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           PEACE
           and
           REST
           FOR
           The
           Upright
           .
           BEING
           A
           SERMON
           PREACHED
           At
           the
           FUNERAL
           of
           the
           REVEREND
           D
           r.
           
             Iohn
             Bryan
          
           ,
           sometime
           Minister
           of
           Trinity
           in
           Coventry
           ,
        
         
           By
           that
           Worthy
           Preacher
           of
           Gods
           Word
           ,
           Mr.
           
             NATH
             .
             WANLEY
          
           ,
           Master
           of
           Arts
           ,
           Deceased
           ,
           and
           Successor
           to
           the
           said
           Doctor
           in
           the
           aforesaid
           Parish
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Iohn
             Smith
          
           ,
           Bookseller
           in
           Coventry
           ,
           1681.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           Peace
           and
           Rest
           for
           the
           Upright
           .
        
         
           
             Esaiah
             57.
             
             Verse
             2.
             
          
           
             He
             shall
             enter
             into
             peace
             ,
             they
             shall
             rest
             in
             their
             beds
             ,
             each
             one
             walking
             in
             his
             uprightness
             .
          
        
         
           THE
           Life
           of
           Man
           is
           compared
           in
           Scripture
           unto
           sundry
           things
           upon
           different
           and
           various
           accounts
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           brevity
           and
           shortness
           of
           it
           .
           St.
           Iames
           tells
           us
           it
           is
           
             a
             vapour
          
           that
           appears
           for
           a
           little
           while
           and
           soon
           vanisheth
           away
           .
           And
           in
           this
           respect
           it
           may
           be
           said
           of
           every
           one
           of
           us
           as
           Virgil
           once
           did
           of
           his
           
             Marcellus
             ,
             God
             shews
             him
             to
             the
             World
             only
             ,
             and
             so
             recalls
             him
             .
          
           God
           presents
           us
           here
           a
           while
           upon
           the
           Theatre
           of
           the
           World
           for
           to
           act
           our
           parts
           ,
           and
           then
           sends
           us
           into
           the
           retiring
           Room
           the
           Grave
           ,
           the
           place
           appointed
           for
           all
           that
           
           are
           living
           .
           So
           short
           is
           Mans
           stay
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           Iob
           allows
           him
           none
           at
           all
           ,
           
             Naked
             came
             I
             into
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             naked
             shall
             I
             return
             ,
          
           saith
           he
           .
           Here
           is
           coming
           and
           returning
           out
           ,
           but
           not
           a
           word
           of
           tarrying
           here
           .
           The
           time
           of
           life
           is
           so
           inconsiderable
           ,
           that
           Solomon
           the
           wisest
           of
           men
           would
           grant
           him
           none
           at
           all
           .
           
             There
             is
             a
             time
          
           ,
           saith
           he
           ,
           
             for
             every
             thing
             under
             the
             Sun
             ,
             a
             time
             to
             be
             born
             ,
             and
             a
             time
             to
             dye
             .
          
           As
           if
           he
           would
           have
           us
           to
           understand
           ,
           that
           the
           middle
           time
           betwixt
           our
           birth
           and
           our
           death
           (
           that
           is
           the
           time
           of
           life
           )
           was
           not
           to
           be
           reckoned
           upon
           at
           all
           .
           So
           that
           you
           see
           not
           onely
           every
           mans
           life
           is
           a
           Vapour
           ,
           but
           less
           in
           respect
           of
           its
           shortness
           .
           But
           the
           good
           and
           holy
           man
           hath
           his
           Life
           compared
           to
           other
           things
           upon
           other
           Considerations
           .
           Upon
           the
           account
           of
           his
           hardship
           and
           perpetual
           fighting
           and
           watching
           ;
           his
           frequent
           encounter
           with
           enemies
           ,
           and
           his
           continual
           obligation
           to
           duty
           .
           A
           good
           mans
           life
           is
           called
           a
           warfare
           ,
           2
           Cor.
           10.
           4.
           
           
             For
             the
             weapons
             of
             our
             warfare
             are
             not
             carnal
             ,
             but
             mighty
             through
             God
             to
             the
             pulling
             down
             of
             strong
             holds
             .
          
           And
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           his
           toyl
           and
           trouble
           ,
           weariness
           and
           continual
           travel
           ;
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           his
           absence
           from
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           his
           daily
           tendency
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           which
           is
           his
           proper
           home
           .
           So
           the
           Life
           of
           a
           good
           man
           is
           called
           a
           Pilgrimage
           ,
           saith
           
           the
           Patriarch
           
             Iacob
             ,
             Few
             and
             evil
             have
             been
             the
             dayes
             of
             the
             years
             of
             the
             life
             of
             my
             pilgrimage
             .
          
           But
           as
           the
           Warriour
           fights
           not
           without
           a
           prospect
           of
           Peace
           ,
           
             Pax
             quaeritur
             bello
          
           ,
           Peace
           is
           the
           end
           of
           War.
           And
           as
           the
           weary
           Pilgrim
           doth
           not
           Travel
           but
           in
           hopes
           of
           an
           after-rest
           ,
           So
           God
           almighty
           for
           the
           encouragement
           of
           his
           Soldiers
           in
           the
           Fight
           ,
           and
           his
           Pilgrim
           in
           the
           Journey
           ,
           he
           hath
           set
           before
           him
           (
           as
           in
           the
           glass
           of
           the
           Promse
           )
           these
           two
           most
           suitable
           things
           for
           him
           ,
           Peace
           ,
           and
           Rest
           ,
           for
           so
           saith
           the
           Text
           ,
           
             He
             shall
             enter
             into
             peace
          
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           Where
           we
           have
           ,
           
             
               1.
               
               A
               Promise
               or
               Priuiledg
               ,
               
                 they
                 shall
                 enter
                 into
                 peace
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 rest
                 in
                 their
                 beds
                 ,
              
               like
               Issachar
               the
               Son
               of
               Iacob
               here
               they
               do
               couch
               under
               the
               double
               burdens
               of
               Warr
               and
               Weariness
               ,
               of
               Want
               and
               Weakness
               ;
               but
               peace
               and
               rest
               ,
               these
               will
               ease
               them
               of
               all
               they
               suffer
               ,
               supply
               all
               they
               want
               ,
               recruit
               them
               with
               new
               additions
               of
               strengths
               ,
               
                 They
                 shall
                 enter
                 into
                 peace
              
               ,
               &c.
               
               And
               now
               I
               have
               but
               named
               that
               word
               Peace
               ,
               methinks
               I
               may
               say
               as
               Leah
               concerning
               her
               Son
               
                 Gad
                 ,
                 Behold
                 a
                 Troop
                 cometh
                 .
              
               For
               under
               this
               name
               are
               couched
               all
               those
               Favours
               and
               Blessings
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               have
               the
               Sweetest
               Significations
               .
               All
               the
               Joyes
               and
               Beatitudes
               that
               are
               so
               numerous
               and
               full
               bloomed
               here
               ,
               but
               ripe
               in
               
               Heaven
               .
               
                 They
                 shall
                 enter
                 into
                 peace
              
               ,
               Some
               read
               it
               ,
               and
               so
               your
               margin
               ,
               
                 Go
                 in
                 peace
              
               ,
               depart
               the
               World
               with
               Serenity
               and
               Satisfaction
               ,
               with
               inward
               Quiet
               and
               Repose
               .
               But
               ,
            
             
               2.
               
               Others
               read
               it
               ,
               
                 He
                 shall
                 go
                 into
                 peace
              
               ,
               (
               that
               is
               )
               shall
               be
               received
               into
               Heaven
               where
               the
               God
               of
               Peace
               is
               ,
               the
               righteous
               man
               shall
               be
               there
               ;
               
                 he
                 shall
                 enter
                 into
                 peace
              
               ,
               that
               is
               to
               note
               ,
               it
               is
               the
               priviledg
               of
               the
               Soul
               (
               especially
               )
            
          
        
         
           First
           ,
           for
           this
           is
           the
           man
           ,
           the
           He
           ;
           the
           Soul
           is
           the
           Jewel
           ,
           the
           Body
           is
           but
           the
           Caskinet
           ;
           the
           Soul
           the
           principal
           ,
           the
           other
           bnt
           the
           appurtenance
           :
           and
           
             they
             shall
             rest
             in
             their
             beds
             ,
          
           that
           is
           the
           priviledg
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           (
           not
           Soul
           )
           it
           shall
           be
           laid
           down
           to
           repose
           it self
           in
           the
           Grave
           which
           Jesus
           Christ
           hath
           perfumed
           as
           in
           a
           bed
           ,
           till
           such
           time
           the
           Morning
           of
           the
           Resurrection
           begin
           to
           dawn
           ,
           and
           the
           Trump
           of
           the
           Arch-Angel
           to
           sound
           ,
           then
           it
           shall
           rise
           from
           thence
           and
           enter
           into
           the
           Souls
           Peace
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Here
           is
           a
           description
           of
           the
           Persons
           to
           whom
           these
           priviledges
           appertain
           ;
           We
           need
           not
           say
           as
           the
           Eunuch
           of
           Queen
           Candace
           ,
           when
           he
           read
           a
           passage
           out
           of
           this
           Prophet
           ,
           
             Of
             whom
             spake
             the
             Prophet
             this
             ,
             of
             himself
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             man
             ?
          
           For
           the
           Prophet
           hath
           told
           us
           ,
           
             Each
             one
             walking
             in
             his
             uprightness
             .
          
           Whosoever
           he
           is
           that
           doth
           deal
           justly
           with
           
           Man
           ,
           and
           walks
           equally
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           Conscientiously
           ,
           with
           God
           ,
           he
           shall
           have
           this
           priviledg
           of
           
             Rest
             and
             Peace
             ,
             He
             shall
             enter
             into
             peace
             ,
             and
             rest
             in
             his
             bed
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           When
           this
           Priviledg
           and
           Promise
           shall
           be
           imparted
           to
           them
           ;
           When
           shall
           they
           be
           instated
           and
           put
           into
           the
           actual
           possession
           ,
           and
           injoyment
           of
           this
           priviledge
           .
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           this
           is
           not
           expressed
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           but
           strongly
           implyed
           ,
           and
           is
           fairly
           to
           be
           taken
           notice
           of
           as
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Text
           have
           relation
           to
           the
           words
           going
           before
           ,
           
             The
             righteous
             perishing
          
           ,
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           dying
           )
           
             and
             merciful
             men
             taken
             away
          
           ,
           that
           is
           by
           death
           out
           of
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           Then
           it
           is
           told
           what
           Death
           takes
           them
           from
           ,
           
             They
             are
             taken
             from
             the
             Evil
             to
             come
             .
          
           And
           here
           followes
           in
           the
           Text
           what
           death
           brings
           them
           to
           ,
           
             They
             shall
             enter
             into
             peace
          
           .
           So
           the
           intent
           is
           this
           ,
           That
           as
           death
           comes
           to
           a
           good
           man
           with
           a
           Dart
           in
           one
           hand
           to
           kill
           him
           ,
           and
           a
           Spade
           in
           the
           other
           to
           bury
           him
           ;
           So
           he
           brings
           him
           Flowers
           that
           shall
           be
           able
           to
           keep
           him
           sweet
           ,
           Peace
           for
           his
           Soul
           ,
           and
           Rest
           for
           his
           Body
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           the
           time
           he
           shall
           be
           put
           in
           injoyment
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           From
           all
           the
           Point
           is
           this
           ,
        
         
           
             That
             when
             a
             Righteous
             man
             dyes
             ,
             he
             enters
             upon
             the
             estate
             of
             Peace
             and
             Rest.
             
          
        
         
           I
           will
           only
           give
           you
           two
           Scriptures
           for
           this
           ,
           
           which
           two
           Scriptures
           may
           be
           instead
           of
           a
           Thousand
           ,
           
             Psalm
             37.
             
             Verse
             37.
             
             Mark
             the
             perfect
             man
             ,
             and
             behold
             the
             upright
             ;
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             peace
             .
          
           His
           end
           is
           as
           his
           death
           is
           ,
           at
           that
           time
           he
           hath
           peace
           .
           It
           may
           be
           not
           at
           the
           beginning
           ,
           not
           in
           the
           middle
           of
           his
           life
           ,
           but
           at
           the
           end
           .
           It
           's
           possible
           that
           his
           morning
           may
           be
           cloudy
           and
           over-cast
           ;
           his
           Sun
           may
           suffer
           an
           Eclipse
           at
           Noon-day
           ,
           a
           darkness
           may
           come
           upon
           his
           Meridian
           glory
           ;
           but
           his
           Night
           ,
           his
           End
           ,
           this
           shall
           be
           Clear
           and
           Fair
           ,
           Still
           and
           Quiet
           ,
           Pleasant
           and
           Delightful
           ,
           that
           's
           the
           first
           place
           .
        
         
           
             The
             other
             is
             in
          
           Revelat.
           14.
           13.
           
           And
           I
           heard
           a
           voyce
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           saying
           unto
           me
           ,
           Write
           ,
           Blessed
           are
           the
           dead
           which
           dye
           in
           the
           Lord
           ,
           from
           henceforth
           ,
           yea
           saith
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           rest
           from
           their
           labours
           ,
           and
           their
           works
           do
           follow
           them
           .
           
             They
             have
             at
             death
             both
             Peace
             and
             Rest.
             
          
        
         
           And
           now
           this
           Point
           will
           require
           these
           things
           to
           be
           spoken
           to
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             Who
             or
             what
             the
             Righteous
             is
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             What
             Peace
             they
             shall
             have
             and
             be
             priviledged
             with
             at
             the
             time
             of
             their
             death
             .
          
        
         
           First
           ,
           Who
           is
           the
           Righteous
           man
           ?
           The
           Text
           saith
           ,
           he
           that
           
             walks
             in
             uprightness
          
           .
           Alas
           ,
           where
           is
           he
           to
           be
           found
           ?
           A
           man
           must
           have
           very
           good
           Eyes
           to
           find
           him
           out
           .
           Especially
           if
           we
           consider
           
           what
           is
           said
           
             Psal.
             53.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
             There
             is
             none
             that
             doth
             good
             .
             God
             looked
             down
             from
             Heaven
             upon
             the
             Children
             of
             men
             ,
             and
             saw
             none
             righteous
             ,
             no
             not
             one
             .
          
           Then
           farewell
           Priviledge
           ,
           for
           where
           is
           the
           Person
           ?
        
         
           To
           answer
           this
           .
           There
           is
           indeed
           none
           that
           are
           strictly
           legally
           Righteous
           ,
           but
           there
           is
           in
           a
           larger
           Evangelical
           sence
           .
           None
           that
           are
           righteous
           in
           themselves
           ,
           but
           in
           another
           .
           We
           have
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           Justification
           from
           Christ
           ,
           and
           of
           Sanctification
           from
           Christ
           ;
           And
           they
           are
           the
           men
           that
           
             shall
             enter
             into
             peace
             and
             rest
             .
          
           Those
           men
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           are
           men
           of
           Sincerity
           ,
           though
           not
           in
           Perfection
           .
           Those
           men
           that
           are
           righteous
           in
           the
           aim
           and
           desire
           of
           their
           hearts
           ;
           And
           in
           comparison
           of
           others
           ,
           Righteous
           by
           Gods
           acceptation
           ,
           and
           by
           imputation
           of
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           Christ
           ;
           These
           are
           the
           Persons
           that
           shall
           partake
           of
           this
           priviledg
           ,
           
             He
             shall
             enter
             into
             Peace
             ,
             they
             shall
             rest
             in
             their
             beds
             ,
             &c.
          
           But
           then
           ,
        
         
           2.
           
           What
           Peace
           and
           Rest
           shall
           these
           men
           be
           priviledged
           with
           at
           the
           time
           of
           their
           death
           ?
        
         
           There
           are
           Singular
           Properties
           of
           this
           Peace
           .
           For
           ,
           
             
               1.
               
               It
               's
               a
               Peace
               that
               is
               unconceiveable
               .
               Man's
               Eye
               hath
               bored
               the
               Sphears
               ,
               and
               hath
               penetrated
               into
               the
               very
               depth
               of
               the
               Ocean
               ;
               it
               hath
               searched
               
               into
               the
               very
               Bowels
               of
               the
               Earth
               ,
               and
               into
               the
               wild
               Bellies
               of
               the
               Clouds
               above
               ;
               it
               hath
               travelled
               through
               all
               the
               expanded
               Firmament
               in
               all
               places
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               and
               hath
               rifled
               the
               Cabinet
               of
               Nature
               below
               ,
               but
               it
               could
               never
               grasp
               the
               nature
               of
               this
               true
               Peace
               and
               Rest
               here
               spoken
               of
               :
               for
               as
               to
               this
               ,
               
                 Eye
                 hath
                 not
                 seen
                 ,
                 nor
                 Ear
                 heard
                 ,
                 nor
                 hath
                 it
                 entred
                 into
                 the
                 Heart
                 of
                 Man
                 to
                 conceive
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 God.
              
               The
               Apostle
               tells
               us
               ,
               
                 it
                 passeth
                 knowledg
              
               .
               The
               Beatitudes
               of
               Heaven
               are
               only
               known
               to
               us
               as
               
               Solomon's
               Wisdome
               was
               to
               the
               Queen
               of
               Sheba
               ,
               of
               which
               she
               said
               ,
               
                 Behold
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 heard
                 the
                 tenth
                 part
                 .
              
               The
               glorious
               Inhabitants
               of
               Heaven
               ,
               the
               Angels
               and
               Souls
               of
               Just
               Men
               made
               perfect
               ,
               these
               indeed
               understand
               more
               the
               nature
               of
               it
               than
               we
               ,
               because
               they
               live
               in
               it
               :
               Yet
               so
               ,
               as
               the
               Apostle
               discoursing
               of
               Gods
               Counsel
               was
               forced
               to
               cry
               out
               ,
               
                 Rom.
                 11.
                 33.
                 
                 Oh
                 the
                 depth
                 of
                 the
                 riches
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 wisdome
                 and
                 knowledge
                 of
                 God!
                 how
                 unsearchable
                 are
                 his
                 Iudgments
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 wayes
                 past
                 finding
                 out
                 !
              
               So
               do
               these
               bright
               Spirits
               ravish
               and
               loose
               themselves
               in
               the
               depth
               of
               Contemplation
               ;
               The
               Provision
               he
               hath
               made
               for
               them
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               doth
               excell
               even
               their
               own
               admiration
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               It
               is
               a
               most
               Perfect
               and
               a
               most
               Compleat
               Peace
               ;
               
                 Great
                 peace
                 have
                 they
                 that
                 love
                 thy
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 nothing
                 shall
                 offend
                 them
                 ,
              
               saith
               David
               .
               And
               saith
               the
               Prophet
               
                 Esay
                 ,
                 Thou
                 wilt
                 keep
                 him
                 in
                 perfect
                 peace
                 ,
                 whose
                 Mind
                 is
                 stayed
                 on
                 thee
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 trusteth
                 in
                 thee
                 .
              
               Both
               these
               are
               in
               this
               Life
               ,
               that
               which
               the
               Psalmist
               and
               Prophet
               spake
               of
               .
               Oh
               that
               great
               Peace
               ,
               and
               perfect
               Peace
               !
               And
               if
               the
               gleanings
               of
               Abiezer
               be
               such
               ,
               what
               will
               be
               the
               Vintage
               of
               Ephraim
               ?
               If
               this
               is
               the
               Righteous
               man's
               Priviledge
               here
               upon
               Earth
               ,
               much
               more
               in
               Heaven
               ;
               For
               it
               must
               needs
               be
               a
               perfect
               Peace
               there
               ,
               seeing
               no
               enemy
               shall
               appear
               in
               the
               face
               of
               them
               ,
               all
               shall
               be
               conquered
               and
               subdued
               ,
               overcome
               ,
               escaped
               from
               ,
               for
               there
               ,
               there
               will
               be
               a
               Peace
               from
               Sin.
               Whilst
               we
               are
               alive
               ,
               the
               best
               of
               men
               are
               pulled
               and
               pained
               by
               Sin
               ;
               they
               are
               under
               the
               continual
               Solicitations
               of
               the
               corruption
               of
               their
               own
               Nature
               .
               There
               is
               a
               body
               of
               death
               ,
               that
               by
               the
               noysome
               stench
               of
               it
               we
               are
               miserably
               molested
               and
               disquieted
               ,
               and
               to
               that
               height
               ,
               that
               each
               of
               them
               is
               ready
               to
               cry
               out
               ,
               
                 Oh
                 wretched
                 man
                 that
                 I
                 am
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 deliver
                 me
                 from
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 this
                 death
                 ?
              
               While
               they
               are
               here
               ,
               there
               is
               a
               Law
               in
               the
               members
               rebells
               against
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               mind
               .
               What
               willingness
               soever
               there
               is
               in
               the
               spirit
               ,
               they
               find
               the
               flesh
               is
               weak
               .
               A
               treacherous
               Party
               dwells
               in
               their
               very
               bowels
               ,
               and
               is
               continually
               undermining
               those
               Fortifications
               they
               
               vour
               to
               raise
               ,
               and
               set
               open
               and
               to
               widen
               the
               Portals
               ,
               and
               to
               let
               in
               our
               worst
               enemies
               ;
               
                 These
                 Sons
                 of
                 Zerviah
                 are
                 too
                 hard
                 for
                 us
                 :
              
               but
               when
               once
               a
               holy
               man
               cometh
               to
               dye
               ,
               no
               more
               shall
               Corruption
               sollicit
               ,
               no
               more
               have
               they
               depraved
               Natures
               to
               struggle
               with
               ;
               No
               weights
               of
               Sin
               to
               weigh
               us
               down
               ,
               no
               more
               shall
               they
               complain
               of
               the
               hardness
               of
               their
               hearts
               ,
               their
               indisposition
               to
               holy
               duties
               ,
               of
               the
               weakness
               of
               the
               flesh
               ,
               the
               power
               of
               Corruption
               ;
               No
               more
               complaining
               of
               the
               usurping
               power
               of
               sin
               upon
               the
               Soul.
               Then
               ,
            
             
               3.
               
               It
               is
               a
               peace
               and
               rest
               from
               the
               Temptations
               of
               Sathan
               .
               Here
               it
               is
               that
               we
               are
               in
               
                 Arena
                 ,
                 We
                 wrestle
                 not
                 only
                 with
                 flesh
                 and
                 blood
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 Principalities
                 and
                 Powers
                 ,
                 and
                 spiritual
                 wickednesses
                 in
                 high
                 places
                 .
              
               Here
               it
               is
               that
               Satan
               doth
               desire
               to
               have
               us
               that
               he
               may
               sift
               us
               as
               Wheat
               ,
               as
               it
               was
               said
               of
               the
               Apostle
               Peter
               .
               It
               is
               not
               David
               alone
               that
               Satan
               stands
               up
               to
               provoke
               to
               that
               that
               is
               evil
               ,
               but
               his
               fiery
               darts
               fly
               fast
               and
               thick
               ,
               his
               messengers
               are
               not
               only
               sent
               to
               buffet
               Paul
               ,
               but
               all
               the
               rest
               of
               Gods
               People
               ;
               but
               being
               once
               in
               this
               rest
               ,
               they
               are
               out
               of
               the
               reach
               of
               the
               roaring
               Lion.
               And
               they
               may
               say
               of
               Heaven
               as
               Lamech
               of
               his
               Son
               
                 Noah
                 ,
                 Gen.
                 5.
                 29.
                 
                 This
                 same
                 shall
                 comfort
                 us
                 concerning
                 our
                 work
                 and
                 toyl
                 of
                 our
                 hands
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 ground
                 which
                 the
                 Lord
                 hath
                 Cursed
                 .
              
               So
               this
               
               Peace
               shall
               save
               us
               and
               keep
               us
               in
               freedom
               from
               the
               Temptations
               of
               Satan
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Death
               giveth
               them
               peace
               and
               rest
               from
               the
               violence
               of
               men
               .
               Read
               that
               of
               
                 Heb.
                 11.
                 36
                 ,
                 37.
                 
                 And
                 others
                 had
                 trial
                 of
                 cruel
                 mockings
                 and
                 scourgings
                 ,
                 yea
                 moreover
                 of
                 bonds
                 and
                 imprisonment
                 ;
                 they
                 were
                 stoned
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 sawn
                 asunder
                 ,
              
               and
               what
               not
               .
               Here
               you
               find
               the
               footsteps
               of
               the
               world's
               usage
               of
               the
               Saints
               .
               But
               as
               when
               Ionah
               was
               asleep
               and
               at
               rest
               in
               the
               bottom
               of
               the
               Ship
               ,
               the
               blustring
               storms
               and
               death-threatning
               Tempests
               were
               as
               nothing
               to
               him
               .
               So
               it
               is
               with
               these
               ,
               Iob
               3.
               17.
               
               That
               holy
               man
               speaking
               of
               the
               Grave
               ,
               
                 There
                 the
                 wicked
              
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               
                 cease
                 from
                 troubling
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 the
                 weary
                 be
                 at
                 rest
                 .
              
               In
               this
               Life
               it
               is
               as
               Solomon
               observeth
               ,
               
                 Eccles.
                 4.
                 1
                 ,
                 2.
                 
                 So
                 I
                 returned
                 and
                 considered
                 all
                 the
                 oppressions
                 under
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 and
                 behold
                 the
                 tears
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 oppressed
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 had
                 no
                 Comforter
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 their
                 oppressors
                 there
                 was
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 had
                 no
                 Comforter
                 ;
                 Wherefore
                 I
                 praised
                 the
                 dead
                 which
                 are
                 already
                 dead
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 the
                 living
                 which
                 are
                 yet
                 alive
                 .
              
               As
               much
               as
               to
               say
               ,
               These
               have
               escaped
               ,
               these
               are
               sensible
               of
               no
               such
               matter
               ,
               but
               are
               Quiet
               ;
               they
               are
               at
               Peace
               and
               Rest.
               
            
             
               5.
               
               At
               peace
               and
               rest
               from
               inward
               Troubles
               ,
               which
               a
               man
               is
               liable
               unto
               upon
               sundry
               occasions
               in
               this
               Life
               ;
               such
               as
               the
               death
               and
               departure
               of
               
               ones
               best
               Friends
               ,
               chiefest
               Relations
               .
               Here
               you
               see
               a
               great
               King
               in
               the
               bitterness
               of
               his
               grief
               crying
               out
               ,
               
                 O
                 Absolon
                 ,
                 my
                 Son
                 ,
                 my
                 Son
                 ,
                 would
                 God
                 I
                 had
                 dyed
                 for
                 thee
                 ,
                 O
                 Absolon
                 my
                 Son
                 ,
                 my
                 Son.
              
               In
               Ramah
               you
               hear
               a
               lamentation
               and
               voyce
               of
               weeping
               ,
               
                 Rachel
                 weeping
                 for
                 her
                 Children
                 and
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 comforted
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 .
              
               Here
               you
               have
               Mary
               bewailing
               Lazarus
               her
               Brother
               ;
               And
               the
               Sons
               of
               Iacob
               mourning
               over
               their
               Father
               .
               But
               in
               Heaven
               there
               is
               Peace
               and
               Rest
               ;
               once
               there
               ,
               we
               shall
               lose
               them
               no
               more
               :
               
                 For
                 then
              
               ,
               saith
               the
               Apostle
               ,
               
                 we
                 shall
                 ever
                 be
                 with
                 the
                 Lord.
              
               Earth
               only
               and
               Hell
               is
               the
               Territory
               of
               death
               ;
               but
               Heaven
               is
               the
               Land
               of
               the
               Living
               ,
               and
               there
               we
               shall
               find
               them
               again
               .
               And
               this
               is
               something
               of
               the
               nature
               of
               that
               Peace
               which
               Righteous
               men
               shall
               by
               death
               be
               instated
               in
               ,
               and
               made
               Possessors
               of
               .
            
          
        
         
           I
           hasten
           to
           the
           improvement
           of
           this
           Point
           ,
           wherein
           I
           shall
           be
           short
           .
        
         
           Use.
           If
           Peace
           and
           Rest
           is
           to
           be
           our
           Priviledg
           hereafter
           ,
           Then
           ,
           
             
               1.
               
               It
               should
               be
               our
               desire
               here
               ;
               So
               the
               Apostle
               commandeth
               ,
               
                 Follow
                 peace
                 with
                 all
                 men
              
               .
               Such
               Salamanders
               as
               delight
               to
               live
               in
               the
               fire
               of
               Contention
               ,
               these
               of
               all
               other
               men
               are
               most
               unfit
               for
               Heaven
               ,
               for
               that
               is
               a
               Place
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
               2.
               
               Let
               the
               Priviiedges
               of
               good
               men
               allure
               us
               to
               a
               resemblance
               of
               their
               Persons
               ,
               and
               their
               Graces
               .
               All
               men
               like
               Balaam
               are
               ready
               to
               cry
               out
               ,
               
                 Let
                 me
                 dye
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 Righteous
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 my
                 latter
                 end
                 be
                 like
                 his
                 .
              
               Would
               fain
               dye
               like
               them
               ,
               with
               the
               same
               Hope
               ,
               Peace
               ,
               Serenity
               ,
               and
               Quiet
               of
               Conscience
               .
               Let
               my
               latter
               end
               be
               like
               his
               ,
               as
               Balaam
               said
               .
               But
               such
               as
               will
               dye
               as
               they
               ,
               must
               also
               live
               as
               they
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               If
               death
               is
               the
               time
               of
               Peace
               and
               Rest
               with
               Righteous
               men
               ,
               then
               it
               is
               to
               be
               understood
               that
               the
               time
               of
               Life
               is
               to
               be
               a
               time
               of
               Labour
               and
               Warfare
               .
               If
               so
               be
               Death
               is
               our
               Night
               to
               repose
               in
               ,
               then
               sure
               Life
               should
               be
               our
               Day
               to
               work
               in
               .
               The
               best
               of
               men
               have
               business
               enough
               to
               do
               before
               them
               ;
               head-strong
               Passions
               to
               quell
               ,
               Corruptions
               to
               mortifie
               ,
               grace
               to
               grow
               ,
               a
               race
               to
               run
               ,
               a
               battle
               to
               fight
               ,
               therefore
               let
               us
               up
               and
               be
               doing
               ,
               and
               set
               about
               that
               that
               is
               our
               work
               ;
               and
               that
               the
               rather
               ,
               because
               ,
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   
                     They
                     rest
                     best
                     that
                     have
                     laboured
                     most
                     .
                  
                   When
                   a
                   man
                   hath
                   ordered
                   his
                   business
                   ,
                   and
                   disposed
                   of
                   his
                   affairs
                   as
                   he
                   intended
                   ,
                   then
                   he
                   hath
                   charmed
                   and
                   subdued
                   his
                   Care
                   ,
                   and
                   hath
                   no
                   disquieting
                   thoughts
                   to
                   disturb
                   his
                   repose
                   .
                   
                     The
                     sleep
                     of
                     a
                     labouring
                     man
                     is
                     sweet
                     ,
                  
                   saith
                   Solomon
                   :
                   So
                   he
                   that
                   busied
                   himself
                   in
                   
                   the
                   Work
                   and
                   Service
                   of
                   God
                   while
                   he
                   was
                   alive
                   ,
                   goes
                   to
                   his
                   rest
                   with
                   the
                   greatest
                   calmness
                   and
                   serenity
                   of
                   Soul
                   that
                   may
                   be
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   We
                   know
                   not
                   how
                   soon
                   we
                   may
                   be
                   called
                   off
                   the
                   Stage
                   .
                   
                     For
                     Man
                     knowes
                     not
                     his
                     time
                     ,
                  
                   Eccles.
                   9.
                   12.
                   
                   
                     I
                     am
                     old
                  
                   ,
                   saith
                   
                     Isaac
                     ,
                     and
                     know
                     not
                     the
                     day
                     of
                     my
                     death
                     .
                  
                   And
                   as
                   he
                   said
                   when
                   he
                   was
                   old
                   ,
                   so
                   may
                   every
                   one
                   say
                   that
                   is
                   youngest
                   ,
                   Though
                   I
                   am
                   younger
                   ,
                   or
                   middle-aged
                   ,
                   yet
                   I
                   know
                   not
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   my
                   death
                   .
                   The
                   reason
                   is
                   ,
                   because
                   it
                   is
                   Gods
                   peculiar
                   reservation
                   ;
                   
                     My
                     times
                  
                   ,
                   saith
                   
                     David
                     ,
                     are
                     in
                     thy
                     hand
                     .
                  
                   Then
                   ,
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Our
                   Natures
                   are
                   brittle
                   ,
                   exceeding
                   brittle
                   ,
                   the
                   Word
                   of
                   God
                   tells
                   us
                   we
                   are
                   
                     shadows
                     ,
                     vapours
                  
                   and
                   flowers
                   ,
                   that
                   wither
                   of
                   a
                   sudden
                   .
                   Then
                   considering
                   the
                   variety
                   of
                   accidents
                   we
                   are
                   subject
                   to
                   ,
                   Ioseph
                   had
                   his
                   Tomb
                   in
                   his
                   Garden
                   ,
                   to
                   mind
                   him
                   ,
                   that
                   Death
                   might
                   possibly
                   meet
                   him
                   in
                   that
                   place
                   of
                   Pleasure
                   .
                   A
                   Tile
                   from
                   the
                   house
                   ,
                   a
                   Worm
                   ,
                   a
                   Hair
                   ,
                   a
                   little
                   Spittle
                   hath
                   been
                   as
                   fatal
                   to
                   some
                   persons
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   so
                   be
                   a
                   Mountain
                   had
                   fallen
                   on
                   their
                   heads
                   .
                   Therefore
                   considering
                   these
                   things
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   but
                   reason
                   we
                   set
                   our selves
                   to
                   work
                   ,
                   to
                   labour
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   health
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   life
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   If
                   Rest
                   and
                   Peace
                   be
                   the
                   Priviledg
                   of
                   a
                   Righteous
                   man
                   at
                   his
                   death
                   ,
                   It
                   shews
                   us
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   death
                   
                   of
                   Righteous
                   men
                   they
                   are
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   lamented
                   by
                   us
                   upon
                   their
                   own
                   account
                   .
                   They
                   may
                   seem
                   to
                   call
                   to
                   us
                   from
                   Heaven
                   ,
                   as
                   Christ
                   Jesus
                   once
                   did
                   to
                   the
                   Women
                   of
                   Iudea
                   upon
                   the
                   Cross
                   ,
                   
                     Ye
                     Daughters
                     of
                     Ierusalem
                     ,
                     weep
                     not
                     for
                     me
                     ,
                     but
                     weep
                     for
                     your selves
                     .
                  
                   They
                   are
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   lamented
                   upon
                   their
                   own
                   accounts
                   .
                   They
                   are
                   gone
                   to
                   Salem
                   ,
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   Peace
                   ,
                   and
                   why
                   should
                   we
                   mourn
                   for
                   them
                   as
                   they
                   without
                   hope
                   :
                   Death
                   is
                   no
                   Enemy
                   of
                   theirs
                   ,
                   but
                   as
                   
                   Noah's
                   Dove
                   returned
                   with
                   an
                   Olive
                   branch
                   ,
                   the
                   Emblem
                   of
                   Peace
                   ,
                   so
                   Death
                   brings
                   a
                   good
                   man
                   (
                   not
                   an
                   Olive
                   branch
                   )
                   but
                   the
                   reality
                   it self
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   far
                   more
                   desireable
                   .
                   As
                   the
                   Ark
                   carried
                   the
                   whole
                   Church
                   of
                   God
                   to
                   the
                   Mountain
                   Ararat
                   ,
                   (
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   which
                   signifieth
                   ,
                   
                     Take
                     away
                     fear
                  
                   )
                   so
                   Death
                   shall
                   waft
                   us
                   to
                   Heaven
                   ,
                   there
                   where
                   no
                   fear
                   is
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   true
                   ,
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   our selves
                   we
                   ought
                   to
                   follow
                   them
                   with
                   tears
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   have
                   our
                   hearts
                   deeply
                   affected
                   with
                   their
                   removal
                   from
                   us
                   ;
                   and
                   God
                   himself
                   doth
                   blame
                   the
                   stupidity
                   of
                   our
                   hearts
                   ,
                   and
                   insensibleness
                   of
                   this
                   People
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   men
                   that
                   can
                   part
                   with
                   such
                   Jewels
                   as
                   these
                   with
                   indifferency
                   ,
                   without
                   Concern
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Verse
                   before
                   the
                   Text
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     righteous
                     man
                     perisheth
                     ,
                     and
                     no
                     man
                     layeth
                     it
                     to
                     heart
                     .
                  
                   This
                   is
                   the
                   great
                   fault
                   .
                   As
                   if
                   he
                   had
                   said
                   ,
                
              
            
          
        
         
         
           For
           as
           to
           us
           they
           are
           dear
           losses
           .
           For
           ,
           
             
               1.
               
               
                 We
                 loose
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 their
                 Example
                 for
                 our
                 Guide
                 .
              
               When
               a
               good
               man
               is
               gone
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Lights
               of
               Israel
               is
               Quenched
               .
               As
               
               David's
               Soldiers
               reckoned
               of
               him
               ,
               
                 Thou
                 shalt
                 go
                 no
                 more
                 with
                 us
                 to
                 Battel
                 ,
                 lest
                 thou
                 quench
                 the
                 Light
                 of
                 Israel
                 .
              
               Of
               these
               the
               Apostle
               saith
               ,
               
                 Amongst
                 whom
                 you
                 shine
                 as
                 lights
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 a
                 crooked
                 and
                 perverse
                 generation
                 .
              
            
             
               2.
               
               
                 We
                 loose
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 their
                 good
                 Works
                 for
                 our
                 Comfort
                 .
              
               A
               good
               man
               is
               a
               useful
               man
               where
               he
               liveth
               .
               The
               Poor
               have
               the
               benefit
               of
               his
               Alms
               ,
               and
               all
               that
               converse
               with
               him
               have
               the
               benefit
               of
               his
               Counsel
               .
               For
               he
               of
               all
               others
               will
               not
               suffer
               Sin
               to
               rest
               upon
               the
               Soul
               of
               his
               Brother
               (
               if
               he
               know
               it
               )
               :
               so
               that
               we
               loose
               the
               benefit
               of
               their
               good
               works
               for
               our
               Comfort
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               
                 And
                 we
                 loose
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 their
                 presence
                 too
                 for
                 our
                 Safety
                 ,
              
               which
               is
               not
               a
               thing
               inconsiderable
               neither
               .
               When
               Elijab
               was
               ascended
               into
               Heaven
               in
               a
               Chariot
               of
               fire
               ,
               the
               Prophet
               below
               cryed
               ,
               
                 My
                 Father
                 the
                 Chariots
                 of
                 Israel
                 and
                 the
                 horsemen
                 thereof
              
               ;
               As
               much
               as
               to
               say
               ,
               His
               Presence
               was
               as
               great
               a
               Security
               as
               an
               Army
               of
               Chariots
               and
               Horsemen
               .
            
          
        
         
           These
           are
           they
           that
           stand
           in
           the
           breach
           when
           the
           Judgments
           of
           God
           like
           a
           mighty
           Torrent
           are
           ready
           to
           rush
           upon
           us
           .
        
         
         
           These
           are
           they
           that
           like
           so
           many
           Aarons
           hasten
           with
           their
           Incense
           ,
           when
           any
           Plague
           is
           begun
           with
           a
           People
           ;
           And
           that
           stand
           betwixt
           the
           living
           and
           the
           dead
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           read
           of
           
             Philo
             Iudeus
          
           ,
           and
           
             St.
             Ambrose
          
           ,
           that
           coming
           to
           any
           Place
           and
           Town
           ,
           if
           they
           heard
           of
           the
           death
           of
           any
           able
           Minister
           or
           godly
           Person
           ,
           they
           would
           burst
           out
           into
           tears
           ,
           as
           considering
           that
           place
           to
           have
           lost
           a
           considerable
           part
           of
           its
           defence
           .
        
         
           You
           know
           Sodom
           could
           not
           burn
           as
           long
           as
           Lot
           was
           in
           it
           ;
           nor
           Hippo
           be
           taken
           as
           long
           as
           St.
           Austin
           was
           in
           it
           :
           But
           still
           they
           were
           a
           defence
           to
           the
           place
           where
           they
           were
           .
        
         
           In
           all
           these
           respects
           we
           have
           a
           considerable
           Loss
           in
           the
           death
           of
           this
           great
           and
           good
           man
           ,
           whose
           Funeral
           we
           now
           Celebrate
           ;
           Of
           whom
           I
           will
           say
           this
           in
           short
           :
        
         
           He
           was
           a
           Person
           of
           such
           Real
           Worth
           ,
           as
           is
           as
           hard
           almost
           to
           express
           as
           imitate
           .
           Most
           of
           you
           knew
           him
           well
           ,
           but
           perhaps
           few
           of
           you
           better
           than
           my self
           .
        
         
           And
           in
           Reverence
           to
           his
           Memory
           ,
           To
           provoke
           my self
           and
           you
           to
           an
           imitation
           of
           his
           Exemplary
           Vertue
           and
           Grace
           ,
           I
           shall
           give
           you
           this
           short
           account
           of
           it
           .
        
         
         
           He
           was
           a
           man
           of
           uncessant
           Labours
           ,
           and
           indefatigable
           pains
           ;
           as
           God
           had
           lent
           him
           a
           strong
           and
           able
           body
           for
           many
           years
           ,
           So
           he
           spared
           it
           not
           at
           all
           ,
           but
           made
           it
           serve
           him
           in
           that
           insatiable
           thirst
           and
           desire
           he
           had
           after
           Humane
           and
           Divine
           Knowledg
           .
           And
           this
           Diligence
           of
           his
           was
           Crowned
           with
           an
           answerable
           Blessing
           from
           above
           ,
           being
           arrived
           in
           point
           of
           Ability
           as
           another
           Saul
           higher
           than
           his
           Brethren
           by
           the
           head
           and
           shoulders
           ;
           Especially
           in
           Political
           and
           Polemical
           Divinity
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           like
           Nehemiah
           upon
           the
           Wall
           ,
           a
           Sword
           to
           defend
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           a
           Trowel
           to
           build
           up
           .
           So
           to
           this
           Eminency
           of
           Parts
           he
           adjoyned
           an
           equal
           Humility
           ,
           which
           set
           a
           lustre
           upon
           the
           former
           ;
           upon
           all
           occasions
           he
           would
           own
           what
           the
           Hand
           of
           Providence
           had
           raised
           him
           up
           unto
           .
        
         
           This
           Humility
           made
           him
           even
           as
           a
           weaned
           Child
           ;
           a
           high
           valuer
           and
           applauder
           of
           the
           least
           good
           that
           was
           in
           others
           ,
           when
           he
           would
           own
           little
           that
           was
           worthy
           commendation
           in
           himself
           .
           This
           Humility
           made
           him
           mindless
           of
           the
           place
           where
           he
           sate
           ,
           and
           made
           him
           willingly
           condescend
           to
           the
           meanest
           ,
           when
           they
           stood
           in
           need
           of
           his
           help
           .
        
         
           And
           his
           Charity
           was
           such
           ,
           he
           denyed
           that
           help
           to
           none
           that
           sought
           it
           ;
           a
           liberal
           hand
           he
           had
           ,
           and
           yet
           a
           more
           liberal
           heart
           .
        
         
         
           The
           Tenth
           part
           of
           his
           Estate
           for
           many
           years
           he
           gave
           to
           the
           Poor
           ;
           and
           had
           himself
           had
           more
           ,
           they
           had
           not
           wanted
           their
           share
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           the
           Censurer
           ,
           the
           Condemner
           of
           no
           man.
           If
           he
           saw
           a
           naked
           place
           ,
           there
           was
           no
           man
           more
           ready
           with
           the
           Skirt
           of
           his
           Garment
           to
           cast
           upon
           it
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           a
           Censurer
           of
           no
           man
           for
           doing
           what
           he
           could
           not
           do
           ;
           but
           wherein
           he
           differed
           in
           Circumstantials
           ;
           in
           this
           his
           difference
           ,
           it
           was
           his
           manner
           and
           custome
           still
           to
           bewail
           his
           own
           want
           of
           light
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           very
           circumspect
           and
           careful
           in
           the
           course
           of
           his
           life
           to
           manage
           it
           like
           a
           true
           Christian
           .
           Therefore
           he
           was
           constant
           in
           Christian
           Duties
           ;
           For
           which
           he
           usually
           had
           his
           stated
           times
           ,
           and
           then
           he
           would
           admit
           (
           by
           his
           good
           will
           )
           of
           no
           interruption
           .
           His
           discourse
           was
           a
           kind
           of
           continual
           Preaching
           ;
           neither
           was
           he
           less
           careful
           of
           his
           Thoughts
           than
           Words
           .
           His
           manner
           was
           every
           day
           to
           run
           over
           a
           Catechisme
           in
           Greek
           ,
           Mr.
           
           Herbert's
           Poems
           ,
           or
           some
           other
           of
           the
           Liberal
           Sciences
           :
           And
           the
           reason
           I
           remember
           why
           he
           did
           this
           ,
           was
           to
           keep
           his
           Thoughts
           from
           roving
           and
           stragling
           to
           worse
           matters
           .
        
         
           His
           Patience
           was
           remarkable
           during
           the
           time
           
           of
           his
           Affliction
           ,
           no
           repining
           ,
           no
           murmuring
           words
           under
           his
           bodily
           pain
           ,
           or
           the
           restraint
           he
           was
           under
           .
        
         
           He
           observed
           a
           particular
           hand
           of
           God
           in
           his
           Distemper
           ,
           which
           (
           as
           he
           said
           )
           mocked
           the
           Skill
           of
           the
           Physitian
           ,
           and
           he
           chearfully
           submitted
           to
           it
           ,
           desiring
           Patience
           might
           have
           its
           perfect
           work
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           of
           a
           grateful
           spirit
           for
           the
           least
           office
           of
           Love
           or
           Kindness
           shewed
           to
           him
           ,
           whether
           in
           Health
           or
           Sickness
           ;
           So
           that
           few
           that
           came
           to
           visit
           him
           ,
           parted
           from
           him
           without
           a
           thankful
           acknowledgment
           of
           his
           Love
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           Prayers
           that
           God
           would
           reward
           them
           with
           Blessings
           upon
           their
           Bodies
           and
           Souls
           ;
           and
           not
           only
           so
           ,
           but
           the
           greatest
           and
           worst
           of
           his
           Enemies
           had
           a
           share
           in
           his
           Prayers
           .
        
         
           As
           he
           was
           thus
           Eminent
           for
           Grace
           ,
           so
           as
           the
           Crown
           of
           all
           he
           wanted
           not
           his
           share
           of
           Peace
           .
           His
           Conscience
           was
           Quiet
           ,
           and
           his
           Evidences
           for
           a
           better
           Life
           undisturbed
           .
           He
           had
           that
           Hope
           which
           was
           as
           an
           Anchor
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           
             Sure
             and
             steadfast
             ,
             and
             enters
             within
             the
             vail
             .
          
           And
           he
           doubted
           not
           but
           as
           he
           was
           in
           a
           state
           of
           Grace
           ,
           so
           he
           was
           within
           a
           step
           of
           Glory
           .
           And
           that
           when
           Death
           had
           done
           his
           work
           ,
           he
           should
           yet
           for
           all
           that
           live
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
         
           He
           said
           of
           Death
           ,
           That
           as
           to
           him
           the
           Sting
           of
           it
           was
           taken
           away
           .
           And
           truly
           as
           it
           seems
           so
           were
           the
           Terrors
           of
           it
           too
           .
           For
           Death
           came
           to
           him
           not
           as
           an
           armed
           man
           ,
           with
           Convulsions
           ,
           and
           bitter
           pangs
           ,
           as
           upon
           many
           ;
           but
           he
           parted
           from
           this
           World
           without
           a
           Sigh
           or
           Groan
           ,
           And
           as
           one
           that
           was
           falling
           into
           a
           long
           but
           sweet
           sleep
           .
        
         
           This
           was
           the
           Comfortable
           End
           of
           this
           Reverend
           Person
           ;
           According
           to
           that
           of
           the
           Psalmist
           ,
           
             Mark
             the
             perfect
             man
             ,
             and
             behold
             the
             upright
             ;
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             Peace
             .
          
           Peace
           in
           death
           ,
           yea
           and
           Peace
           after
           death
           too
           ,
           for
           so
           saith
           my
           Text
           ,
        
         
           He
           shall
           enter
           into
           Peace
           ,
           they
           shall
           rest
           in
           their
           beds
           ,
           each
           one
           walking
           in
           his
           Uprightness
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .