would have chosen him to be a Teacher in their Congregation that they might have the benefit of his preaching and of his prudence in managing the affairs of their Church desiring there might be a mutual forbearance between them in such things wherein they could not be of one mind And his writings something of which is now come out of the Press and more may I hope ere long are such whereby that I may borrow the Apostles words Eph. 3.4 when ye Read ye may understand his knowledge in the mystery of Christ He was of a very peaceable temper and did study to be quiet and as much as in him lay to live peaceably with all men yet would not jurare in verba magistri or in our Saviours sense Matt. 23.9 call any man Father on earth resigning up himself to him by an implicit faith Mr. Baxter was his antient friend and they lived together in the same house when Mr. Baxter preached at Bridgworth yet when he put forth his Aphorisms Mr. W. being dissatisfied with some things therein was his ingenious friend that he speaks of in the postscript to his book of Infant-Baptism and names in his Catholick Theology who attempted something at first which we do not meet with indeed in his Polimical writings because Mr. W. did engage him not to draw him into a publick contest by publishing any thing which he wrote to him But it was that which Mr. Baxter did not slight nor answer unâ liturâ with one dash for he wrote him an answer to it of one and forty Sheets To draw toward a Conclusion he was a shining and burning light and might give that for his Motto Lucendo pereo He wasted with giving light to others I never heard him wish with Dr. Whitaker that he could purchase that health in his old age which he empared by his night-Studies in his youth or repent him of any pains which he had taken in his Lords work His strength failed him for sometime before he died so that he was carried to the Pulpit constantly as his Predecessor likewise at Hatfield was what a difference is there betwixt looking on a Body worn out in the service of mens lusts and mourning at last when their body and flesh are consumed and saying how have I hated instruction Prov. 5.11 and looking upon a poor decayed body worn out in the service of Christ At length more than three months before he died his strength was so far decayed and his memory did so fail him that he was forced quite to disist from his pleasing work which he had taken so much delight in and God did hereby make him not only willing but desirous to die Then as one said He had vitam in patientiâ mortem in voto was content to live in submission to the will of God but having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ Phil. 1.23 As a Servant wearied with work earnestly desires the Shadow and as an Hireling looketh for the reward of his work Job 7.2 This you may see by this passage in a Letter to me sometime before he dyed when he found his strength much decaying viz. my inability for service to God and his dear people whom my Soul loves makes me weary of this world and willing to be gone to the remaining rest The Lord prepare me for it and quicken my motion towards it and bless your labours who have yet time and opportunity to work in his Vineyard As for me my Flesh fails and my Heart fails But be thou O God! the strength of my Heart and my portion for ever And hereby God likewise brought his Friends to be willing to part with him Many years agoe when he was near to death thro' a sore sickness and understood that as it is said of Peter Acts 12.5 Instant and Earnest prayer was made of the Church unto God for him he wished that God and his People were agreed to let him go Now his people were willing to let him go he could be no more useful to them and his strength was but labour and sorrow having almost finished the seventy fifth year of his age If he had been taken away in his strength and while he was busied in his Masters work how great lamentation would have been made over him for the loss of his publick labours which had so oft been so great a comfort and refreshment to them for the loss of his prudent Counsels Spiritual Consolations sympathy in Afflictions pathetical and earnest Intercessions and for my self I may say as David for Jonathan I am distressed for thee my Brother very pleasant hast thou been to me and thy love to me was wonderful 2 Sam. 1.26 I may without vanity speak it for when above forty years ago he seemed to himself and others to be leaving the world he was speaking to his nearest Relation which was with him of several of his friends and when he spake of me brake off abruptly only with these words I loved him Sir Fuk Grevil afterwards Lord Brook desired when he dyed that he might have inscribed on his Grave Here lies a Friend of Sir Philip Sidney and I should think it honour enough to have it inscribed on mine Here lies a Friend of Mr. Warren I lived in intimate Friendship and Familiarity with him forty five years and spent many precious hours with him to my great comfort and advantage And if I might have my choice as Elisha had at the translation of Elijah 2 Kings 2.9 it should be that a double measure of the Spirit of Mr. Warren might be upon me Yea I should account my self happy if I had but his measure of Gifts and Parts of Learning Grace Temper How quick was he to apprehend Of what a profound Judgment How inquisitive in the pursuit of Truth How diligent to dive into the depth of things or as we say to sift them to the bran of a tender Spirit weeping like Job for those that were in trouble and his Soul was grieved for the poor Job 30.25 How great a measure had he of that wisdom that is from above which is pure peaceable gentle easie to be entreated full of mercy and good fruits without partiality without Hypocrisie James 3.17 if I may speak impartially and unfeignedly I never knew any in whom these things were more plainly exemplified than in him How tender indulgent and prudent an Husband and Father he was How affectionate and faithful to his Friends how able to advise them how ready to pity them sympathize with them and pray for them Those only know that were acquainted with him who lament the want of him For tho' I hope his prayers may be answered which he made while he lived for his Friends now he is dead for we pray that both our selves and others whom we pray for may find Mercy and obtain Grace to help in time of need that an answer may be given in not presently but as the matter requires when
dis-service and dis-honour of God shall have Hell made as Nebuchadnezzar's fiery Furnace seven times more hot than it was wont to be Dan. 3.19 In this case there is not only lucrum cessans but damnum emergens not only a loss of what night have been gained by a good improvement of what men are trusted with but a further dan age accrewing by misimploying of their Talent As if a Person should leave a Steward to look to the affairs of his houshold and leave him money to buy and make an advantage for his Master and he should with his money Drink and Game and keep Company so as to neglect his Masters business and let that suffer for want of looking after Or as if a man should be at charge to bring up his Son in the study of the Law that he might get an Estate and be a support and ornament to his Family and when he hath attained some skill in the Law instead of getting an Estate thereby should use it only to winde himself into his Fathers Estate and cheat him of it Rules are made more plain by Examples therefore I shall to illustrate what I have spoken give an instance of a good and faithful Servant in him whose death hath given occasion of the foregoing discourse I do not intend to give an account of his Life but only to give a brief account of some things which may shew what Talents he was trusted with and what use he made of them God who presides over our forming in the womb as I have already shewed gave him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Temperamenti 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ingenij a good Crasis or constitution of body and a good temper of mind both of which did much fit him for the work which he was called to He had somewhat a deep tincture of melancholy yet not such as to dull or cloud his mind but rather to poise it and so tempered as he had both a quick apprehension and solid judgement He had so much of it as to make him suspicious and cautious of obtruding any crude or indigested notions on others and it will be found as soon as any of his labours are made publique which an excess of modesty hath hitherto kept from the view of the world that they do Demorsos sapere ungues according to the advice of the Poet saepe stylum vertas iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus well weighing and considering what ever proceeded from him He entered early indeed on the work of the Ministry but he was not more apt to teach than apt for teaching He was none of those that Beza speaks of which are Doctores but Aptiores ad stivam fitter for the Plow than for teaching While young he was not only a Titular but real Master of Arts when Mr. Vines a competent Judge of mens abilities heard him preach he said He looked like a Boy but spake like a Man He came to London in forty two and did design to go beyond Sea with some Merchants but meeting occasionally with Sir Thomas Barrington he was so pleased with his Converse that he prevailed with him to go to Hatfield in the begnning of forty three their Lecturer being newly dead whom he succeeded in that place when he was but in the two and twentieth year of his age being born on September 29th one thousand six hundred twenty one There he continued till he was forced away and though he had invitations to several more publique places where he might have had far greater worldly advantage I heard him say above fifty years ago that he would not leave Hatfield-Christians for any place in England There being then many Eminent Christians most of which are long since admitted into the General Assembly amongst he Spirits of just men made perfect whither he is now gone to them At his first coming thither he only preached the weekly Lecture which had continued there many years and on the Sabbath daies in the afternoon but after some time the Minister of the place having another Living in Norfolk was obliged to reside there and quit Hatfield and then the whole work did devolve upon Mr. Warten So that he preached constantly three times a week at home and took his turn in several other Lectures which were kept by a Combination of Ministers Yet his frequent Preaching did not make him slight therein his Lecture was frequented by many of the Neighbouring Ministers his Sermons were chiefly designed and accommodated to the use of serious experienced Christians of which there were many then his Sermons were not as some things which are Compositions indeed wherein several things are put together and the ingredients appear in gross lumps and they do not incorporate together and so the virtue of them is lost whereas when they are well mixed they do not so obviously appear but there is the virtue of them So learning doth little good in Sermons where it appears in long quotations School terms and distinctions exotick or foreign words but then it doth most good in Sermons when Ministers make use of it to insinuate or work things so into the affections of their hearers that they may e're they are aware be made as the Charets of Aminadab Cant. 6.12 or come upon them with that power and evidence of Truth that they may not be able to withstand the wisdom and spirit wherewith they speak Acts 6.10 But besides this ordinary work there were then monthly Fasts which he usually kept without the help of others wherein he did not huddle over the duties of the day in compliance with the weakness of those that say of such days as the Jews of their new Moons and Sabbaths when will they be gone Amos 8.5 And of the duties thereof what a weariness is it Mal. ch 1. ver 13. But he kept them with Solemnity as days of afflicting the soul and with such fervency and perseverance in prayer as the condition of the Nation did then require And besides these his assistants was frequently desired in days of Solemn prayer and humiliation on particular occasions he being an Israelite indeed not only as without guile but as one that had power with God in prayer and did oft prevail for which reason I have several times been desired by Christians to engage Mr. Warren to pray for them and have since his death received Letters from some lamenting the loss of such a praying Friend and he hath oft put me in mind of the words of Mr. Welsh concerning an eminent Christian in Scotland Happy is that City yea happy is that Nation that hath an Hugh Kennedy and adds what I may truly say concerning Mr. Warren I have my self certainly found the Answers of his prayers from the Lord in my behalf And besides all this there was a monthly Meeting of some Ministers which he was the first promoter of that continued many years wherein there were Disputations and Latine Sermons wherein I have oft heard Positions
administration of the Affairs of the Houshold should be made Steward of all his Masters Estate Mat. 24.47 In Luke it is Have thou Authority over ten Cities having respect as I said before rather to the meaning of Christ than to his words and therein it is likely he alludes to the Honour wherewith Princes or Conquerours use to recompence the signal and eminent service of those that have acquitted themselves well under them preferring them to the Govenment of some great Places or Cities and such an one should have Rule over many Cities still observe that these expressions have respect to the Protasis or former part of the similitude 4. As for those words Enter thou into the Joy of thy Lord if they be referred to the Protasis they only signifie that he should enter upon or take possession of that honour or preferment which he should promote him to or delight to confer upon him as Ahasuerus would know what should be done unto the man to whom the King delighted to honour Est 6.6 I come now to the spiritual meaning of this Parable or that which is hereby signified Now it is agreed on by all that the scope of the Parable is to shew That Christ being gone to Heaven hath given variety of gifts to men which they are to improve for him in his service for his glory which he will require an account of when he comes to Judgment Men have from this Parable learned to call them Talents in their ordinary speech but in strictness they might as well have called them Pounds from the Parallel place in Luke yet I dislike not the use of the word in this case because it is not so common a word as pound nor used in so many cases and the use of this word may put men in mind of the end and use of those various gifts which they have received Now by these gifts we do not understand only those gifts which he gave unto men at his Ascension Eph. 4.8 The various kinds whereof the Apostle mentions Rom. 12.6 1 Cor. 12.4 c. but those manifold gifts of God or graces which are but gifts freely given as they are called 1 Pet. 4.10 whereby we are capable or qualified to do good to others or service to God The Philosophers use to distinguish them into the goods of the body of the mind and of fortune By the goods of the body they mean Health Strength outward Sense as Seeing Hearing and a good Temper or Constitution so as it may be most serviceable to the mind The Goods of the Mind are such as quickness of apprehension good Judgment a firm and faithful Memory Learning Knowledge by the Goods of Fortune they mean Riches Honour Authority Interest Now tho' we do not approve of their calling them the Goods of Fortune Austin was not pleased that he had so oft-used that word yet shews in what sense it may be used Retractat Lib. 1. Cap. 1. yet by what I have said we may see under what general Heads we may reduce those various gifts which are committed to our trust and I will now shew you First That we receive all these from God and these things may indifferently be said to be given by God the Father or by Jesus Christ as Mediatour For all power is Originally from the Father to whom it must be again resigned when Christ hath fulfilled his Mediatory Office 1 Cor. 15.24 c. But in the mean while all power in Heaven and Earth is committed to Christ Matth. 18.16 for the good of his Church Eph. 1.22 and in order to their Salvation John 17.2 Now it is God that giveth to all Life and Breath and all things Acts 17.25 It is he that did form and fashion us in the Womb and did not fail of making any one part of the body but did fashion us as perfectly as if he had a model or a receit in a Book to make us by Psa 139.16 And as the Painter mixes his Colours so as to give the right complexion to a picture God doth so temper the several humours of the body as they way be serviceable to the mind in such manner and measure as he pleases and hence proceeds the different temper of men whereby they are fitted for several businesses and employments and it is God that makes to differ even in our natural Temper and Constitution If there be in one 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or any good natural Inclination and in another such an ill Temper as Socrates acknowledged himself to have it is God that makes the difference and hence it is that one hath quickness of apprehension and presence of Mind another solidity of Judgment another a curious Fancy another a strong Memory and hereby they are fitted and qualified for Business and several Employments So those that they call the Goods of Fortune are from God who gives us all things richly to enjoy 1 Tim. 6.17 c. Both Riches and Honour come of him and in his hand it is to make great and to give strength to all 1 Chron. 29.12 It is God that gives us all things pertaining to life and godliness 2 Pet. 1.3 So that we have nothing but what we have received 1 Cor. 4.7 Seondly We are but Stewards of these manifold gifts of God 1 Peter 4.10 Those words of the Apostle may have respect both to what goeth before and what followeth after We are not only to Minister of our Substance with those good women Luke 8.3 But of those spiritual gifts which we have received as we have occasion and opportunity he that is Steward to another if he have any thing of his own may imploy it as he sees good but those things which belong to him that he is a Steward for he must improve for his advantage or he that is Factor for another must Trade with what he hath sent to him for the best advantage of him that trusts him and must not let his money or stock lye dead and there will a time come that we must be called to a reckoning and have that Summons sent to us Luke 16.2 Come give an account of your Stewardship for you must be no longer Stewards Now therefore we should consider what we have committed to our trust they that have most have but little in comparison as it is said to him here that had the five Talents that he had been faithul in a few things As it is said of those extraordinary gifts which they had in the primitive times to one was given the word of Wisdom to another the word of Knowledge to another Faith to another the gifts of Healing to another working of miracles to another Prophecy 1 Cor. 12.8 9 10. So now some have Health and Strength some abilities of Mind some Riches some Power and Authority some Interest in great Persons whereby they may obtain favours for others now we should as it is said The Liberal man devises Liberal things Isa 32.18 cast about what
we should do with what we have in our power as Peter said Silver and Gold have I none but such as I have I give thee Acts 3.6 Some now have Silver and Gold tho' they have not the gift of Healing Some tho they have neither of these are capable of doing good some other way The Prophet was inquisitive what he should do for the Shunamite and he would know whether she would be spoken for to the King or the Captain of the Host by reason of the Miracles which he wrought he had an Interest in them 2 Kings 4.13 Job had several Talents as we speak committed to him he was a great man he had Riches Authority Interest Wisdom and Understanding and he improved them so that when the Ear heard him it blessed him and when the eye saw him it gave witness to him he delivered the poor that cried and the fatherless and him that had none to help him the blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon him and he caused the widows heart to sing for Joy This he might do by his Authority and Interest by his Riches he was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame either taking care of those who were really so to make a supply to the defect of their senses or limbs or he was a guide to the ignorant directing and counselling them in those things which they had not an insight into Rom. 2.19 and supporting them when they were ready to fall or to be cast down by others By his Wisdom he searched out the cause which he knew not and by his Authority he brake the Jaws of the Wicked and plucked the spoil out of his teeth Job 29.11 c. that is he rescued the prey from them alluding to Dogs or ravenous Creatures that must sometimes have their teeth broken to prevent their doing mischief or to get the prey out of their mouth see Psa 3.7 and 58.6 One had five Talents committed to him another two another one So we may not have so much committed to our trust as Job had yet something we may have whereby we may serve Christ and do good to others we may if we have Riches relieve others in their straits disperse Bibles and good Books encourage and promote the Preaching of the Gospel and so be helpers with the Ministers of the Gospel in the work of Christ Rom. 16.3 If God have given us knowledge we may instruct others in our several Relations and Capacities as Husbands 1 Pet. 3.7 as Parents Prov. 1.8.6.20 as Christian Friends instructing others in some things who in other things may know more than our selves Acts 18.23 If we have any interest in others we have the greater advantage for doing them good as we have the greater obligation thereto I come now to speak of the favour they shall find with God and the reward which they shall receive from him that have well improved their Gifts Well done good and faithful servant then shall every man have praise of God 1. Cor. 4.5 That is all that have praise Men must not then put in to pass their censures but we shall depend upon God for our final Sentence which shall determine our Eternal State But what are we that God should shew us such favour or what are our Services that he should approve of them we must say as David in another case 1. Chron. 29.14 16. Of thine own have we given thee all this Store cometh of thine hand and is all thine own So we are nothing 2. Cor. 12.11 And whatever we have done it is not we but the Grace of God which is with us 1. Cor. 15.10 If God promise any favour to any Grace or to any Person qualified therewith As to those that fear him Mal. 3.16 To those that love him Rom. 8.28 He doth not therein show the reason of his bestowing such favours but the order in which he be stows them It is he that puts his fear into our hearts and circumcises our hearts to love him Jer. 32.40 Deu. 30.6 And in this respect we may be said to receive grace for grace I have before shewed you what the literal meaning of those words may be I will make thee Ruler over many things And doubtless the scope of the Parable is to shew how liberally and bountifully God will recompence any Service which is done for him above our desert Those words Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord express more particularly what shall be done to those whom God doth delight to honour An entrance shall be ministred to them abundantly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 2. Pet. 1.11 The Scriptures do not distinguish so critically as the Philosophers who call sensual delights Pleasures and intellectual or Spiritual delight Joy for according to the Scripture there is in the presence of God fulness of Joy and Pleasures for evermore Psal 16.11 Now the joy of our Lord may be either that joy which we have from him as the praise of God is that praise which we have from God Joh. 12.43 Or it may be that joy which our Lord himself hath or is entered into for He for the joy that was set behim endured the Cross and despised the shame Hebrews 12.2 First I say it is that joy which we have from God and this is enough to commend it to us and raise up our minds to great expectations of it Ahashuerus called in help to contrive what should be done to the man whom the King delighted to honour Esth. 6.6 and the faithful Servants of Christ are such as God doth delight to honour and as Ahashuerus in the feast that he made for his Nobles and Princes would shew both his favour to them and the riches of his glorious Kingdom and the honour of his excellent Majesty and so gave them drink in Vessels of Gold diverse one from another it is likely of different fashions and royal Wine in abundance Esth 1.4 7. So God will shew the riches of his Glory on the Vessels of mercy which he had afore prepared unto glory Rom. 9.23 as he will shew the riches of his grace in his kindness towards us in Christ Jesus Eph. 2.7 As it is said Araunah gave as a King to David in respect of his bounty and munificence 2 Sam. 24.23 so God will be a God to his People 1 Chron. 17.24 Heb. 8.10 dealing as a God with them in magnificence and munificence and as none knows the power of his Anger which is according to his fear Psal 90.11 so none knows the riches of his Glory which is according to our most raised hopes and expectations yea far exceeding them as the Queen of Sheba found the Glory of Solomon far to exceed the report of it in her own Country tho' that report was above her belief 1 Kings 10.67 Christ and Heaven suffer no Hyperbole nothing too great can be said of them God needs not to take counsel of any to
it may be most suitable and seasonable Heb. 4.16 Therefore tho' Abraham did not obtain an answer when he prayed God remembred him soon enough to deliver Lot which seems to be the chief thing he aimed at in his prayers Gen. 19.29 Yet many dearly miss such a Friend to go to both to sympathize with them and advise them as their condition requires and tho' there be a residue of the Spirit with God to raise up and send forth such Labourers into his Harvest yet the want of such is much lamented now the Harvest is so plenteous But for the Inhabitants of Hatfield Broad-Oake Stortford and other his Christian Friends whom he had a continual Remembrance of in his prayers and who have fully known his Doctrine manner of Life Purpose Faith Long-suffering Charity Patience 2 Tim. 3.10 and are witnesses how holily and justly and unblameably he behaved himself among them 1 Thes 2.10 As they desire his prayers may come up for a memorial before God so let them endeavour to have these things always in Remembrance after his decease which he was not negligent when living to put them in mind of 2 Peter 1.12 c. 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