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A80847	The peoples need of a living pastor: asserted and explained in a sermon, preached Novemb. 4. 1656. At the sad and solemn funerals of that late, learned, pious and eminently hopeful minister of the gospel, Mr. John Frost, batchelor in divinity, late fellow of St. Johns Colledge in Cambridge, and pastor of St. Olaves Hart-steeet [sic], London. Together with a narrative of his life and death. By Z. C. minister of the Word at Botolph-Aldgate, London.	Crofton, Zachary, 1625 or 6-1672.	1657 (1657)	Wing C6997; Thomason E909_1; ESTC R207455	39,189	68

thou wilt sorrowfully bewail the losse of so many needfull and shining lights and sadly fear it to be a presage of some future judgements upon our Nation and City And to the affecting of thy heart the memoriall of their parts and endowments will be desired by thee and the Narrative thereof be read with much pleasure And amongst others thou wilt find Mr. Frost at whose sad Funerals this Discourse was uttered not to be the least lamented Not therefore to hold thee in the Preface or swell with Apologies I cast this work on thy censure hoping that thou wilt exercise a spirit of candor and charity if not towards the living Author yet the dead man of whom it is thy duty to think and speak no way detractive and whose life thou hast annexed on the most certain and cleer account that could be had from Naturall relations Academicall acquaintance and the Personall knowledge of him who hath done his duty for the deceased desiring thee to own nothing that may come abroad under his name unlesse attested by his sorrowfull Father Brother or my self who shall freely midwife what is fit for publique use and now pray that thou mayst have grace to do thine and to that end find helpfull this Discourse Thine in the Lord Z. C. THE PEOPLES NEED OF A LIVING PASTOR Asserted and explained in a Sermon Preached Novemb. 4. 1656. at Olaves Hartstreet London at the Funeral of Mr. John Frost B. D. and Pastor of the said Church PHIL. 1.24 Nevertheless that I abide in the flesh is more needful for you SEnse of worth engageth sorrow for want Bona a terge formosissima when once a people are affected with the absolute and indispensable necessity of a living Ministry they affectionately rejoyce in the enjoyment and as passionately lament the loss of it evident this is in the Philippians joyes in and for Epaphroditus recovery from death-threatning sickness and the Ephesians passionate weeping at S. Pauls ultimum vale last farewell with a You shall see my face no more Act. 20.38 And let me to pass by Londons too too late instances increased say it is evident in that joy with which you of this Parish did begin to be transported in the injoyment and that exceeding grief with which you are this day dejected in the loss of your learned and hopeful Pastor Mr. John Frost whose sad Funerals we do now celebrate on which occasion give me leave to lay before you the necessity of a Ministers life and the greatness of your loss in the loss of this particular Minister of the Gospel the one from the text the other by the narrative of his hopeful parts and high endowments and first in reference to the Text. The Apostle Paul having been by an especial call from God in a vision acquainted with Macedonia her want of the Gospel Ministry Act. 16.9 10. went thither and there preached the Gospel to good purpose and with good success and planted a Church of Jesus Christ at Philippi the chief City thereof from whence being soon removed his care was to confirm them in the Faith they had received and counsel them to the due order of a Gospel conversation to this end he wrote to them this Epistle from Rome and sent it by the hand of Epaphroditus and according to these two ends the Epistle divideth it self into two parts 1. A confirmation in the Faith received and that is in this chapter 2. Counsel unto a Christian conversation in the following chapters The confirmation in the Faith is in this chapter and not to stand on the analytical parts of the chapter it is managed by the removal of the then great stumbling block of Christianity viz. the Crosse to which the Apostle was subjected to the startling of the Saints in his death-threatning sufferings and themselves seemed to be nigh unto danger for the very cause of their Gospel profession now this the Apostle removeth by suggesting to them this threefold consideration 1. The access of the cross advanceth the Gospel of Christ Jesus vers 12. I would that you should understand brethren that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the progress of the Gospel whilest thereby it is spread in the publication of the cause of his calamity Hist of the Councel of Trent Edit 2. lib. 5. p. 418. whilest it might be said of him as of Au du Burge a Senator of Paris that the death and constancy of a man so conspicuous did make many curious to know what Religion that was for which he so couragiously endured punishment and made the number to encrease Not only was the Gospel spread but hereby also others out of spite and envie or sincere zeal were stirred up to preach Jesus Christ and every good Christian rejoyceth under all curses and crosses that advanceth the name of the Lord saying with Luther Prorsus Satan est Lutherus sed Christus vivit regnat Amen I am accounted a Devil and I know not what but be it so I matter not whilest Christ is magnified and therefore must neither dismay them in nor divert them from their profession 2. The access of the cross would be his advantage in life or death in life causing the lustre of his graces to shine or in death giving him communion with Christ in glory and therefore love to him could never lead them into backsliding fears and this is urged from vers 19. to vers 27. 3. The access of the cross would be their advantage if endured with patience whilest it is an honour and priviledge not only to believe but also to suffer for the name of Christ so that the cross should be so far from driving from their profession Fox his Acts and Monum p. 1330. that they should say as father Latimer answered to the sentence of death by burning O I thank God most heartily that he hath prolonged my life that I may in this case glorifie God in that kinde of death The words of the Text fall under the second consideration propounded to remove the stumblings at the Cross of Christ and is a part of an answer to an objection from thence thus framed Object Sir It is true that in respect of your self we have no cause to be offended at your sufferings for if they bring you to death yet it will be your advantage and exceeding great gain you will be with Christ but what shall become of us we shall be depriv'd of your Apostolical parts and power which should counsel and confirm us in so sad and suffering seasons and therefore for us it were more needful that you abide in the flesh Answ To this the Apostle answereth It is indetd true that in respect of my self it were better for me to die but for you that I live so useful are my parts and power in the midst of you that I am affectionately reduced into a great straight what