BISHOP HALL, HIS LIFE AND TIMES:

OR,

MEMOIRS OF

THE LIFE, WRITINGS, AND SUFFERINGS, OF

THE RIGHT REV. JOSEPH HALL, D. D.

SUCCESSIVELY bishop of EXETER AND NORWICH;

WITH

A VIEW OF THE TIMES IN WHICH HE LIVED;

AND AN APPENDIX,

CONTAINING SOME OF HIS UNPUBLISHED WRITINGS,
HIS FUNERAL SERMON, &c.

BY THE REV. JOHN JONES,

PERPETUAL CURATE OF CRADLEY, WORCESTERSHIRE.

PRINTED FOR L. B. SEELEY AND SON,

FLEET-STREET, LONDON.

MDCCCXXVI.

CONTENTS.

СНАР. І.

Importance of the biography of excellent characters. "Obser-
vations of some Specialities of Divine Providence in the
Life of Joseph Hall, Bishop of Norwich, written with his
own hand." His father. Character of his mother. Dedi-
cated from his infancy to the sacred ministry. Some of the
most eminent Divines indebted to the early instructions of
their mothers. Fraternal affection of Mr. Jos. Hall's
.brother. Mr. Jos. Hall's admission at Emmanuel College,
Cambridge. His election into a scholarship, into a fellow-
ship, and into the Rhetoric-Professorship. His intense
study at the university. His piety. His relinquishing the
Rhetoric-Professorship. His theological studies. His ordi-
nation. His frequent preaching,
Page 1-14.

CHAP. II.

Mr. Jos. Hall's whole residence at College.

His presentation

to the rectory of Halstead. His previous appointment to
the mastership of Tiverton school. His rebuilding of Hal-
stead rectory. His marriage. His children. Anecdote
respecting his family. A person of the name of Lilly
opposes him.
His journey abroad with Sir E. Bacon.
Motive of this journey. Account of his Travels, in a letter.
His return. His dissatisfaction with Halstead. His
preaching before Prince Henry-is made one of his Chap-
lains. His intention of removing from Halstead. His accep-
tance of the Living of Waltham Holy Cross. His unwilling-

ness to leave Halstead. His taking his Doctor's degree :-
he was a principal instrument in promoting the establish-
ment of the Charter House. His Apology against the

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P. Henry's offers.

Brownists--Account of that sect. His modest refusal of

His frequent preaching. His sermons.

Death of P. Henry. His character. Dr. Hall made Preben-

dary of Wolverhampton-recovers some emoluments belong-

ing to that church-resigns his prebend. His attendance

on the embassy to France. Is made Dean of Worcester.

His return from France. Accompanies the King to Scot-

land. Prejudices against him. Five articles proposed

towards promoting uniformity in the kirk. Correspondence

of Mr. Struthers with Dr. Hall. The five articles published

in Scotland. His Majesty's journey unsuccessful. The

king's return. The Book of Sports.
Remarks upon it.

Religious debates in Holland. Dr. Hall deputed as one of

the English Divines to go to the Synod of Dort. His

Majesty's instructions to the English divines. Some

account of the Synod. The oath taken in it. Godwin's

charges against the contra-remonstrants refuted. Dr.

Hall's Letter to Dr. Fuller. Dr. Hall's return from the

Synod. His ill health. His latin speech on taking his

leave of the Synod. Public thanks given him. A gold

medal presented to him. His Latin Sermon before the

Synod. Quotation from. Results of the Synod. Opinions

of the British divines. The church of England troubled

with disputes. The king encourages Arminianism. Immo-

derate disputes between Arminians and Calvinists.

Majesty restrains them. Doctrines of the church. Popery

increasing. Montague's writings. Death of James I.

Dr. Hall's remarks upon the growth of sects.

great personages fashionable in Dr. Hall's time.

guilty of this. Funeral sermon on James I. Dr. Hall's

sermon, entitled, "Noah's Dove, &c." in latin, translated

by Robert Hall, his son. His preaching at the re-opening

of St. John's Chapel, Clerkenwell. Parliament consider

Montague's books. The church disturbed by the Belgic

disputes. Dr. Hall's reflections on them. His sentiments

moderate. His Via Media. The object of this treatise.

The doctrines of the church contained in it.

attempt of reconciling the points in dispute,

His

Flattering

He is

Dr. Hall's

p. 15-111.

CHAP. III.

Dr. Hall's refusal of the See of Gloucester. His promotion to

that of Exeter. Misunderstood in his writings against the

church of Rome. Vindication of himself. His episcopal

A copy of it. The

function attacked. His advice to his clergy. Recommends

catechizing. Spent much of his life in that exercise.

K. James's opinion of catechizing. Bishop Hall suspected

of favouring Popery and Puritanism. Lectures set up in

market-towns suppressed. Breach between the King and

Puritans widening. Factious clergy in the diocese of

Exeter. Most of them restored to order. Bishop Hall

accused of encouraging lectures. His troubles on this

account. He, and others of his brethren, charged with

giving advantage to the disaffected. Laud promoting the

second edition of the Book of Sports.

ill effects of it. The hardship of imposing its publication

on the clergy. Many refused publishing it. Sufferings of

the clergy on this account. Remarks on the character of

Charles I. Persons in authority should promote the obser-

vance of the sabbath. The object of publishing the book

of sports.
Bishop Hall did not encourage its publica-

tion. No mention of it in his works. Controversy

about the morality of the sabbath revived. The long

parliament insisted on the strict observance of the sabbath.

The Book of Sports burnt. Archbishop Laud leaning to

Popery. Communion tables ordered to be placed altarwise.

The consequent disputes and troubles. Prynne's sentence

for writing his Histriomastix. Bastwick and Burton sen-

tenced for their writings. Dr. Williams, Bishop of Lincoln,

imprisoned. Osbaldeston severely treated, . . p.112-151.

CHAP. IV.

Scottish Bishops nominal. Attempts of establishing episco-
pacy in Scotland unsuccessful. Bishop Hall undertaking
to write in defence of "the Divine Right of Episcopacy."
Sketch of the work sent to Archbishop Laud.

His Grace's