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The resort and remedy of those that are bereaved by the death of an…
The resort and remedy of those that are bereaved by the death of an eminent minister. A sermon preached at Hatfield, Sept. 2. 1741. Being the day of the interment of the Reverend Mr. William Williams, the aged and venerable pastor of that church. : And published at the united request of those Reverend and honoured gentlemen, the sons of the deceased. As also by the desire and at the expense of the town. / By Jonathan Edwards, M.A. Pastor of the Church of Christ at Northampton. ; [Two lines from James]The resort and remedy of those that are bereaved by the death of an eminent minister. A sermon preached at Hatfield, Sept. 2. 1741. Being the day of the interment of the Reverend Mr. William Williams, the aged and venerable pastor of that church. : And published at the united request of those Reverend and honoured gentlemen, the sons of the deceased. As also by the desire and at the expence of the town. / By Jonathan Edwards, M.A. Pastor of the Church of Christ at Northampton. ; [Two lines from James]
Boston: printed by G. Rogers for J. Edwards, 1741
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The Sorrows of the Bereaved spread before JESUS. › APPLICATION.
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And you need not be told with what Weight the Welfare of your Souls seemed to lie on his Heart, and how he instructed, and reproved, and warned, and exhorted you, with all Authority, and with a fatherly tender Concern for your eternal Good. — And with what Wisdom he presided in the House of God, and guided its Affairs; and also counselled and directed you in private, under you particular Soul Exercises and Difficulties. You know how he has brought you up, (for most of you have been trained up from your Childhood under his Ministry,) with what Authority, and with what Judgment, Prudence and Steadiness, he has conducted you as well as Meekness and Gentleness. You know his Manner of going in and out among you, how exemplary his Walk and Conversation has been, with what Gravity, Judgment and Savour of Holiness, he has walked before you, as a Man of God.
And you need not be told with what Weight the Welfare of your Souls seemed to lie on his Heart, and how he instructed, and reproved, and warned, and exhorted you, with all Authority, and with a fatherly tender Concern for your eternal Good. — And with what Wisdom he presided in the House of God, and guided its Affairs; and also counsel'd and directed you in private, under you particular Soul Exercises and Difficulties. You know how he has brought you up, (for most of you have been train'd up from your Childhood under his Ministry,) with what Authority, and with what Judgment, Prudence and Steadiness, he has conducted you as well as Meekness and Gentleness. You know his Manner of going in and out among you, how exemplary his Walk and Conversation has been, with what Gravity, Judgment and Savour of Holiness, he has walked before you, as a Man of God.
You have enjoyed great Advantages for your Souls Good, under his Ministry: That you had such a Minister was your Privilege and your Honour; he has been an Ornament to the Town of Hatfield; and his Presence and Conversation amongst you has been both profitable and pleasant; for though it was such as did peculiarly command Awe and Respect, yet it was at the same Time, humble and condescending: It tended both to instruct and entertain those that he conversed with: As a wise Man, and endued with Knowledge, He showed ⟨p. 16⟩