182 LIVES OF THE PURITANS. NATHANIEL WARD, A. B-Thisexcellent person was the son of Mr. John Ward, and brother to Mr. Samuel Ward-, both celebrated puritan divines ; was born at Haverhil in Suffolk, about the year 1570. Ile received a liberal edu- cation, and was intended for the law; but afterwards travel- ling into Prussia and Denmark, wherehe was honoured with the intimate friendship of the celebrated David Pareus of Heidelberg, from whom he received the most valuable in- struction, he purposed, upon his return home, to enter upon the christian ministry. He became preacher at St. James's, Duke's-place, London, in the year 1626 ; and afterwards became rector of Standon Massey in Essex,* where he felt the iron hand of Archbishop Laud. Previous to the year 1633, he was often convened before this intolerant prelate for nonconformity ; and, after frequent attendance, for re- fusing to subscribe according to the canons, he was excom- municated and deprived of his ministry. The good man remained a long time underthe prelate's heavy censure.f It does not indeed appear that he was ever released. For having found that his release could not be obtained without the most degrading submission, contrary to the light of conscience and the testimony of scripture, he left his native country, and in the year 104 retired to New England. Upon his arrival he was chosen pastor of the church at Ipswich, where he continued in high reputation, frequent labours, and great usefulness, about eleven years. In 1645 he returned to England, andbecame minister of Shenfieldin Essex. He subscribed the Essex testimony as minister of this place, and was sometimes called to preach before the parliament. He greatly lamented the confusions of the times, and discovered great loyalty to the king, and much solicitude for his majesty's welfare.1- He died at Shenfield in the year 1653, aged eighty-three years.) He is classed among the learned writers of Emanuel college, Cambridgedt He was a learned man, a pious christian, an excellent preacher, and the author of many articles, full ofwit and good sense, the titles of which have not reached us. ROBERT ABBOT, A. M.-This person received his edu- cation in the university of Cambridge, where he took his Newcourt's Repert. Eed. vol. i. p. 917, vol. ii. p. 545. + Wharton's Troubles of Laud, vol. i. p. 525. Grey's Examination, vol. i. p. 401. Mather's Hist. of New Eng. b. iii. p. 167. Fuller's Hist. of Caro. p. 147.
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