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A96977	A collection of several passages concerning his late highnesse Oliver, Cromwell, in the time of his sickness; wherein is related many of his expressions upon his death-bed. Together with his prayer within two or three dayes before his death. Written by one that was then groom of his bed-chamber.	Walker, Henry, Ironmonger.; Harvey, Charles, 17th cent, attributed name.	1659 (1659)	Wing W370; Thomason E985_22; ESTC R207875	11,611	25

discouragements such as Paul met with in some sort 2 Cor. 11. 26. In Journeyings often in Perils of Waters in Perils of Robbers in Perils by mine own Country-men in Perils by the Heathen Irish in Perils in the City in Perils in the Wilderness in Perils in the Sea in Perils among false Brethren in Weariness and painfulness c. Known unto all much more than I can express it 2 Again His Zeal did highly appear in furthering the preaching of the Gospel in its Power and Purity by the great incouragement he gave to Godly Ministers And laying such a Foundation thereof that the Generations to come may reap the Benefit of it If we sin not away that greatest of mercies as we have cause to fear Besides what care did he take to remove hinderances out of the way by discountenancing and laying aside Idoll Shepherds such as were found ignorant and scandalous men Dumb Dogs such as were more ready to bark against Truth and Reformation than able or willing to speak for or promote the same Considering also the pains he took in his own Person in sifting and finding out mans worth or worthlesness for so great a work especially when his own Concernments did more immediately require the same which is known to most he being herein also a most rare example to succeeding Rulers and indeed the first of this Kind in so high state and Eminency 3 Again His love to the Truth unto which he was a faithful Friend Laborious in Contending for it Powerful in Conviction of the contrary and stopping the Mouth of Error Having often to do by reason of his great place with many men of erring Judgements as well as others the most obstinate of whom I have often heard him silence discountenance their errors with greatest detestation especially when of Fundamental Consideration as once dealing with some of the Quakers he rendred their opinions in the most dreadful and yet truest Character that ever I heard Saying they were such as took the Crown off the head of Christ disrobed him of his Priestly Garments and denied his Prophetical Office by setting up a spirit of their own in the Room of his by the whole utterly making voyd his Mediatorship who is God blessed for ever And that he had rather be buried alive under a heap of stones than in the least to countenance the same and much more which I have now forgot 'T is true his heart being tender to all men especially such as were peaceable he did not use that severity ordinarily towards them or others of that kind as was by some expected But what other consideration did therein sway him to so much Lenity I cannot tell neither is it for every one to know much less to judge but this we know that he was merciful to all 4 Again His Zeal appeared in laying much to heart the afflicted condition of Gods People under Persecution in other parts of the World and laying out his Power interest to the utmost he could for their succour and relief both by Arms and Alms whose sorrows and sufferings added not a little to the grief of his Soul and whom he carried much in his heart as appeared by his publique spirit to his dying hour and 't is sufficiently known 't was the Protestant interest so far as it had footing was mainly in his design in all his forein undertakings and not Riches Honour and Dominion which most Princes have in their eye And from which he did not withdraw notwithstanding discouragements in which Principle if other Protestant Princes and States were more firmly unite the Gospel-Cause against its enemies would in probability better succeed 5 His Zeal appeared in his love to Justice as the Scripture speaks of Job Chap. 29. 16. searching out the cause of the Widow the Fatherless and the Oppressed and yet no respecter of persons in Judgement as commanded Deut. 1. 17. Yee shall not respect persons in judgement but you shall hear the small as well as the great you shall not be afraid of the face of man for the judgement is Gods and the cause that is too hard for you bring it unto mee and I will hear it And Levit. 19. 15. Yee shall do no unrighteousness in judgement thou shalt not respect the person of the poor nor honour the person of the mighty but in righteousness thou shalt judge thy neighbour 6 Again His Zeal did shew forth its self in punishing of evil doers especially in his own family where loosenesse or prophanenesse durst not appear or if it did and came to his knowledge Davids Resolution Psal. 101. was also his that such should not dwell in his house but were cast out Besides his readinesse to countenance them that were good and did well according to that Rule Rom. 13. 1 2 3. Let every soul bee subject unto the higher powers For there is no power but of God The powers that bee are ordained of God Whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves domnation For Rulers are not a terrour to good works but to the evill Wilt thou then not bee afraid of the power do that which is good and thou shalt have praise of the same It were too hard a task for any to reckon up all those Graces which did shine forth in him especially for mee And therefore I shall touch onely upon two or three more wherein hee was a most rare Example of Beleevers and an excellent Pattern for those in highest Power 1 And first His love to Saints to all Saints and that as such although of different Judgements Unto whom hee was a Father to protect them and care for their welfare a friend to favour them in all just waies and a peace-maker to reconcile them at least to carry things with that wisdome prudence and moderation towards them that so guiding them as it was said of Moses Psal. 78. 72. So hee fed them according to the integrity of his heart and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands With the skilfulnesse of his hand in these dividing and divided times that their divisions through Gods mercy and blessing on his endeavors have not broken forth into a flame of all devouring contention as was feared by us and waited for by our enemies thereby securing our Peace to this day continued to us And truly had not God furnished him with extraordinary wisdome this way our condition had been in all likelikood very sad ere now bearing with the weak forbearing the froward and injurious and ready to forgive such as appeared in the posture of enemies against him upon the least appearance of penitency yea many times in hopes thereof endeavouring after the Command and Example of Christ to overcome evil with good to the wonder of most men 2 Again As his Love was great the like rarely to bee found in the times was live in so was his Charity to the Poor the Widow

A COLLECTION OF Several Passages concerning his late HIGHNESSE Oliver Cromwell In the time of his Sickness WHEREIN Is Related many of his Expressions upon his DEATH-BED Together with his PRAYER within two or three dayes before his Death Written by one that was then Groom of his BED-CHAMBER Entered according to Order LONDON Printed for Robert Ibbitson dwelling in Smithfield neer Hosier-Lane end 1659. A Collection of several Passages concerning His late Highness Oliver Cromwell in the time of his Sickness wherein is related many of his Expressions upon his Death-bed HIs Highness being at Hampton Court sickned a little before the Lady Elizabeth died whose decease was on Friday the sixth day of August 1658. shee having lain long under great extremity of bodily pain which with frequent and violent Convulsion-fits brought her to her end But as to His Highness it was observed that the sense of her outward misery in the pains shee endured took deep impression upon him who indeed ever was a most indulgent and tender Father his affections being regulated and bounded with such Christian wisdome and prudence which did eminently shine forth in filling up not onely that of a Father but also all other Relations wherein hee was a most rare and singular example And no doubt but the sympathy of his spirit with his sorely afflicted and dying Daughter considering also his great burdens cares and labours in Government Hard censures bitter reproaches and unjust calumnies from friends the plots conspiracies and ingratitude of enemies of all whom hee better deserved Besides his deep sense of suffering Christians in other parts of the world as far as the Protestant Interest extended I say considering all this and much more which such a large heart and comprehensive spirit as hee had could and did take in It was enough to have deprest and sunk the stoutest and most undaunted courage in the world And I have often wondred hee was able to hold out so long But that hee was born up by a supernatural power at a more than ordinary rate whereby doubtless hee had held out longer as a mercy to the truly Christian World And to us in these Nations had wee been worthy of him and not sind him away Upon which account the Nation especially the godly and his own Family and personal Relations have great cause of self-reflection and humbling before the Lord in order to a Timely Return lest a worse thing befall us and the effect and consequence of this great blow of Gods hand prove worse than what wee at present feel or fear But I say his time was come and neither prayers nor tears could prevail with God to lengthen out his life and lend him longer to us although abundantly and uncessantly poured out on his behalf both publickly and privately as was observed in a more than ordinary way Besides many a secret sigh yet like Moses Cry more loud and strongly laying hold on God though neither perceived not heard by man than many vocal supplications All which the hearts of Gods people being thus mightily stirred up did seem to beget confidence in some and hopes in all yea some thoughts in himself that God would restore him And yet wee could not bee more desirous hee should abide than hee was content and willing to bee gone as hee exprest near his end knowing that there were better Mansions a better Kingdome and Inheritance a better Crown and a better Throne yea every way better things in Heaven provided for him as might bee gathered from his own expressions yea the whole course of his life exemplary conversation and close communion with God ever since his effectual calling and acquaintance with Jesus Christ observed many years by such as knew him and in the Lord had intimate acquaintance with him some whereof are living witnesses to this day But truly since God raised him to the Government the truth hereof hath so abundantly appeared that the mouth of envy its self must needs bee stopped And which things although hee be dead yet speak in the hearts of some his nearest and narrowest observers and may speak to the conviction of most professors of godliness and bee an excellent pattern to them especially such in great place and power as best acquainted with his temptations which through grace hee was enabled to bear and overcome in a great measure And truly wee may say that the one half of his worth as a great Christian and servant of God was not known to others and therefore little comparatively can bee said yet that little may be of much spiritual advantage to bee remembred and as a copy to be writ after seeing the original is taken from us and now in Heaven Therefore in order thereunto I shall onely set down a few Observations occasionally made of what past from himself at times before and in his sickness the whole as I said being but one letter of his name as an excellent Christian or a few fragments of what may bee said by others and I hope will for publick use this being onely a private Remembrance And first his great Knowledge in the Mysteries of godliness the depth soundness and solidity of his judgement being such that hee was enabled to discuss the greatest truths of God with so much clearnesse and evidence that few of any sort of men could match him to the great advantage of such as were so happy as the Queen of Sheba said to Solomon to stand before him his speech alwaies mixt with that humility and zeal and so peircing that it could not but leave some impression upon those that heard him And hath been to some of more than ordinary use to edification And indeed the excellency of his spirit lay principally in the wonderful insight hee had attained unto and clearness in the Covenant of Grace which doubtless as it was his greatest study as that wherein his All and the All of every Christian doth lye so it was his greatest delight to bee often speaking thereof that hearing him sometimes I have thought with my self if these things bee so that grace is so full so free to sinners to the greatest sinners what reason or room could there bee for unbeleef or what discouragement can there bee to any not to come and drink freely of this open-fountain onely mans will stands in the way until it bee over-powered by special grace the unsealing of that great secret of Gods election I say in these things hee was wonderfully instructed and able to instruct 2 But as was his Knowledge so was his Faith his head was not so full of the one as his heart was of the other that as Christ said to the woman of Canaan Mat. 15. 28. O woman great is thy Faith c. so it may bee said of him great was his Faith A taste of which I shall give as it was taken from himself on his death-bed speaking of the Covenant * They were two but put into one before the foundation