Chap. VI. The HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS. 609 On the fide of the preiliyterians, Dr. Bates and Manton behaved with King h fl: .o.· d' r. M B h h d Charles II, great modelly; t e mo aLLIVe 11putant was r. axter, w o a a 1660 • very rnetapbyfical head and fertile invention, and was one of~he mofl:_ ready~ men of his time for an argument, but too eager and tenacious of his own opinions. Next to him was Mr. Calamy, who had a gre~t interefl: amo?g the prefbytcrian miniilers in city and country, and for his age and gravity was refpeCl:ed as their father. Among the auditors, Mr. Baxter obferves there was with the bi{hops a Of the audi– croud of young divines who behaved -indecently; but mentions only two Lto,f·s. h d . . . h h JL ' e, p. 337• or three fcholars and laymen, w o as au Hors, came m wit t e prewyterians, as Mr. Miles, Mr. 'Ti!lo({on, &c. This Mr. ''Ti!lotfm was afterwards the mcfl: reverend and learned arch- Account of bilhop of Canterbury, one of the moll celebrated divines and preachers abp. Tillot– of the age. We {ball have frequent cccafion to mention him hereaf. fon, ter, and therefore I lhall give a fhort account of him in this place : He was born in Yorkjbire 1630, and received his firfl: education among the puritans; and though he had free-er notions, he fl:ill fl:uck to the flrictnefs of life to which he was bred, and retained a jufl: value, and a due tendernefs, for men of that perfuafion. He was admitted iludent of Clare Hall in Cambridge, under the tuition of Mr. David C!ar~fon in the year 1647. He was batchdor of arts I 6 so, and within the compafs of a year was eletled fellow. He had then a fweetnefs of temper which he retained as long as he lived; and in thofe early years was refpected as a perfon of very great parts and prudence. In the year I 661 he continued Ath. Ox. p; a non -conformifl:, and has a fermon in the morning exercifes on Matt. 968. vii. 12. He appeared with the prdbyterians at the Savoy difputation; and though he conformed upon the aft of uniformity in 1662, he was al. ways inclined to the puritan-s, never fond of the ceremonies of the chun;h, but would difpen(e fometimes with thofe, who could not confcientioufly fubmit to them. He owned the diilenters had fome plaufible objections againll t_he common-prayer; and in the opinion of fome, perfuaded men rather to bear with the church, than be zealous for it. In the year 1663 he was preferred to the rectory of Keddington in Su.flolk, vacant by the non-fub(cription of Mr. Samuel Fairclollgh. Next year he was chofen preacher to Linco!n's-Inn, and letl:urer of St. L awrence's church in London, where his e~cellent fermons, delivered in a n:JOll graceful manner, drew the attention of great numbers of the quality, and of mofl: of the divines and gentlemen in the city. In 1669 he was made canon of Chriji Cburcb in Canterbury ; and in I 672 dean of that church, and refidentiary ; but rofe no higher till the revolution of king Wi!liam and queen Mary, when he was firil made clerk of the clofet, and then advanced at once to the archbifhopric of Canterbury, in the room of Dr. VOL, II. 4 I Saneroft
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