to build. Though the church, when it was formed, on the 19th of April, 1807, consisted of only five original members, the minister included, it has since become the parent of another church, a few miles distant from it. And though, in general, the members of it are not wealthy, yet amongst themselves, and in the vicinity, about £600 have been raised towards the new meeting house. It will cost more than £1000, and, consequently, will oblige them to solicit the assistance of the friends of religion, in different parts of the kingdom. NEW CHURCH FORMED. HADLEIGH, SUFFOLK. December 13, 1815, a church of the particular Baptist denomination, of twelve persons, was formed at Hadleigh, Suffolk, having received a friendly dismission from the particular Baptist church at Wattisham. An address was delivered by the Rev. A. K. Cowel, on the nature and order of a gospel church, from Ephes. ii. 19 and 20. And, on the following Sabbath, at the church-meeting, seventeen persons, who were previously bap tized, were received into the church. ORDINATIONS. DEAL, KENT. Upton of London, delivered a charge, from Isa, Ixi. 6, middle clause: "Men shall call you the Ministers of our God," and closed the service with prayer. Three deacons were ordained in the evening. The Rev. Mr. Stewart supplying at Zion Chapel, Margate, began by reading and prayer. The Rev. T. Cramp, of St. Peter's, offered the ordination_prayer with imposition of hands. The Rev. J. Chin addressed the church and deacons, in a sermon, founded on Duet. i. 38. "En courage him," which, if reduced to practice, with the divine blessing, cannot fail to secure respectability, harmony, aud prosperity to this infant church. The Rev. Mr. Martell concluded. The first anniversary of the opening of the chapel was combined with the same ser vices, and collectious were made towards reducing the debt, on the chapel. The vices were numerously and respectably attended, both by the inhabitants of the town and friends of different denominations, from the Isle of Thanet and neighbouring towns. COLCHESTER. # Wednesday, September 15, 1816, Mr, George Francis was ordained pastor over the particular Baptist Church at Colches ter, Essex. Mr. Simpson, of Diss, began the solemn and interesting services of the day, by reading and prayer. Mr. Wil MARCH 13th, 1816, the Rev, J. Mar-kinson, of Saffron Waldon (in consequence tell, late of Burwash, Sussex, was set apart to the pastoral office over the Baptist Church, Deal, Kent. Rev. J. Chin, of Walworth, began the solemn services by reading an appropriate portion of the holy scriptures, and prayer. Rev. J. Giles of Eythorn, stated the nature of a gospel church, and made the usual inquiries, when an interesting detail of the footsteps of Divine Providence was given, by both church and minister. The Rev. W. Attwood of Folkstone, prayed in a solemn and fervent manner, for a blessing on the union. The Rev. J. Mr. M. had been ordained co-pastor, with the venerable Mr. Gilbert, over the independent church at Heathfield, Sussex, five years and a half before, but was im'pelled, by the force of evidence, to give up his former sentiments, with respect to baptism. through affliction) stated the nature of a of the absence of Mr. Cowel, of Ipswich, Gospel Church, asked the usual questions, and received the confession of faith. Mr. King, of Halsted, offered the ordination prayer. Mr. Shenstone, of London, gave the charge, from 1 Tim. iv, 16, “Take heed to thyself," &c. Mr. Wilkinson, before named, preached to the people from 1 Pet. iii. 6," Love as brethren. Mr. Cox, of Hadleigh, in Suffolk, Independent, concluded in prayer. Mr. Dowling, of Colchester, gave out the hymns. In the evening, Mr. Pain, of Ipswich, preached from 2 Thess. iii. 1, "Brethren, pray for us." Mr. Dowling concluded the services of the day with prayer. The whole of the exercises of this day, were carried on with great order, were very refreshing to many; and, we trust, that with unfeigned gratitude to the great Head of the church, pleasure will be felt in reflecting upon them. London: Printed by J. BARFIELD, 91, Wardour-Street, Soho. THE Baptist Magazine. JUNE, 1816. A MEMOIR OF THE REV. ANTHONY JACOB, M. D. His audiences were alway's large, and their general deportment illustrated the power of his ministry. The church, though originally of good size, was enlarged, soon after the commencement of his ministry, by the erection of a gallery the full length of the place of wor THE subject of this paper, a minister among the Baptists in Holland, was born at Hoorn, a principal town in West Friesland, in the year 1594; and, for some years, preached the gospel in the place of his nativity, in communion with that class of Mennonites, called the United Waterlanders. He likewise en-ship; but even subsequent entered in the profession of medicine, and practised as a physician in Hoorn, with great success. He applied himself very closely to classical literature, and, at an early period in life, became distinguished as a man of learning. With his lingual studies, he combined those of physic and theology; and, with his manhood, commenced the professions of preacher of the gospel, and doctor in medicine. But he speedily passed over the course of human life. The blossoms appeared early; good fruit succeeded, which was soon gathered by its Divine Proprietor. His ministerial labours were blessed to no common extent. VOL. VIH. largements were inadequate to 2 I As a months before his lamented | faint from fatigue, and oppressdeath, there were present two ed with grief for the loss of his hundred and forty-eight communicants. little girl. The death of his wife could not be concealed. This accumulation of affliction was a burden too heavy for his debilitated frame to support. He received the dismal news, and instantly expired, in the He closed a ministry of about seven or eight years, by a death, in some respects similar, but in others, still more afflictive than those in which a Spencer lately died, whose loss is still lament-thirtieth year of his age. This ed in the church of God. The circumstances connected with his death were, in brief, as follows: distressing event happened on January 27th, 1624. The providence which, with one stroke of its pen, struck the whole household from the list of mortals, deprived his colleague and his church of the further enjoyment of those advantages, which a judgment so penetrating, combined with such zeal and piety, in so young a man, had authorized them to anticipate. Divine Providence calling him from Hoorn to Amsterdam, in the service of the churches; it being in the depth of winter, (January, 1624,) he proposed to perform the journey across the western part of the Zuider Zee, according to the usual method in the Netherlands, by This afflictive event was imskaiting over the ice. He set proved by Mr. J. J. de Rinq, off, placing his wife and his only Baptist minister at Harlingen. child, a little daughter, before The sermon was printed; and him, on a sledge. After pro- a few extracts may not be ceeding some way on their unacceptable to the English journey, the ice gave way, reader, as they will not only and precipitated all of them illustrate the excellence of the into the water. Dr. Jacob worthy minister, whose death being an expert swimmer, im- occasioned it, but, may serve mediately extricated his wife as a specimen of the style of from the broken ice, and dived preaching among the Baptists to the bottom for the child. of Holland, in that age; which, He soon recovered her, but though it might not bear compathe spark of life had gone out! rison, in point of erudition, with He however succeeded in get- the productions of the English. ting safely out of the water, Puritans of the same period, cerwith the dead babe in his arms; tainly displays as warm a heart, but was quite exhausted by and as fervent concern for the fatigue, and overwhelmed with salvation of men, as any thing the sad catastrophe. His wife that can be produced from any. was taken to a house, and placed English divine, at the comin a warm bed, but, in conse-mencement of the seventeenth quence of fright, fatigue, and century. the loss of her babe, in a very short time, sunk in death. Dr. Jacob lay in an adjoining room, Mr. Rinq chose his text from: 2 Sam. iii. 38, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? The preacher commences his discourse, by a compendious statement of the circumstances which occasioned the expression of the text concerning Abner, a general in the service of Saul, who had manifested the most faithful and devoted attachment to his sovereign, and vindicates the conduct of David and Judah, in lamenting the loss of so great a man; he then institutes a comparison between Abner and Dr. Jacob, as a valiant, faithful, and unwearied leader in the army of Jesus Christ. After these introductory remarks, he proposes to improve the passage. I. By founding on it an exhortation to the church, to lament the loss of its faithful pastor. II. By selecting from it, consolation to believers; from the consideration that they did not mourn the death of a common man—a fool, whose hands were bound, or feet put into fetters, but—a great man, and a prince in Israel. In illustrating the first part of the discourse, the preacher introduces an apostrophe, which, considering that the language in which it was uttered is not well adapted to the expression of strong feeling, will not suffer in comparison with any thing to be found in the English divines of that early date. "O ye Christian flock! ye sinners washed in the blood of the Lamb, know ye not, that this day a great man is fallen?" A youth, in point of age, but learned, of clear understanding, wise in judgment, pious, and, which is not a case of common occurrence, equally distinguished by his humility. Do you not perceive our right arm is broken? our eye almost darkened? Is there a hearer present unaffected with this sad scene? I request him to take three circumstances into consideration, and he cannot refuse his sympathy. 1. What brought this young hero to his fate? It was a heart glowing with love to Christ; so great was the strength of his attachment, that he might have appropriated the words of David. "The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up." "I have exhausted myself almost to death for the name of God."* In him love was strong as death. Paul desired to be accursed for his brethren, and our friend has actually given up his life for the brethren; for this catastrophe happened, in his attempts to plant the word of life. In his efforts to instruct others in spiritual life, he lost his personal existence, if, indeed, to find eternal life, by means of dying, can be termed a loss. How frequently have we witnessed his faithful labours, both by sea and by land, sparing no pains in endeavouring to bring forth more fruits to Christ. Let this induce us to treasure in our hearts the wholesome doctrines he has taught us so frequently, and with so many tears, and * According to the old Dutch version, Psalm lix. 9, 10, "Ik heb my byna dood geyvoerd om den name Godes." 2. The preacher endeavours to interest his hearers by remarking on the unexpected death of their pastor-removed in the bloom of life; impressing on them the great uncertainty of life-how quickly it might be taken away-at a moment when least expected. . glowing affection, lest, together | tears? What heart is not ready with the loss of his person, we to burst? What tongue does should also be deprived of his not stiffen in the contemplation instructions. of this most distressing death?" "We know that death is common to all men. The scriptures declare it. No one can overleap its bounds; or, sail over the ocean of eternity, without entering its port. It is folly then to have imagined that our deceased friend was not mortal, or, that we ourselves are not 3. He then confines their at- subject to its stroke. We know tention more immediately to that, in the instances of former death-enforces the certainty; saints, no piety, no penetration how much soever uncertainty of mind, nor sanctity of conthere may be in the circum- duct could prolong life; hence stance of the time of dying, &c. we might have been assured, and employs the instance of Dr. that neither our friend, nor Jacob to produce the greater ourselves are immortal. But, impression. From the fact, that the certainty of being obliged death will not overlook any one, to die, once for all, being thus he urges the necessity of watch-confirmed, let us, in time, seek fulness, lest it should come to possess those goods which upon us as a snare, or, like a thief in the night. "Ye ancient men," he exclaims, " arouse yourselves; it is high time; for see, this young hero has received from death a mortal blow. Ye young persons present, see how pale your pastor looks as he lies in his coffin, and already turning to corruption. Ye sinners, turn from your evil ways, behold death spares not the green tree of piety; and be assured, he will not pass by the dry one of iniquity." A little further, he observes: I. "There is a great man fallen! What eyes can refuse their are durable; and which can, and shall remain to us in a blessed eternity. In this part, the preacher introduces an old epigram, which he wishes to stand as an epitaph to himself. It is to the following effect: I possessed a good; but what was my property, had been another's before me, and shall be the property of my descendants. I had no part of it at my own control, except what I ate or drank, or gave in the service of God. That which I gave away, remains with me.; but what I kept back, has left me.'* Seeing that temporal Ik had eens goed; en dat was myn, |