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A39761	The dead saint speaking, or, A sermon preached upon occasion of the death of that eminent man, Mr. Mathew Newcomen ... wherein is succinctly discoursed (to a popular auditory in Dedham) what instructions are given and sealed to the living by the death of the righteous servants of God / by J.F., Minister of the Gospel.	Fairfax, John, 1623-1700.	1679 (1679)	Wing F127; ESTC R16035	17,568	32

The Dead Saint Speaking OR A SERMON PREACHED Upon Occasion of the Death of that Eminent Man Mr. MATHEW NEWCOMEN Sometimes Minister of the Gospel at Dedham in Essex Who dyed at LEYDEN Wherein is succinctly discoursed to a popular Auditory in Dedham what Instructions are given and sealed to the Living by the Death of the righteous Servants of God By J. F. Minister of the Gospel Prov. 10.7 The memory of the just is blessed Psal 116.15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints LONDON Printed by A. M. and R. R. for Edward Giles Bookseller in St. Andrews Parish in Norwich 1679. TO THE READER I Know not how I am induced to prefix a few lines to this Anonymous discourse unless from the great kindness I have to the memory of that Reverend person whose death gave occasion to it A person whom I had the happiness to be acquainted with for the space of about thirty years during which time and since that time I have had the happiness to be acquainted with very many learned and pious men But this I shall say I never knew any that excelled him considering him as a Minister in the Pulpit a Disputant in the Schools and a desirable companion In the first capacity his gift in prayer was incomparable He was a solid painful pathetick and perswasive Preacher I have often thought that if Moral Suasion would have done the work though God blessed him with very many yet he would have had many more Converts than he had I have known very few his fellows either in pleading with God on the behalf of men or with men on the behalf of God he had the true abilities and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of a Preacher He succeeded that great man Mr. John Rogers of Dedham of whom I remember what himself said in his Verses he made upon his Death whiles I was a School-boy in the Town Since Peters days scarce ever any Fir'd so many But their gifts were very different Mr. Rogers was a grave severe solid Divine his great gift lay in a peculiar gesture action and behaviour in the delivery of what solid matter he had prepared so as few heard him without trembling at the Word of God This Reverend persons gifts lay almost all ways and his worst enemies must say he shewed as much Art as Piety in his Sermons and Prayers and all Religious Services he was a most accomplished Scholar and Christian His Sermon preached before the Parliament upon Novemb. 5. 1641 His Irenicum indeed whatever of his appear'd to the World speak him such a one as none can dispute his want of Learning without bringing their own in question His managery of the Argument against the Toleration of the Jews though never printed made him admired by all that heard it Take him in his ordinary converse he was pleasant facetious of extraordinary humility affability and courtesie his whole conversation was both pious and amiable After he had undertaken the charge of the Church of God in Dedham which was immediately upon the death of Mr. Rogers he would listen to no temptation to any other place though he had both many and great offers but there continued till a legal death deprived them of him Anno 1662. After this in a short time he was invited to the Pastoral Charge of the Church at Leyden he was pleased to entertain several discourses with me though much his inferiour such was his great humility about his going I was no great incourager of his acceptance of it that which prevailed with him was that there he should have the publick liberty of his Ministry which he preferred to any thing besides in this world there he finished the remaining part of his course exceeding acceptable to Dr. Hoornbeck and other of the Professors there He was pleased to maintain a correspondence with me by Letters and the last Letter if I remember right which I received from him if I mistook him not hinted some thoughts of his return into England not finding that satisfaction in all points there to himself which he before he went hoped for But the Lord prevented him taking him to himself by a Fever which prevailed much in that City and swept away many in the year 1668 or 1669 I forgot which This Sermon was afterwards preached in that which sometimes was his Pulpit in Dedham by a Reverend and Learned person I cannot say I know not the person but think it not reasonable to fetch him out of his Covert who although yet alive is not willing to discover himself I shall only say that he is a Workman who needs not be ashamed Whoso readeth this popular discourse will easily conclude him a man of excellent Parts and great Piety It had been no great difficulty to him to have stuft his Sermon with Quotations out of Authors or to have dressed it up with six-footed words and a lofty stile if he had judged that that Language of men puft up had been proper for a Countrey Auditory how judicious soever or could have judged that folly of Preaching to have been that foolishness of Preaching mentioned by the Apostle by which God hath chosen to save elect souls I remember Augustine said of Cyprian he once preached at that rate to shew he could do it but never but once to shew he would not This Reverend Author although a very learned man knew that an Iron key was better to open a Lock it is Augustines metaphor than one of Gold Thou wilt Reader find here what is scriptural pious profitable and that clothed with a decent language and such a discovery of Wit and Art as will make thee understand the Author if he had pleased as to those little things of wit and phrase could have outdone what is here but chose to do no more for ostentation of himself that he might the more profit his ordinary Readers Souls I could have wished the Author would have himself dressed it up for the Press but he rather chose to be studying new Sermons than trimming up old ones It is not his but some Auditors importunity that hath brought it to the light and I should have checkt my self in helping the least toward it but for my fondness to have any thing publick that might tell the world the worth of so worthy a person so much my intimate friend and what England and the Reformed part of the World lost that day in which Heaven gained this Eminent Servant of God to whose Memory it is dedicated This will tell thee how he being dead yet speaketh The Lord give us all an hearing ear and an heart willing to learn Thy faithful Friend in the Work of the Gospel 〈…〉 HEB. XI 4. By it he being dead yet speaketh THIS Chapter is a short Martyrology An Epitome of the Acts and Monuments of the Church of Old wherein by an Apostolical hand guided by the Divine Spirit a true and faithful Record a good and honourable Report