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out terror, but with satisfaction and delight. He breathed his last on Tuesday the 28th of June, 1715, in the 59th year of his age. He was buried at Highgate on the 7th of July, amidst a numerous attendance of his people, who showed him this last office of respect. His intimate friend, the excellent Mr. Tong, preached his funeral sermon at the Old Jewry, on 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8. I have fought a good fight, &c.

After so particular an account of Mr. Shower's life and ministerial labours, it will not be expected that we should expatiate at any length upon his character. His natural temper was tender and affectionate, and it was much improved by divine grace. This tenderness of spirit discovered itself not only in his private conversation with his friends, but in his public ministrations. In the pulpit, he would often be so affected with his subject as to dissolve in tears, and produce similar emotions in the hearts of his people. He excelled particularly in the gift of prayer, in which he discovered a remarkable freedom of thought, and sweetness of expression. In preaching, he distinguished himself by a choice of subjects that were calculated more directly to strike the conscience. If any difficult criticism lay in his way, he would dispatch it without any toil or difficulty, and hasten to the application, which was usually instructive and affecting. In the administration of Christian ordinances, he was very serious and devout, and would lead his hearers to their spiritual nature and design. The author of the Continuation of Granger's Biographical History of England, after several errors in his account of Mr. Shower, has this observation: "It is much to be lamented that he was not of the establishment; but it is more so that the schism was not suffered to die with the original nonconformists."* Upon the lamentation of this author, we shall only observe, that whilst it does honour to the character of Mr.

• Noble's Continuation of Granger, vol. i. p. 130.

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Shower, it reflects disgrace upon a church that could impose terms of communion with which so upright and conscientious a man could not comply. This is the root of schism not in separation abstractedly considered, but in such societies as by unscriptural impositions render a separation necessary. Protestant Dissenters wish for no other basis upon which to ground their separation from the church of England, than the latter uses to justify her withdrawment from the church of Rome. (K)

We shall shut up this account with a list of Mr. Shower's writings, which, from their serious and practical nature, are particularly adapted for usefulness. (L)

(K) The above-mentioned author goes on to observe, "The Dissenters were greatly divided in their sentiments on the occasional conformity bill; some desiring peaceable permission to worship God according to their own fancy, wished it; but the ambitious, fearing that the act would lay them to sleep in point of political consequence, resisted it with vehemence : amongst these was Mr. Howe, who urged the Treasurer Oxford to promote their interest; but he, thinking fit to sacrifice his religious principles to his political views, left the Dissenters in the lurch."-Without giving any opinion upon the occasional conformity bill, we shall just observe, that the reflection upon Mr. Howe's character is as ignorant as it is malignant, ́ That great man acted upon principles of a far more noble and generous nature than those ascribed to him. If he disapproved the bill, it was because he wished to keep up a friendly correspondence with a church that had excluded him her communion by the imposition of terms founded in state-policy, and not warranted by scripture. Persons of any candour will admire the benevolence as well as integrity of the man, how much soever they may disapprove his principles. Ambition and self-interest formed no part of Mr. Howe's composition, as this author will find by making himself acquainted with his character. For this purpose, we refer him to the Life of Mr. Howe, by Dr. Calamy-To the Historical Collections at the close of the first volume of the Abridgment of Mr. Baxter's Life, by the same authorand to Mr. Howe's Letter to a Person of Quality, upon the subject of oceasional Conformity.

(L) WORKS.-1. Serious Reflections on Time and Eternity, and some other Subjects, moral and divine. With an Appendix, concerning the first Day of the Year, how observed by the Jews, and may best be employed by a serious Christian. 12mo.-2. Resignation to the Divine good Pleasure in

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TIMOTHY ROGERS, M. A. was son to the Rev. John Rogers, many years an eminent and useful minister at Barnard-Castle, in the diocese of Durham. At the Restora

every Condition, recommended as our Duty and Happiness. In a Sermon from 2 Sam. xv. 26. 4to. 1684.-3. The present Correction and Reproof of Sin: a Discourse on Jer. ii. 19. 4to. 1685.-4. Of St. Peter's Sin and true Repentance: a Sermon preached at Rotterdam, Dec. 3, 1687. 4to.—5. Ân Exhortation to Repentance and Union among Protestants: or, a Discourse upon the Burthen of Dumah, from Isaiah xxi. 11, 12. 4to 1688.-6. Practical Reflections on the late Earthquakes in Jamaica, England, Sicily, Malta, &c. with a particular historical Account of those and divers other Earthquakes. 12mo. 1693.-7. The Day of Grace: or, a Discourse concerning the Possibility and Fear of its being past before Death: Shewing the groundless Doubts and mistaken Apprehensions of some, as to their being finally forsaken and left of God; with the dangerous Symptoms and Approaches of others to such a sad State in four Sermons from Psalm Ixxxi. 11, 12. 12mo. 1694.-8. A Discourse of tempting Christ. 12mo. 1694.-9. Family Religion, in Three Letters to a Friend. 12mo. 1694.10. No Peace to the Wicked: a Sermon preached on the Fast-Day, May 23, 1694. 4to.-11. Some Account of the Holy Life and Death of Mr. Henry Gearing, who died Jan 4, 1693-4, aged 61. With the Trial and Character of a Real Christian, collected out of his Papers, for the Examination of himself; from which several other Particulars are added, for the Instruction, Encouragement, and Imitation of Christians. 12mo. 1694.12. A Thanksgiving Sermon, April 16, 1696. 4to.-13. A Sermon preached to the Societies for Reformation of Manners in the Cities of London and Westminster, Nov. 15, 1697. 4to.-14. Of long Life and old Age: a Funeral Sermon on the Death of Mrs. Jane Papillon, July, 1698. 4to.15. The Mourner's Companion: or, Funeral Discourses on several Texts. In two Parts. 12mo. 1699.-16. God's Thoughts and Ways above ours, especially in the Forgiveness of Sin: in several Sermons upon Isaiah Iv. 7, 8, 9. 8vo. 1699.-17. Heaven and Hell: or, the unchangeable State of Happiness or Misery for all Mankind in another World. 8vo. 1700.-18. Sacramental Discourses. In two Parts. With a Paraphrase on the Lord's Prayer. 8vo. 1702.—19. A Funeral Sermon: occasioned by the sudden Death of the Reverend Mr. Nathanael Taylor, late Minister of the Gospel in London. 4to. 1702.-20. An Exhortation to Ministers and People, at Mr. Thomas Bradbury's Ordination. 8vo. 1707.-21. Winter Meditations: a Sermon on Frost, and Snow, and Winds, and the Wonders of God therein. 8vo. 1709-22. Divine Support under disquieting Thoughts: a Sermon from Psalm xcix. 19, 12mo. 1711.-23. Enoch's Translation: a