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among others, Mr. Timothy Hall (whom K. James made a bishop) and Mr. Tross for his pupils. When he was ejected by the Uniformity-act he came to London, and preached frequently in the churches there, and was never apprehended. He afterwards returned into the country, and preached in his own house at Market-Ilsley; which he continued doing till a writ de excom. capiendo came out against him; by virtue of which he was a prisoner in Reading for fifteen weeks: but he was released by an order of king and council, procured by some friends in London. After K. Charles's Indulgence he preached openly, and held his ministry to a good old age. He was a good scholar and useful preacher. He printed a funeral sermon for Mrs. M. Allein, entitled, Death compared to a Sleep.

EAST HAMPSTEAD, [R.] Mr. JOHN BRICE.

HAMPSTEAD MARSHALL, [R.] Mr. RAWLINS. He was of a serious composed spirit, discreet and reserved in his converse, and yet obliging. He was an indefatigable student. It was hard to determine whether his gifts or graces did most excel.

HENDRED, [R. 160 l.] JAMES BARON, B. D. of Ex. Col. Orf. A native of Plymouth. A man of good learning. He was divinity-reader of Magd. Col. After the Restoration he retired to London, and lived a Nonconformist at Bunhill. He died in 1683. He was one of the publishers of Dr. Goodwin's works, but published nothing of his own besides Questiones Theologica, in usum Col Magd. Oxon.

HUNGERFORD, [V.] Mr. JOHN CLARK. A grave, serious, and zealous preacher; of a solid understanding, a peaceable spirit, and a blameless life. He was a sworn enemy both to error and profaneness. Having been dearly be loved among his people, his loss was bitterly lamented, and floods of tears were shed at his farewell sermon.

ILSLEY, [R. 350l.] JOHN JAMES, M. A. of Alban Hall, Oxf. Born at Bicester in Oxfordshire, 1620. He was episcopally ordained, and first exercised his ministry at Brighthelmstone, Sussex, for about seven years, and then came to this living, where he preached about six years. He was much envied by a neighbouring conforming clergyman, who did what he could to get his living from him; but he kept it through the influence of Dr. Manton. Coming late one

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evening to the Dr. after he was in bed, and acquainting him that, if something was not done that night, he should be dispossessed, the Dr. rose and went with him to the lord chancellor Hyde, at York-house; who, upon hearing his errand, called to the person who stamped the orders upon such occasions, and asked him what he was doing? He answered, that he was just going to put the stamp to an order for the passing away Mr. James's living; upon which his lordship ordered him to stop; and upon hearing farther of the matter, bid the Dr. not trouble himself, promising that his friend should not be molested. Accordingly he enjoyed the living till 1662. He was afterwards offered several preferments, by Dr. James, then warden of All Souls, Oxford, (particularly a canonry of Windsor) if he would come into the church; but he could not be satisfied to conform. He had six children when he quitted his living, and was harrassed by the Five-mile act in three or four places, before he could settle to his ministry, which he at length did at Staines in Middlesex, where he continued nine years. He came from thence to London, where he died in July, 1694, leaving behind him a good reputation both for piety and learning. He was a zealous practical preacher.

INKPIN, [R. 180l.] Mr. WILLIAM GOUGH, of Queen's Col. Camb. eldest son of Mr. EDW. GOUGH, rector of Chiverel Magna in Wilts, who, notwithstanding he was a royalist, being a sober and religious man, was continued in his living, which was of considerable value, both in the parliament-times and under Oliver's protectorship. This son of his would not accept of any of the sequestered livings, but upon leaving the university, kept a school and preached some time at Warminster, from whence he came to this place, where he continued till 1662. Though his father kept in the established church, he chose rather to leave his place than act against his own light and conscience. He had something of his own, which afforded him a tolerable subsistence. He continued in the place where he had been minister, and where he was well beloved, till the Corporation-act took place, upon which he removed to a village called Earl-Stoke, between Warminster and Devizes. Here he lived till about two years before his death. When he did not preach, he went to his parish church; but in the afternoon, when there were only prayers, he preached in his own house. He exercised his ministry also abroad, both in private houses and in the fields,

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and never refused when invited, which he was almost every week; and yet he was never apprehended. Upon K. James's liberty, he was chosen by the ministers in the country to present their Address of thanks to the king at Bath; but he could not approve of the design then on foot, to take off the penal Jaws and Test, and preached with great freedom against Popery, which not a little added to his general reputation.Besides his having a turn in the weekly lecture at Sarum, and some other places, he was pastor to a church at Brook, and to another at Devizes; which was an allowable kind of plurality, at that time, when ministers were not to be found to supply all vacancies. He afterwards succeeded Mr. Pemberton at Marlborough, where he died, in the 67th year of his age, in a frame remarkably calm and composed.—He was a man of great integrity, and understood worldly affairs so well, that his advice was much sought in matters of difficulty. He was naturally warm in his temper, and very courageous, but prudent and moderate in his principles; and so courteous and genteel in his behaviour, that he was generally respected in the neighbourhood both by the gentry and clergy. He was a very acceptable and useful preacher; and had a considerable mixture of the judicious with the affectionate. He brought up two of his sons scholars, and sent them to Oxford; one of whom, Mr. Strickland Gough, died pastor of a dissenting congregation in Bristol §.

WORKS. After his death, four sermons of his were published, preached on special occasions. The last at the ordination of Mr. Turton, in preaching which he fell sick of the distemper of which he died.

NEWBURY, [R.] BENJAMIN WOODBRIDGE, M. A. Of Magd. Hall, Oxford. A great man every way. His father was a very worthy minister. His grandfather, on his mother's side, was the famous Mr. Robert Parker. From Oxford he went into New England, and was the first graduate of the college there; the lasting glory, as well as the first fruits, of that academy. On his return, he succeeded Dr. Twiss at Newbury, where he acquired much reputation as a scholar, a preacher, a casuist, and a Christian. By his excellent instruction, and wise conduct, he reduced the whole town to sobriety of sentiment in matters of religion, and a hap

A son of his, who for some time appeared under the same character, afterwards conformed; previous to which he published An Enquiry into the cause of the decay of the Dissenting Interest; to which Dr. Doddridge wrote an excellent Reply.

py unity in worship; whereas they had before been over-run with strange opinions, and divided into many parties. He preached three times every week, and expounded an hour every morning for several years, and his success was very remarkable. Before he left this town there was scarcely a family in it, where there was not praying, reading, and singing of psalms. After K. Charles's return he was made one of his chaplains in ordinary, and preached once before him. He was also one of the commissioners at the Savoy. He was offered a Canonry of Windsor, if he would have conformed, but refused it. He continued preaching privately at Newbury after he was ejected, and upon the Indulgence, in 1672, more publicly. He suffered many ways for his Nonconformity, but was generally respected by men of temper, and judges of real worth. When, upon the Five-mile-act, he removed from Newbury, Mr. Sawyer, his successor, thinking him within the legal distance, got the ground measured by night, in hope of giving him trouble, but was disappointed on finding him out of his reach. He died at Ingle field in Berks, Nov. 1, 1684, after he had been minister there in public and private near forty years. He was a universally accomplished person: of clear and strong reason, and of an exact and profound judgment. His learning was very considerable, and he was a charming preacher, having a most commanding voice and manner. His temper was grave, but chearful; and his behaviour very genteel and obliging.

was a man of great generosity, and of an exemplary moderation; addicted to no faction, but of a catholic spirit: and so eminent was his usefulness, as to cast no small reflection on those who had any concern in silencing and confining him.

WORKS. A Serm. of Justification.-A large Defence of it against Mr. Eyre; a book highly commended by Dr. Calamy.Church Members set in Joint; against Lay-preachers.—He also published a book, entitled, Moses and Aaron, by Mr. James Noys, of New England, dedicated to Charles II.

Mr. HENRY BACKALLER, assistant to Mr. Woodbridge, was also ejected with him. He was at Woodland in Devon, before he came to Newbury, and after his ejectment returned thither again; where, as there was no settled minister, and but little maintenance, he again preached by connivance. About the time of the Revolution he took the pastoral care of a small congregation at Shobrook, and continued

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§ Mr. JOHN WOODBRIDGE, of Oxford university. He was born at Stanton near Highworth, in Wiltshire, about the year 1613, where his father was an able and faithful minister. His mother was daughter to Mr. Robert Parker. He continued at Oxford till the oath of conformity was required, when he quitted, and pursued his studies in private. The inforcing of the ceremonies occasioned him, with the consent of his parents, to seek a peaceable recess in the American desert, and about 1634, he accompanied his uncle, Mr. Tho. Parker, to New England. He had not been long there before Newbury began to be planted, where he took lands, and was comfortably settled. There he continued to study with industry, till the news of his father's death obliged him to return to England. Having settled his affairs, he went back to America, taking with him his two brothers, one of whom died by the way. He married the daughter of the Hon. Tho. Dudley, of the town of Andover, then in its infancy, and was ordained teacher of the congregation there, by Mr. Wilson and Mr. Worcester, Sept. 16, 1644. Here he continued, with good reputation, discharging the duties of his ministry, till upon the invitation of his friends in England, he again returned thither in 1647, where he soon found employment, (besides being chaplain to the commissioners treating with the King at the Isle of Wight) first at Andover, and afterwards at Burford St. Martin's in Wiltshire. At the latter place he continued till the return of episcopacy sequestered him.

The Bartholomew-act afterwards ejected him from the school at Newbury, where it appears he had now a numerous family. In 1663, he determined once more to return to New England; where it was not long before the church at Newbury solicited him to become assistant to his aged uncle Mr. Parker; and there, for a considerable time, he bestowed his constant, learned, and pious labours.-At length however there arose some little differences between him and some of the people, on certain points of church discipline, wherein (as® Mr. Mather expresses it) his largeness and their straitness might perhaps better have met in temper, and ended these disputes, without putting an end to his ministty among them.

This account, which is substituted in the room of the former, is extracted from Math. Hist. N. Eng. B. iii. p. 219, 220.

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