lege Oxon: and being Master of Arts, was made Chaplain, and then Fellow of that Society, and at length fucceded his Uncle in the Provofhip. He had been efteemed inclinable to the Puritans, but after ABp. Laud had with great Application gained him to his fide, he became diftaftful to them. He had been Honored with being Chaplain in Ord. to King Charles the I Promoted to the Deanery of Worcester, and in 1640 he was Vicechancellor of Oxon, and bore his share of Trouble in that Fallious time. Five years after that he was Nominated to the Deanery of Dur ham, but died before he was inftalled. Hè was a Perfon of a comly Prefence, and was efteemed by all that knew him to be of à Sweet and obliging Nature, and of great Probity, Indufry and Learning.

He wrote feveral other Pieces, one of which was feconded by the great Chil lingworth: and great pity it is that, ás it is of Small Bulk, it hath not fince been Reprinted with him. Another, Entitled a Survey of the New Platform of Predeftination, was left in MSS. and came in

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to the hands of Dr. Twifs of Newbury (be ing probably fiezed on in thofe times of Confufion) who wrote against that and three Letters of Dr. Potter's on the fame Subject: but we could never yet get a fight of Twifs's Book, and very much doubt that all thofe Pieces which he undertook to refute, except this one Letter, Perished in the Calamity and Improbity of thofe

times.

The Examination of Tilenus is an imaginary Dialogue betwixt the Commiffioners appointed by the Parliament for Examining the Qualifications of their Miniftry, and one of the Candidates; in which the harsh Opinions about Predeftination are expofed with much Spirit and agreeableness, and fhown to be deflructive of the Propagation and Power of Religion. This was written during the Rebellion by Dr. Womock, as himself confeffeth in a Letter written fome years after to one of the Commiffioners for reviewing the Liturgy at the Savoy. Daniel Tilenus, under whofe name the Author concealed himself, was once a rigid Calvinist, and is faid to have been at the

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Synod of Dort, and to have been privy to all the Cabals and Management of it. Put Profecuting the Dispute against Arminius, he was at length Convinced by bis Reasonings, and changed his fide. He abridged the Canons made at Dort into that little compafs in which they are exhibited in this Tract, being Tranflated from his French.

Mr. Baxter attempted Somthing towards an Answer to this, charging our Imaginary Tilenus with abufing and mifreprefenting the Synod; which was Anfwered firft by a Learned † Perfon who concealed his Name, and afterwards by Womock himself, in certain †† Dialogues written much on the fame Plan with thefe, where he makes good his Charge by Quotations from the Writings of the Calvinifts.

We fuppofe Dr. Womock was born in Norfolk, he having at the University enjoyed a Scholarship belonging to that

Pref, to his Grotian Religian.

Apology for Tilenus.

ft Refult of falfe Principles.

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County. He was admitted Penfioner in Corp. Chrift. Coll. Camb. in 16zo. Hạ bimfelf acquaints us that he was Educated in the Principles which he here oppofeth: and it is faid that his Father was one of the Triers or Commiffioners appointed by the Parliament for Examining into the Orthodoxy and Abilities of Juch Clergy as should be admitted to the Miniftry by their allowance; from whence he became acquainted with the Nature of their Proceedings. Iz 1641 he was Chaplain to the Lord Paget Baron of Beau-defert, as appears in a Dedication which he makes to him. verfion to the Principles and Pralifes of thofe who prevailed in the fucceding times of Confufion, rendered him incapable of Preferment till the Refloration: at which time he was made Prebendary of Ely, and Archdeacon of Suffolk. The reeftablished Court is known to have been too negligent and forgetful of the Merits of their Friends; it is therefore lefs wonderful that he should obtain nothing more Confiderable till 1683, when he was Promoted to the Bishoprick of St. Davids. His fhort

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Continuance in that Preferment made it detrimental to his Relations: and he was fo fenfible that it would probably be so, that he accepted it with regret, and often declared he should have been much more joyful and contented if he had been made a Refidentiary of St. Pauls. He was tall of Stature, and of a plain and grave af pect; and maintained a good Port and Character in the Stations which be filled: he had an Happy Wit, ready Expreffion, and good fudgment, had read abundance of Books, and was Poffeffed of one of the Nobleft Collections of them of any belonging to a private Perfon in his time. He had a fingular Veneration for the Eflablib'd Church, and was indefatigable in his Labors for her Honor and Defence. He died in 1685 in the Seventy third year of his Age, and was buried in the Church of St. Margarets Westminster, where a neat Marble Monument is Erected to the Memory of him and his only Daughter, who left the World a small time before

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