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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40518	Yadidyah or, The beloved disciple A sermon preached at the funerall of the Honourable Sir Robert Harley, Knight of the Honourable Order of the Bath; at Brampton-Brian in Hereford-shire. December 10. 1656. By Thomas Froysell, minister of the Gospell at Clun in Shropshire.	Froysell, Thomas, d. ca. 1672.	1658 (1658)	Wing F2249; ESTC R202027	40,790	144

comfortable Evidences he had of his salvation he answered He had nothing to rely upon but Jesus Christ and he knew no Religion but sincerity 14. He was a great honourer of Godly Ministers he carried them in his bosome of all men in the world they sate next his heart he did hug them in his dearest Embraces I must tell you he was their Sanctuary in Evill Times How oft hath he interposed between them and dangers when sinfull Greatnesse did frown upon them this great man would shew himselfe upon the stage for them When Mr. Pierson was questioned before the Bishop Sir Robert Harley was not afraid to appear constantly in his defence I could tell you that he felt the frowns and displeasures of a near Relation rather than he would desert that Servant of Jesus Christ When Dr. Stoughton and Mr. Workman were in trouble Sir Robert Harley accompanied them to the High Commission which made the Archbishop dart frowns upon him 15. He was also a Magistrate and herein I must tell you he was animated with a most nimble Soul of Zeale against Sin He was full of spirits against all dishonours done to God he was a Terrour to Evill works he knew no Respect of Persons in a businesse wherein God was wronged among other things how would he Vindicate the Sabbath from tempt Prophannesse durst not appear upon the face of it by this means the Congregations were frequented on the Lords dayes and many thousand soules prevented from their sinfull sports sate under the droppings of the word 16. He paid a dear devotion of love to the Lords day that Pearle of the week when the licentious sinfulnesse of times cryed it down how often have I heard him plead it up with Excellency of Arguments And in his own Practice he rose alwayes Earlier upon the Lords day and dayes of Humiliation even to the times of his extream weaknesse He rejoyced still when the Sabbath came and was usually more chearfull that day than others even in his sicknesse He wept much when his servants suffered him to sleep on the Lords day later than he used although he had not rested all that night 17. He was one that did Swim deep in the Tide of Fasting and Humiliation I have seldome seen an heart broken upon such a day as his was wont to be He was one that did stand in the Gap that did sigh and cry for the Abominations done in the Land and for it God set a mark upon his forehead Though his Castle was ruined yet God set a Mark upon him when the naked Sword that Messenger of death walkt the Land and lookt keen upon you And God set his seal of safety upon his dear Lady That Noble Lady and Phaenix of Women dyed in Peace though surrounded with Drums and noyse of War yet she took her leave in Peace The sword had no force against her as long as God preserved her he preserved the Place where she was And the man cloath'd with linnen set a Mark also upon the forehead of his Children for when they with the Castle were surrendred up God made their Enemies to treat them gently he had his Jewells sent safely to him by the hand of Providence 18. He was I know not how oft chosen by his Country to the High Senate and Court of Parliament and there that I may speak within my knowledge He was a bright and glorious Star in that shining Constellation as some Stars are more Excellent than others so was he there He was a Man of fixed Principles Religion and solid Reformation was all the white he shot at He appeared all along for a Setled Ministery and the liberall Maintenance thereof He procured the Ordinance for setling the Ministers at Hereford His Compasse without Trepidation or Variation stood Constantly Right to that Pole the Good of his Country and Gospell which he kept ever in his Eye And though his losse were Vast in those Destroying times yet he labour'd not for Recompence of his private losses nor receiv'd any in the world He was very Zealous against Superstition and Heresie and for Church Government when one of the Parliament said to him Sir Robert Harley why are you thus Earnest for Presbytery you see it is so opposed that it is in vain to seek to settle it he Replyed Let us so much rather be Earnest for it though we gain it by Inches what we obtain now with much difficulty and opposition shall be of use one day when there shall not be heard so much as the sound of a Hammer 19. He could when he was put to it live by Faith In the Wars when the stream of his Estate which should have maintain'd and watred him and his Family was diverted wholly from them he would say often Dear Children it may be God will bring us to want Bread some say it is base to live from hand to mouth but I am of another mind I finde it the best way of living and which was an high Expression Who can be afraid of Gods Providence welcome what the Lord sends if it go well with the Church it is no matter 20. His soul was Paved with humble submission to God in hardest dispensations When after the Wars he return'd into the Country and came to see with what face Brampton look't he rode toward his Castle Gate and seeing the Ruines put off his hat and said God hath brought Great Desolation upon this Place since I saw it I desire to say The Lord hath given and the Lord hath taken and blessed be the name of the Lord in his good time he will raise it up again when his House is built God I trust will build mine and observe that he took Care to build this House or Place of worship and let his own lie buried stil in its Woefull Ruines You have had the faire and sumptuous Prospect of his Life which stood alost like a beautious City upon an Hill Let us now follow him to his Sicknesse which you know confined him some years to his Chamber And here I see the seaven stars or seaven Celestiall signes appear in the night of his Sicknesse First The greatest trouble of his sicknesse to him was that it disabled him from Enjoying the Publick Ordinances He dearly loved the solemn Assemblies one day in Gods Court was better to him than a thousand The want of the Publick Ordinances was the sicknesse of his sicknesse Secondly His divine employment Most of his time both day and night whilst he was detained in his Chamber was spent in hearing some good Book or the Scriptures read to him he used very often to hear the 17 Chapter of St. John and the 8 to the Romans read to him and those two Golden Texts in the 8 to the Romans All things work together for Good to them that love God and He that spared not his own Son but delivered him up for us all how shall he not with him also freely give us all

things He would repeat often saying He knew no such Cordialls Thirdly His Victory over Sathan It pleased God about two years since to permit Satan to buffet him severall times once he lay all night and slept not and he was heard to say often Lord rebuke the Tempter Lord give Victory Lord be Gracious with these Expressions he spent five or six hours in the morning he spake very chearfully and said he would be laid to sleep and having taken quiet Rest he awaked and said that all the sins of his life had been laid before him that night and those things he said that he had long forgotten he then Remembred He said the Tempter had been very busie but blessed be God I did not sleep untill I had made my peace with God through Jesus Christ Then he chearfully said a little while after God may let Satan buffet us for a time but he shall never prevaile after this his chearfulnesse continued without interruption Fourthly His willingnesse to die He was wont to say Many wish to live over their lives againe that they might mend what had been amisse I would not be to live over my life again least I should make it worse I would not for all the world be young again because I would not be so far from Heaven And he would say to his Children when he had them about him I have taught you how to live and I hope I shall teach you how to die Fifthly His patience under his sharp sufferings His disease was Stone and Palsie and they that know these must look for Tortures yet in his sharpest Pains and Torments he would mollifie them with this consideration That is Best which God cloth He would often say The will of the Lord be done above all and in all for that is best of all and he would support himselfe under his sharp pains with this Meditation Heaven will make amends for all and sometimes when asked how he did he would answer Poor but going to Heaven as fast as I can his lips like an honey combe would drop such sweet Expressions as these If the Lord see it best for me that the stone in the Bladder should be the way to bring me to Heaven his will be done It is better to die of the stone in the Bladder than of the stone in the heart Thus if you observe he fed his Patience under the divine hand with divine arguments That place of Scripture I Cor. 10. 13. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man but God is faithfull who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able He did often mention with joy saying it was the first place whereby God gave him Comfort and some few days before his death when he was in much pain he said Blessed be God who brings this place with comfort to me whereby I had received first joy and so repeated those words There is no Temptation c. adding further Blessed be God Blessed be what comes in the the name of the Lord Lord be gracious Thus you see his Admirable Patience Sixthly His love to the Glory of God and the Church of God To joy under great afflictions is a hard matter water quencheth fire yet his joy in that which concern'd God his affliction could not extinguish he was wont to pray constantly since the ruines and desolations of Brampton that God would restore the Gospel hither and two days before his death he rejoyced exceedingly when he was told that this Place of Publick worship was finished About three days before his Death when he arose and went to prayer as he constantly used to do though not able to Enlarge in Prayer because of weaknesse he Prayed for the Ruine of Antichrist for the Churcher of God beyond Sea naming Savoy Switzerland Germany Upon the Fifth of November though very weak and under great pains yet he blessed God for the Great mercy of that Day to the Church and the Nation and to himself who was of the Parliament when the Powder Plot was intended for the many Mercies God had vouchsafed him to see since that time in the Church and in his own Family for his Lady the mother of his children who he said was gon to Heaven before him and for his Childrens Children and for his Hearing which being lost God restored him perfectly Thus the day before he dyed he kept A day of Thanksgiving to God for all his former mercies oh what spiritual and Angelical Elevation of heart was this his soul was Musical like the Swan he sang before his death which leads me to another Branch Seventhly his faith assurance a godly Minister speaking to him concerning his dissolution he said what matter is it if my poor cottage be falling here below I am sure of a fair house upon the Top of yonder hill A day or two before his Death the 5 of Job being read to him in course he said he that hath been with me in six troubles will not leave me in the seventh And lastly having like good old Jacob given his blessing to all his Children that were then at home and to his Grandchildren desiring the Lord to blesse and sanctifie them particularly I say having don this about an hour before his death though under Extream Pain he said Blessed be God for this quiet Peace Thus his Peace with God shined like a Candle in his heart till his lamp of life went out with these last words I die Lord be Gracious In the flame of these words his soule like the Angell of God that appeared to Manoah ascended and went up to Heaven Thus this Glorious Saint went up to Glory In the best times there were few or none better in these declining times he hath left almost none like him among us I pray God to double the Spirit of deceased Elijah upon his surviving Elisha The Lord repair the Ruines of this Castle and build up this Great Family for the Glory of his Name in these Parts Before I leave I cannot but tell you how God hath taken Three brave men of late from us The First upon whom the lot fell was Mr. Richard More of Linley the next was Mr. Humphrey Walcot of ●alcot and now it hath fallen upon Renowned Sir Rubert Harley I mention them here together because these Three were the Triangles of our Country and whilst they lived were special friends and of one heart for God in the concernments of his Gopell And now I have done onely to put you in mind a little of your selves you see you are dying creatures oh then Consider your later End The consideration of our last End should be the Exercise of our First thoughts to consider our end would be the end of our sins and the Resurrection of our Repentance Ashes keep fire alive so this consideration that we are Dust and Ashes will keep our Graces alive FINIS