' TOWEL: 211 with his goodness.: I am sure he bath provided .a"glorious i kingdom for me. The joy that I feel in my soul s incre- dible. Blessed be God, blessed be God ! I am a thousand times happy to have such felicity thrown upon me, a poor *retched miscreant." After panting a little for breath, he said, " Lord Jesus, into thy hands I commit my spirit. Lord, receive my soul. Lord, lift thou up the light ofthy countenance upon me, and be merciful unto me;" and then fell asleep in the Lord, December 4, 1611. His remains were interred in St. Mary's church, Oxford.. Mr. Peacock was greatly beloved by many persons of real worth, on account of his great learning, piety, and usefulness. Sir Robert Harley,+ his constant friend and worthy patron, was particularly kind to him during his heavy affliction, and promised, if the Lord should restore him, to do great things for him. The learneddivines who attended Mr. Peacock in his sickness, as Mr. Dod, Dr. Airay, and others, were all decided puritans. The author and publisher of his life were persons of the same stamp. The latter employed his printer to procure a license for the work, during the severe persecution of the puritans, in 1635, but in this hewas absolutely refused ; because " it was too precise (meaning too puritanical) for those times." It was afterwards licensed by Mr. Edmund Calamy, the celebrated nonconformist, and published in 1646. From all these circumstances, we conclude that Mr. Peacock was a divine of puritanical principles, and ought in justice to be classed among the puritan worthies.t GABRIEL POWEL, B. D.-This learned person was the son of Dr. David Powel, the famous antiquary ; born at Ruabon, in Denbighshire, in the year 1575, and educated in Jesus college, Oxford. Having finished his studies at the university, he became master of the free-school at Ruthen, in his native county. During his abode in the country, he Wood's Athena' Oxon. vol. i. p. 802.. t Sir Robert was knight of the shire for the county of Hereford, and master of the Mint, to which office was annexed a salary of four thousand pounds a year. In 1641 he received a commission from the house of com- mons, to demolish all images, crucifixes, and other obnoxious relics of popery; and his commission was punctually executed. He had consider. able influence in the house ; and, like others of his illustrious, family, wail a great friend and patron of learning. Ile died November 6, 1656.- Whitlocke's Hem. p. 4LEdit.1732.-Granger's Biog. Hist. vol. it. p. 262. Button's Last Visitation, Conflicts, and. Death of Mr. Peacock. Idit. 1660.
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