upon him nay accounted it his honour to suffer shame for the name of Christ as the Apostles did (ſ) Act. 5.4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Act. 5. But some brought shame upon themselves that thought to cast contempt and scorn upon him Among other instances this one was remarkable That being chosen Burgesse for the Parliament not without much opposition and going up to London to clear his Election at which time there was an accusation sent up against him by a man of no mean place and power That he was the * Hospes Schismaticorum The very expression in the Letter host of the Schismaticks It was presumed by some that he would be sent back with disgrace And therefore there was a Sermon prepared by one to jeer him at his return this being the text (t) Psal 114.5 Psal 114.5 What ailed thee thou Jordan that thou wast driven back Thus men of profane spirits will dare to make the Sacred Word of God to serve their own base ends and lusts but Mr. Jurdain was confirmed in his place to which he was chosen and so shame was cast into the face of the prophane scorner and the Sermon or invective rather became abortive God standing by him in his troubles And as he stood up for God so God did stand by him and assist him and carry him through many troubles and dangers that did threaten and even compasse him about One act of Gods Providence among others was most notable in delivering him out of his troubles He having done an act of Justice in punishing an unclean Person whose offence was aggravated by some heinous circumstances being moved with indignation against the offence he went it seems besides the Letter of the Law in some circumstance And thereupon some friends of the Person punished being stirred up with indignation for the disgrace that reflected upon them more then for the dishonour done to God and the foul blot that was cast upon Religion did resolve to prosecute him to the uttermost for it and they put him to great charge and trouble When the matter came to a final decision in the Star-Chamber it was much feared by many of his friends and through the boasting of his Adversaries that some heavy censure should have been passed upon him to his crushing and undoing and when friends failed him on earth he flees to heaven for succour and defence he cryed to God in Davids words (u) Psal 22.11 Vers 19. Psal 22. Be not far from me O Lord for trouble is neer for there is none to help and O my strength haste thou to help me And he set apart an Evening and a great part of the night for fasting and Prayer that he might engage God on his side who had the hearts of all men even the greatest in his hand to turn them as he pleased (w) Prov. 21.1 Prov. 21. And behold the next morning a real and gracious answer from heaven he was acquitted and commended by the Lord Keeper and God stirred up the hearts of divers of that high Arbitrary Court to speak in his behalf Thus the Lord was a very present help in trouble to him (x) Psal 46.1 Psal 46. And after that he was freed and came home he piled up the books and papers of all the proceedings in that vexatious businesse under his Cupboard in his Parlour which was the place to which he did usually resort and where he had that daily sweet heavenly Communion with God forementioned And being asked the reason why he left so many papers and books to lye in that manner his answer was These I keep in my sight as memorials and Monuments of Gods mercy in freeing me from my troubles These are the principal things that came within mine observation or notice from others that well knew this Saint of God so eminent for Piety Justice and Charity and zealous in all in the general course of his conversation Many particulars have been omitted but by that little which hath been said you may (y) Ex pede Herculem A. Gell. Noct. Att. l. 1. c. 1. His Sicknesse ghesse at the great worth of this holy man I come now to the last act of his life his sicknesse and the period of that his death In his sicknesse which was very painful he being sorely afflicted with the Stone and the Cholick he manifested more then ordinary Patience His patience not opening his mouth in any word that might savour of any repining or discontent at his present condition but meekly and patiently submitting to Gods afflicting hand and waiting for his long expected and desired dissolution His Faith and Assurance He did then much act faith in Jesus Christ and his gracious Promises and his assurance remained unshaken though Satan was then busie with him by his temptations but being strong in the Lord and in the power of his might he did resist him Some of his nearest friends that observed his confident assurance in the course of his life of his happy estate in heaven after death did suppose that Satan would have set upon him with so much violence as to have shaken his assurance and no doubt he had will enough to do it but God who had him in his chain would not permit him to do it but he went out of the world as a Conquerour out of the field being victorious through Christ over all his spiritual enemies I may not omit one particular in his sicknesse which was his taking all occasions of exhorting and encouraging others to constancy in the faith His Exhortations to others zeal for God and making sure of heaven and his spirits beginning to fail him he would say I cannot speak much more to you now remember what you have heard from me in my health And he was willing to incite others that were absent to the discharge of their duties He instance onely one particular that the Major of the City that then was sending to visit him he called the Messenger unto him and said Remember me to Mr. Major and tell him from me that he have a special care of these three things To do Justice to provide carefully for the poor and to make sure of heaven His gracious speeches in the time of his sicknesse were many and more then I can or were fit here to expresse His Death Having fought the good fight of faith and finished his course he sweetly and quietly resigned up his soul into the hands of his blessed Saviour and Redeemer He departed this life July 15th On the Sabbath 1640. being the Christian Sabbath The Sabbath was his delight on earth and on that day God gave him to enjoy an Eternal Sabbath with him in heaven As he had sweet Communion with God in the use of Ordinances for many years on that day so he went to enjoy an immediate Communion with God on that holy day And after all his labours he entred into rest that glorious rest in heaven (z) Heb. 4.11 Heb. 4. His departure hence was in the 79. His Age. year of his age and according to his account for the new birth in the 65th year for so long he reckoned since the time of his effectual Calling His Funeral His Funeral being kept some few daies after there hath not been any man known to be more lamented then he the losse being so great not to the City alone but to all these Western parts the influence of his example as a zealous Magistrate and Christian reaching far and neer I will conclude this Story of his Life and Death with that which was the text of his Funeral Sermon (a) Act. 13.36 Omitting only the name of David Act. 13. After he had served his own generation by the will of God he fell on sleep He sleeps in the Lord and will rise gloriously in the Morning of the Resurrection (b) Psal 17. ult Psal 17. and (c) Psal 49.14 Psal 49. * Being dead he yet speaketh But though he sleeps the sleep of death yet being dead with Abel he yet speaketh (d) Heb. 11.1 Heb. 11. His zealous conversation speaketh zeal and fervency to this Laodicean and luke-warm generation and bespeaks all Christian Magistrates especially those of that City where he lived and all the Saints in all places to imitate his Piety Justice Charity and all those graces which did shine forth in his holy and gracious conversation I le shut up all with that voyce from Heaven Revel 14.13 Blessed are the dead which dye in the Lord from henceforth yea saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them FINIS
An Ark Heb. 11.8 and they incourage because in them we see that the exercise of godlinesse though difficult yet is possible when men that are subject to like passions and have the same interests and Concernments of flesh and blood that we have can be thus mortified self-denying heavenly holy now examples have this force not onely when the Saints are alive and liable to present notice and observation but after their death when transmitted to posterity by faithful records yea then many times they work more their infirmities being buried with them and their lives do then rather instruct then Exasperate * Pascitur in Vivis livor post fata quâ—escit living Saints standing in the way of interests are more hated and looked upon with prejudice but usually there is a greater esteem of the dead how often do Gods Children live envied and die Sainted All this is prefaced Reader to induce thee to a more serious consideration of the present memorials of that holy man Mr. Ignatius Jurdain in some sense the Wonder and Phoenix of his Age and place of abode concerning whose piety and frequent communion with God his constant heavenlinesse his charity in giving lending and entertaining his doing justice with impartiality and diligence thou wilt have a more particular account in the ensuing story only give me leave from my self to suggest a few passages and observations 1. That for his temper he was a man of a raised Zeal and Heroical spirit one of those rare examples which the Lord giveth the World now and then and therefore his actions are not to be measured by an ordinary standard 2. Seldom or never did any come into his company but he would discourse with them about holy things asking the younger how they hoped to be saved the more grown if they professed Religion whether they had any assurance which if they denyed he would tell them that he was even ashamed of them in good earnest saith he I would study the promises and go into my closet and lock the door and there plead them to God and say that I would not go forth till he gave me some sence of his love 3. His entertainment at his Table was free and sufficient but frugal and sober if his Wife at any time excused the slendernesse of it he would say * Humilis cibus tâ—nius potussunt divitiae Christianorum Hieron Brown bread and Kennel water is good fare with the Gospel I have often heard him say so there is somewhat a like saying of Mr. Greenham's and possibly Mr. Jurdain might borrow it thence it suiting so well with the temper of his spirit 4. A formal man had once preached a Sermon at the Cathedral about heaven the discourse was for the most part frothy and beneath the dignity and worth of such an argument Mr. Jurdain was present as well as my self after Sermon I went to his house being to receive a Letter from him for Oxford after many good instructions he asked me if I had been at the Sermon that morning I told him yea and did you saith he hear those wonderful things which God hath provided for them that love him and so readily picked out all those passages which were any way subservient to use and profit 't was wonderful to me to see how an holy heart can draw comfort out of any thing the Sermon as Mr. Jurdain repeated it to me was another kind of Sermon and seemed to be very savoury and spiritual I remember with what warmth and vigour he spake of it even to this day and hope that I never shall forget it 5. This is not to be forgotten his sending a Letter to the late King and expostulating with him about his setting forth the Book concerning sports and recreations on the Lords day which was inclosed in another to the Bishop of Exeter to desire him to convey it and notice being given to the Bishop that Copies of it were divulged possibly by the transcriber he thought he could not conceal it with safety and therefore carried it to the King who when he had read it in a great Anger said he would hang him But the Bishop a pious man fell upon his knees and besought his Majesties pardon alledging That God had not a better servant nor his Majestie a better Subject in the whole Land When the Bishop returned from his moneth of attendance Mr. Jurdain went to visit him and after civilities past the Bishop said Ah Mr. Jurdain would you put me upon so hot a service you know there are many eyes upon me meaning the Archbishops faction who suspected him as a favourer of Puritans Yea my Lord replyed M Jurdain there are eyes upon you the eyes of God and his holy Angels to see how you discharge your Office and Duty as the Kings Chaplain and a Bishop of the Church 6. Now and then when he had leisure he would often go to his neighbours shops and admonish them to take heed that the cares of the World did not deadden their spirits to heavenly things telling them If they had many thousands it would not still the cry of conscience purchase the least fovour from God not so much as ease the pain of the teeth or keep off one fit of an ague yea if mony were thrown to the dogs they would not so much as smell at it 7. He would often perswade his fellow-Magistrates to a liberal provision for the poor and when they would ask him where they should have money he would Answer God will provide rather then the poor shall want let us sell our Gownes 8. When he distributed money to the poor with his own hands in a time of great infection and so some asked him if he were not afraid of the plague What saith he afraid of Gods visitation let us fear rather the plague sore of our own heart 9. In his troubles in the Star-Chamber when one told him he was sorry the Lord-Keeper was against him he Answered I have a greater Lord-Keeper then him the Lord is my keeper I shall not be afraid 10. 'T is not amisse to observe what others thought and said of him I remember a godly man observes of him that in every businesse though in some he adventured far the Lord carried him thorough with reputation and so compares him with another of great parts who though godly was alwaies foiled in every undertaking Drunkards and frequenters of the Ale-house were afraid of him he was their usual bugbear their Memento in the middle of their excesse was It is time to be gone Mr. Jurdain will come by and by the ordinary sort of men were convinced of his integrity I have over-heard men carnal and vitious at a time of election of Burgesses for the Parliament speaking to one another if you choose any choose Jurdain he will be right for the Common Wealth and do the City se vice he was twice chosen Burgesse for the Parliament and twice Major of
the City and once Deputy Major in a time of great infection and pestilence The reverend Minister that preached his Funeral Sermon from whom you have the discourse of his life said Look upon his Will and you will think him the richest man in this City though many exceeded him in estate but few or none in making provision for the poor delinquents seldome went from him without conviction A Noblemans servant that had scorned him being brought before him and convicted of having sworn rashly three times Mr. Jurdain demanded his Fine and shewed him the hainousnesse of the sin with which the man was calmed and though he came from his Companions braving yet he returned with the acknowledgment that he was a faithfull Justicer and when they asked him what Jurdain did to him he Answered he gave me good Law and fair words Good Reader by this taste thou mayest judge of the Man thou wilt be better acquainted with him when thou hast read over the ensuing Collection of the passages of his life drawn up by an able and faithful hand who hath been carefull that nothing should be inserted of which he had not sufficient evidence and that many things might be omitted which could not be divulged without reflection on particular persons whatever is lacking of consequence may be supplyed in another Edition Thus much I thought good to signifie to thee desiring the Lord to help us more and more to be followers of them who through faith and patience have inherited the promises Thine in the service of the Gospel Thomas Manton Errata to be corrected PAge 1. line the last for Or read and p. 3. l. 11. I intend not to be inserted l. 22. Gen. 9.5 figure 9. to be blotted out line 30 Religious prefixe a ret line 31 for that read if page 4. line 1 for which read with line 7. for if he insert as line 16. Rom. 7. the next figure to be blotted out page 5. l. 18. He had taken dele taken pag 6. Marg. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 8. l. 17. for free r. frequent p. 9. l penult marg 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 r. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 13 l 20. for fully read wholly page 14. l. 10. for Duy r. duty p 18. line 30 was chosen r. twice chosen p 19. line 11 dele and reproved by his holy and gracious conversation it being twice printed line 18. Marg. Act. 5.4 read 41. The Life and Death of M. Ignatius Jurdain one of the Aldermen of the City of Exeter who died July 15th Anno Domini 1640. THe memory of the just is blessed saith wise Solomon Prov. 10. (a) Prov. 10.7 he leaves a sweet memorial behind him though whilest he lived he was vilified and defamed and loaden with reproaches yet when he is departed this life his name is as a sweet and precious Oyntment even unto those that formerly could take up his name as a Proverbe of reproach but especially to those that honoured him in life and death His memorial is blessed This Eminent Saint this holy and just Man is a Real proof of that doctrinal Assertion of Solomon his memoral is blessed and they that in his life time undervalued him do now or seem at least to make an Honourable mention of him but he now lives with much honour in the hearts of those that saw and acknowledged that true worth which was in him when he was despised by the men of the World but there may a generation arise which knew him not and that which hath been received by tradition may be forgotten That therefore his name may live when others that maligned him dye or their names rot and that he may be a pattern of Piety and Charity to succeeding generations it hath been thought fit to commit to writing and to publish to the world those singular graces and memorable acts that did shine forth in him both living and dying And it is not unworthy our observation that God stirred up the spirits of divers well affected Christians about one and the same time to desire the publishing of the Life of this renowned Worthy of the Lord whom some may Envy and others Emulate but few are found that in all things do or can imitate The place of his Birth Ignatius Jurdain was born at Lyme-Regis in the County of Dorset that little Town so famous for the long Siege by the Kings forces and for repelling the most furious assaults of those that beleaguered it and it may add to the fame of it that this man was born in her b Psal 87.5 As it was an honour to be born in Zion so it was an honour to Lyme that he was born there He was sent by his Friends to Exeter when he was young where he was to be brought up in the profession of a Merchant and being sent to the I le of Garnsey about the age of fifteen years God who by his providence brought him to that Place did by his Grace effectually call and Convert him So that for after time he resolved to be like that wise Merchant in the Gospel c Math. 13.46 to part with all for that Pearl of great Price when many others did make it their great work and their highest design to get the pelfe of the World and to load themselves with thick clay d. d Hab. 2.6 And in testimony of his thankfulnesse to God he left by Will a considerable Legacy to the Poor of Lyme where he was born and to the Poor of Garnsey where he was New-born His Conversion in his younger years God seasoning his heart with Grace in his younger years the General course of his life did for the future rellish of it as wise Solomon hath observed e Prov. 22.6 Quo semel est imbuta recens Horat. Quintil Jnstit Or at l. 1. c. 1. His Private Life Prov. 22. in the general and in him we have a particular and approved instance As he was trained up in Religion from his youth so he continued not only in the form and profession but in the Life and power of it untill his old age and death What was more specially worthy observation in his private course before the time of shewing himself in his publick Office of Magistracy I cannot give any certain account it being so long since and there being but few living that either did observe his holy conversation or that are able and willing to give deserved testimony to it Few things are recorded of John Baptist untill the day of his shewing unto Israel viz. in his publick Ministery Luke 1. (f) Luke 1.80 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Spanh Dub. Eu. T. 2. Dub. 100. And but little of our blessed Saviour himself until the time of his publick ministery And therefore it is the more excusable if the former part of his life be passed over and we come to the time when he was Magistrate and the chiefest Magistrate the Major of the City I
Idolatry Prophanenesse and other evils whereby God was most highly dishonoured was most eminent and remarkable He was a man of an Antilaodicean temper he had well Learned the Apostles direction (s) Rom. 12.11 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as in some Copies Rom. 12. To be fervent in Spirit serving the Lord and not the time He was not like another (t) Ignatius Ioiola the founder of the Order of the Jesuites Camerar Hist Obs l. 4. c. 9. Ignatius that was a man of fire that was set on fire of hell to promote the cause of the Prince of darknesse but he had an holy fire kindled in his heart from heaven whereby he did burn with zeal for the advancing of Gods glory and an holy indignation against sin and error he would if it had been possible have burned up all the drosse and filth that did corrupt the truth of God and was contrary to the way of holinesse And therein he was very like unto u Euseb Hist Eccl. l. 3. c. 30. Hist Magdeb. Cent. 2. â— 10 Fox's Acts Monuments in the 3. of the Ten Persecutions He was a strict observer of the Sabbath Ignatius the Martyr He was a very strict and consciencious observer of the Christian Sabbath the Lords day He did then rise very early as on other dayes if not earlier and did stir up those of his family to an early rising on that day saying This is Gods day and as we do expect that our servants should rise early to go about our work on our dayes so God expects our early rising on his day to go about his work and service And he did then very carefully attend upon the Lords holy Ordinances the feet of them that dispenced the Gospel were very beautiful in his eyes w Rom. 10.15 Rom. 10. more beautifull then their faces to many others he was one of those Saints that sate down at Gods feet to receive his Word x Deut. 33.3 Act. 22.3 Chap. 21.16 Senesco semper aliquid addiscens Deut. 33. as Disciples at the feet of their teacher Act. 22. and he was very desirous and willing to learn of any that came with the Lords message unto him he was a Mâ—ason an old Disciple Act. 21. A Disciple when he was old it never entred into his heart to cast off Ordinances no not when he had attained an high degree of Perfection He was a constant noter of Sermons even when he was old not for his own benefit alone but for the good of his family to whom he did constantly repeat the Sermons And if he found himself overtaken with drowsinesse in hearing the Word an infirmity incident to age his manner was to stand up and to rowse up himself that he might hear the more attentively He knew that Religion consisted not in hearing and repetitions and Profession but in practise and therefore his care was to digest his hearing and knowledge into an holy conversation y 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ignat. Epist ad Rom. His exciting of others to good And being desirous not to go to heaven alone but to draw others with him his usual course was when he went with his family to attend upon the Lords holy Ordinances to give an exhortation to his children and servants that they should consider into whose presence they were going and whom they were to hear even that great God to whom they were to give an account of every word which they did hear and be careful to lay it up for their practise and not say my Father or my Master would not afford me the time for if they did he would protest against them in the day of Judgment And as he was going to the Congregation on the Week dayes he would often find some of the Country people come to the Market early in the morning and he would ask them where they did live and they answering five or sixe or more miles off be thereupon did take occasion to shew them how vain a thing it was to pursue the World and to neglect the care of their precious soules and ask them how they could rise so early to get the world and not rise as early to get interest in Jesus Christ and to attain the favour of God and assurance of eternal happinesse And then he would look back upon his family and say here you see these people can rise betimes to get a little part of the world and your will hardly arise early to get the assurance of the favour of God which is far better then the whole world His speaking of the Sermons which he heard After his return from Sermons he would be speaking to those that went with him of what they heard exhorting them to be mindful of it and put it in practise and one of the company being troubled at the hearing of him to presse such things upon them told him that he had heard many good Sermons * The name of the Cathedral at St. Peters but never heard one at the great Conduit before to whom he replyed Sirs are ye troubled to be put in mind of the Word of God I pray God the time come not when you are in hell that you wish you had not only practised the Sermons which you heard at St. Peters but had received good counsel from the VVord at the great Conduit also His Assurance Thus by his diligent attending upon and carefull applying the means of grace and Gods blessing upon them he attained a very great measure of assurance a kind of Plerophory such as the Apostle speaks of (z) 1 Thess 1.5 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Thess 1.5 much Assurance and (a) Col. 2.2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Col. 2. Full of assurance of understanding by which he was carried as with a full faile to holy duties If we consider the measure and the constancy of it there be few Christians that have attained so much Assurance was much in his tongue and heart and it was that which he earnestly laboured for and obtained by fervent prayer and diligent use of the means God gave him the (b) Rom. 8.16 Testimony and (c) Eph. 1.13 seal of his Spirit and so assured him of his eternal love in Christ of his adoption and eternal happinesse in heaven God gave it as part of his reward for his sincere and faithful service He had sometimes more then ordinary illapses and incomes of the Spirit for the strengthening of his assurance His extraordinary Comforts I le instance one particular alone He being at a Sermon and attending heedfully to those discerning and differencing marks of uprightnesse which were then laid down and one mark being more powerfully pressed and coming fully home to his condition he being in a deep and serious meditation and reflecting upon himself and finding it to be truly in him it seemed to him as if one struck him upon the shoulder incouraging him
the custome of the City so out of the other third part he left very large Legacies especially to the poor I shall omit many Legacies given to Ministers and others and point at some more remarkable I will deliver it in the words of his Will First I give to all the poor of this City and County that have pay of Parishes and also those which dwell in (g) There were seven or eight of them Almes-houses I give five shillings to each to be paid at my burial I give to one hundred poor people more ten shillings to each to be given to such as my Overseers shall think to have most need the honest poor to be chiefly looked unto Also I give to the poor of Lyme where I was born and to the poor of Garnsey where I was new-born five pounds to each place which accordingly was done by those Overseers Also I forgive all the moneys owing to me if it be under the (h) These smaller sums to the poor were very many value of twenty shillings each And after in a Postscript Also my Will is and I give now more to fifty poor people of this City and County by twenty shillings to each by my Overseers or most part of them Thus out of that estate which God had given him he gave again by way of gratitude to God I mean to the poor who are Gods Receivers God gave him and left him a competent estate after his many and great losses and which was more he gave him an heart to honour (i) Prov. 3.9 him with his substance and to lay it forth as it became a faithful Steward in the service and for the honour of his Lord who had intrusted him with it Apology for his Charity I know that some do wonder and others sharply censure him for his extraordinary charity and liberality and especially for that he left no greater portion of his estate to his Wife but this may be said in his defence That the streight and close hearts of men are not a fit measure to measure his large heart by And besides God had opened his hand and given very liberally to him blessings spiritual and temporal and especially spiritual the graces and comforts of his Spirit and he having so sweet a Communion with God above most other men what mervail if he did more for God then other men And concerning his Wife as he left her the third part of his estate so likewise Executrix of his Will and there had much more come unto her then did had not some debts which he accounted good failed and come short of his and her expectation besides he did assure himself that her (k) Sir Simon Baskervill Brother then living a man of great estate would be ready to supply any of her wants Thus you have seen what he did for God and we are next to consider what God did for him What God did for him Besides all those graces which were eminently in him whereby he was enabled to act so zealously and vigorously for God which were the free gift of God and that Assurance which he had which was a part of his reward The Lord advanced him from a mean and low estate to the highest place of dignity in the City his beginning was but small as appears by his answer to those that threatned to follow him with Suits that they would not leave him worth a groat he chearfully replied That he should be then but two pence poorer then when he came first to Exeter for he brought but six pence with him thither And yet by Gods blessing on his labours he got a competent and comfortable estate whereby he did maintain a large Family of Children and Servants kept hospitality was liberal to the poor and open-handed to any pious use more then those that had far greater estates but when he had the greatest temporal estate he set no high estimate upon these fading perishing things he set them not up in his heart as the men of the World use to do but trod them under his feet and he did usually set them very low in his ordinary discourse and especially when he was speaking of heaven and heavenly things And yet he did not forget to acknowledge Gods goodnesse in bestowing any of these outward things upon him He found by experience the uncertainty of riches (l) 1 Tim. 6.17 1 Tim. 6. and that they had wings and would fly away (m) Prov. 23.5 Prov. 23. but he did not run after them crying as they that use to set their hearts upon them but saw Gods (n) Job 1.21 hand in taking as in giving and so was quiet and content having experimentally learned in a good measure that great and difficult lesson to be content in any estate (o) Phil. 4.11 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Phil. 4. by vicissitudes and changes of estates God did exercise his faith and patience and Contentation His advancement to the Majoralty Having passed through the several Offices he ascended at last to the highest place of honour in the City to be Major there wherein as hath been said he demeaned himself as it became a Christian Magistrate and his ambition therein was highly to honour God who had honoured him And afterwards he was chosen to be a Burgesse for the Parliament Burgesse of Parliament wherein his zeal for God and against the corruptions of the times was abundantly manifested He was a great stickler to have the Bill passed for the punishment of Adultery with death but those times would not bear it some of the Law-makers knew some special reason for it His honour in the hearts of Good men God did not only advance him to places of dignity and honour in the eye of the world but gave him an high place in the hearts of his people and if it be true which the (p) Arist Ethic. l. 1.6.5 Moralist notes that honour is in the Person honouring then he being advanced in the hearts of men as he was especially in the hearts of good men he was highly honoured and therein God made good his promise to him (q) 1 Sam. 2.30 1 Sam. 2. Such as honour me I will honour And his name was very precious in the sight of those that knew his worth while he lived and since his death I acknowledge that he was a by-word to many A by-word to Others and that his name was taken up by way of reproach but they were such as were upbraided and reproved by his holy and gracious conversation and reproved by his holy and gracious conversation and he knew that his Lord and Master did suffer much more in this kind that this was a chip of that crosse which he must and was willing to bear and he was well content to drink of this bitter cup after his Master and with him he did despise that shame (r) Heb. 12.2 which the men of the world cast