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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30949	Memorials of worthy persons two decads / by Cl. Barksdale.; Memorials of worthy persons. Decades 1-2	Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.	1661 (1661)	Wing B800; ESTC R8737	46,851	216

when the Dean boasted of their care in preserving the Colledgevestments and Treasure the Arch-Deacon of Oxford answered Ye have done so indeed but ye have wilfully lost one Ornament and great Treasure far more precious then any of these alluding to the saying of Cornelia Mother of the Gracchi H●● sunt ornamenta mea shewing her Sons to another Lady that shewed her pearles and costly attire 12. At this time the University chose him for their Oraratour in whose name he curiously penned a gratulatory Letter to Queen MARY consisting of exclamations of grief for the Funeralls of King EDWARD and acclamations of joy for her happy Coronation By which Letter it seemeth Mr. Iewell others conceived good hope that Queen MARY would not altogether change Religion Which hope stayed him so long in Oxford till the Inquisition caught him and urged subscription under pain of prescription and torture 13. Here I●well brought into a strait having no other Counsellours but horrour without and frailty within saying to them Do you desire to see my hand and will you try how well I can write took the Pen and hastily writ his name whereby he seemed to approve some Articles of Popery But this subscribing procured not his safety for he had been taken again had he not by Gods providence gone a wrong way to London and so escaped their hands that waited for him in the usual way as St. Austin by the errour of his guide escaped the Donatists 14. Pope Marcellinus washed out his stian of Idolatry with tears of repentance and blood of Martyrdome Cranmer purged the polluted hand that had subscribed with fire before he was made an Holocaust Origen and Iewell repealed their publick subscription by publick confession and contrition After he came to Frankford he made an excellent Sermon and confessed his fall and was received there and embraced as amost dear Brother nay as an Angel of God 15. From Frankford he was invited by the kind Letters of Peter Martyr to Argentine where he conversed with Grindal Sandys Cheek and other English Exiles for Religion and assisted Martyr in the Edition of his Commentary upon Iudges In whose house he spent the greatest part of his time as a Companion of his studies endeavouring also sometimes to cōpose the contentions among his Brethren somtimes to comfort them in their afflictions repeating usually these words Haec non dur abunt aetatem 16. After his return he was sent for to a Disputation at Westminster The Theses were 1. That it is repugnant to the Word of God and custome of the Primitive Church that Church-service and Liturgy should be performed in an unknown Tongue 2. That every Church hath power to alter Rites and Ceremonies for her better edification 3. That the propitiatory sacrifice of the Masse for quick and dead hath no warrant in the Word of God But the Disputation was broke off Religion settled by the Parliament 17. Iewell was appointed for the Visitation of the Western Churches and so it fell out very fitly that he presented his first labours in the Ministry after his return in Devonshire and parts adjacent there first breaking the bread of life where first he received the breath of life After which Visitation he was consecrated Bishop of Sarisbury with much reluctancy often repeating the Apostle's words Qui desiderat Episcopatum desiderat opus 18. And surely if ever to any then unto him was his Bishoprick a continual work such was his care that his Church should sustain no losse such his pains in Governing and in Preadhing that abuses might not grow by the negligence or corruption of Officials He sate often himself with his Chancellour and was president in his Consistory where though he were a strict executor of Ecclesiastical Lawes yet no doubt he temper'd severity with that lenity which he exhorted B. Parkhurst to in a certain Letter Let your Chancellour saith he be harder but you easier let him wound but do you heal let him lance doe you plaister Wiseclemency will doe more good then rigid severity One man may move more with an Engine then six with the force of their hands 19. When his friends admonished him to lighten his over-heavy burden of ruling instructing every particular Church in his Diocese by Substitutes and Coadjutors he replyed Vnlearned men can doe me no good and to the Learned I can doe no good I have no Benefices in my gift to maintain them Capon my predecessour hath devoured all This Capon unhappily understanding that of St. Paul as one is said to have read it Qui desider at Episcopatum bonum opes desider at made havock of all the good Livings in his Diocese enriching himself leaving the Bishoprick poor 20. In all the time of his Bishoprick scarce any year passed which was not made noble and illustrious by some work of his The year 1560. began with his noble challenge at Paul's Cross● and ended with his confutation of Dr. Cole His Apology begun in the year 61 and per●ected 62 was made so much of by all Protestants that it was translated almost into all Tongues The years 64 and 65 were renowned for his and Mr. Harding's contentions about the forenamed challenge In which time also he was solemnly created Doctor and bare the part of a Moderatour in those famous Acts concluded with a divine speech of Queen ELIZABETH His Defense fell in the years 66 and 67. After which time divers Learned Books were dedicated to him by Martyr Bullinger and others and himself intended divers other excellent Works but death prevented the birth of them 20. He recreated himself at his meals a Chapter being first read with School-disputes of young Boyes whom he maintained at his Table After dinner his doors and eares were open to all suits and causes After businesses dispatcht he retired to his study About nine he called all his Servants to account how they had spent the day and after prayers admonished them accordingly Then to his study again oft-times till midnight and so to Bed wherein after some part of an Authour read unto him by the Gentleman of his Bed chamber commending himself to the protection of his Saviour he took his rest 21. His memory was admirable raised by Art to the highest pitch For he could repeat faithfully any thing he had penned as he had penned it after once reading and therefore usually at the ringing of the Bell began to commit his Sermons to heart Many barbarous hard names and strange words after once or twice reading and short meditating he could repeat backward and forward This Art of Memory he taught his old Tutor Mr. Parkhurst beyond the Sea so that in a short time spending but one hour in a day at it he learned all the Gospel backward and forward by this artificial Memory 22. His continual labours brought his body so low that as he rode abroad to preach a Gentleman advised him to return home for his health sake saying it was