M. Not a word of such is charged on them, tho' malicious Persons come to hear them, and inform against them. Their writings tell the World their Doctrine. Dr. Clifford was one of them who hath written of the Covenants: Dr. Gilpin is one of them who hath written of Temptations, driven from Newcastle.
Some ejected Ministers Educate their Sons to Physic, and tho' they be of their Fathers mind, the Sons are highly esteemed and honoured, and the Aged Fathers laid in Jail: This last Week old Dr. Grew that is about 80 or 79 years of Age, and almost Blind, and hath lived there 36 years and more, (known by some writings) a Man of a calm, quiet, sober, peaceable Temper, was sent to the common Jail at Coventry for dwelling there, and sometimes exhorting his old Hearers to fear God; and he hath here a Son, and a Son-in-Law, Doctors of Physic, deservedly honoured, who if they did but Preach the Gospel might speed as ill as he.
10. If an ejected Minister would but teach the Children of the Laity, tho' it were but to read, and tho' there be no other School-master near, the people must rather have their Children untaught, and must not be suffered to have so needful a help.
11. If a Minister would give over Preaching, yet if his old Hearers desire his Neighbour-hood, that they may have the benefit of his Conference, they must not enjoy it, lest he whisper Nonconformity to them, but he must be Banished five Miles not only from Corporations, but from every place where-ever he Preached these twenty years. I know some such who have travelled much abroad, who can hardly find a place in that part of England that is not within five Miles of a Corporation or some ⟨p. 185⟩place where they have Preached: And those few places have seldom any untenanted Houses: And if rarely such a House be found, it's like enough that the Landlord will have no such Tenant: Or if he would, it's ten to one the Minister is not able to take it and pay his Rent; besides his undoing in removal, and putting off his former House and Goods.
12. If any one that feareth sinning by Conformity, be never so falsely accused, he usually accounteth it his Wisdom to suffer patiently whatever Men will say or do, without Self-defence: I saw two Warrants against a Lay-man this Week, which expressed his Hearing two Ministers as Sworn by two poor Beggarly Women;
M. Not a word of such is charged on them, tho' malicious Persons come to hear them, and inform against them. Their writings tell the World their Doctrine. Dr. Clifford was one of them who hath written of the Covenants: Dr. Gilpin is one of them who hath written of Temptations, driven from Newcastle.
Some ejected Ministers Educate their Sons to Physick, and tho' they be of their Fathers mind, the Sons are highly esteemed and honoured, and the Aged Fathers laid in Jayl: This last Week old Dr. Grew that is about 80 or 79 years of Age, and almost Blind, and hath lived there 36 years and more, (known by some writings) a Man of a calm, quiet, sober, peaceable Temper, was sent to the common Jayl at Coventry for dwelling there, and sometimes exhorting his old Hearers to fear God; and he hath here a Son, and a Son-in-Law, Doctors of Physick, deservedly honoured, who if they did but Preach the Gospel might speed as ill as he.
10. If an ejected Minister would but teach the Children of the Laity, tho' it were but to read, and tho' there be no other School-master near, the people must rather have their Children untaught, and must not be suffered to have so needful a help.
11. If a Minister would give over Preaching, yet if his old Hearers desire his Neighbour-hood, that they may have the benefit of his Conference, they must not enjoy it, lest he whisper Nonconformity to them, but he must be Banished five Miles not only from Corporations, but from every place where-ever he Preached these twenty years. I know some such who have travelled much abroad, who can hardly find a place in that part of England that is not within five Miles of a Corporation or some ⟨p. 185⟩place where they have Preached: And those few places have seldom any untenanted Houses: And if rarely such a House be found, it's like enough that the Landlord will have no such Tenant: Or if he would, it's ten to one the Minister is not able to take it and pay his Rent; besides his undoing in removal, and putting off his former House and Goods.
12. If any one that feareth sinning by Conformity, be never so falsly accused, he usually accounteth it his Wisdom to suffer patiently whatever Men will say or do, without Self-defence: I saw two Warrants against a Lay-man this Week, which express'd his Hearing two Ministers as Sworn by two poor Beggarly Women;
