A sermon preached at the funeral of Sir Willoughby Chamberlain, Kt. who died at his house at Chelsey, Dec. 6 and was interred at the parish church of St. James Garlick Hith, London, Dec. 12, 1697 / by John King, rector of Chelsey.
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             A sermon preached at the funeral of Sir Willoughby Chamberlain, Kt. who died at his house at Chelsey, Dec. 6 and was interred at the parish church of St. James Garlick Hith, London, Dec. 12, 1697 / by John King, rector of Chelsey.
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           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           FUNERAL
           OF
           Sir
           
             Willoughby
             Chamberlain
          
           ,
           K
           
           t.
        
         
           WHO
           Died
           at
           his
           House
           at
           
             Chelsey
             ,
             Dec.
          
           6.
           and
           was
           Interred
           at
           the
           Parish
           Church
           of
           St.
           
             James
             Garlick
          
           Hith
           ,
           London
           ,
           Dec.
           
             12.
             1697.
          
           
        
         
           By
           
             JOHN
             KING
          
           ,
           Rector
           of
           Chelsey
           ,
           near
           London
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Thomas
             Bennet
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Half-Moon
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           ,
           1697.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           Lady
           Chamberlain
           .
        
         
           
             Madam
             ,
          
        
         
           ALL
           who
           know
           your
           Ladyship
           will
           easily
           excuse
           me
           for
           Publishing
           this
           Discourse
           ,
           if
           at
           the
           same
           time
           they
           are
           acquainted
           it
           is
           done
           ,
           in
           Obedience
           to
           your
           Command
           .
           But
           did
           they
           know
           the
           particular
           obligations
           I
           lie
           under
           ,
           they
           would
           Tax
           that
           modesty
           ,
           which
           should
           suppress
           it
           ,
           for
           ungrateful
           .
           Now
           though
           I
           find
           no
           small
           aversion
           in
           me
           to
           the
           Publication
           ;
           yet
           I
           find
           a
           greater
           to
           ingratitude
           .
           I
           have
           been
           a
           Witness
           of
           your
           great
           Affliction
           ,
           and
           if
           I
           can
           do
           any
           thing
           that
           may
           be
           serviceable
           to
           you
           under
           your
           present
           loss
           ,
           and
           grief
           ,
           if
           I
           can
           Administer
           
           comfort
           to
           the
           Mourner
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           Special
           act
           of
           Christain
           Charity
           ,
           I
           shall
           be
           glad
           of
           the
           occasion
           ,
           and
           not
           value
           the
           Censure
           may
           be
           justly
           due
           to
           this
           hasty
           and
           indigested
           Treatise
           .
        
         
           That
           an
           happiness
           suitable
           to
           your
           Virtue
           ,
           and
           Piety
           (
           for
           I
           need
           wish
           no
           more
           )
           may
           attend
           you
           here
           ,
           and
           an
           infinitely
           greater
           crown
           you
           hereafter
           ,
           is
           the
           Prayer
           of
           ,
        
         
           
             Madam
             ,
             Your
             Ladyship
             's
             Most
             Obliged
             and
             Humble
             Servant
             .
             
               John
               King.
            
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           TO
           THE
           READER
           .
        
         
           A
           Preface
           may
           seem
           superfluous
           ,
           were
           I
           not
           obliged
           to
           bespeak
           your
           favourable
           reception
           of
           the
           following
           Discourse
           ,
           and
           your
           Charitable
           Judgment
           of
           the
           Subject
           thereof
           .
           As
           to
           the
           former
           ,
           't
           is
           needless
           to
           alledge
           it
           was
           hastily
           composed
           ,
           and
           not
           designed
           to
           be
           made
           publick
           ,
           you
           will
           easily
           discover
           that
           from
           its
           incorrectness
           and
           imperfections
           .
           But
           whatever
           allowances
           are
           to
           be
           made
           for
           them
           ,
           there
           are
           I
           assure
           thee
           none
           required
           to
           the
           sincerity
           of
           the
           relation
           .
           And
           its
           brevity
           is
           a
           virtue
           .
        
         
           Perhaps
           some
           may
           disapprove
           of
           the
           Texts
           being
           taken
           out
           of
           the
           Apocrypha
           ;
           but
           I
           hope
           none
           of
           our
           Church
           will
           say
           much
           on
           that
           point
           ,
           since
           this
           excellent
           Book
           of
           Ecclesiasticus
           is
           appointed
           to
           be
           read
           in
           Churches
           ,
           for
           
             Example
             of
             Life
             and
             instruction
             of
             Manners
             ,
             not
             as
             a
             Rule
             of
             Faith
             ,
          
           which
           is
           as
           much
           as
           any
           Sermon
           ,
           or
           mere
           humane
           composure
           can
           pretend
           to
           .
           And
           for
           the
           Explication
           of
           the
           words
           ,
           I
           humbly
           submit
           it
           to
           better
           judgments
           .
        
         
           The
           Gentleman
           here
           represented
           was
           born
           in
           the
           Fruitful
           and
           Rich
           Island
           of
           Barbadoes
           ,
           where
           he
           had
           a
           great
           Estate
           ;
           and
           must
           be
           confessed
           that
           he
           had
           lived
           as
           freely
           ,
           and
           as
           much
           at
           large
           (
           to
           use
           the
           softest
           terms
           of
           the
           dead
           )
           as
           any
           who
           are
           exposed
           to
           the
           temptations
           and
           snares
           of
           much
           Riches
           ,
           and
           under
           the
           Conduct
           of
           little
           Prudence
           and
           Self-Government
           .
           So
           that
           the
           former
           part
           of
           his
           Life
           was
           irregular
           enough
           ;
           and
           he
           can
           be
           esteemed
           but
           a
           late
           Convert
           .
        
         
           His
           Reformation
           is
           to
           be
           dated
           from
           the
           death
           of
           his
           Son
           (
           about
           eight
           Months
           before
           his
           own
           )
           a
           great
           ,
           but
           I
           
           may
           say
           for
           him
           an
           happy
           Affliction
           .
           For
           that
           begat
           in
           him
           a
           visible
           change
           ,
           and
           a
           Repentance
           ,
           I
           hope
           more
           early
           than
           his
           last
           Sickness
           .
           Vnder
           his
           illness
           he
           applied
           himself
           to
           the
           most
           eminent
           and
           learned
           in
           their
           profession
           ,
           for
           his
           Bodily
           Cure
           and
           Health
           ;
           and
           to
           the
           great
           Physician
           of
           Souls
           for
           his
           Spiritual
           :
           and
           as
           his
           Submission
           was
           more
           regular
           under
           the
           prescriptions
           of
           the
           latter
           ,
           so
           I
           trust
           was
           his
           Success
           better
           .
           His
           Distemper
           was
           lingring
           ,
           and
           so
           afforded
           him
           time
           to
           further
           that
           preparation
           he
           had
           begun
           ;
           which
           he
           did
           with
           all
           visible
           chearfulness
           and
           application
           .
           And
           it
           was
           happy
           that
           he
           did
           so
           :
           for
           his
           Distemper
           terminated
           in
           the
           heigth
           of
           a
           Lamentable
           Frenzy
           .
           Here
           I
           wish
           I
           could
           avoid
           this
           dismal
           Scene
           ,
           wherein
           his
           condition
           for
           three
           days
           was
           the
           most
           moving
           and
           pitiful
           can
           well
           be
           imagined
           .
           He
           showed
           such
           a
           variety
           of
           humours
           ,
           as
           was
           scarce
           ever
           seen
           in
           one
           Person
           in
           so
           short
           a
           time
           ;
           for
           you
           might
           discover
           in
           the
           running
           of
           a
           few
           Minutes
           ,
           Sorrow
           and
           Joy
           ,
           Fury
           and
           Temper
           ,
           Meekness
           and
           Anger
           ,
           grave
           Devotion
           and
           inconsistent
           Rovings
           ,
           and
           twenty
           Contrarieties
           more
           ,
           succeeding
           one
           another
           .
           But
           the
           most
           deplorable
           accident
           of
           his
           Distemper
           was
           a
           most
           dreadful
           Chastisement
           of
           himself
           ,
           and
           ,
           as
           soon
           as
           he
           was
           sensible
           ,
           his
           owning
           God's
           Justice
           in
           that
           particular
           .
           
           
             The
             Spirit
             of
             a
             Man
             will
             sustain
             his
             infirmity
             ,
             but
             a
             wounded
             Spirit
             who
             can
             bear
             ?
          
        
         
           May
           all
           who
           knew
           ,
           or
           heard
           of
           him
           ,
           or
           shall
           read
           his
           Character
           ,
           judge
           Charitably
           ;
           consider
           seriously
           the
           terror
           of
           God's
           Judgments
           ,
           and
           learn
           from
           the
           sudden
           and
           extreme
           violence
           of
           such
           Diseases
           ,
           to
           take
           all
           care
           of
           living
           Holy
           and
           Religious
           Lives
           ,
           or
           working
           out
           a
           timely
           Repentance
           ,
           and
           not
           expose
           Eternity
           to
           a
           fatal
           and
           dangerous
           surprize
           of
           Sickness
           and
           Death
           .
           And
           may
           God's
           Grace
           ,
           which
           maketh
           small
           things
           Instruments
           of
           great
           Good
           ,
           improve
           what
           thou
           shalt
           meet
           with
           here
           to
           thy
           Spiritual
           Benefit
           ,
           and
           then
           ,
           with
           me
           ,
           give
           God
           the
           Glory
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           Ecclus.
           XVI
           .
           22
           .
           Who
           shall
           declare
           the
           Works
           of
           his
           Justice
           ,
           or
           who
           can
           endure
           them
           ?
           For
           his
           Covenant
           is
           afar
           off
           ,
           and
           the
           Tryal
           of
           all
           things
           is
           in
           the
           End.
           
        
         
           THese
           Words
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           Sirach
           ,
           which
           I
           am
           now
           obliged
           to
           discourse
           on
           ,
           are
           my
           task
           ,
           not
           my
           choice
           .
        
         
           They
           were
           sometime
           since
           mark'd
           out
           ,
           and
           design'd
           for
           this
           occasion
           ,
           by
           the
           Gentleman
           we
           Lament
           ;
           Probably
           upon
           some
           Meditations
           he
           had
           on
           a
           late
           severe
           Affliction
           (
           that
           made
           a
           mighty
           impression
           on
           him
           )
           in
           the
           loss
           of
           his
           only
           Child
           ,
           which
           almost
           as
           soon
           as
           lent
           him
           ,
           was
           snatch'd
           out
           of
           his
           Arms
           ,
           by
           the
           afflicting
           hand
           of
           Providence
           .
        
         
           For
           accordingly
           ,
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           this
           Chapter
           ,
           the
           Wise
           Moralist
           makes
           excellent
           reflections
           ,
           and
           passes
           a
           just
           sentence
           on
           the
           vanity
           and
           unprofitableness
           of
           abounding
           in
           Children
           ;
           and
           that
           there
           is
           no
           reason
           to
           desire
           them
           ,
           or
           rejoyce
           in
           them
           ,
           unless
           they
           prove
           good
           and
           vertuous
           .
           V.
           1
           ,
           and
           2.
           
           
             Desire
             not
             a
             Multitude
             of
             unprofitable
             Children
             ,
             neither
             delight
             in
             ungodly
             Sons
             .
             Though
             they
             multiply
             ,
             rejoyce
             not
             in
             them
             ,
             except
             the
             fear
             of
             the
             Lord
             be
             with
             them
             .
          
        
         
         
           He
           proceeds
           to
           show
           that
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           them
           is
           a
           very
           fickle
           and
           uncertain
           Blessing
           ;
           and
           that
           it
           is
           better
           for
           men
           to
           want
           them
           ,
           than
           to
           be
           afflicted
           with
           such
           as
           are
           wicked
           .
           V.
           3.
           
           
             Trust
             not
             in
             their
             life
             neither
             ,
             respect
             their
             multitude
             :
             for
             one
             that
             is
             just
             is
             better
             than
             a
             thousand
             ;
             and
             better
             is
             it
             to
             die
             without
             Children
             ,
             than
             to
             have
             them
             that
             are
             ungodly
             .
          
           An
           Excellent
           Lenitive
           to
           mitigate
           the
           grief
           of
           Parents
           for
           the
           early
           losses
           of
           Children
           ,
           before
           they
           can
           be
           assur'd
           ,
           whether
           they
           will
           make
           a
           fair
           and
           virtuous
           ,
           or
           a
           deformed
           and
           vicious
           figure
           in
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           But
           not
           to
           insist
           longer
           upon
           the
           motive
           that
           might
           induce
           him
           to
           read
           ,
           and
           frequently
           meditate
           on
           this
           Chapter
           ,
           as
           I
           understand
           He
           did
           ;
           or
           to
           chuse
           these
           words
           to
           be
           enlarged
           on
           at
           present
           (
           as
           if
           He
           had
           some
           presage
           and
           aboding
           of
           his
           severe
           and
           astonishing
           Distemper
           )
           we
           who
           saw
           this
           particular
           instance
           and
           work
           of
           Divine
           Justice
           and
           Mercy
           on
           him
           ;
           may
           with
           great
           reason
           use
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           most
           sensible
           emphasis
           utter
           these
           words
           ,
           
             Who
             can
             declare
             the
             Works
             of
             his
             Justice
             ,
             or
             who
             can
             endure
             them
             ?
             For
             his
             Covenant
             is
             afar
             off
             ,
             and
             the
             tryal
             of
             all
             things
             is
             in
             the
             end
             .
          
        
         
           I
           need
           not
           dwell
           on
           a
           large
           explication
           of
           the
           words
           ,
           though
           the
           latter
           part
           of
           them
           is
           not
           so
           plain
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           need
           some
           clearing
           .
           An
           unforced
           and
           obvious
           sense
           will
           arise
           from
           them
           by
           granting
           they
           present
           to
           our
           Observation
           ,
        
         
           I.
           The
           Unsearchableness
           and
           Terror
           of
           Gods
           Justice
           ,
           
             Who
             can
             declare
             the
             Works
             of
             his
             Justice
             ,
             or
             who
             can
             endure
             them
          
           ?
        
         
           II.
           That
           his
           Mercies
           (
           the
           result
           of
           his
           Promises
           and
           Covenant
           )
           are
           not
           to
           be
           measured
           wholly
           from
           the
           Good
           Men
           enjoy
           ,
           or
           the
           Evil
           they
           suffer
           in
           this
           Life
           ;
           but
           the
           next
           (
           
             which
             is
             farther
             off
          
           )
           is
           the
           
           proper
           season
           ,
           when
           we
           can
           make
           a
           right
           Judgment
           and
           certain
           determination
           of
           the
           state
           of
           Man
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Justice
           and
           Mercy
           of
           God
           in
           his
           Misery
           or
           Happiness
           .
        
         
           And
           First
           ,
           
           The
           works
           of
           God's
           Justice
           or
           his
           Judgments
           are
           ineffable
           ,
           they
           are
           to
           us
           unfathomable
           ,
           and
           
             like
             the
             great
             Deep
          
           .
        
         
           Whence
           comes
           it
           to
           pass
           that
           all
           Humane
           affairs
           are
           so
           full
           of
           vicissitude
           and
           change
           ,
           that
           no
           Man
           can
           in
           this
           Life
           assure
           himself
           of
           the
           success
           ,
           or
           discern
           the
           certain
           event
           of
           any
           of
           his
           Actions
           ?
           No
           Human
           design
           or
           contrivance
           though
           founded
           upon
           the
           greatest
           reason
           and
           policy
           and
           carried
           on
           by
           the
           most
           prudent
           managment
           ,
           but
           may
           defeat
           the
           Contriver
           .
           Our
           foresight
           is
           so
           short
           ,
           that
           we
           cannot
           tell
           what
           will
           befall
           us
           the
           next
           minute
           .
           We
           cannot
           securely
           provide
           for
           our
           safety
           .
           We
           can
           neither
           foresee
           nor
           prevent
           evils
           that
           may
           befall
           us
           .
           We
           are
           so
           subjected
           to
           Sickness
           and
           Death
           ,
           to
           Crosses
           and
           Disappointments
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           that
           our
           security
           is
           owing
           to
           the
           vigilance
           and
           protection
           ,
           and
           our
           success
           and
           all
           prosperous
           events
           that
           attend
           us
           ,
           to
           the
           guidance
           and
           conduct
           of
           an
           Almighty
           Providence
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           that
           Invisible
           Power
           ,
           that
           disposes
           and
           rules
           all
           Created
           Beings
           ;
           over-rules
           Human
           Actions
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           cause
           that
           the
           
             Race
             is
             not
             to
             the
             Swift
             nor
             the
             Battle
             to
             the
             Mighty
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           this
           Providence
           is
           that
           whereby
           God
           either
           foresees
           or
           Permits
           ,
           orders
           and
           directs
           things
           to
           a
           certain
           end
           :
           Which
           is
           done
           oftentimes
           through
           so
           many
           turnings
           and
           windings
           ,
           and
           carried
           on
           in
           so
           dark
           and
           mysterious
           way
           ,
           and
           so
           far
           above
           all
           Humane
           Scrutiny
           ,
           that
           though
           it
           concerns
           our selves
           ,
           and
           our
           disposal
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           we
           are
           forced
           with
           the
           Psalmist
           to
           
           confess
           ,
           
           
             Such
             Knowledge
             is
             too
             wonderful
             for
             us
             ;
             it
             is
             high
             ,
             we
             cannot
             attain
             to
             it
             .
          
        
         
           And
           the
           knowledge
           〈◊〉
           scarce
           of
           any
           thing
           is
           more
           above
           us
           ,
           or
           more
           unattainable
           by
           us
           ,
           than
           of
           that
           important
           day
           and
           hour
           of
           our
           Lord
           and
           Masters
           coming
           in
           that
           particular
           Judgment
           and
           Punishment
           for
           man's
           Primitive
           Rebellion
           .
        
         
           To
           reflect
           how
           the
           Providence
           of
           God
           (
           who
           takes
           care
           of
           the
           meanest
           of
           his
           Creatures
           ,
           so
           that
           not
           a
           Sparrow
           falls
           to
           the
           ground
           without
           his
           advertency
           )
           determines
           the
           frail
           lives
           of
           men
           :
           How
           strangely
           different
           and
           various
           are
           the
           means
           and
           works
           of
           his
           Justice
           in
           this
           particular
           ;
           we
           may
           use
           the
           Apostle's
           Exclamation
           ,
           
             How
             unsearchable
             are
             his
             Jugdments
             ,
             and
             his
             ways
             past
             finding
             out
             ?
          
        
         
           Indeed
           so
           short
           sighted
           are
           we
           in
           what
           may
           come
           ,
           or
           happen
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           non-pluss'd
           in
           our
           desires
           ,
           and
           puzzled
           in
           our
           choice
           of
           things
           in
           this
           World.
           
        
         
           
           A
           short
           Life
           is
           often-times
           ,
           but
           a
           long
           never
           fails
           of
           being
           subject
           to
           Aches
           ,
           Infirmities
           ,
           Pains
           ,
           Afflictions
           ,
           Weakness
           ,
           and
           innumerable
           Evils
           .
           So
           that
           a
           long
           Life
           under
           these
           Circumstances
           is
           what
           no
           Wise
           ,
           or
           Good
           Man
           will
           chuse
           for
           Himself
           ,
           or
           desire
           for
           his
           Friend
           .
           Especially
           if
           he
           consider
           that
           the
           longer
           we
           Live
           ,
           the
           further
           are
           we
           from
           our
           desired
           Haven
           of
           Rest
           and
           Quietness
           ,
           and
           the
           longer
           exposed
           to
           the
           tempestuous
           Billows
           and
           Storms
           of
           this
           Life
           .
        
         
           For
           alas
           !
           what
           is
           it
           we
           are
           so
           fond
           of
           in
           it
           ?
           It
           is
           full
           of
           Wants
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           Worldly
           Plenty
           ;
           so
           frail
           and
           deficient
           ,
           that
           (
           according
           to
           the
           Psalmist
           )
           in
           
             our
             best
             estate
             we
             are
             altogether
             Vanity
          
           ;
           And
           the
           Funeral
           Office
           most
           fitly
           pronounces
           ,
           
             In
             the
             midst
             of
             Life
             we
             are
             in
             Death
             .
          
           And
           we
           shall
           readily
           assent
           thereunto
           ,
           
           upon
           reflecting
           that
           there
           is
           scarce
           a
           Creature
           so
           feeble
           ,
           but
           may
           deprive
           us
           of
           this
           good
           ;
           and
           if
           armed
           by
           Providence
           ,
           the
           meanest
           are
           more
           than
           sufficient
           to
           effect
           it
           .
           A
           Fly
           ,
           an
           Hair
           ,
           a
           Grape-stone
           (
           if
           poor
           
           Anacreon's
           story
           be
           true
           )
           can
           extinguish
           this
           faint
           Lamp
           of
           Life
           .
           And
           the
           young
           Lady
           ,
           whose
           innocence
           shields
           her
           from
           the
           Fatal
           Sword
           ,
           shall
           rather
           than
           fail
           meet
           with
           Death
           at
           the
           point
           of
           her
           Needle
           .
        
         
           
             Death
             (
             according
             to
             an
             
               Elegant
               Author
            
             )
             reigns
             in
             all
             the
             portions
             of
             our
             time
             .
             
             The
             Autumn
             with
             its
             Fruits
             provides
             disorders
             for
             us
             ;
             and
             the
             Winter
             Cold
             turns
             them
             into
             sharp
             Diseases
             :
             The
             Spring
             brings
             forth
             Flowers
             to
             strew
             our
             Hearses
             ,
             and
             the
             Summer
             gives
             green
             Turf
             to
             cover
             our
             Graves
             .
          
        
         
           To
           be
           short
           ,
           since
           in
           every
           place
           and
           season
           we
           are
           in
           danger
           ,
           since
           every
           thing
           ,
           even
           the
           necessaries
           of
           Life
           may
           destroy
           it
           ,
           the
           Air
           may
           infect
           ,
           and
           our
           Food
           surfeit
           us
           ,
           how
           unreasonable
           is
           it
           to
           build
           our
           hopes
           upon
           this
           fickle
           Life
           ?
           and
           how
           reasonable
           is
           it
           to
           suppose
           that
           which
           is
           but
           as
           a
           
             span
             long
             would
             be
             even
             as
             nothing
             ,
          
           were
           it
           not
           wholly
           supported
           by
           an
           Almighty
           Power
           and
           Providence
           ?
           And
           as
           for
           the
           various
           ways
           and
           means
           of
           our
           Deaths
           ,
           they
           are
           only
           open
           to
           his
           Omniscient
           Eye
           :
           So
           that
           
             who
             shall
             declare
             these
             Works
             of
             his
             Justice
             ?
          
        
         
           But
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           Divine
           Judgments
           are
           terrible
           ,
           The
           
             Works
             of
             his
             Justice
             who
             can
             endure
             ?
          
        
         
           Though
           his
           Compassion
           and
           tender
           Mercies
           fail
           not
           ;
           Though
           he
           doth
           not
           
             Afflict
             willingly
             ,
             nor
             grieve
             the
             Children
             of
             Men
          
           ;
           though
           great
           be
           the
           forbearance
           and
           long-suffering
           of
           God
           towards
           us
           ;
           yet
           we
           may
           so
           far
           abuse
           his
           Patience
           ,
           and
           receive
           
             his
             Grace
             in
             vain
          
           ,
           as
           to
           render
           him
           a
           God
           of
           the
           sharpest
           Anger
           ,
           and
           highest
           Resentment
           .
           And
           so
           he
           is
           set
           out
           by
           the
           Holy
           
           Spirit
           ,
           to
           be
           against
           obdurate
           and
           impenitent
           Sinners
           .
           Such
           will
           experience
           him
           the
           strictest
           Justiciary
           .
           
           
             For
             our
             God
             is
             a
             consuming
             Fire
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Worm
           of
           Conscience
           that
           
             never
             dyeth
          
           ,
           and
           Flames
           unquenchable
           are
           the
           instruments
           of
           his
           Justice
           .
           Now
           such
           a
           
             wounded
             Spirit
             who
             can
             bear
             ?
             Or
             who
             can
             dwell
             with
             everlasting
             burnings
             ?
          
           So
           that
           as
           this
           wise
           Author
           observes
           there
           is
           a
           due
           proportion
           of
           Mercy
           and
           Justice
           in
           God.
           v.
           11
           ,
           12.
           
           
             Mercy
             and
             Wrath
             are
             with
             him
             .
             He
             is
             mighty
             to
             forgive
             ,
             and
             to
             pour
             out
             displeasure
             :
             As
             his
             Mercy
             is
             great
             ,
             so
             is
             his
             Correction
             also
             :
             He
             judgeth
             a
             Man
             according
             to
             his
             Works
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           according
           to
           our
           sence
           of
           things
           ,
           it
           would
           seem
           a
           just
           and
           equitable
           Law
           ,
           that
           only
           Good
           men
           should
           be
           entituled
           to
           Rewards
           and
           Mercies
           ,
           and
           the
           Wicked
           to
           God's
           Judgments
           .
           And
           so
           all
           Men
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           in
           the
           next
           ,
           should
           be
           happy
           or
           miserable
           ,
           fortunate
           or
           unfortunate
           according
           to
           their
           own
           deservings
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           best
           of
           Men
           should
           fare
           best
           ,
           and
           the
           worst
           receive
           the
           coursest
           treatment
           ,
           any
           one
           without
           much
           consideration
           would
           think
           should
           best
           agree
           with
           a
           Mercy
           and
           Justice
           infinitely
           perfect
           .
           But
           there
           is
           nothing
           more
           certain
           than
           that
           the
           dispensation
           of
           Providence
           are
           otherwise
           ,
           and
           yet
           altogether
           righteous
           .
        
         
           For
           in
           the
           general
           Acts
           of
           God's
           Bounty
           and
           Mercy
           ,
           such
           as
           our
           Preservation
           (
           which
           next
           to
           our
           Creation
           is
           an
           instance
           of
           the
           Divine
           Goodness
           )
           the
           Providence
           of
           God
           is
           indifferently
           extended
           to
           both
           parties
           .
           And
           in
           other
           subordinate
           Blessings
           which
           conduce
           to
           preserving
           both
           ;
           both
           have
           ordinarily
           an
           equal
           share
           from
           our
           Heavenly
           Father
           .
           
             He
             maketh
             
             his
             Sun
             to
             shine
             on
             the
             Evil
             and
             on
             the
             Good
             ,
             and
             sendeth
             his
             Rain
             on
             the
             Just
             and
             on
             the
             Vnjust
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           though
           such
           instances
           do
           but
           more
           illustriously
           declare
           the
           Goodness
           of
           God
           :
           Though
           to
           forgive
           does
           not
           interfere
           with
           ,
           but
           rather
           extols
           his
           Mercy
           :
           Yet
           is
           it
           strange
           that
           his
           Judgments
           should
           be
           indifferently
           dispensed
           to
           both
           parties
           ;
           it
           is
           matter
           of
           admiration
           to
           him
           who
           is
           unacquainted
           with
           the
           Oracles
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           But
           this
           difficulty
           is
           easily
           removed
           by
           reflecting
           on
           the
        
         
           II.
           Second
           ,
           Observable
           from
           the
           words
           ,
           That
           the
           Divine
           Favour
           is
           not
           wholly
           to
           be
           measured
           from
           the
           good
           ▪
           or
           Evil
           men
           suffer
           in
           this
           Life
           :
           but
           the
           next
           is
           the
           proper
           season
           to
           judge
           rightly
           of
           their
           
             Misery
             or
             Happiness
          
           .
        
         
           And
           First
           ,
           The
           Divine
           Favour
           is
           not
           to
           be
           measured
           from
           the
           Good
           or
           Evil
           men
           suffer
           in
           this
           Life
           .
           God's
           Promises
           and
           Covenant
           under
           the
           Gospel
           are
           
             afar
             off
          
           ,
           being
           extended
           to
           the
           Gentiles
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Jews
           ,
           and
           respect
           not
           barely
           Temporal
           ,
           but
           Spiritual
           ,
           and
           Nobler
           Blessings
           .
        
         
           For
           we
           know
           the
           Good
           and
           Bad
           things
           of
           this
           World
           ▪
           are
           promiscuously
           bestowed
           by
           Providence
           .
           As
           no
           virtuous
           or
           Religious
           qualities
           can
           certainly
           intitle
           men
           to
           the
           former
           ;
           So
           no
           vicious
           or
           Sinfull
           habits
           can
           expose
           Men
           inevitably
           to
           the
           latter
           .
           Here
           sometimes
           ▪
           Bad
           Men
           thrive
           and
           Good
           Men
           are
           afflicted
           .
           Here
           sufferings
           assault
           the
           best
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           the
           best
           of
           Causes
           .
           To
           confirm
           this
           we
           can
           Summon
           in
           as
           Evidence
           
             The
             Glorious
             company
             of
             the
             Apostles
             ,
             the
             goodly
             Fellowship
             of
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Noble
             Army
             of
             Martyrs
             .
          
        
         
         
           Now
           that
           God
           (
           who
           always
           acts
           with
           the
           greatest
           Wisdom
           ,
           and
           has
           the
           most
           Glorious
           and
           just
           end
           in
           all
           his
           dispensations
           )
           has
           most
           gracious
           designs
           and
           intents
           in
           the
           afflictions
           of
           his
           own
           Disciples
           the
           Professors
           of
           his
           Holy
           Religion
           ,
           is
           a
           truth
           not
           to
           be
           doubted
           ;
           but
           will
           be
           very
           plain
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           excellent
           reasons
           of
           Humane
           sufferings
           :
           And
           that
           they
           are
           in
           the
        
         
           1
           st
           .
           Place
           a
           Mean
           to
           try
           our
           Sincerity
           in
           our
           Profession
           ,
           our
           Patience
           and
           submission
           to
           God's
           will
           under
           them
           .
           Not
           that
           God
           (
           who
           searcheth
           all
           hearts
           )
           has
           need
           of
           any
           means
           to
           try
           our
           Sincerity
           or
           discover
           the
           most
           inward
           thoughts
           of
           Men
           ;
           or
           that
           He
           who
           exactly
           knows
           our
           frames
           ,
           and
           how
           we
           are
           made
           and
           formed
           ,
           needs
           to
           lay
           open
           Humane
           passions
           and
           infirmities
           ;
           but
           by
           these
           our
           Christian
           Faith
           and
           hope
           are
           exercised
           ,
           and
           if
           sound
           and
           vigorous
           ,
           will
           bear
           us
           up
           and
           support
           us
           ,
           and
           will
           be
           found
           in
           this
           day
           of
           the
           
             Lord
             Laudable
          
           ,
           
           
             Glorious
             and
             Honourable
          
           .
           By
           these
           Hypocrisy
           is
           exposed
           and
           laid
           open
           ,
           and
           the
           World
           discovers
           who
           are
           stedfast
           and
           sincere
           ,
           and
           who
           are
           treacherous
           and
           Apostates
           to
           the
           interest
           of
           his
           Church
           and
           Religion
           .
           For
           an
           Hypocrite
           has
           not
           Patience
           and
           Courage
           to
           
             suffer
             for
             Righteousness
             sake
          
           .
           While
           all
           things
           are
           serene
           ,
           and
           calm
           ,
           while
           Religion
           and
           our
           Duty
           to
           God
           ingage
           us
           in
           no
           danger
           ,
           stand
           in
           no
           opposition
           to
           our
           temporal
           interest
           than
           every
           Man
           has
           Courage
           enough
           to
           be
           of
           their
           side
           .
           But
           if
           Religion
           exposes
           Men
           to
           any
           severe
           tryals
           ,
           if
           it
           carries
           any
           peril
           or
           trouble
           with
           it
           ,
           the
           sincere
           is
           quickly
           discerned
           from
           the
           Hypocrite
           .
           So
           that
           thus
           
             The
             Lord
             tryeth
             the
             Righteous
          
           .
           
        
         
           2.
           
           As
           sufferings
           and
           judgments
           are
           to
           try
           our
           Sincerity
           and
           Patience
           ,
           so
           are
           they
           a
           means
           of
           our
           Conversion
           and
           Amendment
           .
        
         
         
           They
           are
           God's
           Messengers
           sent
           as
           the
           Angels
           to
           Lot
           ,
           to
           call
           us
           out
           of
           this
           Sodom
           of
           iniquity
           ,
           and
           make
           us
           fix
           our
           desires
           on
           Heaven
           .
           Indeed
           many
           times
           afflictions
           and
           Crosses
           are
           the
           last
           means
           to
           influence
           our
           repentance
           ;
           so
           that
           when
           the
           Mercies
           of
           God
           are
           unable
           to
           lead
           us
           ,
           his
           judgments
           are
           sufficient
           to
           drive
           us
           to
           the
           amendment
           of
           our
           Lives
           .
        
         
           How
           many
           has
           the
           smart
           and
           agony
           of
           an
           acute
           distemper
           reformed
           ,
           who
           in
           a
           constant
           course
           of
           Health
           and
           Blessings
           ,
           were
           uncapable
           of
           any
           impression
           from
           the
           Bible
           or
           the
           Pulpit
           ?
           How
           many
           hath
           adversitiy
           ,
           losses
           of
           Relations
           and
           Estate
           mollified
           and
           made
           sensible
           of
           their
           Sins
           ,
           who
           were
           like
           
             Adders
             deaf
             to
             the
             voice
             of
             the
             charmer
             charmed
             he
             never
             so
             wisely
          
           ?
           This
           God
           declares
           was
           the
           errand
           of
           Troubles
           to
           his
           own
           People
           .
           
           
             For
             in
             their
             Afflictions
             they
             will
             seek
             me
             early
             .
          
           And
           this
           the
           Psalmist
           confesses
           he
           found
           effected
           in
           himself
           .
           
           
             Before
             I
             was
             afflicted
             I
             went
             astray
             :
             but
             now
             have
             I
             kept
             thy
             Word
             .
          
        
         
           But
           3
           dly
           ,
           Judgments
           are
           Inflictions
           which
           all
           Men
           deserve
           as
           a
           just
           retribution
           for
           their
           Sins
           and
           Iniquities
           .
        
         
           To
           see
           the
           Righteous
           suffer
           ,
           and
           Wicked
           prosper
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           was
           the
           Epicureans
           chief
           Argument
           against
           Providence
           ;
           and
           moved
           them
           to
           attribute
           all
           events
           to
           a
           blind
           Chance
           ,
           and
           irresistible
           Fate
           .
        
         
           This
           made
           Aristophanes
           presume
           there
           was
           no
           God
           to
           superintend
           the
           World
           ,
           
           
             because
             the
             Bad
             domineer'd
             over
             the
             Good
          
           :
           and
           the
           Heathen
           in
           
             Minutius
             Foelix
          
           to
           argue
           
             If
             the
             World
             were
             governed
             by
             Divine
             Providence
             and
             a
             Deity
             ,
             The
             Tyrants
          
           Phalaris
           and
           Dionysius
           
             had
             never
             deserved
             Kingdoms
             :
             The
             Patriots
          
           Rutilius
           and
           Camillus
           
             had
             never
             undergone
             Banishment
             ;
             nor
          
           Socrates
           
             dyed
             by
             Poison
          
           .
           And
           this
           gave
           occasion
           to
           that
           infidelity
           
           the
           Prophet
           Malachy
           mentions
           ,
           
           when
           the
           People
           Murmured
           ,
           
             It
             was
             vain
             to
             serve
             God
             ,
             because
             the
             Proud
             where
             happy
             ,
             yea
             ,
             they
             that
             work
             wickedness
             are
             set
             up
             ;
             yea
             ,
             they
             that
             tempt
             God
             are
             even
             delivered
             .
          
        
         
           Indeed
           a
           slight
           consideration
           of
           this
           is
           enough
           to
           surprize
           us
           ,
           as
           it
           did
           divers
           of
           the
           Sacred
           Pen
           Men
           ,
           upon
           the
           like
           Distributions
           of
           Providence
           .
           Job
           demands
           
             Wherefore
             do
             the
             Wicked
             live
          
           ,
           
           
             become
             old
             ,
             yea
             ,
             are
             mighty
             in
             power
             ?
          
           The
           Psalmists
           passion
           was
           raised
           at
           the
           sight
           of
           it
           .
           
           
             I
             was
             envious
             at
             the
             foolish
             ,
             when
             I
             saw
             the
             prosperity
             of
             the
             wicked
             .
          
           The
           Prophet
           questions
           how
           these
           dispensings
           can
           accord
           with
           Gods
           Righteousness
           and
           Justice
           .
           
             Righteous
             art
             thou
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             when
             I
             plead
             with
             thee
             :
          
           
           
             yet
             let
             me
             talk
             with
             thee
             of
             thy
             Judgment
             :
             Wherefore
             do
             the
             wicked
             prosper
             ?
             Thou
             that
             art
             of
             purer
             eyes
             than
             to
             behold
             evil
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             canst
             not
             look
             on
             iniquity
             :
             wherefore
             lookest
             thou
             upon
             them
             that
             deal
             treacherously
             ,
             and
             holdest
             thy
             tongue
             when
             the
             wicked
             devoureth
             the
             man
             that
             is
             more
             righteous
             than
             he
             ?
          
           But
           upon
           closer
           Thoughts
           we
           shall
           be
           convinced
           that
           these
           distributions
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           in
           the
           Afflictions
           of
           Goodmen
           ,
           and
           impunity
           of
           the
           wicked
           are
           acts
           of
           the
           greatest
           Mercy
           and
           strictest
           Justice
           .
           Which
           will
           appear
           plain
           if
           we
           seriously
           reflect
           that
           the
           Best
           of
           Men
           deserve
           the
           worst
           Temporal
           Judgments
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           wicked
           consequently
           deserve
           greater
           .
        
         
           In
           this
           World
           all
           Mankind
           are
           in
           a
           State
           of
           Sin
           ,
           whosoever
           conceives
           the
           contrary
           
             deceives
             himself
             and
             the
             truth
             is
             not
             in
             him
             .
          
           Yea
           ,
           the
           best
           of
           Men
           have
           been
           grievous
           sinners
           ;
           so
           that
           the
           most
           upright
           of
           our
           kind
           can
           only
           pretend
           to
           a
           comparative
           goodness
           ,
           are
           only
           good
           in
           respect
           of
           those
           who
           are
           more
           wicked
           :
           for
           in
           an
           absolute
           sense
           ,
           
             there
             is
             none
             that
             doth
             good
             no
             not
             one
             ;
             and
             none
             that
             can
             be
             called
             good
             but
             God
             only
             .
          
        
         
         
           Now
           let
           us
           farther
           reflect
           that
           the
           wages
           of
           Sin
           is
           Death
           ,
           and
           that
           Good
           Men
           (
           according
           to
           the
           common
           acceptation
           of
           the
           Word
           )
           are
           obnoxious
           ,
           and
           we
           shall
           be
           fully
           convinced
           that
           crosses
           and
           sufferings
           in
           this
           Life
           are
           mild
           punishments
           even
           to
           the
           Righteous
           ,
           and
           the
           Best
           deserve
           the
           worst
           of
           Temporal
           Judgments
           .
        
         
           This
           no
           less
           nor
           worse
           a
           Man
           than
           David
           owns
           ,
           who
           confesses
           his
           Sins
           ,
           and
           acknowledges
           if
           God
           pleases
           to
           punish
           him
           for
           them
           ,
           his
           Justice
           cannot
           be
           impeached
           or
           questioned
           .
           
             Against
             thee
             have
             I
             sinned
             and
             done
             evil
             in
             thy
             sight
             ,
             that
             thou
             mayest
             be
             justified
             when
             thou
             speakest
             ,
             and
             clear
             when
             thou
             judgest
             .
          
           And
           thus
           St.
           Paul
           vindicates
           the
           Divine
           Justice
           in
           this
           particular
           ,
           and
           silences
           such
           as
           murmur
           against
           it
           .
           
           
             But
             if
             our
             unrighteousness
             commend
             the
             righteousness
             of
             God
             ,
             what
             shall
             we
             say
             ?
             is
             God
             unrighteous
             who
             taketh
             vengeance
             ?
             (
             I
             speak
             as
             a
             Man
             )
             God
             forbid
             :
             for
             how
             then
             shall
             God
             judge
             the
             World
             ?
          
        
         
           So
           that
           it
           is
           both
           Just
           and
           Merciful
           in
           God
           to
           afflict
           us
           here
           .
           Just
           to
           punish
           us
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           and
           Merciful
           in
           that
           he
           does
           it
           in
           order
           to
           acquit
           us
           in
           the
           next
           ,
           which
           we
           ought
           to
           own
           as
           an
           exceeding
           act
           of
           Grace
           and
           Kindness
           .
        
         
           The
           Tenderest
           Father
           punishes
           the
           very
           beginnings
           of
           Sin
           ,
           nips
           the
           first
           buddings
           of
           Vice
           in
           his
           Son
           ,
           and
           after
           the
           Punishment
           is
           over
           is
           reconciled
           to
           him
           .
           But
           if
           his
           Vices
           and
           Extravagancies
           become
           too
           great
           ,
           and
           prove
           above
           the
           corrections
           of
           a
           Father
           ,
           he
           is
           cast
           off
           and
           dis-inherited
           .
        
         
           That
           our
           Heavenly
           Father
           deals
           so
           with
           us
           ,
           is
           a
           Truth
           most
           manifest
           .
           The
           Apostles
           witnesses
           ,
           
             If
             ye
             endure
             chastening
             ,
             God
             dealeth
             with
             you
             as
             with
             Sons
             ;
             but
             if
             ye
             be
             without
             chastisement
             ,
             then
             are
             ye
             Bastards
             and
             no
             Sons
             .
          
        
         
         
           So
           that
           when
           wicked
           Men
           pass
           with
           impunity
           here
           ,
           they
           are
           greater
           objects
           of
           our
           Pity
           ,
           than
           our
           Envy
           ,
           
           and
           
             we
             ought
             not
             to
             fret
             our selves
             because
             of
             evil
             doers
             ,
             neither
             be
             envious
             against
             the
             workers
             of
             Iniquity
             ,
             who
             are
             fattened
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             appointed
             as
             Sheep
             for
             the
             slaughter
             ,
             and
             treasure
             up
             wrath
             against
             the
             day
             of
             wrath
             ,
             and
             revelation
             of
             God's
             righteous
             Judgment
             ,
             who
             will
             then
             render
             to
             every
             Man
             ,
          
           
           
             acccording
             to
             his
             deeds
             :
             For
             surely
             there
             is
             an
             end
             ,
             and
             thine
             expectation
             shall
             not
             be
             cut
             off
             .
          
           Hence
           we
           may
           raise
           more
           comfortable
           hopes
           from
           their
           severe
           afflictions
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           than
           from
           their
           outward
           flourishing
           and
           prosperity
           .
        
         
           Thus
           we
           see
           God's
           favours
           and
           frowns
           in
           temporal
           blessings
           and
           sufferings
           ,
           are
           no
           rule
           to
           measure
           the
           Happiness
           or
           Misery
           of
           Men
           in
           the
           next
           Life
           .
           We
           must
           rest
           satisfied
           ,
           and
           suspend
           our
           Judgment
           here
           :
           because
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           The
           
             Tryal
             of
             all
             things
             is
             in
             the
             end
             .
          
           The
           end
           crowns
           every
           Action
           and
           Work
           of
           Man
           ,
           and
           the
           last
           and
           finishing
           stroak
           is
           of
           mighty
           importance
           .
           
             As
             the
             Tree
             falls
             so
             it
             lies
             .
          
        
         
           A
           Sincere
           Repentance
           and
           a
           stedfast
           Faith
           to
           the
           last
           ;
           are
           necessary
           qualifications
           to
           make
           an
           happy
           Conclusion
           of
           this
           Life
           ,
           and
           fit
           us
           for
           
             that
             Judgment
             which
             after
             Death
             is
             appointed
             for
             all
             Men.
             
          
        
         
           Under
           their
           conduct
           we
           shall
           abide
           with
           comfort
           ,
           
             The
             great
             Tryal
             of
             things
             in
             the
             End
             ,
          
           at
           that
           last
           and
           general
           Judgment
           ,
           and
           coming
           of
           our
           Lord
           ;
           a
           day
           of
           joy
           and
           comfort
           to
           the
           Godly
           ,
           but
           of
           Terror
           to
           the
           Wicked
           .
           Under
           them
           ,
           though
           ever
           so
           sharp
           bodily
           agonies
           and
           pangs
           conclude
           this
           frail
           Life
           of
           Man
           ,
           Charity
           will
           oblige
           us
           to
           Pronounce
           the
           
             end
             of
             that
             Man
             is
             Peace
             .
          
        
         
         
           And
           I
           hope
           Christian
           Charity
           will
           thus
           judge
           of
           our
           Deceased
           Friend
           ;
           Concerning
           whom
           I
           must
           beg
           leave
           to
           speak
           a
           word
           or
           two
           ,
           and
           so
           conclude
           .
        
         
           In
           which
           I
           shall
           use
           all
           the
           modesty
           ,
           and
           sincerity
           ,
           that
           becomes
           this
           Place
           ,
           and
           my
           Profession
           .
        
         
           I
           need
           not
           acquaint
           you
           ,
           that
           He
           was
           a
           Gentleman
           born
           to
           an
           ample
           Fortune
           and
           Estate
           ;
           and
           became
           too
           early
           perhaps
           Master
           both
           of
           That
           and
           Himself
           .
           For
           he
           had
           the
           Misfortune
           to
           lose
           his
           Father
           when
           young
           ,
           which
           affords
           oftentimes
           an
           occasion
           to
           young
           Gentlemen
           of
           lashing
           out
           into
           great
           Excesses
           .
           Under
           such
           unhappy
           circumstances
           it
           must
           be
           an
           extraordinary
           pitch
           of
           Prudence
           ,
           and
           an
           uncommon
           tendency
           to
           Virtue
           ,
           and
           inclination
           to
           Goodness
           ,
           that
           can
           secure
           and
           keep
           Youth
           within
           just
           bounds
           in
           this
           licentious
           and
           vicious
           Age.
           
        
         
           But
           I
           shall
           confine
           my self
           in
           what
           I
           speak
           upon
           this
           subject
           to
           my
           own
           knowledge
           .
           And
           if
           from
           thence
           it
           shall
           appear
           ,
           that
           the
           last
           and
           finishing
           Stroaks
           of
           his
           Life
           ,
           be
           in
           different
           Characters
           ,
           and
           made
           a
           distinct
           figure
           from
           the
           former
           part
           thereof
           known
           to
           some
           of
           you
           ,
           it
           will
           (
           I
           hope
           )
           be
           owned
           as
           an
           Argument
           of
           his
           Repentance
           ,
           and
           a
           reason
           for
           comfortable
           hopes
           to
           you
           and
           all
           his
           surviving
           Friends
           concerning
           him
           .
           My
           knowledge
           of
           him
           has
           been
           but
           of
           late
           .
           I
           cannot
           say
           ,
           I
           intimately
           knew
           him
           ,
           untill
           his
           
             Late
             affliction
             and
             last
             Sickness
          
           .
           Upon
           the
           former
           ,
           which
           was
           occasioned
           by
           the
           Death
           of
           his
           Son
           ,
           though
           his
           grief
           was
           great
           ,
           and
           he
           seemed
           afflicted
           to
           the
           last
           degree
           ;
           yet
           I
           must
           own
           ,
           I
           scarce
           ever
           met
           with
           any
           one
           ,
           who
           expressed
           himself
           better
           on
           the
           Duty
           of
           Christian
           submission
           to
           God's
           will
           ;
           and
           what
           good
           uses
           we
           ought
           to
           make
           of
           such
           severe
           Afflictions
           .
           And
           I
           hope
           he
           made
           a
           Good
           use
           of
           that
           ;
           
           for
           since
           that
           time
           his
           Excellent
           Lady
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           Family
           can
           bear
           me
           Witness
           they
           discovered
           a
           great
           change
           in
           the
           choise
           of
           his
           Company
           ,
           the
           observing
           regular
           hours
           ,
           the
           avoiding
           excesses
           ,
           the
           keeping
           generally
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           exercising
           himself
           in
           reading
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           respects
           observed
           in
           him
           a
           far
           more
           Serious
           and
           Sober
           deportment
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           his
           Last
           long
           Illness
           ,
           when
           I
           was
           frequently
           called
           and
           went
           to
           visit
           and
           assist
           him
           ;
           I
           found
           in
           him
           ,
           all
           the
           Notes
           and
           Temper
           of
           one
           truly
           penitent
           ,
           and
           who
           seriously
           applyed
           himself
           to
           make
           his
           Peace
           with
           God
           ,
           by
           an
           Humble
           Confession
           ,
           by
           an
           hearty
           sorrow
           for
           his
           Sins
           ,
           by
           a
           Professed
           Resolution
           of
           better
           obedience
           if
           God
           should
           restore
           him
           ,
           by
           a
           Devout
           receiving
           the
           Blessed
           Sacrament
           ,
           and
           by
           constant
           Prayers
           .
           Now
           as
           to
           his
           sincerity
           in
           these
           Duties
           ,
           and
           devout
           performance
           of
           them
           ,
           it
           is
           best
           known
           to
           that
           Omniscient
           God
           (
           who
           is
           the
           only
           Searcher
           of
           hearts
           )
           to
           whom
           they
           were
           offered
           .
        
         
           But
           his
           generous
           Oblation
           and
           Charity
           to
           the
           Poor
           when
           He
           receiv'd
           the
           Sacrament
           in
           his
           Sickness
           :
           and
           the
           frequent
           opportunities
           he
           took
           of
           being
           Charitable
           at
           other
           times
           ,
           beyond
           most
           in
           the
           place
           where
           he
           lived
           (
           a
           Duty
           which
           Hypocrites
           commonly
           fail
           in
           as
           being
           too
           chargeable
           )
           will
           strongly
           plead
           for
           his
           sincerity
           ,
           will
           
             cover
             a
             multitude
             of
             his
             smaller
             sins
          
           of
           failure
           and
           infirmity
           ,
           where-ever
           that
           Charity
           prevails
           ,
           
             which
             is
             kind
             ,
             believeth
             all
             things
             ,
             hopeth
             all
             things
             .
          
        
         
           Under
           this
           head
           I
           ought
           not
           to
           omit
           the
           mentioning
           one
           act
           of
           Spiritual
           Charity
           ,
           which
           he
           often
           expressed
           an
           hearty
           desire
           for
           ,
           both
           in
           Health
           and
           Sickness
           .
           Which
           was
           to
           have
           a
           Law
           made
           to
           oblige
           our
           Plantations
           to
           baptize
           their
           Negro
           Slaves
           as
           their
           French
           Neighbours
           did
           .
           And
           so
           far
           he
           pursued
           that
           
           good
           intention
           ,
           that
           he
           gave
           strict
           Orders
           ,
           and
           made
           it
           his
           earnest
           request
           ,
           to
           me
           and
           others
           ,
           that
           the
           Black
           who
           waited
           on
           him
           ,
           might
           with
           all
           convenient
           speed
           ,
           be
           instructed
           and
           made
           a
           Christian.
           Now
           I
           heartily
           wish
           this
           would
           prove
           a
           Motive
           to
           all
           who
           are
           Masters
           of
           such
           People
           (
           who
           are
           capable
           of
           being
           made
           Eternally
           Happy
           ,
           and
           Instruments
           of
           praising
           God
           as
           well
           as
           we
           )
           to
           incline
           them
           to
           have
           so
           much
           regard
           for
           the
           Salvation
           of
           Men
           ,
           as
           to
           follow
           and
           promote
           this
           Christian
           practice
           :
           and
           to
           make
           this
           Charitable
           return
           to
           those
           poor
           Souls
           whose
           Bodies
           labour
           to
           enrich
           them
           :
           and
           whose
           circumstances
           being
           narrow
           in
           this
           ,
           ought
           to
           have
           better
           provision
           made
           for
           them
           in
           the
           next
           Life
           .
           
           This
           would
           be
           a
           most
           excellent
           act
           of
           Charity
           ,
           as
           respecting
           their
           Eternal
           Welfare
           ,
           which
           in
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour's
           esteem
           is
           more
           important
           than
           to
           gain
           the
           whole
           World.
           
        
         
           He
           owned
           himself
           a
           Son
           of
           the
           Established
           Church
           ,
           professed
           a
           resolution
           to
           live
           and
           die
           in
           her
           truly
           Catholick
           and
           Apostolick
           Faith
           ,
           expressed
           a
           just
           esteem
           and
           veneration
           for
           all
           her
           excellent
           Rites
           and
           Constitutions
           .
           Now
           this
           was
           visibly
           enforced
           by
           that
           singular
           respect
           ,
           with
           which
           he
           always
           treated
           her
           Ministers
           and
           Clergy
           ;
           and
           that
           particular
           regard
           he
           showed
           with
           great
           zeal
           upon
           all
           occasions
           ,
           for
           her
           admirable
           Prayers
           and
           Liturgy
           ,
           and
           express'd
           in
           the
           constant
           use
           thereof
           ,
           which
           he
           retained
           to
           the
           last
           minute
           of
           his
           Life
           :
           Which
           I
           do
           not
           speak
           barely
           upon
           my
           own
           knowledge
           ,
           but
           can
           confirm
           by
           unquestionable
           Testimony
           .
           And
           I
           remember
           he
           blessed
           God
           that
           this
           Love
           for
           the
           best
           Church
           in
           the
           World
           (
           he
           owned
           )
           was
           mightily
           promoted
           in
           him
           ,
           from
           that
           Orthodox
           Place
           of
           his
           Education
           ,
           
           which
           was
           one
           of
           the
           most
           renouned
           Foundations
           for
           Learning
           in
           this
           
           Kingdom
           ,
           
           and
           under
           the
           Best
           Governour
           ,
           that
           this
           or
           any
           Age
           produced
           :
           But
           he
           lamented
           the
           opportunity
           he
           lost
           there
           ,
           as
           to
           other
           Advantages
           and
           Improvements
           .
        
         
           Now
           these
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           were
           the
           result
           of
           his
           deliberate
           Thoughts
           ,
           and
           sound
           Mind
           ;
           before
           God
           was
           pleased
           to
           permit
           his
           distemper
           to
           arise
           to
           that
           height
           ;
           as
           to
           deprive
           him
           of
           his
           Senses
           and
           Reason
           .
        
         
           And
           yet
           even
           then
           in
           his
           greatest
           fits
           of
           frenzy
           he
           never
           (
           that
           I
           heard
           )
           let
           slip
           an
           Oath
           ,
           or
           a
           Curse
           .
           But
           animadverted
           upon
           himself
           in
           the
           severest
           manner
           ,
           to
           the
           Astonishment
           of
           those
           that
           Administred
           to
           him
           ,
           for
           his
           former
           excesses
           in
           that
           kind
           ;
           and
           in
           all
           his
           Lucid
           intervals
           was
           very
           inquisitive
           how
           he
           had
           behaved
           and
           carried
           himself
           ;
           and
           whether
           he
           had
           offended
           God
           by
           any
           Indecent
           expressions
           ;
           and
           received
           the
           information
           from
           those
           above
           him
           ,
           that
           He
           had
           not
           ,
           with
           great
           joy
           and
           comfort
           ,
           and
           commonly
           with
           
             Blessed
             be
             God
             ,
             or
             Glory
             be
             to
             God
             for
             it
             .
          
           All
           about
           him
           were
           Witnesses
           ,
           what
           constant
           Confessions
           of
           his
           Faith
           he
           made
           ,
           and
           what
           Professions
           of
           Repentance
           and
           new
           Obedience
           he
           uttered
           ;
           and
           so
           earnest
           he
           was
           in
           his
           Prayers
           to
           God
           to
           restore
           him
           to
           his
           senses
           ,
           and
           forgive
           him
           his
           Sins
           ,
           that
           He
           almost
           melted
           those
           about
           him
           into
           Tears
           .
           He
           desired
           those
           Reverend
           and
           Worthy
           Persons
           ,
           who
           were
           compassionate
           Witnesses
           of
           his
           severe
           distemper
           ,
           and
           Charitable
           assistants
           to
           him
           ,
           frequently
           to
           pray
           by
           him
           ,
           and
           for
           him
           ,
           with
           whom
           He
           joyned
           with
           all
           the
           composed
           sedateness
           ,
           and
           appearing
           fervency
           of
           Zeal
           .
           And
           for
           some
           hours
           before
           he
           dyed
           ,
           he
           had
           his
           perfect
           reason
           ,
           which
           helped
           him
           in
           a
           regular
           and
           well
           ordered
           Devotion
           ,
           and
           a
           sensible
           carriage
           to
           the
           last
           .
        
         
         
           So
           that
           if
           from
           the
           end
           we
           are
           to
           make
           our
           judgment
           ,
           and
           thence
           to
           raise
           our
           Hopes
           and
           Fears
           ,
           the
           Tryal
           of
           all
           things
           being
           in
           that
           ;
           here
           are
           strong
           evidences
           and
           good
           grounds
           for
           hopes
           to
           all
           the
           surviving
           Friends
           and
           Relations
           of
           the
           Gentleman
           to
           whom
           we
           now
           perform
           this
           Charitable
           Office.
           
        
         
           To
           conclude
           ,
           let
           me
           address
           to
           you
           who
           hear
           me
           ,
           and
           beseech
           you
           to
           reflect
           on
           the
           terror
           of
           God's
           Judgments
           ,
           and
           seriously
           consider
           the
           last
           account
           you
           must
           give
           of
           your
           Lives
           and
           Actions
           ,
           and
           advise
           you
           to
           betake
           your selves
           vigorously
           and
           speedily
           to
           the
           care
           of
           that
           great
           and
           important
           business
           .
           Here
           lies
           before
           you
           an
           instance
           of
           a
           strong
           Body
           and
           Constitution
           brought
           down
           to
           the
           Grave
           in
           the
           vigour
           of
           his
           Age
           ,
           in
           his
           
             full
             strength
          
           ,
           when
           his
           Breasts
           and
           Veins
           were
           full
           of
           Blood
           ,
           
             and
             his
             Bones
             were
             moistned
             with
             marrow
             .
          
           
        
         
           Wherefore
           you
           that
           are
           young
           ,
           and
           apt
           
             to
             rejoyce
             in
             your
             youth
             ,
             and
             to
             let
             your
             Hearts
             chear
             You
             in
             the
             days
             of
             your
             youth
             ,
             and
             to
             walk
             in
             the
             ways
             of
             your
             Hearts
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             your
             Eyes
             .
             Know
             that
             for
             all
             these
             things
             ,
             God
             will
             bring
             you
             to
             Judgment
             .
          
        
         
           And
           you
           who
           are
           drawing
           toward
           the
           evening
           ,
           and
           the
           day
           of
           whose
           age
           is
           far
           spent
           ,
           consider
           ,
           I
           pray
           you
           ,
           it
           is
           high
           time
           for
           you
           to
           
             remember
             your
             Creatour
             when
             your
             evil
             days
             come
             upon
             you
             ,
          
           and
           
             your
             years
             draw
             nigh
             ,
             when
             you
             may
             say
             we
             have
             no
             pleasure
             in
             them
             .
          
        
         
           Finally
           ,
           oh
           that
           all
           would
           be
           Wise
           ,
           and
           seriously
           consider
           their
           latter
           end
           ,
           in
           which
           is
           the
           Tryal
           of
           all
           things
           .
        
         
         
           
             So
             teach
             us
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             to
             number
             our
             days
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             apply
             our
             Hearts
             unto
             Wisdom
             ,
          
           and
           receive
           the
           recompence
           of
           reward
           ,
           thou
           hast
           prepared
           for
           all
           thy
           Servants
           ,
           who
           live
           in
           thy
           faith
           and
           fear
           ,
           and
           die
           (
           as
           we
           hope
           our
           Brother
           has
           )
           in
           thy
           Favour
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A47417-e280
           
             
               Prov.
               18.14
            
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A47417-e440
           
             Psal.
             36.6
             .
          
           
             Ps.
             139.6
             .
          
           
             
               Quid
               enim
               est
               aliud
               ,
               senem
               videre
               trementem
               ,
               incurvum
               ,
               canum
               ,
               imbecillum
               ,
               infirmum
               ,
               quam
               cernere
               morientem
               vivum
               ,
               aut
               viventem
               mortuum
               .
            
             Cic.
             Consolat
             .
          
           
             Dr.
             Taylor
             
               's
               Holy
               Living
               and
               Dying
            
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             12.29
             .
          
           
             Visitat
             .
             Exhortation
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             11.5
             .
          
           
             Hosea
             5.
             
          
           
             Ps.
             119.67
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             
               Quod
               si
               Miundus
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Mala.
             3.14
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             Job
             21.7
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             73.3
             .
          
           
             Jer.
             12.1
             .
          
           
             Habak
             .
             13.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             3.5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             37.1
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             2.5.6
             .
          
           
             Prov.
             23.18
             .
          
           
             Matt.
             16.26
             .
          
           
             Christ
             Church
             Oxon.
             
          
           
             Dr.
             Fell
             Bishop
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             Job
             21.24
             .