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This so struck the lady, that she took the first opportunity of waiting on the king, and related all the circumstances; and expressed her apprehensions lest he should lose the affections of many of his good people of London, in consequence of the imprisonment of this popular minister. This, together with the general indignation expressed, is thought to have been the occasion of his speedy release, by the express orders of the king. Such, however, was the spirit of the new Parliament, that a complaint was made of this act of clemency; upon which it was represented that there was a defect in the law, which did not provide for a longer confinement. A committee was therefore appointed, to consider the defects of the law, and report such amendments as the case demanded. And from this time no indulgence was shown to any non-conformist minister.

Mr. Calamy lived to see those heavy judgments which, in the righteous providence of God, fell upon the devoted city in which he was born, and where he had spent so many years in faithfully preaching the gospel. The great fire, which consumed so large a part of London, took place in 1666, when thirteen thousand houses were burned, and eighty-nine churches. This awful conflagration affected Calamy's feelings exceedingly, and is said, indeed, to have broken his heart; for he survived the catastrophe but a little time. Being driven in a coach to survey the ruins which the fire had made, when he returned home he retired to his chamber, from which he never came out alive, but died within a month, in October, 1666, and in the 67th year of his age.

The character of Edmund Calamy will be sufficiently understood, from the preceding memoir. No minister of his time was more popular; and none had more energy and public spirit, together with a fearless boldness in declaring his sentiments, and going forward in the path which conscience directed. He may well be considered the leader of the Presbyterian party; their confidence in his courage, prudence, and integrity, was unbounded; and they manifested their

estimation of his talents and address, by generally making him their chairman, at all their meetings.

Mr. Calamy lived too much in active life, to have much leisure for writing books. His talents, too, were more of the active than the contemplative kind; but he has left writings enough to show that he was capable of writing with great force and ingenuity.

Besides SMECTYMNUUS, in which he had his full share, Mr. Calamy assisted in drawing up "The Vindication of the Presbyterian Government and Ministry," 1650; and also the "Jus Divinum Ministerii Evangelici and Anglicani," in 1654.

His other works are sermons, of which the following are the titles:

1. England's Looking Glass. Jer. xviii. 7-10. Preached before the House of Commons, December 22, 1641.

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2. God's Free Mercy to England. Ezek. xxxvi. Also before the Commons, on a Fast, February

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3. The Nobleman's Pattern of True and Real Thankfulness, from Job xxiv. 15. A Thanksgiving Sermon, before the House of Lords, June 15, 1643.

4. England's Antidote against the Plague of Civil War, from Acts xvii. 20. Before the House of Commons, on a solemn Fast, October 22, 1644.

5. An Indictment against England, because of her Self-murdering Divisions; with an Exhortation to Concord, from Matt. xii. 25. Before the House of Lords, on the Monthly Fast, December 25, 1644.

6. The Great Danger of Covenant-refusing and Covenant-breaking, from 2 Tim. iii. 3., January 24, 1646. Before the Lord Mayor, with the Sheriff, Aldermen, and Common Council.

7. The Door of Truth Opened, against the Invectives of Mr. Burton. 1646.

8. The Saints' Rest, or their Happy Sleep in Death, from Acts vii. 50, August 24, 1651, next Sabbath after Mr. Love's execution.

9. The Doctrine of the Body's Fragility. Phil. iii. 21. At the funeral of Dr. Samuel Bolton, 1655.

10. The Monster of Sinful Self-seeking, Anatomized, together with a Description of the Blessed and Heavenly Self-seeking.

11. A Sermon at the Funeral of the Earl of Warwick, 1658.

12. A Sermon from Isaiah lvii. 1, at the funeral of Mr. Ashe.

13. The Godly Man's Ark, or City of Refuge, in the Day of his Distress. This is a small book containing five sermons, from Psalm cxix. 92.

14. A Sermon at the Morning Exercise. Acts xxvi. 8.

Mr. Calamy's eldest son was ejected from Moreton, by the Act of Uniformity.

CARTER, THOMAS.-A member of the Westminster Assembly of divines, was minister of Dynton, in Buckinghamshire. He preached a sermon before the House of Commons, from Exod. xxxii. 9, 10., which is entitled, "Prayer's Prevalence for Israel's Safety." There are no other memorials of this divine.

CARTER, WILLIAM.-A member of the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, was educated in Cambridge, and afterwards became a very popular preacher in London.

Though a young man, he was chosen a member of the Assembly of Divines, and in that body, agreed in opinion with those who insisted that besides a pastor, every well organized church should have a doctor or teacher. After some time he joined the Independents, or dissenting brethren in the Assembly. Mr. Carter had numerous invitations to settle in the ministry, but he declined them all, because he was not satisfied with the parochial discipline of those times; nevertheless he was a most laborious, and zealous preacher of the gospel. Besides preaching twice, on the Lord's day, he attended frequent weekly lectures, and was often called on for occasional sermons. Mr. Carter finished his earthly course in the year 1658, and in the 53d year of his age.

The only sermon of his, which has been published, was entitled "Light in Darkness," preached before the House of Commons, from Psalm lxv. 5.; on the solemn fast of November 24, 1647.

CARYL, JOSEPH, M. A., was born in the city of London, in 1602. His parents were persons of respectability, and when he was prepared, sent him to Exeter College, Oxford. There he had the advantage of a good tutor, and became a noted disputant. In 1627, he proceeded Master of Arts; about which time he entered into holy orders, and for a while preached about Oxford. He then removed to London, where he was preacher to the society of Lincoln's Inn. In 1643, he was appointed a member of the Assembly of Divines, at Westminster, and became a frequent preacher before the Long Parliament. In 1645, he was presented to the living of Magnus, in London, which he held until the restoration, when he was ejected.

Mr. Caryl was appointed several times by the Parliament, to attend on Charles I. In January, 1646, he, and Stephen Marshall, were nominated chaplains to the commissioners sent to the king at Newcastle, to endeavour to bring about a reconciliation. The king, however, would not hear either of them preach, nor so much as permit them to ask a blessing at his table. He also attended the commissioners sent to the king in the Isle of Wight, in 1648. He was one of those appointed to wait on the king, and afford him spiritual consolation just before his death, but the king declined their services.

In 1649, Mr. Caryl, Mr. Nye, and Mr. Marshall, were sent to invite the excluded members to resume their places in Parliament; and in 1650, he, with John Owen, accompanied Oliver Cromwell to Scotland. In 1653, he was appointed one of the Triers of Ministers, and the next year, an assistant to the commissioners appointed for displacing ignorant and scandalous ministers.

Mr. Caryl was a member of the committee of In

dependent Divines who met at the Savoy, A. D. 1658, to draw up a uniform confession of their faith. In 1659, he accompanied General Whalley, and Col. Goffe, into Scotland, to acquaint General Monk with the true state of affairs in England.

After his ejectment, 1662, Mr. Caryl gathered a separate congregation, from among his former hearers, to whom he preached until removed by death, February 7, 1672, aged seventy-one years.

The following account of his death was given at the time, by Mr. Henry Dorney, in a letter to his brother: "That famous and laborious minister, Mr. Joseph Caryl, your ancient friend and companion, is departed this life, aged seventy-one years; whose death is greatly lamented by the people of God, throughout this city. About the beginning of his sickness, I was with him, and he inquired about you as he was wont to do..... His labours were great, his studies incessant, his conversation unspotted. His sincerity, faith, zeal, and wisdom, gave a fragrant smell among the churches, and servants of Christ. His sickness, though painful, was borne with patience, and joy in believing. And so he departed from time to eternity, under the full sail of desire, and joy in the Holy Spirit. He lived his own sermons. He did at last desire his friends to forbear speaking to him, that so he might retire to himself, which time they perceived he spent in prayer, often lifting up his hands a little; and at length his friends observing that they moved no more, drew near, and perceived that he had silently departed."

Mr. Caryl was a moderate Independent-a very pious and humble man.

He was the author of several sermons, but his great work was "A Commentary on the Book of Job," in two large folio volumes. It has also been printed in twelve volumes quarto. Though this work possesses great merit, its enormous size has been a great obstruction to its usefulness. Pool's Synopsis contains (vol. ii.) a good abridgment of this Commentary. It has been wittily said, that this book is a

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