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

And are these reasonable Souls, intelligent, immortal Minds and Spirits, that are thus stupefied! turned into such Clods, and Stones! O deplorable case! Methinks such an Office, set up in the World, of men that are to save their own, and other mens Souls, should make them consider, and bethink themselves, what is it for? It must have had an original; and so, it hath a Divine Aspect; a taste of Heaven upon it, and must have an end, suitable to the Wisdom, and Grace of Heaven, which claims to be entertained otherwise, than with neglect, and contempt!

And are these reasonable Souls, intelligent, immortal Minds and Spirits, that are thus stupify'd! turn'd into such Clods, and Stones! O deplorable case! Methinks such an Office, set up in the World, of men that are to save their own, and other mens Souls, should make them consider, and bethink themselves, what is it for? It must have had an original; and so, it hath a Divine Aspect; a tast of Heaven upon it, and must have an end, suitable to the Wisdom, and Grace of Heaven, which claims to be entertain'd otherwise, than with neglect, and contempt!

And indeed, this leads to take notice more expressly, in a further Inference.

3. That there is a saving design on foot in the World. Set a foot by the Blessed God himself. Otherwise in so great a ruin as is come upon this wretched World, what could it signify? ⟨p. 42⟩for any man, to offer at saving either himself or others?

3. That there is a saving design on foot in the World. Set a foot by the Blessed God himself. Otherwise in so great a ruine as is come upon this wretched World, what could it signifie?