wherein all the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted, and

whichvia An Account of the Life and Writings^(3//o//, Mafter of that college, in 1654, our Author was chofen to fucceedhim, and married the iame year. In this ftation he fpent the reft of his life,proving highlyferviceable to the Univerfity and the whole Ciiurch oi England.165'- he was one of the perfons nominated by a committee of the"In Januaryparliament to be confulted about the Englifli tranQation of the Bible ; as appearsfrom the following paffage oiJVhitelocke*.January 1 6th. At the grand Committee for religion., ordered., that it he referredto a fub-committee to fend for and advifewith Dr. Walton, Mr. Hughes,Mr. Caftell, Mr. Clark, Mr. Poulk, Dr. Cudworth, andfuch others as theyfhall think fit; and to confider of the tranflations and imprejftons of the Bible, andto offer their opinions therein to this Committee ; and that it be efpecially commendedto the LordCommiffioner Whitelocke to take care of this Bufinefi." This committee, fays M^'hitelocke, often met at my houfe, and had the" moft learned men in the oriental tongues to confultwith in this great bufi-" nefs, and divers excellent and learned obfervations of fome miftakes in the" tranflations of the Bible in Englilh -, yet was agreed to be the beft" of any tranflation in the world. I took pains in it; but it became fruitlefs" by the parliament's dilTolution."Our Author had a great (hare in the friendfliip and efteem oijohn ThurloeEfqi Secretary of State to the Protestors Oliver and Richard Cromwell, whofrequently correfponded with him, and confulted him with regard to the charactersof fuch perfons in the Univerfity, as were proper to be employ'd in politicaland civil affairs. For which purpofe Dr. Cudworth wrote, amongothers, the following letter f." Honoured Sir," I muft in the firll place crave your pardon for the delay of this my fecond'-Letter thus long, (for, I fuppofe, you have receved my former in anfwere to" yours,) which, had not fome unavoidable occafions hindred me, had come" fooner to your hands. Sir, I think there are divers men in the Univerfity" at this time, of fin^fular parts and accomplifhments for learning ; fome of" whi chare fo farre engaged in divinity, that they cannot well divert them-" felves to other profeffions or employments ; others perhaps fo much ad-" dldted to a contemplative life, that they could not ib well apply themfelves" to politicall and civill affairs. But for thofe, which I conceve to be more" free and undetermined, I (hall here prefent you with a catalogue of fome of"their names, fuch as I conceve beft qualified for civill employments. Firft,••'Mr. Pa