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Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway,…
Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway, Fellow of King's College in Cambridge. By James Janeway, Minister of the GospelInvisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway, Fellow of King's Collegde in Cambridge. By James Janeway, Minister of the Gospel
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1674
Dedication: To the Relations of Mr. James Janeway, and the Survivors of his Associates in Kings Col…
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He was a secret and compassionate mourner; as in general for the worlds▪ degeneracy, pretended Christians unthankfulness for the Gospel, the hazards run by innumerable precious souls; so especially for the dreadful apostasies of some; the then threatening decay and growing formality of others: sometime seemingly forward; which brought him nigher to God, and more inflamed his holy zeal. But this chiefly was carried out to advance the power of Religion in the family and persons he was peculiarly related to: apprehending there to lie his best opportunities as well as strongest obligations. And his success was very encouraging.
He was a secret and compassionate mourner; as in general for the worlds▪ degeneracy, pretended Christians unthankfulness for the Gospel, the hazards run by innumerable precious souls; so especially for the dreadful apostacies of some; the then threatning decay amd growing formality of others: sometime seemingly forward; which brought him nigher to God, and more inflamed his holy zeal. But this chiefly was carried out to advance the power of Religion in the family and persons he was peculiarly related to: apprehending there to lie his best opportunities as well as strongest obligations. And his success was very encouraging.
This is part of what I knew of him in Cambridge, who refer you for farther reviewing your ⟨image 10⟩remembrance to the narrative. But both his spiritual receipts and expenses were much increased the two last years of his life, when I had not opportunity of personal converse with him: And by reason of our distance (and at that time ignorance of his weak condition) I was not so happy as to share in the privilege of those who had the convenience of receiving his last and sweetest breath. Though I soon after had the account (while things were fresh in their memories, and warm on their hearts) from the eye and ear witnesses, that some of them have now been induced to make more public. But next and chiefly,