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deed, either of the Old or the New Testament, or rather few heads of practical divinity, which he did not handle at one time or the other in the course of his pulpit-labours. Hence he was by some, in the tone of censure, called a moral preacher,' as if he preached moral virtue rather than grace. And hẻ assuredly forbore treating upon the inexplicable ope rations of grace, as some have taken upon them to do; teaching men in many instances to dispute, rather than to live, and too often (it is to be feared) possess ing their minds with a kind of semi-enthusiasm, and by leading them to discover the marks of election in themselves encouraging in them too fond an estimate of their own pretensions, and too arrogant a contempt of those of others, to the neglect of the indispensable duties of love, charity, and justice. Dr. Tillotson however, upon proper occasions, magnified divine grace, and taught men to pray and labour for those divine assistances which the Almighty offers to their infirmities. But then he also knew, that Christians are obliged to lead good lives in all respects; both toward God, and men, and themselves.

Bishop Burnet preached his funeral sermon, from 2 Tim. iv. 7. I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."'

The death of the Archbishop was lamented by Mr. Locke in a letter to Professor Limborch, not only as a considerable loss to himself of a zealous and candid inquirer after truth whom he had consulted freely upon all doubts in theological subjects, and of a friend whose sincerity he had experienced for many years; but, likewise, as a very important one to the English nation, and the whole body of the Reformed Churches." And it affected both their Majesties with the deepest

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The Queen for many days spoke of him in the tenderest manner, and not without tears: as his own death prevented him from feeling the terrible shock, which, if he had lived about five weeks longer, he must have received from that of her Majesty, of whose virtues and accomplishments he had the highest admiration, and to whom her consort bore this testimony, that he could never see any thing in her which he could call a fault.' The King, likewise, never mentioned him but with some testimony of his singular esteem for his memory, and often used to declare to his son-in-law Mr. Chadwick, that he was the best man whom he ever knew, and the best friend whom he ever had.' And this seems thoroughly to confute a common traditional story, that his Majesty had represented himself as 'disappointed in our Archbishop and his successor Tennison in opposite respects, having received much less service from the abilities of the former in business than from the latter, of whom he had not before conceived so high an expectation.'

The King's regard for the Archbishop extended to his widow. For his Grace's charity and generosity, with the expense of coming into the see and the repairs and improvements of his palace, had so exhausted his fortune, that if his First-fruits had not been forgiven him by the King, his debts could not have been paid; and he left nothing to his family but the copy of his Posthumous Sermons, which was afterward sold for 2,500 guineas. His Majesty therefore granted to Mrs. Tillotson, in 1695, an annuity of 4001. during her natural life, and in 1698, 2001. a year more; both which were continued till her death on January 20, 1700. For the regular

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payment of these pensions without any deduction the royal donor was so solicitous, that he always called for the money quarterly, and sent it to her himself.

His Grace's theological publications are still held in the highest repute, and have been frequently reprinted; many of his sermons, likewise, have been translated into foreign languages. The best edition of his works was published in three volumes folio, by Dr. Birch, in 1752.

In answer to a Letter upon the subject of his Treatise entitled Judicium expetitum super Dissidio Anglicano, et capitibus quæ ad Unionem seu Comprehensionem faciunt,' he wrote as follows:

"Viro admodum Domino Frederico Spanhemio, in Academia Lugd. Bat. S. Theol. Professori dig

nissimo.

"Quòd literis tuis, Vir clarissime, sanè quam humanissimis non citiùs rescripserim, causa fuit adversa valetudo; cui ut mederer, et animum recrearem atque reficerem, rus ire necesse mihi fuit: nunc autem, gratiâ Dei, commodiore quidem utor valetudine, at nondum etiam benè confirmatâ.

"Tractatum de pace et Unione Dissentientium apud nos Protestantium cum Ecclesiá Anglicanâ tuum, quem mecum serenissima Regina communicavit, avidè perlegi et summâ cum delectatione. In eo judicium acre idemque subactum, eruditionem eximiam, in antiquioris Ecclesiæ discipliná ritibus que peritiam singularem, et quod præcipuum est; mentem et animum verè Christianum ubique deprehendi. Pauca fortasse sunt, et eadem haud ita

magni momenti (articulum de Sacris Ordinibus iterandis excipio) in quibus paulo difficilius erit invenire temperamentum, cujus ope partes inter se litigantes aliquando concordare possint. Ecclesiæ enim nostræ plebs, non secus ac Dissentientium cætuum, suas etiam habet superstitiones et opiniones præjudicatas; cujus ut ratio habeatur in rebus ab Ecclesiá nostrá concedendis jus et æquum est, ne offensa deficiat à nobis ad Ecclesiam Romanam. Longum aded foret ea nunc singillatim persequi; multo com modior erit de his disserendi locus, cùm occasio propior advenerit.

assumo,

Stilling fletius ille noster, nunc ecclesiæ Vigorniensis Episcopus, cujus in tuis ad me literis mentionem facis, de quo Ecclesia nostra merito gloriatur, is etiam nunc in eâdem quâ nos sententiâ perstat. Porrò sunt alii permulti, et hi Ecclesiæ nostræ decora et ornamenta, in quibus magna videtur esse animorum inclinatio ad pacem et concordiam. In horum me numerum referre mihi non tantis et tam præclaris viris neutiquam comparan dus; tametsi tu, vir reverende, pro humanitate tuá et summâ erga me benevolentiâ nimio plus tribuis judicio meo de his controversiis. Unum magnoperè dolendum censeo, multos esse ex utrâque parte, tum Ecclesia nostra, tum Dissentientium, qui rationem et viam pacis non norunt. Quem igitur exitum hæc consilia pacis tandem habitura sint, divinare nequeo. Ut nunc est in Anglia, nihil hujusmodi impræsentiarum tentandum arbitror, sed expectandum donec tempora magis pacata fuerint; quæ, si fortissimo Regi juvante Deo, omnia prosperè et ex bonorum omnium sententiâ ceciderint, non procul

abesse auguror. Quid enim desperandum sub auspiciis religiosissimorum et prudentissimorum principum; Regis, dico, nostri et Regina?

Quapropter si me audis, vir eximie, rectè sapienterque feceris, si Tractatum tuum in vulgus edere distuleris, quoad certior spes secundi successûs affulserit.

Illustrissimus Comes Portlandius, consilii hujus pacifici ex animo fautor et adjutor, hæc omnia et universum rerum nostrarum statum fusiùs exponet; cui si studium meum et obsequium confirmare volueris, gratissimum mihi feceris.

Condonabis mihi, spero, negligentiam purioris Latinitatis, ad quam invitus admodùm redeo post triginta plus annorum desuetudinem, quoniam in concionibus habendis et in omni pastorali munere obeundo ætatem penè consumsi. Veniam igitur pro hac re à candore tuo petit is, quem ubique cognosces, Vir clarissime,

Reverentiæ tuæ addictissimum atque omni officiorum genere et obsequio devinctissimum,

Feb. 6, 1691.

Jo. TILLOTSON,

Amicum tuum, cui literas ad me dedisti, non vidi ex quo mihi eas reddidit. Hominem investigabo, cùm ad aulam rediero, ac libens juvabo quâ ratione cunque potero.