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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33989	Counsel for the living, occasioned from the dead, or, A discourse on Job III, 17, 18 arising from the deaths of Mr. Fran. Bampfield and Mr. Zach. Ralphson / by Hercules Collins ...	Collins, Hercules, d. 1702.	1684 (1684)	Wing C5361; ESTC R32496	24,906	39

things Reader I will here adjoyn an Elegy on the Deaths of Mr. Bampfield and Mr. Ralphson which for the Subst●●ce of it was first compos'd by a Friend of Mr. Ralphsons design'd on him alone but forasmuch as the preceding Discourse was occasion'd from both their Deaths I have put it into that Order as the whole Elegy may be applicable to both in all Respects First As they were Ministers of Christ Secondly As they were Sufferers for Christ Thirdly As to their Zeal against Anti-Christ Fourthly In Respect of their longing for Sions Welfare and their mourning under Sions Calamities Fifthly In Respect of Soul-seedings and Soul-supportings by all the ways and means they were capable of in their Confin'd Estate An Elegy on the Deaths of Mr. Bampfield and Mr. Ralphson who Dyed Prisoners for Christ in the Press-yard Newgate May not all fear when Heaven denounceth woes Aloud by Signal and by Fatal blows Smiting the Shepherds Calling Guides away That Flocks are left to wander starve and stray Even when the Wolves the Foxes and the Boar Rage for the Prey and harmless Lambs devour Was it for nought that Blustring Sparkling Rays Of strange stupendious Comets did the Eyes Of Earths Inhabitants so long detain In times but lately past who can refrain Considering our Stroaks so great so sad Heightned with Circumstances dark and bad All saying Sure these wonders did Presage Some Future Tragedy to this poor Age It s Progress now makes many People think The following things will make mens Spirits shrink Since many splendid Lights Extinguish'd are As now those Stars those lovely shining Pair These are put out and we Depriv'd of Light And left to stumble in so dark a Night By Tongue I cannot nor by Pen Express My Thoughts of them and their great Worthiness Of their Refined Zeal their Heart Contrite Of their Compassions with a publick Sp'rit Their Liberal Souls were highly to be Priz'd Also their Stedfastness some Magnifies O Zealous ones who in the Gap did stand True wrestling Watchmen to preserve the Land Striving with all the Gospel to promote Whose Trumpet sounds a true and certain Note In Faithfulness they duely warned all As did that Hand by writing on the wall Show Belshazzar his Sacriledge and fall Those Seers are both removed from their Station A signal Loss both to the Church and Nation Leaving now off their Cry'd their Sighs and Groans Petitions Pleadings Tears Complaints and Moans Their sublime Souls in Prison Languishing Groan'd for Relief Cries to their Heavenly King Help Sio● Lord her Controversy Plead Remove her Sorrow and increase her Seed How long O Lord when when wilt thou relieve Thy tossed Church when wilt thou Freedom give VVhen men those Seers from Preachings did Restrain Their Meeting-Houses clos'd up did remain Through Watch and Ward then none could entry take They thus depriv'd by Life and Pen did make Apologies and worship true defended Which still doth Preach although their Preaching's ended After that they to Prison both were sent And finding divers Dishes were content To distribute what in their Basket came From their Kings Table and divide the same Gave through the Grate that hungry Souls might share With them partaking of their Prison-fare What double Grief to their Seraphick mind Was it to be Imprison'd and Confin'd And so Restrain'd from serving of their Lord From Publishing and Preaching of his word While many Souls were crying out aloud Starved almost for want of Heavenly Food Of Gospel Springs and Ordinances pure The sadest loss that any can endure Come join and mourn with me O come O come And help me to express now sitting dumb In Melancholy Muteness and in Tears Sob forth our present loss and ground of Fears But stop a little though there 's Cause to weep That those great Seers are both fallen asleep Yet they Transported in Triumphant Fame Rejoicing praise the great JEHOVAHS Name Free from all Cares have now Eternal rest With such Delights as cannot be exprest Let none grudge this praise to their Memory No Pen is fit to write their Elegy Their works are finish'd they have run their race And who 's behind for to supply their place Since those Elijahs Heaven have ascended Convoy'd with Holy Angels who attended Their Souls to Glory since they did defend The Cause of Sion to their very End By Tongue and Pen the Deluge sought to stop And in ascending did their Mantles drop Let all her Children pray yea plead and call For some Elishas to appear who shall Their Mantles take and with a double measure Of Holy Wisdom and Celestial Treasure Supply their place Truth teach and Truth defend And haste the Scarlet Whore to her last end That so all these Terrestrial Kingdoms may Christs Kingdoms be let Sions Children pray For their work 's finished they 're both set free Call'd from a Prison to Felicity To Heavens rich Mansions to Salvations wells To Gods right hand even where all fulness dwells Their Gracious Lord mov'd by their Sighs and Groans Their Grievances their Tears and bitter Moanes Sends speedy Help his Prisoners relieves And calls them thence out of a Den of theives So Graciously Conveys their souls above To full fruition of his Matchless Love Where they enjoy what no man can express Celestial Joy Perpetual Happiness VVith Living Streams Solac'd without Cessation Triumphant Glory Endless Consolation Joyning in Praises Songs and Heavenly Hymns VVith Angels Saints Arch-Angels Seraphims FINIS