[527] Palmer, in his Vindication of Dissenters, 1705, says, p. 99, “In all our churches we administer the Sacrament twelve times, at least, in a year.” From the records of Castle Gate Church, Nottingham, it appears the Lord’s Supper was there celebrated once in six weeks.
[528] These particulars are taken from the records of the Trust, of which I have the honour to be a Trustee.
[529] De Foe says of him—
“His native candour and familiar style,
Which did so oft his hearers’ hours beguile,
Charmed us with godliness; and while he spake
We loved the doctrines for the teacher’s sake;
While he informed us what those doctrines meant
By dint of practice more than argument.”
[530] Dr. Williams’ Life of Annesley, p. 134, published by Dunton, 1697.