A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Benjamin Whichcot, D.D. and minister of S. Lawrence Jewry, London, May 24th, 1683 by John Tillotson ...
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             A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Benjamin Whichcot, D.D. and minister of S. Lawrence Jewry, London, May 24th, 1683 by John Tillotson ...
             Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.
             Whichcote, Benjamin, 1609-1683.
          
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                 Beniamin
                 Whichcot
              
               S.
               S.
               
                 T.
              
               Professor
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           FUNERAL
           Of
           the
           Reverend
           BENJAMIN
           WHICHCOT
           ,
           D.
           D.
           And
           Minister
           of
           S.
           LAWRENCE
           JEWRY
           ,
           London
           ,
           
             May
          
           24
           
             th
          
           ,
           1683.
           
        
         
           By
           
             JOHN
             TILLOTSON
             ,
          
           D.
           D.
           and
           Dean
           of
           
             Canterbury
             .
          
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             M.
             Flesher
             ,
          
           for
           
             Brabazon
             Aylmer
             ,
          
           at
           the
           
             Three
             Pigeons
          
           against
           the
           
             Royal
             Exchange
          
           in
           
             Cornhill
             ,
          
           and
           
             William
             Rogers
             ,
          
           at
           the
           
             Sun
          
           against
           S.
           
           Dunstan's
           Church
           in
           
             Fleetstreet
             ,
          
           1683.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           FUNERAL
           Of
           the
           Reverend
           
             BENIAMIN
             WHICHCOT
             ,
          
           D.D.
           
             May
          
           24
           
             th
          
           ,
           1683.
           
        
         
           
             
               2
               COR.
               V.
               6
               .
            
          
           
             
               Wherefore
               we
               are
               always
               confident
               ,
               knowing
               that
               whilst
               we
               are
               at
               home
               in
               the
               body
               we
               are
               absent
               from
               the
               Lord.
               
            
          
        
         
           THese
           Words
           contain
           one
           of
           the
           chief
           grounds
           of
           encouragement
           which
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           gives
           us
           against
           the
           fear
           of
           death
           .
           For
           our
           clearer
           understanding
           of
           
           them
           it
           will
           be
           requisite
           to
           consider
           the
           
             Context
             ,
          
           looking
           back
           as
           far
           as
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           
             Chapter
             :
          
           where
           the
           
             Apostle
          
           pursues
           the
           argument
           of
           the
           foregoing
           
             Chapter
          
           ;
           which
           was
           to
           comfort
           and
           encourage
           Christians
           under
           their
           Afflictions
           and
           sufferings
           from
           this
           consideration
           ,
           that
           these
           did
           but
           prepare
           the
           way
           for
           a
           greater
           and
           more
           glorious
           reward
           ;
           
             Our
             light
             affliction
             ,
             which
             is
             but
             for
             a
             moment
             ,
             worketh
             for
             us
             a
             far
             more
             exceeding
             and
             eternal
             weight
             of
             glory
             .
          
           And
           suppose
           the
           worst
           ,
           that
           these
           sufferings
           should
           extend
           to
           death
           ,
           there
           is
           comfort
           for
           us
           likewise
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           
             ver
             .
          
           1.
           of
           this
           
             Chapter
             ,
             For
             we
             know
             that
             if
             our
             earthly
             house
             of
             this
             Tabernacle
             were
             dissolved
             ,
             we
             have
             a
             building
             of
             God
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           
             If
             our
             earthly
             house
             of
             this
             tabernacle
          
           ;
           he
           calls
           our
           body
           an
           
             earthly
             house
             ,
          
           and
           that
           we
           may
           not
           look
           upon
           it
           as
           a
           certain
           abode
           and
           fixed
           habitation
           ,
           he
           doth
           by
           way
           of
           correction
           of
           himself
           add
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           but
           a
           
             tabernacle
          
           or
           tent
           which
           must
           shortly
           be
           taken
           down
           :
           And
           when
           it
           is
           ,
           
             we
             shall
             have
             a
             building
             of
             God
             ,
             a
             house
             not
             made
             with
             hands
             ,
             eternal
             in
             the
             heavens
             .
          
           This
           is
           a
           description
           of
           our
           heavenly
           habitation
           ,
           in
           opposition
           to
           our
           earthly
           house
           
           or
           tabernacle
           :
           It
           is
           
             a
             building
             of
             God
             ,
          
           not
           like
           those
           houses
           or
           tabernacles
           which
           men
           build
           ,
           and
           which
           are
           liable
           to
           decay
           and
           dissolution
           ,
           to
           be
           taken
           down
           or
           to
           fall
           down
           of
           themselves
           ,
           for
           such
           are
           those
           houses
           of
           clay
           which
           we
           dwell
           in
           
             whose
             foundations
             are
             in
             the
             dust
             ,
          
           but
           an
           habitation
           prepared
           by
           God
           himself
           ,
           
             a
             house
             not
             made
             with
             hands
          
           ;
           that
           which
           is
           the
           immediate
           work
           of
           God
           being
           in
           Scripture
           opposed
           to
           that
           which
           is
           made
           with
           hands
           and
           effected
           by
           humane
           concurrence
           and
           by
           natural
           means
           :
           And
           being
           the
           immediate
           work
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           excellent
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           lasting
           and
           durable
           ,
           which
           no
           earthly
           thing
           is
           ;
           
             eternal
             in
             the
             heavens
             ,
          
           that
           is
           eternal
           and
           heavenly
           .
        
         
           
             For
             in
             this
             we
             groan
             earnestly
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           while
           we
           are
           in
           this
           body
           we
           groan
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           pressures
           and
           afflictions
           of
           it
           .
           
             Desiring
             to
             be
             clothed
             vpon
             with
             our
             house
             which
             is
             from
             heaven
             :
             If
             so
             be
             that
             being
             clothed
             we
             shall
             not
             be
             found
             naked
             .
             Desiring
             to
             be
             clothed
             upon
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           we
           could
           wish
           not
           to
           put
           off
           these
           bodies
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           stripp'd
           of
           them
           by
           death
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           of
           the
           number
           of
           those
           who
           at
           the
           coming
           
           of
           our
           Lord
           without
           the
           putting
           off
           these
           bodies
           shall
           be
           changed
           and
           clothed
           upon
           with
           their
           house
           which
           is
           from
           heaven
           ,
           and
           without
           dying
           be
           invested
           with
           those
           spiritual
           and
           glorious
           and
           heavenly
           bodies
           which
           men
           shall
           have
           at
           the
           Resurrection
           .
        
         
           This
           I
           doubt
           not
           is
           the
           
           Apostle's
           meaning
           in
           these
           Words
           ;
           in
           which
           he
           speaks
           according
           to
           a
           common
           opinion
           among
           the
           Disciples
           grounded
           (
           as
           Saint
           
             John
          
           tells
           us
           )
           upon
           a
           mistake
           of
           our
           Saviour's
           words
           concerning
           him
           ,
           
             if
             I
             will
             that
             he
             tarry
             till
             I
             come
             :
          
           upon
           which
           Saint
           
             John
          
           tells
           us
           that
           
             there
             went
             a
             Saying
             among
             the
             brethren
             that
             that
             disciple
             should
             not
             die
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           live
           till
           Christ's
           coming
           to
           Judgment
           ,
           and
           then
           be
           changed
           ;
           and
           consequently
           that
           Christ
           would
           come
           to
           Judgment
           before
           the
           end
           of
           that
           Age.
           Suitably
           to
           this
           common
           opinion
           among
           Christians
           the
           
             Apostle
          
           here
           says
           ,
           
             in
             this
             we
             groan
             earnestly
             ,
             desiring
             to
             be
             clothed
             upon
             with
             our
             house
             which
             is
             from
             heaven
             ,
             if
             so
             be
             that
             being
             clothed
             we
             shall
             not
             be
             found
             naked
             .
          
           It
           hath
           puzzled
           
             Interpreters
          
           what
           to
           make
           of
           this
           passage
           ,
           and
           well
           it
           might
           ;
           for
           whatever
           be
           meant
           by
           being
           clothed
           ,
           how
           can
           they
           that
           are
           
           clothed
           be
           found
           naked
           ?
           But
           I
           think
           it
           is
           very
           clear
           that
           our
           
             Translatours
          
           have
           not
           attained
           the
           true
           sense
           of
           this
           passage
           ,
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           which
           is
           most
           naturally
           rendred
           thus
           ,
           
             if
             so
             be
             we
             shall
             be
             found
             clothed
             ,
             and
             not
             naked
             :
          
           That
           is
           ,
           if
           the
           coming
           of
           Christ
           shall
           find
           us
           in
           the
           body
           and
           not
           devested
           of
           it
           :
           if
           at
           Christ's
           coming
           to
           Judgment
           we
           shall
           be
           found
           alive
           ,
           and
           not
           dead
           .
           And
           then
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           whole
           is
           very
           clear
           and
           current
           :
           we
           are
           desirous
           to
           be
           clothed
           upon
           with
           our
           house
           from
           heaven
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           with
           our
           spiritual
           and
           immortal
           bodies
           )
           if
           so
           be
           it
           shall
           so
           happen
           that
           at
           the
           coming
           of
           Christ
           we
           shall
           be
           found
           alive
           in
           these
           bodies
           ,
           and
           not
           stripp'd
           of
           them
           before
           by
           death
           .
           And
           then
           it
           follows
           ,
           
             For
             we
             that
             are
             in
             this
             tabernacle
             do
             groan
             being
             burthened
          
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           with
           the
           afflictions
           and
           pressures
           of
           this
           life
           )
           
             not
             that
             we
             would
             be
             unclothed
          
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           not
           that
           we
           desire
           by
           death
           to
           be
           devested
           of
           these
           bodies
           )
           
             but
             clothed
             upon
          
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           if
           God
           see
           it
           good
           we
           had
           rather
           be
           found
           alive
           ,
           and
           changed
           ,
           and
           without
           putting
           off
           these
           bodies
           have
           immortality
           as
           it
           were
           superinduced
           )
           
             that
             so
             
             mortality
             might
             be
             swallowed
             up
             of
             life
             .
          
           The
           plain
           sense
           is
           ,
           that
           he
           rather
           desires
           (
           if
           it
           may
           be
           )
           to
           be
           of
           the
           number
           of
           those
           who
           shall
           be
           found
           alive
           at
           the
           coming
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           have
           this
           mortal
           and
           corruptible
           body
           while
           they
           are
           clothed
           with
           it
           changed
           into
           a
           spiritual
           and
           incorruptible
           body
           ,
           without
           the
           pain
           and
           terrour
           of
           dying
           :
           of
           which
           immediate
           translation
           into
           heaven
           without
           the
           painfull
           divorce
           of
           soul
           and
           body
           by
           death
           ,
           
             Enoch
          
           and
           
             Elias
          
           were
           examples
           in
           the
           old
           Testament
           .
        
         
           It
           follows
           ,
           
             ver
             .
          
           5.
           
           
             Now
             he
             that
             hath
             wrought
             for
             us
             the
             self
             same
             thing
             is
             God
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           it
           is
           he
           who
           hath
           fitted
           and
           prepared
           for
           us
           this
           glorious
           change
           :
           
             who
             also
             hath
             given
             us
             the
             earnest
             of
             the
             Spirit
             .
          
           The
           Spirit
           is
           frequently
           in
           Scripture
           called
           the
           
             witness
          
           and
           
             seal
          
           and
           
             earnest
          
           of
           our
           future
           happiness
           and
           blessed
           resurrection
           or
           change
           of
           these
           vile
           and
           earthly
           bodies
           into
           spiritual
           and
           heavenly
           bodies
           .
           For
           as
           the
           resurrection
           of
           Christ
           from
           the
           dead
           by
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           is
           the
           great
           proof
           and
           evidence
           of
           immortality
           ,
           so
           the
           spirit
           of
           him
           that
           raised
           up
           
             Jesus
          
           from
           the
           dead
           dwelling
           in
           us
           is
           the
           pledge
           and
           earnest
           of
           our
           being
           made
           partakers
           of
           it
           .
        
         
         
           From
           all
           which
           the
           
             Apostle
          
           concludes
           in
           the
           words
           of
           the
           
             Text
             ,
             Therefore
             we
             are
             always
             confident
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           we
           are
           always
           of
           good
           courage
           against
           the
           fear
           of
           death
           ,
           
             knowing
             that
             whilst
             we
             are
             at
             home
             in
             the
             body
             we
             are
             absent
             from
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           which
           may
           better
           be
           rendred
           
             whilst
             we
             converse
          
           or
           
             sojourn
             in
             the
             body
             ,
          
           than
           
             whilst
             we
             are
             at
             home
          
           ;
           Because
           the
           design
           of
           the
           
             Apostle
          
           is
           to
           shew
           that
           the
           body
           is
           not
           our
           house
           but
           our
           tabernacle
           ;
           and
           that
           whilst
           we
           are
           in
           the
           body
           we
           are
           not
           at
           home
           ,
           but
           pilgrims
           and
           strangers
           .
           And
           this
           notion
           the
           
             Heathens
          
           had
           of
           our
           present
           life
           and
           condition
           in
           this
           world
           .
           
             Ex
             vita
             discedo
          
           (
           saith
           
             Tully
          
           )
           
             tanquam
             ex
             hospitio
             non
             tanquam
             ex
             domo
             ;
             commorandi
             enim
             natura
             diversorium
             nobis
             ,
             non
             habitandi
             locum
             dedit
             .
             We
             go
             out
             of
             this
             life
             as
             it
             were
             from
             an
             Inn
             ,
             and
             not
             from
             our
             home
             ;
             nature
             having
             designed
             it
             to
             us
             as
             a
             place
             to
             sojourn
             but
             not
             to
             dwell
             in
             .
          
        
         
           
             We
             are
             absent
             from
             the
             Lord
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           we
           are
           detained
           from
           the
           blessed
           sight
           and
           enjoyment
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           kept
           out
           of
           the
           possession
           of
           that
           happiness
           which
           makes
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           the
           
             Apostle
          
           makes
           an
           immediate
           opposition
           between
           our
           continuance
           in
           the
           
           body
           ,
           and
           our
           blissfull
           enjoyment
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           lays
           it
           down
           for
           a
           certain
           truth
           ,
           that
           whilst
           we
           remain
           in
           the
           body
           we
           are
           detained
           from
           our
           happiness
           ,
           and
           that
           so
           soon
           as
           ever
           we
           leave
           the
           body
           we
           shall
           be
           admitted
           into
           it
           ,
           
             knowing
             that
             whilst
             we
             converse
             in
             the
             body
             we
             are
             absent
             from
             the
             Lord.
          
           And
           
             ver
             .
          
           8.
           
             we
             are
             willing
             rather
             to
             be
             absent
             from
             the
             body
             and
             present
             with
             the
             Lord
          
           ;
           intimating
           that
           so
           soon
           as
           we
           quit
           these
           bodies
           we
           shall
           be
           admitted
           to
           the
           blessed
           sight
           and
           enjoyment
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           My
           design
           from
           this
           
             Text
          
           is
           to
           draw
           some
           usefull
           
             Corollaries
          
           or
           Conclusions
           from
           this
           Assertion
           of
           the
           
             Apostle
             ,
             That
             whilst
             we
             are
             in
             these
             bodies
             we
             are
             detained
             from
             our
             happiness
             ;
             and
             that
             so
             soon
             as
             ever
             we
             depart
             out
             of
             them
             we
             shall
             be
             admitted
             to
             the
             possession
             and
             enjoyment
             of
             it
             .
          
           And
           they
           are
           these
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           This
           Assertion
           shews
           us
           the
           vanity
           and
           falshood
           of
           that
           opinion
           ,
           or
           rather
           dream
           ,
           concerning
           the
           sleep
           of
           the
           soul
           from
           the
           time
           of
           death
           till
           the
           general
           Resurrection
           .
           This
           is
           chiefly
           grounded
           upon
           that
           frequent
           
           Metaphor
           in
           Scripture
           by
           which
           death
           is
           resembled
           to
           sleep
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           are
           dead
           are
           said
           to
           be
           fallen
           asleep
           .
           But
           this
           Metaphor
           is
           no
           where
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           that
           I
           know
           of
           ,
           applied
           to
           the
           soul
           but
           to
           the
           body
           resting
           in
           the
           grave
           in
           order
           to
           its
           being
           awakened
           and
           raised
           up
           at
           the
           Resurrection
           .
           And
           thus
           it
           is
           frequently
           used
           with
           express
           reference
           to
           the
           body
           .
           
             Dan.
          
           12.2
           .
           
             Many
             of
             them
             that
             sleep
             in
             the
             dust
             of
             the
             earth
             shall
             awake
             .
          
           Matth.
           27.52
           .
           
             And
             the
             graves
             were
             opened
             ,
             and
             many
             bodies
             of
             saints
             which
             slept
             arose
             .
          
           Acts
           13.36
           .
           
             David
             after
             he
             had
             served
             his
             own
             generation
             by
             the
             will
             of
             God
             fell
             on
             sleep
             ,
             and
             was
             laid
             to
             his
             fathers
             and
             saw
             corruption
          
           ;
           which
           surely
           can
           no
           otherwise
           be
           understood
           than
           of
           his
           body
           .
           1
           
             Cor.
          
           15.21
           .
           
             Now
             is
             Christ
             risen
             from
             the
             dead
             and
             become
             the
             first-fruits
             of
             them
             that
             slept
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           resurrection
           of
           his
           body
           is
           the
           earnest
           and
           assurance
           that
           ours
           also
           shall
           be
           raised
           .
           And
           
             ver
             .
          
           51.
           
           
             We
             shall
             not
             all
             sleep
             ,
             but
             shall
             all
             be
             changed
          
           ;
           where
           the
           
             Apostle
          
           certainly
           speaks
           both
           of
           the
           death
           and
           change
           of
           these
           corruptible
           bodies
           .
           1
           
             Thessal
             .
          
           4.14
           .
           
             If
             we
             believe
             that
             Jesus
             died
             and
             rose
             again
             ,
             even
             so
             them
             also
             that
             sleep
             in
             Jesus
             shall
             God
             bring
             
             with
             him
          
           ;
           That
           is
           the
           bodies
           of
           those
           that
           died
           in
           the
           Lord
           shall
           be
           raised
           ,
           and
           accompany
           him
           at
           his
           coming
           .
           So
           that
           it
           is
           the
           body
           which
           is
           said
           in
           Scripture
           to
           sleep
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           soul.
           For
           that
           is
           utterly
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           
           Apostle's
           Assertion
           here
           in
           the
           
             Text
             ,
          
           that
           
             while
             we
             are
             in
             the
             body
             we
             are
             absent
             from
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           and
           that
           so
           soon
           as
           we
           depart
           out
           of
           the
           body
           we
           shall
           be
           present
           with
           the
           Lord.
           For
           surely
           
             to
             be
             with
             the
             Lord
          
           must
           signifie
           a
           state
           of
           happiness
           ,
           which
           sleep
           is
           not
           ,
           but
           onely
           of
           inactivity
           :
           Besides
           ,
           that
           the
           
           Apostle's
           Argument
           would
           be
           very
           flat
           ,
           and
           it
           would
           be
           but
           a
           cold
           encouragement
           against
           the
           fear
           of
           death
           ,
           that
           so
           soon
           as
           we
           are
           dead
           we
           shall
           fall
           asleep
           and
           become
           insensible
           .
           But
           the
           
             Apostle
          
           useth
           it
           as
           an
           Argument
           why
           we
           should
           be
           willing
           to
           dye
           as
           soon
           as
           God
           pleaseth
           ,
           and
           the
           sooner
           the
           better
           ,
           because
           so
           soon
           as
           we
           quit
           these
           bodies
           we
           shall
           be
           present
           with
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           admitted
           to
           the
           blissfull
           sight
           and
           enjoyment
           of
           him
           ;
           and
           while
           we
           abide
           in
           the
           body
           we
           are
           detained
           from
           our
           happiness
           :
           But
           if
           our
           souls
           shall
           sleep
           as
           well
           as
           our
           bodies
           till
           the
           general
           Resurrection
           ,
           it
           is
           all
           
           one
           whether
           we
           continue
           in
           the
           body
           or
           not
           ,
           as
           to
           any
           happiness
           we
           shall
           enjoy
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           ;
           which
           is
           directly
           contrary
           to
           the
           main
           scope
           of
           the
           
           Apostle's
           Argument
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           This
           Assertion
           of
           the
           
           Apostle's
           doth
           perfectly
           conclude
           against
           the
           feigned
           Purgatory
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
          
           ;
           which
           supposeth
           the
           far
           greater
           number
           of
           true
           and
           faithfull
           Christians
           ,
           of
           those
           who
           dye
           in
           the
           Lord
           and
           have
           obtained
           eternal
           redemption
           by
           him
           from
           hell
           not
           to
           pass
           immediately
           into
           a
           state
           of
           happiness
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           detained
           in
           the
           suburbs
           of
           Hell
           in
           extremity
           of
           torment
           (
           equal
           to
           that
           of
           hell
           for
           degree
           ,
           though
           not
           for
           duration
           )
           till
           their
           souls
           be
           purged
           ,
           and
           the
           guilt
           of
           temporal
           punishments
           ,
           which
           they
           are
           liable
           to
           ,
           be
           some
           way
           or
           other
           paid
           off
           and
           discharged
           .
           They
           suppose
           indeed
           some
           very
           few
           holy
           persons
           (
           especially
           those
           who
           suffer
           Martyrdom
           )
           to
           be
           so
           perfect
           at
           their
           departure
           out
           of
           the
           body
           as
           to
           pass
           immediately
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           because
           they
           need
           no
           purgation
           :
           But
           most
           Christians
           they
           suppose
           to
           dye
           so
           imperfect
           that
           they
           stand
           in
           need
           
           of
           being
           purged
           ;
           and
           according
           to
           the
           degree
           of
           their
           imperfection
           are
           to
           be
           detain'd
           a
           shorter
           or
           a
           longer
           time
           in
           Purgatory
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           ,
           besides
           that
           there
           is
           no
           
             Text
          
           in
           
             Scripture
          
           from
           whence
           any
           such
           state
           can
           probably
           be
           concluded
           (
           as
           is
           acknowledged
           by
           many
           learned
           men
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
          
           )
           and
           even
           that
           
             Text
          
           which
           they
           have
           most
           insisted
           upon
           (
           
             they
             shall
             be
             saved
             ,
             yet
             so
             as
             by
             fire
          
           )
           is
           given
           up
           by
           them
           as
           insufficient
           to
           conclude
           the
           thing
           .
           
             Estius
          
           is
           very
           glad
           to
           get
           off
           it
           ,
           by
           saying
           there
           is
           nothing
           in
           it
           against
           Purgatory
           :
           Why
           ?
           no
           body
           pretends
           that
           ,
           but
           we
           might
           reasonably
           expect
           that
           there
           should
           be
           something
           for
           it
           in
           a
           
             Text
          
           which
           hath
           been
           so
           often
           produced
           and
           urged
           by
           them
           for
           the
           proof
           of
           it
           .
           I
           say
           ,
           besides
           that
           there
           is
           nothing
           in
           Scripture
           for
           Purgatory
           ,
           there
           are
           a
           great
           many
           things
           against
           it
           ,
           and
           utterly
           inconsistent
           with
           it
           .
           In
           the
           parable
           of
           the
           
             rich
             man
          
           and
           
             Lazarus
             ,
          
           which
           was
           designed
           to
           represent
           to
           us
           the
           different
           states
           of
           good
           and
           bad
           men
           in
           another
           world
           ,
           there
           is
           not
           the
           least
           intimation
           of
           Purgatory
           ,
           but
           that
           good
           men
           pass
           immediately
           into
           a
           state
           of
           happiness
           and
           bad
           men
           into
           
           a
           place
           of
           torment
           .
           And
           Saint
           
             John
             ,
             Rev.
          
           14.13
           .
           pronounceth
           all
           that
           dye
           in
           the
           Lord
           happy
           ,
           because
           
             they
             rest
             from
             their
             labours
          
           ;
           which
           they
           cannot
           be
           said
           to
           do
           who
           are
           in
           a
           state
           of
           great
           anguish
           and
           torment
           ,
           as
           those
           are
           supposed
           to
           be
           who
           are
           in
           Purgatory
           .
        
         
           But
           above
           all
           ,
           this
           Reasoning
           of
           S.
           
             Paul
          
           is
           utterly
           inconsistent
           with
           any
           imagination
           of
           such
           a
           state
           .
           For
           he
           encourageth
           all
           Christians
           in
           general
           against
           the
           fear
           of
           death
           from
           the
           consideration
           of
           that
           happy
           state
           they
           should
           immediately
           pass
           into
           ,
           by
           being
           admitted
           into
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           ;
           which
           surely
           is
           not
           Purgatory
           .
           
             We
             are
             of
             good
             courage
          
           (
           says
           he
           )
           
             and
             willing
             rather
             to
             be
             absent
             from
             the
             body
             :
          
           And
           great
           reason
           we
           should
           be
           so
           ,
           if
           so
           soon
           as
           we
           leave
           the
           body
           we
           are
           present
           with
           the
           Lord.
           But
           no
           man
           sure
           would
           be
           glad
           to
           leave
           the
           body
           to
           go
           into
           a
           place
           of
           exquisite
           and
           extreme
           torment
           ,
           which
           they
           tell
           us
           is
           the
           case
           of
           most
           Christians
           when
           they
           dye
           .
           And
           what
           can
           be
           more
           unreasonable
           ,
           than
           to
           make
           the
           
             Apostle
          
           to
           use
           an
           argument
           to
           comfort
           all
           Christians
           against
           the
           fear
           of
           death
           which
           concerns
           but
           very
           few
           in
           comparison
           ?
           
           So
           that
           if
           the
           
           Apostle's
           reasoning
           be
           good
           ,
           that
           while
           we
           are
           in
           this
           life
           we
           are
           detained
           from
           our
           happiness
           ,
           and
           so
           soon
           as
           we
           depart
           this
           life
           we
           pass
           immediately
           into
           it
           ,
           and
           therefore
           death
           is
           desirable
           to
           all
           good
           men
           :
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           this
           reasoning
           be
           good
           ,
           it
           is
           very
           clear
           that
           Saint
           
             Paul
          
           knew
           nothing
           of
           the
           Doctrine
           now
           taught
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
          
           concerning
           Purgatory
           ;
           because
           that
           is
           utterly
           inconsistent
           with
           what
           he
           expresly
           asserts
           in
           this
           
             Chapter
          
           ;
           and
           quite
           takes
           away
           the
           force
           of
           his
           whole
           Argument
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           To
           encourage
           us
           against
           the
           fear
           of
           death
           .
           And
           this
           is
           the
           Conclusion
           which
           the
           
             Apostle
          
           makes
           from
           this
           consideration
           .
           
             Therefore
          
           (
           says
           he
           )
           
             we
             are
             of
             good
             courage
             ,
             knowing
             that
             whilst
             we
             converse
             in
             the
             body
             we
             are
             absent
             from
             the
             Lord.
          
           There
           is
           in
           us
           a
           natural
           love
           of
           life
           ,
           and
           a
           natural
           horrour
           and
           dread
           of
           death
           ;
           so
           that
           our
           spirits
           are
           apt
           to
           shrink
           at
           the
           thoughts
           of
           the
           approach
           of
           it
           .
           But
           this
           fear
           may
           very
           much
           be
           mitigated
           and
           even
           overruled
           by
           Reason
           and
           the
           considerations
           of
           Religion
           .
           For
           death
           is
           not
           so
           dreadfull
           in
           it self
           ,
           as
           with
           
           regard
           to
           the
           consequences
           of
           it
           :
           And
           those
           will
           be
           as
           we
           are
           ,
           comfortable
           and
           happy
           to
           the
           good
           ,
           but
           dismal
           and
           miserable
           to
           the
           wicked
           .
           So
           that
           the
           onely
           true
           antidote
           against
           the
           fear
           of
           death
           is
           the
           hopes
           of
           a
           better
           life
           ;
           and
           the
           onely
           firm
           ground
           of
           these
           hopes
           is
           the
           mercy
           of
           God
           in
           
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           upon
           our
           due
           preparation
           for
           another
           world
           by
           repentance
           and
           a
           holy
           life
           .
           For
           the
           sting
           of
           death
           is
           sin
           ;
           and
           when
           that
           is
           taken
           away
           the
           terrour
           and
           bitterness
           of
           death
           is
           past
           :
           And
           then
           death
           is
           so
           far
           from
           being
           dreadfull
           ,
           that
           in
           reason
           it
           is
           extremely
           desirable
           ;
           because
           it
           lets
           us
           into
           a
           better
           state
           ,
           such
           as
           onely
           deserves
           the
           name
           of
           life
           .
           
             Hi
             vivunt
             qui
             ex
             corporum
             vinculis
             tanquam
             è
             carcere
             evolaverunt
             :
             vestra
             vero
             quae
             dicitur
             vita
             ,
             mors
             est
             .
             They
             truly
             live
          
           (
           could
           a
           
             Heathen
          
           say
           )
           
             who
             have
             made
             their
             escape
             out
             of
             this
             prison
             of
             the
             body
             ;
             but
             that
             which
             men
             commonly
             call
             life
             is
             rather
             death
             than
             life
             .
          
           To
           live
           indeed
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           well
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           happy
           ;
           and
           that
           we
           shall
           never
           be
           till
           we
           are
           got
           beyond
           the
           grave
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           This
           Consideration
           should
           comfort
           us
           under
           the
           loss
           and
           death
           of
           Friends
           ,
           which
           
           certainly
           is
           one
           of
           the
           greatest
           grievances
           and
           troubles
           of
           humane
           life
           .
           For
           if
           they
           be
           fit
           for
           God
           ,
           and
           go
           to
           him
           when
           they
           dye
           ,
           they
           are
           infinitely
           happier
           than
           it
           was
           possible
           for
           them
           to
           have
           been
           in
           this
           world
           :
           and
           the
           trouble
           of
           their
           absence
           from
           us
           is
           fully
           balanced
           by
           their
           being
           present
           with
           the
           Lord.
           For
           why
           should
           we
           lament
           the
           end
           of
           that
           life
           which
           we
           are
           assured
           is
           the
           beginning
           of
           immortality
           ?
           One
           reason
           of
           our
           trouble
           for
           the
           loss
           of
           friends
           is
           because
           we
           loved
           them
           :
           But
           it
           is
           no
           sign
           of
           our
           love
           to
           them
           to
           grudge
           and
           repine
           at
           their
           happiness
           .
           But
           we
           hoped
           to
           have
           enjoyed
           them
           longer
           :
           Be
           it
           so
           :
           yet
           why
           should
           we
           be
           troubled
           that
           they
           are
           happy
           sooner
           than
           we
           expected
           ?
           But
           they
           are
           parted
           from
           us
           ,
           and
           the
           thoughts
           of
           this
           is
           grievous
           :
           But
           yet
           the
           consideration
           of
           their
           being
           parted
           for
           a
           while
           is
           not
           near
           so
           sad
           ,
           as
           the
           hopes
           of
           a
           happy
           meeting
           again
           ,
           never
           to
           be
           parted
           any
           more
           ,
           is
           comfortable
           and
           joyfull
           .
           So
           that
           the
           greater
           our
           love
           to
           them
           was
           ,
           the
           less
           should
           be
           our
           grief
           for
           them
           ,
           when
           we
           consider
           that
           they
           are
           happy
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           are
           safe
           ;
           past
           all
           storms
           ,
           all
           the
           troubles
           and
           temptations
           of
           this
           life
           ,
           and
           out
           
           of
           the
           reach
           of
           all
           harm
           and
           danger
           for
           ever
           .
           But
           though
           the
           Reason
           of
           our
           duty
           in
           this
           case
           be
           very
           plain
           ,
           yet
           the
           practice
           of
           it
           is
           very
           difficult
           ;
           and
           when
           all
           is
           said
           ,
           natural
           affection
           will
           have
           its
           course
           :
           And
           even
           after
           our
           Judgment
           is
           satisfied
           ,
           it
           will
           require
           some
           time
           to
           still
           and
           quiet
           our
           Passions
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           This
           Consideration
           should
           wean
           us
           from
           the
           love
           of
           life
           ;
           and
           make
           us
           not
           onely
           contented
           but
           willing
           and
           glad
           to
           leave
           this
           world
           ,
           whenever
           it
           shall
           please
           God
           to
           call
           us
           out
           of
           it
           .
           This
           Inference
           the
           
             Apostle
          
           makes
           ,
           
             ver
             .
          
           8.
           
           
             We
             are
             confident
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             and
             willing
             rather
             to
             be
             absent
             from
             the
             body
             ,
             and
             present
             with
             the
             Lord.
          
           Though
           there
           were
           no
           state
           of
           immortality
           after
           this
           life
           ,
           yet
           methinks
           we
           should
           not
           desire
           to
           live
           always
           in
           this
           world
           .
           
             Habet
             natura
          
           (
           says
           
             Tully
          
           )
           
             ut
             aliarum
             rerum
             ,
             sic
             vivendi
             modum
             :
             As
             nature
             hath
             set
             bounds
             and
             measures
             to
             other
             things
             ,
             so
             likewise
             to
             life
          
           ;
           of
           which
           men
           should
           know
           when
           they
           have
           enough
           ,
           and
           not
           covet
           so
           much
           of
           it
           till
           they
           be
           tyred
           and
           cloyed
           with
           it
           .
           If
           there
           were
           no
           other
           inconvenience
           in
           long
           life
           ,
           this
           is
           a
           
           great
           one
           ,
           that
           in
           a
           long
           course
           of
           time
           we
           unavoidably
           see
           a
           great
           many
           things
           which
           we
           would
           not
           ;
           our
           own
           misfortunes
           and
           the
           calamities
           of
           others
           ;
           publick
           confusions
           and
           distractions
           ;
           the
           loss
           of
           Friends
           and
           Relations
           ;
           or
           which
           is
           worse
           ,
           their
           misery
           ;
           or
           which
           is
           worst
           of
           all
           ,
           their
           miscarriage
           :
           Especially
           ,
           a
           very
           infirm
           and
           tedious
           old
           age
           is
           very
           undesirable
           :
           For
           who
           would
           desire
           to
           live
           long
           uneasie
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           troublesome
           to
           others
           ?
           It
           is
           time
           for
           us
           to
           be
           willing
           to
           dye
           ,
           when
           we
           cannot
           live
           with
           the
           good
           will
           even
           of
           our
           friends
           :
           when
           those
           who
           ought
           to
           love
           us
           best
           think
           much
           that
           we
           live
           so
           long
           ,
           and
           can
           hardly
           forbear
           to
           give
           us
           broad
           signs
           that
           they
           are
           weary
           of
           our
           company
           .
           In
           such
           a
           case
           a
           man
           would
           almost
           be
           contented
           to
           dye
           out
           of
           civility
           ;
           and
           not
           chuse
           to
           make
           any
           long
           stay
           where
           he
           sees
           that
           his
           company
           is
           not
           acceptable
           .
           If
           we
           think
           we
           can
           be
           welcome
           to
           a
           better
           place
           ,
           and
           to
           a
           more
           delightfull
           society
           ,
           why
           should
           we
           desire
           to
           thrust
           our selves
           any
           longer
           upon
           an
           ill-natured
           world
           ,
           upon
           those
           who
           have
           much
           adoe
           to
           refrain
           from
           telling
           us
           that
           our
           room
           is
           better
           than
           our
           company
           ?
        
         
         
           Some
           indeed
           have
           a
           very
           happy
           and
           vigorous
           old
           age
           ,
           and
           the
           taper
           of
           life
           burns
           clear
           in
           them
           to
           the
           last
           :
           Their
           understandings
           are
           good
           ,
           their
           memories
           and
           senses
           tolerable
           ,
           their
           humour
           pleasant
           and
           their
           conversation
           acceptable
           ,
           and
           their
           Relations
           kind
           and
           respectfull
           to
           them
           .
           But
           this
           is
           a
           rare
           felicity
           ,
           and
           which
           seldom
           happens
           but
           to
           those
           who
           have
           lived
           wisely
           and
           vertuously
           ,
           and
           by
           a
           religious
           and
           regular
           course
           of
           life
           have
           preserved
           some
           of
           their
           best
           spirits
           to
           the
           last
           ,
           and
           have
           not
           by
           vice
           and
           extravagance
           drawn
           off
           life
           to
           the
           dregs
           and
           left
           nothing
           to
           be
           enjoyed
           but
           infirmities
           and
           ill
           humours
           ,
           guilt
           and
           repentance
           :
           But
           on
           the
           contrary
           have
           prudently
           laid
           up
           some
           considerable
           comforts
           and
           supports
           for
           themselves
           against
           this
           gloomy
           day
           ;
           having
           stored
           their
           minds
           with
           wisedom
           and
           knowledge
           ,
           and
           taken
           care
           to
           secure
           to
           themselves
           the
           comfortable
           reflexions
           of
           an
           usefull
           and
           well-spent
           life
           ,
           and
           the
           favour
           and
           loving-kindness
           of
           God
           which
           is
           better
           than
           life
           it self
           .
           But
           generally
           the
           extremities
           of
           old
           age
           are
           very
           peevish
           and
           querulous
           ,
           and
           a
           declining
           and
           falling
           back
           to
           the
           weak
           and
           helpless
           condition
           of
           Infancy
           and
           childhood
           .
           
           And
           yet
           less
           care
           is
           commonly
           taken
           of
           aged
           persons
           ,
           and
           less
           kindness
           shewed
           to
           them
           than
           to
           children
           :
           because
           these
           are
           cherished
           in
           hopes
           ,
           the
           others
           in
           despair
           of
           their
           growing
           better
           .
           So
           that
           if
           God
           see
           it
           good
           it
           is
           not
           desirable
           to
           live
           to
           try
           nature
           ,
           and
           the
           kindness
           and
           good
           will
           of
           our
           Relations
           to
           the
           utmost
           .
        
         
           Nay
           there
           is
           reason
           enough
           why
           we
           should
           be
           well
           contented
           to
           dye
           in
           any
           Age
           of
           our
           life
           .
           If
           we
           are
           young
           ,
           we
           have
           tasted
           the
           best
           of
           it
           :
           If
           in
           our
           middle
           age
           ,
           we
           have
           not
           onely
           enjoyed
           all
           that
           is
           desirable
           of
           life
           ,
           but
           almost
           all
           that
           is
           tolerable
           :
           If
           we
           are
           old
           ,
           we
           are
           come
           to
           the
           dregs
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           do
           but
           see
           the
           same
           things
           over
           and
           over
           again
           ,
           and
           continually
           with
           less
           pleasure
           .
        
         
           Especially
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           happiness
           from
           which
           we
           are
           all
           this
           while
           detained
           .
           This
           life
           is
           but
           our
           Infancy
           and
           childhood
           in
           comparison
           of
           the
           manly
           pleasures
           and
           employments
           of
           the
           other
           state
           .
           And
           why
           should
           we
           desire
           to
           be
           always
           children
           ;
           and
           to
           linger
           here
           below
           to
           play
           the
           fools
           yet
           a
           little
           longer
           ?
           In
           this
           sense
           that
           high
           expression
           of
           the
           
             Poet
          
           is
           true
           
             
             
               —
               Dii
               celant
               homines
               ,
               ut
               vivere
               durent
               ,
            
             
               Quàm
               sit
               dulce
               mori
               —
            
          
           
             
               The
               Gods
               conceal
               from
               men
               the
               sweetness
               of
               dying
               ,
               to
               make
               them
               patient
               and
               contented
               to
               live
               .
            
          
        
         
           This
           life
           is
           wholly
           in
           order
           to
           the
           other
           .
           Do
           but
           make
           sure
           to
           live
           well
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           no
           need
           of
           living
           long
           .
           To
           the
           purpose
           of
           preparation
           for
           another
           world
           ,
           the
           best
           life
           is
           the
           longest
           .
           Some
           live
           a
           great
           pace
           ,
           and
           by
           continual
           diligence
           and
           industry
           in
           serving
           God
           and
           doing
           good
           do
           really
           dispatch
           more
           of
           the
           business
           of
           life
           in
           a
           few
           years
           ,
           than
           others
           do
           in
           a
           whole
           Age
           ;
           who
           go
           such
           a
           santring
           pace
           towards
           heaven
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           were
           in
           no
           haste
           to
           get
           thither
           .
           But
           if
           we
           were
           always
           prepared
           we
           should
           rejoyce
           at
           the
           prospect
           of
           our
           end
           ;
           as
           those
           who
           have
           been
           long
           tost
           at
           sea
           are
           overjoyed
           at
           the
           sight
           of
           land
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           now
           done
           with
           my
           
             Text
             ,
          
           but
           have
           another
           Subject
           to
           speak
           of
           ;
           that
           excellent
           Man
           in
           whose
           Place
           I
           now
           stand
           :
           whom
           we
           all
           knew
           ;
           and
           whom
           all
           that
           knew
           him
           
           well
           did
           highly
           esteem
           and
           reverence
           .
           He
           was
           born
           in
           
             Shropshire
          
           of
           a
           worthy
           and
           ancient
           Family
           ,
           the
           11
           
             th
          
           of
           
             March
             ,
          
           1609.
           was
           the
           sixth
           Son
           of
           his
           Father
           :
           and
           being
           bred
           up
           to
           learning
           and
           very
           capable
           of
           it
           ,
           was
           sent
           to
           the
           University
           of
           
             Cambridge
             ,
          
           and
           planted
           there
           in
           
             Emanuel
          
           College
           ,
           where
           he
           was
           chosen
           Fellow
           ,
           and
           was
           an
           excellent
           Tutour
           and
           Instructour
           of
           Youth
           ,
           and
           bred
           up
           many
           persons
           of
           great
           Quality
           and
           others
           ,
           who
           afterwards
           proved
           usefull
           and
           eminent
           ;
           as
           many
           perhaps
           as
           any
           Tutour
           of
           that
           Time.
           
        
         
           About
           the
           age
           of
           four
           or
           five
           and
           thirty
           he
           was
           made
           Prevost
           of
           
           King's
           College
           ;
           where
           he
           was
           a
           most
           vigilant
           and
           prudent
           Governour
           ,
           a
           great
           encourager
           of
           Learning
           and
           good
           Order
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           carefull
           and
           wise
           management
           of
           the
           Estate
           of
           the
           College
           brought
           it
           into
           a
           very
           flourishing
           condition
           ,
           and
           left
           it
           so
           .
        
         
           It
           cannot
           be
           denied
           (
           nor
           am
           I
           much
           concerned
           to
           dissemble
           it
           )
           that
           here
           he
           possess'd
           another
           Man's
           place
           ,
           who
           by
           the
           iniquity
           of
           the
           Times
           was
           wrongfully
           ejected
           ;
           I
           mean
           Dr.
           
             Collins
          
           the
           famous
           and
           learned
           Divinity-Professour
           of
           that
           University
           .
           During
           whose
           
           life
           (
           and
           he
           lived
           many
           years
           after
           )
           by
           the
           free
           consent
           of
           the
           College
           there
           were
           two
           shares
           out
           of
           the
           common
           Dividend
           allotted
           to
           the
           Prevost
           ,
           one
           whereof
           was
           constantly
           paid
           to
           Dr.
           
             Collins
             ,
          
           as
           if
           he
           had
           been
           still
           Prevost
           .
           To
           this
           Dr.
           
             Whichcot
          
           did
           not
           onely
           give
           his
           consent
           (
           without
           which
           the
           thing
           could
           not
           have
           been
           done
           )
           but
           was
           very
           forward
           for
           the
           doing
           of
           it
           ,
           though
           hereby
           he
           did
           not
           onely
           considerably
           lessen
           his
           own
           profit
           ,
           but
           likewise
           incurr
           no
           small
           censure
           and
           hazard
           ,
           as
           the
           Times
           then
           were
           .
           And
           left
           this
           had
           not
           been
           kindness
           enough
           to
           that
           worthy
           Person
           whose
           Place
           he
           possessed
           ,
           in
           his
           last
           Will
           he
           left
           to
           his
           Son
           ,
           Sir
           
             John
             Collins
             ,
          
           a
           Legacy
           of
           one
           hundred
           pounds
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           he
           was
           not
           wanting
           either
           in
           respect
           or
           real
           kindness
           to
           the
           rightfull
           Owner
           ,
           so
           neither
           did
           he
           stoop
           to
           doe
           any
           thing
           unworthy
           to
           obtain
           that
           Place
           ;
           for
           he
           never
           took
           the
           
             Covenant
             :
          
           And
           not
           onely
           so
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           particular
           friendship
           and
           interest
           which
           he
           had
           in
           some
           of
           the
           chief
           of
           the
           
             Visitours
          
           he
           prevailed
           to
           have
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           the
           Fellows
           of
           that
           College
           exempted
           from
           that
           Imposition
           ;
           and
           preserved
           them
           in
           their
           places
           by
           that
           means
           .
           And
           to
           the
           Fellows
           
           that
           were
           ejected
           by
           the
           
             Visitours
             ,
          
           he
           likewise
           freely
           consented
           that
           their
           full
           Dividend
           for
           that
           year
           should
           be
           paid
           them
           ,
           even
           after
           they
           were
           ejected
           .
           Among
           these
           was
           the
           Reverend
           and
           ingenious
           Dr.
           
             Charles
             Mason
          
           ;
           upon
           whom
           ,
           after
           he
           was
           ejected
           ,
           the
           College
           did
           confer
           a
           good
           Living
           which
           then
           fell
           in
           their
           gift
           ,
           with
           the
           consent
           of
           the
           Prevost
           ,
           who
           ,
           knowing
           him
           to
           be
           a
           worthy
           man
           ,
           was
           contented
           to
           run
           the
           hazard
           of
           the
           displeasure
           of
           those
           Times
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           I
           hope
           none
           will
           be
           hard
           upon
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           contented
           upon
           such
           terms
           to
           be
           in
           a
           capacity
           to
           doe
           good
           in
           bad
           Times
           .
        
         
           For
           ,
           besides
           his
           care
           of
           the
           College
           ,
           he
           had
           a
           very
           great
           and
           good
           influence
           upon
           the
           University
           in
           general
           .
           Every
           Lord's
           day
           in
           the
           Afternoon
           ,
           for
           almost
           twenty
           years
           together
           ,
           he
           preached
           in
           
             Trinity
          
           Church
           ,
           where
           he
           had
           a
           great
           number
           not
           onely
           of
           the
           young
           Scholars
           ,
           but
           of
           those
           of
           greater
           standing
           and
           best
           repute
           for
           Learning
           in
           the
           University
           his
           constant
           and
           attentive
           Auditours
           :
           And
           in
           those
           wild
           and
           unsettled
           Times
           contributed
           more
           to
           the
           forming
           of
           the
           Students
           of
           that
           University
           to
           a
           sober
           sense
           of
           Religion
           than
           any
           man
           in
           that
           Age.
           
        
         
         
           After
           he
           left
           
             Cambridge
          
           he
           came
           to
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           was
           chosen
           Minister
           of
           
             Black-Friars
             ,
          
           where
           he
           continued
           till
           the
           dreadfull
           Fire
           :
           And
           then
           retired
           himself
           to
           a
           Donative
           he
           had
           at
           
             Milton
          
           near
           
             Cambridge
             :
          
           where
           he
           preached
           constantly
           ;
           and
           relieved
           the
           poor
           ,
           and
           had
           their
           children
           taught
           to
           reade
           at
           his
           own
           charge
           ;
           and
           made
           up
           differences
           among
           the
           neighbours
           .
           Here
           he
           stayed
           till
           ,
           by
           the
           promotion
           of
           the
           Reverend
           Dr.
           
             Wilkins
             ,
          
           his
           predecessour
           in
           this
           Place
           ,
           to
           the
           Bishoprick
           of
           
             Chester
             ,
          
           he
           was
           by
           his
           interest
           and
           recommendation
           presented
           to
           this
           Church
           .
           But
           during
           the
           building
           of
           it
           ,
           upon
           the
           invitation
           of
           the
           Court
           of
           Aldermen
           ,
           in
           the
           Mayoralty
           of
           Sir
           
             William
             Turner
             ,
          
           he
           preached
           before
           that
           Honourable
           Auditory
           at
           
             Guild
             Hall
          
           Chapel
           every
           Sunday
           in
           the
           afternoon
           ,
           with
           great
           acceptance
           and
           approbation
           ,
           for
           about
           the
           space
           of
           seven
           years
           .
        
         
           When
           his
           Church
           was
           built
           ,
           he
           bestowed
           his
           pains
           here
           twice
           a
           week
           ,
           where
           he
           had
           the
           general
           love
           and
           respect
           of
           his
           Parish
           ;
           and
           a
           very
           considerable
           and
           judicious
           Auditory
           ,
           though
           not
           very
           numerous
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           weakness
           of
           his
           voice
           in
           his
           declining
           Age.
           
        
         
         
           It
           pleased
           God
           to
           bless
           him
           ,
           as
           with
           a
           plentifull
           Estate
           ,
           so
           with
           a
           charitable
           mind
           :
           which
           yet
           was
           not
           so
           well
           known
           to
           many
           ,
           because
           in
           the
           disposal
           of
           his
           charity
           he
           very
           much
           affected
           secrecy
           .
           He
           frequently
           bestowed
           his
           alms
           (
           as
           I
           am
           informed
           by
           those
           who
           best
           knew
           )
           on
           poor
           house-keepers
           disabled
           by
           age
           or
           sickness
           to
           support
           themselves
           ,
           thinking
           those
           to
           be
           the
           most
           proper
           objects
           of
           it
           .
           He
           was
           rather
           frugal
           in
           expense
           upon
           himself
           ,
           that
           so
           he
           might
           have
           wherewithall
           to
           relieve
           the
           necessities
           of
           others
           .
        
         
           And
           he
           was
           not
           onely
           charitable
           in
           his
           life
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           very
           bountifull
           manner
           at
           his
           death
           ;
           bequeathing
           in
           pious
           and
           charitable
           Legacies
           to
           the
           value
           of
           a
           thousand
           pounds
           .
           To
           the
           Library
           of
           the
           University
           of
           
             Cambridge
          
           fifty
           pounds
           :
           and
           of
           
           King's
           College
           one
           hundred
           pounds
           :
           and
           of
           
             Emanuel
          
           College
           twenty
           pounds
           :
           To
           which
           College
           he
           had
           been
           a
           considerable
           benefactour
           before
           ;
           having
           founded
           there
           several
           Scholarships
           to
           the
           value
           of
           a
           thousand
           pounds
           ,
           out
           of
           a
           Charity
           with
           the
           disposal
           whereof
           he
           was
           entrusted
           ,
           and
           which
           not
           without
           great
           difficulty
           and
           pains
           he
           at
           last
           recovered
           .
        
         
         
           To
           the
           Poor
           of
           the
           several
           Places
           where
           his
           Estate
           lay
           ,
           and
           where
           he
           had
           been
           Minister
           he
           gave
           above
           one
           hundred
           pounds
           .
        
         
           Among
           those
           who
           had
           been
           his
           Servants
           ,
           or
           were
           so
           at
           his
           death
           ,
           he
           disposed
           in
           Annuities
           and
           Legacies
           in
           money
           to
           the
           value
           of
           above
           three
           hundred
           pounds
           .
        
         
           To
           other
           charitable
           uses
           and
           among
           the
           poorer
           of
           his
           Relations
           ,
           above
           three
           hundred
           pounds
           .
        
         
           To
           every
           one
           of
           his
           Tenants
           he
           left
           a
           Legacy
           according
           to
           the
           proportion
           of
           the
           Estate
           they
           held
           ,
           by
           way
           of
           remembrance
           of
           him
           :
           And
           to
           one
           of
           them
           that
           was
           gone
           much
           behind
           he
           remitted
           in
           his
           Will
           seventy
           pounds
           .
           And
           as
           became
           his
           great
           goodness
           ,
           he
           was
           ever
           a
           remarkably
           kind
           Landlord
           ,
           forgiving
           his
           Tenants
           ,
           and
           always
           making
           abatements
           to
           them
           for
           hard
           years
           or
           any
           other
           accidental
           losses
           that
           happened
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           I
           must
           not
           omit
           the
           wise
           provision
           he
           made
           in
           his
           Will
           to
           prevent
           Law-suits
           among
           the
           Legatees
           ,
           by
           appointing
           two
           or
           three
           persons
           of
           greatest
           prudence
           and
           Authority
           among
           his
           Relations
           final
           Arbitratours
           of
           all
           differences
           that
           should
           arise
           .
        
         
         
           Having
           given
           this
           account
           of
           his
           last
           Will
           ,
           I
           come
           now
           to
           the
           sad
           part
           of
           all
           :
           sad
           ,
           I
           mean
           ,
           to
           us
           ,
           but
           happiest
           to
           him
           .
           A
           little
           before
           
             Easter
          
           last
           he
           went
           down
           to
           
             Cambridge
             :
          
           where
           ,
           upon
           taking
           a
           great
           Cold
           ,
           he
           fell
           into
           a
           distemper
           which
           in
           a
           few
           days
           put
           a
           period
           to
           his
           life
           .
           He
           died
           in
           the
           house
           of
           his
           ancient
           and
           most
           learned
           Friend
           ,
           
             Dr.
             Cudworth
             ,
          
           Master
           of
           
           Christ's
           College
           .
           During
           his
           sickness
           he
           had
           a
           constant
           calmness
           and
           serenity
           of
           mind
           :
           and
           under
           all
           his
           bodily
           weakness
           possest
           his
           soul
           in
           great
           patience
           .
           After
           the
           Prayers
           for
           the
           Visitation
           of
           the
           Sick
           (
           which
           he
           said
           were
           excellent
           prayers
           )
           had
           been
           used
           ,
           he
           was
           put
           in
           mind
           of
           receiving
           the
           Sacrament
           ;
           to
           which
           he
           answered
           ,
           that
           he
           most
           readily
           embraced
           the
           proposal
           :
           And
           after
           he
           had
           received
           it
           ,
           said
           to
           Dr.
           
             Cudworth
          
           I
           heartily
           thank
           you
           for
           this
           most
           Christian
           office
           ;
           I
           thank
           you
           for
           putting
           me
           in
           mind
           of
           receiving
           this
           Sacrament
           :
           adding
           this
           pious
           ejaculation
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             fulfill
             all
             his
             declarations
             and
             promises
             ,
             and
             pardon
             all
             my
             weaknesses
             and
             imperfections
             .
          
           He
           disclaimed
           all
           merit
           in
           himself
           ;
           and
           declared
           that
           whatever
           he
           was
           ,
           he
           was
           through
           
           the
           grace
           and
           goodness
           of
           God
           in
           
             Jesus
             Christ.
          
           He
           expressed
           likewise
           great
           dislike
           of
           the
           Principles
           of
           Separation
           :
           and
           said
           
             he
             was
             the
             more
             desirous
             to
             receive
             the
             Sacrament
             that
             he
             might
             declare
             his
             full
             Communion
             with
             the
             Church
             of
             Christ
             all
             the
             world
             over
             .
          
           He
           disclaimed
           
             Popery
             ,
          
           and
           ,
           as
           things
           of
           near
           affinity
           with
           it
           ,
           or
           rather
           parts
           of
           it
           ,
           
             all
             superstition
             and
             usurpation
             upon
             the
             consciences
             of
             men
             .
          
        
         
           He
           thanked
           God
           ,
           
             that
             he
             had
             no
             pain
             in
             his
             body
             ,
             nor
             disquiet
             in
             his
             mind
             .
          
        
         
           Towards
           his
           last
           he
           seemed
           rather
           unwilling
           to
           be
           detained
           any
           longer
           in
           this
           state
           ;
           not
           for
           any
           pains
           he
           felt
           in
           himself
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           trouble
           he
           gave
           his
           friends
           :
           saying
           to
           one
           of
           them
           who
           had
           with
           great
           care
           attended
           him
           all
           along
           in
           his
           sickness
           ,
           
             My
             dear
             friend
             ,
             thou
             hast
             taken
             a
             great
             deal
             of
             pains
             to
             uphold
             a
             crazy
             body
             ,
             but
             it
             will
             not
             do
             :
             I
             pray
             thee
             give
             me
             no
             more
             Cordials
             ;
             for
             why
             shouldst
             thou
             keep
             me
             any
             longer
             out
             of
             that
             happy
             state
             to
             which
             I
             am
             going
             .
             I
             thank
             God
             I
             hope
             in
             his
             mercy
             ,
             that
             it
             shall
             be
             well
             with
             me
             .
          
        
         
           And
           herein
           God
           was
           pleased
           particularly
           to
           answer
           those
           devout
           and
           well-weighed
           petitions
           of
           his
           which
           he
           frequently
           used
           in
           his
           Prayer
           before
           Sermon
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           set
           
           down
           in
           his
           own
           words
           ,
           and
           I
           doubt
           not
           those
           that
           were
           his
           constant
           hearers
           do
           well
           remember
           them
           ;
           
             And
             super
             add
             this
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             to
             all
             the
             grace
             and
             favour
             which
             thou
             hast
             shewn
             us
             all
             along
             in
             life
             ,
             not
             to
             remove
             us
             hence
             but
             with
             all
             advantage
             for
             Eternity
             ,
             when
             we
             shall
             be
             in
             a
             due
             preparation
             of
             mind
             ,
             in
             a
             holy
             constitution
             of
             soul
             ,
             in
             a
             perfect
             renunciation
             of
             the
             guise
             of
             this
             mad
             and
             sinfull
             world
             ,
             when
             we
             shall
             be
             intirely
             resigned
             up
             to
             thee
             ,
             when
             we
             shall
             have
             clear
             acts
             of
             faith
             in
             God
             by
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             high
             and
             reverential
             thoughts
             of
             thee
             in
             our
             minds
             ,
             inlarged
             and
             inflamed
             affections
             towards
             thee
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           
             And
             whensoever
             we
             shall
             come
             to
             leave
             this
             world
             ,
             which
             will
             be
             when
             thou
             shalt
             appoint
             (
             for
             the
             issues
             of
             life
             and
             death
             are
             in
             thy
             hands
             )
             afford
             us
             such
             a
             mighty
             power
             and
             presence
             of
             thy
             good
             Spirit
             that
             we
             may
             have
             solid
             consolation
             in
             believing
             ,
             and
             avoid
             all
             consternation
             of
             mind
             ,
             all
             doubtfulness
             and
             uncertainty
             concerning
             our
             everlasting
             condition
             ,
             and
             at
             length
             depart
             in
             the
             faith
             of
             God's
             Elect
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           Mark
           the
           perfect
           man
           ,
           and
           behold
           the
           upright
           ,
           for
           the
           end
           of
           that
           man
           is
           peace
           .
        
         
         
           Thus
           you
           have
           the
           short
           History
           of
           the
           life
           and
           death
           of
           this
           eminent
           Person
           ;
           whose
           just
           Character
           cannot
           be
           given
           in
           few
           words
           ,
           and
           time
           will
           not
           allow
           we
           to
           use
           many
           .
           To
           be
           able
           to
           describe
           him
           aright
           it
           were
           necessary
           one
           should
           be
           like
           him
           ;
           for
           which
           reason
           I
           must
           content
           my self
           with
           a
           very
           imperfect
           draught
           of
           him
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           not
           insist
           upon
           his
           exemplary
           piety
           and
           devotion
           towards
           God
           ,
           of
           which
           his
           whole
           life
           was
           one
           continued
           Testimony
           .
           Nor
           will
           I
           praise
           his
           profound
           Learning
           ,
           for
           which
           he
           was
           justly
           had
           in
           so
           great
           reputation
           .
           The
           moral
           improvements
           of
           his
           mind
           ,
           
             a
             Godlike
             temper
             and
             disposition
          
           (
           as
           he
           was
           wont
           to
           call
           it
           )
           he
           chiefly
           valued
           and
           aspired
           after
           ;
           that
           universal
           charity
           and
           goodness
           ,
           which
           he
           did
           continually
           preach
           and
           practise
           .
        
         
           His
           Conversation
           was
           exceeding
           kind
           and
           affable
           ,
           grave
           and
           winning
           ,
           prudent
           and
           profitable
           .
           He
           was
           slow
           to
           declare
           his
           judgment
           ,
           and
           modest
           in
           delivering
           it
           .
           Never
           passionate
           ,
           never
           peremptory
           :
           so
           far
           from
           imposing
           upon
           others
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           rather
           apt
           to
           yield
           .
           And
           though
           he
           had
           a
           most
           
           profound
           and
           well-poized
           judgment
           ,
           yet
           was
           he
           of
           all
           men
           I
           ever
           knew
           the
           most
           patient
           to
           hear
           others
           differ
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           easie
           to
           be
           convinced
           when
           good
           Reason
           was
           offered
           ;
           and
           ,
           which
           is
           seldom
           seen
           ,
           more
           apt
           to
           be
           favourable
           to
           another
           man's
           Reason
           than
           his
           own
           .
        
         
           Studious
           and
           inquisitive
           men
           commonly
           at
           such
           an
           age
           (
           at
           forty
           or
           fifty
           at
           the
           utmost
           )
           have
           fixed
           and
           settled
           their
           Judgments
           in
           most
           Points
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           were
           made
           their
           
             last
             Vnderstanding
          
           ;
           supposing
           they
           have
           thought
           ,
           or
           read
           ,
           or
           heard
           what
           can
           be
           said
           on
           all
           sides
           of
           things
           ;
           and
           after
           that
           ,
           they
           grow
           positive
           and
           impatient
           of
           contradiction
           ,
           thinking
           it
           a
           disparagement
           to
           them
           to
           alter
           their
           judgment
           :
           But
           our
           deceased
           Friend
           was
           so
           wise
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           willing
           to
           learn
           to
           the
           last
           ;
           knowing
           that
           no
           man
           can
           grow
           wiser
           without
           some
           change
           of
           his
           mind
           ,
           without
           gaining
           some
           knowledge
           which
           he
           had
           not
           ,
           or
           correcting
           some
           errour
           which
           he
           had
           before
           .
        
         
           He
           had
           attained
           so
           perfect
           a
           mastery
           of
           his
           Passions
           ,
           that
           for
           the
           latter
           and
           greatest
           part
           of
           his
           life
           he
           was
           hardly
           ever
           seen
           to
           be
           transported
           with
           Anger
           :
           and
           as
           he
           was
           
           extremely
           carefull
           not
           to
           provoke
           any
           man
           ,
           so
           not
           to
           be
           provoked
           by
           any
           ;
           using
           to
           say
           ,
           
             if
             I
             provoke
             a
             man
             he
             is
             the
             worse
             for
             my
             company
             ,
             and
             if
             I
             suffer
             my self
             to
             be
             provoked
             by
             him
             I
             shall
             be
             the
             worse
             for
             his
             .
          
        
         
           He
           very
           seldom
           reproved
           any
           person
           in
           company
           otherwise
           than
           by
           silence
           ,
           or
           some
           sign
           of
           uneasiness
           ,
           or
           some
           very
           soft
           and
           gentle
           word
           ;
           which
           yet
           from
           the
           respect
           men
           generally
           bore
           to
           him
           did
           often
           prove
           effectual
           :
           For
           he
           understood
           humane
           nature
           very
           well
           ,
           and
           how
           to
           apply
           himself
           to
           it
           in
           the
           most
           easie
           and
           effectual
           ways
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           a
           great
           encourager
           and
           kind
           directour
           of
           young
           Divines
           :
           and
           one
           of
           the
           most
           candid
           hearers
           of
           Sermons
           ,
           I
           think
           ,
           that
           ever
           was
           :
           So
           that
           though
           all
           men
           did
           mightily
           reverence
           his
           Judgment
           ,
           yet
           no
           man
           had
           reason
           to
           fear
           his
           Censure
           .
           He
           never
           spake
           well
           of
           himself
           ,
           nor
           ill
           of
           others
           :
           making
           good
           that
           Saying
           of
           
             Pansa
          
           in
           
             Tully
             ,
             neminem
             alterius
             ,
             qui
             suae
             confideret
             virtuti
             ,
             invidere
          
           ;
           that
           
             no
             man
             is
             apt
             to
             envy
             the
             worth
             and
             vertues
             of
             another
             ,
             that
             hath
             any
             of
             his
             own
             to
             trust
             to
             .
          
        
         
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           he
           had
           all
           those
           vertues
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           high
           degree
           ,
           which
           an
           excellent
           temper
           ,
           
           great
           consideration
           ,
           long
           care
           and
           watchfulness
           over
           himself
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           assistance
           of
           God's
           grace
           (
           which
           he
           continually
           implored
           ,
           and
           mightily
           relied
           upon
           )
           are
           apt
           to
           produce
           .
           Particularly
           he
           excelled
           in
           the
           vertues
           of
           Conversation
           ,
           humanity
           ,
           and
           gentleness
           ,
           and
           humility
           ,
           a
           prudent
           and
           peaceable
           reconciling
           temper
           .
           And
           God
           knows
           we
           could
           very
           ill
           at
           this
           time
           have
           spared
           such
           a
           Man
           ;
           and
           have
           lost
           from
           among
           us
           as
           it
           were
           so
           much
           balme
           for
           the
           healing
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           which
           is
           now
           so
           miserably
           rent
           and
           torn
           by
           those
           wounds
           which
           we
           madly
           give
           our selves
           .
           But
           since
           God
           hath
           thought
           good
           to
           deprive
           us
           of
           him
           ,
           let
           his
           vertues
           live
           in
           our
           memory
           ,
           and
           his
           example
           in
           our
           lives
           .
           Let
           us
           endeavour
           to
           be
           what
           he
           was
           ,
           and
           we
           shall
           one
           day
           be
           what
           he
           now
           is
           ,
           of
           blessed
           memory
           on
           earth
           and
           happy
           for
           ever
           in
           heaven
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           methinks
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           Argument
           I
           have
           been
           upon
           ,
           and
           of
           that
           great
           Example
           that
           is
           before
           us
           ,
           should
           raise
           our
           minds
           above
           this
           world
           and
           fix
           them
           upon
           the
           glory
           and
           happiness
           of
           the
           
           other
           .
           Let
           us
           then
           begin
           heaven
           here
           ,
           in
           the
           frame
           and
           temper
           of
           our
           minds
           ,
           in
           our
           heavenly
           affections
           and
           conversation
           ;
           in
           a
           due
           preparation
           for
           ,
           and
           in
           earnest
           desires
           and
           breathings
           after
           that
           blessed
           state
           which
           we
           firmly
           believe
           and
           assuredly
           hope
           to
           be
           one
           day
           possessed
           of
           :
           when
           we
           shall
           be
           removed
           out
           of
           this
           sink
           of
           sin
           and
           sorrows
           into
           the
           Regions
           of
           bliss
           and
           immortality
           :
           where
           we
           shall
           meet
           all
           those
           worthy
           and
           excellent
           persons
           who
           are
           gone
           before
           us
           ,
           and
           whose
           conversation
           was
           so
           delightfull
           to
           us
           in
           this
           world
           ;
           and
           will
           be
           much
           more
           so
           to
           us
           in
           the
           other
           ,
           when
           the
           spirits
           of
           just
           men
           shall
           be
           made
           perfect
           and
           shall
           be
           quit
           of
           all
           those
           infirmities
           which
           did
           attend
           and
           lessen
           them
           in
           this
           mortal
           state
           :
           when
           we
           shall
           meet
           again
           with
           our
           dear
           Brother
           ,
           and
           all
           those
           good
           men
           whom
           we
           knew
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           Saints
           and
           excellent
           persons
           of
           all
           Ages
           to
           enjoy
           their
           blessed
           friendship
           and
           society
           for
           ever
           ,
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           blessed
           God
           where
           is
           
             fulness
             of
             joy
             ,
             and
             at
             whose
             right
             hand
             are
             pleasures
             for
             evermore
             .
          
        
         
           In
           a
           firm
           persuasion
           of
           this
           happy
           state
           let
           us
           every
           one
           of
           us
           say
           with
           
             David
             ,
          
           and
           
           with
           the
           same
           ardency
           of
           affection
           that
           he
           did
           ,
           
             As
             the
             heart
             panteth
             after
             the
             water
             brooks
             ,
             so
             panteth
             my
             soul
             after
             thee
             ,
             O
             God
             :
             My
             soul
             thirsteth
             for
             God
             ,
             for
             the
             living
             God
             ;
             O
             when
             shall
             I
             come
             and
             appear
             before
             God.
          
           That
           so
           the
           life
           which
           we
           now
           live
           in
           this
           world
           may
           be
           
             a
             patient
             continuance
             in
             well-doing
          
           in
           a
           joyfull
           
             expectation
             of
             the
             blessed
             hope
             and
             the
             glorious
             appearance
             of
             the
             great
             God
             and
             our
             Saviour
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           ;
           To
           whom
           with
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           be
           all
           honour
           and
           glory
           ,
           now
           and
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           
             Now
             the
             God
             of
             peace
             who
             brought
             again
             from
             the
             dead
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             the
             great
             Shepherd
             of
             the
             sheep
             ,
             through
             the
             bloud
             of
             the
             everlasting
             Covenant
             ,
             make
             us
             perfect
             in
             every
             good
             work
             to
             doe
             his
             will
             ;
             working
             in
             us
             always
             that
             which
             is
             well-pleasing
             in
             his
             sight
             ,
             through
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             to
             whom
             be
             glory
             for
             ever
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           THE
           END
           .