481. LIVES OF THE PURITANS. theless, continued pastor of the baptist church to the end of his days. This enlightened legislator died in the year 1683, aged eighty-four years.. In addition to the pieces men- tioned above, he was the author of a work entitled, " The Hireling Ministry none of Christ's ; or, a Discourse touch- ing the Propagating of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, humbly presented to such pious and honourable Hands whom the present. Debate thereof concerns," 1652. Also, George Fox digged out of his Burrows;" written against the quakers. JOHN SlirRMAN.-This excellent divine was born at Dedham in Essex, December 26, 1613, and educated in Emanuel college, oambridge. By the pious instructions of his worthy parents, and the excellent preaching of Mr. John Rogers, he was led to " remember his Creator in the days of his youth." He was much admired for his youthful piety, ingenuity, and industry. At Cambridge he made great progress in the various departments of useful literature ; but, being requiredto subscribe, in order to his taking the degrees, he scrupulously refused. His arguments against subscrip- tion were to him so powerful, that, after consulting Mr. Rogers, Dr. Preston, and other eminent divines, who com- mended his objections, he left the university under the reproachful name of a college puritan. Those objections which he had against the established church, its subscription and its ceremonies, by which he was induced to leave the university, soon occasioned his removal out of the kingdom. When he found that he could not enjoy the peaceable ex- ercise of his ministry in his native country without defiling his conscience, he embarked for New England, with several other ministers, in the year 1634. There he hoped to employ his talent for the glory of God and the good of souls, and to enjoy rest from the oppressive measures of the prelates. Mr. Sherman, upon his arrival in America, preached at various places with universal applause. Having preached before an assembly of ministers, Mr. Hooker pleasantly said to his reverend brethren, " Brethren, we must 'look to our- selves and to our ministry ; for this young divine will outdo -us all." He settled at Newhaven ; where, for about two or three years, he suspended the exercise of his ministry. Dur- ing this period, he was so highly esteemed in the colony, that Backus's Hist. vol. i. p. 106-531.
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