horse) if he would have conformed. But not being able to satisfy his conscience to do that, he cast himself upon the providence of God. Being asked by a friend about that time, whether he could live upon a good conscience; his answer was, that "A little with a good conscience would well content him." He therefore fixed in a grammar-school, and for a while had good encouragement; but he was so molested with citations, that he was forced to throw it up. He continued still preaching privately at Egham in his own house, where he had a small auditory who helped to support him; but herein he was narrowly watched, and intimation was given to Thynne, Esq. (who carried it very civilly to Mr. Wavel) that his conduct was offensive to persons in power, in suffering a conventicle under his nose; upon which a warrant was issued out against his body and goods, and he was forced to desist from preaching. But some time after, on the decease of Mr. Palmer, minister at Pinner's-hall, he became pastor to that church. The laws being executed with great rigour against the Dissenters, he told his people that he would venture his person if they would venture their purses; which they did, and they were put to no small expence by it. For Mr. Wavel would preach three times on a Lord's-day at different places, and was often taken. Once he was forced to give bail for his appearance at the sessions, and when the time came, he held up his hand at the bar as a criminal, but came off by the favour of Sir Henry Tulse, at that time lord-mayor. The title of Gentleman being given to Mr. Wavel in the indictment, one that sat upon the bench said, He knew not why he should be called gentleman. Sir Harry said, that he was a gentleman, and his kinsman too; and that he had coveted his acquaintance, though he never could obtain it, through his reservedness. Sir Harry so contrived matters, that the person who was disposed to bear the hardest upon him was kept engaged in company till the trial was over.

Mr. Wavel was a person of great integrity, and much given to charity. He would often say, "If I cast my bread upon the waters, I am sure to find it after many days.' When any sought to restrain him, by reminding him of the number of his children, he would reply, "Mine will never want; their heavenly father will provide what is necessary, and more is hurtful." Accordingly, (though his income was never very considerable) by the blessing of God upon his discreet management, he brought up a numerous family.

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was a man of great pleasantry, and the many judicious observations he had made upon persons and things, which he was ready to communicate, rendered his conversation very instructive. He was of congregational principles; but of extensive charity. It was his principal and constant practice to receive all whom Christ had received, without any debate about things of a doubtful nature. His preaching was plain, and tended very much to exalt Christ, and the grace of God in him and yet it was his dying advice to his church, that they would chuse one to succeed him, of whom they should have some ground to hope, that he would preach Christ crucified more than he had done He excelled in prayer, more especially upon particular occasions, to which he would apply scripture expressions with great propriety. It was a most frequent petition in his prayer, which he would express with a warmth and relish that was very remarkable, Father, glorify thy name; Father, glorify thy son.-During the time of his last illness, which was a fortnight before his death, he enjoyed a continued serenity of mind, expressing to those about him his desire to depart, and rejoicing that his work was finished. A minister who visited him, telling him that he had suffered much for his master, Christ; his answer was, “He owes me nothing." As he sat in his chair, he lifted up his hands and blessed his children; and as he was going to bed, died in his chair, Dec. 19, 1705, in the 72d year of his age.

Among the ministers in London who afterwards conformed, Dr. Calamy has omitted Dг. THOMAS Horton, of Eman. Col. Camb. who was Professor of Divinity in Gresham College, which place he continued to hold after his marriage, (together with his Headship of Queen's College, Cambridge) by the order of Oliver Cromwell, and afterwards by a dispensation from Charles II. But in the year 1661, when he was nominated one of the assistants at the Savoy conference, on the side of the Presbyterians, (though he never attended) this dispensation was revoked. "The year ensuing, Dr. Horton was in the number of those Divines "who were silenced by the Bartholomew-act; but he con"formed afterwards. And on the 13. of June 1666, he was "admitted to the vicarage of Great St. Helen's, and held it "till his death, March 1673." Ward's Lives of the Gresham Professors, p. 70, where may be seen an account of his works, among which are a great number of sermons.

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EJECTED

EJECTED OR SILENCED MINISTERS, &c.

IN THE

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD,

JOHN

ALL SOULS COLLEGE.

OHN PANTON, M. A. [Student.] Soon after his ejectment, in 1660, he travelled into France, and afterwards practised physic in London, constantly adhering to the Nonconformists. A person of this name is mentioned as a probationer for the ministry in Sussex, when the Act of uniformity passed; most probably the same.

BRAZEN NOSE COLLEGE.

DANIEL GREENWOOD, D. D. Principal. He had been vice-chancellor of the university. He was turned out by the king's commissioners in 1660.

THOMAS ADAMS, M. A. Fellow. He performed all his exercises with applause; and being generally esteemed for his learning, piety, good-humour, and diligence, he passed through all offices which a person of his standing was capa ble of. He had a competent number of pupils under his care. Upon his ejection, he settled with Sir Samuel Jones, then near Salop in Shropshire, afterwards near Northampton; and was very useful in his family. He was afterwards chaplain to the Right Hon. the Countess Dowager of Clare. He had two brothers who lived in London, one of whom was Mr. R. Adams before-mentioned. His labours in that honourable family, by his catechizing and weekly preaching, were very acceptable. He died on Dec. 11, 1670.

WORKS. Protestant Union; or Principles of Religion, wherein the Dissenters agree with the Church of England; in two sheets, price 2d. The Main Principles of Christian Religion in 107 short Articles or Aphorisms; confirmed by the Articles and Homilies of the Church of England; under these four heads. 1. Things to be believed, comprehended in the Creed. 2. Things to be donein the ten commandments. 3. Things to be practised-in the gospel. 4. Things to be prayed for-in the Lord's prayer.

CHRIST

CHRIST-CHURCH COLLEGE.

RALPH BUTTON, B. D. Canon, and Orator to the University; from both which places he was turned out in 1660, and was succeeded by Dr. South. He was educated at Merton Col. He was an excellent scholar; a most humble man;' of a plain sincere heart, and was a great sufferer for Nonconformity. Besides a great loss in his estate, he was six months in gaol for teaching privately the sons of two knights near Brentford, who persuaded him to undertake this office. He died at Islington, where he was a tutor to young men in his own house, October 1680. He wrote a Hebrew and Latin Poem on the Restoration, in Brit. Rediv.

HENRY CORNISH, B. D. He might have been created D. D. but refused. There were many scholars who were very thankful to God and to him for his public sermons at Oxford, both before the war, and after that city was surrendered to the parliament. He was displaced by K. Charles's commissioners. He afterwards lived with the pious Sir Philip Harcourt, of Stanton-Harcourt in Oxfordshire; preaching occasionally about the country and in Oxford. In 1690, he settled at Bicester. Wood says, "Such was the poor spirit of the person, that being about 80 years old, he preached there in a barn for profit-sake, to silly women, and other obstinate people." But the author, who had the happiness of being at that time well acquainted with him, can attest, that he was a man of a very generous and public spirit; having never met with more sincerity, more eminent piety, more cordial love to God and man, than was discernable in him. It was the good of souls, and the service of his master, he aimed at. As for profit, he was above it: he had an estate of his own, Neither was his income from his people great. As for them, they were as intelligent, good-tempered, judicious and affectionate a people as a minister need desire. The good old gentleman was as tender of them as a father; and they carried it to him with the respect and tenderness of children; and vital religion exceedingly flourished among them. He left this life for a better, Dec. 18, 1698, in the 89th year of his age.

His funeral sermon was preached by a worthy conforming clergyman, Mr. John Olyffe, Rector of Dutton, Bucks; in which he declares, "He had always observed in him a great kindness and benignity of disposition, joined with an undissembled integrity and uprightness, whereby he plainly discovered

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discovered that he rejoiced in all mens welfare and happiness, and was glad when he could any ways promote it. He possessed great calmness of temper, but was fervent in spirit in the service of his God. And his long and continued labour in that service, even to extreme old age, was a striking proof of his delight in it, of his pious zeal for the promoting of religion, and his earnest desire of the eternal welfare of men. He was one of eminent piety, of exact walking, of an healing spirit, and full of love to God and good men of different denominations. He was not for a wrangling or disputative divinity, which tends to gender strife, but for plain practical godliness in its life and power, &c."-This worthy man's candour occasioned the publication of a pamphlet, full of angry reflections, though the truth of the character which he gave of Mr. Cornish could not be denied. Mr. Olyffe made a very handsome and ingenious reply, in a preface to his sermon, which, had it not been for those reflections, had not seen the light.

Mr. JOHN POINTER, of Braz. No. Col. Canon. A close student, a grave preacher, and a man of considerable worth. His mother devoted him to the ministry from the womb. She dying when he was about eight years old, he was taken by Mr. W. Hancock his brother-in-law, a mercer in Coventry, to be educated in the great school there. A very considerable estate was left to enable his guardian to give him a liberal education. At about eighteen years of age he was sent to the university. When he left Oxford, he boarded with old Mr. Dodd at Ashby, where he had his son Mr. Timothy Dodd (a pious and learned man) for his companion. Here he studied about three quarters of a year, after which Mr. T. Dodd going to Leyden to live with Dr. Ames, Mr. Pointer accompanied him, and continued there almost a year, till an ague seized him, which caused him to return home. Some time after, he undertook a lecture in London, at St. Mildred's, Bread-street, where he preached twice every Lord's-day. After two years labour there, he was forced, by the incumbent, to quit, and returned to Hanwell; from whence, after a year and a half, he was called to be lecturer at Wooton-Waven in Warwickshire, but he was forced to leave this situation through the opposition of the papists, and went to Hornton near Hanwell, which place he also left in a year's time, because of a pestilential fever, and went with his family to Warwick.