The
Oxford
WONDER
,
&c.
IN
the
Parish
of
St.
Clement's
,
Oxford
,
lived
one
Mr.
Henry
Watts
,
formerly
a
Minister
of
that
Place
,
being
a
very
worthy
and
devout
Gentleman
,
taking
every
Week
extraordinary
Pains
in
instructing
his
Parishioners
,
going
from
House
to
House
to
compleat
and
confirm
them
in
their
Christian
Faith
and
Principles
,
and
where
he
found
any
in
great
necessity
he
would
not
only
relieve
them
to
the
utmost
of
his
ability
,
but
would
promote
and
put
forwards
weekly
Contributions
,
often
preaching
upon
the
Christian
and
divine
Subject
of
Charity
,
and
indeed
he
was
the
wonder
of
those
Parts
,
by
his
often
putting
in
practice
that
Heavenly
Duty
,
and
these
good
Offices
he
has
from
time
to
time
performed
,
during
his
residence
as
Minister
at
the
Place
aforesaid
which
has
been
near
12
Years
,
but
however
the
grief
of
his
Parishioners
,
especially
the
poorer
Sort
,
he
fell
into
a
Swoon
on
the
si●k
Day
of
August
last
,
and
dropt
by
his
Chair
to
the
great
amazement
of
the
Spectators
,
in
which
they
gave
him
comfortable
Cordials
,
but
all
proving
to
no
effect
;
so
about
eight
of
the
Clock
the
same
Morning
,
finding
his
body
cold
and
breathless
,
his
Friends
order'd
and
prepar'd
all
things
necessary
for
his
Funeral
,
which
was
appointed
to
be
upon
the
third
following
his
supposed
Death
,
being
in
his
Coffin
all
that
time
without
any
appearance
of
Life
;
nay
,
seemingly
so
far
from
it
that
he
was
really
cold
;
the
third
Day
being
come
the
Rev.
Mr.
Wilkinson
was
made
choice
of
to
preach
the
Funeral
Sermon
,
the
Substance
of
which
is
as
follows
.
The
SERMON
.
2
Tim
.
iv
.
7.
I
have
fought
a
good
Fight
,
and
have
finished
my
Course
,
Beloved
Friends
,
and
fellow
Christians
.
I
Have
no
need
to
give
you
the
Character
of
our
departed
Brother
;
and
Fellow
Labourer
in
the
Lord
,
his
Parts
,
Piety
,
and
Goodness
were
sufficiently
known
to
all
you
,
the
blessed
effects
of
which
,
no
doubt
,
but
by
this
time
through
the
mercies
of
our
Saviour
,
makes
him
shine
amongst
the
elect
in
the
Kingdom
of
God
.
He
when
living
amongst
us
was
a
lively
Pattern
and
Emblem
to
imitate
,
his
Sickness
and
extraordinary
Patience
under
it
,
confidering
its
violence
,
may
learn
us
to
be
harmless
and
submissive
under
all
Afflictions
,
his
daily
considering
how
sweet
and
easy
God
had
made
it
to
him
,
may
also
give
us
matter
of
comfort
and
consolation
against
that
dreadful
and
terrible
Moment
of
our
own
,
provide
we
trace
him
in
all
the
godly
performances
of
his
holy
Life
and
confession
;
which
that
we
may
all
do
,
God
of
his
infinite
mercy
and
goodness
enable
us
with
grace
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
to
whom
,
with
the
Father
and
the
holy
spirit
,
be
all
honour
,
glory
,
praise
,
power
,
and
dominion
,
now
and
for
evermore
.
Amen
.
Dr.
Wilkinson
,
the
Minister
had
no
sooner
ended
his
sermon
,
and
descended
towards
the
grave
,
in
order
to
perform
the
usual
ceremonies
but
to
his
,
and
other
People's
great
surprize
,
a
noise
of
groaning
and
struggling
was
heard
in
the
Coffin
,
just
as
they
were
putting
it
into
the
Ground
.
Whereupon
,
by
Dr.
Wilkinson's
Order
,
the
Coffin
was
open'd
;
when
,
to
all
the
Spectators
astonishment
,
the
supposed
dead
Corpse
held
up
his
hand
,
and
offer'd
to
rise
up
bidding
them
not
be
afraid
,
but
spoke
very
faint
.
However
,
being
put
into
a
warm
bed
,
and
having
some
comfortable
things
given
him
by
degrees
recovered
his
former
Senses
,
and
being
asked
how
he
did
,
said
very
well
,
and
able
to
deliver
what
had
been
revealed
to
him
.
After
he
had
order'd
some
bolsters
and
pillows
to
be
brought
to
support
him
being
weak
,
he
desired
to
sit
up
in
his
bed
,
and
leaning
on
them
,
said
I
have
been
a
long
journey
,
where
I
have
had
many
extraordinary
secrets
made
known
to
me
,
some
of
which
I
will
reveal
to
you
,
viz
As
soon
as
my
soul
was
seperated
from
this
lump
of
clay
,
all
my
Sins
were
exposed
before
me
seeming
as
engraved
on
a
marble
table
in
crimson
letters
,
which
very
much
astonished
me
;
the
scroll
was
very
large
,
every
title
of
them
being
fresh
in
my
mind
,
it
caused
me
almost
to
despair
:
When
at
that
very
instant
an
Angle
presented
me
with
a
white
and
plesant
roll
,
in
which
my
good
Acts
were
written
in
letters
of
shining
gold
;
as
also
my
holy
Prayers
,
and
charitable
Practice
,
which
shined
above
all
the
rest
most
gloriously
:
So
that
a
great
and
heavenly
joy
seived
my
Soul
so
waiting
and
expecting
my
Sentence
,
this
heavenly
Person
bid
me
return
and
declare
to
the
World
as
follows
:
There
shall
be
great
Signs
and
Visions
of
armies
that
shall
be
seen
fighting
in
the
Air
that
will
be
shewn
from
Heaven
,
to
testify
that
the
Lord's
coming
is
at
hand
to
judge
the
World
in
righteousness
;
and
this
will
be
a
year
of
great
wars
and
blood
shed
amongst
the
armies
abroad
,
and
two
great
towns
will
be
taken
after
an
obstinate
and
bloody
resistance
after
which
a
mighty
battle
will
be
fought
,
which
will
last
some
Hours
,
and
many
thousands
will
be
slain
,
this
being
the
last
that
will
be
fought
,
and
will
therefore
be
the
most
terrible
;
and
in
the
end
shall
be
a
general
Peace
,
and
there
shall
be
no
more
clashing
of
swords
,
nor
the
noise
of
guns
;
and
the
cries
of
dying
Soldiers
shall
be
no
more
heard
;
for
there
shall
be
a
general
peace
through
all
Europe
.
By
this
shall
be
a
year
of
great
sickness
in
mortality
,
which
will
happen
in
some
parts
of
this
Kingdom
;
the
small
Pox
,
Fevers
,
and
Agues
will
prove
very
fatal
.
And
there
will
be
many
signs
seen
in
the
air
,
and
great
earthquakes
in
Spain
and
Italy
;
which
will
do
great
damage
and
great
confusion
will
happen
in
the
Turkish
dominions
,
and
shall
convince
them
that
he
is
the
Mahomitant
Imposter
,
and
of
a
great
and
dismal
shower
of
blood
that
shall
overflow
that
great
signet
of
Constantinople
,
that
shou'd
convert
many
of
the
Turks
into
the
Christian
Faith
.
So
my
Friends
I
have
delivered
to
you
what
I
have
heard
and
seen
faithfully
,
upon
which
Mrs.
Watts
,
(
being
his
own
Sister
)
asked
him
if
he
could
give
any
certain
Testimony
for
human
satisfaction
,
of
his
being
in
another
world
.
He
replied
,
yes
,
dear
Sister
I
can
,
and
thereupon
desired
to
speak
with
her
in
private
,
at
which
time
he
told
her
many
secret
sins
which
she
had
been
guilty
of
,
insomuch
that
the
remembrance
thereof
caused
her
to
weep
bitterly
,
and
afterwards
glorified
God
,
confessed
that
they
were
such
secret
sins
as
she
was
sure
that
none
but
God
and
herself
till
then
ever
had
any
Knowledge
of
,
upon
the
rumour
of
this
strange
and
remarkable
providence
,
many
wicked
and
ungodly
Persons
resorted
to
him
only
by
way
of
derision
to
try
whether
he
could
reveal
these
Sins
or
not
,
who
no
sooner
approached
his
presence
,
but
they
were
immediately
told
many
of
their
secret
and
notorious
Sins
,
to
their
extraordinary
amazement
and
wonder
,
and
not
only
so
,
but
to
the
happy
conversation
and
convict
of
many
,
who
perhaps
without
this
uncom
and
supernatural
method
they
continued
deserved
Vassals
of
God's
wrath
and
vengeance
,
though
now
remain
,
blessed
be
God
,
hopeful
Objects
of
the
savour
and
mercy
of
the
Almighty
,
which
is
chiefly
owing
to
this
strange
and
wonderful
dispensation
.
He
having
received
his
Strength
the
next
Sunday
,
he
gave
Notice
to
those
were
at
his
intended
Funeral
to
come
to
Church
,
when
he
preached
to
them
the
following
most
excellent
Discourse
.
The
SERMON
.
John
xi
.
25.
I
am
the
Resurrection
of
the
Life
,
saith
the
Lord
:
He
that
believeth
in
me
,
tho'
he
be
dead
,
yet
shall
he
live
;
and
whosoever
liveth
and
believeth
in
me
,
shall
never
die
.
THESE
Words
of
our
Saviour
were
spoken
in
answer
to
Martha
,
who
seemed
to
doubt
of
the
literal
meaning
and
signification
thereof
;
for
it
was
when
Lazerous
had
been
dead
four
days
;
and
,
she
was
so
far
grounded
in
her
human
opinion
that
she
thought
it
impossible
for
Christ
to
raise
himself
again
,
as
appeared
by
her
repeated
arguments
or
contradictions
,
saying
,
my
Lord
by
this
time
he
stinketh
,
for
he
hath
been
dead
these
four
days
.
But
saith
our
Saviour
,
verse
the
40.
Said
I
not
unto
thee
,
if
thou
would'st
believe
,
thou
shall
see
the
glory
of
God
.
Indeed
Mary
seemed
,
verse
22d
.
to
be
of
opinion
that
if
Christ
had
been
with
Lazarous
in
the
time
of
his
sickness
he
might
have
perserved
him
alive
;
but
beind
dead
,
she
with
Martha
concluded
it
unnecessary
to
hope
for
his
resurrection
.
You
may
read
the
whole
Chapter
at
your
leasure
,
and
observe
how
miraculously
Lazarous
was
raised
to
Life
after
he
had
been
dead
four
days
.
Beloved
,
God's
arm
is
not
shortned
,
his
power
is
not
lessened
,
that
wonderful
and
strange
miracle
was
to
convince
obstinate
and
perverse
unbelievers
.
I
am
in
great
hopes
this
unspeakable
providence
vouchsafed
to
me
,
was
appointed
for
some
greater
end
,
in
order
to
restrain
such
wilful
and
stubborn
upon
;
however
by
his
eminent
dispesation
we
may
,
as
in
a
glass
view
the
unbounded
and
unlimited
works
of
God
,
who
sent
me
back
again
upon
a
great
and
mighty
errand
and
that
in
a
great
and
extraordinary
manner
,
thereby
to
make
his
power
and
greatness
unquestionable
and
that
in
vain
and
impious
Men
may
have
no
matter
of
argument
to
withstand
the
truth
of
the
gospel
,
I
am
heartily
glad
that
I
am
accounted
worthy
to
bear
testimony
to
you
all
of
the
exceeding
goodness
,
as
well
as
infinite
power
of
our
creator
;
and
I
also
rejoiced
in
this
that
my
return
has
or
at
least
will
,
not
only
by
a
means
to
strengthen
your
faith
,
but
to
conform
and
support
it
,
and
that
under
the
greatest
difficulties
that
any
human
disaster
can
occasion
,
I
have
many
other
things
more
to
add
,
but
being
something
faint
,
by
reason
of
my
indisposition
,
I
shall
therefore
refer
the
farther
prosecution
of
this
subject
to
the
next
opportunity
of
God
is
pleased
to
afford
me
;
to
whose
protection
I
earnestly
recommend
to
you
all
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.