The last conflicts and death of Mr. Thomas Peacock, bachelor of divinity, and fellow…The last conflicts and death of Mr. Thomas Peacock, batchelour of divinity, and fellow…

indeed he may have a desire, but of bare willingness, not with an intent and purpose in using of the means. Another time a worthy friend of his asking him how he did: he cried out, Sin, Sin, Sin: What doth any lye on your conscience? Yea. What? My unconsideratenes, I did eat too much of such meat to breakfast such a morning: my self being an eye-witness of his great abstinence, could not choose but admire the tenderness ⟨p. 5⟩of his self-accusing conscience. Well (said he) God be thanked there is no greater. As we must not extenuate our sins, so neither must we too much aggravate our sin. Let drunkards and gluttons have those terrible horrors. I thank God I never continued in any known sin against my conscience. He was willing that he should pray with him: kneeling down he said, he was then uncapable of prayers. Afterward he kneeled down of his own accord: shortly after he broke out into such speeches, A damnable, wretched &c. these are nor your words (saith one) you cannot deny but you have had good experience of Gods mercies. I cannot. Then be comforted, for whom he loveth once, he loveth to the end. Yet Satan took such advantage of his infirmities, that ⟨p. 6⟩though he could find some comfort, yet no particular assurance. You have lived profitably (said one) I have endeavoured. You are now humbled, and the Lord looks that you should ask mercy. M. Dod was sent for, who being come, they were private awhile, afterwards we coming in to them, M. Dod put him in mind of Gods kindness: whereof he showed to him four parts. 1. To take small things in good part. 2. To pass by infirmities. 3. To be easily entreated. 4. To be entreated for the greatest.

indeed he may have a desire, but of bare willingnes, not with an intent and purpose in using of the means. Another time a worthy friend of his asking him how he did: he cryed out, Sinne, Sinne, Sinne: What doth any lye on your conscience? Yea. What? My unconsideratenes, I did eat too much of such meat to breakfast such a morning: my self being an eye-witnes of his great abstinence, could not choose but admire the tendernes ⟨p. 5⟩of his self-accusing conscience. Well (said he) God be thanked there is no greater. As we must not extenuate our sinnes, so neither must we too much aggravate our sinne. Let drunkards and gluttons have those terrible horrours. I thank God I never continued in any known sinne against my conscience. He was willing that he should pray with him: kneeling down he said, he was then uncapable of prayers. Afterward he kneeled down of his own accord: shortly after he broke out into such speeches, A damnable, wretched &c. these are nor your words (saith one) you cannot deny but you have had good experience of Gods mercies. I cannot. Then be comforted, for whom he loveth once, he loveth to the end. Yet Satan took such advantage of his infirmities, that