This work was chiefly prepared for the press during the author's last illness, and did not make its appearance till after his decease, which happened on the 8th of May, 1766, in his seventy-third year. During the last year of his life, he was visited with frequent returns of a very painful disorder, which he endured with great resignation and Christian fortitude. He repeatedly declared, that to secure the divine felicity promised by Christ was the principal and almost the only thing that made life desirable; that to attain this end he would gladly die; submitting himself entirely to God, as to the time and manner of his death, whose will was most righteous and good; and being persuaded that all was well that ended well for eternity.
Dr. Chandler was a man of extensive learning and eminent abilities, and both his talents and general character were such as to procure for him a powerful influence in the dissenting body of which he was a member. This influence he exercised on many occasions in a manner highly beneficial to the public interest. In particular the valuable fund for relieving the widows and orphans of poor dissenting ministers was his suggestion, and it was mainly in consequence of his exertions and interest that it was established.
In 1768, four volumes of Dr. Chandler's Sermons were published, according to his own directions