420 LIVES OF THE PURITANS. to praise God for the worthy author's godly and painful labours." His WORK 1. The Bruised Reed, 16314-2. The Saints Safety in evil Times, 1633.-3. The ChurchesVisitation, 1634.-4. The Poun- tain Sealed, 1637.-5. Divine Meditations and Holy Contemplations, 1638.-6. Emanuel God with Us, 1638.-7. Light fromHeaven, 1638. -8. Spiritual jubilee, 1638.-9. Yea and Amen ; or, Precious Pro- mises and Privileges, 1638.-10. The Spiritual Man'S Aim, and the Christian's Portion and Charter, 1638.-11. The Returnine ' Back- slider, 1639.-12. The Hidden Life, 1639.-13. Beams of Divine Light, 1639.-14. The Excellence of the Gospel above the Law, 1639.-15. Christ's Exaltation, 1639.-16. Evangelical Sacrifices, 1640.-17. Union betwixt Christ and hisChurch, 1641.-18. ACom- mentary onPhilippians, chap. iii., 1647.-19. The GloriousFeast of the Gospel, 1650.-20. A Commentary on 2 Corinthians, chap. i., 1655.-21. An Exposition of 2 Corinthians, chap. iv., 1656.-22. The Soul's Conflict, 1658.-23. The Saints' Cordial, 1658.-24. Christ's Conference with Mary.-25. The Key of Heaven ; or, the Lord's Prayer opened.-26. Sermons of Canticles, chap. v. Jolla AVERY was a puritan minister of great piety, but driven from his native country by the persecution of Archbishop Laud ; when, in the year 1634, he fled to New England. Upon his arrival, he settled for a short time at Newbury ; but, receiving an invitation to Marble-Head, he determined upon a removal to that place. Having embarked in a small vessel, together with Mr. Anthony Thacker, another worthy minister,there arose a most tremen- dous storm, by which the vessel struck against a rock and was dashed to pieces. The whole company, consisting of twenty-three persons, got upon the rock, but were suc- cessively washed off and drowned, except Mr. Thacker and his wife. Mr. Thacker and Mr. Avery held each other by the hand a long time, resolving to die together, till by a tremendous wave, the latter was washed away and drowned. The moment before this happened, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, saying, " We know not what the pleasure of God may be. I fear we have been too unmind- ful of former deliverances. Lord, I cannot challenge a Clark's Lives, p. 144. + This is :a book well known, having passed through numerous editions. Mr. Baxter informs us; that he, in a great measure, owed his conversion to his reading this book. This circumstance alone ' observes Mr. Granger, would have rendered the name of Sibbs memorable.-Sylvester's Lilo of Baster, part i. p. 4.-Granger's Biog. Hist. vol. ii. p. 176. ,
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