I30WI, ES. 467 Newcoxnen wereappointed to preach before bothhouses and the assembly, and both sermons were ordered to be pub- lished. Mr. Bowles's sermon is entitled, " Zeale for God's House Quickened ; or, A Sermon preached before the Assembly of Lords, Commons, and Divines, at their solemn Fast, July7, 1643, inAbbey Church, Westminster : express- ing the Eminency of Zeale required in Church-Reformers," 1643. Mr. Bowles was author of a- work entitled, " le Pastore Evangelico," 1649. Dr. Calamy denominates this an excellent book. It was published by his son, and dedi- cated to the Earl of Manchester. He adds, that it was " book not suffered to creep out in the time of the rampant episcopacy, not for any evil there is in it, but because some men do not care to be put upon too much work.* Though Mr. Bowles survived the restoration naany years, he does not appear either to have conformed or to have been ejected ; but, on account of his great age, and for several other reasons, there is the strongest probability to suppose that he gave over preaching about the year 1659 or 1660.-P He calmly resigned his soul into the hands ofhis dear Redeemer, September 5, 1674, supposed to be upwards of ninety years of age. He had twelve sons. His son Edward, a celebrated divine, was an ejected nonconformist in 16624 The excellent Mr. TimothyCruso was favoured with the friendship and counsel of Mr. Bowles. He attended him during his last illness, and received the following affectionate advice from him the day before his death :- " Have a care of yourself, Timothy, in this evil world; and be not so entangled with the vanities of it as to lose the substance for the shadow. Seeingyou design yourself for the work and office of the ministry, I would advise you never to trouble your hearers with useless or contending notions; but rather preach all in practicals, that you may set them upon doing, and more advance a holy life. I would not any longer live that idle and unserviceable life which I have lately done ; and therefore if God have some work for me yet to do here, he will continue me yet here : but if not, I am sure there is better work for me in heaven, whereby I shall act for his praise and glory more." When I took my last leave of him, says Mr. Cruso, he said, -" Farewell, Timothy ; and if I see thee not any more in this world, (as indeed he did not,) I hope I shall in the next, which is Calamy's Account, vol. ii. p.779. Theolog. and Bib. Mag. vol. iv. p. 207. Palmer's Nomon. Mem. vol. ill. p. 4b5. 1111..M.111111.11ffr 'SU WifillrilLYAIRICers-,
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