3010The Life of the Right Honorable
Modis;
Which was the way that was moſt according
to his own heart.
to his own heart.
Neither was He in his time leſſe gracious with the Subject
than with his Soveraign. He was ever acceptable to the Houſe
of Commons, when he was a Member thereof. Being the
Kings Atturney, and choſen to a place in Parliament; he was
allowed and diſpenſed with to ſit in the Houſe; which was
not permitted to other Atturneys.
than with his Soveraign. He was ever acceptable to the Houſe
of Commons, when he was a Member thereof. Being the
Kings Atturney, and choſen to a place in Parliament; he was
allowed and diſpenſed with to ſit in the Houſe; which was
not permitted to other Atturneys.
And as he was a good Servant to his Maſter;
Being never,
in nineteen years ſervice (as he himſelf a verred,) rebuked by
the King for any Thing relating to his Majeſty; So he was
a good Maſter to his Servants, And rewarded their long at-
tendance with good Places, freely when they fell into his
Power. Which was the Cauſe that ſo many young Gentle-
men of Blood and Quality, ſought to list themſelres in
his Retinue. And if he were abuſed by any of them in their
Places, It was onely the Errour, of the Goodneſs, of his Na-
ture; but the Badges of their Indiſcretions, and Intempe-
rances.
in nineteen years ſervice (as he himſelf a verred,) rebuked by
the King for any Thing relating to his Majeſty; So he was
a good Maſter to his Servants, And rewarded their long at-
tendance with good Places, freely when they fell into his
Power. Which was the Cauſe that ſo many young Gentle-
men of Blood and Quality, ſought to list themſelres in
his Retinue. And if he were abuſed by any of them in their
Places, It was onely the Errour, of the Goodneſs, of his Na-
ture; but the Badges of their Indiſcretions, and Intempe-
rances.
This Lord was Religious;
For though the World he apt
to ſuſpect, and prejudice, Great Wits, and Politicks to have
ſomewhat of the Atheiſt; ret he was converſant with God:
As appeareth, by ſereral Paſſages, throughout the whole Cur-
rent of his Writings. Otherwiſe he ſhould have croſſed
his own Principles; which were, That a little Philoſo-
phy, makerh Men apt to forget God; As attributing
too much to ſecond Cauſes; But Depth of Philoſophy,
bringeth Men back to God again. Now I am ſure there
is no Man that will deny him, or account other wiſe of him,
but to have him been a deep Philoſopher. And not only ſo,
But he was able to render a Reaſon of the Hope which
was in him; Which that Writing of his, of the Confeſſion
of the Faith, doth abundantly testifie. He repaired frequent-
ly, when his Health would permit him, to the Service of the
Church, To hear Sermons, To the Adminiſtration of the
Sacrament of the Bleſſed Body and Bloud of Chriſt; And
died in the true Faith eſtabliſbed in the Church of Eng-
land.
to ſuſpect, and prejudice, Great Wits, and Politicks to have
ſomewhat of the Atheiſt; ret he was converſant with God:
As appeareth, by ſereral Paſſages, throughout the whole Cur-
rent of his Writings. Otherwiſe he ſhould have croſſed
his own Principles; which were, That a little Philoſo-
phy, makerh Men apt to forget God; As attributing
too much to ſecond Cauſes; But Depth of Philoſophy,
bringeth Men back to God again. Now I am ſure there
is no Man that will deny him, or account other wiſe of him,
but to have him been a deep Philoſopher. And not only ſo,
But he was able to render a Reaſon of the Hope which
was in him; Which that Writing of his, of the Confeſſion
of the Faith, doth abundantly testifie. He repaired frequent-
ly, when his Health would permit him, to the Service of the
Church, To hear Sermons, To the Adminiſtration of the
Sacrament of the Bleſſed Body and Bloud of Chriſt; And
died in the true Faith eſtabliſbed in the Church of Eng-
land.