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Johannes in eremo. Memoirs, relating to the lives, of the ever-memorable, Mr. John Cotton,…
Johannes in eremo. Memoirs, relating to the lives, of the ever-memorable, Mr. John Cotton, who dyed, 23.d. 10.m. 1652. Mr. John Norton, who dyed, 5.d. 2.m. 1663. Mr. John Wilson, who dyed, 7.d. 6.m. 1667. Mr. John Davenport, who dyed, 15.d. 1.m. 1670. Reverend and renowned ministers of the Gospel, all, in the more immediate service of one church, in Boston; and Mr. Thomas Hooker, who dyed, 7.d. 5.m. 1647. Pastor of the church at Hartford; New-England. / Written, by Cotton Mather. ; [Three lines of Latin quotation]
Boston : Printed for and sold by Michael Perry, at his shop, under the west end of the Town-House., 1695
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§. 15. It will do no Hurt, for me to Repeat one Passage on this Occasion, which to me seemed worthy of some Remark. While Mr. Norton was Deeply engaged in Writing his Latin Account of our Church-Discipline, some of his more Accurate and Judicious Hearers, Imagined that his Public Sermons wanted a little of that Exactness, which did use to attend them; Whereof one said something to that Mr. Whiting, whom I may well call the Angel in the Church of Lin. Mr. Whiting hereupon in a very Respectful and Obliging manner, spoke to Mr. Norton, saying, Sir, There are some of your People, who think that the Services wherein you are engaged for all the Churches, Do something take off the Edge of the Ministry, wherewith you should Serve your own particular Church: I would entreat you, Sir, to consider this matter; for our Greatest Work is to Preach the Gospel unto that Flock, whereof we are Overseers. Our Great and Good man took the Excellent Oil of this Intimation, with the Kindness which became such a Man, and made it Serviceable unto his Holy Studies.
§. 15. It will do no Hurt, for me to Repeat one Passage on this Occasion, which to me seemed worthy of some Remark. While Mr. Norton was Deeply engaged in Writing his Latin Account of our Church-Discipline, some of his more Accurate and Judicious Hearers, Imagined that his Publick Sermons wanted a little of that Exactness, which did use to attend them; Whereof one said something to that Mr. Whiting, whom I may well call the Angel in the Church of Lyn. Mr. Whiting hereupon in a very Respectful and Obliging manner, spoke to Mr. Norton, saying, Sir, There are some of your People, who think that the Services wherein you are engaged for all the Churches, Do something take off the Edge of the Ministry, wherewith you should Serve your own particular Church: I would entreat you, Sir, to consider this matter; for our Greatest Work is to Preach the Gospel unto that Flock, whereof we are Overseers. Our Great and Good man took the Excellent Oyl of this Intimation, with the Kindness which became such a Man, and made it Serviceable unto his Holy Studies.
§. 16. Another considerable Service, which then called for the Studies of this Excellent man, ⟨p. 12⟩