bless thee for what good thou hast done by my Ministry among them and for those Souls thou hast already brought into Heaven And now Lord I commit them into thy hands who art the chief shepherd they are thy flock help them to live in love and peace Oh that strifes and contentions might cease And thou who hast kept an open door for thy people in this place when it hath been shut elsewhere for a long space Lord keep it open still until thou shalt open the rest Oh remember thy Ministers Take care of them provide for this congregation and if thou shalt incline the heart of my Kinsman to stay amongst them who hath been trained up in my Family for these ten years and they have known his manner of life his Doctrine his parts and abilities for the Ministry if thou see it good make way in the heart of thy servanâ— H. And those that have power in this place to use their endeavour that he may continue here This is my desire Lord remember thy People in these nations Papists are striving and some of the meer formalists care not what becomes of the Protestant interest If Popery comes in like a flood Lord put a stop to it Yea put an end to it Stir up the heart of our King and the King of the Swedes against the Whore of Rome that thinks she sits as a queen and is no widow Oh stir up the ten Kings against her Then he added a request for accommodation of a difference betwixt two persons whom he names in his congregation that he might see it healed before he die And for some others that had made detection in practice and were sallen off to looseness and vain company-keeping who were children of Godly Parents that at last God would bring them home by sound repentance Concluding he begs that the Lord will bring down ill houses of iniquity meaning Alehouses He added that night Whilst we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord but when we are absent from the body then we shall be present with the Lord therefore we labour The just shall live by his faith Read we the 20th of Acts where Paul fent for the elders of the Church of Ephâ—suâ— and gave them charge and took his leave of them Read the 1. Thes 4.12 to the end adding It is a great priviledgâ— that the dead in Christ shall rise first and be with him before they that are alive at his coming shall be changed Thus his Holy Soul mounting upwards by gradual ascents breathes out its self into the bosom of God being mellowed and ripened for Glory In all these we may take notice of 1. His publick-spiritedness still his heart was carryed out for the Church No man like-minded Phil. 2.20 who naturally cared for the spiritual state of souls and of Sion 2 His hatred of sin Love to Holiness Righteousness Peace and earnest desires to promote the interest of Christ living and dying at home abroad 3. His sweet serenity and composedness of Spirit looking this grim serjeant of Death the King of Terrors full in the face without amazement meeting it is his friend giving him possession of his Fathers house 4 His endeared love to the word of God delighting to have it read sounding in his ears and tipping his tongue with Scripture-Language because his heart was throughly drencht therein Thus this Holy man lived and thus he dyed thus he believed thus he Preached professed his hopes of a life to come and thus he entred into his rest and possesseth that purchased and perfect inheritance who would not thus live what Atheist would not thus dye however a carnal heart may possibly say as that wicked Roister who with his companion visited dying Ambrose and hearing his Holy discourses and confident welcoming approaching death with comfort he turns him to that swaggering Russian saying Oh that I might live with thee and dye with Ambrose and thus could Balaam Numâ— 23.10 that devillish Wizzard and covetouâ— conjurer say let me die the death of the righteous and let my last end be like his Heb. Let my Soul or my life be with the Righteous but they that would follow this blessed Saint into the upper region must enter in at the right door by sound conversion and go forth and go on in the foot-steps of the flock travelling gradually in the paths of sanctity till we advance to the mount of God and tho it be a rare thing to follow these Worthies passubus aequis with such long strides and quick motion yet sincerity in our setting out diligence in pursuit and perseverance in holding on to the end may by the blessing of God bring us to the goal and garland of Glory and tho we cannot attain the exploits and honour of the first three of King Davids worthies yet may we be faithful souldiers in this noble Army of the followers of the Lamb at last the Crown of Glory may be by the grace of God set upon our triumphant heads and if there be degrees of Glory yet the least vessel shall be filled and the meanest Saint shall be sully loaden with that exceeding and eternal weight of Glory for such and so great is that joy that it cannot enter into the most extensive and capacious receivers but they must enter into their Masters joy as if ten thousand millions of Bottles of different sizes were cast into the vast ocean they would all be abundantly filled so every Saint shall say with David Psal 17.15 As for me I will behold thy face in righteousness I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness Nor is it difficult for an Angelified Soul set at liberty from the prison of the flesh to soar aloft with speed into these celestial regions especially having such a royal guard of Angels to attend it tho it is said that from Earth to Heaven it is an hundred and sixty millions of miles yet how quickly and safely can that blessed Convoy convey it into the presence-chamber of that Glorious King Oh how well did this gracious Soul know the way thither where he had been dayly visiting the great God by faith and prayer he was not a stranger to the laws of that Country nor unacquainted with the manner of that Court above but as he walked with his God and was joyned to that heavenly soicety so doubtless he kept up some communion with those blessed spirits above as they have an ineffable way of intercourse and correspondence amongst themselves yet have we no Scripture ground to pray to or expect answers from them happy they that have faithfully improved their gifts and graces whilest conversant below remember their dying speeches and imitate their lovely lively examples IT might now be expected that I should further unfold Elijahs Mantle by recording those pithy and pertinent Speeches that dropped from him But as that hath been occasionally rehearsed already in the preceding Narrative so I fear those that
Lincolnshire but he came not while he was living he ordered his Son-in law to be sent for a messenger was dispatched to him but tho he hasted away towards him yet he came not till this holy Man of God had breathed his last a few hours before on the same day his approaching dissolution came on apace yet had he the free exercise of his understanding to the last and as he had been a man of prayer all his days so he died praying that morning he died he prayed sensibly the last words which were intelligible were his request for the King and Council but the particular words they that were about him could not understand The last day of the week His death Sept. 3. 1677 was the last day of that worthy mans life he dyed about eleven a Clock that day and entered into his rest near the Sabbath a day of rest from thenceforth to rest from all his weary labours and to keep an Eternal sabbath with his dearest Lord and and it was his own observation that God oft takes home his Ministers and people upon or near his holy day to perfect their graces and give them rest on that day of Rest Thus fell that bright star thus set that shining Sun in the firmament of the Church or rather hid from our eyes to shine more gloriously in the upper Region the wise i.e. wise Virgins members of Christs mystical body or as the word is Dan. 12.3 Teachers of others shall shine as the brightness of the firmament and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever Thus this Pillar is taken down that bore up an incredible weight not discerned so well then as felt dayly by sad experience since his removal from under â—he fabrick thus is this plant of renown â—ransplanted into a better soyl this ancient â—ree of Gods own plainting that had sheltered many with its shadowing shroud and â—ed many with its grateful fruit is at last fallen by the stroak of death yet bears both ripe and plentiful fruit in the heavenly paradice above he that uttered words of life to others is dead he that by the grace of God quickened others is himself struck dead dead said I no he is but asleep the sting of death was gone the fear of death was vanished he lived an holy life he died an happy death he lived desired and died lamented he lived to a good old age himself would sometimes say that he had lived two years beyond the age of a man for he died in the 72 year of his age in the same month wherein he was born he died in his own house the house belonging to the Chappel to which he had been a great benefactor he died amongst his own People over whom he had been pastor 45 years with whom he had been travelling weeping fasting praying among whom he hath left remarkable seals of his Ministry some indeed are gone to heaven before him and some in other places had benefit by his Ministry tho but occasionally one instance I had from a very eminent divine in or near the City of London that he being a young Scholar newly come from Oxford and being occasionally at Mr. Caseâ— house when Mr. Angier was there Mr. Angier went to prayer but God so reached and warmed the young Ministers heart by that prayer that he hath cause to remember it while he hath a day to live and hopes he shall never forget it yea it had influence upon others related who from that time proved as useful and succesful instruments of Gods glory and the good of Souls as any I have heard of in those latter times The whole Nation and Church of God seem much clouded by the obscuring of this bright star but especially that congregation of Denton is sadly eclipsed their valley of vision is at least turned into a valley of Division oh that it may not also prove a valley of treading down and desolation Ah what lamentation was there at his funeral amongst the rest an ancient Christian came from the grave into the house where the Ministers were sate after the funeral with a trembling body weeping eyes and with a doleful voice of sad complaints saying Ah sirs what must we do what must we do our loving pastor is gone our loving pastor is gone And now that good man is gone after and many others so John 4.36 he that sowed and they that reaped are rejoycing together but the sad countenances and weeping eyes of that day with that affecting passage of that good old mans bemoaning cannot be easily forgotten by the Writer hereof That Lords day when Mr. Angiers Corps lay in his house two Ministers preached in his Chappel two funeral Sermons the one seeming to be a funeral Sermon to the people the other for their Minister That which concerned the people carried an ominous presage of the death of their Gospel priviledges and Sunsetting of their glorious day sadly predicted from Gen. 6.3 My spirit shall not always strive with man and oh what a dreadful verification of that text hath providence made there that being the last Sabbath that excluded Minister injoyed the liberty of ordinances in that place The other Minister discoursed sweetly and suitably on John 17.4 I have glorified thee on earth I have finished the work thou gavest me to do That Sermon was a lively comment on that good mans holy life and a fair Copy let before this surviving people the perfect precepts in the Scriptures and lively pattern set before them for their imitation makes it apparent that Gospel rules anâ— practicable may be transcribed by some and will be a sad testimony against others and tho Mr. Angiers mouth be now stop with dust and his voice shall no more be heard in his pulpit yet oh that Almighty God that lives for ever would awake carnaâ— sinners by this astonishing blow and breach and propagate religion in that place and by that blessed spirit transfuse the Doctrine principles and practice of that good man into all his hearers for they shall one day know there hath been a prophet among them The next day being Sept. 5. 1677. the Funeral solemnities were mournfully observed on which occasion multitudes of persons Gentlemen Ministers relations and Christian friends besides his hearers and sad neighbours attended these dismal and sorrowful obsequies with sad hearts and dejected countenances lamenting not only the loss of such a worthy Pastor and Friend but their own Spirits did suggest great grounds of presaging fears concerning the attending consequences of that heavy blow his Corps were decently interred in Denton-Chappel in the Alley before the pulpit by his last dear Wife laid in the same place Mr. Angier had requested Mr. Robert Eaton a learned pious Minister who had married his kinswoman to preach the Funeral Sermon and had given him that Text to insist upon in Act. 20.32 And now brethren I commend you to God and to the word of his
A NARRATIVE OF THE Holy Life and Happy Death OF That Reverend Faithful and Zealous man of God and Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ Mr. JOHN ANGIER Many years Pastor of the Church of Christ at Denton near Manchester in Lancashire Wherein are related many Passages that concern his Birth Education his entrance into the Ministry discharge of his Truth therein and his Death Phil. 3.17 Brethren be followers together of me and mark them which walk so as ye have me for an eâ—ample LONDON Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns at the lower end of Cheapside near Mercers Chappel 168 The PREFACE GOdly Ministers are stiled the Chariots and horsemen of Israel these are the watchmen of the city that give warning of danger intercede with the Lord and doubtless the Church of God must needs receive great detriment by the removal of such worthies It is a saying of the Jewish Rabbins Quando luminaria patiuntur Eclipsin malum est signum mundo when the heavenly luminaries are eclipsed it 's a dreadful presage of approaching evil to this lower world The Church in these parts hath been successively blessed with famous Ministers and gracious Christians whose praise is in the Churches of Christ many whereof now sleep in the Lord yet through Gods wise care of the Churches succession not a few are yet left as hopeful slips spring up in their room on whom and the people surviving I would here take occasion to drop a word of counsel 1. You that are like to succeed this old stock of Preachers worn or wearing out look to your planting into Christ let your own Souls be duely built upon the right foundation presume not to be Ministers before you be Christians get experience of Divine Truths in your own Souls and transcribe them in your dayly practice Believe repent obey your selves or you will teach these things sorrily and unconcernedly whatever your gifts be see you have sincere grace and dedicate your all to God you serve an holy God Christ you preach an holy Gospel you have before you holy examples be you also holy in every change in all conditions Aarons ornaments signified nothing if Holiness to the Lord was not writ upon his forehead in a plate of Gold if you had profound Wit and Learning tenacious Memories brave Elocution that you could speak with tongues of Men and Angels all is of no worth without Grace within and universal sanctity one allowed sin will worm-eat the goodliest trees and blast the pleasantest fruits some Ministers are eminent for one rare gift others for other accomplishments all have some few have all some modest young men look upon themselves as much behind others are apt to be discouraged my advice to such is to make up that defect in diligence holiness and in faithfulness what Nature or Art denies get a supply by Grace Grace within vigorously exercised the assisting grace of God setched in by faith and prayer Be faithful to what you have if you cannot attain to much that 's a brave saying of Luthers and shall be my Motto I desire to be found a faithful Minister of Christ and his church if I cannot be prudent or skilful Let not weakness of parts discourage you some ordinary men of low gifts may honour God more than some famous learned Doctors Be industrious in your Studies daily improve your talents you have more helps than your predecessors give not occasion of the complaint of that Hebrew Rabbi that the Father had Plow'd Sown Reaped Fanned the Wheat set Bread on the Table but the children have not a mouth to eat it the greatest Parts may rust away by idleness but meanest grow bright and useful by diligent improvement the diligent hand with Gods blessing makes rich but be sure you keep humble despise not but reverence your forefathers if you exceed them in advancement of Learning in some points it s well if you fall not below the min real worth as to the power of Godliness read their lives in Mr. Clarks Collections especially this last Volume printed since his Death and be ashamed of your selves and provoked to a holy Emulation in true piety and Zeal get into a corner and tremble to see your selves thus outstript and implore more Grace from Heaven I have but a word to say concerning this Discourse the Life of this holy Man of God I confess many discouragements lay in the way of this undertaking not fit now to be named the main was That we were not capable of doing any thing worthy of him and it 's better do nothing at all than not to purpose to answer the fame of him or expectations concerning him but my Answer is that of the Poet Lucan Quod si digna tua minus est meaâ— pagina laude at voluisse sat est And difficilium facilis est venia If I am not able to make a Fine portraiture of all the Features it may be this rough draught may exceed some of our attainments and excite usto imitation and may some way tend to the glory of our greaâ— Master and then I have my end If any say its poorly done and might have been done better I confess it and let them contribute something to mend it but this is the best we can find according to ouâ— Information and if we cannot bring 〈◊〉 Lamb our two Turtle Doves may bâ— accepted both by God and man Let thâ— Infinite Omnipotent Faithful God puâ— in labourers into the Harvest supply Vaâ— caneies second his Servants labourâ— with his blessing and continue hiâ— Church Ministry and presence witâ— these Nations to the end of the World Amen A Narrative of the Life and Death of Mr. John Angier Minister of the Gospel at Denton MR. John Angier was Born at Dedham in Essex of Pious Parents and was baptized there October 8th 1605. He was careful 〈◊〉 Instructed by his Parents be-times in â—e Principles of Religion Educated in â—chool-learning in the same Place being â—t and capable and from his Child-hood â—uch inclined to his book and very desiâ—us to be trained up for the Ministry â—hich he made his early and earnest choice 〈◊〉 appears by this remarkable story which have heard confidently reported by creâ—ble persons It is this As this John who was the first-born Son named after 〈◊〉 Father with his three Brethren Beâ—eel Samuel and Edmund were coming â—m School to their Fathers house there fell a shower of Rain they all run under Tree in an Hedg for a shelter they stand ing there seeing it Rain apace begun 〈◊〉 make their several wishes one wished would Rain Learning another Wool and ther Money and another Plumbs thâ— pleasing themselves with their juvenile faâ— cies which options manifested their diâ— ferent Inclinations and became prophâ— tick presages of their future disposals Foâ— behold a Neighbour over hearing them aâ— quainted their Father who ealling them 〈◊〉 him examined them one by one saying Johâ— what did you wish it
Horrocks and Mr. Root preaching the marriage Sâ—rmons providence directing their thoughts to pitch both on one Text which was Gen. â—2 18 I will make him on help meet for him both presaging what indeed she proved an excellent suitable Wife to him a tender mother to his three Children and an useful mother in Israâ—l for though God denyed her a fruitful Womb yet she was very fruitful in good Works of excellent parts and well-ordered activity of a publick spirit of rare accomplishments for piety charity sobriety whom he injoyed with abundant mutual content above 30 years she died of a Tympany and was buried in Denton Chappel Octob. 31. 1675. after whose death he lived mournfully till God translated him to her Nor was this solemnity in his Mariage any fruit of vain glory or ostentation but upon consideration it was his settled judgment and advice that Marriage should be publickly solmenized yea his apprehension was that a regular approach should be madâ— to Marriage by mutual contract this rule hâ— followed when his Daughter Elizabeth waâ— to be Married to a Yorkshire Minister they were contracted in the close of a solemn day of fasting and prayer in his Study by Mr. Nathaniel Rathband who did excellently discourse on that subject from Mat. 1 18â— When as his Mother Mary was espoused tâ— Joseph And about a month after that they were solemnly Married before a numerous Congregation in the Chappel Mr. Harrion preaching on Eph. 5.31 And the two shall be one flesh and then feasteâ— above an Hundred persons of several Ranks Ages and Sexes he usually said he loveâ— to have a Marriage like a Marriage he waâ— far from voluptuousness or prodigality anâ— therefore took care to prevent sinful excess or vanity and with all shewed a meet distance from moroseness or for did baseness grounding his apprehensions on our Savâ—our favouring and honouring with his presence yea and miracle for liberal provisi on that Marriage in Cana of Galilee John 2. It s true Mr. Angier himself could not be present at that his daughters Marriage being indisposed by a Goutish humour in his foot that he was not able to stir out of his Chamber and that raised in him a holy meditation which he hath left upon reccord in his Diary The Lord stayed my heart with John 2. Christ was at the Marriage yet there was a defect in comfort there wanted Wine which our Lord made advantage of to his own Glory and the help of the faith of his Disciples He saith further the week after my Daughter was ill so that God began with them betimes to take off their hearts from earthly things He stayed in that little Chappel at Denton â—n those free times wherein he had opportunity and some calls to greater places for getting worldly perferment but that was not â—uch considerable in his account Some of his brethren can yet restify how much he was â—ourted to greater and more publick places but his frequent refusal was an instance of â—is great self-denial few men in his circumstances did stop the mouths of malignant â—ensurers in that case so as he did and old Mr. Langley of Middle-Wych in Cheshire who being Minister there before the Wars tho 〈◊〉 years together silenced yet when he was restored to his liberty returned to them 〈◊〉 great place but of very pitiful maintenance and continued there to his dying day And it was observed before one of the Bishops of Chester since the Deprivation of Ministers by the Act of Uniformity that it was a signal favour to Mr. Angier that he should be permitted to live with that people still as a reward for his tarrying with them when he might have removed to his greater advantage and indeed all his actings spoke very much self-denial how much worldly wealth might he have hoarded up if he had taken what was offered him and retained what he had take an instance or two Mr. L. sent a man and horses for him before the Wars into Craven 30 or 40 miles to baptize his child Mr. Angier went preach'd in Gisborn Church which some remember to this day by some observable tokens that I have heard of and God did marvellously work upon his Wives heartâ— by that Sermon when he returned Mr. L. gave him five broad pieces of Gold into his hand desiring him to accept them but heâ— only took one and gave him four back againâ— another urging him with a broad piece he absolutely denyed it begging an excuse with much modesty Another time preaching a Lecture at Braintree a Gentleman came to him a stranger desiring him to accept of a 20 s. peice of Gold which he thanked him for but refused But I forbear more instances About this time the good people of Râ—ngley bestirred themselves to obtain Mr. Angier again to be their Minister because he was first theirs and forcibly driven from them they thought they had the best right to him therefore they writ a large and pathetical Letter to Mr. Angier which I have by me begging of him to return addressing themselves to Denton people with loving terms persuading them to release him if it were but one year to settle things amongst them and again affectionally urging Ministers that were called on to give their advice to order him that way The Letter is full of Christian bowels and deserves recording to manifest the endeared love of a people to their quâ—ndam Pastor and their high respects to him Take a few expressions Reverend and much Honoured Sir WE whose Names are here under written being few in number and long and not a little afflicted in condition of that unworthy Congregation to whom God first lent you in this County having for a long time lyen under the sad sence of the heaviest affliction that this life can bear viz. not the bare fear but the plain feeling of the Almighties displeasure and hot indignation gone out against us to the throwing down of that hopeful beginning of his house which we thought he would have builded us into whenas he was pleased to cause his Glory to shine in our publick and private assemblies and for a short time to set up his standard in our house of Worship giving many of us and others about us our first effectual call and coming near to all his People laying great restraint upon those without but Oh how soon began our black night nay age to approach our loving Father by our Enemies hand teared you away from us turned his back or hid his face from us and hath in anger by his all-disposing Providence thus spoken and been speaking to this sad place this 20 years and upward Let very few or none more of this People be converted let this People have little of my presence in their house of publick meeting let none of my Embassadours be set over them for their profit let them be decreased by death by schisms and by scandals yea let their publick Assemblies be broken up and let help and
20 Who am I O Lord God and what is my house that thou hast brought me hitherto it would have done ones heart good to hear him an hour together reckoning up the mercies of God in Infancy Childhood Youth riper Age in all Estates Relations Conditions Afflictions and then magnifying the free grace of God in giving his Son for us his Spirit to us promises priviledges Gospel-ordinances c. and then the great kindness of God to his particular congregation in publick liberty for which he kept many days of thanksgiving and for national mercies yea there was not any of his Relations or in his Congregation under any Affliction Temptation but as he prayed for them so he gave God thanks for their deliverance he knit his Breast to every ones heart and case he mourned with such as mourned rejoyced with such as rejoyced God had given him a sympathizing heart 2 Cor. 11.29 he might say Who is Weak and I am not weak But especially he was deeply concerned for the Church of God both at home and abroad he gave God no rest but was the Lords dayly remembrancer standing betwixt the living and the dead in the breach that sin had made to hold off wrath He had great interest at the Throne of Grace and notably improved it by a believing prayer and filling his mouth with Arguments he had skill and will for his work often was he in the Mount and conversed with God as a Man with his Friend he had an excellent Art in humble expostulation with God surely the Church-militant parted with a Friend when he was translated to Glory it appeared in the congregation that God had set him over what weight he bore up by the dreadful consequences attending his death for thereby the people lost their priviledges for from the day of his Funeral to this day never did Non-Conformist preach in his Pulpit so that it appears for whose sake the liberty was maintained Denton hath found the smart it s well if England feel not the fatal fruits of the removal of such Pillars Methusalem dyed that year the deluge overspread the World Hippo was sacked by the Vandals immediately after Augustines death there Heedleberg taken after Pareus's death Luther dyed a little before the Wars in Germany Lord prevent temporal evils threatned that the prediction may not be accomplshed that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come Isa 57.1 this Worthy fallen in Israel speaks heavy things to England Mr. Earnestness â—n prayer Angier was very solemn and grave in all his addresses to God or in his delivering messages from God it was his usual manner before he spoke a word in prayer to pause a considerable while looking upwards composed his thoughts possessing his heart with awful apprehensions of the Divine Majesty and by mental ejaculations imploring Gods quickning presence and after a season he arrived gradually to a great degree of zeal and warmth in prayer agonizing in the duty with sweat and tears which rendered his speaking at some seasons both painful and difficult yet was he not only made up of zeal and affection but had proper and pertinent matter exact method and apt expressions Mr Harrison was wont to call him a ponderous man for every word had its weight and emphasis he had no waste words either in prayer or preaching but as his affections were Boiling so his Words were few and well weighed He did not use to be long in prayer except upon extraordinary occasions and then not tedious because variety of matter and patheticalness in the manner rendered his prayers acceptable to the joyners he propounded this Question Whether the spirit of God did ordinarily dictate matter of prayer he did conceive it might from Rom. 8 26. the spirit helpeth for we know not what we should pray for Yet he was far from Enthusiasm nor was he altogether against forms of prayer nor joyning in publick with the Liturgy though he judged that inconvenient modes of worship must be our affliction but may not be our sin when we are not in a capacity to remedy nor did he think that meer presence doth signify consent or approbation of every thing we hear As for the Lords prayer his judgment was that it was delivered chiefly by our Saviour as a pattern or platform of prayer to which as to several heads all our prayers must be referred He seldom insisted long upon a Text except when he took a Scripture before him because as he used to say a Minister may have frequent occasion in the course of his Pertinence in Preaching Ministry to return again to the same subject therefore he needs not to say all that can be said upon it at once but extract the marrow of the Text and pick out what at present he judgeth proper to the principal occasion for which he chose it and drive that Naile home yea tho a Minister should say all that he can find out upon such a Text or Subject yet he will be forced to leave some gleanings that he may return again to gather up and those as pertinent and useful as he pressed as at his first Vintage-reaping so true is that of Tertullian Adora scriptura plenitudinem I adore the fulness of the Scriptures He had a notable observation from Heb. 11.32 For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon hence he observed That a Minister must have respect not only to what he is to say but to the time he is to speak or write it in all things cannot be spoken at one time Christ taught as people were able to hear people yea the best people have but a measure of attention memory or affection good old Mr. Horrocks was wont to say I would rather leave my hearers longing than loathing And as Mr. His Catichising Angier constantly preached so he carefully Catechized the youth of his Congregation according to the Assemblies Shorter Catechism and explained it opening the principles of Religion in a plain and â—amiliar way sometimes taking an account of their proficiency and if he heard of the breakings out of sin in any of his hearers he faithfully admonished them privately and sometimes publickly sometimes sending for the persons and pleading with them with much gravity humility and Bowels of compassion Ordinarily when strangers came to settle under his Ministry â—e sent for them discoursed with them counselled instructed exhorted them thus he dealt with new Married Persons and indeed God brought several from other places to fix themselves under his Ministry for the benefit of the Ordinances His usual saying was His self-denial in receiving If God will help me to take care of my duty I will leave him to take care of my comfort his main design was to bring Glory to God in the conversion of sinners and edification of Saints the attaining of these ends was his reward when any sent him tokens of their respects he lookt at God in it and was
will make it good to some and why not to the children of the Covenant how oft hath he told the Lord even in our hearing that he was resolved he would not let go that hold that God had given him but would stick to him by faith and prayer as â—ong as he had a day to live and die in hopes that God would make his promise good to his seed when he was dead and gone His opinion for a young man that intended the Ministry His opinion for young Scholars was to be placed for some time with fomeable Minister and to preach under such alones eye and ear and that it was hazzardous for beginners to live in great mens houses he was of excellent use in giving advice to young Scholars in publick and private in the times when the Sectaries were at the height at an ordination at Manchester he gave the Exhortation four were ordained and he said it rejoyced his Soul to see in these discouraging times so man desirous of the calling but saith he it mâ— be it is but as a Husbandman with his harâ—â— toward Night when he sees a storm coâ—ing he calls out all that can carry a sheâ— to come forth makes all his force for 〈◊〉 may be it is but a short time as coming iâ— at the Eleventh hour but one hour to worâ— in He advised them to take heed of tâ—â— things as in the case of the prophet to Jâ—roboam sometimes the hand of Authoritâ— may be lifted up against you yet that maâ— bed ried up be not affrighted with it bâ— then the seducer may slay you consent not 〈◊〉 him He was wise and happy in his counsel and usually being a man of much observatoâ— he had exceeding pat instances his grave counsels to set on hâ— counsels with as this It is good for persons to submit to the Lords hand and to lâ— him chuse the Rod for us A Woman 〈◊〉 Manchester burying a Daughter of tâ—â— years never looked up but repined at 〈◊〉 came often to the Grave to mourn over it yet it was a Child miserably infirm hâ—â— the Evil runing on it in many places afterwards God took away the use of her Liâ—â—â— and lying in torturing pain acknowledge that it was nothing to bury a Child aâ— was now made sensible of her impatienâ— under her formâ— affliction and that noâ— God had dealt smartlier with her And upon this Mr. Angier mentioned an Aunt of his who had great bodily weakness and pain and she desired that God would take that affliction away and lay on her what affliction he pleased but that the Lord did take that away and laid affliction of spirit upon her which was far sharper and she never recovered it while she lived So to count the affliction best for us be it never so sharp he sometimes told how Mr. Daniel Rogers his first Wife was a very cross Woman and he bore it a long time at last he made his complaint to his Father Mr. Richard Rogers and he gave him this answer Any thing Daniel to bring thee to heaven He was very faithful in admonishing as he saw cause His faithful admonition when an eminent Minister said he â—ook such a thing ill or unkindly from such 〈◊〉 one Mr. Angier gravely and smilingâ—y answered Would I so little favour â—y self as to take unkindness from â—ny one which saith that good man 〈◊〉 thought of since to my great advantage for this taking unkindness is acâ—ompined with a fretting within ones self â—nd so it is a leaving the offender and â—lling upon ones self Mr. His thoughts of the Dutch War Angier was much afflicted with that sad War betwixt the Dutch and us yet he comforted himself that God did not give us over to be corrected by Papists but that Protestants are in the hands of Protest ants tho upon a sad account and he hoped that the drops of the storm might begin with the reformed Churches but the fury of it should be poured upon the Papists It pleased the Lord to lay upon Mr. His afflictions in old age Angier many grievous and cutting affliction in his old age the latter part of his days according to his own observation on Joh. 21. concerning Peter our Lord told him that when he was old he should be carried whither he would not That God oft exerciseth his choicest servants that have been men of eminent activeness and usefulness in his service with great afflictions in their old age 1 Chron. 16.12 Invit Ger. Maj. 470. as bodily pain so Asa in the latter part of his life was diseased in his feet Melchior Adams tells us of Mr. George Major that he saw the Funerals of six sons whereof one i. e. Leonard died by the biting of a mad Dog several Daughters Nephew died in all this and much more saying Si bona accepimus annon mals sustineamus shall we receive good and not bear evil at last he died of sore diseases having kept his bed near three years thus Mr. Angier instanced in Mr. Rogers oâ— Dedham who had great pain of the stone so had worthy Mr. Storer of Stockport and Mr. Johnson Parson also of the same place old Mr. Bourn Mr. Herle and at that time when he spake of it good Mr. Harrison of Ashton his neighbour it may seem a Riddle and an unaccountable mystery of Providence why God should think fit to lay the heaviest load on the weakest Horse old age is a burden to it self Mr. Angier gave this account of it that thereby God thinks it fit to wean his Children from the World fit them for Heaven and render it more desirable besides God will make his Children perfect Christians exercised every way in suffering that they might be â—ntire lacking nothing according to Jam. 1.4 His old-age afflictions were 1. His Daughters dying The death of his beloved lovely Daughter Elizabeth who tho she was Married and lived with her Husband in Yorkshire yet being in a deep Consumption he sent his own easy going-Horse to fetch her home in hopes that change of Air might tend to her recovery but there she grew worse and anguishing died May 26. 1661. and was â—d by her own Mother in Denton Chappelâ—ard whose death tho it went near to his heart yet being abundantly satisfied that â—he was got safe to Heaven he bore it with great composedness and aequanimity for indeed she was the mirror of her age for parts and piety yet it could not but be an affliction to his spirit since fo hopeful a blossome of his Family was so quickly nipt off in the flower of her age 2. The Churches afflictions laid to heart But this presaged more crosses it was a great affliction to him that things wenâ— so ill with the Church of God as to publick liberty with which he sympathized tho he injoyed his but himself also must taâ— a few drops of that cup that many of 〈◊〉 Brethren hath a large draught of
in thâ— Oxford Act that commenced Mar. 24. 166â— by which Ministers were banished 5 milâ— from the place where they had formerly preached it was judged expedient that 〈◊〉 also should at present withdraw from 〈◊〉 House upon that Act he begun to Traveâ— and his son-in-law with him amongst 〈◊〉 friends in Cheshire and visited several persons of quality lodging with them soâ— Weeks being kindly treated and lovingly entertained being also of very greâ—â— use and leaving his good counsels aâ— blessing where ever he came notwithstanding in that time he seemed to be out of 〈◊〉 element and longed to return home 〈◊〉 was compelled to return for wearing 〈◊〉 Boots dayly a goutish humour seizâ— on his foot he then said Come son 〈◊〉 trust God and go home so he returned to his own house and continued there without further trouble 3. He was very much afflicted with Bodily distempers and at his stomach which sorely oppressed him and he could not find ease of it by any means he could use he was advised to take Tobacco but could never deal with it 4. His very dear Wives death about two years before his own His second wivs death was a grievous and bitter affliction to him whom he had injoyed 32 years to his abundant content every way and indeed she was a dear and desirable companion very helpful in spirituals and temporals drawing evenly in the same yoke of a truely Christian temper one thing further I shall add of her noted to my hand as a peculiar privilidg and rare amongst Christians That God gave her early assurance of his love and she said also not long befor her death he had never withdrawn it from her all her time this was very observable and far different from Gods dealings with his former Wife of whom Mr. Angier faith in some remarks left in writing upon her life that tho God moved her heart to seek him from 8 years of age yet he never gave her settled assurance of his love while she lived Behold the arbitrary dealings of God with his own dear Children but God is infinitely wise in these cases But the great affliction the very accent and quintescence of his affliction was the sin and miscarriage of some of his Children this this did cut him to the very heart and lay as a continual pressing load on his Spirit his Son his only Son devoted to God not only in Christian profession but Ministerial function miscarrying under such education with such aggravations this went so near him that such words dropt from Mr. Angiers lips of bitter complaint to one related to him as shewed his heavy resentment of some burdens of that nature Tho he had paid for his Son 400 l. In a few years to the prejudicing of his own estate yet he saw it did no good and yet that was all nothing in comparison of the dishonour to God by his extravagancies his friend said Sir God hath given you much grace and He is resolved to exercise it Ah said he but it is hard very hard to bear a strange word from such a man but he could bear any thing better than sin But especially in so near a relation as the Angel of the Ephesian Church to whom it is said Rev. 2.23 Thou canst not bear them which are evil yet hast born and hast patience and for my name sake hast laboured and hast not faeinted oh sin sin in dear relations against his dearest Heavenly father cut him to the quick and Souls of a sensible spirit know what this means but God bore up this good mans heart as he did Davids with hopes and confidence in the blessed Covenant that sure and well ordered Covenant this he stuck to this he pleaded and depended upon living and dying still he spoke well of God and exercised himself in praising his name both in duties and discourses owning the hand of God in all crosses to whom he had devoted his all these various experiences helped him to compassionate and incouraging counselling of others for as was said he could speak a word in season to quiet and qualify others spirit under pressing burdens he still said hold up faith and patience wait on God and fear not for he will issue all to the best to his own Glory and your best good His usual practice was upon the evening before a fast-day His care to reform his Family to put his Children and Servants upon it to set themselves seriously about the work of preparation to search out and confess their sins he used such means as might by Gods help prove effectual for reformation both of himself and his Family and upon all such occasions of fasting or thanksgiving it was his way to inquire concerning fatherless and Widows and such as were in necessity that something might be sent to them for whom nothing was provided as he often said Not long before he fell sick His review of his life he said to one that lay with him that he slept very little in the nights adding when I lye waking in my Bed I sometimes run through the course of my whole life and if a Pen-man were ready by me I could relate many observable passages of Gods Providence about me his friend said Sir you may do well to write them down as they come into your thoughts he made no answer to that When money lent by him came in seasonably Money lent repayed he acknowledged though it was his own yet he admired and thankfully owned Gods Providence in it as if it had been a gift and said it is all one whether it was a debt or a gift so God send it in a needful time the paying of a debt is as great a mercy from God as sending a gift I must now hasten to the last scene of this holy man life His sat sickness he longed to be with Christ and our Lord had been long ripening him for Glory he loved his Masters work and his Master indulged him in his work when others were taken off he was wonderfully maintained in his lot he did not of late years preach that day he administred the Lords Supper the last Supper-day was August 12 1677. and the next Lords-day after he preached one part of the day August 19. but when he came into his house he laid his hand upon his breast and said Ah this will not do I must give over preaching which yet cut him to the heart to think of he was very weary that Night as usually he was the next day but one after he begun to have some Aguish fits and had six or seven of those fits from that time he began to decline apace when this his last sickness begun he ordered his kindsman in the house to write letters to Mr. Case his brother in law Mr. Tuckney his brother Bezaleel and others to acquaint them with his condition hoping for and desiring their prayers he expected his own Sons coming dayly out of
grace which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctifyed it was an excelent seasonable and pathetical discourse and well worthy to be annexed to this present relation if the worthy Author â—ad judged it fit however the solemnities of that day will not easily be forgotâ—en Thus the best must die Zech. 1 5. â—our Fathers where are they and the Prophets do they live for ever the holiâ—st men cannot plead for an exemption or expect Enochs priviledg of a Translation only to the godly deaths sting is pluckt â—ut this swelling Jordan is driven back the passage is rendred easy and safe to the heavenly Pilgrim God brought this â—aithful watchman through his long and boysterous sea to a safe harbour in a â—asonable time and if we imbark in the â—ame ship of the Church and have our Lord Jesus with us as our faithful and skilful piâ—t though in storms and tempests he be as it were asleep yet believing prayer will awake him and he will rebuke 〈◊〉 Winds and Sea and there shall be calme and the Ship shall presently be at land and the passengers shall bâ—â—afe I have now dispatched the History 〈◊〉 Mr. Angiers life as far as matters oâ— cur to our present observation aâ— have drawn it thus far on till this Threâ— of his life be cut off and lets hiâ— drop into the Grave and so cuts oâ— the line of our Historical account 〈◊〉 him THere are yet two things behind which shew something of the breathings oâ— his gracious soul living and dying 1. The first is some observables gatherâ— out of his own Diary under his own hand 2. His dying Speeches prayers counselâ— and admonitions to those about him in 〈◊〉 last sickness Both these declare much of Gods Grace â—nd manifest the Holy exactness of his serious and savoury Spirit The first is a considerable paper respecting his frame of spirit in his younger days and reviewed and revsied in his elder years 〈◊〉 runs thus I do now seriously resolve between God and my own Soul to read his word diligently morning and evening before private prayer thereto adjoyned and do purpose to be constant in respect of time thereâ—o to be allotted to wit in the morning before Chappel if it may be with convenience or otherwise without delay when return from the Chappel at Night between 5 and 6 of the Clock if extraordinary occasions hinder me not because my spirits being fresher than after supper I shall 〈◊〉 the fitter to do God acceptable service 〈◊〉 do likewise resolve to be diligent in my â—udy every day for the space of 6 hours â—t least no day to be overflipped without â—he full accomplishment of them I likewise promise faithfully to God and my own Soul â—o refrain as from the common sins of the â—me to wit Drunkenness Licenciousness 〈◊〉 the like so to strive against those sins 〈◊〉 am by nature most addicted to and for â—e prevention of the like faults to shun 〈◊〉 the occasions thereunto leading enticing or provoking as bad company lâ—scivious talk or excess in the use of thâ— Creature the which that I may perforâ— according to Gods will and pleasure I dâ— dain all my own abilities and fly to his infinite mercy desiring his special help anâ— assistance his spirit to instruct me his spirit to direct me his spirit to sanctify me thâ— I may be kept blameless being without spâ— till the day of his appearance my desâ— hath been is and shall be upon my bended knees for the furtherance of these motion begun and kindled by his holy spirit which I hope will cherish them till thâ— flame into an holy fire of Heavenly conversation the Life of Virtue the Glory 〈◊〉 Grace Written with my own hand April 6. 16â—â— John Angier Perused with comfort May 1. 165â— July 19. 1657. I found a paper in 〈◊〉 study of May 9. 1626. A Bill for Physâ— when I was in a Feaver in Cambridg aboâ—â— 31 years since so long hath God lengthened out my life My going to New England was veâ— forward Mr. Newman earnestly invited 〈◊〉 I received Letters from Bristol April 〈◊〉 1630. That I was expected there to taâ— Shipping for N. E. this April and had mâ—â— kindness offered me yet the Lord over-ruled it Upon the coming on of troubles I had comfort from Zeph. 2.3 It may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lords anger Josiahs mercy was not to see the evil Jeremiahs mercy was to be secured in the midst of sight My Wife dyed December 12th One Night after her death the Children were in the Parlour Praying together and hearing a noise I went to the door and heard my Son at Prayer with his Sister he acknowledged to God that they had despised Father and Mother contrary to Gods command and therefore God hath taken away their Mother he desired God that they might not provoke him by their sin to take away their Father also which did much affect me Upon a recovery from a sickness unexpectedly I was much affected with Isa 33. ult and in prayer the Lord brought to my mind Matt. 8.9 affliction is Gods servant if he bid it come it comes if he bid it go it goes At Bolton I was sent for to visit a godly man that was sick at Great-Leaver found him in a comfortable condition he told me he received his first comfort by my Ministry â—at Denton Preaching on 1 Cor. 5.7 Christ â—ur passover is sacrificed for us ten years ago Blessed be God who gave me this encouragement He notes in the margent The fruits of my labours manifested ten years after Nov. 30. 47. A day of thanksgiving was kept with some friends for the recovery of a Child that had been sick it should seem they were in the journey and had small hopes of recovery the very same day they prayed the Child revived at night and gathered strength in the journey sensiblyâ— they were by the sickness of the Child detained against their own minds and the minds of the people but God had a special hand in it for God sent the Pestilence into the Family where they were â—o sojourn and had they gone at the time purposed they had gone into an infected house and had been shut up there June 18 71. God gave rest to our aged afflicted Mother about 3 in the afternoon it being Lords day it is observable that the day after God took away our Mother and that supply from her sailed God seâ— me notice of some supply out of my own estate as he had formerly done when the rent of my Land fell in Essex Philâ— 4.19 Novem. 19. 72 Died good Bishop Wâ—kins of the Stone a great loss he dâ—ed comfortably and rejoyced in his moderation whilst he was Bishop his deatâ— was much lamented in the City of Chester Aug. 22. 73. upon hearing that Mr. Case going from home 4 or 5 days they returning found themselves Robbed to a great value he
do you apprehend of your self he said I know not but I have lived almost two Years above the age of a man and if God have any further work for me to do he will recover me if not why should I desire to live I have taken great pains all my life and never desired to live an idle life or a life of pleasure But for me to be with Christ is far better henceforth is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous judg will give me His next fit was on Saturday Aug. 25 Being very restless one asked him where his pain lay he said no great pain but heat is pain enough he asked what time a day it was they said ten a Clock he said the day went slowly on when one is sick but when well we think time goes too fast At another time he said God hath set back the time as in Hezekiahs days but said he if I could go to Chappel to morrow I should think all well but I have no hope of that But if God have a favour to me he will bring me back and shew me both it and his holy habitation if not let him do as seemeth him good His Daughter coming into the Room he said Oh that I could see my Children walking in Gods ways and fear if I could see my Son his Wise and Children minding the best things and walking with God I could dye with comfort I could much desire I could live to see it I have Prayed and long waited for Gods Salvation And thou Solomon my son know thou the God of thy fathers and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind for the Lord searcheth all hearts and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts if thou seek him he will he found of thee but if thou forsake him he will cast thee off for ever 1 Chron. 28 9. Aug. 27. Early in the morning after a restless night and many weary tossings being unable to lye still he said my strength is spent and added I may say as Hezekiah I am oppressed Lord undertake for me Isa 38.14 To his cousin he said We must not decline Gods service for difficulty Upon Tuesday Mr. Constantine a worthy Minister coming to visit him he desired him to Pray with him and being asked whether it was not fitter for him to pray for him in another room because the Physitians advised him to forbear company he said no but let him pray with me yet to prevent tediousness he told them this passage of Mr. Horrocks which he had oft mentioned in his health When Mr. Horrocks was sick Mr. Angier came to visist him just as Mr. Pike another honest Minister was gone out from him Mr. Horrocks said Mr. Angier you must pray with me but Mr. Pike hath kill'd me with a long prayer When Mr. Constatine was gone Mr. Angier said In sickness we are wiâ—ling to send for the Physitian of the Body and should we not send for the Physitian of the Soul Ministers are the Souls Physitians we need their help That night he desired that Jam. 5.13 to the end might be read and when it was read he said Physitians of the body say let not the Minister pray with the sick but the Apostle saith is any sick among you let him send for the elders of the church When prayer was done he said what a mercy is it my understanding is as good as ever in all my life one said to him Sir I think you understand every thing well but your own weakness he answered I am sensible of weakness and weariness and burnings but what a mercy is it that tho my bones are vexed my soul is not sore vexe also as Davids was I bless God I am not afraid of death yet what I may be I know not Satan may tempt me when his chain is lengthened One said No doubt you will not want peace he answered I know not that tho Satan could find no sin in our Saviour yet he may find matter enough in me and added that he had not in his health been altogether free from Satans Temptations he had met with his Temptations both in a marryed and single condition The same night while one rubbed his feet he said what a wonderful mercy is it that the great God should think upon and bestow his love upon such a poor worm as I am This he spake weeping then said he I die but God shall be with you saying I cannot leave you a greater comfort than the gracious presence of the great God he then added Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection on such the second death hath no power His feet being cold and swearing one rubbed them he said my body is weak and feeble an old tree will soon wither but it must be cherished and be tenderly cared for as well as the Soul for it is the Temple of the Holy Ghost and doth keep in it an immortal Soul for a while Altho the pangs of death were on him yet he said Blessed be God I feel no pain but your cold hand I would wait on God for a little sleep Lord I wait on thee remember thy covenant and thy word to thy Servant which I have hoped for and it hath been my support and strength in mine affliction and through thy strength I have been doing thy will and endeavouring to keep thy commandments altho in much weakness now Lord own thine own servant do thine own work make good thy own words I believe in thee I hope and wait for thee hear the Prayers of thy servant come Lord Jesus Then said he I love Christ and he loves me and there 's no love lost betwixt us I am his and he is mine and my desire is towards him One being present with him from Manchester he asked of all his friends and acquaintance there and desired to be remembred to them charging them to live in love and peace he said intreat them to pray to God for me and that will do me more good than their presents and being told that many of the people of God were praying for him he said Who am I a poor creature that Gods people should be so concerned for me I fear lest they should offend in being too earnest with God for my life for who knows but the Lord may hear prayers and may bring me back from the greve as he is wont to do Afterwards he perceiving that others did suspect his death he desired the 48th of Genesis is to be read where said he old Jacob blessed his Sons and the 49. Where alter he had spoken to them by a Spirit of Prophecy and commanded them Gen. 49. v. 33. he gathered up his feet into the bed and yielded up the ghost and was gathered unto his people And when they had done reading he spake to them one by one and prayed for a blessing for them kissing the Children he took leave
were conversant about him were not so observant of those gracious words that proceeded from him in his health as in his sickness otherwise we might have inriched the world with some useful and Holy observations suitable to several occasions sacred and civil 1. An eminent Divine took notice that Mr. Angier said he would not be rich or that he wished not to be rich or have his Relations rich nay that he was really afraid of it probably respecting it not mentioning that of the Apostle 1 Tim. 6.9 10. or that Prov. 30.8 9. 2. Again he used to observe that Religion was most in the Country rather than Towns and Cities or that ordinarily the power of Godliness simplicity sincerity are found among Husbandmen rather than tradesmen 3. That in Cities Towns and among the trading part there was much excess in diet apparel that they spoiled their bodies and were less serious in discourse and laborious in their callings 4. That he did not judg it fit to call any Gentlewoman Madam except she was a Lady indeed adding that men never called women Madams but since they loved other women better than their wives 5. Again he used to say there is nothing wherein Godly persons are more apt to miss it than in the business of Marriage both upon their own account and their Children 6. Again he used to say it 's an hard matter to see another blessed with success in his Ministry and our own labours blasted and not to grudge or be discontented thereat 7. Again if God will help me to take care of my duty I will leave him to take care both of my maintainance and of the fruit of my labours 8. He said when persons have laid their dead relations or friends in the grave they say they have been performing the last office for them but they are mistaken for they have yet something to do for their names or posterity I cannot at present call to mind any more tho this must be imputed rather to our non-observance than to his barrenness yet there is some passages that I meet with in the life of David Chytreus a German Divine thâ— are so pat to the frame of this holy manâ— Spirit and consonant to his ordinary language that I shall conclude this Narrative therewith summa me a sapientia est quâ—â— scio me nihil sapere c. The chiefest part of my wisdom is to know that I want wisdom nor do I expect to receive any thing upon the confidence of my own understanding but I still setch both counsels and reasons of all that I am to do from God alone and keep my self within the limits of my calling the sum of my piety is that I dayly acknowledg and bewail my own impiety and would willingly be more Godly Christ is the Glory and splendor of our name who for us is made Wisdom Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption with whom we shall live to all eternity Indeed we neither own nor desire a glorious name nor popular splendour upon earth and if we were formerly tickled thereby our repentance hath made us contemn it and are taught by long and sweet experience and now find the comfort of it when death approacheth That the life of Christ within us and a life to Christ will afford us the greatest comfort tho alas too late begun Isa 38.3 4. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed unto the Lord and said Remember now O Lord I beseech thee how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight 2 Cor. 1.12 for our rejoycing is this the testimony of our conscience that in simplicity and godly sincerity not with fleshly wisdom sit by the grace of God we have had our conversation in the world and more abundantly to unwards 1 John 1.7 The blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin HALLELUJAH FINIS Books Printed for and are to be sold by Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside SERMONS on the whole Epistle of Saint Paul to the Colossians by Mr. J. Daille translated into English by E.S. with Dr. Tho. Goodwin's and Dr. John Owens Epistles Recommendatory An Exposition of Christs Temptation on Matth. 4. and Peters Sermon to Cornelius and circumspect walking by Dr. Tho. 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