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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

which stood at a distance from others which were more strange and retired He was in all Companies freely communicative mildly hearing and freely answering all enquiries some of his Parish sadly lament his losse on this very account He would have come to us been so familiar with us we could have moved any question to him he would have freely resolved us 2. Grave and meek he had a gravity which kept his person from contempt his levity never led any to despise his youth but the gravity of his carriage convicted men that he was considerate of the place in which he was and work which lay on his shoulders in common conference he was ready to rebuke with all authority yet his gravity was naturall not affected tempered with such a meek and amiable disposition and countenance as made him acceptable to all that it might have been said of him as of Anthony the Monk he might have been known among hundreds of his Order by his cheerfull countenance though an humble serious and mortified man 4. Holy and exemplary What he preached to others he first preached to himself and after to them by practise as well as in the Pulpit I have heard him say he would not deny but God might use a profane Minister to be the Instrument of Conversion but he observed he rarely did and was perswaded would not So studious was he to be an example to his people that he dayly prayed Lord give me so to walk that I may say to thy people So walk as ye have me for an example He made it his great care that his Family should serve the Lord and on his death-bed he gave it in charge to his Yoak-fellow whom he hath but a while enjoyed that she should be carefull of the worship of God in her Family And this his piety as it ran through his life it did sparkle with much beauty in his death the which we shall briefly note and so conclude In his death much may not be expected by reason His dying carriage that the disease gave neither time nor opportunity to his friends to be frequent with him in observing his frame of spirit His distempers seized on him with force on Monday the 27. of October such was his care and respect to his friends that he would not suffer his friends to come to him he apprehending his distemper to be contagious Being the Small-pox and fearing it might fasten on them for indeed his more then ordinary fear of this noysome distemper His only infirmity was the great infirmity of his flesh but he was very silent under and submisse to the hand of his God when herein inflicted desirous he was and diligent in the use of means for recovery I pray God pardon the feared preposterous course held with him by his Physitian He continuing very ill on Friday received the sentence of death in himself and on Saturday morning sent to me if I were not afraid to come to him which I accordingly did and coming to him found him much composed in his spirit Discoursing with him he declared himself much comforted and encouraged in the prayers of the people of God Saints prayers his souls comfort he heard that he did enjoy and desired me to pray with him which I did he very seriously attending and assenting to every Petition He declared himself willing to live for the good of the Church in speciall his own people whom he comfortably apprehended to have been much moved by his last Sermon on the duty of searching the Scriptures from Joh. 5.39 And hoped would be bettered by it yet he was submisse to the determination of God When I asked him how he did he still answered me full of silence and sweet patience in submission to and dependence on God my Saviour Last Act. When I was gone the pangs of death began more forcibly to approach of which he being sensible called together his Family and friends and in his own person prayed with much livelinesse and affection this was the last act of his life that as it becomes a Minister to die praying or preaching he was no Sabbath out of Heaven when taken off his preaching and prayer was his last performance on earth Prayer being ended he called to his Brother for something to drink which having received he cryed out Vincimus Vincimus his wife lying in his bosome not understanding it he did himself translate it We have overcome overcome and so spake no more but remained quiet untill the midnight following When his conflict ended his Soul was crowned with glory and his life hid with Christ at whose appearance we may expect to see him again In the mean let us leave him to rest in hope and do our own work lamenting the losse of him for that he was a Good man and so is a great losse to humane society Gracious Minister the want of whom is a great dammage to the Church of God Of great parts and by his death the hopes of Gods people are frustrate Newly fixed and his sudden removall is a sad Symptome of Divine displeasure Suitable for our sad times wherein seducers do abound and gainsayers of the truth call for such as are able to convince And cause hath this Congregation to fear now he is gone men will arise teaching perverse things and drawing away Disciples after them And therefore we may all weep for that we must see his face no more FINIS In pag. 47. l. 22. for master read matter Books printed are to be sold by Thomas Parkhurst who prints and sells this Sermon of Mr. Zach. Crofton at the Sign of the Three Crowns over against the Great Conduit at the lower end of Cheapside THE Dead Saint speaking to Saints and Sinners living In severall Treatises By Samuel Bolton D. D. There is newly come forth Mr. William Fenner his Continuation of Christs Alarm to Drowsie Saints with a Treatise of Effectuall Calling The killing power of the Law The Spirituall Watch New Birth A Christians ingrafting into Christ Fol. The Journal or Diary of a thankfull Christian wherein is contained Directions for the right method of keeping and using according to the Rules of Practice a Day-book of Nationall and Publick personall and private passages of Gods providence to help Christians to thankfullnesse and experience By John Beadle Minister of the Gospel at Barnstone in Essex large 8. A learned Commentary or Exposition upon the first Chapter of the second Epistle to the Corinthians by Dr. Richard Sibbs Published for publick good by Thomas Manton Fol. Mr. Robinsons Christian Armour in large 8. The young mans Guide to Godlinesse by Wil. Penkins 12. FINIS