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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33989	Counsel for the living, occasioned from the dead, or, A discourse on Job III, 17, 18 arising from the deaths of Mr. Fran. Bampfield and Mr. Zach. Ralphson / by Hercules Collins ...	Collins, Hercules, d. 1702.	1684 (1684)	Wing C5361; ESTC R32496	24,906	39

Honourable Women of Old were stirr'd up by the Jews together with the chief men of the City of Antioch Acts 13.15 to raise Persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them out of their Coasts The Devout must do this that their wickedness might be the more latent and hidden VVho was it that John Bap●ist and Christ called a Generation of Vipers but such a sort of people the Devout Pharisees As a Serpent begets a Serpent Mat. 3. so you are the successors of wicked Parents ye are the Seed of the Old Serpent Crafty Deceivers full of poyson and infect others Ye fullfil the Measure of your Fathers Wickedn ss Mat. 23. as the Viper killeth its Mother so have you the Prophets by whom ye ought to have laboured to be begotten to God as the Viper swells with poyson so do you with Pride and Envy against God and his Children as this Creature will stick on a man to his hurt and kill with his tongue Job 20.16 so do you as it loveth none but his own kind so you none but such as will agree with you in killing the Lords Prophets and as some write this Creatures Teeth is buryed in its Gums that one might think them harmless so seem you Pharisees but full of Cruelty you will make many and long Prayers and yet devour VVidows Houses you Cleanse the outside of the Cup and Platter but within full of Extortion and Excess as the Viper is beautiful without as it were painted yet full of venom within so you Pharisees for all your long Robes your Phylactaries your many Prayers and compassing Sea and Land to make one Proselyte all this makes you but as whited Sepulchres which appear beautiful outwardly but within full of dead mens bones and all uncleaness you are a company of Hypocrites For you build the Tombs of the Prophets and garnish the Sepulchres of the Righteous and ye say If we had been in the days of our Fathers we would not have been Partakers with them in the Blood of the Prophets yet when I send Prophets and wise-men and Scribes some of them you kill and crucifie some you Scourge and Persecute from City to City that upon you may come all the Righteous Blood shed upon the Earth from the Blood of Righteous Abel to the Blood of Zacharias Son of Barachias whom ye slew between the Temple and the Altar That wicked men are troublers of the Church appears from the sad complaint the Church makes in many places Psal 129.2 3. The Plowers have Plowed on our back as they out up and open the bowels of the Earth so wicked men afflict Gods People sometimes to the opening their very Bowels so Asaph Thou feedest us with the Bread of Tears Psal 80.5 and givest them Tears to drink in great measure 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Hebrew word is Shalish a threefold measure so that they were fed with Tears in the Plural and that in a treble or large measure As the Church was in Aegypt among the Pots in the midst of the Fire and Smoak Psal 69.13 in extream heat and burning affliction as the very brick pots of old was burnt yet shall not the Church be scorched but shall come out of Trouble as those did out of Aegypt with much beauty and glory As the Wings of a Dove covered with Silver and her Feathers with yellow gold when God gives but the word for deliverance in the conquest of the adversary Psal 68.30 then many shall publish the praises of God when he Rebukes the Multitude of Spear-men or as the Original 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chajah Kaneh the Beast of Reeds Spear-men or men of Armes they are no more to God the most valiant company of Spear-men which the Reeds in the water do resemble then those weak Reeds for God can as easily bow them as a company of weak Reeds according to the words of Solomon All K●ngs shall bow down before him Psal 72.11 and his Enemies shall lick the Dust so low shall they bow they shall seem to lick the dust 4. Wicked men are troublers of God God-provoking Sinners Ezek. 16.43 not that there are passions in God as that he is capable of joy or grief Isaiah 63.10 as man but God is said to be Provoked and to Repent Ezek. 6.9 when he doth such things as men do when they are Provoked or Repent Eph. 4.30 The wicked are said to fret God elsewhere it 's said they Rebelled and vexed his Holy Spirit and God is said to be broken with an whorish heart Acts 9.5 hence the Apostle exhorts not to grieve the Holy Spirit It is the hardest and painfullest work men can go about to grieve God and his Church Job 15.26 it 's worse then to kick our naked Heel against the Pricks it 's to run against the thick bosses of his Buckler Job 9.4.5 6. none ever hardened himself against God and prospered for he shaketh the Earth out of its place and the Pillars thereof tremble our hearts cannot indure nor our hands be strong Ezek. 22.14 if God contend with us Shall we now provoke the Lord to Jealousie Are we stronger then he 1 Cor. 10.22 That will put fear into the Nations that they may know they are but men Enosh weak sickly mortal men Gen. 35.5 God can put his Enemies in fear as he did the Shechemites that they pursued not Jacob God made a noise in the Ears of the Host of the Syrians 2 Kings 7 7.6 like the noise of a great Host of Chariots and Horses which filled them with fear so as they left their Tents their Horses their Silver and Gold Who will adventure to set the Briars and Thorns against God he will go through them all and burn them together Wicked Men are compared to thorns Isaiah 27.4 He will take them away as with a Whirlwind as living as wrath so the Original Psal 58.9.10 11. By way of Vse If Wicked men are troublesom men then we may be informed such are Strangers to Gospel Principles to a Gospel Spirit and Gospel Teachings Rom. 12.14 for that teacheth to follow peace with all men and holiness Mat. 7.12 to do by all men as we would they should do to us the Gospel Spirit is full of meekness quietness Mat 18.3 4. humility like our Lord who taught us that except we are Converted and become as little Children Luke 9.54 55 56. in peaceableness humility and without Revenge we cannot enter into the Kingdom of God Our Lord as readily reproved James and John when he saw a hot spirit of Revenge in them against the Samaritans in desiring fire might come from Heaven to destroy them but he turned and rebuked them and said You know not what manner of spirits ye are of for the Son of Man did not come to destroy mens lives but to save them our Lord doth

us trembling and fall down and cry out Sirs what must I do to be saved our God whom we serve is able to do this and much more and he can as of old make his people grow so much the more as their afflictions abound thinking people will conclude they must needs be the Lords that suffer patiently under such apparent wrong Again let us bless God though we are in the Prison of man yet that we are delivered from the Spiritual Prison of Sin and Satan into the glorious liberty of the Children of God and out of the Kingdom of darkness into the glorious light of the Gospel Colos 1.13 there is no such Prison as for a man to be bound and fettered by his Lusts and Corruptions that stirs not a foot further then his Corrupt Affections suffer him a man in liberty in honour Zach. 9.11 may be in worse Bonds then a Bodily Confinement le ts bless God for bringing us out of this Pit by the Blood of the Covenant this was the great end of Christs coming into the world and of his Divine Unction to Preach good tidings unto the meek to bind up the broken-hearted Isa 61.1 to proclaim Liberty to the Captives chap. 49.24 25. and the opening of the Prison to them which are bound the Prey shall be taken from the mighty and the lawful Captive delivered or as the Original the Captivity of the Just the Captives of the Mighty shall be taken away and the Prey of the Terrible shall be delivered those that were under the power of Satan that Roaring Lyon that great Red Dragon shall be Rescued Eph. 4.8 for Christ hath led Captivity Captive Col. 2.15 Satan and all Evil Angels Principalities and Powers the Rulers of the darkness of this world and made a shew of it openly in his his glorious Resurrection and Ascension so that now he having obtained the Conquest over Satan Sin the Grave he will say to the Prisoners Isa 49.9 Go forth and to them which are in darkness Psal 1.7 Shew your selves he hath broken the Gates of brass and cut the Bars of Iron in sunder the darkness of a Material Prison is nothing to the darkness of a Spiritual one Material Chains to Spiritual Chains deprivation of the Bodies Liberty is not to be compared to the Souls being shut up from God Psal 16.11 this is far worse then to be shut up from friends being delivered from Spiritual Bonds We may have Liberty in Bonds light in Darkness Peace in Trouble Communion with God by the Spirit is a good Cordial to keep up the heart from fainting in this valley of tears until we come to our Mount of Joy where there is no limits of Joy and Blessedness as the greatest Comforts and Estates of the greatest Monarchs here are there 's no mixture as in this world Gods Providential Dealings with his people in this world is like Chequer-work there is the dark as well as the light side of Providence the most Refin'd and best State and Condition of the best Saints are mixed here if we have some peace we have some trouble if we have large Comforts one day we may expect a great degree of trouble another least we should be exalted above measure we must have a thorn in the flesh now and then but in Heaven there is no mixture 2 Cor. 12.7 for there is all light without darkness all life without death all Riches without Poverty all Content without the least Dissatisfaction because we shall then praise and love God in so perfect a manner Psal 17.15 as God will not demand more perfect Obedience then they will give nor themselves desire to bless God better then they shall for that were to suppose a kind of dissatisfaction in Heaven which is contrary to Holy Davids word Then shall I be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness are we sensible of Gods free grace to our Souls here in delivering us from Spiritual Bonds that is an infallible sign we shall admire free grace hereafter in the glorious Liberty of the Children of God and shall be among that Multitude in Revelations 7.9 10. which none could number of all Kindreds Nations People and Tongues that stood before the Throne and before the Lamb cloathed with white Robes and Palms in their hands and cried with a loud voice Salvation to our God which sitteth on the Throne and to the Lamb. Again This may be a Ground of Lamentation for the Church of God that his Ambassadors which did use to bring us glad tidings of Salvation 2 Cor. 5.20 are not only shut up in Material Prisons for a time the Prisons of men but some of them are lodged in the Grave and their mouths totally stopt so as we shall not hear them sound the Gospel Trumpet any more It 's sometimes a sign of anger when the King calls home his Ambassadors the Apostle saith in 1 Cor. 4.1 Let a man so account of us as the Ministers of Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vperetes Ministers the word imports labour painful labour and signifieth an Under-Rower Gods Ministers are thus called 1 Cor. 4.15 because under Christ the chief Master they do help forward the Ship of the Church toward the Haven of Heaven through the many Rocks and Sands Storms and Tempests Temptations and Persecutions which they meet withal they are called Fathers which signifieth instrumentally their begetting Souls to God they are called Bishops or Overseers this charge hath its name Pakad in the Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Phil. 1.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. 13.17 from visiting and in the Greek EPISKOPVS from Over-seeing Applied to any which hath a charge Civil or Ecclesiastical and they are so called of their watchfulness care and labour for the good of his people for they watch for their Souls as they that must give an account that they may do it with Joy and not with grief Again they are called Pastors POIMVN this is taken from Shepherds 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and applied to Teachers Mat. 9.36 to Christ the good Shepherd John 10.11 14 the great Shepherd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ARCHIPOIMVN 1 Pet. 5.4 these are some of his honourable Titles this same word is applied to Kings as in Mat. 2.6 Rev. 27.7 19.15 but a word of a double signification is to be understood according to the subject matter spoken of taken in Mat. 2.6 for Ruling as a King but in Acts 20.28 for feeding as a Shepherd Feed the Flock of God over which the Holy Ghost hath made you Over-seers Is not there cause of mourning when God taketh away our Fathers which begat us our Ambassadors which brings glad tidings and good news of Reconciliation and Salvation by the death of the Son of God yea our Ministers which conducts guides and Rowes the Ship of the Church as it were under Christ to Heaven Yea to lose our Pastors and Shepherds

things Reader I will here adjoyn an Elegy on the Deaths of Mr. Bampfield and Mr. Ralphson which for the Subst●●ce of it was first compos'd by a Friend of Mr. Ralphsons design'd on him alone but forasmuch as the preceding Discourse was occasion'd from both their Deaths I have put it into that Order as the whole Elegy may be applicable to both in all Respects First As they were Ministers of Christ Secondly As they were Sufferers for Christ Thirdly As to their Zeal against Anti-Christ Fourthly In Respect of their longing for Sions Welfare and their mourning under Sions Calamities Fifthly In Respect of Soul-seedings and Soul-supportings by all the ways and means they were capable of in their Confin'd Estate An Elegy on the Deaths of Mr. Bampfield and Mr. Ralphson who Dyed Prisoners for Christ in the Press-yard Newgate May not all fear when Heaven denounceth woes Aloud by Signal and by Fatal blows Smiting the Shepherds Calling Guides away That Flocks are left to wander starve and stray Even when the Wolves the Foxes and the Boar Rage for the Prey and harmless Lambs devour Was it for nought that Blustring Sparkling Rays Of strange stupendious Comets did the Eyes Of Earths Inhabitants so long detain In times but lately past who can refrain Considering our Stroaks so great so sad Heightned with Circumstances dark and bad All saying Sure these wonders did Presage Some Future Tragedy to this poor Age It s Progress now makes many People think The following things will make mens Spirits shrink Since many splendid Lights Extinguish'd are As now those Stars those lovely shining Pair These are put out and we Depriv'd of Light And left to stumble in so dark a Night By Tongue I cannot nor by Pen Express My Thoughts of them and their great Worthiness Of their Refined Zeal their Heart Contrite Of their Compassions with a publick Sp'rit Their Liberal Souls were highly to be Priz'd Also their Stedfastness some Magnifies O Zealous ones who in the Gap did stand True wrestling Watchmen to preserve the Land Striving with all the Gospel to promote Whose Trumpet sounds a true and certain Note In Faithfulness they duely warned all As did that Hand by writing on the wall Show Belshazzar his Sacriledge and fall Those Seers are both removed from their Station A signal Loss both to the Church and Nation Leaving now off their Cry'd their Sighs and Groans Petitions Pleadings Tears Complaints and Moans Their sublime Souls in Prison Languishing Groan'd for Relief Cries to their Heavenly King Help Sio● Lord her Controversy Plead Remove her Sorrow and increase her Seed How long O Lord when when wilt thou relieve Thy tossed Church when wilt thou Freedom give VVhen men those Seers from Preachings did Restrain Their Meeting-Houses clos'd up did remain Through Watch and Ward then none could entry take They thus depriv'd by Life and Pen did make Apologies and worship true defended Which still doth Preach although their Preaching's ended After that they to Prison both were sent And finding divers Dishes were content To distribute what in their Basket came From their Kings Table and divide the same Gave through the Grate that hungry Souls might share With them partaking of their Prison-fare What double Grief to their Seraphick mind Was it to be Imprison'd and Confin'd And so Restrain'd from serving of their Lord From Publishing and Preaching of his word While many Souls were crying out aloud Starved almost for want of Heavenly Food Of Gospel Springs and Ordinances pure The sadest loss that any can endure Come join and mourn with me O come O come And help me to express now sitting dumb In Melancholy Muteness and in Tears Sob forth our present loss and ground of Fears But stop a little though there 's Cause to weep That those great Seers are both fallen asleep Yet they Transported in Triumphant Fame Rejoicing praise the great JEHOVAHS Name Free from all Cares have now Eternal rest With such Delights as cannot be exprest Let none grudge this praise to their Memory No Pen is fit to write their Elegy Their works are finish'd they have run their race And who 's behind for to supply their place Since those Elijahs Heaven have ascended Convoy'd with Holy Angels who attended Their Souls to Glory since they did defend The Cause of Sion to their very End By Tongue and Pen the Deluge sought to stop And in ascending did their Mantles drop Let all her Children pray yea plead and call For some Elishas to appear who shall Their Mantles take and with a double measure Of Holy Wisdom and Celestial Treasure Supply their place Truth teach and Truth defend And haste the Scarlet Whore to her last end That so all these Terrestrial Kingdoms may Christs Kingdoms be let Sions Children pray For their work 's finished they 're both set free Call'd from a Prison to Felicity To Heavens rich Mansions to Salvations wells To Gods right hand even where all fulness dwells Their Gracious Lord mov'd by their Sighs and Groans Their Grievances their Tears and bitter Moanes Sends speedy Help his Prisoners relieves And calls them thence out of a Den of theives So Graciously Conveys their souls above To full fruition of his Matchless Love Where they enjoy what no man can express Celestial Joy Perpetual Happiness VVith Living Streams Solac'd without Cessation Triumphant Glory Endless Consolation Joyning in Praises Songs and Heavenly Hymns VVith Angels Saints Arch-Angels Seraphims FINIS