Mr. Richard Baxter's Funeral Sermon. At another time he fa id, That he fom'ld great comfort a11dJweetmji iN repea.til~{[. the rrords of the ifird's Pra)'er, a11d WtH (orry that fome good people rvere prej11diced agai11ji the ufo ofit; for tl1ere were all mce.J!ar;• Petitiom feN' Soul a11dBody COJJtai11'd i11 i t . f Atothertimes he e;,ave excellent Cmmfel to young Min ifters that vHited him, tmd carncjlly p1·ayed to God to blcfs their Labours, twd make them very Jucc~{sfit! i" Converting ma111 Souls to Chrifi: And exprefs'd great Joy in the hopes that God would do a great deal of good by them; and that they were of moderate peaeefull Spirits. He did often pray that God wodd be mercifdl to this miferable difiraaedWorld: and that he wou ld preferve his Church a11d !11terejl iu it. tl~i~-IN:~i:!:1.~ ;1r~~~~:~~d} ~~v~e:~;:t:~~~;:;~;~::;eJ?,: :h7cfiJ ~=Ja:;:Ji!:?J;,~'t:;~ tie e,ood Being ask'd whether he had alter'd his Mind in Controverfial Points, be faid, Thofe t hat plcafe may k11ow my Mind in my Writing.;: and what he had do11e Wt1S not for hk ow1t Reputation, but the GloryofGod. ~ I went to him with a very worthy Friend, Mr. Mat her of New-England, the day before he died, and fpeaking fome comforting Words to him, he repli ed, I have pa;n, there if no arg11ing aga.iujlSenfe1 but I have peace, I have peace. I told him you are ~a~~ :t~~~/X;ler:0 I~~r:p ~dg~~=~~~t ];~o~,jli~~ ;;~wB~;~;,J~e;~;;Lo:J;;.;;~~;gy~~ Life. He exprert a great willingnefs to dye, and during his Sicknefs, when the Queflion wasask'd, how he did, his reply was, almojl well. Hts Joy wa~mort remarkable, when in his own apprehenfions Death was nearert: and his Spiritual Jay at length was confmnmate in Eternal Joy. Thus lived and dyed that bleifed Saint. I have without any artificial FiCtion of . ~;~~~~~ ~~v~~:a~~~~~e~f~~ A~~~su~l~~~~ort~} l~i~rF~~~~tt~~~ 1h;:~)~~~~ ~~~f~ fed Reward in Heaven, and has left a precious Remembrance on the Earth. Now bleifed-be the gracious God, that he was pleafed to prolong the Life of his Servant, fo ufeful and beneficial to the World to a full Age : that he has brought l1im flowly and fafely to Heaven. ! .{hall conclude this Account with my own deliberate Wifl1 : May I live the fhort remainder of my Life, as entirely to the Glory of God, as he lived; and when I !hall come to the Period of my Life, may I dye in the fame bleifed Peaee wherein he died ; may 1 be with him in theKingdom ofLight and Love for ever. POSTSCRIPT. T Sh. all annex two Paifages declaratory, the one of his Humility, the other of his Excellent Abilities. He had fuch an Abhorrence of himfelf for his Sins, that he faid to a Minifrer, I can more Mftly believe, that God will forgive me, than I can forgive "'! felf The other was, being in the Pulpit to preach, he found that he had forgot to put his Notes into his Bible : he pray'd to GOd for his Aflirtance, and took the ~~~m~~xlo~l~a~e0~~;;;~ :~J1gr~~~~~J~ ~;,~~f,:1~r~*l;~~da~~ tl~r~W.'d ~~~x~~l~~; come down, he enqu ir'd of a Miniller prefent, whether he had not tir'd him, who replyed, No; but with feveral others declar'd they were exceedingly fatisfied with his Difeourfe ; he faid, It w.s 11ecejfary to have a Body ofDivinity in ones Head, A
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