C~ap. IV. The HISTORY of the PuRITANs; 545 1642 but the wars between the king and parliament did not allow him Interthe e~J·oyment of his dianity. He was nominated one of the affembly Reg6 num. "' I . 1i f C b 'd . I ~ 59 ' of d-ivines; and was vice-chancellor of t 1e unJVer 1ty o am rz ~em t 1e ~' year 1644, when the earl of Manchejler vi!ited it, and compl~ed f~ far as to keep his mafl:edhip till the next year, when he was depnved tor a fermon be preached upon the anniverfary of his majefl:y's ina~guration. He was no favourer of archbiiliop Laud's innovations; for whde he was vice-chancellor he fent for one of Mr. Barwi,·k's pu-pils, and faid to him, " I wonder your tutor, no ill man in other rcfpeCl:s, does not yet abll:ain L. of B~" from that form of woriliip (bowing towards the eall:J which he P· 1 7· " knows is difagreeable to our excellent parliament, and not very ac- " ceptable to God himfelf; but be you careful to fl:eer your courfe clear " of the dangerous rock of every error, whether it favour of the impiety " of arminianifin, or of the fuperfiition of popery." He was fucceedcd by Dr. Spurflow ; and fuffered in common with the refl: of the biihops; but being a calvinifl, and a perfon of great temper and moderation, he was allowed by the protector Crom~e~e/1 to be a preacher at the "Temple, in which employment be died, Dec. 7, 1659, about the fixty feventh year of his age. Dr. Gauden fays, he was a perfon of great candour, fweetnefs, gravity, and folidity of judgment. He was confulted by Mr. Baxter, and others, in feveral points of controverfy, and was indeed a moll: humble chrifl:ian, and very patient under moll: fevere tits of the fione, whieh were very acute and tedious for fome time before his death. The reverend Mr. Charles Herle, fometime prolocutor of the affembly Of Mr. of divines at Weflminjler, was born of honourable parents at Pri- Herle. deaux Herle, near L):Jl·with)'el in Cormvall, . in the year I sg8. He was educated in Exeter College Oxon. In the year, r 6r 8, he took the degrees in arts, and was afterwards rector of Winnick in Lanca)hire, one of the richefl: livings in England, and was always efl:eemed a puritan, When the wars broke out, he took part with the parliament, was elected one of the members of the aifembly of divines, and upon the death of Dr. "'~vijje in 1646, was appojnted prolocutor. After the king's death, he retired to his living at Winnick, and was in very high efl:eem with all the clergy in Lhat country. In the year 1654, he was appointed one of the aili!l ant commiflloners for ejecting fcandalous mini!l:ers, together with Mr. Ifaac Amhrofl and Mr. Gee. He was a moderate prdbyte rian, atJd left behind him fame practical and controver!ial writings. Mr. Fuller fays, he wa.s fo m?ch ~f a chri!l:ian, fcholar, and gentleman, Fuller's that he could .agree m. affectiOn with thofe who differed from him in judg- worthies, ment. He dted at hts parfonage at Winnick in the fixty firft year of his P· 205age, and was buried in his own church, Sept. zg, 1659· VoL. Il. 4 A The
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