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           THE
           Old
           Apostolical
           Way
           OF
           PREACHING
           ,
           OR
           ,
           Peters
           last
           Legacy
           to
           all
           his
           true
           Successors
           in
           the
           Ministry
           and
           Faith
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
        
         
           BEING
           An
           awakening
           Word
           from
           a
           Dying-Preacher
           to
           his
           Dying-Hearers
           .
           IN
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           on
           the
           Death
           of
           Mr.
           
             EDWARD
             WEST
          
           ,
           Late
           Minister
           of
           the
           Gospel
           in
           London
           .
        
         
           BY
           
             THOMAS
             COLE
          
           ,
           Preacher
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Thomas
             Cockeril
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Atlas
           in
           Cornhil
           ,
           1676.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           THE
           OLD
           Apostolick
           Way
           of
           Preaching
           .
        
         
           
             
               2
               Pet.
               1.12
               ,
               13
               ,
               14
               ,
               15.
               
            
          
           
             Wherefore
             I
             will
             not
             be
             negligent
             to
             put
             you
             always
             in
             remembrance
             of
             these
             things
             ,
             though
             you
             know
             them
             ,
             and
             be
             established
             in
             the
             present
             Truth
             .
             Yea
             ,
             I
             think
             it
             meet
             ,
             as
             long
             as
             I
             am
             in
             this
             Tabernacle
             ,
             to
             stir
             you
             up
             ,
             by
             putting
             you
             in
             remembrance
             :
             Knowing
             that
             shortly
             I
             must
             put
             off
             this
             my
             Tabernacle
             ,
             even
             as
             our
             Lord
             Iesus
             Christ
             hath
             shewed
             me
             .
             Moreover
             ,
             I
             will
             endeavour
             that
             you
             may
             be
             able
             after
             my
             Decease
             ,
             to
             have
             these
             things
             always
             in
             remembrance
             .
          
        
         
           I
           Do
           not
           so
           much
           intend
           a
           Funeral
           Elegie
           for
           the
           Dead
           ,
           as
           a
           plain
           Practical
           Sermon
           for
           the
           Living
           .
           
           
             The
             Dead
             know
             not
             any
             thing
             ,
          
           neither
           are
           they
           any
           more
           concerned
           in
           the
           things
           that
           are
           done
           under
           the
           Sun.
           Yet
           we
           may
           draw
           Arguments
           from
           their
           Graves
           ,
           to
           quicken
           us
           to
           our
           Duty
           .
           'T
           is
           evident
           that
           this
           great
           Apostle
           had
           Death
           in
           his
           eye
           ,
           when
           he
           wrote
           these
           
           words
           ;
           whether
           those
           to
           whom
           he
           wrote
           were
           under
           the
           like
           consideration
           of
           their
           own
           Mortality
           ,
           is
           uncertain
           .
           Peter
           being
           so
           solicitous
           here
           to
           put
           them
           in
           remembrance
           ,
           seems
           tacitly
           to
           charge
           them
           ,
           with
           a
           careless
           ,
           negligent
           ,
           forgetful
           frame
           of
           Spirit
           ;
           and
           those
           who
           do
           not
           bear
           in
           their
           minds
           the
           great
           Truths
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           shew
           the
           Consequents
           of
           Death
           ,
           and
           so
           make
           it
           weighty
           and
           considerable
           in
           our
           Thoughts
           ,
           can
           never
           seriously
           prepare
           for
           it
           .
           He
           tells
           them
           he
           is
           but
           a
           Sojourner
           amongst
           them
           ,
           in
           a
           Tent
           and
           Tabernacle
           ,
           intimating
           that
           they
           themselves
           dwelt
           under
           as
           thin
           a
           Roof
           ,
           that
           might
           suddenly
           let
           in
           Death
           upon
           them
           ,
           which
           he
           foresaw
           was
           not
           far
           off
           from
           himself
           ;
           this
           stirred
           him
           up
           to
           a
           more
           diligent
           and
           vigorous
           performance
           of
           his
           Duty
           .
           He
           is
           very
           desirous
           to
           finish
           and
           perfect
           his
           Work
           before
           the
           Night
           comes
           upon
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           not
           Run
           in
           vain
           ,
           nor
           Labour
           in
           vain
           ,
           but
           throughly
           fix
           those
           Truths
           upon
           the
           Hearts
           and
           Consciences
           of
           his
           People
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           Preached
           to
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           Remember
           them
           when
           he
           was
           Dead
           and
           gone
           .
           The
           Text
           is
           ,
           
             An
             awakening
             Word
             from
             a
             Dying
             Preacher
             ,
             to
             his
             Dying
             Hearers
             .
          
           I
           know
           I
           am
           engaged
           in
           a
           Funeral
           Sermon
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           upon
           the
           Death
           of
           a
           Minister
           ,
           and
           to
           a
           Congregation
           ,
           who
           by
           this
           sad
           Providence
           ,
           are
           called
           to
           the
           Choice
           of
           a
           new
           Preacher
           :
           And
           therefore
           ,
           if
           in
           the
           former
           part
           of
           my
           Discourse
           ,
           I
           say
           something
           of
           the
           Nature
           of
           Preaching
           of
           the
           old
           Apostolick
           Way
           ,
           which
           God
           did
           so
           wonderfully
           own
           in
           the
           Primitive
           Times
           ,
           and
           unto
           which
           we
           must
           certainly
           return
           ,
           before
           we
           
           can
           expect
           the
           like
           Success
           in
           our
           Ministry
           .
           I
           hope
           if
           I
           do
           insist
           a
           little
           upon
           this
           ,
           you
           will
           not
           judg
           it
           wide
           of
           the
           Occasion
           ,
           or
           altogether
           unseasonable
           :
           —
           But
           if
           any
           do
           ,
           let
           them
           know
           that
           the
           Circumstance
           of
           the
           season
           ,
           must
           give
           place
           and
           yield
           a
           little
           to
           the
           Substance
           of
           the
           Text
           ,
           which
           by
           and
           by
           will
           sute
           that
           also
           .
           Therefore
           I
           must
           crave
           a
           little
           time
           to
           shew
           you
           the
           general
           Scope
           and
           Design
           of
           the
           Apostle
           in
           these
           words
           ,
           afterwards
           I
           shall
           more
           particularly
           speak
           to
           the
           15th
           verse
           ,
           which
           will
           bring
           me
           nearer
           to
           the
           present
           Occasion
           .
           —
           And
           because
           many
           particulars
           in
           a
           Sermon
           do
           usually
           run
           out
           into
           new
           matter
           ,
           carrying
           the
           Speaker
           sometimes
           both
           beyond
           the
           Text
           and
           his
           own
           Intentions
           :
           to
           avoid
           this
           I
           shall
           cast
           my
           whole
           Discourse
           into
           this
           Method
           ,
           and
           couch
           all
           I
           have
           to
           say
           under
           these
           two
           General
           Heads
           ,
           which
           I
           will
           insist
           upon
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Old
           Apostolick
           way
           of
           Preaching
           that
           was
           so
           much
           upon
           the
           Heart
           of
           Peter
           just
           before
           his
           Death
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           His
           last
           Legacy
           to
           all
           his
           true
           Successors
           in
           the
           Ministry
           and
           Faith
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
        
         
           The
           shortness
           of
           Time
           both
           to
           prepare
           and
           deliver
           what
           I
           have
           now
           to
           say
           ,
           must
           excuse
           that
           want
           of
           Method
           and
           Exactness
           that
           suddain
           Things
           are
           usually
           defective
           in
           .
           I
           begin
           with
           the
           first
           ,
           
             (
             viz.
          
           )
        
         
           The
           old
           Apostolick
           way
           of
           preaching
           ,
           in
           laying
           down
           the
           plain
           Fundamental
           Truths
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           proving
           them
           by
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           frequently
           minding
           the
           People
           of
           them
           by
           way
           of
           Remembrance
           :
           this
           was
           Christ's
           Method
           ,
           Luke
           24.27
           ,
           44
           ,
           45.
           
           'T
           is
           the
           Method
           
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           to
           bring
           things
           to
           our
           Remembrance
           ;
           and
           for
           this
           very
           end
           was
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           promised
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           John
           14.26
           .
           
             But
             the
             Comforter
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             whom
             the
             Father
             will
             send
             in
             my
             name
             ,
             he
             shall
             teach
             you
             all
             things
             ,
             and
             bring
             all
             things
             to
             your
             remembrance
             ,
             whatsoever
             I
             have
             said
             unto
             you
             .
          
           'T
           was
           Iohn's
           Method
           ,
           1
           John
           2.21
           .
           
             I
             have
             not
             written
             unto
             you
             ,
             because
             you
             know
             not
             the
             Truth
             :
          
           I
           
             but
             because
             you
             know
             it
             ,
             and
             that
             no
             lie
             is
             of
             the
             Truth
             .
          
           I
           must
           tell
           you
           what
           you
           know
           already
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           way
           to
           know
           more
           :
           't
           was
           Paul's
           Method
           ,
           Phil.
           3.1
           .
           
             To
             write
             the
             same
             things
             to
             you
             ,
             to
             me
             indeed
             is
             not
             grievous
             ,
             but
             for
             you
             it
             is
             safe
             .
          
           'T
           was
           that
           he
           advises
           Timothy
           to
           ,
           1
           Tim.
           4.6
           ,
           7.
           
           
             If
             thou
             put
             the
             Brethren
             in
             Remembrance
             of
             these
             things
             ,
             thou
             shalt
             be
             a
             good
             Minister
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             nourished
             up
             in
             the
             words
             of
             Faith
             ,
             and
             of
             good
             Doctrine
             ,
             whereunto
             thou
             hast
             attained
             .
             But
             refuse
             profane
             and
             old
             Wives
             Fables
             ,
             and
             exercise
             thy self
             rather
             unto
             Godliness
             .
          
           2
           Tim.
           2.14
           ,
           15
           ,
           16.
           
           
             Of
             these
             things
             put
             them
             in
             Remembrance
             ,
             charging
             them
             before
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             they
             strive
             not
             about
             words
             to
             no
             profit
             ,
             but
             to
             the
             subverting
             of
             the
             Hearers
             .
             Study
             to
             shew
             thy self
             approved
             unto
             God
             ,
             a
             Workman
             that
             needeth
             not
             to
             be
             ashamed
             ,
             rightly
             dividing
             the
             Word
             of
             Truth
             .
             But
             shun
             profane
             and
             vain
             Bablings
             ,
             for
             they
             will
             encrease
             unto
             more
             ungodliness
             .
          
           'T
           was
           the
           desire
           of
           those
           Gentiles
           ,
           which
           Paul
           and
           Barnabas
           complyed
           with
           ,
           with
           very
           great
           Success
           ,
           Acts
           13.42
           .
           to
           hear
           the
           same
           words
           preached
           to
           them
           the
           next
           Sabbath
           .
           'T
           was
           Peters
           design
           in
           his
           Epistles
           ,
           2
           Pet.
           3.1
           ,
           2.
           
           
             This
             second
             Epistle
             ,
             Beloved
             ,
             I
             now
             write
             unto
             you
             ,
             in
             both
             
             which
             I
             stir
             up
             your
             pure
             Minds
             by
             way
             of
             Remembrance
             ;
             That
             ye
             may
             be
             mindful
             of
             the
             words
             which
             were
             spoken
             before
             by
             the
             Holy
             Prophets
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Commandment
             of
             us
             the
             Apostles
             of
             the
             Lord
             and
             Saviour
             .
          
           As
           appears
           ,
           also
           in
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Text.
           The
           first
           Sermon
           that
           was
           preached
           after
           the
           coming
           down
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           upon
           the
           Apostles
           was
           by
           
             Peter
             ,
             Act.
          
           2.
           
           And
           three
           thousand
           Souls
           were
           converted
           by
           it
           ,
           to
           shew
           the
           mighty
           Efficacy
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           power
           of
           a
           plain
           Gospel-Sermon
           ;
           for
           it
           was
           no
           other
           ,
           but
           a
           plain
           Narration
           of
           those
           Things
           that
           concern
           the
           Power
           and
           Coming
           of
           Jesus
           Christ.
           2
           Pet.
           1.16
           .
           
             For
             we
             have
             not
             followed
             cunningly
             devised
             Fables
             ,
             when
             we
             made
             known
             unto
             you
             the
             Power
             and
             coming
             of
             our
             Lord
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             but
             were
             eye-witnesses
             of
             his
             Majesty
             .
          
           The
           Effect
           of
           this
           Sermon
           made
           deep
           Impression
           upon
           Peter
           ,
           he
           was
           greatly
           affected
           with
           it
           ,
           he
           never
           forgot
           it
           to
           his
           dying-day
           ;
           and
           being
           now
           going
           out
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           he
           would
           fain
           preach
           over
           that
           Sermon
           again
           ,
           putting
           them
           in
           Remembrance
           again
           and
           again
           ,
           he
           mentions
           it
           thrice
           over
           ,
           Vers.
           12
           ,
           13
           ,
           15
           ,
           
             q.
             d.
          
           Remember
           ,
           Remember
           ,
           Remember
           the
           things
           that
           I
           have
           told
           you
           concerning
           the
           Power
           and
           Coming
           of
           our
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           Jesus
           Christ
           ;
           and
           for
           all
           humane
           Inventions
           ,
           and
           cunningly
           devised
           Fables
           ,
           and
           Stories
           of
           I
           know
           not
           what
           ,
           that
           Men
           may
           tell
           you
           in
           the
           Pulpit
           ,
           to
           set
           out
           themselves
           and
           their
           own
           Parts
           and
           Learning
           ,
           away
           with
           them
           .
           If
           ever
           you
           be
           Converted
           it
           must
           be
           from
           that
           Testimony
           the
           Spirit
           gives
           in
           your
           Hearts
           to
           those
           Fundamental
           Truths
           of
           
           the
           Gospel
           concerning
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           hence
           do's
           certainly
           arise
           the
           Conversion
           of
           all
           the
           Sinners
           that
           are
           ever
           brought
           home
           to
           Christ.
           You
           may
           think
           that
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           miserable
           state
           of
           Man
           by
           Nature
           ,
           of
           the
           only
           way
           of
           Redemption
           by
           Christ
           ,
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Faith
           ,
           Repentance
           ,
           and
           Self-denyal
           ,
           are
           all
           of
           them
           but
           common
           things
           ,
           which
           you
           have
           heard
           over
           again
           and
           again
           ,
           and
           are
           cloy'd
           with
           the
           very
           sound
           of
           them
           ;
           I
           say
           these
           and
           such
           like
           Truths
           are
           the
           only
           converting
           Truths
           ,
           and
           we
           must
           hold
           Men
           to
           them
           ,
           till
           God
           doth
           work
           by
           them
           upon
           their
           Hearts
           :
           they
           are
           indeed
           easy
           Words
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           hard
           things
           to
           receive
           and
           practise
           .
           When
           God
           brings
           our
           Souls
           under
           the
           Power
           of
           these
           Truths
           ,
           
           
             how
             wonderful
          
           are
           they
           then
           ?
           how
           full
           of
           matter
           ?
           those
           who
           are
           Converted
           do
           admire
           those
           Truths
           most
           which
           before
           they
           looked
           upon
           as
           common
           and
           ordinary
           ;
           but
           now
           they
           think
           they
           can
           never
           hear
           too
           much
           of
           the
           way
           of
           believing
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           laying
           hold
           upon
           him
           as
           their
           Righteousness
           and
           life
           :
           these
           Truths
           do
           find
           them
           work
           enough
           now
           ,
           though
           before
           they
           were
           unconcerned
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           these
           are
           the
           things
           which
           we
           must
           insist
           upon
           .
           You
           see
           the
           old
           Apostolick
           way
           of
           Preaching
           was
           in
           all
           plainness
           and
           simplicity
           to
           propound
           Gospel-Truths
           in
           the
           name
           of
           God
           to
           the
           People
           ,
           and
           to
           Commend
           them
           to
           their
           belief
           upon
           the
           bear
           Credit
           of
           Divine
           Testimony
           ,
           till
           Faith
           came
           by
           Hearing
           ;
           they
           knew
           the
           Word
           had
           all
           its
           weight
           from
           that
           
           stamp
           of
           Divine
           Authority
           that
           is
           upon
           it
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           Efficacy
           of
           the
           Spirit
           accompanying
           it
           to
           the
           Hearts
           of
           Believers
           :
           these
           things
           they
           often
           inculcated
           ,
           and
           kept
           in
           their
           Remembrance
           ,
           telling
           them
           what
           was
           to
           be
           done
           upon
           the
           belief
           of
           such
           Principles
           ,
           and
           this
           was
           the
           Application
           they
           made
           ,
           and
           here
           is
           scope
           enough
           for
           Exhortation
           to
           the
           People
           :
           but
           now
           a-days
           too
           too
           many
           do
           lay
           aside
           their
           best
           Argument
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           ground
           the
           Truth
           of
           the
           written
           Word
           upon
           Divine
           Testimony
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           efficacy
           of
           the
           Word
           Preached
           upon
           the
           promises
           of
           a
           Divine
           Concurrence
           ,
           which
           God
           has
           made
           to
           this
           Ordinance
           ;
           here
           lieth
           the
           Strength
           and
           Vertue
           of
           this
           Ordinance
           ,
           it
           would
           signifie
           nothing
           without
           this
           ;
           Go
           (
           says
           Christ
           )
           
             teach
             all
             Nations
             ;
             Lo
             I
             am
             with
             you
             alway
             even
             unto
             the
             end
             of
             the
             World.
          
           
           We
           that
           are
           Ministers
           should
           take
           this
           promise
           up
           into
           our
           Pulpits
           every
           time
           we
           preach
           ,
           and
           leave
           the
           whole
           matter
           with
           God
           ,
           who
           works
           as
           he
           pleases
           by
           our
           Ministry
           ;
           but
           instead
           of
           this
           ,
           Men
           take
           up
           these
           Weapons
           of
           our
           Spiritual-Warfare
           ,
           
           [
           
             Which
             are
             mighty
             only
             through
             God
          
           ]
           into
           the
           Hand
           of
           Carnal
           Reason
           ,
           and
           think
           to
           set
           a
           further
           Edge
           upon
           them
           that
           way
           .
           What
           hath
           Man
           to
           do
           to
           give
           his
           reasons
           of
           Gospel-Mysteries
           ,
           since
           there
           is
           no
           other
           way
           of
           knowing
           them
           ,
           but
           by
           believing
           ,
           comparing
           Scripture
           with
           Scripture
           ,
           till
           we
           are
           satisfied
           that
           Things
           are
           so
           set
           down
           in
           the
           Bible
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           reported
           to
           us
           out
           of
           the
           Pulpit
           ?
           Act.
           17.11
           .
        
         
         
           Naked
           Truth
           is
           far
           more
           venerable
           in
           its
           own
           Simplicity
           than
           in
           that
           Artificial
           Dress
           which
           the
           Self-admirers
           of
           this
           Age
           ,
           to
           please
           themselves
           and
           to
           delude
           and
           amuse
           others
           ,
           have
           put
           upon
           the
           Back
           of
           abused
           Truth
           ,
           that
           labours
           greatly
           ,
           even
           almost
           under
           a
           total
           Eclipse
           ,
           by
           the
           Interposition
           of
           such
           gross
           terrene
           matter
           between
           the
           Heavenly
           Light
           of
           the
           Gospel
           and
           this
           sinful
           World
           ,
           upon
           whom
           this
           Sun
           is
           risen
           ,
           and
           would
           shine
           out
           in
           more
           Brightness
           ,
           were
           these
           Clouds
           and
           Mists
           ,
           the
           empty
           Vapours
           of
           a
           human
           Brain
           ,
           more
           throughly
           scattered
           .
           The
           further
           we
           go
           in
           our
           own
           reasonings
           about
           Spiritual
           Things
           ,
           the
           less
           we
           discern
           them
           ;
           't
           is
           not
           in
           our
           own
           Light
           ,
           but
           in
           his
           that
           we
           see
           Light
           ;
           yet
           how
           do
           many
           please
           themselves
           with
           a
           meer
           humane
           Knowledg
           of
           Divine
           Things
           ?
           disputing
           all
           things
           ,
           rather
           than
           believing
           any
           thing
           ,
           heaping
           up
           Distinctions
           and
           Terms
           of
           Art
           ,
           and
           all
           by
           way
           of
           Explication
           ;
           as
           if
           the
           Subtilties
           of
           Logick
           and
           Metaphysicks
           were
           of
           the
           essence
           of
           saving
           Faith
           ,
           and
           that
           a
           proficiency
           even
           to
           the
           Highest
           Form
           in
           the
           Schools
           of
           humane
           Literature
           ,
           were
           as
           absolutely
           necessary
           to
           make
           a
           Christian
           ,
           as
           a
           Divine
           ,
           though
           something
           else
           is
           required
           to
           both
           .
           Thus
           they
           would
           engross
           all
           Religion
           to
           the
           Gown
           ,
           leaving
           nothing
           to
           those
           of
           a
           lower
           capacity
           but
           a
           blind
           implicit
           Faith
           ;
           as
           if
           Gospel-Principles
           were
           unintelligible
           to
           all
           but
           Scholars
           ,
           when
           God
           who
           causes
           the
           foolish
           Things
           of
           this
           World
           to
           confound
           the
           wise
           ,
           hath
           declared
           to
           the
           Contrary
           .
        
         
         
           Logick
           alone
           may
           speak
           Natural
           Reason
           ,
           but
           seldom
           good
           Divinity
           :
           Therefore
           after
           all
           Disputes
           about
           the
           Polemical
           part
           of
           Divinity
           ,
           give
           me
           the
           sincere
           unlearned
           Mans
           Religion
           ,
           who
           hath
           no
           more
           in
           his
           Head
           ,
           than
           he
           hath
           in
           his
           Heart
           ;
           whose
           Reason
           doth
           not
           out-run
           his
           Faith
           and
           Experience
           ;
           he
           lives
           in
           what
           he
           believes
           ,
           and
           knows
           more
           of
           the
           Nature
           of
           Faith
           by
           one
           Act
           of
           Faith
           ,
           than
           others
           do
           by
           reading
           of
           an
           hundred
           Books
           ,
           and
           Discourses
           of
           Men
           about
           it
           :
           A
           down-right
           plain-hearted
           Christian
           who
           hath
           but
           one
           Notion
           of
           things
           ,
           (
           I
           mean
           of
           any
           one
           Truth
           )
           but
           that
           is
           a
           right
           one
           ,
           he
           keeps
           to
           it
           without
           any
           variation
           in
           his
           Conceptions
           about
           it
           ,
           and
           walks
           evenly
           and
           uprightly
           with
           God
           all
           his
           days
           according
           to
           his
           Light
           :
           What
           a
           great
           place
           in
           Heaven
           will
           such
           a
           one
           have
           ,
           who
           is
           faithful
           over
           a
           little
           ,
           and
           is
           what
           he
           is
           by
           the
           Grace
           of
           God
           ?
           Whereas
           others
           of
           larger
           Heads
           ,
           abounding
           too
           much
           in
           their
           own
           sense
           ,
           keep
           not
           their
           Hearts
           so
           close
           to
           the
           plain
           Fundamentals
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           their
           Reason
           out-runs
           their
           Faith
           ,
           and
           insensibly
           winds
           them
           off
           from
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           into
           many
           Labyrinths
           of
           Error
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           into
           empty
           airy
           Speculations
           :
           Thus
           losing
           themselves
           in
           their
           own
           thoughts
           ,
           they
           become
           vain
           in
           their
           Imaginations
           ;
           and
           framing
           some
           curious
           Notions
           in
           their
           Heads
           ,
           they
           presently
           grow
           fond
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           must
           find
           some
           place
           in
           Religion
           for
           them
           .
           They
           go
           back
           to
           their
           Faith
           ,
           to
           justifie
           their
           Reason
           in
           its
           late
           rare
           Inventions
           ,
           and
           if
           that
           cannot
           be
           ,
           rather
           than
           fail
           ,
           they
           will
           
           offer
           Violence
           to
           their
           first
           received
           Principles
           ,
           and
           shape
           the
           very
           Fundamentals
           of
           the
           Gospel
           to
           a
           subserviency
           to
           their
           own
           Notions
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           have
           somewhat
           to
           ground
           their
           new
           devised
           Superstruction
           upon
           .
        
         
           I
           am
           perswaded
           many
           Unorthodox
           Antivangelical
           Opinions
           have
           had
           their
           Rise
           from
           hence
           :
           Some
           Men
           are
           run
           down
           by
           their
           own
           Reason
           ,
           and
           see
           it
           not
           ,
           their
           proud
           Rebellious
           Thoughts
           not
           being
           yet
           brought
           into
           Captivity
           to
           the
           Obedience
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           I
           might
           enlarge
           upon
           this
           ,
           and
           shew
           you
           that
           most
           of
           the
           Errors
           that
           are
           Crept
           into
           the
           Church
           ,
           were
           bred
           in
           the
           Schools
           ,
           and
           have
           been
           the
           cursed
           Off-spring
           of
           unsanctified
           Natural
           Abilities
           :
           'T
           is
           time
           then
           to
           return
           to
           the
           Simplicity
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           to
           begin
           the
           Bible
           again
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           take
           in
           the
           sincere
           Milk
           of
           the
           Word
           ,
           without
           any
           Humane
           mixtures
           ,
           drawing
           pure
           Streams
           from
           the
           Fountain
           of
           Truth
           ;
           and
           keeping
           up
           a
           constant
           Remembrance
           ,
           especially
           of
           the
           prime
           grand
           Truths
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           from
           whence
           we
           must
           derive
           our
           Life
           ,
           Strength
           ,
           and
           Comfort
           ,
           in
           an
           evil
           Day
           of
           Terrour
           and
           Darkness
           ,
           we
           must
           return
           then
           to
           plain
           Gospel-Principles
           :
           'T
           is
           not
           School-Subtilties
           and
           Nice-Reasonings
           that
           will
           relieve
           us
           ,
           but
           down-right
           Faith.
           —
           Christians
           could
           never
           Die
           in
           peace
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           not
           next
           their
           Hearts
           some
           
           plain
           comfortable
           Word
           to
           relie
           upon
           ;
           as
           that
           Christ
           Died
           for
           Sinners
           ,
           to
           Reconcile
           us
           to
           God
           by
           his
           Blood
           ,
           that
           through
           Faith
           in
           Him
           we
           might
           be
           Justified
           and
           Sanctified
           .
        
         
           You
           'll
           say
           ,
           We
           have
           all
           this
           in
           our
           Catechisms
           ,
           we
           learned
           it
           when
           we
           were
           Children
           :
           Well
           ▪
           we
           must
           go
           back
           to
           our
           Catechisms
           again
           ;
           here
           lies
           all
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           therefore
           Meditate
           upon
           these
           things
           and
           Remember
           them
           :
           Do
           not
           think
           you
           can
           be
           too
           often
           minded
           of
           them
           ,
           they
           are
           Truths
           you
           must
           live
           upon
           all
           your
           days
           ,
           and
           be
           continually
           feeding
           upon
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           doubtful
           Disputations
           ,
           but
           clear
           undeniable
           Gospel-Maximes
           ,
           that
           a
           trembling
           Soul
           flies
           to
           and
           argues
           from
           .
           —
        
         
           Therefore
           I
           say
           again
           ,
           That
           Preaching
           doth
           not
           consist
           so
           much
           in
           variety
           of
           Notion
           ,
           as
           in
           a
           plain
           Proposal
           and
           powerful
           Application
           of
           those
           things
           that
           are
           Revealed
           in
           Scripture
           .
           Gospel-Truths
           do
           not
           work
           upon
           us
           by
           the
           Strength
           of
           Mans
           Reason
           ,
           but
           by
           a
           secret
           Divine
           Virtue
           going
           along
           with
           them
           ,
           they
           become
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           unto
           Salvation
           .
           Ministers
           are
           to
           Publish
           the
           Contents
           of
           the
           Bible
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           open
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           their
           Hearers
           may
           attain
           to
           a
           true
           Historical
           Knowledg
           of
           what
           is
           there
           written
           ;
           which
           Saving-Faith
           doth
           always
           presuppose
           ,
           and
           include
           .
           This
           is
           that
           Preaching
           by
           which
           God
           doth
           Insensibly
           and
           Secretly
           turn
           the
           Hearts
           of
           his
           Elect
           :
           
             As
             many
             as
             were
             ordained
             to
             Eternal
             Life
             ,
             believed
             ,
          
           Acts
           13.48
           .
        
         
         
           'T
           is
           not
           said
           as
           many
           as
           were
           Learned
           Men
           ,
           skill'd
           in
           Arts
           and
           Sciences
           ,
           of
           good
           Natural
           Parts
           ,
           and
           quick
           Apprehensions
           :
           —
           
             But
             as
             many
             as
             were
             Ordained
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           Though
           never
           so
           Unlearned
           ,
           of
           never
           such
           mean
           and
           ordinary
           Capacities
           ;
           yet
           such
           by
           the
           Power
           of
           the
           Gospel
           plainly
           preached
           ,
           are
           made
           wise
           unto
           Salvation
           ,
           God
           working
           Faith
           in
           them
           ;
           which
           implies
           the
           Knowledg
           of
           all
           things
           necessary
           to
           Salvation
           .
           The
           Spirit
           of
           God
           supplies
           all
           the
           Defects
           in
           Nature
           ,
           and
           brings
           a
           new
           Nature
           along
           with
           it
           ,
           sufficiently
           furnished
           for
           all
           the
           Works
           and
           Actions
           that
           are
           proper
           and
           peculiar
           to
           the
           New
           Creature
           ;
           and
           all
           Men
           are
           in
           an
           equal
           natural
           Capacity
           for
           this
           Change
           ,
           I
           mean
           passively
           capable
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           When
           God
           takes
           this
           Clay
           into
           his
           Hands
           ,
           he
           can
           form
           what
           Vessels
           of
           Honour
           he
           pleases
           out
           of
           it
           ;
           none
           can
           foresee
           the
           Way
           ,
           Manner
           ,
           and
           Method
           of
           the
           Word
           and
           Spirit
           of
           God
           in
           working
           Faith
           in
           us
           :
           Some
           sit
           long
           under
           the
           Word
           and
           are
           not
           stirred
           ,
           yet
           't
           is
           good
           to
           keep
           our
           Hearts
           under
           the
           Historical
           Light
           and
           Knowledg
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           hearing
           in
           a
           daily
           Expectation
           of
           the
           coming
           of
           Faith
           ,
           subjecting
           our selves
           to
           God's
           Ordinance
           ,
           waiting
           for
           the
           Effects
           of
           it
           ,
           often
           revolving
           and
           considering
           in
           our
           Minds
           what
           we
           have
           heard
           :
           To
           Remember
           ,
           is
           to
           look
           back
           upon
           former
           things
           ,
           to
           Chew
           the
           Cud
           ,
           going
           over
           in
           our
           Thoughts
           again
           and
           again
           what
           we
           have
           been
           Taught
           ;
           but
           some
           have
           such
           Itchin
           Ears
           ,
           they
           are
           all
           for
           Novelties
           ,
           
           something
           that
           they
           knew
           not
           and
           have
           not
           heard
           before
           ,
           some
           fine-spun
           Notion
           that
           may
           buz
           a
           while
           in
           the
           Head
           ,
           though
           it
           never
           reach
           the
           Heart
           ;
           't
           is
           but
           as
           the
           tinkling
           of
           a
           Cymbal
           ,
           a
           meer
           transient
           Apparition
           that
           vanisheth
           away
           with
           its
           own
           sound
           ;
           yet
           these
           are
           the
           Rarities
           that
           many
           look
           after
           ,
           they
           can
           relish
           nothing
           else
           :
           when
           they
           are
           put
           in
           remembrance
           of
           former
           things
           ,
           they
           are
           so
           far
           from
           being
           pleased
           that
           they
           nausiate
           the
           thoughts
           of
           hearing
           over
           again
           what
           they
           knew
           before
           ,
           they
           put
           up
           their
           Pen
           and
           Ink
           ,
           shut
           their
           Books
           ,
           and
           stop
           their
           Ears
           ,
           are
           quite
           taken
           off
           from
           any
           due
           Attention
           ,
           they
           carry
           as
           if
           they
           had
           long
           since
           done
           with
           all
           plain
           downright
           Gospel-Truths
           ,
           they
           have
           nothing
           to
           say
           to
           them
           now
           :
           Ay
           but
           they
           may
           have
           something
           to
           say
           to
           you
           that
           they
           never
           told
           you
           yet
           ;
           God
           may
           let
           them
           down
           further
           into
           your
           souls
           ,
           and
           cause
           them
           to
           make
           deeper
           impressions
           upon
           your
           Hearts
           than
           ever
           heretofore
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           I
           now
           come
           to
           speak
           of
           the
           15th
           verse
           :
           I
           shall
           still
           prosecute
           the
           same
           Point
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           nearer
           Relation
           to
           the
           present
           Occasion
           than
           has
           been
           yet
           done
           .
        
         
           I
           call
           this
           
             Peters
             last
             Legacy
             to
             all
             his
             true
             Successors
             in
             the
             Ministry
             and
             Faith
             of
             the
             Gospel
             .
          
           I
           don't
           see
           any
           mention
           here
           ,
           or
           any
           where
           else
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           of
           that
           large
           Patrimony
           which
           the
           See
           of
           Rome
           lays
           claim
           to
           by
           an
           Hereditary
           Right
           from
           Peter
           :
           If
           you
           read
           over
           his
           Inventory
           here
           ,
           you
           'l
           find
           no
           Triple-Crown
           or
           Miter
           ,
           no
           Cross-Keys
           ,
           no
           Roquet
           ,
           Camad
           
           and
           Cloath
           ,
           no
           Slippers
           and
           Pantofles
           ,
           or
           any
           such
           Pontifical
           Habiliments
           which
           are
           now
           reckoned
           among
           the
           Regalia
           of
           their
           Spiritual
           Monarchy
           :
           But
           what
           doth
           Peter
           bequeath
           us
           ?
           for
           the
           words
           have
           
             vim
             Testimenti
             (
             Calv.
          
           )
           they
           are
           in
           the
           nature
           of
           a
           Testament
           or
           last
           Will
           ,
           in
           which
           he
           commends
           to
           us
           after
           his
           decease
           ,
           the
           frequent
           Consideration
           and
           Remembrance
           of
           those
           plain
           solid
           Fundamental
           Truths
           contained
           in
           the
           Scriptures
           ;
           by
           which
           is
           made
           known
           unto
           us
           the
           Power
           and
           Coming
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ;
           Peter
           himself
           being
           an
           Eye-witness
           of
           his
           Majesty
           when
           he
           was
           with
           him
           upon
           the
           holy
           Mount.
           But
           his
           pretended
           Successor
           at
           Rome
           ,
           thinking
           there
           is
           not
           variety
           enough
           in
           Religion
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           drawn
           up
           and
           stated
           by
           Christ
           ;
           therefore
           the
           better
           to
           entertain
           the
           Fancies
           of
           Men
           in
           an
           outward
           sensitive
           way
           of
           Worship
           ,
           has
           made
           a
           supplemental
           addition
           of
           his
           own
           ,
           teaching
           for
           Doctrines
           the
           Commandments
           of
           Men
           ,
           obtruding
           upon
           us
           cunningly
           devised
           Fables
           ,
           quite
           contrary
           to
           the
           express
           Mind
           of
           Peter
           ,
           ver
           .
           16.
           
           What
           this
           Apostle
           gives
           us
           in
           charge
           is
           plainly
           this
           :
        
         
           Observ.
           That
           it
           it
           the
           Duty
           of
           all
           Congregations
           ,
           all
           Hearers
           ,
           who
           out-live
           their
           Ministers
           ,
           to
           keep
           in
           Remembrance
           those
           precious
           Truths
           which
           they
           formerly
           heard
           from
           them
           .
           Let
           me
           press
           this
           upon
           you
           of
           this
           Congregation
           ,
           the
           Text
           looks
           directly
           upon
           you
           ,
           and
           therefore
           fail
           not
           to
           come
           up
           to
           the
           Duty
           that
           is
           here
           required
           :
           And
           now
           after
           the
           Decease
           
           of
           your
           Minister
           ,
           keep
           those
           Truths
           fresh
           in
           your
           Memories
           ,
           and
           warm
           upon
           your
           Hearts
           ,
           which
           he
           Delivered
           to
           you
           in
           his
           Life-time
           .
        
         
           Let
           me
           urge
           this
           upon
           you
           from
           these
           following
           Considerations
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           You
           lie
           under
           a
           very
           great
           Obligation
           to
           God
           and
           Conscience
           ,
           to
           live
           up
           to
           what
           you
           have
           heard
           ;
           the
           Word
           heard
           ,
           neglected
           ,
           and
           forgotten
           ,
           hath
           a
           dreadful
           Influence
           upon
           us
           many
           times
           ;
           Prov.
           1.24
           .
           to
           the
           end
           of
           that
           Chapter
           ;
           so
           Rom.
           10.18
           ,
           21.
           
           
             Have
             they
             not
             heard
             ?
             Yes
             verily
          
           ;
           which
           was
           a
           great
           Aggravation
           of
           their
           Disobedience
           .
           If
           it
           should
           be
           so
           with
           any
           of
           you
           ,
           Let
           me
           tell
           you
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           Witness
           now
           gone
           to
           Heaven
           against
           you
           ,
           to
           testifie
           at
           the
           last
           Day
           before
           God
           ,
           Angels
           ,
           and
           Men
           ,
           what
           Truths
           he
           Preached
           unto
           you
           ,
           and
           earnestly
           pressed
           upon
           you
           .
           God
           takes
           notice
           what
           Means
           ,
           what
           Ministers
           ,
           what
           Messengers
           have
           been
           sent
           to
           every
           Congregation
           ;
           How
           early
           ,
           how
           often
           ,
           how
           many
           ,
           
             All
             my
             Servants
             the
             Prophets
          
           ,
           Jer.
           7.25
           ,
           26
           ,
           27
           ,
           28.
           
             rising
             up
             early
             ,
             and
             sending
             them
             ,
          
           q.
           d.
           I
           did
           nothing
           else
           for
           a
           long
           time
           ,
           from
           Morning
           to
           Evening
           ,
           but
           send
           unto
           this
           People
           :
           What
           could
           I
           have
           done
           more
           that
           I
           have
           not
           done
           ?
           let
           them
           speak
           ;
           let
           any
           judg
           between
           me
           and
           my
           Vineyard
           ;
           I
           appeal
           to
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ;
           I
           'le
           refer
           my self
           to
           the
           whole
           World
           ;
           therefore
           God
           stiles
           them
           the
           Generation
           of
           his
           Wrath
           ,
           rejected
           and
           forsaken
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           Ver.
           29.
           
           'T
           is
           a
           dangerous
           thing
           to
           have
           Sermons
           
           by
           you
           ,
           that
           are
           not
           to
           be
           found
           in
           your
           Hearts
           and
           Lives
           ;
           it
           signifies
           little
           to
           have
           them
           in
           your
           Books
           :
           How
           inexcusable
           will
           they
           be
           ,
           who
           go
           to
           Hell
           with
           Directions
           to
           Heaven
           in
           their
           Hands
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           vouchsafe
           to
           Read
           them
           ?
           May
           not
           God
           say
           ,
           I
           told
           you
           which
           was
           the
           Way
           ,
           you
           took
           it
           from
           the
           Mouth
           of
           your
           Minister
           ,
           and
           noted
           it
           down
           ,
           I
           have
           it
           under
           your
           hands
           to
           shew
           ?
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           oftner
           you
           draw
           any
           Gospel-Truth
           through
           your
           Hearts
           ,
           by
           calling
           it
           into
           your
           Remembrance
           ,
           the
           deeper
           impression
           it
           makes
           ;
           it
           seeds
           in
           the
           Heart
           ,
           and
           leaves
           a
           fresh
           fructifying
           Vertue
           behind
           it
           upon
           the
           Soul
           :
           you
           'l
           find
           something
           new
           in
           every
           old
           Truth
           you
           take
           up
           into
           your
           Thoughts
           ,
           if
           not
           in
           Notion
           ,
           yet
           in
           Power
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           best
           of
           all
           ;
           fresh
           mixtures
           of
           Faith
           make
           the
           same
           words
           exceeding
           profitable
           to
           us
           every
           day
           ;
           Faith
           is
           never
           cloy'd
           with
           the
           Word
           ,
           but
           finds
           it
           sweeter
           and
           sweeter
           still
           ;
           Faith
           comes
           at
           one
           time
           to
           a
           Promise
           ,
           that
           it
           might
           know
           the
           way
           the
           better
           the
           next
           time
           ;
           Faith
           has
           never
           done
           with
           the
           Word
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           but
           has
           more
           and
           more
           business
           ,
           every
           day
           with
           the
           same
           Promise
           ,
           with
           the
           same
           Word
           ;
           
             'T
             is
             hid
             in
             the
             Heart
          
           ,
           Psal.
           119.11
           .
           
             It
             dwells
             there
          
           ;
           't
           is
           never
           out
           ,
           a
           constant
           In-mate
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Word
           is
           eternal
           ;
           all
           Flesh
           is
           Grass
           ;
           
             the
             Fathers
             ,
             where
             are
             they
             ?
             and
             Prophets
             ,
             do
             they
             live
             for
             ever
             ?
          
           Zach.
           1.5
           .
           The
           Prophets
           may
           die
           ,
           but
           their
           Prophesies
           live
           .
           
             The
             Word
             of
             our
             God
             shall
             stand
             for
             ever
             ,
          
           
           Isa.
           40.8
           .
           'T
           is
           still
           in
           force
           ,
           't
           is
           of
           eternal
           concernment
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           'T
           is
           the
           greatest
           Honour
           you
           can
           do
           to
           the
           name
           and
           memory
           of
           your
           worthy
           deceased
           Minister
           ,
           to
           keep
           his
           Sermons
           alive
           upon
           your
           Hearts
           ;
           〈◊〉
           you
           keep
           life
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           will
           keep
           life
           in
           you
           ▪
           as
           the
           Word
           quickneth
           Faith
           ,
           so
           Faith
           quickens
           the
           Word
           ,
           joyning
           the
           Spirit
           and
           the
           Letter
           together
           :
           God
           hath
           taken
           him
           away
           ,
           you
           have
           all
           of
           him
           ,
           and
           from
           him
           ,
           that
           ever
           you
           are
           like
           to
           have
           in
           this
           World
           ;
           make
           much
           of
           those
           precious
           Remains
           ;
           he
           is
           now
           silent
           in
           the
           Grave
           ,
           never
           to
           be
           seen
           ,
           or
           heard
           more
           in
           the
           Land
           of
           the
           living
           ,
           
             till
             he
             stand
             in
             his
             Lot
             at
             the
             end
             of
             days
          
           ;
           but
           if
           you
           keep
           in
           mind
           the
           Instructions
           he
           formerly
           gave
           you
           ,
           though
           he
           be
           dead
           ,
           he
           yet
           speaketh
           ,
           and
           you
           may
           yet
           hear
           him
           :
           The
           Sermons
           you
           so
           remember
           ,
           and
           think
           upon
           ,
           you
           are
           as
           it
           were
           continually
           hearing
           ,
           they
           are
           well
           pleasing
           to
           God
           ,
           very
           profitable
           to
           your
           own
           Souls
           ,
           and
           the
           greatest
           Argument
           imaginable
           of
           your
           high
           esteem
           of
           ,
           and
           sincere
           love
           to
           that
           Faithful
           Shepherd
           of
           this
           Flock
           ,
           whom
           God
           hath
           now
           smitten
           and
           taken
           from
           you
           :
           This
           is
           more
           than
           to
           build
           Sepulchers
           ,
           and
           adorn
           the
           Tombs
           of
           the
           Prophets
           ;
           you
           will
           erect
           for
           him
           an
           everlasting
           Monument
           in
           your
           Hearts
           ,
           by
           holding
           forth
           the
           Seal
           of
           his
           effectual
           Ministry
           among
           you
           .
           When
           you
           can
           say
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           that
           came
           by
           the
           Mouth
           of
           such
           a
           one
           ,
           now
           in
           his
           Grave
           ,
           was
           to
           me
           a
           Saving
           Word
           ,
           a
           Sanctifying
           Word
           ,
           a
           Healing
           ,
           Strengthning
           Word
           ?
           What
           
           Spices
           ,
           what
           Perfume's
           so
           Sweet
           an
           Embalming
           as
           this
           ?
           Me
           thinks
           I
           smell
           these
           Spiritual
           Odours
           already
           ,
           and
           I
           hope
           the
           Sent
           will
           be
           stronger
           and
           stronger
           every
           day
           .
        
         
           Let
           me
           add
           a
           Word
           of
           Advice
           to
           you
           of
           this
           Congregation
           :
           God
           hath
           made
           a
           great
           Change
           among
           you
           ,
           and
           a
           Change
           there
           must
           be
           ,
           and
           you
           will
           find
           it
           more
           and
           more
           every
           day
           ;
           't
           is
           one
           end
           that
           God
           aim's
           at
           in
           such
           dispensations
           ,
           to
           vary
           his
           Course
           towards
           you
           ,
           even
           in
           the
           means
           of
           Grace
           ;
           he
           doth
           all
           things
           wisely
           ,
           he
           hath
           variety
           of
           Work
           ,
           and
           variety
           of
           Workmen
           ;
           the
           Word
           reaches
           from
           top
           to
           bottom
           in
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           works
           here
           and
           there
           as
           God
           appoints
           it
           ,
           who
           knows
           best
           where
           our
           weakness
           lies
           ;
           what
           though
           he
           lay
           down
           a
           sharper
           ,
           and
           take
           up
           a
           blunter
           Tool
           ,
           be
           not
           discouraged
           ,
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           Work
           may
           require
           this
           sometimes
           ;
           as
           God
           hath
           Top-Stones
           to
           lay
           ,
           so
           he
           hath
           Foundations
           to
           examine
           ,
           he
           hath
           variety
           of
           Instruments
           ,
           diversly
           qualified
           ,
           for
           such
           and
           such
           special
           Services
           in
           the
           Church
           ;
           he
           knows
           when
           to
           set
           on
           ,
           and
           when
           to
           take
           off
           his
           Workmen
           ;
           he
           changes
           Hands
           ,
           sometimes
           by
           Death
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           by
           a
           providential
           Removal
           .
           I
           am
           not
           against
           a
           fixed
           Ministry
           ,
           yet
           I
           think
           a
           more
           interchangeable
           Course
           in
           our
           Ministry
           sometimes
           ,
           would
           tend
           much
           to
           the
           encrease
           of
           Love
           and
           Union
           among
           Professors
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           mutual
           Edification
           of
           all
           ;
           we
           should
           have
           a
           taste
           of
           the
           Spirits
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           variety
           of
           Gifts
           ,
           that
           may
           not
           be
           exactly
           the
           same
           in
           any
           Two
           in
           the
           World.
           Some
           are
           Suns
           of
           Thunder
           ,
           some
           of
           Consolation
           ;
           
           you
           may
           and
           ought
           to
           covet
           the
           best
           Gifts
           in
           your
           choice
           now
           ;
           But
           still
           know
           your
           Faith
           consists
           not
           in
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           Man
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ;
           therefore
           leave
           it
           by
           an
           Act
           of
           Faith
           to
           the
           great
           Shepheard
           of
           the
           Sheep
           ,
           to
           provide
           for
           you
           ,
           to
           direct
           you
           in
           all
           your
           endeavours
           that
           way
           ,
           and
           submit
           after
           all
           to
           the
           Lords
           Disposition
           of
           this
           Lot
           ,
           wherever
           it
           shall
           fall
           ;
           though
           you
           do
           ,
           as
           I
           told
           you
           but
           now
           you
           would
           ,
           find
           a
           difference
           between
           former
           and
           future
           means
           ,
           yet
           suffer
           the
           Lord
           ,
           which
           doth
           all
           the
           work
           ,
           to
           make
           Choice
           of
           the
           Workman
           ,
           and
           then
           whether
           
             Paul
             ,
             Apollo
          
           ,
           or
           Cephas
           ,
           all
           things
           are
           yours
           ,
           and
           shall
           be
           blest
           to
           you
           ,
           while
           you
           live
           in
           such
           a
           dependance
           upon
           the
           God
           of
           all
           Grace
           .
        
         
           You
           may
           expect
           I
           should
           say
           something
           of
           your
           worthy
           Minister
           ,
           and
           my
           most
           beloved
           Brother
           ,
           and
           Fellow-Labourer
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           who
           very
           lately
           step'd
           out
           of
           this
           Pulpit
           into
           the
           Grave
           ;
           this
           is
           not
           a
           day
           nor
           a
           place
           to
           speak
           of
           Man
           ,
           no
           not
           of
           the
           best
           of
           Men
           ,
           further
           then
           we
           may
           gather
           Arguments
           from
           any
           eminency
           in
           Gifts
           and
           Grace
           in
           them
           ,
           to
           stir
           up
           our selves
           and
           others
           to
           our
           duty
           ,
           and
           upon
           this
           Account
           only
           I
           shall
           say
           something
           that
           may
           add
           some
           further
           Weight
           and
           Strength
           to
           the
           Obligation
           that
           lyes
           upon
           you
           ,
           to
           keep
           those
           Truths
           always
           in
           Remembrance
           that
           have
           been
           delivered
           to
           you
           by
           so
           skilful
           a
           hand
           .
           I
           shall
           not
           suffer
           his
           name
           to
           slip
           into
           Oblivion
           without
           some
           memorable
           remark
           upon
           it
           ;
           I
           confess
           ,
           what
           I
           have
           to
           say
           might
           better
           come
           from
           another
           Mouth
           
           than
           mine
           ,
           considering
           my
           Relation
           to
           him
           in
           his
           younger
           years
           :
           But
           I
           am
           not
           ashamed
           to
           own
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           some
           hand
           in
           Planting
           Fruit
           that
           was
           ripe
           before
           me
           ,
           and
           is
           now
           gathered
           ;
           though
           this
           forward
           Increase
           ,
           is
           ,
           under
           God
           ,
           to
           be
           ascribed
           rather
           to
           the
           goodness
           and
           fertility
           of
           the
           Soil
           ,
           than
           to
           the
           skill
           of
           the
           Husbandman
           :
           he
           was
           one
           for
           Endowments
           of
           Mind
           ,
           both
           as
           a
           Man
           ,
           and
           a
           Christian
           ,
           far
           beyond
           his
           Years
           ;
           he
           Died
           young
           ,
           but
           Lived
           long
           :
           He
           was
           a
           Man
           betimes
           ,
           and
           which
           is
           more
           ,
           an
           early
           Christian
           .
           He
           came
           into
           the
           Vineyard
           the
           first
           hour
           of
           the
           Day
           ,
           did
           his
           days-work
           by
           Noon
           ,
           and
           God
           hath
           given
           him
           the
           Preference
           over
           us
           all
           ,
           in
           taking
           him
           to
           Heaven
           before
           us
           .
           Therefore
           I
           say
           again
           ,
           see
           that
           now
           after
           his
           Decease
           you
           have
           those
           things
           always
           in
           Remembrance
           which
           you
           have
           been
           taught
           by
           so
           able
           a
           Misnister
           of
           the
           New
           Testament
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           never
           be
           said
           ,
           you
           Buried
           your
           Preacher
           and
           his
           Sermons
           too
           in
           the
           same
           Grave
           .
        
         
           
             I
             Had
             thoughts
             of
             taking
             more
             liberty
             in
             the
             Press
             than
             was
             fit
             for
             the
             Pulpit
             ,
             in
             giving
             the
             World
             a
             further
             Character
             of
             this
             Worthy
             person
             deceased
             ;
             but
             Considering
             that
             what
             I
             might
             say
             in
             his
             just
             Praise
             and
             Commendation
             ,
             is
             no
             news
             to
             them
             that
             knew
             him
             ,
             and
             may
             seem
             altogether
             incredible
             to
             those
             who
             knew
             him
             not
             ,
             I
             shall
             spare
             my
             pains
             ,
             leaving
             his
             Friends
             to
             their
             own
             Knowledg
             of
             him
             ▪
             and
             Strangers
             to
             what
             enquiries
             they
             please
             to
             make
             concerning
             him
             ,
             being
             confident
             they
             will
             meet
             with
             that
             good
             report
             of
             him
             from
             the
             Mouths
             of
             many
             ,
             that
             will
             go
             beyond
             the
             testimony
             of
             my
             single
             Pen
             ,
             and
             greatly
             endear
             his
             name
             to
             Posterity
             ,
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A33725-e150
           
             Eccles.
             9.5
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             199.129
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             28.19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             10.4
             .