The Author of this Treatise, now put into thine Hands, needs none of my Praises; he being lately gone, to make one in Consort with that Heavenly Chore above, his Works praise him in the Gate; only I could not but lend my hand a little, being desired to give it a lift into the World; and tell thee the Author was a man of Designs for God, and more of them he had in his Heart and Head, then his Lord and Master (whose he was, and whom he served) did give him time ⟨image 3⟩to Finish; that his Master might be Honoured, and souls Edified, he tried several Ways, and that with several sorts of persons; leaving no stone unturned, no means unattempted, that the Work of the Lord might Prosper in his hand. One while he designs sinners might be helped in getting Acquaintance with God,1 and that Saints might improve their Best Friend in the Worst of Times; and to that end he appears in the world, to drive on a good Acquaintance betwixt Christ and Souls. And another while, feeling warm Compassions and Affections bubbling up in his Soul to poor Young Converts, 2he carries on a design of strengthening their weak hands, by appearing once again upon the Stage, in printing the Comfortable Death of a Young Convert. And another while he had a design of preventing the ripening sins of youth; witness his bowelly and tender-hearted Sermon upon the occasion of the Penitent Murderer, in which he Cautions poor enticed Young men to take heed of ⟨image 3⟩the Baits, that the great Angler for Souls, lays before them. But lest this man of Designs for God, should miss his great aim, he shoots lower, that he might hit his Mark, he stoops, and sweetly condescends, to send Tokens to Children, to bespeak their Hearts betimes for Christ, his Master; he labours to Teach the Children to cry Hosanna to his Lord: And now in the last place, he casts about to meet with Sea-faring Men, whose Souls he always had bleeding and melting bowels for. Oh how would he Weep, Pray, Mourn, Sigh over them; entreat them Affectionately, beseech them importunately, that they would not forget the God of their Mercies and Deliverances; nor the Mercies and Deliverances of their God. Upon this Occasion of Sea-mens receiving the greatest Deliverances of any men in the World from God, and so soon playing the Old Israelites with Gods Wonders (viz.) soon forgetting his Works.
THe Author of this Treatise, now put into thine Hands, needs none of my Praises; he being lately gone, to make one in Consort with that Heavenly Chore above, his Works praise him in the Gate; only I could not but lend my hand a little, being desired to give it a lift into the World; and tell thee the Author was a man of Designes for God, and more of them he had in his Heart and Head, then his Lord and Master (whose he was, and whom he served) did give him time ⟨image 3⟩to Finish; that his Master might be Honoured, and souls Edified, he tryed several Ways, and that with several sorts of persons; leaving no stone unturn'd, no means unattempted, that the Work of the Lord might Prosper in his hand. One while he designes sinners might be helped in getting Acquaintance with God,1 and that Saints might improve their Best Friend in the Worst of Times; and to that end he appears in the world, to drive on a good Acquaintance betwixt Christ and Souls. And another while, feeling warm Compassions and Affections bubbling up in his Soul to poor Young Converts, 2he carries on a design of strengthning their weak hands, by appearing once again upon the Stage, in printing the Comfortable Death of a Young Convert. And another while he had a design of preventing the ripening sinnes of youth; witness his bowelly and tender-hearted Sermon upon the occasion of the Penitent Murderer, in which he Cautions poor enticed Young men to take heed of ⟨image 3⟩the Baits, that the great Angler for Souls, layes before them. But lest this man of Designes for God, should miss his great aime, he shoots lower, that he might hit his Mark, he stoops, and sweetly condescends, to send Tokens to Children, to bespeak their Hearts betimes for Christ, his Master; he labours to Teach the Children to cry Hosanna to his Lord: And now in the last place, he casts about to meet with Sea-faring Men, whose Souls he alwayes had bleeding and melting bowels for. Oh how would he Weep, Pray, Mourn, Sigh over them; entreat them Affectionately, beseech them importunately, that they would not forget the God of their Mercies and Deliverances; nor the Mercies and Deliverances of their God. Upon this Occasion of Sea-mens receiving the greatest Deliverances of any men in the World from God, and so soon playing the Old Israelites with Gods Wonders (viz.) soon forgetting his Works.
- 1Witness that Excellent Treatise of his.
- 2Death Unstung, T. Mousley T. Savage
