them the way to Heaven: his heart and thoughts were all in Heaven, and he cryed to Jesus Christ, that as he had sought him all his life, so he would now receive, and acknowledge him as his own: And so in the presence of his friends, whilest the Ministers were exhort∣ing, and praying with him, he peaceably, and quietly yielded up his Spirit into the hands of his mercifull God, and faithfull Creator, An. Christi, 1592. and of his Age about 74.
As Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, & chose rather to suffer adversity with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, esteeming the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt: So our Noble Galeacius, when he was come to years, and the knowledge of Christ, refused to be called the Son and Heir to a Marquess, Cup-bearer to an Emperor, Nephew to a Pope, and chose rather to suffer affliction, per∣secution, banishment, loss of Lands, Livings, Wife, Children, Honors and Preferments, then to enjoy the sinfull pleasures of Italy for a season; esteem∣ing the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the honors of a Marquesdom, without Christ; and therefore seeing he must either want Christ, or want them, he dispoiled himself of all these to gain Christ.
Collected out of the Historie of his Life, writ∣ten by Master Crashaw, and translated by him out of Beza.