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A44677 A funeral sermon for that very reverend, and most laborious servant of Christ, in the work of the ministry, Mr. Matthew Mead who deceased Oct. 16, 1699 / by John Howe ... Howe, John, 1630-1705. 1699 (1699) Wing H3025; ESTC R3677 24,534 76

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suddenly he repeated the Ejaculation Come Lord Jesus come quickly and renewing the former caution by saying Remember what I said before as he sat in his Chair with all possible composure he bow'd his head and without sigh or motion expir'd in a moment The sighing part he left to others that stay behind And I do even feel the Sorrows of his most afflicted Family his mournful Widow his sorrowing Sons and Daughters his destitute Church with all others that got good or might have done by his quickning spiritful piercing Ministry or had the advantage and satisfaction of his acquaintance and converse Your Grief cannot but be measured by your Love and your Love by his in the several kinds and objects of it His Conjugal Paternal Pastoral Friendly Love as he was an affectionate Husband a tender Father a vigilant Pastor and a pleasant Friend But withall let your Consolations be measur'd by the proper grounds thereof It is a most improper irrational unchristian way of being comforted in such a case only to let time wear away our sorrows It is but a negative an heathenish yea a worse than heathenish method of receiving Comfort For I have observed it to be animadverted on as an intolerable absurdity by some among the Heathens that time should work that cure of Grief and Sorrow which Reason and Prudence work not And thus 't is plain we shall be relieved not by holy thoughts but by not thinking So it may in time be forgotten that ever such a Man as Mr. Mead was Minister in Stepney And what is this to Christian Consolation But we need not wander from the Text for a positive and a solid ground of Comfort Remember it was his business to save himself and those that heard him As you have no doubt of his Salvation which I believe none of you have make sure of your own Put on with the breast-plate of Faith and Love that helmet the hope of Salvation You are of the day watch and be sober as those that are not appointed to wrath but to obtain Salvation by Jesus Christ. And then consider as I doubt not many a Soul will bless God for him for ever how glorious a sight it will be to see him one day appear in the Head of a numerous company of saved ones and say as a subordinate Parent in the Apostle's sense 1 Cor. 4. 15. Lord here am I and the children thou hast given me In conclusion For you of his dear and beloved Flock this may be directive to you as well as consolatory would you have a Pastor after God's Heart put your selves under the conduct as much as in you is of such a Pastor as you apprehend will be intent in all his Ministrations upon this double end to save himself and them that hear him And labour to be perfect be of one mind and live in Peace so the God of Love and Peace shall be with you And remember him as one that hath had the Rule over you and hath spoken to you the word of the Lord and follow the Faith of such considering the end of their Conversation and that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to day for ever As you change Pastors you will not need to change Christs so as to have one yesterday another to day and a third to morrow Pastors under the Gospel as well as Priests under the Law were many because of death But our B. Lord because he continueth ever hath an unchangeable Priesthood Heb. 7. 24. Therefore do you never think of another Christ as their doubt was Matt. 11. 3. but cleave to this your great Lord with purpose of Heart till he give you at last an abundant entrance into his everlasting Kingdom Let his mournfull Relatives and all of you to whom he was dear consider what our Lord offer'd as matter of Consolation in the most trying case of this kind that ever could occur to poor mortals i. e. when he himself was to be taken away from his sorrowing Family and Followers It is but a little while q. d. my words have a plain meaning A little while and you shall not see me and again a little while and you shall see me and because I go to my Father Ye now have sorrow but your sorrow shall be turned into joy and your joy no man taketh from you Now the God of Peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus that great Shepherd of the Sheep through the Bloud of the everlasting Covenant make you perfect in every good work to do his will working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ To whom be Glory for ever and ever Amen FINIS Books written by the Reverend Mr. J. Howe and printed for T. Parkhurst at the Bible and three Crowns near Mercers-Chappel OF Thoughtfulness for the Morrow With an Appendix concerning the immoderate Desire of Foreknowing Things to come Of Charity in reference to other Mens Sins A Sermon at the Funeral of Mr. Richard Adams M. A. sometime Fellow of Brasen-Nose Colledge in Oxford The Redeemer's Tears wept over lost Souls In a Treatise on Luke 19. 41 42. With an Appendix wherein somewhat is occasionally discoursed concerning the Sin against the Holy Ghost and how God is said to will the Salvation of them that perish A Sermon directing what we are to do after a strict enquiry Whether or no we truly love God A Funeral Sermon for Mrs Esther Sampson the late Wife of Henry Sampson Doctor of Physick The Carnality of Religious Contention In two Sermons preach'd at the Merchants Lecture in Broadstrees A Sermon for Reformation of Manners A Sermon preach't on the Day of Thanksgiving Decemb. 2. 1697. to which is prefix'd Dr. Bates's Congratulatory Speech to the KING A Calm and Sober Enquiry concerning the Possibility of a Trinity in the Godhead A Letter to a Friend concerning a Postscript to the Defence of Dr. Sherlock's Notion of the Trinity in Unity relating to the Calm and Sober Enquiry upon the same Subject A View of that part of the late Considerations to H. H. about the Trinity which concerns the Sober Enquiry on that Subject The Redeemer's Dominion over the Invisible World A Funeral Sermon for Mrs. Hammond 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In a better than the Poets sense scire tuu●● nihil est 1 Cor. 2. 2. Eph. 3. 4. Acts 3. 22. from Deut. 18. Heb. 4. 5. 2 Cor. 2. 16. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 8. 6. 1 Thess. 5. 7 8 9. 2 Cor. 13. 11. Joh. 16.