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

THE Occasion of this Assembly is more than ordinarily doleful, Oh, that God would direct and bless what I have to say, that the Consequence may be proportionably profitable! How God spake these words to Joshua, is doubtful. It was not immediately by himself, God spake to none, as he spake to Moses, face to face, That was Moses his peculiar ⟨p. 82⟩Privilege, ¹And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a Man speaketh unto his Friend. But it was either by an Angel, or by a Vision, when he was awake, or by a Dream when asleep. Moses my Servant is dead, God honours him, by owning him as his faithful Servant in performing all the Duties required of him in his Place. Though he so sinned at the Water of Meribah, for which he should never go into Canaan; yet he died in the State of Service, and God (as it were) saith, whatever he was, whatever he wrought, it was all mine.

THE Occasion of this Assembly is more than ordinarily doleful, Oh, that God would direct and bless what I have to say, that the Consequence may be proportionably profitable! How God spake these words to Joshua, is doubtful. It was not immediately by himself, God spake to none, as he spake to Moses, face to face, That was Moses his peculiar ⟨p. 82⟩Priviledge, ¹And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a Man speaketh unto his Friend. But it was either by an Angel, or by a Vision, when he was awake, or by a Dream when asleep. Moses my Servant is dead, God honours him, by owning him as his faithful Servant in performing all the Duties required of him in his Place. Though he so sinned at the Water of Meribah, for which he should never go into Canaan; yet he died in the State of Service, and God (as it were) saith, whatever he was, whatever he wrought, it was all mine.

1. 1Exod. 33.11.