noon he was among his own people. In the morning he usually preached at St. George's church, Southwark, and once in the week-day at Ely-house, and in the Savoy to the maimed foldiers.

Befides his conftant labours in the miniftry, he took great pains for many years in making a new tranflation of the Bible, in which he called in the affiftance of many learned men at home and abroad. This he made the master-study of his life, and would often cry out, "Oh that I might fee this done "before I die!" It was almoft compleated, but the great turn to public affairs at the restoration caufed this noble defign to prove abortive.] Abp. Bancroft, who was a fupervifor of this work, altered it in fourteen places to make it fpeak the prelatical language.

[Mr. J. chose a single life, that he might be the more entirely devoted to his facred work, and the better enabled to do good. Befides his own alms] he was a conftant folicitor and agent for the poor with others whom he knew were able to fupply their wants. For this end he always carried about with him a lift of the names of the greateft objects of charity known to him, with their afflictions, neceffities, and characters affixed. Above 30 families had all their fubfiftence from him. [Nor did he limit his charity to thofe of his own congregation or opinion; he did good to all. And where he thought it no charity to give, he would lend, without interest or security. One of the moft remarkable inftances of his charity, which was perhaps without precedent, was that which he fhewed to the poor Jews at Jerufalem, who, by reason of a war between the Swedes and Poles, (A. D. 1657) were reduced to great extremity; their chief means of fubfiftence, from their rich brethren in other countries being hereby cut off. Mr. J. collected for them 300l. and with it fent letters with a view to their converfion to Chriftianity; the copies of which may be seen in his life.-It is easy to fuppofe that a man of his character muft be crowded with vifitors of various kinds. He refolved however to have time for his devotions and ftudies; and as he hated idle talk and fruitless vifits, he took all poffible means to avoid them. One was this: he put over his ftudy-door, where he ufually received his vifitors, this writing:

AMICE, QUISQUIS HUC ADES;

AUT AGITO PAUCIS; AUT ABI;
AUT ME LABORANTEM ADJUVA,

WHAT

WHATEVER FRIEND COMES HITHER,
DISPATCH IN BRIEF, OR GO,

OR HELP ME BUSIED TOO.

H. J.

During the time that epifcopacy was laid afide in England, Mr. Jeffey was in high efteem, and free from the perfecutions which the Baptifts too generally fuffered. But before and after that period, he fhared the fufferings of the nonconformifts.] On Feb. 21, 1637, he and a number of others being met together to worship God, the greateft part of them were feized, and carried away from Queenhithe by the Bp's pursuivants; and they met with the like difturbance in May following in another place. In Nov. 1639, he was fent by the congregation into Wales to affift old Mr. Wroth, Mr. Cradock, and others, in gathering a church in Llanzvaches in Monmouthfire. On April 21, 1640, he with a great number of the members of feveral congregations, being met together upon Tower-hill, to feek God by fafting and prayer, were interrupted by the purfuivants, and imprifoned in the Tower by Sir W. Balfore, who foon released them; they being bound over by Abp. Laud to answer at the next feffions. They appeared there, but were never called, the profecutors not thinking it adviseable to proceed.

On Aug. 22, 1641, he, with five of his congregation, were feized by order of the lord mayor, and committed prifoners to Wood-Street compter, when they appealed to parliament, and were foon released. Upon the restoration he was ejected from his living at St. George's, filenced from his ministry, and committed to prifon, where (it is faid in Crosby's Hift. of the Baptifts, vol. 1, p. 320.) he died, full of peace and joy. Dr. C.'s account goes on as follows:

On Nov. 27, 1661, he was feized, and kept in the ineffenger's hands, but releafed by the privy council, after a month's wrongful restraint. Aug. 30, 1662, he was again apprehended (upon misinformation) and fecured fix months in the meffenger's houfe, till by an order of council he was again released, on Feb. 20 following. About 5 or 6 months after his release, be fell into his laft fickness, but neither he nor they that were about him apprehended his death to be fo near as it really was. However, the good man fell presently to the trimming of his lamp, as diligently as if God had exprefly told him. He fpent his last days and nights in fearching his heart, humbling his foul, extolling free grace, and exhorting all about

him to keep close to God, to persevere in the faith, and prepare for trials: adding for encouragement, the long experi ence he had had of the goodness of the Lord in all times and conditions. The laft evening but one before his departure, having a mind to walk, he was led about the room, and often repeated this expreffion, "God is good: he doth not lead me whither I would not, as he did Peter: good is the Lord to me." Being foon tired, he fat down on his bed, and one who fat by him faid, "They among whom you have laboured can witnefs, that you have been a faithful fervant of Chrift, making his glory your utmost end, for the good of their fouls." But he replied, "Say no more of that; exalt God, exalt God." He spent the firft part of his last night in bleffing God, and finging praises to his name, and fell asleep about 11 o'clock. Waking again between 2 and 3, he fell into a wonderful strain of abafing himself, and admiring the love of God, "that he fhould chufe the vileft, the unworthieft, and the bafeft," which laft word he repeated many times, and then cried out, "Oh the unspeakable love of God, that he should reach me when I could not reach him !" And when the cordial ordered for that night was brought, he faid, "Trouble me not, upon your peril; trouble me not.". He was then as if he had feen fome glorious vifion, or had been in a rapture. He was mindful also in this his last night of those who were his daily care, viz. the widows and fatherlefs, whom he spake of with pity, in a low lamenting voice, and the by-ftanders judged he was praying for them. Then he defired one present to pray with him, during which time he was still, and feemed afterwards much refreshed. He repeated Joel ii. 28. and bid them turn to several other texts that he mentioned; and as he lay, he often called out, "more julep," meaning more scriptures; for he drank in much confolation from the exceeding great and precious promifes therein contained, and continued to his laft gafp praifing God. The last words he was heard to speak were thefe: "He counted me worthy." And when the found of his words ceased, his lips were observed ftill to move, and he seemed to be inwardly adoring that God whom in his health he ferved, feared and praised, and made his boast of continually; whofe law he preached, and whofe good nefs he proclaimed. He died Sept. 4, 1663, aged 63, lamented by persons of different perfuafions, several thousands of whom attended his funeral.

Poft varios cafus, et per difpendia vitæ

Plurima, devictis hoftibus, ille jacet.

Sub tumulo, invictus victor, fub pace triumphans
Præmia virtutis poffidet ille fuæ.

Cymba fides, remique preces, fufpira venti
Cum quibus Elyfiis per Styga fertur agris.

Mr. Ob. Wills, who wrote with great warmth against his particular opinions, fpeaks of him in the following terms: "That man of God, Mr. Jeffey, an anti-podobaptift of long ftanding; as holy I conceive as any; of good learning, and a very tender conscience; of an healing and uniting spiritI wish there were more fuch anti-podobaptifts as he."] He was fo great a fcripturift, that if one began to rehearse any paffage, he could go on with it, and name the book, chapter, and verse where it might be found. [The original languages of the Old and New Testament were as familiar to him as his mother tongue.]

WORKS. A Store-houfe of Provifion; in fundry Cafes of Confcience.-A Scripture Calendar, from 1645 to 1660, defigned to restore the Knowledge of the Scripture Hours, Days, &c.-The Glory and Salvation of Jebudab and Ifrael, to reconcile Jews and Chriftians in the Faith of the Meffiah; and a Defcription of Jerufalem.-An Eafy Catechifm for Children; in which the Answers are wholly in the Words of Scripture.-The exceeding Riches of Grace in Mrs. Sarah Wright.-The Lord's loud Call to England.Mifcellanea Sacra, or divers neceffary Truths.-A Looking-Glafs for Children. He was chiefly concerned in the English-GreekLexicon.

Ibid. (or St. THOMAS's) Mr. John Bifcoe, B. A. of NewInn Hall, Oxf. born at High Wycomb, Bucks, where he also died, and was buried June 9, 1679. He was affiftant to the commiffioners of Surrey for ejecting fcandalous and infufficient minifters. Mr. Wood fays, "thofe CALLED fcandalous," &c. But it falls out unhappily for him and thofe of his ftamp, that they were not only called but proved fuch before their ejection. A certain writer of their own, (a mighty royalift too, and a confiderable fufferer in that caufe) in a book commended by Dr. Hammond, has these remarkable words: "I fear if the martyrology even of these fuffering times were fcanned, Venus VOL. I.

and

and Bacchus would be found to have many more martyrs than God and loyalty."-Mr. Bifcoe died in 1679.

WORKS. The glorious Mystery of God's Mercy, &c.Grand Trial of true Converfion; or Grace acting chiefly in the Thoughts on 2 Cor. x. 5.-Mystery of free Grace,-And fome other small tracts.

ST. HELEN'S, [V. S.] Mr. Arthur Barham. Born at Buckfead in Suffex, Nov. 22, 1618. He was firft defigned for the law; but upon his father's death, not being fatisfied with that profeffion, he fold his law-books, and went to Cam bridge, where he studied divinity with great diligence and delight. When he left the univerfity, he was firit chosen lecturer of St. Olave's in Southwark; from whence he removed to this living, to which he was presented by Sir John Langham, who was his relation by marriage. There he continued about ten years, preaching with good fuccefs, till his ejectment in 1662. He then removed with his family to Hackney, where he continued till the five-mile act paffed, when he left his family and retired into Suffex. Upon the indulgence, in 1672, he took out a licence, and preached in his own house twice every Lord's-day, catechized in the afternoon, and expounded some portion of scripture in the evening. Befides which, he preached a lecture every Friday, catechized two days in a week, and performed family duty every morning and evening in two, and sometimes in three, families befides his own. But this was not fuffered long; for no fooner was the king's declaration recalled than he was informed againft, and his goods were feized till he had paid a confiderable fine. About 6 weeks after, a second warrant was iflued out against him, tho' he had not preached fince the firft. But being beloved by his neighbours, they gave him notice of it, fo that he removed his goods to London, and took lodgings. Not long after, he was feized with apoplectic fits, which took away his memory, and quite difabled him for farther fervice. For the two laft years of his life, he lived with his fon-in-law Mr. John Clark, bookfeller in the city, and exchanged this life for a better, March 6, 1692, aged 74. He was a fincere, godly, humble man; of a mild and peaceable difpofition; and was generally beloved by those that knew him.

ST. JOHN Baptift. Mr. Peter Witham.

ST. JOHN