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The life and death of Mr. Tho. Wilson, minister of Maidstone, in the county…
The life and death of Mr. Tho. Wilson, minister of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, M.A.
London? : s.n., 1672
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Letter: Master Bright Minister of Gondhust in Kent, his Testimony concerning Mr. Wilson, in a L…
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Master Bright Minister of Gondhust in Kent, his Testimony concerning Mr. Wilson, in a Letter directed to a Friend in Maidstone.
SIR,
For Mr. Wilsons practical actings in Preaching and Life, I need say nothing, your self feelingly and experimentally, knowing more then any can relate; his natural parts were generally known to be very high, in depth of Judgement, readiness of Memory, and quickness of Apprehension; he was the best at much in a little, with clearness of Judgement, and exactness of method, that I have heard, or am ever like to hear. His Spiritual endowments for graces and gifts were answerable; in his Ministerial abilities, he was taller by the head and shoulders then most of his Brethren; his indefatigable pains answerable to his parts, wore out his Spirit, and spent him for good, to be the sooner with God; and that which ⟨p. 66⟩to me adorned all, was the depth of his humility, in the height of his Sanctity. He had much learned that hard lesson, to receive much from God, yet to be little in his own eyes; his memory is still precious to my thoughts; the general loss is great, yours in particular greater. I shall heartily desire his indefatigable labours, and pious exemplary life, may still live in your lives, in which he dead yet speaketh, &c.
FOr Mr. Wilsons practical actings in Preaching and Life, I need say nothing, your self feelingly and experimentally, knowing more then any can relate; his natural parts were generally known to be very high, in depth of Judgement, readiness of Memory, and quickness of Apprehension; he was the best at much in a little, with clearness of Judgement, and exactness of method, that I have heard, or am ever like to hear. His Spiritual endowments for graces and gifts were answerable; in his Ministerial abilities, he was taller by the head and shoulders then most of his Brethren; his indefatigable pains answerable to his parts, wore out his Spirit, and spent him for good, to be the sooner with God; and that which