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A33332	The lives of two and twenty English divines eminent in their generations for learning, piety, and painfulnesse in the work of the ministry, and for their sufferings in the cause of Christ : whereunto are annexed the lives of Gaspar Coligni, that famous admirall of France, slain in the Parisian massacre, and of Joane Queen of Navarr, who died a little before / by Samuel Clarke ...	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1660 (1660)	Wing C4540; ESTC R36026	335,009	323

Chappel which had formerly been in use only in Term-time he caused to be continued weekly all the year Besides which when he was present in the Colledge he did frequently himself either preach or expound Scripture to them He also took special notice of the several conversations of the particular persons in the Colledge as well by his own inspection and observation while he was present as by faithfull informations in his absence and was frequent in giving them personall counsell and direction in private Consonant hereunto was also the care of the particular Fellows who beside the instruction of their Pupils in Learning caused them to come to their chambers to Prayers every night and to repetition of Sermons on the Lords day By all which the practice of Religion was much promoted His next care was for the advancement of Learning which he endeavoured to promote by his frequent exhortations and encouraging all to diligence in their studies and conscionable improving their time and opportunities as also by requiring the constant performance of publique exercises by persons of all ranks and exciting the Fellows to a diligent inspection as well joyntly over the Colledge in general as severally over their own Pupils in particular for the same ends On the same ground also he took care to have the Colledge-Library furnished with good Authors giving considerable summes of money for that end and perswading others also to do the like And some dues payable to the Colledge which formerly used to be employed in feasting were by his means converted to a better use in buying of such Books which might feed the minds both of the present society and those that shall succeed He bestowed also a considerable part of his profits there upon the yearly maintenance of poor Scholars and at his death he gave a considerable summe of money for the same purpose to be disposed of by the present Society to such as stood in need Indeed his resolution was that so long as he was hindered from residing constantly amongst them by reason of his attending on the Assembly at Westminster he would not be a gainer by the place but whatsoever profits he received more then would defray the charges of journeys and other expences occasioned by it he would bestow some way or other for the good of the Colledge In elections to places of preferment in the Colledge he was exceedingly carefull that they might be bestowed on those that were most deserving and to that end he did with the unanimous consent of the Fellows make a Decree that in all future Elections none should be admitted to a Scholarship or Fellowship in the Colledge till they did first approve themselves for Learning by a publique triall or examination for two or three daies successively in the audience of the whole Colledge which hath already produced very good effects for the improvement of Learning in that Colledge and more are like to ensue In case any sollicited him for preferment of their Friends his constant answer was that if they were found to deserve it better then others they should have it but if otherwise they must expect to go without it and his actings were so exactly consonant hereunto as indeed in all things his resolutions words and actions were so exactly consonant and kept so perfect harmony as is seldom seen whereas in many their words are more then their intentions and their actions lesse then their words In his converse with the Fellows it was his great care to preserve unanimity that as well Elections as all other affairs of the Colledge should be carried on by a universal consent so that if in the proposal of any thing there were any dissent his usual manner was to defer the determination of it till every one should see reason sufficient to concur with the rest and was himself as ready to hearken to any argument produced though contrary to his present sense which he would either fully answer or yield to it so that scarce any thing was over-ruled meerly by plurality of suffrages but all with universal consent and nothing more ordinary then for all differences to be quite reasoned down In his absence from them his mind was still present with them being more throughly acquainted with all the affairs of the Colledge and more carefull of them then most Heads of houses are when they are present For by reason of that sweet harmony and agreement betwixt himself and the Fellows he had constantly faithfull intelligence of all affairs and did communicate his counsel and advice therein making the good of the Colledge as he was wont to call it his Magna cura by reason whereof that Colledge hath flourished in a very eminent manner And I may safely say without prejudice to any that scarce any Society in either University since the late Reformation both for the general improvement of Religion and Learning and the unanimous harmony amongst themselves have been comparable hereunto yea so great was that unanimity and reciprocal affection between him and the Society that scarce ever any Head of a Society was taken from them with more general sorrow Beside what hath been already said much more might be added concerning the worth of this eminent Servant of God much of which hath been already penned by himself in that small Tractate Of making Religion ones businesse together with the Appendix applied to the calling of a Minister which with other small Tracts are printed together with this title Memorials of Godlinesse and Christianity wherein you may read a true Character of his thoughts as well as his actions of which I shall only adde this That his constant practice was so exactly consonant to the strict principles that are there expressed as can hardly be believed by those that have not seen it He was a man indeed of a very publique spirit and wholly laid himself out for God And therefore though he were ready to deny himself and condescend freely where his own interest was only concerned yet was he zealous and tenacious in things that concerned Gods glory reserving his heat to encounter sin Hence was it that notwithstanding his natural meeknesse he acted in the things of God with much courage and resolution As in those free and resolute expressions of himself yet with humilty meeknesse and sobriety in preaching at the Cathedral Church at Canterbury in presence of the Dean and Prebends wherein he spared not to set before them such things as were notoriously amisse yet for the most part expressing in Latine what did chiefly concern them that they might take notice of it not the people which though it procured him some trouble and opposition yet he did not for that abate of his courage and resolution In like manner when he was to preach at the Bishop of Lincolns Visitation at Hitchin he went thither with a resolution to speak fully and freely against the corrupt innovations then in practice whatever might be

much good but of no blood nor division between the two Nations He was one of Gods special Remembrancers in behalf of England begging fervently that the Lords and Commons in Parliament might be preserved from the two destructive rocks of pride and self-interests He poured out his soul before the Almighty that he would appear for the Non-conformists cause in England and set up the Presbyterial Government according to the Scripture Rules He often professed himself to be no enemy unto the Persons of Bishops but an opposite to their Pride and Prelaticall Rule When news came unto him of the Battell at Edge-hill thus he spake with tears Oh Lord wilt thou write Englands Reformation in red Letters of her own blood yet preserve thine own People and maintain thine own cause for Jesus Christ sake He greatly bewailed the obstructing of Church reformation in England by them who professed themselves zealous for Reformation and it was no small offence unto him to hear of the Letters which came from some Independents at London into Holland wherein falshoods were reported to the reproach of some Presbyterians his known godly Friends in England He was a true Nathaniel indeed in whose spirit there was no guile and therefore all falshood and unworthy juglings were an abomination to his heart There was an holy harmoniousnesse in his whole conversation his life was a well-spun thread from the beginning to the end and tended much to the honour of his Profession and particular Calling Although he walked exactly with God and maintained the comfort of constant peace with him yet Satan was suffered to give him one furious assault the night before he died as was perceived by those who were then with him for rising upon his knees with his hands lifted up he spake these words He is overcome overcome through the strength of my Lord and only Saviour Jesus unto whom I am now going to keep a Sabbath in glory And next morning March 28. 1644. being the Sabbath day about the time when he was wont to go unto ministerial work in the publique Congregagation and the sixty two year of his life he was taken from his labours into rest unto the spirits of just men made perfect in Heaven where he shall sing Hallelujahs for evermore The Life of Master John Dod who died Anno Christi 1645. IOhn Dod was born in Cheshire at a town called Shotlidge bordering on Wales not far from Malpus His Parents had a convenient estate worth a hundred marks a year which went to the eldest Brother This John was the youngest of seventeen and much beloved of his Parents He was sent to School to West-Chester and when he was about fourteen years old he was disposed of to Jesus Colledge in Cambridge where though he had little acquaintance yet the Lord prospering his studies he was chosen first Scholar and after Fellow in that Colledge he there remained near sixteen years The manner of his Conversion was thus The Steward or Boucher of the Colledge accused him to the Master for the non-payment of a considerable summe of money due for one of his Pupils which Master Dod had truly paid but he forgot to set it down Hereupon there was a vehement contest betwixt them about this businesse and the vexation of mind that he should be accounted a defrauder did so trouble Master Dod that he fell into a Feaver and was dangerously sick yet all this while he was but in a natural estate For though he had some good skill in the Theorick part of Divinity yet he was without any application and his affliction was this that he should be blamed for that which he from the Law and light of nature hated All his sorrow as yet was but worldly sorrow and as himself saies he neither did nor could tell how to pray At length the Lord put into his heart that Scripture Rom. 7. The Law is spiritual but I am carnal and sold under sinne and presently his sins came upon him like armed men and the tyde of his thoughts was turned and he left musing how he was wronged and seriously considered how he had offended God and he betook himself to great humiliation and earnestly besought the Lord for pardon and peace in Jesus Christ. Yet for some time he could find no comfort but going on to seek the Lord there follows after much humiliation much consolation and the Lord sealed to him that his sins were washed away with the blood of Christ. Then did he desire his accuser to come to him and told him that though he had accounted him to be his great enemy yet now he acknowledged him to be his good Friend for that he was a means to bring him unto God And afterwards it so fell out by Gods good Providence that it came to this mans remembrance that Master Dod had paid him the money and he was very sorrowfull for the wrong which he had done him and did him all the right he could for the healing of his name and Master Dod said that he had not a more faithfull Friend in all the Colledge during his abode there then this man proved When he was some years standing Master of Art he was appointed to oppose in the Philosophy Act at the Commencement which he did with great approbation insomuch as it was desired that he should dispute again the next Commencement but that he avoided When he preached his first Sermon in the University he had bestowed much pains about it binding himself to words and phrases but in his Sermon he was at a Non-plus whereupon he resolved afterwards never to pen his Sermon verbatim but his usuall manner was to write only the Analysis of his Text the proofs of Scripture for the Doctrines with the Reasons and Uses and so leaving the rest to meditation in which course he never found defect And whereas Doctor Fulk Doctor Chaderton Doctor Whitaker and some others had their frequent meeting to expound the Scriptures and therein they chose the Epistle to the Hebrews they were pleased from their loving respect to Master Dod to take in him amongst them While he continued Fellow of Jesus Colledge by the importunity of some godly people of Ely he went weekly and preached amongst them in that City where the Lord gave a great blessing to his Ministry His removall from Cambridge to Hanwel in Oxfordshire was thus occasioned Master Cope afterwards Sir Anthony Cope a man of eminent note who was much wrought upon by Master Dods Ministry sent a Letter to Doctor Chaderton to provide him a Minister for Hanwel which was then vacant Doctor Chaderton moved Master Dod to go to the place and after he had been a while and preached severall Sermons by the desire and consent of the people and by the approbation of the neighbour Ministers who had heard him he was setled as their Pastor While he was at Hanwel he preached twice every Sabbath catechizing also

of all your sins by the shedding of his blood for you Yea said she I do believing that he is my only Saviour and Mediatour and I look for salvation from none other knowing that he hath abundantly satisfied for the sins of all his people and therefore I am assured that God for his sake according to his gracious promise in him will have mercy upon me During all the time of her sicknesse she ceased not to continue in such fruitfull and comfortable communications sometimes intermixing them with most affectionate sighs to God as a testimony of that hope and desire she had of enjoying his presence often uttering these words O my God in thy good time deliver me from this body of death and from the miseries of this present life that I may no more offend thee and that I may attain to the felicity which thou in thy Word hast promised to bestow upon me Neither did she manifest her pious affection by words only but by her constant and cheerfull countenance so farre forth as the vehemency of her disease would suffer thereby giving a clear testimony to all that beheld her that the fear of death could not drive her from the stedfastnesse of her Faith The Minister also went often to prayer with her the usual tenor whereof was this which follows O Lord our God We confesse here before thy Divine Majesty that we are altogether unworthy of thine infinite mercies by reason of our manifold iniquities and that we are so farre from deserving to be heard of thee in our requests that we are rather worthy that thou shouldst reject both our persons and our prayers But seeing it hath pleased thee to make us a gracious promise of hearing and granting our requests we humbly beseech thee freely to forgive all our offences and to cover them under the obedience and righteousness of thy dear Son that through him our selves and our services may be well pleasing unto thee For Lord we acknowledge that all our afflictions are measured out to us by thine hand who art a most just Judge in regard that we have every way provoked thee to wrath by our infinite sinnings against thee yea by our rebellions which now testifie against us For alas Lord our life hath been no way answerable to that perfect obedience which thou by thy holy Law dost justly require at our hands which we from day to day do transgress and therefore do here cast down our selves at this time before thy glorious presence unfeignedly acknowledging our misery and wretchedness from the very bottom of our hearts Yet Lord mercy is with thee and because thou art our Father therefore thou desirest not the death of sinners but rather that they should convert and live For this cause we now fall down before the throne of thy grace with confidence of obtaining thy wonted mercy which thou hast promised to such as call upon thee in truth beseeching thee who art the Father of mercies to have compassion on all such as thou hast humbled under thy mighty hand but more especially on this thy Servant the Queen who lieth here before thee sick of a dangerous disease that as thou hast righteously afflicted her for her sinnes which she also doth with us acknowledge so it would please thee in pardoning them all to her for thy beloved Sons sake to grant that she may profit by this thy correcting hand for the time to come Above all O Lord give her a sweet sense yea full assurance of thy eternal joys that so she may with the greater patience take down this bitter potion ministred unto her from thy hand and that the sole desire of enjoying thy presence may cause her to forget all worldly greatness and magnificence knowing that they are nothing in respect of the glory which is now set before her Endue her also with meekness of minde to bear the tediousnesse of her affliction for though the spirit be willing yet the flesh is weak yea full of resisting and unbelief that so receiving all things from thee as from a Father she may the more willingly submit her will to thine And because O good God thou hast made her hitherto an happy Instrument for the advancement of thy glory and defence of thy poor afflicted people we pray thee if it may stand with thy good pleasure restore her to health again that so the excellent work that thou hast by her means begun may not be left unperfected but by vertue of this her deliverance she may with renewed strength undertake the same in better sort then ever heretofore especially for the well educating and training up the Children that thou hast given her But Lord if thou hast a purpose now to call her home to thy self who are we that we should contradict thy holy will Only we pray thee that thou wouldst confirm her more and more in the knowledge of thy blessed Gospel and thereby also in the certainty of her salvation which thou hast given her by Faith in thy Son Jesus Christ that thus she may not cease to sanctifie and call upon thy holy Name to her last breath And as touching our selves who are here by thy good providence gathered together about her being in bodily health give us to know the uncertainty and brevity of our life that so according to our duty we may behold the same in this mirror that thou hast set before us as knowing that even the greatest in the world are subject to the same calamities as well as the small that so our chief care may be to employ the remainder of our time to thine honour and service All which we crave of thee in the Name of Jesus Christ thy Son our only Mediatour and Advocate Amen During the time of prayer she ceased not with hands and eyes lift up to Heaven to fetch many deep sighs especially when mention was made of the mercy of God in Christ which he extendeth to poor sinners so that all present might evidently see that her heart and affections were joyned to the Prayer that was made by and for her And whilst she thus lay she still continued in her holy desires to depart hence that she might be with Christ taking great delight in the holy and Christian exhortations which were made to her by many godly and learned men who came to visit her to whom also she manifested no small testimonies of that faith and hope which she had in God touching the salvation of her soul by her holy and savory speeches which for brevity sake are omitted Yea although the Lord exercised her much with the sense of her inward disease yet could you not at any time discern any speech favouring of discontentment or impatience to proceed out of her mouth nay scarcely so much as a groan But if at any time she found any refreshings from the violence of her disease there being no malady so vehement which hath not some intermissions and breathing times