101. Mr. John Janeway, for the latter part of his Life, he lived like a Man that was quite weary of the World, and that looked upon himself as a stranger here, and that lived in the constant sight of a better World. He plainly declared himself but a Pilgrim that looked for a better Country, a City that had Foundations, whose builder and maker was God. His Habit, his Language, his Deportment, all spoke him one of another World. His Meditations were so intense, long, and frequent, that they ripened him apace for Heaven, but somewhat weakned his Body. Few Christians attain to such a holy contempt of the World, and to such clear, be∣lieving, joyful, constant Apprehensions of the transcendent Glories of the unseen World. On his Death-bed he thus express'd himself:
O help me to Praise God, I have now nothing else to do; I have done with Prayer, and all other Ordinances; I have almost done conversing with Mortals. I shall presently be beholding Christ himself, that died for me, and loved me, and washed me in his Blood. I shall, before a few hours are over, be in Eternity, singing the Song of Moses, and the Song of the Lamb. I shall presently stand upon Mount Zion, with an innumerable company of Angels, and the Spirits of the Just made perfect, and Jesus the Me∣diator of the New Covenant; I shall hear the voice of much People, and be one amongst them, which shall say, Hallelujah, Salvation, Glory, Honour, and Power unto the Lord our God; and again, we shall say, Hallelujah. And yet a very little while, and I shall sing unto the Lamb, a Song of Praise, saying, Worthy art thou to receive Praise, who wert slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy Blood, out of every Kindred, and Tongue, and People, and Na∣tion, and hast made us unto our God, Kings and Priests, and we shall Reign with thee for ever and ever. Methinks I stand, as it were, with one Foot in Heaven, and the other upon Earth; methinks I hear the Melody of Heaven, and by Faith I see the Angels waiting to carry my Soul to the Bosom of Jesus, and I shall be for ever with the Lord in Glory. And who can chuse but rejoyce in all this?And now, my dear Mother, Brethren, and Sisters, Farewel; I leave you for a while, and I commend you to God, and to the Word of his Grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an Inheritance among all them that are sanctified. And now, dear Lord, my Work is done. I have finished my course, I have fought the good Fight; and henceforth, there remaineth for me a Crown of Righteousness. Now come, dear Lord Jesus, come quickly. Then a Godly Minister came to give him his last Visit, and to do the Office of an in∣feriour Angel, to help to convey his blessed Soul to Glory, who was now even upon Mount Pisgah, and had a full sight of that goodly Land at a little distance. When this Minister spake to him, his heart was in a mighty flame of Love and Joy, which drew Tears of Joy from that precious Minister, being almost amazed to hear a Man just a dying, talk as if he had been with Jesus. He died June 1657. Aged between 23 and 24, and was buried in Kelshall-Church in Hartfordshire. For a larger Account of this Extraordinaay Person, see his Life, written by his Brother, Mr. James Janeway.