Chap. II. 'I'he HISTORY of the PuRITANs. 433 But thefe country a!Tociations were not countenanced by the more zea.: Oliver lous preiliyterians of Loudon, who met weekly at Sion College ; they Pro~etlor. could hardly digeft a toleration of the fetl:aries, much lefs fubmit to a eo- ~· alition, but refolved to keep clofe to the ordinances of parliament, and p. 167. &c. to the aCts of their provincial a!Tembly : They wanted the fword of dif- Not cdoubntet-b . ~ . . d h, b nance ry e cipltne, and were tmpattent under the prefent reftramt ; an not mg ut London the piercing eye of the proteflor, whofe fpies were in every corner, kept pnjbyterianr. them from preaching praying and plotting againft the government. However the country minifters being eafy in their po!Teffions, cultivated good neighbourhood, and fpread the afiociations through Wzltjhire, EJ!ex, Hampjbire, Dotfetfhire, Gumberland, WejimorelmJd, and other parts; and if I am not mifinformed, there are the like brotherly a!Tociations a!)'long the diffenters, in feveral counties to this day. This year died old Dr. Wil!iam Gcuge, born at Stratford Bow in the Deatb of year 1575• and educated at King's College Cambridge, of which he was Dr. Gougc-j fellow. He entered into orders 1607, and the verynextyearwasfettled at Black Friars London, where he continued to his death. He commenced doCtor of divinity in the year 1628, about which time he became one of the feoffees for buying up impropriations, for which he was ordered to be profecuted in the fiar chamber. In the year 1643 he was nominated one of the a!Tembly of divines, and was in fuch reputation, that he often filled the moderator's chair in his abfence. He was a modeft, humble, and affable perfon, of flritl: and exemplary piety an univerfal fcholar, and a moft conftant preacher, as long as he was able to get up into the pulpit. For many years he was efteemed the father of the London minifl:ers, and died comfortably and pioufly December 12. 1653, in the 79th year of his age, having been minifter of Black Friars almoft forty-fix years. DoCtor Thomas Hill, of whom mention has been made before, was Of Dr. Hill, born in Worcejlerfoire, and educated in Emanuel College Cambridge, of z~ark's which he was a fellow, and tutor to young fcholars for many years. He zves. was aftc:rwards preferred to the living of Tichmarfo in Northamptonjbire, and was chofcn into the aifembly of divines for that county. While he was at London he preached every day at St. Martin's in the Fields, and was one of the morning lecturers at Wejimirifter Abbey. He was afterwa rds chofen to be mafler of Emanuel College Cambridge, and from thence removed to Trimty College; in which Hations he behaved with great prudence and circumfpetl:ion. He was a good fcholar, and very. ~areful o~ the antiquities and privileges of the univedity ; a ftritl: calvmift, a plam, powerful, and praCtical preacher, and of an holy and VoL; II. K k k unblame-
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