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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80847	The peoples need of a living pastor: asserted and explained in a sermon, preached Novemb. 4. 1656. At the sad and solemn funerals of that late, learned, pious and eminently hopeful minister of the gospel, Mr. John Frost, batchelor in divinity, late fellow of St. Johns Colledge in Cambridge, and pastor of St. Olaves Hart-steeet [sic], London. Together with a narrative of his life and death. By Z. C. minister of the Word at Botolph-Aldgate, London.	Crofton, Zachary, 1625 or 6-1672.	1657 (1657)	Wing C6997; Thomason E909_1; ESTC R207455	39,189	68

preaching Octob. 12. and a tast to the City in generall in his Sermon preached at Pauls before the then Lord major and Court of Aldermen in which with singular dexterity he shewed the severall reasons of peoples not profiting by the Gospell preached the which he amplified and further prosecuted at the morning exercise in my Church Octob. 15. to the abundant conviction counsell and comfort of many of the people of God 3. Stout in fundamentalls of Doctrine or practise but sober and submisse in circumstantials Foundations of faith and the unity of the Church were very dear to his soul and high in his esteem The skepticall shakings of the one and schismaticall distractions of the other sate as sad burthens on his spirit With strength and much resolution would he contend for essentialls of salvation and things that must be beleeved he would often presse his people to hold without controversie noting it to be the shame of Christianity to lay the Creed open to common disputes And very studious he was to cement differences among brethren slow he was in censures but free in rebukes of and complaints over brethrens distance Earnestly he desired and studiously endeavoured an union between Episcopall and Presbyteriall Divines in things relating to the discipline of the Church many times he hath in my hearing lamented the want of Discipline and observed the animosity of both as no mean hinderance to its restitution 4. Solicitous to do every duty not doing the work of the Lord negligently or to halfs as too many do He could not content himself with edifying preaching but was also carefull to administer the Sacraments for the souls strength and support and was studious to discharge Catechizing work to which he had prepared his people by some Sermons on Psal 110.139 The entrance of thy words giveth light it giveth understanding to the simple nay not only did he preach catechize and administer Sacraments and do publique work but also made much conscience of private visitation of and conference with his people especially when sick he stayed not to be sent for by any other messenger then the Bill by which the prayers of the Church were desired 5. He was zealous and fervent he ever steered his checks and and counsels by sobriety but suffered not his spirit to fall into tepidity and lukewarmnesse His reproofs were ever awakening and to that end many times in particulars his exhortations ardent and affectionate as if Christ had intreated by him though his Doctrines were delivered with his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 milder expressions yet his application was enforced with his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 more eager and earnest affections many times boyling over into holy passions as one sick of love and travelling in birth till Christ were formed in the soul 6. Circumspect and wise he prudently pondered all circumstances that might make admonition acceptable having respect to nature temper disposition not dealing with mild David as with profane and obdurate Saul his reproofs were ever pinching to the Conscience but not provoking the spirit plain and positive against the sinne but not personall to discredit the sinners In a word his whole preaching did run so even on the wheels of Circumstances that they were as the words of the wise Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver 7. Sensibly affected with the worth of Souls This was the spring of his motion and spurre to all ministeriall action many times he would aggravate ministeriall charge to his own spirit and to his brethren with an It is cura animarum He much rejoyced in the peoples acceptance of and attendance on his Ministry saying I hope it will do their souls good In any thing that he was to perform he would ponder its necessity and prudently cast with himself how to make it consist with his peoples affections saying often If their hearts be once set against me my Ministry will do their souls no good And indeed his zeal and sedulity in the whole course of his Ministry did witnesse that knowing the terror of the Lord he did perswade men and soul-salvation was the greatest thing he designed You see then by these seven qualifications that his spirit was well stored with graces fuitable to his office And now to the end they might be serviceable God had blessed him with the gift of utterance which is the next thing considerable in his accomplishment to the Ministry 2 Minist qual this is the Churches great advantage and therefore prescribed as the matter of the peoples prayer Eph. 6.19 Col. 4.3 And this is that by which all the parts and high endowments of a Minister are drawn out to the refreshing of the Church of God and herein he was well qualified for whatever he preached was 1. Engraven on his mind by meditation and imprinted on his memory by method he ever noted a straitned Tongue to be the proper effect of a loose and idle mind and rude indigested expressions to spring from raw notions and non-convincing apprehensions He spake much in commendation of Demosthenes care for the Athenians to consider before he spake ever noting unstudyed Sermons to be dull and obscure in the delivery dead and unprofitable in the sequell and issue 2. Expressed with ease power and plainnesse ease to himself Pulpit discourse was no toil or burden to him he had hot affections uttered high expressions without much sweating or inflaming labour his preaching passed from him so freely that the hearer might find he took pleasure in it he was plain in the expression of most profound points in Divinity even to the weakest capacity of his hearers It was a happinesse not ordinarily incident to Academicks that he that had been so long conversant in School terms should speak terms common to the meanest understanding but he ever concluded it was the best Oratory which was the easiest to be understood Power did ever accompany his plain expressions though his words were the words of a man yet the majesty of the matter was manifested in them pierceing the soul pricking the Conscience stirring the affections and provoking the hearers to crie out Of a truth God is in him 3. Enforced with pressing words and patheticall affections evidencing his end in preaching to be as well to perswade the heart as engage the ear and therefore he spake not coldly or as one asleep or indifferent of prevailing but with feeling and fervor as one whose entreaties assault with violence and would neither be refused nor evaded You see the graces of his mind and his gift of utterance give no small lustre to his Ministeriall Crown but it sparkles most in the glory of his conversation which was every way answerable to his other endowments and won much with his people and those with whom he did converse for his carriage was 1. Courteous and affable unto all men with due respect to superiors equalls or inferiors which rendred him acceptably sociable unto all emboldening many to come to him

being and affectionate sorrow for their loss are the duties by which we witness with the Apostle that they abide in the flesh is more needful for the Church my next exhortation is to my brethren in the Ministry Exhort 2. to Ministers and to my self Let us so carry as to witness our sense that our death might be our gain but life our peoples advantage our affection towards the Church for whose good we are appointed must not only bring us into a straight what to chuse but must cast the scales of our thoughts and constrain us to say and confess that it is more needful for them that we abide in the flesh To this end we must 1. Carefully preserve our lives for the Churches good not casting our lives away it is indeed true if the cause of Christ and the Gospel call for them Act. 20.24 we must not count our lives dear but readily lay them down but yet our care must be to preserve our lives in the due use of all lawful means and prevent where we can do it without sin our sufferings and death and that we must do with the more care for the Churches good 2 Conscionably lay out your lives for the Churches good not sparing our pains in our Ministerial duties for fear of hastning our end the Ministery is the end of our life and our life is the only time of our work let us therefore work and that with diligence the night is coming when we cannot work it is good to check our fainting in Gods work through fear of approaching death with the answer of famous Dr. Rainolds nec propter vitam vivendi perdere finem and say with the Apostle 2 Cor. 12.15 we are willing to spend and be spent for you we are lamps lighted up that we may be wasted in giving light to others now that God hath taken off another painful labourer the work lieth the more heavy on our hands let us not loyter but improve lively the time and the strength we do enjoy lest our studies affections and endevou●s be anticipated by our death sed verbum sat sapienti Lastly I shall speak a word Exhort 3. to the Parish and but a word to you of this Parish and Congregation on whom in special God hath made the breach by the death of this reverend and learned Minister Mr. Fenten and Mr. John Frest within these two years God hath removed two very eminently hopeful instruments of his glory and his Churches good you cannot but see the footsteps of a furious God in these sad providences I pray God sanct●fie them to you and let me intreat you as convinced of the truth of the Doctrine and in special that it had been more needful for you that this your reverend and hopeful Pastor had abiden in the flesh carefully to discharge these duties Direct 1 1. Lament your lesse it is great to the Church it is greater to you your particular edification under his Ministry made him a blessing to the body you were objects of his especial care study and qualifications and constant subjects of his able and holy administrations of the Mysteries of God and salvation if he be layed to heart abroad and not lamented at home it will be the scandal of his name but the sin and shame of your souls But some may be ready to object and say Sir Why should we so much lament the losse of this Minister he was but a man as we are and must die and though he be gone we can soon get another Answ This objection is too full of stupidity and profaneness to deserve an answer yet let me say to it thus much 1. Though the temptation be common he was a man and mortal yet the breach is present you are a people without a Pastor your shepherd is smitten and you must needs be scattered were it not a stupidity would make nature blush to see a wife senslesly nay and sensually interre a deceased husband rendring this reason that he was mortall she may have another so God loseth the end and effect of the present smart and breach 2. Pitiful distractions and divisions may overtake you before you enjoy another Mr. Carter since dead when you were to fix one on the late resignation of a Minister you know what distractions and divisions you run into before you did agree in this your late Minister you did agree I pray God his death do not subject you to new divisions 3. You may obtain another but not easily such another Mr Frost was not ordinary as you shall hear anon you lie open to seducers Wolves in sheeps cloathing among us abound and may if not wisely prevented become your leaders unto ruine nay you may enjoy a lawful and pious Minister but he may want Mr. Frosts parts and prudence learning and piety 4. It is not with souls as with calves that change of pasture should make them fat Botolph Aldgate Sept. 15 1656. but of boyes change of School-masters make them backward in their learning it was his own note at my Church in the late morning exercise the word preached doth not profit because the hearer keeps not fixed to the preacher another must study your temper and disposition lay foundation work for Catechising and principling in Religion before he proceed to edifying dispensations this he had done intending to leave principles and carry you forward if God would but it is evident God will have you yet back again If then you are any way sensible of Gods hand and serious in reference to your own good you see cause to lament your loss Direct 2 Let your lives and conversations now he is dead witness that it had been more needful for you that he had continued in the flesh your union in him your resorting to him your acceptance of him and attendance on his Ministry did witness the necessity of his life among you there now wants the piety of your lives as an evidence of your proficiency in grace under his Ministry to witness it let me tell you Christians he did travel in birth to have Christ formed in you he studied the keeping of your affections for the good of your souls he delighted in your free and forward attentions to his Ministry it was his comfort on his death-bed So much he did declare that he had preached to you the Doctrine of the Scriptures and your duty to search them from Joh. 5.39 for he believed it seized on your hearts as he preached take heed you do not frustrate his hope and witness to the world you loved to hear him but would not do what he said when he shall meet you in the judgement of Jesus Christ how heavy will it be to you that he shall see you deceived his hopes and he laboured in vain among you your practice on what he preached will make all to say What pity was it Mr. Frost lived not longer at the Crouched Fryers 3.