Rich Treasure in Earthen Vessels, Title page – To the reader
Rich Treaſure in Earthen Veſſels.
A SERMON Preached (Jan. 1. 1662/3.) at the FUNERAL OF That Reverend and faithful Servant of Jeſus Chriſt, Mr. JAMES NALTON, Late Miniſter of God's Word at St. LEONARDS Foſter-Lane.
By T. HORTON, D.D.
Your Fathers, where are they? and the Prophets, do they live for ever?
LONDON, Printed in the Year 1663.
To the READER,
Courteous Reader,
I Do here preſent unto thee a Sermon preached by a Reverend and Learned Miniſter in this City, at the Funeral of that faithful, godly, and truly conſciencious Miniſter of Jeſus Chriſt, Mr. James Nalton, whoſe Name is as a precious Oyntment poured forth unto all the godly in this Nation: He was one of thoſe precious ſons of Zion (of whom the world is not worthy) ejected by men, but now taken into a better Living by the great Biſhop of ſouls. Surely Englands ſins are very great and hainous, that have turned God and Man againſt us. Our Teachers are thrown into corners by men, and called away from us by God. Oh that our eyes could run down with Rivers of tears! but who layes this to heart? the righteous are deſpiſed, rejected, and taken away, but no man regards it; if our wreſtling Jacobs, our Moſes's in the gap, our praying Elijahs, our weeping Jeremiahs, be called home, Lord, what will become of England! whoſe prayers will be inſtrumental to remove thoſe judgments incumbent, and prevent thoſe which are imminent: if the mourners in Zion ceaſe from among us, ſurely then 'tis not only our duty, but our ſafety to pray for (and conſequently bewaile the loſs of) their lives, who are our Fathers, the chariots & horſemen of England, for whoſe ſake this Nation is kept from the judgements of Sodom & Gomorrah, yet guilty of greater abominations, I ſhall ſay no more, but commend this Sermon to thy reading, and intreat that candor from thee, that if thou findeſt any errata in words or phraſes, or any thing that ſeems imperfect, not to impute it to the reverend and learned Diſpenſer, but to the Tranſcriber hereof So I commend thee to God, Far well.