The life and funeral sermon of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Brand Dr. Samuel Annesley

1. Reflect upon what you have heard, and seen of Mr. Brand. This will requite your second thoughts, the most sedate thoughts, and till they present you with a better Method make use of this, viz. Withdraw your selves as you do for secret Devotion, and there with awful Apprehensions of God's special Presence, thus (or in a more transporting manner) bespeak your own Souls. O my Soul, here's an Employment worthy of thy self! Here a Minister of Christ indeed! ¹Here's one that made no noise in the World, but did his Master's work in his Master's way! Here's one, whose Body, and Soul, and Estate, and Interest were all vigorously laid out for Christ! Is not this Example worthy thy Imitation? shall no more use be made of this, then of a Squib, to be thrown away for a blaze, and a noise, and there's an end of it; or to use a better Metaphor, shall it be ⟨p. 116⟩only looked upon as a Prodigy, to be talked of for a while, and nothing more? No, my Soul. God requires another kind of Improvement. God's giving me notice of such a Person is a Talent I must account for! Brethren, are you in good earnest, will you do thus much? If so; I am sure your Consciences will not be quiet till you do more.

1. Reflect upon what you have heard, and seen of Mr. Brand. This will requite your second thoughts, the most sedate thoughts, and till they present you with a better Method make use of this, viz. Withdraw your selves as you do for secret Devotion, and there with awful Apprehensions of God's special Presence, thus (or in a more transporting manner) bespeak your own Souls. O my Soul, here's an Employment worthy of thy self! Here a Minister of Christ indeed! ¹Here's one that made no noise in the World, but did his Master's work in his Master's way! Here's one, whose Body, and Soul, and Estate, and Interest were all vigorously laid out for Christ! Is not this Example worthy thy Imitation? shall no more use be made of this, then of a Squib, to be thrown away for a blaze, and a noise, and there's an end of it; or to use a better Metaphor, shall it be ⟨p. 116⟩only looked upon as a Prodigy, to be talkt of for a while, and nothing more? No, my Soul. God requires another kind of Improvement. God's giving me notice of such a Person is a Talent I must account for! Brethren, are you in good earnest, will you do thus much? If so; I am sure your Consciences will not be quiet till you do more.