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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13251	A sermon preached at the funerall of that painfull and faithfull seruant of Iesus Christ, Mr Thomas Wilson in his owne church at St Georges, in Canterbury the 25. day of Ianuary. In the yeare of our Lord God 1621. By William Svvift, preacher of Gods Word, at St Andrevves, within the citie of Canterbury.	Swift, William.	1622 (1622)	STC 23546; ESTC S101737	17,400	32

to the care and trust of the Elders of that Church and was the more earnest Act. 20.38 for that they should see his face no more Even so this trustie and provident Shepheard was so mindfull and carefull of you all Mr Wilson very carefull of his flocke at the point of death that with his last dying breath he prayed and wished all good to the Church of Christ in generall but to you his flocke in speciall namely his heartie desire was this that the Patrons of his Church would place such a one in his roome as should be able to teach his poore flocke And I hope that his worthie * Who vvere present at this Sermon Patrons will haue a regard of you even as they respect the glory of God and for their owne honour and credit and the rather at the request of their brother deceased who in the name of Christ craved it at their hands Now to you his grieued flocke His grieued flocke comforted let me minister a few words of comfort I say to you as Abraham did to Isaak his sonne My sonne sayth he God will provide a sacrifice So 1. That God will provide for them GOD no doubt will provide a Teacher for you And comfort your selues in this you the inhabitants of this Parish are not alone but haue many abroad that doe share with you in your sorrowes 2. They not alone in their sorrowes that sometimes were partners with you in the comforts of your Minister Neither be you too much discouraged 3. Truth remaineth though true Teachers be taken away though a true Teacher be taken from you yet God hath left his Truth still with you and hath given you the spirit of Truth that shall never be taken from you You haue on every side such as are both able and willing to instruct you 4. The spirit of Truth abideth for ever you are well neighboured also by the cathedrall Church adioyning to you whether you doe often resort and receiue instructions from divers very learned Divines 5. They haue many instructers neere vnto them Christs Church at Canterbury Eccle. 3.1 from whence as from a continued springing fountaine you may fetch the water of life no small benefit to this Citie if they respect the welfare of their soules Finally Salomon sayth Every thing hath an appoynted time And a time to every purpose vnder Heaven Why then there is a time to heare and a time to practise You haue had a long time to heare in the name of God make it now a time to practise Be not alwayes hearers Iam. 1.22 but doers of the Word And what ye haue heard by your learned Teacher in his Doctrine as Mary did the words of Christ so lay the same vp in your hearts Luk. 2.51 You haue beene often yea His hearers called vpon to put in practise what they haue heard early and late called vpon by your louing and beloved Pastor God calleth you now to practise what you haue learned Let the crop and harvest be answerable to that seed that hath beene here sowne certainly a plentifull seed let the effect thereof be seene by a plentifull harvest When to meet againe with their Shepheard 2 Tim 4.7 That in the end you may meet againe with your Shepheard who by the hand of God is now pulled away from you of whom this remaineth onely to be spoken He hath fought a good fight He hath finished his course He hath kept the Faith from hence forth is laid vp for him the Crowne of righteousnesse which the Lord shall giue vnto him at that day And all this through the merits of IESVS CHRIST to whom with GOD the Father and the blessed Spirit be all honour glory prayse and dominion now and for ever Amen * ⁎ * FINIS A POST-SCRIPT TO THE READER COurteous READER thus haue I set downe and presented vnto thee my Sermon Verbatim in the very same maner so neere as memory doth afford me helpe as I preached it hoping it will be the better accepted for that it commeth forth in the very same plaine habit in which it first appeared to so great a multitude that heard the same who with lamenting hearts accompanied his corps to the graue the which was carried by sixe Preachers of the word of God whereon were fixed divers Latin Verses deploring the losse of so watchfull a Shepheard the which Verses if they had come vnto my hands I would haue brought them forth vnto the light Because I haue given so free and large a testimony of his labours let me more particularly acquaint thee what they haue beene The Bookes of holy Scripture expounded by Mr Thomas Wilson in his ordinary Lectures since he came to his charge were these The prophecie of Haggai The Gospel of S. Luke The Acts of the Apostles The Epistle of Paul to the Romans which is since printed And many whole Psalmes of DAVID As Psalme 15. Psalme 25. Psalme 32. Psalme 73. Psalme 103. ALSO The 4. Chapter of Ecclesiastes his first taske The 3. Chapter of Ionah in the time of a generall fast The 26. and 27. Chapters of Mathew preparation Sermons to the holy Communion The first and second Verses of the sixt Chapter to the Hebrewes the grounds of his Catechisme which since he hath printed The 53. Chapter of Isaiah in the time of Lent The 15. Chapter of the 1. to the Corinthians vsuall at Funeralls Vpon these 3. bookes were his last weekly Lectures The first 13. Chapters of Isaiah every Sabboth morning The first 29. Chapters of Genesis every Sabboth after-noone The first 12. Chapters of S. Iohns Gospel every Fryday lecture With very many other Texts of holy Scripture as the present times offered occasion He hath also written 12. severall Bookes which are printed His last booke which he nameth Saints by calling or called to be Saints In the Epistle dedicatory of the same he calleth it his Beniamin or his twelfth and last Booke Such haue ever beene the restlesse labours of this servant of CHRIST who is now at rest from his labours and his workes haue followed him Courteous Reader farewell