PA ft. r II. Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter. 303 § 167. But my lad Sermon that ever 'I preached in Publick being at Blackfryars, was defamedwith this particular Accutation, That bold them that the Gotpel was now departing from them : Iníomuch as the LadyBalcarres told me, That even the old Queen of Bohemia told her, fhe wondered that I wasfoimpudent, as to fay, the Gotpel was going away, becaufe that I, and fach as I were (ilenced , while others were put into our places. But all this was the breath of Mifreporters , without any colour of ground from any thing that I had faid , as may be ken in the print- ed Sermons. § 168. For when the Minihers were all ('ilenced, Come covetous Bookfellersgot Copies of the lad Sermons of many of them, from the Scribes that rook them from their Mouths. Someof themwere taken word by word ( which I heardmy felf): but fame of us were much abufad by it ; and efpecially my felf : for they hiled it A Fannie! Sermon, and mangled fo both Matter and Style,. that I could not own it ; betides the printing it to the offenfe- of Governours. So that after- wards I writ out the Sermon more at large my felf (onCol. s. 6,7.) withanother Difcourfe, and offered them to the Frets, but could not get them Licenfed a : for fstl fien`le Reafons afterwards to me mentioned. fed sod § 169. On April z ;. was his Malady's Coronation Day ; the Day being very fe- printed, rene and fair, till fuddenly in the Afternoon, as they were returning fromWeFtmin- called Di- fter-halI, there was very terrible Thunders, when none expebied it. Which made 'eiIroao me remember his Father'sCoronation, on which, being a Boy at School, and ha- ¿Prtfünru, ving leave to play for the Solemnity, an Earthquake (about two a. Clock in the &c. Afternoon) did affright the Boys, and all the Neighbourhood. I intend no Com- mentary on theft, but only to relate the Matter of Fa& § 170. To return at lah to our Treaty with the Bithops : If you obferve the King's Declaration, you will find, that though Matters of Government feemed to be determined, yet the Liturgy was to be reviewed, and reformed, and new Forms drawn up in Scripture pbrafe, firited to the feveralparts of Worfhip, that Men might safe which of them they pleafed) (as already there were Come filch variety of Fo; ms is lime Offices of that Book). . This was yet to be done, and till this were done, we were uncertain of the Iffce of all our Treaty : but if that were done, and all fat - led by Law, our Divifions were at an end. Therefore being often with the Lord Chancellour on the forementionedoccafions,I humbly intreated him-to hallen the finilhing of that Work, that we might rejoyce inour defired Concord. Ar lad Dr. Roignolds and Mr. Calamy were authorized to name the Perron on that fide, to ma- nage the Treaty ; and a Commi(lion was granted under the Broad Seal to the Per- fohs nominated on both fides. I intreated Mr. Calamy and Dr. Reignolds to leave' mecut: for though I much defired the Expedition of the Work, 1 found that the fail Debates had made me unacceptable withmy Superiours; and this would much more increafe it, and other Men might be fitter, who were lefi di(tafied. But I could not prevail with them (unlefs I would have peremptorily refufd it ) to Ex- cufe me. So they named, as Commi(lioners, Dr. Tuckney,Dr. Conant, Dr.Spuríiows Dr. Manton, Dr. Wallis, Mr. Calamy and nay fell, Mr.fackfen, Mr. Cafe, Mr.Clark, and Mr. Newcomen, betides Dr. Reignolds then Bilhop of Norwich : And for Affi. ftants ( being the other Party had Alfhants) Dr. Horton, Dr. facomb , Dr. Bares, Mr. Rawlinfon, Mr. Cooper, Dr. Lsgbtfee?, Dr.Collins, Mr. Woodbridge, and Dr.Drake. According to the King's Commihlon we were to meet and manage our Conte- ,rence,in order to the Ends therein expreffed. TheCommiflion isas followeth: HA k L ES the Second, by the Grace of God, Kingof England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, ¿ace. To our trutty and well- `beloved the moft Reverend Father in God accepted .Archbifhop of Tork, the RightReverendFather in GodGilbert BilhopofLondan, f ohn Bilhop of Durham, /ehr ` Bilhop of Rocbefter, Henry Bilhop of Chichefter, Humphrey Bilhop ofSarum, George ` Bilhop of Worcelter, Robert Bilhopof Lincoln, Benjamin Bilhop of Peterburgh, Bry- an Whop of Chefter, Richard Bilhop of Carle, fobn Bi(hop of Exeter, Edward ` Bi(hop of Norwich, and to our truhy and well-beloved the Reverend Anthony Tuckny Dr. in Divinity, Cohn Conant Dr. in Divinity, William Spurftow Dr, in Di- ` vinity, 'John Wallis Dr. in Divinity, Thomas Manton Dr. in Divinity, Edmund Ca- ` lamy Batçhelour in Divinity, RichardBaxter Clerk, Arthur fackfoz Clerk, Thomas ' Cafe, Samuel Clark, Matthew Newcomen Clerks,. and to our nutty and well-belo- ved Dr. Earles Dean of WeIFminfter, Peter Heylin Dr, in Divinity, Cohn Hacker Dr. ' in Divinity, fobn Barwick Dr. in Divinity, Peter GunningDr, in Divinity, fobn Pier)/is
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