364. The L IFE of the L I B Ï all had beenofhis mind, wehad been reconciled : But whenby many days Con. ference in the beginning, we had got Come moderating Concefiions from him (and from Bishop Coftns by his means) the reif came in the end and brake them all Bithop Lucieof St. David's, fpakeonce or twicea fewwords calmly, and fo did ' Bithop N:cbeffonof Glocefler, and Bishop Griffiths pfelfapb (thoughno CommiíCion- ers) ; and didno more. Bifbop.Kingof Chicheffer I never raw. there : Bilhop Warnerof Rocbefler was there once or twice, but medlednot that I heard. Bilhop Lany, of Peterborough was twice or thrice there, and talked as is before recited ; for I remember no more. Bihop Waltonof Cbefterwas there once ortwice, and fpalie but what- is before recited,that I know of. Bishop Sterne of Carl, timeArchbilhop ofTark, was of a molt fober, honett, mortified Afpeet, but Make nothing that I know of , but that weak uncharitable word before mentioned : fo that I was never more deceivedbya Man's Face. Bishop Reignoldffpake much the first day for bringing them to Abatements and Moderation : And afterwards he fatewith them, and fpake now and then a word sfor Moderation. He was afolid honest Man , but through mildness and excefs of timerous reverence to great Men, altogetherunfit to contend with them. Mr. Tborndike fpake once a few impertinent paffionate words, confuting the O- pinion whichwe had received of him from hisfirft Writings, andconfirming that which his fecond and laft Writings had given us of him. Dr. Earle, Dr. Heylin, and Dr. Barwick never came. Dr. Hacker (rime Bishop ofCoventry and Litchfield ) faid nothing to make us know any thing of him. Dr. SparrowPaid but little; but that little waswith a Spirit enough for the impofing dividing Cause. . Dr. Pierfanand Dr. Gunning did all their Work (betide Bifhop Merley'sDifcour- fes) but with greetdifference in the manner. Dr. Pierfan was their true Logician and Difputant, without whom, as far as I could difcern, we should have had no- thing from them,but Dr. Gunning's paffionate Inve&ives mitt with fome Argumen- rations: He difputed acurately, foberly and calmly ( being but once in anypatfi- on)breeding in us agreat refpeet for him,and a perfwafion that if he had been inde- pendent, he would have been for Peace, and that if all were in his power , it would have gone well : He was the ftrength and honour of that Caufe which we doubted whether he heartily maintained. Dr. Gunning Was their forwardeft and greatest Speaker ; underltanding well what belonged to a Difputant; a Man of greater Study and Induffry than any of them, well read in Fathers and Councils ; and of a ready Tongue ; (and I hear and believeof a very temperate Life, as to all Carnal Exceffes whatfoever ) : but fo vehement for his high impofing Principles, and fo overzealous for Arminia- nifm and Formality and Church Pomp, and fo very eager and fervent in his Difcourfe, that I conceive his Prejudice and Paflìon much perverted his judg- ment, and I am fare they made him lamentably overrun himfelf in his Dif. courfes. Of Dr. Pierce I willfay nomore, becaufe he hath faid fo much of me. On our part, Dr. Barer fpake very folidly, judicioulfy and pertinently when he fpake : And for my felf, the reason why I fpake fo much, was becaufe it was the desire of myBrethren, and I was loth to expofe them to thehatredof the Bishops but was willinger to take it all upon my felf,they themfelves having fo much wit as to be therein more fparing and cautelous than I; and I thought that theDay and Cause commanded me thole two things, which then were obje&ed against me as my Crimes, viz. /peaking too boldly, and too long. And I thought it a Caufe that I could comfortably fufter for ; and fhouldas willinglybe a Martyr for Charity as for Faith. § 237. When this Work was over, the refi of our Brethren met again, and re- folved to draw up an Account of our Endeavours, and prefent it to his Majefly, 5Refmd with our Petition for his promifed helpyet for thole Alterations and Abatements to tonre_ which we couldnot procure of the Bithops : And that firft we Ihould acquaint the thing that Lord Chancellour withal, and confult withhim about it Which we did ; and as Pall be- loon as wecame to him, according to my expe&ation, I found him molloffend- s seenstr. ed at me, and that I had takenoff the diflafte and blame from all the refl. At me,and [That if I were but as fat as Dr. Manton , we about our firft entrancehe mealy told us, f f my lean- should all do well ]. I told him, if his Lordfhip could teach me theAre ofgrowing ndshr. far, he should find me not unwilling to learn,by any good means. He grew more serious,
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