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A13251	A sermon preached at the funerall of that painfull and faithfull seruant of Iesus Christ, Mr Thomas Wilson in his owne church at St Georges, in Canterbury the 25. day of Ianuary. In the yeare of our Lord God 1621. By William Svvift, preacher of Gods Word, at St Andrevves, within the citie of Canterbury.	Swift, William.	1622 (1622)	STC 23546; ESTC S101737	17,400	32

haue beene able to haue satisfied you in this poynt as by any description or demonstrations to present vnto you the perfection of this glory for z 1 Cor. 2.9 if mans heart cannot conceiue it then much lesse is mans tongue able to expresse it Neither doth my Text put this taske vpon me for the Apostle speaketh onely of this glory comparatiuely comparing it with the crosses and miseries of mans life I count sayth he that the afflictions of this present time are not worthie of the glory that shall be revealed vnto vs. Neither doe I see how the comparison can well hold betwixt the one and the other things finite with that which is infinite a Psal 30.5 The heauinesse of the Saints is but for a night the ioy that commeth in the morning will be everlasting b Psal 16.11 At the right hand of God there are pleasures for evermore as the Prophet testifieth Saint Paul also himselfe seemeth not so well to approue of this very comparison even in this very respect c 2 Cor. 4.17 For sayth he our light affliction which is but for a moment causeth vnto vs a farre more excellent and an eternall waight of glorie And albeit mans life be full of sorrowes as Iob speaketh yet sayth he withall d Iob 14.1 it is of short continuance his afflictions then be but momentary afflictions and the glory of heaven eternall Vpon this hope of eternall glory Gods children haue gone thorough with singular patience the wearisome Pilgrimage of this life And although they haue not a little beene perplexed with the violent stormes of this world yet herein was their comfort an expectation that they had of this haven where they should enioy eternall rest Saint Paul giueth this for a reason why he faynted not in his sorrowes e 2 Cor. 5.1 For we know sayth he that if our earthly house of this Tabernacle be destroyed we haue a building giuen of God that is a house not made with hands but eternall in the heavens For therefore we sigh desiring to be clothed with our house which is from heauen c. And againe there is another difference betweene the afflictions of this life and the glory which shall be revealed vnto vs which doth not a little detract from the fitnesse of this comparison namely that these afflictions are often times mixed with comfort but heavenly ioyes haue no tutch at all of any sorrowes in them Saint Peter writing to such as were vnder great afflictions yet in his Epistle mentioneth their great ioy f 1 Pet. 1.8 You sayth he doe beleeue and reioyce with ioy vnspeakeable and glorious And S. Paul confirmeth this truth by good experience in himselfe g 2 Cor. 1.5 As the sufferings of Christ abound in vs so our consolation aboundeth through Christ Now on the other side in the fruition of the glorie to be revealed we shall enioy it without any mixture of sorrow This glory will suffer no maner of eclipse at all h Rev. 7.17 Isa 25.8 God will wipe away all teares from the eyes of his people All which confirmeth the truth of this Text that the afflictions of this present time are not worthie of the glory that shall be shewed vnto vs. This glory which in a due time shall be revealed it is no worldly glory no vaine-glory these will passe away as shadowes without substance which are lighter then the wind they haue no weight at all in them i Luk. 16.25 there is no remembrance at all of earthly pleasures when as man leaueth them they vanish away as it were in a smoake but the glory of God is ever lasting And this is the portion and inheritance of the Saints wherefore as the Apostle sayth else where k 1 Thes 4.18 Comfort your selues one another with these words But principally I commend these words of comfort to all that are afflicted that groane vnder persecutions and are distressed by reason of many crosses and miseries that haue taken hold on them To all such our Saviour ministreth the like words of comfort l Math. 5.12 Great sayth he is your reward in the kingdome of heaven This was Moses comfort in his afflictions as the Apostle sayth m Heb. 11.26 He had an eye to the recompence of the reward Saint Stephen also the Martyr in his afflictions was supported by the meditation of this glory n Act. 7.55 Behold sayth he I see the Heavens open and the sonne of Man standing at the right hand of God c. And this is it which Paul presseth to the Colossians o Col. 1.5 for the hopes sake which is layd vp for you in heaven c. So then all the afflictions of this present time are not worthie of the glory that shall be revealed vnto vs. Finally if all the afflictions of Pauls time which haue beene the greatest that ever were I meane the persecutions in the primatiue Church as Ecclesiasticall Stories at large will informe you If all those troubles yea sufferings for Christ and Martyrdome it selfe be not worthy of heavens ioy Good vvorkes cannot iustifie then no other workes certainly can of themselues merit eternall life or procure for man the salvation of God And so much for the Interpretation of this Scripture Now touching the occasion of this present meeting somewhat is to be spoken TO speake much of little sayth one needeth the helpe of Art And certainely no lesse Art is required in him that intendeth to speake little of much fully and yet in few words In which poynt I suspect I may fayle having but little time left and so plentifull a subiect of my speech At my comming into this Church when I beheld the people here assembled I remembred that report which the Evangelist giueth of our Saviour Christ p Math. 9.36 When he saw the multitude he had compassion vpon them because they were dispersed and scattered abroad as sheepe having no Shepheard It cannot be but a pittifull spectacle indeed to behold a people distressed in this kinde This being your owne case my beloved I may fitly compare your sorrowes to the sorrowes of Ierusalem lamented by the Prophet Ieremy q Lam. 1.1 How doth that Citie sayth he remaine solitary that was full of people she is as a widow that was great among the Nations c. The like say I to this present people How commeth it to passe that this Congregation lyeth desolate as a lamenting widow without a Teacher or Comforter who of late for the plentie and puritie of the Word reioyced aboue all other Parishes and Villages round about her Alas the reason is soone rendred You haue lost a most painfull Pastor and a carefull Shepheard that attended you Vt Zancheus de Caelvine Fuit optimus interpres Scripturarum A man called forth to the worke of the Lord and plentifully inabled of God to the worke wherevnto he was called He was a judicious