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A80003 An elegie offered up to the memory of that late faithfull servant of God, Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs minister of the Word at Giles Cripplegate and Stepney. I. C. 1646 (1646) Wing C48; Thomason 669.f.10[100]; ESTC R210648 1,101 1

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AN ELEGIE OFFERED UP TO THE MEMORY Of that late faithfull Servant of GOD Mr. JEREMIAH BVRROVGHS Minister of the Word at Giles Cripplegate and Stepney TO adde more ashes to our mortall Store Burroughs is follow'd now those gone before Vnconquer'd Death that spareth no degree But fetters all in his Captivity Hath seized him a servant of the Lord VVho preached IESVS as he 's in the VVord Set forth to all he for them mercy hath If they upon him will depend their Faith These things this Man of God did to us preach And to us plainly Iesus he did teach Declaring to us he 's the only way For to be saved to him we must pray If we would ever Heavens Gates enter in VVe must leave all we must forsake cut sinne On such good things he thought the faithfull Preacher Spent all his life for Christ who was his Teacher For Christ our Saviour did alone him teach And none but Christ our Saviour would he Preach The world he scorn'd though plenty of it having But at Gods hands for grace was daily craving Too base it was that he to it should bend Or to her Riches any credit lend For what are Riches But like a Post in 's way Or like a span or like the flower in May So worldly honours unto him seem'd base To honour Christ that was his only grace For Christ alone he lov'd so lov'd to live That he might alwayes praises to him give The grace of God was alwayes in his thoughts The love of God in sparing such foule faults VVhich he committed daily in his sight Yet from the Lord would never take his flight For Iesus Christ was only his delight And Christ his Crosse was alwayes in his sight Christ was his joy he was his whole desire VVhat shall I say Christ did he love intire An happy end this godly man did make The world her Riches from him he did shake Elijah like his mantle left behind For others to possesse that they might find A loving friend of him and might confesse That to his Neighbours all he was no lesse Then a Iohathan unto King David For 's love was fixt fixt where he loved The truth of this if you desire to know Doe you unto his Printed Sermons goe For they doe there unto the world declare VVhat was their masters heart what was his care To those that loved grace and loved those That truly loved Christ and him had chose London afflicted in the face I see That such a man from us by Gods decree Should thus be snatch'd away and from us part The thoughts of which might melt the hardest heart For in this City for him being deceas't Thousands are mourners and I not the least Yet mourn why should we Or why should we weep VVhen Burroughs is not dead but is a sleep This man of God unto that glorious place Ascended is ever to see Gods face Tendimus huc omnes metam properamus ad unam Omnia sub leges mors vocat atra suas Per me I. C. LONDON Printed by B. A. 1646.