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 no little loss would have,

When death, that mighty conqueror

did lay him in the grave.

And now he's to the other world,

with us no more to be;

And that's the news will soon be hear

of us as well as he.

No more his house to order well,

and worship him therein,

Whom neither heaven, earth, nor he

can hold, or circumveen:

No more his congregation

to visit or exhort;

No more within the house of God

to spread the good report:

No more the kindly offices

with pleasure to perform,

Which unto all as masters in

their families belong.

The glory of our synod he

for many years appear'd;

His conversation was upright,

for ought we ever heard.

In our Immanual's highest court

two hours compleat to speak

While all his brethren held their

none did him interrupt.

When Simson that vile Arian,

his error spread abroad,

Making him nought but a mere man