God's terrible voice in the city

she said if he died now he should have a Crown; he answered, but if he died a Martyr he should have a more glorious Crown: yet he was not unwilling to receive ⟨p. 47⟩his Crown presently; and went away with great peace and sweetness in his looks, to his fathers house: and I could not blame the Mothers grief for the loss of such an only Son; but to be so immoderate was not well; now I am sure it is time to dry up tears, and lay aside sorrows for the loss of him, who hath been so long filled with joys in the heavenly mansions.

I might speak of the carriage of the master in his sickness under the apprehensions of death; when the spots did appear on his body, he sent for me and desired me to pray with him; told me he was now going home, desired me to write to his friends, and let them know, that it did not repent him of his stay in the City, though they had been so importunate with him to come away: but he had found so much of Gods presence in his abode here, that he had no reason to repent: he told me where he would be buried, and desired me to preach his funeral Sermon on Psal. 16. ult. In thy presence there is fullness of joy; and at thy right hand there is pleasures for evermore. But the Lord raised him again beyond the expectation of himself, friends, or Physician. Let him not forget Gods mercies, and suffer too much worldly business to crowd in upon him, & choke the remembrance and sense of God's goodness so singular; but let him by his singularity in meekness, humility, self-denial, and love, zeal, and holy walking, declare that the Lord hath been singularly gracious unto him. But when I speak of home concernments, let me not forget to look abroad; the Plague now increaseth exceedingly, and fears there are amongst us that within a while there ⟨p. 48⟩will not be enough alive to bury the dead; and that the City of London will now be quite depopulated by this Plague.

I might speak of the carriage of the master in his sickness under the apprehensions of death; when the spots did appear on his body, he sent for me and desired me to pray with him; told me he was now going home, desired me to write to his friends, and let them know, that it did not repent him of his stay in the City, though they had been so importunate with him to come away: but he had found so much of Gods presence in his abode here, that he had no reason to repent: he told me where he would be buried, and desired me to preach his funeral Sermon on