Chillingworthi novissima. Or, The sicknesse, heresy, death and buriall of William Chillingworth. (In his own phrase) Clerk of Oxford, and in the conceit of his fellow souldiers, the Queens arch-engineer, and grand-intelligencer. Set forth in a letter to his eminent and learned friends, a relation of his apprehension at Arundell, a discovery of his errours in a briefe catechism, and a shorr [sic] oration at the buriall of his hereticall book. By Francis Cheynell, late fellow of Merton Colledge. Published by authority.

Title: Chillingworthi novissima. Or, The sicknesse, heresy, death and buriall of William Chillingworth. (In his own phrase) Clerk of Oxford, and in the conceit of his fellow souldiers, the Queens arch-engineer, and grand-intelligencer. Set forth in a letter to his eminent and learned friends, a relation of his apprehension at Arundell, a discovery of his errours in a briefe catechism, and a shorr [sic] oration at the buriall of his hereticall book. By Francis Cheynell, late fellow of Merton Colledge. Published by authority.

Author: Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665.

Collection: Early English Books Online

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gave him some ease. And the next day being Munday, at our morning-exercise in the Cathedrall, I desired the soul∣diers and Citizens that they would in their prayers remem∣ber the distressed estate of Mr Chillingworth a sick Prisoner in the City, a man very eminent for the strength of his parts, the excellency of his gifts, and the depth of his learning: I told them that they were commanded to love their enemies, and therefore were bound to pray for them, especially when God moved the heart of an enemy to desire their prayers: We prayed heartily that God would be pleased to bestow saving graces as well as excellent gifts upon him, that so all his gifts might be improved and sanctified: we desired that God would give him new light, and new eyes, that he might see, acknowledge, and recant his errours, that he might deny his carnall reason, and submit to faith: that God would blesse all meanes which were used for his recovery, &c.I beleeve none of his friends or my enemies can deny that we made a respectfull and Christian mention of him in our prayers. The same day I rid to Arundel to move the Doctor to come over againe to visit Mr Chillingworth, but the Doctour was sent for out of Town (before I got thither) to visit Sir William Springot, and so I lost my journey, and the Doctour saw him no more. In my absence a religious Officer of Chichester garrison followed my suit to Mr Chil∣lingworth, and entreated him to declare himselfe in point of Religion; but Mr Chillingworth appealed to his Book againe, and said he was setled, as you may see it more largely set down in Mr Edmonds his Testimony before. From my first visitation of Mr Chillingworth to the last, I did not finde him in a condition which might any way move mee (had I beene his deadly enemy) either to flatter or envy him, but rather to pity and pray for him, as you see I did. I dare appeale to his eminent and learned friends, whether there could bee more mercy shewn to his body, or charity to his soule, whilst he was alive? Consider what it is worth to have a fortnights space to repent in. O what would Dives have proffered for such a mercy? if Mr Chillingworth did 0