. The history of the Puritans, or, Protestant nonconformists : from the reformation in 1517, to the revolution in 1688; comprising an account of their principles; their attempts for a farther reformation in the church; their sufferings; and the lives and characters of their most considerable divines . e hand in compiling Mr. Rushworthsfirst volume of Collections, which is reckon-ed by good judges a masterpiece of the Self-employment in Secret, an excellent,small piece, recommended lately by Mr. Bulk-ley in his Christian Minister, has gonethrough various editions. Mr. Howe wrote aprefa
. The history of the Puritans, or, Protestant nonconformists : from the reformation in 1517, to the revolution in 1688; comprising an account of their principles; their attempts for a farther reformation in the church; their sufferings; and the lives and characters of their most considerable divines . e hand in compiling Mr. Rushworthsfirst volume of Collections, which is reckon-ed by good judges a masterpiece of the Self-employment in Secret, an excellent,small piece, recommended lately by Mr. Bulk-ley in his Christian Minister, has gonethrough various editions. Mr. Howe wrote apreface to it. Dr. Wright reprinted it in 1741,and the Rev. William Unwin, rector of Stockcum Ilamsden Belhouse, Essex, published itagain in 1773 with the encomiums of a celebra-ted minister of the Church of England upon it. * Mr. Johnson, who preached his funeral sermon,says, he never knew a man in all his life who hadattained near to that skill Mr. Charnock had, in theoriginals of the Old and New Testament, except Cawion.—Granger, vol. ill., p. 308.— of the ablest preachers of the present century inthe United States usetl to advise his students to be-come masters of Charnocks works, and stated thathe had read them with deeper mterest than those ofany other English divine.— ilMrpei-&:Rrotlior.^ HISTORY OF THE PURITANS. 297 as the best manual he knew for a Christianor a minister, furnishing excellent materials foraddressing conscience, and directing men tojudge of Iheir spiritual state.—Calamy, vol. ii.,p. 333. Palmers Noncon. Mem., vol. ii., p. 4.—Ed.] The king having parted with his last Parlia-ment in displeasure, without being able to ob-tain any money, resolved once more to try anew one ;* and apprehending that the malecon-lents were encouraged by the neighbourhood ofthe city of London, he summoned them to meetat Oxford : the same representatives being re-chosen for London, had a paper put into theirhands by four merchants, in the name of all thecit
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