Great preacher of thy heavenly Father's will, This is indeed to preach; this is to show Well might'st thou bear the stone which death did throw, Let conscience have her feast, and let flesh roar, a Brachygraphy is the art of writing in short-hand. And by a dear antiperistasis,' The child's distress sweetens the father's kiss. When heaven shines, and divine love doth reign, That they have judg'd their flames a bed of roses. Huge manors, where the whole vesture is but grass. Writings of Jeremiah Whitaker. ED. REYNOLDS, D. D. 1. Christ the Settlement of Unsettled Times: A Ser mon from Hag. ii. 7. before the House of Commons, at their Public Fast, in Margaret's, Westminster, 25th Jan. 1642. 4to. pp. 61. London, 1642. With an Epistle to the House of Commons, of four pages. 2. The Christian's Great Design on earth, is, To at tain assurance for Heaven: Or, How in this life he may lay hold on Eternal Life: Set forth in a Sermon preach ed from 1 Tim. vi. 17-19. before the Lord Mayor, the Court of Aldermen, and other citizens of London, at a solemn anniversary meeting, 8th April, 1645. 4to. pp. 47. London, 1645. With four With four pages of an Epistle Dedicatory. a Antiperistasis is the action of opposite qualities; whereby that opposed becomes stronger. b Gataker, and Whitaker; whose names seem to have been originally written Gatacre, and Whitacre. See Gataker's Life. 3. The Christian's Hope Triumphing in these Glo rious Truths;—1. That Christ the ground of hope, is God, and not mere man; against the Arians, and other unbelievers.-2. That Christ is the true Messiah, against the unbelieving Jews.-3. That there is another life beside this, against the gross Atheist.-4. That the soul of man is immortal, and doth not sleep till the day of the resurrection, against the error of some seeming SemiAtheists.-5. How the hope of heaven should be attained, while here on earth, against the carnal worldlings.-6. How this hope may be discerned where it is, and attained where it is not, for the comfort of every poor Christian: in a Sermon preached from 1 Cor. xv. 19. before the House of Lords, in the Abbey Church at Westminster, 28th May, 1645. Fast, 4to. pp. 52. London, 1645. 4. The Danger of Greatness: Or, Uzziah's Exaltation and Destruction: A Sermon from 2 Chron. xxvi. 15, 16. Preached before the Lords, Commons, and Assembly of Divines, 14th of Jan. 1645, being a special day of Humiliation set apart to seek God, for his direction in settling the great work of Church-Government. 4to. pp. 44. London, 1646. These are all his writings that I have seen, making a small quarto volume. HENRY WILKINSON, B. D. PASTOR OF waddesdon, and a mEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY OF DIVINES AT WESTMINSTER. ་ HENRY ENRY WILKINSON was born in the Vicarage of Halifax, in Yorkshire, England, on the 9th day of October, in the year 1566. He received his education in Merton-college, Oxford. He made his first entry into the University in 1581. He was related to Sir Henry Savile, by whose favour he was elected Probationer Fel low of the College. In the year 1586, he proceeded in VOL. II. 1 2 M Arts, applied unto the study of Divinity, and after some time, he commenced Bachelor of Divinity; and in the year 1601, he became Pastor of Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire, where he continued in the laborious and faithful exercise of the holy ministry forty-six years. He married Sarah, the only daughter of Mr Arthur Wake, who is said to have been another zealous Puritan Divine, by whom he had six sons and three daughters. His wife was a woman of a very amiable character, and they lived together in a very becoming manner, more than fifty years. Mr Wilkinson was a man of considerable learn ing and piety, and being an old Puritan, as Wood says, he was elected one of the Assembly of Divines. It is certain, that he was chosen one of the Assembly of D vines at Westminster, in 1643, and that his name is in the list of those Divines who met in the Assembly at Westminster; but it is said that he spent the most part of his time among his parishioners, by whom he was exceedingly beloved and revered. He died at Waddesdon, on the 19th of March, 1647, aged eighty-one years. His mortal remains were laid in the chancel of his own church, where, against the south wall, was a monument. al inscription erected, of which the following is a translation: Henry Wilkinson, forty-six years the faithful pastor of this church, was born the ninth day of October, 1566, and died the 19th day of March, 1647. He mar ried Sarah, the only daughter of Arthur Wake of Sa wey Forest, in the county of Northampton, with whom he lived in holy concord fifty-three years, and by whom he had nine children, six sons and three daughters. The remains of the aforesaid Sarah Wilkinson who lived to the age of seventy years, were laid by the side of her husband, leaving us an example of a most upright and holy life, and a reputation scarcely to be exceeded. John Wilkinson, son of the above, who died Dec. 18, 1664, aged 61 years, was also interred near them.' Our Mr Wilkinson has written and published, "A Catechism for the Use of the Congregation of Waddesdon, which has been oftentimes printed. Mr Wood says, that the fourth impression came out at London, 1637. Our author has also published, "The Debt-Book; or, a Treatise upon Rom. xiii. 8, wherein is handled the civil debt of money or goods." London, 1625. Mr Wood here adds, " and other things which I have not yet seen." The celebrated Dr Henry Wilkinson, who comes next n our list, and was Margaret Professor at Oxford, and jected at the Restoration, was his son.* HENRY WILKINSON, D. D. INISTER IN LONDON, MARGARET PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, AND A MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY OF DIVINES AT WESTMINSTER. HENRY ENRY WILKINSON, son of the above-mentioned Henry Wilkinson, was born at Waddesdon, in Buckingamshire, in England. He became a commoner of Magalen-Hall, Oxford, in 1622, aged 13 years. There he lade great proficiency in his studies, took the degrees in rts, became a noted tutor, master of the schools, and eader of divinity in his house. He entered into the oly ministry; and in the year 1638, he was admitted achelor of divinity, and preached frequently in and near Oxford. He was a very celebrated preacher in Oxford bout that time. He suffered for his conscientious freeom in preaching against the ceremonies and corruptions hich then greatly prevailed. On the 6th of Sept. in 640, he preached in his turn in Mary's Church, in Oxford, from Rev. iii. 16. So then because thou art ikewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out † my mouth. This sermon gave great offence to the oyal party. Wood says, that it was "very bitter against ome ceremonies of the church, very base also and fac a Wood's Athenæ Oxon. vol. ii. Neal and Brook's Puritans, vol. iii. |