Required reading
A treatise on Satan's temptations by Richard Gilpin (Available from Amazon or free here) - Continue the 'Memoir of Richard Gilpin' by reading up to the paragraph starting 'Until the 'Indulgence' of 1672, Gilpin carried on his 'ministry' in the half-public, half-hidden, manner which these deplorable acts indicate.'
My summary
Today we continue hearing about the life of Gilpin.
We are taught about Gilpin's:
(i) 'agreement' that he drew up for Cumberland and Westmoreland;
(ii) view of Cromwell;
(iii) work as pastor at Greystoke including work against the Quakers;
(iv) withdrawal into privacy and medical practice due to the Ejection;
(v) move to Newcastle and the ministry and troubles there.
What grabbed me
I was interested to read the about Gilpin's time during the Ejection: 'Moreover, he resumed his previous medical studies and practice, to the great advantage more especially of the poor. ' How acceptable,' says our Manuscript, ' his services were among the poor people of those parts, and how much they revered him for wisdom and sanctity, appears from the superstitious respect they paid him. During many years after his death, it was believed among them that he had " laid the devil," as they phrased it, in a morass not far from his house.' Besides these semi-professional duties, he set about improving the somewhat dilapidated castle, and the lands, more particularly planted trees extensively ; the result of which was an entire change of the appearance of the estate, and now the fine woodland within which venerable Scaleby lifts its gray towers, still worthily held by a descendant through the female line.'
It doesn't sound like he was idle!
Next week's reading
Conclude the 'Memoir of Richard Gilpin'.
Now it's your turn
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