William Perkins (puritan) - Death

Death

In 1602, Perkins suffered from the stone. After several weeks of suffering, he died at age 44.

James Montagu preached his funeral sermon, taking as his text Joshua 1.2, ‘Moses my servant is dead’. He was buried in St. Andrew's, the church which he had pastored for eighteen years.

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