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great offence to the King, his example was foonfollowed by others.

He was Editor of the Book , intitled, “ The Gen-tleman’s Calling ,” fuppofed to have been written bythe Author of The Whole Duty of Man. Seethe Epiftle prefixed to the oftavo edition of thatwork.

Dr. Peter Gunning , Mailer of St. John’sCollege, Bifhop of Chichefter, 1669, 22 Car II.;iranflated to Ely, 1674, 26 Car. II.

. Dr. John Tillotson , Dean, and afterwardsArchbifhop of Canterbury, 1691, 3d William and Mary . The merits and character of this eminentPrelate are too well known, to require any detailedmention here. In the reign of James the Second,he firft diftinguifhed himfelf by his Polemical Writ-ings; and the eftablifhment of William on theThrone, did not relax his efforts againft the prc-grefs of Popery. It might, indeed, jufUy be calledthe Auguftine Age of Divinity; for never didgreater men enter the lifts of controverfy, than atthat period. Tillotfon, Stillingfieet, Patrick, Sher-lock, and Wake, were more than fufficient for awhole army of Jefuits; but the political circum-ftances of the times compelled the King to refort to,if not fo ftire, yet a more expeditious method ofoppofing the enemies of that religion he was calledupon to defend. In the King’s Letter to the Arch-bifhop of Canterbury, which is known to have

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