but will be scarce credible to those that knew him not, and therefore I say so little of them. Those that heard him pray upon any extraordinary occasion, must be forced to acknowledge, his praying by the Spirit, was not Fanatical. His Writings will be esteemed while there are Books in the world, for the stream of piety and learning that runs through his Sacred Chronology. But the elevation of his Graces in his death-bead Sickness was most remarkable: he went out like one of the Lamps of the Sanctuary, with a sweet perfume. I cannot tell you his Triumphs of faith, his foretastes of Heaven, his earnest and holy Discourse, his admirings of God, his unwillingness to retreat into the Wilderness, his charge to his Children, that they should not dare to meet him at Judgement in an unregenerate state, saying if they did, he should laugh at them; and his sealing of his Ministry to his Parishioners that visited him. The last time I saw him, his Discourse was such of the love of God, that I expect not to hear such ⟨image 4⟩another till I come to Heaven. But I'll add no more, only his dying words, which were [Jesus take me, I am ready]. I need say no more, and I could say no less, as his memory is, so let his Posterity be blessed. My gleanings concerning this parallel Servant of Christ, you shall have them in the Sermon: that all I have, or can say, may provoke you to an holy emulation, and fit you to sit down with them in the Kingdom of God, is the hearty prayer of
but will be scarce credible to those that knew him not, and therefore I say so little of them. Those that heard him pray upon any extraordinary occasion, must be forc't to acknowledge, his praying by the Spirit, was not Phanatical. His Writings will be esteemed while there are Books in the world, for the stream of piety and learning that runs through his Sacred Chronology. But the elevation of his Graces in his death-bead Sickness was most remarkable: he went out like one of the Lamps of the Sanctuary, with a sweet perfume. I cannot tell you his Triumphs of faith, his foretastes of Heaven, his earnest and holy Discourse, his admirings of God, his unwillingness to retreat into the Wilderness, his charge to his Children, that they should not dare to meet him at Judgement in an unregenerate state, saying if they did, he should laugh at them; and his sealing of his Ministry to his Parishioners that visited him. The last time I saw him, his Discourse was such of the love of God, that I expect not to hear such ⟨image 4⟩another till I come to Heaven. But I'le add no more, only his dying words, which were [Jesus take me, I am ready]. I need say no more, and I could say no less, as his memory is, so let his Posterity be blessed. My gleanings concerning this parallel Servant of Christ, you shall have them in the Sermon: that all I have, or can say, may provoke you to an holy emulation, and fit you to sit down with them in the Kingdom of God, is the hearty prayer of
