SANDBROOKE. 297 in derision it is called, " the good work of reformation in church and state." He was a frequent preacher before the parliament. Sir John Birkenhead casts his foul aspersions upon him and Mr. Marshall, saying, " it is pleasant to ob- serve how finely they play into' each other's hands. Marshall procures thanks to be given to Sedgwick ; and, for his great pains, Sedgwick obtains as much tor Marshall ; and so they pimp for one another.. But, to their great comfort be it spoken, their wholeseven years sermons at Westminster are to be sold inFetter-lane andPye-corner.". Had this writer known how many of the episcopal clergy purchased and preached the sermons of the puritans, he might have greatly extended his foul aspersions. Mr. gedgwick finding, at length, that his health began to decline, he resigned all his preferments and retired to Marlborough, his native place, where he died in the month. of January, 1658, aged fifty-seven years, and his remains were interred in the chancel of Ogborn St. An- drew, near Marlborough.+ He was a learned divine, and an orthodox and admired preacher.# In his ministry, he was succeeded by the celebrated Dr. Thomas Manton, ejected in 16624 His WORKS.-I. Several Sermons ton public Occasions, 1639, &c. -2. Parliamentary Sermons, 1642, &c. ; among which were, " Eng- land's Preservation," 1642.-" 11aman's Vanity," 1643.-" An Ark against a Deluge: or, Safety in Dangerous Times," 1644.-3. Mili- tary Discipline for the Christian Soldier, 1639.-4. Christ's Council to his Languishing Church of Sardis, 1640.-5. Speech in Guildhall, 1643.-6. The best and worst Malignant, 1648.-7. The doubting Christian resolved, 1653.-8. The humble Sinner resolved ; or, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ the only way for sensible Sinners, dis- covering the Quality, Objects, and Acts of Justifying Faith,li 1656.- 9. The Fountain opened, and the Water of Life flowing, 1657.- 10. TheShepherd ofIsrael ; or, an Exposition of Psalm xxiii., 1658.- 11. Anatomy of Seerct Sins, 1660.-12. The Bowels of tender Mercy Sealed in the Everlasting Covenant, 1660.-13. The Parable of the Prodigal, 1660.-14. Synopsis of Christianity.-15. A Catechism. WILLIAM SANDBROOKE, L. B.-This pious person was educated in Gloucester-hall, Oxford ; and in 1635 he became rector of St. Peter's church in that city, where his preaching ti Granger's Biog. Ilist. vol. iii. p. 48. + Wood's Atheute Oxon. vol. ii. p. 139, 140. 1: Neal's Puritans, vol. iv. p. 184. Palmer's Noncon. Mem. vol. i. p. 125, 426. II The MS. of this excellent work, and apparently in Mr. Sedgwick's ewn band, is in thepossession of the author.
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