The righteous mans death lamented. A sermon preached at St. Austins, London, Aug.23. 1662…

Secondly, Another Jewel was his humility; this is a grace that he was clothed withal, and it is a rare grace; for God dwells with the humble; he resists the proud, but he gives grace to the humble. This Reverend Minister was low in his own eyes, and therefore very high in Gods eyes; he had a mean esteem of himself, and therefore he was in high esteem with God. He was as Jacob said of himself, less then the least of God's mercies, and therefore he was made partaker of the best of God's mercies. He was like an ear of corn, full of fruit, bowing down in thankfulness to God.

Secondly, Another Jewel was his humility; this is a grace that he was cloathed withal, and it is a rare grace; for God dwells with the humble; he resists the proud, but he gives grace to the humble. This Reverend Minister was low in his own eyes, and therefore very high in Gods eyes; he had a mean esteem of himself, and therefore he was in high esteem with God. He was as Jacob said of himself, less then the least of God's mercies, and therefore he was made partaker of the best of God's mercies. He was like an ear of corn, full of fruit, bowing down in thankfulness to God.

Thirdly, another Jewel was the fruitfulness, of his ⟨p. 19⟩discourse; for it may be said of him, as it was of Christ, he went about doing good; wherever he went, he scattered his goodness; this all that knew him, know to be true. He was full of good discourse wherever he came; when I was with him in his sickness, he took occasion to complain much, and not without just cause; (God grant his complaint may make impression upon our hearts) he complained that it was a great fault among Ministers, that when they met together, they discoursed no more of Christ, of heaven, and of the concernments of the other world; and professed, that if God should restore him, he would be more careful in his discourse; and more fruitful then ever yet he had been.