Some testimonies of the life, death and sufferings of Amariah Drewet of Cirencester in Gloucestershire, lately deceased and to the way of life wherein he walked, whose living words upon his dying bed are worthy to be had in remembrance.

Charles Marshall's Testimony concerning Amariah Drewet.

THe foregoing Testimonies are concerning the Life and Death of our dear Friend Amariah Drewet. I also ha∣ving had certain knowledg of him, and conversation with him, have this Testimony to give concerning him, Viz. That he was a man fearing God and eschewing Evil, of a tender Spirit having the Awe of God in his Heart; he greatly loved the Gospel of Peace, and those that were sent of God to Preach it in the Power and Demonstration of his Eternal Spirit; his Heart was made glad when the Power of the Lord reached and affected the Heart of his Neighbours; because he greatly desired their Eter∣nal Welfare; more might be said of his Life, Sufferings and Death, but I refer to the foregoing Testimonies of Ear and Eye Witnesses of his latter End, by whose Testimonies it appears, that as he Li∣ved, so he Dyed, in the living enjoyments of Gods Immortal Pre∣sence, & felt Refreshment from the Throne of his Eternal Glory.

An•• now, Oh Inhabitants of Cirencester, unto whom the Word of Eternal Life hath been Preached, in a clear Demonstration of the Spirit and Power of the most High, and over whom hath been a blessed day of Visitation, tenderly consider your States and Conditions, and Imbrace that great Blessing, namely, A being turned every one from the Evil of his doings; & seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near at band striving with you by the Spirit of his Son Christ Jesus, and knocking at the Door of your Hearts: Oh, let the Saviour In, that ye may be saved from Sin, and Redeemed from the Nature of it. So is the Blessed end of Christ Jesus his coming answered, namely, To destroy the Works of the Devil: Consider in the Dread of the most High, your time is short, and not only short, but also uncertain, therefore remember your latter End, that as you must follow your Righteous Neighbour through Death, so it may be that your latter End may be like his, that living the Life of the Righteous ye may enjoy Eternal Life, when time in this World with you will be no more; that through the following the Spiritual Pillar of Fire, which leads out of Spi∣ritual

Egypt, you may obtain the Spiritual Canaan, the Rest and Sabboth of God.

And unto those that do profess the same Truth, that our dear Friend deceased did, in these parts; Ah, prize your precious Time, and the season of Love and Kindness, that is over you, and the Mercy attending you; and walk worthy of it, and give not way to a Spiritual Idleness, which leads into a Spiritual Slumber, through which the Lamp goes out, and unreadiness to answer the Midnight Cry, and that which follows is Dreadfull, a Shutting of the Door; therefore, while its called to Day, answer the Lords Call and tender Visitation, that both Calling and Election may be made sure; so will the Lord delight in you, and bless you, and water you, that in the Innocent Life of Christ Jesus ye might Live, that your part in the first resurrection ye may obtain, and thereby be preserved from the power of the second Death; so that on the Dying Bed you may hear that Joyfull Testimony, Blessed are the Dead that die in the Lord, ye saith the Spirit they rest from their Labonrs, and their Works shall follow them. And now, dear Friends, as ye desire this Portion, and to Honour and Renown the great Name of our Merciful and Tender Father, be stirred up to great Diligence, redeeming Time, loving and obeying the sweet redeeming Power of the Lord, that his Blessed Work, blessedly begun in the Hearts of many, may be accomplished, that you being made free from the Law of Sin and Death, by the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus, may lay down your Heads in Peace, and enjoy the Crown of Immortallity, which is the Lot and Portion of all that follow the Lamb in the Work of Regeneration: And so, dear Friends, in the Love of God, these few Lines, upon this occasion, were on my Heart, to bring in a Testimony to the Lords goodness, that gave our dear Friend, that had followed the Lord faithfully, so sweet a Passage out of this Life to injoy Immortal Life for evermore.

Charles Marshall.

London the 25th of the 11th Month 1687

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