▁P embro ke ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 6 2 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 0 , ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 6 3 4 , ▁having ▁become ▁M . A . ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 1 ▁he ▁became ▁B . D ., ▁and ▁was ▁chosen ▁junior ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁his ▁college , ▁and ▁senior ▁tre as urer ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁attract ed ▁the ▁fav ou rable ▁notice ▁of ▁Charles ▁I ▁by ▁a ▁ser mon ▁he ▁pre ached ▁at ▁Paul ' s ▁Cross ▁before ▁the ▁lord ▁mayor ▁and ▁al der men ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 1 ▁on ▁Jer em iah ▁x xx v . ▁ 1 8 - 1 9 , ▁which ▁the ▁king ▁commanded ▁to ▁be ▁printed . ▁In ▁this ▁ser mon ▁he ▁prop ounds ▁the ▁Re ch ab ites ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁ob ed ience ; ▁' It ▁is ▁a ▁usual ▁thing ▁now ad ays ,' ▁he ▁says , ▁' to ▁direct ▁our ▁govern ours ▁what ▁to ▁do , ▁what ▁to ▁read , ▁what ▁to ▁command ; ▁then , ▁for so oth , ▁we ▁will ▁obey ▁them .' ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 4 ▁he ▁was ▁e ject ed ▁as ▁a ▁m align ant ▁by ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁visitors , ▁on ▁his ▁ref us al ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁So lem n ▁League ▁and ▁C oven ant . ▁