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A39190 An Elegy upon the death of Mr. Francis Holcroft who dyed the sixth, and interred this twelfth of January, 1691/2 [i.e. 1692] 1692 (1692) Wing E466A; ESTC R36261 1,999 1

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〈…〉 Conquer AN ELEGY Upon the Death of Mr. FRANCIS HOLCROFT Who dyed the sixth and Interred this twelfth of January 1691 2. PRaises of him when dead are justly due Who living was by th' grace of God found true Faithful to Christ and Useful in his Station Blest 1 Pet. 2.9 and a Blessing made to Christ's own Nation And as a great Ambassador for him Hath woo'd and won full many to come in 2 Pet. 5.20 Even from the East and West Mat. 8.11 and North and South Sit down at 's Feet and learn from Christ's own Mouth The care of Grace sound Faith and Holiness And him 'fore Men and Angels to confess Fearful of Sin Mat. 10.32 but fearless of all those Who are Christ's Enemies Mat. 10.28 and him oppose Whom neither Men nor Devils could afright From sending forth 's burning and shining Light In darkest Times and Places where Death's shade Had covered Souls and them a Prey had made To Sin and Satan World and Death and Hell He reason'd by the Gospel-light to tell In Zion what the Lord had done for them And Glory give to God 'fore Sons of Men. A Fisher-man he was at Christ's Command He cast his Net and wand'ring made a stand To see what Multitudes Mat. 13.47 48. by Grace were caught 'Mong which were many good tho' some prov'd naught His Fellow Fisher-man God took first away Grief whereof and other things I 'll not say Brought down his Body and his Mind to cease And mourn in Silence waiting Death's release Which God hath granted unto him with Joy That gone he is where's nothing to annoy Where rest he doth from his fore Labors all Rev. 14.13 And where his Works most sure him follow shall He 's gain'd the Point and into the Harbor's gone Welcom'd by Angels and by Saints each one By Abel Enoch Noah and the rest Of the Fathers Prophets and Apostles blest With Vision of the Face and Sight of God And of the Lamb whose Paths they following trod Oh! Jam. 5.11 happy happy Holcroft thou 'st endur'd The Cross Jam. 1.12 and now the Crown to thee 's secur'd And hence let th' Ministers of Christ learn to know Their Times and Seasons and improve them too And Work whilst 't is their Day for Night will come When no more Work can by them here be done Eccles 9.10 And learn to bear and suffer much for th' Sake Of God's Elect who Christ his Body make And shew their love to Christ Joh. 21.5 in feeeding's Flock Purchas'd by 's Blood Acts 20.28 on Earth his only Stock And when their Work is done and they appear Before the Shepherd great whose Sheep they are They shall receive a Crown of Life 1 Pet. 5.4 laid up For them Mat. 6.20 where neither Moth nor Rust corrupt Oh! let us therefore be Couragious and Strong Our Working time is short and Rest is long And what to our Charges shall be by the way Life Liberty Estate Mat. 19.29 30. Christ will 't repay With a redundance of an hundred fold Now and eternal Life next World to hold And let the Flock of Christ whose once he was Learn to remember Sin and purge their Dross Repent and turn to him Isa 9.13 that smitten hath Their Shepherds one Rev. 2.5 and other now by Death And let them look to him Mal. 1.15 whose th' residue Of the Spirit is Joh. 3.34 who can them Pastors new Raise up and give according to 's own Heart Jer. 3.14 15. Knowledge and Understanding to impart To feed and lead them in right Paths of Peace And Truth and Holiness well to encrease In Grace and Knowledge till they come to see The Face of him whose Pasture-sheep they be Acts 20.32 But let them pray ' th Lord of th' Harvest great Mat. 9.38 That he may send forth such as may compleat The Harvest there and gather in to him The Remnant of 's Elect not yet brought in John 16.16 And edifie the Body till they come Ephes 4.12 13 14. To be compleat in Stature and Union That henceforth they no more such Children be Tost to and fro with Waves as is the Sea But holding Truth in Love full stedfastly May Faith and Order keep in Unity That so the Blessing great which is kept in store May be on them even Life for evermore Psal 133. Now to conclude what 's said of him that 's gone 'T is not the Man we prais'd but Grace alone The Grace of God which made him what he was 1 Cor. 15.10 'Bove others and himself All Flesh is Grass 'T is not the Man for he was less than nothing But Grace it was alone that made him something Therefore to God and Lamb upon the Throne Let Glory due be given by every one Rev. 4.9 16 17. To whom he was a Blessing in his day And let his Faults be buried in the Clay AMEN London Printed for Will. Marshall at the Bible in Newgate-Street 1692. 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