A dying fathers last legacy to an onely child, or, Mr. Hugh Peter's advice to his daughter written by his own hand, during his late imprisonment in the Tower of London, and given her a little before his death.
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- A dying fathers last legacy to an onely child, or, Mr. Hugh Peter's advice to his daughter written by his own hand, during his late imprisonment in the Tower of London, and given her a little before his death.
- Author
- Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for G. Calvert and T. Brewster ...,
- 1660.
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- Subject terms
- Peters, Elizabeth, 17th cent.
- Christian life.
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"A dying fathers last legacy to an onely child, or, Mr. Hugh Peter's advice to his daughter written by his own hand, during his late imprisonment in the Tower of London, and given her a little before his death." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A54501.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
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To the Impartial READER
BE not Discoura∣ged from rea∣ding this small Treatise, be∣cause of the unhappy End of a wearisom pilgrimage, which the Author met with in this world; If we get a Fall in a journey, or meet with a great showre of rain
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so it be in the close of the day, when we are near our Inn, where we meet with accommodation and refreshment, we are the less trou∣bled; Yet such was his Care (who for many years was very Instru∣mental in the Church of God, and a means of bringing many Souls to Christ; and for the Good of o∣thers, came into this Kingdom when it was in a flame of Civil War, which hath signed him also, that he might escape everlasting flames) in this Discourse he be∣wails the vanity of his own Spi∣rit; And we will not Exause him: he finds himself too busie in Aliena Republica, and we will not justifie him; But if that
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precious Gold should be cast away because there is some Dross, or the Children of God cast out of the Family for every fault though heinous, we should condemne the Generation of the Iust: You will find in this Legacy, to his only Child, that he had a Root of Grace, and that the Fountain was clear from which ran so savoury a stream; And that at the last when he had no hope to save a frail Body, yet he minded his own and others Souls; And that he was a Master Workman in that Mysterie, wherein he had labour∣ed succesfully so many years; And we hope, that notwithstanding the prejudicasie of some against him,
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and the words of others, and his sad shameface Catastrophy, we may charitably judge, that God hath wiped away all Tears from his Eyes, that he is entered into Rest, his Works following him; and that he is made per∣fect by his great Sufferings; And wish the same to you, except these Bonds.
G.F. N.B.