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 eng Gouge, Thomas, 1665?-1700 -- Poetry. eebo An elegiack essay upon the death of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Gouge : who deceased Jan. 8 1699/1700 [i.e. 1700] / by J.M. philo-musus. n/a 1700 10 1254 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-04 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-10 Sampled and proofread 2014-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

AN ELEGIACK ESSAY UPON THE DEATH Of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Gouge , Who Deceased Jan. 8. 1699 / 1700.

By J. M. Philo-Musus .

LONDON : Printed for Iohn Marshall , at the Bible in Grace-Church-Street . 1700.

AN ELEGIACK ESSAY UPON THE DEATH Of the Reverend Mr. THOMAS GOUGE : Who Deceased Jan. 8. 1699 / 1700. GO , sorrowful Muse , lamet Great Gouge's Death , Who to our Grief has now resign'd his Breath : Go , mournfully our Loss , his Gain set forth , His Piety , his Learning , and his Worth . Go , and lament distressed Sion's State , Attempt his Excellence to predicate . One in this Work , 't is true , has been employ'd , But is there nought for me to write beside ? Sure that Muse ha'n't said all . Why may not mine Say more ? Shall we to One his Praise confine ? Why should it not be Sung by All the Nine ? Shall but One Muse accompany his Hearse , Singing his Praise in Elegiack Verse ? If others then are silent , why may not I Attempt , at least , to write his Elegy ? 't is true , his Worth deserves far greater Praise , Than my poor unaccustom'd Muse can raise : Being so great , that it may seem a Crime , For me t' attempt to put it into Rhyme . But Love to him says , Try . Nay then I will , And let that Love atone my want of Skill . O how uncertain are all things below ! Scarce have we got our Mercies , but they go . Those Blessings which Mortals esteem most Rare , They no more pleasing than uncertain are . Yet so 't must be , else desir'd Happiness Would dwell with us below ; whereas Distress , And Death , the dreaded Progeny of Sin , When Happiness left this World , first enter'd in . How many Faithful Ministers of late Has Sion lost ? Which Losses do create Dire Fears within her anxious Breast , when she Sees them departing , whom she hop'd might be Her Faithful Leaders in her Pilgrim-State Much longer . But nought now can mitigate The Torrent of her Grief , when after th' Rest Who 're gone before , and are of Heav'n possest , She sees the Rev'rend Gouge departing too ; This makes her weep , because t'augment her Wo . But why must Gouge go now ? Could'st thou not spare Him longer here below ? ( How short-liv'd are Our Mercies ! How uncertain ! ) In his Light We for a while rejoyc'd ; but tho' 't was bright , Yet , to our Sorrow , 't was eclipsed soon , His Sun went down , scarce having past its Noon . Had it not been decreed that all must Die , Sure we had begg'd his Immortality . Not that we envy in the least his Bliss , Nor that we grudge his perfect Happiness : But yet we want him here ; send more , we pray , Lest into Night be turn'd our Gospel-Day . Should we but trace from his first happy Breath , To his lamented , and unwelcom Death , Through his whole Life , 't will plainly then appear , A Glorious Star has left our Hemisphere . In him the Graces of God's Spirit shin'd , Th' Endowments of a truly Noble Mind . How firm his Faith , shewing it self in Love , And in Desire , fixt on the Things above ? How noted for his Early Piety , Serving the Lord , while young most zealously ? How sweet his Nat'ral Temper , not inclin'd Wrongs or past Injuries to call to Mind ? How Closely with his God , and how Uprightly Did he walk here , and how Exemplary ? And as he was adorn'd with Grace , the Heart's ? Best Ornament , so with the greatest Parts , And no less Learn'd , as well in Tongues as Arts , Thus a Great Christian , greatly Learned too , How was he fit , his Master's Work to do ? How faithfully was he engaged therein ; Endeav'ring Subjects to his Lord to bring ? How sound his Judgment ? How from Errors free ? And able to oppose all Heresie ? Tho' weak by Nature , by Sickness weaker made , So that while he was young , his Strength decay'd . Yet how did he always his Work pursue With Eagerness , and great Affection too ? How stedfast was his Hope ? His Piety No less conspicuous . How did he Die ? Not the least questioning his Interest In those Blest Mansions , where he 's now at rest . So Great a Man was he , such Happiness Had his late Church , Great sure beyond express . Had they but known , and suitably inprov'd Their Mercies , while they were not yet remov'd . And his Blest Soul past without least annoy , Into the Regions of Eternal Joy , Where Everlasting Praises it employ . Then let 's not Weep for him , knowing his Gains Abundantly reward him for his Pains : But rather for our selves , because o' th' State Of Christ's poor Church , the Object of the Hate Of Wicked Men : But this great Comfort gives , That tho' Men Die , yet JESUS ever Lives .
EPITAPH . THE Soul of Rev'rend Gouge being now above , Here lyes his Dust , waiting till by the Power Of God it rais'd shall be , and for his Love Made fully Blest ; and that for evermore . A glorious Light he was whilst here below , Shining most brightly ; 't was his main Delight , GLORY to GOD to bring , his Will to do : Of whose Blest Count'nance he enjoys the Light . Under this Stone his Body rests till th' Day Gladly when it shall meet it 's Soul , and they Ever enjoy that Bliss , where Grief is chac'd away .
A Catalogue of Books Sold by John Marshall , at the Bible in Grace-Church-Street . GOOD Company ; or , Sudden Thoughts ; or , A Collection of Three Hundred Divine Sentences ; being a Guide to a Holy Life . The Government of the Thoughts , Prefatory to the Government of the Tongue , by the Author of The Whole Duty of Man . An Elegiack Essay on the Pious Memory of Mr. Matthew Mead . Price 6 d . The Heavenly Foot-Man ; or , A Description of the Man that gets to Heaven . By John Bunyan , Author of The Pilgrim's Progress . A Declaration against Antinomian Errours . The Second Edition . A Choice Drop of Honey from the Rock CHRIST . The Traveller's Song . In Verse . Rich's Short-Hand . A speedy Way to attain the Art of Short-Writing . Where you may be supplied with the Testament and Psalms in Short-Hand . The Ten Commandments in Verse , from a large Copper-Plate . Where you may be supplied with variety of Pictures , of most sorts . Mr. Gouge's Funeral Sermon . By J. Nesbitt . FINIS .