"A gentlemen of sincere piety, of strict morals, of a great and vast
understanding, and of a very solid judgement; a true son of the Church
of England, and _consequently a zealous asserter and defender of the
truly Christian and apostolical doctrine of non-resistance_; always
loyal and faithful to the king his master in the worst of times," &c.
After these specimens, there will be little difficulty, I think, in
determining that Granger was mistaken in describing the preface to the
_Memoirs_ as that which was suppressed, and that it was the publisher's
"address to the reader" of the _Discourse_ which incurred that sentence.
Dr. Thomas Smith appears to have edited both works; and in the same address
informs us of other works of Warwick in
"Divinity, philosophy, history, especially that of England, practical
devotion, and the like. This I now publish [the _Discourse_] was
written in the year 1678 (and designed as an appendix to his _Memoirs
of the Reign of King Charles the First_, of most blessed memory, which
hereafter may see the light, when more auspicious times shall encourage
and favour the publication), which he, being very exact and curious in
his compositions, did often refine upon," &c.
It may be well to inquire whether any of these theological or philosophical
lucubrations are yet extant. Was Sir Philip connected at all with Dr.
Smith, or was he descended from Arthur Warwick, author of _Spare Minutes_?