CORBET. ministers, and 011e of the preachers before the parliament. He was appointed one of the preachers to reconcile the Oxford scholars to the parliament, one of the visitors of that university, and orator and canon Of Christ's Church, in the room of Dr. Hammond. It is observed, " that, though lie was one of the visitors, he seldom or never sat among them. And when he usually preached at St. Mary's church, the year before the king was beheaded, he would, in his long prayer before sermon, desire 'that God would open the king's eyes to lay to heart all the blood that he had spilt. And that he would prosper the parliament and their blessed proceedings.' He was an easy man," it is added, and apt to be guided by the persuasions of others; and, therefore, by Cheynel and Wilkinson, two violent and impetuous presbyterians, he was put into the roll of visitors, merely to make a nose of -wax. However, he did not continue long in this situation ; but, being made rector of Great Haseiy in OxfOrdshire, he removed to the charge of his flock, where he continued to the end of his days. He took his doctor's degree in 1648, and died in London, in January, 1657, aged fifty-five years ; when his remains were conveyed to Great Hasely, and interred in the chancel of the church.t fle was a good divine, a valuable preacher, and a person remarkable for_ integrity. His wife was daughter of Sir Nathaniel Brent, and grand-daughter of Dr. Robert Abbot, bishop of Salisbury.t She was a lady of most exemplary piety. Her funeral sermon was preached by Dr, Wilkinson, and afterwards published, with some . account of her excellent character.§ Dr. Corbet appears to have been author of ". The Worldling's Looking-glass; or, the Danger of losing his Soul for Gain," 1630. " God's Providence, is Sermon before the House of Commons," 1642. And most probably some others. Some of Bishop Abbot's manuscripts fell into his hands, particularly his Latin Commentary upon the whole Epistle to the Romans. This learned and laborious work, in four volumes folio, Dr. Corhet deposited in the Bodluitua library, Oxford, where it still remaIa§,g Grey's Exasnination of Weal, vol. ii. p. 300. + Wood's Athenw Oxon. vol. ii. p. 749. Biog. Britan. vol. i. p. 23. Edit. 1778. § Kennet's Chronicle, p. 72.-Clark's Lives annexed to Alartyrologig., p. 414. I Biog. Britan. ibid. p. 34.
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