This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...from his own mouth in Lincoln College." (Lincoln "Worthies," p. 170). Another of the residents was Sir Edward Wardour. the colleague of Dr. Fuller of the peace petition, occupying for the three last quarters of the year the low chamber of the west end of the new chapel. His death occurring here, he was buried in All ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...from his own mouth in Lincoln College." (Lincoln "Worthies," p. 170). Another of the residents was Sir Edward Wardour. the colleague of Dr. Fuller of the peace petition, occupying for the three last quarters of the year the low chamber of the west end of the new chapel. His death occurring here, he was buried in All Saints (the parish church of Lincoln College). During his stay at Oxford, Fuller preached before the King in the university church: but his sincerity and moderation (as Russell says) did not shield him from the reflections of some whose zeal knew no bounds, although it was not so with their charity. Fuller sought to reconcile the animosities of unreasonable men on both sides, but if the Heylins took this ill, we may be sure the Sandersons and Halls did not. Bishop Hall owned his friendship in a most cordial spirit, subscribing himself his much devoted friend, precessor, and fellow-labourer, in his letter vindicating himself and his colleague in the Synod of Dort, from the aspersions of Goodwin, the author of the book entitled "Redemption Redeemed' And of Dr. Sanderson, who was of the same mind as our author, in respect of the much disputed Canons of 1640, our author writes "amongst the modern worthies of his College, still surviving, Dr. Robert Sanderson Hate Regius Professor) moveth in the highest sphere, as no less plain and profitable, than able and profound casuist (a learning almost lost among Protestants) wrapping up sharp thorns in rosy leaves; I mean hard matter in neat Latin, and pleasant expressions." ("Ch. Hist." bk. x. p. s5). Fuller remained at Lincoln College during his sojourn at Oxford, but he complained of the dearness of the place. Thus he writes in his "Church History," "I...
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