Chap. XII. The HIS T 0 R Y of tbe PuRITANs. to the non-conformift minifters throughout the reign of king Charles IT. King Her refpeB:s to the doctor were peculiar, and her favours extraordinary, J~~s;.II· for which he made the beft returns he was able. The doctor was a learn~~ ed man, an able divine, a ferious affeCtionate preacher, of unfpotted 777 morals, and a non-conformift upon moderate principles. He died of a cancerous humour, that put him to the mofl: acute pain, which he bore with invincible patience and reiignation till the 27th of March, 16 87, when he died in the countefs of Exeter's houfc, in the fixty-iixth year of his age. Mr. John Col/ins was educated in Cambridge New England, and return- Of Mr. Col. ing from thence in the times of the civil war, became a celebrated preach- !ins. er in London, having a fweet voice, and a mofl: affectionate manner in the pulpit. He was chaplain to general Monk, when he marched out of Scotland into England, but was~ not an incumbent any where, when the aCt of uniformity took place. Being of the independent denomination he fucceeded Mr. Mallory, as pallor of a very coniiderable confiderable congregation of that perfuaiion, and was one of the merchants lecturers at Pinners-Ha/1. He WllS a man mighty in the fcriptures; of au excellent natural temper; very charitable to all good men without regard to parties ; and died univerfidly lamented, December 3, !687. C H A P. XII. From kiJZg JAME s's declaratioJZ for liberty of confcience, to the aD of toleration iJZ the reigJZ of kiJZg WJLLIAM aJZd quem MARY. T H 0 U G H the projects of the roman catholics wem ripe for 1 688, execution, there was one circumll:ance which fpread a black cloud over all their attempts, which was the near profpect of a prote.f tant fuccelfor to the crown : This was the only hope of the protefiant King at– caufe, and the terror of the papifis. To remove this imped.iment, his temtp 1 1h' tpoc~n, . vcr e rznmaJefiy firll: attempted to convert his eldeft daughter MARY, princefscefs of of Orange, to the roman catholic religion, or at leall: to confent to the Orange to making way f(l)r it, by taking off the penal laws. To accomplilh this,1;pery. his maje!l)r writ an obliging letter to his daughter, reciting the motives of 7~~et]2~·. VoL. II. 5 G his
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