▁William ▁Wh ist on , ▁he ▁held ▁some ▁High ▁Church ▁views ▁also . ▁ ▁With ▁Thomas ▁Ten ison , ▁St illing f le et ▁and ▁Till ot son ▁pre ached ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁reason ▁and ▁natural ▁religion . ▁They ▁are ▁described ▁as ▁influ ential ▁Ar min ian ▁Ang lic ans . ▁They ▁adopted ▁an ▁Ar min ian ▁scheme ▁of ▁just ification ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁Cal vin ist ' s ▁one , ▁took ▁the ▁stock ▁of ▁core ▁belief s ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁small ▁set ▁of ▁fund ament als . ▁In ▁St illing f le et ' s ▁case , ▁it ▁supported ▁recon c ili ation ▁with ▁Pres by ter ians . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 4 ▁they ▁met ▁with ▁Richard ▁B ax ter ▁and ▁Thomas ▁M anton , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁draft ▁a ▁recon c ili ation ▁with ▁the ▁non con form ists . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁largely ▁sympath etic ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁science ▁of ▁their ▁times . ▁St illing f le et ▁did ▁draw ▁the ▁line ▁at ▁the ▁material ist ▁t endency ▁in ▁the ▁views ▁of ▁Ed mond ▁Hal ley , ▁whom ▁he ▁exam ined ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Richard ▁Bent ley ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 1 , ▁when ▁Hal ley ▁applied ▁for ▁the ▁Sav ilian ▁Chair ▁of ▁Astronom y . ▁ ▁Works ▁A ▁keen ▁controvers ial ist , ▁he ▁wrote ▁many ▁treat ises , ▁with ▁a ▁general ▁but ▁learned ▁concern ▁to ▁defend ▁Ang lic an ▁orth odox y . ▁ ▁Do ctrine ▁and ▁the ▁Church