CHAMBERS,'S

0.C.

CYCLOPÆDIA

OF

ENGLISH LITERATURE

A HISTORY, CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL, OF BRITISH
AND AMERICAN AUTHORS, WITH SPECIMENS

OF THEIR WRITINGS,

ORIGINALLY EDITED BY ROBERT CHAMBERS, LL. D.

THIRD EDITION,

REVISED BY ROBERT CARRUTHERS, LL. D.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

VOL. III

ITEW YORK ;
AMDRICAV BOOK LICII CAYGI,

TRIBUNE BUILDING.

1830.

TABLE OF CONTENTS--VOL. III.

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THEOLOGIANS.
PAGE

PAGE
Practice and Habit.

38

Bishop Stillivgfleet (1635–1699)

1

Prejudice....

39

True Wisdoin.

2

Injudicious Haste in Study

40

Bishop Ken (1636--1711).

3

Pleasure and Pain..

41

Archbishop Tenison (1636–1715), Dr.

History

42

Aldrich (1647—1710).

4

Disputation-Liberty.

43

George Fox (1624–1690)

4

43

Fox's Ill-treatment at Ulverstone.

Opposition to New Doctrines.

5

43

Interview with Oliver Cromwell.

Duty of Preserving Health.

6

Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727)

43

Cromwell's Last Appearance in Pub-

lic..

45

The Prophetic Language

7

William Penn (1644–1718).

Letters of Newton and Locke.. 47

8

49

Aguinst the Pride of Noble Birth... 10

Religious Belief of Newton........

Penn's Advice to his Children.. 12

Robert Barclay (1648—1690).

CRITICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

Against Titles of Honour..

14

WRITERS.

Richard Baxter (1651–1691).

15

Baxter's Judgment of his Writings 17

50

Fruits of Experience of Human

James Howell (1594—1666).

Letter Venice..

51

Character...

17

52

Desire of Approbation...

17

Letter from Rome.

Change in the Estimate of Men's

Description of the Wine Countries. 53

Tales of Travellers..

55

Knowledge..

18

On the Credit due to History

Sir Thomas Herbert (circa 1610–1682) 55

18

Sir Thomas Browne (1605—1682).

Character of Sir Matthew Hale.... 19

Oblivion

59

Observance of the Sabbath in Bax-

ter's Youth......

19

Light the Shadow of God

61

62

Theological Controversies.

20

Study of God's Works..

John Bunyan (1628–1688).

Ghosts-Of Myself-Charity

62

20

03

Extracts from Bunyan's Autobio-

Sir Matthew Hale (1609–1676).

63

On Conversation

graphy...

23

The Golden City..

John Earle (1601-1665)

25

64

Dr John Owen (1616–1683).

The Crown

28

65

John Howe (1630–1705).

Peter Heylin (1600—-1662).

65

29

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Fanaticism of Cromwell's Court.... 29

The French

67

Edinand Calamy (1600—1666), John

French Love of Dancing.

Flavel (1627–1691), Matthew Hen-

Owen Feltham (circa 1610—1678).. 67

30

Moderation in Grief.

68

ry (1652–1714)..

We cannot serve God and Mainmon 31 Limitation of Human Knowledge.. 68

Samu 1 Rutherford (1600 — 1661),

Against Readiness to take Offence.. 63

63

Thomas Halyburton (1674–1712),

Against Detract on..
Thomas Boston (1676–1732)...

69

32

of Neglect....

No Man can be Good to All.

C9

Meditation...

69

METAPHYSICAL AND SCIENTIFIO Abraham Cowley (1618—1667).

70

WRITERS,

Of Myself..

70

The Spring-tides of Public Affairs, 72

Tohn Locke (1632–1704)..

32 The Antiquity of Agriculturc... 72

Christmas Ceremonies at Cleves.... 33 Of Obscurity..

73

Canses of Weakness in Men's Un-

The Danger of Procrastination...

standings.

38 Vision of Oliver Cromwell.

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