Part 111. .`Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter. 91 which he took none, but gave it to a, Woman to teach the poor Children of theParish to read, living upon hisown, and fome fmall augmentation granted by the Parliament. z. At theCathedral, Mr. Simon Moor was filenced, an old Independent, who fomewhat loftthe Peoples Love, upon Reafons which I here omit. 3. Inthe fame City was filenced Mr juice, (his Son-in-Law) a moderate Inde- pendent, and a fober, grave, ferions, peaceable, blamelefi, able Minifter. 4. Inthe fame City wasDented Mr. Fincher, a moderate Independent, a zea- lous able Preacher, of a good Life. s. At Kemfey, was put out Mr. rho. Bromwich, an ancient,reverend, able Mi- nifter, of an upright Life : But when Bishop Morley was there, and Mr. Collier of Blockley had conformed, he was over-perfwaded to take the Declaration : But before he came to ,profefs his Mint and Confent openly , and fully to con- form, he was &aft into great and long diftrefs of Confcience, and went no far- ther : But yet by Preachingheufed that - Liberty that he had fo procured. 6. At Vpton, upon -Severn, was filenced Mr. BenjaminBaxter, Son to that old holy, reverend Mr. George Baxter , Paftor at little Wenlock in Shropfhire, near the Wrekon-Hill, who lived there till about eighty fix years of Age in the conftant faithfulPreaching andprafìifing of theGofpel. His Son now mentioned was a Preacherof extraordinary Skill, efpecially in matter and method, fo thatfew that ever I held excelled him: He lived uprightly to near fifty feven Years Of Age, and fuifered much by the lownefs of his Elate by his Ejefiion, who be- fore had livid plentifully. 7. His Brother, Mr. Stephen Baxter, though below him in utterance, was of a folid Understanding, and a calm, peaceable Spirit, molt humble, and blamelefs in his -Life, and liveth fine his . filming in the praâife of Phyfick. 8: At Evefhamwas filencedMr. George Hopkins, $ontoMr. WilliamHopkins, the molt eminent wife, and truly Religious magiftrate of Bewdley, (my old dear Friend) at last a member of the long Parliament. This his Son, having long been Pallor at EveJham, was many Years filenced ; and when the Oxford Oath came out, he was over perfwadedto take it in his ownSence, andfo not to be ,forced five miles from the People : But he died either on, or very near the fame day that he Ihould have had the benefit of it : He was a very judicious, godly, mo- derate, peaceable, and upright man : He bath oneWriting extant, called Salva- tion from Sin. O. At Manleywas filencedand ejefted Mr. Ambrofe Spärry,. heretofore School- mafter at Stourbridge, where he was born he was an ancient fobet, peaceable, moderate, humble, godly, judicious man; formerly for the Conformists, but now call out among the cell : But his great Prudence, and moderation, and Learning, andthe chief of Stourbridge beinghis Friends, caufed theChancellor to connive at Taft at his teaching the School at Stourbridge again, where he had been in his Youth, where he is 'yet connived at, and liveth with great acceptance, though he was a while maliciously laid in Goal. io. At Bewdley was Dented Mr. Henry Gatland, the moil lively, fervent, moving Preacher in all theCounty of an honed, upright Life, who rode about, from place to place Preaching fervently, and winning many Souls toGod, befides all his very great Labours withhis ownPeople, publickly, and from 'Houfe to Houfe Andhe yet continueth Preaching tip 'and down privately where he can have opportunity, with zeal and diligence : And though thofe that excelled others in zealous Preaching and acceptancewith the People were apterto becarried (inmy Judgment) a little too far from Conformity, and the Prelate's Indignation againit the Church-Tyranny , but not at all forfaking Orthodox, andfound Principles, yet fo was not he. i r. At Stourbridge was filenced Mr. °farvis Bryan, Brother to Dr. Bryan of Coventry, a molt humble, upright,faithful Minifter, of a blamelefsLife, andfound Dolrine. 12. At Stone was filenced Mr. Richard Serjeant, formerly my Affiftant, a man of fuck extraordinary Prudence, Humility, Sincerity, Self-denial, Patience, and blainelefsnef$ of Life ; that I know not of all the Years that he affifted me, of any one perfon, inTown or Parish, that was againft him, or that ever accufed him of faying or doing any thug amifs. So that though many excelled him in Learuing and utterance, yet nonethat ever I knew, as far as' I could Judge, in Mmm m z Innocency r
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