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

He had been hitherto, a Lad (tho' free from any Scandalous Outbreakings of Immorality, yet) nothing more than outwardly Moral; One Walking in the Vanity of his Mind; and a Stranger to the Dispositions of Serious Piety; one Alienated from the Life of GOD, and Unmindful of the Great Work and End, which they that Live unto God, must have their Mind above all things concerned about. But the Glorious GOD having made him a Chosen Vessel, and intended him fo• His Instrument in Turning many to Righteousness, made an Early Seizure on him, and betimes took him under the Sanctifying Operations of His Holy SPIRIT. That Sincere and Thorough Turn to GOD, and Righteousness, was now Produced him, which made a Conspicuous Change upon him, and fixed him in the Ways of PIETY all the rest of his Days: Yea, the ⟨p. 7⟩Work, diverse from the Life of Nature, when it came to the Age of Threescore Years and Ten, so far was it from Enfeebled and Impaired, that it was then in its brightest Vigour, and most near unto Perfection. The Words of our Famous Perkins, will be a very Agreeable Preface to what we are going to be Entertained withal. It is meet, that they who are to Convert others should be Effectually Converted themselves. John must first E•t the Book, and then Prophesy. The Ministers of the Gospel must first themselves Ear the Book of GOD; which is indeed done, when they are not only in their Minds Enlightened, but their Hearts are Mollified, and brought into Subjection to the Word of CHRIST. Unless CHRIST be thus Learned Spiritually and Really, Divines will speak of the Word of GOD, as Men Speak of Riddles, and as Priests in former times said their Matins, when they hardly knew what they said. But now Behold, our Mather, under the Work which was to fit him for Service here, and for Heaven hereafter!

He had been hitherto, a Lad (tho' free from any Scandalous Outbreakings of Immorality, yet) nothing more than outwardly Moral; One Walking in the Vanity of his Mind; and a Stranger to the Dispositions of Serious Piety; one Alienated from the Life of GOD, and Unmindful of the Great Work and End, which they that Live unto God, must have their Mind above all things concerned about. But the Glorious GOD having made him a Chosen Vessel, and intended him fo• His Instrument in Turning many to Righteousness, made an Early Siezure on him, and betimes took him under the Sanctifying Operations of His Holy SPIRIT. That Sincere and Thorough Turn to GOD, and Righteousness, was now Produced him, which made a Conspicuous Change upon him, and fixed him in the Ways of PIETY all the rest of his Days: Yea, the