A MEMORIAL on the Death of that faithful Servant of Jesus Christ NATHANAEL STRANGE Pro. 10.7 Mat. 26.13 Es 57.2 Rev. 17.14 Who for his Loyalty to his Lord the King ran through many Jeopardies and Dangers Isa. 26.13 Est 3.8 1 Chron. 11 19 Neb. 6.2 11. Num 23.21 23 Numb 24.7 Luke 1.32 Heb. 10.37 Cheerfully and constantly Witnessing to his Princely Authority over All Nations Rom. 6.16 Psa 119.32 Psa 134.1 2 Cor. 6.5 Act. 5.31 32. & 26. 16 22. Pro. 14.32 Gen. 50.24 Psal. 72. Zech. 9.10 Psa 110 5,6 and in full confidence of Christ's Coming and his Glorious Reign on Earth Jer. 23.5 Isa. 32.1 & 24.23 Rev. 11.7 rested from all his Labours Rev. 14.13 the fourth day of the eighth Month 1665. An Acrostic NEw Griefs new Sorrows now are come now Strange from hence is flown Away from us who here do dwell within this Frigid Zone This World too low for thee so High so Heavenly divine Heaven is thy home where thou dost dwell & in great Glory shine Alas Strange thou art gone to whom the World was very strange Now unto us great Loss to thee great Gain most happy Change All Earthly Joys contemn didst thou because thou wert Sublime Eternity was in thine Eye beyond the bounds of Time Labour'ous was thy Work and Care i' th' Vineyard night and day Zions great Friend and Watchman true who never ceased to pray That Babylon'an-Powers might be unto nothing brought Regent o'er Nations and Affections CHRIST alone was sought Admirable Graces and Gifts did richly thee adorn Now scarce thine Equal left for which we all lament and mourn God's Glory was thine only Aim endeavouring Souls to save Evangelist wast thou whose Message Joy to many gave Anagram NATHANAEL STRANGE Satan then all Anger Enraged was Satan Satan then all in his Anger Why God by such Evangelic means will make his Power die No glad-tidings sent unto man of Liberty of Peace A bide can he for when man's free Then doth his Kingdom cease Raging Satan in 's Anger then his Agents did employ To catch that Soul whom God preserved and now possessed in Joy Satan then all in Anger When Even then when Strange did preach Learning truly Divine did he all those that heard him teach Enraged therefore was Satan yet could not at all prevail Against him who his Kingdom did with so great force assail No Power ever can prevail 'gainst JESUS CHRIST our King All Nations he will under him into subjection bring His Sceptre and his Laws must bear the Rule and Sway alone This Doctrine strange unto the World Strange to the World made known A Single-state he did prefer It being his intent Nothing should let him in his Work for which the Lord him sent Scatutum est hominibus at semel moriantur STRANGE he was an Example which did teach Being in Conversation just upright The same which in his Doctrine he did preach Which evidenced he was a shining Light Mirror of Virtue in which we might see His Splendour and our own Deficiency Some years ago i' th' Army he was made An Officer and for the Good Old Cause No time in Idleness by him delayed His Aim was to advance God's Righteous Laws A Valiant Soldier to maintain God's Right Who with his Sword & Doctrine both did fight But we have sinned and therefore for our sin Frustrate was made that Glorious Design And we are brought where first we did begin As if Heaven and Earth did both combine To make us see its vain for us to trust In Arm of Flesh that must return to dust Therefore with our whole heart we should implore The God of Grace that we might be more wise And Him alone in all things to adore His Servants love but not them idolise Lest we the Glory from our God should take And of more Sorrow for the same partake Moses a Righteous man yet he did fail And for his Sin most justly he did die Which doth declare the best of us are frail And subject unto great Infirmity By Pestilence or Sword the Just may die And the Just God no honour lose thereby Our GOD not Man let 's glorify in all So may we stand or otherwise we fall London Printed in the Year 1666.