Chap. XII. ?7e HISTORY of the PUartANs.- 794' -' would as one man (land firmly and charge defperately." The fame R Charles L. author adds, " that colonel Wifbn, who was heir to an eftate of two " thoufand pounds a year, and was the only fon of his father, put him- " ' felf at the head ofa gallant regiment of citizens; who lifted themfelves " in the parliament's fervice purely upon confcicnce ; this (fays he) was " the condition of' many others alfo of like quality and fortune in thole times, who had fuch an affeól'ion for their religion, and the rights and " liberties of their country, that praaris &focis they were willing to un- dergo any hardfhips or dangers, and thought no fervice too much or " too great for their country." The molt eminent divines ferved as chaplains to the feveral regiments; Dr. Burges and Mr. Marfhal were chaplains to the earl of E./ex's regiment ; Dr, Downing to lord Roberts's ;. Mr. Sedgwick tocolonel Hollis's ; Dr. Spur/iow to Mr. Hampden's ; Mr. slfke to lord Brooks's, &c. while thefe continued, none of the enthufi- afiick follies that were afterwards a reproach to the army, difcovered themfelves. There were among them fome who afterwards joined the. Jitlaries ; fome who were mere mercenaries, and (if we May believe his majefiy's declaration after the battle of Edgehill) fame who weredifguifed papii is ; but upon the whole, lord Clarendon confeffes, there was an exaft difcipline in the army; that they neither plundered nor robbed the coun try ; all complaints of this kind being redreffed in the belt manner, and the offenders puniihed. The reverend Mr. Baxter who was himfelf in Me.Báxter'6, the army, gives this account of them. " The generality of thofe people ebara?ter of " throughout England who went by the name of puritans, preci /tans, toke p rr "presbyterians, who followed fermons, prayed in their families, read withthe " books of devotion, and were flriEt obfervers of the fabbath, being a- parliament. " vowed enemies to fwearing, drunkennefs, and all kinds of profanenefs, Baxter's!fe;, " adhered to the parliament ; with thefe were mixed Tome young perfons 6' '` of warm heads, and enthufiaftical principles, who laid the foundation 3 " of thofe fees and divifions which afterwards fpread over the whole na- tion, and were a difgraceto the caufe which theparliament had efpou- " fed. Of theclergy, thofe who were of the fentiments of Calvin,. who " were confiant preachersof the word of God themfelves, and encou- " ragers of it in others ; whowere zealous againft popery, and wifhed for " a reformation of the difcipline of the church, were on the parliament's " fide. Among there were fome of the elder clergy, who were preferred " before the rife of archbifhopLaud ; all the deprived and filencedminif- " ers, with the whole body of lecturers and warm popularpreachers both " in town and country thefe drew after them great numbersof the more ferious and devout people, who were not capable of judging between the " king andparliament, but followed theirfpirituatguides. from a veneration+ they :,
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