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A FVNERALL SERMON.
A FUNERAL SERMON.
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I could wish that some better, some other occasion rather than this, had brought me hither;
I could wish that Some better, Some other occasion rather than this, had brought me hither;
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Et Si mea cum vestris valuissent vota.Et Si mea cum vestris valuissent vota.
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And if I (I will beleeue the same of every one here) had been master of mine owne desires, some other example should have told me that I must dye, And if I (I will believe the same of every one Here) had been master of mine own Desires, Some other Exampl should have told me that I must die,
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and this body of mine must returne to dust. But tis mine, and I hope your daily prayer, Thy will be done, O Lord.
and this body of mine must return to dust. But this mine, and I hope your daily prayer, Thy will be done, Oh Lord.
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My prayer was otherwise, the same our Saviour used when the sorrowes of death encompassed his soule, O my Father, Mat. 26.39. if it be possible let this Cup passe from mee.
My prayer was otherwise, the same our Saviour used when the sorrows of death encompassed his soul, Oh my Father, Mathew 26.39. if it be possible let this Cup pass from me.
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And as David did, in 2. Sam. 12.16. I besought God that the Childe might live.
And as David did, in 2. Sam. 12.16. I besought God that the Child might live.
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His words shall be the subject of my discourse:
His words shall be the Subject of my discourse:
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may his resolution and cheerfulnesse, in this or the like case, be ever yours, and mine example and precedent.
may his resolution and cheerfulness, in this or the like case, be ever yours, and mine Exampl and precedent.
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The words you shall finde, in 2. Sam. chap. 12. vers. 22, 23. While the childe was yet alive, I fasted, and wept:
The words you shall find, in 2. Sam. chap. 12. vers. 22, 23. While the child was yet alive, I fasted, and wept:
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For I said, who can tell whether God will have mercie on me that the childe may liue?
For I said, who can tell whither God will have mercy on me that the child may live?
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But now being dead, wherefore should I now fast? Can I bring him againe any more? I may goe to him,
But now being dead, Wherefore should I now fast? Can I bring him again any more? I may go to him,
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but hee shall not returne to mee. HEre is David and his Childe; the one lying sicke upon his bed, the other lying weeping upon the ground.
but he shall not return to me. Here is David and his Child; the one lying sick upon his Bed, the other lying weeping upon the ground.
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God smites the childe with sicknesse for the Fathers fault;
God smites the child with sickness for the Father's fault;
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David punisheth himselfe with fasting and weeping for the misery of the childe, Who can tell whether God will have mercie on mee, that the childe may live? The praiers of the Faithfull are never without fruit,David Punisheth himself with fasting and weeping for the misery of the child, Who can tell whither God will have mercy on me, that the child may live? The Prayers of the Faithful Are never without fruit,
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though sometimes they bring it not forth in the same kind that we desire. God knowes what is better for us than we our selves.
though sometime they bring it not forth in the same kind that we desire. God knows what is better for us than we our selves.
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The childe was not for Davids keeping, and therefore the Lord will have him to himselfe;
The child was not for Davids keeping, and Therefore the Lord will have him to himself;
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Death is sent, and fetches him away:
Death is sent, and Fetches him away:
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what saies David to this now? Sure he that was so passionate when the childe was but sicke, will now grow outragious when hee heares of his death.
what Says David to this now? Sure he that was so passionate when the child was but sick, will now grow outrageous when he hears of his death.
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This is indeed the temper of worldly minds; but Davids heart was cast in another mould:
This is indeed the temper of worldly minds; but Davids heart was cast in Another mould:
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He that shewed so much devotion and humility whilest the matter was in suspense, and before he knew what God meant to doe;
He that showed so much devotion and humility whilst the matter was in suspense, and before he knew what God meant to do;
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now he knowes his pleasure, can as easily submit his obedience to Gods will with comfort.
now he knows his pleasure, can as Easily submit his Obedience to God's will with Comfort.
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But now that God will so have it, and that he is dead, Why should I fast any longer? I will not fight against Gods pleasure,
But now that God will so have it, and that he is dead, Why should I fast any longer? I will not fight against God's pleasure,
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and vexe my selfe to no purpose: He cannot returne to me.
and vex my self to no purpose: He cannot return to me.
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I will rather make use of it for mine owne instruction, and take it up for a meditatiof mine owne mortality: I must goe to him.
I will rather make use of it for mine own instruction, and take it up for a meditatiof mine own mortality: I must go to him.
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Thus the words may runne in Paraphrase. And if you will have them in parts, you shall have these foure.
Thus the words may run in paraphrase. And if you will have them in parts, you shall have these foure.
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First, the sicknesse of Davids childe; in these words, While the childe yet lived: that is, whilst the childe was weak, sicke and infirme.
First, the sickness of Davids child; in these words, While the child yet lived: that is, while the child was weak, sick and infirm.
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Secondly, the remedy he fled to for his recovery, fasting and weeping: Whilst the childe yet lived, I fasted and wept.
Secondly, the remedy he fled to for his recovery, fasting and weeping: While the child yet lived, I fasted and wept.
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Thirdly, his resolution after the childe was dead:
Thirdly, his resolution After the child was dead:
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But now being dead, wherefore should I now fast? can I bring him again? But now being dead, Wherefore should I now fast? can I bring him again?
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Fourthly, a meditation on his owne mortality, He cannot come to mee, but I shall goe to him.
Fourthly, a meditation on his own mortality, He cannot come to me, but I shall go to him.
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First of the sicknesse of Davids childe.
First of the sickness of Davids child.
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'Tis a certaine truth which Seneca doth urge out of the Poet, Exigua pars est vitae, quam nos vivimus.
It's a certain truth which Senecca does urge out of the Poet, Small pars est vitae, quam nos vivimus.
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It is a very small part of our life, which we live free from sicknesse.
It is a very small part of our life, which we live free from sickness.
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And, as the same Seneca saies, Omne spatium, non vita, sed tempus, All the space of our daies is not life, but time:
And, as the same Senecca Says, Omne Space, non vita, sed Tempus, All the Molle of our days is not life, but time:
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so with a little alteration may I say, with as much truth, Omne spatium non vita, sed tristitia, All our time is not life, but sorrow.
so with a little alteration may I say, with as much truth, Omne Space non vita, sed Tristitia, All our time is not life, but sorrow.
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What Tullie said of old age, may be as well spoken of the whole life of man:
What Tullie said of old age, may be as well spoken of the Whole life of man:
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Vitaipsa morbus est, Life it selfe, without the addition of any other paine, is a disease. Vitaipsa morbus est, Life it self, without the addition of any other pain, is a disease.
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That which the Prophet Esay saies of our Saviour, the Head, that he was Vir dolorum, a man of sorrow;
That which the Prophet Isaiah Says of our Saviour, the Head, that he was Vir Dolorum, a man of sorrow;
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we may derive in a qualified sense upon all his Members, they are Viri tristitiae, men of sorrowes, compastabout with infirmities.
we may derive in a qualified sense upon all his Members, they Are Viri tristitiae, men of sorrows, compastabout with infirmities.
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The whole head is sicke, the whole heart is faint, from the sole of the foot even to the crowne of the head, there is no soundnesse, The Whole head is sick, the Whole heart is faint, from the sole of the foot even to the crown of the head, there is no soundness,
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but wounds, and bruises, and putrified sores.
but wounds, and bruises, and Putrified sores.
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Our wounds have not been cured with the infusion of oyle, like the mans that lay betwixt Iericho & Ierusalem;
Our wounds have not been cured with the infusion of oil, like the men that lay betwixt Jericho & Ierusalem;
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they have not been closed nor bound up, nor mollified with ointment, as the same Prophet speaks in a spirituall sense,
they have not been closed nor bound up, nor mollified with ointment, as the same Prophet speaks in a spiritual sense,
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and we find it true in a literall. I know that in my selfe, saith Saint Paul, there dwelleth no goodnesse;
and we find it true in a literal. I know that in my self, Says Saint Paul, there dwells no Goodness;
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we may alter the words, and say, we know that in our flesh dwells no soundnesse nor health:
we may altar the words, and say, we know that in our Flesh dwells no soundness nor health:
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it may sojourne or lodge there for a time, but for any settled habitation or constant abiding, it hath none:
it may sojourn or lodge there for a time, but for any settled habitation or constant abiding, it hath none:
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be we at what cost we will for the entertaining of it, let us bribe our Physitians to the wasting of our estates, they cannot preserue our bodies from ach and rottennesse.
be we At what cost we will for the entertaining of it, let us bribe our Physicians to the wasting of our estates, they cannot preserve our bodies from Ach and rottenness.
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Sicknesses, and death, were the curses that God laid upon our first Parents disobedience. To the Woman first, I will encrease thy sorrowes & thy conceptions:
Sicknesses, and death, were the curses that God laid upon our First Parents disobedience. To the Woman First, I will increase thy sorrows & thy conceptions:
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in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children. And then to Adam, In sorrow shalt thou eate all dayes of thy life;
in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children. And then to Adam, In sorrow shalt thou eat all days of thy life;
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in the sweate of thy face shaltthou eate thy bread, till thou returne to the earth.
in the sweat of thy face shaltthou eat thy bred, till thou return to the earth.
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Sinne set the foure elements in our bodies, and the harmony of our temper at oddes;
Sin Set the foure elements in our bodies, and the harmony of our temper At odds;
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their continuall combate creates daily diseases, so as we are still sicke.
their continual combat creates daily diseases, so as we Are still sick.
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And besides the malignity that sinne infused into the body it selfe, there are vitiating and infesting qualities, diffused by the same sinne over all the creatures that should nourish it:
And beside the malignity that sin infused into the body it self, there Are vitiating and infesting qualities, diffused by the same sin over all the creatures that should nourish it:
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there is a root of intemperance in our appetite, that sucks unwholesomenesse out of these nourishments;
there is a root of intemperance in our appetite, that sucks unwholesomeness out of these nourishments;
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that are in themselves good and conservative.
that Are in themselves good and conservative.
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Such a body provoked by such an appetite, to feede on such nourishment, must needs make the Physitian necessary,
Such a body provoked by such an appetite, to feed on such nourishment, must needs make the physician necessary,
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and bring forth a large harvest of diseases. Nature is corrupted, and therefore tends to corruption;
and bring forth a large harvest of diseases. Nature is corrupted, and Therefore tends to corruption;
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the end of corruption is death, the way to death is sicknesse.
the end of corruption is death, the Way to death is sickness.
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So long then as we have such a nature about us, we cannot thinke it strange,
So long then as we have such a nature about us, we cannot think it strange,
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if sicknesse doe often seize on us.
if sickness do often seize on us.
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A corrupt fountaine cannot send forth sweet water, nor a corrupt nature maintaine a healthy constitution.
A corrupt fountain cannot send forth sweet water, nor a corrupt nature maintain a healthy constitution.
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The seeds of sickness are sowne in our nature by our Parents, when they beget vs,
The seeds of sickness Are sown in our nature by our Parents, when they beget us,
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& they lie lurking in our veines & bones, waiting every occasion to invade our health,
& they lie lurking in our Veins & bones, waiting every occasion to invade our health,
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and to cut off the thread of our life;
and to Cut off the thread of our life;
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though sometimes we perceiue them not, yet in our flesh they are, and will neuer remoove their seige untill they have given us an overthrow.
though sometime we perceive them not, yet in our Flesh they Are, and will never remove their siege until they have given us an overthrow.
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Colubros in sinu fovemus, We carry scorpions in our bosomes.Colubros in sinu fovemus, We carry scorpions in our bosoms.
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And as it was said of Israel, perditio tua ex te, thy destruction is from thy selfe;
And as it was said of Israel, Perdition tua ex te, thy destruction is from thy self;
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so are we authors of ours.
so Are we Authors of ours.
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The body of man is nothing but a congeries, a heap of infirmities, as Martial said of Zoilus, Non vitiosus homo es, Zoile, sed vitium.
The body of man is nothing but a congeries, a heap of infirmities, as Martial said of Zoilus, Non vitiosus homo es, Zoile, sed Vitium.
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Thou art not vicious, but vice it selfe.
Thou art not vicious, but vice it self.
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So I say to the body of man, thou art not diseased, but a disease it selfe:
So I say to the body of man, thou art not diseased, but a disease it self:
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goodnesse, mercy, iustice, doe not onely belong to the nature of God, but are the very Being and Essence of him:
Goodness, mercy, Justice, do not only belong to the nature of God, but Are the very Being and Essence of him:
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he is not only good, but goodnesse; not perfect, but perfection:
he is not only good, but Goodness; not perfect, but perfection:
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so on the contrary, it is not much improper to say, that we are not only miserable, but misery;
so on the contrary, it is not much improper to say, that we Are not only miserable, but misery;
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not sicke, but sicknesse it selfe. Homo est animal aevi brevissimi, Petrarch. Iob. 14.2. sollicitudinis infinitae.
not sick, but sickness it self. Homo est animal aevi brevissimi, Petrarch. Job 14.2. sollicitudinis Infinitae.
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Man that is borne of a woman, is of short continuance, and full of trouble: when we are in our best health, we are Valetudinarij, weak and sickly;
Man that is born of a woman, is of short Continuance, and full of trouble: when we Are in our best health, we Are Valetudinarij, weak and sickly;
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and (as the Physitians say) have only lucida inter valla, perhaps one good day betwixt two aguish, a calme betwixt two stormes.
and (as the Physicians say) have only lucida inter valla, perhaps one good day betwixt two aguish, a Cam betwixt two storms.
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Quid est homo? 'tis Seneca's interrogation, (and he answers himselfe) a weak & fraile thing, liable and expos'd to all danger, impatient of heate, cold, and labour;Quid est homo? it's Seneca's interrogation, (and he answers himself) a weak & frail thing, liable and exposed to all danger, impatient of heat, cold, and labour;
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they are all diseases vnto him. Imò otio iturus in tabem, & alimenta metuit sua quibus rumpitur.
they Are all diseases unto him. Imò otio iturus in tabem, & alimenta metuit sua quibus rumpitur.
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Ease consumes him, and the bread which he eates to give him length of dayes, doth shorten them.
Ease consumes him, and the bred which he eats to give him length of days, does shorten them.
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Our breath is corrupted, our dayes are cutting off, and the grave is ready for vs:
Our breath is corrupted, our days Are cutting off, and the grave is ready for us:
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while our flesh is upon us we shall be sorrowfull, & while our soules are in vs we shall mourne.
while our Flesh is upon us we shall be sorrowful, & while our Souls Are in us we shall mourn.
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Si velis credere altius veritatem intuentibus, omnis vita supplicium, If you will beleeve the Masters of truth, all our life is punishment. Si velis Believe Highly veritatem intuentibus, omnis vita supplicium, If you will believe the Masters of truth, all our life is punishment.
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He that by an experimentall tryall, a serious observation, and a true contemplation, hath runne through all sublunary and inferiour things,
He that by an experimental trial, a serious observation, and a true contemplation, hath run through all sublunary and inferior things,
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though of the most transcendent perfection, speaks lesse than a truth, if he saies he found not sicknesse,
though of the most transcendent perfection, speaks less than a truth, if he Says he found not sickness,
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or (to use Salomons word) vexation in them all. When we come into the world, we are throwne into a tempestuous Sea of trouble,
or (to use Solomon's word) vexation in them all. When we come into the world, we Are thrown into a tempestuous Sea of trouble,
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and there are beaten with incessant stormes.
and there Are beaten with incessant storms.
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Now the floud of discontent beates high, & whirls our troubled heads into amazement, and now the ebbe of despaire sinkes our barque euen to the lowest hell:
Now the flood of discontent beats high, & whirls our troubled Heads into amazement, and now the ebb of despair sinks our bark even to the lowest hell:
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now are we in danger of this rock, now of that;
now Are we in danger of this rock, now of that;
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now this gulfe, this shelfe, this gust, these quicksands doe make vs feare, if not suffer shipwrack:
now this gulf, this shelf, this gust, these quicksands do make us Fear, if not suffer shipwreck:
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so let us saile where we will, when we can, we shall finde no haven of rest but the graue.
so let us sail where we will, when we can, we shall find no Haven of rest but the graven.
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Homo est calamitatis fabula, infaelicitatis tabula, Mans life is a story of calamity, a mappe of misery: Homo est calamitatis fabula, infaelicitatis tabula, men life is a story of calamity, a map of misery:
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changes, and armies of sorrowes are against us, and our soules are cut off though we live. changes, and armies of sorrows Are against us, and our Souls Are Cut off though we live.
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All our life is but a continued disease:
All our life is but a continued disease:
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when we begin to live, we enter upon a lease of sorrowes, entaild on us and our heyres.
when we begin to live, we enter upon a lease of sorrows, entailed on us and our Heirs.
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Ingressus flebilis, progressus debilis, egressus horribilis. Our birth is mournfull, our growth is sorrowfull, our death is fearfull.Ingressus flebilis, progressus debilis, egressus horribilis. Our birth is mournful, our growth is sorrowful, our death is fearful.
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Great travaile is created for all men, and an heavie yoak upon the sonnes of Adam, from the day that they goe out of their mothers womb, till the day that they returne vnto the mother of all things. Great travail is created for all men, and an heavy yoke upon the Sons of Adam, from the day that they go out of their mother's womb, till the day that they return unto the mother of all things.
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Such is the weight of griefe that doth depresse our hearts, that we may truly say with Iob, If our griefe were well weighed, and were well laid together in the ballance, it would now be heavier than the sand of the Sea:
Such is the weight of grief that does depress our hearts, that we may truly say with Job, If our grief were well weighed, and were well laid together in the balance, it would now be Heavier than the sand of the Sea:
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sicknesse and troubles come upon us like Iobs unfortunate messengers, one upon the neck of another.
sickness and Troubles come upon us like Jobs unfortunate messengers, one upon the neck of Another.
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Finis unius mali, gradus est futuri. Where one misery ends another begins, as one wave followes another:
Finis unius mali, gradus est Future. Where one misery ends Another begins, as one wave follows Another:
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there is the same undivided continuation in sorrowes that is in waters, no intermixtion nor interposition of any thing else.
there is the same undivided continuation in sorrows that is in waters, no intermixtion nor interposition of any thing Else.
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We have Beares, and Lyons, and Philistims, & Sauls, as David had, that successively assaile us;
We have Bears, and Lyons, and philistines, & Saul's, as David had, that successively assail us;
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and we have no sooner ended the combate with this sicknesse, but another with fresh supplies attempts our overthrow.
and we have no sooner ended the combat with this sickness, but Another with fresh supplies attempts our overthrow.
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We dwell in Megiddon, the vally of teares: sighes and lamentations are our companions: We dwell in Megiddo, the valley of tears: sighs and lamentations Are our Sodales:
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and, which is most miserable, our times appointed for rest, our sleeps are full of disturbances.
and, which is most miserable, our times appointed for rest, our sleeps Are full of disturbances.
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When we say our couch shall relieve us, and our bed shall bring comfort, in our meditations we are frighted with dreams, and astonisht with visions. When we say our couch shall relieve us, and our Bed shall bring Comfort, in our meditations we Are frighted with dreams, and astonished with visions.
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A little or nothing saies the son of Sir ach is mans rest, & afterward, in sleeping he is as a watchtower in the day, he's troubled with visions of his heart,
A little or nothing Says the son of Sir Ach is men rest, & afterwards, in sleeping he is as a watchtower in the day, he's troubled with visions of his heart,
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as one that runneth out of a battaile.
as one that Runneth out of a battle.
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And lest you should think, that he doth only here describe the unquietnesse of the Reprobate, he tells you immediatly, that such things shall come unto all flesh, but seven-fold to the ungodly;
And lest you should think, that he does only Here describe the unquietness of the Reprobate, he tells you immediately, that such things shall come unto all Flesh, but sevenfold to the ungodly;
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which we have no way to prevent or extenuate, but by fasting and weeping.
which we have no Way to prevent or extenuate, but by fasting and weeping.
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And so I come to the remedy which David used for his childs recovery, abstinence and teares;
And so I come to the remedy which David used for his child's recovery, abstinence and tears;
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While the childe yet lived, I fasted and wept.
While the child yet lived, I fasted and wept.
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The people Israel, when they made intercession for the obtaining of any great blessing, or the avoiding of any great danger, did alwayes use this remedy of fasting and mourning And the Prophets did ever enjoine the Church, amongst others, especially to performe these two duties,
The people Israel, when they made Intercession for the obtaining of any great blessing, or the avoiding of any great danger, did always use this remedy of fasting and mourning And the prophets did ever enjoin the Church, among Others, especially to perform these two duties,
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when God threatned his iudgements against her:
when God threatened his Judgments against her:
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Turn to the Lord with all your hearts, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning, saies the Prophet.
Turn to the Lord with all your hearts, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning, Says the Prophet.
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Let the people and the Ministers of the Lord, weep betwixt the Porch and the Altar;
Let the people and the Ministers of the Lord, weep betwixt the Porch and the Altar;
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and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine inheritance to reproach.
and let them say, Spare thy people, Oh Lord, and give not thine inheritance to reproach.
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Sanctifie a fast, call a solemne assembly, gather the Elders, and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord,
Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the Elders, and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord,
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and let them cry vnto the Lord. I dare alter our Saviours words, though not his truth, Man lives by bread;
and let them cry unto the Lord. I Dare altar our Saviors words, though not his truth, Man lives by bred;
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yet with Salomon, I will pray against plenty:
yet with Solomon, I will pray against plenty:
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Feed me O Lord with food convenient for me, lest I be full, and deny thee.
Feed me Oh Lord with food convenient for me, lest I be full, and deny thee.
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The empty soule sends to Heaven the most powerfull ejaculations, the full is dull and sluggish,
The empty soul sends to Heaven the most powerful ejaculations, the full is dull and sluggish,
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and cannot get vp with the same nimblenesse. yet I will not fast too long: for too much abstinence effeebles the body, & by consequence enervates the appetite to devotion:
and cannot get up with the same nimbleness. yet I will not fast too long: for too much abstinence effeebles the body, & by consequence enervates the appetite to devotion:
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famine can kil as wel as a surfeit.
famine can kill as well as a surfeit.
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Were I to receive the Sacrament, and found that abstinence would disprepare my meditations, and unfit mee for that purpose, I would eate, the better to enable me for Gods service, but not too much:
Were I to receive the Sacrament, and found that abstinence would disprepare my meditations, and unfit me for that purpose, I would eat, the better to enable me for God's service, but not too much:
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for that were to fall into the other extreame, excesse, more dangerous, more pernicious: I will so eate, that I may be able to serve my God;
for that were to fallen into the other extreme, excess, more dangerous, more pernicious: I will so eat, that I may be able to serve my God;
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and so fast, that I may doe it willingly. It was a meere Epicurean saying, Let us eate and drinke:
and so fast, that I may do it willingly. It was a mere Epicurean saying, Let us eat and drink:
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such a temptation may verifie the consequence in us, to morrow we may die. neyther did it savour of discretion:
such a temptation may verify the consequence in us, to morrow we may die. neither did it savour of discretion:
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for the last meate to him that knowes he must immediately dye, can never be well relisht.
for the last meat to him that knows he must immediately die, can never be well relished.
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Non siculae dapes Dulcem elaborabunt saporem. The most delitious fare, though helpt with the best art of cookery, will bee distastefull:
Non Sicilian dapes Dulcem elaborabunt saporem. The most delicious fare, though helped with the best art of cookery, will be distasteful:
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had not Gods blessing given a rellish to Iacobs preparations, Isaac had not taken such delight in eating his Venison.
had not God's blessing given a relish to Iacobs preparations, Isaac had not taken such delight in eating his Venison.
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Abstinence sets dying men more forward in their way to heaven;
Abstinence sets dying men more forward in their Way to heaven;
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eating and drinking stops them in their journey, and makes them fitter for rest, than a progresse.
eating and drinking stops them in their journey, and makes them fitter for rest, than a progress.
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If mine own knowledge did not, yet the Churches in junction should commend fasting unto mee,
If mine own knowledge did not, yet the Churches in junction should commend fasting unto me,
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as a manifest effect of it, doth at this instant. I presume it gave wings to our prayers, in the late contagious & pestilent times,
as a manifest Effect of it, does At this instant. I presume it gave wings to our Prayers, in the late contagious & pestilent times,
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and prepared a place for their well-come in the court of heaven. Fasting is a good preparation to devotion, and ever strongly insinuates, & furthers a grant;
and prepared a place for their welcome in the court of heaven. Fasting is a good preparation to devotion, and ever strongly insinuates, & furthers a grant;
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I place no merit in it, but 'tis an excellent preparative to devotion. And I shal ever beleeve ▪ those good men, that fast most.
I place no merit in it, but it's an excellent preparative to devotion. And I shall ever believe ▪ those good men, that fast most.
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The best of men that ever were, upon exmination of the Scriptures, you will finde to be the greatest fasters;
The best of men that ever were, upon exmination of the Scriptures, you will find to be the greatest fasters;
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Moses that talked with God, Elias that in a fyerie chariot went to God, Christ himselfe that was God.Moses that talked with God, Elias that in a fiery chariot went to God, christ himself that was God.
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I dare say, that the perverse humour of dainty feeding, is as odious to God, as contrary to the lawes of the Church:
I Dare say, that the perverse humour of dainty feeding, is as odious to God, as contrary to the laws of the Church:
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neyther do I see how men can more strongly make their belly their god, than by yeelding more obedience to their carnall appetite, than their spirituall Commander.
neither do I see how men can more strongly make their belly their god, than by yielding more Obedience to their carnal appetite, than their spiritual Commander.
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Presumptionis genus est tum manducare, Cal. in Num. cùm debemus jejunare, tum gaudere, cùm oportet flere. Presumptionis genus est tum Manducare, Cal. in Num. cùm debemus jejunare, tum Rejoice, cùm oportet flere.
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I equally detest the ambition of the Papist, and the perversenesse of the Puritan, and therefore desire to barre the one from all thought of merit,
I equally detest the ambition of the Papist, and the perverseness of the Puritan, and Therefore desire to bar the one from all Thought of merit,
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and the other from the opinion of licentiousnesse. Vitanda superstitio, servanda abstinentia. Let us fast, and 'tis commendable, if not superstitiously.
and the other from the opinion of licentiousness. Vitanda Superstition, servanda Abstinentia. Let us fast, and it's commendable, if not superstitiously.
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Holophernes intending the overthrow of his besieged enemies, diverts the course of their springs, and cuts off the convoy of their provision.Holofernes intending the overthrow of his besieged enemies, diverts the course of their springs, and cuts off the convoy of their provision.
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if we will conquer our crosse passions and affections that fight against us, wee must weaken their strength by fasting and abstinence.
if we will conquer our cross passion and affections that fight against us, we must weaken their strength by fasting and abstinence.
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The institution of fasting, is almost of the same antiquity that the world is:
The Institution of fasting, is almost of the same antiquity that the world is:
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for, nequaquam comederis, Gods prohibition to Adam, that he should not eate of the tree of knowledge, was a kind of command of abstinence:
for, Nequaquam comederis, God's prohibition to Adam, that he should not eat of the tree of knowledge, was a kind of command of abstinence:
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the breaking of it brought all misery into the world, the remedie is the practise of that which he in Paradise violated.
the breaking of it brought all misery into the world, the remedy is the practice of that which he in Paradise violated.
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Physick doth cure by contraries, there is no better receipt for a surfeit, than fasting.
Physick does cure by contraries, there is no better receipt for a surfeit, than fasting.
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Our first Parents gluttony hath diseas'd our soules, and bodies, and wee cannot finde a better meanes of recovery than abstinence:
Our First Parents gluttony hath diseased our Souls, and bodies, and we cannot find a better means of recovery than abstinence:
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their ryot drove us out of Paradise, our abstinence will possesse us of a better place. Quem luxuriando provocavimus, abstinendo placemus.
their riot drove us out of Paradise, our abstinence will possess us of a better place. Whom luxuriando provocavimus, abstinendo placemus.
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Let us humble those bodies with fasting, which excesse and intemperance hath made rebels to their Creator.
Let us humble those bodies with fasting, which excess and intemperance hath made rebels to their Creator.
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When a man hath committed a sinne, he hath incurred the wrath of God, and rendred himselfe liable to eternall damnation, there is no way to take away this wrath and punishment, but by repentance;
When a man hath committed a sin, he hath incurred the wrath of God, and rendered himself liable to Eternal damnation, there is no Way to take away this wrath and punishment, but by Repentance;
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and what is repentance, but a disavowing of the sinne wee have committed, and being sorry that wee have committed it,
and what is Repentance, but a disavowing of the sin we have committed, and being sorry that we have committed it,
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and a wishing it uncommitted? Quem paenitet peccasse, Seneca. penè est innocens, Hearty penitence doth extenuate, if not annihilate the greatest fault.
and a wishing it uncommitted? Whom paenitet peccasse, Senecca. penè est Innocent, Hearty penitence does extenuate, if not annihilate the greatest fault.
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And though sorrow, and teares, and affliction of the soule, which should be us'd in fasting, are not things in themselves pleasing unto God,
And though sorrow, and tears, and affliction of the soul, which should be used in fasting, Are not things in themselves pleasing unto God,
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yet because they are arguments that we hate our sin, & sincerely wish it undone,
yet Because they Are Arguments that we hate our since, & sincerely wish it undone,
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and take a kinde of holy revenge upon our selves for committing it, they are acceptable in his sight,
and take a kind of holy revenge upon our selves for committing it, they Are acceptable in his sighed,
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and if attended with servent prayers, motives to accelerate and procure an absolution for it.
and if attended with servient Prayers, motives to accelerate and procure an absolution for it.
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The end of fasting, is either to obtaine some good that we want, or to escape some evill which we either feele, or feare.
The end of fasting, is either to obtain Some good that we want, or to escape Some evil which we either feel, or Fear.
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Good is either ordinary, or extraordinary: ordinary good is obtained by ordinary devotions; these can not bee joined with fasting, because they are to be daily.
Good is either ordinary, or extraordinary: ordinary good is obtained by ordinary devotions; these can not be joined with fasting, Because they Are to be daily.
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For extraordinary blessings we must use extraordinary devotions, and, like Iacob, wrestle with God. Now evill is eyther of sinne, or punishment:
For extraordinary blessings we must use extraordinary devotions, and, like Iacob, wrestle with God. Now evil is either of sin, or punishment:
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we fast to escape the evill of sinne, either by way of prevention (as Saint Paul, when he said, I chastice my body) to keepe us from falling into it;
we fast to escape the evil of sin, either by Way of prevention (as Saint Paul, when he said, I chastise my body) to keep us from falling into it;
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or by way of remorse, and penitence, to move the Lord to help us out of it.
or by Way of remorse, and penitence, to move the Lord to help us out of it.
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For the escaping the evill of punishment, if already inflicted, wee fast to move God to stay the procession of his vengeance:
For the escaping the evil of punishment, if already inflicted, we fast to move God to stay the procession of his vengeance:
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and this was Davids case heere; hee fasted that the Lord might spare the life of his sick childe.
and this was Davids case Here; he fasted that the Lord might spare the life of his sick child.
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neither was it hypocritically, for my Text saies that hee wept also; and teares are powerfull invitations to draw God to mercy.
neither was it hypocritically, for my Text Says that he wept also; and tears Are powerful invitations to draw God to mercy.
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They are the soules best oratours, and enter the gates of heaven, when our prayers are excluded.
They Are the Souls best Orators, and enter the gates of heaven, when our Prayers Are excluded.
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Iejunando Deum oramus, flendo exoramus, By fasting wee move our request, by teares wee obtaine it,Iejunando God oramus, flendo exoramus, By fasting we move our request, by tears we obtain it,
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or if you will have it in the words of a Father, Orando Deum lenimus, lachrymis cogimus, prayers are petitioners, teares are ravishers,
or if you will have it in the words of a Father, Praying God lenimus, Lachrymis cogimus, Prayers Are petitioners, tears Are ravishers,
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and force a pardon from God.
and force a pardon from God.
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There is no voice lowder in Gods eares, than the sighes and grones of a weeping Penitent.
There is no voice Louder in God's ears, than the sighs and groans of a weeping Penitent.
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Let our teares precede, and Gods mercy will follow. Quò quisque est sanctior, Aug. eò in fletu uberior.
Let our tears precede, and God's mercy will follow. Quò Quisque est sanctior, Aug. eò in fletu Uberior.
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Plenty of teares doe witnesse a full devotion, and the more holy we are, the more we should expresse it in our lamentations.
Plenty of tears do witness a full devotion, and the more holy we Are, the more we should express it in our lamentations.
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Prayers often times receive a deniall, but teares are bold petitioners, and will take none: Ezekiah and Mary Magdelen had freer accesse to their God by their teares, than praiers:
Prayers often times receive a denial, but tears Are bold petitioners, and will take none: Hezekiah and Marry Magdalen had freer access to their God by their tears, than Prayers:
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when Peters tongue had pronounced him a traytor, his teares reconciled him to his Saviour. They that sowe in teares shall reape in joy:
when Peter's tongue had pronounced him a traitor, his tears reconciled him to his Saviour. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy:
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a sleight scattering and sprinkling of teares, will in the time of gathering yeeld us a fruitfull harvest of consolations.
a sleight scattering and sprinkling of tears, will in the time of gathering yield us a fruitful harvest of consolations.
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Away with the bloud of Rams & of Goates;
Away with the blood of Rams & of Goats;
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if ye wil bring an acceptable sacrifice, offer up the teares and sighes of a contrite heart.
if you will bring an acceptable sacrifice, offer up the tears and sighs of a contrite heart.
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No Epicure findes that pleasure in feasting, which repentant David injoi'd in his banquet of teares:
No Epicure finds that pleasure in feasting, which repentant David enjoy in his banquet of tears:
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and therefore he was desirous to make teares his meat, and his drinke; for they are the best nourishment of the soule vnto eternall life.
and Therefore he was desirous to make tears his meat, and his drink; for they Are the best nourishment of the soul unto Eternal life.
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Quae ex compunctione cordis lachrymae manant, nob is donum laetitiae triumphantis acquirunt. Quae ex compunction Cordis lachrymae manant, nob is Donum laetitiae triumphant acquirunt.
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Our Saviour Christ in the sixth of Luke, sets forth their happinesse that weepe, Beati qui fletis, quia ridebitis, Blessed are you that weep: for you shall laugh.
Our Saviour christ in the sixth of Lycia, sets forth their happiness that weep, Beati qui fletis, quia ridebitis, Blessed Are you that weep: for you shall laugh.
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When the tongue is ignorant what to say, teares doe argue and plead our cause strongly, Loquuntur lachrymae silente linguâ. They quench the flames of hell,
When the tongue is ignorant what to say, tears do argue and plead our cause strongly, Loquuntur lachrymae silent linguâ. They quench the flames of hell,
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and make dull and rusty the edge of Gods avenging sword;
and make dull and rusty the edge of God's avenging sword;
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they are the aqua fortis, which eates out the hand writing, which sin hath made against our soules,
they Are the aqua fortis, which eats out the hand writing, which since hath made against our Souls,
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and give an ease unto us, when wee are weighed downe with the burthen of transgressions.
and give an ease unto us, when we Are weighed down with the burden of transgressions.
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Expletur lachrymis, egeritur { que } dolor. These, like powerfull Embassadors, never returne with an ungranted suite.
Expletur Lachrymis, egeritur { que } dolour. These, like powerful ambassadors, never return with an ungranted suit.
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Therefore the Psalmist every night water'd his couch with teares. And Ieremie wisht his head a fountaine, and his eyes as overflowing channels. Therefore the Psalmist every night watered his couch with tears. And Ieremie wished his head a fountain, and his eyes as overflowing channels.
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They that now sit weeping by the rivers of Babylon, shall one day have their eyes dryed by the Lambe that sits upon the Throne.
They that now fit weeping by the Rivers of Babylon, shall one day have their eyes dried by the Lamb that sits upon the Throne.
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But if our teares be only super ficiall, Et habent artes, qua { que } jubentur eunt.
But if our tears be only super ficiall, Et habent arts, qua { que } jubentur eunt.
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and proceed not from a hart that trumournes, they are so farre from advantaging our soules, that they adde to our condemnation:
and proceed not from a heart that trumournes, they Are so Far from advantaging our Souls, that they add to our condemnation:
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wee must not only weepe, but mourne; cloath our hearts with sadnesse and affliction:
we must not only weep, but mourn; cloth our hearts with sadness and affliction:
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They are the wedding garments which shall welcome us on the feast day, when the presumptuous guest shall bee bound hand and foot, and cast into utter darknesse.
They Are the wedding garments which shall welcome us on the feast day, when the presumptuous guest shall be bound hand and foot, and cast into utter darkness.
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'Tis not the moysture that distills from the eyes, but the drops that fall from the heart, that make the grace of God fruitfull in us.
It's not the moisture that distils from the eyes, but the drops that fallen from the heart, that make the grace of God fruitful in us.
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I would my head were a spring of teares, that I might powerfully teach by example, what I labour to perswade by my words.
I would my head were a spring of tears, that I might powerfully teach by Exampl, what I labour to persuade by my words.
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O may the Father of goodnesse and mercy, give us all teares for our sins, and grant that wee may fast, and sincerely weepe for the prevention of his judgements:
O may the Father of Goodness and mercy, give us all tears for our Sins, and grant that we may fast, and sincerely weep for the prevention of his Judgments:
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but if it shall be thy pleasure (Lord) for our sinnes, to let them fall upon us,
but if it shall be thy pleasure (Lord) for our Sins, to let them fallen upon us,
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yet give us courage and patience, meekely to suffer what thou shalt inflict. And so I come to Davids resolution after his childes death:
yet give us courage and patience, meekly to suffer what thou shalt inflict. And so I come to Davids resolution After his child's death:
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But now being dead, wherefore should I now fast?
But now being dead, Wherefore should I now fast?
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Preventing griefe is warrantable, nay necessary, but after a deed past helpe, effeminate, or (which is worse) rebellious.
Preventing grief is warrantable, nay necessary, but After a deed passed help, effeminate, or (which is Worse) rebellious.
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Let teares precede, if punishment be fear'd; thankfulnesse follow, when 'tis past. 'Tis good for mee (saies David ) that I have suffer'd affliction:
Let tears precede, if punishment be feared; thankfulness follow, when it's passed. It's good for me (Says David) that I have suffered affliction:
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We are not to repine, when God shall please to lay his crosses on us, but to welcome them as badges and tokens of his favour; We Are not to repine, when God shall please to lay his Crosses on us, but to welcome them as badges and tokens of his favour;
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and when they most torment us, to say with Iob, Though thou kill mee, yet will I put my trust in thee.
and when they most torment us, to say with Job, Though thou kill me, yet will I put my trust in thee.
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The sacrifice of teares which wee shall offer to this innocent Herse, is to bee lessened, The sacrifice of tears which we shall offer to this innocent Hearse, is to be lessened,
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if it exceede the measure of affection and nature;
if it exceed the measure of affection and nature;
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the overplus is redundancie and superfluous, and must bee cut off, or wee are not wise:
the overplus is redundancy and superfluous, and must be Cut off, or we Are not wise:
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excesse of griefe for evils remedilesse, hath more affinity with stubbornesse, than use or profit;
excess of grief for evils remediless, hath more affinity with Stubbornness, than use or profit;
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it may shorten ours, not recover her life, that is heere the sad spectacle of mortality.
it may shorten ours, not recover her life, that is Here the sad spectacle of mortality.
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Facilius nos dolor illiadjiciet, quàm illam nobis. Vnquietnesse and disturbance do ingeminate, and double the weight of griefe, not lessen it.Facilius nos dolour illiadjiciet, quàm Illam nobis. Unquietness and disturbance do ingeminate, and double the weight of grief, not lessen it.
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Shall wee punish our selves, because God hath punisht us, I may rather say blest us? for this blessed childe is not lost but preferr'd, her soule hath exchang'd a house of clay for a kingdome of glory,
Shall we Punish our selves, Because God hath punished us, I may rather say blessed us? for this blessed child is not lost but preferred, her soul hath exchanged a house of clay for a Kingdom of glory,
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and having broken prison, hath left an unquiet habitation, to enjoy a perpetuity of rest;
and having broken prison, hath left an unquiet habitation, to enjoy a perpetuity of rest;
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shee is gone thither, where the Sun shall not burne her by day, nor the Moon by night,
she is gone thither, where the Sun shall not burn her by day, nor the Moon by night,
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nor lying slanderer shall blemish her unspotted cleannesse, nor base calumny make the truth of her worth questionable.
nor lying slanderer shall blemish her unspotted cleanness, nor base calumny make the truth of her worth questionable.
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She needs not feare such enemies, who with damnable plots & falsities invade the fortunes, (if they can) the lives of innocents;
She needs not Fear such enemies, who with damnable plots & falsities invade the fortune's, (if they can) the lives of Innocents;
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her happinesse hath removed her from their reach.
her happiness hath removed her from their reach.
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No cunning Courtier can make crimes, and beg her forfeited patrimony, forraine preparations, and the danger of invasion comes not neere her thoughts;
No cunning Courtier can make crimes, and beg her forfeited patrimony, foreign preparations, and the danger of invasion comes not near her thoughts;
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nor earthly villany, nor vexation, can disquiet her happinesse, shee prayes for ours ▪ she is now there blessedly arrived, whence nothing can force her, nothing can feare her.
nor earthly villainy, nor vexation, can disquiet her happiness, she prays for ours ▪ she is now there blessedly arrived, whence nothing can force her, nothing can Fear her.
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Why then doe the honourable parents of this happy soule mourne so excessively? Can they think to call her back againe? If they could, I presume they would not, from this state of blisse.
Why then do the honourable Parents of this happy soul mourn so excessively? Can they think to call her back again? If they could, I presume they would not, from this state of bliss.
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If she were dead, and imprison'd in the cold earth, it might something trouble them;
If she were dead, and imprisoned in the cold earth, it might something trouble them;
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but now they know she lives, & triumphs in heaven, shall they not rejoyce? If we love our children, we desire their happinesse;
but now they know she lives, & Triumphos in heaven, shall they not rejoice? If we love our children, we desire their happiness;
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and can they have greater than to be in heaven? and shall wee grieve because they have it sooner? Bis dat, qui citò dat, a quick and hasty giver augments the valew of his benefit,
and can they have greater than to be in heaven? and shall we grieve Because they have it sooner? Bis that, qui citò that, a quick and hasty giver augments the value of his benefit,
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whereas tardy blessings are lessened by their stay.
whereas tardy blessings Are lessened by their stay.
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Is it not written, that the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh? and shall I grieve because he calleth for his owne? for, to speak properly, shee was lent to us, not bestowed upon us.
Is it not written, that the Lord gives and the Lord Takes? and shall I grieve Because he calls for his own? for, to speak properly, she was lent to us, not bestowed upon us.
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Vnwillingnesse to pay a debt, lent without interest, argues an unthankefull disposition.
Unwillingness to pay a debt, lent without Interest, argues an unthankful disposition.
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God might have sent his messenger Death to receive tribute from us, let us be thankfull that hee did not,
God might have sent his Messenger Death to receive tribute from us, let us be thankful that he did not,
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and not grieve that hee demanded it there, where it might bee more easily paid.
and not grieve that he demanded it there, where it might be more Easily paid.
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The thought of this may something moderate our impatience, what we had in her was delicate, and sweet;
The Thought of this may something moderate our impatience, what we had in her was delicate, and sweet;
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what we lost, fraile and mortall: judge how unreasonable it is extreamly to be mou'd that we enjoi'd her not long,
what we lost, frail and Mortal: judge how unreasonable it is extremely to be moved that we enjoyed her not long,
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and not to rejoyce that once wee had her:
and not to rejoice that once we had her:
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we should rather be thankefull for the donation of her, than be sorrowfull for her losse;
we should rather be thankful for the donation of her, than be sorrowful for her loss;
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for the one argues our love to God, the other to our selves.
for the one argues our love to God, the other to our selves.
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Let us weigh onewith the other, and we disfavour our selves, if the state of our joyes doth not equally poise that of our griefe.
Let us weigh onewith the other, and we disfavour our selves, if the state of our Joys does not equally poise that of our grief.
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God, that meant not to lend us her longer, gave her suddainly that perfection, which others before a long time doe not owne;
God, that meant not to lend us her longer, gave her suddenly that perfection, which Others before a long time do not own;
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she had that sweetnesse in the bud, in the Aprill of her age, which blossom'd, and well-growne flowers doe seldome affoord.
she had that sweetness in the bud, in the April of her age, which blossomed, and well-grown flowers do seldom afford.
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Such and so frequent are the precedents of mortalitie, that we could not thinke she should live ever.
Such and so frequent Are the precedents of mortality, that we could not think she should live ever.
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If the care of our safetie had not this last Summer hurried us from the citie of affliction, we might have seene neere five thousand such, a weeke.
If the care of our safety had not this last Summer hurried us from the City of affliction, we might have seen near five thousand such, a Week.
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Tota vita, sayes the Philosopher, nihil aliud est quam ad mortem iter: Tota vita, Says the Philosopher, nihil Aliud est quam ad mortem iter:
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Tis then a kind of impudence, and unjustnes of claime, to challenge that unto our selves which is denied to all.
This then a kind of impudence, and unjustnes of claim, to challenge that unto our selves which is denied to all.
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and in this universall necessitie of death to desire a dispensation for us, and ours;
and in this universal necessity of death to desire a Dispensation for us, and ours;
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as if, when wee knew a universall floud of destruction should over-streame the whole world, we should hope our houses might bee exempted.
as if, when we knew a universal flood of destruction should over-streame the Whole world, we should hope our houses might be exempted.
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Let the thought of this be our comfort, she hath but pledg'd that cup, which all our ancestors began unto her,
Let the Thought of this be our Comfort, she hath but pledged that cup, which all our Ancestors began unto her,
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and at last we that are here present must taste of the same. Etsi senex aliquis, etsi adolescens sit, morti tamen in qualibet aetate vicinus.
and At last we that Are Here present must taste of the same. Though senex aliquis, Though Adolescent fit, morti tamen in qualibet Age Vicinus.
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All must die, God set this period to her daies, else she had liv'd;
All must die, God Set this Period to her days, Else she had lived;
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and why should wee bee against the ordinance of the most highest? Since she is irrevocably gone,
and why should we be against the Ordinance of the most highest? Since she is irrevocably gone,
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why should you so violently desire her? But such is the nature of us, that we love nothing so much as that which is remov'd from us, never to be had againe;
why should you so violently desire her? But such is the nature of us, that we love nothing so much as that which is removed from us, never to be had again;
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nay, wee lesse esteeme those that survive, through the inordinate desire of them that are dead.
nay, we less esteem those that survive, through the inordinate desire of them that Are dead.
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It would mitigate, if we would but consider Gods mercy in his punishments, his Manna in the desert of our affliction.
It would mitigate, if we would but Consider God's mercy in his punishments, his Manna in the desert of our affliction.
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Pium est defunctum plangere, magis pium congaudere viventi. Pium est defunctum plangere, magis pium congaudere viventi.
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Have you not many surviving comforts for one single losse, friends of as great eminencie and place,
Have you not many surviving comforts for one single loss, Friends of as great eminency and place,
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as much grac'd and favour'd by their King, lov'd by their country, as ever subjects were? Have you not a large series, and catalogue of the Nobilitie your kindred? and two daughters yet alive? Pereat contristatio, ubi est tanta consolatio:
as much graced and favoured by their King, loved by their country, as ever subject's were? Have you not a large series, and catalogue of the Nobilt your kindred? and two daughters yet alive? Pereat contristatio, ubi est tanta consolatio:
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forget your sadnesse in the midst of such joyes. forget your sadness in the midst of such Joys.
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But will yet yet grieve? cannot these consolations dry up the fountaine of your teares? suppose her to bee onely absent, that will helpe:
But will yet yet grieve? cannot these consolations dry up the fountain of your tears? suppose her to be only absent, that will help:
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for we do not grieve for those which are absent, and must continue, if we know they live;
for we do not grieve for those which Are absent, and must continue, if we know they live;
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with that opinion you may couzen your griefe, and be fafe. But, make the worst of it, shee is but sent before, you must follow.
with that opinion you may cozen your grief, and be fafe. But, make the worst of it, she is but sent before, you must follow.
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Scias eam non in aeternum relinquere te mansurum, sedpraecedere secuturum. But you will say, she was my onely joy, my only delight. Scias eam non in aeternum Relinquere te mansurum, sedpraecedere secuturum. But you will say, she was my only joy, my only delight.
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This argues you lov'd your selfe, not your childe.
This argues you loved your self, not your child.
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If for her sake you wish her life, then wish her there, where her life shall be longest and happiest.
If for her sake you wish her life, then wish her there, where her life shall be longest and Happiest.
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If God should take our children in the midst of their sinnes, then it might justly moove us;
If God should take our children in the midst of their Sins, then it might justly move us;
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teares would then become our cheeks, whereas now they are inexcusable.
tears would then become our cheeks, whereas now they Are inexcusable.
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The tearing of our haire, the rending of our garments, the beating of our hearts, the lamentations & outcryes of our voices cannot awake her:
The tearing of our hair, the rending of our garments, the beating of our hearts, the lamentations & Outcries of our voices cannot awake her:
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sleep she wil, til the Trump at the last day, or Christ call her Mortua est, quantumlibet pulses, quantūlibet vellices, quantumlibet lanies, non expergiscetur;
sleep she will, till the Trump At the last day, or christ call her Mortua est, quantumlibet pulses, quantūlibet vellices, quantumlibet lanies, non expergiscetur;
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Christo dormit, cum dicet surge, surget. Impatience is a crime, when Gods hand occasions the accident.Christ dormit, cum dicet surge, Rises. Impatience is a crime, when God's hand occasions the accident.
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Vndutifull murmuring may incense him, and for our sins perhaps he wil take away the rest of our children, who for his owne pleasure,
Undutiful murmuring may incense him, and for our Sins perhaps he will take away the rest of our children, who for his own pleasure,
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and their good remov'd the first.
and their good removed the First.
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When God is angry, and smites thee on the right cheeke, with patience submit thy selfe to his pleasure,
When God is angry, and smites thee on the right cheek, with patience submit thy self to his pleasure,
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and turne to him the other also.
and turn to him the other also.
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If servants (by S. Pauls injunction) may not expostulate with their Masters, shall the clay aske the Potter why hee did thus? Take heed of lamentations,
If Servants (by S. Paul's injunction) may not expostulate with their Masters, shall the clay ask the Potter why he did thus? Take heed of lamentations,
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and waywardnesse, lest, as mothers doe their children, God whip you so much the more for it.
and waywardness, lest, as mother's do their children, God whip you so much the more for it.
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Iesus the sonne of Syrach pronounceth a woe against them, that have lost their patience, and by way of interrogation tels them in what a miserable plight they are:Iesus the son of Sirach pronounceth a woe against them, that have lost their patience, and by Way of interrogation tells them in what a miserable plighted they Are:
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What will yee do when the Lord shal visite you? And Iesus the sonne of God pronounceth, I may say gives a blessing to the patient, What will ye do when the Lord shall visit you? And Iesus the son of God pronounceth, I may say gives a blessing to the patient,
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an inheritance of joy and comfort: By your patience possesse your soules.
an inheritance of joy and Comfort: By your patience possess your Souls.
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Will you have an example to move you? He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
Will you have an Exampl to move you? He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
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and as a sheepe before the sheerer is hee dumb, so opened he not his mouth.
and as a sheep before the sheerer is he dumb, so opened he not his Mouth.
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Nay, Ile come home to you, and instance in the same kindes.
Nay, I'll come home to you, and instance in the same Kinds.
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When Anaxagoras heard of the death of his owne sonne, without fainting, or vaine exclamations against the Destinies for their cruelty, he said, Scio me mortalem genuisse, I know the issue of my bodie could not bee immortall.
When Anaxagoras herd of the death of his own son, without fainting, or vain exclamations against the Destinies for their cruelty, he said, Scio me mortalem genuisse, I know the issue of my body could not be immortal.
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Livia lost her sonne Drusus, a yongue Prince of admirable worth;Livia lost her son Drusus, a yongue Prince of admirable worth;
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no mother could exceed her lamentations for the death of a childe, yet in the same grave with him she intombd her sorrowes,
no mother could exceed her lamentations for the death of a child, yet in the same grave with him she intombd her sorrows,
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neither afterward was shee more troubled, than became a Caesarean and discretion:
neither afterwards was she more troubled, than became a Caesarean and discretion:
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and without teares afterwards she could repeate his vertues, his excellencies, and those did best please her that did most remember him.
and without tears afterwards she could repeat his Virtues, his excellencies, and those did best please her that did most Remember him.
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As no man went beyond Sylla in cruelty, so not in the love of a son;
As no man went beyond Sylla in cruelty, so not in the love of a son;
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yet the sad story of his fatall end was almost as soone forgotten, as related.
yet the sad story of his fatal end was almost as soon forgotten, as related.
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But what neede I goe for a precedent beyond my Text. Now the childe is dead,
But what need I go for a precedent beyond my Text. Now the child is dead,
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why should I fast? saies as tender, as loving a father, as the Scripture can shew us.why should I fast? Says as tender, as loving a father, as the Scripture can show us.
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But some there are more stoically obstinate, than wisely couragious, which barre a discreet man from the least impression of griefe Potest non dolere cor humanum defuncto charissimo, melius tamen dolet,
But Some there Are more stoically obstinate, than wisely courageous, which bar a discreet man from the least impression of grief Potest non Dolere cor humanum defuncto charissimo, Better tamen Dolet,
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& sanatur cor humanum, quùm non dolendo sit inhumanum. & sanatur cor humanum, quùm non Dolendo sit inhumanum.
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I will easily beleeve, that such men were never owners of a jewell of this prize,
I will Easily believe, that such men were never owners of a jewel of this prize,
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or if they were, so they are still;
or if they were, so they Are still;
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otherwise the losse would have humbled their hauty confidence, and have forc'd a confession of what they deny.
otherwise the loss would have humbled their haughty confidence, and have forced a Confessi of what they deny.
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Reason hath done her part, if she hath cut off and defalcated the luxuriancy, and over-plus of griefe;
Reason hath done her part, if she hath Cut off and defalcated the luxuriancy, and overplus of grief;
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in great detriments 'tis stupiditie and dulnesse, not to lament at all;
in great detriments it's stupidity and dulness, not to lament At all;
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as the excesse is madnesse, the meane is safest, and will gaine you the opinion of a discreet, and well-tempered mourner.
as the excess is madness, the mean is Safest, and will gain you the opinion of a discreet, and well-tempered mourner.
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Permittantur ita { que } pia corda charorum de mortibus suorum contristari dolore sanabili et consolabiles lachrymas fundant conditione mortali, Aug. de verb. Permittantur ita { que } pia Corda charorum de mortibus suorum contristari dolore sanabili et consolabiles lachrymas fundant condition mortali, Aug. de verb.
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Dom. serm. 34. quas citòreprimat fidei gaudium, quâ credunt fideles quando moriuntur paululùm à nobis abire, & ad meliora transire. Dom. sermon. 34. quas citòreprimat fidei gaudium, quâ credunt fideles quando moriuntur paululùm à nobis abire, & ad Meliora transire.
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I will allow that the floud-gates of your eyes may be open, but not too wide, nor too long;
I will allow that the floodgates of your eyes may be open, but not too wide, nor too long;
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and I will give you leave to sigh from the bottome of your hearts, but not too often, nor too much.
and I will give you leave to sighs from the bottom of your hearts, but not too often, nor too much.
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No man shall perswade mee but they are Gods children which silently suffer, and with patience endure his correction, humbly,
No man shall persuade me but they Are God's children which silently suffer, and with patience endure his correction, humbly,
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and contentedly submitting themselves to the wisedome of his proceedings.
and contentedly submitting themselves to the Wisdom of his proceedings.
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Especially in this case, when that, which we take to be a punishment, is a blessing;
Especially in this case, when that, which we take to be a punishment, is a blessing;
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for they that dye in the Lord (as Saint Bernard saies) ab omni peccato, & labore,
for they that die in the Lord (as Saint Bernard Says) ab omni Peccato, & labour,
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& periculo liberantur, are freed from all sinne, labour, and danger of either; but these, that survive, are not, and at last must dye. & periculo liberantur, Are freed from all sin, labour, and danger of either; but these, that survive, Are not, and At last must die.
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And so I come to Davids meditation on his owne mortality, I shall goe to him.
And so I come to Davids meditation on his own mortality, I shall go to him.
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Turne over the whole booke of nature, and you shall read mortality in every page, every character is written in dust,
Turn over the Whole book of nature, and you shall read mortality in every page, every character is written in dust,
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and the hand of Time wipes it out, & sooner in this later & decrepit age of the world, than heretofore.
and the hand of Time wipes it out, & sooner in this later & decrepit age of the world, than heretofore.
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We cannot now say with Iacob, The daies of the yeares of our Pilgrimage are 130 yeares;
We cannot now say with Iacob, The days of the Years of our Pilgrimage Are 130 Years;
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but we may conclude with him, Few and evill are the yeares of our life; but we may conclude with him, Few and evil Are the Years of our life;
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we have not attained unto the dayes of the yeares of the life of our Fathers in the dayes of their Pilgrimage.
we have not attained unto the days of the Years of the life of our Father's in the days of their Pilgrimage.
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When first wee begin to live, we begin to dye.
When First we begin to live, we begin to die.
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Nascentes morimur, or (to use Saint Ambrose his words, which excellently expresse our condition) Vitae hujus principium, mortis exordium, Amb. l. 8. de voc. Nascentes morimur, or (to use Saint Ambrose his words, which excellently express our condition) Vitae hujus principium, mortis exordium, Ambassadors l. 8. the voc.
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Gent. nec augeri•••jus, quam minui incipimus. If death make a thrust at us, we have no defence;Gent. nec augeri•••jus, quam minui incipimus. If death make a thrust At us, we have no defence;
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if she assault us, we cannot finde a place of security to protect us. Ille licet ferro ca•tus se condat, & are:
if she assault us, we cannot find a place of security to Pact us. Isle licet Ferro ca•tus se condat, & Are:
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Mors tamen inclusum protrahet inde caput.
Mors tamen inclusum protrahet inde caput.
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Whither can we go from the presence of death? take wee the wings of the morning,
Whither can we go from the presence of death? take we the wings of the morning,
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and flye whither wee will, wheresoever we settle our selves under heaven, she will be sure to finde us out.
and fly whither we will, wheresoever we settle our selves under heaven, she will be sure to find us out.
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And as she is unavoideable, so is shee unpartiall: 'tis not greatnesse, nor height of place that can priviledge any man from her attempts.
And as she is unavoideable, so is she unpartial: it's not greatness, nor height of place that can privilege any man from her attempts.
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The Scripture cals Kings gods of the earth, but, least they should flatter themselves with the hope of immortality, it immediately followes, They shall dye like men.
The Scripture calls Kings God's of the earth, but, lest they should flatter themselves with the hope of immortality, it immediately follows, They shall die like men.
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Could any get a Patent for eternity, these are they; but a late example fresh still in our memories, tells us they have it not.
Could any get a Patent for eternity, these Are they; but a late Exampl fresh still in our memories, tells us they have it not.
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Where are the great Commanders of the world? where are the Rulers over thousands,
Where Are the great Commanders of the world? where Are the Rulers over thousands,
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and 10000, the Princes & Potentates of the earth? are they not dead? Goe search the grave,
and 10000, the Princes & Potentates of the earth? Are they not dead? Go search the grave,
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and you shall bee no more able to distinguish betwixt their dust, and the meanest beggers,
and you shall be no more able to distinguish betwixt their dust, and the Meanest beggars,
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than Diogenes was to finde Phillip the King of Macedons bones.
than Diogenes was to find Philip the King of Macedons bones.
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Intervallis distinguimur, exituaequamur. Life makes a difference betwixt us, death none, neyther in the meanes of dissolution, nor the ruines after;Intervals distinguimur, exituaequamur. Life makes a difference betwixt us, death none, neither in the means of dissolution, nor the ruins After;
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shee can make a weapon of the least of the unlikeliest of things to destroy them, a needle, a fish-bone, a raysin-stone is sufficient;
she can make a weapon of the least of the unlikeliest of things to destroy them, a needle, a fishbone, a raysin-stone is sufficient;
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nay, two great Princes, one of India, the other of Rome, were slaine by a hayre.
nay, two great Princes, one of India, the other of Room, were slain by a hair.
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A great Duke of Brittanny was prest to death in a throng.
A great Duke of Brittanny was pressed to death in a throng.
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Aemilus Lepidus, and Aufidius, great Romanes, died with a stumble, the one at his owne threshell, the other at the senate house.Aemilus Lepidus, and Aufidius, great Romans, died with a Stumble, the one At his own threshell, the other At the senate house.
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Etiā cibus & potus, & sine quibus vivere non possumus, mortifera sunt, & no lesse to them than us. Etiā cibus & Potus, & sine quibus vivere non possumus, Deadly sunt, & no less to them than us.
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She doth as wel besiege the palace of the King, as the cottage of the Beggar:
She does as well besiege the palace of the King, as the cottage of the Beggar:
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as they have the same sun, the same clymate, the same seasons with us, so have they the same infirmities, the same ages, and not unequall deaths:
as they have the same sun, the same climate, the same seasons with us, so have they the same infirmities, the same ages, and not unequal death's:
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If there be odds, the advantage many times lyes on our sides.
If there be odds, the advantage many times lies on our sides.
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If travell, or gold, or watchings, or the industry of the best of Physitians, could have given life, this curious peece of mortality had not been yet defac'd.
If travel, or gold, or watchings, or the industry of the best of Physicians, could have given life, this curious piece of mortality had not been yet defaced.
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Let this visible argument (a stronger I cannot use) rectifie the truth of your frailty.
Let this visible argument (a Stronger I cannot use) rectify the truth of your frailty.
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If you desire a confirmation from Gods Word, I can give it. All flesh is grasse, and the glory thereof as the flower of the field.
If you desire a confirmation from God's Word, I can give it. All Flesh is grass, and the glory thereof as the flower of the field.
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Here is set downe the condition as well of the noblest, as the common sort, their glory fades as a flower, the other dyes like grasse, all meet in the dust.
Here is Set down the condition as well of the Noblest, as the Common sort, their glory fades as a flower, the other dies like grass, all meet in the dust.
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The causes of the necessitie of death, which are laid upon all men, are three:
The Causes of the necessity of death, which Are laid upon all men, Are three:
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first, the decree of God, Statutum est omnibus semel mori, which, as the law of the Medes & Persians, is unchangeable.
First, the Decree of God, Statutum est omnibus semel Mori, which, as the law of the Medes & Persians, is unchangeable.
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Secondly, the composition of our flesh, which is of contrarie qualities: their struglings and combustions necessitate diseases, they death.
Secondly, the composition of our Flesh, which is of contrary qualities: their strugglings and combustions necessitate diseases, they death.
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Thirdly, the sin of our soules, which is the true, reall, and radicall cause.
Thirdly, the since of our Souls, which is the true, real, and radical cause.
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God in our creation sow'd in our bodies, the good corne, the wholsome graine of health and soundnesse;
God in our creation sowed in our bodies, the good corn, the wholesome grain of health and soundness;
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sinne and disobedience came with an aftercast, and sprinkled tares of sickenesse amongst the corne,
sin and disobedience Come with an aftercast, and sprinkled tares of sickness among the corn,
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and they grow up together with it, and in some grounds they prosper so well, that the weede overgrowes the corne,
and they grow up together with it, and in Some grounds they prosper so well, that the weed overgrows the corn,
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and the dayes of sickenesse are more than the dayes of health, and the end of them is death. Gods sentence cannot bee recall'd;
and the days of sickness Are more than the days of health, and the end of them is death. God's sentence cannot be Recalled;
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a lease for our lives wee may have for a certaine time, but not an absolute pardon.
a lease for our lives we may have for a certain time, but not an absolute pardon.
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The difference of the elements within us, cannot be compos'd; a truce they make with each other, not a peace.
The difference of the elements within us, cannot be composed; a truce they make with each other, not a peace.
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And sinne will not loose the possession of our soules; we may curb her power, but not take it away;
And sin will not lose the possession of our Souls; we may curb her power, but not take it away;
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wee may sinne lesse, but not not at all: for the best man sinnes seven times a day;
we may sin less, but not not At all: for the best man Sins seven times a day;
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and the wages of sinne is death: how soone wee shall receive them, wee are uncertaine. and the wages of sin is death: how soon we shall receive them, we Are uncertain.
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We know not how suddeuly wee are to travell into another countrey, let us therefore bee ever readily furnisht for our journey;
We know not how suddeuly we Are to travel into Another country, let us Therefore be ever readily furnished for our journey;
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let neither youth, delight, nor honour so rake up our thoughts, that wee forget the maine businesse of our life, to dye well.
let neither youth, delight, nor honour so rake up our thoughts, that we forget the main business of our life, to die well.
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We cannot pleade minoritie, if we are now unprepar'd: wee were of full age long since to sue out the liverie of death;
We cannot plead minority, if we Are now unprepared: we were of full age long since to sue out the livery of death;
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and, if we live untill we are decrepit, our soule is like our bodies, if we thinke not every minute may bee our last.
and, if we live until we Are decrepit, our soul is like our bodies, if we think not every minute may be our last.
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The Poet will give no man above a day, Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremū. Iob little, or no time at all.
The Poet will give no man above a day, Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremū. Job little, or no time At all.
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Mans dayes are swifter than a weavers shuttle:
men days Are swifter than a weavers shuttle:
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He commeth forth like a flower, and is cut downe, hee flyeth also like a shadow, and continueth not. He comes forth like a flower, and is Cut down, he flies also like a shadow, and Continueth not.
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Let us then so live in these houses of clay, as if we were tenants at will,
Let us then so live in these houses of clay, as if we were tenants At will,
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and might bee thrust out of possession every moment; not as if we could not bee remooved, untill the expiration of ninety nine yeares,
and might be thrust out of possession every moment; not as if we could not be removed, until the expiration of ninety nine Years,
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or had a lease of three lives in them.
or had a lease of three lives in them.
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The edifice of our mortall selves is not erected upon a rocke, a foundation of stone,
The edifice of our Mortal selves is not erected upon a rock, a Foundation of stone,
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but on sand, so as when the sea and tide beate, and the winde rageth, it is in danger continually of an utter overthrow.
but on sand, so as when the sea and tide beat, and the wind rages, it is in danger continually of an utter overthrow.
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Quid brevi fortes jaculamur aevo Multa? Why then in this uncertainty, doe wee make a preparation, Quid brevi forts jaculamur aevo Multa? Why then in this uncertainty, do we make a preparation,
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as if wee should live unto the third & fourth generation? He is wise that can dislodge at an instant,
as if we should live unto the third & fourth generation? He is wise that can dislodge At an instant,
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and when death knockes at his doore, can unaffrightedly let her in, and hath then so dispacht all his affaires, that hee hath nothing to say,
and when death knocks At his door, can unaffrightedly let her in, and hath then so dispatched all his affairs, that he hath nothing to say,
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but come Lord Iesus, come quickly; nothing to do, but to deliver backe his soule to his Creator.
but come Lord Iesus, come quickly; nothing to doe, but to deliver back his soul to his Creator.
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Whereas miserable is his condition, who is marrying a wife, or giving in marriage, or banquetting,
Whereas miserable is his condition, who is marrying a wife, or giving in marriage, or banqueting,
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when the inundation of an unresistable floud is ready to over whelme his unfinisht arke of himselfe.
when the inundation of an unresistable flood is ready to over whelm his unfinished Ark of himself.
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History tells me of a miserable complaint, one made against Death and Destiny, that they should cut him off in the midst of his work, when 'twas halfe finisht;
History tells me of a miserable complaint, one made against Death and Destiny, that they should Cut him off in the midst of his work, when 'twas half finished;
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worse is their case who are taken away in the midst of their sins, nay, if it be in the midst of their repentance.
Worse is their case who Are taken away in the midst of their Sins, nay, if it be in the midst of their Repentance.
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Si maneant opera imperfecta, minae { que } Murorum ingentes. If the tabernacle of their hearts be not thorowly finisht, and season'd with repentant teares,
Si maneant opera Imperfect, minae { que } Murorum Ingentes. If the tabernacle of their hearts be not thoroughly finished, and seasoned with repentant tears,
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if they are not perfectly and wholely reconciled unto their God.
if they Are not perfectly and wholly reconciled unto their God.
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May no agency keepe us from negotiating for our soules health against the day of death, that with more truth than presumption, we may say with David, we shall goe to her, to that Heaven where shee is, to those Saints and blessed soules, that are her companions, to the Spirit of truth, the Sonne of mercy, the God of glory, who crown'd her with immortality,
May no agency keep us from negotiating for our Souls health against the day of death, that with more truth than presumption, we may say with David, we shall go to her, to that Heaven where she is, to those Saints and blessed Souls, that Are her Sodales, to the Spirit of truth, the Son of mercy, the God of glory, who crowned her with immortality,
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and infinity of happinesse, to raigne with them for evermore.
and infinity of happiness, to Reign with them for evermore.
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Thus have you heard of the sickness of Davids Childe, his behaviour before the death of him, his resolution after it, and his meditation upon it.
Thus have you herd of the sickness of Davids Child, his behaviour before the death of him, his resolution After it, and his meditation upon it.
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Of which I must say, as the Apostle doth of Abrahams Iustification: Now it is not written for him only, but for us.
Of which I must say, as the Apostle does of Abrahams Justification: Now it is not written for him only, but for us.
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As Davids Childe was sicke, so was this yongue Lady, sicke of a long and lingering sicknesse,
As Davids Child was sick, so was this yongue Lady, sick of a long and lingering sickness,
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but patient and quiet in her sicknesse, as if shee had not been borne to dye, but suffer:
but patient and quiet in her sickness, as if she had not been born to die, but suffer:
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and even at her last gaspe, she carryed such cheerfulnesse in her countenance, as if she had been sensible of the neerenesse of her glory.
and even At her last gasp, she carried such cheerfulness in her countenance, as if she had been sensible of the nearness of her glory.
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Death did not appale her, but the fresh vermillion of her cheekes (had shee been of riper yeares) might have seem'd to witnesse a joy for leaving the world so soone.
Death did not appall her, but the fresh vermilion of her cheeks (had she been of riper Years) might have seemed to witness a joy for leaving the world so soon.
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She was of no robustious constitution, but of a fabrick and making so delicate, that as in your neatest watches, the Artificer breaks a wheel or two,
She was of no robustious constitution, but of a fabric and making so delicate, that as in your neatest watches, the Artificer breaks a wheel or two,
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before he can work one out:
before he can work one out:
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so nature was so curious in the workmanship of this Lady, that shee was apt upon the least occasion to bee out of frame.
so nature was so curious in the workmanship of this Lady, that she was apt upon the least occasion to be out of frame.
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She liv'd to spend her flesh, as if she had thought it too good for the worms.
She lived to spend her Flesh, as if she had Thought it too good for the worms.
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When there was nothing almost left but bones and skin about her, shee desir'd to bee in her nurses armes,
When there was nothing almost left but bones and skin about her, she desired to be in her Nurse's arms,
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as if she had knowne that neerer heaven than her bed; and then to be in the cradle, seeming to intimate it best resembled her grave;
as if she had known that nearer heaven than her Bed; and then to be in the cradle, seeming to intimate it best resembled her grave;
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where presently into the hands of her Saviour she deliver'd a spotlesse soule. that she was dead, they found, but when, they knew not.
where presently into the hands of her Saviour she Delivered a spotless soul. that she was dead, they found, but when, they knew not.
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Her breath, unobserved, stole away, like Noah's Dove out of the Arke; it went forth and came in, it went forth and never returned againe.
Her breath, unobserved, stole away, like Noah's Dove out of the Ark; it went forth and Come in, it went forth and never returned again.
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Now as Davids Childe was dead, so is this sweet Lady, and, like the minute she died in, never to be recal'd againe;
Now as Davids Child was dead, so is this sweet Lady, and, like the minute she died in, never to be Recalled again;
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so have I seene the sweetest flowers cropt in the bud. Impube corpus quale possit impia Mollire Thracum pectora.
so have I seen the Sweetest flowers cropped in the bud. Impube corpus quale possit Impia Mollire Thracum pectora.
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Such was her delicacy, that the losse of her would even force a teare from a Barbarians eie.
Such was her delicacy, that the loss of her would even force a tear from a Barbarians eye.
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God thought this jewell of too great a price for mans use; he shew'd it to testifie his richnes, and presently tooke it againe for our unworthinesse.
God Thought this jewel of too great a price for men use; he showed it to testify his richness, and presently took it again for our unworthiness.
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She was the finest thread, that ever was spun to make up fraile nature; which time and age would but have sullied and made worse:
She was the Finest thread, that ever was spun to make up frail nature; which time and age would but have sullied and made Worse:
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I never saw flesh and bloud of a purer complexion.
I never saw Flesh and blood of a Purer complexion.
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Her soule was not blotted nor scribled with blacke and fowle thoughts, her hands were not polluted with any action of evill, shee was never out yet,
Her soul was not blotted nor scribbled with black and fowl thoughts, her hands were not polluted with any actium of evil, she was never out yet,
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but like a good Musitian, tuning her pipes, and organs, against shee came to bear her part;
but like a good Musician, tuning her pipes, and organs, against she Come to bear her part;
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her tongue she had put almost three yeares to schoole to learne to speake:
her tongue she had put almost three Years to school to Learn to speak:
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and, if I looke into her conditions, I can see, through lesse then three yeares, a most ingenuous, and sweete disposition towards:
and, if I look into her conditions, I can see, through less then three Years, a most ingenuous, and sweet disposition towards:
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so good, as if she were too good to live to sin, and so God tooke her;
so good, as if she were too good to live to since, and so God took her;
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she had but that one sinne, we are made of, Originall;
she had but that one sin, we Are made of, Original;
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towards the expiation of which when shee came first into the world, shee baptized her selfe with her owne teares,
towards the expiation of which when she Come First into the world, she baptised her self with her own tears,
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and that little remnant of daies shee liu'd, shee did perpetuall penance, and now hath undergone the last, Death.
and that little remnant of days she lived, she did perpetual penance, and now hath undergone the last, Death.
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Now mee thinkes wee should stand all like Belshazzar when hee saw the hand-writing upon the wal;
Now me thinks we should stand all like Belshazzar when he saw the handwriting upon the wall;
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our countenances should be changed, our thoughts troubled, so that the joints of our loines should be loose, our countenances should be changed, our thoughts troubled, so that the Joints of our loins should be lose,
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& our knees smite against one another to think upon this harmelesse innocent, that here hath suffered for one sinne,
& our knees smite against one Another to think upon this harmless innocent, that Here hath suffered for one sin,
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and that sin none of her owne;
and that since none of her own;
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to thinke now that tis we that are dead, and yet shee is to be buried.
to think now that this we that Are dead, and yet she is to be buried.
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The multiplication of our yeares, hath been but an increase of the reckoning, wee must make for sinne,
The multiplication of our Years, hath been but an increase of the reckoning, we must make for sin,
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and runs us further stil upon the score.
and runs us further still upon the score.
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Wee have put off our innocencie long since with our infancie, the elder wee grow the worse we are,
we have put off our innocence long since with our infancy, the elder we grow the Worse we Are,
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as our first parents were in their clothes of figge-leaves.
as our First Parents were in their clothes of Fig leaves.
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It may grieve us to see the happy estate we have outliv'd, and put us in minde of the fitnesse of a reparation.
It may grieve us to see the happy estate we have outlived, and put us in mind of the fitness of a reparation.
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We may live untill we are old, and old men are twice children, but this last is a childishnesse of impotencie, not of innocencie;
We may live until we Are old, and old men Are twice children, but this last is a childishness of impotency, not of innocence;
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of such was this Ladie, Mrs;
of such was this Lady, Mrs;
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of whom I cannot speake the full truth, but that I make an argument against mine owne purpose, which is to settle Davids resolution in you to beare this losse with patience.
of whom I cannot speak the full truth, but that I make an argument against mine own purpose, which is to settle Davids resolution in you to bear this loss with patience.
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As David then resolv'd when his child was dead, to fast no more, so let us to weep no more;
As David then resolved when his child was dead, to fast no more, so let us to weep no more;
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let his reason be ours, tis a good one, We cannot bring her back againe.
let his reason be ours, this a good one, We cannot bring her back again.
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Me thinks the thought of this should allay the impetuousness of our sorrow, that it doth not profit her, whose life we desire, but hurts ours.
Me thinks the Thought of this should allay the impetuousness of our sorrow, that it does not profit her, whose life we desire, but hurts ours.
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If griefe could doe her good, every night I would wash my bed with weeping, and wish my head a fountaine of water;
If grief could do her good, every night I would wash my Bed with weeping, and wish my head a fountain of water;
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nay, had I but one teare to spend after those for my sinnes, shee should have it.
nay, had I but one tear to spend After those for my Sins, she should have it.
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But Seneca, a meere Heathen, hath taught mee to hate unprofitable griefe;
But Senecca, a mere Heathen, hath taught me to hate unprofitable grief;
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Quae amentia est poenas à se infoelicitatis suae exigere & mala sua augere? what madnesse is it to revenge my crosses on my selfe,Quae amentia est poenas à se infoelicitatis suae exigere & mala sua augere? what madness is it to revenge my Crosses on my self,
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& wilfully to augment my griefe? Is not my sorrow weightie enough, but with a fresh supply of teares I must encrease the burthen of it? But why so violent now? you could not but perceive long since that thus it would be.
& wilfully to augment my grief? Is not my sorrow weighty enough, but with a fresh supply of tears I must increase the burden of it? But why so violent now? you could not but perceive long since that thus it would be.
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Could you imagine that such perfection could be of continuance? Things sublimated of a superusuall goodnesse, take a suddaine flight from us.
Could you imagine that such perfection could be of Continuance? Things sublimated of a superusuall Goodness, take a sudden flight from us.
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The brightnesse of the fire argues a vicinitie to extinction;
The brightness of the fire argues a vicinity to extinction;
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it is of longer durance, when it feeds on dull & grosse matter, as it is lesse quick and agile;
it is of longer durance, when it feeds on dull & gross matter, as it is less quick and agile;
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so children the more forward & spritely they are, the lesse hope they give me of a long life.
so children the more forward & spritely they Are, the less hope they give me of a long life.
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But that which wee grieve for in this Lady, is her blessing: we toyle & are full of sorrowes, and must dye;
But that which we grieve for in this Lady, is her blessing: we toil & Are full of sorrows, and must die;
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but shee doth rest from all labour, without which with the Saducees you will denie a resurrection.
but she does rest from all labour, without which with the Sadducees you will deny a resurrection.
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Cesset igitur dolor compassionis, ubi oritur fides resurrectionis. Cesset igitur dolour compassionis, ubi oritur fides resurrectionis.
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I would not have you ignorant brethren concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not,
I would not have you ignorant brothers Concerning them which Are asleep, that you sorrow not,
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even as others which have no hope;
even as Others which have no hope;
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for if we beleeved that Christ Iesus died, and rose againe, even so all those which sleepe in Christ, will the Lord bring with him.
for if we believed that christ Iesus died, and rose again, even so all those which sleep in christ, will the Lord bring with him.
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Could this yong Lady speak, she would bid us not weep for her, but for our selves:
Could this young Lady speak, she would bid us not weep for her, but for our selves:
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for shee is not dead, but, like the maid in the Rulers house, she sleepeth. Therefore comfort your hearts, drive sorrow far from them:
for she is not dead, but, like the maid in the Rulers house, she Sleepeth. Therefore Comfort your hearts, drive sorrow Far from them:
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for sorrow hath slaine many, & there is no profit therin, saith Iesus the son of Sirach.
for sorrow hath slain many, & there is no profit therein, Says Iesus the son of Sirach.
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Let us not for the greatest losse grieve too much, lest we make our friends grieve for the losse of us:
Let us not for the greatest loss grieve too much, lest we make our Friends grieve for the loss of us:
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for through immoderate sorrow death can finde an easie passage to destroy us.
for through immoderate sorrow death can find an easy passage to destroy us.
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And now to end with my Text, let us with David from hence take up a meditation of our own mortalitie, let us think on death, but not occasion it.
And now to end with my Text, let us with David from hence take up a meditation of our own mortality, let us think on death, but not occasion it.
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let us assure our selves that wee shall go to her:
let us assure our selves that we shall go to her:
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but let us not through immoderate griefe send our selves before God calls us, lest we dispossesse our selves of the place where she is.
but let us not through immoderate grief send our selves before God calls us, lest we dispossess our selves of the place where she is.
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Let every occasion be a memorandum of our mortality.
Let every occasion be a memorandum of our mortality.
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I like the custome of the Egyptians, who at their festivals and times of mirth, had ever at the last course a deaths-head seru'd in, which was a silent insinuation of the frailty of their nature.
I like the custom of the egyptians, who At their festivals and times of mirth, had ever At the last course a Death's head served in, which was a silent insinuation of the frailty of their nature.
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A frequent iteration of this would make us understād ourselves better than we do.
A frequent iteration of this would make us understand ourselves better than we do.
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O may the God of light unseal our eies, & make us see and know how subject we are to die ▪ good God imprint in our memories the thought of death, bestow on our harts a preparatiō to welcom it, grant that with Iob we may wait al the daies of our appointed time,
O may the God of Light unseal our eyes, & make us see and know how Subject we Are to die ▪ good God imprint in our memories the Thought of death, bestow on our hearts a preparation to welcome it, grant that with Job we may wait all the days of our appointed time,
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untill the Son of righteousness appear, & then be exalted into an everlasting mansion in heaven, there to raign with him for evermore.
until the Son of righteousness appear, & then be exalted into an everlasting mansion in heaven, there to Reign with him for evermore.
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To whom with the Father & the holy Ghost, be ascribed all power, &c. Amen. FINIS.
To whom with the Father & the holy Ghost, be ascribed all power, etc. Amen. FINIS.
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