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A48398	The life and death of Mr. Vavasor Powell, that faithful minister and confessor of Jesus Christ wherein his eminient conversion, laborious successful ministry, excellent conversation, confession of faith, worthy sayings, choice experiences, various sufferings, and other remarkable passages in his life and at his death are faithfully recorded for publick benefit : with some elogies and epitaphs by his friends.	Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.; Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1671 (1671)	Wing L2003; Wing B418_CANCELLED	114,187	204

ordained for his Church and Disciples onely that especial Ordinance called his Supper or the Communion of his Body and Blood to put them in remembrance of his Death till he came again and to confirm that spiritual Union and Communion they have with him and as an ordinance to convey more Grace unto their souls And this together with Baptism are and may be accounted though not so called in Scripture Gospel-signs and seals of the Covenant of Grace as Circumcision and the Passeover were before unto the Jews Mat. 26.26 27 28 29. 1 Cor. 10.16 11.23 24 25 26. Rom. 4.11 Col 2.11 12. 2. The command and example of Christ and his Apostles are to be observed both in the giving and receiving of this ordinance After the Bread and Wine are Blessed or set apart and a Blessing sought on them The Minister is to take both of the Bread and Wine himself and to give of both kinds to the Disciples or Members of the Church sitting or leaning Mat. 26.20 26. But to give it privately to persons upon their sick beds or to keep back the Wine from the People or under pretence of humility to give it unto the Congregation kneeling are contrary to the Institution of Christ see Acts 20.7 1 Cor. 11.20 23. 3 As the true Churches and Disciples of Christ should often partake of this ordinance so those that are without Christ his Covenant and Church who are ignorant unbelieving and ungodly have no right thereto at all and Christ forbids to give holy things to such and they that eat and drink the same unworthily do both profane and pollute the Name and Ordinance of God and eat and drink damnation to themselves not discerning the Lords Body Acts 2.42 20.7 1 Cor. 11.25 27 29 Mat. 7.6 Concerning Preaching and Prophecying Preaching of the Gospel or Evangelizing which is to be to all Nations and to every creature is to be performed by such as are gifted called and sent either immediately by Christ as the Apostles and seventy Disciples were or by his Church Acts 13 1 2 3. or in case of Persecution by such as are scattered Members to whom God may open a door for the preaching of his word to such as want the same Acts 8.1 4. 11.19 20 21. 2. Prophecying is another Gospel-Ordinance which is either a fore-telling of some future things by divine Revelation which is an extraordinary and peculiar gift of God yet promised John 16.13 and given to several in Gospel-days Acts 11.27 21.9 10. 1 Cor. 14.26 Eph. 4.11 or else it is a speaking unto men to edification and exhortation and comfort or a teaching of believers to observe all things that Christ hath commanded which is a distinct thing from Preaching though of the same Nature and doth more properly and peculiarly belong to the Church and those that are within as the other doth to the world and those that are without 1 Cor. 14.22 Mat. 28.19 20. compared with Mark 16.15 Concerning Prayer Prayer is a special part of Gods worship being a pouring out of the soul in confessions supplications and thanksgivings to God through Christ by the help of his spirit Eph. 6.18 Jude v. 20. 1 Tim. 2.1 8. c. 2. Though that most excellent and comprehensive perfect Prayer that Christ taught his Apostles 〈◊〉 Directory and Rule to Teach Believers to pray accordingly and likewise that very Prayer may be used Verbatim Yet Christ did not impose it upon them nor tye them thereto neither did Christ or his Apostles ever ordain or impose any other form much less then should any other Persons usurp this authority over the Church and people of God and therefore all such as make enjoyn or observe such humane Forms follow the Traditions of Men and not the Word of God see 1 Cor. 11.1 23. 2 Cor 1.24 Mark 7.6 7 8. Though the Prayers of Unbelievers be abominable to the Lord because of their sins and their being out of Christ yet it 's their duty to pray and it is lawful for believers to pray where Unbelievers are present we find our Saviour himself and many of his Saints using divers gestures in prayer as kneeling lying on the face standing all very lawfull and acceptable if the heart be filled with true faith love sincerity humility and zeal to God Concerning singing of Psalms Imposition of Hands and other Gospel ordinances not yet repeated 1. Singing of Psalms particularly Scripture-Psalms Hymns and Spiritual songs is a continued Gospel-ordi●ance and duty and to be performed by all but espe●ially in the Churches Mat. 26.30 Eph. 5.18 19. Col. ● 16 c. 2. Laying on of Hands is one of the Principles of ●he Doctrine of Christ and a Gospel-ordinance pra●tised in the primitive times and not yet abrogated ●s appears by any Scripture being used upon those ●hat were sent out of the Churches to preach the Gospel● Acts 13.3 or upon believers after their Baptisme in order to their receiving the Holy Ghost or the gifts thereof Acts 8.17 9.17 19.6 or else for the healing of the sick Acts 28.8 c. 3. Visiting of the sick and for the elders to anoint them in the name of the Lord is a Gospel Ordinance and not repealed Jam. 5.14 15. Concerning Excommunication Another Ordinance continued in the Time and Churches of the New Testament is a power given by Christ to deal with such members as walk disorderly 2 Thes 3.6 that refuse to hear the Church Mat. 18.17 commit some scandalous sin 1 Cor. 5. or deny and destroy the Faith or Fundamentals of Religion as the Resurrection c. 2 Tim. 2.16.27 18. 1 Tim. 2.20 2. The Ordinance is to be solemnly performed in the name of Christ by the whole Congregation yet ministerially by the Officers thereof and according to the nature of the offence whether by Admonition without Ejection 1 Thes 5.14 or Ejection and casting out till repentance manifests it self in the excommunicated Person and then he is to be restored 1 Cor. 5. with 2 Cor. 2.6 7 8. or else a● utter and absolute excommunication and rejectin● of the Person till the coming of Christ 1 Corin● 16.22 Concerning Magistrates and Rulers 1. Magistracy is an Ordinance of God and Ruler or Magistrates whether supream or subordinate an● Gods Ministers Reigning by under and for him entrusted with the sword of Justice for the encouragement and praise of such as do well but a terror to evi● works or a revenger and executor of wrath upon those that do evil Rom. 13.2 14. 1 Pet. 2.14 1 Tim. 2.2 Prov. 8.16.17 2 Chron. 19.6 2. The most High God who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords who ruleth in the Kingdom of Men and giveth it to whomsoever he will he exalteth and pulleth down altereth and removeth Kings and other Rulers at his pleasure Psal 75.6 7. Dan. 4.25 2 Chron. 11.4 2 King 9.3 6 7. sometimes giving bad Rulers and at other times taking away such as are good in a

by visible representations and outwardly real apparitions At this time and long after he also shewed me my sins in their number and nature to be such and so many as that there was no pardon for them and therefore tempted me oft and divers wayes to destroy myself Sometimes by casting my self into a River to drown my self whither he brought me and whilst I reasoned the case with him this was frequently his motive to me the fewer sins I committed in this world and the shorter time I lived in it the less would be my torment He often tempted me also to destroy my self with a knife so that I was often necessitated to fling it out of my hand when I was at meat alone in my Chamber to rise from my meat for fear so that I durst not for some time carry a Knife with me But when the Lord did relieve sometimes by one means and sometimes by another I was strengthned with this resolution that God should do what he would with me for I would never do as Judas did destroy myself When Satan saw that he was disappointed in that temptation then he told me that I was a Reprobate and let me profess what I would my Damnation was sure and my hypocrisie and sinnes under profession would be worse than any other sinnes and therefore it were better of the two to lay down my profession and the duties thereof to that temptation the Lord helped me to answer him thus That whilst I lived in scandalous sins he never thus tempted me and I was resolved if I knew God would Damn me yet to have as few sins as I could to answer for hereafter When these temptations failed then he began to raise up Persecution against me as one day going through the Town where I was born from Kingston to Lanvaire-waterdine I met with two Gentlemen Kinsmen of mine in their drunkenness who called ' upon me to come to them and without any the least provoking word or carriage they fell both upon me and one of them with a Crab-tree Cudgel wounded me sore and their pretence was I had reproved them for sinne but God raised me up and gave me a heart freely to forgive them Another time four men laid wait in a secret place as I went upon a Lords day in a morning to the Ordinance with several weapons being all of them as was confesseed by one of them afterwards under a vow to kill me but God by his providence prevented them in sending two Strangers unexpected to help who riding before discovered them wherupon they fled yet vented their malice upon some other Christians whom they wounded But one of them that day came to a Meeting and in hearing of me was so convinced of his sinne that he was seen and heard publickly to repent for what he had done and never after was known to persecute any Another time a very wicked man entered into an Oath that when ever he met with me he would kill me he waited his opportunity dwelling near me several times to do it and one Lords day he went to the place where I preached with a full intention either at my going or returning home to execute his purpose but being at the Sermon and hearing Christ so freely offered to sinners the word did so affect him that he wept saying within himself what a villain am I to intend evil against such a man And the next day in the morning very early he came to the house where I lodged desiring to speak with me in private and with tears confessed this to me and desired me to pardon him and pray for him and ever after was very friendly to me Another time being in Brecknock-shire at an honest mans house I preached to several that were then together my Text was in Ezek. 34.16 from which I observed That though the little Flock of Christ be despised and dispersed yet they shall be gathered prised and preserved As I was handling this Doctrine about twelve or sixteen lusty rude Roysters broke into the house and did several times attempt to offer violence to my self and to the rest of the Brethren with me but it pleased God to restrain them at length by the procurement of Mr. Hugh Floyd the High Sheriff for the year I was bound over to the Sessions and an indictment preferr'd against me wherein I was accused first for drawing away the Kings Subjects Secondly for speaking against the Book of Common-Prayer Thirdly for Sacrilege Which last accusation was grounded upon the drawing down of a Meeting-house door by me and the Church-Wardens that the people which came in a great croud might hear with the better convenience but the Lord did so own his own Cause and me the unworthiest of his Servants that I was then delivered also Yet finding the persecution so hot against me that I could not be permitted to serve the Lord there I did by the advice of my Brethren leave my Native Countrey of Wales and by the guidance and providence of God was carried and conducted safely to London where I arrived in August Anno 1642. Another time as I was preaching upon the side of a Hill being denyed leave in a publick place a company of Roysters came with swords slaves and fowling-pieces and after some opposition one of them cryed down with him down with him but the Lord stirred up some of the people to preserve me and prevent them Another time a wicked Butcher who had long threatned me laying wait as it seems for me he one night stood in a narrow passage through which I was to come with a great Clubb but his blow falling short of me by the protection of God I escaped his hands During my abode in London where I continued Preaching for above two years I had great experience of Gods goodness in providing for me and in succeeding my Ministry to the spiritual good and conversion of many but the greatest of all my mercies since my conversion are as follows concerning the time and manner of my obtaining assurance After I had been about four years in constant doubts and great fears as to my eternal condition being often times tempted by Satan to destroy my self and Preaching also to others shaking and terrifying Doctrines particularly out of Luke 11.21 Take heed les● the Light that be in thee be Darkness At that time for a Months space or above I was verey sad melancholy and much troubled neglecting to eat drink or sleep and this was occasioned principly through the apprehension I had of that distance which I saw to be between Christ and my soul which was set home upon my heart with much power from these words Cant. 2.9 Behold he stands behind our Wall he looked through the window upon me For I looked upon a Wall to be between Christ and my soul then me thought he came nearer and looked through the window upon me whilst I was in this estate refusing to be comforted the all-wise God

that you shall shortly reach Immortality but never Eternity Make Christ your all and you will be sure to lay down your self all Consider that when you are not assaulted with Temptaions Satan is damming and pounding and and he will suddenly draw up his Sluce and let loose upon you Satan doth not like God warn before he strike Christ work is Wages his Service perfect freedom The Love of the Master the sweetness of the Service and the greatness of the reward are sufficient incouragements to serve Christ A Christians security and safety is in doing his duty and he should study his duty more then his safety He that loves not Christ more then his Lust or his Life is like to lose Christ and his Life but he that loves Christ more then his Life shall be sure to save and keep both Strive greatly to have and to exercise a good Conscience towards God and Men and commit by Soul Life and Cause to the Lord and to ex●●ct the worst of Men and the best of Christ Christ is ●●●o the Soul as the Loadstone to the ●on drawing it to it self or the Cristial to the other ●tones putting Beauty and Lustre on them A Christian beholds Christ in the deepest Afflicti●n as well as in the most spiritual Ordinance Corruptions are like Worms in the Maw or Sto●ach which will eat through the Soul unless scat●red killed and purged out The only way some times for a Christian to avoid the force of Temptation is Souldier Like to fall down on his face when he sees the Cannon or Musket fired against him Make haste to do thy work Christian and God will make haste to give thee thy Wages Thou must dye once whether thou suffer or no and thou canst dye but once if thou suffer The sins of Saints are new sufferings to Jesus Christ and the sufferings of Saints are the Wounds of Christ Reading the Scriptures helps Meditation Meditation Prayer and Prayer every good work Men may come too late to God when the Door is shut but God never comes too late to Men. Let the Child be contented to take the Breast the Mother will give it and then it shall have both so be contented with what Christ gives you and you shall want nothing To see the want of Grace is much the worth of Grace more T is hard to get Grace hard to get assurance of Grace hard to use it and not abuse it T is very hard to behold our own Gift without Pride and the Gifts of others if they excel ours without Envy Do not commend thy Freind nor discommend thy Foe too much least thou be judged to be partial He commands most and best that commads in Love Humility and Self-denyingly He hath not learned to rule that hath not learning●ed to obey An even through Paced Self-fearing Heart melt-Christian is always best The world is a great nothing deluding the bad disturbing and distracting the good Satan works more upon men by sleight then by might avoid his cunning and thou wilt avoid his cruelty Hypocrites Hearts are like stinking Ponds wherein Frogs live and Fish dye Lusts feed and Grace if it were there starves The Devil is like the Turkycock or Crocodile if you turn upon him he will fly from you but you fly from him he will pursue you It is better sometimes to sleight the Devil then to fight him Thoughts of our own death will tend much to deaden sin God hath set the Tongue between the Brains and Heart that it may advice with both and within two Guards to keep it in and yet it is unruly Prayer is a good preparative to suffering when Christ had prayed he went out to meet Judas Ioh. 18.4 Ruffling opinion sowing and Church railing Persons and Professors have commonly more Self then Grace It is the duty of a Christian to suppress and search himself when he doth not know Evil by himself Christ and Sin are most magnified in the Eyes of Believers in their afflictions but in a different manner and to a different end and then Christ is most desired and Sin most dispised A Christian should earnestly desire that his sin might sit in a white Cloud and that he might go out of the World as a Perfume and not as a Snuff The holy Law of God teaches a Man to see his own Deformity and requires from him a Conformity Sin is like a sleepy Lion in the Soul which Temptation soon awakens Christ puts most of his Oyle in broken Vessels in broken Hearts there is most Grace and best kept The less a man strives for himself the more will Christ strive for him Oh my Soul look for death hourly long for it greatly prepare for it carefully meet and welcome it joyfully for it is Christs part to direct his Spouse the Soul to him and thy Freind that comes to set thee at liberty from thy sins discharge thee from thy P●ison dismiss thee from thy Debts and bring thee at once to enjoy all thy desires Oh Lord as a sign that I shall be able to dye for thee let me find my Corruption dying in me by power from thee He that will not take Example shall make an Example Afflictions are Christs Love Tokens Jer. 12.7 Heb. 12.6 Rev. 3.9 and Christians are never more tendred then when most afflicted as Ephraim Jer. 31.20 A Christians Soul should be like the Dial going according to the Sun or following Christ Small sins yeilded too make way for greater and one sin for another He that converts a Sinner covers a world or multitude of sins and gains more then a World to wit a Soul Saints should labour to Lord it over their Corruptions as their Corruptions did formerly Lord it over them God hath given a Man a little Mouth and a narrow Throat that Man may not exced in eating To take pains about unnecessary and unprofitable things is laboriously to mispend time Zeal without Knowledge to guide it is like mettle in a blind Horse which stumbles and overthrows the Rider Young Christians commonly want a Curb and old Christians a Spur. Be not ambitions of Love and thou shalt not be so soon an object of Envy It is good to curb natural and acquired Gifts but to give the Reins to Grace and let alwayes Grace lead rule and master Gifts A Heart unconverted is contended with nothing but what is helping it unto Hell and it hath never enough of that very sin and the Heart converted is never satisfied but with what helps it towards Heaven and yet thinks he hath never enough thereof viz. Christ and Grace Welcome thou thy Landlord Christ into thy Cottage now and he will welcome thee into thy Palace hereafter Get Christ and Christian to bind thy Conscience to the peace and thy Affections and Flesh to the good behaviour Spend all thy Grace against thy Lust but none for it Thy hardest duty in Christianity is to deny self and to destroy sin As the Martyr