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A33301	A collection of the lives of ten eminent divines famous in their generations for learning, prudence, piety, and painfulness in the work of the ministry : whereunto is added the life of Gustavus Ericson, King of Sueden, who first reformed religion in that kingdome, and of some other eminent Christians / by Sa. Clarke ...	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1662 (1662)	Wing C4506; ESTC R13987	317,746	561

now broken silver Trumpet so long remember that by the space of forty and seven years he ceased not to warn every one with tears Remember what he hath spoken while he lived Remember what he yet speaks being Dead Hold fast the form of sound words which ye have heard of him Hold fast the faithfull word which he hath taught you Hold fast the profession of your Faith without wavering Take heed of wolves Beware of Dogs Take heed of men Men of perverse minds speaking perverse things to draw disciples after them Although the Prophets die yet Gods word spoken by them shall live for ever and will do good to them that walk uprightly and shall take hold on them that obey it not So let us leave our Brother in the Bed of Honour till the joyfull morning of the Resurrection of the just when he amongst them that have turned many unto righteousness shall shine as the Stars for ever and ever The Righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance Psal. 112. 6. The issues of his brain and heart made publick were only these First that exquisite and accurate Guide to true blessedness so often reprinted and so highly esteemed by all that read it through with understanding and care Then at several times he gave way to four occasional and select Sermons viz. The Waking sleep The Ministerial Husbandry The Discovery of the Heart and Death subdued That wherein he had taken most pains which since is published in Print by Dr. Burgess and Mr. W. Gregory is an excellent Treatise wherein his main design in very apposite and acutely distinguishing Characters was to lay open not those more apparent and obvious contrarieties of vertues in Holy and vices in wicked men evident unto ordinary capacities upon the first aspect but the more hidden and less discerned difference between the plausiblyâ— seeming vertues of evil men and the real Graces of the truly Godly as likewise between the raigning sins of Hypocrites and the daily infirmities of the Saints which many times even by quick-sighted Spectators are both mistaken In prosecution whereof he first brings forth the Hypocrite in his best dress and attire and then sets by him a Regenerate man living up to his Rule adding the differences between them thereby to unmask the Hypocrite and to detect his Incroachments upon the name and priviledges of the Saints Secondly he sets out a true Childe of God labouring under infirmities and an Hypocrite under the power of sin which cannot consist with saving Grace notwithstanding all his flourishes that so he may clearly distinguish a Christian in black from a Counterfeit in white and between the bewailed weaknesses of the Saints and the wilfull wandrings of the wicked A work no less needfull to all than gratefull to the Soul-sound self-searching Christian that labours for sincerity and the assurance of it But the iniquity of the Times full of Hypocrisie and Atheism hating and hindering such discoveries and by all means discouraging those that would make them together with the Authors constant Imployment even unto the impairing of his strength and spirits in feeding his Flock disabled him from compleating that admirable Piece Sundry other issues of his fertile and excellent wit and curious Invention he left behind him as divers choice and sacred Aphorisms Anatomica Nosognostica Pathologica Therapeutica Physiologica and Prophylactica As also divers Divine Emblemes and Similitudes all eminent demonstrations of his exquisite abilities and profitable improvements of them The Life and Death of Mr. John Cotton who died An. Christi 1652. JOhn Cotton was born at Derby Anno Christi 1584. His Parents were persons of considerable quality and of good reputation Their condition as to the things of this life competent neither unable to defray the expences of his education in good literature nor so abounding as to be a temptation on the other hand unto the neglect thereof and God who had then predetermined this then tender plant to be a Tree of Life for the feeding of many thousands and to be a chosen Vessel to bear his Name before the Nations in way thereunto he inspired his Parents with an effectuall sollicitude concerning the ordering of this their Son in his minority This care in his Parents was quickly above expectation answered in the first-fruits of their Sons proficiency who more and more encreased great hopes concerning him throughout the whole time of his minority wherein he was trained up in the Grammar School of Derby When he was about the age of thirteen he was admitted into Trinity College in Cambridg where his industry was great and his profiting in the Arts and Languages above his equals so far commended him to the Master and Fellows as that he had undoubtedly been chosen Fellow of that College had not their extraordinary expence about building of their great Hall at that time put it by or at least deferred their election untill some longer time From Trinity he was removed to Emanuel that happy Seminary both of Piety and Learning and in that Society the Lord gave him favour so that in due time he was honoured with a Fellowship amongst them when he was elected to it after a diligent and strict examination according to the Statutes of the College wherein this is not unworthy the taking notice of that when the Poser came to examine him in the Hebrew Tongue the place that he made triall of him by was that portion of Scripture Isaiah the 3d wherein the Prophet declaims against the pride and haughtiness of the Daughters of Sion which Text hath more hard words in it than any other place of the Bible within so short a compass and therefore though a present construction and resolution thereof might have put a good Hebrician to a stand yet such was his ability and dexterity as made those hard words facil and easie and rendred him a prompt respondent And this providence is further remarkable about him That whereas his Father whose calling was towards the Law was but obscure and had not many Clients that made use of his advice in Law-matters before it pleased God after his Sons going to Cambridg to bless him with great practice so that he was very able to keep him there and to allow him full and liberall maintenance Insomuch as this blessed man hath been oft heard to say God kept me in the University Being thus advanced he was in the place of improvement beset with Examples as so many objects of better emulation If he slacken his pace his compeers will leave him behinde and though he quicken it there are still those that are before him But he was not only a lover of Labour but Communicative of his Learning and therefore he proved a diligent Tutor and had many young Students committed to his care He was a Didactical-man both able and apt to teach and truly ability to instruct youth argues a Wise man and to be willing to teach

thereof It is true he had an advantage above many in his natural constitution and it's influence from his education heightened intellectuals and moralities was not inconsiderable but that which gave the being of meekness which sanctified and perfected all was the Grace of Christ. He was of an accute apprehension and therefore sensible of but yet so little in his own sight that he was not easily provoked by an injury Sensibleness of dishonor done to God by sin or of what the offender had done unto himself by sinning left such impressions upon him as that his taking notice of any injury done unto himself was not usually taken notice of He had well learned that lesson of Gregory It is better many times to fly from an injury by silence than to overcome it by replying It was Grynaeus his manner to revenge wrongs by Christian taciturnity If inferiors expostulated unnecessarily with him he would patiently hear them and give them a brotherly account pacifying their minds with a gentle grave and respectivâ— answer Take one instance in this kind instead of many unto one of his hearers then sick of singularities and therefore the less able to bear sound Doctrine following him home after his publick labours in the Congregation and instead of better incouragement telling him that his Ministry was become either dark or flat He gently answered Both Brother without further opening his mouth in his own defence choosing rather to own the imputation than to expostulate with the Imputer Disputations are great trials of the spirits of intelligent men Hooper and Ridley were patient Martyrs but somewhat impatient Disputers The Synod held at Cambridge in New England as matters were then circumstanced was unto this good man an hour of temptation above what had ordinarily befaln him in his Pilgrimage yet such was his eminent behaviour throughout as argued in the consciences of the Spectators singular patience and left him a Mirrour for the temperament mildness and government of his Spirit Pious meekness fits for Church Society Yet though he was so gentle meek and flexible that men might perswade him above what could be expected usually from a man of his worth in the things of God he was steadfast and unmovable The Sanctuary cannot want the fire that is from Heaven neither may it be touched with the fire that is from Hell Gentleness of disposition when actuated by Christ makes us so much the more acceptable and profitable unto man But if the Spirit withdraweth his assistance we fall short of reaching Gods ends and the seasonable suppressing of exorbitancies If this good man had alwayes had that voice sounding in his heart which one wished that mild Lantgrave of Hessen might have heard from the Smiths forge Duresce duresce Utinam Lantgravius durescat Happily there are that think some disorders disturbances and irregularities might by Gods blessing have been prevented But ordinarily and in matters of greatest weight the Lord was with him Though his forbearance was both observable and very imitable in things that concerned himself yet he could not forbear them whom he knew to be evil An experience whereof he manifested some Heterodox spirits by their specious discourses about Free-Grace and subtle concealings of their Principles so far deceived him into a better opinion of them than there was cause as that notwithstanding they fathered their Errors upon him in general and abused his Doctrine to the countenancing of their denial of Inherent Grace in particular yet was he slow to beleeve these things of them and slower to bear witness against them But so soon as the truth herein appeared to him hear his own words taken out of his Letter to Mr. Davenport The truth is saith he the body of the Island is bent to backslding into Errour and Delusions the Lord pitty and pardon them and me also who have been so slow to see their windings and subtil contrivances and insinuations in all their transactions whilst they propagated their opinions under my expressions diverted to their constructions Yea such was his ingenuity and piety as that his soul was not satisfied without often breaking forth into affectionate bewailing of his infirmity herein in the publick Assemblies sometimes in his Prayer sometimes in his Sermon and that with tears He was a man of an ingenuous and pious candour rejoycing as opportunity was offered to take notice of and to bear witness to the gifts of God in his Brethren thereby drawing the hearts of them to him and of others to them and that to the encouragement of them and the edification of many He did not think himself a loser by putting honour upon his Fellow-labourers but was willing that they should communicate with him in the love and esteem of the people He was not only a son of Peace enjoying continually the feast of a good conscience with serenity and tranquillity of affections at home but also a peace-maker quallified by the graces aforementioned to be a choice Instrument in the hand of the Prince of Peace amongst the Churches where if any difference arose Mr. Cotton was ready being called thereunto to afford his help for the composin of them and had a singular faculty and ability therein by reason of that excellent wisdome and moderation of spirit which God in Christ had given him whose blessing also did ordinarily crown his endeavours with good success He was one the reality of whose profession gave many cause to bless God for the kindness of the Lord shewed unto all sorts by him His portion in the things of this life exempted him from being an object of envy in that behalf yet behold Quantum ex quantillo so much communicated out of so little we may not here be altogether silent concerning the Grace of God bestowed upon him whereby according to his power yea above his power he was benificent unto others but especially to those of the Houshold of Faith The Gospel opened his heart his lips and the doors of his house He well remembred that Scripture There is that scattereth and yet encreaseth and there is that withholdeth more than is meet but it tendeth to poverty As also The liberal soul shall be made fat Amongst others his Fellow-labourers in the Ministry were entertained with peculiar contentment By one instance see his spirit in the rest A certain Minister who had gotten into the fellowship of that eminent man Mr. Arthur Hildersham and many other godly Preachers being acquainted with their secrets betrayed them into the Prelates hands This man coming afterwards to Boston and meeting with Mr. Cotton this Gaâ—us had not the heart to speak to him nor to invite him to his house which he said he never neglected to his knowledge to any stranger before much less to any of his own order Some years since there was brought unto Boston a report of the necessity of the poor Saints at Sigataea a little Church whereof the Reverend Mr. White was their faithful

I so much love When she enjoyed the greatest portion of temporal or spiritual comfort yet would she never say Master it is good to be here as Matth. 17. 4. but making that but a step for an higher ascent she rather inferred It is good going hence For if on earth there be so much good how pleasant and desirable is Heaven the joyes on earth to those that are there are but as the earth is to Heaven little and low dark and heavy Why I do not fear Death I fear not Death because it is but the separation of the body from th sould and that it is but a shadow of the body of death Rom. 7. 24. whereas the separation of the soul from God by sin Isa. 59. 2. and of soul and body for sin is death indeed I fear not Death because Death is such an enemy as hath been often vanquished and because I am armed for it and the weapons of my Warfare are mighty through God and I am assured of victory I do not fear Death for the pain of it for I am perswaded I have endured as great pains in life as I shall finde in Death and Death will cure me of all sorts of pains and because Christ dyed a terrible and cursed Death that any kinde of Death might be blessed to me and that God who hath greatly loved me in life will not neglect me in death but his Spirit will succour and strengthen me all the time of the combate I do not fear Death for any loss For I shall but lose my body by it and that is but a prison to my soul an old rotten house or ragged garment nay I shall not lose that neither for I shall have it restored again at my Saviours second coming made much better than now it is For this vile body shall be like the Body of Christ and by death I shall obtain a far better life And as an incentive of Divine love she prepared a breviate of Gods principal benefits to her self for meditation on her Death-bed and for thanksgiving to God which was this How shall I praise God 1. For my Conversion 2. For his Word both in respect of my affections to it and the wonderful comforts I have had by it 3. For hearing of my prayers 4. For godly sorrow 5. For fellowship with the godly 6. For joy in the Holy Ghost 7. For the desire of death 8. For contempt of the world 9. For private helps and comforts 10. For giving me some strength against my sin 11. For preserving me from gross evils both before and after my calling c. She shewed her holy love to God by conforming her practice to his Precepts according to that Joh. 14. 15. If you love me keep my Commandements She thought nothing too much that she should stick at if God commanded or forbad it nothing so small but his Word was able to give it weight enough to bow down her neck to the obedience of it If it was a greater matter that he required of her she considered that he was a God infinitly both great and good and that unto her who had and would do for her ten thousand times more and greater things than she could do for him If it were a little thing she conceived that the contempt or neglect of it would aggravate her guilt as Naamans servants said to their Master If the Prophet had bidden thee do some great matter wouldst thou not have done it How much rather when he saith unto thee wash and be clean 2 King 5. 18. the less the duty is the more is the disobedience if we do it not for thereby we extenuate the Authority of the Almighty and such as sleight it in a little thing will not regard it in a greater She was therefore very precise in every point which God required the perâ—formance of By this means she still increased in holiness and sanctification and kept a greater distance from great offences according to that of St. Jerom Non cito ad majora progreditur qui parva formidet who so is afraid of a small sin will not easily grow bold on those that are greater Her love to God was strong as death Cant. 8. 4. yea and much stronger so that Death could not affright her for she desired daâ—ly to look death in the face nor could it hurt her more than she was content to endure For though it was not likely that she should go through the narrow wicket of Death and not be pinched in her passage yet was she well contented with it seeing it was the ready way to come to God whom she so much longed to behold Her Charity was very chary of the credit of the absent towards whom she would not suffer either her tongue or her ears be guilty of any wrong or robbery of their reputations She never imposed false crimes or feigned faults upon others She never discovered their secret sins or aggravated those that were known She never denied dissembled nor diminished the vertue or good parts of any Though her hatred of sin was such as became a sincere Christian yet knew she how to distinguish betwixt sin and the sinner and setting a severe dislike on the one she reserved as charity required love or compassion for the other Her Charity was regular according to the Rules of Scripture which she set down in a paper with quotations of Texts for her direction in four particulars 1. I must give readily Job 31. 16. Prov. 3. 28. 1 Tim. 6. 18. 2. I must give secretly Matth 6. 3. 3. I must give liberally 2 Cor. 8. 12. 9. 6. 4. I must give cheerfully 2 Cor. 8. 12. It was answerable also according to her own ability and others necessities She had rather give a little to many since the number of the needy is very great then a great deal to a few and she so ordered her charity that she might still be able to exercise her hand that way and not as some who give so much that after a while they can give no more And upon extraordinary occasions if she were not magnificent the let was not in her minde but in her means Her Charity was vigorus and so cordial that what she gave was alwayes without grudging knowing that God loves a cheerful giver 2 Cor. 9. 7. yea she was so cheerful herein that she bestowed nothing upon her self with more readiness than she did upon others whether it were towards the maintenance of the Ministry or in giving Almes to the poor and yet herein did she follow the rule of our Saviour Matth. â— 6. Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth for she was many times as close in giving her own as a Thief would be in taking away from others so that none did more good deeds with less shew or sound of words than she For the object of her charity she took her direction from the Apostles precept

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