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             A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Richard Meggot D.D. and late Dean of Winchester, Decemb. 10th, 1692 at Twickenham by William Sherlock ...
             Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.
          
           [3], 26, [2] p.
           
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           Meggott, Richard, d. 1692.
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           Funeral sermons.
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           A
           SERMON
           PREACHED
           At
           the
           Funeral
           of
           the
           Reverend
           RICHARD
           MEGGOT
           D.
           D.
           AND
           LATE
           Dean
           of
           
             WINCHESTER
             ,
             Decemb.
          
           10
           
             th
          
           .
           1692.
           
           AT
           TWICKENHAM
           .
        
         
           By
           
             WILLIAM
             SHERLOCK
             ,
          
           D.
           D.
           Dean
           of
           St.
           
             Pauls
             ,
          
           Master
           of
           the
           
             Temple
             ,
          
           and
           Chaplain
           in
           Ordinary
           to
           their
           Majesties
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   IMPRIMATUR
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Geo.
                       Royse
                    
                     R.
                     R
                     
                       mo
                       .
                    
                     in
                     Christo
                     Patri
                     ac
                     Dom.
                     Dom.
                     
                       Johanni
                    
                     Archiep.
                     
                       Cantuar.
                    
                     à
                     Sacris
                     Domest
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Decemb.
                       18.
                       1692.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             London
             :
          
           Printed
           for
           
             W.
             Rogers
          
           at
           the
           Sun
           over
           against
           St.
           
           Dunstan's
           Church
           in
           
             Fleetsteet
             .
          
           1693.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           Funeral
           of
           Dr.
           Meggot
           ,
           
             Decemb.
          
           10.
           1692.
           
        
         
         
         
         
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             I
             PHIL.
             23
             ,
             24.
             
          
           
             For
             I
             am
             in
             a
             strait
             betwixt
             two
             ,
             having
             a
             desire
             to
             depart
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             with
             Christ
             ,
             which
             is
             far
             better
             .
          
           
             Nevertheless
             to
             abide
             in
             the
             flesh
             is
             more
             needful
             for
             you
             .
          
        
         
           ST
           .
           
             Paul
          
           wrote
           this
           Epistle
           to
           
             Philippi
          
           from
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           where
           he
           was
           in
           Bonds
           for
           the
           Gospel
           ;
           but
           though
           his
           Body
           was
           confined
           to
           a
           Prison
           ,
           his
           Soul
           ,
           his
           great
           Divine
           Soul
           was
           at
           Liberty
           to
           visit
           the
           Churches
           he
           had
           planted
           ,
           to
           advise
           and
           counsel
           and
           comfort
           them
           ,
           to
           encrease
           their
           Knowledge
           ,
           and
           to
           confirm
           their
           Faith
           ,
           to
           inflame
           their
           Zeal
           ,
           and
           to
           spur
           them
           forward
           to
           more
           perfect
           Attainments
           in
           all
           Piety
           and
           Vertue
           .
        
         
         
           The
           
             Philippians
          
           seem
           greatly
           concerned
           least
           the
           Progress
           of
           the
           Gospel
           should
           be
           hindred
           by
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Imprisonment
           ,
           and
           least
           they
           and
           the
           whole
           Church
           should
           be
           deprived
           of
           the
           Labours
           and
           Ministry
           of
           so
           great
           an
           Apostle
           ,
           should
           this
           Persecution
           extend
           to
           Life
           ,
           as
           they
           had
           reason
           to
           fear
           it
           would
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           first
           ,
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           assures
           them
           ,
           That
           his
           Bonds
           were
           for
           the
           furtherance
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ;
           for
           his
           Imprisonment
           was
           taken
           notice
           of
           both
           in
           the
           Court
           and
           City
           ,
           which
           made
           Men
           curious
           to
           know
           ,
           what
           that
           Doctrine
           was
           ,
           which
           he
           preached
           ,
           and
           for
           which
           he
           suffered
           Bonds
           ,
           and
           this
           published
           the
           Gospel
           more
           effectually
           than
           his
           Preaching
           could
           have
           done
           ,
           
             v.
             12
             ,
             13
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           second
           ,
           he
           tells
           them
           ,
           He
           was
           no
           farther
           concerned
           either
           about
           Life
           or
           Death
           ,
           but
           that
           Christ
           might
           be
           
             magnified
             in
             his
             Body
             .
          
           If
           he
           lived
           ,
           his
           Life
           was
           wholly
           devoted
           to
           the
           Service
           of
           
           Christ
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           Church
           ;
           if
           he
           died
           ,
           it
           would
           be
           for
           his
           own
           great
           Advantage
           .
           
             To
             me
             to
             live
             is
             Christ
             ,
             and
             to
             die
             is
             gain
             ;
          
           vers
           .
           20
           ,
           21.
           and
           this
           made
           it
           a
           hard
           choice
           to
           him
           ,
           whether
           he
           should
           desire
           to
           live
           or
           die
           :
           whether
           he
           should
           get
           rid
           of
           his
           Bonds
           ,
           and
           make
           his
           Escape
           out
           of
           a
           troublesom
           World
           into
           the
           Regions
           of
           Ease
           and
           Rest
           ,
           to
           reap
           the
           Fruit
           of
           his
           Labours
           here
           in
           the
           eternal
           Enjoyment
           of
           his
           Lord
           ,
           whom
           he
           had
           so
           faithfully
           served
           ;
           or
           whether
           he
           should
           live
           to
           Encounter
           with
           a
           thousand
           Difficulties
           and
           Deaths
           in
           the
           Service
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Souls
           of
           Men.
           
             What
             I
             should
             chose
             I
             wot
             not
             :
             for
             I
             am
             in
             a
             strait
             betwixt
             two
             ,
             having
             a
             desire
             to
             depart
             and
             to
             be
             with
             Christ
             ,
             which
             is
             far
             better
             :
             nevertheless
             ,
             to
             abide
             in
             the
             Flesh
             is
             more
             needful
             for
             you
             .
          
        
         
           Was
           there
           ever
           such
           a
           Dispute
           as
           this
           before
           ,
           That
           a
           Man
           ,
           who
           was
           as
           certain
           to
           go
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           as
           he
           was
           to
           die
           ;
           who
           had
           himself
           been
           snatch'd
           up
           into
           the
           
           third
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           had
           his
           Mind
           possest
           with
           strong
           and
           vigorous
           and
           lively
           Idea's
           of
           the
           Glories
           of
           that
           place
           ,
           who
           had
           seen
           and
           heard
           such
           things
           as
           could
           not
           be
           expressed
           ;
           who
           saw
           a
           Crown
           ,
           a
           glorious
           immarcessible
           Crown
           prepared
           for
           him
           ;
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           such
           a
           Man
           should
           make
           any
           question
           what
           he
           should
           chose
           ,
           whether
           immediately
           to
           take
           possession
           of
           this
           Crown
           and
           Kingdom
           ,
           or
           to
           live
           longer
           in
           this
           World
           to
           suffer
           Bonds
           and
           Imprisonments
           ,
           Hunger
           ,
           and
           Cold
           ,
           and
           Stripes
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           ill
           usage
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           so
           often
           met
           with
           ,
           for
           no
           other
           reason
           but
           still
           to
           preach
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           to
           enlarge
           the
           Borders
           of
           Christ's
           Church
           .
           What
           a
           Contempt
           is
           this
           ,
           not
           only
           of
           the
           little
           Pleasures
           and
           Satisfactions
           ,
           but
           even
           of
           all
           the
           Miseries
           of
           Life
           !
           what
           a
           Triumph
           is
           this
           over
           the
           World
           ,
           over
           all
           the
           Frowns
           and
           Terrours
           of
           it
           !
           what
           a
           Triumph
           is
           this
           over
           Self
           !
           such
           a
           degree
           of
           Self-denial
           as
           the
           Gospel
           it self
           does
           not
           command
           ,
           which
           is
           in
           some
           sence
           to
           deny
           Heaven
           ,
           to
           deny
           all
           the
           
           Joys
           of
           Christ's
           Presence
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           doing
           good
           !
           for
           it
           is
           to
           delay
           ,
           to
           put
           off
           Heaven
           ,
           to
           adjourn
           his
           own
           Happiness
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           live
           the
           longer
           to
           serve
           his
           great
           Master
           ,
           though
           with
           great
           Difficulties
           and
           Labours
           .
           What
           Love
           was
           this
           to
           his
           Lord
           !
           what
           Love
           was
           this
           to
           the
           Souls
           of
           Men
           !
           it
           is
           certainly
           the
           most
           perfect
           imitation
           of
           the
           Love
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           is
           possible
           to
           Man
           ;
           Christ
           so
           loved
           us
           as
           to
           come
           down
           from
           Heaven
           to
           live
           a
           laborious
           Life
           ,
           and
           to
           die
           an
           accursed
           Death
           for
           us
           ;
           this
           great
           Apostle
           so
           loved
           his
           Lord
           ,
           and
           so
           loved
           the
           Souls
           of
           Men
           ,
           that
           he
           made
           it
           his
           choice
           to
           stay
           some
           time
           out
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           to
           encounter
           all
           the
           Miseries
           and
           Terrours
           of
           this
           Life
           ,
           to
           serve
           Christ
           and
           his
           Church
           .
           Where
           is
           this
           Divine
           Spirit
           now
           to
           be
           found
           !
           Let
           us
           ,
           my
           beloved
           Brethren
           ,
           who
           are
           entrusted
           also
           with
           the
           Care
           of
           Souls
           by
           the
           
             great
             Shepherd
             and
             Bishop
             of
             our
             Souls
             ,
          
           blush
           to
           think
           how
           far
           short
           we
           fall
           of
           this
           Example
           :
           let
           this
           inspire
           us
           with
           a
           flaming
           
           Love
           and
           Zeal
           for
           the
           Souls
           of
           Men
           ,
           for
           whom
           Christ
           died
           ,
           and
           make
           us
           at
           least
           contented
           to
           deny
           our selves
           some
           of
           the
           Ease
           and
           Security
           and
           Pleasures
           of
           Life
           ,
           to
           serve
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           ,
           which
           he
           hath
           purchased
           with
           his
           own
           blood
           .
        
         
           But
           to
           keep
           my self
           within
           some
           Bounds
           ,
           I
           shall
           briefly
           Discourse
           on
           these
           two
           Heads
           ,
           which
           are
           very
           proper
           for
           this
           Occasion
           ,
           and
           very
           proper
           to
           my
           Text.
           
             First
             ,
          
           The
           great
           Rewards
           of
           faithful
           Pastors
           and
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           how
           much
           it
           is
           for
           their
           advantage
           to
           be
           removed
           out
           of
           this
           World.
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           was
           very
           sensible
           of
           this
           ,
           which
           made
           him
           
             desire
             to
             depart
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             with
             Christ
             ,
             which
             is
             far
             better
             .
             Secondly
             ,
          
           How
           necessary
           the
           Lives
           of
           such
           Men
           are
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           what
           a
           great
           loss
           it
           is
           ,
           when
           God
           removes
           them
           out
           of
           it
           .
           
             Nevertheless
             to
             abide
             in
             the
             flesh
             is
             more
             needful
             for
             you
             .
          
        
         
         
           1.
           
           Let
           us
           then
           consider
           in
           the
           first
           place
           the
           great
           Rewards
           of
           the
           faithful
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           how
           much
           it
           is
           for
           their
           advantage
           
             to
             depart
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             with
             Christ.
          
           Now
           I
           do
           not
           here
           intend
           a
           comparison
           between
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           :
           Good
           God!
           what
           different
           things
           are
           these
           ?
           and
           what
           Christian
           doubts
           ,
           whether
           Heaven
           be
           a
           happier
           Place
           than
           this
           World
           ?
           Heaven
           !
           whither
           no
           Troubles
           or
           Sorrows
           can
           follow
           us
           ;
           no
           persecuting
           Sword
           ,
           no
           persecuting
           Tongue
           :
           where
           we
           shall
           be
           delivered
           from
           all
           the
           Wants
           ,
           Necessities
           ,
           and
           Infirmities
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           from
           Hunger
           and
           Cold
           and
           Nakedness
           ,
           from
           wracking
           Pains
           and
           languishing
           Sicknesses
           ;
           where
           there
           is
           eternal
           Ease
           and
           Rest
           and
           Joy
           ,
           without
           labour
           ,
           without
           discontents
           ,
           without
           quarrels
           ;
           where
           our
           Souls
           shall
           be
           perfected
           in
           knowledge
           and
           in
           love
           ;
           where
           we
           shall
           dwell
           in
           the
           Presence
           of
           God
           ,
           see
           him
           as
           he
           is
           ,
           and
           know
           him
           even
           as
           we
           are
           known
           ;
           where
           we
           shall
           dwell
           with
           Christ
           ,
           adore
           his
           Love
           ,
           behold
           his
           Glory
           ,
           and
           be
           transformed
           
           our selves
           into
           the
           likeness
           and
           image
           of
           his
           Glory
           .
           We
           have
           but
           obscure
           imperfect
           Conceptions
           of
           these
           things
           now
           ;
           Heaven
           will
           out-do
           our
           highest
           Expectations
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           the
           most
           perfect
           state
           of
           Happiness
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           always
           falls
           short
           of
           what
           we
           expected
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           the
           case
           of
           all
           good
           Men
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           mighty
           happy
           Change
           they
           make
           ,
           when
           they
           remove
           from
           Earth
           to
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           But
           there
           are
           different
           Degrees
           of
           Glory
           in
           the
           next
           World
           ,
           proportioned
           not
           only
           to
           our
           different
           attainments
           in
           Vertue
           ,
           but
           to
           those
           different
           Trusts
           and
           Services
           which
           we
           have
           been
           employed
           in
           ,
           and
           have
           faithfully
           discharged
           here
           .
           We
           read
           of
           the
           Reward
           of
           a
           Prophet
           ,
           that
           he
           who
           gives
           a
           Cup
           of
           cold
           Water
           to
           a
           Prophet
           in
           the
           name
           of
           a
           Prophet
           ,
           shall
           have
           a
           Prophets
           Reward
           ,
           which
           must
           signifie
           some
           peculiar
           Reward
           that
           shall
           be
           bestowed
           on
           Prophets
           :
           We
           know
           so
           little
           of
           the
           other
           World
           ,
           that
           we
           cannot
           conceive
           ,
           what
           these
           different
           Rewards
           
           shall
           be
           :
           The
           Prophet
           
             Daniel
          
           represents
           it
           by
           an
           external
           Glory
           ,
           12
           
             Dan.
             3.
             
             And
             they
             that
             be
             wise
             shall
             shine
             as
             the
             brightness
             of
             the
             Firmament
             ,
             and
             they
             that
             turn
             many
             to
             righteousness
             ,
             as
             the
             stars
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
          
           But
           our
           Saviour
           represents
           this
           by
           a
           different
           degree
           of
           Rule
           and
           Empire
           ,
           12
           
             Luke
             42.
             43
             ,
             44.
             
             And
             the
             Lord
             said
             ,
             who
             then
             is
             that
             faithful
             and
             wise
             steward
             ,
             whom
             his
             Lord
             shall
             make
             ruler
             over
             his
             houshold
             ,
             to
             give
             them
             their
             meat
             in
             due
             season
             :
          
           This
           is
           the
           honourable
           Character
           of
           Gospel
           Ministers
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           
             Rulers
             in
             God's
             houshold
             ,
          
           to
           instruct
           and
           feed
           them
           with
           the
           Word
           of
           Life
           ;
           and
           their
           Reward
           is
           proportioned
           to
           their
           Work
           ;
           
             Blessed
             is
             that
             servant
             ,
             whom
             his
             Lord
             ,
             when
             he
             cometh
             shall
             find
             so
             doing
             .
             Of
             a
             truth
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             that
             he
             will
             make
             him
             ruler
             over
             all
             that
             he
             hath
             .
          
           What
           this
           
             Rule
          
           signifies
           in
           the
           other
           World
           is
           a
           Mystery
           to
           us
           ,
           especially
           since
           we
           have
           fancied
           the
           other
           World
           to
           be
           only
           a
           State
           of
           Contemplation
           ,
           not
           of
           Action
           ,
           where
           we
           shall
           have
           nothing
           to
           do
           but
           to
           see
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           love
           
           and
           to
           praise
           him
           ,
           but
           no
           service
           to
           do
           for
           him
           ;
           but
           we
           know
           there
           are
           different
           orders
           of
           Angels
           ,
           who
           are
           imployed
           in
           great
           Trusts
           and
           Offices
           ,
           Arch-Angels
           ,
           Angels
           ,
           Thrones
           ,
           Dominions
           ,
           Principalities
           and
           Powers
           ,
           which
           are
           names
           of
           Rule
           and
           Government
           ,
           though
           we
           know
           not
           what
           their
           Power
           and
           Authority
           is
           nor
           how
           they
           Govern
           ;
           in
           like
           manner
           our
           Saviour
           promises
           his
           Apostles
           ,
           
             verily
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             that
             ye
             which
             have
             followed
             me
             in
             the
             regeneration
             ,
             when
             the
             son
             of
             man
             shall
             sit
             on
             the
             throne
             of
             his
             glory
             ,
             ye
             also
             shall
             sit
             upon
             twelve
             thrones
             ,
             judging
             the
             twelve
             tribes
             of
             Israel
             ,
          
           19
           Matth.
           28.
           
           The
           like
           we
           may
           see
           in
           the
           Parable
           of
           the
           Pounds
           and
           Talents
           ;
           He
           who
           had
           gained
           ten
           Pounds
           had
           Rule
           over
           ten
           Cities
           ;
           and
           he
           who
           gained
           five
           Pounds
           had
           Rule
           over
           five
           Cities
           :
           for
           these
           Servants
           to
           whom
           the
           Lord
           gave
           these
           Pounds
           and
           Talents
           to
           improve
           ,
           plainly
           signifie
           his
           Stewards
           ,
           and
           the
           Ministers
           of
           his
           spiritual
           Kingdom
           :
           for
           no
           other
           Persons
           have
           in
           so
           peculiar
           a
           manner
           ,
           this
           honourable
           Character
           of
           the
           Servants
           of
           Christ
           throughout
           the
           Gospel
           .
           
           And
           if
           there
           be
           Order
           and
           Government
           among
           the
           Angels
           themselves
           ,
           Why
           should
           we
           think
           that
           there
           is
           nothing
           like
           this
           among
           glorified
           Saints
           ?
           if
           Angels
           are
           the
           Ministers
           of
           God
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           reason
           to
           think
           that
           Heaven
           is
           a
           State
           of
           meer
           Rest
           and
           Contemplation
           ,
           especially
           when
           Happiness
           consists
           in
           Action
           .
           And
           if
           Christ
           have
           any
           Ministers
           of
           his
           spiritual
           Kingdom
           in
           the
           next
           World
           ,
           it
           is
           most
           reasonable
           to
           think
           ,
           that
           those
           shall
           have
           the
           greatest
           Authority
           ,
           and
           be
           employed
           in
           the
           noblest
           Services
           ,
           who
           have
           been
           his
           faithful
           Stewards
           and
           Ministers
           in
           this
           World.
           For
           the
           Church
           on
           Earth
           and
           in
           Heaven
           is
           the
           same
           Church
           ,
           though
           their
           State
           be
           very
           different
           ;
           and
           therefore
           they
           do
           not
           lose
           their
           relation
           to
           Christ
           ,
           nor
           their
           station
           in
           his
           Church
           by
           removing
           to
           Heaven
           .
           It
           is
           a
           sacerdotal
           Kingdom
           ,
           our
           
             High
             Priest
          
           is
           
             King
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           
             a
             Priest
             of
             Jesus
             ,
          
           how
           mean
           soever
           this
           be
           thought
           now
           ,
           will
           be
           one
           of
           the
           highest
           Characters
           in
           Heaven
           .
           What
           the
           Happiness
           of
           this
           is
           we
           cannot
           tell
           ;
           but
           we
           know
           that
           there
           are
           no
           empty
           
           Titles
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           but
           every
           degree
           of
           Dignity
           there
           signifies
           a
           peculiar
           degree
           of
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           what
           an
           advantageous
           exchange
           then
           is
           it
           for
           a
           faithful
           Minister
           of
           Jesus
           to
           be
           removed
           from
           Earth
           to
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           
             For
             let
             us
             consider
             what
             the
             State
             of
             Christ's
             Ministers
             is
             in
             this
             World
             ;
             what
             it
             was
             in
             St.
          
           Paul
           '
           
             s
             days
             he
             tells
             us
             ,
          
           2
           Cor.
           6.
           4
           —
           10.
           
           In
           all
           things
           approving
           our selves
           as
           the
           Ministers
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           much
           patience
           ,
           in
           afflictions
           ,
           in
           necessities
           ,
           in
           distresses
           ,
           in
           Stripes
           ,
           in
           imprisonments
           ,
           in
           tumults
           ,
           in
           labours
           ,
           in
           watchings
           ,
           in
           fasting
           ;
           by
           pureness
           ,
           by
           knowledge
           ,
           by
           long
           suffering
           ,
           by
           kindnesses
           ,
           by
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           by
           love
           unfeigned
           ,
           by
           the
           word
           of
           truth
           ,
           by
           the
           power
           of
           God
           ,
           by
           the
           Armour
           of
           righteousness
           on
           the
           right
           hand
           and
           on
           the
           left
           ;
           by
           honour
           and
           dishonour
           ,
           by
           evil
           report
           and
           good
           report
           ,
           as
           deceivers
           and
           yet
           true
           ;
           as
           unknown
           and
           yet
           well
           known
           ;
           as
           dying
           and
           behold
           we
           
           live
           ,
           as
           chastened
           and
           not
           killed
           ;
           as
           sorrowful
           ,
           yet
           always
           rejoycing
           ;
           as
           poor
           ,
           yet
           making
           many
           rich
           ;
           as
           having
           nothing
           ,
           and
           yet
           possessing
           all
           things
           .
           
             Which
             describes
             a
             most
             laborious
             Life
             ,
             a
             Scene
             of
             Wants
             ,
             of
             Difficulties
             ,
             of
             Sufferings
             ;
             a
             perpetual
             exercise
             of
             passive
             Vertues
             ,
             to
             reconcile
             the
             most
             appearing
             Contradictions
             ,
             to
             live
             and
             struggle
             and
             contend
             in
             this
             World
             ,
             and
             to
             fetch
             their
             Comforts
             and
             Supports
             from
             Heaven
             .
          
        
         
           This
           indeed
           is
           not
           always
           the
           State
           of
           the
           Christian
           Church
           ,
           nor
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           it
           ;
           but
           yet
           in
           the
           greatest
           external
           Prosperity
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Religion
           ,
           who
           discharged
           their
           Trust
           with
           Diligence
           and
           Faithfulness
           ,
           find
           many
           difficulties
           to
           encounter
           .
        
         
           The
           care
           of
           Mens
           Souls
           is
           itself
           a
           mighty
           Trust
           ,
           and
           
             Who
             is
             sufficient
             for
             these
             things
             ?
          
           consider
           but
           the
           Charge
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           gives
           to
           
             Timothy
          
           1
           Epist.
           4.
           11
           ,
           
             &c.
             
             
             Let
             no
             man
             despise
             thy
             youth
             ,
             but
             be
             thou
             an
             example
             of
             the
             believers
             ,
             in
             word
             ,
             in
             conversation
             ,
             in
             charity
             ,
             in
             spirit
             ,
             in
             faith
             ,
             in
             purity
             ;
             give
             attendance
             to
             reading
             ,
             to
             exhortation
             ,
             to
             doctrine
             ,
             neglect
             not
             the
             gift
             that
             is
             in
             thee
             ,
             which
             was
             given
             thee
             by
             Prophesie
             ,
             by
             laying
             on
             of
             the
             hands
             of
             the
             Presbytery
             :
             Meditate
             upon
             these
             things
             ,
             give
             thy self
             wholly
             to
             them
             ,
             that
             thy
             profiting
             may
             appear
             to
             all
             ;
             take
             heed
             to
             thy self
             ,
             and
             to
             thy
             doctrine
             ;
             continue
             in
             them
             ,
             for
             in
             doing
             this
             thou
             shalt
             both
             save
             thy self
             ,
             and
             then
             that
             hear
             thee
             .
          
           Here
           is
           work
           enough
           to
           employ
           the
           whole
           Man
           ,
           and
           our
           utmost
           care
           and
           diligence
           and
           prudence
           ;
           work
           for
           the
           Study
           ,
           for
           the
           Closet
           ,
           for
           the
           Pulpit
           ,
           as
           the
           same
           Apostle
           exhorts
           and
           charges
           
             Timothy
             ,
             to
             preach
             the
             word
             ,
             to
             be
             instant
             in
             season
             ,
             out
             of
             season
             ,
             to
             reprove
             ,
             rebuke
             ,
             exhort
             ,
             with
             all
             long-suffering
             and
             Doctrine
             ,
          
           2
           Tim
           4.
           2.
           
           But
           yet
           though
           there
           be
           labour
           and
           diligence
           in
           this
           ,
           it
           would
           be
           a
           delightful
           work
           ,
           were
           our
           Labours
           always
           blessed
           with
           success
           ;
           could
           we
           rescue
           the
           Souls
           of
           Men
           
           from
           the
           Dominion
           of
           their
           Lusts
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           Power
           of
           the
           Devil
           ,
           could
           we
           turn
           them
           from
           Darkness
           to
           Light
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           power
           of
           Satan
           unto
           God
           ,
           but
           we
           must
           often
           expect
           
             to
             labour
             all
             might
             and
             catch
             nothing
             ,
          
           we
           must
           contend
           with
           the
           Lusts
           and
           Vices
           of
           Men
           ,
           must
           bear
           their
           Folly
           ,
           their
           Frowardness
           ,
           their
           Reproaches
           ,
           and
           Censures
           ,
           and
           injuries
           ,
           be
           thought
           Troublesome
           ,
           Pragmatical
           ,
           and
           Busie-bodies
           ,
           for
           our
           charitable
           Exhortations
           and
           Reproofs
           ,
           and
           watchfulness
           over
           their
           Souls
           .
           And
           when
           the
           Church
           is
           at
           ease
           and
           rest
           from
           without
           ,
           how
           often
           is
           it
           rent
           and
           torn
           in
           Pieces
           with
           Schisms
           and
           Heresies
           ?
           as
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           fore-warned
           
             Timothy
             ,
             the
             time
             will
             come
             when
             they
             will
             not
             endure
             sound
             Doctrine
             ,
             but
             after
             their
             own
             lusts
             ,
             shall
             they
             heap
             to
             themselves
             Teachers
             ,
             having
             itching
             ears
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             turn
             away
             their
             ears
             from
             the
             truth
             ,
             and
             be
             turned
             unto
             fables
             ,
             3
             ,
             4.
             ver
             .
          
           and
           what
           infinite
           Labours
           and
           Difficulties
           does
           this
           create
           to
           the
           Ministers
           of
           the
           
           Gospel
           ,
           to
           heal
           the
           Breaches
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           to
           confute
           Heresies
           ,
           Atheism
           ,
           Infidelity
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           scorned
           and
           persecuted
           for
           it
           with
           a
           bitter
           Rage
           and
           Zeal
           .
           That
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           might
           well
           add
           ,
           
             But
             watch
             thou
             in
             all
             things
             ,
             endure
             afflictions
             ,
             do
             the
             work
             of
             an
             Evangelist
             ,
             make
             full
             proof
             of
             thy
             ministry
             ,
          
           5
           verse
           .
           We
           ought
           not
           indeed
           to
           be
           discouraged
           by
           such
           difficulties
           as
           these
           ,
           because
           our
           Reward
           will
           be
           great
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           but
           it
           will
           be
           a
           happy
           Day
           ,
           when
           
             Our
             warfare
             shall
             be
             accomplished
             ,
          
           when
           we
           shall
           
             cease
             from
             our
             labours
             ,
             and
             our
             works
             shall
             follow
             us
             :
          
           when
           we
           can
           say
           with
           St.
           
             Paul
             ,
             I
             have
             fought
             a
             good
             fight
             ,
             I
             finished
             my
             course
             ,
             I
             have
             kept
             the
             faith
             ,
             henceforth
             there
             is
             laid
             up
             for
             me
             a
             Crown
             of
             righteousness
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           Thus
           to
           die
           is
           their
           gain
           ,
           
             Nevertheless
             ,
             it
             is
             more
             needful
          
           for
           the
           Church
           ,
           that
           
             they
             should
             abide
             in
             the
             flesh
             :
          
           And
           a
           great
           loss
           it
           is
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           when
           they
           die
           .
           I
           need
           not
           use
           many
           words
           about
           
           this
           ,
           for
           the
           case
           is
           plain
           .
           The
           Death
           of
           every
           good
           Man
           who
           is
           very
           useful
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           in
           what
           way
           soever
           he
           be
           useful
           ,
           is
           a
           very
           great
           loss
           ;
           for
           Death
           puts
           an
           end
           to
           his
           doing
           any
           more
           good
           in
           this
           World
           :
           but
           as
           to
           take
           care
           of
           the
           Souls
           of
           Men
           ,
           is
           to
           do
           the
           greatest
           good
           to
           Mankind
           ,
           because
           the
           Happiness
           of
           our
           Souls
           is
           of
           the
           greatest
           concernment
           to
           us
           ,
           so
           to
           lose
           a
           faithful
           and
           a
           prudent
           Guide
           must
           be
           the
           greatest
           loss
           .
        
         
           We
           indeed
           of
           this
           Church
           ,
           have
           great
           reason
           to
           bless
           God
           ,
           that
           he
           has
           sent
           forth
           so
           many
           able
           and
           painful
           Labourers
           into
           his
           Harvest
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           not
           the
           loss
           of
           every
           good
           Man
           that
           can
           much
           affect
           us
           at
           ordinary
           times
           :
           For
           there
           are
           great
           numbers
           of
           wise
           and
           good
           Men
           to
           perpetuate
           a
           Succession
           of
           able
           and
           faithful
           Guides
           :
           but
           a
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           is
           at
           any
           time
           ,
           and
           in
           any
           Age
           of
           the
           Church
           a
           great
           loss
           :
           Nay
           ,
           Men
           who
           are
           much
           Inferiour
           to
           St.
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           but
           yet
           fitted
           with
           
           peculiar
           Abilities
           to
           serve
           the
           Church
           at
           some
           certain
           Seasons
           ,
           and
           in
           some
           difficult
           Circumstances
           ,
           are
           a
           very
           sensible
           loss
           at
           such
           a
           time
           ,
           when
           their
           service
           is
           most
           needful
           .
        
         
           A
           Man
           of
           Council
           and
           Conduct
           ,
           who
           is
           fit
           to
           sit
           at
           the
           Helm
           ,
           and
           knows
           how
           to
           steer
           in
           a
           Storm
           ,
           is
           a
           great
           loss
           ,
           in
           times
           of
           Difficulty
           and
           Trouble
           ,
           when
           the
           Church
           is
           assaulted
           on
           all
           hands
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           hard
           to
           avoid
           one
           Mischief
           or
           Inconvenience
           without
           running
           into
           another
           .
        
         
           A
           Man
           of
           Goodness
           and
           Temper
           ,
           who
           knows
           how
           to
           govern
           his
           own
           Passions
           ,
           and
           how
           to
           soften
           and
           manage
           the
           Passions
           of
           other
           Men
           ,
           is
           a
           very
           sensible
           loss
           ,
           when
           the
           Passions
           of
           Men
           are
           broke
           loose
           ,
           and
           disturb
           the
           Peace
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           even
           threaten
           the
           ruine
           of
           it
           .
        
         
         
           A
           Man
           of
           Learning
           and
           sound
           Judgment
           ,
           who
           can
           distinguish
           between
           Truth
           and
           Errour
           in
           all
           its
           most
           artificial
           and
           flattering
           Disguises
           ,
           is
           a
           great
           loss
           ,
           when
           old
           Errours
           are
           revived
           ,
           and
           new
           ones
           broached
           ;
           when
           we
           must
           dispute
           over
           again
           the
           very
           Being
           of
           a
           God
           ,
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           Articles
           of
           the
           Christian
           Faith.
           
        
         
           A
           Man
           of
           great
           Diligence
           and
           Industry
           ,
           Courage
           and
           Resolution
           ,
           to
           defend
           the
           Truth
           ,
           to
           oppose
           Heresies
           and
           Schisms
           ,
           to
           preserve
           the
           Unity
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           the
           Integrity
           of
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           ,
           is
           a
           very
           great
           loss
           ,
           when
           the
           Church
           is
           encompassed
           and
           assaulted
           with
           busie
           and
           restless
           Enemies
           .
        
         
           A
           Man
           of
           an
           exemplary
           Life
           ,
           and
           untainted
           Vertue
           ,
           who
           shines
           like
           a
           Light
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           a
           crooked
           and
           perverse
           Generation
           ,
           who
           maintains
           the
           declining
           Honour
           and
           Repuration
           of
           Religion
           and
           
           true
           Vertue
           ,
           is
           a
           mighty
           loss
           in
           a
           profligate
           Age
           ,
           when
           men
           are
           grown
           such
           Strangers
           to
           the
           sincere
           Practice
           of
           Vertue
           and
           Religion
           ,
           that
           they
           begin
           to
           think
           there
           is
           no
           such
           thing
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           can
           go
           on
           no
           farther
           ,
           the
           very
           mentioning
           of
           these
           things
           brings
           the
           fresh
           Idea
           of
           our
           deceased
           Brother
           to
           mind
           ,
           and
           the
           afflicting
           Sense
           of
           that
           great
           loss
           ,
           which
           we
           suffer
           by
           his
           Death
           .
           It
           becomes
           us
           to
           Reverence
           and
           Adore
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           the
           divine
           Providence
           ,
           even
           when
           we
           cannot
           understand
           the
           Reasons
           of
           it
           .
           We
           are
           certain
           God
           is
           never
           wanting
           in
           his
           Care
           of
           his
           Church
           ,
           and
           yet
           had
           we
           been
           made
           Judges
           of
           this
           Case
           ,
           we
           should
           have
           thought
           it
           a
           very
           ill
           time
           to
           have
           spared
           him
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           abundantly
           furnished
           with
           all
           good
           Learning
           ,
           both
           for
           Use
           and
           Ornament
           ;
           he
           was
           an
           accomplished
           Scholar
           ,
           and
           a
           well
           studied
           Divine
           ;
           he
           knew
           Books
           and
           read
           them
           ,
           and
           judged
           of
           them
           :
           
           He
           was
           a
           Scribe
           instructed
           unto
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           who
           like
           a
           Housholder
           could
           bring
           forth
           out
           of
           his
           treasure
           things
           New
           and
           Old
           ,
           13
           
             Matth.
          
           52.
           
           He
           had
           carefully
           perus'd
           the
           ancient
           Philosophers
           ,
           Orators
           and
           Poets
           ,
           to
           discover
           what
           Nature
           taught
           ,
           which
           gave
           him
           a
           truer
           Knowledge
           and
           greater
           Value
           for
           the
           Excellency
           and
           Perfection
           of
           the
           Gospel-Revelation
           .
        
         
           He
           had
           true
           and
           clear
           Notions
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           he
           was
           Master
           of
           them
           ;
           he
           knew
           why
           he
           believed
           any
           thing
           ,
           and
           was
           neither
           prejudiced
           nor
           imposed
           on
           by
           popular
           Opinions
           ;
           he
           was
           a
           hearty
           and
           zealously
           Assertor
           of
           the
           Doctrine
           ,
           Worship
           ,
           Government
           and
           Discipline
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ;
          
           he
           saw
           nothing
           material
           ,
           which
           could
           be
           changed
           for
           the
           better
           ,
           which
           made
           him
           jealous
           of
           Innovations
           ,
           as
           not
           knowing
           where
           they
           would
           end
           .
           He
           was
           a
           Friend
           to
           all
           sincere
           Christians
           ,
           pittied
           their
           Mistakes
           ,
           and
           bore
           with
           their
           Frowardness
           ,
           but
           did
           not
           think
           that
           Christian
           Charity
           required
           him
           to
           sacrifice
           
           Truth
           ,
           or
           good
           Order
           and
           Government
           to
           the
           pretences
           of
           Peace
           and
           Unity
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           for
           several
           Years
           a
           very
           diligent
           and
           constant
           Preacher
           to
           a
           numerous
           Auditory
           ,
           till
           his
           own
           Diocesan
           who
           knew
           his
           Worth
           ,
           and
           the
           weakness
           of
           his
           Constitution
           ,
           and
           was
           desirous
           to
           preserve
           him
           for
           the
           Service
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           provided
           this
           place
           where
           we
           now
           are
           ,
           for
           his
           Ease
           and
           Health
           ,
           and
           Retirement
           ;
           where
           he
           lived
           many
           Years
           a
           constant
           Preacher
           ,
           though
           his
           Labours
           were
           then
           divided
           between
           his
           two
           Cures
           ,
           which
           did
           not
           lessen
           his
           Preaching
           ,
           but
           made
           the
           Benefit
           of
           it
           the
           more
           diffusive
           .
           For
           indeed
           he
           was
           an
           admirable
           Preacher
           ,
           not
           for
           Noise
           and
           Lungs
           ,
           but
           for
           well
           digested
           useful
           pious
           Discourses
           ,
           delivered
           with
           all
           that
           becoming
           Gravity
           ,
           Seriousness
           ,
           and
           a
           commanding
           Elocution
           ,
           as
           made
           them
           sink
           deep
           into
           the
           Minds
           of
           his
           Hearers
           ,
           and
           made
           them
           hear
           .
           This
           I
           speak
           with
           Assurance
           and
           Confidence
           in
           this
           place
           ,
           which
           was
           so
           long
           blessed
           with
           his
           Labours
           ,
           with
           
           what
           fineness
           of
           Thought
           ,
           perspicuity
           and
           easiness
           of
           Expression
           instructing
           and
           entertaining
           Images
           of
           Things
           ,
           he
           expounded
           the
           Doctrines
           ,
           and
           inculcated
           the
           Laws
           of
           our
           Saviour
           ;
           how
           plainly
           he
           Taught
           ,
           with
           what
           Vehemence
           and
           Passion
           he
           Exhorted
           ,
           with
           what
           tender
           Sharpness
           he
           Reproved
           :
           remember
           how
           he
           used
           both
           to
           Please
           and
           Instruct
           ,
           to
           Chide
           and
           Shame
           you
           without
           making
           you
           angry
           ,
           how
           he
           has
           warmed
           and
           chaffed
           your
           Minds
           into
           the
           most
           pious
           and
           serious
           Resolutions
           ,
           and
           sent
           you
           home
           from
           this
           place
           wiser
           and
           better
           then
           you
           came
           ;
           and
           if
           you
           grew
           cold
           ,
           and
           suffered
           your
           good
           Resolutions
           to
           die
           again
           ,
           consider
           I
           beseech
           you
           ,
           what
           Account
           you
           have
           to
           give
           .
        
         
           As
           he
           grew
           in
           Years
           ,
           it
           was
           necessary
           by
           degrees
           to
           ease
           his
           Labours
           ,
           he
           could
           not
           Preach
           so
           often
           ,
           but
           yet
           continued
           to
           Preach
           .
           And
           yet
           had
           he
           not
           Preached
           at
           all
           ,
           or
           much
           less
           then
           he
           did
           ,
           he
           had
           not
           ceased
           to
           be
           a
           very
           useful
           Pastor
           to
           the
           Church
           ;
           for
           he
           was
           a
           Man
           of
           great
           Experience
           ,
           
           and
           great
           Prudence
           and
           Fore-sight
           ;
           fit
           for
           Government
           and
           Counsel
           ;
           who
           knew
           Men
           and
           Things
           ;
           was
           dexterous
           in
           his
           Applications
           ,
           zealous
           without
           Passion
           or
           Peevishness
           ,
           steady
           and
           resolved
           without
           violent
           Oppositions
           ,
           and
           needless
           Provocations
           ;
           who
           served
           the
           Church
           and
           the
           Truth
           with
           little
           Noise
           ,
           and
           without
           making
           many
           Enemies
           :
           And
           I
           am
           sure
           at
           such
           a
           time
           as
           this
           ,
           there
           is
           more
           need
           of
           such
           Men
           ,
           and
           a
           much
           greater
           scarcity
           of
           them
           ,
           than
           of
           good
           Preachers
        
         
           But
           he
           was
           not
           only
           a
           good
           Preacher
           and
           a
           prudent
           Guide
           ,
           but
           a
           very
           good
           Man
           :
           he
           Preached
           continually
           by
           his
           Life
           and
           Example
           :
           his
           Conversation
           was
           Innocent
           ,
           Entertaining
           ,
           and
           Useful
           ;
           he
           was
           a
           true
           sincere
           Friend
           ,
           very
           Courteous
           ,
           Affable
           ,
           Civil
           to
           all
           Men
           ,
           but
           never
           pretend
           Friendship
           where
           he
           had
           none
           :
           he
           was
           ready
           to
           do
           all
           good
           Offices
           ,
           was
           Liberal
           ,
           Generous
           ,
           and
           Charitable
           ;
           a
           Man
           of
           a
           true
           publick
           Spirit
           ,
           who
           scorned
           to
           
           serve
           himself
           to
           the
           Injury
           of
           others
           ,
           who
           hated
           little
           Arts
           and
           Tricks
           ,
           mean
           and
           servile
           Compliances
           :
           he
           was
           an
           open
           and
           generous
           Enemy
           ,
           if
           we
           may
           ever
           call
           him
           an
           Enemy
           ,
           who
           never
           wished
           ,
           never
           intended
           any
           hurt
           to
           any
           Man
           ;
           but
           my
           meaning
           is
           ,
           that
           when
           any
           Dispute
           and
           Quarrel
           happened
           ,
           as
           such
           things
           will
           sometimes
           happen
           ,
           he
           was
           open
           and
           undisguised
           ,
           any
           Man
           might
           know
           what
           he
           disliked
           ,
           and
           had
           no
           reason
           to
           fear
           any
           thing
           worse
           from
           him
           ,
           than
           what
           he
           would
           tell
           them
           .
           In
           a
           Word
           ,
           he
           was
           a
           very
           good
           Christian
           ,
           and
           that
           made
           him
           good
           in
           all
           Relations
           ,
           and
           that
           Crowned
           all
           his
           other
           Labours
           ;
           he
           took
           care
           as
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           did
           ,
           
             Lest
             while
             he
             preached
             to
             others
             ,
             he
             himself
             should
             become
             a
             cast-away
             .
          
           And
           now
           he
           is
           gone
           to
           rest
           ,
           and
           we
           must
           all
           shortly
           follow
           him
           ;
           God
           grant
           that
           we
           may
           all
           so
           run
           our
           Race
           ,
           and
           finish
           our
           Course
           ,
           that
           when
           we
           depart
           this
           Life
           we
           may
           rest
           in
           Him
           ,
           as
           our
           hope
           
           in
           this
           our
           Brother
           doth
           ,
           and
           may
           receive
           that
           Crown
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           which
           God
           the
           Righteous
           Judge
           ,
           will
           at
           that
           Day
           bestow
           on
           all
           his
           faithful
           Servants
           ,
           and
           on
           all
           those
           who
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           Practical
           Discourse
           concerning
           a
           Future
           Judgment
           .
           Third
           Edition
           .
           
             8vo
             .
          
        
         
           A
           Sermon
           Preached
           before
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           Commons
           at
           St.
           
             Margarets
             Westminster
             ,
             January
          
           30th
           .
           1691
           /
           92
           
             4to
             .
          
        
         
           A
           Sermon
           Preached
           before
           the
           Queen
           at
           
             Whitehall
             ,
             Febr.
             12th
             .
          
           1691
           /
           92.
           
             4to
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Charity
           of
           Lending
           without
           Usury
           ,
           and
           the
           true
           Notion
           of
           Usury
           stated
           ,
           in
           a
           Sermon
           Preach'd
           before
           the
           Right
           Hounourable
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           at
           St.
           
           Bridget's
           Church
           ,
           on
           Tuesday
           in
           
             Easter-week
             ,
             1692.
             4to
             .
          
        
         
           A
           Sermon
           Preach'd
           at
           the
           
           Temple-Church
           ,
           
             May
          
           29.
           1692.
           and
           Printed
           at
           the
           Desire
           of
           the
           Bench-Table
           of
           the
           Honourable
           Society
           of
           the
           
             Inner
             Temple
             .
             4to
             .
          
        
         
           A
           Sermon
           Preached
           before
           the
           Queen
           at
           
             White-Hall
             ,
             June
             26th
             .
             1692.
             4to
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           for
           
             W.
             Rogers
             .