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A sermon on the much lamented death of that reverend and worthy Servant of…
A sermon on the much lamented death of that reverend and worthy Servant of Christ Mr. Richard Adams, M.A. sometime fellow of Brazen-Nose College in Oxford, afterwards, minister of St. Mildred Bread Street, London, more lately, pastor of a congregation in Southwark, who deceased Febr. 7th, 1697/8 preached, February the 20th, 1698 / by John Howe.A sermon on the much lamented death of that reverend and worthy Servant of Christ Mr. Richard Adams, M.A. sometime fellow of Brazen-Nose Colledge in Oxford, afterwards, minister of St. Mildred Breadstreet, London, more lately, pastor of a congregation in SOuthwark, who deceased Febr. 7th, 1697/8 preached, February the 20th, 1698 / by John Howe.
London: printed by S. Bridge for Tho. Parkhurst, 1698
A Funeral Sermon ON THE DEATH OF Mr. Richard Adams. › Section 1: 1. Of Lamentation.
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There is much of God conspicuous in such a Man. And it was not a little of him that was observable in this Worthy Person. Such a Course as his was, that Even Course, that Peaceful Course, wherein was so eminent Devotedness to God, and Benignity towards Man, showed his Spirit was touched by the one, for the other. It could not be, but by influence from Heaven, that he so steadily tended thitherward himself, and was only willing to stay so long out of it, that he might invite and draw on as many as he could with him thither.
There is much of God conspicuous in such a Man. And it was not a little of him that was observable in this Worthy Person. Such a Course as his was, that Even Course, that Peaceful Course, wherein was so eminent Devotedness to God, and Benignity towards Man, shewed his Spirit was toucht by the one, for the other. It could not be, but by influence from Heaven, that he so steadily tended thitherward himself, and was only willing to stay so long out of it, that he might invite and draw on as many as he could with him thither.
Hereby he appeared so much the more attempered to the Heavenly State, and that World where ⟨p. 35⟩Divine Love Governs, making a Man by how much the more strongly he was attracted himself by it, so much the more desirous to attract others.
It is what such a one has about him of God on Earth, that makes him a desirable Thing to us here; it is not what Men have of the earthly Spirit, but what they have of the Divine Spirit, That makes them useful, both by their Labours and Examples, to this World of ours; as was this eminent Servant of Christ. It is a great Thing, to have one pass so long continued Course as his was, with so equal a temper. It is like I may have known him longer than many or most of you that were not related.