Part III. Reverend /VV. Richard Baxter. On this occafion I will mentionthe great Mercy. of God to that Town and Country in the railingofone Man, Mr. Thowas Foley, who, from almoft nothing, did get about five Thoofand Pound per Annum, or more, by Iron-works, and that with fo ¡aft and blamelefs Dealing, that all Men that ever he had to do witjt, that ever I heard.of, magnified his great Integrity and Honefly, which was queftioned bÿ none And being a Religious, Faithful Man he purchafed a- mong other Lands, the Patronage of feveral great places, and among the red of Stourbridge and Riderminfter and fo chofe the belt Conformable Minders to them that could be got : And not only fo, but placed his Elded Son's Habita- tion in Iiderminfter, which became a great Proteaion and Blelling to the Town ; having placedtwo Families more elfewhereof his two other Sons, all three Religious worthy Men. And in thankfulnefs to God for his Mercies to him built a well-founded Hofpital near Stourbridge, to teach poor children to rear and write and then fee them Apprentices, and, endowed it with about five hundPounds a Year per annum : Such worthy Perfohs, and filch ftrange Pro - fperity, and holy ufe of it are fo rare, and the intereft of my poor Neigh- bours init fo great , that I thought meet to mention it to God's Praife and his. § zo3. There were more Minifters filtncedof that Countrey, but I will not be tedious iu naming more of them. A word ofthe other places where I my felf had lived. In Coventry, both the Minders were call out. t. Dr. john Bryan, an ancient Learned Divine, of a quick and aftive Temper, very humble, faithful, andof a Godly, upright Life, who had fo great a fitnefs to teach and educate Youth, that there have gone out of his Houfe more worthy Minifters into the Church of God, than out of many Colledges in the Univerfity in that time. And he had three Sous that were all worthy Non -conformable Mini- Iters, all filmed. z. Dr. Grew, a Man of a different natural temper, yet both Concordant lo- vingly in the work of God, acalm, Grave, fober, fedate Divine, more retired, and of let aftivity, but godly, able, and faithful in his Miniftry. 3. At Birmingham was filenced Mr. Wills, a fedate, retired, peaceable, able Divine alfo, born in Coventry. q.. As for Mr. Anthony Burgefs of SuttonColdfield (a place of . near 3001. per Annum which he left) I neednot defegibehim, he was fo famoully known in the Aífembby, and London, andby his many Learned, Godly Writings, for a Man e- minently Learned, and Pious : And though in the old Conformity he was be- fore a Conformable Man, yet he was fo far from the New Conformity, that on his Death-bed he profeffedgreat fatisfaftion in' his Mind that he had not Con- formed. 5. From IfT4haU was call out Mr. Bordall, a very Learned able and Goodly Divine, of more than ordinary parts and worth, now dead alfo. 6. At Wedgbsry was filenced Mr. Fincher, whom I have feen, butwas not mpch acquainted with, but he was reputed a very Godly Man, and a good Preacher. But I pars by all thofe I knew not my felf. . From Rowley had lately removed Mr. lofeph Rock, and was filenced ; a very calm, humble, fober, peaceable, godly, and blamelefs Miiilter, and of very good Abilities ; like our Worcefterlhire Muùdersbefore defcribed, as to his temper, and judgment of Church- Government. S. AtKings-Norton was filenced Mr. Tho. Hall, an ancient Divine, known by his many Writings, of a quick Spirit,' a Godly, upright man, andthe only Pref byterianwhom I knew in that County. 9. At Tippon, Mr: Rinks was filenced , a Godly Preacher, a moderate Inde- pendent. o. At Hales -Gwen was filenced Mr. Parton, a fober, moderate,. peaceable Mi- Rifler, of a godly, upright Life. . Near Newcáflle was filencedMr. Sound anancient Divine, of great Learn- ing, moderation, judgment, .and calmnefs off Spirit , and of a Godly, upright Life, born byWorvile, near Bridgworth, known to meabout thirtyyearsago, who though, with others, he was of old a Conformity, is far enough from the new Conformity: ra. At
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