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Paul's last farewell, or A sermon, preached at the funeral of that godly and…Paul's last farewel, or A sermon, preached at the funerall of that godly and…
Paul's last farewell, or A sermon, preached at the funeral of that godly and learned minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Thomas Blake. By Anthony Burgess, pastor of the church at Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire. With a funeral oration made at Mr. Blake's death by Samuel Shaw, then schoolmaster of the Free-School at Tamworth.Paul's last farewel, or A sermon, preached at the funerall of that godly and learned minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Thomas Blake. By Anthony Burgesse, pastor of the church at Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire. With a funeral oration made at Mr. Blakes death by Samuel Shaw, then schoolmaster of the Free-School at Tamworth.
London: printed for Abel Roper, 1658
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You see here what these Ephesians did, with what affection they were moved, because they should never see Pauls face more; Grace doth not lie in extinguishing, but regulating affections; Christ wept, and they argued from thence, behold how he loved him, Joh, 11. 35, 26. So that Nazianzens commendation of his Mother Nonna, that she never wept under the many troubles she underwent, submitting all to Gods hand, was rather Stoicism, then Christianity; It is said of Ambrose, when he heard of the death of any good ⟨p. 15⟩Minister, he could not forbear weeping; how then can a people forbear, when their own Minister, their own Pastor is taken away, should not the Congregation be a valley of tears, or a place of mourners; now there are these grounds for it, 1. Because of that experimental soul-good, and spiritual advantage the Godly have reaped thereby; Oh! when thou shalt remember what quicknings, what meltings, what warming of heart thou hast had, this will cause grief to think they are gone. Carnal natural men never are affected with the loss of a Minister, they never got any good by their Preaching; it was no converting Ministry, no enlightening, no comforting Ministry to them, and therefore the loss is no more troublesome.
You see here what these Ephesians did, with what affection they were moved, because they should never see Pauls face more; Grace doth not lie in extinguishing, but regulating affections; Christ wept, and they argued from thence, behold how he loved him, Joh, 11. 35, 26. So that Nazianzens commendation of his Mother Nonna, that she never wept under the many troubles she underwent, submitting all to Gods hand, was rather Stoicisme, then Christianitie; It is said of Ambrose, when he heard of the death of any good ⟨p. 15⟩Minister, he could not forbeare weeping; how then can a people forbeare, when their own Minister, their own Pastor is taken away, should not the Congregation be a valley of tears, or a place of mourners; now there are these grounds for it, 1. Because of that experimentall soul-good, and spirituall advantage the Godly have reapt thereby; Oh! when thou shalt remember what quicknings, what meltings, what warming of heart thou hast had, this will cause grief to think they are gone. Carnall naturall men never are affected with the losse of a Minister, they never got any good by their Preaching; it was no converting Ministry, no inlightning, no comforting Ministry to them, and therefore the loss is no more troublesome.