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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50962	A funeral sermon preached upon the death of the reverend and godly divine, Mr. Francis Holcroft, late pastor of a congregational church in Cambridgeshire. Who deceased Jan. 6. 1691/2, aged 63. By T.M. preacher of the Gospel.	Milway, Thomas, congregational minister.	1692 (1692)	Wing M2188; ESTC R214187	17,984	32

Rev. 2.13 To see the Funerals of the Conqueror Yet Cambridge know as he said in his days Zech. 1.6 God will deal with you according to your ways E'er lives this Prophet Immortal spirit If ever any I would say there 's merit So richly holy and Angelick Saint Babies and Dwarfs we 're all to this Giant Alas a Prince a King great General Highly Anointed's fallen in Israel He wore out 's body in these holy Wars 'T was bruised wounded full of mortal sears O blessed Soldier hardship did endure Behov'd thy Brethren all not Sine Cure And wholly spent thou was and still did spend Until thy Humour-radical did end We saw's dead Body perfect Skelliton Like that which's tackt up by Chyrurgeon His house of Clay did crumble into mould His Heav'n-born soul no longer dwell in 't could A Glorious House made without hands on high Possess'd he 's of unto eternity 2 Cor. 5.1 His Dying words Deut. 34.1 2 3 4. In this like Moses had Mount Pisgah's Ken A clear and perfect Landskip of Canaan Unlike to Moses he soon went to it When as to Moses the Lord would only show it What Rabbies said of Moses's verifi'd God kissed Francis Holcroft Deut. 34.5 and he di'd As Mother th' Child dandles upon her lap Her Cheek by'ts Cheek until it takes a nap He 's but a sleep i' th morning you 'l him see Heb. 12.23 Phil. 2.20 2 Cor. 3.7 I' th Church of th' first born where he lov'd to be O for such Preachers Lord send thou an host Trebly anointed with the Holy Ghost That Satan lightning he from Heaven be cast Luk. 10.18 Zech 4.11 12. That Cambridge Candlestick in glory last With Golden Oyl through Golden Pipes suppli'd With two anointed ones o' th' left right side From the Olive-tree the most Anointed one And let the Man the Branch build Temple on And let him bear the Glory Zech. 6.12 worthy he God's spotless Lamb slain for Iniquity Father why did thy noble Child of Light In darkness walk Isa 50.10 why cry'd so in the night So long so oft why stood'st behind the wall Thou knewest he would importunately call Cant. 2.9 And give no rest but cry Father Abba More instantly did never any pray How was his Note chang'd he had midnight Song A Philomele tho pricking Thorns among Jayl-birds with Silas in Cambridge Castle sings But in God's Prison his Lark-like warblings Do cease O Jehovah righteous Soveraign To all thy Matters answers not again Why Job why Jeremiah Job 33.13 curse their Birth-day shine Highest Reason's Soveraign Will Divine O deepest Depths of wisest Providence Jonah i' th Whales Belly Jonah 2.1 and prays from thence And was preserved cast alive o' th' Shore O blest be Christ O blest for evermore O blest Martyr beautiful to see Conformed to 'th Pattern in thy Agony Before thy Death in strong Cries and in Tears And thou was heard in thy believing Fears Cease now O Lord a while let ' lone the rest We are sure of Ministers Heb. 5.7 thou hast the best Some Verses made upon the Death of the Eminent and Reverend Servant of Christ in the Ministry of the Gospel Mr. Francis Holcraft ALas the Chariots and the Horsemen's gone How can the War be longer carried on ' Gainst Antichrist Jesus let 's Mantle fall Of Power of Zeal of Gifts of Graces all Which cloathed him upon the Infantry O let Paul's Spirit rest on Timothy We saw him long ascending far above His Brethren thought still that he would remove Out of our sight to Heaven there to view Jerusalem Celestial City new Where he was free born when he Preaches next How sweetly will he Comment on that Text Holcraft and Oddy they neither could The Evangelick Mysteries unfold Until commenc'd they had took a Degree In the Celestial University Both Learning Piety had been withstood But for a Commendamus in Christ's Blood Lord stay thine hand and let alone the rest Thou hast him now I 'm sure which lov'd thee best Luther ne're di'd till now glorious free Grace Engraven was in 's heart in 's head in 's face In broader fairer deeper Characters than can Be found in any preaching praying Man Pope sings Te Deum Oxford and Cambridge Friends Blind Quakers Gifts unto each other sends Atheists make merry Arminians Wills are free Holcraft no Tomb should have but Calumny Darkness that can be felt who can but fear While such a sparkling Star doth disappear As Holcroft was dazling the envious Eye Of spurious Christian Grace's enemy Did we not know 't of Rising Sun a sign When all the Stars i' th' Sky no longer shine O gracious Saint how did thy Count'nance shine Behold Mount Sinai's Preachers great Divine Thy Feet were beautiful I could have kist The Soles thereof O sweet Evangelist How Glorious is that Sun of Righteousness Whose Rays reflected makes a Saint no less Than an Illustrious Conquering Princely King Such Holcraft was Israel in wrastling Who ever did the Spirit of Faith more bold In Prayer with God than in this Man behold Such Liberty such Life such Light he had Weak ones offended wicked says he 's mad Lament you Ministers of Christ he was For Doctrine Paul for Comfort Barnabas He was Apollos so mighty in the Word He was a John for Love unto his Lord A Timothy he naturally did care For Truth while others minded their Affair Boanarges in the Law by dreadful Thunder Struck down his hearers rent their hearts asunder He was a Moses in the Mount did stay I never heard one at that rate to pray Some single Gifts in others may have been But Constellations were in Holcroft seen Perfections take from one then from another They all did Center in this blessed Brother With what great Scripture plainness did he Preach With what Majestick boldness did he Teach He Giant-like came forth to run his Race Being firmly girt with Apostolick Grace He was made of God a fenced Brazen Wall Strong to recieve the Gun-shot great and small His Doctrines Christ his Natures Offices Faith in his Blood and then right Holiness Cambridge Christ lent him for a time to thee A Pattern for thy Preachers he should be Look on this Copy fairly writ and mend Your hands then Christ your Lord will you commend O quit your selves like Men be cloath'd with Zeal Concern your selves with Israel's Commonweal Be strong in power in Love in Gospel-word Cut every Man with that two-edged Sword Be bold as Lyons like this Man of God Dash them in pieces with that powerful Rod. O! let his People know that joyful sound And in their heart and lives let it abound Which like to Aaron's Bells did's feet surround In every place where he did tread the ground This noise of Peace did to the Saints redound Holcroft of Preachers for Faith for Zeal the best I 'll only say he 's Dead and weep the rest FINIS