Bayle's
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We are told, that he compofed feveral other things, remaining in manuscript, which he wrote in his younger years, but had not the leifure to compleat. Even fome of the forementioned printed pieces have not all the perfection, which our ingenious author could have given them: for, as the writer of the fhort account of his life obferves, " being, for "his loyalty and zeal to his master's fervice, toffed from "place to place, and from country to country, during the "unfettled times of our anarchy, fome of his manuscripts falling by misfortune into unskilful hands, were printed " and published without his confent or knowledge, and be"fore he could give them his last finishing ftrokes." But that was not the cafe with his excellent tranflation of Il Paftor Fido, which was published by himself, and hath been applauded by fome of the beft judges: particularly, by fir John Denham, who, after cenfuring fervile tranflators, goes on thus:

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"A new and nobler way thou doft pursue

"To make tranflations and tranflators too.
"They but preferve the afhes, thou the flame,
"True to his fenfe, but truer to his fame."

FAREL (WILLIAM), a learned minifter of the church, and most intrepid reformer, was the fon of a gentleman of Dauphine in France, and was born at Gap, in the year 1489. He studied philosophy and the Greek and Hebrew tongues at Paris with great fuccefs, and was for fome time a teacher in the college of cardinal le Moine. Briconnet bishop of Meaux, being inclined to the reformed religion, invited him to preach in his diocese in the year 1521; but the perfecution, raised there against thofe that were ftiled heretics, in the year 1523, obliged him to provide for his fecurity out of France. He retired to Strafburg, where Bucer and Capito admitted him as a brother; and was afterwards received as fuch by Zwinglius at Zurich, by Haller at Berne, and by Oecolampadius at Bafil. As he was thought a very proper man to make profelytes, he was advised to undertake the reformation of religion at Montbeliard, in which defign he was fupported by the duke of Wittenberg, who was lord of that place; and he fucceeded in it most happily. He was a man of most firey zeal, which however he tempered a little, according to Oecolampadius's advice. Once on a proceffion-day, he pulled out of the priest's hand the image of St. Anthony, and threw it from a bridge into the river: it is a wonder, he was not torn to pieces by the mob. Erafmus did by no means

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like Farel's temper, as appears from what he wrote of him to the official of Berancon. "You have, fays he, in your "neighbourhood, the new evangelift Farel; than whom I 66 never faw a man more false, more virulent, more sedi- Erafm. "tious." He has given a frightful character of him elfe- Epift. where: but he thought Farel had abused him in some of his p. 798. edit. writing, and therefore, is not to be altogether believed in Lond. every thing he fays of him.

In the year 1528, he had the fame fuccefs in promoting the reformation in the city of Aigle, and foon after in the Bailiwick of Morat. He went afterwards to Neufchatel, in the year 1529, and 'difputed against the Roman Catholic party with fo much ftrength, that this city embraced the reformed religion, and established it intirely on the 4th of November, 1530. He was fent a deputy to the fynod of Waldenfis, held in the valley of Angrogne. Hence he went to Geneva, where he laboured against popery: but the grand vicar, and the other clergy refifted him with so much fury, that he was obliged to retire. He was called back in 1534, by the inhabitants, who had renounced the Roman Catholic religion and he was the chief perfon, that procured the perfect abolition of popery the next year. He was banished from Geneva with Calvin in the year 1538, and retired to Bafil, and afterwards to Neufchatel, where there was great probability of a large evangelical harveft. From thence he went to Mets, but had a thousand difficulties to ftruggle with, and was obliged to retire into the abbey of Gorze, where the count of Furftemberg protected him and the new converts. But they could not continue there long; for they were befieged in the abbey, and obliged at laft to furrender, after a capitulation. Farel very happily escaped, though strict search was made after him, having been put in a cart among the fick and infirm. He took upon him his former functions of a minifter at Neufchatel, whence he took now and then a journey to Geneva. When he went thither in the year 1553, he was prefent at Servetus's execution. He went again to Geneva in the year 1564, to take his last leave of Calvin, who was dangerously ill. He took a fecond journey to Mets in the year 1565, being invited by his ancient flock, to come and fee the fruits of the feed, which he had fown in their hearts. He returned to Neufchatel, and died there the 13th of September in the fame year.

He married a wife at the age of fixty-nine, and left a fon, who was but one year old, and who furvived him but three

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years. Though he was far better qualified to preach, than
to write books, yet he was the author of fome few pieces.
The difficulties this minister underwent in promoting the re-
formation, and the courage he fhewed in furmounting them
all, are almoft incredible. He was often surrounded with
drawn fwords: bells were rung to prevent his being heard; but
in vain: they could neither interrupt nor terrify the preacher.
His marriage was thought very ftrange, and out of feafon, by
his friends but he was not at a lofs for arguments, to make
them approve of it. He married, as is faid, for the fake of
an help-mate in his old age: he married to fhew, that a state
of celibacy is neither meritorious nor fatisfactory, as they of
the romifh church affert: and he married to prove, that the
grace of a perpetual continency is neither given to all, nor
for ever.
These reasons have been urged by his friends and
party: the last of which muft needs appear a very ftrange one.
"Men will hardly imagine," fays Mr. Bayle," that the
"gift of continence, which has been kept till the age of

fixty-nine, fhould on a fudden disappear and vanish away. "The moft fenfual and voluptuous perfons generally_lofe "their incontinency at that age, and even fooner. Even "they, who have not abused a hot conftitution, find that "their strength is intirely decayed, before they come to their "fixty-ninth year: and here is a man, who at that age be"gins to find, that he cannot be continent any longer.

FARIA (EMMANUEL) de Soufa, a Portugueze knight, was born in the year 1590, of a noble family; and being educated in a manner fuitable to his quality, made a great progrefs in the belles lettres, and in the knowledge of lanJugemens guages. He accompanied the marquis de Caftel Rodrigo, des Savans. who went embassador to Rome in the time of Urban VIII,

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and gained the efteem of all the learned, who frequented the court of that pontiff. Leo Allatius has mentioned him with honour. He died at Madrid in the year 1650, and like many others, who have devoted their lives to the profecution of letters, is faid to have been fo negligent of his fortune, as to have died extremely poor. He is the author of feveral works in poetry and profe: and is remarkable, for having preferred the Caftilian to the Portugueze, though the latter was his native tongue. His Poems have been collected into feven volumes, fome of which were not publifhed till after his death. His ftile is manly, vigorous, nervous; and he every where fhews much genius and judgment. He wrote, Moral Bibl. Script. and political. Difcourfes Commentaries upon the Lufiadas,

Nicol.
Anton.

Hifpan.

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of Camoens; feveral things in the hiftorical way; and he made translations. After his death was published the Europe, Afia, Africa, and Portugueze America of the fame author.

FARINATO (PAUL), an eminent Italian painter, was born at Verona in the year 1522; and was cut, it is faid, out of his mother's belly, who was juft dead in labour. He was a difciple of Nicolo Golfino, and an admirable defigner, but not altogether fo happy in his colouring: though there is a piece of his painting in St. George's church at Verona, fo well performed in both parts, that it does not feem inferior to one of Paul Veronefe's hand, which is placed next to it. He was famous alfo for being an excellent fwordfman, and a very good orator. He was confiderable likewife for his knowledge in sculpture and architecture, especially that part of it, which relates to fortifications. His laft moments are faid to have been as remarkable as his firft, on account of the death of his nearest relation. He lay upon his deathbed in the year 1506: and his wife, who was fick in the fame room, hearing him cry out, "He was going,” told bim, "She would bear him company:" and was as good as her word, they both expiring the very fame minute. Farinato lived longer than is ufual with painters, being no less than eighty-four years of age.

FARINGDON (ANTHONY), a learned and worthy English divine, was born at Sunning in the county of Berks, Wood's in the year 1596. He was admitted fcholar of Trinity-Athen. college in Oxford, in 16.2, and was elected fellow thereof Oxon. in 1617. Three years after he took a Master of Arts degree; about which time entering into holy orders, he became a noted preacher in thofe parts, an eminent tutor in the college, and, as Mr. Wood fays, an example fit to be followed by all. In the year 1634, being then bachelor of divinity, he was made vicar of Bray near Maidenhead in Berks, and foon after divinity-reader in the king's chappel at Windfor. He continued at the firft of thefe places, though not without some trouble, till after the civil commotions broke out; and then he was ejected, and reduced with his wife and family to fuch extremities, as to be very near ftarving. At length fir John Robinson, alderman of the city of London, and kinsman to archbishop Laud, and fome of the good parishioners of Milk-ftreet, in London, invited him to be paftor of St. Mary Magdalen there; which he gladly accepted, and preached to the great liking of the loyal party. In the year 1657, VOL. V.

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he published a folio volume of these fermons, and dedicated them to his kind patron Robinson," as a witneffe or mani"fefto," fays he to him, "of my deep apprehenfion of "your many noble favours, and great charity to me and "mine, when the fharpneffe of the weather, and the roughneffe of the times, had blown all from us, and well-neer "left us naked."

After his death, which happened at his houfe in Milkftreet, in September, 1658, his executors published in 1663, a fecond folio volume of his fermons containing forty, and a third in 1673, containing fifty. He left alfo behind him in manufcript, feveral memorials of the life of the famous John Hales of Eton, his moft intimate friend and fellow-fufferer : but thefe memorials have never come to light.

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FARNABY (THOMAS), a very eminent grammarian and school-mafter, was fon of Thomas Farnaby of London, carpenter, and grandson of Mr. Farnaby, fometime mayor of Truro in Cornwall; and was born at London about the year 1575. He became a fervitor of Merton-college in Oxford, in the beginning of the year 1590, but continued there a fhort time only: for, being feduced to abandon his religion and country, he went into Spain, and was for fome time educated there in a certain college belonging to the Jefuits. He was originally of foreign extraction: for his great grandfather, the father of him who was the mayor of Truro, was an Italian mufician. Being weary, at length, of the fevere difcipline of the Jefuits, he found a way to leave them; and went with fir Francis Drake, and fir John Hawkins, in their last voyage in 1595, being in fome esteem with the former. He afterwards ferved as a foldier in the Low Countries; but being reduced to great neceffity, he landed in Cornwall; at which time, fays Mr. Wood, his "diftreffes made him ftoop fo low, as to be an abcdarian,

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and feveral were taught their horn-books by him." length, he fettled at Martock in Somersetshire, and taught a grammar-school there with good fuccefs. He afterwards removed to London, and applied himself to the education of noblemen and gentlemen's children, which procured him a handfome livelihood. The number of his fcholars amounted at one time to above three hundred. While he taught_this fchool, he was made master of arts in the university of Cambridge; and April the 24th, 1616, was incorporated in that of Oxford. He removed again about the year 1636, on account of frequent fickaeffes in the city, to Sevenock in Kent,