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             A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Benj. Calamy, D.D. and late minister of St. Lawrence Jewry, London, Jan. 7th, 1686 by William Sherlock ...
             Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.
          
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           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           FUNERAL
           Of
           the
           Reverend
           
             Benj.
             Calamy
             D.
             D.
          
           And
           late
           Minister
           of
           
             St.
          
           LAWRENCE
           JEWRY
           ,
           
             London
             ,
             Jan.
             7
             
               th
            
             .
          
           1686.
           
        
         
           By
           
             WILLIAM
             SHERLOCK
             ,
          
           D.
           D.
           Master
           of
           the
           Temple
           ,
           And
           Chaplain
           in
           Ordinary
           to
           his
           Majesty
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
             :
          
           Printed
           for
           
             John
             Amery
          
           at
           the
           
             Peacock
             ,
          
           and
           
             William
             Rogers
          
           at
           the
           
             Sun
             ;
          
           both
           against
           St.
           
           Dunstan's
           Church
           in
           
             Fleetstreet
             .
          
           1686.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           Imprimatur
           .
        
         
           
             
               Jan.
               11.
               1685
               
               /
               6
               ;
               .
            
          
           
             C.
             
               Alston
            
             R.
             P.
             D.
             
               Hen.
            
             Episc.
             
               Lond.
            
             à
             sacris
             Domestics
             .
          
        
         
         
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           his
           much
           Esteemed
           Friends
           the
           Church-Wardens
           and
           Parishoners
           of
           St.
           LAURENCE
           Jewry
           ,
           and
           St.
           MARY
           MAGDALANE
           Milkstreet
           .
        
         
           
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
        
         
           THough
           I
           had
           no
           intention
           to
           make
           this
           Sermon
           Publick
           ,
           yet
           I
           could
           not
           with
           any
           Modesty
           deny
           your
           Request
           ,
           when
           you
           had
           paid
           so
           great
           a
           regard
           to
           the
           Counsel
           given
           you
           in
           it
           .
           I
           heartily
           Congratulate
           your
           happy
           agreement
           in
           the
           Choice
           of
           so
           excellent
           a
           Person
           to
           succeed
           the
           not-to-be-forgotten
           Dr.
           
             CALAMY
             ,
          
           who
           ,
           I
           doubt
           not
           ,
           will
           deserve
           all
           that
           Honour
           and
           Kindness
           ,
           which
           it
           is
           so
           natural
           to
           you
           ,
           to
           show
           to
           your
           Ministers
           .
           I
           here
           present
           you
           with
           the
           Sermon
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           Preached
           ,
           
           excepting
           some
           few
           things
           at
           the
           beginning
           ,
           which
           were
           left
           out
           in
           speaking
           ,
           to
           shorten
           it
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           I
           could
           ,
           without
           injuring
           the
           Sense
           .
           I
           am
           sensible
           the
           Character
           falls
           very
           short
           of
           what
           our
           deceased
           Friend
           deserved
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           every
           Word
           true
           ,
           and
           I
           thought
           ,
           had
           been
           as
           inoffensive
           too
           as
           it
           is
           true
           ;
           and
           so
           I
           believe
           it
           will
           appear
           to
           wise
           and
           considering
           men
           ,
           and
           others
           may
           judge
           as
           they
           please
           .
           If
           it
           will
           contribute
           any
           thing
           to
           make
           both
           Ministers
           and
           People
           more
           faithful
           in
           the
           discharge
           of
           their
           several
           Duties
           ,
           I
           have
           what
           I
           aimed
           at
           ,
           both
           in
           Preaching
           and
           Printing
           it
           ,
           especially
           if
           you
           please
           to
           accept
           of
           it
           as
           a
           Testimony
           of
           the
           sincere
           Respects
           of
        
         
           
             GENTLEMEN
             ,
          
           
             
               Your
               very
               Humble
               Servant
               ,
            
             WILL.
             SHERLOCK
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             24
             Matth.
             45
             ,
             46.
             
          
           
             
               Who
               then
               is
               a
               Faithful
               and
               Wise
               servant
               ,
               whom
               his
               Lord
               hath
               made
               Ruler
               over
               his
               Houshold
               ,
               to
               give
               them
               meat
               in
               due
               season
               ?
            
             
               Blessed
               is
               that
               servant
               ,
               whom
               his
               Lord
               when
               he
               cometh
               ,
               shall
               finde
               so
               doing
               .
            
          
        
         
           IN
           this
           and
           the
           fore-going
           Chapter
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           acquaints
           his
           Disciples
           with
           the
           Signs
           and
           Prognosticks
           of
           his
           coming
           ;
           which
           plainly
           have
           a
           double
           aspect
           ,
           both
           upon
           his
           coming
           to
           destroy
           
             Jerusalem
             ,
          
           and
           upon
           his
           coming
           to
           judge
           the
           World
           :
           But
           the
           application
           he
           makes
           of
           it
           ,
           is
           of
           universal
           use
           ;
           
             Watch
             therefore
             ,
             for
             ye
             know
             not
             what
             hour
             your
             Lord
             doth
             come
             .
          
           v.
           42.
           which
           is
           excellent
           advice
           ,
           in
           what
           sense
           soever
           we
           understand
           the
           
           coming
           of
           our
           Lord
           ;
           for
           the
           coming
           of
           our
           Lord
           signifies
           his
           coming
           to
           take
           account
           of
           us
           ,
           and
           whether
           we
           apply
           this
           to
           the
           Hour
           of
           our
           Death
           ,
           or
           to
           the
           last
           Day
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           still
           it
           concerns
           us
           to
           watch
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           be
           always
           diligent
           and
           careful
           in
           doing
           our
           Duty
           ,
           and
           discharging
           that
           Trust
           which
           is
           committed
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           whenever
           our
           Lord
           comes
           ,
           we
           may
           give
           up
           our
           Accounts
           with
           joy
           .
        
         
           The
           Words
           ,
           I
           have
           now
           read
           to
           you
           ,
           concern
           the
           Apostles
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           their
           Successors
           ,
           the
           Bishops
           and
           Pastors
           of
           the
           whurch
           ,
           who
           are
           as
           much
           obliged
           to
           this
           watchfulness
           ,
           as
           any
           other
           sort
           of
           persons
           ,
           because
           as
           they
           have
           a
           greater
           Trust
           ,
           so
           they
           have
           a
           greater
           Account
           to
           give
           .
           This
           we
           learn
           from
           12
           
             Luke
             42
             ,
             43
             ,
             v.
          
           where
           our
           Saviour
           having
           given
           that
           general
           advice
           to
           all
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           to
           watch
           for
           the
           coming
           of
           their
           Lord
           ,
           St.
           
             Peter
          
           particularly
           enquires
           ,
           how
           far
           he
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Apostles
           were
           concerned
           in
           it
           :
           
             Lord
             ,
             speakest
             thou
             this
             parable
             unto
             us
             ,
             or
             even
             to
             all
             .
          
           v.
           41.
           
           To
           which
           our
           Saviour
           answers
           ,
           
             Who
             then
             is
             that
             faithful
             and
             wise
             steward
             ,
             whom
             
             his
             Lord
             shall
             make
             Ruler
             of
             his
             Houshold
             ,
             to
             give
             them
             their
             portion
             of
             meat
             in
             due
             season
             ?
             Blessed
             is
             that
             servant
             ,
             whom
             his
             Lord
             ,
             when
             he
             cometh
             shall
             find
             so
             doing
             .
          
           Wherein
           our
           Saviour
           does
           particularly
           apply
           that
           general
           Advice
           to
           his
           Apostles
           and
           their
           Successors
           ,
           his
           Servants
           ,
           Stewards
           ,
           and
           Ministers
           of
           the
           Gospel
           :
           and
           indeed
           those
           particular
           expressions
           which
           are
           here
           used
           do
           sufficiently
           acquaint
           us
           ,
           to
           whom
           this
           Advice
           belongs
           .
        
         
           We
           need
           not
           question
           ,
           who
           is
           here
           meant
           by
           
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           which
           is
           the
           peculiar
           Title
           of
           Christ
           in
           the
           
             New
             Testament
             ,
          
           and
           it
           is
           as
           evident
           ,
           what
           this
           Houshold
           is
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
           
             The
             House
             and
             Temple
             of
             the
             living
             God
             ,
          
           
           
             The
             Houshold
             of
             Faith
             ,
             The
             Houshold
             of
             God.
          
           And
           Christ
           is
           said
           to
           be
           Faithful
           
             as
             a
             Son
             ,
          
           or
           Lord
           ,
           
           
             over
             his
             own
             House
             ,
             whose
             House
             are
             we
             ,
             if
             we
             hold
             fast
             the
             confidence
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             the
             rejoycing
             of
             the
             hope
             firm
             unto
             the
             end
             ,
          
           in
           distinction
           from
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           who
           was
           Faithful
           as
           a
           Servant
           .
        
         
           The
           Rulers
           of
           the
           Houshold
           ,
           or
           the
           Stewards
           in
           St.
           
             Luke
             ,
          
           are
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           Bishops
           ,
           Presbyters
           ,
           who
           are
           the
           Governours
           
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           the
           
             Overseers
             ,
             the
             Ministers
             of
             Christ
             ,
             the
             Stewards
             of
             the
             Mysteries
             of
             God.
          
           
           
             The
             Meat
             ,
          
           which
           they
           are
           
             to
             give
             in
             season
             ,
          
           is
           the
           Word
           of
           Life
           ,
           which
           with
           respect
           to
           the
           different
           degrees
           and
           perfection
           of
           Knowledge
           is
           compared
           to
           
             Milk
             ,
          
           
           and
           to
           
             strong
             Meat
             :
          
           and
           therefore
           they
           are
           commanded
           to
           
             feed
             the
             Flock
             ,
          
           
           
             to
             preach
             the
             Word
             ,
          
           
           
             to
             be
             instant
             in
             season
             ,
             out
             of
             season
             ,
             to
             reprove
             ,
          
           
           
             rebuke
             ,
             exhort
             with
             all
             long-suffering
             and
             doctrine
             .
          
        
         
           This
           is
           sufficient
           to
           shew
           you
           ,
           that
           my
           Text
           does
           principally
           concern
           the
           Bishops
           and
           Ministers
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           who
           are
           in
           an
           eminent
           manner
           the
           Servants
           of
           Christ
           in
           the
           Instruction
           and
           Government
           of
           his
           Church
           ,
           which
           is
           his
           House
           ;
           and
           in
           speaking
           to
           these
           words
           ,
           I
           shall
           observe
           this
           following
           method
           .
        
         
           I.
           Consider
           the
           Duty
           of
           Gospel-Bishops
           and
           Pastors
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           Feed
           ,
           and
           to
           Govern
           the
           Houshold
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           II.
           The
           Qualifications
           of
           Gospel-Ministers
           ,
           which
           are
           Faithfulness
           and
           Prudence
           ,
           
             a
             Faithful
             and
             Wise
             servant
             .
          
        
         
         
           III.
           The
           great
           rewards
           of
           such
           men
           ,
           
             Blessed
             is
             that
             servant
             .
          
        
         
           I.
           The
           Duty
           of
           Gospel-Ministers
           whether
           Bishops
           or
           others
           ,
           and
           that
           consists
           of
           two
           parts
           .
           1.
           
           To
           Feed
           .
           2.
           
           To
           Govern
           the
           Houshold
           or
           Church
           of
           Christ.
           They
           are
           appointed
           
             Rulers
             of
             his
             Houshold
             ,
             to
             give
             them
             meat
             in
             due
             season
             .
          
        
         
           I.
           To
           Feed
           the
           Flock
           of
           Christ.
           
           This
           command
           Christ
           gave
           to
           
             Peter
             ,
          
           and
           repeated
           it
           three
           times
           ;
           
           
             Simon
             ,
             son
             of
             Jonas
             ,
             lovest
             thou
             me
             more
             then
             these
             ?
          
           then
           
             feed
             my
             lambs
             ,
             feed
             my
             sheep
             .
          
           Now
           to
           Feed
           ,
           signifies
           to
           instruct
           men
           in
           the
           Knowledge
           of
           Christ
           ,
           for
           Knowledge
           is
           the
           proper
           food
           and
           nourishment
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           by
           which
           it
           grows
           in
           Spiritual
           Wisdom
           ,
           
           and
           all
           Vertue
           and
           Goodness
           ;
           and
           is
           as
           necessary
           to
           our
           Spiritual
           Life
           ,
           as
           natural
           food
           is
           to
           the
           Life
           of
           our
           Bodies
           .
           
           
             This
             is
             life
             eternal
             ,
          
           saith
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           
             to
             know
             Thee
             the
             onely
             true
             God
             ,
             and
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             whom
             thou
             hast
             sent
             .
          
        
         
           For
           this
           reason
           our
           Saviour
           appointed
           Stewards
           and
           Dispensers
           of
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           ,
           whose
           whole
           business
           it
           should
           
           be
           to
           study
           the
           Divine
           Will
           themselves
           ,
           and
           to
           instruct
           others
           .
           For
           this
           is
           a
           knowledge
           which
           must
           be
           taught
           ;
           Nature
           may
           instruct
           us
           in
           the
           Being
           of
           a
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           differences
           between
           good
           and
           evil
           ,
           and
           the
           plain
           Rules
           of
           Morality
           ;
           but
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           the
           whole
           oeconomy
           of
           mans
           Salvation
           by
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           known
           onely
           by
           Revelation
           .
           Christ
           came
           down
           from
           Heaven
           to
           reveal
           this
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           he
           instructed
           his
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           his
           Apostles
           by
           their
           preaching
           and
           Writings
           instructed
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           have
           left
           us
           a
           standing
           Rule
           of
           Faith
           and
           Manners
           ;
           but
           yet
           it
           is
           necessary
           ,
           that
           there
           should
           be
           some
           men
           peculiarly
           devoted
           to
           the
           Service
           of
           Religion
           ,
           the
           study
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           the
           Work
           of
           the
           Ministry
           ,
           to
           instruct
           and
           teach
           those
           who
           have
           neither
           leisure
           nor
           opportunities
           for
           enquiry
           ,
           nor
           capacity
           to
           learn
           without
           a
           Guide
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           case
           of
           the
           generality
           of
           Christians
           ;
           especially
           since
           Religion
           has
           been
           clogged
           with
           such
           infinite
           Disputes
           ,
           and
           there
           has
           been
           so
           much
           art
           used
           to
           make
           the
           plainest
           truths
           difficult
           ,
           obscure
           ,
           and
           uncertain
           ,
           to
           
           corrupt
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           it
           comply
           with
           mens
           sensual
           Lusts
           ,
           or
           secular
           Interests
           .
           A
           Guide
           and
           Instructor
           is
           absolutely
           necessary
           ,
           when
           there
           are
           so
           many
           Turnings
           and
           Labyrinths
           ,
           wherein
           men
           may
           lose
           themselves
           ,
           and
           their
           way
           to
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           But
           though
           there
           were
           no
           Disputes
           in
           Religion
           ,
           no
           difficulty
           in
           understanding
           it
           ,
           though
           all
           men
           were
           agreed
           about
           the
           way
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           though
           the
           meanest
           Christian
           understood
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           greatest
           Divine
           ,
           yet
           there
           would
           be
           constant
           need
           of
           a
           Spiritual
           Guide
           ,
           while
           men
           are
           apt
           to
           be
           unmindful
           of
           their
           Duty
           ,
           and
           careless
           in
           the
           practice
           of
           it
           .
           The
           work
           of
           an
           Evangelical
           Pastor
           is
           not
           meerly
           to
           instruct
           the
           Ignorant
           ,
           but
           to
           exhort
           ,
           to
           reprove
           ,
           to
           admonish
           ,
           to
           watch
           over
           the
           Lives
           and
           Manners
           of
           Christians
           ,
           to
           make
           seasonable
           Applications
           to
           their
           Consciences
           ,
           to
           administer
           Comfort
           to
           afflicted
           Spirits
           ,
           to
           excite
           and
           quicken
           the
           slothful
           ,
           and
           to
           encourage
           the
           fearful
           and
           timerous
           ,
           and
           to
           assist
           and
           direct
           men
           in
           their
           Spiritual
           Warfare
           ,
           how
           to
           obtain
           a
           glorious
           victory
           
           over
           the
           World
           and
           the
           Flesh.
           This
           is
           to
           feed
           the
           Flock
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           them
           Meat
           in
           due
           season
           ,
           to
           instruct
           them
           in
           those
           things
           of
           which
           they
           are
           ignorant
           ,
           and
           to
           put
           them
           in
           mind
           of
           those
           things
           which
           they
           already
           know
           ,
           that
           their
           Faith
           may
           be
           turned
           into
           a
           principle
           of
           life
           and
           action
           ,
           and
           this
           heavenly
           Food
           may
           be
           digested
           into
           Bloud
           and
           Spirits
           ,
           to
           the
           edifying
           of
           the
           Body
           of
           Christ
           in
           all
           Christian
           Graces
           and
           Vertues
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Another
           part
           of
           the
           Ministerial
           Office
           consists
           in
           Acts
           of
           Discipline
           and
           Government
           ;
           Christ
           has
           made
           these
           Ministers
           and
           Servants
           ,
           
             Rulers
             over
             his
             houshold
             .
          
           No
           Society
           can
           be
           preserved
           ,
           without
           Order
           and
           Government
           ,
           
           which
           is
           as
           absolutely
           necessary
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           
           as
           in
           the
           State.
           Christ
           is
           the
           
             Head
          
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           the
           
             Husband
             ,
          
           the
           
             Shepherd
             ,
          
           the
           
             Lord
             ,
          
           which
           are
           all
           names
           of
           Authority
           and
           Power
           ;
           and
           the
           Church
           is
           his
           
             Body
             ,
          
           his
           
             Spouse
             ,
          
           his
           
             Flock
             ,
          
           his
           
             Houshold
             ,
          
           and
           
             Family
             ,
          
           which
           are
           names
           of
           Subjection
           ,
           and
           denote
           a
           regular
           and
           orderly
           Society
           ;
           but
           Christ
           has
           now
           left
           this
           World
           ,
           and
           does
           not
           visibly
           appear
           among
           
           us
           ,
           to
           direct
           and
           govern
           the
           Affairs
           of
           his
           Church
           ;
           he
           is
           ascended
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           where
           he
           sits
           at
           the
           right
           hand
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           exerciseth
           an
           invisible
           Power
           and
           Providence
           for
           the
           defence
           and
           preservation
           of
           his
           Church
           on
           Earth
           :
           He
           governs
           us
           by
           his
           Laws
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           Ministers
           :
           for
           
             when
             he
             ascended
             on
             high
             ,
             he
             led
             captivity
             captive
             ,
             and
             gave
             gifts
             to
             men
             .
             And
             he
             gave
             some
             ,
             Apostles
             :
          
           
           
             and
             some
             ,
             Prophets
             :
             and
             some
             ,
             Evangelists
             :
             and
             some
             ,
             Pastors
             and
             Teachers
             .
             For
             the
             perfecting
             of
             the
             Saints
             ,
             for
             the
             work
             of
             the
             Ministry
             ,
             for
             the
             edifying
             of
             the
             body
             of
             Christ
             :
             Till
             we
             all
             come
             in
             the
             unity
             of
             the
             Faith
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             knowledge
             of
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             ,
             to
             a
             perfect
             man
             ,
             unto
             the
             measure
             of
             the
             stature
             of
             the
             fulness
             of
             Christ.
             
          
        
         
           
             When
             our
             Saviour
             was
             risen
             from
             the
             dead
             ,
          
           
           
             he
             tells
             his
             Disciples
             ,
          
           All
           power
           is
           given
           unto
           me
           both
           in
           Heaven
           and
           in
           Earth
           .
           Go
           ye
           therefore
           ,
           and
           teach
           all
           Nations
           ,
           baptizing
           them
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Son
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           :
           Teaching
           them
           to
           observe
           all
           things
           whatsoever
           I
           have
           commanded
           you
           :
           and
           lo
           ,
           I
           am
           with
           you
           alway
           ,
           
           even
           unto
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World.
           
             This
             is
             their
             Commission
             to
             preach
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             and
             to
             govern
             his
             Church
             ;
             which
             was
             not
             meerly
             a
             Personal
             Commission
             to
             the
             Apostles
             ,
             but
             extends
             to
             all
             their
             Successors
             ,
             as
             appears
             from
             Christ's
             promise
             to
             be
             with
             them
             in
             the
             discharge
             of
             his
             Ministerial
             Authority
             to
             the
             end
             of
             the
             World.
             Thus
             St.
          
           John
           
             acquaints
             us
             ,
             that
             Christ
             after
             his
             Resurrection
             appeared
             to
             his
             Apostles
             ,
             when
             they
             were
             met
             together
             ,
             and
             said
             unto
             them
             ,
          
           Peace
           be
           unto
           you
           ,
           
           as
           my
           Father
           hath
           sent
           me
           ,
           so
           send
           I
           you
           .
           And
           as
           he
           had
           said
           this
           ,
           he
           breathed
           on
           them
           ,
           and
           said
           unto
           them
           ,
           Receive
           ye
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           .
           Whose
           soever
           sins
           ye
           remit
           ,
           they
           are
           remitted
           unto
           them
           ;
           and
           whose
           soever
           sins
           ye
           retain
           ,
           they
           are
           retained
           .
           
             This
             invested
             them
             with
             Authority
             ,
             but
             then
             the
             actual
             communication
             of
             Power
             ,
             which
             ,
             especially
             at
             that
             time
             ,
             was
             necessary
             to
             the
             discharge
             of
             their
             Office
             ,
             was
             reserved
             for
             the
             descent
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ;
             and
             therefore
             our
             Saviour
             commanded
             them
             ,
          
           Not
           to
           depart
           from
           Jerusalem
           ,
           but
           to
           wait
           for
           the
           promise
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           
             that
             is
             ,
             the
             gift
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
             For
             says
             he
             ,
          
           Ye
           shall
           receive
           
           power
           after
           that
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           is
           come
           upon
           you
           ,
           
           and
           ye
           shall
           be
           witnesses
           unto
           me
           both
           in
           Jerusalem
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           Judea
           ,
           and
           in
           Samaria
           ,
           and
           unto
           the
           uttermost
           parts
           of
           the
           Earth
           .
        
         
           And
           accordingly
           we
           find
           ,
           that
           during
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           the
           Supreme
           Authority
           of
           the
           Church
           was
           in
           their
           hands
           ,
           which
           they
           committed
           to
           their
           Successors
           ,
           and
           has
           ever
           since
           been
           exercised
           by
           Christian
           Bishops
           and
           Presbyters
           ,
           with
           regard
           to
           their
           different
           Order
           and
           Power
           .
           But
           what
           is
           this
           Power
           which
           Christ
           hath
           given
           to
           his
           Ministers
           ?
           They
           have
           no
           Rods
           ,
           nor
           Axes
           ,
           as
           secular
           Princes
           have
           ,
           to
           compel
           men
           to
           the
           Faith
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           to
           force
           their
           obedience
           .
           No
           ,
           this
           is
           contrary
           to
           the
           Genius
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christianity
           .
           If
           men
           will
           be
           Infidels
           ,
           if
           they
           will
           be
           wicked
           ,
           we
           cannot
           help
           it
           :
           
           
             For
             though
             we
             walk
             in
             the
             flesh
             ,
             we
             do
             not
             war
             after
             the
             flesh
             :
             For
             the
             weapons
             of
             our
             warfare
             are
             not
             carnal
             ,
          
           such
           as
           earthly
           Princes
           use
           ,
           
             but
             mighty
             through
             God
             ,
             to
             the
             pulling
             down
             of
             strong
             holds
             ,
             Casting
             down
             imaginations
             ,
             and
             every
             high
             thing
             that
             exalteth
             it self
             against
             the
             
             knowledge
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             bringing
             into
             captivity
             every
             thought
             to
             the
             obedience
             of
             Christ.
             
          
        
         
           Our
           Saviour
           in
           my
           Text
           acquaints
           us
           what
           this
           Power
           and
           Authority
           is
           ;
           he
           
             makes
             them
             Rulers
             over
             his
             Houshold
             ,
             to
             give
             them
             meat
             in
             due
             season
             .
          
           This
           is
           the
           Authority
           Christ
           hath
           given
           to
           his
           Ministers
           ,
           to
           instruct
           ,
           to
           exhort
           ,
           to
           advise
           ,
           to
           admonish
           ,
           to
           reprove
           ,
           and
           that
           with
           
             sharpness
          
           too
           ,
           when
           there
           is
           occasion
           for
           it
           ,
           
             according
             to
             the
             power
             which
             the
             Lord
             hath
             given
             to
             edification
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             not
             to
             destruction
             ;
          
           as
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           speaks
           .
        
         
           But
           what
           Authority
           is
           this
           ?
           May
           not
           every
           Christian
           do
           the
           same
           ?
           Is
           it
           not
           the
           duty
           of
           us
           all
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           able
           ,
           to
           instruct
           ,
           exhort
           ,
           reprove
           one
           another
           ?
           Yes
           ,
           it
           is
           ;
           and
           I
           would
           to
           God
           it
           were
           more
           generally
           practised
           :
           but
           yet
           every
           private
           Christian
           cannot
           do
           this
           with
           the
           Authority
           of
           a
           Bishop
           ,
           or
           a
           Gospel-Minister
           :
           The
           Instructions
           and
           Exhortations
           of
           private
           Christians
           ,
           are
           acts
           of
           Friendship
           and
           Charity
           ;
           and
           the
           obligation
           to
           it
           ,
           is
           that
           mutual
           concernment
           and
           sympathy
           which
           the
           Members
           of
           the
           same
           Body
           ought
           to
           have
           for
           each
           other
           :
           In
           Gospel-Ministers
           it
           is
           an
           act
           
           of
           Authority
           ,
           like
           the
           Censures
           of
           a
           Father
           ,
           a
           Magistrate
           ,
           or
           a
           Judge
           .
        
         
           We
           do
           not
           pretend
           indeed
           ,
           as
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           speaks
           ,
           
           to
           have
           
             dominion
             over
             your
             Faith
             ,
          
           to
           exercise
           a
           kind
           of
           Soveraign
           Authority
           ,
           to
           oblige
           you
           to
           believe
           any
           thing
           meerly
           because
           we
           say
           it
           ;
           but
           yet
           our
           Authority
           is
           such
           ,
           that
           if
           in
           the
           exercise
           of
           our
           Office
           we
           explain
           the
           Articles
           of
           Faith
           and
           Rules
           of
           Life
           to
           you
           ,
           it
           lays
           an
           indispensible
           Obligation
           upon
           you
           ,
           carefully
           to
           examine
           what
           we
           say
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           reject
           it
           ,
           without
           plain
           and
           manifest
           evidence
           ,
           that
           what
           we
           teach
           you
           is
           not
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           revealed
           in
           the
           Scriptures
           .
           For
           when
           we
           come
           in
           the
           Name
           and
           Authority
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           man
           who
           rejects
           our
           Message
           ,
           without
           being
           sure
           that
           we
           exceed
           our
           Commission
           ,
           rejects
           the
           Authority
           by
           which
           we
           act
           ;
           and
           
             he
             that
             despiseth
             ,
             despiseth
             not
             man
             ,
             but
             God.
          
           It
           is
           our
           Work
           and
           our
           Commission
           to
           instruct
           you
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           your
           Duty
           to
           be
           instructed
           ;
           and
           whoever
           shall
           wantonly
           reject
           any
           Doctrines
           which
           do
           not
           suit
           with
           his
           humour
           and
           interest
           ,
           or
           oppose
           some
           popular
           mistakes
           and
           prejudices
           against
           the
           
           Instructions
           of
           his
           Guide
           ,
           or
           turn
           away
           his
           ear
           from
           instruction
           ,
           and
           heap
           to
           himself
           Teachers
           ,
           having
           itching
           ears
           ,
           such
           a
           man
           must
           give
           a
           severe
           account
           of
           this
           neglect
           and
           contempt
           to
           the
           great
           Bishop
           and
           Shepherd
           of
           Souls
           .
           While
           we
           are
           careful
           to
           discharge
           our
           Office
           in
           pursuance
           of
           that
           Trust
           our
           Great
           Master
           hath
           committed
           to
           us
           ,
           what
           our
           Saviour
           tells
           his
           Apostles
           is
           true
           of
           the
           meanest
           of
           us
           all
           ;
           
           
             He
             that
             heareth
             you
             ,
             heareth
             me
             :
             and
             he
             that
             despiseth
             you
             ,
             despiseth
             me
             :
             and
             he
             that
             despiseth
             me
             ,
             despiseth
             him
             that
             sent
             me
             .
          
        
         
           The
           like
           may
           be
           said
           of
           the
           Exhortations
           ,
           and
           Counsels
           ,
           and
           Directions
           ,
           and
           Reproofs
           ,
           of
           our
           Spiritual
           Guides
           ,
           they
           carry
           great
           Authority
           with
           them
           ;
           they
           are
           not
           like
           the
           private
           Admonitions
           of
           our
           Friends
           ,
           who
           exhort
           and
           reprove
           out
           of
           kindness
           ,
           and
           their
           particular
           concernment
           for
           us
           :
           To
           reject
           such
           Counsels
           as
           these
           ,
           does
           mightily
           aggravate
           our
           sin
           and
           our
           condemnation
           ,
           as
           every
           thing
           does
           ,
           which
           makes
           our
           sin
           more
           wilful
           and
           obstinate
           ;
           but
           to
           reject
           the
           Counsels
           and
           Reproofs
           of
           our
           Guide
           ,
           is
           a
           new
           act
           of
           disobedience
           to
           that
           Authority
           
           which
           Christ
           has
           set
           in
           his
           Church
           .
           Whether
           you
           will
           hear
           ,
           or
           whether
           you
           will
           obey
           ,
           we
           must
           exhort
           ,
           reprove
           ,
           advise
           ;
           and
           wo
           be
           to
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           do
           not
           ,
           and
           wo
           be
           to
           those
           who
           will
           not
           hear
           ,
           who
           will
           not
           obey
           .
           Our
           great
           Master
           looks
           upon
           this
           as
           a
           contempt
           of
           his
           own
           Authority
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           all
           the
           Authority
           we
           have
           .
           We
           cannot
           force
           you
           to
           obey
           our
           Counsels
           or
           Reproofs
           ,
           but
           ours
           and
           your
           Master
           will
           severely
           punish
           you
           ,
           if
           you
           do
           not
           .
        
         
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           the
           Instructions
           ,
           Reproofs
           ,
           and
           Censures
           of
           Christ's
           Ministers
           ,
           carry
           such
           Authority
           with
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           can
           receive
           into
           ,
           or
           shut
           out
           of
           the
           Communion
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           onely
           visible
           state
           of
           Salvation
           .
           Remission
           of
           sins
           ,
           and
           eternal
           Life
           ,
           is
           ordinarily
           to
           be
           had
           onely
           in
           the
           visible
           Communion
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           therefore
           the
           Power
           of
           Receiving
           into
           the
           Church
           by
           Baptism
           ,
           and
           of
           Casting
           out
           of
           the
           Church
           by
           Excommunication
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           onely
           Authority
           Christ
           hath
           given
           to
           these
           Rulers
           of
           his
           Houshold
           ,
           to
           Receive
           in
           and
           cast
           out
           of
           his
           Family
           ,
           is
           called
           a
           Power
           of
           Remitting
           or
           Retaining
           sins
           ,
           because
           the
           
           forgiveness
           of
           Sins
           is
           to
           be
           had
           onely
           in
           the
           Communion
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           no
           man
           belongs
           to
           the
           invisible
           Church
           ,
           who
           does
           not
           live
           in
           Communion
           with
           the
           visible
           Church
           ,
           when
           it
           may
           he
           had
           .
        
         
           The
           Authority
           of
           Christs
           Ministers
           is
           to
           feed
           those
           ,
           who
           are
           of
           his
           Houshold
           ,
           to
           give
           them
           their
           meat
           in
           due
           season
           ,
           and
           to
           judge
           who
           shall
           belong
           to
           this
           Houshold
           ,
           who
           shall
           be
           received
           in
           ,
           or
           cast
           out
           of
           Christs
           Family
           :
           This
           is
           the
           highest
           Act
           of
           Church
           Authority
           on
           Earth
           ,
           and
           the
           onely
           Sanction
           of
           all
           our
           instructions
           ,
           counsels
           ,
           and
           reproofs
           ;
           and
           therefore
           this
           Authority
           is
           not
           intrusted
           with
           every
           Gospel-Minister
           ,
           but
           is
           committed
           to
           the
           chief
           Governours
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           the
           Bishops
           who
           succeed
           into
           the
           ordinary
           apostolical
           Power
           .
        
         
           II.
           Let
           us
           now
           consider
           the
           due
           Qualifications
           which
           are
           required
           in
           Gospel-Ministers
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           two
           :
           Faithfulness
           and
           Prudence
           ,
           
             Who
             is
             that
             Faithful
             and
             Wise
             Servant
             ?
          
        
         
           
             First
             ,
          
           Faithfulness
           :
           Now
           Faithfulness
           in
           a
           Servant
           consists
           in
           being
           true
           to
           his
           Trust
           ;
           and
           when
           this
           is
           applied
           to
           Preaching
           the
           
           Gospel
           ,
           it
           signifies
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           extreamly
           careful
           to
           publish
           the
           whole
           Mind
           and
           Will
           of
           God
           ;
           which
           as
           it
           concerns
           us
           in
           this
           Age
           ,
           includes
           these
           following
           Rules
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           To
           be
           careful
           to
           acquaint
           our selves
           with
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           
             Scribes
             which
             are
             instructed
             unto
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
             ,
          
           
           
             who
             are
             like
             unto
             a
             man
             that
             is
             an
             housholder
             ,
             which
             bringeth
             forth
             out
             of
             his
             treasure
             things
             new
             and
             old
             .
          
           The
           Priests
           lips
           must
           preserve
           Knowledge
           ,
           but
           we
           must
           first
           have
           it
           ,
           before
           we
           can
           teach
           it
           others
           ;
           and
           since
           none
           of
           us
           now
           pretend
           to
           immediate
           Inspirations
           ,
           this
           is
           a
           work
           of
           difficulty
           and
           labour
           ,
           and
           requires
           as
           much
           faithfulness
           in
           our
           Studies
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           Pulpit
           .
           It
           is
           no
           argument
           of
           Faithfulness
           ,
           whatever
           it
           may
           be
           of
           Diligence
           ,
           to
           run
           like
           
             Ahimaaz
          
           without
           Tidings
           ,
           
           to
           vent
           some
           crude
           and
           indigested
           thoughts
           for
           the
           Oracles
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           Faithfulness
           requires
           us
           to
           preach
           nothing
           for
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           what
           we
           are
           sure
           to
           be
           so
           ;
           to
           deliver
           no
           Message
           ,
           but
           what
           we
           have
           received
           in
           Commission
           ;
           not
           to
           indulge
           our
           own
           private
           conjectures
           
           and
           fancies
           ,
           nor
           think
           to
           mend
           and
           sublimate
           Religion
           by
           Philosophical
           Speculations
           ,
           but
           to
           content
           our selves
           with
           the
           simplicity
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           to
           Preach
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           and
           him
           Crucified
           .
           Nothing
           has
           done
           greater
           mischief
           to
           Religion
           ,
           than
           when
           the
           very
           Teachers
           of
           it
           have
           been
           ambitious
           to
           be
           Wise
           above
           what
           is
           Written
           .
           All
           the
           Articles
           of
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           ,
           as
           distinguisht
           from
           the
           Principles
           of
           Natural
           Religion
           ,
           can
           be
           known
           onely
           by
           Revelation
           ;
           and
           therefore
           there
           is
           no
           reasoning
           about
           them
           any
           farther
           ,
           than
           to
           know
           what
           is
           revealed
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           not
           revealed
           ,
           is
           so
           uncertain
           ,
           and
           so
           useless
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           not
           worth
           the
           knowing
           .
           Since
           we
           preach
           in
           the
           Name
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           Authority
           of
           Christ
           ,
           we
           ought
           not
           to
           instruct
           our
           People
           in
           any
           thing
           but
           what
           we
           have
           his
           Authority
           for
           ,
           for
           this
           is
           to
           exceed
           our
           Commission
           .
           Other
           nice
           Speculations
           may
           entertain
           us
           in
           private
           Conversation
           ;
           but
           when
           we
           preach
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           Christ
           ,
           let
           us
           onely
           preach
           his
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           teach
           them
           to
           observe
           and
           do
           whatsoever
           he
           hath
           commanded
           us
           .
        
         
         
           3.
           
           Faithfulness
           requires
           ,
           that
           we
           preach
           the
           whole
           Will
           of
           God
           ;
           that
           we
           instruct
           men
           in
           all
           the
           Articles
           of
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           ,
           especially
           where
           there
           is
           any
           apparent
           and
           present
           danger
           of
           a
           mistake
           ;
           and
           that
           we
           teach
           them
           every
           part
           of
           their
           Duty
           to
           God
           and
           men
           ,
           especially
           such
           Duties
           as
           they
           are
           most
           unwilling
           to
           learn
           ,
           and
           most
           averse
           to
           practice
           .
           This
           is
           an
           essential
           part
           of
           Faithfulness
           ,
           &
           requires
           no
           small
           courage
           too
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           no
           times
           so
           bad
           ,
           no
           hearers
           so
           captious
           ,
           but
           they
           will
           very
           well
           bear
           some
           general
           commendations
           of
           Religion
           ,
           or
           some
           common
           Topicks
           about
           Vertue
           or
           Vice
           ;
           which
           are
           of
           great
           use
           too
           ,
           especially
           in
           such
           a
           sceptical
           and
           unbelieving
           Age
           ,
           as
           this
           .
           But
           a
           faithful
           discharge
           of
           our
           Ministry
           requires
           somewhat
           more
           ;
           a
           particular
           application
           to
           the
           Consciences
           of
           men
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           wants
           and
           necessities
           ,
           not
           so
           much
           to
           consult
           what
           will
           please
           them
           ,
           as
           what
           will
           do
           them
           good
           .
           It
           mightily
           concerns
           a
           Gospel-Minister
           ,
           as
           far
           as
           he
           can
           ,
           to
           maintain
           a
           fair
           reputation
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           but
           a
           good
           name
           is
           nothing
           worth
           ,
           when
           we
           can
           do
           no
           good
           by
           it
           ,
           when
           we
           cannot
           get
           or
           maintain
           a
           good
           name
           without
           neglecting
           
           our
           Duty
           ,
           or
           betraying
           the
           Souls
           of
           men
           .
           I
           had
           a
           thousand
           times
           rather
           ,
           that
           men
           should
           reproach
           and
           revile
           me
           for
           instructing
           them
           in
           such
           Duties
           ,
           as
           they
           cannot
           with
           patience
           hear
           of
           ,
           than
           that
           they
           should
           commend
           me
           for
           my
           silence
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           hard
           to
           live
           in
           any
           Age
           ,
           wherein
           there
           are
           not
           some
           popular
           Errors
           ,
           or
           some
           popular
           Vices
           to
           be
           corrected
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           a
           very
           dangerous
           thing
           to
           meddle
           with
           any
           thing
           that
           is
           popular
           .
           But
           what
           is
           danger
           to
           that
           man
           ,
           who
           is
           in
           a
           greater
           danger
           by
           the
           neglect
           of
           his
           Duty
           ?
           Shall
           any
           man
           call
           himself
           a
           Minister
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           a
           Servant
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           in
           such
           an
           Age
           ,
           as
           we
           now
           live
           in
           ,
           be
           ashamed
           or
           afraid
           to
           cenfure
           or
           consute
           the
           Errors
           of
           Popery
           or
           Fanaticism
           ,
           or
           to
           reprove
           Schism
           and
           Faction
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           very
           popular
           Vices
           .
           
             Let
             a
             man
             so
             account
             of
             us
             ,
          
           
           
             as
             the
             ministers
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             stewards
             of
             the
             mysteries
             of
             God.
             Moreover
             ,
             it
             is
             required
             in
             stewards
             that
             a
             man
             be
             found
             faithful
             .
             But
             with
             me
             it
             is
             a
             very
             small
             thing
             that
             I
             should
             be
             judged
             of
             you
             ,
             or
             of
             mans
             judgment
             :
          
           as
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           speaks
           .
           When
           we
           leave
           our
           several
           Flocks
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           infinite
           satisfaction
           to
           us
           ,
           to
           be
           able
           to
           say
           ,
           as
           St.
           
           
             Paul
          
           did
           to
           the
           
             Asian
          
           Bishops
           ;
           
           
             I
             take
             you
             to
             record
             this
             day
             ,
             that
             I
             am
             pure
             from
             the
             blood
             of
             all
             men
             .
             For
             I
             have
             not
             shunned
             to
             declare
             to
             you
             all
             the
             counsel
             of
             God.
             
          
        
         
           
             Secondly
             ,
          
           Prudence
           is
           as
           necessary
           in
           a
           Gospel-Minister
           ,
           as
           Faithfulness
           is
           :
           By
           Prudence
           I
           do
           not
           mean
           Cunning
           and
           Subtilty
           ,
           artificial
           Insinuations
           and
           Addresses
           ,
           which
           are
           more
           like
           the
           Arts
           of
           Seducers
           ,
           than
           of
           Gospel-Ministers
           ,
           
           
             Who
             by
             good
             words
             ,
             and
             fair
             speeches
             deceive
             the
             hearts
             of
             the
             simple
             .
          
           Prudence
           will
           not
           allow
           us
           in
           the
           neglect
           of
           any
           part
           of
           our
           Duty
           ,
           whatever
           the
           event
           be
           ;
           but
           
             we
             must
             renounce
             the
             hidden
             things
             of
             dishonesty
             ,
          
           
           
             not
             walking
             in
             craftiness
             ,
             nor
             handling
             the
             word
             of
             God
             deceitfully
             ,
             but
             by
             manifestation
             of
             the
             truth
             ,
             commending
             our selves
             to
             every
             mans
             conscience
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             God.
             
          
        
         
           Wisdom
           and
           Prudence
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           consistent
           with
           Faithfulness
           and
           Honesty
           in
           the
           discharge
           of
           our
           Trust
           ,
           can
           signifie
           no
           more
           but
           this
           ;
           To
           Instruct
           ,
           Exhort
           ,
           Perswade
           ,
           and
           perform
           all
           the
           parts
           and
           offices
           of
           a
           Gospel-Minister
           ,
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           as
           may
           render
           our
           instructions
           and
           perswasions
           most
           effectual
           ;
           to
           take
           the
           most
           convenient
           seasons
           ,
           
           when
           men
           are
           most
           apt
           to
           be
           wrought
           on
           ;
           to
           teach
           them
           such
           things
           as
           are
           of
           most
           present
           use
           to
           them
           ;
           to
           use
           such
           Arguments
           as
           are
           most
           likely
           to
           prevail
           ;
           to
           avoid
           all
           unnecessary
           provocations
           ,
           when
           the
           Duty
           it self
           ,
           which
           we
           are
           to
           teach
           them
           is
           not
           the
           matter
           of
           the
           provocation
           ;
           for
           if
           men
           will
           be
           provoked
           with
           hearing
           of
           their
           Duty
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           help
           for
           that
           .
           Prudence
           never
           dispences
           with
           any
           part
           of
           our
           Duty
           ,
           but
           directs
           to
           the
           best
           way
           of
           doing
           it
           :
           a
           Faithful
           Servant
           does
           what
           he
           is
           commanded
           ,
           and
           a
           Wise
           Servant
           does
           it
           in
           the
           most
           effectual
           manner
           .
        
         
           III.
           The
           last
           part
           of
           my
           Text
           concerns
           the
           great
           Rewards
           of
           such
           Faithful
           and
           Wise
           Servants
           ;
           
             Blessed
             is
             that
             servant
             .
          
           What
           this
           Reward
           is
           ,
           we
           are
           not
           here
           particularly
           told
           .
           All
           good
           men
           ,
           we
           know
           ,
           shall
           be
           very
           blessed
           and
           happy
           in
           the
           other
           World
           ,
           and
           we
           may
           reasonably
           presume
           ,
           that
           Christ
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           great
           Judge
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           has
           reserved
           some
           peculiar
           marks
           of
           honour
           for
           his
           immediate
           Servants
           :
           This
           he
           plainly
           intimates
           to
           us
           ,
           in
           that
           distinction
           he
           makes
           between
           the
           reward
           of
           a
           Prophet
           ,
           and
           of
           a
           righteous
           man
           :
           
             He
             that
             receiveth
             a
             
             prophet
             in
             the
             name
             of
             a
             prophet
             ,
          
           
           
             shall
             receive
             a
             prophets
             reward
             :
             and
             he
             that
             receiveth
             a
             righteous
             man
             in
             the
             name
             of
             a
             righteous
             man
             ,
             shall
             receive
             a
             righteous
             mans
             reward
             .
          
        
         
           Our
           reward
           in
           Heaven
           will
           bare
           some
           proportion
           to
           the
           nature
           of
           our
           Work
           ,
           and
           to
           that
           Service
           we
           do
           for
           God
           in
           this
           World.
           Now
           we
           cannot
           do
           any
           more
           acceptable
           service
           ,
           than
           to
           serve
           God
           in
           the
           Gospel
           of
           his
           Son
           :
           to
           use
           our
           utmost
           endeavours
           to
           propagate
           Religion
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           other
           men
           wise
           ,
           and
           good
           ,
           and
           happy
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           himself
           came
           into
           the
           World
           on
           this
           very
           design
           ,
           and
           was
           advanc't
           to
           the
           right
           Hand
           of
           Glory
           and
           Power
           ,
           as
           a
           reward
           of
           it
           ;
           
           and
           those
           who
           
             are
             workers
             together
             with
             him
             ,
          
           as
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           speaks
           ,
           will
           receive
           some
           proportionable
           Reward
           also
           .
        
         
           The
           faithful
           discharge
           of
           this
           Duty
           is
           a
           work
           of
           infinite
           care
           and
           difficulty
           ,
           that
           it
           made
           an
           Apostle
           himself
           cry
           out
           ,
           
             Who
             is
             sufficient
             for
             these
             things
             .
          
           
           It
           requires
           the
           exercise
           of
           great
           care
           ,
           and
           great
           prudence
           ,
           and
           great
           patience
           ;
           it
           is
           abundantly
           enough
           to
           employ
           our
           whole
           time
           and
           thoughts
           either
           in
           studying
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           in
           attending
           
           the
           publick
           Ministries
           of
           Religion
           ,
           or
           in
           private
           Addresses
           and
           Applications
           to
           men
           who
           want
           our
           Advice
           and
           Counsel
           ;
           we
           must
           contentedly
           bear
           all
           the
           Affronts
           and
           Insolencies
           of
           bad
           men
           ,
           the
           Frowardness
           and
           Peevishness
           of
           many
           profest
           Christians
           ,
           the
           Gain-sayings
           and
           Contradictions
           of
           sinners
           .
           We
           must
           go
           on
           and
           persevere
           in
           our
           Work
           ,
           though
           our
           Persons
           and
           our
           Ministry
           be
           despised
           :
           
             when
             we
             are
             reviled
             ,
          
           
           
             we
             must
             bless
             :
             when
             persecuted
             ,
             we
             must
             suffer
             :
             when
             defamed
             ,
             we
             must
             entreat
             :
          
           yea
           though
           we
           
             are
             made
             as
             the
             filth
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             the
             off-scouring
             of
             all
             things
             .
          
           This
           is
           not
           very
           pleasing
           to
           flesh
           and
           bloud
           ,
           but
           the
           harder
           the
           work
           is
           ,
           the
           greater
           will
           our
           reward
           be
           ,
           if
           we
           be
           found
           faithful
           and
           wise
           Servants
           .
        
         
           Nay
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           Work
           does
           so
           ennoble
           the
           Mind
           as
           this
           ,
           and
           qualifie
           us
           for
           an
           excellent
           Reward
           .
           No
           man
           can
           faithfully
           discharge
           this
           Work
           ,
           but
           it
           must
           purge
           and
           refine
           his
           Mind
           ,
           and
           set
           him
           vastly
           above
           this
           World
           ,
           and
           the
           little
           Concernments
           of
           it
           :
           It
           gives
           us
           a
           more
           clear
           distinct
           comprehensive
           knowledge
           of
           God
           and
           divine
           things
           ,
           which
           is
           an
           Angelical
           perfection
           of
           the
           Mind
           and
           Understanding
           ;
           and
           he
           must
           be
           a
           strange
           
           man
           ,
           who
           can
           be
           so
           constantly
           employed
           in
           the
           Contemplation
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           things
           which
           relate
           to
           another
           and
           a
           better
           life
           ,
           and
           not
           find
           his
           Soul
           ravisht
           with
           those
           unseen
           and
           unspeakable
           Glories
           ;
           who
           is
           so
           constantly
           employed
           in
           taking
           care
           of
           other
           mens
           Souls
           ,
           and
           takes
           no
           care
           of
           his
           own
           ;
           who
           is
           so
           frequent
           in
           his
           Devotions
           ,
           as
           the
           very
           nature
           of
           our
           Work
           exacts
           from
           us
           ,
           and
           not
           live
           a
           most
           divine
           and
           heavenly
           life
           :
           There
           are
           indeed
           some
           ,
           who
           in
           the
           most
           Divine
           Employment
           are
           no
           great
           Examples
           of
           such
           a
           Divine
           Conversation
           ;
           but
           I
           fear
           they
           will
           not
           be
           found
           in
           the
           number
           of
           these
           faithful
           and
           wise
           Servants
           .
           Whoever
           heartily
           applies
           himself
           to
           the
           care
           of
           Souls
           ,
           will
           in
           the
           first
           place
           take
           care
           of
           his
           own
           ;
           and
           the
           faithful
           discharge
           of
           this
           Duty
           ,
           will
           raise
           us
           so
           much
           above
           the
           ordinary
           Level
           and
           Attainments
           of
           Christians
           ,
           as
           will
           prepare
           us
           for
           a
           greater
           Reward
           ,
           and
           advance
           us
           to
           a
           more
           perfect
           state
           of
           Glory
           .
        
         
           Nay
           ,
           that
           immediate
           Relation
           we
           stand
           in
           to
           Christ
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Soveraign
           Lord
           and
           Judge
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           if
           we
           approve
           our selves
           faithful
           and
           wise
           Servants
           ,
           will
           secure
           us
           of
           a
           more
           excellent
           Reward
           .
           The
           Church
           on
           
           Earth
           and
           the
           Church
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           is
           but
           one
           Church
           ,
           one
           Houshold
           and
           Family
           ;
           and
           those
           whom
           he
           has
           made
           Rulers
           of
           his
           Houshold
           here
           ,
           to
           whom
           he
           has
           committed
           the
           greatest
           places
           of
           Trust
           and
           Dignity
           ,
           need
           not
           fear
           being
           degraded
           in
           the
           other
           World
           ,
           if
           they
           adorn
           their
           Office
           ,
           and
           faithfully
           discharge
           their
           Trust
           here
           :
           And
           therefore
           our
           Saviour
           tells
           his
           Apostles
           ,
           
             Verily
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
          
           
           
             that
             ye
             which
             have
             followed
             me
             in
             the
             regeneration
             ,
             when
             the
             Son
             of
             man
             shall
             sit
             in
             the
             Throne
             of
             his
             glory
             ,
             ye
             also
             shall
             sit
             upon
             twelve
             Thrones
             ,
             judging
             the
             twelve
             Tribes
             of
             Israel
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           that
           their
           Reward
           and
           Glory
           in
           the
           other
           World
           ,
           should
           answer
           to
           that
           place
           of
           Trust
           ,
           and
           Power
           ,
           and
           Dignity
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           in
           the
           Church
           on
           Earth
           ;
           and
           this
           Promise
           is
           no
           more
           peculiar
           to
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           than
           their
           Office
           was
           .
        
         
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           what
           the
           state
           of
           the
           other
           World
           is
           ,
           and
           who
           is
           King
           there
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           the
           blessed
           Jesus
           ,
           our
           Great
           High
           Priest
           ,
           King
           of
           
             Salem
             ,
          
           or
           the
           new
           
             Jerusalem
             ,
          
           and
           Priest
           of
           the
           most
           High
           God
           ,
           how
           mean
           and
           contemptible
           soever
           our
           Office
           is
           thought
           here
           ,
           we
           need
           not
           doubt
           but
           the
           Scene
           will
           be
           mightily
           chang'd
           ,
           when
           we
           come
           into
           that
           
           Kingdom
           where
           the
           King
           is
           a
           High
           Priest.
           
        
         
           Let
           this
           then
           ,
           beloved
           Brethren
           of
           the
           Clergy
           ,
           be
           a
           mighty
           Encouragement
           to
           us
           to
           be
           very
           diligent
           and
           faithful
           in
           the
           discharge
           of
           this
           great
           Trust
           ;
           whatever
           Difficulties
           we
           meet
           with
           ,
           whatever
           Scorns
           ,
           Reproaches
           ,
           or
           Sufferings
           ,
           it
           is
           but
           expecting
           a
           while
           ,
           and
           our
           Lord
           will
           come
           ,
           and
           his
           Reward
           is
           with
           him
           :
           and
           
             blessed
             ,
          
           for
           ever
           blessed
           ,
           
             is
             that
             Servant
             ,
             whom
             his
             Lord
             when
             he
             cometh
             shall
             find
             so
             doing
             .
          
        
         
           Yea
           blessed
           ,
           for
           ever
           blessed
           ,
           as
           my
           Text
           gives
           us
           reason
           to
           hope
           ,
           is
           this
           our
           dear
           Brother
           ,
           whose
           Remains
           lie
           here
           before
           us
           ,
           who
           ,
           when
           his
           Lord
           came
           ,
           was
           found
           thus
           doing
           .
           We
           may
           lament
           the
           loss
           of
           so
           kind
           a
           Relation
           ,
           so
           true
           a
           Friend
           ,
           so
           faithful
           a
           Pastor
           ,
           and
           Fellow-labourer
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           several
           interests
           we
           had
           in
           him
           ;
           but
           he
           ,
           blessed
           Soul
           ,
           has
           fought
           a
           good
           Fight
           ,
           and
           finished
           his
           Course
           ,
           and
           kept
           the
           Faith
           ,
           and
           is
           now
           gone
           to
           receive
           a
           Crown
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           a
           Crown
           of
           Immortality
           and
           Glory
           .
           He
           is
           now
           gone
           to
           that
           great
           Bishop
           and
           Shepherd
           of
           Souls
           ,
           whose
           Flock
           he
           has
           so
           carefully
           and
           diligently
           fed
           ,
           and
           whose
           wandring
           and
           stragling
           Sheep
           he
           has
           reduced
           into
           
           the
           Fold
           .
           To
           that
           kind
           Shepherd
           who
           laid
           down
           his
           life
           for
           his
           Sheep
           ,
           and
           therefore
           will
           not
           fail
           to
           reward
           those
           who
           have
           spent
           their
           lives
           ,
           and
           were
           ready
           to
           have
           sacrificed
           them
           too
           ,
           for
           the
           service
           of
           Souls
           .
        
         
           When
           we
           speak
           of
           so
           great
           a
           man
           ,
           it
           is
           below
           his
           Character
           to
           mention
           such
           things
           as
           would
           be
           thought
           considerable
           Attainments
           in
           meaner
           persons
           ;
           though
           indeed
           a
           truly
           great
           man
           does
           nothing
           meanly
           .
           A
           great
           Mind
           gives
           a
           peculiar
           grace
           and
           decency
           to
           common
           Actions
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           easie
           to
           observe
           in
           his
           very
           Mirth
           and
           freest
           Humours
           ,
           that
           he
           never
           gave
           the
           Reins
           out
           of
           his
           hands
           ,
           but
           governed
           himself
           by
           the
           strictest
           Rules
           of
           Prudence
           and
           Religion
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           shall
           confine
           my self
           to
           the
           subject
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           and
           consider
           him
           onely
           as
           
             a
             faithful
             and
             wise
             Steward
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           have
           very
           little
           to
           adde
           ;
           for
           I
           doubt
           not
           ,
           but
           you
           who
           knew
           him
           ,
           especially
           you
           who
           have
           enjoyed
           the
           benefit
           of
           his
           Ministry
           ,
           and
           have
           lived
           under
           his
           Care
           and
           Conduct
           ,
           have
           already
           applied
           what
           I
           have
           discoursed
           on
           this
           Argument
           ,
           to
           your
           deceased
           Pastor
           ;
           and
           would
           I
           have
           chosen
           any
           particular
           man
           to
           have
           drawn
           the
           Character
           by
           ,
           of
           a
           wise
           
           and
           faithful
           Steward
           ,
           there
           are
           not
           many
           men
           I
           should
           sooner
           have
           thought
           on
           ,
           than
           Dr.
           
             Calamy
          
           to
           have
           been
           the
           Pattern
           .
        
         
           That
           he
           did
           take
           care
           to
           give
           you
           Meat
           in
           due
           season
           ,
           I
           need
           not
           tell
           you
           ,
           because
           you
           all
           know
           it
           .
           If
           Preaching
           in
           season
           and
           out
           of
           season
           ,
           if
           publick
           Instructions
           and
           private
           Applications
           ,
           where
           they
           were
           needful
           or
           desired
           ,
           be
           to
           feed
           the
           Flock
           of
           Christ
           ,
           &
           to
           give
           Meat
           to
           his
           Houshold
           and
           Family
           ,
           this
           he
           did
           ,
           and
           that
           very
           faithfully
           and
           wisely
           too
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           first
           place
           ,
           he
           took
           care
           to
           inform
           himself
           ,
           and
           to
           furnish
           his
           own
           Mind
           with
           all
           useful
           knowledge
           ;
           and
           his
           constant
           Preaching
           ,
           though
           without
           any
           vain
           affectation
           of
           Learning
           ,
           which
           serves
           onely
           to
           amuse
           ,
           not
           to
           instruct
           ,
           did
           sufficiently
           discover
           both
           his
           natural
           and
           acquired
           Abilities
           .
           He
           had
           a
           clear
           and
           distinct
           apprehension
           of
           things
           ,
           an
           easie
           and
           manly
           Rhetorick
           ,
           strong
           Sense
           conveyed
           to
           the
           mind
           in
           familiar
           words
           ,
           good
           Reasons
           inspired
           with
           a
           decent
           Passion
           ,
           which
           did
           not
           onely
           teach
           ,
           but
           move
           and
           transport
           the
           Hearers
           ,
           and
           at
           the
           same
           time
           gave
           both
           light
           and
           heat
           :
           for
           indeed
           he
           was
           a
           good
           man
           ,
           which
           is
           necessary
           to
           make
           a
           good
           Preacher
           ;
           he
           had
           an
           inward
           vital
           sense
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           that
           animated
           his
           discourses
           with
           the
           same
           Divine
           Passions
           which
           he
           felt
           in
           himself
           .
        
         
           He
           did
           not
           entertain
           his
           Hearers
           with
           School-Subtilties
           ,
           
           or
           a
           coniectural
           Divinity
           ,
           with
           such
           thin
           and
           airy
           Speculations
           ,
           as
           can
           neither
           be
           seen
           ,
           nor
           felt
           ,
           nor
           understood
           ,
           but
           his
           chief
           care
           was
           to
           explain
           the
           great
           Articles
           of
           Faith
           ,
           and
           Rules
           of
           Life
           ,
           what
           we
           must
           believe
           ,
           and
           how
           we
           must
           live
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           eternally
           happy
           .
           And
           he
           did
           ;
           as
           a
           faithful
           Servant
           ought
           to
           do
           ,
           as
           he
           declared
           a
           little
           before
           his
           death
           ,
           that
           he
           never
           preached
           any
           thing
           ,
           but
           what
           he
           himself
           firmly
           believed
           to
           be
           true
           .
        
         
           I
           need
           not
           tell
           you
           what
           a
           troublesome
           World
           we
           have
           lived
           in
           for
           some
           years
           past
           ,
           such
           Critical
           times
           as
           would
           try
           the
           Principles
           &
           Spirits
           of
           men
           ;
           when
           a
           prevailing
           Faction
           threatned
           both
           Church
           and
           State
           ,
           and
           the
           fears
           of
           Popery
           were
           thought
           a
           sufficient
           Justification
           of
           the
           most
           illegal
           &
           irreligious
           methods
           to
           keep
           it
           out
           ;
           when
           it
           was
           scandalous
           to
           speak
           a
           word
           either
           for
           the
           King
           or
           the
           Church
           ,
           when
           cunning
           men
           were
           silent
           ,
           and
           those
           who
           affected
           Popularity
           swam
           with
           the
           Stream
           ;
           then
           this
           great
           &
           good
           man
           durst
           reprove
           Schism
           and
           Faction
           ,
           durst
           teach
           men
           to
           conform
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           to
           obey
           &
           honor
           the
           King
           ;
           durst
           vindicate
           the
           despised
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           the
           hated
           Doctrine
           of
           Passive
           Obedience
           ,
           though
           the
           one
           was
           thought
           to
           favour
           Popery
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           to
           introduce
           Slavery
           ;
           but
           he
           was
           above
           the
           powerful
           Charms
           of
           Names
           ,
           and
           liked
           Truth
           never
           the
           worse
           ,
           because
           it
           was
           miscalled
           .
           
           His
           publick
           Sermons
           preached
           in
           those
           days
           ,
           and
           printed
           by
           publick
           Authority
           ,
           are
           lasting
           Proofs
           of
           this
           ,
           and
           yet
           he
           was
           no
           Papist
           neither
           ,
           but
           durst
           reprove
           the
           errours
           of
           Popery
           ,
           when
           some
           others
           ,
           who
           made
           the
           greatest
           noise
           and
           out-cry
           about
           it
           ,
           grew
           wise
           and
           cautious
           .
           This
           was
           like
           a
           truly
           honest
           and
           faithful
           Servant
           ,
           to
           oppose
           the
           growing
           Distempers
           of
           the
           Age
           ,
           without
           any
           regard
           either
           to
           unjust
           Censures
           ,
           or
           apparent
           Danger
           .
           And
           yet
           he
           did
           not
           needlesly
           provoke
           any
           man
           ;
           he
           gave
           no
           hard
           words
           ,
           but
           thought
           it
           severe
           enough
           to
           confute
           mens
           errors
           without
           upbraiding
           or
           reproaching
           their
           persons
           .
           His
           Conversation
           was
           courteous
           and
           affable
           to
           all
           men
           ,
           soft
           and
           easie
           ,
           as
           his
           Principles
           were
           stubborn
           ;
           he
           could
           yield
           any
           thing
           but
           the
           Truth
           ,
           and
           bear
           with
           any
           thing
           but
           the
           Vices
           of
           men
           .
           He
           would
           indeed
           have
           been
           the
           Wonder
           of
           his
           Age
           ,
           had
           he
           not
           lived
           in
           such
           an
           Age
           ,
           as
           ;
           thanks
           be
           to
           God
           ,
           can
           shew
           many
           such
           Wonders
           ,
           and
           yet
           in
           such
           an
           Age
           as
           this
           he
           made
           an
           Illustrious
           Figure
           ;
           though
           he
           had
           his
           Equals
           ,
           he
           had
           not
           many
           Superiours
           .
        
         
           Thus
           he
           lived
           ,
           and
           thus
           this
           good
           man
           died
           ,
           for
           thus
           he
           was
           found
           doing
           when
           his
           Lord
           came
           .
           The
           first
           symptoms
           of
           his
           Distemper
           seized
           him
           just
           before
           his
           last
           Sermon
           at
           
             White-hall
             ,
          
           but
           gave
           him
           so
           much
           respite
           as
           to
           take
           his
           leave
           of
           the
           World
           in
           an
           excellent
           Discourse
           of
           Immortality
           ,
           which
           he
           
           speaks
           of
           with
           such
           a
           sensible
           gust
           and
           relish
           ,
           as
           if
           his
           Soul
           had
           been
           then
           upon
           the
           wing
           ,
           and
           had
           some
           fore-tast
           of
           those
           joys
           it
           was
           just
           a
           going
           to
           possess
           .
           And
           indeed
           he
           encountered
           the
           apprehensions
           of
           Death
           ,
           like
           one
           who
           believed
           and
           hoped
           for
           Immortality
           ;
           he
           was
           neither
           over-fond
           of
           living
           ,
           nor
           afraid
           to
           die
           .
           He
           received
           the
           Supper
           of
           our
           Lord
           ,
           professed
           his
           Communion
           with
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           in
           which
           he
           had
           lived
           ,
           and
           in
           which
           he
           now
           died
           ,
           and
           having
           recommended
           his
           Soul
           to
           God
           ,
           he
           quietly
           expected
           how
           he
           would
           dispose
           of
           him
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           must
           not
           forget
           to
           tell
           you
           ,
           that
           he
           died
           like
           a
           true
           and
           faithful
           Pastor
           ,
           with
           a
           tender
           care
           and
           affection
           for
           his
           Flock
           .
           When
           he
           imposed
           this
           unwelcome
           Office
           upon
           me
           ,
           he
           told
           me
           ,
           he
           did
           not
           desire
           any
           Praises
           of
           himself
           ,
           but
           that
           I
           would
           give
           some
           good
           advice
           to
           his
           People
           ,
           who
           ,
           said
           he
           ,
           are
           indeed
           a
           very
           kind
           and
           loving
           People
           .
           And
           this
           was
           not
           the
           first
           nor
           the
           onely
           time
           I
           have
           heard
           him
           own
           not
           onely
           your
           kind
           reception
           of
           him
           at
           first
           ,
           but
           the
           repeated
           and
           renewed
           expressions
           of
           your
           affection
           ,
           which
           did
           signally
           manifest
           it self
           in
           his
           late
           Sickness
           ,
           and
           now
           accompanies
           him
           to
           the
           Grave
           .
           A
           Character
           ,
           which
           to
           your
           honour
           I
           speak
           it
           ,
           you
           have
           now
           made
           good
           for
           several
           successions
           ,
           and
           which
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           you
           will
           never
           forfeit
           .
        
         
           But
           what
           that
           good
           counsel
           is
           ,
           he
           would
           have
           me
           
           give
           you
           ,
           he
           told
           me
           not
           ;
           and
           therefore
           I
           can
           onely
           guess
           at
           his
           intentions
           in
           this
           .
           Were
           he
           now
           present
           to
           speak
           to
           you
           ,
           I
           believe
           he
           could
           not
           give
           you
           better
           counsel
           than
           he
           has
           already
           done
           :
           and
           therefore
           my
           advice
           to
           you
           is
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           To
           remember
           those
           Counsels
           and
           Exhortations
           ,
           which
           you
           have
           heard
           from
           your
           deceased
           Pastor
           .
           Though
           the
           Sower
           be
           removed
           ,
           yet
           let
           that
           immortal
           Seed
           ,
           that
           Word
           of
           Life
           which
           he
           has
           sown
           ,
           live
           and
           fructifie
           in
           your
           hearts
           ,
           and
           bring
           forth
           the
           blessed
           Fruits
           of
           Righteousness
           .
           He
           has
           shewed
           you
           the
           plain
           way
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           have
           a
           care
           you
           do
           not
           forget
           it
           ,
           have
           a
           care
           you
           do
           not
           wander
           out
           of
           it
           .
           He
           has
           recommended
           the
           Communion
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           to
           you
           .
           He
           has
           taught
           you
           to
           be
           Loyal
           to
           your
           Prince
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           true
           to
           your
           Religion
           ;
           take
           care
           then
           ,
           that
           neither
           your
           Religion
           destroy
           your
           Loyalty
           ,
           nor
           your
           Loyalty
           corrupt
           your
           Religion
           :
           remember
           that
           beloved
           person
           ,
           whose
           memory
           is
           dear
           and
           sacred
           to
           you
           ,
           was
           neither
           a
           Rebel
           ,
           a
           Papist
           ,
           nor
           a
           Fanatick
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Since
           you
           have
           lost
           your
           Guide
           ,
           a
           faithful
           and
           a
           prudent
           Guide
           ,
           and
           the
           choice
           of
           a
           Successour
           is
           in
           your selves
           ,
           be
           very
           careful
           ,
           as
           the
           concernment
           of
           your
           Souls
           requires
           you
           should
           be
           ,
           of
           your
           Choice
           .
           Consider
           what
           an
           Age
           we
           live
           in
           ,
           which
           requires
           an
           experienced
           and
           skilful
           Pilot
           to
           steer
           a
           secure
           and
           
           steady
           course
           .
           Have
           a
           care
           of
           dividing
           into
           Factions
           and
           Parties
           ;
           let
           not
           meer
           private
           Interests
           or
           Friendships
           govern
           you
           ;
           if
           it
           be
           possible
           ,
           admit
           of
           no
           Competitions
           ,
           much
           less
           of
           Pulpit-Combats
           ,
           which
           do
           oftner
           occasion
           lasting
           and
           fatal
           Divisions
           ,
           than
           end
           in
           a
           wise
           Choice
           .
           Remember
           what
           a
           succession
           you
           have
           had
           of
           Great
           and
           Good
           Men
           in
           this
           Place
           ,
           and
           let
           it
           be
           your
           ambition
           still
           to
           equal
           and
           out-do
           it
           ,
           if
           you
           can
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           shall
           conclude
           with
           one
           word
           to
           you
           my
           Brethren
           of
           the
           Clergy
           .
           We
           have
           lost
           a
           faithful
           and
           diligent
           Labourer
           in
           Gods
           Vineyard
           ,
           in
           a
           time
           when
           we
           could
           ill
           have
           spared
           him
           ;
           let
           us
           then
           ,
           who
           still
           survive
           ,
           double
           our
           diligence
           ,
           and
           express
           a
           greater
           Zeal
           and
           Concernment
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           care
           of
           Souls
           .
           Let
           us
           remember
           that
           we
           are
           all
           mortal
           ,
           and
           how
           little
           time
           we
           have
           to
           work
           in
           ,
           we
           know
           not
           ;
           but
           let
           us
           so
           improve
           the
           remainder
           of
           our
           days
           ,
           that
           when
           our
           Lord
           comes
           ,
           he
           may
           own
           us
           for
           faithful
           and
           wise
           Servants
           ,
           and
           bestow
           on
           us
           a
           Crown
           of
           Righteousness
           and
           Immortality
           .
           Which
           God
           of
           his
           infinite
           mercy
           grant
           ,
           through
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ;
           To
           whom
           ,
           with
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           ,
           be
           Honour
           ,
           and
           Glory
           ,
           and
           Power
           ,
           now
           and
           for
           ever
           .
           
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
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         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A59876-e390
           
             1
             Cor.
             3.
             16.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             6.
             16.
             
          
           
             6
             Gal.
             10.
             
          
           
             3
             Heb.
             5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             20
             Acts
             28.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             4.
             1.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             3.
             2.
             
          
           
             5.
             
             Heb.
             12
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             2.
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             4.
             2.
             
          
           
             20.
             
             Acts
             28.
             
          
           
             21.
             
             John
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             2.
             
          
           
             17.
             
             John
             3.
             
          
           
             5
             Eph.
             23.
             
          
           
             10
             John.
             14.
             
          
           
             4
             Eph.
             8
             ,
             11
             ,
             12
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             28
             Mat.
             18
             ,
             19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             20
             Joh.
             21
             ,
             22
             ,
             23.
             
          
           
             1
             Act.
             4.
             8
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             10.
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             13.
             10.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             1.
             24.
             
          
           
             10
             Luk.
             16.
             
          
           
             13.
             
             Mat.
             52.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             18.
             22.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             4
             ,
             1
             ,
             2
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             20.
             
             Acts
             26
             ,
             27.
             
          
           
             16
             Rom.
             18.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             4.
             2.
             
          
           
             10.
             
             Mat.
             41.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             6.
             1.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             2.
             16.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             4.
             12
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             19
             Mat.
             28.