The life and death of Mr. Tho. Wilson, minister of Maidstone, in the county…

He kept a pure conscience while he lived, and through mercy had a peaceable conscience when he died. Its said of […] Lampadius, that being asked on his death bed by one, whether the light did not offend him, clapping his hand on his breast, answered, Hic sat lucis, Here is light within. Mr. Wilson all along in his sickness, manifested much peaceableness and calmness of Spirit. Dr. Taylor when he came within two miles of the place of Execution leaped, saying, God be praised I am almost at home, and have not past a mile or two: and I shall be at my Fathers House.

He kept a pure conscience while he lived, and through mercy had a peaceable conscience when he died. Its said of 〈…〉 Lampadius, that being asked on his death bed by one, whether the light did not offend him, clapping his hand on his breast, answered, Hic sat lucis, Here is light within. Mr. Wilson all along in his sickness, manifested much peaceableness and calmness of Spirit. Dr. Taylor when he came within two miles of the place of Execution leaped, saying, God be praised I am almost at home, and have not past a mile or two: and I shall be at my Fathers House.

Mr. Wilsons apprehension that Death drew near, was very comfortable to him. A Gentlewoman of his society coming to take her leave ⟨p. 63⟩of him (being to remove out of the Town) he pleasantly said to her, What will you say good Mistress Crisp, if I get the start of you and get to Heaven before you get to Dover. When another came to see him, he asked her what she thought of him, who answering truly Sir, I think you are not far from your Fathers House; he replied, Oh that is good news indeed, which would make one to laugh for joy. When others spake to him of his death in a mournful way, he said to them, I bless God who hath suffered me to live so long, to do him some service; and now after I have done the work appointed me, is pleased to call me away so soon. Thus in the breathings of his Faith and hope he departed this Life, and commended his Spirit into the hands of him that redeemed it, and that on the Lords Day; that day on which he was wont to work so hard, was the day of his entrance into eternal rest, to keep an endless Sabbath.