A funeral sermon preach'd at the internment of Mr. Samuel Stephens for some time employ'd in the work of the ministry, in this city : who departed life the fifth of January, 1693/4 in the twenty eighth year of his age / by Edmund Calamy.
there being nothing that more promotes the Amendment of our Lives, than the serious Consideration and Improvement of the Departure of Others, who are snatch'd away by Death, both on our Right-hand and Left, leaving us behind, who Our Selves also must shortly follow.
there being nothing that more promotes the Amendment of our Lives, than the serious Consideration and Improvement of the Departure of Others, who Are snatched away by Death, both on our Right-hand and Left, leaving us behind, who Our Selves also must shortly follow.
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Who that will give way to Consideration, but must hereupon be provok'd to take up some such Resolution as this? By the help of God, henceforward, whatever I neglect, I'll mind my main Concern;
Who that will give Way to Consideration, but must hereupon be provoked to take up Some such Resolution as this? By the help of God, henceforward, whatever I neglect, I'll mind my main Concern;
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and summon me to Judgment? 'Tis the engaging us to make and keep such a Resolution as this, which (humbly imploring Divine Assistance) I at present aim at:
and summon me to Judgement? It's the engaging us to make and keep such a Resolution as this, which (humbly imploring Divine Assistance) I At present aim At:
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WHich are the Words of our Blessed Saviour, ordinarily taken as spoken by him with reference to Himself, discovering his steady Purpose of managing that great Concern for which he came into the World with the utmost Speed and Diligence;
WHich Are the Words of our Blessed Saviour, ordinarily taken as spoken by him with Referente to Himself, discovering his steady Purpose of managing that great Concern for which he Come into the World with the utmost Speed and Diligence;
as well as in other Respects,) I think I have sufficient Ground, in that, according to one of the most valuable Copies of the New Testament this day in the World, this Passage should be thus render'd, We must work the Works of him that sent us.
as well as in other Respects,) I think I have sufficient Ground, in that, according to one of the most valuable Copies of the New Testament this day in the World, this Passage should be thus rendered, We must work the Works of him that sent us.
And indeed, a transient Animadversion of the Circumstances of this Verse, will suffice to satisfie us, that it hath nothing in it peculiar to our Saviour;
And indeed, a Transient Animadversion of the circumstances of this Verse, will suffice to satisfy us, that it hath nothing in it peculiar to our Saviour;
but that he took a convenient Occasion to make his Followers sensible how much they were concern'd, according to their different Capacities, to do the Work that God had set them, in the Time that he had given them, which is short,
but that he took a convenient Occasion to make his Followers sensible how much they were concerned, according to their different Capacities, to do the Work that God had Set them, in the Time that he had given them, which is short,
but shall only endeavour to be a plain Echo of that Providence which is the sad Occasion of our present Concourse, in laying before you, in distinct Propositions, the several Truths which these Words contain;
but shall only endeavour to be a plain Echo of that Providence which is the sad Occasion of our present Concourse, in laying before you, in distinct Propositions, the several Truths which these Words contain;
who though he did not immediately create us out of Nothing, yet order'd dispos'd and actuated those Natural Causes by whose Concurrence we were form'd.
who though he did not immediately create us out of Nothing, yet ordered disposed and actuated those Natural Causes by whose Concurrence we were formed.
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One would wonder how any that have the least spark of Reason, should ever let it enter into their Thoughts, that so Noble a Being as Man should be the Workmanship of fortuitous Chance,
One would wonder how any that have the least spark of Reason, should ever let it enter into their Thoughts, that so Noble a Being as Man should be the Workmanship of fortuitous Chance,
as we may see, Psal. 139. 14, 15, 16. 'Twas He that brought us out of our first strait Confinement, into so large and noble an Habitation as that of this Visible World, Psal. 71. 6. 'Tis on Him that we subsist all the time that we are here,
as we may see, Psalm 139. 14, 15, 16. 'Twas He that brought us out of our First strait Confinement, into so large and noble an Habitation as that of this Visible World, Psalm 71. 6. It's on Him that we subsist all the time that we Are Here,
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And need I go to prove this to you? Do we not see all the Creatures, in their several Ranks, according to their Capacities, at work about us? Do we not find that we have Active Natures, Noble Powers, Large Capacities,
And need I go to prove this to you? Do we not see all the Creatures, in their several Ranks, according to their Capacities, At work about us? Do we not find that we have Active Nature's, Noble Powers, Large Capacities,
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and Boundless Cravings? And can we then think that we were design'd to be Idle? Should we indeed look into most Mens Lives, we should be apt to think either that we have nothing at all,
and Boundless Cravings? And can we then think that we were designed to be Idle? Should we indeed look into most Men's Lives, we should be apt to think either that we have nothing At all,
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I doubt not but there are some Hundreds and Thousands to be found, who never spent one half Hour, in all their Lives, in deliberate Thoughtfulness about the Work for which they were made, and sent into the World.
I doubt not but there Are Some Hundreds and Thousands to be found, who never spent one half Hour, in all their Lives, in deliberate Thoughtfulness about the Work for which they were made, and sent into the World.
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and weary himself in heaping together a few Bags of perishing Dust? to hunt for Honour and Credit, Esteem and Applause among his Fellow-Creatures, together with whom he himself must shortly pass off this earthly Stage,
and weary himself in heaping together a few Bags of perishing Dust? to hunt for Honour and Credit, Esteem and Applause among his Fellow-Creatures, together with whom he himself must shortly pass off this earthly Stage,
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so as to be quite forgotten? Can any One, I say, that will give himself leave to think, imagine this to be Work fit for so Noble a Creature as Man to be sent into this World for? And yet of how great a Part of Mankind, in all Ages, hath this been the sole Employment! Oh, for God's sake! let us be wiser:
so as to be quite forgotten? Can any One, I say, that will give himself leave to think, imagine this to be Work fit for so Noble a Creature as Man to be sent into this World for? And yet of how great a Part of Mankind, in all Ages, hath this been the sole Employment! O, for God's sake! let us be Wiser:
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We are sent into this World to be prepar'd, qualify'd, dispos'd and fitted for the noble and refin'd Enjoyments of another State, for which we are design'd;
We Are sent into this World to be prepared, qualified, disposed and fitted for the noble and refined Enjoyments of Another State, for which we Are designed;
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but among them all, there's none more Awful, Sacred and Tremendious, than the Ministerial Employment ; and none lie under a greater necessity of Diligence, Care and Industry;
but among them all, there's none more Awful, Sacred and Tremendous, than the Ministerial Employment; and none lie under a greater necessity of Diligence, Care and Industry;
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As to the Eternal State of Dying Infants, if that be farther enquired, into, we can say no more than this, That those of them who sprang from truly Pious Parents, are reckon'd as a Part of their Parents;
As to the Eternal State of Dying Infants, if that be farther inquired, into, we can say no more than this, That those of them who sprang from truly Pious Parents, Are reckoned as a Part of their Parents;
and therefore their Parents right acquitting themselves in the Work that God set them, is available for their Good ▪ But as for those of them whose Parents are Irreligious, who have not done the Work for which God sent them into the World, the Scriptures give us no Account;
and Therefore their Parents right acquitting themselves in the Work that God Set them, is available for their Good ▪ But as for those of them whose Parents Are Irreligious, who have not done the Work for which God sent them into the World, the Scriptures give us no Account;
when our Day, if prolong'd to the utmost Period, is so exceeding short? If we'll but look into Scripture, we shall see things brought in as Emblems of it, that are the most short, brittle and fading, that the whole Creation can furnish.
when our Day, if prolonged to the utmost Period, is so exceeding short? If we'll but look into Scripture, we shall see things brought in as Emblems of it, that Are the most short, brittle and fading, that the Whole Creation can furnish.
And can there be any thing more evident than this? when so many Thousands of unforeseen Casualties, Disorders or Distempers may put an end to it? Let's look abroad into the World,
And can there be any thing more evident than this? when so many Thousands of unforeseen Casualties, Disorders or Distempers may put an end to it? Let's look abroad into the World,
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Who then can tell at what Age his Day may end? at what time his Sun may set? I need look no further for a sensible Conviction of this, than the Corps before us;
Who then can tell At what Age his Day may end? At what time his Sun may Set? I need look no further for a sensible Conviction of this, than the Corpse before us;
In the Sixth and Last place, though that be Uncertain, this is most Certain, That a Night will, sooner or later, overtake us all, in which no Work can be done,
In the Sixth and Last place, though that be Uncertain, this is most Certain, That a Night will, sooner or later, overtake us all, in which no Work can be done,
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that but who almost lookt into our Lives could believe us when we say so? Should we every one of us set our selves down seriously to examine what we have done of the work that we were sent into the world for (to do which would be a great instance of our wisdom), what a poor account should we bring in!
that but who almost looked into our Lives could believe us when we say so? Should we every one of us Set our selves down seriously to examine what we have done of the work that we were sent into the world for (to doe which would be a great instance of our Wisdom), what a poor account should we bring in!
as 'twere by halves? How little proportion doth our Diligence, and Industry, and Activity in it, bear to the momentousness and greatness of it, to the assistances we have,
as 'twere by halves? How little proportion does our Diligence, and Industry, and Activity in it, bear to the momentousness and greatness of it, to the assistances we have,
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and the uncertainty we are at? And shall we then refuse to think these things over again in our Secret Retirements? and endeavour, by consideration, to drive them home into our Souls, till all the Powers we have, are awakened to the earnest doing of the Work of him that sent us,
and the uncertainty we Are At? And shall we then refuse to think these things over again in our Secret Retirements? and endeavour, by consideration, to drive them home into our Souls, till all the Powers we have, Are awakened to the earnest doing of the Work of him that sent us,
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Oh, let none of us who think not our selves too young to live, or too young to die, think our selves too young to do that work for which we were sent into the world.
O, let none of us who think not our selves too young to live, or too young to die, think our selves too young to do that work for which we were sent into the world.
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Let's resolve with holy Job, that we'll wait all the days of our appointed time, till our change come, Job 14. 14. Let's not be so foolish as to hear of others Deaths, without reflecting on our own:
Let's resolve with holy Job, that we'll wait all the days of our appointed time, till our change come, Job 14. 14. Let's not be so foolish as to hear of Others Death's, without reflecting on our own:
To accompany others to their graves, without thinking that we must shortly follow them. Let's Live in the day time as those that have night in their view.
To accompany Others to their graves, without thinking that we must shortly follow them. Let's Live in the day time as those that have night in their view.
When the labouring Countreyman sees the night approaching, he'l put to all his strength, and vigorously endeavour to finish his undertaken work ere the sun go down: Let us do so too;
When the labouring Countryman sees the night approaching, He'll put to all his strength, and vigorously endeavour to finish his undertaken work ere the sun go down: Let us do so too;
How dismal a thing will it be at the close of our Lives to find just cause for this Reflection, that we have liv'd in vain, without doing that for which God sent us hither!
How dismal a thing will it be At the close of our Lives to find just cause for this Reflection, that we have lived in vain, without doing that for which God sent us hither!
if we mind not the Work for which he sent us? If we can find time now for every thing else but to mind our main Concern, how shall we dare to look God in the Face another day? How can we think we stand before his Bar, to give an account for all our Power and Capacity, Time and Opportunity of Working ;
if we mind not the Work for which he sent us? If we can find time now for every thing Else but to mind our main Concern, how shall we Dare to look God in the Face Another day? How can we think we stand before his Bar, to give an account for all our Power and Capacity, Time and Opportunity of Working;
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for our Calls, Admonitions and warnings to apply our selves to our work, for all our allurements and enticements, Helps and assistances to work? Oh how shall we then stand speechless if now we remain idle!
for our Calls, Admonitions and Warnings to apply our selves to our work, for all our allurements and enticements, Helps and assistances to work? O how shall we then stand speechless if now we remain idle!
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Oh then if we love our selves, if we desire to be Happy, Let us by doing the work of him that sent us while the day lasts, prepare for that night which approaches, in which no work can be done,
O then if we love our selves, if we desire to be Happy, Let us by doing the work of him that sent us while the day lasts, prepare for that night which Approaches, in which no work can be done,
And now that I may follow this present Stroke of Providence, whither it seems more particularly to direct its Voice, give me leave to address my self to you, my Brethren, of the Younger Sort, whom God is pleased to call to publick Work in his Vineyard.
And now that I may follow this present Stroke of Providence, whither it seems more particularly to Direct its Voice, give me leave to address my self to you, my Brothers, of the Younger Sort, whom God is pleased to call to public Work in his Vineyard.
'Tis enough, I profess seriously, to make our hearts to ake, and our Knees to tremble, to set our selves solemnly to think upon it. 'Tis difficult work:
It's enough, I profess seriously, to make our hearts to ache, and our Knees to tremble, to Set our selves solemnly to think upon it. It's difficult work:
and peaceable, and gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of good fruits, without partiality and without Hypocrisy, in the Age we live in, in which the wisdom of the world so much prevails,
and peaceable, and gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of good fruits, without partiality and without Hypocrisy, in the Age we live in, in which the Wisdom of the world so much prevails,
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And what shall we then do? What shall we do to stem that Tide of Atheism and Irreligion, that hath overflown us? What shall we do in opposition to the Scepticism by which we find so many unravell'd and undone? What shall we do to recover the Power of Godliness, of which our Fathers tell us so much,
And what shall we then do? What shall we do to stem that Tide of Atheism and Irreligion, that hath overflown us? What shall we do in opposition to the Scepticism by which we find so many unraveled and undone? What shall we do to recover the Power of Godliness, of which our Father's tell us so much,
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tho we can see so little, it being almost lost? What shall we do to root out those Prejudices which have so long been rivetted in many peoples minds? What shall we do to pacific those angry Heats,
though we can see so little, it being almost lost? What shall we do to root out those Prejudices which have so long been riveted in many peoples minds? What shall we do to pacific those angry Heats,
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and stop those raging Contentions vvhich have continued so long, till they have almost eat out the Spirit and Life of Religion? What shall we do to revive True, Generous, Catholick Christianity? Our Difficulties seem rather to grow than diminish: And shall we not then, out of a sense of the great opposition we shall meet with on all sides, take great care to qualifie, dispose and fit our selves for the Great Work that will lie upon us, by treasuring up of Knowledge daily, laying aside of Prejudices our selves,
and stop those raging Contentions which have continued so long, till they have almost eat out the Spirit and Life of Religion? What shall we do to revive True, Generous, Catholic Christianity? Our Difficulties seem rather to grow than diminish: And shall we not then, out of a sense of the great opposition we shall meet with on all sides, take great care to qualify, dispose and fit our selves for the Great Work that will lie upon us, by treasuring up of Knowledge daily, laying aside of Prejudices our selves,
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and taking up nothing but upon good Grounds, by studying the things that make for Peace on all hands, by arming our selves vvith resolution to go through good report and bad report, to be above Smiles and Frowns ;
and taking up nothing but upon good Grounds, by studying the things that make for Peace on all hands, by arming our selves with resolution to go through good report and bad report, to be above Smiles and Frowns;
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and we must be beholden to our surviving Friends to do that last Office for us which we are now going to do for the Relicks of our Deceas•d Brother, Mr. SAMVEL STEPHENS.
and we must be beholden to our surviving Friends to do that last Office for us which we Are now going to do for the Relics of our Deceas•d Brother, Mr. SAMUEL STEPHEN'S.
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As for his Family, ' tvvas Noble and Honourable in Heavens Bla•••ry, it having been successively employed in the Work of the Ministry ever since the Reformation, his immediate Father only excepted;
As for his Family, ' it Noble and Honourable in Heavens Bla•••ry, it having been successively employed in the Work of the Ministry ever since the Reformation, his immediate Father only excepted;
and had as Good Advantages all along, for the acquiring the needful Accomplishments for it, as this Land vvould afford to those under our Discouragements.
and had as Good Advantages all along, for the acquiring the needful Accomplishments for it, as this Land would afford to those under our Discouragements.
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And I could tell you of a Worthy Divine, to whom he to his dying day, us'd for the most part to read his Notes, before he'd Venture with Them into the Pulpit. His Spirit hath many a Time been so over-awed by a sense of the Sacredness of the Work he was engaged in, that he hath been afraid to persist in it,
And I could tell you of a Worthy Divine, to whom he to his dying day, used for the most part to read his Notes, before He'd Venture with Them into the Pulpit. His Spirit hath many a Time been so overawed by a sense of the Sacredness of the Work he was engaged in, that he hath been afraid to persist in it,
and one thing that tended to make his Life uneasie, was his great Scrupulosity, and fear of offending God in the smallest matters, where others could apprehend no danger.
and one thing that tended to make his Life uneasy, was his great Scrupulosity, and Fear of offending God in the Smallest matters, where Others could apprehend no danger.
But in this he was on the safest side, tho the most uncomfortable. But he had the happiness to be able to conceal his inward Trouble from the Observation of the World, by a free, pleasant and cheerful Conversation, by which he avoided discouraging others, of which he was fearful. I look upon him to have had as much of True Generosity in his Natural Temper, as most I know.
But in this he was on the Safest side, though the most uncomfortable. But he had the happiness to be able to conceal his inward Trouble from the Observation of the World, by a free, pleasant and cheerful Conversation, by which he avoided discouraging Others, of which he was fearful. I look upon him to have had as much of True Generosity in his Natural Temper, as most I know.
Having been for some years employ'd occasionally in the Preaching Work of the Ministry, it so pleased God, that a Mortal Distemper seiz'd him, which depriv'd the Church of an useful Servant,
Having been for Some Years employed occasionally in the Preaching Work of the Ministry, it so pleased God, that a Mortal Distemper seized him, which deprived the Church of an useful Servant,
and put off their great work to a Dying Bed, from this Instance, and others of the like nature, often to be met with, to see their folly, and grow wise.
and put off their great work to a Dying Bed, from this Instance, and Others of the like nature, often to be met with, to see their folly, and grow wise.
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who then, in his Wits, would put off the Great Work he was sent into the World for, to such a Time? And yet this may be the case of any one of us. Our Eternal State may be irrevocably fixt even before we die,
who then, in his Wits, would put off the Great Work he was sent into the World for, to such a Time? And yet this may be the case of any one of us. Our Eternal State may be irrevocably fixed even before we die,
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After that his Natural Strength (which was very great ) had for some days grappled with a malignant Fever, he was forc'd to yield, a Rent was made, his Soul took its flight, and left his Body lifeless, in the Eight and Twentieth Year of his Age.
After that his Natural Strength (which was very great) had for Some days grappled with a malignant Fever, he was forced to yield, a Rend was made, his Soul took its flight, and left his Body Lifeless, in the Eight and Twentieth Year of his Age.
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