Parentator. Memoirs of remarkables in the life and the death of the ever-memorable Dr.…

What the Scorner more Particularly bestows his Flouts upon, is Dr. Mathers PREACHING. Strange! His PREACHING! Of all things,—His Preaching!—Yes He says, This Mather, Preached often in Dissenters Meetings in London; His Style was more Affected and Quaint than those of the Nonconformist Teachers, who are most Famous in that Way; and would Confirm all that has been said [which was with Derision enough] of the Harvard-Eloquence, if any of his Sermons had been Printed. What is this, but Folly in the Exaltation of it! So many Scores of of his valuable Sermons, which tis true, have more of the Bible [A Book not so much for thy Relish, Oldmixon!] than of the Stage-play in them, have been Printed, that it is not in the Power of any Allatrations to depreciate them.

And, Since a late Publisher of some Venomous Things, which he calls Laconicks, has been so kind unto the Dissenters, as to make this Observation, The Presbyterian Divines have been observed of late, to preach after the manner of the Church of England Men: But without setting up for a Prophet (says he) I dare Venture to affirm, that this will be their Ruin; I will take leave to say, (and Venture to Advise) That if the Nonconformists would more Preach after the manner of Dr. Mather, and •e so Affected and Quaint (if it must be called so,) as to have much of the Sacred Scripture well Explained and well Applied in every Paragraph of their Sermons, and the State of Souls reached with Skilful and Pungent and Adapted Searches into it: It would be no Disservice to the Kingdom of GOD.

And, Since a late Publisher of some Venemous Things, which he calls Laconicks, has been so kind unto the Dissenters, as to make this Observation, The Presbyterian Divines have been observed of late, to preach after the manner of the Church of England Men: But without setting up for a Prophet (says he) I dare Venture to affirm, that this will be their Ruine; I will take leave to say, (and Venture to Advise) That if the Nonconformists would more Preach after the manner of Dr. Mather, and •e so Affected and Quaint (if it must be called so,) as to have much of the Sacred Scripture well Explained and well Applied in every Paragraph of their Sermons, and the State of Souls reached with Skilful and Pungent and Adapted Searches into it: It would be no Disservice to the Kingdom of GOD.