but be pleased to see how much His Character rises by the just Acknowledgments He pays Her and by that deep Affliction for Her loss which has almost overwhelmed a Mind that had kept its Ground in the hardest shocks of Fortune but lost it here IF our Apprehensions of His Sacred Life grow now more tender and we feel more sensibly than formerly that it is He who makes us Safe at home as well as Great abroad if we do now see what is that Interposition that is now left and that keeps off Misery and Destruction from breaking in upon us as the Sea to swallow us up if that Life it self is so often exposed that this creates a new Cloud upon our Minds gloomy and black as if charged with Storm and Thunder If all this gives us a melancholy Prospect we know that nothing can divert or dissipate it but our turning from our Sins which lay us so naked which have brought one severe Stroke already on us and by which God may be yet further provoked to visit us again Another Stroke must make an end of us To conclude THE truest as well as the usefullest way of lamenting this Loss is after that we have given somewhat to Nature and have let Sorrow have a free course then to recollect our Thoughts and to study to imitate those Vertues and Perfections which we admired in Her and for which her Memory must be ever Precious among us Precious as Ointment poured forth ever Savoury and Fragrant HER Death has indeed spread a melting Tenderness and a flowing Sorrow over the whole Nation beyond any thing we ever saw which does in some measure bear a Proportion to the just occasion of it How dismal soever this may look yet it is some Satisfaction to see that just Respects are paid Her Memory and that our Mournings are as deep as they are universal They have broke out in the solemnest as well as in the decentest manner Those August Bodies that represent the whole began them And from them they have gone round the Nation in genuine and native Strains free and not emendicated But if this should have its chief and best Effect to drive the Impressions of Religion and the Tetrours of God deeper into us than we might hope that even this fatal Stroke as terrible and threatning as it now looks might produce great and even happy Effects So different may Events be from the Causes or at least from the Occasions of them HOW lowering soever the Sky may now seem a general Repentance and a sincere Reformation of Manners would soon give it another Face It would break through those Clouds that seem now to be big and even ready to burst If this is too much to be expected yet if there were but a few that did heartily go into good Designs even they might procure to us a lengthening out of our Tranquillity and a mitigation of our Miseries and that tho' they were fixed on us by irreversible Decrees A number of true Mourners might hope at least to stop their Course till they themselves should die in Peace or they might look for a milder Fate if they should happen to be involved in a common Calamity Mark the Perfect and behold the Upright for their End is Peace FINIS Books Printed for Richard Chiswell DR THOMAS TENISON now Lord Archbishop of Canterbury his Sermon concerning Discretion in giving Alms. 1668. His Sermon against Self-love before the House of Commons 1689. His Sermon of doing Good to Posterity before Their Majesties 1690. His Sermon concerning the Wandring of the Mind in God's Service before the Queen Feb. 15. 1690. His Sermon of the Folly of Atheism before the Queen Feb. 22. 1690. His Sermon preached at the Anniversary Meeting of the Clergy-mens Sons Decemb. 3. 1691. His Sermon concerning the Celestial Body of a Christian before the Queen on Easter-Day 1694. His Sermon concerning Holy Resolution before the King at Kensington Decemb. 30. 1694. on Psal. 119. 106. His Sermon at the Funeral of the Queen in the Abby-Church in Westminster March 5. 1694 5. Dr. BURNET Lord Bishop of Sarum his Discourse of the Pastoral Care 8vo His Four Discourses delivered to the Clergy of the Diocess of Sarum Concerning I. The Truth of the Christian Religion II. The Divinity and Death of Christ. III. The Infallibility and Authority of the Church IV. The Obligations to continue in the Communion of the Church 8vo 1694. His Sermon at the Funeral of Archbishop Tillotson 1694. His Sermon Préach'd before the King at St. Iames's Chapel on the 10th of February 1694 5 being the first Sunday in Lent on 2 Cor. 6. 1. Dr. PATRICK now Lord Bishop of Ely his Heart's-Ease or a Remedy against all Troubles With a consolatory Discourse particularly directed to those who have lost their Friends and Relations To which are added Two Papers printed in the time of the late Plague The Sixth Edition corrected 12mo 1695. His Answer to a Book spread abroad by the Romish Priests intituled The Touchstone of the Reformed Gospel wherein the true Doctrine of the Church of England and many Texts of the Holy Scripture are faithfully explained 8vo 1692. His Eight several occasional Sermons since the Revolution 4to His Exposition of the Ten Commandments 8vo A Vindication of Their Majesties Authority to fill the Sees of the deprived Bishops In a Letter occasioned by Dr. B 's Refusal of the Bishoprick of Bath and Wells 4to A Discourse concerning the Unreasonableness of a new Separation on Account of the Oaths to the present Government With an Answer to the History of Passive Obedience so far as relates to them 4to A Vindication of the said Discourse concerning the Unreasonableness of a new Separation from the Exceptions made against it in a Tract called A brief Answer to the said Discourse c. 4to Rushworth's Historical Collections The Third Part in Two Volumes Containing the principal Matters which happened from the meeting of the Parliament Nov. 3. 1640 to the end of the Year 1644. Wherein is a particular account of the Rise and Progress of the Civil War to that Period Fol. 1692. The Letters of the Reverend Father Paul Counsellor o State to the most Serene Republick of Venice and Author of the Excellent History of the Council of Trent 1693. An Impartial History of the Wars of Ireland In Two Parts From the Time that Duke Schomberg landed with an Army in that Kingdom to the 23d of March 1692. when their Majesties Proclamation was published declaring the War to be ended Illustrated with Copper Sculptures describing the most important Places of Action By George Story an Eye-Witness of the most remarkable Passages 4to 1693. Dr. Iohn Câ—nant's Sermons Publish'd by Dr. Williams 1693. 8vo Of the Government of the Thoughts The 2d Edition By Geâ— Tully Sub-Dean of York 8vo 1694. Origo Legum Or a Treatise of the Origine of Laws and their Obliging Power as also of their great Variety and why some Laws are immutable and some not but may suffer change or cease to be or be suspended or abrogated In seven Books By George Dawson Fol. 1694. A brief Discourse concerning the Lawfulness of Worshipping God by the Common-Prayer In answer to a Book intituled A Brief Discourse of the Unlawfulness of Common Prayer-Worship By Iohn Williams D. D. 4to 1694. A true Representation of the absurd and mischievous Principles of the Sect commonly known by the Name of Muggletonians 4to 1694. Memoirs of the most Reverend THOMAS CRANMER Archbishop of Canterbury Wherein the History of the Church and the Reformation of it during the Primacy of the said Archbishop are greatly illustrated and many singular Matters relating thereunto now first published In Three Books Collected chiefly from Records Registers Authentick Letters and other Original Manuscripts By Iohn Strype M. A. Fol. 1694. A Commentary on the First Book of Moses called Genesis By the Right Reverend Father in God Simon Lord Bishop of Ely 4to 1695. The History of the Troubles and Trial of the most Reverend WILLIAM LAUD Lord Archbishop of Canterbury wrote by himself during his Imprisonment in the Tower To which is prefix'd the Diary of his own Life faithfully and entirely published from the Original Copy and subjoyned a Supplement to the preceding History The Archbishop's last Will His large Answer to the Lord Say's Speech concerning Liturgies â— His Annual Accounts of his Province delivered to the King and some other things relating to the History Publish'd by Henry Wharton Chaplain to Arch-bish Sancroft and by his Grace's Command Fol. The Possibility and Expediency and Necessity of Divine Revelation A Sermon preach'd at St. Martin's in the Fields January 7 169â— at the beginning of the Lecture for the ensuing Year Founded by the Honourable Rob. Boyle Esq by Iohn Williams D. D. The Certainty of Divine Revelation being his Second Sermon preach'd at the said Lecture Feb. 4 1695. His Vindication of the Sermons of his Grace Iohn Archbishop of Canterbury concerning the Divinity and Incarnation of our Blessed Saviour and of the Lord Bishop of Worcester's Sermon on the Mysteries if the Christian Faith from the Exceptions of a late Socinian Book intituled Considerations on the Explications of the Doctrine of the Trinity To which is annexed a Letter from the Lord Bishop of Sarum to the Author of the said Vindication on the same Subject Historia de Episcopis Decanis Londinensibus necnon de Episcopis Decanis Assavensibus a prima utriusque fundatione ad 〈◊〉 MD XL. Accescit Appendix instrumentorum quorundam insignium duplex Autore Henrico Whartono A. M. 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Doctrines She loved a distinct Knowledge of every thing and She had accustomed those whom She admitted to talk to Her on such Subjects to hide neither the Weakness of the one side nor the Strength of the other from Her When She delivered Her own Judgment which She generally avoided to do unless there was some necessity for it She did it with that Modesty as well as Exactness that it shewed the Force as well as the Purity of Her Mind Next to the best Subjects She bestowed most of Her time on Books of History chiefly of the later Ages particularly those of Her own Kingdoms as being the most proper to give Her useful Instruction Lively Books where Wit and Reason gave the Mind a true Entertainment had much of Her time She was a good Judge as well as a great lover of Poetry She loved it best when it dwelt on the best Subjects So tender She was of Poetry tho' much more of Vertue that She had a particular Concern in the Defilement or rather the Prostitution of the Muses among us She made some Steps to the understanding Philosophy and Mathematicks but She stopp'd soon only She went far in natural History and Perspective as She was very exact in Geography She thought sublime Things were too high Flights for the Sex which She oft talked of with a Liberty that was very lively But She might well be familiar with it after She had given so effectual a Demonstration of the Improvements it was capable of Upon the whole Matter She studied and read more than could be imagined by any who had not known how many of Her Hours were spent in Her Closet She would have made a much greater Progress if the frequent returns of ill Humours on Her Eyes had not forced Her to spare them Her very Diversions gave Indications of a Mind that was truly Great She had no relish for those lazy ones that are the too common Consumers of most Peoples time and that make as great wastes on their Minds as they do on their Fortunes If She used them sometimes she made it visible it was only in Compliance with Forms because she was unwilling to offend others with too harsh a Severity She gave Her Minutes of leisure with the greatest willingness to Architecture and Gardenage She had a Riches of Invention with a happiness of Contrivance that had Airs in it that were freer and nobler than what was more stiff tho' it might be more regular She knew that this drew an Expence after it She had no other Inclinations besides this to any Diversions that were expenceful and since this imployed many hands She was pleased to say That She hoped it would be forgiven Her Yet She was uneasie when She felt the weight of the Charge that lay upon it When her Eyes were endangered by Reading too much She found out the amusement of Work And in all those hours that were not given to better Imployments She wrought with her own Hands and that sometimes with so constant a diligence as if she had been to Earn her Bread by it It was a new thing and looked like a Sight to see a Queen Work so many hours a day She looked on Idleness as the great Corrupter of humane Nature And believed that if the Mind had no Imployment given it it would create some of the worst sort to it self And She thought that any thing that might amuse and divert without leaving a dreg and ill Impressions behind it ought to fill up those vacant hours that were not claimed by Devotion or Business Her Example soon wrought on not only those that belonged to Her but the whole Town to follow it So that it was become as much the Fashion to Work as it had been formerly to be Idle In this which seemed a nothing and was turned by some to be the Subject of Railery a greater step was made than perhaps every one was aware of to the bettering of the Age. While She diverted her Self thus with Work She took Care to give an Entertainment to her own Mind as well as to those who were admitted to the honour of Working with Her One was appointed to read to the rest the Choice was suited to the time of the Day and to the Imployment Some Book or Poem that was Lively as well as Instructing Few of her Sex not to say of her Rank gave ever less time to Dressing or seemed less curious about it Those Parts of it which required more Patience were not given up entirely to it She read often all the while her Self and generally aloud that those who served about Her might be the better for it When She was indisposed another was called to do it all was intermixed with such pleasant Reflections of Her own that the Gloss was often better liked than the Text. An agreeable Vivacity spread that innocent Cheerfulness among all about Her that whereas in most Courts the Hours of strict Attendance are the heaviest Parts of the Day they were in Hers the most Delightful of all others HER Cheerfulness may be well termed Innocent for none was ever hurt by it No natural Defects nor real Faults true or false were ever the Subjects of her Mirth Nor could She bear it in others if their Wit happened to glance that way She thought it a cruel and barbarous thing to be merry on other Peoples cost or to make the Misfortunes or Follies of others the Matter of their Diversion She scarce ever expressed a more entire Satisfaction in any Sermon that She had heard than in our late Primates against Evil Speaking When She thought some were guilty of it She would ask them if they had read that Sermon This was understood to be a Reprimand tho' in the softest manner She had indeed one of the Blessings of Vertue that does not always accompany it For She was as free from Censures as She was from deserving them When Reflections were made on this before Her she said She ascribed that wholly to the Goodness of God to Her For She did not doubt but that many fell under hard Characters that deserved them as little She gave it this further turn That God knew her Weakness and that She was not able to bear some Imputations and therefore he did not try Her beyond her Strength In one respect She intended never to provoke Censure She was conscientiously tender of wounding others and said She hoped God would still bless Her in her own good Name as long as she was careful not to hurt others but as She was exact in not wronging any other while she diverted Her self so upon indifferent Subjects she had a Spring of Cheerfulness in Her that was never to be exhausted it never run to Repetition or forced Mirth A Mind that was so exalted by Nature and was so improved by Industry who was as much above all about Her by her Merit as she was by her Condition and that owed those peculiar Advantages
become Her by any part of her Behaviour to discourage or seem to dislike one that was doing his best The hardest Censure that she past on the worst was to say nothing to their Advantage For she never denied her Commendations to any Thing that deserved them She was not content to be Devout her self she infused that Temper into all that came near Her Chiefly into those whom she took into her more immediate Care whom she studied to form with the Tenderness and Watchfulness of a Mother She charmed them with her Instructions as she overcame them with her Kindness Never was Mistriss both feared and loved so entirely as She was She scattered Books of Instruction to all were round about Her And gave frequent Orders that good Books should be laid in the places of Attendance that such as waited might not be condemned to Idleness but might entertain themselves usefully while they were in their turns of Service SHE had a true regard to Piety where ever She saw it in what Form or Party soever Her Judgment tied her to our Communion but her Charity was extended to all The Liberty that some have taken to unchurch great Bodies of Christians for some Defects and Irregularities were strains that She could never assent to Nor indeed could She well bear them She longed to see us in a closer Conjunction with all Protestants abroad And hoped we might strenghthen our selves at home by uniting to us as many as could be brought within our Body Few things ever grieved her more than that those Hopes seemed to languish And that the Prospect of so desired an Union vanished out of sight THE raising the Reputation and Authority of the Clergy as the chief Instrument for advancing Religion was that to which She intended to apply her utmost Diligence She knew that the only true way to compass this was to engage them to be Exemplary in their Lives and Eminent in their Labours To watch over their Flocks and to edifie them by good Preaching and diligent Catechising She was resolved to have the whole Nation understand that by these ways and by these only Divines were to be recommended to Favour and Preferment She made it visible that the Steps were to be made by Merit and not by Friendship and Importunity Solicitations and Aspirings were Practices that affected her deeply because She saw the Use that was made of them by malicious Observers Who concluded from thence that we run to our Profession as to a Trade for the sake of the Gains and Honours that we might find in it and not to save Souls or to edifie the Church Every Instance of this kind gave her a sensible Wound because it hardned bad Men in the contempt of Religion She therefore charged those whom She trusted most in such Matters to look out for the best Men and the best Preachers that they might be made known to Her She was under a real anxiety when Church-Preferments especially the more Eminent ones were to be disposed of She reckoned that that was one of the main Parts of her Care for which a particular Account was to be given to that God from whom her Authority was derived and to whom She had devoted it When She apprehended that Friendship might give a Biass to those whom She allowed to speak to Her on those Heads She told them of it with the Authority that became Her and that they well deserved She could deny the most earnest Solicitations with a true Firmness when She thought the Person did not deserve them For that was Superior with Her to all other Considerations But when She denied things She did it with so much Softness and upon so good Reason that such as might be mortified by the Repulse were yet forced to confess that She was in the right Even when for the sake of a Friend they wished that She had for once been in the wrong IT grieved Her to hear how low and depauperated a great many of the Churches of England were become Which were sunk into such extream Poverty that it was scarce possible even by the help of a Plurality to find a Subsistence in them She had formed a great and noble Design to bring them all to a just state of Plenty and to afford a due Encouragement But Pluralities and Non residence when not enforced by real Necessity were otherwise so odious to Her that She resolved to throw such perpetual Disgraces upon them as should oblige all Persons to let go the hold that they had got of these Cures of Souls over whom they did not Watch and among whom they did not Labour IN a full Discourse on this very Subject the Day before the fatal Illness overtook Her she said She had no great hope of mending Matters yet She was resolved to go on and never to suffer Her self to be discouraged or to lose Heart She would still try what could be done and pursue Her Design how slow or insensible soever the Progress might be She had taken Pains to form a true Plan of the Primitive Constitutions and had resolved to bring ours as near it as could be That so it might become more firm and useful for attaining the great Ends of Religion Neither the Spirit of a Party nor of Bigottry lay at the bottom of all this She did not Project any Part of it as an Art of Government or an Instrument of Power and Dominion HER Scheme was thus laid She thought that the Christian Religion was revealed from Heaven to make Mankind happy here as well as hereafter And that as Mankind and Society could not subsist without any Religion at all so also the Corruption of Christianity had made many Nations the worse rather than the better for that Shadow of it that was received among them She thought that a pious learned and a laborious Clergy was the chief Mean of bringing the World under the Power of the Chistian Religion And that the treating their Persons with Respect was necessary to procure them Credit in the discharge of their Function She intended to carry on all this together and not any one Part of it separate from the rest If at any time She knew any thing in those who served at the Altar that exposed them to just Censures She covered it all that could be from common Observation but took Care that the Persons concerned should be both roundly spoke to and proceeded against when softer Methods did not succeed or that it seemed necessary that their Punishment ought to be made as publick as their Crimes were She would never suffer any to go away with a Conceit that a Zeal for the Service of the Crown could atone for other Faults or compound for the great Duties of their Function This seemed to be the setting the Interests of Religion after their own But She was resolved to give them always the preference No Intimation was ever let fall to Her in any Discourse that offered a probable Mean