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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
His Candour every one was certainly made sensible of, who should offer to speak any thing Reflectingly about any Person behind their backs, for he was sure to vindicate or lenify in this Case, as far as he could.
When Labours, Weakness, and Age had worked out his Strength of Body, there was never any thing appeared so manifestly to trouble him, as being necessitated to desist from constant Preaching — And, notwithstanding all Temporal Discouragements he met with in the course of his Ministry, his Mind, to the very last, was to have both his Sons brought up to it.
When Labours, Weakness, and Age had work'd out his Strength of Body, there was never any thing appeared so manifestly to trouble him, as being necessitated to desist from constant Preaching — And, notwithstanding all Temporal Discouragements he met with in the course of his Ministry, his Mind, to the very last, was to have both his Sons brought up to it.
During the short time of his last Illness, when his Head appeared somewhat disordered in other things by the Pains that were upon him, it was observable, that he always showed himself sensible in Hearing or Discoursing about any thing Religious, being among other things discoursed with by his Brother about the discharge of his Ministry, he answered, he hoped, he had endeavoured to serve God faithfully, and sincerely, though he had been an unprofitable Servant: About Five hours before his death, he said, God is my Portion, and desired those about him to join with him in Prayer, wherein he expressed himself very suitably to his Case as a dying Man, concluding thus: Grant that when this Earthly Tabernacle is dissolved, I may be taken to those ⟨p. 44⟩Mansions not made with hands Eternal in the Heavens.