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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65835	Wadsworth's remains being a collection of some few meditations with respect to the Lords-Supper, three pious letters when a young student at Cambridg, two practical sermons much desired by the hearers, several sacred poems and private ejaculations / by Thomas Wadsworth. With a preface containing several remarkables of his holy life and death from his own note-book, and those that knew him best.	Wadsworth, Thomas, 1630-1676.	1680 (1680)	Wing W189; ESTC R24586	156,367	318

to all and every thing in the new Ecclesiastical Establishment made then at the importunate instance of the Hierarchy But at the motion of his friends to give them a Sermon that Saturday night before the severe Law was to be executed the next day he yielded though they had not spoken to him till when he was that day at dinner and a Text was named to him who soon after turn'd aside to his Meditation they rang the Bell and he preached a farewell Sermon not that in the Printed ones on Revel 2.5 from that very Text given viz. Mal. 3.16 Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another and the Lord harkened and heard it and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord and that thought on his name They knew it was not very difficult for him who was instructed to the Kingdom of Heaven like the housholder to bring forth out of his treasure things new and old He would often say to some of his friends he bless'd God if he had but a little time to premeditate and digest matter he was never at a loss for words on his Masters Embassy but hath for words often took more care how to speak prudently in conference with some in private that he might not be mistaken than how to speak in publick when he expected more of Gods special aid being assuredly on his errand XLIII 'T was observ'd as by Mr. Obadiah Sedgwick abovesaid that he was in all things a praise-worthy and extraordinary person by Mr. De Lunà and his Vertuous Wife whiles his Commoration was with them in their house at London and at Theobalds about a year and an half that he was of singular Piety constantly promoting Holiness in the Family especially much rais'd in his spirit when he came from Preaching and the Lords Table being then as in an Heaven upon Earth A man that would but with much prudence reprove sin in any person of what high rank or quality soever in the world It might be truly said of him as 't was of Mr. Hugh Latimer the Martyr He did behave himself as a faithful messenger of God being afraid of no man telling all degrees their duties faithfully and truly without respect of persons or any kind of flattery Yet he did not much care to converse with the Rich unless he could bring them to acts of Charity When in the things of this world which he had earnestly desired He met with disappointments He would pass them over without much concernedness He was in Discourse very mild and would give way to others to speak and when he had heard them he would without passion and with much judgment and clearness return answers to them If he had heard any one good Christian speak bitterly against another Christian It was usual with him to say That the other likely meant better than he had expressed himself and if what was said could be took in two senses it ought to be interpreted in the best because every Christian cannot in such a ready way utter his mind as another can Insomuch that when a dispassionate and more particular enquiry hath been made into the matter and he hath been desired to explain himself or another standing by hath put words into his mouth it hath often been found he did not mean as at the first the other apprehended he did And therefore our Author would give this Rule upon another's saying or doing If a good sense can be put upon it never take it in a bad one XLIV Be-like he practis'd according to his own Directions he had recorded for Christian prudence in our conversation with men viz. Let 's lay the Apostles Rule Philip. 4.8 for our foundation 1. Whatsoever things are true or good which may be conceiv'd as the Genus to those that follow 2. Whatsoever things are honest or venerable therefore be innocent as may be with reference to evil 3. Whatsoever things are just There is Justice Vniversal whereby we must yield obedience to the universal Law of God and of man as agreeing to the Law of God Here we must shew all due respect to others especially Superiors as to Magistrates to be as little and as cautiously as can be in speaking against them as to any action of theirs unless there be some necessity and then as favourably as may be To Parents to be as plausible as may be to them and if in any thing they dissent from us if in matters of indifferency rather give way to them than oppose them and so likewise amongst any we converse with having an especial eye to the time and place and therefore as little as may be publickly Justice particular is either Remunerative or Commutative Remunerative is a distribution of honour and rewards without any respect of persons according to deserts Therefore if you see any thing in any man praise-worthy give him due honour and let no prejudice cloud it Commutative justice is a giving to every man his right in all your converse and commerce with them in bargaining c. 4. Whatsoever things are pure lovely and of good report or well spoken of Therefore shun Cards and Dice which are not well accounted of by good men which as too commonly used will bring a scandal on your profession make you unfit to reprove others in that or any other vice Be sure it is the best way to continue a mans enjoyments with God to be acting for God amongst them we do converse If any say I have often been admonishing yet find I no good wrought on them and I seem worse my self Answ 1. This ariseth from thine own miscarriage in the duty Didst thou pray before or after thy duty or didst thou keep up thine heart in an holy humble frame whilst thou wast in it If not no wonder thou hast succeeded no better in it 2. Reflect upon thine heart whether thou didst never arrogate too much to thy self if God at any time made thy words to take effect And thou shalt know upon a secret rejoycing when thou hearest any directly or indirectly speak of such an ones conversion and so not giving glory to God he therefore never withholds the influence of his Grace XLV Others who had reason to know him intimately as they did observe his prudence and also that as he was always very serious so most frequently cheerful insomuch that a good friend of his remembers when in frost and snow and bitter storms he went to preach the Gospel one coming to him and pitying him in regard of his bad journey He said cheerfully 'T was his Masters work and therefore no burden to him to serve so good a Master though he passed through many difficulties He by grace had attempered his natural disposition to merriness and brought it to a Christian cheerfulness by watchfulness and experiments And therefore we find him 1649 in his Notes largely stating the case concerning laughter and smiling in Christians