 He was a friend and supporter of John Bunyan, whom he invited to preach in his parish church.He was an opponent of the Ranters; but also of enforced uniformity of worship, citing Martin Luther against it He was attacked as a libertine, and thought to tend to antinomianism.According to Christopher Hill

He preached the doctrine of free grace, and subscribed to the idea of continuous revelation; and is included in those considered preachers of the Everlasting Gospel.