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A37311	Death and the grave, without either sting or victory, or, A Few lines not without reason shewing to the world something of the worth of that able and humble minister of the gospel Mr. Christopher Fowler, who departed this life upon the 15[th] of January, 1676/7 [i.e. 1677] / by one who was brought to hear him through lying reports.	One who was brought to hear him through lying reports.	1677 (1677)	Wing D501A; ESTC R36084	4,080	1

DEATH and the GRAVE Without either Sting or Victory or A few Lines not without Reason shewing to the World something of the worth of that Able and Humble Minister of the Gospel Mr. Christopher Fowler who departed this Life upon the 15. of January 1677 6. By one who was brought to hear him through Lying Reports Are these my words that here are put in Print 'T is God clears Fowler I am Passive in 't SUrpris'd again am I by things thus vain I thought they had me wain'd but now again My heart was caught with Fowler and I Cry To think that he too should be Vanity Whom none could silence but Death and that dull Pit Bare Sickness could not keep him from the Pulpit O how his hearers mourn by sight I speak 'T is well each full Heart can at two Eyes Leak Their weepings such a Parrellel I lack where all are Mourners though but few in Black He us'd to sit with them hear at Christ's Table In a low seat though he was Honourable Christ saw him so and said unto him Friend Come sit here with me at the upper End Now he with worship is gon to that Throne He knew so well yet he was better known But O how dark Gods House grows in our day A lass our Landlord takes our Lights away My Eyes are Dim or else in my Souls sight This Window lately stopt gave in great light The Sun-shon Clear through him he was a Man Who as a Pillar for Gods Truth did stand He had much grace yet understand a right Christ was the Supper he did but Invite Ah! he could speak the speech of Canaans Land None but Christs-Schollers him could understand Though many came to hear from Satan's School 'T was such did tearm this Usher such a Fool But it 's to them Christ threatneth Hell Fire And till you meet the Judg he doth Retire Leaving his two last Sermons for your Warning His dying Words was Lord forgive their Scorning But England England we fear sad's thy hap Thy Hedg is broke yet few do see the Gap Much wrath sure comes together cause God makes The Gap yet wider pulling up more stakes Which doth presage no good it should affright To see thy Watch thus drop in thy Midnight This Watchman did give warning whilst he stood That Sin would Ruin therefore will thy Blood If thou miscarry he on the right Shelf Not on the Watchman but upon thy Self Did he not say Christ came and took our Evils To overthrow both Power and Work of Devils Shall we maintain O then that Wickedness That put a Saviour under such distress O no dear Lord we must be holy here If we be happy when we disappear Did he not say had God made thee a Beast Doubtless thy being would at Death have ceast But there 's no help now God hath made thee Man But thou must be allways do what thou Can. Did he not say there 's nought but Sin God hates And none can Love it that to him relates Did he not say such Faith is but a Cheat Which those pretend yet can use deceit Can Swear can Drink can Scoff can Lye can Whore Yet say they hope to besav'd evermore Did he not say true Faith and Holyness Shew forth each other breath doth Life Express We might as well go take heat from the Sun As Works from true Faith where it is begun He told of Hell he said that men might Fear Yea know it's Torment and might not go there Did he not say Eternity makes haft To us in Scripture and we run as fast To it in course of nature it 's a wonder If two thus runing can be long a sunder How light he thought this World is evident With Food and Raiment we should be content The whole Creation he said with its store Can give but this and we can use no more Such as know Sin do understand Christs merrit A Pardon suits with a condemned Spirit Did he not press us to see God in all In Shimea's Curse David did hear God call Afflictions do not rise out of the dust Those that know God do know him to be just Most of Christs Sermons was ' gainst meer just men Our danger lies in lawful things O then As he would say the Ox the Farm the Wife Kept most from tasting of the bread of Life Yet he did Preach good works the only thing But yet to trust in he made Christ our King Did he not prove God's Laws to be our Rule And Christ our Righteousness who on a Mule Rid to Jerusalem went weeping thus To give such Righteousness God first gave us A perfect one Gods Law on us requires And we in this may answer its desires Did he not humbly pray when he had done If its my Fancy that from me now run Lord scatter it yea let it be as dust To tread upon that none to it may trust But if it's truth spoke from the word of truth A message from the Lord then let both youth And old Age two live to it else he told That very Word in Judgment would take hold Yea he would say we hear the word as man's and that 's the reason it for little stands Though it 's a Treasure that through Pipes doth drain And it 's our Joy its Spring doth yet remain How full yet mild he answered any doubt Though some quear'd as he Preach't to put him out He Preach'd one Sermon lasted thirty year By a good Life he did his doctrine clear In season yea and out this Teacher Taught Yet was he not for this to Heaven brought His guists could not be pent in by a glass Only Gods Spirit he their bounder was What shall we say his hearers so lament It speaks he gave them more then bare content He was a man for Learning Grace and Guifts To set up Christ few like to Fowler lifts Yea we will yeild he was the Drunkards Song Yea the Prosane men's Scoff he dwelt among As David was then sure these went one way And both refer their C●use till Judgment day For Scripture Language Scoffers would him Scoff 'T was ignorance Alass did make them laugh If any say at what Scripture my Friend Nahum the second and the latter end As he but nam'd it yea he bore their Scorns Joshua the sixth where it speaks of Rams Horns And many more of such like I could tell But now alass is fallen in Israel A mighty man for which my heart now bleeds I mourn I mourn and so may he that Reads Did he for Scoffers ever change his tone From that plain way by which he made Christ known Though he had parts enough to get him Fame Yet he for Souls good valu'd not his name Inform Informers then the King of Kings Is angry cause they Force such birds to wings Which us'd to sing to him who owns the cage As reason is if they will not asswage Inform them then that he hath bid a Trap Will

catch all vermine if Death on them Clap. He 'l hold them fast for robing of his Cages Whose a great King and like to him his rage is If this and more almost a stranger tell What may they say that knew him very well AN ACCROSTICK C An'd mourn for Sin that did thy Saviour pierce H ark hark thee then dear Fowler 's in a Hearse R un to it then and know the reason why I hear de doth but in a S'umber lie S tep then to Death and make him show bis Sting T ruly saies Death I none to him could bring O nly I cast his Corps into a Trance P uerly they Sleep his Soul I did advance H e'l wake again cause he had a Reprieve E arly when morning comes you may believe R un back and tell his Friends they need not grieve F riends did you hear what Death saies yes we do O that he may say thus much of us too W hat did you love his Company so well L ive as he did and you may with him dwell E ndless are Joys where Friends mnst never part R un where this Treasure is and leave thy heart HIS EPITAPH Here lies a house pul'd down whilst it stood Buils It was with grace within most richly guilt Hear it mu●t lie till th' Landlord comes and then It must in Glory be built up agen A few Lines which was dropt Jan. the 4th 1676. being the Thursday before Mr. Fowler Preacht his two last Sermons to his Congregation and is supposed to be the occasion of his Preaching from those words John 16. vers 8. And was dropt in Love for the Incouragment of him and his Hearers Intitled Nothing but Truth Dear Fowler thou art much Envy'd By such as cannot thee gainsay Thy Doctrine by Gods word is tri'd But such whose Doctrine from it stray Raise falce Reports for their defence The Gospel by thee shines so bright And 's fain to say thou speaks Nonsence For to extinguish thy great Light Just as they did with Paul before What will this Babler say they said To make his Zeal and Doctrine Poor A mad man two of him they made Cause he made Christ of most Repute As Fowler doth this clears our Eyes Reproach or naught must them Confute Cause no man Living is so wise The Rage of Satan sure is great For Taking Arrows from Gods Quiver This Fowler shoots at Satans seat Yea takes his Fowl out of his River This Fowler two doth hit the Pope That subtil Fowl a Bird of Pray Makes some in darkness for him Grope Who cannot answer by fair Play The Quaker yea and the Socinean Hates Fowler cause he exalts Christ And jump together in Opinion To set up man and good works highest The scoffing Athist two comes in And joyns himself with each bad thing And though he counts a Lye no sin Yet as he saies the rest report The hardened sinner two bears part Cause Fowler shoots at his fowl trade And though with Lies he guards his Heart Yet God hath him a Fowler made For truth by him doth cast such light As Baffles every Bat and Owl Yea all that fly in Popish Night And doth discover unclean Fowl The Seed he Sows is Pure and good Then one may know who Sows these Tears 'T is Satan sows them in his Brood Who always deals in such light VVares As Christ will judg so men should Preach And how plain he says go ye Curs'd Such as smooth Sinners should not Teach Cause Sinners will to Hell be forc'd Familier Preaching then is best In plainness thou dost show thy Parts VVith Christ thou entertainst thy Guest Not with thy Siences and Arts. And such as Seoff at Holyness Or Jest with Scripture in our Nation Will find when Death shall them Vndress That Holyness was the best Fashion Yea such as dayly bost of Sin If for their Pains they look for Praise Let them have Patience and begin To bost of Death and Judgment days Therefore thy clearing day doth hast When these poor men will change their Story Meanwhile thy gists spend not in wast For which we give to God the Glory This being so before his Death makes the thing more remarkable and was put with these by the desire of some FINIS