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% ,"w§hich he pr”each,c‘;lfig1 his Shroud,‘ 'a'nd died»; 
    immcdLiar§1y after he ‘concludedthe fame.
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.3412 account . f the boly Life of Mr; Richard Briglatxfy. .
 V i ;z‘2_z,in.ifi‘e.rTIl/gzlt/;ain Chard), in'Leicq/let;//sire. and
V ; of.T».hi.£rdr1i1y‘-uzgllging with God : Haw at /evera! % ’
.._  baqrggi 1’-lca'z,v“e;_1z»’y Mafia‘ -wbm at Prayer !
ofi*many.p;r[on: tbatappeared to /Jim in Iw/nit:
,4-4.Fieldr, 'w/2ic/1/2: called G'ad’:‘ Field.‘
V Vcafa-figfiaak of/2i: Pan’/Z2, during their V zfi-A
malignant amivia/W DWm1>m-
   be with fervent Devotion V
 _ ane:1}J:ig[);,j  Window, [zefe/I into a
1 , 2':j.aguf‘q.,_ tibéd/lat‘: of the Damned in ever.
; *  andqt/mt oftlre Bl‘eflTed_ jncele/154! \
' ;  . Glory.‘ Amt bgiygg; t/zen warned of %De;;t/2 by t/J: an-
_ I gel, _/2: aflerwand: bought a .5‘/kazgd and Cofin, and
_ .OI‘dtr¢'d bi: gramita be made, invited In’: Pari/In
% 07151.5‘. to bear /72': la/I Sernzrm, wbiclz be preac/zed the
2; ‘ Sunday fblloivingg, having bi: /broad gm, and 72:‘:
“ % cfafih kg/‘Var: /rim ; /Je t/Jan d::,:_l£zred bi: Vzflan, haw
; Ire /aw deal?-/2, riding an 4': pa{: Hor/5, of tbe 13/1:/-'
¥ % _/age 12; bad gizgen bin: to warn the Iméabitmzts a/'
A N the  tvfly frqm t/2e-W_"r:.zt‘,‘6 ta come, and of7ln':~
‘ ‘  dy,zjrzg.,in ¢be;Pz_¢/pit w/gm be bad delivmrd tbs fame, ‘ '
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VIN the town of Walthamg t3,Miles N. of Lei- ‘

’ celler in Leiceflerfhire, lately lived one Mr. Rich»-
ard Brightly who Was a ‘worthy and ahie‘:‘Div'ii‘rc,

1 and had been miniflerof the church zolyearsgtihichi i l ‘

time he behaved himfelf as a faithful (hepherd; to his .
flock, preffing them on by the faith of the golpel to '
the praétice of a’ Chriflian life, and lovingly invited

. them to the pallure of Chrill’s field, and to drink

the water of everlaliing life. *He“was in all refpeéts
a Minifler indeed, like afecond Enjoth, tdail‘y’walk-

V ing with God and joining with+;.h-is ’Fatnily"it‘1 prayer

three times a-clay, and would often‘it;;—‘tlté’in,igh:t,’ like
holy David, rife up to prayer, fayi‘ng:,ilI’%l§5iir*“Il‘am go-
ing to {peak with my God, and diféotirfe with my
blefled Saviour,who I émi ‘well’alTnred,‘ hears. and
willanfwer me; and me 'tliit1lt°s7,’r‘r_ty‘ foul is filled
with joy, that I am as it werei‘in7heav‘en, amongfl:
the ‘glorious {aims and angels, wh‘cn‘I am praying.
And God, out of his abundant goodnefs, grhcioufly
manifelled his love to this his fervant‘, and was
pleafed by many fig-ns to lfihewthe plcafure he had
in fuck a foul. Many times as hehwas finging of
pfalms‘, \he thought himfelf en<:ompafl'cd with ravith-
ing lounds of mnfic, joined‘ with harmonious voices,
diflinflly praifing God, laying, “ E-Iallelujahi, Glory,

“ glory be to‘God,” the fountain of aillife, the feat

" sf mercy, and Jefuge for loft‘ finners.” L   %
Often at night he would walk abroad, either in his
garden or ‘in’ the church-yard, praying and efinging of

e pfalms over the graves, and tombs, meditating on the

frailty of man, the certainty of death, and the eter-

, nity ofiijoy and blcfs hereafter. In, {itch fort of em;

ploy, thiegood man Fpent his time, enjoying 3 bcaa

  wen upon earth. It happened thatthe parilh waseaf-«

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A WARNiN’G FROM HEAVEN, &.e. 3-‘

fiifized with the ffB1li—pOX.,/ fevers and-othe'r:diR'em-@993

pers,*in’ which he comforted them, faying, “ O-God.
“ wonderful art thofuin thy way, and gracious in all

“ ‘thy doings. Let not, 0’ God, thisyilitatioti be in‘ ‘
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"~ thyvanger, tgor lay C-I; thy creatures more than they ,

  ‘_." areiabletto bear.

Give us thy grace that we may

‘_‘~o:b¢iar;;;ih:eitiffliéliiofne tlioue lays upon‘ us with‘»‘pati_- -

. ' - -“T.en§e,v.an.dethtough-the body lS\p0lllJ‘!€Cl, yet‘let*thc

‘fligolnl a',p.pC3&‘_bfifOfC thee without blemilhf’ It was
his ttfoalgptaiflicle I0 viii; the lick, iwere they poor or
vrit:b:,,..tol tile thelikc ‘ejaculations, and"extetidi'ng his
charity very _bountifully to the needy. And all corn
that grew in God’s fie’-lil,‘ ‘as he called it,‘ h¢'ga'Vé‘tc)
the poo{.. iLatle:;tt nighton ‘the '5th Augufl,‘ praying
at his,_chamber‘ window, he raw round it a bright and
£hi£i_ing3_‘l§g,ht‘,oand faw feveral perfons together, in

l gloritiu§si3tp_patfel,_a1a1d heard ravifhing mufle, -which

made fhixp <:t'y_ otft_,[ “ 30 heavenly Father, ‘leti me be

i “ ii!  to heat fttch heavenly founds.” At
lali on¢.;a’ppéare’d_to_ ehiltn like a hufbandman under‘

the window, .'(;ai;llit1gAth)'eei times,.Brightly, thou {er-
vatit of the/L'orc‘l : land‘hc anf\:ve‘red', Igord, ‘hear am
1: The manger {aid toeohim, “ The Lord Hath found
V“ thee faithful in his fight; and .h¢}_§h this night bech
“ plcafetl tdvifit thee, ‘therefore continue to do the
" will of God, and he will deciareuntmyou what
“ he is about to doto the lnl18l)‘ll8B!S'Of the earth;”
the voice ceafing; hcjoiningwith the reviving mulit:
again, and as he was fervent in praifing of God, a
{udden drowfine{s-feize_d him; and he faid, “ I will
“ lay myfelfdown? and take my refit, for the Lord
" is mytfhield angl dcfenceg’? then falling into “a

' trance, he lay feveral hours, till his wife came and

endeavoured to’ awake him, but in vain; however,

‘the perceived life in him, and heard him whilper

thefc wotfd“s’,”“ O ‘my good Lord, my moll gracious
“ God, pity thelc poorl"c_>uls.” After -(he had wait»

.cd‘aboutian hour, he awaited,  and ctjyingi 

out with‘ tears, “ 0 my good_ Lord, leave me not, I " i

,4 A: WARNING I-‘ROM, I-IE Avert,
  0 'be{eech;thec;” thentuxning to his wifc,~.he féid,

“ My dear, had you feen thofe manfions of eterni.
‘l"‘ ty, which I beheld in my trance-, then” you would

"- fiand in admiration of the glory of God, which.‘
  “ I {ha-ll reveal next Lord’s‘day in the -pulpit-—.”

,_,.After "this he invited his parifhioners tohear’ him
preach his funeral fermon, and to fee--his end, for he

‘-had ‘a divine commilfion _to deliver to them. Saturday

before his death he bought a verylplaih {hrowd and

coflin, and ordered his gravel to be made, which great i

numbers of people went to fee. On Sunday his coffin
was carried before him to the church, his‘ family and
friends following, he fingingiipraifevs to God as he went.

[In the church he ordered his coffin to be putona i

heir before the pulpit, into which he afcended, after
‘putting on his (brood, and facing, the people; crowd
to hear-b_i,m, he (aid, would to, God'y_ou,vttould be as
eager t9_pr6lS forward to gain-etei*nal,life‘:Then he
proceeded to prayer, repeating the mlornting; fervice as
nfuail; after which he informed them of.wfh;athe bad
feen, the manner of his death,‘ and how h‘ea~was_ com-
manded by an angel .in his vifion, to ex_ho_r,t them by
_a.timely,r§pe.ntance mile: from the wrath .tO-gcome,

  and be diligent in fuing‘for mercy, while it is call—.

ed to-day, aflhxfng them, that his time to “be with
than was but fhort, for he was going to his Father.
He thenproccedtd on his fumon. ' ' r "

Joni: xii. 16. A little while and-yefhall not fee me;
3 and ‘again a little while,,{c1nd ye “(hail fee me.

 HEN my-l"enf‘es.were_lulled aflewetn), and my
* t foul as it were, had taken its {light into a_no-,

ther world, I’ was met and kindly {aluted  the fame

perfon as waracd me of death: With him were two
i ‘Withers clothed in white, with crowns of gold on their
e ‘heads, who welcomed meitvith, “ Come. Blefléd 05
 ‘1heiLoi'd ; ¢:ind':,bid me drink,frc_ely of the cup offal,-
‘ v3:ion.” I was then.led up a hill by them, wherel be-

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}='ro v1Le,s'1NNmz§;$@i4 EARTH. «5
held the heavenly Jetufalem, the walls thereof were

-chryftal, and thdcity isfour lquare,leach fquarc
ihavingfour gates~.befet with; preclous Iloncs. «This,

faid m-y'guide, is the city 01 God ywhiehis enligh-

;tened by «he glory of God, the -Lamb, and the Holy
Chef} ;;and none doth enter therein‘, but (hole whofe
5x1.atn£sl:zre‘in the book of life.‘ .1) Lord, In beleech;
..~,thc*c,- {aid nl,,_"perm_it xhy__fe.rva.nt4 19 enter in; that}
‘ -.tbou?fla"alt do, {aid the angel, but thou mufi fizfi die‘
-_~in ‘the flefl1,l then-thou lhall» enjoy the blelled tell of I
—.£aints and angels ; otonzgduee cannot exprels, nor an;
it enter into the heart of {man to conceive the glories"

that I beheld. _ _ - -

. I xlléfe {aw angelsland arch-angels, cherflbims and-’
ferapgbims,; will) the heavenly halls of fuchwbo had;
fetved me. Lord; allwalking in prelenceof the Lamb ;

.. i'a.'gl;¢~y»,;W_i4.h crown: on theirfheads, firnging halle-‘I

lujahszmatlaelmofl H§gh.. Now, laid t«bc;angel, yoiu;

‘ ,lh‘al1 fte:thc,- fxege of-.qh¢;_qamne_d,, prepared for the’

De-vil'aud his angels, and all thoie thatmalcc not

fgheir» ea,ce~.‘,wi&h_God. Then taking me down the}

hill, id~me. look on t’l1e,-left hand, wh.eI_‘c'.l had a
dreadful pmfpefl-of theibottomlefs pit, - burning with;

- fire and brimllone, which put me into_ a tremblinggd

becaufel (aw; devils at the brink, who offered‘ to
catch me, butjhe angel bid me take ’c0urage, for:

,they could dot hurt me. And looking earnellly, I3

gelrcteivedlthey were chained, (0 could not burt,me.”:.

.011! had you heard.1helr.cries, and (een'their"tor-i

ments, _vo‘u‘w‘ould never date to oflenld the living]
God any ri1ore.,' There did the AtheiFt_ cry out, hcfj‘
fou13d.tlye fiery_vengeancenx'»E.a jult incenled God; .thc~’;;

«.I,i;lx filled out againlltehe dcceirfulnels of his heart
_ the A_dulterer'againfl his_lul‘t'; the Dr-unlcatd againllxj
}' his exc'el’s,.-, the Sweaters, Callers and Blalpbenlelrsh-Q

agaiur lb;-*or pomp and pride.‘ Tbusgevetyone in tor-L’?
nlentisg agony, was exelaiming againfinthofe tranl‘...:§
8VfI.}_r)'.'e‘.'«S,3hat brought .their foul: line that-milerablegs
fiaac, but all was in vain; no pity wgs to be had,‘ 110.3%

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‘care For their tormented m'rn’d‘s. ., CDnl'1dcr~-this,‘ ‘my,

beloved, while ye have tiuie for repentance, and God
will.'.l)C ready to pardonevery penitent finners‘ Let
the thoughts or the tormenfs of hell Gir you up, to
make your peace with God beforeyou go ‘hence, if

“not, your portion mull be with tlle_=mi'lerable‘in flames.
‘Then you that are here, tho’ in perfeél health, yet

you know not.how {oon Godflmay vifityou. with fick-
nefs or fudden death ; therefore make ufe of the time
whichI(3od hath given you, for he defireth not the

death of afinuer, but rather that all would turn’ from .

his wickednelé and live. Now, brethren,<whatI have
{aid is true; yeueed not doubt,‘ for you fee me with
my {hroud and coflin before me, and-inn a few mi-
nutes i fhall be no more; fo that when I depart, let
it be a warning to you all, and repent with (peed. j
Mr.,Brightly then looking on his‘watch,an‘d find-

ing his lafi moments drawing near; proceeded to de_- ,
Clare the refit he had feen in the other world, anti is ~

as follow.s‘:. l »

’ l ‘ Now (275 my holy guide,‘ you have feet: ‘the inert-B

preflible joyof the blefled, and the intolerable tor-

ments of the damned,”"l’ll thew yonlone p are more,

and-then difpatch youjto the inhabitants ofthe earth;
To he led me to the pla<':e~‘called the Vnultof Death,

where was the lprlnee and beggar lying all equal, the ,

haughty lawyer, huffing courtier, and the gripping
ufuter, made here no better figure than the meanefi
przrfonsz, and the worm had made an equal prey on
all; there lnyfthofe faces and bodies,that,had been a-
dorned vvhl. ornaments, now puttified with the Tmall
pox, or other noil'ome~d'tltemper.l ‘Then rode Death
on his paler!-lotfe, wirthall hisimolftal weapons, and
hisaattendants werethc Smalkpox, Fevers, Plague,

Sotes,;;«3Dd other contagious Diflempers, with whiéh.

he triumpliedaover thoufands of nations, 1 law him
approaph towards us, -when he that held me by the
hand, fz5d,~Thou holy man, wilt thou underlland
what ‘tbeeknrd is about to do, «the commiflious, thou

‘ place where he found me, I awakerfii. ‘

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TO  SINNERS ioN«:r:_ARTH. 7,
feeft f.me‘;deIiveri to; dreatb, arec'ommifi'ieons at large: 

offer‘ the Lord is angry with the itehabitants of the.

earth, for their abominable fins, and he will revenge
himfcif: They murmur, againft, the. Lord when any.

'plagtie,'{ic.knefs, or Wars opprefs them, »wheh'-they:
  havefcarcity of grain, or want of fruits of the earth,

not copfidering it is’ their blafphemy, idolatry, drank-
ennefé, ‘adultery, curling, fwearitxg,
Pridfi, gluttony/5 covctoufnefs, and many other hein-
ous crixpés that chufes God thus to puuifh them.‘ Tell

the people thcrefore,; that if they will not féek‘ the
Lord, -_a-nd repent them of their wiciteduefs, that the
Lord will certainly punifh them: He will vifit the

isomers of the earth,-éznel fetid» the plague, _ pefiilemze,
famine, and bloody, war tamoong them. Return, there-
fore, with this meflhgc to the child_.-'en,of difobedi-
ence, and tell them I have feen the oppreflion of the
laititf, [the enmity mid hatre£li—,bettv;<€<:?n thegpeorple, dc»-

tvouring ea;ch_ other with malicerthc cries of tche poor

have reached my ears, anti It will avenge them. ‘A-

, bomi;n_atioi;s_ ofethegearth are great; Sodom, Gomor-
' rah, effyre, _Sidon,\ firmed not more than they,‘for;

they"ba‘vc7,abu{ed t:he_,m.etcics cf the Lord, {lighted

‘l his love, difregardctl his calls, come=mn;,er.:l his“ res‘-

prloofs‘, refufed his ofihrs, tired‘ his p‘:?(5‘en'c£:, iufultcd

his.me{lE:ngers,‘ and dcfprifed his co,-unfetl and-7—com- I

mandmems. . Vtlhat invitations and offhrs of mercy

i they have refufed! How has he prcferved‘ them "in
‘ adverfity, fought their battles, humbled‘ their‘ en;-.. 

mics, {tored their fi¢:lds,ia‘nd re.p1eni—ihcd the cafth!

Let them, like Nlineveh, turn, to /God au;£».h'e iwiil 

have mercy on them.   »

Depart therefcfc, and declare Wl1£’._t~..thO»u hall {fen 
to the inhabitants of the cazth; and ‘on the‘ to.:h“:d3'y,- 

of this month, at the ftiinth hgmrpthou ‘2ha.lt'fhe with
me receiving thy rcwar-J.‘ Then. he led me ttfifithis

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lying, ch.eat_in‘g,: l

TI‘his,_ dearly beloved, I ‘have tbid ymfxthie '\:rii;l 

the Lord ; and when I am iti my gt-z:’ve, {prcad this.
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3 A ‘W‘ARNINiG“» meme} HE"AVE‘—N”, ace.‘
abrn‘ad,’eethat aIl’l?tfi=e~eear—th may /rLepent‘o_f theier~eefin's‘
_ You fee daiiyhow the Lord vifigts-you, ; ai1d:h/ow (ma.
_ny. gato their g;raves‘in9their prime, Death tk':u'm_j:hs
own you, atid ufukmberseoi difeafesware the harbeh‘gers‘i;
to bringiyeou to’ the grave. De/lay n-ot,7 feek Gdcfs.
mefcies to-day, let! it be molate to-marrow. Live
’ 3,11 chariity'o‘ne with anotheer; do” good “to your:-pent}
brethren, efpeciaggge to the houfeholdeof faith; _re'1ieveI
 the P001’, for y.Qzi‘5’then {fiend to the Lord; .grud’ge £30:
jtbtoingh your .neig‘nbqur be ri‘cbe_re than yQuri'c}f_, {eek
3-yioii fora 'po’rtion»'m fieaven gleam to do good for
evil, aad be co ntenLed:in'you7r. feverai {’£ati€>n’s;‘ AMy"
fpirits faint; elef myedeath convince you, thatwhat
I fay is true. The Lord comfort and‘ prefcxve you.
Oh ! my Saviour, (now I come, open they arms, ea/nd
receive my poor {on},   _ iv ¢ . L‘ 6 A‘

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.« U7't#t:eri1‘1g enf  WEc)r¢iis;-  dropt  *  -

his‘pu1pit: They fetched him down, andjiaid  in‘-
hlixcofiin, He was 2 comeleyecorpfe, and diedivitfx’
e a» rcfemblance of joy in his face. He was aged efify:-five
years, three months and odd —days.‘.Afte2-1 he had lain‘
fome hours’, they ‘carried him? to be interred; aiifi as
they were putting him into the ground, abouthine
at night, an harmonious I/11‘c|od'y.\'0f rtmiic’, ‘was.Hea'rd
in the_a'ir, which ceafed after they had buriedhim: .8

 -‘Nowflet ue join; with one heart and“ cmemigzd; and
fay, from Sword, Peflikznce, and *Fam‘°m'e, \ from

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