Christ a Christian's life: Or, a practical discourse of a believer's life derived from Christ, and resolved into Christ. Being the substance of several sermons preach'd by the author upon his recovery from a fit of sickenss, and now extorted from him by the importunity of friends. By John Gammon, minister of the gospel, and pastor of a congregation in White-Chappel.

TO THE READER.

Christian Reader,

THE subsequent Tract being sent down to me in the Country, I did, as my other occasions would admit, (for I have not had time for a strict Perusal) cursorily look it over, and finding to my great satis∣faction such a sweet breathing in every part of it, I do joyfully recommend it to thy serious View, as a Jewel not common, or easie (among the mul∣titude of Books this Age abounds with) to be found: And that thou mayest know the Cask that hath sent forth such precious Wine, I will give thee a brief Account of the Author; tho indeed, ex pede Herculem, his own Work portrays him, and delineates the frame of his Spirit far beyond what my feeble Pen can do. But being well known to me (perhaps better than to any besides) I think it my Duty to wait upon him to the Press in this his

first Essay, with this just and impartial Character of him — He is an holy, se∣rious, good Man, abounding with the Gifts and Graces of the Spirit, and every way fitted for that Great Work he is called to. Prayer, Meditation, and the sanctified use of Affliction, (Lu∣ther's three Ingredients to make a Go∣spel-Minister) few has a greater share of. He is one of an excellent Spirit, of great Faithfulness and Courage, a perfect Hero in his Ministerial Work; none of those Rattle-Snakes that hiss and sputter in warm Sun-shiny Wea∣ther, but durst not peep out of their Holes in a Winter Season. This wor∣thy Champion, (for which his Praise is, and will be in the Gates of Sion) bore a glorious Testimony in the late horrid Persecution; he stood man∣fully to his Arms when the Bulls of Ba∣shan encompassed him about, he never quitted the Field, nor flinch'd from his Posts, notwithstanding the imminent Danger himself and Family were daily exposed to, but as one unconcerned in any Terrene Events, he went on in his way, in his Work, and verily the Lord was with him, he crowned his Labours

with extraordinary Success, and (as a Token of his special Favour) gave into his Bosom a most sweet People to be a Nursing-Father to, whose Una∣nimity among themselves, and Fervency of Love to their endeared Pastor, whatever others may, I am sure I can∣not match in the Sphere of my Ac∣quaintance. But to pass from the Work∣man to the Work — His Book will ex∣actly shew him, such an one as I have hinted. Read it but seriously over, and thou wilt be under no Temptation to think me a Flatterer, but count me as much too low, as the Queen of Sheba did the Relators of Solomon's Court. Thou wilt meet with no uncouth Phrases, no Logical Whimsies, no Flashes of wanton Rhetorick. But here, Oh! here thou wilt find the re∣fined Language of Canaan, the Dialect of the New Jerusalem, and such a me∣lodious Consort of Divine Musick, as (if the Lord set in with it) will warm thy Heart, refresh thy Spirit, and ra∣vish thy Soul, as the Spouse was ra∣vished with the Rays of Christs Glory, I am

Thy Soul's well-wishing Friend, C. N.