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The compleat scholler; or, A relation of the life, and latter-end especially, of Caleb Vernon who dyed in the Lord on the 29th of the ninth month, 1665. Aged twelve years and six months. Commending to youth the most excellent knowledge of Christ Jesus the Lord.
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Vernon, John, fl. 1666.
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the World c. found in God to feed upon especially upon the new Covenant in Christ's Blood and in the end he said God hath comforted me greatly with what hath been now spoke And going to rest chearfully intreated that company might not have recourse to him saying he would keep his strength now for the next day to enjoy the benefit of some Friends who intended Prayer in his Chamber and he had a good night On the twentieth he was comfortable in the morning and brake fast chearfully with his Father and a Friend returning thanks very graciously and then reverently attended in Prayer the most of that day being filled with the sence of the love of God and saying sometimes to his Mother fervently God loves me Mother and sometimes I love the Lord. But in the afternoon the Friends retired into another room that he might take rest but his little Sisters remaining in that room he called to the eldest of them being seven years old and said unto her Mary come hither have you got any good by being prayed for to day observing to her she had been particularly mentioned in prayer She answered I hope I have Said he Mary if you should dye now what do you think would become of you She said I do not know He replyed it is your great concern to follow God that so you may know with many other words inforcing it and it is observable that from that time she hath been serious so as never before and pondred his sayings in her heart At night his Father supped with him upon a small Bird and afterward he returned thanks a Physician coming in whilst he was speaking and looking in at the Beds feet with his hat on he enlarged his desires that God would strengthen him his poor creature that he might never be ashamed to confess him before men who-ever they were and desired his Parents might be helped to resign him up to God and that he might alwayes have refuge for rest unto Christ being earnest for Sion with sence of her low estate as he was almost in every prayer and that night he rested well Some Friends had thoughts on the advice Iam. 5. 14. compared with Mark 6. 13. wherewith his Father acquainted him and he desired time seriously to consider of it and the next day being the 21 of the ninth month he seemed yet more hopeful and then desired a dayes time longer to weigh it but being told a Friend that might be concerned about it would not be in Town after that day he then gave his thoughts by way of Query humbly Whether it should be administred when one was mending before being careful lest it should reflect on so solemn an Appointment for he felt himself now mending and therefore had the less clearness therein but if he grew worse he should have further thoughts of it And after he invited that Friend and his Father to Breakfast when he prayed and praised God to the great refreshment of their souls His Mother being gone down with his Father and he feeling some weakness desired then to rest but noise being made among the little ones to his disturbance and his Mother coming up heard him speak to the Maid and them with some trouble in these words The Word of the Lord saith To him that is in affliction pitty should be shewed by his Friends but you take the ready way to hurt me It is well for me I have such a tender Father and Mother or else it might be worse and complained a little of them to his Mother which he never did before and said his strength failed him but God would never fail him His Mother reproving the disturbers left him to rest which he did but awakening towards night exprest much admiration at the goodness of God to such an one as he and said his bodily strength was little he was upon the brink of the grave and his breath almost gone if he spake but a little but he knew if he should die he should be received into the Arms of the Lord. And after a little time grew pretty chearful and desiring to sit up in his bed called his Cousin and little Sisters about him who had partly occasioned the noise of his disturbance and with his own hand cut out some of his Jelly and gave unto them intending himself to sup with his Father but he being prevented of coming up to him he gave some of his small Bird also to them all and then spake to them when they had supped in these words O the sweetness of the Love of God did you experience it as I do you would esteem it more than all the pleasures you can enjoy And with vehemency to his Mother Servants Cousins and Sisters admiration said further O my dear Sisters I long to see you converted O the damned in Hell how would they improve it but it is too late O therefore whilst you have time before the evil day comes take hold of the Righteousness of Iesus Christ and make sure of the Love of God What will you do upon a sick bed without it O my dear Sisters my bowels yern for you I hope I am sure of the Love of God and if I dye this night I shall go to the Lord and be with him for ever O that you knew the sweetness of the Love of God as I do Christ will make you rare without compare And now I call to minde some of Mr. Chares Verses saith he whereof having many more in his memory he repeated to them these If comliness I want His Beauty I may have I shall be fair beyond compare Though cripled to my grave And if above it all To Christ I married be My living Springs O King of Kings Will still run fresh in thee His Mother then said And do you remember Child what he saith of young â—saacs Yea Mother said he and then â—urther repeated some of these concernâ—ng youth Young Isaacks who lift up their eyes And meditate in fields Young Jacobs who the Blessing prize This Age but seldom yeelds Few Samuels leaving youthful playes To Temple-work resign'd Few do as these in youthful dayes Their great Creator mind How precious Obadiahs be That feared God in youth How seldom Timothy's we see Vers'd in the Word of Truth Few Babes and Sucklings publish praise Th' Avengers rage to bind O then in these your youthful dayes Your great Creator mind Few tender-hearted Youths as was Josiah Iudahs King Hosannah in the high'st alas How seldom Children sing Youths rarely ask for Zions ways Th 'had rather pleasure find But O in these your youthful dayes Your great Creator mind What Children Pulse and Water choose Continually to eat Rather than Conscience should accuse For tasting Royal meat Should you not bow a King to please Though tortures were behind Oh then in these your youthful dayes Your great Creator mind Much more with affection