92 The L I FE of the Part III Innocency and Sincerity ; which made him beloved of all 'above many abler Men. 1 3. At Broomwas filenced Mr. Humphrey Waldern, my Affi[tant after Mr. Ser- jeant, exaftly agreeingin the fame Chara&er I gave him, in the next degree ; of good Learning and Utterance. 14. At Wombornewas filenced Mr. Wilsby, an ancient, judicious peaceable, moderate Divine (who had long kept one of the moft learned of the Prelatifts * girmi,&. in his Houfe.) At st Bremcharn, where he.lived privately, he was troubled by ban. Sir Robert Holt, but (under many Infirmities) is yet alive, a man of humility, and an upblameable Life. J mention not the Judgment of any of thefe, that I may fay of all together, that as far as I could :perceive, they were neither for Prelaey, Presbytery, or Independency, as now in Parties, but as I faid of them before, of the primitive temper, for Concord, on. the Terms that all found and good men are agreed in, and for the praftice of that, rather than contending about more And of the primitive extraordinary Humility and. In- nocencency. 5. The fame I malt fay of Mr. AndrewTrrftram, firlt of. Clent, then filenced at Bridgnorth, a Man of morethan ordinary ability in Preaching and Prayer, and of an upright Life, and nosy a Phylician. 16. The fame I muff fay of Mr. john Reignolds, filenced at Wolverhamptem, a Man ofmore than ordinary Ability, for Learning and Preaching, and now alfo aPhyhcian. 17. At Avery was filenced Mr. Lovel, formerly Schoolmafter at Walverley, who having been fuppofed Rill to be not only againft the Parliament's Caufe , but for the Prelates. and Conformity, and never coming into our minifterial Meetings, where we monthly kept up difputations and Difcipline, but only extraordinary conftant at my Letture at KiderminJber, he was as a Itranger to us all, till the filencing time came, and then he fuffered with the molt patient and refolved, and bath line appeared, on fuller notice, a prudent and very worthy Man, and is yet living in his patient Silence, aged about fixty two. 18. At Bromsgrove was filenced Mr. john Spilsbury, born in Beudley, a man accounted an Independent, but of extraordinary worth, for moderation, peacea- blenefs, ability, and minifterial diligence, and anupright Life. r9. At Whitley was filenced Mr. jofeph Read, born in Kiderminfter, and feat by me to Cambridge, and after living in my Houfe, and for one Year my affiftant at Kiderminfter, a man of greatfincerity, andworth. zo. At Churchil wascaft out Mr. Edward Boucher, another young man born in Kidernsinjler-Parifh, of great humility, fincerity, peaceablenefs, and good mini- fierial parts ; Brother to fames Boucher, a Husbandman, who can but write his Name, and is of as good underftanding in Divinity as many Divines of good account, and more able in Prayer than molt Minifters that ever I heard. And of fo calm a Spirit, and blamelefs a life, that I never faw him hugh, or fad, nor ever heard him teak an idle Word, nor ever heard Man accufe him of a finfirlWord or Deed , which I note with Joy, and to tell the Reader, that he, and others of his Temper, in Kidermiafler, did by their Example exceedingly farther my fuccefs. z1. At Clent was filenced Mr. fa. Baldwin, a godly, cairn, fober Preacher, of a blamelefs Life. 22. From Chaddefley was call out Mr. Thomas Baldwin, Senior, who tad been our Schoolmafter at KiderminJler, fent to me by Mr. Lines from Cambridge; a good Schollar, a fober, calm grave, moderate, peaceable minifter, s'bofe Coo- verfation I never heard one Perfon blame for any one Word or Deed ; an extraordinary Preacher: Wherefore 1 dehred when 1 wasdriven fromKider- minfler, that the People would be ruled by him and Mr. Serjeant, andheliveth yet among them, and teacheth them privately from Houfe to Houfe. He was prefent with me when I had Conference with Bithop Morley when he filenced me, and the witreefs of our Difcourfe which, with the imprifoument of the molt Religious and blamelefs of the Flock, and the experience of the Qualityof fume Preachers that were fent to the People in my ftead, and the reft of the havock made in the Churches, did alienate hint fo much train Prelacy, and Conformi, ty, and the People withhim, that thoughafterward they got a godly, Conforma- ble Minifter, I could not get themto Communicate with him, though I got them éonftantly to hearhint, On
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