A sermon preached at the funeral of the Lady Compton, August the 4th, 1687. By Lewis Atterbury, L.L.D. and rector of Sywell, in the county of Northampton
THIS Psalm is a Prayer of Moses, who, taking occasion from the present Calamities and Miseries, with which the Children of Israel were afflicted in the Wilderness;
THIS Psalm is a Prayer of Moses, who, taking occasion from the present Calamities and Misery's, with which the Children of Israel were afflicted in the Wilderness;
And, having insisted wholly upon this Theme in the first eleven verses, he concludes with what influence these Considerations ought to have upon our Lives and Conversations.
And, having insisted wholly upon this Theme in the First eleven Verses, he concludes with what influence these Considerations ought to have upon our Lives and Conversations.
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'tis only known to Omniscience, and a Secret lock'd up in the Archives of Heaven. Prudens futuri temporis exitum Caliginosâ nocte premit Deus. Says the Poet.
it's only known to Omniscience, and a Secret locked up in the Archives of Heaven. Prudens Future Temporis exitum Caliginosâ nocte premit Deus. Says the Poet.
O Lord, so teach us to consider the shortness and uncertainty of our Lives, that by living Vertuously and Religiously, we may wisely provide for the eternal welfare of our Souls.
Oh Lord, so teach us to Consider the shortness and uncertainty of our Lives, that by living Virtuously and Religiously, we may wisely provide for the Eternal welfare of our Souls.
for tho' our lives may be lengthen'd out to many Months and Years, yet we are exposed to so many Diseases, such variety of Accidents and Misfortunes, that we have reason to look upon every Day as our last.
for though our lives may be lengthened out to many Months and years, yet we Are exposed to so many Diseases, such variety of Accidents and Misfortunes, that we have reason to look upon every Day as our last.
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'Twould be too trite a Theme, to particularise the many Diseases and Accidents Mankind is subject to, our daily Experience will suggest such Considerations as these to us,
'twould be too trite a Theme, to particularise the many Diseases and Accidents Mankind is Subject to, our daily Experience will suggest such Considerations as these to us,
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but close up all with the Apothegme of a Jewish Rabbi. Suppose (says he) you were forewarn'd of seven Men, that one of them should kill you, would not you put your self upon your Guard at the approach of any one of them:
but close up all with the Apothegm of a Jewish Rabbi. Suppose (Says he) you were forewarned of seven Men, that one of them should kill you, would not you put your self upon your Guard At the approach of any one of them:
2. At our Aversion to meditate on the shortness of our Lives, that we have need to be taught this plain Lesson, So teach us to number our Days, &c. But alas!
2. At our Aversion to meditate on the shortness of our Lives, that we have need to be taught this plain lesson, So teach us to number our Days, etc. But alas!
we are so taken up with the Pleasures and Enjoyments of this World, our Faculties are so earnestly arrested with the Objects of Sense, that 'tis very irksome to us, to think of parting with such dear Friends, and old Acquaintance.
we Are so taken up with the Pleasures and Enjoyments of this World, our Faculties Are so earnestly arrested with the Objects of Sense, that it's very irksome to us, to think of parting with such dear Friends, and old Acquaintance.
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and hanker after the Leeks and Onions of Egypt, even when we are on the Confines of the Heavenly Canaan. We are indeed very exact in computing our Bags of Money and Acres of Land, our Sheep and Oxen are told, our Accounts ballanc'd,
and hanker After the Leeks and Onions of Egypt, even when we Are on the Confines of the Heavenly Canaan. We Are indeed very exact in computing our Bags of Money and Acres of Land, our Sheep and Oxen Are told, our Accounts balanced,
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And the Roman Captains dazled with the splendour of their Triumphs, found they had need of a Memento te mortalem esse, remember that thou art mortal.
And the Roman Captains dazzled with the splendour of their Triumphos, found they had need of a Memento te mortalem esse, Remember that thou art Mortal.
And therefore we have great Reason, by a frequent Meditation on Death and Eternity, to loosen our Souls from sensual Objects, to shake off these Houses of Clay,
And Therefore we have great Reason, by a frequent Meditation on Death and Eternity, to loosen our Souls from sensual Objects, to shake off these Houses of Clay,
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and call to mind that this World is not our Home, that we are of a more Divine Original, free Denizens of the Heavenly Jerusalem. And therefore I come to shew,
and call to mind that this World is not our Home, that we Are of a more Divine Original, free Denizens of the Heavenly Jerusalem. And Therefore I come to show,
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and therefore do not cheat thy self, (as the generality of Mankind doth) and fancy thou hast many years in store since the time to come is no more thine than that which is past,
and Therefore do not cheat thy self, (as the generality of Mankind does) and fancy thou hast many Years in store since the time to come is no more thine than that which is past,
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To call that time thy own which is so little in thy power, would be to Act over the folly of the mad Athenian, who standing upon the Key at Athens, took account of all the Ships that entered in,
To call that time thy own which is so little in thy power, would be to Act over the folly of the mad Athenian, who standing upon the Key At Athens, took account of all the Ships that entered in,
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'Twould be time mispent to inculcate this plain and self-evident Truth, did not our Experience teach us, that though 'tis universally believ'd, 'tis seldom thought on;
'twould be time Mis-spent to inculcate this plain and self-evident Truth, did not our Experience teach us, that though it's universally believed, it's seldom Thought on;
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for upon what account do men defer the Reformation of their Lives? why do they put off this important (and as they themselves confess) absolutely necessary work? but that they expect their days should be extended to the utmost limits of Humane Life,
for upon what account do men defer the Reformation of their Lives? why do they put off this important (and as they themselves confess) absolutely necessary work? but that they expect their days should be extended to the utmost Limits of Humane Life,
For so bewitching are the Temptations and Allurements of the world, that unless we frequently meditate on this Subject, we shall be apt to place our Affections on things below;
For so bewitching Are the Temptations and Allurements of the world, that unless we frequently meditate on this Subject, we shall be apt to place our Affections on things below;
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to take up on this side Jordan, and forget our Heavenly Canaan. We are Creatures of sense, busied about those Objects which at present offer themselves to us,
to take up on this side Jordan, and forget our Heavenly Canaan. We Are Creatures of sense, busied about those Objects which At present offer themselves to us,
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and therefore the Advice of a Heathen Moralist, would certainly much more become a Christian, That we should examine out selves every night before we compose our selves to sleep, NONLATINALPHABET, &c. What Progress have I made in my Christian Course? What Good have I done this day? What Sins have I committed? What ought I to have done which I have omitted? This would have the same Effect with keeping an exact Account of our Temporal Incoms and Expence;
and Therefore the advice of a Heathen Moralist, would Certainly much more become a Christian, That we should examine out selves every night before we compose our selves to sleep,, etc. What Progress have I made in my Christian Course? What Good have I done this day? What Sins have I committed? What ought I to have done which I have omitted? This would have the same Effect with keeping an exact Account of our Temporal Incomes and Expense;
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Consider with your self quam minima pars vitae est quam vivimus, how little of our time we spend in those Actions which are suitable to the Dignity of our Natures,
Consider with your self quam minima pars vitae est quam vivimus, how little of our time we spend in those Actions which Are suitable to the Dignity of our Nature's,
For to omit that Infancy is the Life of a Plant, that Child-hood and Youth are Vanity, compute the time we spend inter pectina & calicem, then add what we lavish in eating, drinking, and sleeping;
For to omit that Infancy is the Life of a Plant, that Childhood and Youth Are Vanity, compute the time we spend inter pectina & calicem, then add what we lavish in eating, drinking, and sleeping;
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what ill husbands shall we find our selves of that little which remains? the greatest part is taken up in pursuing the Criminal Pleasures of the World, the Lusts of the Flesh, the Lusts of the Eye, and the Pride of Life:
what ill Husbands shall we find our selves of that little which remains? the greatest part is taken up in pursuing the Criminal Pleasures of the World, the Lustiest of the Flesh, the Lustiest of the Eye, and the Pride of Life:
And therefore let these Considerations make us more careful for the future, let it suffice that for the time past we have been seduc'd by the sollicitations of the Devil, and our own corrupt Natures;
And Therefore let these Considerations make us more careful for the future, let it suffice that for the time passed we have been seduced by the solicitations of the devil, and our own corrupt Nature's;
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If with the Foolish Virgins we slumber, and neglect to trim our Lamps with the Oil of Grace and Good Works, till the Bridegroom comes, there will be no borrowing then when we have need of it, we shall be for ever excluded from the Marriage-Feast:
If with the Foolish Virgins we slumber, and neglect to trim our Lamps with the Oil of Grace and Good Works, till the Bridegroom comes, there will be no borrowing then when we have need of it, we shall be for ever excluded from the Marriage-feast:
for as the Tree falls so it lies, and according as our management of those Talents God has here entrusted us with has been, such will our condition be to all Eternity hereafter. O Eternity, Eternity!
for as the Tree falls so it lies, and according as our management of those Talents God has Here Entrusted us with has been, such will our condition be to all Eternity hereafter. O Eternity, Eternity!
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who can without concernment contemplate this endless State of Bliss or Misery? who can think on it without Horrour and amazement? 'Tis a Stream which always flows, a Duration which never ceases;
who can without concernment contemplate this endless State of Bliss or Misery? who can think on it without Horror and amazement? It's a Stream which always flows, a Duration which never ceases;
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Did but the Sinner seriously meditate on it, could he but once be capable of such a serious thought, 'twould make his Knees smite together, and every Joint tremble.
Did but the Sinner seriously meditate on it, could he but once be capable of such a serious Thought, 'twould make his Knees smite together, and every Joint tremble.
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5. Implore the Assistance of God's Crace, that he would teach you so to number your days, &c. For without this, all our endeavours will prove unsuccessful, the Temptations of the Devil will be too hard for us,
5. Implore the Assistance of God's grace, that he would teach you so to number your days, etc. For without this, all our endeavours will prove unsuccessful, the Temptations of the devil will be too hard for us,
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'Twill be impossible for us long to maintain a violent Motion, that runs counter to our Passions and Appetites, without a spiritual Principle inspir'd into us from above;
It'll be impossible for us long to maintain a violent Motion, that runs counter to our Passion and Appetites, without a spiritual Principle inspired into us from above;
it must be this Spring which sets all the Faculties of our Souls on working, and enables us to surmount those Difficulties which otherwise would be insuperable;
it must be this Spring which sets all the Faculties of our Souls on working, and enables us to surmount those Difficulties which otherwise would be insuperable;
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Of this we have a plain instance in the Philosophers, who were Men of most excellent Tempers, furnished with the most admired Precepts of Moral Philosophy,
Of this we have a plain instance in the Philosophers, who were Men of most excellent Tempers, furnished with the most admired Precepts of Moral Philosophy,
They did indeed number their Days, their Discourses were full of pompous Expressions of the shortness and uncertainty of Life, the contempt of Death, and Vanity of worldly things;
They did indeed number their Days, their Discourses were full of pompous Expressions of the shortness and uncertainty of Life, the contempt of Death, and Vanity of worldly things;
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but their Meditations did not direct them to apply their Hearts unto Wisdom. For neither Cato nor Brutus (who were represented as the consummate Exemplars of Wisdom;
but their Meditations did not Direct them to apply their Hearts unto Wisdom. For neither Cato nor Brutus (who were represented as the consummate Exemplars of Wisdom;
Will they bid you pursue the Syren Charms of deluding Pleasure? or court the Aery Applause of the giddy Multitude? or burthen your self with thick Clay? No, all these they'll, tell you are vain and useless, nothing yields them any real satisfaction,
Will they bid you pursue the Syren Charms of deluding Pleasure? or court the Aery Applause of the giddy Multitude? or burden your self with thick Clay? No, all these They'll, tell you Are vain and useless, nothing yields them any real satisfaction,
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but my Soul may expire the next moment, since this very moment, many thousands are breathing out their last? And therefore the Indian Brachmans had their Sepulchres before their Doors, that, both at their going out and coming in, they might remember their approaching Death,
but my Soul may expire the next moment, since this very moment, many thousands Are breathing out their last? And Therefore the Indian Brachmans had their Sepulchres before their Doors, that, both At their going out and coming in, they might Remember their approaching Death,
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2. It would make us careful to improve every moment of our time, considering how great the Task is we are to perform in those few moments which are allotted us.
2. It would make us careful to improve every moment of our time, considering how great the Task is we Are to perform in those few moments which Are allotted us.
and himself sufficiently rewarded, if after many Fastings and Watchings, many Prayers and Tears, many acts of Mortification and self-denyal, many toilsom Conflicts with the Devil,
and himself sufficiently rewarded, if After many Fastings and Watchings, many Prayers and Tears, many acts of Mortification and self-denial, many toilsome Conflicts with the devil,
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since even our Lives, upon which these depend, are so uncertain and precarious; if they do not make themselves wings, and fly away, yet we must leave them,
since even our Lives, upon which these depend, Are so uncertain and precarious; if they do not make themselves wings, and fly away, yet we must leave them,
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and the East of all her Spices, shouldst thou enclose to thy self the whole Earth from one end of Heaven to another, and fill this wide world's circumference with Golden heaps and hoards of Pearl:
and the East of all her Spices, Shouldst thou enclose to thy self the Whole Earth from one end of Heaven to Another, and fill this wide world's circumference with Golden heaps and hoards of Pearl:
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Now he, that is well practis'd in this holy Art of numbring his days, and hath liv'd in continual expectation of his approaching end, has nothing to do,
Now he, that is well practised in this holy Art of numbering his days, and hath lived in continual expectation of his approaching end, has nothing to do,
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What remains therefore, but that, from a frequent and serious consideration of the shortness and uncertainty of our time here, we be all of us prevailed upon to apply our Hearts unto true spiritual wisdom;
What remains Therefore, but that, from a frequent and serious consideration of the shortness and uncertainty of our time Here, we be all of us prevailed upon to apply our Hearts unto true spiritual Wisdom;
and our mortal put on immortality, we may be receiv'd into those Heavenly Aboads, where the spirits of just men made perfect, enjoy perpetual rest and felicity, by an uninterrupted Communion with God in Glory;
and our Mortal put on immortality, we may be received into those Heavenly Abodes, where the spirits of just men made perfect, enjoy perpetual rest and felicity, by an uninterrupted Communion with God in Glory;
It would be easie here to expatiate in a Panegyrick on her Birth and Parentage, and those other Endowments with which Nature and Education had bless'd her;
It would be easy Here to expatiate in a Panegyric on her Birth and Parentage, and those other Endowments with which Nature and Education had blessed her;
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* NONLATINALPHABET — Ignat. ad Smyrn. 2 Cor. 2.6, 7. NONLATINALPHABET, &c. Sermonem sapientiae vocat non eloquentiam sed veram doctrinam cujus ipse etiam divinus Apostolus gratiam acceperat, & divus Johannes Evangelista, &c. Theodoret in 2 ep. ad Corinth. cap. 12.
* — Ignatius and Smyrna. 2 Cor. 2.6, 7., etc. Sermonem sapientiae vocat non eloquentiam sed Veram Doctrinam cujus ipse etiam Divine Apostles gratiam acceperat, & divus Johannes Evangelist, etc. Theodoret in 2 Epistle. ad Corinth. cap. 12.
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