A compleat history of the most remarkable providences both of judgment and mercy, which have hapned in this present age extracted from the best writers, the author's own observations, and the numerous relations sent him from divers parts of the three kingdoms : to which is added, whatever is curious in the works of nature and art / the whole digested into one volume, under proper heads, being a work set on foot thirty years ago, by the Reverend Mr. Pool, author of the Synopsis criticorum ; and since undertaken and finish'd, by William Turner...

The Account given of him by his Relations.

HE was observed to be always serious and chearful, ready to entertain Spiritual Discourse, ma∣nifesting Affection to God's People and his Ordinances; he seem'd to be in a very calm In∣difference to Life or Death, referring himself to God to determine it, expressing his great Satis∣faction as to some Opportunities of Escape that were slipt, saying, That truly he sometimes thought the Cause was too good to flee from suffering in it, tho' he would use all lawful Means for his Life; but the Providence of God having prevented this, he was sure it was best for him, for he said, he bless'd God he could look into Eternity with Comfort. He said, with respect to his Relations and Friends, to whom his Death would be afflictive, That he was willing to live, if God saw good; but for his own part, he thought Death much more desirable. He said, I have enjoyed enough of this World, but I never found any thing but Vanity in it, no Rest or Satis∣faction. God, who is an Infinite Spiritual Being, is the only suitable Object for the Soul of Man, which is spiritual in its Nature, and too large to be made happy by all that this World can afford, which is all but sensual: Therefore, methinks, I see no reason why I should be un∣willing to leave it by Death, since our Happiness can never be perfected till then, till we leave this Body, where we are so continually clogg'd with Sin and Vanity, frivolous and foolish Tri∣fles. Death in it self is indeed terrible, and natural Courage is too low to encounter it; nothing but an Interest in Christ can be our Comfort in it, he said, which Comfort I hope I have; inti∣mating much advantage to his Soul by his former Imprisonment.

The Day he went from Dorchester to Lyme, after he had received the News of his Death the next Day, he was in the same serious Cheerfulness, declaring still the same Apprehension of the Desirableness of Death, and the great Supports of his Mind under the Thoughts of so sudden passing through it alone from the Hope of the Security of his Interest in Christ; taking leave of his Friends with this Farewel, Tho' we part here, we shall meet in Heaven. Passing by 〈◊〉〈◊〉

Estate, going to Lyme, he said, Farewel Temporal Inheritance, I am now going to my Heavenly, Eternal One. At Lyme, the Morning that he died, it appeared that he had the same Supports from God, meeting Death with the same cheerfulness. When he was mounting the Ladder, he smiled, and said: I am not afraid of this; I am going to a better Place, from a poor and miserable World, to a Celestial Paradise, a Heavenly Jerusalem. I might have chosen whether I would have undergone this Death, if I had hearkened to the L. C. J. but it was upon such un∣worthy Terms, that shou'd I have accepted of my Pardon, it wou'd have been troublesome to me. I die a true Protestant; I am in Charity with all Men. God preserve this Nation from Popery. The Lord bless you all. So taking his leave of them he knew, after Prayer he lanched into Eternity.