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To the memory of my dear friend and brother, Mr. William Taylor, late preacher of the gospel in St. Stephens Coleman-Street
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To the Memory of my dear Friend and Brother Mr. William Taylor late Preacher of the Gospel in St. Stephens Coleman-street IS Taylor dead Taylor of Coleman-street That learned Orthodox Divine that sweet Evangelist that true Nathaniel An Israelite in whom no guile did dwell Simple yet Compounded vertues combin'd Within his heavenly bosome were enshrin'd Who can compute our loss for in this one We truly seem to lose a Million Strife was ' twixt's Life and Doctrine t' inherit The Preeminence either did it merit But 't was concluded to decide the strife Life was in his Doctrine Doctrine in his life He taught by both his Congregation He Doctrine Preach't liv'd the Application So great a Student one would think that he Neglected had his publique Ministry And yet in publique so did he abound You 'd think no time for study could be found Save that the hearer well might judge that he Such notions never Preach't Extemporie Some for op'ning the Text do passing well Others in Application do excell Some men with skill in Languages abound In th' Antient Fathers others are profound Some for School-Divinity famous are Some Practical some for Polemik rare The gift of some doth most in Prayer lie In Preaching others claim their exc'llency Taylor excell'd in All as if that He Of All these gifts had the Monopoly Sweet in converse delighâ—ful but not vain Nothing impure did his Communion stain Humble but not buse Grave but not austere Not rash but valiant joy was mixt with fear Meek in his own Cause but in Gods so stout The Zeal thereof did wholly eat him out Psal 69. 9. His bounty had undone him but that he Did give in Faith as well as Charity He ey'd the Promise which saith not in vain * Prov. 11. 25. He that waters wat'red shall be again Thus he * Isa 32 8. thriv'd by giving for thereby The bread which Love did break Faith did break Faith did multiply Cases of Conscience skilful to untie He was and balm to wounded souls apply His dear Relations so fulfil did he With fruitful influence and Piety That Wife Children Servants Familiars All Rising up early did him Blessed call Faithful he was to his Religion His Principles Trust and his Commission Faithful to Christ till death nothing could make That precious Saint once to prevaricate Not Wife or Children nor of all most dear His Ministry Nothing did lie so near His heart as th' interest of Christ For Him Death in its horrid'st shape had welcome bin Nothing too dear for Christ He knew full well Christ had redeem'd him from the lowest Hell In short this was the Value of the man Each mans pâ—rfection made his Anagram And is he gone Let England mourn ' cause she Hath lost a Mourner a true Jeremie Another Elijah who for her sake Intercession unto God did make Vncessantly Let London weep a tear Because a light is fallen from her Sphere Of sweetest influence and perfection No single Star but a Constellation Yea let his Orphane Congregation weep Forth sad laments Now left as sheep Without their Shepherd Let Wife and Children moan Her Guide of youth Her Bosome-Teacher's gone Their Father who by Paul-like Prodigie Chang'd Sex and travell'd their New-birth to see Let Friends lament to whose Arcana He Was wont both Ark and Oracle to be And oh that mine head were waters mine eye Of tears a fountain day and night to cry My sad complaints for loss of such a Friend Who as another Soul to me hath bin Credere unam animam in duobus esse divisam Min. Hel. Octav. At the report of so sad a story Who can forbear * Jer. 22. 18. Ah Lord and ah his glory This Aggravates our sorrows that his Sun Did set at Noon before his work was done Before his work was done I must unsay That word His work was done in half his day So fast he wrought and being girt with might Thought his task to double 'fore 't was night Death snarl'd yet fearing th' encounter at length Layes Ambush for him and consumes his strength By lingring sickness promising thereby A Consumption Unto himself the easier Victory But was no means applied in due time To have prevented Death's fore-seen design Why were not Learned Physitians feed To consult his Cure Ah there was no need Of so great worth so much belov'd was he They feed Him their Patient for to be That Proto-Medicus of Court sans compare Invites him home to be his Bosom-Care And Studies him with such anxiety As if Taylor liv'd not Himself must dye But all in vain Then where Physitians end Divines begin whole dayes in prayer they spend As Luther for Miconius once did pray Melch. Ad. As if they mean't not God should say them nay Not like success Prayer that could command The * Josh 10. 12 13. Sun stand still once an whole dayes space and Bring * 2 King 20. 11. back the shade in King Ahaz Diall By ten degrees gone down could not recall The Setting Sun of holy Taylors life Nor all the cryes of Children or of Wife His work was done Then said his Lord to him * Mat. 25. 21 22. Well done Good Servant Faithful thou hast bin In what is less Come take thy Robe and Crown And * Rev. 3. 21. Reign with me for ever on my Throne A joyful word it was for when as he Death as his Fathers Messenger did see Make his approach He Welcome Death did cry Welcome my best friend welcome Eternity But Death retreating much he did complain Death retreating much he did complain As one near Shore hurl'd back into the Main Of Disappointment ceased not to mourn Untill eft-soon Death hast'ned his return And from the Court of Heaven his fiat brings Then Bowing head Swan-like this Song he sings Into thy hands Lord I commit My spirit which is thy due Psal 31. 5. For why thou hast redeemed it Oh Lord my God most true I 'le say no more but add to Balaam's wish LET HIS LIFE BE MINE * Numb 23. 10. my last end like His. Sic maerens flevit T. C.