Abel redevivus: or, the dead yet speaking. The lives and deaths of the moderne divines / Written by severall able and learned men (whose names ye shall finde in the epistle to the reader.) And now digested into one volumne [by Thomas Fuller, who wrote some of the lives. With verses by F. and J. Quarles] For the benefit and satisfaction of all those that desire to be acquainted with the paths of pieti and virtue.

  • Thomas Fuller
Date:
1651
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Credit: Abel redevivus: or, the dead yet speaking. The lives and deaths of the moderne divines / Written by severall able and learned men (whose names ye shall finde in the epistle to the reader.) And now digested into one volumne [by Thomas Fuller, who wrote some of the lives. With verses by F. and J. Quarles] For the benefit and satisfaction of all those that desire to be acquainted with the paths of pieti and virtue. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    He changed this mortall life into an immortal], the twelfe day of July about midnight, in the yeer of grace rz 5 3 6. and houre of his diffolution, the firft many months, the -other three dayes before ; multitudes of people flocked to fee, and touch his dead body. The Confulland Senaters of Bajil accompanied it to the grave, few of che chiefe Burgers were abfent, noneof the Univerfity. He lyeth buried in the Cathedra# Church, ina Chappell Confecrated co the blefled Virgin, and Monument of Parian marble ? fre- quently vifited both by the Citizens, and Srangers. He was of a middle Scature, well compacted body, and ofa {weet, but tender Complexion, which eafily yeelded to every little alteration, whether of aire, or dyet : His haire in- clined to yellow, his eyes were gray, his countinance amiable and cheerfull, but fome what of the paleft, and his voice {hrill, though none of the ftrongeft.. His appre- henfion was invincible, his judgement exa&, and for Me- mory, he knew not what it was, to forget any thing ex- cept injuries : Terence and Horace he could have intirely re- peated without booke, when he was but a Schoole-boy ; He was charitable tothe poore in generall, bountiful! to he inclined rather to fimplicity,and fo free from fufpition that he often unbofomed himfel fe co his friends (though but feeming)further then ftood with his owne fafety:Such was his bathfulnefs,chat though he had agood face, his pic- ture was hardly extorted from him by extreame importu- nity: in the-point of friend fhip he was of an unremoveable Conftancy ; eafily placable being offended : onely. he had fuch an antipathy with lying, that from his. youth, he _|weuld ufually tremble at the very fight of a noted Lyer ; His habit neither garifh, nor fordid, fpake him at the fame time, a Prieftto God, and Councelor to Cefar ; His conver- fation was an exa&. mixture of {weetnefle and feverity , without any the leaft admixture of pride, ambition or a- K k 2 varice :