to the Morning Exercife at Cripplegatc, upon Improving th prefent Seafm of Grrtce. And another in the Continuation rf the Mornmg Exercife; about Bewail^ ing the Sins of the Places where w: live. And a 3d about. Venial Si7.is^ [a the Morning E:;ercijc agaiqft Popery,
From St. OUve Southwaik., Mr. J4^iiliam Cooper. The firft PJace where I can trace anv thing of him, \h at ^ngmiro ip Suffix, where he fix'd, upon this cr fomg
22 The tjecl'd ur ^ilenc'd M^^ijftrs^ &C.
VcJ. II. luch iik- Occcilion. His lirll Wife was Daughter to a v^-V-N^ conlidcrabie O^/c/j Limner, who having in fomcthing or oiher given good Content to Archbilhop Lnud, btgg*d the Favour of fome Prefentacion for his Son-in-law. Hercuj-on, {{l7i\^y7i'pc being then vacant, and in the •iiichi-'ifhoi-'s Gifc, was conferred on him. Mt, Coper vcr; happily difappointtd the Exrediation both of his Parroii and Parifh ; proving a Puritm : Which yet was iriuch to the fatisfadion of the more Sober and Re- ligious. He was a Critical Linguift, no mean Philo- fcpber, a quick Dif]-utanr, and well vers'd in Contro- venies ; a Lv-arned Expoficor, a Celebrated Hiftorian, and a Fine Poet, eUccially in Lntiyi. He was Chaplain to the Qucc-n of Bohemia, (Morher to the Princcfs So/^/^ of tiannovcr^ on whom the Succemon to the Crown of En^.^nd is fettled by Ad of Parliament) for fe- veral Years : He continued in her Frar.ily at the Hn^ue frrm 1644 to 1 648. He was greatly refpccted by that Vcrruous Princess, and by the Sober part of her Court; * / kror0 had free Cunvcrfation (in clean Lntiyi) with the Fo- ftotth^n he re 'gn Envoys that th :n referred to her ; and became fo /?>/».'/.' P>-.K- yvcjl v(r>*din the Affairs of £'/r^/7^, as to be reckon'd tid finy ,^fj p,^,j; Politician. He undcrftood Men as well as ^^^g, ex- ^QQi^-s^ ^^,^^ ^35 gener Jly valu'd and refpcded by fuch T'.Ai'r' ^^ knew him : And moft, by them that knew him
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tiOcP fir I: lament, on 7arh. r \ 2, 3, 4 SomeSermons inthe A'forning Exer- Cites : One in thav of St. GUtss, on The Covenant of Works. y/?/o- ther in that at Cripolcgate ^i-oKf Giving Thanks in all Things, ^nd a 5^ :n the ronrinvaiion of the Morning Exercife Queflions, ontltat ^ii'fiion, ^Vh^T m»(ft we do ro keep ourfelve? in the Love of GOD? yS Furnral S''rr/ion for Mr rinift-opher Fowler ; and fome Papers of La- t\\ Ferf^s; tozetker veith Annotations kPo?j Daniel, in the Cctttinuation &fVoo\.
At the fame Place was Silenc'd Mr, 7^/?//'/:' Venning^ M, A. who was Ledurer, and Mr. Samuel Smith M. A. t^^ hath A.iiitanc. Mr, V^^nnhig was fome time o{ Emujiuel Col- tf,^\^^^' '^'^'' ^" Cnrnh^idgc. He was a popular Preacher, and i,^,^/ ■ much fojiov^'d t- He was a moft importunate and pre- ^.A ^Var- '''-^-'-^^ Pleaaer for the Poor, who were very numerous niio {-. i'^ ^hat Parifh. He Yearly got fome Hundreds of Bsckili- Pounds for them 5 having fuch a way of recommend- ders. a. ing
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ing Charity, as has prevail'd with fcverai to give, who Vol. 11. have gone to Church with Refolurions to the contrary. /"Vv«/ He dy'd March the loth 1673. His Funeral Sermon was preach d h^ Mv. Robert Br tt^. The Way
Mv.Snmud Smith had before been caft our of the ^^^^/^PP^" Scqueftred Living of Boden^'am in Hcrcfhdfioire^ but j?| ^^ ?' was Silenc'd here. He hath (ince fettled at Ti^lndfor. An J"Jl'^. where he IS yet living. ' aj ^ ^^^
»;jf^w's Flo wings .* Or^ Milk and Honey. 5. His 43 Orthoiicx and Mifccllaneous Paradoxes. 6. The New Command renewed : Or, Love one another. 7. Myfteries and Revelations. 8. Things vvoith thinking on : Or, Helps to Piety. 9. Sin the Plague of Piaguei : Or, Sinful Sin the worft of Evils.
From St. Buttol^hs Aldgate, Mr. T^achnry Crofton. A quick and warm, but upright Man. He was turn'd out from TVicnhuy in Chcjhire for rtfafing th^ Lig^ge- ment, and appearing very zealous to diiiiiade o:hers from taking it. He not long after King Charles's Re- turn had a hotConteft with Bp. G^udcn about the Obli- gation of the National Vow, calt'd the Solemn League nnd C'vennnt. TheBifliop was lor Cancelling it intlre- ly. Mr. Crofton did not plead for it as binding any Man to Rebellion, or to any thing Unlawful ^ biu as obliging every one that tock ir, in his Place and Calling to endeavour Reformation; to be againft Schilni, Po- pery, Prelacy and Profanenefs, and to defend the King. Many Writings pafs'd on both fides : I^uc at length they who had the upper-hand, (as hath bin uUial in the like Caf^^) back'd their Arguments with Forct% to make them unanfwerable. Mr. Ocficn was fent Fri(bncr to thcTo7(>cr; where when he had continu'd long, at a vaft Expence and*Charge, he fought to ^et an Hnl?cai^ Corpus : But his Life being thrcaten'd, he was glad to let the Morion fall, and at laft to petition for his Li- berty, which with fome difficulty heobtain'd. But go- ing into his own Country of Chcfnirc^ he was there again caft into Prifon : And when he procur'd his Li- berty, he was forc'd to (ti up a Grocer's Shop to ^qi a Maintenance for his Family. While he was in the Tower^ he went to the Chappel Service and Sermon ; his Judgment being againft feparating from the Pari ill Churches, notwirhilanding their Conformity, if he v/cre no: put himfelf to nfe the Commou- Prayer
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24 The Ejected or Silenced Mtmjlers^ 8cc.
Vol. II. as a Aliniftcr, or the Ceremonies. And this occaiion'd v.^^V'^w Ipmc that tho't his Courfe unlawful, to write againft it : To which he repiy'd >vith Sharpnefs ^ and lb divers Writings were publifh'd an both Sides, about fuch Oommunion. He afterwards took a Farm at Linie !Brjfcrd in BccifordJ}:ire j where he ended his Life. There is extant of his, a Book of the Vertuc and Value of B^p- ti/nj, 12''. 1658. againft Shnjcn. And Altar.worjhip : Or, boxvlng to the Cemniunion^'Inhle, confide/d, in ii", 1661,
From St. Mr.rgnxct: Mcjes in Frid^y-ftr.ect, Mr. Benja- * Hi hath ^^^ Needier : A worthy. Divine of St. John^s College ii> left hehiitd Oxford. After he was Ejedtcd, he iiv'd and prcach'i kirn, Ex- privately at Nortb-PVarnboroigh in Harripfhire, where he pofitory dy'd in 1682 *. Notes,
with Fra£lical Obfervatioos towards the opening the five firfl: Chap- ters of the Book of G^wc/?/ : Deli'verd hy way of ExpsJiUon hi fever a! LordVDay £.Yi?rn/r/, 0£l. And there a^re fever al Sermons of his in ths Aforning Exercifes. One i?i that of St. GileiV, upsn the Trinity. A?i'- her in that at Cripplcgate, about Difcovering and Mortifying bcr lov'd Lulls, jindet^d in that figainjl Popery, of the \J(q of Images.
t Befdet From Alh^llor^s Lmnbard-flreet ,Mv. Tho77ias LyeM. A. ^wChiJd's One who wasemincnciv Uiefui by his excellent Arc DcJjghr, of Catechizing Young Ones, whom he by rnany Arti- with an ^pg^ ent-e'd to delight in the getting Knowledge in the ^"g iJh 1^^^ Things. Many in and about this City, to this TtiiT a}da^^'^ recount with l*]eafure his unufual Method of in- Spellinf'- ftruding them in the fif ft Principles of Religion, where- Book ; to- gether rvith The Grounds of thcEnglifh Tongue, in Viffc, intermix d ivith Moral Precepts ; and his Explanation of tF.e AfTembly's (hor- ter Catcchifm ; he hathfome Sermons in Print in rhe Morning Exercifcs. One in that at St. Giles'.f, on the Union of Believers with CHRIST. .Another in that at Cripplcgate, about Living by Faith on Divine Pro- vidence. ^ 3 rtf /« ^.?r^ Supplement, en ^i>^ Managing of Catechizing by Spiritual Rules. A 4,tk in thatagainfV.o^tvy.onWoxksoiSu.'r perogation. y^nd a sth in the Connnuzzion, §n that ^uejf ion, VVhaC may Gracious Parents beft do for the Converfion of thole Children, \A,hofe VVickedncfs is occafion'd by their finful Severity or Indul- gence. He alft publifod a Sermon which he Prsfuh'd at the Fifner^l of Afr/. Eliz. Nicole, in 1660.
My
in London, Weftminfter and Southwark. 2 5
:n he had . a marvelloHS Dexterity : And I have heard Vol. IL of feveral that owe their firft lerious Impreirions to his \,^^''-Y'>sJf Pains in a Catechetical Way 3 in which he was not Ta- risfy'd with conveying a little Notional Knowledge, ^^it'hout doing his utmoft to fet things home upon the Heart, according to the Capacity of his Young Audi- tory, to whom he always difcover'd a moft tender Af- fedion. He dy'cl June the 7th 1684.
From St. Saviours Southwark^^ Mr. Crodacott and Mr„ Vf^ntkjns. They were joynt Paftors here and fpread the Gcfpel very amicably and liiccefsfully. The for- mer hath a Sermon in Print, preach*d before the Lord Mayor, (^c. at the Spittle^ April 17. 1655, concerning The Prefer flhlencfs of Hemienly to E-^rthly Trcajures. The latter hath a Sermon in the Morning Exsrcife at St. Giles's J on The Mijery of Mtins Eft ate by Nature. Mr. Crodacott^ was aJfo a Led:urer at St. Sepulchres on the Lord's-D^y in the Afternoon, and on Tnurjdays, many Years i and much honour d for his Work's fake.
From St. Anthelins, Mr. Eli(is Pledger. He preach- ing at hisMeeting in Lothbwyy dy'd fuddenly, An. i6j6. He hath a Sermon in the Morning Exercife ^i Cripple- gate^ on the Quellion, Of the Caujc of inward Trouble • and how a Qhriftian fhould behave himjclf when Invoard and Outward Troubles meet ?
From St. Peters Cheap, T>x.J^gc^ Drake *. Mr. Bax- * ^^^ ^ ter fays. He was a 0/cnder of Humility and Sincerity. He Annefl was one of the Commiirioncrs at the Savoy. He al- ]ey\ pyg, vvays laid by a tenth part of his worldly Incomes iorface to his the Poor, before he us'd any himfelf. There is ^Stv- Funeral men of his in the Morning Exerrif^ zt St. Giles's, on the Sernt on, for Believers Dignity nnd Duty. His laft Words were thefe ; ^^'^ Whi- Jrfus tfike me, 1 am ready. He wrote A Boundary ta the taker. I-Joly Mount, agninft: MiTo Huwphreyss Free Admijfion to the Lord's- Sup perl Od. 1653. 'And, The iiar fixed, in An- fwerto Mr. /-/z^w/^/jr^'/sRejoynder, Oct. 1655.
From Sr. Mary Magdalen Bcrmondfey in Southvoark^^, Air. l^Villiam HSitakrr and *Mr. Torey. The former was the Son of the famous Mr. Jeremy Pf1)itaker ; And W4S a Man of great Calmnefs, Modcratiori
and
0.6 The Ejecied or Sile^c^d MinijlerSj &rc.
Vol. II. and Pcaceabienefs ; jound in Dcdtrine, and cxcmfimy v^'V'*^ in Life. While he was at the Univerfity, his Pietv^ Learning, Sweetnefs of Dilpofirion, Candour and In- genuity were fo Eminent, that he wasLov'd and Ho- nour'd of all that knew him. He was particularly- noted for his Gn.at Skill in the Oriental Languages, and Heheip and Grc^k^Tongucs. And when he launch- f There are cd out into the World, he was a Peace Preacher and i85^r«7a»xa Peace Maker, whcre-evcr he came. At Hern-Church ihattfisre ^}iere he was for foiiie time Minifter, He ended a Ximin''^'^^^^'^^ Controverfy of many Years {landing, abo.uc 5' * h ^^'^^ch the Parties concerned had expended above a ■publiOidby Thoufand Pounds. He hath a Sermon in the Morning his fViglsw Exercije At St, Giles's dcfcribing ih^Mediaor cf thcCcve^ fnce his ^^wf of Grace. And another in that at Cr ipphgate, tihoxit Death, An. being Ccmpleat in Chift. He Dy'd in 1673. And Dr. jSyiivPith Anncjiey, who was his Particular Friend, preach d his sn Epiftle Funeral Sermon, in v.hich his Character may be feen ify Drjz- at large, f As for the latter, Mr. To; 9', he after his comh^giv 5i|encin£^ crofs d the Seas, and became Paftour of the sngfo
ome
' r Enzlifh Church at Mlddlehur'jh m Z^d!and, where he the Author }^^' ^ ^"^ ^>' ^ '" S^eat Refped.
From Lnrvrence Pouhney, Mr. Thomas Tfadfaorth. * Some time Fellcw of Chrijl-Church in Cambridge. He was Ledurer of St. John B^ptifi's. He was an able Judicious Man, devoted wholly to GOD and to do Good. He was at the time of the Reftauration in the Sequeftred Living of Nexvington^But-j, where be- fore he was caft our, he Preached conftanrly ; and zea- louHy taught all his People alfo Houfe by Houfe. He gave Bibles to the Poor of his Parifli, and expended * f ^. notonlv his Time, but his Eftate, in Hylrkj cf Charity, y^^ ^Y When he was turn'd out there, the Lamentation of Trcltifcs ^^^ People would have mckcd a Heart that had any hehiMm CompaiTion. He afterwards rcmov'd into the City ; ^ difcouYJe and when by the Bartho!o7ncvc> Acl he was Ejeded there
fifth: Im-
mortality of the Soul. A ferious Exhortation to an Holy Life. Se- peration no Schifm, &c. And after his Death -were puhlij}'d His Re- mains. OB. 1680. He hath alfo fame Sermons in the Morning Excrcifes. One in the Supplement to the Morning Exercife at Cripplegate upon the Indifpenfablcnefs of the Duty of receiving the Lord s Supper. ^«^ another in the Morning Exercife againft Popery ; againft f/;^Mals as a Sacrifice, &;, His Life was Primed in 0<.'fi?v;>, {680.
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alfo, he lor iomc time rhro' the Peoples Ddire and Vol. II. Nccelfity ) Preach'd pri\ately to one Congregation at ^^^V^^ 'Ncmngton, and another at Theci/aJs, by turns; without taking any Maintenance from either: And afterwards he had a fix'd Congregation in Scut'hvQarl^j where he dy'd of the Stone, OdoUcr the 29th 1676. His Diary (which is printed in hisLife^ fliews him co have been an excellent Chriftian.
From St. Mnry Mngdden Flfh-Jlreet, Mr. Thomas Brcckj. He was a very Affecting Preacher, and Ufe- ful to many. And tho* he usd many homely Phra- fes, and ibmetimes too familiar Rcfemblances, which to Nice Criticks appear Ridiculous ; yet he did more good to Souls than many of the ex^cfteft Compofersr And let the Wics of the Age pafs what Ccniures they plcafc. He that winneth Souls is kT^e. He publifli'd many Books; that of Hei'mcfsis the moft coniiderable.
From St. Martins in the Fields, Mr. Gabriel Sangar^ M. A. Turn'd out alfb from Stepte Ajloton, in iVdtJhire. He was the Son ot Mr. Taomns Snngnr^ Minifter oiSut- tm Mandevil in fViltJIjirCy where he was Bora in Ma)', 1608. He was bred in Maudlin Hall in Oxon. His Fa- ther having bought the Advowfon oi Sutton, was af- ter his Death fucccded there by his Son, who was or- dain'd by Biihop Dnvsnant. Refufing to read the Book oi Sports, he was Im^vKond zt Salisbury. After a fliorc Confinement, he returned to his Family and People,and continu'd there 'rill 1645, when he was neceiTitated to remove, having been frequently Plunder'd by Parties of the Kings Soldiers, and once carried away to Salif- bury and put into Prifon, Having recovered his Liberty, he went to Havmt in Hampjhii-e -, but the Air of than place not agreeing with the Health of his Family, he returned back again into Wiltjhire, about 1647," and letded at Chilmarl^, a Place not many Miles from Sut^ ton. Here he met with a great deal of trouble from fonie of his Parifliioners thatrefus'd to pay their Tithes, When he had in vain tried all other Methods, he had recourfeto.the Law, which occafion'd his coming up ■zoLondo72. As foon as the Lavv^-Suit was at an end he re- turn'd to Chilmnrk^; where he had not been many Weeks before he was furpris'd with an Invitation from
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Vol. II. the People of St. Martins in the Fields, to be their Miniftcr, he having preach'd once among chem while he was at London. He was fo far Irom feeking or making any Intereft to obtain that place, that he had not the leait knowledge or thought of it, before he re- ceiv'd an account that the Parilii had made choice of him. The Quarrel lb me Temper of the People, of C/j//- w/tr/^\vasnot the ieait weighty conlideration to deter- mine him to accept of that placcj where he continued ,12 Years. Soon after the RcitaurzLtion of King Charles^ the Lord Chancellor who had bi^cn his School fellow at Gillingh.^m School in H^iltfrirc^ font to Mr. Sangdr and profeffmg a peculiar Kindnefs to him oa the ac- count of their beipg Countrcy Men, and well known to one another in their younger Years, endeavour'd to reconcile him to Conformity but in vain , tho' he fent for him feveral times, and Diicourfed thofe Matters with him, fometimes with great Calmnefs, and at other- times with more Heat. At length he told Mr. Sangar plainly, that if he wouM nor Conform, he muft leave St. Mnnins, and remove further from the Court. When *twas known he muft leave St. IvUrtinSy he had feveral places offjr'd him, but his Love to his Natu^rai Coun- try made him accent oi Steeple v^y/:?/v!??^whither he removed with his Family in 1661, and u'hence he was Ejedicd by the A:i o^ V niformity in rhe Year foUowing. After he wasturnM out of h,is Living, he at the intreaty of his Friends in Sr. Martins^ who deiired to have him nearer them, rcmpv'd and came to Brompton. Here he very narrowly pfcapcd being SeizM and Imprifbn'd ^ for in the latter end of 1665 there cam^s fomc Troop- ers to theHoufc to apprehend him : And fome of them alighting and going in to fearch for him, as they were running eagerly up Stairs, the Servant of a Gentleman that was (ick in the Houfe, met the firfl of them and dcfir'd they would not make fiich a Noifc, and give luch Difturbance, becaufe one of the Family was vj(i- ted w4th ficknefs. Upon hearing thar, they immedi- ately ran down, and got put of the Houfe, and mount- ed their Horfcs and rcdc away with all fpeed, appi-c- hending that the fick Qentleman had the Plague. Soori after this the OA/d))-^ ^^^ drove him w Eling, and he went from thence to Brentfordj where he continued till the }>ing*s Declaratipn gave him Liberty to Preach y ■'■''" ■■■■■■■ ' " "■ ' thca
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then at the Intrcary of feveralof his old Hearers at St. Vol. IL Mnrtins^ he return d into that Parifli, and Preach'd to them as he had. opportunity. He was a Grave Peaceable Divine, of great Moderation. He thought it his Duty, after he was Silcnc'd, to abide in the Parifli vidth thole of his Ancient Flock who defired him, and to Vide them, cfpecially in the time of Sicknefs: At which Time and Seafon many thought the Help of the Poor Nonconformifts needful enough, who were not very fond of their Preaching while they were Well. Once going to vifit a good Woman who fcnt for him. Dr. Lanflugh (who fucceedcd him in the Parifli, and was afterwards Bifliop of £.vf^fr)coming after him, ask'dhim with Ibme hcrcenefs, l^Vi^t Bufmejs he had there > And bid him leave the Room, notwithftanding that he wag told, That he cfiTnc not -without being Jsni for. So impof- iible is ittopleaiefome People; who, whatever is pre- tendedj could they have their Will, would not give a jot more Liberty in Private than in Publick. Upon the very fame Day that he was 70 Years Old he fell fick, and afccr a few Days lilnefsDy'din Mny 1678. He was a Pcrlbn of Great Calmnefs of Temper. He was the Father of 10 Children, 7 Sons anfd 3 Daugh- ters : But tho"* he had a numerous Family, he was given to Hofpltality. He publiflicd a little Book in 1 2v". entituled the U^rk^ of Fnith ; containing a Ser- mon of his own, and Heads of all the Sermons that were preached in the Month that the Morning Exercifi Was at St. Martins, He has alfo publifli'd a iliorc Catcchifm with refpccl to the Lord's Sujiper,
From B*irthoio7-new Exchnnge, Mr. Philip Nye. * He M. * fjg j^^f^ A. had his Education in Oxo?ij where he was a very hard written tt Student. He was in Orders, and Officiated (i\iQ \i% Utter from uncertain in what Capacity) at St. Michaels Cornhill, England, An. 1636. In the Year 1633. he crofs'd the Seas into ^» -^^V Sr^- HolUnd, that he mirhr be free from Impofitions, with ^-^^^^ ^'» which he was diflkisfy'd. He return'd at the begin- ^'^^^^^^^ iiing of the Long P^rli^iynetit^ and by the Earl of Man^ concerning chejie/s ¥d.vour, became Mimf^er of J<Jniboltcn in Hun^ /^^^'y^ tingdoTifl^ire. In 1 643, he was one of the Affembly of '^^^ff'J^ Divines, fitting in which he fucceedcd D^. I{cnve, in 15.,/ j^^* the Rcdory of Aclm. He was one of the DifTenting Rxortatian fethrcn in that Aflembly 5 the Principal Man in the to the tak-
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JO The Eje-^cd or Silenced MinijhrSj &C.
managing the Meeting of the Congregational Churches foUmnLea- ^r r^^^ Snvoy by the e.oc^cior s Order, where the Decla- gue and rarion of the Faith and Order and Practice in the Con- Covenant^ grcgAtional Church^ s in Englmd w-s agreed upon and t, ^"^j^, ^ confentcd unto, by their Elders and Melfengcrs. The and La^' ^^^'^i^ii^g ^^'^^ ^^'^' ^'^' 1658. and it was Printed 1659, fulnefs of J" ¥^' This Declaration was in the Year following thefolemn Tranflared into Lntln, b> Profclfor H6r;2/7fc/:, andpub- heague liHi'd atthe end of his Epiflol/i nd Dur.tm de Independent and Cove- tijmo. In 53, he was made one of the T/je/j r/M/w/- nant in a jfoyj^ After his N( nconfcrmity, he liv'd privately. Speech t9 He v/as a Man of uncommon Depth; a: d fcldom, if the Houfe ^^.^^^ out-reach d. He D>ed in September 1672. He cf Commons ^^^ a Compleat Hiftcry of the Old Puritan DifTenters i -iv ^^' in Manufcript< which was Burnt at Alderman Clarkr Difcourfe (ons m the Fire of Undcn.
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leration \ 1644. The Keys 9] the KlngdoTH of Heaven, and Pox&er thereof, ac« cording to the IVord of Ged, 5cc. 1644. Mr. Anthony Sz^X^r examindi Or yiDifcovery of his Notorious Faljhoods, in his Dealing rpith the Try^- trs\f Mi-nifcrs, See. ■'<554. The Principles of Faith, pnfcnted to the Committee of Parliament for Religion ; 4?#. 1654. Beams of former Ligh^ difcoveringhove Evil it isto impofe Dotihful and Disputable Forms for PraBifes upon Minjlers, efpecially under the Penalty of EjeHion for No?2' conformity to the fame : ^'66o ^to. Cafe of great and prefcnt Ufe, Sec. Zvo. l6jl. The la A fulnefs of the Oath of Supremacy, and Power of the King in EccUftaJlical Affairs, ^»ith S^. ElizaberhV admonition, Sec. 1683. Ato. It was then reprinted, and in i6SjJeing printed again, it was dedi* mt'ed by Mr. Henry Nye, the Author s Son, to K James the II. ^ Fin- dication of the Difenters, Proving, that their Particular Congregations ars Tiot inconfiilent with the Kings Supremacy in Ecclefiafiical Affairs , 168^. 4/». Some Account of the Nature, Conjtitution and Pevper of EccleftajHcal Courts- printed with the former The Lawfulnefs of hearing the Publick Minift'ers of the Church of England , ^to. 1683. He hath alf$ a Serjnm extant J preached before the Citizens •f London, An. 659.
Mr. Lowdcr was Ejected from the fame Place. He was a Valuable, Worthy Man.
From St. John Evangelijl, Mr. Robert Tntnnl. He was bred in iVcftminfte^-School, and Tr/w/V;'-College Cambridge, where he was alfo Fellow. He made a ftart out of the College t.o Coventry for a Year, where he was entertained for Expounding the Scripture in Dr. Grex^'s Church, and Teaching the Free-School un- der Mr, Franc kjand ^ in both which Employs, he quit-
in
London, Weftminfter, ^;i^SoutInvark. gi
ted himfelf admirably well, and had not remov'd Vol. II. thence, had they afforded a fuitable Encouragement. \y>^f^^ He was nor long after chofen to this Parifli, as a Suc- celior to Mr. Walker. Being ejedred thence, he took fneltcr in a School, taking great and profitable Pains in inftruCling Youth, whiitthe cou'd not teach Men. For the grace of his Profeifion, he by his Friends obtained his M.ijeftv's Mandate, for the Degree of Dr. in Divi- nity, ro thcUniverfity of Qnmbrldg'^^ hoping hereby he might be excused from the ufuai Subfcriptions, which his Conlcience could not admit of^ for he had obferv'd that fuch as took Degrees, as an Honorary to Foreign Princes, or Ambaffadors, or fbme of them that had the King's Letters, were not prclVd to fuch things. Buc fome peeviOi Men had their Eyes upon him : After the Grace was paft, they cali'd for the Book of Subfcripti- ons, and not finding his Name there, they flop'd his Admiirion, and fruftrated his ExpeClarion ^ and he wasforc'd to x^iwxwreinfstia -^ not the worfe Man, but upon a new Tryal the more firm to his Principles. He liv'd fome while after this, tho' fine titulo nut Phalcris, to be ufeful in his School, (^c. He publifh'd a Dif- courfe in ^to. about the Fear of Death ; Or, the finful Palpitation tftheH^art. He was a Man of great Skill in Vocal and Artificial Mi^^ck, which rendred him ac- ceptable to many of the Gentry in and about the City.
From St. Brides, Mr. Thomas White. He was Ledu- ^ rer there. One of great Humility and Sincerity ; and ^^^^^^ an excellent Pradlical, Ufeful Preacher. *He was a ge- j^^"?^,^ neral Scholar, and Mr. ChUlingwrrth's Amanuenfis r^^j j Much efleem'd, and protcdled at the Chappel at Lw^-ft].uaions gate by Bp. Sheldon, and often very kindly treated by for the i^ini . * Art of Di-
vine Mc- ditation, In Trvelvef, Which is one of the hefi Eoeks -eoe have upon that nfeful Surje5f. Obfervarions on the ^rh and ^th and 7th Chapters of St. Matthew. Oci 1658. A Treatifc of the Power of Godlinefs 0^7. r<^58.^ A Manual for Parents, wherein is £fX down very par- ticular Direa-ions, in reference to Baprlzing, Correaing, &c. A pireBorytoChriftianPerfeffion, firft publifh'd in 4fo, '6^0. and then in 12' under the Title of ThePraBiceofChrlftian PerfeBion, Dedi- cated to the Univerfiries. 16^6 He hath alfo a Sermon in the Morn- ing Fxercife ^f Cripplegate, tfhout thi Faith that is ncceffary in an acceptable Prayer.
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* vt h th ^^^"^ ^^° ^^^'''y ^^.Z'^^''^^^ Milkrftrest, Mr. jhoims Voi- ^ritt /a ^^"'' * ^^ ^'^^ ^ Worthy, Humble, eminently Pious SpirirJal M^"» of Ibber Principles, and great Zeal and Diligence, Antidote ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ whole New Tejlamei^t and Pjalms by Heart, for a Dy- He took that Pain?, as not knowing but they (as he has ing Soul often faid) who took from him his Pulpit and his Cu- $0. i66^. fliion, might in time demand his Bible .alfo. He con- God's^ tinu'd in the City the whole time of the Plague in 1 6 6 5 . Terrible Xhe Awfulnefs of that Defolating Judgment, and the Voice m numerous fudden Infianccs of Mortality, thert every ^ ^pt'^y where obvious, gave a peculiarEdge to theSpirit of the and F^'re^ Preacher and his Auditors ; i>o that labouring con- O^ 166" ft^n^b'* and with great fervour, to fet in with Divine ^ j^.,,^ 'pjr Providence, he was an Inftrument of Good to vciT Chrift's many. Mr. H'ocd fays, He was always held in grent certain Efleem for his Piety, hy thcje of his Perfuajjon. Which Is and fud- more than can be faid of many, by Pcrlbns of anyPcr-^ den Ap- fuafion : However, as for Mr. Vincent, he hath a good pearance Report univerfally, and carry'd an unftain'd Reputati* to Judg- Q^ J.Q j^ig Grave : His eminent Piety and Uiefulnefs bc- ^<K^ A ingown'd, not only by fome of a particular Party, but A fwer^^y^^^^ fobcr Per fens, who had the Happinefs of being to the acquainted with him. And 'tis out of the power of Sandy ^"^^ Kihlers to do any differvice to his Name or Me- Founda- mory. He dy'd at Hoxtoyi, in Othber 1671. His Fu- tion of ncral Sermon was preach *d by Mr. Slater. Will. Pen.
the Quaker. A Defence oFthe Trinity, Satisfa£tion by Chrl{l,ancl thejuftification of Sinners : in 12V*. 1667. Wells of Salvation o- pen'd : Or, Words whereby we may be fav'd ; with Advice to Young Men, Ot?. i66g. An Explanation of the Aftemblics fhorter Catechifm , 0^5?. 73. The true Chriftians Love of the unfeen Chrifl:, Oct. i6']'j. j^nd fevernl Sermons. One in the Supplement to the Morning Exercife at Cripphgate, on the BiefTcdnefs ef Forgivenefs. ^nothrr in that agai?:Ji Popery, »n the Wickedncfs of the Doi!l:rine of the Church oi Rcrne-, which forbids to Marry, j^nd fome ether Ser- ?nons printed in Oci/sv9, Sec.
From St. Mary J^vite-Chappel, Mr. TJ^'alley. A very, Picus and Peaceable Man, who afterwards went over to New En^Und ; where he livM much delir'd, and d>'d greatly lamented, on Mnrch 24. 16']^. He print- ed a Difcourfe intitul'd, Bnlm in Gllead to heal S'lons M^Qunds : Being a Sermon preach'd before the Colony at Ne^ Pli7n9uth, Jan. i. being the Day of Elecliori
there
in London, Wcftminfrer. i;^i South wark. ^ j
there. See Cotton Mnthsi\Y{vk, oi Ncx9 England, Lib. Vol. IL 111. Ch. vi. p. 222. ^^y^-*^
From St. Jchn T^nchnry^ Mt. t{nlfh StrethilL
From Sr. OUve Sihcr^ftreef, Mr. Thomas Dou^ldfs. He tell under fome Sc::nGals^" and afterwards era veli'd, and rook the Degree of Dr. of Phyfick^ in Padua; rerurn^d to London, and pradlib'd Phyfick, and ran in Dtrbn, He afterwards went into Ireland, and dyM obfcurcly. He wrote a Book calPd Jeruhbaal.
From Bride-vocll, Mr. Gi'^/'^f? Fcvpler. AgoDdManj and much efteem'd and lov'd in this City. He dy'd at his hir'd Houfe in IJlin^ton.
From Alhallows on th: H^all, Mr. Dyer. He Was M. A. of Petsr-Hou/i in Cambridge,
From the Ledlurefliip at Sr. Antholins, Mr Tchias Conycr, A very Learned and Extraordinary Perfon.
From the Ledlurefliip at Sr. Magnus, Mr, Loaves.
From StvMrtry h Bm, Mr. i{utten. AMan iofEr- cellen-t Parts and Learning j of which we have a Speci- men in his Sermon on Eternal Judgment, Preach a be^ fore the Lord Mayor and Aldermen.
From the Savoy, Mv.WiUi^^^i Hcik,- * t A very wor- * ses Mr, thy ufefulMan. He came to be rhe Protector's Chap- Cotron lain from New .England, He d)'d in March 1677. Mathers Aged Sevcnty-feveni ^-ft- cf
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From tmz/f/ Parifli, Mr. Matthew Haviland. A ^^"'^^ ^'"^• Man mighty in Prayer, and a Savoury Preacher. 3-P-,2i4.
From PJ/appIng, Mr. Johnfon Aa excellent ^^^^^^],^'i!^hr^ Preacher 5 and of good Learning, /{/z? 'aTrarp
From St. Bcnnct PKuls-^Varf -, Mr. John Jackpn. Son PriVilegci
Saints on Earth, above thofe ,in Heaven, 12/. ^nd a Sermon in •f^^ Supplement to rhe Morning Ux^rcM'ti'c^tCri^plegatc.ji^o;; Preparati- On^for the Coming of Chrift by Death and Judgment,
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Vol. II. CO Mr. Arthur 'j-/ick.icn. He was noted for an Orator and Ph'ilrfoj)hsr^ when ac Qucois College in Cdmbridgey and Moderator in the Schools. He was a Profitable Preacher, a pious Liver, and a fincere and ufeful Friend. He never refus'd any Employment in his Minifterial Service. He hath a Sermon in the Morn- ing Exercife at CripplegntCy by way of Dired^ion to 'Foreign Merchants, about keeping up the Lifi cf Religion Ahead.
From Si. Michael M'oodflrcet, Mr. Thcinas Parfins, He was Tome time Fellow of PemhrookcHfiil in Cam^ bridge. He was much refpeded among the City Mini- fters. After his l?eing Siienc'd, he took a great deal of pains 'v^ fitting GouLim/tns Didionary for the Prefs, 1 mea^n the firft Edition of it. The Excellent Epiftle before it is his, and the Index of Authors was drawn up by him, and he fcarch'd and confuited them, tho* his Name is not mention'd. He hath t Sermon in the Morning Excrcije at St. Giles's, uipon Saving Faith.
From St. Andrevo Hubbard in little Eajicheaf, Mr. Willinvi H^iggans. He was bury'd in his own Parifli in a good Old Age. He was an excellant Hebrician and Grecian, and never us'd any other Bible in his Clofet or Pulpit, but the Originals.
From St. Katherine's Tovper, Mr. Samuel Slater, and Mr. Richard Kjntijh. Both very worthy Men. The for- mer of the two hath a Treatife publlfli'd, Of Grovoth in Grace, in fcvcrai Sermons. 2vo. 1671.
From St. Hellens, Mr. Arthur Bnrham,
Ledurcr at St. Sepulchres^ Mr. J4^illicim Adderley. Mention'd alfo in iO«-% p. 286, in the former Edition: but whether there or here when the A'ci took place I am uncertain.
AfTiftanrs and LeClurers at St. Giles's Crij)fegate, Mr. Arnold, and Mr. Stathatn.
From Sr. A7772e Alderjgate, Mr. Daniel Batchelour.
From Sr, Bennets Sheer -hog , Mr. Memtah B^n*
ton.
in London, Weftminfter, and, Southwark, 2 5
ten. He wasM. A. ot St. 'j-ohn\ College in Cambridge. Vol. 11.
From Sz. Voter's Comhill. Mr. William BUckmore, He was Imprifon'd in the Tower upon Lov:s Plot, was Scribe to the Provincial Aflembly of London and a conli^crable Man.
From St. Alhans VVoodftreet, Mr. H.ijlffoot B Idges, or UiiJaelByidge, He was a referv'd, but admir'd and Learned Gentleman and Scholar. He liv'd at Enjir.d. :iil about 1680. He had but one Daughter who vv^as . badly Married; after whofc Death, if (he dy'd Child- iefs, (as flic did in 1695; he gave his Eftate to Chari- table Ufes: Principally to Si. Johns College where he was Educated; and to this Farifli where he wasMini- fter.
Mr. Fljhtr^ his AlTiftant there.
From St. Thcmas ScutJma}\, Mr. Cohy and Mr. Beerl man. Lecturer there. The latter was a very Pious and So- ber Perlbn, and a Good Preacher ; he liv'd many Years afterwards in Hoxtcn S^uarsy preaching only Occafienal- ly.
From St. George's Southvpar)^^ Mr. John B'ifcoe, ^nd ^-^
Mr. Hmry Jejfey. The former hath publifh'd fbme fmall Trads : As The Glorious Myftery of God^s Mercy An. 1647. The Grand Xynl of Tui CcnverJ/cn: Or SmFlifying Grace afpearing and aEling fir ft and, chiefly *« the Thoughts '^ being fome Sermons on 2,Oor. 10 * Printed, ^«. 1655. The Myftery of Pree-Gr^ice in t},e%ofl ^el, and of the Go/pel in the Law. He dyM Ar z
From Pancras Soper-Lantf Mv, George ' ^ * fi*
was afterwards Paftor of a Congrcgatir ,>T:,,u^„ this City, , ynal Church m
From Queenhith, Mr. Jhomns , . ^.^ y^, -
kncholy DTvine. ^ T^^^K^'- ^ ^^'^ ^^'
Vrom Greys-Inn, Mx.^ , 1 r r r^r«
K^iPkymEffex. H«' Cde^^ turn d ov.t before trom
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Vol. II. Which is a Book grear in Value, the* fmall in Bulk Ky^/"*^ and Price.
From the Leclurediip at Aldermtinhury, Mr. Lee,
Ledurcr at Sr. John 7^achary ; Mr. Humphreys,
From Sz. Michael Odoked-Lane ; Mr. Cnrter^ and Mr. Mrdlory, (mention'd alfo at Devtford, p. 286. in the former Edition,) Lecturer there. The latter of whom hath a Sermon in the Morning Exeraifc nt Crip- plcgace, en The Conceptions wejloowldfoi ?» of God in Duty.
From Ironmonger'Lnm ; Mr. John Fuller, A moft Pious Man and Practical Pteacher : He had Three iions that were Scholars and Minifters of Note. Twa of them Confcrm'd ; but his Son ?vlr. Francis Fuller, dy'd a Nonconformift in Loiidon. .
From Bijkopfgate, Mr. Samuel Lee, M. A. A Man of Very confiderabie Learning ; as will be own'd by all than will be at the Pains to read his Latin Tracl on the F{e~ relation, De Excidio Antichrifti^ and his Account of the Temple oi Solomon^ Printed in Folio, 1659. He was Fellow offVadham Coiled ge, and a ProCfor of the Uni- verfity. An. 1651. In the latter end of the Reign of K, Charles II. his Fears of the Return of Popery drove him into Nevo-F^ngland, where he was Paftor of the Church at Brifiol : But returning from thence towards England, after the Happy Revolution which rais'd King tr^illinm to the Throne, he was taken Prifoner by the French^ and carry 'd into St. Malo, where he exchanged this for a berer Life. He hath a Sermon in the Morn- mg Exercife at Cripplegate, on The Means to he us'd tc- vpards the Ccnverfion of Carnal Relations. And another in the Supplement to it, about fkret Prayer : And another in that againft Popery, about Chrifis being the Prejerver cf the vifihlc Church: And he hath alfo in Print, The Triuriph of Mercy in the Chariot of Praije ; A Di/cowfe of Mortality. The Joy" f^f Faith ; and a Difccwfe concerning th--' '^cn Tribes. All in Otiavc. He hatfa alfo a Sermon of J ad gmcnr. in is;.
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Vol. II.
From St, Bcnnet's Sheerhogg, and Pancr^s Sopsr-L^ne ; v.-^'V""^-'
Mr. Nicholas Lockwr*, He had been cheProtedlor's Chap- * mhath Iain 5 And quickly after King Charles's Reftauracion, h^ fever alS er- wasdcpri^'d^oFhis ProvoilOiIp oi Enton^Colleg^^m which ?mns ex- hc lucceeded Mr. Francis E^uji'. He conuinu'd Preach- tant.wbich ing Occaiionally 'till he dy'd 3 which was in 1685. he preached
before the Lords and CorA'tnons ; ^?id mare privately upo7t other Occafons ; Some Ser- mons of Sincerity^ 8vo. Balm for Blccdhig England i»w^ Ireland, /;; 20 Sermons J 8vo. 1543. Ckrijfs Communion roith his Church Militant. Spi^ ritual Infpechon ; Or, ^ Review of the Hsart, A Memorial of God's Judgt». -ments Spiritual and Temporal, See.
From S:. Stephens fyalbroG,1; Mr. Thomds PVatfin \.\ He hath He was of Emanuel College in Cnynbridgc, where he wa.zpub/'ifbd a noted for being a hard Saidenr. One fo well known in Difcourfe the -Ciry for his Piety and Uicfulnels, that tho* he was ''^ theBcM-^ fjngled out by the Friendly Debarc, he yet carry'd a ^^J^^udes \ neral Refpeci from all fober Pcrfons along with him to ^^^- ^'^^^' his Grave. A memorable PalTa^e, which I have from v'.^//i" good Hands, muft not be pafs'd^by. Whan Mr. V^^t-t^'pH^l Jon was in the Pulpit on :^ Ledlure-Day, before the /'^rr^^^ B^rtholomevv Aci look "dI^lcq, among other Hearers, there ^^ ^g-^,^ came in that Reverend and Learned Prelate Bifhop lij- God ; the chnrdfcn I who was fo^p-lcas'd with his Sermon, but e- yfr? 0/ D/- fpecially with his Prayer after it, tliar he follow- i;/w^ Con-^ ed him home to give him Thanks, and earneftly defir'd ^^w'^^«^ i a Copy of his Prayer. Alas, faid Mr. PP\ That is what I ^«^ ^he cannot give, for t do not ufi to Fen my Frayers • it vpas ?io -^^^^^^ ^^- Study' d thiiig^ hut utter d tis God enabled me, from the a- ^if>^^ ' ^'^^ bundancc of my Heart and Ajfeciions, pro re nata. Upon g'^! ^ ^^ which the good Bifliopwent away, wondering that^^^^ ]j^^^ any Man could Pray in that manner ex ^^^pore. ^^^^^j^^^^^ After his Ejectment, he continued the Exercile of his^^^^ ^„^. Miniftry in the City as Providence gave Opportunity, /^y/jV his for many Years : But his Strength wearing away, hQBodyofDi^ retired into Effex^ and there dy'd fuddcnly in his Clpfct vinity : ^ at Prayer. Or, Courf^
sf Sermons on the vmhole Affetnhlys Catechijm, in Fq|,
From St. ^xyjargaret H-^eftminfler ; Mr. Edxufurd Fearfe. He was a moft Ailcdtionate and Ufeful Preacher 3 but dy'4 ac about 40 Y^ars of Age, He Uy for ^ori^^
3 8 1 he Ejected or Silenc'^d Minijters^ o^C.
time declining in a Confumpclon ; and finding himielf ^oi::g cffihe Staf^e, when he had done little compara- mely of that StTvicc which his heart was lb warmly inclin'd to, he made it the matter of his Hearty Prayer to God, Thnt fomcthing of his miiht be Vfcful after bis Decfcije ; which Pra)er was remarkably anfwer'd in theiignal Succefs of his iitde Boole, which heftyl'd, The Great Ccncem, or Prepeiratim for Death ; which Book harh been Printed one and Twenty times. He hath a!- fo another Trad extant, ftilcdj, The hefl Match : Or, The Sculs Elpoufal to Cinifi^ in i%s. And a 3d ftyled. Beams of Divine Glory : Or, Gc£s Vnchangifihknefs, in 12:.
From Alhatlo-^s Hcney-L^ne, Mr. 7#/rAf After. By the fpecial Favour of the Court of Aldermen, he li\'d anddy'd Ordinary of H^cod-Jlrcet Compter.
From St. I\nthcrins Cylem^n, Mr. Jofefh Church. A Worthy Man, of good Subftance, till the Fire of Lcw- ^cn confiim'd it : Afterwards indeed he was in Straits, and had many Children, and very little to fubfiit on, and had confiderable Offers if he would have Con- form'd ; but rather chofe to remain a Poor Ncncor^- form.ift, than hazard the Peace of his Confcicnce.
From Sr. Smthins, Mr. Jchn Shfffcid. He was Edu- cated in Peter-Houfjy Carnhridge'. And from his Youth up was addicted tc Piety and Serioufoef?. He fpar'd no rams in Preaching and Praying, or Difcourfe that might Edify ethers, whilft the Times aliowu the pub- lick Exercifc of h^s Minillrvi He made Confcience of Time, in Difccurfing and Dealing with others. His Life was an Example of his Book of Confcience -, and hew much he pickVi up from his Converfation with Men. to warn and advife them againft Iinful Excufcs for Sin, his facetious Boqk on that Subjed doth teftify. He was one that form'd his Sermons not from Mona- ftick Contemplations in hisCell, but took for a Ground- work fuch Things a.*^ did occurr, by (elf Reficdion, and Obfrrv.-^non from among Men. He was alfo well skil- led in Berks, had a Genius for Witty and Divine Poe- try, and manv other Curious parts of Learning. After his Expuifion from Lcndon^ he retir'd to BnfjeU^ wheife
he:
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m London, Weftminfter, a^d Southwark^ j9
he continu'd his Miniftry as Opportunity cfferd. He Vol. II. dy'd in a good Old Age, having many youthful :iud ^.^^v"**^ vivid Parrs, tho' alfo many Grey Hairs. There is a Briskncfs appears in allhis Wriunfrs • and in noneniore, than in his Difsrurff cf Excufes, Printed 1672, which was drav/n up in his Old Age. He harh written Tome practical Treatifes j as, A f^cod Cutjacncc the ftrongefly Hold. The Sun sf rightcoujncfs pjining upon the Sc7is of Vnrightec'ufnejs, &c. And a Sermon at St. Giles's Mcm^ vig Excrcifif on the Nature and NsceJJity. of Holincfs. And another in that at Cripplegate-^ on the Ccnjifteng nnd In^ confijlency of J^Ujfcs, with Grace,
From his Ledurefliip ar Buttolph Bi/J:)opfg^te, cr Aldgate^ Mr. John Spnpfon, A Great Antinomian.
From St. Stephens Coiem/in-fireet • Mr. fVlU/rm Tay^ lor *. He fucceeded Mr. John Goodmn. He is ftylcd * He hath in Oxon the Loyal Presbyti-rian. a Sermon
intheMorn^ ing Exercife at St. Giles'/, o?i Chriji's Exallaeion*
From Sr. Olnves Jewry, Mr. John PPc'lis, fome time Siudcnr of Sr. Jchns, Oxon. He wrote T/^(? Pra'dicni Sab- hatcrianf or SMath Holi-ncfs crown d with Hnppinrjs '\ 'y-\ Ue hath 4.^0. 1668. and n Prcjped of Eternity. He dy'd in alfo a Ser^ June 1676, His Funeral Sermon was Preach'd by men in. the Mr. ?Vcitfon. Morning
Extrcife at St. Giles'/, on the Fall of Man \ and anothi^ in the Supplement tii tht Morning Exercife at Cripplegate, on Singi ng of Pfalms.
From St. Lec7iards E^ftcheap, Mr. Seth PVccd ; who had before been caft out of J^^cfmltiftsr-Abbsy. Hj was an Ingenious Scholiar, and an awakening Preacher: ^e was call'd from Chrif -church in London, to joyu with Mr. John i^oJVff of PF-fl minfer. Abbey .
Mr. John I^we, M. A. He was the Son of that Ex^ cellcnt and Worthy Perfon Mr. John J^owe of Crediton, whofe Life ispublifli'd, and affords great Memorandums of Chriftian Piety, Induftry, Conftancy and Courage, His Father fent him to Kevf^ Inn- Hall' m Oxford for Bducarion, where he continu'd 'i^ifl the Univerfity b'Cai^ie a Garrifon, and then was tranfplanted xq D 4 Qaml?rid^.^
4P The Ejected or Silenced Mimjiers* &^c.
II. Cnmbridge^ bu: renura'd afterwards to Oxford^ when things were lettlcd, and was preferdto a Fellowiliip in Corpus Chrijii College. His firft Publick Employ- ment in the Golpel v/as at J^Vitney in Oafordftoire^ where he Freach'd a Ledlure with great Advantage to the Souls of his Hearers, and good Acceptance. Here there fell out a remarkable Providence, which he mightily improved for the Conviction of many. Some DilTolure pcrlons (who coald not then have the Liberty of a fixedStage) came to the Town to A61 a Play, and had ah upper Room for their purpofe in a Private Houfe ; where they were Acfting before as many Spe- (dlators as the Place would bear, on aMarket-Dav. The Room being overcharg'd, firft gave a terrible Crack, nnd then k\\ down; 4 or 5 Children and younger People were kill'd out-right. 10 or 12 had their Arms or Legs broken ; and about 50 more were Bruifcd or Wounded. Mr. ^ov^e, upon this Occafion, Preach'd, and afterv/ards Printed, 3 Sermons, in order to the Irflprovement of fo Teaching a Providence ; which was fo much the more Remarkable, becaufe fome of the Adtors in their Speeches, had even Dar'd and Defy'd Death 'y and in that, the God of Life ^nd Denth. Vf^^ood^ that leaves a Blot upon the Names of mofl. Good Men, could not let this Worthy Perfon eicape. He charges him with tnkjnggrent Liberty injpenhjrig againji Pl/iys in thefi Sermons. And had he not Reafon for it ? When God's Judgments are abroad, ought he not to endeavour ro Teach Men to learn Righteoufnefs ? Are Plays, which Tizve Alm'ghty Gcd and De/ifh^ as this did, fuch Innocent Things that they mayn't be rouch'd ? He af- terwards carps ar him for preaching the Funeral Serm.on oftheLord-Prefident BradJJoaw, and forfpeaking much in his Praifc. But did he Praifc him for his Speech, or Judgment againft the King ? That he durft not fay. And had Prcf. Brndjhuvo nothing worth Commenda- tion ? Yes certainly ; and fome of his Chaplains, Dr. • — — and others could aver if. We read of defer- yed Praifes given to Ju'inn the Apoftat'e ; yea, Ncrc had an excellent and Memorable Quht^uennium : And they that will take the pains to read in A, a J^Fi^od. what he writes in Commendation of many a Bloody and Traite- rpus Papift, will fay, according ro the homely Pro- ycrbj Th/it he knevphov^ to give the D^vil his d^^. -''''■ ^- ' ' '' For
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For lome time Mr. E^-^e was a Preacher in his Na- Vol. II. tive Soyl SitTivertcny where he was noc wirhout Ho- v/"VNs-/, ncur, tho' in his owh Country. From thence, upon the Death of Mr. Strongs An. 1654, he became Treach- er in the Abbey at Wcftniiufier, and Pallor ci' the Con- gregation which Mr. Strcng had there gaiher'd, who were many of them Parliament Men, and Perfons of Quality rcliding in WefTminfter-^ Perfons of better Judg- ment than tochoole a Novice, or a Man of Nolle and Wfiids, for their Paftor. He was indeed a Man of great gravity in Converfation, of if rid: Piety, of dili- gent Refearchcs into the Myfteries of Religion : Noc contenting himfclfwith fuperficial Notices of Pvcligion, butchiefiy commending fuch as tended toPradife. Af- ter the Return of the Ejected Chorifters to the Or- gans and Abbey, there was no farther Place for him there. Yet after that, and the Silencing Barthdomew Acty he continu'd Faft and Faithful to the Church,* His Wo-/ h Preaching to them often in Bnrthclcmew-Clojc, or where ^''^ ^^^(A> q\((z the Rigour of the Times would allow them to meet '• ^'^^^ / with any Safety. The ExprefTions with which he clcs'd ^*^-^ f^ the laft Sermon he ever Preached, are Remarkable. . ^^^-^^7 Tf^e fkould noty fald he, dofire to continue longer in this t3 l°.^ fVorld than to glorify God, and finijlo our lV*rl{ ; and he ^p^a l^^^ read)' to fay, FarewellTimSy welcome Blejfd Eternity. Even ^^„ Iteyere fo cone Lord Jefus. He dy'd An. \6ti *, the Parli-
ament. 2. The Saint'' s Temptations, and Fence , 8vo. 1^74. 3. Imrnanueli er^ Chrifts Love explain d and^ apply d, in his hicarnation and SatisfaBi-^ Qn. i58o. ^. Hea-venly-mindednefs and Earthly-mindcdnefs, iivo. 1^73, 5. The Life and Death of his Father. 6 The Lonje of Chriji in his Inter- cejfon. j.ADifcourfe concerning the Office tfthe Holy Spirit. ■ g. A Dif- courfe of the Holy Trinity, 9. Sermons on part of the frji Chapter of S t. John s Gof pel, and upsn the whole i^th Chapter, But fome of thefs latter have not yet been Printed.
From St. Matthews Friday-ftreet, Mr. Henry Hurft. He was noted for a quick, firiart, and dextrous Dif- putant, while he was in Mcrton College in Oxford. He was generally accepted and refpe^ced as a Preacher in this City ; he after his Nonconformity became Do- meftick Chaplani to the Earl of Anglefca, with whom he liv'd feveral Years. Even Mr. ^^I'c^ himfelf ( O ilrange^!) gives him the Character of^ A Learned and
42 The EjeBid or Silenc'^d M^^tjhrsj S^c.
t He hath Religious Noncovformift. f He Dy'd of an Apoplexy' PubUjh'd April the 1 4th 1 690. feiieral
Ser9K07ts conc€77nng the Inability of the higheji imprgvd Natural Man to at- tain a fufficient and right lOtonvledge if i?2dn>ellivg Sin : Oxon. i6^g» 2^0. The Revival of Grace in the Vigour a-nd FrAgrancy of it, 8vo. 1678. Andforne Sermons in the Volumes of the Morning Exercife. One in that nt Cripplcgate, concerning Religious Vows. Another in that againft Popery, m the Exemptiin of Princes from Subje^rion to the Pope, and the Non- Exemption of the Clergy from Subje^im to Temporal Princes. A Third in the Continuation of the Morning Exercife 4^0. Againft the Love of being flatter d. And anothtr in the Fourth f^olume, on Atts 17. 2 j.
■• Be/i^es From Cove7it~Gnrdeny Dr. Thcmns IvUnton. * He was fome 5fr- [^^j.^^ -j^ j^2o. 2l.i Lavirence Lydinrd, in the County of ^"I'-'^f^^^ Somerfit. Both his Father and Grandfather were Mini-
Parlil' ^^^^' ^^ ^^-"^'^o ^-^^^ ^^ ^ 5 Years of Age. He was M\
^'.Z"^" J Minifter o( CulUton in Devon ; and afcerwards oi Stcke- upm ether Nexvi?2gton in Middle/ex, before he came to Covent-Gar^ PublickOc' ^^n ; where he fucccedcd Mr. Sedgmcl^. He was in rafions, tj»^ great Reputation at the time of King Charles's Return ^ i^»ve Ex- tant of his own Publijhing, a Prafiical Commentary §r Expojttion on the £- f)iJ}U of St. Jzmts. 4fo. 16^'. An Expoftion of the Epi^U of Sf.Jude. 4?o. l6>i. Smeftimnuus Redivivus, ^<*/k^ an Anfr^er toa Book En- zitulcd. An Humble Remonftrance, i^n- The Saints Triumph over Death: Efing a Funeral Sermon on Mr. Chr. ho^e, 16^1. And (everal Sermons in the Vsliimis of the Morning Exercifes. One in that at St. GilesV, en Mans Impotency to help hi-'ofelf out of the Mifery x»hich he is in by Nature* Another in ?^/jf ^f Cripplegare, about DiJiraEfions in Holy Duties. A Third in the Supplement ; about Improving iur Bap- tiftn. A Fourth in that agxinfl Popery, about the Sujfleiency of the Scrip- tures. After his Death, there have been feveral Volumes of his Works Fublifoed by others. Ttventy Sermons on the Pfalms, Afts, &c. i6j8. 4^9. Eighteen Sermons on the 2d Chapter of the Second Epiftle t§ the "ThcfTalonians ; containing the Defcription, Grovpth, and Fall of Anti- ehri/i, Svo. i6jo. A PraSfical Expofititn on the Lor£ s Prayer., ^vo. 1684. Several DifcGurfcs tending to protrnte Hclinejs, ^vo 1684. And feveral Volumes of Sermons in Fol The Firfl Volume contains Sermons on the -whole iic)th Pfalm. The Secdnd Volume, contains 27 Sermons en Mat. ; «5. 45 Sermons on the I'jth of St. John , 24 on Rom. 6 45: on Rom. S. andj^o on 1 Cor. j. The Third Vohme contains 66 Sermons tn Hcb. Jfl. ATreatifeoftheLifeofFaith: A Treat if e of Self Denial, rvith feve- ral Sermons en the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, hz. The Fourth Vo- hme, contains SeleB ^trwons on feveral Tc:-:tr, And fo ^Ifo dath the.
90^
in London, Weftminfter, md. Southwark, 4j
one of the i^'Z^^i)' Lomini:iici)crs ^ and very earneft in Vol. II. his Endeavours ro ger che Dcciararicn for Ecclelialtical Affairs pals'd into a Law : And had it been compafs'd would have accepted the Deanry that was cftcr'd hin:!. He was a Man of great Learning, Judgment and In- tegrity ; and an excellent unwearied Preacher: One of great Teniper and Mcderaiion, and refpeCicd by all that knew him, whole Spirits were not uncurably canker d. Doctor S.7/t.f, in his Sermon at his Fune- ral, gives this Account of him. A clcnr 'judgment^ rich Ffincyy ftro7ig Memory, and hnpp Elocuncii met in him, and were excellently imprcv'd U) his diligent Study. In Preaching he was of that Confpicuous Eminence, thac none could dctrad: from him, but from Ignorance or Envy. He abounded in the Work of the Lord , and tho' a very frequent Preacher, yet was always Superiour to others and Equal to himfelf. ArchblOiop Vjloer was wont ro fay of him, Thnt he was a Voluminous Preacher : Not as if he was tedious for length, but bc- caufe he had the Art of reducing the Subftance of Volumes of Divinity into a narrow Compafs. And Mr. Charnock^ oft rcprefented him as the beft Collector of Senfe of the Age. He was no Fomenter of Fa(flion, but Studious of the Publick Tranquility. His Gene- rous Conftancy of Mind in refifting theCurrenB of Po- pular Humour, drclar'd his Loyalty to his Divine Ma- tter, (^c. He was Imprifon'd for his Nohconformity, and many ways a Sufferer ; and yet kept up a Con- fiderable Intereft at Court, and with Men of Note and Figure. The Noble Earl (afterwards Duke) of Bedford, who had for fome time been his Parifiiioner at Covent' Garden, was his Cordial Friend unto his Death ; and fo alfo was my Lord J4^oarton, and many other Peribns of Con fid erable Quality. He generally had the Chair in the Meetings of the Diffenting Mini- ftersofthe City ; who found the want of his Prudence, A(5tivity and Intereft joyn'd together, when he was taken from them. He dy'd OHoher the i8th 1677, leav- ing behind him the General Reputation of as excellent a Preacher, as this City or Nation hath produc'd.
Mr. Pinchhaeh^vj^s his AiTiftant- and wa§ alfo ejcdcd vjirh him. He was a Man very zealous againft the C^Tf monies.
From
44 '/^^^ EjeUsd or Silenced Minifiers^ S^c.
\q\, IL From St. Brides^, Mr. Herring,
From the Tower, Mr. Hodges, A very grave and ufe- .ful Man.
From St. John Bapifi, Mr. Peter J^Vithnm,
From St. Andrew Vnderfhnft, IS/lT.H^aodcock, and \U P th ^^' '^'^^^'^^^^ Underwood. As for Mr. H^oodcccl{_, j he had a Sermon ^^^ Univerfal Reputation of a Learned Man. He was ow Heaven ^ finart Difputanr, and one of great Ability and Readi- in ths "^^s in Academical Exerciles. He had been long FeJ- Morning low of Jejus College, and Prodor of the Vniverjity of Exercifc Cnmhridge -^ In his College gave Education to more fit Su Gentlemen Commoners than all JeJus College Fellows Giles J. belides;and rendred it a great and fiouriihing Society. Another in p^f^^^ ^^g Ejeclment he and Dr. Tuck>icy Wd for fome the Con- time together in the Country: But for the fake of his V ' ■ Sons he afterwards went to Leaden, and continued there Exercife ^ while. Returning into EngUnd, he fettled 2.t Hackney; €)ue{iions ^"^ at firft Preach'd in his own Houfc, and afterwards concerning with Dr. Bites, but always Gmtis , having a good the faying Eftatc of his own. He dy'd of a Feaver in 1695. Amen in fublick Wcifjhip : Jnd another in the ^th Volume j on Rom. 14, i.
From Ahchurchy Mr. Kjtchin.
^ M h h F^^"^ ^^' Mildreds Breadflreet, Mr. I^ichard Adnms *, left be' -'-d^^^ of an Excellent Spirit ; whofe Even and Peaceful him fome ^^^^^ was eminent for Devoted nels to GOD, and fet» Ser- Benignity towards Man. He was generally refpedlrcd mons : One^^d belov'd of all that knew him, while he was Fel- jn the low of B'^^^e7i~]\Jrfe College in Oxford i and when he fee- Noj'ning
Exercife at 5f. Gileses concerningHeU. Another in the Supplement to the Morning Exercife, on the Duties of Parents and Children. A Third in the Continuation of the Morning Exercife, for the Encourage yne-,it and Support of Child-benriitg M-''o7nen. And a Fourth in the Fourth yolinne of the Coining 'Ex<iXc\fQ on the Succeffuhefs of the Me.cins of Grace: And alfo a Sermon at the Funeral of M;*, Henry Hur ft. He slfo -wrote the Expojitiens q/ the Epifles to the Philippians and the CoIofTians. in the SuppUmant ?p Ma Pop! J Englijh AnTidta^ tions. ' ■
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/>2 London, Weftminfter, ^/^'/^Southwark. 45
" I — ^ — ^ — — -^ — - — — ' r
rlcd in Loiidon, was a very ufekil Preacher, and an Ornament to his Fundlion. His Humility and Self- --'
Denial were rcmarkahlej in that after he was Ejected for None or form ity, he tcok upon him the Care of a Poor and Small People, and continu'd wich them many Years, to the damage of his own Eftate, tho' he had confiderable Propofals made to him to tempt him to a Removal. He Dy'd Fd-^r. 7. 1698. Mr. Hon? preach'd his Funeral Sermon ; in which the Reader will meet with his Charader at large.
From St. Lecjinrd Eaflcheh^, Mr. Matthew- Barker, ^ ^ rt t ft. One ofcontiderablc Learning, great Piety, ^^^ '^^'^- Printed a verfal Candour and Moderation. No Lover of Con- ^ook Md troverfics, but an hearty Promoter of Pradlical Godli- ijatural nefs, without laying ftrefs on little Things 5 in which Thenhgy^tsr He was very fenfible others were as much at Liberty the Know- to differ from him, as he from them. And this Ap- Ifdge of ■ prehcnfion difcernably governed his Pradlice. One ^"^^ *^'^' > Thing I muft mention to his Honour, that he difco- ^''^^*^ -^^A ver'd a peculiar Pleafure in converfing with Younger ^^^^i^_ *** Minifters that were entring upo'fi Work ; would chear- ^^^'^y fully hearten and encourage them - ufe great Freedom fl/lZ'u with them, without Rcferve, and without Re<^ard lOslrmmin any different Sentiincnts in fmaller Matters; and r^- the Su^fle- joyc'd in the Profpcd oftheir ferviceablencfs, when his mevtuthe own Parts vifibly declined thro* A^^. Mornins^
Exercife at Cripplegate, ow a Religious Faft-. j^mther in the Continu»tion, upon unhiterrupted Comt/.iin2o?i with God. u^nd a Third if} Volume the Fourth,. on Mat. II. 24. He . hath alfo a Sermon or Twt in Prhit) v?hich hf Preach'd tip6n Publick Occafans*
From St. Martins Ludgate^ Dr. Thorns. s J acernh. He
was born at near Melton Movobray in Lelcefterfkme^
An. 1622. After he had been train'd up in Grammar Learning at the Country Schools, he was fent to M^^- daien-HnU'm Oxon^ of which Dr. H'^i I kjnf en, the elder, wns then Principal. When he had taken the Degree of Batchclour of Arrs, he rcmov'd to Cn^nhridgCy and was of Emmanuel College. He was for fome time Fellow of Tm';;zV7, and much efteem'd in that flourifti- ing Society. He came to Lmdcn in 1647. and being re-
ceiv'd
46 The Ejected or Silenced MiriifterSy Scc.
Vol. II. ceiv'd into the Family of that Excellent, Pious, and \y^Y^^ Devout Lady, the Countcfs Dov^p/;^^/^ of Exeter as her Chaplain, he had the Opportunity of Preaching in the City; and was loon hx d in Ludgatc Parilh, where hisMiniftry was both acceptable and ufeful. After his Settlement in Lcndor/, hisMmiftry was both accept- able and ufeful. His Sermons were Clear, Solid, and Aftccftionate ; and they were alfo Printed in a fair and lively Character in his Converfation. He was of a ftaid Mind, and temperate Palfion^, and moderate in Counfels. [n the managing ASts ot Concernment, he was not vehement and conrideat, not impcfing and over-bearing, but receptive of Advice and yielding to Rcafon. He was full of Compaifion, Charitv, and Beneficence. He was a Nonconformift upon Mode- rate Principles, much rather defiring to have been comprehended in the National Church, than to have * He hath ^^P^^^^^<i ^'^0^^"' '^^' * ^^ ^^^^ with Trouble after his left behind EjecStion, but the Divine Providence fecur'd him of a him, a Screen, by diff oiing of him into the Family of that Commen- Right Honourable, and eminently Pious Lady, the /^ry cr ^^r-Countefs Dowager of £v^^'^-, Daughter to the Earl of wtnsonthe BridgevQffte) : To whofe M ■ mory this Acknowledgmenc four firft js but a due D^br, That when the Stream ran lb ftrong verjesof againft many Suftr-ring, Excellent^ Faithful Minifters ^/ ^ r and People, as it did in the Time of King Charles the th^EPifli ^^' ^^'^^ Honourable Lady to the utmoft of her Power to the ' ^^^ ^ Comfort and Support to them. Her Refpcdis Romans ^^^' ^^^ Do<5tor were Peculiar, and her Favours con- 4fo y^ ferr'd upon him were Extraordinary ; for which he Treatife o/made the beft Return, by his conftant Care to promote Holy Dedi-
cation, both Perfonal and Demeflickj written after the Fire of London, and recommended to the Citizens after their Return to their Rebuilt Habitatiens. A Funeral Sa-mon for Mr Vines, with an Account of his Life and Death. The Life of Mr William Whitaker. A Funeral Sermon for Mr. Matth. Martiji- A Sertnon at P.tw/'s, Oct. 16. 1656. And ajiother before the Lord Mayor, Zcc. at the Spittle, KJ57. And T10O Ser7nons in the Volumes of ^y^^^ Morning Exercife, One in that at Sf. GilesV, on the Covenant of Redemption. Another in the Supplement to the Morning Exercife at <Cripple^ate, OnCkrifiian Contentednefs in tvery State. Mr Wood the Oxon'rzn adds. That there s no doubt but he did his Share in the Contintiatinn of Pool's Annotations j rvith a Confi" dince that is ufualwith him.
Pvcligion
in London, Weftminfter, md Southwark 47
Religion in her Family. In his laft Sicknefs, his Vol. IL Pains were very fcvere, proceeding from a Cancerous s^^^^sj Humour, that fpread it felf in his Joints, and prcy'd upon the tendereit Membranes, the moft fenfible Parts: But (b fignal was his Patience, that he never Ipake the leaft repining Word j glorifying G O D in his Death as well as in his Lite; by his rcfign'd Submiffion to GOD, and admirable Patience even to the laft. He dy'd at the Countefs of Exeter's, March 27. 1687; leaving behind him an Incomparable Library of the moft valuable Books, in all parts of Learning; which was afterwards fold by Audtion, for Thirteen Hun- dred Pounds.
From St. Giles*?, Cripplegate, Dr. Samuel Annefley, A moft Sincere, Godly, Humble Man : An Ijraelite in- deed. One that may be (aid to be fandlify'd from the Womb ; inafmuch as he was fo early under Serious ImprcfTions, that he oft declar'd. He never knexv th£ Time he was not Converted, A little after his iirft En- trance on the Miniftry, he was fix'd at Cliff in K^nt, in the room of an Ejedled Miniftcr, whofe Life and Converfatlon was notorioufly Scandalous : The Rude and Ignorant People were upon this Account extream- ly fond of him, and prejudic'd againft his Succeflbur, whom they affaultcd not long after his firft coming among them, with Spits, Forks, and Stones ; threat- ning him with Deathi: But GOD fteel'd him with fuch Courage, that he told them. Let them ufe him hovo they vpouldf he WAS refilvd to continue with themy till God had fitted them by his Miniftry to entertain n b:ttsr, who Jhould Jucceed him ; hut yet folemn'y declar'd, that when they became Jo prepared, he would leave the Place. In a few Years the People were greatly Reformed, and his La- bours had marvellous Succefs, and to keep his W^'ord he left them ; leaft any Teeming Lightnefs of his might prove a Scandal to his Young Converts. And the 40a /. per Annum, which he had there coming in, was no Temptation to him. When he came to the City, he had Two of the largeft Auditories to Preach to ; which were St. Paul's where he was Ledlurer, and Crip^ fUgafe where he was Redor. He had a large Soul, 2nd a flaming Zeal, and his Ufefulnefs was very Ex* ten five. He had the Care of all the Churches upon
hian J
48 Hoe Ejecfed or Silenced Miniflers^ &c.
Voi. II. hit^^ ; and was the Chief ('ofcche folej Inftrurhcric in N.^'V'v^ rhe Educacion and SuBfiftcnct: of feveral Miniiiers, whcfe ufciul Labours rhe Church hnd orherwife want- ed. He was the main Support of the Morning Lecture^ for which \o many have Caufe to be thankful to 001)^ and after the Death of Old Mr. C^Jc, he took the Care of it upon himfdf. Of all Gifts, Salary and Incomes he always laid afide the Tenths for Charity, even be- fore any P.irt was fpent j and by this means had a Fund alwaysat Hand, for charitable Ufes; befides, what o- thers furnifli'd hirri with for the fame Purpofes, to whom he was a faithfill Almoner. His Nonconfof-- mity created him Troubles ; but no inward Uneafi- nefs. GOD ofren remarkably appear'd for him, One dy'd (igning a Warrant to apprehdid him. He never fear'd any of his Enemies, or their utmoft Malice ; and nothing that he met with from Men, abated his Chear- ftilnefs. He had uninterrupted Peace in his Spirit, and AiTurance of GOD's Covenant Love, for the lafb ^ Thirty Years of his Life *.' For feveral Years indeed
^'J ^^^^^ before that, he walked in Darknefs, and was Difcon- ^' /^^. folate; Vv'hlch is no unufual Thing with fuch as are pZft '''H^Convencd "in their Childhood, whofe Change being Ptthli'fh'd ' ^^^^^ remarkable as that of manv others, is therefore a Sennon ^^^ moxt liable to be quellion'd : But in his laft Sick- ieforetke nefshewas full of Ccmforr.- BleJJ;d he G-?^ (Taid he Houfe of then,) I have been faithful in the Work^of the Minlflry a^ Commons hove 5 5 Tears. And in 1 7 Weeks Pain, ( which might in 164%.
Tvpo Sermons he Preached at VauVs ahout Com7?tunio?i ro'jh God., in J ^5" 5*, ji Sermon at Laurence Jury tothc Gentlemen ^7^i^/Vlf-(• o/Wilrfl:ire, Nar- 9- ^^54- He hath a Sermon in the Morning Exercife at St. GiJesV ow the Covenant of Grace. He PuhlijVd the Morning Exercife at Grip- plegate, in 1661. j^nd hath a Sermon there vohich begins the whole, up' en being univerfally and exaBly Confcientious. He alfa Puhlijh'd and Pre- facd the Supplement to the Morning Exercife at Crippkgate.^. >fw«d ^^74- jind begins it rvith a Sermon upon Loving God, with all our Hearts, and Souls, and Minds. He hath alfo a Serynon in the Morning Exercife agai7tfl Popery, ^r^/«/r Popifli Pardons and Indulgences. He afterxvards Pitblifh'd and Prefaced thi Continuation tf Morning Exercife Sluejiions, in 1683. Ami begins it voith a Se^-mon, Jljexffing hovo the ad-' herent Fanity of every Condition, is moji c feci u ally abated by Serions Gud- linefs: And in i6go, Ht Pjtblijh'd and Prefaced the Fourth Volume of Cafuiftical Morning Fxercifes ; which he begins vs^ith a Sermon, jlervirg Hdr» roe may give Chrift a Satisfa^ory Account, rohy we attend u^on tks Mini fry of th: W'ird.
well
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well be fuppos' i peculiarly troublefome to one, thachad Vol. 11. had luch an uninterrupted Courfe of Health^ and Eaie, ^/'V'^* throughout his whole Life; he never ddcQver'd the leaft DifcontenE. At length he cheariuKy r.dign'd his Soul to G OD, December the 31ft. 1696. In the 77th Year of his Age. His Funeral Sermon was Preach'd by Dr. Daniel l^Villi^msy who hath added an AccounE of his Life and Charaden
From Si. Dunflans in the iVefi, Dr. WdllAm tntesl He was generally reputed one of the beft Orators of the Age. AVas well vers'd in the Politer Parts of Learning, which fo feafon'd his Converlation, as to render it highly entertaining to the more fenfible Pare of Mankind. His Appreheniion was quick and clears his Reafoning Faculty, Acute, Prompt and Expert 5 fo as readily and aptly to product, and urge clofely, the ftronger and more pregnant Arguments when he was to ufe them ; and fbon to difcern the Strength o£ Arguments, if he was to Anfwer them. His Judg- ment penetrating and folid, {la ble and firm* His Win never vain or light, but moft facetious and plealant* by the Miniftry of a Fancy, both very vigorous and lively; and moft (fbedient to hisReafon; always re- mote both from Meannefs and Enormity. His Memo- * ry was admirable, and never fail'd that any one could obferve, nor was impair'd to the Laft at the Age of 74. His Language was always neat and fine, buc iinaffeded ; free from Starch, Lufcioufiiefs, or Lntrica- cy. His method in all his Difcourfes might be exposed to the moft Critical Cenfurer, His Stile was inimita- bly Polite, and yet Eafie, and his very Voice was Charming. His Converfatioff was much coveted by Perfons of all Qiialities, and that even when thofe of his Charadler wera profecuted with the utmoft Ri- gours. The Lord Chancellour Vineh, and his Son the Right Honourable the Earl o( Noninghnm, had a par- ticular Refped for Him. The Late Arch-Bi(hop T/7- lotfon highly valu'd him. and would often even after his Advancement to that High Station, converfe Pri- vately with him, with great Freedom and Opennefs* Our Late BlefTed Qiieen often entertain'd Herfelf ^ in her Clofet with his Writings. And tho' one King made fluew of a great Refped to him to ferve h's own ' B "Par.sofe
^o T^fe Ejecfed or Silenced Minijlers^hc.
Vol. II. Purpofes, yec he liv'd to fee the Nation Happy under another King, who kntw how to value Men accord- ing to their real Worth ; to whom he was highly ac- ceptable, li Intereft would have induc'd him to Con- formity, h€ could net have wanted a Temptation j for there was none, no not the highcft Pi-cferment in the Church, but he might have expected it, either if Merits were regarded, or thro' the Strength of his In- tertft. He might have been a Dean at King Charles his Rerurn,buc refused. And might afterwards have had any Bilhoprick in the Kingdom, would he have dcferted his Caufe and Principles. And yet he was not engag'd in tlie Intereft of any Party as fuch : For He had a Ca- thollck Spirit, and was for an entire Union of all vifi- ble Chriltians, upon moderate Principles and Pradices, He was not for farther Impofitlons than the Nature of Things required 5 nor for having the Church lefs free than CHRIST had left it. And ) et for Peace and Uni- on's fake, he would have yielded to any Thing but Sin. He was for free Communion of all vilible Chriftians, of whatfccver Perfvvalion in Extra-Effentlal Matters if they pleas'd. He vigorcuHv purfu'd the Dcfign of !Peace and Union, and an hearty Comprchenlion, as long as there was any Hope : But at laft faw there was no Hope, till God fliould give a more fuitable Spirit to all concern'd : For that when Principles on ail Hands "Were fo eafily accommodabie, and yet there was found in too many, a remaining infuperable Reiudlancy to the Thing itfelf, GOD muft work the Cure and not Man. But his Moderation was great to the laft ; being exceedingly cherifli'd by this Appfehenfion, which had been deeply inv/rought into the Temper of his Mind | that the Things wherein only it could be poffibie for truly good Men todifter, muft be but Trifles, in com- parifon of the much 'greater Things, wherein it was impofTible for them not to agree. His Piety was very Confplcuous, and his private Converfation was fo in- ftrudtive. fb quickning, in reference to u'hat lay with- in the Confines of Religion and Godlincfs, that no Man of ordinary Capacity could hear his ufua!, and moft familiar Difcourfes, but cither with grear Negli- gence, or ereat advantage. In his common Difcourfe with his Friends, tho' he was far from excluding things gf cqmi^on Human Concernment, he yet ftiil difco-
\er*d
m London, Weftminiter, and Southwark. 51
ver'd a temper of Mind inoft inccnc upon Divine Things. Vol. II. He did not look with a flighi: or careiets Eye urou the „/-v"n^ Aftairs of the Publick, but did condder and fpcik of them as a Man of Profpecl and large Thoiighc, wich much Prudence and Temper, borh as lying under the ConduCl: of Divine Providence, and as relating to the Intereft of Religion. For the latter Part of his Life his Refidence was at Hnckney^ where aifo he exercis'd his Miniftry wich great Succefs. And he there left this for a better Life, Anno i6()<). His Works have fince his Death been Printed all togcrher m a large Folio ; and he publifli'd nothing but what is there Collected, except it be the Lives of fcvt-ral Eminent Perfons in Latin ] which being valuable, and yet fcarce and dif- ficult to come by, he put them together in one Volume, which is Entitulcd, Bntefil Vlf<£ SeleH.^, There hatli alio been a Pofthumous Piece of his publifli'd lince his Death, in %vo, being Ibme Sermons on the Saints E- verlafting Reft. His Funeral Sermon wa« Preach'd by Mr. HovQCf who hath given his Charadler at Large.
From the Charier-Houje^ and a Week-Day Leciure at St. Bartholomexv Exchan^e^ Mr. George Grijfyth. He was much follow'd in his Younger Years, and reckoned a Man of great Invention and Devotion in Prayer : But when he grew Old, his Congregarion declined. His ufual Place of Meeting towards the clofc of his Life, was at Girdiers-Hnll in BnjwghalUJlteet, He was very Converlible, and much a Gentleman.
From Alhallovos the Great ^ Mf . I{phert Bm^ *. His * / bionr- Father was a Captain in the Parliament's Army. When not that he Oxf&rd WHS furrendrcd he went thither, and was ^dmk- hsthPrint^ ted of PVadham College, where Dr. PVilkJns was War- ed any den. As foon as he was capable, he waschofen Fellow, th'ng,^ bc" Coming afterwards to Lmidm he fettled in this Parifli,/^^^-^ ^^^ and gathered a Church, of which he concinu'd Paftor to ^^^'^^^^ the day of his Death. A Man of great Humility, and ^7"" Vea- Sincerity, and'a very peaceable Temper. j^[* ^
From St. Michaels Comb i I • Mr. Peter Vhili, B. D. He was long Fellow of Prmhroke Hall in Ca?nl?ridge. A very good Scholar ; gf Grave BchavioVr, and Mode- rare I?rinciples. He fpent the htrer part of his Life ac E % ^ Darlftcn
52 The Ejdltd 0' Siienc'^dMimfiers^ 8^C,
* He Jj^th Dr.r'.jlcn in H:tI{.-'"\*, .vh-:re he d)'d. Sepr. 6. I702. His fvrrje oer- Funcrai«:iermcn was P e ch'd by Mr. li</xe. mov- Inthe
Vu'.urms of the Morning Exercife. O^^e in that of St Giles'/ upon Ori- gina] ^''n• brother tfpnn the Grounds of the Senaration of the Protefranc* ■from the CLnrch jf Rome, jn that etgai?ift Poj-ery. Another upon the Worth cfthe Soul, in the'Continueition of Morfiing Exercife ^uejiions^ ylni another upon Gofpel Grace as the befi Mfftive to Holincfs, in the Fourth Fo- lurne. A Sermon hit it nUd^ The Kf.afon of Faith, /rcTw Hebr. xi. I. Pnach'd at Paul j, before the Lord Mayor, An. 1658. Jnd he alfo terots on the Ails, in the Continuation of Mr. PooP/ Annotations.
From the Ksvq Chnppel in H^'eftwinfter, Mr. Oncfiphc- 7iii Rood, He iiv'd Privately in the latter part oi his Lif^.
From 'bi. Alph.ij^rJ^Ai:. Thomas Doolitt'c M. A. f He was f tie hath Tent to the Univcrfiuy by Mr. Baxter, He was a Serious, fevcral Uieful, Awakening Preacher ; and conrinu'd the Ex- Tr/i^s Ex- ercrfe of his Miniftry, at a Meeting houfe he had ercdl- tanr One ^.^ \.^^ Mugvpel-ftrcct, near Cripplcgnte, 10 the day of his tipon trie £)^.,'V{-h on ^unc I. 1767. His Funeral Sermon was S^c-^ament ^^^^^'^ -^ q, ^^„ •^; y^'iihams, of 'h- Lords ' ^
Laft Supper A Oifcourfe upon the Sufferings of CHRIST. The Young ^^an's Tpfliuclor, and the OU AlanVRemembrancer. Li- bc^^V fo Cpprivcs The Spiritual Antidote The Mourner's Di- refcory. ADifcourfe about Earthquakes • and a CaJI to Delayipvg Si'jners. Ai Fxplication of ?:he AfTemblies Catechifm, &c. He hrth alfo i'ome Sermons- in tkr P^oluvjes of the Mornng Exercife One Vs. that at Cri|jpltgare, h Tvay of Direction to fuch as are not able to di' f.^rn their oivn Spiritual Condition. Another in the Supplement concerning the -rnxnagement of the Duty of Family Prayer. A Third in that againfi Popery, zipon t ha Novelty of the Romifh Religion ; which is the Lafi t !^t Vo!';.me. And a Fourth in the Continuation of the Morning Exer- c\.e luefii.-is, upon eying Eternity, fo as that it may have its due Infiuente iipon us in all that we do.
There were fbme of the Londrn Miniftcrs, who at firft Jeft their Livings, but Conform'd afterwards j li rh as Mr. lljomas H^lls of St. Buttclph Bif^^op/gate ; asid Mr. Saww^l Smith of Graccchwch ; the latter of v.hcn-i d) 'd Ordinary of Kevogate. And Mr. Hutchlfifon Led-urer cf St. Michael ^nyal.
There wtre feveral Minifters in and about the Ci- ty who rreach*d only Occafionally, having no fetti'd Placff, who were made Incapable of any Settlement
by
m LoiiLlon, VVcitiiuniter^/i'^SoLaav/drK. 5^
by the Ad for Uniformity, for want of ConforiBing ; Vol. II*
Such as Mr. jijivh Tcntcs, Mr. Bumhd, ( who harh a ^./V'v^
Sermon ia the Morning ExerciJ" at Capplci^^nte, on the
DiJcQvery and Cure of Hypocrific) Mr. Biucc, Mr. Dijncy,
Mr. For^fr, Mr. Ai^7, Mr. Moor, Mr. P^hner, Mr. SjnicKs,
Mr. rkmns, Mr. /^fv/frj, Mr.' r^/iv.-, Mv. Gojnald, Mr.
i<l/«;(, Mv.Spinnage Mr. 6>r«, and Mr. J^o/' i^;/:. To thcfe
•we may add Mv. ^fobn Good^olu^ whc; having i)een turn'd
out by the Parliament, had a Private M^cc.ng in Cole^
mnn-jireef Pariiii, at the time of King Lhn)les\ Rcftau-
ration, and not being farisfj'd wirh the Terms of the
Uniformity Adl, iiv'd and dy'd a Ncnconformift. He
was a Min bv himfelf- was agamft evcrv Man, and
Jiad every Man almoft againft him. He was very warm
?.nd eager whacfoever he engag*d in.. He had a clear ♦t'^^^P^^^.
Head, a fluent Tongue, a renetrating Sj-irit, and a cip^l of
marvellous Faculty in Delcanting on Scripture ; dimXthrmare
wicn all his Faults muft.be lwuM to have been a cow-thcfe. Re-
fiderable Man, by rhofe who will cake the Pains co^'^mptioa
.perufe his Writings *. ^^f ^iZ?!;^'
^ ^ Fol. The
Divine Authority of the Scriptures ; ^to. Imputatio Fidei : Or, A Treatife of Jutljfi cation, 4?^. An Expofirion on the 9 h Chap- ter of the Epiiile of Paul to the Roryiaru, ^to. Of briog filled with the Spirit, ^to. The Parian ? Oebt and Dowry. Rh '"^a^e- chifm, or principal Heads of the Chriftian Religion. ThsSai.t's IntcreH: in GoA, opeyid hi fe^jeral Scrmens. His retuTJ of Mercies, or Saints Advantage by LofTes. Cstabaprifm : Or, New Bapfifm w.ixing Old, and ready to Vaniih, &c Ef'^d'^f ^vhich. he pu'^lijV^ ira.vy St her contro'veriUl Tn-'Msarid PainfhUtSyUpon ?natt2rs d^fputed in thoje Days,
There were aifo feveral others, who came to the City from fevcral Parts, who not being Ejected ,out of any particular plaice at BnythilomcvQ-Dny, would be wholly pafs'd by, if not mentioned here. The Princi* pal of thcfe wns Dr. John Oven, a Great Man, and ge- nerally refpec^cd as a Scholar, a Gcntlemin, and a pi vine. He was caft out of his Deanry of Chrift- Chwcb in Oyford^ in 1659, ^^^t long after Hjchnrd's, be- ing made Protector ; and liv'd privarelv afterwards zi^ Stndhnm *tiil he came to Londcv, Mr. iVocd^ the Oxcniari, after fome Rcfledticns that are as Black as the Vapours of the Infernal Cell, where they were forg'd, thinks fit to own, That the D'Clor vs>ns a Perjyi ^ell ikill d in the Tongues, l\nhhinic4 Lcar?ii7i^f and Jcwifn
54 T!^^ Ejecfed or Silenced Mfnijlers^ &C.
Vol. II. i^-VcJ tind Cujlcwi 5 That he had a great Ccmmand of his v^'^V"^ Engiipj Pen, and vcas one of the moft Genteel and Fair' eft r'-'y iters f that appear d agair/Ji the Church of England. Bill even rhis was more than poor Saw. Paiker would aiJovv him ; who norwithftanding the Difference in Age, Standing and Reputation, whether with more Petulance or leeming Gravity may w-eli bequeftlon'd, ailauks hmi with the Ferula in his Ecclcjinfiicai Poiicj, and its Continuation ; and treats him with that Con- tempt and Scora that. would be naufcated in a I{fgent Jvlajie-: towards a Puny Frefh-rjian. But fuch as were not blinded wirh Prejudice, have freely own'd the Emi- nency of -rhe Dc(5i:or's Ler;rning and Abilities. He was a Man of Univerlal Reading ; and he had digefted ir. He was erpccially Ccnverfant in thole Sciences that are Alilftant to Divinity ; and Matter of them in an Un- ufuai Degree. He was rcckon'd the Brighteft Orna- ment of the Uni^eriityof Ox/6'?y/, and for fevcral Years fucceiTively was Vice-Chancellcur there. When laid ahde here, he had thoughts of going miG. Ncv;>~E-/2^!nnd, vxhcre he wss invited to the Government of their Uni- verfit;, ; but he was ftop'd by particular Orders from King Charles. He was alfo invited to be a Profelicr of Di' inity in the United Provinces, but refus'd. He liv:d the latter part of his Life in great Reputation, in and about the City of Lcndcn ; where he had a Ccnfi- ^ . ^ derabk' Congregation, and was much refpecfled by ma- /^z.frfVZ'^^y Pcrfons of Note and Eminence*. He dy'd on Y^pV-'^' S:. Barthclcmc-^-Day 1683. iV.od fa\s he did very uh- Ar vT^r. willinciv lav down his Head and Die .- Which he re- lltioji on T'O^'S ^^ confidenrh as it he had been wuh him m his the Epi- ■^'^' ,Hours. Bur rhe b-eifl of ir is, no One that knew fljf to the the Man will take his Word. He that can part with H?hyc >vs^
in 4. To!. Dir-rnrfes of the Work oFthe Spirit, Sec, rohich BeQok wai ylvf::.'er£d hy Dr. Claget, In ti Treat if t vrhich he llyCd, A Difcourfe concerning the Operations of the Holy Spirit, &c. The Doftrinc oF the. Sa'''its Perfe verance, explained and confirm'd againf} "^ohn
Goodirin, Rgcempriox. redeem'd. In 4:0. l. The Doftrine of Ju-
fl^iiicai lort by Eaith, (&c. iti which there are [owe Jniwaduerficiis, in fl Pcdcripr- cfMr»Tho.yiotch\iiins, to his Difcourfe concerning 'lrr\\y\ittiX Rigf-reoufpfefs. 2. Tit Glorious Myflery of the Perfon of Chrif?-, God and Man. ^ The Grace and Duty of being Spiricuslly-mind- ed. 4. A Difplay of the Errors of the Armiv.iar.s. 5. Death of Deaths in the Death of Chrill. Vindid^ Evangdica ; Or, The My--
in London, Weftminfter, 0.n(i Southwark. 5 5
this Life wirh as cheerful a Hope of ^ better as the Do- fteryof d:or did, will receive no Damage from a.ny fuch i^f^'?'- the Go- l&>s. He hath icfc behind him a great many Valuable fpel Vin-
Wrkings i dicated
and Socini" anifm explain'd, &c in Anfwer to Jehn Biddle. 7- Theologoumcna, five de Natura Oi cu, progrelTu, ik Studio verse Theologise Libri 6. a 'very Learned Book, much valud in Foreign Parts : Reprinted at Bremea i?i G-jrmany. 8. A:i P^xpofirifli of the J3oth Pfa.'m : Wiserein there is as gc>od an Exemfl'ffCiirion (?/ the Do^rine of RipcntancCy as is any where to Le 7mt ivith. 9. An Enquiry into the true Nature, Power and Communion of Evangelical Ciiurches ; with the true Nature of a Gofpel Church, and its Government : In 1 Parts 10 The Duty of Paftar and People, i r. The Church of Rome no fafe Guide/ 12. A Vindication of the Nonconformiils from the Charge of Schifm, in Anfwer to Stillingfleet. — 8vos. i. Of Commmunion with God, Fa- ther, Son and Spirit; Which T»as written aganifi by Dr- Shtrlock. 2. ^ieditations and Difcourlcs on the Glory of ChriH in his Perfcn and Oiiice : Wirh the difference betv/een Faith and Sight. 3. Of the Work of the Holy Spirit in Pr- s. 4- Of Evangelical Love, Church Peace, and Unity. ^. Of the Dominion of Sin aiiu Grace. 6. A Brief InRru'^fion in the VVorfh-p of God. 7. Evidences of the Faith of God's Elect, &c. 8. The Nature of Apoftacy froTi the Profeilion of the Gofpel 9. The Principles of the Doctrine of Chrifi- unfolded. 10 Animadverlions on F/jr L«x: Which Book was ■ivritten i?y John Vincent Lane, a Francijcan Fryar. if. A Vuid;car!« on of thole Animadverfions. 12. A Difcovery of the true Nature of Schifm. '3. A Re vie '^i^ of the true Nature of Schifm, wich a Vindication of Congi'frgitionril Churches. 14 A Defence of C',tto7i Sgainfl: CaT<>d>y. \%. The true Nature and Power of Temptations. i6. Diatrebe de 'ju'}itia Divina. 17. Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers iB. Of tliQ Sabba.th, and the Divine Lifl-irution of the Lord's Day. 19. A brief Vindication of the Do(irinc of the Trinity; and of the Perfon and S.irisfa^tion o£ ChriiL 10. Of the ')ivine Oii- ginal of the Scriptures. 21. The Reafon of Faith. 3.2. The Ways, Caufe and iMeans of unfterfl-anding the /Mind of God in the Scri- ptures, 23. Tlie Nature oi Lnd welling Sin. 24. Truth and Inno- cence vindicated ; in a Survey of a dilcourfe concerning Ecclcfia- (lical Policy. 2<. yWindication of his Treatife of Cominunion with God, from the Exceptions of Dr. Sherlock. 26. Difcourfes of the Holy Spirit, l>y way of addition So his Folio. 27. A Tedimony to the Goodnefs and Severity of God in his dealing wirh unful Churches and Nations. 2S. A Guide to Church Fellowiliip and Order, ac- cording to the Gofpc! Inlliturion. ?9. Rfycol; Or Rules of Direcri- on for the walking of the Saints in the Fcilowlhip, according to tha Order of the Gofpel. 3c. A Primmer for Children, &;. Bejlda all fshich, he fublifod fe'veral Sermons,, which he preach' d upo?i Publick Gc-^ f.4f:Q?jSj Au.4.<J, 4^^; 4f^, p; 5^ 5^» 5^; ?S. And k4 hath »{f^ a Ser»
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wonahoHt Writings"; and his Name will be precious when the receiving Memory of the Hoicked Jkall rot. See his Epraph in Cot^ Reproof, in ton Mother's Hift. oi Nevo- Engl and. Book 3. p. 168, £cc. the Supple'
went to the Morning Exerciie tit Cripplegate : y^-nd another ^n that againfl Popery^ upon the Te[ii7KQny of the Church ; as enjidenc'mg the Scrip- ture to be the Word of God And another in the Cont. of the Morn. Exc. ^to. ^pon thepraBical Love of Truth, as the be(i Prefervation ^g^nvji Popery.
yit, Stephen Charmck.^ B» D. firft Oi Emanuel cdlegem Cambridge, and afcerwards Fellow of Kevp-Colhge in Oa;- ford. He was Senior Proclor of the Univerliry in 1 6 5 2, and manag'd that Office with great Honour and Repu- tation ; and was much Applauded for his Exerciies at the Adt. From thence he wen: into Ireland^ where he liv'd in the Family of Hrtrry Cromwell and that with abundant Refpcd; 3 at which time he was usM to preach on Lord's-Da)s, in the Afternoon, in the City of Dublin ; and had all the Gentry and Perfons, of Quality in the City for his Auditors. This continu'd 'tiii King Charles's Reftauration ; a little after which, he return'd into England and fpent 15 Years in and about London^ following his Studies without any fixed fettled Employ- ment y taking now and then a turn beyond the Seas, into France or Holland. At length he became Paftor of a Congregation in Lvndcn, and was much admired as a Preacher by the more Judicious part of Mankind ; but not Popular or much follow'd, becaufe ot his Dif- advantagicus Way of Reading with the help of a Glafs, He was a very confiderable Scholar and an Eminent Divine. His Natural Parts were Excellent ^ for he had a ftrong Rcafon, a great Judjjment, and a curious Fan- cy (which rarely miCcr) joyn'd together. His Improve- ments, by Diligence and Induftry, were unufuaL There was no part of Learning of any incment, which he hrsd net a good Infight into. And his Love was as large as his Knowledge ; for his Benevolence was Univerfal, and his Love took in whatfoeyer Perfcn or Thing had any thing lovely in it.
He publinAl nothing whilft he liv'd, but a Sermon of The Sinfulnefs and Cure of Thoughts, in the Supple- ment to the MornifVg EicsYciJc at: Cripplegate: But vari- ous things of his were Printed after his Death, in 2 Vol, in Fo^fo I which are valu'd by all that ai'^ J'^'dg<^s of
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good Senfe or Divinity. They are indeed no otnerchan VoL II. his ordinary Performances, his ufual Sermons in his -^"V^^ Common Courfe ; and they were uranlcrib'd from his Notes; and canno: therefore but wans chat Perfection an(;) Beauty, they would have had if he had himieif fent them to the Frefs. And yet (to fpeak modeftiy) they* Seethe are not equall d by many, but exceeded by few if any. Chm^acier ^ His Preaching was moftly Pradical, yet Rational ^«^ jic^ and Argumentative, to his Hearers Undcrftandings as'^";'-^'" ^f well as A^Fecftions; and where Controversies came in ^^^^^''?^*'^-'* his way, he Ihew'd great Acutenels and Judgment in I ^^^ ^" difcuifing and determining them, and no lefs Skill in .j^'^y/j applying them to Pradlife. There is alio befides the ^!^' ^/^. ' Two Folio's an Odavo, publifli'd by the fame Perfons, preface to containing fome of his Sermons, Qnuur Natwal Enmi- j^is oif" ty agfiinft God^ &c. which are of a {)iece with the others, courfe of He dy'd 'July the 27th l68b. Aged 52. His Funeral Divine Sermon was preach'd by Mr. 'John John/on, who had Providen9t been his Fellow Collegiate at Oxford.
Mr. Edvard Veal. He was firft of CbriJi^Chwch in Oxfordy and afterwards Fellow of X inity-College near Dublin. Coming inro Englandy he became a Charlain to Sir H'^illiam fVnller, in MidJ.'tj^M ; and afterwards fettled as a Nonconformift in :4^npfin7^y where he liv'd to Old Age. He hath fome Sermons extant in the Volumes of the Morning Exercife. One in the Supple- mmt to the Morning Exsrcife at Cripf legate, on xh^Spi- ritual knovoledge that ought to be fought for by thrfc who de~ fire to be favd : /Another in tha. againft Popery, againft the Meritcrioujncfs of the gocd P^/orli^s cf Beli^'vcrs. A 3d in the Continuation of the Morning Exercife, 4to, on the Experiencing it in ^w (elves ^ nnd Evidencing it to others^ That ferious Godlimfs is more than n Fancy. And a 4rh in the 4th Vol, on The danger of a Dcath.Bed F(cp:n<: tance.
To thefe we may add Mr. GrifneSy who came frorn Ireland and (omecimes went by the Name oi Chamt?ers^ who was well known in the City.
Mr. "Jeremiah 0/hite. Who was Fellow of Tinisj College in Cnmhridge ; and afterwards, Preacher to the CouDcil of St^tg, ^nd Hot^fliold Chaplain ro Oliver
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58 The Ejetiedor Sile?2c'^d Mmijiers,^ &-C.
Vol. II; Cromvpel. He liv'd privately afcer the Reftauration ;
\.^/-V-s^ preaching occafionally, without ever undertaking any Paftorai Charge, His Converfation was very Facetious, and much valu d by iomc Per ions of Rank and Figure. -He dy'd An. 1707- JE^at. j^. I don't know of any thing of his that was Primed in his Life-tinae, but a Funeral Sermon for Mr. Ft/tncts Fuller ^ on 2 T/>^j(/". 4. 1 4. And (jnce his Death a Treatifeot his has been publifii'd in 8w. Intituled, A Fe f.uifioc to Mjdcration nnd Forcear^ ance in Lev., among the divided Forms of Chrijlians, More of his Works are there promis'd,
Mr. J^Vnvel. Who was turn*d out (as I am inform'dj Ibmewhere in Hnmpjhire ^ but not knowing where, I chooie to mentiors him here, he being well known in this City in the latter part of his Life. He was a very Worthy Man, of Congregarionai Principles, but an ex- tcnlive Charity. He preach'd to a Society that met in Finners-Hnil, He dy'd in a good Old Age, being ge* nerally refpedled. — And I might add feverai oihers, of whom 1 Diall fay fomething at the latter end of my Account of the Ejedlcd,
K. B. I have in this Accoun t of the City Minifters, omitted Mr. Edv^urd H'eft, becaufe I fhail mention him in 'Berk/loir e, where he was Ejected. I have aifo omitted Mr. Cnve and (bme others who were mention'd belbrc, becaufe I 9,\\cq. underftand they Conform'd.
In ths XJniverfuy of Oxford.
Jop^ua Cr(fs, I.L. D. Fellow of Mgdaleii-Collcdge ] and Natural Philofophy Reader of the Univerfity. He was tnrn'd out by the CommiiTioners appointed by King Charles, for the Regulation of the Univcrficy, f]ulck!y after his Reftauration : And afrerv/ards liv'd privately in Oxford^ where he dy'd Mny 9th 1616. He was a Gentleman raufh Honour'd for his becoming Converfation.
Daniel Grecn-yG.oodj D. D. He was Principal of Br/^- ^en-Ncfc-Colicge, and. had been Vice-Chancellor ot rhe Unlvcriluy. r^e al^o was curn'd out by the King's
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Commiiiioners : and the Vnlformity ^ Ad coming out Vol. IL quickly afrer, he liv'd privately tiil his Death, which v^V^n- was ov\Jnn.i<), 1673. He was a profound Scholar and Divine, and a circumfpedl Governor.
Henry L^nfjey, D. D. Maftcr of Pemhroke-Colkge, Being Ejedtt'd by the Vifiuors at the Rcftauracion, he rctlr'd and liv'd Privately. After the Act fir Vrufirmi- ty, he had feveral in his Houfe, whom he inftruded in Academical Learnings and often prcach'd in pri- vate Meetings in Abingdcn in Bsrkjhire, living at Tub- J27 a Place not far from that Town. He d y'd Sept, loth 1679. He was a judicious folid Divine j not va- lu d in the Univcriity according to his Worth.
Mr. Francis Hoxvell^ M. A. He was Moral Philofophy Reader to the Univerfiry, and Principal oijcjusCoU lege '^ but turn'd out by King C/j^r/^j's Commiirioners. He afterwards liv'd in or near Lcndcri, and was Fellow- Labourer with Mr. Collins, and preach'd one part of the Lord's-Day with him, with great Acceptation. He dy'd at Bctlmnl-Greenf in March i6-j<^.
yiv.ThankfulO^en, M. A. Prefident of St. ^(j/jw'jCo/- lege.^']edied by the Commiirioners in 1660. He was a Man of Genteel Learning, and an excellent Temper^ Admir'd for an uncommon fluency, and eafinefs and fweetnefs in all his Compcfures. After he was Eje- (Sted, he retired to London, where he Preach'd private- ly, and was much refpedted. He Dy'd at his Houfe in Hatton Garden, April the ift 1681. He was pi*e- paring for the Prels, and had almoft finifii'd, a Bock entituied Jwrt^o Xrnaginis : The Delign of which was to Ihew, That I{crns Papal was an Lnage of ^yiie Pagan.
Mr. F ancis Johnfn, Mafter of Vniverfiy College, He was one of Oliver's Chaplains, but had no ve- ry good Elocution. He took no Charge upon him after he was Eje6led, but liv'd m.any Years in Grays- I>"n Lane in London, and Dy'd a Nonconformift in one of his Houfes there, OBoher ^. z6'ji -^ and his Funeral Sermon was Printed by Mr^ P/ir'iJv.rrJi in 1678, and was Pr^ach'd by one Mr. Llcyd.
■ Mr, I{alpk
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M.r. I{nlfh Bu'fon, B. D. Canon of Chrift- Church, and Orator to the Univcriity. He was an excellent Scholar ; a moit humble Man, of a plain fmcere Hearc, He was a great Sufferer tor Nonconformicv. Belides a great Lois in his Eitare, he was about 6 Moiichs in Goal, for teaching Privately 2 Knights Sons, near Bn-'iirfordf who pcrruadcd him to it. He d)'d at Iflingtcn ; where he was a Tutor to Young Mea in his own Houfe) in October, 1680.
■ Thomas Gcod^vin. D. D. * He was born at I{olfihy iqi Bcfidee ^orfAh^ Od. 5, 1 600, and was iirit ot Cbafi College fevt,al0c- ^^^ .|^^^ o^K^tUrine Hall in Camt}:.id[ie. He was 111 cafion^l x.\\^ijniverfity a frequent Hearer oCDv. Prcfton, and %^7rhh ^^- ^''^^^ ^"^ afterwards himfelf a celebrated Preacher Lifetime there and an Inftrument in turning many to the Love PuUijVd find Praiflifeofferious Religion. In i6iH. he was cho- fever^l i^n to preach the Ledure to the TownofC/Jwi'r/V^e at T-acls: ^SyT'inity Chu'ch, and he held it, till 1634, when he left Tht Child ^he VniverjVy and his Preferments, through Diffaiisfa- of Light ^ion with the Terms of Conformity. In 1639, he wcn^ walk-ng over into Jrhlhnd, and became Paitor of a Church in in Dark- ^|^^ q|^^, ^c ]^Ynheim. He returned thence into EngUnd^ r.eh. ^e-^g^j^^ at the beginning of the Lonr^Pariiament, and be- Pravers ^^^''^ Paftcr of a Church in Lorrdm, and one of the TheTrial Al^ rnb'y of Divines. He took a brief Account of ofaChii-Tr.Mifcdions there, in 14 or 15 Volumes in ^vo, that ftian's are yet prd'.Tv'd. He was one of the Favourites of Qro\^t\\. O'iver Crcm-vcly who made him Prfident of AUgd^lcn The V'a- CcHege in Oxov, and one of the Triers of Min-'ftcrs. niry of In rhe Common Regilter cf the l^wZ-ur/yzi^v, he is laid ThoVs.' J... {.Q ^^i ScriPtls In re Tbeoiogica quam^lurifnis o)bi nctus. The Ag- |jj^ ^^^^ remov'd from his Prcfidentlhip quickly after ^^^^'\~oT the King's return in 1660, and afterwards retir'd to J^^^J|> r^ L^w:/-«,%Kerehecontinu'd the Exercife of his Mini- forlhThe •^''^ as long as he liv'd. He was a very confiderable Heari- of Scholar, and an eminent Divine ; and had a very hap- Chrill in py Faeulcy in Dcfcandng upon Scripture, io as to Heaven
towards Sinners on Earrh. Patience and irs perfea 'A'ork under iudden and fore Trial*, ^fter his Death, Mr T\\. O^tn, mid Mr^ Birron, P4jhll:l'd a Treatife of hiy, concer'nhig^ the Pumfhmenv ofSh\ m Hell. V/hich was the Fore-ruimsr of <, VoMos of his fforks, that hays
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bring forth furprizing Remarks, which yet generally tended lo liluiiration. He ds'd fehr. 23U. 1679. Aged 80 Years. He that would fee his CharacSter ac large may confuk the Preface to the lirft Volume of his Works in Folio ; Written by Mr. ThnnkJuL Owen, and Mr. Beirrcn. And his Life that is prefix d to the fifth Volume of his Works.
Mr. Thom/is Cole, M. A. He was bred at Tf^eftminfler School, and thence eledtcd 3rudent o^Chrifi Chu ch in Oxford, In Fifty Six, he became Principal of St. Mnr/s Hail, but was Ejccled thence b\ the King's Ccmmilfion ers in 1660. He afterwards inflruded Youth in his Houfe near Nettlebed in Oxfordjloire, and from thence came to Londen, and took the Charge of a Congrega- tion in the City. He was a Man of good Learning, and of a Genteel Spirit. He Printed a Dilccurfc of Regeneration, Faltis and Repentance, Preach'd at the Mcrchaat's Lcd'ure in Broad-ft/eet, ^vo, 16S9. A Ser- mon at the Funeral ciMv. Edw, ff'eji &c. And hath feme Sermons in the Volumes of the Morning Exer- cife ; one in the Supplement to that at Crlpplcgate^ fliewing how we may Steer an even Courfe between Prefumprion and Dcfpair. Another, in the Continu- ation of the Morning Exercif:- Queii:ions,(ljewing How the well Difcharge of cur rreleot Puty mav give us Afluranceofhclp from GOD, fcr the well DiTchnrgc of all future Duties. And a Third in the Fcurh Vo- lume, (iiewing how difficuh a Thing 'tis to Believe,
Henry unikjvfn, Sen. D. D. f He was a Noted Preacher in Ox/or^, in the Year 1^38. He was one \^e hath cfthe AiTcmbly of Divines, and while thev were fir. A^^^'*^^ tine, Rcdor of Sr. Duriftms in the Eaft: Going after- ^^™^^ '* wards xo Oxford Wnh the Parliamentary Vifitors, he/'!"^:, was made Canon of