LLOYD. 329 among the presbyterians." After Cromwell had deseked these sectaries, he took umbrage at the great popularity and enterprizing spirit of Rogers ; and was little less apprehensive of Feake, whowas also regarded as a leader of that party. Theywere both imprisoned, and the protector was thought to act with extraordinary clemency in sparing their lives. This was imputed to a secret regard that he retained for his old friends, the independents.. Mr. Rogers's writings are very singular. One of his books is entitled, " A Tabernacle for the Sun, or Irenicum Evangelicum, an Idea of Church Dis- cipline," 1653. In the same year Mr. Crofton published a smart reply to this work, entitled, " Bethshemesh Clouded, or some Animadversions on the Rabbinical Talmud of Rabbi John Rogers." Another of his pieces is entitled, " A Christian Concertation with Mr. Prynne, Mr. Baxter, and Mr. James Harrington, for the true Cause of the Common- wealth," 1659. MORGAN LLOYD was born in Wales, and brought to the knowledge 'of the' gospel by the ministry of Mr. William Erbery. He afterwards entered upon the ministerial work, and preached, during the commonwealth, at Wrexham, where he is supposed to have been the immediate successor of Mr. Walter Cradock. Hewas a person of great piety and peculiar ministerial talents, but rather inclining to mysticism. He was fond of expressing himself in figurative and mysteri- ous language; yet what he delivered was often very striking. Several of his letters, descriptive of his character, and senti- ments, are preserved among the writings of Mr. Erbery, to whom they were addressed; one of which we shall give as a specimen. Though it is without date, it was written about the year 1652, and is as follows :t "Sir, ".The sweetness of the Father's love in you is very pleasant to my taste. Though you have particularly and clearly written to me concerning the things I desired to know of you; yet your promise of more makes me now only mind you again. We never write, hear, or speak in the light of the Father, but when our inner man is withdrawn from the spirit of this world, which is the devil's street, in which his coaches trundle; which life and spirit of nature is a whirlwind that 4. Granger's Biog. Hist. vol. iii. p. 50. Erbery'aTestimony, p. 104, 111, 284.
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