John Angell

was born, as I conceive, in Glocestersh. where receiving part of his juvenile Education, made his first entry into Magd. Hall about the beginning of the year 1610. Afterwards taking the degrees in Arts and holy Orders, became a frequent and painful Preacher. At length about 1630 being made a Lecturer at Leycester, continued there several years, a Man mighty in Word and Doctrine among the Puritannical Brethren of that place, till about the year 1650, at which time being forced by the Independent faction to leave his place, because he refused to take the Engagement, the Company of Mercers in London gave him a call, and chose him Lecturer of Grantham in Lincolnshire; (it being one of the Lectures that had been given to the said Company by Vicountess Camden) whereupon setling at that place he shone (as ’tis ((a))((a)) T. B. in the pref. to The right Government of the thoughts, &c. said) as a burning light, until God translated him to shine above as a Star for ever. To which may be added, that as his name was Angell, so (saith another ((b))((b)) Tho. Case in his pref. to The morning exercise; or, some short notes, &c. of his perswasion) he was a man indeed of angelical understanding and holiness, a burning and shining light, &c. He hath written,

The right government of the thoughts: or, a discovery of all vain, unprofitable, idle, and wicked thoughts, &c. Lond. 1659. oct.

Four Sermons (1) The right ordering of the conversation, two Sermons on Psal. 50, last verse (2) Fun. Sermon at the burial of John Lord Darcey, 27. Aug. 1636. on Psal. 39.5. (3) Preparation to the Communion, on 1. Cor. 11.28.—All printed at Lond. 1659. oct. He was buried in the Church at Grantham beforemention’d, on the sixth day of June in sixteen hundred fifty and five;1655. at which time being attended to his grave by many Divines of the neighbourhood, Mr. Laur. Sarson Bach. of Div. sometimes Fellow of Eman. Coll. in Cambr. did then deliver before them a large oration of mortality, and in praise of the Defunct. This Mr. Angell, who had the year before his death been appointed by Parliament an Assistant to the Commissioners of Lincolnshire for the ejection of such, who were then called scandalous and ignorant Ministers and Schoolmasters, was several times heard to say before he fell sick, that it was his great desire to live to see the conclusion of the year 1660, hinting that he was very confident that then would be great revolutions in the Kingdom of England.