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A44864	David's labour and rest, or, A discourse on Acts XIII, v. 36 preached at the funeral of Mr. Richard Shute, the late Most Reverend Pastor of the congregation of Stow-Market in Suffolk : together with some memorable remarques upon the deceased, for the benefit and use of that parish / by Samuel Hudson ...	Hudson, Samuel, 17th cent.	1689 (1689)	Wing H3264; ESTC R4246	15,092	32

is no Design a Christian ought to have in in pursuit comparable with that of glorifying God and saving of his Soul All others compared with this whether raising great Estates and Fortunes or climbing up to highest Pinnacles of Honour are but low and beggarly Designs Nor is there any other way we can better express our reall care for carrying on this good Design than by a suitable Comportment and endeavour to do as David did to serve out our own Generation Nor any Rule for us to square our Conversation by in order to the glorifying of God and serviceableness than the Rule David walked by viz. the Will of God. And whosoever walketh in this Way and by this Rule may expect a David's Issue and Event to fall asleep to be gathered to their Fathers and receive a glorious Resurrection The words as they lye in the Relative sence are brought in to prove the Resurrection of Christ and that as a thing foretold by the Psalmist That he would not suffer his Holy One to see corruption But David saw corruption and therefore the Prediction of the Psalmist relates to Christ and not personally to David For David after he had served out his generation by the will of God fell on sleep and saw corruption c. But I shall consider the words absolutely in themselves which contain these three Considerables First Good David's Agency and Fidelity He served out his generation Secondly The Canon or Rule of his Activity the will of God. Thirdly The Exodus or Event of both which doubtless was happy He fell asleep and was gathered to his Fathers Of these three in their order First Holy David's fidelity and agency who served out his Generation i. e. the whole series course and scope of his Life was how he might be serviceable to God in all the parts thereof not only in a fit and mood by starts and fits but throughout his Generation Whose excellent Pattern Note recommends to us a necessary and important Duty incumbent upon us to be Active and Serviceable to God in our Generation in all the Stations and Relations Gods Providence sets us in He did not serve God as a Servant his Master for a Year or an Apprentice for seven Years as long as his Indentures last but he was as a bored Servant all his days Not putting Limits Bounds or Periods to his Service but as long as Life lasted He never begun well or to good purpose that doth not continue his Fidelity Nor may he expect a Crown of Life Rev. 2.10 who is not Faithful to the Death And here I must consider David in his respective and several Relations wherein Gods Providence set him and shew how serviceable he was in them all and how reasonable it is for us so to be And those were either in His Political Ecclesiastical Domestick Relation First Consider him in his Political Relation as he was a King. No sooner did God advance him from the Shepherds Crook and by his special command invest him with the Crown and Scepter to lead his People Israel as his peculiar Flock but he set himself to defend his Subjects to subdue Israels common Enemies put Garisons into the Cities for the safety of the Common-wealth When possibly male-contents might think a less guard might serve the turn to secure the publick Peace This was he who enjoyned and commanded by his Authority the Worship of the God of Israel according to the Law of Moses and required the People under his Charge to serve and fear the God of Abraham This was he who was serviceable by appointing Judges for the Execution of Judgment and Justice both for the Punishment of evil-doers and for the Praise of them that do well Nor was he a negligent Administrator of Justice himself or did he turn off all to be managed by others hands but declares that when he shall receive the Congregation he would judge uprightly Psal 75.2 which he performed with great faithfulness notwithstanding the after-insinuations of a Rebellious Son Absolom and a Crafty Courtier Achitophel who out of Sinister ends aspersed the Government to raise their own Fortunes and gratifie their own ambition It is a very difficult if not impossible thing to wear a Crown long but some touring Spirits will be apt to raise Clamour and unreasonable Slanders and think it would fit better upon their own heads and that if they had Power they could better manage the Affairs of State. What he engaged to his God David was careful to perform Early destroying the wicked of the Land and cutting off evil doers from the City of the Lord. Leading his People Israel in the Integrity of his heart and guiding them by the skilfulness of his hands In short in his publick service and administration he eyed publick good so as to the most and best men Whatsoever the King did pleased the People 2 Sam. 3.16 Consider him Secondly in his Ecclesiastical relation as a Prophet of the Lord and so he served out his Generation This was he who brought the Ark the visible Symbol of God's Presence from Kirjathjearim and placed it in a Tabernacle notwithstanding the insolent scoffs of a deriding Michal So hard a thing it is for any in publick Authority to promote Religion but some or other will revile and reproach But yet he proceeded and made preparation for building a House for God thô the compleating of it was left to his Successor yet his good purpose was acceptable to God. How careful was he in ordering the Priests and Levites to perform their Offices in their several courses Sacred Writ do testifie to rectifie abuses 2 Chron. 23. ● and regulate the Worship of God. How industrious in composing that precious Model of divine Truth the Book of the Psalms And ordering the Singers in their places to serve God in Prayers Praises and Thanksgiving And himself also with Supplications and Intercessions to God standing up in the gap to divert the wrath of a justly provoked God from a God provoking People as divers Psalms testifie Psal 79.83 nor was he wanting upon the Receipt of any signal blessing to return his grateful resentments of God's goodness Several of the Psalms being Anthems of Praise penn'd upon such occasions to be publickly sung As Psal 18. c. Nor Thirdly was he less careful to be serviceable to God in his Private or Domestick relation By a holy and exemplary Conversation This was he who gave not only holy Precept but Pattern behaving himself wisely Psal 101.1 and walking in the midst of his house in the perfect way Not as too many who regard not to debauch others under their charge by ill President Or others who care not if they have but their Servants bodily labour thô the Devil have their Hearts and Lives He doubtless counselled them to Piety and bewailed the miscarriages of any under his charge and care When Rivers of Tears ran down his Eyes because men kept not

changing colour according to his Company but justified in private what was his publick Practice against all gain-sayers I might add more relating to his Ecclesiastical capacity but I must hasten to shew how he was serviceable in his Generation Thirdly In his private Relation But I had almost forgot one thing relating to the former which is his readiness upon all occasions and least intimations to visit the sick not over-looking the poorest sort reaching forth not only wholsom advice but superadding a charitable hand where he saw need and occasion A pregnant instance of his large Heart and hand is evident in his Charitable Bequest and Legacy he hath left for the benefit of the poor of this Parish to continue to succeeding Generations So as those who never knew him may bless him I must confess I have heard him lament that in visiting some poor that he hath found some so grosly Ignorant in the Articles of Christian Religion But it 's high time now to mention and I can but mention his domestick Carriage His dear Affection and tender Compassion to his Consort and Relatives whereof the mournful Eyes and sorrowful Hearts of those who are present is a sufficient demonstration In his Family Grave yet Familiar Not Rigid and Austere Affable yet Devout A Priest in his Family as well as in the Temple He loved not long or late absence from the place of his abode He carried a watch in his Bosom to mind him of seasonable retirements accounting there was something to be done at home besides going to Bed. I pass over his secret and Closet retirements And it 's now high time to hasten to the second part of his management of himself as the Text tells us By the Will of God. Secondly In all these Relations his care was to manage himself by the surest safest Rule The Will of God. This both in private Discourse and in his publick Preaching Tho' he did sometimes and could make use of the Judgment of the Ancient Fathers but this not to found his Faith upon but only to strengthen it by their Authority His Method was to back his Discourse with Proofs out of these sacred Oracles in which he was an eloquent Apollos He loved and honoured the gray hairs of Antiquity but with Tertullian revered the Plenitude of the Scriptures It was hence he took the Articles of his Faith and Rules of Life and his Creed was composed before that of Trent I must not omit here to speak of other of his natural and moral Endowments Sweetness of Temper Courtesie of Behaviour A pleasant yet profitable Companion I have known several of his Friends who would say they were as well pleased with his Ordinary and Familiar Discourse as his Preaching which spoke him a great man because in his publick Exercises he studied to condescend to the meanest Capacities but with the more polite and learned evidenced himself a Scholar Yet his publick discourses were always Manly Practicable Profitable In his converse he was neither Morose or Cynical nor Airy and Froathy but such as any man in an hours discourse might return bettered from him His Charity to his Neighbours upon all occasions is well known in this place But as he would not boast of it whilst living I will not blaze it now he is dead He affected Secrecy rather than Popularity therein according to our Saviours Rule Matth. 6. Give not thine Alms before men to be seen of them His love to this people appeared in not leaving them when under the Temptation of other fair offers in his Native Countrey and near his Relations His Faithfulness to his Friend is not to be forgotten Here was a Breast where one might safely lock a secret where he found a David he proved a Jonathan In all things eying the Will of God. Lastly But now as the good man in the Text He is fallen asleep His Distemper approached gradually upon him termed by the skilful in the faculty of Physick a Scorbutick Dropsie which proved unconquerable by all their Art and Skill This attended with a Drowsiness towards his latter end so as altho ' he knew and understood well yet he was apt to fall asleep before he had finished an answer But under went all his afflictions with a calmness and Serenity of Mind with an intire resignation unto the Divine Will. Nor was he under too tedious Pains and articles that some meet with before their departure And next to a safe passage hence an easie transitus is very desireable In a sober sence he truly fell asleep Thus dyed this great and good Man. May we of the Clergy bewail the loss of such a painful steady valiant Work-man and Labourer in Gods Vineyard And Micah 2.2 God knows in a time when we could ill spare him Such was the time when the Prophet complained that the good man was perished from the Earth several great and stout Champions have of late fallen by death into the List of whom we may well put our deceased Brother Who for Prudence Industry Integrity and Ability may be a pattern to many of us surviving Let me also Address my self to you of this Place and Parish who were lately under his prudent Care and Conduct Death hath plaid a mighty prize at once triumphing over Learning sweet Nature Goodness and Experience and at one stroak laid in the dust your faithful Minister at the age of about fifty four Years I hope I need not call for Mourning Men Jer. 9.17 or Mourning Women to take up wailing or make a bitter Lamentation You of this place I hope had generally such a passionate affection for him as the very spectacle of so faithful a watchman will command your Tears and perswade you almost for this your Father to weep with Rachel so as to refuse to be comforted My hearty desire for you is that God would make up your breach and that although the Shepherd be smitten the Sheep may not be scattered Serious resentments of such Providences of God are mightily becoming of us under such heavy stroaks The Heathen resented the loss of one Philosopher more than of many Orators because Orators taught men to speak well but Philosophers to live well You have lost one who knew how both to speak well to you and taught by Doctrine and Example to live well tho' now to be laid in the silent grave as a piece of cold clay may he that 's dead yet speak I mean speak in the Lives and Conversations of his people Repeat his excellent Sermons and Discourses in your Lives and take heed of Sceptical shakings in a day of Trial. Think you hear him now speaking to you Phil. 2. v. 12. as St. Paul to the Philipians Wherefore my beloved Brethren as ye have always obeyed not only in my presence but in my absence work out your Salvation c. Preserve that Unity he left among you when he left you avoiding a needless dividing and separating Spirit And particularly to you of the Youth of this Town and Place Remember ye the wholsom advices ye have received from him the sober demeanour you cannot but have observed back't with the Imprimatur of Gravity and Gray-hairs So that whilst possibly you may hear some of the Clergy aspersed as careless and negligent recall to mind that you have had a President of one before you in this Place Devout in Prayers Diligent in Preaching and of an exemplary Conversation amongst others of the Church of England I shall conclude May this Vacancy be supplied with a Person of Wisdom Ability and Integrity that may carry on the work of God and build upon the Foundations here already laid by him Yea may a double Portion of Elijahs Spirit rest upon Elisha for Gods Glory and the furtherance of your Salvation And may we all study to be serviceable in our Generations and to do all by the Will of God that when we depart hence we may sleep in Jesus and let all this people say Amen Now to God the Father c. FINIS