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A breviate of the life of Margaret, the daughter of Francis Charlton ... and…
A breviate of the life of Margaret, the daughter of Francis Charlton ... and wife of Richard Baxter ... : there is also published the character of her mother, truly described in her published funeral sermon, reprinted at her daughters request, called, The last work of a believer, his passing-prayer recommending his departing spirit to Christ, to be received by him.
London: printed for B. Simmons, 1681
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3. Another trial of her as to Wealth and Honour, was when I, and all such others, were cast out of all possession, and hope of all Ecclesiastical maintenance; she was not ignorant of the scorn and the ⟨p. 49⟩jealousies, and wrath and prosecutions that I was like to be exposed to; yea, she had heard and seen it already begun by Bishop Morley's forbidding me to preach before, and preaching himself, and his Dean, and many others, fiercely against me in Kidderminster Pulpit; she had quickly heard them that were cast out and silenced, deeply accused as if they had deserved it. To choose a participation of such a life that had no encouragement from any worldly Wealth or Honour, yea, that was exposed to such certain suffering which had no end in prospect on this side death, did show that she was far from covetousness. Much more evidence of this I shall show you as it falls in its place.
3. Another tryal of her as to Wealth and Honour, was when I, and all such others, were cast out of all possession, and hope of all Ecclesiastical maintenance; she was not ignorant of the scorn and the ⟨p. 49⟩jealousies, and wrath and prosecutions that I was like to be exposed to; yea, she had heard and seen it already begun by Bishop Morley's forbidding me to preach before, and preaching himself, and his Dean, and many others, fiercely against me in Kederminster Pulpit; she had quickly heard them that were cast out and silenced, deeply accused as if they had deserved it. To chuse a participation of such a life that had no encouragement from any worldly Wealth or Honour, yea, that was exposed to such certain suffering which had no end in prospect on this side death, did shew that she was far from covetousness. Much more evidence of this I shall shew you as it falls in its place.
§. 5. Among other troubles that her Marriage exposed her to, one was our oft necessitated removals; which to those that must take Houses, and bind themselves to Landlords, and fit and furnish them, is more than for single persons that have no such clogs or cares. First, We took a House in Moorefields, after at Acton; next that, another at Acton; and after that, another there; and after that, we were put to remove to one of the former again; and after that, to divers others in another place and County, as followeth; and the women have most of that sort of trouble. But she easily bare it all.