A sermon, preached at St. Gregories church by St. Paul's on Sunday the 13th. day of Iune, 1658. Intended for the funeral solemnization of Iohn Hewit, Dr. of divinity, and late minister there
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             A sermon, preached at St. Gregories church by St. Paul's on Sunday the 13th. day of Iune, 1658. Intended for the funeral solemnization of Iohn Hewit, Dr. of divinity, and late minister there
             Hardy, Nathaniel, 1618-1670.
          
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           A
           SERMON
           ,
           PREACHED
           At
           St.
           
             Gregories
          
           Church
           by
           St.
           
             Paul's
          
           on
           Sunday
           the
           13th
           .
           day
           of
           
             Iune
             ,
          
           1658.
           
        
         
           INTENDED
           For
           the
           
             Funeral
          
           Solemnization
           of
           IOHN
           HEWIT
           ,
           Dr.
           of
           Divinity
           ,
           and
           late
           Minister
           there
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           ,
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           in
           St.
           
             Paul's
          
           Church-yard
           ,
           1658.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           The
           Mourning
           BUSH
           .
           
             A
             Funeral
          
           Sermon
           
             upon
          
           Isaiah
           57.
           1.
           
        
         
           
             The
             Righteous
             perisheth
             ,
             and
             no
             man
             layeth
             it
             to
             heart
             ;
             and
             mercifull
             men
             are
             taken
             avvay
             ,
             none
             considering
             that
             the
             righteous
             are
             taken
             avvay
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
             .
          
        
         
           The
           INDUCTION
           .
        
         
           OUR
           Prophet
           
             Isaiah
          
           in
           the
           22
           Chapter
           of
           this
           Prophecie
           vers.
           12.
           makes
           mention
           of
           a
           day
           wherein
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           doth
           call
           to
           weeping
           and
           to
           mourning
           .
           And
           beloved
           ,
           although
           there
           is
           no
           day
           wherein
           we
           are
           without
           Sin
           ,
           and
           so
           confequently
           no
           day
           wherein
           we
           should
           be
           without
           so
           now
           ;
           yet
           there
           are
           four
           speciall
           dayes
           wherein
           our
           Lord
           God
           expects
           this
           duty
           from
           us
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           The
           day
           of
           any
           heynous
           wickednesse
           comitted
           by
           our selves
           or
           others
           .
           The
           day
           of
           any
           grievious
           judgement
           ,
           whether
           personall
           or
           national
           inflicted
           .
           The
           day
           wherein
           the
           wicked
           prosper
           and
           the
           ungodly
           
           triumph
           .
           Finally
           the
           day
           wherein
           any
           of
           Gods
           eminent
           and
           faithfull
           servants
           are
           snatch't
           away
           by
           death
           ;
           It
           is
           not
           many
           dayes
           since
           there
           was
           such
           a
           day
           amongst
           us
           ;
           and
           of
           such
           a
           day
           my
           Text
           speaks
           of
           ;
           and
           the
           want
           of
           a
           due
           sence
           and
           sorrow
           ,
           and
           Mourning
           when
           such
           a
           day
           comes
           ,
           is
           that
           which
           the
           Prophet
           bemoans
           in
           the
           words
           of
           my
           Text
           .
           
             The
             rightous
             perisheth
             &
             no
             man
             layeth
             it
             to
             heart
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           This
           Text
           is
           a
           sorrowfull
           and
           dolefull
           complaint
           in
           every
           part
           and
           clause
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           looketh
           2.
           wayes
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             Upon
             the
             good
             ,
             and
             bemoans
             their
             misery
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Upon
             the
             wicked
             ,
             and
             bewailes
             their
             obstinacy
             .
          
        
         
           It
           complains
           of
           the
           Righteous
           ,
           that
           their
           persons
           are
           destroy'd
           .
           It
           complains
           of
           the
           wicked
           ,
           that
           their
           hearts
           are
           hardned
           .
           The
           former
           complaint
           is
           purely
           from
           grief
           ,
           the
           latter
           is
           from
           grief
           mixt
           with
           anger
           ,
           both
           are
           very
           vehement
           and
           fervent
           .
           witness
           the
           reiteration
           of
           the
           words
           in
           both
           parts
           .
           The
           former
           in
           three
           clauses
           .
           
             The
             Righteous
             perish
             .
             Mercifull
             men
             are
             taken
             away
             .
             The
             Righteous
             are
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
             .
          
        
         
           The
           latter
           in
           two
           clauses
           ,
           
             no
             man
             laying
             it
             to
             heart
             ,
             none
             considering
             it
             .
          
           In
           which
           we
           may
           see
           what
           an
           holy
           passion
           our
           holy
           Prophet
           was
           in
           ;
           and
           I
           pray
           God
           grant
           that
           we
           may
           resemble
           him
           in
           grief
           and
           sorrow
           ,
           when
           we
           heare
           both
           of
           the
           righteous
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           wicked
           .
        
         
           First
           of
           the
           complaint
           the
           Prophet
           makes
           concerning
           the
           Godly
           .
           
             The
             Righteous
             perish
             ,
             and
             mercifull
             men
             are
             taken
             away
             .
             The
             Righteous
             are
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
             ;
          
           And
           this
           complaint
           
           concerning
           the
           righteous
           you
           have
           it
           first
           propounded
           ,
           and
           then
           mitigated
           .
           First
           '
           it
           s
           propounded
           in
           the
           two
           clauses
           ,
           (
           which
           are
           for
           substance
           and
           sense
           one
           and
           the
           same
           )
           
             The
             Righteous
             perisheth
             ,
             and
             mercifull
             men
             are
             taken
             away
             .
          
        
         
           But
           withall
           secondly
           ,
           The
           complaint
           is
           in
           the
           latter
           part
           of
           the
           verse
           ,
           leviated
           &
           mitigated
           ,
           where
           't
           is
           said
           .
           
             The
             Righteous
             are
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
             .
          
        
         
           Look
           upon
           the
           matter
           of
           the
           complaint
           it self
           as
           set
           down
           in
           these
           two
           clauses
           .
           
             The
             Righteous
             perish
             ,
             and
             mercifull
             men
             are
             taken
             away
             .
          
        
         
           First
           ,
           Where
           you
           have
           set
           before
           you
           both
           their
           disposition
           and
           their
           condition
           .
        
         
           Their
           disposition
           is
           very
           good
           .
           Their
           condition
           is
           seemingly
           very
           bad
           .
           Their
           pious
           disposition
           .
           Their
           miserable
           condition
           .
           The
           Characters
           of
           the
           one
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           their
           disposition
           are
           these
           two
           ,
           
             Righteous
             ,
             and
             mercifull
             men
             .
          
           The
           other
           
             viz.
          
           their
           condition
           is
           set
           forth
           in
           these
           two
           Characters
           ,
           
             Perishing
             ,
             and
             taking
             away
             .
          
        
         
           First
           we
           will
           take
           the
           Character
           ,
           that
           sets
           down
           their
           disposition
           .
           
             The
             Righteous
             and
             mercifull
             men
             ,
          
           those
           that
           the
           Prophet
           bemoans
           are
           said
           to
           be
           
             Righteous
             and
             mercifull
             men
             .
          
           The
           first
           word
           is
           singular
           in
           the
           
             Hebrew
          
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           where
           Interpreters
           ,
           glossing
           upon
           the
           Text
           ,
           suppose
           it
           to
           be
           some
           particular
           person
           that
           the
           Prophet
           points
           at
           ,
           and
           the
           glosse
           understands
           it
           of
           Christ
           himself
           ,
           whose
           passion
           he
           foresaw
           ,
           and
           consequently
           foretells
           :
           and
           these
           titles
           most
           strictly
           and
           fully
           belong
           to
           him
           who
           is
           called
           the
           Son
           
           of
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           
             Malachy
          
           4.
           
             v.
          
           2.
           
           All
           others
           are
           but
           stars
           of
           righteousnesse
           ,
           &
           their
           lights
           borrowed
           from
           him
           :
           he
           it
           is
           who
           is
           compleatly
           righteous
           ,
           and
           of
           him
           it
           was
           verified
           ,
           he
           perished
           and
           was
           taken
           away
           ,
           none
           laying
           it
           to
           heart
           .
           But
           we
           must
           not
           confine
           it
           to
           Christ
           ;
           for
           although
           the
           first
           word
           be
           singular
           ,
           the
           second
           is
           plurall
           .
           The
           mercifull
           men
           ,
           and
           men
           of
           mercy
           ,
           which
           is
           meant
           of
           those
           righteous
           ones
           that
           were
           cut
           off
           &
           distroyed
           by
           
             Manasses
          
           that
           fill'd
           
             Ierusalem
          
           with
           bloud
           .
           But
           that
           you
           may
           see
           how
           justly
           these
           Characters
           belong
           to
           those
           persons
           ;
           take
           them
           a
           sunder
           ;
           first
           he
           call's
           them
           
             Righteous
          
           and
           the
           
             servants
             of
             God
             .
          
           Ministers
           or
           others
           may
           have
           this
           name
           given
           them
           in
           a
           qualified
           sense
           ,
           
             for
             there
             are
             none
             righteous
             ,
             no
             not
             one
             ,
          
           (
           save
           him
           that
           I
           named
           even
           now
           )
           not
           but
           that
           it
           may
           belong
           to
           them
           too
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           Righteous
           ,
           really
           ,
           interpretatively
           and
           comparatively
           .
        
         
           They
           are
           righteous
           really
           ,
           in
           as
           much
           as
           their
           persons
           are
           justified
           before
           God
           ,
           through
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           who
           is
           called
           by
           the
           Prophet
           
             Ieremy
             ,
             The
             Lord
             our
             Righteousnesse
             .
          
           Ierem.
           23.
           v.
           6.
           who
           is
           said
           to
           
             cover
             us
             with
             a
             robe
             of
             righteousness
          
           Isa.
           63.
           who
           is
           said
           by
           
             S.
          
           Paul
           
             to
             be
             made
             to
             us
             righteousness
             ,
             and
             that
             we
             are
             righteousness
             in
             him
             .
          
           Thus
           they
           are
           righteous
           because
           justified
           ,
           and
           not
           onely
           so
           ,
           but
           also
           because
           their
           natures
           are
           renewed
           after
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           is
           cretaed
           in
           righteousnesse
           and
           true
           holinesse
           ,
           in
           which
           respect
           they
           are
           partakers
           of
           the
           Divine
           nature
           :
           and
           also
           righteous
           in
           ordering
           their
           lives
           according
           to
           the
           rule
           of
           the
           word
           ,
           which
           all
           
           Gods
           servants
           sets
           before
           them
           ,
           and
           seek
           to
           live
           according
           thereunto
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           give
           God
           his
           due
           ,
           and
           men
           their
           due
           ;
           and
           thus
           it
           is
           true
           of
           the
           servant
           ▪
           of
           God
           ,
           they
           are
           righteous
           really
           .
           And
           Interpretatively
           they
           are
           so
           ,
           for
           as
           much
           as
           God
           is
           pleased
           to
           accept
           them
           notwithstanding
           their
           weaknesses
           ,
           When
           
             Abraham
          
           was
           to
           offer
           up
           his
           Son
           
             Isacak
             ,
          
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           he
           offered
           his
           son
           ,
           in
           regard
           he
           was
           willing
           to
           do
           it
           ,
           it
           was
           therefore
           Interpretatively
           so
           .
           So
           the
           servants
           of
           God
           in
           as
           much
           as
           they
           are
           lovers
           and
           followers
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           strive
           after
           righteousnesse
           ,
           not
           allowing
           themselves
           in
           any
           wickednesse
           ,
           making
           conscience
           of
           all
           known
           duties
           ,
           so
           that
           God
           accepts
           them
           as
           perfectly
           righteous
           .
        
         
           And
           comparatively
           they
           are
           righteous
           ,
           though
           not
           absolutely
           ,
           yet
           comparatively
           in
           respect
           of
           others
           ,
           as
           it
           's
           said
           of
           those
           Worthies
           St.
           
           Ambross
           speaks
           of
           .
           The
           righteous
           if
           compared
           with
           the
           wicked
           of
           the
           world
           are
           Worthies
           ,
           so
           they
           are
           righteous
           compared
           with
           the
           ungodly
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           foregoing
           Chapter
           vers.
           12.
           the
           Prophet
           speaks
           of
           certain
           Epicures
           and
           others
           ,
           which
           say
           ,
           
             we
             will
             fill
             our selves
             with
             strong
             Drink
             ,
             and
             to
             morrow
             shall
             be
             as
             this
             day
             ,
             and
             much
             more
             aboundant
             .
          
           So
           in
           respect
           of
           sinners
           ,
           the
           servants
           of
           God
           may
           have
           the
           appellation
           of
           righteous
           ,
           and
           not
           righteous
           onely
           ,
           but
           merciful
           men
           ,
           or
           as
           the
           Hebrew
           hath
           it
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           men
           of
           mercy
           :
           which
           may
           admit
           of
           a
           double
           construction
           ,
           whether
           taken
           in
           a
           passive
           or
           active
           sence
           ;
           In
           a
           passive
           sence
           they
           are
           men
           of
           mercy
           :
           or
           as
           the
           Hebrew
           word
           will
           further
           carrie
           it
           men
           of
           good
           
           will
           or
           favour
           ,
           they
           are
           men
           to
           whom
           God
           bears
           a
           singular
           favour
           ,
           an
           especial
           love
           ;
           There
           is
           a
           Philanthropie
           which
           God
           hath
           to
           all
           men
           ,
           and
           though
           he
           hates
           the
           work
           of
           their
           hands
           ,
           yet
           he
           loves
           the
           work
           of
           his
           own
           hands
           :
           but
           God
           here
           speaks
           of
           a
           favour
           and
           good
           will
           ,
           which
           he
           hath
           to
           his
           servants
           ,
           and
           you
           have
           it
           fully
           and
           summarily
           set
           down
           in
           the
           24th
           Psalme
           latter
           end
           ;
           
             The
             Lord
             God
             is
             a
             Sun
             and
             a
             Shield
             ,
             the
             Lord
             will
             give
             grace
             and
             glory
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           And
           according
           to
           this
           construction
           it
           may
           be
           taken
           :
           the
           Prophet
           Isaiah
           speaking
           of
           the
           righteous
           ,
           how
           that
           they
           are
           taken
           away
           by
           men
           of
           crueltie
           ,
           intimates
           though
           they
           are
           hated
           by
           the
           wicked
           ,
           they
           are
           men
           of
           love
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           God
           :
           whilst
           the
           world
           reproches
           and
           reviles
           them
           ,
           yet
           God
           loves
           them
           ,
           though
           they
           perish
           and
           are
           taken
           away
           we
           must
           not
           think
           that
           God
           hates
           them
           ,
           they
           are
           his
           favorites
           .
           Some
           men
           think
           God
           should
           not
           let
           the
           wind
           blow
           upon
           his
           servants
           :
           but
           it
           is
           not
           that
           of
           a
           mother
           ,
           but
           a
           fatherly
           love
           ,
           with
           which
           God
           loves
           his
           children
           ,
           nor
           was
           
             Benjamin
          
           the
           lesse
           beloved
           because
           the
           Cup
           was
           found
           with
           him
           .
           The
           righteous
           they
           are
           still
           men
           of
           mercy
           ,
           yet
           I
           rather
           conceive
           we
           ought
           to
           take
           it
           in
           the
           active
           sence
           ,
           they
           are
           men
           that
           love
           mercy
           and
           shew
           mercy
           ,
           and
           to
           this
           I
           encline
           in
           regard
           of
           that
           paralell
           place
           the
           7.
           
           Micah
           .
           2.
           
           
             The
             good
             man
             is
             perished
             from
             off
             the
             earth
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           So
           here
           men
           of
           mercy
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           men
           that
           are
           practisers
           and
           lovers
           of
           mercy
           .
           Mercy
           is
           a
           condolencie
           of
           others
           misery
           ,
           and
           withall
           an
           endeavour
           to
           deliver
           them
           out
           of
           it
           ,
           so
           that
           there
           is
           both
           pittie
           and
           bountie
           ,
           bowels
           of
           mercy
           and
           
           works
           of
           mercy
           ,
           thus
           a
           righteous
           man
           is
           a
           mercifull
           man
           :
           the
           wise
           man
           joines
           them
           both
           together
           Prov.
           21.
           and
           21.
           
           And
           indeed
           they
           never
           goe
           asunder
           :
           our
           Saviour
           hath
           coupled
           them
           together
           ,
           
             blessed
             are
             they
             that
             hunger
             and
             thirst
             after
             righteousness
             ,
             for
             they
             shall
             be
             filled
             ,
          
           then
           it
           followes
           blessed
           are
           the
           mercifull
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
           The
           righteous
           have
           bowels
           of
           mercy
           ,
           their
           inwards
           are
           troubled
           at
           the
           miserie
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           hence
           their
           heads
           consult
           which
           way
           they
           may
           do
           them
           good
           :
           the
           liberal
           man
           devises
           charritable
           things
           upon
           his
           bed
           ,
           and
           their
           hearts
           ake
           for
           their
           brethren
           ,
           they
           inquire
           how
           ,
           what
           ,
           which
           way
           ,
           to
           do
           them
           good
           ,
           they
           are
           stil
           going
           out
           of
           their
           doores
           in
           mercy
           ,
           their
           eyes
           behold
           which
           way
           they
           may
           do
           acts
           of
           mercy
           ,
           their
           ears
           listen
           to
           their
           complaints
           ,
           and
           their
           hands
           are
           ready
           to
           relieve
           ;
           it
           would
           be
           too
           much
           time
           spent
           to
           let
           you
           see
           how
           this
           spiritual
           River
           overflowes
           ,
           by
           giving
           and
           forgiving
           ,
           by
           vouchsafing
           to
           our
           Brethren
           spiritual
           and
           corporal
           Almes
           ,
           that
           concerne
           their
           souls
           and
           bodies
           ,
           by
           remitting
           all
           those
           injuries
           they
           do
           against
           us
           :
           and
           thus
           it
           is
           true
           ,
           they
           are
           men
           of
           mercy
           as
           for
           the
           wicked
           ,
           Solomon
           saith
           ,
           their
           very
           mercies
           are
           cruel
           ,
           when
           they
           pretend
           mercy
           it
           is
           in
           crueltie
           ,
           nay
           they
           shew
           mercy
           that
           they
           may
           be
           wicked
           ,
           but
           the
           righteous
           he
           shews
           mercy
           even
           to
           his
           beast
           ,
           it
           runnes
           down
           even
           unto
           them
           ,
           and
           hence
           it
           is
           here
           called
           mercifull
           men
           ,
           or
           men
           of
           mercy
           :
           but
           now
           look
           upon
           the
           complaint
           it self
           ,
           and
           that
           sets
           forth
           their
           seeming
           miserable
           condition
           ,
        
         
         
           
             The
             one
             ,
             of
             perishing
             .
          
           
             The
             other
             ,
             of
             taking
             away
             .
          
        
         
           The
           righteous
           perish
           ,
           the
           mercifull
           men
           are
           taken
           away
           :
           the
           first
           of
           these
           is
           very
           strange
           and
           hard
           ,
           especially
           of
           the
           Righteous
           that
           he
           is
           said
           to
           perish
           ;
           Perish
           is
           capable
           of
           various
           acceptations
           .
        
         
           
             
               1.
               
            
             There
             is
             a
             perishing
             that
             neither
             seaZes
             on
             the
             Righteous
             nor
             the
             wicked
             .
          
           
             
               2.
               
            
             There
             is
             a
             perishing
             befalls
             the
             wicked
             and
             not
             the
             good
             .
          
           
             
               3.
               
            
             And
             there
             is
             a
             perishing
             befalls
             both
             the
             godly
             and
             the
             wicked
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           There
           is
           a
           perishing
           that
           befalls
           neither
           the
           Righteous
           nor
           the
           wicked
           :
           a
           perishing
           of
           totall
           destruction
           and
           annihilation
           .
           The
           Psalmist
           saith
           :
           Wicked
           men
           are
           like
           the
           beasts
           that
           perish
           .
           Sensuall
           men
           are
           so
           in
           their
           dispositions
           ,
           but
           not
           in
           their
           natures
           :
           the
           beast
           perishing
           dissolveth
           into
           his
           first
           being
           to
           nothing
           ,
           and
           happy
           were
           it
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           so
           with
           the
           wicked
           ,
           that
           there
           were
           annihilation
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           And
           then
           there
           is
           a
           perishing
           that
           befalls
           the
           wicked
           and
           not
           the
           Righteous
           :
           the
           memory
           of
           the
           wicked
           shall
           not
           ,
           but
           it
           shall
           not
           be
           so
           with
           the
           just
           ;
           No
           dying
           ,
           no
           marrying
           can
           obliterate
           their
           names
           :
           but
           the
           wicked
           ,
           their
           names
           perish
           ,
           &
           which
           is
           worse
           there
           is
           a
           perishing
           in
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           that
           perishing
           which
           is
           opposed
           to
           good
           ,
           to
           Eternall
           good
           ,
           the
           Righteous
           is
           scarcely
           saved
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           almost
           ,
           they
           do
           not
           perish
           hereafter
           ,
           but
           the
           wicked
           perish
           Eternally
           .
           But
           then
           ,
        
         
         
           3.
           
           There
           is
           a
           perishing
           that
           is
           common
           to
           the
           Righteous
           with
           the
           wicked
           :
           will
           you
           know
           what
           it
           is
           ?
           Understand
           it
           either
           of
           the
           miseries
           of
           this
           life
           (
           as
           
             S.
             Paul
          
           saith
           )
           
             if
             I
             perish
             ,
             I
             perish
             .
          
           Whatever
           hazard
           we
           run
           or
           fall
           into
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           termed
           a
           perishing
           ,
           or
           chiefly
           ,
           perishing
           by
           death
           ,
           this
           is
           common
           to
           all
           :
           the
           Prophet
           
             Michael
          
           tels
           us
           
             the
             good
             man
             is
             perished
             out
             of
             the
             Earth
             ;
          
           that
           is
           he
           dies
           :
           when
           he
           perisheth
           it
           is
           a
           Relative
           to
           perishing
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           in
           this
           present
           life
           .
           So
           when
           the
           Righteous
           die
           he
           perisheth
           ,
           therefore
           it
           was
           that
           the
           Prophet
           made
           use
           of
           this
           word
           ,
           to
           let
           them
           see
           what
           the
           wicked
           thought
           ,
           that
           the
           Righteous
           perisheth
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           so
           in
           reallity
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           might
           not
           be
           troubled
           at
           the
           harshness
           of
           the
           phrase
           in
           the
           first
           clause
           .
           Go
           on
           to
           the
           second
           ,
           Taking
           away
           .
           God
           hath
           given
           most
           members
           double
           ;
           two
           hands
           ,
           two
           feet
           ,
           two
           eyes
           ,
           two
           eares
           ,
           that
           if
           one
           faile
           the
           other
           may
           supply
           ,
           &
           so
           the
           spirit
           of
           God
           gives
           two
           phrases
           often
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           that
           if
           the
           one
           be
           obscure
           ,
           the
           other
           may
           make
           it
           plain
           so
           it
           is
           here
           ,
           least
           the
           one
           should
           be
           too
           hard
           ,
           here
           is
           another
           to
           explain
           it
           ,
           when
           he
           saith
           ,
           Perish
           ,
           he
           means
           onely
           taking
           away
           from
           the
           society
           of
           men
           ,
           that
           is
           aIl
           ,
           as
           we
           may
           very
           well
           read
           the
           words
           ,
           the
           mercifull
           men
           are
           gathered
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Hebrew
          
           will
           carry
           it
           ,
           they
           perish
           not
           but
           rather
           are
           gathered
           to
           their
           Fathers
           ,
           as
           that
           expression
           in
           
             Ecclesiastes
             ,
          
           the
           body
           goes
           to
           the
           grave
           ,
           and
           the
           Soul
           to
           heaven
           ,
           or
           to
           him
           that
           gave
           it
           ,
           it
           is
           that
           they
           may
           be
           gathered
           to
           the
           innumerable
           company
           of
           Angels
           ,
           to
           the
           Spirits
           of
           just
           men
           made
           perfect
           ,
           to
           the
           beatificall
           vision
           ;
           all
           this
           is
           
           meant
           in
           this
           one
           expression
           ,
           taking
           away
           .
           And
           the
           Summe
           is
           ,
           the
           Righteous
           ones
           ,
           &
           the
           mercifull
           ones
           were
           taken
           away
           by
           death
           ,
           perished
           from
           the
           earth
           .
           And
           so
           this
           is
           true
           in
           respect
           of
           a
           naturall
           death
           ,
           the
           Righteous
           as
           well
           as
           others
           perish
           ,
           because
           of
           the
           same
           nature
           and
           constitution
           ,
           and
           also
           the
           remainders
           of
           the
           same
           corruptions
           that
           are
           in
           them
           ;
           therefore
           they
           must
           die
           and
           perish
           as
           well
           as
           others
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           the
           Prophet
           aimes
           at
           is
           perishing
           in
           a
           violent
           sense
           ,
           and
           the
           phrase
           taken
           away
           hints
           as
           much
           ,
           
             they
             are
             taken
             away
             and
             cut
             of
          
           (
           as
           '
           it
           s
           spoken
           of
           the
           
             Messias
             )
             from
             the
             land
             of
             the
             living
             .
          
           These
           candles
           do
           not
           go
           out
           of
           themselves
           for
           want
           of
           that
           which
           should
           give
           them
           life
           ,
           but
           are
           blown
           out
           by
           a
           violent
           wind
           ;
           and
           very
           well
           it
           may
           be
           so
           ,
           because
           of
           their
           enemies
           ,
           
             David
          
           saith
           ;
           the
           wicked
           watch
           the
           Righteous
           ,
           and
           why
           do
           they
           watch
           him
           ,
           but
           to
           take
           advantage
           to
           slay
           him
           ,
           and
           this
           many
           times
           befalls
           the
           godly
           ones
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           great
           wisdome
           ,
           even
           that
           the
           glory
           of
           Gods
           power
           may
           appeare
           ,
           his
           power
           in
           sustaining
           and
           upholding
           them
           ,
           when
           by
           death
           he
           brings
           them
           to
           himself
           ,
           especially
           strengthning
           them
           in
           the
           hour
           of
           a
           violent
           death
           ,
           and
           his
           power
           will
           appear
           ,
           in
           
             raising
             of
             their
             vile
             bodies
             ,
          
           that
           shall
           be
           in
           the
           dust
           :
           in
           raising
           them
           ,
           
             when
             their
             vile
             bodies
             shall
             be
             changed
             and
             made
             like
             the
             glorious
             body
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           &
           he
           will
           have
           it
           so
           that
           their
           graces
           may
           appear
           ,
           &
           that
           their
           faith
           may
           be
           more
           eminent
           :
           if
           God
           should
           translate
           them
           as
           he
           did
           
             Eliah
          
           from
           earth
           to
           heaven
           ,
           there
           would
           be
           something
           to
           appear
           of
           glory
           ,
           but
           nothing
           of
           strength
           ,
           and
           therefore
           that
           the
           faith
           
           and
           courage
           of
           his
           servants
           may
           appear
           ,
           he
           thus
           takes
           them
           away
           ,
           and
           chiefly
           that
           they
           may
           be
           conformable
           to
           Christ
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           may
           make
           the
           members
           like
           unto
           the
           head
           ,
           and
           go
           ,
           as
           he
           did
           ,
           by
           a
           violent
           death
           ,
           they
           must
           drink
           of
           the
           brook
           and
           after
           lift
           up
           their
           heads
           ,
           therefore
           this
           is
           a
           just
           complaint
           ,
           
             the
             Righteous
             perish
             ,
             and
             mercifull
             men
             are
             taken
             away
             .
          
           The
           consideration
           of
           this
           may
           serve
           partly
           to
           inform
           ,
           partly
           to
           instruct
           .
           First
           to
           inform
           us
           ,
           That
           there
           is
           another
           world
           ,
           and
           day
           of
           judgement
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           a
           time
           wherein
           God
           will
           put
           a
           difference
           between
           the
           godly
           and
           the
           wicked
           ,
           between
           him
           that
           swears
           ,
           and
           him
           that
           fears
           an
           oath
           ,
           between
           him
           that
           serves
           him
           ,
           and
           him
           that
           rebells
           against
           him
           :
           I
           say
           there
           must
           be
           a
           time
           of
           retribution
           (
           or
           he
           could
           not
           be
           a
           Righteous
           and
           mercifull
           God
           )
           when
           there
           must
           be
           a
           recompence
           to
           godly
           men
           ,
           you
           see
           how
           the
           Righteous
           perish
           as
           well
           as
           the
           wicked
           ,
           you
           see
           the
           same
           lot
           befalls
           the
           one
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           other
           ,
           it
           assures
           us
           therefore
           that
           there
           is
           another
           day
           comming
           ,
           when
           it
           will
           appear
           that
           there
           is
           a
           reward
           to
           the
           godly
           .
        
         
           And
           it
           should
           ,
           secondly
           instruct
           all
           righteous
           ones
           that
           they
           should
           make
           use
           of
           this
           kind
           of
           death
           ,
           for
           the
           glory
           of
           Gods
           name
           ,
           and
           the
           good
           of
           his
           own
           brethren
           .
           How
           should
           all
           of
           us
           
             Magistrates
             ,
             Ministers
          
           and
           
             People
          
           approve
           our selves
           in
           the
           discharge
           of
           our
           duty
           ,
           and
           especially
           
             mercifull
             men
          
           by
           shewing
           mercy
           ,
           multiplying
           mercy
           ,
           when
           the
           
             mercifull
             man
             is
             taken
             away
             ,
          
           then
           all
           is
           taken
           away
           there
           is
           no
           more
           
             work
             ,
          
           nor
           
             almes
             ,
          
           nor
           
             mercy
          
           for
           us
           to
           do
           in
           the
           grave
           where
           we
           are
           a
           going
           .
           
           and
           further
           it
           should
           instruct
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           make
           use
           of
           ,
           and
           make
           much
           of
           the
           
             Righteous
             men
             ,
          
           that
           are
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           us
           ,
           because
           they
           must
           
             perish
          
           and
           
             be
             taken
          
           from
           us
           :
           these
           candles
           must
           go
           out
           ,
           nay
           they
           may
           by
           a
           blustering
           wind
           be
           blown
           out
           ,
           make
           use
           of
           them
           while
           you
           have
           them
           .
           Our
           
             Saviour
          
           bids
           us
           ,
           
             walk
             in
             the
             light
             while
             you
             have
             the
             light
             :
          
           so
           do
           you
           ,
           whilst
           Gods
           righteous
           
             servants
          
           and
           
             Ministers
          
           are
           amongst
           you
           ,
           make
           the
           best
           use
           of
           them
           you
           can
           (
           as
           our
           
             Saviour
          
           said
           ,
           
             Me
             you
             shall
             not
             have
             alwayes
             with
             you
             :
          
           so
           these
           you
           shall
           not
           have
           alwayes
           with
           you
           ,
           therefore
           endeavour
           to
           reap
           all
           the
           
             benefit
             ,
          
           and
           
             profit
          
           from
           them
           you
           can
           .
           Finally
           let
           us
           not
           think
           the
           worse
           of
           them
           because
           they
           are
           
             taken
             away
             ,
          
           we
           are
           ready
           to
           be
           frighted
           ,
           because
           of
           the
           trouble
           that
           befalls
           them
           ,
           but
           let
           us
           remember
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Righteous
          
           whatever
           trouble
           incompasses
           them
           ,
           they
           are
           delivered
           from
           it
           by
           death
           ,
           nay
           that
           
             taking
             away
          
           of
           theirs
           ,
           is
           a
           benefit
           to
           them
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           
             a
             taking
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
             .
          
           And
           that
           leads
           me
           to
           the
           other
           branch
           ,
           which
           mitigateth
           the
           complaint
           in
           the
           close
           of
           the
           verse
           .
        
         
           
             The
             righteous
             are
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
             .
             Taken
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
          
           is
           a
           phrase
           which
           admits
           of
           a
           double
           construction
           ,
           we
           may
           understand
           it
           of
           being
           
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
          
           upon
           themselves
           ,
           they
           are
           taken
           away
           from
           those
           future
           evils
           that
           (
           if
           they
           had
           continued
           longer
           upon
           earth
           ,
           )
           should
           have
           befallen
           them
           ,
           thus
           they
           are
           
             taken
             away
          
           from
        
         
         
           
             Criminall
             evils
             ,
             
               and
            
          
           
             Poenall
             evils
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           From
           
             Criminall
             evils
          
           they
           are
           taken
           away
           ,
           and
           thereby
           prevented
           from
           those
           sins
           ,
           they
           might
           otherwayes
           have
           fallen
           into
           ,
           for
           the
           
             righteous
          
           are
           not
           altogether
           free
           from
           sin
           ,
           while
           herebelow
           ;
           and
           therefore
           it
           is
           that
           they
           are
           delivered
           from
           that
           which
           is
           a
           great
           grief
           unto
           them
           ,
           ever
           to
           sin
           against
           their
           Father
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           From
           Poenall
           evils
           ,
           from
           those
           miseries
           and
           troubles
           that
           do
           befall
           them
           in
           this
           world
           :
           
             Many
             are
             the
             afflictions
             of
             the
             righteous
             ,
             but
             God
             delivers
             them
             out
             of
             all
             :
          
           Pain
           ,
           penurie
           ,
           aches
           ,
           sicknesse
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           and
           when
           the
           
             righteous
             is
             taken
             away
             ,
          
           he
           is
           
             taken
             away
          
           from
           all
           these
           .
           But
           that
           which
           is
           the
           principal
           meaning
           of
           the
           word
           is
           ,
           
             They
             are
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             of
             the
             place
             wherein
             they
             live
             ,
          
           from
           the
           common
           calamitie
           that
           is
           to
           seize
           upon
           the
           people
           :
           therefore
           you
           find
           in
           the
           26.
           
           Isa.
           20.
           where
           the
           Prophet
           saith
           
             Come
             my
             people
             ,
             enter
             thou
             into
             thy
             Chambers
             ,
             and
             shut
             thy
             doors
             about
             thee
             ,
             hide
             thy self
             as
             it
             were
             for
             a
             little
             moment
             untill
             the
             indignation
             be
             overpast
             :
          
           some
           understand
           those
           
             little
             doors
          
           and
           
             moments
             ,
             places
          
           and
           
             Chambers
             ,
          
           to
           be
           meant
           of
           the
           grave
           ,
           yet
           there
           God
           hides
           his
           people
           ,
           he
           puts
           them
           in
           the
           grave
           where
           they
           are
           quiet
           :
           when
           he
           intends
           to
           send
           a
           blustering
           tempest
           ,
           and
           a
           storm
           upon
           the
           earth
           .
           Thus
           God
           prepares
           a
           
             Zoar
          
           for
           
             Lot
          
           when
           he
           brings
           destruction
           upon
           
             Sodom
             ,
          
           and
           an
           
             Ark
          
           for
           
             Noah
             ,
          
           when
           he
           brings
           a
           deluge
           upon
           the
           world
           :
           so
           God
           prepares
           a
           grave
           for
           the
           righteous
           ,
           when
           he
           intends
           to
           bring
           evil
           upon
           
           the
           earth
           :
           but
           this
           is
           not
           alwaies
           so
           ,
           for
           God
           will
           somtimes
           keep
           them
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           trouble
           ,
           he
           sets
           a
           mark
           upon
           their
           forehead
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           9.
           
           Ezek.
           4.
           
           
             And
             the
             Lord
             said
             unto
             him
             ,
             go
             through
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             City
             ,
             through
             the
             midst
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             and
             set
             a
             mark
             upon
             the
             foreheads
             of
             the
             men
             that
             sigh
             &
             that
             cry
             for
             all
             the
             abominations
             that
             be
             done
             in
             the
             midst
             thereof
             .
          
           And
           sometimes
           God
           makes
           them
           sharers
           and
           sufferers
           in
           the
           evils
           ,
           because
           they
           have
           not
           mourned
           for
           the
           sinnes
           of
           the
           
             times
          
           and
           
             places
          
           where
           they
           live
           ;
           therefore
           God
           makes
           them
           partakers
           of
           the
           miserie
           ;
           but
           God
           many
           times
           
             takes
             them
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
             .
          
           Thus
           Josiah
           is
           taken
           away
           from
           the
           evil
           that
           was
           to
           come
           upon
           the
           Jews
           :
           and
           St.
           
           Austin's
           prayers
           were
           heard
           ,
           God
           taking
           him
           away
           before
           
             Hippo
          
           was
           taken
           ,
           whereof
           he
           was
           Bp
           :
           and
           Luther
           was
           taken
           out
           of
           the
           world
           before
           the
           desolation
           came
           that
           fell
           upon
           
             Germany
             :
          
           thus
           is
           Gods
           dealing
           in
           the
           taking
           away
           of
           his
           servants
           ,
           and
           that
           upon
           a
           double
           account
           .
        
         
           
             
               1.
               
            
             In
             regard
             of
             themselves
             .
          
           
             
               2.
               
            
             In
             regard
             of
             others
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           regard
           of
           themselves
           :
           That
           they
           may
           not
           only
           not
           see
           ,
           but
           also
           that
           they
           may
           not
           suffer
           in
           the
           
             evil
             that
             is
             to
             come
             :
          
           and
           this
           is
           the
           very
           reason
           why
           Josiah
           was
           cut
           off
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           not
           see
           that
           general
           devastation
           that
           should
           come
           upon
           his
           native
           Countrie
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           may
           not
           see
           the
           evil
           ,
           he
           hath
           taken
           them
           away
           .
        
         
           2ly
           .
           The
           chief
           account
           why
           he
           takes
           them
           away
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           keep
           of
           the
           evil
           that
           is
           to
           befall
           any
           people
           :
           for
           the
           
             righteous
          
           and
           
             mercifull
             men
          
           are
           
           the
           
             Chariots
          
           &
           
             horsmen
          
           of
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           that
           do
           defend
           the
           places
           where
           they
           live
           ;
           the
           
             Angel
          
           told
           
             Lot
          
           he
           could
           do
           nothing
           against
           the
           Citie
           until
           he
           was
           out
           of
           it
           :
           &
           you
           know
           what
           God
           said
           to
           
             Moses
             ,
             Let
             me
             alone
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           A
           good
           man
           (
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           )
           ties
           Gods
           hands
           that
           he
           cannot
           bring
           evil
           upon
           a
           place
           ,
           one
           righteous
           man
           may
           do
           more
           with
           God
           by
           prayer
           ,
           then
           a
           thousand
           men
           by
           armes
           :
           there
           is
           a
           great
           prevalencie
           in
           the
           prayers
           of
           the
           righteous
           ,
           And
           when
           God
           will
           bring
           evil
           upon
           a
           place
           ,
           he
           first
           takes
           away
           the
           righteous
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           keep
           it
           off
           :
           as
           when
           a
           man
           will
           take
           down
           a
           house
           ,
           he
           first
           takes
           away
           the
           pillars
           and
           supporters
           thereof
           :
           so
           when
           God
           intends
           to
           destroy
           a
           people
           ,
           he
           remooves
           the
           pillars
           that
           support
           them
           ;
           God
           takes
           away
           the
           righteous
           ,
           as
           on
           the
           one
           hand
           they
           may
           not
           see
           ;
           so
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           they
           may
           nor
           prevent
           the
           evils
           he
           intends
           to
           inflict
           .
        
         
           To
           wind
           up
           this
           in
           a
           word
           of
           use
           .
           Look
           on
           the
           one
           hand
           as
           there
           is
           little
           Cause
           for
           the
           wicked
           to
           insult
           over
           the
           righteous
           when
           they
           are
           taken
           away
           ,
           
             (
             Rejoyce
             not
             over
             me
             ,
             O
             mine
             enemy
             )
          
           saith
           the
           Church
           ;
           I
           say
           little
           Cause
           have
           the
           wicked
           to
           rejoyce
           for
           the
           taking
           away
           of
           the
           good
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           a
           sad
           presage
           to
           the
           bad
           .
           The
           
             Righteous
             being
             taken
             away
             ,
             if
             such
             things
             be
             done
             to
             the
             green
             tree
             ,
             what
             shall
             be
             done
             to
             the
             dry
             :
             If
             the
             righteous
             scarcely
             be
             saved
             ,
             where
             shall
             the
             wicked
             appeare
             ;
          
           If
           that
           the
           righteous
           be
           taken
           away
           from
           the
           evil
           to
           come
           ,
           it
           is
           that
           the
           evil
           may
           come
           upon
           a
           place
           :
           it
           is
           an
           undeniable
           consequence
           if
           God
           deal
           severely
           with
           his
           own
           :
           the
           wicked
           must
           exspect
           his
           cup
           to
           be
           filled
           to
           the
           full
           .
           If
           these
           perish
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           those
           
           for
           ever
           :
           therefore
           let
           not
           the
           wicked
           triumph
           ,
           and
           as
           there
           is
           no
           reason
           why
           the
           wicked
           should
           rejoyce
           ,
           so
           no
           cause
           why
           the
           friends
           of
           the
           righteous
           should
           be
           too
           much
           troubled
           when
           they
           perish
           by
           what
           hand
           soever
           ?
           for
           all
           the
           righteous
           servants
           of
           God
           when
           they
           are
           to
           be
           taken
           away
           ,
           say
           to
           us
           (
           as
           our
           
             Saviour
          
           said
           to
           the
           Woman
           ,
           
             weep
             not
             for
             me
             ,
             )
          
           weep
           not
           for
           us
           ,
           weep
           for
           your selves
           ,
           and
           as
           they
           are
           taken
           away
           from
           evil
           ,
           so
           they
           are
           received
           unto
           good
           ;
           they
           are
           taken
           from
           a
           Prison
           to
           be
           seated
           in
           a
           Palace
           ;
           they
           are
           taken
           from
           a
           Wildernesse
           to
           be
           transplanted
           into
           a
           Garden
           ;
           they
           are
           taken
           away
           from
           earth
           and
           carryed
           unto
           Heaven
           ;
           no
           reason
           therfore
           to
           weep
           for
           them
           ,
           but
           for
           your selves
           :
           the
           evil
           to
           come
           cannot
           light
           on
           them
           ;
           but
           on
           us
           ;
           but
           let
           them
           not
           be
           disregarded
           by
           us
           ,
           we
           are
           not
           to
           be
           stupid
           under
           such
           a
           divine
           providence
           ,
           least
           we
           incurre
           the
           sin
           which
           the
           Prophet
           here
           complaines
           of
           :
           and
           so
           I
           come
           to
           the
           complaint
           of
           the
           Prophet
           against
           the
           wicked
           ,
           bewailing
           their
           obstinacie
           ,
           the
           righteous
           perisheth
           and
           no
           man
           layeth
           it
           to
           heart
           :
           &
           mercifull
           men
           are
           taken
           away
           ,
           none
           considering
           that
           the
           righteous
           are
           taken
           away
           from
           the
           evil
           to
           come
           :
           no
           man
           layes
           it
           to
           heart
           ,
           no
           man
           considers
           it
           ;
           the
           phrases
           which
           the
           Prophet
           makes
           use
           of
           ,
           are
           very
           emphatical
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           phrase
           according
           to
           the
           Hebrew
           is
           ,
           
             no
             man
             puts
             it
             upon
             his
             heart
             ;
          
           and
           the
           latter
           ,
           
             no
             man
             doth
             understand
             or
             seriously
             weigh
             ,
          
           or
           dewly
           consider
           :
           so
           that
           one
           phrase
           hath
           reference
           to
           the
           affections
           ,
           the
           other
           to
           the
           judgement
           :
           no
           man
           laies
           it
           to
           heart
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           affect
           it
           ,
           no
           man
           considers
           ,
           it
           so
           as
           to
           understand
           
           it
           ,
           and
           these
           two
           well
           agree
           together
           ,
           and
           the
           one
           infers
           the
           other
           :
           that
           which
           a
           man
           laies
           to
           heart
           ,
           he
           will
           consider
           ,
           if
           the
           heart
           be
           affected
           ,
           the
           understanding
           will
           be
           imployed
           :
           a
           man
           cannot
           but
           revolve
           that
           which
           he
           is
           cut
           and
           strucken
           with
           ;
           by
           considering
           it
           we
           lay
           it
           to
           heart
           :
           
             While
             I
             Muse
             the
             fire
             kindled
             :
          
           there
           is
           an
           affection
           in
           the
           mind
           toward
           the
           object
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           of
           delight
           it
           brings
           joy
           ,
           if
           sadness
           it
           brings
           sorrow
           ,
           and
           these
           two
           phrases
           are
           very
           fruitfull
           exprest
           here
           ,
           
             no
             man
             lays
             it
             to
             heart
             ,
             no
             man
             considers
             it
             ,
          
           And
           observe
           what
           the
           sin
           is
           that
           the
           Prophet
           charges
           with
           ,
           and
           complaines
           against
           :
           it
           was
           not
           a
           sin
           of
           commission
           ,
           no
           ,
           it
           was
           a
           sin
           of
           omission
           ;
           it
           was
           neglect
           of
           duty
           :
           it
           is
           as
           horrid
           impiety
           to
           omit
           what
           God
           commands
           us
           to
           do
           ,
           which
           he
           forbids
           ;
           Remember
           we
           do
           provoke
           God
           as
           much
           by
           omitting
           to
           do
           good
           ,
           as
           by
           doing
           those
           things
           he
           hath
           forbid
           .
           Many
           men
           please
           themselves
           pharasaically
           .
        
         
           When
           the
           sinfull
           neglect
           of
           any
           known
           duty
           ,
           being
           judgement
           ,
           as
           soon
           as
           the
           doing
           of
           a
           known
           sin
           ,
           I
           say
           it
           is
           the
           not
           doing
           of
           our
           known
           duty
           makes
           us
           culpable
           ,
           and
           that
           sin
           here
           charged
           on
           us
           is
           not
           the
           rejoycing
           ,
           and
           triumphing
           when
           the
           godly
           are
           taken
           away
           ,
           but
           the
           not
           laying
           it
           to
           heart
           that
           argues
           a
           man
           to
           be
           in
           the
           depth
           of
           wickedness
           ,
           to
           come
           to
           sit
           in
           the
           seat
           of
           the
           scorners
           ,
           to
           deride
           at
           the
           calamities
           of
           the
           godly
           ,
           and
           make
           their
           tears
           his
           drink
           ,
           and
           their
           ruins
           his
           play
           and
           sport
           ,
           this
           is
           the
           depth
           of
           wickednesse
           when
           men
           rejoyce
           at
           the
           miseries
           and
           ruins
           of
           the
           righteous
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           not
           considering
           ,
           or
           laying
           to
           heart
           the
           miseries
           of
           the
           servants
           
           of
           God
           that
           is
           here
           onely
           meant
           ,
           though
           you
           will
           find
           that
           a
           great
           sin
           ,
           the
           not
           laying
           to
           heart
           their
           being
           taken
           away
           .
           One
           would
           think
           it
           but
           a
           a
           small
           thing
           ,
           but
           you
           will
           find
           it
           a
           great
           sin
           ,
           not
           to
           lay
           it
           to
           heart
           when
           the
           rightous
           are
           taken
           away
           .
           For
           1.
           take
           notice
           it
           is
           the
           perishing
           of
           the
           righteous
           .
           
             When
             any
             man
             dies
             ,
             the
             living
             will
             lay
             it
             to
             heart
             ,
          
           saith
           
             Salomon
             :
          
           And
           shall
           not
           the
           living
           lay
           it
           to
           heart
           ,
           when
           not
           an
           ordinary
           man
           but
           a
           good
           man
           ,
           one
           of
           the
           Prophets
           of
           God
           and
           those
           righteous
           ,
           mercifull
           and
           eminent
           ones
           are
           taken
           away
           .
           Shall
           such
           stars
           fall
           from
           the
           firmement
           ,
           and
           no
           eyes
           behold
           it
           ?
           no
           heart
           consider
           it
           ?
           Put
           those
           altogether
           ,
           it
           was
           the
           righteous
           that
           is
           perishing
           :
           and
           besides
           ,
           when
           we
           consider
           ,
           it
           was
           not
           an
           ordinary
           but
           a
           violent
           death
           .
           When
           a
           good
           man
           dies
           naturally
           ,
           the
           living
           will
           lay
           it
           to
           heart
           ,
           much
           more
           when
           cut
           of
           ,
           when
           he
           might
           have
           lived
           longer
           :
           and
           then
           consider
           all
           oportunities
           of
           doing
           good
           is
           taken
           away
           ,
           and
           when
           not
           an
           ordinary
           person
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           by
           an
           ordinary
           death
           ,
           perishing
           ,
           and
           more
           then
           so
           ,
           
             taken
             away
             ,
          
           and
           when
           this
           
             perishing
             and
             taking
             away
             of
             the
             righteous
          
           was
           a
           prediction
           that
           concerned
           themselves
           of
           their
           ruin
           ,
           their
           judgements
           ,
           was
           at
           hand
           ,
           and
           ready
           to
           overtake
           and
           overthrow
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           not
           to
           consider
           it
           :
           &
           adde
           to
           this
           that
           this
           shall
           be
           so
           ,
           and
           that
           there
           should
           not
           be
           a
           man
           to
           consider
           it
           ,
           not
           as
           if
           there
           was
           none
           at
           all
           ;
           there
           were
           some
           though
           ,
           the
           number
           be
           but
           very
           small
           that
           did
           bemoan
           and
           lay
           this
           thing
           to
           heart
           ,
           yet
           it
           is
           usuall
           in
           Scripture
           to
           expresse
           where
           there
           is
           but
           a
           few
           ,
           as
           if
           there
           was
           none
           at
           all
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           53
           
             Psal.
          
           3.
           
           5
           
           
             Ierem.
          
           15.
           
           Because
           there
           is
           but
           a
           very
           few
           ,
           therefore
           it
           is
           expressed
           as
           if
           there
           were
           
             none
             at
             all
             :
          
           there
           was
           but
           a
           few
           zealous
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           multitude
           and
           generally
           it
           they
           did
           not
           consider
           that
           the
           
             Righteous
             perish
             ,
          
           and
           they
           did
           
             not
             lay
             it
             to
             heart
             ,
             the
             mercifull
             men
             are
             tak●n
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
             .
          
           I
           say
           these
           things
           being
           put
           together
           you
           will
           find
           it
           was
           noe
           small
           sin
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Prophet
           hath
           noe
           little
           reason
           to
           complain
           ,
           that
           they
           did
           not
           lay
           it
           to
           heart
           ,
           if
           you
           consider
           it
           in
           reference
           ,
        
         
           
             
               1.
               
            
             Vnto
             God
             .
          
           
             
               2.
               
            
             Vnto
             them
             .
          
           
             
               3.
               
            
             To
             our selves
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           reference
           unto
           God
           ;
           this
           was
           a
           great
           work
           ,
           and
           aspeciall
           work
           of
           Gods
           provience
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           pleased
           to
           suffer
           his
           righteous
           ones
           to
           
             p●rish
             ,
             and
             be
             taken
             away
             .
          
           It
           is
           a
           very
           great
           sin
           not
           to
           observe
           Gods
           dealing
           ;
           they
           are
           equally
           bad
           ,
           when
           Gods
           word
           sounds
           in
           our
           eares
           ,
           his
           works
           appears
           in
           our
           eyes
           ,
           and
           neither
           is
           regarded
           by
           us
           .
           As
           the
           Psalmist
           complains
           in
           the
           26
           
             Psalm
             .
          
           This
           is
           great
           impiety
           that
           God
           should
           passe
           by
           us
           in
           a
           speciall
           providence
           ,
           and
           we
           not
           take
           notice
           thereof
           :
           if
           not
           a
           sparrow
           fall
           to
           the
           ground
           without
           his
           knowledge
           ,
           nor
           a
           hair
           of
           our
           heads
           fall
           to
           the
           ground
           ,
           much
           lesse
           our
           heads
           ,
           they
           cannot
           perish
           but
           by
           a
           speciall
           providence
           :
           and
           they
           should
           be
           taken
           notice
           of
           when
           God
           intends
           to
           take
           them
           from
           us
           ;
           and
           as
           it
           impiery
           against
           God
           ,
           so
           likewise
           it
           is
           a
           sin
           against
           them
           ,
           it
           argues
           that
           as
           we
           want
           piety
           ,
           so
           pity
           ,
           as
           purity
           ,
           so
           bowels
           ,
           when
           those
           that
           are
           our
           Fellow-members
           ,
        
         
         
           Righteous
           ones
           especially
           :
           nay
           when
           in
           a
           higher
           ,
           rank
           then
           our selves
           ,
           Ministers
           or
           others
           are
           in
           misery
           ,
           and
           we
           are
           not
           troubled
           at
           their
           sufferings
           ,
           this
           argues
           we
           want
           much
           pity
           :
           they
           are
           but
           glasse
           eyes
           that
           weep
           not
           for
           such
           a
           losse
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           but
           a
           woodden
           leg
           that
           is
           not
           sensible
           ,
           what
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           members
           endures
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           it
           is
           a
           sin
           against
           them
           ,
           so
           likewayes
           it
           is
           an
           evil
           against
           our selves
           ,
           it
           argues
           a
           stupid
           mind
           ,
           a
           secure
           heart
           ,
           and
           an
           obdurate
           spirit
           that
           is
           not
           moved
           with
           such
           providentiall
           dispensations
           against
           us
           ,
           especially
           when
           it
           presages
           judgement
           and
           misery
           to
           come
           upon
           a
           people
           ,
           and
           yet
           it
           should
           not
           work
           upon
           us
           .
           All
           this
           considered
           you
           will
           find
           it
           was
           a
           just
           matter
           of
           complaint
           ,
           which
           the
           Prophet
           takes
           up
           ,
           
             the
             righteous
             perish
             ,
             and
             no
             man
             layes
             it
             heart
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           I
           beseech
           you
           in
           the
           fear
           of
           God
           ,
           let
           us
           learn
           to
           practise
           the
           contrary
           ,
           and
           to
           lay
           to
           heart
           the
           miseries
           ,
           distresses
           ,
           and
           perishings
           of
           the
           servants
           of
           God
           ;
           but
           especially
           when
           they
           die
           by
           a
           violent
           death
           ,
           the
           Sun
           daily
           shines
           and
           noe
           man
           regards
           it
           ,
           but
           when
           once
           it
           is
           in
           an
           Eclipse
           ,
           then
           every
           eye
           will
           be
           upon
           it
           ,
           neither
           do
           men
           mind
           the
           high
           mountains
           when
           standing
           ,
           but
           if
           it
           chance
           to
           fall
           then
           every
           eye
           consider
           it
           ,
           and
           shall
           we
           not
           take
           notice
           of
           the
           Eclipses
           of
           Gods
           faithfull
           servants
           ,
           and
           so
           lay
           them
           to
           heart
           by
           remembring
           to
           register
           the
           deeds
           of
           Gods
           faithfull
           servants
           .
           How
           ,
           and
           when
           taken
           away
           ,
           and
           withall
           bemoaning
           ,
           and
           bewailing
           both
           the
           miseries
           they
           suffer
           ,
           and
           the
           Calamities
           we
           are
           like
           to
           suffer
           ,
           by
           reason
           they
           are
           
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
             ,
          
           
           and
           by
           imitating
           their
           vertues
           following
           their
           graces
           ,
           setting
           before
           us
           their
           exemplary
           lives
           ,
           and
           treading
           in
           their
           steps
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           prepare
           for
           dying
           ,
           for
           suffering
           ,
           in
           the
           like
           or
           any
           other
           kind
           ,
           that
           death
           may
           not
           find
           us
           unprovided
           :
           and
           if
           we
           do
           live
           to
           prepare
           for
           the
           evil
           to
           come
           ,
           judgement
           is
           at
           hand
           .
           Let
           us
           be
           making
           our
           peace
           with
           God
           by
           repenting
           of
           our
           own
           ,
           and
           the
           sins
           of
           the
           land
           ,
           that
           when
           the
           evil
           comes
           it
           may
           not
           come
           upon
           us
           unprepared
           ,
           and
           though
           we
           be
           taken
           away
           ,
           we
           may
           be
           but
           taken
           to
           the
           fruition
           of
           Glory
           and
           happinesse
           ;
           and
           that
           I
           may
           not
           be
           guilty
           of
           this
           sin
           ,
           I
           here
           declaime
           against
           it
           .
           I
           dare
           not
           but
           stir
           up
           my self
           and
           you
           ,
           sadly
           and
           veriously
           stir
           up
           you
           and
           me
           to
           lay
           to
           heart
           this
           mercifull
           man
           of
           God
           ,
           this
           righteous
           man
           that
           hath
           been
           lately
           taken
           from
           us
           ,
           I
           hope
           none
           will
           envy
           his
           Character
           :
           if
           we
           look
           no
           further
           then
           his
           death
           ,
           it
           was
           a
           violent
           death
           ,
           but
           as
           for
           the
           cause
           of
           his
           death
           it
           concernes
           not
           me
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           referred
           to
           that
           great
           day
           ,
           the
           day
           of
           judgement
           ,
           I
           hope
           without
           offence
           to
           any
           here
           ,
           I
           may
           look
           to
           the
           manner
           of
           his
           death
           ,
           the
           righteous
           are
           said
           to
           be
           bold
           as
           a
           
             Lyon
             ,
          
           and
           hath
           hopes
           in
           his
           death
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           this
           but
           the
           serene
           consequence
           of
           a
           well
           led
           life
           ,
           that
           made
           him
           meekly
           bold
           ,
           and
           humbly
           confident
           ,
           and
           chearful
           at
           his
           dissolution
           :
           of
           all
           acts
           of
           mercies
           none
           is
           greater
           then
           that
           of
           forgiving
           enemies
           ,
           which
           that
           he
           did
           ,
           witnesse
           those
           lines
           ,
           those
           excellent
           lines
           read
           at
           his
           interrment
           ,
           or
           those
           gracious
           charitable
           words
           ,
           and
           prayers
           he
           uttered
           upon
           the
           
             Scaffold
             ,
          
           which
           proclaims
           him
           a
           man
           full
           of
           grace
           &
           mercy
           ,
           
           I
           want
           time
           ,
           and
           tongue
           to
           go
           over
           his
           life
           ;
           and
           al
           that
           knew
           him
           will
           acknowledge
           this
           ,
           that
           the
           whole
           course
           of
           his
           life
           was
           a
           constellation
           of
           graces
           and
           vertues
           ,
           both
           as
           he
           was
           a
           Christian
           ,
           and
           as
           he
           was
           a
           Minister
           .
           
             This
             righteous
             man
             is
             now
             perished
             ,
             this
             mercifull
             man
             is
             now
             taken
             away
             .
          
           But
           I
           trust
           nay
           I
           have
           some
           measure
           ,
           of
           confidence
           he
           is
           but
           perished
           from
           the
           earth
           ,
           taken
           from
           us
           and
           removed
           to
           a
           better
           habitation
           ,
           to
           enjoy
           a
           safer
           ,
           a
           more
           Glorious
           life
           :
           and
           I
           hope
           though
           he
           be
           out
           of
           sight
           ,
           yet
           he
           is
           not
           out
           of
           mind
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           be
           forgotten
           ,
           especially
           by
           you
           among
           whom
           he
           hath
           been
           a
           faithfull
           ,
           and
           painfull
           Laborour
           ,
           he
           having
           spent
           his
           time
           ,
           strength
           ,
           and
           labour
           for
           your
           Souls
           good
           ,
           therefore
           do
           you
           lay
           his
           death
           to
           heart
           .
           Remember
           how
           often
           ▪
           you
           have
           behold
           him
           from
           his
           sacred
           Oratory
           How
           often
           you
           have
           heard
           him
           dropping
           ,
           nay
           overflowing
           with
           faithfull
           reproofes
           ,
           sweet
           comforts
           ,
           wholesome
           admonitious
           :
           Remember
           all
           those
           savery
           instructions
           you
           have
           heard
           from
           him
           ,
           remember
           and
           practice
           them
           ,
           that
           will
           be
           the
           best
           way
           to
           lay
           to
           heart
           the
           losse
           of
           this
           viagilant
           and
           faithfull
           Minister
           ,
           and
           lay
           to
           heart
           your
           own
           barrenesse
           ,
           and
           unfruitfullnesse
           that
           hath
           provoked
           God
           to
           deprive
           ,
           and
           Rob
           you
           of
           such
           a
           Iewell
           ,
           lay
           it
           to
           heart
           ,
           that
           you
           have
           been
           no
           more
           bettered
           ,
           and
           mended
           by
           those
           saving
           Doctrines
           ;
           and
           not
           onely
           you
           ,
           but
           all
           of
           us
           lay
           it
           to
           heart
           ,
           this
           and
           all
           others
           of
           Gods
           servants
           that
           have
           been
           taken
           from
           this
           City
           ,
           not
           many
           years
           ago
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           sad
           persage
           ,
           that
           the
           ruine
           thereof
           is
           at
           hand
           ,
           if
           a
           timely
           repentance
           and
           amendment
           
           of
           life
           prevent
           not
           ;
           which
           is
           the
           end
           of
           our
           discourse
           ,
           that
           all
           of
           us
           may
           be
           brought
           to
           a
           serious
           repentance
           ,
           as
           to
           lay
           to
           heart
           
             the
             perishing
             and
             taking
             away
             of
             the
             Righteous
             ones
             ,
          
           so
           not
           to
           murmur
           ,
           and
           repine
           at
           those
           that
           have
           been
           the
           instruments
           of
           our
           losse
           ,
           but
           to
           repent
           of
           our
           sins
           with
           grief
           and
           sorrow
           ,
           as
           the
           cause
           thereof
           by
           contempt
           of
           the
           word
           and
           Sacraments
           ,
           having
           used
           all
           means
           to
           provoke
           God
           to
           take
           them
           from
           us
           .
           Let
           us
           for
           the
           time
           to
           come
           ,
           so
           repent
           ,
           that
           if
           it
           be
           possible
           Gods
           wrath
           may
           be
           appeased
           ,
           his
           judgements
           diverted
           ,
           and
           those
           faithfull
           ones
           that
           are
           yet
           among
           us
           ,
           may
           be
           continued
           ,
           and
           that
           more
           faithfull
           messengers
           may
           be
           sent
           into
           his
           harvest
           ,
           which
           God
           of
           his
           mercy
           grant
           ,
           AMEN
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .