A sermon preached at the funeral of reverend Mr. Will. Whitaker, late minister of…

and was for his time one of the greatest Ornaments and Tutors of the University; I may say something of him like to what was said of Moses, Acts 7.22. he was learned in all necessary learning, and was, in all he undertook, a workman that needed not to be ashamed. In the twenty fourth year of his age he entered into the Ministry, and how he hath fulfilled it, you all know. He took the counsel the Apostle gave to Timothy, 1 Tim. 4.15. [Greek or Hebrew], Give thy self wholly to them. A Ministers whole ⟨p. 25⟩being should be in his Ministry; his soul, his body, his times, all his graces, all his learning, all his studies, all his interests, all laid out in the work of THE Ministry, in the work of HIS Ministry, in the work of HIS OTHER MENS Ministry: His deserved fame for this is not confined within the narrow Seas. I think I may say, you cannot show me throughout England such a Schola illustris for foreign Divines; his house was for many years full, seldom at any time empty, of Candidates in Divinity, who returned so accomplished for their work, that I fear not to say, They, and the Congregations, where they exercise their Ministry, will bless God to eternity for his non-such help. I could name other things, that would be excellencies in others, that were so natural to him, that should I mention them, I must present you with a Journal of his life: I will therefore single out but one particular; he was such a Peace-Preacher, and Peace-Maker, where ever he came, that at Horn-Church where he was Minister, he ended a Controversy of many years standing, about which they had expended above a thousand pound. What's therefore to be done by us, now, in our circumstances upon the consideration of such a pattern? My dear Brethren, I would be truly sensible of my unfitness to advise, but seeing this service is unexpectedly cast upon me, I would be your remembrancer in these things.

and was for his time one of the greatest Ornaments and Tutors of the University; I may say something of him like to what was said of Moses, Acts 7.22. he was learned in all necessary learning, and was, in all he undertook, a workman that needed not to be ashamed. In the twenty fourth year of his age he entred into the Ministry, and how he hath fulfilled it, you all know. He took the counsel the Apostle gave to Timothy,