THIS Psalm may be called a Description of a Citizen of Sion, of one that God will admit unto all the Priviledges of his Sanctuary here, and reward with eternal Happiness hereafter. For whosoever so or­ders his Conversation in this World, as to live and die a true Member of the Church of God, shall never fall, shall never be moved, but shall stand in the Congrega­tion of the righteous for ever: Or, though [Page 2]in some sense, he fall by Death, yet shall he rise again by a glorious Resurrection; tho' he be moved, yet it is but from one Church to another, from the Church Mi­litant to the Church Triumphant.

In the Words we have a most impor­tant Question proposed by the Prophet David to God himself; Lord, who shall a­bide in thy Tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy Hill? and God presently returns an Answer, as it were, by a voice out of the Clouds; He that walketh uprightly, and worketh Righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his Heart: These being the chief distinguishing Marks of a true Israelite; for whatever Particulars are contained in the following part of this Psalm, may be reduced to these general Heads, of Integrity, Justice, and Truth.

Here therefore we see what are the prin­cipal and substantial things that God re­quires to fit us for his Communion, and so make us capable of the peculiar Bles­sings of his Covenant and Promise, viz. such Moral Duties, as evidence the Truth and Simplicity of our Hearts, and declare [Page 3]the Uprightness of our Conversation with Men; for by these he measures the since­rity of all those who come to worship him.

Nothing was more liable to the abuses of Hypocrisie, than the Ceremonial or Tabernacle Service of the Jews, (which is proportionably true of all other outward Worship whatever) and therefore God tries the Truth of their most solemn Acts of Worship, by their Conformity to the plainest Duties of Human Society: For what does the Lord require of thee, saies the Prophet Micha, Mich. 6.8. but to do justly, and to love Mercy, and to walk hum­bly with thy God? And St. Paul in his E­pistle to the Romans, tells them, Chap. 14.17, 18. that the Kingdom of God consists in Righteousness, Peace, and Joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

'Tis not my Business at present to en­large upon any Point of Divinity, but on­ly to declare what are the Qualifications which the Prophet David here gives of his true Citizen of Sion, and then to consider [Page 4]how near a Resemblance, the Life of the Honourable Person, whose Funeral Rites we are now performing, had to the Descrip­tion laid down in this Psalm: So that when we shall find Him to have maintain'd a great Integrity, Righteousness, and Truth, through the whole Course of his days, and also to have been a constant and devout Worshipper of God in his holy Tabernacle, we may have good Christian Hope, and Comfort, and Confidence to conclude, that he is now praising and glorifying the Al­mighty in a more excellent manner in the New Jerusalem.

• I. Therefore I shall endeavour to make it evident, that in the main Actions of his Life, He duly practis'd the great Moral and Political Duties laid down in this Psalm, both as a private Person, and as a publick Magistrate.
• II. That, as in Conformity to the Rules of this Psalm, He was rightly qualified to abide in the holy Tabernacle, so accord­ingly he liv'd and dy'd a devout Worshipper of God. And therefore,
• [Page 5]III. We have reason to conclude, that his Soul is now at rest upon the spiritual Sion, the holy Mount of God.

I. I shall endeavour to make it evident, That in the main Actions of his Life, He duly practis'd the great Moral and Political Duties laid down in this Psalm, both as a private Person, and as a publick Magi­strate.

But before I proceed to his Character, it may be worth our Observation to consider what a proper Place and Esteem the Pro­phet David has given these Vertues of Ho­nesty, Justice, and Truth, by making them the chief Ingredients whenever he describes a truly pious Man: So that let the Distur­bers of Peace and Truth, contend never so earnestly about Opinions, Speculations, and outward ways of Worship, Men are no further religious, than they are honest and just: Our practising the Duties of the second Table, being the best Evidence that we can give of our right Observation of the Duties of the first; as may be unde­niably [Page 6]manifested through the whole Cur­rent of the Old and New Testament; par­ticularly, through all the account of the Lives of the Patriarchs, through the ancient Book of Job, the Psalms of David, the Proverbs of Solomon, the Sermons of the Prophets, the Expositions, Parables, and Discourses of our Saviour, and the Rules and Precepts of the Apostles: And they who forsake these plain, and numerous, and divine Testimonies of what was al­ways esteemed pure and sincere Religion, and undertake to dress it up in new No­tions of their own, as they best suit with their private Passions, Fancies, and world­ly Interests, may make Mankind either ig­norant Worshippers of they know not what, or phantastically zealous they know not why; but will never perswade People to be truly humble, charitable, and sub­stantially Good; or imprint upon their Minds an awful and just Reverence of the Eternal and Incomprehensible Godhead. Now the Honourable Person, whose bodily Remains are here before us, was one who [Page 7]shew'd the Truth of his Religion, by the Honesty and Justice of his Life; and de­clar'd his Faith in God, by his Fidelity to Man. He never took up a Reproach a­gainst his Neighbour, or a Reward against the Innocent, or admitted of any unlaw­ful Gain; but was true to all his Covenants and Contracts, faithfully kept his Oath of Allegiance, and would still have done so, tho' it had been to his temporal Hindrance.

All you who are now present, can ful­ly testifie his exceeding Worth in all the Variety of his Capacities and Employ­ments, both private and publick.

You who are of the Nobility, Gentry, and his worthy Relations, can witness the high Generosity of his Soul, the Greatness and Constancy of his Friendships, the Love, the Honour, and the Sincerity of all his Cor­respondencies.

You can witness, (for many of You were Partners with Him in all his eminent Sta­tions, and deserve your Commendations too) You can witness how assiduous and punctual He was in all the Important [Page 8]Trusts that were committed to Him, whe­ther in the August Assembly of the Parlia­ment, his honourable Commands in the Militia, or his Justitiary Affairs upon the Bench. How highly Loyal He was ever to His King, and yet a studious Preserver of the ancient Priviledges of his Countrey; but yet no such turbulent Lover of his Countrey, as any ways to undermine the just Prerogatives of the Crown. How firm and resolute He always was for upholding the established Church of England, and yet not Factious against the right Succession. How vast an Empire he had obtained in the Affections of the People by his Affa­bility, his Hospitality, and his repeated Acts of Kindness; and yet how innocent­ly, how justly, and how loyally He ma­naged so dangerous a Power. That large­ly extended Popularity in which he always liv'd, and which would have made perhaps another man vainly giddy, or seditious, made him more thoughtful, and more sted­dy to the Crown. For he could not but consider what peculiar Obligations He had [Page 9]to be faithful to the Government, since so great a Multitude of all sorts had com­mitted themselves to his charge, and own'd Him for their Oracle in Civil Wisdom. Therefore He guided them in all humble Submission to their Sovereign, and inspir'd them with that Allegiance, which He con­stantly practis'd himself; which he practis'd with the same Sincerity, with the same Conscience of his Oath to God, as well as to Man, under all Accidents and Circum­stances, through all Variations and Chan­ges; for no Sufferings could terrifie Him, no Prosperity could soften him out of his Duty; no publick Discontents could sowre Him, no private Friendships could byass Him: But lo! He has now concluded the Male-Line of his Loyal Ancestors with untainted Ho­nour; and may all his collateral Posterity both imitate and inherit the Glory of this his Character! And may all You, who were his Noble Friends and Acquaintance, main­tain the same illustrious, as well as truly Christian Vertue, to the end of your days; whatever difficulties arise, whatever tem­poral Losses You undergo; for otherwise [Page 10] You will blast the Reputation of the Church of England, You will forfeit the Protection of the Divine Providence, and lose the fairest Opportunity that this Nation ever had of glorifying God, by a meek perse­verance in Obedience and Truth. And as You are Christians, you must acknowledge, that the Gospel is not upheld by Wilful­ness, but by Humility, and by Patience.

They who are of the Clergy, can testifie what Regard he always paid to that Order, how gladly he receiv'd their Visits, many times return'd them, and never seem'd more satisfy'd than when his Table was fill'd with their Society. He was not afraid of their Learning, their Prudence, and their Observations, but could throughly relish their wisest Discourses, and match their accutest Sayings.

A Reverend and a Virtuous Divine was no tedious Burden to him, no Censure on his Manners, no Comedy to his Servants, and no Jest among his Family: No, I am sure, whoever of them brought any Esteem along with them to his House, never went [Page 11]away with it any ways diminish'd, but rather increas'd with the Additions of a due Respect.

He well knew the sad Degeneracy of this Age, with what Contempt and Scorn the Men of that Function are many times treated by those, who envy their Subsistence, and hate their Vertues; who having re­nounc'd their Allegiance to God, are con­tinually offering Violence to his Embassa­dors, and being conscious to themselves, that they have justly deserv'd an Excom­munication for the notorious lewdness of their Lives, cannot but expect an Anathe­ma from every Church-man that they meet, and therefore treat them as their greatest Enemies.

These horrible Impieties he knew were too much in fashion among the Great, in whom Civility and common Manners are usually accounted the lowest of their Qua­lifications, and therefore he endeavour'd to set them a better Example, for he had ne­ver any thing to do with the Throne of Wickedness, or with the Chair of the Scor­ners: [Page 12]He never put those Faces to Confu­sion, that were made tender by Modesty and Retirement; he never cast a Cloud of Infamy and Reproach upon the Beauty of Holiness; but he always rejoyc'd to ex­press his Reverence of God, and his Af­fection to Religion, by his proportionable Respects to the Clergy; he lov'd to be a Partaker of the Tranquility, the Wisdom, the innocent and meek Conversation, the Joy and Gladness of the Righteous, and to be held a Companion of all those, who with an unparalell'd, John 15.14, 15. but yet unenvy'd Title, are call'd the Friends of Christ.

Thus he fully answer'd that part of the Character of a Citizen of Sion, laid down in this Psalm, where it is said of him, That in his Eyes a vile Person is contemned, v. 4. but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. Indeed his Civility embrac'd all men, though his Judgment knew well how to distinguish: To contemn any one, was not in his Nature, though it sometimes happen'd to be his Duty, especially as a Magistrate. But the vile Persons that he contemn'd, were [Page 13]not the poor and destitute, those he re­liev'd: They were not those of a mean or common Parentage, for such he many times enobled with his Invitations and cour­teous Notice; neither were they those, whose Vices were private, or known only by common rumour, or long since com­mitted; for as to such things he was not hasty to judge any, but left them to God, and their own Consciences, despising none as Publicans, because he could not tell what Saints Repentance might one day make them. But the vile Persons that he con­temn'd, were more especially the busie Di­sturbers of Church and State, either by open Rebellion, secret Conspiracy, or li­bellous Pamphlets: And likewise among the vile Persons, he could not but reckon all such (though otherwise never so high in Quality) who scoff'd at Religion, and despis'd the Clergy; because so profligate a Demeanour towards sacred things and persons, was an Argument to him of the worst of Tempers that was incident to human Nature, as denoting both the highest [Page 14]pitch of Prophaneness, and the lowest Dregs of Sensuality.

But our good Citizen of Sion made much of them that feared the Lord, defended them from the Insolence of those that would oppress them, render'd them Awe­ful to their Flocks and Charges, teaching them new measures of Reverence by his own Demeanour, making them ready and chear­ful to render their whole Dues, when they saw him, who was so strict an Observer of Judgment, Mercy and Truth, to be so exact and punctual in the payment of all his Tythes.

He had no Fortunes to make, no pro­digally wasted Patrimony to repair by Fraud and Sacriledge, but what was wanting to the ancient Demesns of his worthy Family, was nobly lost by their faithful adherence to the Church and Crown, and therefore never to be re-built upon their Ruines: Yet notwith­standing all the loss it underwent in the ci­vil Wars, it still remain'd an ample, and a thriving Estate under the Discretion and Liberality of its Owner; it had no Canker [Page 15]in it, no unjust Titles to moulder it away, no Curse of the Needy upon it, but was alway blessed with the good Providence of God, the Prayers of the Clergy, and of the Poor. And thus shall every Man be blessed that maketh much of them that fear the Lord. They that love God's Ministers, shall be beloved of God; they shall dwell in plenty all their days, descend with Ho­nour unto their Graves, and their Memo­ries shall be dear and sacred, as long as Learning, and Wisdom, and Piety shall remain.

They who are of the Commonalty can sufficiently witness the Condescentions of his Kindness, the easie Familiarity of his Converse, the readiness of his Favours, and the uprightness of his Magistracy; how he us'd his Authority chiefly to reconcile the minds of those that were offended with each other, to cool their Passions, to lessen their Differences, to recommend the Bene­fits of Peace and Amity, to declare the ill Consequences of Enmity and Revenge, and by threatning the Rigour of the Laws, to [Page 16]keep them from the punishments of them.

How often have fierce and contending Adversaries forgot their Malice in his pre­sence, and been asham'd to prosecute their Neighbours before him, who always was so kind to his? He was every way so compleatly fitted for his Justitiary Jmploy­ment, by his Wisdom, his Equity, and his Reputation, that there were few but were ready to stand to whatever he propos'd: They were fully possess'd with an admi­ration of his person, and his worth; they knew how inflexible he was in Honesty and Truth, and repair'd to him, rather as an Arbitrator, than as a Magistrate; and accordingly he manag'd their Controver­sies, as a true Lover of his Countrey, and an equal Guardian of Peace and Concord; he often serv'd the true ends of Government more by advising as a Friend, than by giving out Orders as a Justice, and com­pos'd more Differences by the good hu­mour of a Gentleman, than by the seve­rity of a Magistrate.

You can witness how he spent his time and his Estate continually in the Coun­trey, and scarce ever went to London, but to attend in the Parliaments, and there to promote your Interest; how he preferr'd his Habitation here, before all the Splendor and Diversions of the City; and how he valued the plain and downright Affection of honest and industrious Farmers, before the finest Professions of Flattery and Court­ship; you cannot but remember with what chearfulness of Looks, and heartiness of Lan­guage, he receiv'd you to his Table, which you always found loaded with such sub­stantial Provisions, as having serv'd the Parlour, afterwards feasted the Hall, and plentifully reliev'd the Poor at his Gates.

When his House was fill'd (as it often was) with promiscuous Guests, how ob­ligingly would he accommodate himself to Persons of all degrees and ranks; salute the Gentry with compleat Address; give such respect unto the Clergy, as should in­vite others to pay the same; talk friendly and facetiously with the middle sort of Peo­ple, [Page 18]kindly and affably with the Lowest: Nay, he would oftentimes give Life and Countenance to the meanest Guests, by par­ticular Applications, and the repeated Te­stimonies of their Welcome.

Those who were his Tenants, can witness how far he was from being a hard Landlord, or requiring more than his Ground would yield; how favourably he consider'd all Casualties, how desirous he was of their honest Profit, what Pleasure he took in seeing them prosper and thrive! so that we may be assur'd, Job 31.38. that his Land will never cry against him, nor the Furrows thereof com­plain.

His Servants know what a gracious Ma­ster they have lost, in whose Service they found no harshness of Commands, and no Indulgence unto Vice: To retain unto him, was not Licentiousness, but Discipline and good Manners; neither was it Slavery, but Preferment; and accordingly they per­form'd their Duty more from Love, than from Fear.

Some he educated and provided for, with the tenderness of a Father, some he apprentis'd out to profitable and honest Callings; he rewarded all that any ways deserv'd, and there were few but did de­serve; for he took care to instill both Civi­lity and Religion into them, and to let them know, that he was most offended, when they neglected their Duty to God: He ne­ver affected much Appearance or Splendor in his Retinue; but the only Pomp in which he seem'd to be most delighted, was in walking constantly to the House of God, before a numerous and well-order'd Fa­mily.

And now, Beloved, you may think perhaps that I have finish'd his Character by these several Appeals, which I have made to those who fully understood his multiply'd Worth; but yet there are greater things behind for my self to witness, which will shew him to have been a devout Worshipper of God; and that these sundry Instances of his Integrity, Righteousness, and Truth, which I have already given, were but either so [Page 20]many preparatory Qualifications to, or de­monstrative Evidences of, the Reality of his Devotions: For without some Degree of these, Men are not fit for the solemn Wor­ship of God; and without an Improvement in these, their Worship is but Mockery and Prophaneness: To be Honest, Just, and Faithful, or, what is all one, to be without Guile, is perhaps the safest Description of a good Christian, that the New Testament affords us; our Saviour gave it of Natha­niel, when he call'd him an Israelite indeed, John 1.47. Nay, it is given of our blessed Saviour himself, 1 Pet. 2.22. Who did no Sin, neither was Guile found in his Mouth. And Rev. 14.5. it is there affirm'd of those who are represented as the highest Order of Saints in the Resurrection, that in their Mouth was found no Guile. Without this sure and standing Evidence of the Simplicity of the Heart, we may be at strange Uncer­tainties about our judging and defining what is true Religion and Vertue; for Ex­perience has assur'd us, that Men may have such odd Apprehensions of the Divinity [Page 21]they worship, as may root out all their Remains of Moral Honesty; and things may arrive to that desperate Pass, that some Mens Piety shall be nothing but an Extasie about God, and the Ranckness of Self-love under the sacred name of Zeal.

Having, therefore, attested the Integrity, Righteousness, and Truth of this Great Ex­emplar before us, and finding him so well qualify'd, according to the Method of the Psalmist, to be a Worshipper of God, I shall in the

Second place consider how he behav'd himself in that spiritual Priviledge and Station.

He was admirably compos'd by the sincerity of his Temper, and the seriousness of his Affections, for the solemn Worship of God; he seem'd to me to have an extra­ordinary sense of the Majesty of God up­on his Mind, a deep and unaffected Hu­mility in all his Thoughts, and religious Actions; and such a grateful Experience of the Mercies of God, as was always ready to overflow into Praises and Thanksgivings. [Page 22]And this Reverential Habit of his Soul, be­ing a due mixture of Fear, and Love, and holy Admiration, was owing, next to the Grace of God, to that strict, and truly Christian Education, which he receiv'd from the Care of his wise and vertuous Parents; for it was then, that he imbib'd those early and lasting Impressions of the Aweful­ness of Religion, which he kept inviolate in the University, and in the Countrey, which he carried with him from his Youth to his Grave, through all the Hypocrisie of the Usurpation, and through all the Prophane­ness since. Nothing was more odious to him, than sporting with sacred Things; not, that he wanted a Talent to have fur­nish'd out the Wit, but he had a devout Nature that abhorr'd the Crime. No Man was more facetious than he, when it was seasonable and innocent, but then God and and the holy Scriptures were never any of his Subjects: He was never known to use any manner of Jesting to the Prejudice or Reproach of his Neighbour, and we may be sure he was much more tender of the Ho­nour of his God.

He was so far from entertaining any pee­vish Exceptions against the excellent Liturgy of our Church, that he could never sufficient­ly admire the Purity, the Spirit, the Holi­ness, the Divine Plainness, and the compre­hensive Wisdom of our publick Prayers: He frequented them, and lov'd them, because he truly relish'd them; he truly relish'd them, because he came prepar'd unto them, by the private Devotions of his Clo­set, which he likewise sustain'd and che­rish'd by his duly reading, and meditating on the appointed Psalms and Chapters for every Morning and Evening throughout the Year.

His grave and examplary Behaviour in this place, always shew'd what an intire Affection he bare to the whole Service of the Church; for by his humble Gestures, his devout and audible Responses, and his exact Conformity to all the outward De­cency prescrib'd, he was, in a manner, a li­ving Rubrick to the whole Congregation; and by his continual and hearty Amens to [Page 24]every Prayer, he animated the Devotions of all that were present

He was not one who expected Curiosities from the Pulpit, or that the common Chri­stians, or those of an ordinary Understand­ding should be neglected, to supply Dain­ties for his Ear: For though he was a Judge of the Purity of Eloquence, the choice­ness of Expression, the clearness of Me­thod, the strength of an Argument, the depth of sound Divinity, and the height of an affectionate Piety; yet he was a Fa­vourer of the plainest, and most inartifi­cial Instructions: Nay, he did not disdain (as many Great Persons do) to be a con­stant Auditor of the repeated Rudiments of Christianity, and the most familiar Ca­techizing of the Children; for he well knew, that those Fundamental Articles were the important Truths on which our Sal­vation does depend; and that however a sufficient Knowledge of them, may be soon acquir'd, even by the meanest, humble, and willing Disciple of Christ, yet they [Page 25]contain'd such boundless Treasures of Di­vine Sense and Meaning, as might exercise the vastest parts, and continually inrich the most improved Mind.

He was a strict Observer of the Lent for three days in a Week: He constantly re­ceiv'd the Holy Sacrament at the three great Festivals of the Year, and sometimes oft­ner; and before every receiving, he usual­ly injoyn'd himself three or four days of strict Preparation, and sometimes more.

The last Sacrament I gave him, which was on Christmas-day in his Chamber, it was some scruple upon him, that he had not prepar'd himself more solemnly, accord­ing to his wonted Method: But when I told him, that I did not doubt, but his extream Pains, and his commendable Pa­tience under them, had supply'd the De­sign of his former Self-denials, and had wrought him into an humble and heavenly Temper; He resign'd himself to my Inti­mations, and receiv'd his Viaticum, his spi­ritual Strength, upon His weak and trem­bling [Page 26]Knees. During all His Illness, till he kept his Bed, he would not hearken to those that propos'd to him any other Posture in his Prayers; and in the latter part of his Weakness, he was pray'd for in many of the neighbouring Churches, in the Cathe­dral of Winchester, and in the Chappel of his Diocesan.

Thus he was a true Son of the Church of England, follow'd all Her Rites and U­sages, pay'd a strict Obedience to all Her Directions; mourn'd when she suffer'd, rejoyc'd when she flourish'd, pray'd fervent­ly, and acted vigorously for Her Prospe­rity, cherish'd, respected, reverenc'd all Orders of Men within Her; was intimate with a long Succession of Her most eminent Prelates and Pastors; was greatly honour'd, and intirely lov'd by most of the Reve­rend Fathers that now adorn her, and protect her, by their Learning, their Pru­dence, their Fortitude, and their Piety. He was so well grounded a Member of the Church of England, that I am fully per­swaded, [Page 27]no Art or Cunning, no Allure­ments, no Terrors, no Losses, could e­ver have mov'd him from the two main Pillars of his constant Profession and Pra­ctice, viz. his Duty to the Church, and his Loyalty to the King; but upon all Oc­casions, as formerly, so still, he would have bravely serv'd his Prince to the ut­most Extent of what is lawful; and had there been more than this requir'd, he would have humbly and mildly suffered for the Testimony of a good Consci­ence.

After a continued Enjoyment of his Health for threescore and four years, God was pleased to exercise him with a severe Sickness, above two years since; from which in some time he recovered, though perhaps never to the Strength and Consistency of his former State, yet to a greater Watchfulness over all his Actions, and I am perswaded, to a much further Advancement in his spiritual and ever­lasting Affairs.

About four Months since, he was sur­prised with an unusual Swelling in the Neck, which at first was not apprehend­ed to be of much Consequence; but the extraordinary Concern of his most Affe­ctionate Lady, would not permit her to entertain the like Thoughts; she was rest­less between Love and Care, and her Breast was filled with melancholy and aloding Fears; the longer it continued, the more confirm'd she was, that there was still some lurking Malignity in it, not yet discovered; and the Event shew'd, that she was not mistaken; for after most acute and lingring Pains, through the pungency of the Humour inclos'd, and the Causticks that were apply'd, (all which he underwent with wonderful Pa­tience and Resignation, never murmuring or repining, but often lifting up his Hands and Eyes in silent Prayer) it came at last to a cancerous Ulcer, through which the whole substance of his Body was drein'd, notwithstanding all the Assi­stance [Page 29]of able Physicians, all the Skill and Ac­curacy of Expert Surgeons. But though he gradually decayed, and was by many given over, yet still no possible means were left unattempted (through the un­wearied Industry and Sollicitude, the wise, the tender, and the honourable Care of his afflicted and sorrowful Lady) either for his present Ease and Support, or for his future Recovery; nothing was left un­attempted, till the Evening before he died; and then, having a clear Prospect of his approaching End, he told those about him, that he would take nothing more, took his last Farewel of his Dear Wife, prayed God to bless her, and compos'd himself for another Life; and the next day, being Sunday, between four and five in the Afternoon, without any Convul­sions, or any Pangs of Death, he calmly resign'd his Breath, and fell asleep in the Lord. And this he did in the midst of the Commendatory Prayers and Ejaculations of those who were about him, joyn­ing [Page 30]with his own Minister then present, who, notwithstanding his unsought-for A­vocation, had the Opportunity of atten­ding his noble and beloved Patron, the last six Weeks of his Illness; passionately inter­ceding for the acceptance of his Faith and Repentance, through the alone Merits of Christ our Saviour; and at the Point of his Departure, humbly presenting his Spirit unto God.

III. And now lastly, what remains, but to comfort one another, that through the Mercies and Forgivenesses of our most Gracious God (who delights to magnifie himself in the Salvation of Mankind) our Noble Friend, and Dearest Brother, is now in the Possession of that State of Happiness, which the Souls of humble Penitents receive after this Life; that He is now joyning in the Hallilujahs of that Church, which is seated above all the Storms and Confusions of this World; where Truth and Holiness have no Disguises, and where Religion rai­ses no Contentions, but those of Praise and [Page 31] Love. There let us leave his Soul at rest, and commit his Body to the Earth, till the Resurrection of the Just; and in the mean time, whilst we have Health and Op­portunity, let Us also endeavour to be emi­nent in Integrity, Righteousness, and Fidelity, in speaking of the Truth, and in doing good; let us maintain the same Loyalty that he practised, pay our constant Attendance on the same publick Worship that he fre­quented, and die in the same Faith, in which he died: Then we also shall one day rest with him upon the same Spiritual Sion, the holy Mount of God.

Which God of his infinite Mercy grant, through the alone Merits of Christ Jesus. Amen.