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The life and death of Mr. Tho. Wilson, minister of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, M.A.
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Swinnock, George, 1627-1673.
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And hastening on us dark-some nights All this I see and can't prevent And is 't unlawful to lament What Marble is not wet with Tears When such a doleful change appears The great Assembly once renown'd Whost fame in Forraign parts did sound Displac'd on Earth in hast remove Their Session to their House above Seraphick Twisse went first 't is true As Prolocutor it was his due Then Borroughs Marshal Whitaker Hill Gouge Gataker Ash Vines White still Sharp Swords scon'st cut their Sheaths Pern Strong Spurstow Tuckey Calamy they throng The Gate of Bliss as if they fear That Heaven would fill e're they got there But why such wast Death hast no measure Dost think 't no Theft to rob the Treasure Of th' Church or art become so wise To seize first on the richest Prize Or are thy Laws so strict they can't The Benefit of th'Clergy grant Or is 't thine aim to cast the stone Where thou mayst kill many in one Thou needst not shake the Pulpit Glass Look with what hast the Sand doth pass Their work though great is quickly done And too soon out of sight they 'r gone They can't themselves who others save Nor though great Clarks decline a Grave Scarce have I fully dried my eyes For one but straight another dies Now Wilson's gone that gallant mind That lofty soul that thither inclind Whilst here and always did aspire To joyn with the Caelestial Quire Whos 's head a Living Library Whose heart the Ark wherein did lye The Law whose Prayers could Heaven storm Whose Preaching Sodoms did reform Oft did he break the stony heart Then bind it up with Heavenly art His Life the Gospel did expound And 's Comment in the Text was sound Had I as many Mouths to fill With 's Prayse as he in Tongues had skill All were unable to set forth His great his large his matchless worth Had I his Grace his guifts I 'd vie With a whole Kingdoms Ministry He 's with the rest the praise to Sing Of our most loving Lord and King These no dissenting Brethren be But all as one in one agree One mouth one mind one heart one way No strife which side shall bear the sway All doubts resolv'd all knots unty'd All Truth i' th God of Truth espy'd With hottest love they there embrace Each other full of perfect grace Their glory 's great their wealth is vast But oh the pleasure that they tast I' th Tree of Life and in the sight Of that blest face that 's all delight What Tongue can tell what mind can think What joy 't is of this Spring to drink Go fawning World tempt me no more With thy skin deep fading store Thy best thy whole is but a Toy To that these happy souls enjoy My God invites to Angels fare To which thy Trash cannot compare On Swinish Huskes why should I feed When I may eat what 's Meat indeed Lord why should I contented be Whilst I am thus absent from thee Can there be day without the Sun Or bodies live when Souls are gone Thou art my Sun my Soul and I Absent from that do daily die What do I here when all 's above That is deserving of my Love My God my Christ my Friends are there My heart my hopes what do I here O let my Heaven born soul expire It self in sallies and desire Only to rest and make its stay Where thou art all in all for ay O come thou down with speed to me Or take me quickly up to thee G. 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Epitaphium Thomae Wilsoni aliquando Madi Pastoris Wilsoni hic teanem Lectores cernitis rumbram Longe hac clava magis stella micausque fuit Sic fust in vitae Wilsonus sicque recessu Sic nobis detue vivere sleque mori Englished Lo here of Wilson but a shadow slight He was a Star of more illustrious light Such Wilson was in Life such in his Death God grant we may so live so yield our breath I Obitam Reverendi nec non Eruditi Theologi Thomae Wilsoni olim Madi in Cantio Pastoris Fidelissimi Epicedium Quo fugis eximiae virtutis magne Sacerdos Doctrinae Princeps quo fugis O quid agis Hostibus infestis pugnare relinquis agis Palma quibus celebris te Duce certa suit Dic quibus in terris habeant certamine duro Quae Natura tibi dona stupenda dedit Dic ubi cor largum cerebrumque est mentis acumen Ac tua lingua fluens quove reperta loco Te coluere Patres te quaeque Scientia norit Incaluere Artes servido a more tui Tullius alter eras nec non facundus Apollos Doctrinae Decus ac Religionis honos AEtatis Phaenix O terque quaterque beate Ingenio literis sed Pierare magis Exemplum clarum probitatis voce docebas Et vitâ omnimode sacra statuta Dei. Sol velut innumeros radios jaculatus ubique Spargebas Tenebras luce micante ingras Te semel extincto quam densa caligo secuta est Quantum nostra statim pectora noctis habent Napeo eras Terris summo sulgore coruscans Jam Caelis nobis quám cito stella cadens Curribus igniferis rapide super aethera vectus Sedibus aeternis est tibi plena quies Non tua maesta satis praesenti funera versu Plangam te lachrymis secla futura gemenr Te bene perpetuam famae meruisse columnam Quis negat at quinam marmora digna sciat Solvo Parentales vitus mihi chare Valeto Dum tibi me miserum hinc ultima sata vocant Sic slerit G. S. REader Lo here a soul rais'd up so high As if extracted all by Chymistry Nothing I see but what I dare to call And without pardon Quint essential His memory a Miracle to hold The Testaments at large both New and Old His intellect so radiant which can Cope with the Sun when i' th' Meridian So big with learning that in him we see Not Student but an Vniversitie His Graces when rais'd up and shew the bead Ours like Stars hasten for shame to best What Mortal ever own'd so blest a state Thus here on Earth Heaven to anticipate FINIS Anno Domini 1635. Towards the close of the Book
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF Mr. Tho. Wilson MINISTER OF MAIDSTONE In the County of Kent M. A. Printed in the Year 1672. To the Christian READER Especially those of Maidstone in Kent who were Hearers of and held Communion with Mr. Wilson HOw great the force of examples is to draw Men to good or evil is evilent to the World by daily experience The Governours of Families and Parishes are usually the Looking Glasses by which inferiours dress themselves And most look rather to their doings then their sayings Hereupon the Oratour tells us Non solum obsunt superiores quod illi ipsi corrum patitur sed etiam quod cotrumpunt plusquam exemplo quam peccato nocent Waters do not more constantly vary their savour according to the veins of the Soyl through which they slide nor Brutes their natures according to the Climates in which they live then men their conversations according to the examples that are set before them There is a persuasive power in rational precepts but a compulsive power in real patternes It is recorded of Elies sons men of vicious lives that they made i e by their examples The Lords people to transgress 1 Sam. 2. 24. And the Apostle rebukes Peter to his face for his Iudaizing in those words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Gal. 14. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Why dost thou bring the Gentiles under a necessity Why dost thou necessitate them to judaize Why dost thou ferre them by thy example to live as do Iews Vpon this account God commandeth the Iews to suffer no Caänanites amongst them They shall not dwell in thy Land ne forte peccare te faciant in me A Lapide c. Saint Least they make thee sin against me i e by their examples Exod. 23. 32 33. The mind of man like Jacobs sleep receiveth the tincture and colour of those objects that are presented to it As the air in which we live hath a strong influence upon our bodies and inclines them to health or sickness so hath the pattern of those amongst whom we live a strong influence upon our Souls to incline them to vertue or vice Joseph quickly learns the Court Dialect to swear by the life of Pharaoh by living amongst Courtiers Israel becomes guilty of that horrid sin of Idolatry by their habitation in Egypt for the golden Calfe was first fassioned and formed in the Iron Furnace They who walk in the Sun are taun'd insensibly and before they are aware Thus also there is a sweet power and holy efficacy in good examples to draw men to good Justin Martyr acknowledgeth that he was converted by observing the pious lives and patient deaths of the Martyrs The holy conversation of Theodosius in his Family turn'd his whole Court into a Nursery of Religion The strict life and gracious carriage of the Baptist had so much power on Herod though bad enough and above all fear of John for any thing he could do against him that he reverenceth him heareth him gladly and doth many things Marks 6. â—0 The Sanctity of John had a commanding beauty with it his Holiness had an awing Maâ—esty in it which conquered and triumphed in the Conscience of the King Peter Martyr tells us Loc Commun Part. 1. Cap. 1.6 of a deformed Woman whose Husband was therein like her which by looking daily on beautiful Pictures brought forth fair and comely Children It s certain God is pleased to give us in his Word and in the World many examples of humble mortiâ—ed self denying Christians that we beholding â—hem might resemble them Therefore he proounds them in the holy Scriptures not only for our encouragement in the ways of Godliness Jam. 5. 10. Heb. 1. 2. But also for our imitation that we may walk as we have them for an example 2 Cor. 11. 1. Phil. 3. 17. 20. He sets up those shining lights in the World not for men to play with or to play by but for men to work by to be directed by them in the ways of Life And our not improving their holy patterns hereunto is one cause why he takes them from us so soon If Children and Servants will play by that Candle which is given them to work by no wonder if he who set it up put is out and leave them in the dark Reader I do here present to thy view in this little Treatise a great examples of Godliness one that did not only 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not onley divide the word aright but also order his conversation aright Though he hath been dead some years yet as Abel being dead he speaketh to the living by the good example of his life What Nazienzen saith of the Baptist who is called the voice of one that cryeth in the Wilderness that he was tota vor All voice made up of voice a voice in his Habit a voice in his Diet a voice in his Dwelling a voice at Home a voice Abroad a voice in the Pulpit a voice out of the Pulpit a voice in the works and life So I may speak of this maâ—â— God without flattery that is impossible he being dead or falshood many a live can attest it that he was all voice A voice in his Doctrine and a voice in his Conversation a voice in his Language a voice in his carriage a voice in his Food in his Rayment in his Family in the Street as well as in the Church O what a lively pattern of zeal love faith humility Heavenly mindedness courage for and Constancy in the Truth did he set before you who had the happiness to live under his Ministry Be you followers of him as he was of Christ let his zeal inflame you his love draw out your hearts more to your God and his People let his humility make you low in your own eyes His Heavenly mindedness lessen your esteem of the World and all therein and his magnaminity of Spirit encourage you in the ways of Truth and Holiness against all the opposition that you meet with Look often on him with the eye of your minds till you are transformed into his likeness Can you not remember how often your Spirits have burned within you whilst be hath been opening Scripture to you Have not your hearts sometimes been carried up to Heaven in his Prayers Were you never above in the Mount with him at a Sacrament when your souls spake with Peter Lord 't is good to be here O let us build a Tabernacle and no more go down to a vain empty World O they are blessed that dwell in thy House they do ever and me without infinite cuase praise thee Beware you do not abate in your Sacred affections that you do not leave your first love that you draw not back and decline in Religion I believe many of you are ready to say with Job O that I were as in the days of old as in the days when God preserved me when his Candle