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cotemporary divines ; of which an interesting and 

 entertaining account and specimens are given in the 

 memoirs of his life and writings, published by his 

 great grandson and namesake, the Rev. Thomas 

 Comber, the present rector of Oswaldkirk. 



His elegant and pleasing retirement at East 

 Newton, which seems so fully to have realized the? 

 eloquent description of the author of " the Sea- 

 sons,"* gave rise to various other theological works, 

 amongst which we may enumerate, " Roman For- 

 geries in the councils during the first four centuries, 

 together with an appendix concerning the forgeries 

 pnd errors in the annals of Baronies," 1689, 4to. 

 " Friendly and seasonable advice to the Roman 

 Cathojics of England, by a charitable hand," in 

 12mo, with " an addition of the most convincing 

 instances and authorities, and the testimony of their 

 own writers for the same." Dean Comber also 

 edited *' Christus Triumphans" of Fox ; and pub- 

 lished at different times various single sermons on 

 Important subjects. 



He died on the 25th November, 1699, at the 

 comparatively early age of 55, to the inexpressible 

 regret of all his friends, and in the very flower of 

 his hopes : when his credit as an eminent divine, 

 was fully established, and he was making rapid ad- 

 vances to the highest ecclesiastical honours. But 

 though the duration of his life was short, yet it be- 

 came in effect long, by having had each hour of it 

 actively and usefully employed, and he sunk into 

 the grave, ripe in good works, and rich in virtue. 

 He was buried at his particular request, within the 

 altar rails of the parish church of Stonegrave, neay 

 the remains of that exemplary parent to whom he 

 pwed so much, and whom he himself describes as 

 the most affectionate mother in the world." 



A handspnie slab of black marble cpvers his re-* 



* <' An elegant sufficiency, content, 



** Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, 



*' Ease acd alternate labour, useful life, 



M Prpgresshe rirtue, and approying Heaven.'* 



