A Narrative of the Holy Life and Happy Death of John Angier, Part 3
I Haſten to the part he acted upon the Stage of this World, in the laſt Scene of his Life, I mean in his Sickneſs, the gracious words that proceeded from him; for as he lived, ſo he died; his diſcourſes were Holy, Heavenly, Miniſtring Grace to the hearers. His mouth ſpake wiſdom, his tongue talked of judgment; Pſal. 37.30, 31.for the law of his God was in his heart. The nearer approaches he made to Heaven, ſtill the more he breathed of Heaven; and tho many, yea, moſt of what he then ſpake, eſcapt the memory of Spectators or Byſtanders; yet ſome gleanings they committed to writing, which are as follow.
Upon Thurſday, Auguſt, 16. 1677. being in a ſhaking fit, he was more free in diſcourſe, than ordinarily he had been, and ſaid, I find my ſelf weak and feeble, and now think as much on my dear Wife, as at the very firſt; but God took courſe to wean me by her long Afflicton. To a Mother he ſaid, Be not ſharp or raſh with your Children, leſt their affections be alienated; when they commit a fault, ſtay a while till your anger be over, and then counſel and admoniſh them, maintain love in them, as well as your authority over them.
If it pleaſe God, I could be glad to live to ſee the good of the Church, and of my Children; if not, I ſhall dye in the faith of it, that God will remember them when I am gone, it may be then they will bethink themſelves, when they have not me to depend upon. God can ſoon alter their temper if he pleaſe.
To a young Woman that lived in his Family, he ſaid, As you have lived here many years, and by Gods help have been of ſome uſe, I am glad you are to be diſpoſed of unto ſo good a Family that have been Children of the Covenant, for the mercy of the Lord is upon thouſands of them that fear him; and though you may meet with afflictions, yet I hope God will do you good, and help you to bear them; this was a true prediction; for God laid an heavy hand of affliction upon her husband, and then pluckt him away by death, under ſome aſtoniſhing and aggravating circumſtances, known to the neighbourhood, yet God ſupported her very graciouſly.
Concerning himſelf he ſaid, God hath made my condition comfortable in the World, I have lived comfortably, and have kept that which my Father left me; he left me a good Portion, thinking (it may be) that I ſhould never be likely to get much in the world; and I have left it (or what is equivolent) to my Children, and if they make it away, the will of the Lord be done. This is my comfort, I have left no means unuſed, that I thought might be for their good; and it may be, God may bring them into ſtraits, when I am gone; and when he hath brought them into the wilderneſs, ſpeak to their hearts.
My good child Betty! God took away poor Betty! but why ſhould I call her poor? She is rich, being with her beſt friend: I have had much grief for the loſs of my dear Wife, ſhe was dear to me, but her happineſs I could never yet envy.
God hath in ſome meaſure given me an humble heart, and hath helped to carry humbly in my place, to Children and to ſervants; let God have the Glory, in whom alone I have comfort.
One ſaid to him. Sir, what do you apprehend of your ſelf? he ſaid, I know not, but I have lived almoſt two Years above the age of a man; and if God have any further work for me to do, he will recover me; if not, why ſhould I deſire to live? I have taken great pains all my life, and never deſired to live an idle life, or a life of pleaſure, But for me to be with Chriſt is far better; henceforth is laid up for me a crown of righteouſneſs, which the Lord the righteous judg will give me.
His next fit was on Saturday, Aug. 25— Being very reſtleſs, one asked him where his pain lay? he ſaid, no great pain, but heat is pain enough; he asked what time a day it was? they ſaid ten a Clock; he ſaid, the day went ſlowly on, when one is ſick; but when well, we think time goes too faſt.
At another time he ſaid, God hath ſet back the time, as in Hezekiahs days; but ſaid he, if I could go to Chappel to morrow, I ſhould think all well; but I have no hope of that: But if God have a favour to me, he will bring me back, and ſhew me both it and his holy habitation; if not, let him do as ſeemeth him good:
His Daughter coming into the Room, he ſaid, Oh that I could ſee my Children walking in Gods ways and fear! if I could ſee my Son, his Wiſe and Children, minding the beſt things, and walking with God, I could dye with comfort. I could much deſire I could live to ſee it; I have Prayed and long waited for Gods Salvation: And thou Solomon, my ſon, know thou the God of thy fathers, and ſerve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind, for the Lord ſearcheth all hearts, and underſtandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts; if thou ſeek him, he will he found of thee; but if thou forſake him, he will caſt thee off for ever: 1 Chron. 28: 9.
Aug. 27.—Early in the morning, after a reſtleſs night, and many weary toſſings, being unable to lye ſtill, he ſaid, my ſtrength is ſpent; and added, I may ſay as Hezekiah, I am oppreſſed, Lord undertake for me: Iſa. 38.14.
To his couſin he ſaid, We muſt not decline Gods ſervice for difficulty.
Upon Tueſday, Mr. Conſtantine, (a worthy Miniſter) coming to viſit him, he deſired him to Pray with him; and being asked whether it was not fitter for him to pray for him in another room, becauſe the Phyſitians adviſed him to forbear company; he ſaid no, but let him pray with me; yet to prevent tediouſneſs, he told them this paſſage of Mr. Horrocks (which he had oft mentioned in his health) When Mr. Horrocks was ſick, Mr. Angier came to viſiſt him, juſt as Mr. Pike, (another honeſt Miniſter) was gone out from him; Mr. Horrocks ſaid, Mr. Angier, you muſt pray with me; but Mr. Pike hath kill'd me with a long prayer. When Mr. Conſtatine was gone, Mr. Angier ſaid, In ſickneſs we are wi…ling to ſend for the Phyſitian of the Body, and ſhould we not ſend for the Phyſitian of the Soul? Miniſters are the Souls Phyſitians; we need their help.
That night he deſired that Jam. 5.13. to the end, might be read; and when it was read, he ſaid, Phyſitians of the body ſay, let not the Miniſter pray with the ſick; but the Apoſtle ſaith, is any ſick among you? let him ſend for the elders of the church. When prayer was done, he ſaid, what a mercy is it! my underſtanding is as good as ever in all my life; one ſaid to him, Sir I think you underſtand every thing well, but your own weakneſs; he anſwered, I am ſenſible of weakneſs and wearineſs, and burnings: but what a mercy is it that tho my bones are vexed, my ſoul is not ſore vexe alſo, as Davids was! I bleſs God I am not afraid of death, yet what I may be I know not: Satan may tempt me when his chain is lengthened. One ſaid, No doubt, you will not want peace; he anſwered, I know not that; tho Satan could find no ſin in our Saviour, yet he may find matter enough in me; and added, that he had not in his health been altogether free from Satans Temptations, he had met with his Temptations both in a marryed and ſingle condition.
The ſame night while one rubbed his feet, he ſaid, what a wonderful mercy is it, that the great God ſhould think upon, and beſtow his love upon ſuch a poor worm as I am. This he ſpake weeping; then ſaid he, I die, but God ſhall be with you, ſaying, I cannot leave you a greater comfort than the gracious preſence of the great God: he then added. Bleſſed and holy is he that hath part in the firſt reſurrection, on ſuch the ſecond death hath no power: His feet being cold, and ſwearing, one rubbed them; he ſaid, my body is weak and feeble, an old tree will ſoon wither, but it muſt be cheriſhed, and be tenderly cared for, as well as the Soul; for it is the Temple of the Holy Ghoſt; and doth keep in it an immortal Soul, for a while.
Altho the pangs of death were on him; yet he ſaid, Bleſſed be God, I feel no pain, but your cold hand; I would wait on God for a little ſleep. Lord I wait on thee, remember thy covenant, and thy word to thy Servant, which I have hoped for, and it hath been my ſupport and ſtrength in mine affliction; and through thy ſtrength I have been doing thy will, and endeavouring to keep thy commandments, altho in much weakneſs,; now Lord own thine own ſervant, do thine own work, make good thy own words; I believe in thee, I hope and wait for thee; hear the Prayers of thy ſervant, come Lord Jeſus.
Then ſaid he, I love Chriſt, and he loves me, and there's no love loſt betwixt us; I am his, and he is mine, and my deſire is towards him.
One being preſent with him from Mancheſter, he asked of all his friends and acquaintance there, and deſired to be remembred to them, charging them to live in love and peace; he ſaid, intreat them to pray to God for me, and that will do me more good than their preſents; and being told that many of the people of God were praying for him, he ſaid, Who am I a poor creature, that Gods people ſhould be ſo concerned for me! I fear leſt they ſhould offend in being too earneſt with God for my life, for who knows but the Lord may hear prayers, and may bring me back from the greve, as he is wont to do?
Afterwards he perceiving that others did ſuſpect his death, he deſired the 48th of Geneſis is to be read, where (ſaid he) old Jacob bleſſed his Sons, and the 49. Where alter he had ſpoken to them by a Spirit of Prophecy, and commanded them, Gen. 49. v. 33.he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghoſt, and was gathered unto his people. And when they had done reading, he ſpake to them one by one, and prayed for a bleſſing for them; kiſſing the Children, he took leave of them, and deſired a Pſalm to be ſung, and he ſaid, ſing it chearfully (Pſal. 45.) It contains Chriſts love to the Church, and the Churches love to Chriſt.
Then he appointed his Grandſon to read a Chapter, (Jer. 23.) it concerns, ſaith he, ſlothful Shepherds, Gods Soul abhorred them, and he will curſe their labours, they ſhall not profit the people; they are fit for no uſe; adding, God will make a Beſome, and ſweep all ſuch out of his houſe; no man, ſaid he, will have a tenant that will not Till his land, but let houſe and ground go to ruin: God will take ſpecial care of his houſe.
Then he ſaid, John, take counſel at your beſt friends, they will give you good Counſel, and ſet you good Example; meddle not with wicked, light, and vain perſons: remember the words of your dying Grandfather; then he deſired the 14th of John to be read, concerning Chriſts ſending the Spirit.
Then he prayed earneſtly for the Church, that God would hear the Prayers of his people, and return to theſe nations, and ſet at liberty his Miniſters and People; Oh, ſaid he, that God would magnify the riches of his Grace, for his poor Church, for the ſake of Chriſt, for we are an unworthy people; but thy Son dyed to purchaſe the pardon of ſin, and reconciliation, and is ſet at thy right hand, pleading our cauſe; Father hear him, for us, and be at peace with us. Remember what hath been done and ſuffered for reformation, and the precious Blood of thy Saints, which hath been ſhed, this is the ſeed of thy Church; remember the prayers of ſuch as are now with thee, and of ſuch as are yet alive, in the behalf of their ſeed, and the ſeed of thy Church, and ſetch in ſuch as are going aſtray from thee, and put a ſtop to their courſe of ſin; rebuke that profane ſpirit that is gone out in the Nation; revive the work of reformation, of tenderneſs of conſcience, and brokenneſs of heart, that ſometimes thy people have …ad; remove the hardneſs of heart, and that lukewarm frame of ſpirit that hath …ized upon us: return, O Lord, to the many thouſands of thoſe that are ſeeking thee in …heſe Nations; how long, Lord, wilt thou …e angry with thy people in theſe Nations, …nd deny to anſwer their prayers? O Lord, thy poor people have been many …ears pleading with thee, for the Kings Ma…eſty; make him indeed a Joſiah, a Nurſing Father to thy Church; make him a terror to …vil doers, and an encouragement to them …hat do well; Father, thy people are wait…ag on thee, when wilt thou return to thy …oor broken ſcattered flock? Lord hum…le them for ſin that hath provoked thee to …is great heat of thy wrath; thou haſt …ercy in ſtore, and waiteſt to be gracious, …t we are not fit for mercy; But Lord, …ake thy people fit; thou haſt bid us ask …at we will in thy ſons name, and thou wilt …ve it. Lord encreaſe our faith, and work … thy great Name, and thy own Glory; …vance thy Sons Kingdom, and bring down …e Kingdom of Satan; purge and purify thy Church, but deſtroy it not; thou ha… appeared for thy Church many times when it hath been very low, and thy people have ſinned grievouſly againſt thee, as we have done; and thereby brought themſelves into ſtraits, yet thou haſt heard their cryes, and wrought for thy name, that it ſhould not be polluted. Zion lyes in the duſt, thy Church is ſore broken; many of thy ſervants are gathered to thy ſelf … they are not to be ſeen or heard any more in the World; their prayers are ceaſed tha… ſtood in the gap, to turn away thy wrath from us. Lord revive converſion-work; le… not the Womb of thy Church be barre… and unfruitful; is thy work quite done … O Lord, art thou reſolved to leave this Nation? haſt not thou many elect Souls ye… to be brought in? dear Father, hear tho… the Prayers of Parents for their poor Chi… dren; do not caſt off the ſeed of th… Church; let them not be as unfruit… Branches that are fit for no uſe, but to bu… Lord prevent Popery and Idolatry; let … not leave our Children worſe than our P… rents left us; let there be pure Doctri… Worſhip, and diſcipline in thy houſe accor… ing to thy mind; continue the priviled… purchaſed with the blood of thy Son, … the uſe of thy Church, which thy pe… ſtand in ſo much need of, that we and our poſterity may praiſe thee, and future generations may ſet their hope in God, and declare what thou haſt done.
And for the Congregation, he ſaid, Thine they were, and thou haſt committed them to me, thy p…or ſervant; for this 46 years I have been labouring among them; according to my poor ability thou haſt beſtowed on me I have endeavoured to bring them over to thee; now I am no more to be with them; Father I commit them to thee again, as I have done many a time; take thou the charge of them, ſee to them, provide for them; double thy ſpirit on thy ſervant; bleſs his labours among them, let many Souls be brought into thy Kingdom of Grace, and made fit for the Kingdom of Glory; let thy word abide with them; Lord, tarry with thy people here, ſend down thy Spirit ſo freely, ſo plainly, ſo ſully—theſe laſt words he often repeated.
Theſe were the workings of his gracious heart, vented Godwards in Heavenly ejaculations, and utter'd in ſuch broken expreſſions; …he was reſtleſs, and in ſeveral poſtures; one ſaid, Sir are you not ſore pained? he ſaid …o, bleſſed be God, I feel no pain, but the fleſh will ſtir.
On Wedneſday Night, about two a clock Aug. 29. 1677 he begun to ſpeak after this manner.— I commit my ſelf into the hands of that God, who gave me my being, who hath been a good God, and a loving Father to me, and into the hands of Jeſus Chriſt my Saviour, who loved me, and gave himſelf for me, and bare the burden of my ſins; and into the hands of the Holy Spirit, who hath ſanctified me throughout in Soul, Body, and Spirit—And for my Children that have been a great grief of heart to me, that have been very ſinful; good Lord pardon their ſins in the Blood of thy own Son.—For my Son that hath greatly played the Prodigal, hedg up his way with thorns, and make a ſtone-wall, bring him into ſuch ſtraits, that he may begin to bethink himſelf, and ſay, In my Fathers houſe is Bread enough.—That at laſt he may return.—For my Childrens Children, Lord I commit them into thy hands, and all my dear Friends and their Children.—And for my People whom I received from thy hands, to take care of, and inſtruct, to Preach thy word unto, and pray for, Lord thou knoweſt, in ſome meaſure of uprightneſs of heart I have done it, and in ſome meaſure my life hath been according to my doctrine.—Lord forgive the ſins of my life, the ſins of my miniſtry, and the ſins of my People.— I deſire to bleſs thee for what good thou haſt done by my Miniſtry among them, and for thoſe Souls thou haſt already brought into Heaven.—And now Lord, I commit them into thy hands, who art the chief ſhepherd, they are thy flock, help them to live in love and peace; Oh that ſtrifes and contentions might ceaſe.—And thou who haſt kept an open door for thy people in this place, when it hath been ſhut elſewhere for a long ſpace; Lord keep it open ſtill, until thou ſhalt open the reſt.— Oh, remember thy Miniſters. Take care of them,—provide for this congregation; and if thou ſhalt incline the heart of my Kinſman to ſtay amongſt them, (who hath been trained up in my Family for theſe ten years, and they have known his manner of life, his Doctrine, his parts, and abilities for the Miniſtry)—if thou ſee it good, make way in the heart of thy ſervan… H. And thoſe that have power in this place, to uſe their endeavour, that he may continue here.—This is my deſire.—Lord remember thy People in theſe nations,—Papiſts are ſtriving, and ſome of the meer formaliſts care not what becomes of the Proteſtant intereſt.— If Popery comes in like a flood,—Lord put a ſtop to it. Yea, put an end to it.—Stir up the heart of our King, and the King of the Swedes., againſt the Whore of Rome, that thinks ſhe ſits as a queen and is no widow.—Oh ſtir up the ten Kings againſt her —
Then he added a requeſt for accommodation of a difference betwixt two perſons (whom he names) in his congregation, that he might ſee it healed before he die— And for ſome others that had made detection in practice, and were ſallen off to looſeneſs, and vain company-keeping, who were children of Godly Parents, that at laſt God would bring them home by ſound repentance.— Concluding, he begs that the Lord will bring down ill houſes of iniquity, meaning Alehouſes.
He added that night—Whilſt we are at home in the body, we are abſent from the Lord; but when we are abſent from the body, then we ſhall be preſent with the Lord, therefore we labour.—
The juſt ſhall live by his faith.—
Read we the 20th of Acts where Paul fent for the elders of the Church of Eph…ſu…, and gave them charge, and took his leave of them.
Read the 1. Theſ. 4.12 to the end; adding, It is a great priviledg…, that the dead in Chriſt ſhall riſe firſt, and be with him, before they that are alive at his coming ſhall be changed.
Thus his Holy Soul mounting upwards by gradual aſcents, breathes out its ſelf into the boſom of God, being mellowed and ripened for Glory. In all theſe we may take notice of, 1. His publick-ſpiritedneſs, ſtill his heart was carryed out for the Church, No man like-minded, Phil. 2.20.who naturally cared for the ſpiritual ſtate of ſouls, and of Sion. 2 His hatred of ſin, Love to Holineſs, Righteouſneſs, Peace, and earneſt deſires to promote the intereſt of Chriſt, living and dying, at home, abroad. 3. His ſweet ſerenity and compoſedneſs of Spirit, looking this grim ſerjeant of Death, the King of Terrors, full in the face without amazement, meeting it is his friend, giving him poſſeſſion of his Fathers houſe. 4 His endeared love to the word of God, delighting to have it read, ſounding in his ears, and tipping his tongue with Scripture-Language, becauſe his heart was throughly drencht therein. Thus this Holy man lived, and thus he dyed; thus he believed, thus he Preached, profeſſed his hopes of a life to come; and thus he entred into his reſt, and poſſeſſeth that purchaſed and perfect inheritance; who would not thus live! what Atheiſt would not thus dye! however a carnal heart may poſſibly ſay as that wicked Roiſter who with his companion viſited dying Ambroſe, and hearing his Holy diſcourſes and confident welcoming approaching death with comfort, he turns him to that ſwaggering Ruſſian, ſaying, Oh that I might live with thee, and dye with Ambroſe! and thus could Balaam, Num… 23.10. that devilliſh Wizzard, and covetou… conjurer, ſay, let me die the death of the righteous, and let my laſt end be like his, [Heb. Let my Soul or my life be with the Righteous] but they that would follow this bleſſed Saint into the upper region, muſt enter in at the right door by ſound converſion, and go forth, and go on in the foot-ſteps of the flock, travelling gradually in the paths of ſanctity, till we advance to the mount of God: and tho it be a rare thing to follow theſe Worthies, [paſſubus aequis] with ſuch long ſtrides, and quick motion; yet ſincerity in our ſetting out, diligence in purſuit, and perſeverance in holding on to the end, may by the bleſſing of God bring us to the goal and garland of Glory; and tho we cannot attain the exploits and honour of the firſt three of King Davids worthies, yet may we be faithful ſouldiers in this noble Army of the followers of the Lamb, at laſt the Crown of Glory may be by the grace of God ſet upon our triumphant heads; and if there be degrees of Glory, yet the leaſt veſſel ſhall be filled, and the meaneſt Saint ſhall be ſully loaden with that exceeding and eternal weight of Glory: for ſuch and ſo great is that joy, that it cannot enter into the moſt extenſive and capacious receivers, but they muſt enter into their Maſters joy; as if ten thouſand millions of Bottles of different ſizes were caſt into the vaſt ocean, they would all be abundantly filled; ſo every Saint ſhall ſay with David, Pſal. 17.15 As for me I will behold thy face in righteouſneſs; I ſhall be ſatisfied when I awake with thy likeneſs.
Nor is it difficult for an Angelified Soul ſet at liberty from the priſon of the fleſh, to ſoar aloft with ſpeed into theſe celeſtial regions, eſpecially having ſuch a royal guard of Angels to attend it, tho it is ſaid that from Earth to Heaven it is an hundred and ſixty millions of miles; yet how quickly and ſafely can that bleſſed Convoy convey it into the preſence-chamber of that Glorious King? Oh how well did this gracious Soul know the way thither, where he had been dayly viſiting the great God by faith and prayer; he was not a ſtranger to the laws of that Country, nor unacquainted with the manner of that Court above; but as he walked with his God, and was joyned to that heavenly ſoicety; ſo doubtleſs he kept up ſome communion with thoſe bleſſed ſpirits above, as they have an ineffable way of intercourſe and correſpondence amongſt themſelves; yet have we no Scripture ground to pray to, or expect anſwers from them; happy they that have faithfully improved their gifts and graces whileſt converſant below; remember their dying ſpeeches, and imitate their lovely lively examples.
IT might now be expected that I ſhould further unfold Elijahs Mantle, by recording thoſe pithy and pertinent Speeches that dropped from him. But as that hath been occaſionally rehearſed already, in the preceding Narrative; ſo I fear thoſe that were converſant about him, were not ſo obſervant of thoſe gracious words that proceeded from him in his health, as in his ſickneſs; otherwiſe we might have inriched the world with ſome uſeful and Holy obſervations, ſuitable to ſeveral occaſions, ſacred and civil.
1. An eminent Divine took notice, that Mr. Angier ſaid, he would not be rich, or that he wiſhed not to be rich, or have his Relations rich; nay, that he was really afraid of it; probably reſpecting it not, mentioning that of the Apoſtle 1 Tim. 6.9, 10. or that Prov. 30.8, 9.
2. Again, he uſed to obſerve, that Religion was moſt in the Country, rather than Towns and Cities: or that ordinarily the power of Godlineſs, ſimplicity, ſincerity, are found among Husbandmen rather than tradeſmen.
3. That in Cities, Towns, and among the trading part, there was much exceſs in diet, apparel; that they ſpoiled their bodies. and were leſs ſerious in diſcourſe, and laborious in their callings.
4. That he did not judg it fit to call any Gentlewoman, Madam, except ſhe was a Lady indeed; adding, that men never called women, Madams, but ſince they loved other women better than their wives.
5. Again, he uſed to ſay, there is nothing wherein Godly perſons are more apt to miſs it, than in the buſineſs of Marriage, both upon their own account, and their Children.
6. Again, he uſed to ſay, it's an hard matter to ſee another bleſſed with ſucceſs in his Miniſtry, and our own labours blaſted, and not to grudge or be diſcontented thereat.
7. Again, if God will help me to take care of my duty, I will leave him to take care both of my maintainance, and of the fruit of my labours.
8. He ſaid, when perſons have laid their dead relations, or friends, in the grave, they ſay, they have been performing the laſt office for them; but they are miſtaken, for they have yet ſomething to do for their names or poſterity.
I cannot at preſent call to mind any more, tho this muſt be imputed rather to our non-obſervance than to his barrenneſs; yet there is ſome paſſages that I meet with in the life of David Chytreus, a German Divine, th… are ſo pat to the frame of this holy man… Spirit, and conſonant to his ordinary language, that I ſhall conclude this Narrative therewith: ſumma me a ſapientia eſt, qu… ſcio me nihil ſapere, &c. The chiefeſt part of my wiſdom is to know that I want wiſdom; nor do I expect to receive any thing upon the confidence of my own underſtanding, but I ſtill ſetch both counſels and reaſons of all that I am to do from God alone; and keep my ſelf within the limits of my calling; the ſum of my piety is, that I dayly acknowledg and bewail my own impiety, and would willingly be more Godly; Chriſt is the Glory and ſplendor of our name, who for us is made Wiſdom, Righteouſneſs, Sanctification, and Redemption, with whom we ſhall live to all eternity. Indeed we neither own nor deſire a glorious name, nor popular ſplendour upon earth; and if we were formerly tickled thereby, our repentance hath made us contemn it; and are taught by long and ſweet experience, and now find the comfort of it, when death approacheth, That the life of Chriſt within us, and a life to Chriſt, will afford us the greateſt comfort; tho alas too late begun, Iſa. 38.3, 4. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, and ſaid Remember now O Lord, I beſeech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy ſight.
2 Cor. 1.12. for our rejoycing is this, the teſtimony of our conſcience, that in ſimplicity and godly ſincerity, not with fleſhly wiſdom, ſit by the grace of God, we have had our converſation in the world, and more abundantly to unwards.
1 John 1.7. The blood of Jeſus Chriſt his ſon cleanſeth us from all ſin.
HALLELUJAH.
FINIS