91. The Archbishop, as from Master Beza, fo from other famous Men beyond the Seas received many Letters, arguing their great love, and due refpect of him. At their request and recommendation, he relieved and entertained into his Houfe, for many years The Archbi together, divers diftreffed Minifters Shop's kindness and charity to out of Germany and France, who Foreign Diwere enforced to forfake their own vines of the Reformation. Countries; fome by Banifhment, others by reason of Wars and extremity which they were put unto. And at their departure he dealt bountifully with them; as namely Drufius, Renicherus, Frigevill, and Monfieur Bufe, a French Minifter, who read weekly a Lecture in Latin in his Chappel. And although his French pronunciation, and want of good delivery, did fomewhat blemish the goodness of the matter which he handled; yet the Archbishop's property ever was, to cherish and encourage him, and all others that preached be fore him, and was never heard to give the Preacher diftafte, but rather would commend, or excufe him against other mens Cenfures; faying, If he were young, better experience would correct his defaults; and if he were in years,

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he was in that refpect to be born withal; alledging for both, that fome would take exceptions fometimes rather to fatisfy their own too much curiofity, than for any juft caufe of diflike in the Preacher.

92. Wherein he fhewed a Difpofition very rarely to be found; in that, having himself an excellent gift in that Faculty, his modefty in prizing himself, and his mildnefs in cenfuring others, His backward- was extraordinary, and very fingular : nefs to cenfure fo that thereby he gave great encou Gifts and Per ragement unto fome, whom otherwise formances. his exquifite Judgment might have daunted.

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93. Neither herein did he, as in fervice of War the Trumpeters ufe to do, who encourage others to fight, never taking Weapon in hand themselves, or Plutarch, in as Plutarch noteth in Ariftogiton, who vita Phocio. animated others to take Arms, but himself in excufe, pleaded lameness, and came halt ing to the Mufters in pretence thereof: But as his continual Endeavours were to re ward those of beft Gifts, and to encourage those of meaner; fo (as often as Church, and State-affairs gave him leave) he was induftrious in propounding wholesome Doctrine unto the Peo

ple,

a conftant

ple, and a worthy Pattern of true Divinity and Diligence unto all others of the Clergy to follow him therein. When he was Bishop of Worcester, un- The Archbishop lefs extraordinary bufineffes of the Max- Preacher when ches of Wales hindred him, he never publick Affairs failed to preach upon every Sabbath. would adinit. day; many times riding five or six Miles to a Parish Church, and after Sermon, came home to Dinner. The like he did alfo when he was Archbifhop, and lay at Croydon, the Queen being in her Progrefs. No Sunday elcaped him in Kent, as the Gentlemen there can well witnefs, who would exceedingly refort unto him: And he would oftentimes preach fo early in the Morning in fome Parish-Church, both in Worcester, and Canterbury, that he came afterwards to the Sermon in the Cathedral Church.

dicious.

94. His Gift that way was excellent, Had an excellent Tallent in as if you had heard Saint Augustin himPreaching: felf, or fome of the ancient Bishops in Learned, elothe Primitive Church. His Gefture, quent and ju and Action in the Pulpit, fo grave and His Gesture decent, his words coming from him fo grave and des fatherly, and comely, and though plain- cent, without ly (for the most part) and without af fectation, yet always elegantly, with fpecial

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special choice, and fubftantial matter, full of good and found Learning, plentiful in Authorities out of Scripture, Fathers, and School-men, fo fingularly applied, that he much affected his Auditory therewith. Thus he oftentimes ftirred and moved mens minds and affections; and that not by the force of Eloquence only, but by his pious Life, anfwerable to his religious Sentences; the opinion and confidence which the People had of his Integrity, being very great, because he did live unspotted of the world, and would not any way be corrupted.

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95. He never preached, but he first wrote his Notes in Latin, and afterwards kept them during his life. For he would fay, That whofoever took that pains before his preaching, the elder he waxed, the better he fhould dif charge that Duty; but if he trufted onDifapproved ly to his memory, his preaching in time trufting only would become pratling. Wherein (out of a true religious care, and divine wifdom) he did exprefs the grave and prudent Counsel that Demofthenes held in his Orations,and pleadings in the Court. Plutarch, in For (as Plutarch faith) He would never vit. Demofth, offer to Speak unto the People, before he

to Memory.

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bad made briefs of that which he had to deliver, alledging that he loved the People well, that would be careful before-hand what to say unto them. And this preparation (faith he) doth shew that a man honoureth and reverenceth them too. Contrariwife, he that paffeth not how the People taketh his words, it is a plain token that he defpifeth them, and their Authority, and that he lacketh no good-will to use force against them, if he could, rather than reafon or perfuafion.

and

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96. When he was Bishop of Wor- When at Worcester, cefter, and Vice-prefident of the Mar- he treated the ches, he did exceeding good by that his Recufants continual preaching, as alfo by his of mildly, ten conference, and conventing of the them over. Papifts, whom he ufed with mild and temperate fpeeches, and thereby got many of them to conform themselves, both Gentlemen, and others, whereby, as at his first coming unto the See of Worcester, he found many Recufants, fo he left very few at his coming thence.

with the

97. Immediately after he came to be when he came Archbishop, he convented before him to be Archbi the chiefeft and most learned Recufants Shop, he dealt throughout all England. He alfo wrote Learnedt of Letters to the Bishops, his Brethren, them by Authority Ecclefi

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