Early piety, exemplified in the life and death of Mr. Nathanael Mather, who ...…

One that had an Acquaintance with him, did him the Justice of weeping over his Grave such an Epitaph as this.

Enclosed in this sable Chest, The Host once of an heavenly Guest Here lies: Upright Nathanael, True Off-spring of God's Israel. Him Dead, how term we, from his Birth, Who lived in Heaven whilst on Earth? His Head had Learnings Magazine, His Heart the Altar, whence Divine Whole Hecatombs, which Love had fired, Of high Praise, and warm Prayer aspired: His Life, the Decalogue unfolded; A Meat-offering, his Speech well moulded; His rare Devotion, such now seen, A sign of Ninety at Nineteen. Years but in Bloom, Grace at full growth; Angels, you Know and Think his Worth. Thus Time, Youth's Glass, Turned ere 'twas Run, And Ages too, before begun.

INclosed in this sable Chest, The Host once of an heavenly Guest Here lyes: Ʋpright Nathanael, True Off-spring of God's Israel. Him Dead, how term we, from his Birth, Who liv'd in Heaven whilst on Earth? His Head had Learnings Magazine, His Heart the Altar, whence Divine Whole Hecatombs, which Love had fir'd, Of high Praise, and warm Pray'r aspir'd: His Life, the Decalogue unfolded; A Meat-off'ring, his Speech well moulded; His rare Devotion, such now seen, A sign of Ninety at Nineteen. Years but in Bloom, Grace at full growth; Angels, you Know and Think his Worth. Thus Time, Youth's Glass, Turn'd e're 'twas Run, And Ages too, before begun.