Bishop of Winchester', who was then the King's Almoner. the King's Paraphrase upon the Revelation of St. John, which he is said to have written before he was twenty years of age, to be a memorable monument left to all posterity, which I can never look upon, but those verses of the poet runne alwaies in wo minde. Cæsaribus virtus contigit ante diem: Surgit, et ignava fert mala damna more. Of this great divine Casaubon thus speaks, “ De cujus alt a "doctrina in omni genere disciplinarum quicquid dixero minus "erit." In lam were eminently united those qualities, which seldom meet in one man, "Scientia magna, memoria major, “judicium maximum, at industria infinita." He is said to have possessed a critical and accurate knowledge of at least fifteen modern tongues. Hence, no one was better qualified to be one of the translators of the Bible in the reign of King James Lord Clarendon entertained so favourable an opinion of him, as to declare, That "if Andrews, who loved and understood "the church, had succeeded Bancroft in the see of Canterbury, that infection would easily have been kept out, which could "not afterwards be so easily expelled." (History of the Rebellion, B. I. p. 88. Ed. 1721.) Amongst Milton's juven le poems is an elegy on the death of Bishop Andrews. To las patronage the venerable Joseph Mede owed his success in being elected into a fellowship of Christ's College, Cambridge. And it should be always mentioned to his honour, that it was use! with him to send for men of note, that he thought wanted preferment, and to give them prebends and benehces under seal before they knew of it. Of tins we have a remarkable instance in the case of Mr. Bous, on whom he conferred a prebend of Ely unasked for. He was sent for to London by the Bishopa Whra About this time there grew many disputes that concerned the Oath of Supremacy and Allegiance'. When he had given hun, as we commonly say, joy of it (which was his first salutation at his coming to ham), he told han, "that he did bestow it freely on him, without any one moving, "han thereto; though (said he) some pick-th wrks will be say. , they stool your faends herein." Which predictio a proved very true. (Peck & Desiderata cu usa, B.VIII. p. 50.)———— Fil'er observes of him, that "the Fathers are not more fathfully • cited in his book, than lively copied out in his countenanc and carriage; his gravity in a manner awing King James, who refiained from that mirth and liberty in the preseace of this prelate, which otherwise he assued to himself." Of ..s writings perhaps the most known and the e tu ful is the Manual of Devotions, composed in Greek and Latia for his own private use, and rendered into English by Dean Stanhope. I or some time before his death the manuscript was scarce ever out of Js hands. It was found worn in pieces by his fingers, and wet with his tears. A late editor of these devotions thus concludes has advertisement to the reader. When thou hast bought this bok, enter into thy closet and shut the door; pray with Bishop Andrews for one week, and he will be thy companion for the residue of thy years; he will be pleasant in thy lite, ad at the hour of death he will not forsake thee."--" Who, ath Bishop Gauden, “hath more ampleness and completeness for a good Man, a good Bishop, a good Christian, a good Sclalar, a good Preacher, and a good Counsellor, than B.saop Andrews, a man of an astonishing excellency both at home and abroad?"—See Lloyd's State Worthies, p. 1016, ** Then I say did his Majesty show this Christ an courage of has more manifestly, when he sent the profession of his region, The Apology of the Oath of Allegiance,' and his opanion of the Roman Antichrist, in all languages to all Princes of Christendom. By occasion of which book, though there in which the King had appeared and engaged himself by his public writings now extant. And his Majesty discoursing with Mr. Donne, concerning many of the reasons which are usually urged against the taking of those oaths, apprehended such a validity and clearness in his stating the questions, and his answers to them, that his Majesty commanded him to bestow some time in drawing the arguments into a method, and then to write his answers to them; and having done that, not to send but be his own messenger and bring them to him. To this he presently and diligently applied himself, and within six weeks brought them to him, under his own hand-writing. as they be now printed; the book bearing the name of Pseudo-Martyr "," printed anno 1610. “ "have risen twenty Rabshakes, who have railed against our “God, in railing against our religion; and twenty Shemers, who "who have railed against the person of his Sacred Majesty-(for "I may pronounce that the number of thein who have barked “ and « arled at that book in writing is scarce less than forty) ;—— "yet scarce one of them all hith undertaken the arguments of "that book, but either repeated, and percharce enlarged those " things, which their own authors had shovelled together of that " subject (that is, the Pope's temporal power); or else they have "bent themselves meliciously, insolently, sacrilegiously against “the person of his Majesty; and the Pope may be Antichra-t still, for any thing they have sand to the contrary." (Dr. Domné's Sermon at Paul & Cross, March 24, 1616 J • Wherein this conclusion is evicted, that those who are of "the Ruman religion in this king-lom, may or ought to take the When the King had read and considered that book, he persuaded Mr. Donne to enter into the ministry; to which at that time he was, and appeared, very unwilling, apprehending it (such was his mistaken modesty) to be too weighty for his abilities: and though his Majesty had promised him a favour, and many persons of worth mediated with his Majesty for some secular employment for him (to which his education had adapted him), and particularly the Earl of Somerset, when in his greatest height of favour; who being then at Theobald's with the king, where one of the clerks of the council died that night; the Earl posted a messenger for Mr. Donne to come to him immediately, and, at Mr. Donne's coming, said, "Mr. Donne, to testify the reality of my affection, and my purpose to prefer you, stay in this gar"den till I go up to the King and bring you word * oath of allegiance, 1610,” In this year Dr. Donne was incorporated M. A. in the University of Oxford, having already been whatted to that degree at Cambridge, * The house at Ibeobald's, near Waltham in Essex, was bu.lt by the Lot Hgh Treasurer Burghley, in the re gn of Elizabeth. A place, than which, as to the tbne, notang can be more neat, and as to the gardens, walks, and wildernesses about it, nothing can be more pleasant." J.Les I. was so much deIghted with its situation, that he gave the manor of Hatfield Be in exchange for it to Lord Ced, afterward created Earl of bury. He died at this his favourite palace, March 27, 1027. This noble and beautiful € 1 plundered and destroyed by the Rebels in 16′′1 66 that you are clerk of the council: doubt not my “ doing this, for I know the King loves you, and "know the King will not deny me."-But the King gave a positive denial to all requests; and, having a discerning spirit, replied, "I know Mr. "Donne is a learned man, has the abilities of a "learned divine, and will prove a powerful preacher, and my desire is to prefer him that way, and in that way I will deny you nothing "for him." After that time, as he professeth in his Book of Devotions, "The King descended to “a persuasion, almost to a solicitation, of him to "enter into sacred orders';" which though he then denied not, yet he deferred it for almost three years. All which time he applied himself to an • Walton probably alludes to the following passage in the dedication of Donne's Book of Devotions." To the most excel "lent Prince, Prince Charles. Most excellent Prince, I have "had three births; one natural, when I came into the world, “one supernatural, when I entered into the ministry; and now "a preternatural birth in returning to life from this sickness: "in my second birth your Highnesse's royal father vouchsafed “mee his hand, not onely to sustaine me in it, but to lead "me to it." * Mr. Granger quotes a passage from Dr. Barwick's Life of Bishop Morton, relating to Donne, that he (Barwick) saw a pr trait of Donne at Lincoln's Inn, all enveloped with a darkish shadow, his face and features hardly discernibie, with this ejacu lation and wish written thereon: “ Domine, illumina tenebras "meas," and that this wish was afterward accomplished, when at the persuasion of King James he entered into holy orders. (Biogr. Hist. vol. 11.) |