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A86694	The art of embalming dead saints, discovered in a sermon preached at the funerall of Master William Crompton, the late reverend and faithfull pastor of the church in Lanceston Cornwall. Ianuary the fifth, 1641. By G. Hughes. B.D. Pastor of the church in Tavistocke Devon.	Hughes, George, 1603-1667.	1642 (1642)	Wing H3307; Thomason E142_1; ESTC R8080	45,689	61

THE ART OF EMBALMING Dead SAINTS discovered in a Sermon preached at the Funerall of Master William Crompton the late Reverend and faithfull Pastor of the Church in Lanceston Cornwall Ianuary the fifth 1641. By G. Hughes B. D. Pastor of the Church in Tavistocke Devon Mors lucrum Phil. 1.21 Sepulchrum cubile Esay 57.2 Infernum nihil Heb. 2.14 Fides victoria 1 John 5.4 Imperatrix sanctitas Esay 49.7 8. Dei Christi Hac sunt Sanctorum trophaea LONDON Printed by A. N. for John Rothwell and are to be sold at his Shop in Pauls Churchyard at the signe of the Sun 1642. To the VVorshipfull the Major Recorder and Aldermen of the Towne of Lanceston in Cornwal with all in that place who love the LORD JESUS in syncerity Worthy and beloved Friends IF question be Why comes this in print I will truly tell you not my Ambition to be publicke by the Presse in this Worke when I preached the summe of it unto you my thoughts were not in the least motion this way God knows it But as by stroking and by wringing the milke is drawne from an hard-milch't beast so hath it fared with me The love of Friends who thought better of it than I my selfe hath been stroking it out but however a motion was made yet did it not come by that Shortly after false and uncharitable aspersions upon the dead and living with defective copies of my Sermon flew about the Country and these did wring mee so that I resolved to hold back no longer Having therefore desired at the throne of Grace that not my selfe but God might be eyed in it I set upon the perfecting of my Notes and yielded that the World should see what doctrine I delivered and whether I spake any thing of your deceased Pastor that was not deserved My friends thus have their desire but the Enemies perhaps an Eye-sore I shall pray it may be an Heart-healer to them if they vouchsafe to use it Now having thus prepared it as I send it to the World so have I thought good to direct it with a speciall Dedication unto you not for patronage over it but for a believing Entertainment of it If it be truth God is the Patron of it he wil defend it if it be falshood it is not worth the countenance of a man to shelter or abet it And for my owne part I thank God my prayer my studie is not to get Patrons to my selfe but to make Friends and Favorites in the World to Christ Upon this condition this worke is yours Deare Friends truly yours all yours and I am yours and shall rejoyce to be so if you be Christs I have but one word more unto you to stay you in the entrance and it is of humble request not for my selfe but your owne precious souls The hand of God hath bin against you in breaking and burying one famous Chariot wherin you were carried swiftly towards Christ And no lesse hath it been for you in a sweet providence repairing that losse and sending you a Man of God to carry on his saving work among you Now therefore I beseech you Forget not your losse let his name be precious to you let his labours live in your hearts and ways fulfill his dying desires that yee be holy and undervalue not this great mercie in your repaire In many places Wolves watch over the poore flocke of Christ that hurry them suck the bloud of their souls What a mercy is it to have a Pastor after Gods owne heart to keep feed them Such hath God given you Accept this blessing and rejoyce in it Love honour obey him that is set over you in the Lord to watch for your souls that he may give up his account at last with joy to himselfe and abundant profit and gain to you This I beg of you for this cause I shall pray for you The Lord of Glory who is exalted to shew mercy to his people from his High throne and boundlesse fulnesse power out upon you the riches of his grace he strengthen perfect and stablish you To him be Glory for ever And in him I am From my study in Tavistock March 28. 1642. Your obliged friend and servant for Iesus sake George Hughes To the Reader Honest Reader I Should not stay thee with the shortest Preface to so small a work but that it is something needfull for me and may not be unprofitable unto thee It is not by subtile Apologie to palliate any errour but by a plain confession to prevent prejudice which may arise in a good heart upon harmlesse grounds 1. It may be perhaps suggested to thee this Sermon was preached twice I confesse these which I publish are my second thoughts upon this text My first were vented not yet a yeere since at the Funerall of a dear Christian Friend once of my Flock in London which though for substance they were the same with the last yet these in forme and inlargment are much different however confitentem habes non reum I account it no crime to preach one Sermon twice neither I hope wilt thou pre-judge it for this reason if it were so It glad's mee now that by this I have occasion to make mention of the name of that deceased member of Christ Master John Underwood whom I had cause to prize living as I have to carry dear and precious in my heart Many good souls in * All Hallows in Breadstreet that place surviving whose I account my selfe yet to be for Christs sake if my life can doe them good And of him dead I cannot be unmindfull It was his charge to me before his death Speak not a word of me and I obeyed his voice yet now I hope it will be no impiety to write a word If of truth and inlargednesse of heart to Christ Matth. 25. the living and great expressions to his members may be an evidence as Christ makes it Let the World then judge of him by the following character Hee was a very free and open-hearted man to Christs cause and members because they were Christs J speak of my own knowledge every yeer when he made up his books and had summed up his debts and gains constantly he would reserve the tenths and write himselfe so much debtor to God for many yeers together he made me his Almoner to relieve imprisoned impoverished and sick Christians by these portions with trust in me not to reveal his name which J kept unto his death The better tenth of his estate he gave to God also in his last Will. I mention this for a spectacle to the World who thinke all lost that is spent upon God but in this Christian let them see by liberall things is the liberall man established Isai 32.8 Hee died enriched with a full estate J believe he is at rest let him sleep untill the morning Reader pardon this digression it was a godly Friend led me aside 2. It may be also