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judgement_n	according_a	great_a	lord_n	1,960	5	3.5757	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56573	The testimony of that dear and faithful man, John Matern who had lived six years and faithfully served the Lord in his vocation in the family of C. T. now dwelling at Edmonton in Middlesex. Also, other blessed testimonies concerning him, and the truth itself; with something concerning his blessed condition in the time of his sickness, and when he was near his departure. With several testimonies of sensible children who had been under his tuition. Published that God may have his glory in preserving his faithful ones faithful to the end. A. P.	Matern, John, 1639 or 40-1680.; Paterson, A., Quaker.; Taylor, Christopher, ca. 1615-1686. aut	1680 (1680)	Wing P683; ESTC R217118	17,546	37

they might be faithful unto him in their measures and not to despise the day of small things but as they were faithful in a little more should be added his Mouth and Heart was full of Praises to the Highest for many particular mercies but more especially that he had received the knowledge of the everlasting Truth and had walked in it for some time perfectly and uprightly in his measure for which at that time he declared he had the Testimony of a good Conscience and was entred into Eternal Peace with the Lord which I do firmly believe and without doubting am perswaded that it is true and it is the desire of my Heart that I may so walk in my Generation that in the end I may enjoy but such a comfortable Death as he did It was as hard a Tryal as ever I met with I may say which I desire may be sanctified of the Lord but now am well satisfied that he is gone into everlasting bliss to be with the Lord for ever And it is the belief of my Heart that when ever it shall please the Lord to call me out of the body that as we were lovely together in this Life that forever we shall be Ioyned as I am preserved faithful and that in a more nearness then could be enjoyed here we shall sing Praises to God and the Lamb for ever So in this belief I rest my self contented with my condition at present Edmonton the 2 of the 7 Month 1680. A. Paterson DEar John Matern Died not as a Fool Dieth that feared not the Living God but his Heart was bent to seek after a City whose Builder and Maker is God He made his Calling and Election sure and a good Savour he has left behind him and his Works follow him he was a diligent Man in his Vocation and very zealous for Gods Glory his aim was at Eternity and through the mercy of the Lord he missed not of it so that when he lay on his Death-Bed the Glory of the Lord over-shadowed him and his Innocent cryes were unto him that all might be kept faithful that professed his name and more particularly that both small and great in our Family might be preserved to the Lord and his Heavenly Sounds of Praises to God with a raised up voice by the Assistance of the Power and Glory of God upon his Spirit I believe I shall never forget me thinks mine Ears are full of them still hearing the sound of that sweet Harmonious melody with a raised up voice when otherwise if Gods power had not enabled him confessed he was scarce able to move his Tongue he have Heavenly Exhorations to the young ones to persevere and go on in obedience to the Lord in that truth they had received and encouraged his honest and faithful companion and assistant to go on in the work of the Lord. I dearly loved him because of his simplicity and lowliness of Mind his faithfulness and diligence in his place and because his Heavenly care was intirely to do good when I remember his dear simplicity how like an Innocent Child he was in his place my Soul breaks within me and I am melted even into great tenderness and love unto him more then can be uttered Tongue cannot utter nor Pen set down the excellencie and eminency of this love which is so overcomming he was a very wise and learned man as to outward Learning but how he denied himself and how humbly he behaved himself and how free he was from priding himself because of his Great parts and natural endowments as a man I can say according to my Judgment he went before many well he is gone and in the name of the Lord he blessed the Family he had lived in and praised God that he had placed him in it such blessed things he acknowledged he had been partaker of in it and after he had done his work he went to his Father even as an Innocent Lamb unconcerned about his Death as fearing it not but on the contrary praising God for the certain trust he had in his Power telling us how certain he was of Eternal Salvation the Glory of the Lords power rested upon his Spirit and sweetly did he give up the Ghost O blessed art thou my dear companion my Soul loved thee and embraced thee and I love thee still and thy life is with us I pray God as that sincerity that was in three may remain in Thousands and Ten Thousands that Gods Host in this day may be innumerable Amen God is with us and we know though we may be taken out of this Life according to his pleasure yet his Truth and Faithfulness departs not from the Families of his faithful ones who can truly say they seek his sweet Face and countenance and Glory in all things and we can say that the secret hand of the Lord works not against us but for us Oh! my Soul be glad in the God of thy Mercies everlasting praises be to thy name for evermore Edmonton the 8th of the 7th Month 1680. C. T. DEar Friends and Children but especially you Children of this Family it is upon me to relate something unto you of my exercise which I have gone through since the Lord did put it into our Hearts to take upon us the exercise of Educating of Children and indeed the very first step into it was with fear and trembling but though I was very tender the Lord hath called me to a blessed Work and had blessedly assisted us by his mighty power and out-stretched Arm to this very day O the days of Sighing and Mourning that I have gone through amongst disorderly Servants and Children that sometimes I did not well know how it was with me or whether I went backwards or forwards in my condition O the travel the Travel that was in my way to Zion that indeed some times I was almost ready to dispair but it did please the Lord sometimes to arise in his mighty power to strengthen and encourage and uphold me in his blessed work and when his Glorious Light shone round encouraged to walk in his way and then I thought I should run swiftly when Exercises came again and when the Fogs and Mists did arise again and the Sun was Darkened again that I could not see which way to go then did I crie unto the Lord that he would be pleased to keep me in the measure of his blessed Truth for I said in my Heart that it should be my reasolution that I would never turn back again to folly Thus I passed on through much Difficulty and the Lord did mightily uphold me but sometimes I knew it not and indeed when I have beheld others Eating of the Dainties of Gods House I have been ready to murmure and say O Lord why do I fare so hardly my meat being bitter Herbs and of an unsavoury taste Thus I Travelled in Sorrow through a long Winter and in the Lords blessed time he was pleased to arise