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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59876	A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Benj. Calamy, D.D. and late minister of St. Lawrence Jewry, London, Jan. 7th, 1686 by William Sherlock ...	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1686 (1686)	Wing S3347; ESTC R21708	14,846	42

of Popery were thought a sufficient Justification of the most illegal irreligious methods to keep it out when it was scandalous to speak a word either for the King or the Church when cunning men were silent and those who affected Popularity swam with the Stream then this great good man durst reprove Schism and Faction durst teach men to conform to the Church and to obey honor the King durst vindicate the despised Church of England and the hated Doctrine of Passive Obedience though the one was thought to favour Popery and the other to introduce Slavery but he was above the powerful Charms of Names and liked Truth never the worse because it was miscalled His publick Sermons preached in those days and printed by publick Authority are lasting Proofs of this and yet he was no Papist neither but durst reprove the errours of Popery when some others who made the greatest noise and out-cry about it grew wise and cautious This was like a truly honest and faithful Servant to oppose the growing Distempers of the Age without any regard either to unjust Censures or apparent Danger And yet he did not needlesly provoke any man he gave no hard words but thought it severe enough to confute mens errors without upbraiding or reproaching their persons His Conversation was courteous and affable to all men soft and easie as his Principles were stubborn he could yield any thing but the Truth and bear with any thing but the Vices of men He would indeed have been the Wonder of his Age had he not lived in such an Age as thanks be to God can shew many such Wonders and yet in such an Age as this he made an Illustrious Figure though he had his Equals he had not many Superiours Thus he lived and thus this good man died for thus he was found doing when his Lord came The first symptoms of his Distemper seized him just before his last Sermon at White-hall but gave him so much respite as to take his leave of the World in an excellent Discourse of Immortality which he speaks of with such a sensible gust and relish as if his Soul had been then upon the wing and had some fore-tast of those joys it was just a going to possess And indeed he encountered the apprehensions of Death like one who believed and hoped for Immortality he was neither over-fond of living nor afraid to die He received the Supper of our Lord professed his Communion with the Church of England in which he had lived and in which he now died and having recommended his Soul to God he quietly expected how he would dispose of him But I must not forget to tell you that he died like a true and faithful Pastor with a tender care and affection for his Flock When he imposed this unwelcome Office upon me he told me he did not desire any Praises of himself but that I would give some good advice to his People who said he are indeed a very kind and loving People And this was not the first nor the onely time I have heard him own not onely your kind reception of him at first but the repeated and renewed expressions of your affection which did signally manifest it self in his late Sickness and now accompanies him to the Grave A Character which to your honour I speak it you have now made good for several successions and which I hope you will never forfeit But what that good counsel is he would have me give you he told me not and therefore I can onely guess at his intentions in this Were he now present to speak to you I believe he could not give you better counsel than he has already done and therefore my advice to you is 1. To remember those Counsels and Exhortations which you have heard from your deceased Pastor Though the Sower be removed yet let that immortal Seed that Word of Life which he has sown live and fructifie in your hearts and bring forth the blessed Fruits of Righteousness He has shewed you the plain way to Heaven have a care you do not forget it have a care you do not wander out of it He has recommended the Communion of the Church of England to you He has taught you to be Loyal to your Prince and to be true to your Religion take care then that neither your Religion destroy your Loyalty nor your Loyalty corrupt your Religion remember that beloved person whose memory is dear and sacred to you was neither a Rebel a Papist nor a Fanatick 2. Since you have lost your Guide a faithful and a prudent Guide and the choice of a Successour is in your selves be very careful as the concernment of your Souls requires you should be of your Choice Consider what an Age we live in which requires an experienced and skilful Pilot to steer a secure and steady course Have a care of dividing into Factions and Parties let not meer private Interests or Friendships govern you if it be possible admit of no Competitions much less of Pulpit-Combats which do oftner occasion lasting and fatal Divisions than end in a wise Choice Remember what a succession you have had of Great and Good Men in this Place and let it be your ambition still to equal and out-do it if you can And now I shall conclude with one word to you my Brethren of the Clergy We have lost a faithful and diligent Labourer in Gods Vineyard in a time when we could ill have spared him let us then who still survive double our diligence and express a greater Zeal and Concernment in the defence of Religion and in the care of Souls Let us remember that we are all mortal and how little time we have to work in we know not but let us so improve the remainder of our days that when our Lord comes he may own us for faithful and wise Servants and bestow on us a Crown of Righteousness and Immortality Which God of his infinite mercy grant through our Lord Jesus Christ To whom with the Father and the Holy Spirit be Honour and Glory and Power now and for ever Amen FINIS ADVERTISEMENTS ☞ A Sermon Preached before the Honourable House of Commons by W. Sherlock D. D. Price 6 d. A Vindication of that Sermon from a Popish Remonstrance 4 o. Price 6 d. Both sold by John Amery at the Peacock in Fleetstreet A Discourse against Transubstantiation Price 6 d. Doctrines and Practices of the Church of Rome truly Represented in Answer to a Papist Mis-represented and Represented Both printed for W. Rogers 1 Cor. 3. 16. 2 Cor. 6. 16. 6 Gal. 10. 3 Heb. 5 6. 20 Acts 28. 1 Cor. 4. 1. 1 Cor. 3. 2. 5. Heb. 12 1 Pet. 2. 2. 2 Tim. 4. 2. 20. Acts 28. 21. John 15 16 17. 1 Pet. 2. 2. 17. John 3. 5 Eph. 23. 10 John 14. 4 Eph. 8 11 12 13. 28 Mat. 18 19 20. 20 Joh. 21 22 23. 1 Act. 4. 8 9. 2 Cor. 10. 3 4 5. 2 Cor. 13. 10. 2 Cor. 1. 24. 10 Luk. 16. 13. Mat. 52. 2 Sam. 18. 22. 1 Cor. 4 1 2 3. 20. Acts 26 27. 16 Rom. 18. 2 Cor. 4. 2. 10. Mat. 41. 2 Cor. 6. 1. 2 Cor. 2. 16. 1 Cor. 4. 12 13. 19 Mat. 28.