CRAKENTHORP. 313 near Braintree in Essex. In the- year 1617, he became rector of Pack.Asham.. This learned divine attempted to vindicate the famous Dr. John Rainolds from the reproachful imputation of puritanism, but evidently with very little success ; and, in fact, while he laboured to clear his friend and favourite of the reproachful charge, he was himself found guilty. He was justly denominated a puritan, as well as Rainolds. The Oxford historian says, " he was a noted preacher, a profound disputant, and a good divine, and was greatly ad- mired and venerated by all great men, especially by those of the puritanical party, being himself a zealot among them." He further adds, " that Dr. Crakenthorp was esteemed by most to have been replenished with all kinds of virtue and learning ; to have been a profound philosopher and theologian, a great canonist, and so familiar in the fathers, councils, and schoolmen, that scarcely any inhis time went beyond him ; and that fewauthors havewritten with greater diligence and success."+ He died at Black-Notely, says this writer, " for want of a bishopric,`" as King James used to say in reproach of such men; and his remains were interred in the chancel of the church at that place, NOvember 25, 1624, aged forty-seven years. Dr. John Barkham, dean of Hocking, preached his funeral sermon, and gave the deceased high commendations for learning find piety. Dr. Crakenthorp sometimes preached the sermon at Paul's cross, and one or more of these sermons was afterwards published. His WORKS.-1. Sermons on several Occasions, 1608.-2. Jus- tinian the Emperor defended, against Card. Baronius, 1616.-- 3. Introductio in Metaphysicam, 1619.-4. A Defence of Constan- tine, with a Treatise of the Pope's Temporal Monarchy, 1621.- 5. Logicm libri quinque, de preedicalibus, prmdicamentis, etc., 1622.- k. Tractatus de Providentia Dei, 1622.-7. Defensio Eccl. Anglicante contra M. Anton. de Dotninis Archep. Spalatensis injurias, 16254 - S. Virgelius dormitans ; or, a Treatise of the first General Council held at Constantinople, an. 553, underJustinian the Emperor, 1631. - Though he deft numerous manuscripts, it does not appear whether Any other articles were ever published. Newcourt's Repert. Ecel. vol. ii. p. 443,459. .1- Wood's Athena, Oxon. vol. i. p. 417, 418. t Archbishop Abbot calls this work "the most exact piece of contro- seiu since the reformation."-Leigh on Religion and Learning, p. 172.
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