350 LIVES OF THE PURITANS. assurance and comforts. . I was ready to cry out, Oh, damned wretch that I am ! But my most merciful Father, at length restoring unto me the joys of his salvation, en abled me to say unto the tempter, '-Thou implaeable and irreconcileable enemy of my soul, away with thee, away with thee.' "o This holy, tempted servant 'of Christ, died May 26, 1660, aged forty-sev'en years ; when his mortal part was interred in the church at Eccleston. He published " A Treatise of Prayefsand Divine Providence," 1653 ; and The Divine right and original of the Civil Magistrate," 1658. ' HUGH PETERS, A. M.-This unhappy man was born at Fowey in Cornwall, in the year 1599.. His father was a respectable merchant, and his mother ofthe ancient family of the, Treffys, of Place in that town. At 'fourteen years of age was sent to Cambridge, where he became' a number first Of Jesus college, then of Trinity college. During his re= sidence at the university, he was greatly addicted to the follies and vain delights of youth; but afterwards, by at- tending the preaching: of Dr. Sibbs, Mr. John Davenport, Mr. Thomas Hooker, and others, he was awakened to a sense of his sins, and turned front the error 'of-his way. It is indeed observed, that when he was at Cambridge, he was so lewd and insolent, as to be whipt in the Regent's-walk, a punishment scarcely ever inflicted upon any since, or perhaps a long time before, and so expelled for ever from the university.t It is further added, that after this he betook himself to the stage, where he acquired that gesticu- lation and buffoohery which he practised in the pulpit.t He was admitted into holy orders by Bishop Montaigne of London ;§. and he preached for a considerable time, and with, Ambrose's Works, p. 764. Edit. 1701. 4 Kennet's Chronicle, p. 277. / Granger's Biog. Hist. vol. iii. p.54. § Bishop Montaigne was equally zealous for the conformity of his clergy as the rest of his brethren. It is related that, in the year 1622, he sent his servant on a Saturday to the minister who was to preach before him on the following Lord's day, desiring a sight of his sermon. The minister, not coming as was expected, greatly increased the prelate's jealousy, who sent fOr him on the sabbath morning about an 'hour before divine service. When the preacher came his lordship began to give him advice, especially' that'he should take heed and say nothing unfit for the present times. He inquired what was his text ; and being told. Gal. i. 6-8., I marvel that you are on soon removed, scc., the bishop struck his hand upod his breast, and sivqre the text was not allowable for those times. " No, my lord," said
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