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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43584	A narrative of the holy life, and happy death of that reverend, faithful and zealous man of God, and minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Angier, many years Pastor of the Church of Christ at Denton, near Manchester in Lancashire wherein are related many passages that concern his birth, education, his entrance into the ministry, discharge of his trust therein, and his death.	Heywood, Oliver, 1629-1702.	1683 (1683)	Wing H1772; ESTC R177987	61,863	136

subjoyns Psal 73.26 God a portion for ever Octo. 28. 75. upon reflecting on his Wives death he saith that Octo. 25. she said that in the beginning of her weakness she was something troubled that she was taken off her imployment and could do nothing she was concerned about the cares of the Family and concerning me that she should leave me in such a condition But now God had subdued her will and quieted her heart she knew not what direction to give but she had left all with God and her heart was quiet she had no trouble at all she told me one Night that she thought God sent Hanna Angier into the Family to ●earn her to die This was a grand-child of his that came from London weak and reacht Denton with much ado and soon died of a ●nsumption Upon a day of Thanksgiving about a ●ear before Mr. Angier dyed for Gods great mercy to his Kinsman in an easie journey his heart being much affected with ●he Providences of God about it he took occasion to leave upon record in his diary these observable circumstances to heighten Gods praises and quicken his own and other● hearts therein Mercies in a Journey 1673. 1. Direction in the right way want of this causeth wandering labour and sorrow Psal 107.7 2. Preservation of Man and Beast of life and health from falls harm from enemies robbers murderers Some have dyed in the way as Rachel others fallen sick by the way as 1 Sam. 30.13 It 's mercy when God supports in travel to endure heat and cold for an Horse to die or be lame in the way is a great affliction so daily supply of new strength is mercy 3. Comfort in the way and weather when both are good and company is suitable and comfortable 4. Convenient places for rest and good refreshment for noon and night 5. Seasonable provision of necessary food and chearful entertainment 6. Temporary ease from the burden of domestick affairs both care and labour the mind and body both are eased others take the burden upon them for a time 7. Variety of objects to delight the sence fair buildings fruitful fields pleasant meadows 8. Change of air pleasantness and healthfulness there by refreshing gales in the heat of the day 9. The society of friends whom we visit and the mutual comfort that ariseth from their meeting after a time of absence and from their friendly and hearty converse 10. Opportunity of understanding more fully how God hath answered our Prayers for them opportunity of Soul-help of doing and receiving good by joynt-prayer and by conference by declaring experiences by stirring up one another to what is good Behold what excellent use a gracious heart and sanctified fancy can make of those common affairs that many of us pass over with a common Spirit See what a notable sense he had of Gods goodness in every thing to raise up durable Monuments of Gods Glory with such sweet inscriptions thereon as may at once both glorifie God and edifie men When he travelled himself as he often did to London Essex c. He was wont to write down the passages of Gods Providence daily and upon his return to collect the sum of them and to spread them before such neighbours as joyned with him in thanksgiving partly to help them to special matter of praise but chiefly that God might lose no part of Glory that was due to him A Very Reverend and Worthy Brother who was intimately acquainted with Mr. Angier hath contributed some notices of his own personal knowledg concerning Mr. Angiers excellency in giving Counsel in difficult Cases of Conscience wherein he had occasion to consult him the matter of them being of concernment and possibly may prove of use to others I shall here transcribe them The first was about Marriage the Case is this In 1654. A Worthy young Minister of excellent Parts and Piety Tabled in an house near the place where then he was Minister with a Gentlewoman of serious Piety of good Birth and Breeding at full years of Discretion being 33. years of Age having 800 l. to her Portion and so in her own hands that none could hinder her of it these two upon long time of acquaintance with each other did desire to Marry on both sides out of an hearty Principle of goodness wherein they agreed but there was a Mother in the case of another temper not religious had Married a second Husband and took no care at all of her Daughter but rather shewed her Inclination for her Daughters marryig with a rich man tho of little Religion yea the less Religion they thought the better it would please her so that they doubted much of obtaining her consent the Case proposed was Whether her consent in case it would not be had must be necessarily obtained or no Marriage when only a Mother and she Married to another who did diminish the Childrens Estates and that with the Mothers Consent 2. When as the Mother is before prejudiced against a good man and most of all against a Minister 3. The Daughter of such an age 4. Hath her Estate at her own dispose c. This Case I sent to three Reverend men and to Mr. Angier his Answer I shall transcribe Dear Sir It shall not be troublesom to me but contentful if by the help of God I may reach forth any the least help to you or any friend of yours that desires to guide his way right I do pity your friends fearing it might be an hour of Temptation to them and a Cause of much Affliction especially if their affections be much engaged which their living together speaks my advice in this Case is That the Gentleman make use of some friend or friends to the Mother that have interest in her to gain her consent and if he have no temporal estate equal to hers or to add something to it yet to signifie that he seeks the party more than the Portion and to offer this evidence of it to give way that the Portion be laid out for her use and the use of Posterity if the Lord shew them that Mercy If Friends cannot prevail the Daughter may do well and it a very hopeful way humbly to desire her Mothers consent in her own Person if by neither of these likely and due means they can prevail I desire they may be moved still to pray and wait upon the God of Spirits who knows his own Counsels and can secretly incline all Spirits to comply therewith I cannot advise them to Marry without the Mothers consent obtained unless she hath formerly set her at Liberty and delivered her into her own Power For 1. The Mother hath authority over the Child as well as the Father an authority of her own a joynt-authority with the Father given of God Honour thy Father and Mother an Authority founded by Nature the Mother being a joynt-joynt-cause with the Father of the Childs being and tho the Father be dead and the Portion be in the

doors to come to that place to sin nothing but sin and sinful compliance could I think it to be and this was much set upon my heart that if I did hear it thus I should never have peace in my Conscience more and the consideration of that great loss by s●inning against light did much increase and aggravate my perplexity I called in a godly kinswoman and shewed her of my trouble we both considered whether it might not be a Temptation but could not find it so she said if it were a sin in me my staying from it would occasion more that the Lords day would be profaned by the wrath and bitter words of a Superior But while I could get no satisfaction they stayed for me my nearest Relation bad me never go except I was better satisfied several Messengers were sent by some that it seems would not go without me so to satisfie them I went but did not hear any of it I wish it were but it is not possible for me with my Pen to express what I felt in my Spirit in this half hour No my Tongue is not able to utter it and still its fresh upon my thoughts of conforming in this thing it s brought to my remembrance I am as it were bid to remember my terrors at such a place on this account All this put together and duly considered these Queries I make 1. Whether I ought to hear it as some press that it is a sin to forbear or whether it be not sinful in me to hear it Or whether I may sometimes as seldom as I can to avoid the penalties hear Or 2. Whether upon these accounts of my forbearance I may comfortably suffer what may be inflicted and expect support Or 3. If you grant the hearing whether may it be heard as something by the by without giving much attention or with imploying my heart with other thoughts and Ejaculations more edifying Thus have I stated my particular Case owning many Arguments that others use keeping only to my own case which may differ from others not judging what 's fit for others to do or censuring them for what they do and I should never have put the Question upon this but upon 2. accounts 1. Because divers say it is sin not to go and then my Case is sad that must sin either way 2. The other reason which was first in my thoughts before I ever heard or thought any would have held it a Duty to hear whether I could comfortably suffer in such a cause Thus I must say I have not been without many serious thoughts about it sin I would avoid Prayers and Tears and not trouble I find in my Spirit upon forbearance tho I diligently observe and I have such a Conscience that will not let me run on in the least sin but would be telling me oft of it without leaving me till I have left it at least endeavoured and prayed against it neither do I find any convenience in staying away but the sending and waiting in expectation till that 's done and loss of the Scriptures which I read at home at the same time that of separation weigh not with me it being not total but only from that which is questionable with me whether it be Worship and coming to Singing and publick Sermon Prayer however it is some comfort that Mr. Ball calls them Our Brethren of the Separation Dear Sir The Case you sent me enclosed calls aloud to the Father of Mercies and all h● Children for compassion and relief whic● in his own time he will manifest through ou● Lord Jesus Christ According to your desire I shall by the favour and assistance 〈◊〉 the Father of Lights freely communicate 〈◊〉 you my thoughts in this sad Case I do not apprehend any solid Argument to convince the Conscience in the grounds of dissatisfaction concerning hearing Common-Prayer mentioned in the Paper Not in the first ineffectualness of forms upon the heart 2. No hope of good by this 3. She cannot hear it without sin 4. The influence the intent of hearing had upon her heart To make these firm grounds for conscience to rest and act upon must be proved That set forms in their own nature are the proper causes of the grievances mentioned which the judgment of this good Woman doth not deny in the first ground viz. I do not deny the lawfulness of forms and the Paper it self doth clearly manifest their natural causes I conceive therefore with submission that there is much of strong temptation in the Case propounded which hath met with a double great advantage 1. The Irresolution of the judgment touching set forms whether they be lawful or unlawful obedience or sin for tho there hath been some apprehensions of lawfulness as in the first ground yet the reasons have not been of such weight as to bring the Scales of the Judgment to the ground in the case of lawfulness and there to hold them but they have been wavering and by the strong touch of dissatisfaction to forms the Scale hath been hurried down on the side of unlawfulness and fixed there which is the true cause of so great trouble mentioned in and for hearing Common-Prayer Because the good Woman hath been drawn by some external motive to act contrary to the present Sentence of Conscience or at best with a doubting Conscience which makes an action lawful in it self unlawful to him that doth it Rom. 14.5 14 19. The second great advantage this temptation hath met with is a strong prejudice deeply rooted in the affection and by length of time nourished and grown to that strength that it is become like an old grown disease too strong for the Physick made use of so that when any thing of reason is offered to the judgment tending to the health of the Soul in this Case prejudice in the affection like distempers in the Stomack doth rise up and forcibly reject it this is too manifest in the second ground and is the cause of what 's expressed in the third The remedies which by the blessing of God will be effectual to this good Woman must be suitable to the advantages given to temptation and such as may take them away As 1. to endeavour in the use o● Gods means with dependance upon him t● resolve the judgment concerning the lawfulness of joyning in forms in such Societi● where God calls us to attend upon his public● Worship To this end I conceive there 〈◊〉 sufficient light and weight of Reason 〈◊〉 Mr. Ball 's judicious Tryal of Separation but that will not be enough unless the mind be prepared by Prayer for the guidance of the Spirit of Truth to receive that Light and by serious Meditation it prevail to scatter that darkness which causeth doubts and to dwell there as a guide this alone will Answer all the Queries If publick Worship be lawfully performed in that way then it 's a duty to joyn and the heart must be kept with all diligence