A good man making a good end. The life and death, of the Reverend…

And yet, for the Admonition of Our Inexcusable Young Men, [The Sin of the Young men is very Great before the Lord! above that of those, who have been brought up, as many very Godly Christians have, in those ways of the Church of England, for a Secession from which, this Country was first planted:] Who notwithstanding their Descent from Fathers and Grandfathers, that were great Sufferers, for their Non Conformity to an Uninstituted Worship of Christ, and notwithstanding their Education in the Knowledge of what is Required, and what is Forbidden, in the Second Commandment, and notwithstanding their being urged by no Temptation, of Persecution, or being Tempted by any thing, but the Vanity of their own minds, do yet so Rebel against the Light, as to Turn Apostates from the First Principles of New England; it may be seasonable to Repeat so much of the History of this Worthy man, as a little further to Illustrate this Article.

And yet, for the Admonition of Our Inexcusable Young Men, [The Sin of the Young men is very Great before the Lord! above that of those, who have been brought up, as many very Godly Christians have, in those ways of the Church of England, for a Secession from which, this Countrey was first planted:] Who notwithstanding their Descent from Fathers and Grandfathers, that were great Sufferers, for their Non Conformity to an Uninstituted Worship of Christ, and notwithstanding their Education in the Knowledge of what is Required, and what is Forbidden, in the Second Commandment, and notwithstanding their being urged by no Temptation, of Persecution, or being Tempted by any thing, but the Vanity of their own minds, do yet so Rebel against the Light, as to Turn Apostates from the First Principles of New England; it may be seasonable to Repeat so much of the History of this Worthy man, as a little further to Illustrate this Article.

He no sooner began to Preach the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, but his Fidelity to that ⟨p. 37⟩Gospel, was Tried, by an Hard Imprisonment, which he underwent because his Conscience could not Conform to Humane Inventions, In the Sacred Service of Heaven. Yea, while he was yet a Young man, he often Travelled far by Night in the Winter, as well as in the Summer, that so he might enjoy the Ordinances purely Administered, in the Meetings of the Faithful; and was laid up sometimes in Lancashire Gaol for being sound at those Meetings. When he was at Limerick, the Attendance which a Person of Great Quality, and his Lady, (who were nearly related unto the Duke of Ormond, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,) upon his Ministry, provoked the Bishop, to Complain unto the Lord Lieutenant. This Gentleman then proffered unto Mr. Baily, that if he would conform, he would procure his being made Chaplain to the Duke, and having a Deanery immediately, and a Bishopric upon the first Vacancy: But he Refused the proffer. Albeit, another Eminent Non conformist Minister, not far from Limerick, a Godly, and an Able man, and one who had appeared much against Conformity at the first pressing thereof, did afterwards Accept of the aforesaid Chaplain ship, & by Degrees Conformed, and Arrived unto several aces of preferment: pretending, That he did it for the sake of Opportunities to Preach the Gospel. But it was Remarkable! God so Disabled him, with Distempers after this, that he was very