Chap. III. The H rs T 0 R y of the PuRITANS. Dr. RALP H CunwoRTH is [o univerfally known in the learned world K. Charles I-' for his- great learning, which be difcovered in his intel!eClual Jjflem, that ~ I !11all on! y obferve, he conformed at the refioration, and a little before ' refigned his rnafl:erfhip of Glare-Hall into the hands of Dr. Dil/ingham, who continued in it to his death. Mr. RrcHARD VTNES was a very learned and excellent divine, a po– pular and laborious preacher, one of the parliament divines at the trea– ty of the Ijle if Wight, and a mofi induflrious and ufeful man in his college. He was turned out of his mafiedhip for refufing the engage– ment, and died before the reiteration. Dr. BENJ AMIN WHICHCOT was feliow of Emanuel-Collcge, and up– on the ejcehnent of Dr. Col/ins preferred to the mafl:er{hip of King's- Col– lege, in which he continued till the refioration, and th~n conformed . The account arcbbiiliop 'Iillotfon gives of him is this; " that he was an Til. Works, "excellent tutor and in!l:ruCtor of youth, and bred up many perfons ofVol. I. " quality and others, who afterwards proved ufeful and eminent ; that P· 2 77· " he contributed more to the forming the fludents to a fober fenfe of re- " ligion than any man of tbat age. He never took the covenant, and by " his particular friendfhip and interefi with fame of the chief vifitors, " prevailed to have the greateft part if the fello'i.VS of his col!rge exempted "from that' impojition." Mr. HERBERT PALMER, B. D. was one of the univerfity preachers Cl. Lives, in 1632. and clerk in convocation for the diocefe of Lincoln, at the be- p. 183. ginning of this parliament; be was one of the aifeifors of the aifembly of divines at Weflninfter, and on April II. 1644. confiituted mafier of ~ueen's.College by the earl of Ma11chejier. He was very careful to appoint fuch perfons for tutors of youth as were eminent for learning and piety; and being poifeifed of a good paternal efiate was unbounded in his liberality. He was a polite gentleman, a compleat mafier of the french language, in which he could preach as well as in englijh; but his confti~ tution being infirm he died in the year 1647· when he was only forty~ [even years of age. Dr. T. YouNG was an eminent member of the aifembly of divines (fays Mr. Clarke) a man of·great learning, of much prudence and piety, and of great ability and fidelity in the work of the minifiry. He was a prea- P· 194 ' , cher at Duke's-Place in London, from whence he was ,preferred to the mallerfhip of Jefus-Col/ege, where he behaved with great prudence and piety, till he was turn~d out for refufing the engagement. He was one of the authors of the pamphlet called SmcClymnuus. Dr. JoHN AR_ROWSMITH was fellow of Catherine-Hall, and of an UfleXGeptionable charaCter for learning and .piety. He was an acute dif- .. putant,
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