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A23622	The life & death of Mr. Joseph Alleine, late teacher of the church at Taunton, in Somersetshire, assistant to Mr. Newton whereunto are annexed diverse Christian letters of his, full of spiritual instructions tending to the promoting of the power of Godliness, both in persons and families, and his funeral sermon, preached by Mr. Newton.	Alleine, Theodosia.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Alleine, Joseph, 1634-1668. Christian letters full of spiritual instructions.; Newton, George, 1602-1681. Sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Joseph Alleine.	1672 (1672)	Wing A1013_PARTIAL; Wing N1047_PARTIAL; ESTC R19966	231,985	333

to weep Daughters of Jerusalem weep not for me And in the second place we have his permission in which he alloweth them to weep but weep for your selves and for your Children And yet you see he doth not here command and forbid the same things in the same respect but in relation to a diverse object In relation to himself he forbiddeth them to weep Weep not for me In relation to themselves he alloweth them to weep but weep for your selves and for your Children The total final and irreparable 〈◊〉 of Jerusalem was near at hand our Saviour had it in his eye when he spake these words He wept apace for this himself but a little while before as you may see Luke 19. 41. He behold the city and wept over it First he beholds it with his eye and then his eye affects his heart Wo and alas saith he while in a pang of holy pity and compassion the tears come flowing down his cheeks If thou hadst known even thou at least in this thy day the things which belong unto thy peace but now they are hid from thine eyes And therefore he alloweth them to weep for this who are to have a share and portion in that dreadful desolation But for himself who willingly submitted to the death which he was leading to and all the other circumstances of his passion who was beloved of him who had appointed and designed him to it who was God as well as Man and therefore able to endure it and to overcome it too and who was shortly to be rescued from the jaws of death and so triumphantly to enter into Glory He forbiddeth them to weep weep not so me but weep for your selves and for c. So that the purpose of our Saviour is not wholly to suppress but to rectifie their sorrow They wept for him out of a childish kind of pity but they wept not for their sins nor the unseen calamities that were about to come upon them And therefore Christ endeavours to withdraw their sorrow from the wrong and fix it on the right object And to this end he shews them why they should not weep and why they should Weep not for me but for your selves and for your Children Two Observations lie before us in the Text. The first That it is not unlawful nor unfit sometimes to express our grief in tears The second That we are very oubject to misplace our grief and to mistake the ground and object of our sorrow I shall speak to these in order beginning with the first Doct. That it is not unlawful nor unfit sometimes to express our grief in tears We have our Saviours warrant for it in the Text weep for your selves and for your children There weep and weep on How often are we called upon to weep in Scripture Oh what a cloud of weepers shall we find there who are all witnesses to this great truth And some of them the wisest and the holiest mentioned in the Book of God without exception Our Saviour Christ himself the holy One and the Wisdom of God was a very great Weeper He was a man of sorrows not of a few but many sorrows Isa. 53. 3. You never read he laughed in all his Story but you find he wept often In the days of his flesh he offered up strong cries and tears to God Heb. 5. 7. He wept for his beloved Lazarus John 11. 35. And if we do the like on this occasion we have a great Example in our eye He melted over poor undone Jerusalem with many tears who had over-pass'd the day of her gracious Visitation Look up and down among the poor afflicted and distressed People of the Lord and you shall find that tears have been as ordinary with them as their daily food Thou feedest them saith Asaph Psal. 80. 5. With the bread of tears and givest them tears to drink Tears were both their Meat and Drink and it seems they had their fill of this Diet This was the Legacy our Saviour lest to his Diseiples ye shall 〈◊〉 John 16. 22. It is observed of the Saints they sow in tears they go forth weeping bearing precious Seed Psal. 126. 5. 〈◊〉 time of sowing is a time of weeping They sow in showry weather in a rainy time the Seed they sow most commonly is steep'd in tears Mine eye saith holy David is consumed with grief Psal. 6. 7. He wept so much that he was shriveled up to nothing like a bottle in a smoak as his own expression is Plal. 119 83. You see then it is not unlawful nor unfit sometimes to express our grief in tears But you will ask me what these times are I will tell you in a word Sinning times and Suffring times are weeping times A word or two of these in order 1. Sinning times are weeping times And that whether they be sinning times with others or our selves 1. Sinning times with others must be sorrowing times with us Our Saviours Bowels rowl'd within him when he look'd about and saw the hardness of the Peoples hearts Mark 3. 5. Rivers of waters run down mine eyes saith holy David to the Lord Psal. 119. 136. because men keep not thy Law If they will not hear saith Jeremiah Chap. 13. 17. My soul shall weep in secret places for their pride and mine eyes shall weep sore and run down with tears My Soul and Eye shall weep together You shall observe that those whom God appointed to be marked and singled out for preservation in a common desolation were such as sighed and cried for the abominations of Jerusalem Ezek. 9. 4. They did not only keep themselves from the abominations of the time and place on which the Providence of God had cast them but they mourned for them in others They were not meer abstainers but they were mourners weepers too and so were snatched as fire-brands out of the burnings and set as monuments of the Mercy of God Brethren if you define to be preserved in times of common desolation when the judgments of the Lord are abroad upon the earth and on the places of your habitation and to be safe in the day of his anger work your hearts to this temper while other men are sinning be you mourning While others are committing horrible abominations be you lamenting and bewailing them sighing and crying for those abominations That when God comes to visit he may find the sighs breathing from your hearts the drops running down your cheeks and all about you wet with tears 2. And as sinning times with others so our own sinning times especially must be our weeping times Though David were a good man yet he was a great sinner and so he was a great weeper In Psal. 6. 6. We find him even drowned in tears All the night long faith he I make my Bed to swim and water my Couch with my tears An Hyperbolical expression of unmeasurable weping So Mary Magdalon had much forgiven her and thereupon she loved much and wept much

be of one Religion c. in twelves 39. The true Catholick and Catholick Church described in twelves c. 40. The successive visibility of the Church of which Protestants are the foundest Members c. in octavo 41. A Sermon of Repentance 42. Of Right Rejoycing 43. A Sermon of Faith before the King 44. A Treatise of Death 45. The Vain Religion of the Formal Hypocrite c. in several Sermons preached at the Abbey in Westminster in twelves 46. Two Sheets for poor Families c. 47. Short Instructions for the Sick a sheet 48. A Saint or a Bruit c. in quarto 49. The mischief of Self-Ignorance and benefit of Self-acquaintance in octavo 50. Universal Concord c. in octavo 51. The last Work of a Believer c. in twelves 52. The Divine Life in three Treatises The first Of the Knowledge of God The second Of Walking with God The third Of Conversing with God in Solitude in quarto 53. The Reasons of the Christian Religion c. 54. Directions for weak distempered Christians to grow up into a confirmed state of Grace c. 2. The Characters of a sound confirmed Christian written to imprint on Man's Mind the true Idea or Conception of Godliness and Christianity in octavo 55. Now or Never in twelves 56. The Life of Faith in three parts in quaerto 57. The Cure of Church-Divisions or Directions for week Christians to keep them from being Dividers and Troublers of the Church in octavo 58. A defence of the Principles of Love which are necessary to the Unity and Concord of Christians and are delivered in a Book called the Cure of Church Divisions in octavo 59. A second Admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written to call him to Repentance for many false Doctrines Crimes and especially fourscore palpable Untruths in matter of Fact deliberately published by him in two small Libels in which he exemplifieth the Love-killing and depraving Principles of Church-Dividers And telleth the World to what Men are hastning when they sinfully avoid Communion with true Churches and Christians for tolerable faults in octavo 60. The Difference between the Power of Magistrates and Church Pastors and the Roman Kingdom and Magistracy under the Name of Church and Church Government usurped by the Pope as liberally given him by Popish Princes in quarto 61. The Church Told of Mr. Edward Bagshaws Scandals and warned of the dangerous snares of Satan now laid for them in his Love-killing Principles in quarto 62. The Duty of Heavenly Meditation in quarto 63. How far Holiness is the Design of Christianity in 4to 64. God's goodness Vindicated with respect to the Doctrine of Reprobation and Damnation in twelves 65. The Divine Appointment of the Lord's Day in octavo 66. More Reasons for the Christian Religion and no Reason against it in twelves There is now extant another Treatise of Mr. Jos. Allens Entituled An Alarm to Unconverted Sinners with many Practical Cases of Conscience in octavo There is now in the Press and will in a few Months be Published A CHRISTIAN DIRECTORY Or sum of Practical Divinity With the Pertinent Cases of Conscience BEING A Promptuary and Help for 1. Young Preachers 2. Masters of Families 3. Private Christians in their daily Practice And some performance of the request of many Foreign Divines long since made to A. Bp. Usher and published by Mr. Dury By Richard Baxter In Folio Books Printed for Dorman Newman at the Kings-Arms in the Poultry Folio PRins New History of the Kings of England Stapletons Translation of Juvenal Quarto Mount Pisgah or a Prospect of Heaven Being an Exposition on the Fourth Chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians by Tho. Case The Real Christian or a Treatise of Effectual Calling wherein the Work of God in drawing the Soul to Christ being opened according to the Holy Scriptures some things required by our late Divines as necessary for a right preparation for Christ and a true closing with Christ which hath caused and doth still cause great trouble to some serious Christians are with due respects to those Worthy Men brought to the Ballance of the Sanctuary there weighed and accordingly judged by Giles Fermin The Christian Man's Calling or a Treatise of making Religion ones Business wherein the Christian is directed how he may perform it in his Religious Duties in Natural Actions in his Particular Vocation in his Family Directions and in his own Recreations By George Swinnock late Preacher at Great Kingbal in the County of Bucks An Exposition of the Song of Solomon by James Durham late Minister at Glasgow with a Preface prefixed by Doctor Owen Mr. Caryls Exposition of the Book of Job The Sinners Sanctuary or a Discovery made of those Glorious Priviledges offered unto the Penitent and Faithful under the Gospel being forty Sermons on the Eighth Chapter of the Romans by Hugh Binning The Quakers Spiritual Court Proclaimed Doctor Robert Wilds Letter to a Friend in London upon the receipt of his Majesties Declaration for Liberty of Conscience together with his Poetica Licentia or a Friendly Debate between a Conformist and a Nonconformist Octavoes and Twelves Heaven on Earth or the best Friend in the worst of Times To which may be added A Sermon Preached at the Funeral of Thomas Mosely an Apothecary with a full account of his Conversion drawn up by his own hand before his death and published by James Janeway Minister of the Gospel A Token for Children Being an Exact Account of the Holy and Exemplary Lives and Joyful Deaths of several Young Children in two Parts by James Janeway Memorials of God's Judgments Spiritual and Temporal being Sermons preached in London during the late Visitation by Nicholas Lockier Lazarus Redivivus or a Discovery of the Tryals and Triumphs that accompany the Work of God in and about his People laid open in several Sermons by N. Blakie Fenners four Sermons against Popery Bishop Ushers Life and Death A Plat for 〈◊〉 or the Seamans Preacher delivered in several Sermons on Jonah's Voyage to Niniveh by John Rither Preacher of God's Word at Wapping THE Life Death Of that Excellent Minister of Christ Mr. JOSEPH ALLEIN Late Teacher of the Church at Taunton in Somerset-shire Assistant to worthy Mr. Newton CHAP. I. The Introduction AS History is both Useful and Delightful to Man-kind so Church-History above all hath the preheminence in both for it Treateth of the greatest and most necessary Subjects It is most eminently Divine as Recording those Works of God in which he most Graciously condescendeth unto Man and those Actions of Men in which they have most nearly to do with God and Treating of those Holy Societies Events and Businesses in which God's Holiness is most conspicuous and his Honour most concerned in the World The Narratives of the great Victories and large Dominions of Alexander Caesar Tamberlain or such others are but the Portraiture of Phantasms and the Relation of the Dreams of Vagrant

the wicked World look then O come let us make haste our Lord will come shortly let us prepare If we long to be in Heaven let us hasten with our Work for when that is done away we shall be fetcht O this vain foolish dirty World I wonder how reasonable Creatures can so dote upon it What is in it worth the looking after I care not to be in it longer than while my Mvster hath either doing or suffering work for me were that done farewel to Earth He was much in commending the Love of Christ and from that exciting himself and me to obedience to him often speaking of his Sufferings and of his Glory 〈◊〉 Of his Love-Letters as he called the Holy History of his Life Death Resurrection Ascention and his Second coming The thoughts of which he seemed alwayes to be much ravished with He would be frequently reckoning the choice Tokens Christ had sent him which I remember he would frequently reckon up 1. The Pardon of Sin 2. A Patent for Heaven 3. The Gift of the Spirit 4. The Robe of his Righteousness 5. The spoyles of Enemies 6. The Charter of all Liberties and Priviledges 7. The Guard of his Angels The consideration of this last he did frequently solace himself in saying to me often when we lived alone in the Prison and divers other Places Well my Dear though we have not our Attendants and Servants as the Great Ones and Rich of the World have we have the Blessed Angels of God still to wait upon us to minister to us and to watch over us while we are sleeping to be with us when journeying and still to preserve us from the rage of Men and Devils He was exceedingly affected with the three last Chapters of Saint John's Gospel especially Christ's parting Words and Prayer for his Disciples But it is time for me to set a stop to my Pen God did pour into him and he did pour out so much that it was scarce possible to retain the Converses of one day without a constant Register His Heart his Lips his Life was filled up with Grace In which he did thine both in Health and Sickness Prosperity and Adversity in Prison and at Liberty in his own House and in the Churches of Christ where-ever he came I never heard any that conversed with him but would acknowledge it was to their advantage At my Husbands first coming to Taunton he was entertained by Mr. Newton as a Sojourner and after he was ordained in Taunton in a Publick Association Meeting he administred all Ordinances joyntly with him though he were but an Assistant Mr. Newton would have it so who dearly loved him and highly esteemed of him and seeing him restless in his Spirit and putting himself to many tedious Journeys to visit me as he did once a Fortnight 25 miles he perswaded him to marry contrary to our purpose we resolving to have lived much longer single The 4th of October 1655. after a year and two Months acquaintance our Marriage was consummated And we lived together with Mr. Newton near two years where we were most courteously entertained and then hopeing to be more useful in our Station we took a House and I having been alwayes bred to work undertook to teach a School and had many Tablers and Scholars our Family being seldome less than Twenty and many times Thirty My School usually fifty or sixty of the Town and other places And the Lord was pleased to bless us exceedingly in our endeavours So that many were converted in a few years that were before Strangers to God All our Scholars called him Father And indeed he had far more care of them than most of their natural Parents and was most tenderly affectionate to them but especially to their Souls His course in his Family was Prayer and reading the Scriptures and singing twice a day except when he catechised which was constantly once if not twice a Week Of every Chapter that was read he expected an account of and of every Sermon either to himself or me He dealt with them and his Servants frequently together and apart about their Spiritual states pressing them to all their Duties both of First and Second-Table and calling them strictly to account Whether they did not omit them He also gave them Books suitable to their Capacities and Condition which they gave a weekly account of to him or me but too often by publick Work was he diverted as I am apt to think who knew not so well what was to be preferred His Lords-Days Work was great for though he Preacht but once in his own Place yet he was either desired by some of his Brethren to supply theirs on any Exigency or would go where was no Minister and so was forced often to leave his Family to me to my great grief and loss In his Repetitions in Publick as well as Catechising his own Family came all in their turns to Answer in the Congregation both Scholars and Servants When I have pleaded with him for more of his time with my Self and Family he would answer me His Ministerial Work would not permit him to be so constant as he would for if he had Ten Bodies and Souls he could imploy them all in and about Taunton And would say Ah my Dear I know thy Soul is safe But how many that are Perishing have I to look after O that I could do more for them He was a Holy Heavenly Tenderly-Affectionate Husband and I know nothing I could complain of but that he was so taken up that I could have but very little converse with him His love was expressed to me in his great care for me Sick and Well in his Provision for me in his Delight in my Company saying often He could not bear to be from me but when he was with God or imployed for him and that often it was hard for him to deny himself to be so long absent It was irksome to him to make a Meal without me nor would he manage any Affair almost without conversing with me concealing nothing from me that was fit for me to know being far from the Temper of those Husbands who hide all their Concerns from their Wives which he could not indure to hear of especially in Good Men. He was a faithful reprover of any thing he saw amiss in me which I took as a great evidence of his real good will to my Soul and if in any thing he gave me offence which was but seldom so far would he deny himself as to acknowledge it and desire me to pass it by professing to me he could never rest till he had done so and the like I was ready to do to him as there was far more reason by which course if any difference did arise it was soon over with us He was a very tender Master to his Servants every way expressing it to their Souls and Bodies giving them that incouragement in their places they could desire expecting from his whole