2. It should further teach us, be we of what Condition soever, not to puc off any 5 Preparation for Death to the last. If such a Person as this was, so Upright and Innocent, Eso Religious and Devout, so Temperate, nay even Abstemious, had but little more than Lucid Intervals on his Death-bed; what may they expect, who have scarce ever seriously -. entertained the Thoughts of God, or their Duty? Who at Night seldom go to Bed soe bër? Or in the Day-time live regularly many & Hours in all their Life? And if these should then want the Use of Reason, how can they prepare for another World ? Repentance is a long and serious Work; to Men of readiest and largest Parts, of most composed I Minds, hard to be performed as it should be. . We have been a long cime committing Sins, i and that in great Variety, and cannot polįsibly in a few Moments look over all that has been so long in doing. A general Re| pentance will not serve for all Sins. Many require particular Tears, Humiliation, Acts of Faith, Charity, Reconciliation with, or . Satisfaction to our Neighbours. Ah! conș fider, all ye vain Ones, how can all this be I done on a Death-bed, and in a few Hours, .. yea, though it should happen you had Days in a few Days? The good God grant all may I take warning early. I There are other things I Mould have taken s notice of, as to the Memory of our dear : Brother deceased. But possibly some may think I am too much a Friend to be T3 de impartind And I confess I am otlerways unfit for Panegyricks; 'I am sure I am unable for such Performance, on this Occasion. I therefore conclude, commending him as a Pattern of most universal Virtue to all your Imitation; and beseeching God, that being admonish'd by this Instance of Mortality, we may all of us, it not in the Days of our Youth ( for those are past with many of us ) yet in the time of our Health and Vigour, in the time of our soundeft Reason and best Judgment, remember our Creator, acquaint our selves with God, and make our reace with him; live always prepared for our Lord's coming, whensoever and howsoever he shall call us hence; that so at last, when we are taken away, and our Bodies return to the Dust as they were, our Souls may be gathered to the Spirits of Just Men made perfect, as I doubt not this our Brother's iş. Amen, Amen, Good Lord. THE CONTENTS The P R E FACE. THE Injury that some, and the Good that 1 other sort of Lives do us, pag. 3, &c. p. 7,8 . p. 9 P. ?5 PARTI. Mr. Bonnell's Birth and Family, His Father supplies the Royal Family with large Sums of Money. In Consideration whereof, be obtains a Patent to be Açcomptant Gene- T4 He is sent to a private Academy, p. 8 His Opinion of Education in those Places, p. 9 He is remov'd to Catherine Hall in Cambridge, ibid. p. ja ibid. He removes into Mr. Freeman's Family to be He is much afflicted with Sickness, P. 16 Meditations on Sickness, p. 17, 20, 113, 114, 116,118, 119 The great Benefit from Sickness, and other As he was a constant Communicant, so his - Self-Examinations for the Sacrament were He enters upon his office of Accomptant-Gene- He is desirous of quitting all Secular Employ- ments, and entring into Holy Orders, p. 30, His Opinion of soliciting for Church-Prefér. ... 31 . ibid. How necessary he judgd a fincere Intention to promote the Glory of God, and the Good of His Behaviour in King James's Reign, p. 39 : He was continued in his Place then, the Profits of which he bestowed to relieve op.' . in.; . ::. . : dresd pressid Protestants, P. 54 How we are to govern our Affections, with respect to worldly things, both in Prosperity and His Behaviour upon the breaking out of the late Ireland universally allarm’d at the Report of a 47, 50 5. His Charity to the Poor in those times of Di- ị How he supplied the Want of the Churches pube E' A Meditation on Dublin's Deliverance, p. 60 'Twas Mr.Bonnell's usnal Practice to draw such Reflections from the daily Occurrences of Life, qs might beft serve to keep his Mind in He laments the Prevalency of Vice, p. 63, His Prayer on his Birth-day, p.69 A Meditation, which be entitles, The With, or He had high Thoughts of the Extent and Dif- ficulty of the Pastoral Duty, . p. 34, 75 A brief Account of the Daughter that sura |