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In memory of that faithful disciple of the Lord, William Mecho, or, The substance of his legacy to his friends the Lord's Day before he sickned who fell asleep in the Lord, the 13 of the 8th month 1676.
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IN MEMORY OF That Faithful DISCIPLE OF THE LORD WILLIAM MECHO OR the substance of his Legacy to his Friends the Lord's Day before he sickned Who fell asleep in the Lord the 13 of the 8th Month 1676. Printed Anno Domini 1677. In memory of that faithful Disciple of the Lord WILLIAM MECHO Or the substance of his Legacy to his Friends c. ALL Sions Members should be friends in trust Ps 30.4 To keep up some remembrance of the Just The Lord so order and direct my heart That in his Wisdom I may have a part This gracious Soul that now attends upon the King of Kings in his Imperial Throne Jam. 1.17 As if he knew his Travels here to be Near their full period left this Legacie To his surviving friends which here I do Impart though weakly Reader unto you Upon the Lords day ere he sickned 2 Pet. 3.18 he Pres'd that our graces should enliv'ned be Rev. 3.2 And those things strengthened Num. 25.4 that are like to die That Gods just anger might be turned away To Watchfulness he strongly did exhort Mat. 24.44 Least by surprize the Lord should cut us short And then to such as have Backsliders been Rev. 16.15 Shew'd their damn'd state Pro. 14.4 if grace steps not between To work Repentance Hos 14.4 that sin-healing Grace That in the Gospel has so high a place 2 Cor. 7.9.10 Then as that one thing needful Luke 10.42 did discry A Walk well pleasing to th' All seeing eye Hab. 2.4 In Faith Sincerity and Holyness Rom. 3.28 The threefold Path that leads to happiness Rom. 14.23 Without the first no man can please the Lord As he hath told us in his Holy Word Josh 24.14 And holiness bespeaks a reall Saint Whose high profession's substance and not paint 1 Cor. 1.12 Sincerity a pleasing lustre casts Psal 93.5 It s sweet unblemish'd beauty never wasts Heb. 12.14 It seasons duty and supplys the wants Heb. 11.6 Of many taking outward Ornaments Mat. 6.30 Then on the other side he did express The dread of being contrary to these As Faithless Formal Hypocritical Which from the Lord for heavy Vengeance call For Vnbelief's the great condemning Sin Heb. 3.19 That barrs a soul from Heaven and tumbles in Millions of Spirits to a Hell of horror To feel the Wrath of God in endless terror Therefore he that in Christ will have a share Must of that dreadful sin have special care Hypocrisy though of a specious hew Yet t is as plain and naked to the view Pro. 15.3 And notice of the highest Majesty As are the Sunbeams to a seeing eye Therefore though some dissemble to their cost Yet all their labour to deceive is lost How then are we concern'd to try our hearts Least this sad plague infect our better parts Formality's the Alamode in fashion The Lord assist us to make preparation To ' scape the Judgments that the Lord will reach To such prosaners of his name that teach Men empty forms of Godlyness but want The power of Faith the blessed'st Ornament 2 Tim. 3.15 About an hour before he yielded up His breath and longing with his Christ to sup He with great Courage striv'd to enter at The narrow Portals of the straiter Gate Courting th' attention of his Auditory To sing forth Praises to their Makers glory Psal 10.4 That when Rebellious 1 Cor. 15.22 Sinful Man had lost His Makers Image and no other Cost Could re-instamp it but the bloud o' th' Lamb He in the form of a poor Sinner came Phil. 2.7 To clear Believers from that horrid guilt And cleanse his Creatures from a Sink of filth The glorious working of Regeneration Tit. 3.5 He told us must be th' only preparation To fit us Mortals for Divine Communion With God in Christ through the blest Spirits Vnion He told us that for blessed ends our God Isa 48.10 Makes us acquainted with afflictions Rod The Staff of his support he found always Psal 23.4 Afforded matter for his Saviours praise For his Relations both in flesh and spirit He pray'd that they those graces should inherit Which Christ bestows upon the faithful soul That leaves himself and will on Mercy role He saw his Sins before him largely spread Isai 55.7 Yet all in Christ bloud freely pardoned Micah 7.18 He with great fervour did beholders call To be joyn'd to the Body mystical For though some bones seem to be out of Joynt Christ has a saving vertue to anoynt 1 John 2.27 Till they are sound He said none could endure Unto the end Jer. 8.22 unless their standing's sure Upon the Rock of Ages Mat. 7.24 25 26 27. Winds will toss All other bottoms with a dismal loss Nothing but that and that will surely save If we an Interest int's Attonement have He did exhort us to amend our pace And not to loyter in our Christian race Heb. 12.1 For times a sliding Talent Eph. 5.16 and grim Death We know not when will take away this breath That 's now so lavisht 1 Cor. 15.55 56. O the sting of horror That doth attend this mighty King of terror But if it once be took away the same Is onely sleeping by another name Now you that hear these weighty dying words And savour what this Legacy affords That shape your Journey through the path of grace Till you converse with Jesus face to face In real hearty sense with me lament The mis-improvement of a talent lent O that our hearts were seasoned that we may Do all our work whilst it is call'd to day His love was universal could he find The smallest symptons of an honest mind He truly follows in his steps that hath His love in special for the house of faith And makes Relation unto Christ the rule Of his affection unto every soul And not the sameness of Opinion He was for healing not division A pow'rful Wrestler Jacob-like in prayer Gen. 32.26 For Sions breaches and its quick repair A divine savour did adorn his speech Eph. 4.29 Ministring grace unto the persons which Took councel with him Oh how few are found Like him But Christ is healing for the wound He is the great repairer of our breaches And Soul-Physitian that can healing teach us EPITAPH Here lyes a holy man intomb'd in dust Vntil the Resurrection of the Just His love was dear to Christ and 's Interest His soul 's gone hence but to be further blest A DIALOGUEVpon this Occasion BETWIXT SENSE and FAITH Sense O That my head were waters and mine eyes Jer. 9.1 A Well of tears to weep his Obsequies Pao 10.7 His dear remembrance calls for some arrears 2 Sam. 6.26 Which must be paid him in a flood of tears Where love is mutual and of equal force 'T is cutting grief to ' feel a quick Divorce
Faith Forbear mistaken Sense Mat. 10.28 thy fruitless crys Bespeak impatience 't is but Flesh that dyes His active Spirit is advanc'd you know He is but gone where you must quickly goe 2 Sam. 12.23 Pale death 's the portal that lets into Glory Our Writ of Ease from all things transitory Sense He is but gone that soul dividing word Begets more terror then the sharpest sword I dy by halves why did not deaths arrest As well as his reach my tormented brest 'T is but the rage of unappeased Hosts To tear insunder our expiring Ghosts Faith These exclamations this thy fond desire Is passion drest in passionate attire His work was done thou art not ripe for Heaven Thy longer space is for Repentance given Rev. 2.21 Thou may'st be quickly lifeless 't is Gods grace To take the fit and leave th' unfit a space Sense If gasping Sion must endure such rubs When Cedars fall what will become of Shrubs Or if successive blows our strength must break How shall our walls be manned by the weak If men of prayers must thus cut off be Sion will loose its best Artillery Faith Can Sion fear or overthrow or harm Psal 136.12 When great Jehovahs strong out-streched Arm Becomes its Bulwark can we fear a want Deut. 4.34 Of leaders when Gods so by Covenant Deut. 11.2 Although our Lord doth home some servants call Exod. 6.7 He still supplys us and is All in All. Ex. 19.5 Sense Ah! but how often do our sins provoke The Lord in judgment to repeat his stroke Who can but shake in storms can it be hop'd The Church can stand when it is thus unpropt Ah how my troubled Soul 's amaz'd to think That fainting Sion will like Peter sink Mat. 14.30 Faith All must once die the Prophets have you see Heb. 9.27 No pattent for their immortality Zach. 1.5 When they 've done that for which they hither came Mat. 3.9 God can of stones raise sons for Abraham Mat. 14.31 When Peter sinks Christ is at hand to heave him And by his promise he will never leave him Luke 22.32 Sense Gods hand is heavy and his Anger 's sore His frowns are deadly and his strokes much more Such mortal visitations have a voice To make friends mourn and enemies rejoyce What temper 's so well set but will be soon As broken strings make musick out of tune Faith As tender parents exercise the rod Heb. 12.6 Not to destroy but to reform so God 1 John 3.1 Is pleased to manage his rebukes he hath 1 John 4.8 Full show'rs of love as well as drops of wrath Rev. 3.9 Gracious effects he gives of seeming crosses Mat. 10.39 A future purchase by our present losses Sense Mine eyes must vent my grief upon his Herse He weeps in earnest that does weep in verse When Jonathan was slain 2 Sam. 6.26 a Royal eye In doleful accents wept his Elegy So must I take like priviledge to mourn In Ink as well as Tears upon his Urn. Faith The time consum'd in fruitless crys was lent Not for such wast but to be better spent If thou wilt murmur ' when the Lord do's strike The Rod provok'd may treat thee with the like In Faith and Patience wait times almost come T' Exchange this frail for an eternal home What needs this grief if God will take his due I will not murmur as some mourners do Lord he was thine and to the earth but lent Let none repine if for your own you sent I f't be severe t' extinguish such a light Ah! 't was our sin procur'd it for we might Make more of mercies which are sent for gain Men when full fed have little sence of pain Eternal Parent mollifie our doom Correct thy Children but do not consume How blacks the cloud that menaces a shower O shelter Sion by thy mighty power That so protected we may sing always David like Hallelujahs to thy praise FINIS