488 LIVES OF THE PURITANS. offended his enemies, that they immediately complained of him to the archbishop, and to escape the storm he was obliged to leave the place.. Mr. Sedgwick escaped the snare of his enemies, and Was entertained for some time .by Sir Edward Bois, a man of distinguished piety, and a great friend to the persecuted puritans. Afterwards he became domestic chaplain to Sir Edward Anslaw, at Crawley in Surrey, where he preached twice every Lord's day. - Sir Edward was a pious and worthy person, and his house was a constant asylum for the persecuted- puritans. Upon the removal of this excellent family, Mr. Sedgwick became assistant to the venerable Dr. Wyburn, minister of Battersea in the above county. He had not continued long in this situation before fresh snares were laid for him. As a zealous and faithful servant of Christ, he reproved sin with great boldness, and spoke against the corruptions of the church with some degree of freedom; for which lie was cited before the high commis- sion, to answer the several charges exhibited against him. He appeared before his ecclesiastical judges according to appointment, and resolved to defend the truth whatever it ,might cost him ; but, to his great surprise, he was treated with civility, and honourably acquitted. This was towards the close of the reign of Queen Elizabeth.-F Mr. Sedgwick afterwards leaving his native country, became minister to the English merchants at Hamburgh, where hehappily introduced a purer church discipline, and the Lord abundantly blessed his labours. During his abode at Hamburgh, thoughhe was zealous for-the discipline of the New Testament, it appears-that he was no.bigot ; but joined in communion with the Dutch churches, and admitted them to the Lord's table in the church of which he was pastor. The merchants presently found the benefit of his ministry, in the orderly and christian deportment of those whom they employed. Nevertheless, in this situation he wasnot with- out his enemies. Certain persons, extreme bigots to epis, copacy, threatened to have him brought to England, and prosecuted for nonconformity ; but while this was in agita- tion, God summoned his principal adversary before another tribunal. He continued a successful labourer in the Lord's vineyardabout twelve years ; and upon the dissolution of the company of merchants, he returned to. England ; after which he preached some time at Monmouth. In the year 4, Clark's Lives annexed to his Martyrologie, p. 157. + Ibid. p. 158.
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