Part 111 Reverend 214r. Richard Baxter. ì 6: of the Soldiers) complained Thar ly of the French Admiral, as defertinghim (to fay no worfe :) And the fheeefs of theft Fights was fuch as hindered the Tranf- portation of the Army againft the Dutch, and greatly divided the Court-Par- tv, and difcourage the Grandees, and Commanding Papifts., dyc. z42. In 3eptemberr, I being out of Town, my Houfe wasbroken by Thieves, who broke open my Study-Doors, Clofets, Locks, fearcht near 40 Tills and Boxes, and found them all full of nothing but Papers, and mifs'd that little Money I had, though very near them : They took only three (mall pieces of Plate, and medled not (confiderably) with any of my Papers, which I would not have loft for many hundred Pounds : Which made me fenfible of Divine Prote&ion, and what a Convenience it is to have fuch a kind of Treafure, as other men have no mind to robus of, or cannot. § 343 The Duke of York wasnowmarried to theDuke of Modem's Daughter by Proxy, the Earl of Peterboroughbeing fent over to thatend. § 214. The LadyClinton having a Kinfwoman ( wife to Edward_Wray, Efq;) who was a Proteftant, and her Husband a Papift ( throughly Itudied in all their Controverfies, and oft provoking his Wifetobring any one to difpute with him) defiredme to perform that office of Conference : They differed about the Education of their Children; he had promifed her, (as the Paid) at Marriage, that the Ihould have the Education of them all, and now would not let herhave the Education of one, but would makethem Papists : I defired that either our Conference might be publick, to avoid reif-reports or elfe utterly fecret be- fore no one but his Wife, that fo we might not feem to ftrive for the Honour of Vi&ory, nor by difhonour be exafperated, and made lefs capable of benefit. The latter way was chufen ; but the Lady Clinton, and Mr. Goodwin, the Lady Worfp's Chaplain, prevailed to be prefent by Isis confent. He began upon the point of Tranfubftantion and in Veron's Method would have put me to prove theWords of the Article of the Church of England, by exprefs Words of Scri- pture, without Expofition. I diftinguilhed the two parts of the Controverfie, s. Whether therebe Breadafter Confecration ? 2. Whether there be Chrift's Body : And the first I proved by exprefs Scripture, and I thought gave him enough Andafter two or three hours he brake off fairly, but yielding nothing. He after affirmed that a Woman was but a Nurfe, and no Governour to her Children, and that if he commanded them to deny Christ, theywere bound to obey him ; elfe Families would be Confounded. S 245. I had fourteen Years beenboth a neceffary, 'and voluntary ftranger at the Court ; but at this time by anther'sinvitation called to attend the Duke of Lauderdaile, who (till profeffed fpecial kindnefs to me, and fouiepious Scots- 'men, (being under fuffering, one abfconding, another fequeltred and undone) and craving my interpofition for them, I went to him, and defired his Pardon and Clemency for them, which he readily granted: Andbeing to reprint my Key for Catholicks, where his Name was in too low a manner in the Epiftle he being then a Prifoner in Windfor-Caffle) I told him that to omit it might feem a Negleft, and fo to mention him, would be an injurious difhonour, and therefore if lie pleated, I would put to it an Epiftle Dedicatory, which he con- fatted to, and approved of the Epiftle before it was Printed : But being fain to leave out the fecond part of the Book, and much of the first, that the rest might be Iicenfed, I printed infteadof that left out, a new Treatifeon the Sub- jeft, on which I difputed with Mr. Wray, called, Full and eafieSanisfafiion, which is the true Religion: Wherein Popery is brought to fence of theMeaneft Wit. But force were offended that I prefixed the Duke's Name; as if it tended to ho- nour him at that time when he wasdecried as a chief Counfellour for abfolute Monarchy, for the War with the Dutch and a ftanding Army ; and he was threatned as foon as the Parliament fat ; but went into Scotlandas Commiffioner, andcalled a Parliament there; for my part I never looks for aFarthing Profit, by any great Man, nor to my remembrance ever received the worthof a far- thingfrom any of them : But I would not in Pride deny any Man his due honour nor be fo uncharitableas to refufe to make ufe of any Man's favour, for Sufferers in their diftrefs. The matters of 'their State Counfels are above my reach. O000z S 46
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