172 LIVES OF THE PURITANS. DAVIDWHITEDDAD, B. D.-This famousdivine, greatly celebrated for learning, piety, and moderation, was edu- cated at Oxford, and chaplain to Queen Anne Bullen. Archbishop Cranmer says, 46 he was endowed with good knowledge, special honesty, fervent zeal, and politic wisdom ;" for which, in the year 1552, he nominated him as the fittest person to become Archbishop of Armagh. The nomination, however, did not succeed ; for another was chosen to the place.. In the 'beginning of the bloody persecution of Queen Mary, he fled from the storm, and retired to Frankfort, where he was chosen pastor to the English congregation. Here he was held in high esteem by his fellow exiles. He discovered his great wisdom and moderation, and answered the objections of Mr. Horne, relative to church discipline, and the worship of God, and used his utmost endeavours to compose the differences among his brethren.+ Upon the accession of Queen Elizabeth, Mr. Whitehead returned home ; and, the sameyear, was appointed, together with Drs. Parker, Bill, May, Cox, Grindal, Pilkington, and Sir Thomas Smith, to review King Edward's liturgy. The same liturgy was published the following year. This war the third edition of the English liturgy ever published, the two former editions having come forth in the reign of King Edward4 In the year 1559, he was appointed one of the public disputants against the popish bishops. The subjects of disputationwere,-1. "Whether itwas not against the word of God, and the custom of the ancient church, to use, in the common prayers and administration of the sacraments, a tongue unknown to the people.-2. Whether every church bath authority to appoint, change, and take away, ceremonies and ecclesiastical rites ; so the same were done to edification.-And 3, whether it could be proved by the word of God, that in the mass there was a propitiatory sacrifice for the quick and the dead." The other disputants on the side of the protestants, were, Dr. Story, bishop of Chichester, Dr. Cox, Mr. Grindal, Mr. Horne, Mr. Sandys, Mr. Gest, Mr, Aylmer, and Mr. Jewel ; most or all of whom afterwards becamebishops, and some of them archbishops.) On this occasion, Mr. Whitehead had a fine opportunity of displaying his great learning, .piety, and moderation ; and he shewed himself to be so profound a divine, that the Strype's Cranmer, p. 274-278. t Troubles at Frankeford, p. 52, 122-144. 4 Strype's Annals, vol. 1. p. 52. Fox's Martyrs, vol. -iii, p. 5223 vB
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