A funeral sermon for that very reverend, and most laborious servant of Christ, in…

There is a double obligation meeting upon a Minister of the Gospel; that of the Law of Nature, and of the Law of his ⟨p. 21⟩Office; he is to comply with both. Nature obliges him to intend his own Salvation; his Office, theirs that hear him. The same Authority lays him under the one obligation, and the other. For he that is the Author of Nature, is the Author of his Office too.

1. He ought so to mind the concern of his Peoples Salvation, as not to neglect his own. This is so evident in it self, that it would be superfluous to speak to it, were it not that we, as well as they to whom we preach, do need to be put in remembrance of very important things, tho' we know them, 2 Pet. 1. 12. To know, and to consider, we not only may distinguish, but do, too often, separate. And there are divers things to be considered to this purpose.

1. He ought so to mind the concern of his Peoples Salvation, as not to neglect his own. This is so evident in it self, that it would be supersluous to speak to it, were it not that we, as well as they to whom we preach, do need to be put in remembrance of very important things, tho' we know them, 2 Pet. 1. 12. To know, and to consider, we not only may distinguish, but do, too often, separate. And there are divers things to be considered to this purpose.

1. That the Royal Law, as 'tis called, Jam. 2. 8. which requires us to love our Neighbour as ones self, makes love to our selves; i. e. not merely which we bear, but which we owe to our selves, the measure of that which we ought to have for our Neighbour. And that