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The life of Mr. John Hieron with the characters and memorials of ten other worthy ministers of Jesus Christ / written by Mr. Robert Porter ...
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Porter, Robert, d. 1690.
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but not sordid she was a Restorer of his Life and nourisher of his Age So that two great and Singular things may be said of her that never Man had so great a loss in a Wife made up in a tender prudeut provident Daughter in Law she did the Duties of a Wife a Mother and yet lived and dyed a Virgin Oh this many a time warmed this good Mans heart and he would mention as a great and good Act of Providence Again all this she did for his Works sake for Gods sake for the Gospels sake in my apprehension what she did is a good gloss upon that Text Philip. 4. 3. Where Paul mentions Women that laboured with him in the Gospel not in preaching which is forbidden but in good Offices in ministrations and services proper for that Sex Such an one was Mrs. Anne Taylor a Phebe a Priscilla a Mary She out-lived her Father but I am apt to think a great part of her Life dyed with him because it was so much bound up in his Sect. 5. His next Tryal was his divorce from his beloved People Place and Work in publick August 24. 1662. Bartholomew-day was black by the destruction of the Temple by the Chaldeans about that time of the year It was black by the Massacre in Paris commencing that day called Clades Bartholomaea It is further black by the expulsion of Ministers stopping their Mouths stripping them of their Livelyhoods turning them into the wide world without any thirds or visible way of subsistance This day Mercy forsook the Earth sure when so many of liberal Education must be put to dig beg or Starve Hear O Heaven be astonisht O Earth Matth. 23. 37. CHAP. VIII Of his Behaviour when and while an outed Minister which he was to the day of his Death of his Removes of his Way and Work and of the various Providences that betided him in that part of his Life Sect. 1. HE supplicated Bishop Hacket whose visitation was not long after that he might have liberty to preach gratis at Dale Abby He pressed him to conforme he answered his place was disposed off and could I have been satisfied to conforme I should not have left my own People but the place I mention having no Maintenance is like to have no Minister unless some body be suffered whose Charity will send him out at his own Charge the care of that saith the Bishop must lye upon me which if it did he hath given account of it for of any Minister sent thither I can give none account Sect. 2. At Michaelmas after August 24th he removed to Little Eaton a Town contiguous to Breadsall Being loath to go far away he took up in a place where he conflicted with some difficulties but bare them and under some offers of greater Conveniencies pitched his Tent there and enjoying peace and quietness abode there three Years and an half doing good according to his opportunities till a new publick storm arose even a rough Wind in a day of the East-Wind wherein man did not imitate God who stayeth his rough Wind in the day of the East-wind Isa 27. 8. Sect. 3. And now comes the hurricane of the Oxford Act to scatter them whom the Vniformity Act had removed violently to toss and turn them like a ball to make them like Chaff before the Wind and as a rolling thing before the Whirlwind Thus did Revenge pursue without any new crime or provocation smiting with a rage that reached Heaven And thus they that were quiet in the Land must have no quiet in it but must be made as Vagabonds in the Earth and be like Dogs that have a twitch set upon their Tails that câ—n rest no where but must to their sorrow be put to find out the perpetual motion Under this Act Mr. Hieron fell was not like to swear what he could not durst not say So upon March 24. 166â— he withdrew leaving his desirable Neighbourhood and his beloved Family and sojourned at Ashby-de-la-Zouch and in other places amongst his Friends till Midsummer Then removed his Family and with them went to Newthorp in Nottinghamshire June 29. 1666. that House had inconveniencies but the opportunities of Service over-ballanced and there had some Souls it s hoped cause to bless God for his coming thither But the House not being Healthful he made another remove back again into Derbyshire taking an House at Losco after which remove he made none till carried to his long home Sect. 4. April 29. 1668. He came to Losco and there sat down and fell to his work He had some substantial sound good men in this Neighbourhood who did prize him and whom he prized Now upon this Section I must dwell a little and here 1 I find him at Little-Eaton Newthorp Losco c. preaching the Gospel as he had opportunity yet oft joyning in publick Worship He could be satisfied to be present at that Mode of Worship wherein he could not officiate He made his Moderation known his Sufferings did not exasperate him 2. When May 10. 1670. was come which made Conventicles a great crime and any number above Five besides the Family a Conventicle he Preached twice a day in the bigest Families and Four Persons with as many under Sixteen Years of Age as would come and then Repeated at home at night 3. In the Year 1671 2. the Declaration for the short lived Indulgence came out he was then set free and had full Meetings 4. When that Declaration was recall'd he held on doing but with the Caution which the Times forced him to and his Prudence directed in apparent danger forbearing but yet never desisting nor giving out and by this means he kept work on wheels and exposed not his Hearers 5. About those times he Printed his first Book or Sermons being urged to Print something And his latter Book he Printed because many Christians acquainted him with their troubles whom he always comforted and wrote that Book to chear the Hearts and lighten the Countenances of them that walked droopingly He himself would be chearful in Company to wipe off the slander cast upon Religion that it makes men sour morose and spoils good Company 6. Here he did many good Offices and was ready to do Civil and much more Spiritual Kindnesses though to his own trouble 7. He was Temperate in all things in Meat Drink Sleep Eat competently at Noon sparingly at Night Used not to Drink betwixt Meals nor after Supper A very close Student a great observer of what he read and a careful collector of most material passages which he could readily repair to and would upon occasion of Speech impart to his Friends He abridged Mr. Pools Criticks and added his own Excellent Collections and under his hand are there two Volumns upon the whole Scripture in which I doubt not but there are things that entred not into the heads of Criticks Rare things out of our best practical Divines Spiritual Glosses and most pertinent â—â—ferences for they
a Conscience sprinkled with Christs Blood a Life full of good Works and Almsdeeds will be more comfortable in the review than Lands and Lordships and bags full of Money â—et us be wise in time Let us make to our selves friends of the unrighteous Mammon that when these things fail we may be received into everlasting habitations There be dead at London within twelve Moneths twelve worthy Ministers of the Gospel and Judge Hales that upright Judge that scorned to take a bribe the Honour and oracle of the law is dead also pray that these deaths of righteous men â—resage not evil to come Thus with due respects to you both I commend you to God resting Yours J. H. Losco February 15. 1676. Because I have nothing to write to you about worldly matters I would give you a word of spiritual advice which as it is not to me any trouble so I would hope it is neither unprofitable nor unaceptable to you That which I have thought fit at this time to impart to you is the sinfulness of sin the danger and damnation that accompanieth every sin every disobedience which without true and sincere repentance and amendment of life will be the eternal ruin of the Soul One actual sin is enough to destroy a man as is apparent in Adam Lots Wife Ananias and Saphir a And many others in scripture and how much more then will a course of sin a way of wickedness as the love of the world a form of godliness hypocrisie an unregenerate estate if continued in undo a man everlastingly Yet how little is this laid to heart What favourable thoughts do most people entertain of sin As if it were at light matter not to be so much dreaded since Christ died for sin what need we so much fear to live in it Seeing God is merciful why may not we take liberty to live as we list As if the Son of God came down from Heaven not destroy the works of the Devil but to establish the Empire of sin as if God were not as just as merciful whose most pure and holy nature can never be reconciled to sin Sin is the transgression of law And the great Lawgiver who is able to save or destroy will never suffer sinners to trample on his authority and cast his Commandments at their heels and hold them guiltless Sin provoketh God the God of patience to anger And the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against sin in all ages What strange confusion and horrid destruction hath sin introduced into the world it cast thousands of lapsed Angels out of Heaven into the dreadful Tophet where they are reserved in everlasting chains under darkness to the judgment of the great day This viper stung our sirst Parents outed them of Paradise brought in sorrow sickness a thousand diseases and death into the world drowned all the Earth with a flood turned Sodom to ashes brought on Jerusalem such calamities as were not inflicted on any Nation under heaven And which is more what is it but sin that kindles the flames of Hell fire and which yet further declareth the hatefulness of sin it crucified the Lord Jesus Christ without shedding whose blood no remission How much then is every one concerned to get out of a state of sin to commune with our hearts and trye if we be converted And to see that no iniquity have Dominion over us Let us Judge our selves that we be not â—udged Make sure our eternal estate live we not in sin lest we dye in sin and be damned for sin let 's follow holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. We are all in good health blessed be God to whom I commit you and with all due repescts to you both rest Yours c. J. H. Losco July 24. 1677. WE are all well praised be God I have nothing of outward matters to present you with which makes me fill my paper with better things The going out of the old year should minde us of puting off the old man and the coming in of the new year that we put on the new man that we purge out the old leaven of corruption that we may be renewed in sincerity and true holiness We are one year nearer to our grave and eternity then we are the fast year at this time have we got one years growth in grace What progress have we made in sanctification in mortification this year What corruptions have we subdued Have we put off our worldly mindness lukewarmness formality in worship Are we become more holy humble heavenly have we added one Cubit to our spiritual stature It is not unlikely but we can tell whether we decline and go backward or whether we go forward and increase in riches and our outward estate And the Soul is more excellent then the body and grace then gold Let us take a view of the state of our Souls and observe what mercies we have received this year from how many evils and calamities we have been preserved and sad breaches which have been made upon other families which we and ours have been freed from that so we may be thankful and give to God his praise Let us review our sins of the year past how many ways we have miscarried and offended God that so we may be humbled and renew our repentance How oft have we received the sacrament of the Lords supper So many obligations we lye under the vowes of God are upon us and tyes to better obedience Thus oft reflecting on our selves is a good way to know our spiritual estates A Christian should be no stranger to his own heart and state in reference to eternity self-judging discovers our selves to our selves encreaseth grace inlargeth comfort weakeneth corruption keepeth peace with God and our own consciences casteth out sin prevents mistakes which are dangerous in soul-affairs prepareth to every good work If we were as the Apostle saith Gal. 6. 14. Crucified 〈…〉 of the earth would affect and afflict us less and our hearts would be more above where our treasure is or should be So wishing you a good new year especially that your souls may prosper I commit you to God and with all due respects to you both remembered I am Yours Truely J. Hieron Decem. 28. 1676. My very good friend I Understand that you and your whole family are in great sorrow and heaviness through your Wises miscarriage of a child and truly I and our family do grieve with you for so we are commanded to weep with them that weep and be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love But I pray be wise and take heed lest you over-grieve and so offend God by immoderate sorrow which you may easily do and so provoke his wrath against you and bring a heavier cross upon you Let them that weep be as if they wept not 1 Cor. 7. 30. If it should please God to make a greater breach among us by taking from any of us a dear friend we