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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64984	The death of ministers improved. Or, an exhortation to the inhabitants of Horsley on Glocester-shire, and others, on the much lamented death of that reverend and faithful minister of the Gospel, Mr. Henry Stubbs By Tho. Vincent, John Turner, Rob. Perrott, M. Pemberton. To which is added a sermon upon that occasion, by Richard Baxter.	Vincent, Thomas, 1634-1678.; Turner, Robert, b. 1649 or 50, 4aut.; R. P. (Robert Perrot) aut.; Pemberton, Matthew, d. 1691. aut.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1678 (1678)	Wing V430; ESTC R221906	43,418	108

an estate a little while that at death must certainly be forsaken To save a life this year this month this day that may be gone on sadder terms the next and certainly will ere long be gone Is not the Bishop of Winchester and London Gardiner and Boner now dead as well as the Martyrs whom they burnt Is not Alexander the third and Innocent the third and fourth and such other persecuting Popes now dead as well as all the godly Christians whom they murdered Alas what a nothing is time and how little difference between to day and to morrow this year and next That which hath been that which is and that which will be Shall a man part with his God and his everlasting hopes that he may be able to say in Hell I was once a Lord a man of Honour I had once full provision for the flesh I had pleasure in the way to the torment which I undergo IN the expounding of these words of St. Paul I have but given you the Image or rather the Spirit of Mr. Stubbs Funeral praises by flatterers brought into disgrace will be here blamed by no wise man that knew the person no more than in Nazianzene for his Orations for Cyprian Basil and others Unless it be for the defect which is unavoidable First This faithful servant of Christ hath run his race what that was and how he performed it the County of Glocester knoweth and the City of Wells in Somerset shire knoweth and this City and this Congregation partly know And I will speak but little of him but what I know my self and have by unquestionable testimony His birth parentage and youthful life I am not acquainted with He was a Minister of Christ about fifty years dying at the age of seventy three His studies and parts and labours lay not in the Critical or Controversal way And as he was so happy as not to waste his time in contentious studies so he was so humble and honest as not to trouble his Auditory with such matters nor to pretend to have studied what he had not nor like many proud ignorants to boast or contend most where they know least His Soul was taken up with the great things of Religion His Preaching was most on the Baptismal Covenant on the Articles of the Creed the Lords Prayer and Decalogue and such necessary things which essentially constitute a Christian. I never heard him meddle with controversies in publick or in his private talks but all how to know God in Christ and how to seek and serve him and how to resist temptations and sin and what a life we shall live with Christ for ever And how to live in love righteousness peace and profitableness to one another especially how to serve God intirely and in what state we shall live with him for ever He was the freest of most that ever I knew from that deceit of the Serpent mentioned 2 Cor. 11.3 who corrupteth men by drawing them from the simplicity which is in Christ. His breath his life his Preaching his Prayers his conference his conversation was Christian implicity and sincerity Not as the world ●alleth simplicity folly But as it is contrary ●o hypocrisie to a counterfeit zeal to meer ●ffectation to a divided heart He knew not how to dissemble nor wear a Mask his face his mouth his whole conversation laid bare his heart While he passed by all quarrels and controversies few quarrelled with him and he had the happiness to take up head heart and time with only great sure and necessary things II. Of all men that ever I knew he seemed to me one of the most humble His Preaching his discourse his garb and all his behaviour spake pure humility and were far from pride never did I hear from him a word of oftentation much less of envy at the precedence of others he came to Christ as a teachable Child and Preached as a Learner and I never heard that he strove with any He had learnt of Christ to be meek and lowly and to make himself of no reputation nor seek the Honour that is of man O how far was he from striving to be above his brethren or troubling the Church by a proud imperious or turbulent Spirit III. He was exceeding peaceable in his principles and in his practice never contending with opiniators or those that cry down this and that error of their brethren to get the reputation of being free from errors He put not his finger into the fire of contention nor ever that I heard of made himself of a sect or faction nor Preacht for this party against that except for Christs party against the Devils Nor did I ever hear him in his private talk back bite any nor exercise the too common liberty against others in carping at their infirmities or making himself their judg Had the Church had no more unpeaceable Pastors we had not been in the sad condition that we are in denying peace and concord obstinately to the Servants of Christ and militating by forbidden arms against one another Long would it have been before he would have reviled vexed or hindered any true Minister of Christ from Preaching his Gospel or living in peace IV. He was an Honourer of his superiours and obedient to Authority as far as would stand with his obedience to God I never heard that publikely or privately he spake a disloyal or irreverent word of the King or others in Authority After he had here Preached awhile in London he had a preferment to a parish-Parish-Church in Glocestershire of eight pound per annum maintenance and it had many and many years had no Minister and by the honest connivence or forbearance of the Reverend Bishop of Glocester he there Preached for some years past in peace of which I am past doubt that Bishop hath no cause to repent He used part of the Liturgy not sticking at the censure of them that called this as their judgments led them His judgment his work his age and experience set him above all factions inducements and taught him to please God whoever were displeased And when at last he was driven away I never heard him speak of it with any bitterness He is now where Gods praises are celebrated and whence no holy Soul shall ever be cast out V. His labour was such as be seemed one absolutely devoted to God His Preaching was very plain and familiar fitted rather to Country-auditors than to curious ears and he chose accordingly but it was wholly for faith love and holiness He was much in Catechising and very moving in his familiar exhortations setting his whole heart upon the winning and edifying of Souls and longing for the success as much as covetous Merchants do for rich returns He kept a private weekly meeting for the young people to deal with them as a Catechizer by way of familiar questions which was much of his labour where ever he came And he much rejoyced in the young peoples willingness