the victory but lust and passion â—…nd appetite but the wise man in whom â—…dgment is brought forth into truth and hath â—…e victory he firmly and fixedly chuseth 〈◊〉 bâ—…st things and rejects the worse And wise man is known more by his choise â—…an by his voice other men wicked men â—…d fools may say well but they will not â—…use to themselves judgment or the thing at is good they lay not hold on eternal 〈◊〉 and the instruction that leads to it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 chuse that tends to and will end 〈◊〉 their destruction hating wisdome and â—…ving death Prov. 8.36 But the wise man â—…th other wise And then from this proâ—…eds also or with it follows 4. A seasonable and diligent endeavour â—â—r the good that he chuses and minds â—…d that is to be chosen by him I say 〈◊〉 A seasonable endeavour for the Wise â—…ns heart discernes both time and judgment Eccles 8.5 both the time when and thâ—… way and manner how to attain his end Hâ—… takes hold of time by the foretop The wiâ—… Son gathers in the Summer while there 〈◊〉 both good to be gathered and convenieâ—… season for gathering it He redeemes the timâ—… or opportunity and doth not suffer it to bâ—… gotten from him or kept from his improvâ—…ment as fools do Ephes 5.16 The fooâ—… or son that causeth shame sleeps in the Haâ—… vest time when other men that are wise aâ—… at work and taking care to provide againâ—… the winter Prov. 10.5 For the fool discernâ—… not the time or season Luc. 12.56 Hâ—… knows not the time of his visitation and theâ—… fore lets it slip Luk. 19.41 43. The Stoâ—… in the heaven the Turtle Crane and Swallâ—… are wiser than he for they know their 〈◊〉 pointed times and observe the time of thâ—… coming but the foolish man knows not the juâ—…ment of the Lord however much he boaâ—… of wit and parts and wisdome 〈◊〉 cause the Word of the Lord is rejected by his and there is no true wisdome in him Jer. 8.7 with 5.3 4. And great is the misery of mâ—… in this respect that they know not the tiâ—… and judgment that appertains to every coâ—… cernment and so are snared in ane vil timâ—… when it falls suddenly upon them as fishes thâ—… are taken in an evil net and as birds that aâ—… taken in a snare and they are not aware of it â—…cles 8.5 6. and 9.12 Matt. 24.48 49 â—… 51. The fool is a sluggard and folds his â—…nds together to sleep and cries yet a little â—…p yet a little slumber till his time and opâ—…rtunity for getting good be gone till â—…verty come upon him like one that travaileth â—…d want like an armed man Prov. 6.10 11. â—…t the wise man knows and lays hold of â—…e opportune time which is accounted a â—…int of highest prudence In tempore venire â—…nd so it may be said in tempore facienda â—…cere omnium rerum est primum to come in â—…ne or to do things in season especially â—…ose great things of the Souls eternal welâ—…re is the chiefest thing of all For how â—…d is it and will be to overslip that time â—…d then to begin to seek and knock for â—…trance when the door is shut and men â—…ced to stand without and hear it said â—…om within to them Depart from me I â—…ow you not ye workers of iniquity what â—…eart can conceive or tongue express but â—…rely it will be most dismally and dreadfully â—…d as our Saviour signifies when he saith â—…here shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth â—…uk 13.25 26 27 28. As it is also signiâ—…ed by Him in the Parable of the Virgins â—…here the foolish Virgins neglecting the â—…oper time of furnishing their vessels with Oyl and then setting on it when too latâ—… and not before found no entrance with thâ—… Bridegroom but were excluded Mat. 25 〈◊〉 9 10 11 12. But these that are truly wisâ—… they know and lay hold on the opportunity and therein also use 2. A diligent endeavour in the right aâ—… best ways to attain their purpose for knowing the worth of the heavenly commoditieâ—… and the uncertainty of the time of their coâ—…tinuance in a capacity of seeking and geâ—…ting them for they know and mind thâ—… in the grave and state of death to which thâ—… are going there is no work or devise no wisâ—… dome or knowledg Eccles 9.10 and thâ—… their Life is but a vapour that appears a littâ—… while and is gone and vanisheth away so 〈◊〉 there is no boasting of the morrow none knowing what will be on the morrow or what a dâ—… will bring forth Jam. 4.14 Prov. 27.1 and knowing also the exceeding folly aâ—… misery of failing of and loosing them the therefore give diligence while they haâ—… time With the Spider or Stellio they taâ—… hold with their hands and therefore are in 〈◊〉 Kings Pallaces Prov. 30.28 they labour fâ—… the meat that perisheth not but endures to eveâ—… lasting life John 6.27 they so run as thâ—… may obtain beating down the body and bringing it into subjection to the spirit 1 Cor. â—… 24.27 They give diligence to the full assurance of hope to the end and to make their calling and election sure or firm Heb. 6.11 12. 2 Pet. 1.10 They hear counsel and receive instruction that they may be wise in the latter end Prov. 19.20 They fight the good fight of faith and lay hold on eternal life 1 Tim. 6.12 they ask they seek they knock Matthew 7.7 8. They buy the truth and will not sell it parting with whatever must be let go that they may obtain it Prov. 23.23 They think nothing so good or excellent or so worthy their affecting and retaining as that for the sake thereof the truth of God and Christ and the infinite benefits of it the knowledg of Christ Jesus and the winning of him should be neglected and waved Phil. 3.7 8 9. They therefore put away whatever will not consist with their obtaining and retaining those better matters like the wise man that hath found a field wherein he knows there is a treasure hid they dig and search till they meet with and obtain Gods Kingdom and his righteousness and like the Wise Merchant that seeking goodly Pearles found a Pearl of great price and sold all he had the goodliest too to buy that pearl of great price and worth Mat. 13.44 45 46. They cut off right hand or foot where they offend and pluck out the right eye and cast them away too rather than to loose the Kingdome of Heaven and fall into Hell fire where the worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched Mark 9.44 45-48 They receive Gods words and lay up his commandements within them receive not only informations for their knowing things but Gods and Christs commands in things to be done also so as they incline their ear to wisdom and apply their hearts to understanding yea they cry for or after knowledg and lift up their voice for understanding they
mâ—… turn again and have compassion aâ—… defer his judgments that the contemâ—… of his Words and Servants have exposâ—… us to that they come not in our timâ—… upon us or upon these Nations I us search and try our ways and tuâ—… from those iniquities which have provoked God in wrath to make such breaâ—… es upon us endeavouring by all the helâ—… â—…n and by them or any other ways afforded that we may obtain the Salvation â—…hat is in Christ Jesus with eternal â—…lory To further you in which I preâ—…nt this Mite of mine unto you and â—…all be glad if it contribute any thing to â—…ur heavenly advantage I cannot â—…mmend it for its worth as composed by â—…e but such as I have I herein offer up to â—…ods service and your helpfulness beseechâ—…g him to pardon its defects or mistakes 〈◊〉 accept of it graciously praying you to â—…ake good use of it Nor can I say that I â—…elivered all this in the Tabernacle that 〈◊〉 contained in this Treatise For neither â—…ould my body tired with the Lordsâ—…ays exercise elsewhere it being but â—…e day before this Funeral nor the time â—…lotted permit me to do that though I â—…as I thought sufficiently tedious both â—…r my self and for my Auditory The â—…eads of it were there delivered and â—…mewhat enlarged upon though some of â—…hem here more largely spoken to the â—…articulars under the second Proposition though then generally spoken to yet aâ—… here more particularly enumerated thâ—… reasons of both added as also all thâ—… Application from the third Use or thâ—… first branch of the Uses under the secoâ—… bracnh of the Text then only propounâ—…ed briefly to the last of all and somâ—…thing also to that time giving me moâ—… advantage now for considering the maâ—…ter further and for setting down whâ—… I thought expedient And now I leavâ—… it to your perusal only begging Goâ—… mercy towards me and blessing with 〈◊〉 and entreating your candour towarâ—… and prayers for Lin Regis At my house August 13. 1672. Your unworthiesâ—… Friend and Brotheâ—… in the Christian faiâ—… Jo. Horne TO Mrs. ANNE WEST OF FOX-HALL IN Lambeth â—…race and Peace through the knowledg of God and our Lord Jesus â—…ND SISTER SInce you are pleased our of your love to the Deceased and to the matâ—…s herein contained by your benign and friendly hand to do the office of a Midwife to this my conception to help to bring it into this World which otherwise had either proved as to that abortive or stuck longer in thâ—… Birth I think it but meet and reasonable that your name also be put upon its front and that your love both to the Truth tâ—… the Deceased for the truths sake should be therein acknowledged God give his blessing with it thaâ—… you and many others may havâ—… good thereby and that I maâ—… not labour in vain and by you helpâ—… bring forth this fruit there of for trouble but for edification and benefit to many and that the seed you have sowâ—… thereabouts may also bring forth fruit upon your account in â—…he day of the Lord Jesus Christ â—…hat so you may never have cause â—…o repent you of it And the Lord recompence all your love â—…nd labour of love to the Deâ—…eased as also I wish and desire for that very kind and loving Friend and Brother to him at whose house he died Mr. R. Johnâ—…on and all other his Friends â—…nto your bosomes and fill you â—…nd all that name the Name of Christ with an abundance of his â—…pirit and of the fruits of his â—…ghteousness that you and they â—…ay in the Heavenly and glorious Kingdome hereafter Shine as â—…e brightness of the Firmament and as the Stars for ever and ever So desireth and prayeth for you and them Sister Your Friend and Servant for Jesus sake Jo. Horne At my House in Lin Regis August 13. 1672. To my much Honoured Friend Francis Vnderwood Esq of Thorney-Abbey Grace Mercy and Peace from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ Honoured Sir ALthough I have not of late years used to prefix any Dedicatory Epistles 〈◊〉 the Discourses I have made puâ—…lick yet when I think of your â—…eater nighness and kindness to â—…nd interest in our Deceased Friend and Brother and your â—…xemplary love to him I cannot but judg it meet and right in behalf of my self and mine and the Deceased Friends to testifie our good resentment both of your love to the truth and to the Deceased for the truths sake by such a publick acknowledgment thereof trusting that your interest in him being so dear above others of or near to your rank none will quarreâ—… with me that I single you out above them in this matter I write not this to flatter you but to thank you and to excite you to have such further remembrance of your deceased Friend as never to forgo or neglect those good instructions and helps you have received frequently from him or rather from God by him I know it was great grief to you to part with â—…m and that he died at so great distance from you as your solid â—…ous and loving Letter to him 〈◊〉 have prevented it if it might â—…ve been doth testifie and that â—…u will now have a very great â—…nt of him more than most oâ—…ers though some in Whittlesey 〈◊〉 much or more than you possibly â—…nd therefore you with them and â—…hat I write to you I am willing â—…ey should share in also need the â—…ore comfort and consolation I â—…re presume to believe that He â—…as a watchful a good shepherd 〈◊〉 his capacity over you and his â—…ve was great to you and though â—…od may afford you other helpers â—…t I fear you will scarcely meet with another Mr. Moore among them all to be like him to you Well Sir we have not lost him alâ—… there is much of his spirit yet leâ—… behind him in his Writings theâ—… you may converse with though 〈◊〉 be gone and it s not long befoâ—… you and I shall be in no more capâ—…city to converse with any boâ—… here before you and I must 〈◊〉 after him and I hope to him aâ—… to Jesus Christ the Lord and Sâ—…viour both of us and of him anâ—… therefore let us redeem time anâ—… improve it well that we may 〈◊〉 found in peace of God in Christ And its well for us that thougâ—… God hath taken away this and thâ—… other under Shepherds from us â—…s yet The great Shepherd and â—…ishop of our Souls that loved â—…s so as that he laid down his life â—…r us though He was dead yet â—…e lives and lives for evermore 〈◊〉 take care of his flock and faâ—…ily who being so Great can take are of it all and of every one of it â—…ll over the World yea and beâ—…ng both so Good and so Eternal â—…ill not fail it though others do â—…ither through unfaithfulness or â—…s not permitted to continue by â—…eason of death He is as great â—…n Goodness
Take heed to thy self and to the Doctrine continue in them for in so doing thou shalt both save thy self and them that hear thee Attributing his own and others mens Salvation to him in his faithful diligence in his work and office which supreamly was to be ascribed to God only and his grace in Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 4.16 After the same race or manner doth he here speak of making others wise as the former word may be rendred and of turning to righteousness justifying or making just many But as these things are all here implyed so it is here plainly and sully expressed and said 7. And lastly That they that turn many to righteousness or make many righteous they shall shine as the Stars for ever and ever That 's the full proposition here asserted That is 1. In the short and sum of it they shall be gloriously rewarded for the good therein done by them their work shall be with the Lord so as he will highly recompence it or reward it with glory Yea both they that are wise themselves and those also more especially that are instrumental causes by their faithful endeavours of making others wife and righteous especially they that make many so shall be rewarded gloriously or with great glory in the resurection of the just and so we shall carry them both on together as I said above and this because Rea. 1. God is not unrighteous to forget their labour after wisdome and especially therein their love to his name He having of his great goodness made precious promises of rewards unto such Heb. 6.10 with 2 Cor. 6.16 17 18. 7.1 Mal. 3.17 4.2 3. He is faithful and cannot nor will forget his word or go back from his Covenant confirmed and ratifyed in and by the blood of his only Son but will make it good and perform it to the utmost Heb. 10.23 with Isa 51.6 For the heavens shall vanish away like smoak and the earth shall wax old as a Garment but my salvation saith he shall be for ever and my righecousness shall not be abolished And He hath promised to accept and reward gloriously such persons as are themselves wise and causes of others being so and that being themselves just and righteous are causes of righteousness to others Psal 91.14 15 16. Isa 62.1 2 3. Because Reas 2. He is a lover of wisdome and righteousness He is himself the only wise God Rom. 16.27 Jude 25. and the just and righteous Lord Zeph. 3.5 and wisdome and righteousness are of and from him Prov. 2.6 Psal 4.1 beams issuing forth from or generated by him and his influxes and therefore loved of him or rather they are the beams and influences of his blessed and beloved Son our Lord Jesus the wisdome of God and his tighteousness or just and righteous one and therefore they are lovely too and delighted in by him so as to render lovely and delightful to him those that are in so as to be made wise and righteous by them As it is said A wise Son maketh a glad Father Prov. 10.1 And my Son if thine heart be wise my heart shall rejoice even mine yea my reins shall rejoice when thy lips speak right things Prov. 23.15 16. And My Son be wise and make my heart glad that I may answer him that reprorcheth me Prov. 27.11 comparing those passages with Chap. 3.11 12. Heb. 12.5 6 7 8. whereas the foolish may not stand in his sight He hateth all the workers of iniquity Psal 5.4 5. The righteous Lord loveth righteousness and the righteous his countenance doth behold the just Psal 11.7 and 146.8 Yea because also Reas 3. He loveth mankind and desires mans welfare and happiness Would have all men saved and come to the knowledg of the truth that being good and acceptable in his sight He would not that any perish but all come to repentance to which purpose he hath interposed his only Son the man Christ Jesus who gave himself a ransome or price of redemption for all the one and only Mediator of God and man therefore he would have all men wise and righteous that they might be happy 1 Tim. 2.3 4 5 6. 2 Peter 3.9 He would rather that the wicked turn and live than go on in sin and die and perish therefore also he loves those that are so wise as to take the course to be happy as Men loving their Children like it mainly when they see they do well and take the course to live happily and therefore also He loves and likes them mainly who being wise themselves make it their business by holding forth his Word and Doctrine and setting before them the love and goodness of God and the great things he hath done for them and invites them too their need thereof and the misery that will come upon them if neglecting them c. to do their endevour to convert others to righteousness and bring them to be just and good that they may be happy For seeing he loves man and desires his welfare nothing can be more acceptable to him than to endeavour to promote mans happiness And indeed he hath therefore so highly loved honoured and glorified his Son Jesus Christ as man because He in obedience to Him and love to us laid down his life for us as he saith Himself Therefore my Father loveth me because I lay down my life that I might take it again Joh. 10.17 And because he humbled himself to Death the Death of the Cross for us that so he might therethrough be the Saviour of us The Authour of eternal Salvation to all that obey him and bring many sons to glory therefore God hath highly exalted him and given him a Name above every name that every knee should bow to Him and every tongue confess to him that He is Lord to the glory of God the Father Phil. 2.7 8 9 10 11. with Heb. 2.10 and 5.9 so as He is the brightness of his glory and in the fulness of his power and glory for evermore And as any one in listening to and believing on Him becomes a follower and disciple of Him and walks in his steps making it his business according to his capacity to do good to others and win them in to him and so to righteousness so God loves and approves of them the more and will conform them to his blessed Son and give them fellowship with him in his Kingdome and Glory Yea they that come nearest him in likeness of love and charity and good-doing to others here shall doubtless be nearest to him in glory hereafter God so loves man that he likes and approves it and will reward it when men so love one another as to do good to one another in outward and bodily matters He that is good of or hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed for he giveth of his bread to the poor Proverbs 22.9 and He that hath pitty on the poor lendeth to the Lord and what he hath given will he
and encouragment to those that are wise themselves in the wisdom of Christ or diligently seeking after it and those that are faithfully and diligently endeavouring to improve what wisdom and other furniture they have received from God for the good of others that they might be made wise and righteous in Christ Jesus to go on and hold fast their wisdom and their exercise of it to so good an end Seeing here they have an assurance given them by Jesus Christ and his holy spirit that they that so do shall be glorious with him at the last which may bear them up against all the discouragements they may meet with here in the way as from their being here hid and obscure thrust into corners taken no notice of or made no account of among their Neighbours Yea or from their being here reproached vilified and rendred odious as Christ himself and many of his followers both holy Prophets holy Apostles and other holy men have been in their several Ages No cause from these things to be discouraged but to hold on their way as it is said The righteous also shall hold on his way and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger Job 17.9 And as it is said by our Saviour Let him that is righteous be righteous still and he that is holy devoted seperated and given up to serve God and Christ in seeking the glory of his name and the good of others let him be holy still And behold I come quickly and will render to every man according as his works shall be Rev. 2.11 12. That is to them that by patient continuance in well doing seek after glory honor immortality eternal life Rom. 2.7 This consideration is oft-times propounded by Christ himself as when he saith He that shall confess me before men him will I confess before my Father in Heaven and before the Angels of God Mat. 10.32 Luke 12.8 And No man that hath left Father or Mother House or Land c. for my sake and the Gospels to serve me and it as well as also to know me and it but he shall receive an hundred fold here in this life and in the world to come eternal life Mark 10.29 30. And so in each of the seven Epistles to the seven Churches in Asia Rev. 2 3. This the Apostles too propounded both to themselves and to others To themselves We believe therefore we speak knowing that he that raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus and present us with you For which cause we faint not But though our outward man perish our inward man is renewed day by day For our light afflictions which are but for a moment attending us namely in our seeking after and serving the Lord getting and walking in wisdom Worketh for us a far more exceeding and an eternal weight of glory while we look not at the things that are seen but at the things that are not seen c. 2 Cor. 4.14 16 17 18. And to others when he saith So run that ye may obtain and every man that striveth for masteries is temperate in all things Now they do it to obtain a corruptible Crown but we an incorruptible c. 1 Cor. 9.24 25. And this is a faithful saying For if we be dead with him we shall also live with him If we suffer with him we shall also reign with him 2 Tim. 2.11 12. Oh what have men often done and indured and with how great patience and unweariedness for a little glory that they might get a name and praise with men and be glorifyed of them and shine as it were in their atchieved glories and renowns Witness that great Alexander that in twelve years space ran over almost all the world with undaunted courage encountring with and vanquishing wondrous difficulties for glory sake And Julius Caesar Pompey and many others But alas What is all the glory of this world in comparison of the glory to be revealed on the Saints of God at the appearance of Jesus Christ of which the Apostle tells us that it 's a weighty and an eternal glory and that he reckoned that all the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with it Rom. 8.18 Surely if the hope of a little uncertain gain carryeth the Merchant Husbandman and other Tradesmen oftentimes through great dangers and unwearied labors and difficulties and the hope of a little honor and glory among men hath often and yet doth carry out soldiers to exceeding great and tedious hazzards what should not the hope of so great glory as this To shine as the brightness of the Firmament and as the Stars for ever and ever carry us out to in travelling for wisdom and for doing good to all we can and all the good we can that we may be instruments of their salvation Seeing we have the promise of God both of his presence and helpfulness with us in all our labors and dangers to assist and strengthen us and of his rewarding our labors also and crowning them in the issue with so great glory and happiness Neither of which promises are ingaged to those others in their adventures but they run at uncertainties and upon only fallible probabilities Vse 8. And Lastly How may what hath been said and considered from this Scripture occasion gladness with sadness to us in respect of this our Deceased Brother Mr. Thomas Moor the occasion of our meeting here and treating on this Text of Scripture than which I could not think there was any in the whole Bible more applicable to him and pertinent to our present business 1. In respect of himself we have undoubted cause and ground from this Text of great comfort and gladness as being thence perswaded that it is and shall be well with him though dead in the body and brought hither to be Interred no doubt but he shall arise among the just and such as shall have this Scripture fulfilled upon them for that he was a wise man and indued with a great portion of Divine wisdom and Heavenly understanding all that knew him and his parts and gifts and way of life may testifie and his many pious and religious Treatises both in Print and Manuscript left behind him will witness for him Indeed He had not University Learning to furnish him or to know himself by but what He had was the more immediately or remarkably from God in and by a diligent Study and practise of the holy Scriptures and their good instructions and converse with Godly persons to which from his youth God by his Grace excited and stirred him up and in which he mightily assisted and blessed him And indeed God hath not tyed himself nor us up to the Universities for their Learning for his giving or our receiving Heavenly wisdom But wherever men apply their hearts unto it and mind its instructions in those means of attaining it that he affords them and walking in what He gives wait
of his Ministery but many 〈◊〉 in the Countryes where he lived and whâ—… he was more conversant as in Cambridge shire Norfolk the Isle of Ely Linceâ—… shire and thereabouts Many that hâ—… blessed God that ever they knew him a who yet do so that we may with comfort aâ—… confidence leave him here in the earth an assured hope and expectation of his â—…ing raised up again to everlasting life a that then he shall among them that be 〈◊〉 shine as the brightness of the Firmament a among those that turn many to righteousâ—… as the Stars for ever and ever For indâ—… he did not only hold forth good Doctrâ—… the Doctrine of the Grace of God to men but did also walk humbly and holily among and toward men Preaching in his practice as well as in his doctrine Though we do not make him more than a man a good and an useful man having learned with St. Augustine to give that honour only to the holy Scriptures called Canonical to be the absolute rule of our faith and life We look upon his Life as that which had its failings and passions as other good mens and read his Writings and heard his Discourses as we would other holy mens with our senses exercised to compare them with the Holy Scriptures and as was his frequent expression prefixed before divers of his Treatises in their Epistles to bring things to the Testimony and receive what agrees therewith and if any thing swarve therefrom or want confirmation thereby to let it alone or reject it for we have learned of our Lord to call no man Master of our faith but himself the only absolutely perfect Pattern of Life and Teacher of Truth though we have also learned of his Apostle to have all in honour for their works sake that faithfully and skilfully instruct us into and provoke us to hold fast that which our Lord hath taught us 1 Thes 5.12 13. I know many and those that account themselves and were accounted the strictest Religionists censured him for his Doctrine and Practices and was not our Lord himself so and by such manner of persons For his Doctrine because he held the Death of Christ to have been for all men and the Grace in Him to be treasured up in Him for all men as what is free for them and dissented from those of Mr. Calvins mind in his apprehensions of Election and Reprobation but they that censured him upon that score bewray their own ignorance or unbelief of Gods testimony in the Scriptures and unaquaintedness with the manner of its speaking and are of those that call some bodies else their Rabbies than Jesus Christ and follow other Guides rather than his holy Apostles crying up this or that supposed holy man more than them and their plain sayings For his practise some as accounting him a Sect-Master or a maker of a Schism but they that so did did not well know him For his work it was not to divide men from the Church of England in which he walked and worshipped though not in all things approving yet not for lesser dissatisfactions renting from it Upon which account many others of the zealous parties more censured his practise But I think he followed therein the way and practise of the holy Prophets and Apostles who though reproving the Errors and Faults in the Jewish Church or those that called themselves of it yea and approving and practising the Assemblings and Speakings together of such as feared God besides the publick Assemblings of the professed Church Mal. 3.16 Psal 111.1 119.63 Mark 1.21 39 2.1 2. Luke 10.38 39. Acts 3.1 4.23 12.5 12. yet made not a seperation therefrom till or otherwise than they might be thrust out by them Isa 66.5 Well we shall leave him to his righteous Judge who seeth not as men see nor judgeth after their Judgment With whom his work we trust is accepted and of whom we hope he shal be rewarded with this great happiness To shine as the brightness of the Firmament and as the Stars for ever and ever In which comfort concerning him we here leave him Though yet notwithstanding this cause of Gladness concerning him 2. In respect of our selves we have great cause of sadness for that God hath deprived us of him of his farther helpfulness and usefulness among us and that too in the midst of his farther endeavours of it Both as we may reflect upon our unthankfulness for and want of making due improvement of so good an Instrument of good to us and so great a gift of Gods grace and mercy as he was as what might provoke God to take him from us and to take him away too so as he did both at such a distance where few of his Acquaintance could have the opportunity of visiting him and especially in such a manner as by suffering such a feebleness to befal him as took away the benefit of his speaking audibly to us during the continuance of his sickness if I may call it a sickness which though long He being weak many weeks yet in all that time he spake little so as to be well-understood a whole Sentence together only now and then a Sentence But those about him perceived that he spake oftentimes about Christ or the Resurrection and the hope of the glory to come and was much in Prayer to God even to his end Surely God might take him away in such a manner for correction and reproof to the living as if he should signifie therein that because we made not sufficient account and use of what he had so much and oft spoke in his life-time we should have little from him audibly in his dying Which though it might be imputed partly to his age and spentness being just entred upon his eightieth year and having spent his natural strength much in his continual writing meditation and exercise and partly to the distemper that fell upon his head and nerves and rendred him listless drowsy and in a measure Lethargick or Appoplectick as I conceive Yet seeing God doth often order that they that serve him much in their life time express much of him too in their death in an edifyable manner to others And he could had he pleased have ordered such strength and livelyness to him also therein Therefore it is better for us taking it out of Gods hand as a reproof of our unprofitableness to make that use of it for the future to improve the mercies God gives us while we have them as our Saviour admonished the the Jews when he said Yet a little while I am with you and then I go to him that sent me Ye shall seek me and shall not find me and where I am thither ye cannot come John 7.33 34. 8.21 to the end they might attend to him and make good use of him and his presence while yet with them and where they might find and come to him and so might walk in the light while yet the
Jerusalem such sorrowâ—… seen â—…t for the want of such O then to some â—…eat harm by such mens death doth use to come While of their good instructions when thâ—… liâ—… And of their good examples they 'r deprivâ—… 〈◊〉 And profit of their often fervent pray'r O what a harm'ts to some who can declaâ—… Another Anagr. Thomas Moore O home a storm or Thomas Moore O home to arms WHen God's about upon the world bâ—… A storm of wrath some sad destructive thâ—… Because of their refusals of his grace While his good words find in their hearts pâ—â— O then it is his often wont to take Home to himself those who do conscieâ—… Sin to avoid and follow what is good So Noah God took home before the Floâ—… Into an Ark of safety and just Lot To Zoar that with Sodom he might noâ—… By fire and brimstone be from heaven stâ—… So good Josiah from a people void Of goodnes he by death did first take hoâ—… Before on Judah his fierce wrath did coâ—… And on Jerusalem the like we find In Jeroboams child when God did mind Upon his wicked house ruine to bring He took him first by death cause some gâ—… thing â—…him was found yea oft men merciful Isa 57.1 〈◊〉 love from harms approaching doth he pull â—…herefore we a storm suspect may when â—…e see him home to take such godly men this our friend deceased was whose name â—…epresented in this Anagram 〈◊〉 well we may cry out O Home when we â—…orm approaching nigh upon us see â—…k Papists cry to Protestants O Home 〈◊〉 the lap of Mother Church to Rome â—…f some storm were sodainly to fall â—…hich would at unawares destroy us all 〈◊〉 God himself doth on the contrary â—…haste you home to Zion loudly cry 〈◊〉 she 's our Mother thence that divine law â—…herefrom we first our heavenly breath did draw 〈◊〉 oh at how great distance live all they â—…m thence who to Romes city go astray â—…sk the way to Zion that way let â—…r faces and not towards Rome be set â—…ence we did first proceed inquire the way 〈◊〉 which to that pure truth return we may 〈◊〉 saith and practise which from thence did come â—…ither to shun a storm O haste we home â—…cutting whirlwind thence we 'r told on all â—…he heads of wicked men with pain will fall Jer. 30.23 O home to God ye sinners therefore fly That ye may shun approaching misery For why that dreadful storm doth stronâ—… sâ—… Of fire and brimstone even of death Hâ—… O might this voice throughout these Islaâ—… riâ—… And reach from meanest beggar to the Kâ—… All to repentance all excite before A storm of wrath the judgment of whâ—… Upon us fall lest Death and Hell oretake And do for ever miserable make us O England home to God thou heavily Hast sinn'd against his holy Majesty Thou divers sad blasts hast already felt Wars Pestilence decay of Trade have dâ—… Within thy borders besides divers mo Dismal presages of ensuing wo If thou repent'st not yet thou worse oâ—… grâ—… O home lest thee a storm quite overthrow Patience may stay Gods hand a while 〈◊〉 If thou sin on ' stroy thee at length He wâ—… O London home the heavens on thee dofroâ—… Both pestilence and fire have brought 〈◊〉 doâ—… And yet thou liftst thy head aloft again Though all thy filthiness doth still remaiâ—… Unpurged from thee nay is' t not increast 〈◊〉 home to God make haste repent thee lest 〈◊〉 sad a storm from heaven upon thee blow 〈◊〉 may thy stately buildings quite o'rthrow â—…is name to thee O Home the rather calls â—…ecause it lies interr'd within thy wall 〈◊〉 Home ye servants of the Lord who ere â—…e stragling in this world and seeking there 〈◊〉 satiate your souls a storm will break â—…our hopes in pieces if you don't betake â—…ou home to God cleave to him more fast 〈◊〉 home a storm is threatned a strong blast 〈◊〉 home to arms to stand upon your guard 〈◊〉 on Gods armour lest ye be quite mard â—…st to Gods anger ye expose you so 〈◊〉 to your selves to cause exceeding wo. 〈◊〉 let us all attend the heavenly charms â—…f our dear Saviour Home to his Arms â—…etake us quickly So we safe shall be â—…om all that 's evil and destruction flee Jo. Horne Thomas Moore Anagr. O arm those mo LOrd thou hast weakned now our strength It will be proved so 〈◊〉 we return not now at length For help where shall we go 〈◊〉 thou go'st further on to break Our companies what will Become of such as yet are weak And very ignorant still Even for thy Name those are increast With many a bitter foe And many helpers now are ceast With thy strength Arm those mo Thou saist if our iniquities We do acknowledg so As that we clear thy contraries In walking as our foe Thou wilt remember for us then Thy mercies great of old And plant us as thou diddest when Thou broughtst us to thy fold We have as did our Fathers-fore Prov'd plants degenerate And like thy Vine such grapes we bore As thou couldst not but hate Lord purge us for thy holy Name From every bitter root Break us not further for the same In mercy do not do 't O magnifie it in this way Though we have grieved thee And with thy Children Lord we pray Let us still numbred be O arm those-mo who are most try'd They need thy help chiefly With fresh strength let them be supply'd Thy Word now verifie O arm those mo who weak are made By taking such away Be thou O Lord their present aid And in their stead a stay O arm those mo who yet have space To gather strength and to go on That they may now go mend their pace And hold out till their race be run Arm us all mo for to persist Till we thy will have fully done That at the last we may be blest Even when thou sendst again thy Son F. Brigge An Elogy upon the Death of Mr. Tho. Moore Sen. by the same OUr former cry may be renew'd For God renewed hath his stroke We are not more increast but few'd With greater breach He hath us broke O pass it not with lightness o're Though this was gather'd in his season There is not such another Moore Then to lament we have great reason The ancient and the honourable Do fail they are remov'd away Is not our case then deplorable When none but babes to be our stay And i' st not almost come to this O Lord how have we thee offended In whom iniquity none is But all thy ways to be commended Thou righteous art thy judgments true Yet give us leave with thee to plead Oh execute not what is due Thy heavy wrath we well may dread Wilt thou this way encourage such As with their tongue think to prevail While thou afflictest very much The poor that ready are to quail With taunts men ready are to fright Or with their