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first sight. When the pretended abp. of Samos travelled through England, he visited Mr. Ogden, who conversed with him in the Greek language. He was also well versed in the Hebrew, of which some MSS. which he left afford sufficient proof. His last work at night was reading a chapter in the Hebrew Bible. He was also a good.mathematician, and was acquianted with some of the greatest men of the age in that science, which he taught such of his scholars as were studious and ingenious, to charmi them into a love of those manly studies, that they might be preserved from the snares of sensual pleasures. He was a great lover of music, both vocal and instrumental, and was also well versed in natural philosophy. He took great delight in poetry, especially in Latin poetry, even to his He had a considerable knowledge in anatomy, age. physic, and botany. With regard to divinity he was particularly eminent. He had carefully studied the most diffi cult points; and would discourse on the most abstruse controversies with a readiness and clearness which shewed how thoroughly he had investigated them. He left a manuscript on the separate existence of the soul between death and the resurrection, drawn up at the request of a young gentleman in the university, who had been his scholar, and was tainted with infidelity. Also a treatise on predestination, occasioned by his own melancholy, which induced him to a deep search into that point, in order to clear up to himself the goodness and mercy of God. He said, however, that he would not advise others to embroil themselves, as he had done, in such controversies. His nonconformity was the fruit of close and deliberate consideration. Some persons thought he had too high notions of the power of the magistrate in matters of religion. He was for communicating with the Established Church occasionally, but never could come into it as a stated member. Mr. Ogden thought the over-much doting upon the Common Prayer was one great occasion of the debauchery and wickedness of the age: "many people contenting themselves with being loud and zealous at the prayers, and making that all their religion, as if they intended, to mock God, and go to heaven in their sins, whether he will or not." He was a person of unwearied

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diligence; and though his time was greatly taken up with his studies above forty years, he wrote his sermons verbatim. He was a man of great wisdom, tenderness of conscience, and real piety, who took frequent occasions to instill good thoughts into them that were about him. He walked with God; and was frequent, though always short in prayer. He was also a peaceable, humble, and charitable man. After his ejectment in 1662 he continued his school at Mackworth till the Five Mile Act took effect, when he fled into Yorkshire; but after some time he returned to his employment at Derby, where his school flourished, and he had many gentlemen's sons under his care. In 1685, the public schoolmaster of the town, commenced a suit against him for teaching school there, to the prejudice of the free school, and contrary to the canon, &c. Mr. Ogden tried the cause in the court of Arches, which cost him a hundred pounds, and he was cast after all. Whereupon sir John Gell gave him the free school of Wirksworth, in 1616, where he continued till his dying day, diligently instructing his scholars daily; and, after liberty was granted, preaching to the inhabitants thereabouts on the Lord's days. He was seized with the palsy in the pulpit, which greatly impaired his faculties. He continued several weeks in patient expectation of his change, which happened May 25, 1697, when he was aged above seventy, and was buried in the church at Wirksworth.

Besides the MSS. beforementioned, which were never published, he wrote and printed only one piece, which was on a political subject, &c. in 1683, or 1684, and was very suitable to the complexion of those times.

OGLE, LUKE, M. A. was born about 1630. He was first minister of Ingram, from whence he removed to Berwick, where he was when general Monk came from Scotland with his army; who having at first thought of continuing a while in that town, which was the best post in the North, made Mr. Ogle a visit, and was exceedingly kind to him, as he found he had great interest in the affections of the people. But finding it necessary to move forward, he left his family at Berwick; and lord Widdrington was made governor, who once heard Mr. Ogie preach, and was at first civil to him, but afterwards, on

his refusing to conform, proved his most implacable ene my. It much afflicted Mr. Ogle to see how soon profaneness and all kinds of wickedness grew up in the town, by means of the numerous garrisons, and the many Roman ists that came to reside there. In a sermon on the 5th of Nov. following, he laid open the dangerous principles and the cruel practices of the Papists. Many of the officers were chagrined, and informed the governor, who was much incensed; and soon after employed a person to write his sermon after him, to try if he could that way get any advantage against him. He once sent for Mr. Ogle, at a time when he had many officers and gentle men with him, and told him he had preached treason. Mr. Ogle replied, that he had delivered nothing but what he could prove from the word of God. The governor said he had niany articles against him, to which he would make him answer; and added, that he knew very well, that by chusing that text (Amos ii. 1 *.) he meant to reflect on king Charles. On the 26th of Dec. follow ing, it being usual to have a sermon on Thursdays, the bells were rung, and Mr. Ogle intended to preach, but the governor ordered the church doors to be locked, and set a guard of soldiers to keep him and the people out, because, he said, he had not preached on Christmas day, the day preceding; and declared that he should preachi in Berwick church no more. And as it happened he never did, for the Bartholomew day after, he was ejected by law for nonconformity. Hereupon he was invited to bestow his labours in a country church about three miles off, called Ancroft, where many of the people of Berwick went to hear him. At this the governor was so enraged, that one day he ordered the gates to be shut, till Mr. Ogle and the people came together to the bridge, and then they were opened, when he took the names of the people, and committed Mr. Ogle to prison, where he remained six weeks. As he was sending him away, a friend of Mr. Ogle's standing by, said boldly to the governor," It was visible now what they aimed at, when they sent a Protestant minister to prison by an officer who was a Papist.' Upon which he called the officer back, and went himself,

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and put Mr. Ogle into the marshal's hands. After some weeks, upon the solicitation of sir Patricias Curwen, he was admitted to bail, and confined within the town. A little after, getting his liberty, he went to visit his friends in England, and afterwards in Scotland, where he preached at a communion. The governor hearing of it, said, he preached treason there, as he had done before in England, and threatened to confine him again. Upon the advice of his friends, he staid a good while from his family, till several of the officers promised that he should not be molested, and yet, when he returned, he was sent to the marshal's again, where he continued some weeks, till, upon the intercession of friends, the governor gave him his liberty, but banished him the town, because he refused to give him a five hundred pounds bond, and that he would not seduce his majesty's subjects, which he knew he should be represented as doing, if he offered to preach. Hereupon he went to London, and made his application to general Monk, telling him how the governor had used him. The general received him with the greatest civility, and promised, that if he would conform, he would use his interest to make him a bishop; but if he did not, he could do him no service; nor even protect him in his parish. Mr. Ogle told him, that the height of his ambition was only to live quietly amongst his own people; but if that could not be obtained, he must submit to providence. On returning home, he was sent for by the governor, and Mr. Wrissel with him, who were both sent to prison together, upon pretence of a Presbyterian plot, said to be discovered in the South of England. But after a month's imprisonment, upon the earnest solicitations of some friends, he got his liberty, upon condition he should leave Berwick. Upon the Five Mile Act he went to Bous den, where he had a small estate of his own, and there preached privately some years, without being burdensome to any. But even there he was molested, sometimes by dragoons, sometimes by bailiffs, sometimes presented at the court, and sometimes complained of at the sessions for keeping conventicles; so that his house was little better than a prison. But he had inward peace and comfort, hoping that he was doing God service; and many were long after very thankful to God for the benefit they received by his labours. When Charles the Second

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granted liberty to Dissenters, the governor would not suffer Mr. Ogle to live in Berwick, unless he would conform. Upon the Indulgence in Scotland he was called to Lantown. In Monmouth's time, by the order of sir John Fenwick, he was taken up by a party of soldiers and carried to Newcastle, where, though he was much indisposed, he was confined six weeks, which nearly cost him his life. Upon king James's liberty he was invited again to Berwick, and there had a numerous congregation. In king William's time he was invited to Kelso, a considerable living upon the borders of Scotland. He had also a call from the magistrates, ministers, and people of Edinburgh, to be one of the fixed ministers of that city; but he was not to be prevailed upon to leave Berwick, where God had signally supported, owned, and blessed him. There he lived beloved, and died much lamented in April, 1696, aged sixty-six. He was a man of great learning, and particularly well skilled in ecclesiastical history. He was a laborious, judicious, and affectionate preacher, and a wise and prudent person for the church government. He well understood the art of preaching to all sorts of hearers.

OLDFIELD, JOHN, was born near Chesterfield, and brought up at Bromfield school, which was at that time much celebrated. He was a general scholar; and a great master in the languages and mathematics. He had a mechanical head and hand, capable of any thing into which he had an opportunity to get an insight. What some might reckon a reflection upon him was, in the judgement of wise men, his great honour, viz. that he acquired his learning without being beholden to any university. He had the offer of Tamworth living, and was pressed to remove thither, where he would have had a much better income, but was prevented by the importunity of his people. All who knew him acknowledged him to have been a judicious divine, a good casuist, an excellent preacher; pertinent and methodical; clear in opening his text, and very close to the conscience in applying it. He was a man of prayer, and well acquainted with the internals of religion. He was a person of few words; but if any one gave him occasion, by starting any useful discourse, or put him upon prayer, writing or preaching, he appeared to want neither words nor sense. He was of a very peaceable spirit, and though his people

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