place by its prefent most valuable and faithful Incumbent and Lecturer.

There hath been also another eminent minister of this name among the Diffenters, who died in January 1700, and whom Dr. Watts hath honored by an elegant poem in his Hora Lyricæ.

Mr. Timothy Rogers M. A. who collected our Author's works, before in feparate treatifes, and published them in one volume, fays, in his preface,This excellent fervant of Chrift not only spake for his great and good Mafter whilft he was alive, but now he is dead he alfo fpeaks for him, though not from the pulpit, but the prefs; and hath fown the feed which fhall arife to a glorious harveft. A mighty ftrain of ferioufnefs runs through all the writings of this good man. A catholic fpirit, and a zealous concern for moderation among PROTESTANTS of all perfuafions does every where fhew itfelf; as he was in a remarkable degree very moderate, fo would have his readers to be. His defign in his works is manifeftly this, that the readers fhould not difpute much, but live well; as knowing that there is a greater amiablenefs in charity than in controverfy: That quiet and heavenly grace will abide, when the noife and hurry of this difagreeing world is over. Whilft I read his practical writings I am, as it were, in a house well furnished, where there is every thing for the convenience and delight of life; there wants nothing here to compofe an entire body of religion in its beauty, power, and extent.'

The following are the titles of the feveral treatifes contained in his WORKS. "I. A Word to Sinners: And a Word to Saints. II. The Principles of Chriftian Religion explained to the capacity of the meaneft, with Prayers for Families, and on other Occafions. III. The Sureft and Safeft Way of Thriving: Or, a Conviction of that grand Miftake in many, That what is given to the Poor, is a Lofs to their Eftate; which is directly contrary as to the Experiences of the Charitable; fo to the Tettimony of GOD's Spirit in divers Places of Scripture: As Prov. xi. 2. Ib. xix. 17. Luke vi. 38. Pfal. xxxvii. 26." There are feveral large Prefaces to this Treatife; one by John Owen, one by Thomas Manton, a third by William Bates, and a fourth by Richard Baxter. “IV. Chriftian Directions, fhewing how to walk with GOD all the Day long. With a Dedication to the Inhabitants of St. Sepulchre's, then his Parishioners; dated December 20th, 1660. V. The Chriftian Houtholder. Jah. xxiv. 15. As for

me and my house, we will ferve the Lord. VI. The Young Man's Guide through the Wilderness of this World, to the heavenly Canaan, &c. With a large Epistle Dedicatory to the Youth of England, efpecially to thofe who are in or about the city of London. VII. The Principles of Chriftian Religion, with Practical Applications to each Head, in two Parts, defigned as an Help to Family Catechifing; with Prayers for Families and particular Perfons. With an Epiftle Dedicatory to Parents and Governors of Families: The third of December, 1678. VIII. A Sermon on Good Works, wherein feveral Cafes of Confcience concerning Alms-giving are refolved. With an Epiftle Dedicatory to Mrs. Parthenia Lowman."

MONSIEUR

M.

HOMEL.

HOMEL was Paftor of the proteftant church at Vivaretz, in the province of Cevennes in France; and was, with peculiar cruelty, broken upon the wheel at Tournon, a city in the fame province, Ociober 1683. The following account was written by an eye and ear-witnefs, who declared he had trembled, and his hair food upright, at the remembrance of it.

"I count myfelf happy, faid this Saint at his execution, that I can die in my Mafler's quarrel.—What ; Would my gracious Redeemer defcend from heaven to earth, that I might afcend from earth to heaven? Would he undergo an ignominious death, that I might be poffeffed of a moft bleffed life? Verily, if after all this, to prolong a frail and miferable life, I fhould lofe that which is everlafting; fhould I not be a most ungrateful wretch to my GOD, and a moft cruel oppofer of my own happinefs? No, no; the dye is caft, and I am immoveable in my refolution. I breathe after that hour. O when will that good hour come, that will put a period to my prefent miferable life, and give me the enjoyment of one which is infinitely bleffed? Farewell, my dear wife: I know your tears, your continual fighs, hinder your bidding me, adieu. Don't be troubled at this wheel upon which I must expire: 'Tis to me a triumphal chariot, which will carry me into heaven. I fee heaven opened, and my fweet Jefus, with his outftretched arms ready to receive me; for he is the divine fpoufe of my foul.

"I am leaving the world, in which is nothing but adverfity, in order to get into heaven, and enjoy evorlatting Nnn 2 felicity.

felicity. You fhall come to me; I fhall never come back to you. All that I recommend to you is, to educate our dear children in the fear of GOD; and to be careful that they swerve not from the way prefcribed to them in the holy fcriptures. I have bequeathed them a little formulary for their inftruction, to the end that, if ever they be brought into the like condition with myfelf, they may undergo it courageoufly, and be confident in the goodnefs of our GOD, who will fend the divine Comforter to strengthen them in all their ftraits and diftreffes. Prepare them for fuffering betimes, to the end that in the great day, when we fhall appear before the judgement seat of Christ, we may be able to befpeak him; Lord, here we are, and the children which thou haft graciously given us. Ah, I fhall never have done. Ah, why am I hindered from departing? Farewell, my dear people. 'Tis the last farewell I fhall ever give you. Be ftedfast; be fixed; and know that I never preached to you any thing but the pure truth of the gofpel, the true way which leads to heaven."

Somebody telling him, that he had fpoke too much: "How! faid he, have I spoke too much? I have spoken nothing but the very truth. I have neither spoken nor done any thing that is in the leaft injurious to the sacred majefty of our auguft Monarch; but, on the contrary, I have always exhorted the people, committed by the Lord to my charge, to render thofe honors which are due to our king. I have taught them, that our lives and fortunes are at his difpofal, and that we are bound to employ them in the defence of his estate and crown. But as for our confciences, we hold them of our GOD, and must keep them for him." Then his judges, turning from him, ordered the executioner to do his office; which thereupon he did, by breaking his arms and his legs.

And being then demanded, whether he would die a Roman catholic? He answered, "How, my lords! Had it been my defign to have changed my religion, I would have done it before my bones had been thus broken to pieces. I wait only for the hour of my diffolution. Courage, courage, O my foul! Thou shalt prefently enjoy the delights of heaven. And as for thee, O my poor body, thou shalt be reduced to duft; but it is for this end, that thou mayeft be raised a fpiritual body. Thou fhalt fee things that never entered into the heart of man, and which are in this life impoffible to be conceived." Again addreffing himself to his wife, he faid, " Farewell once more, my well-beloved fpoufe: I am waiting for

you.