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             Abrahams interment, or, The good old-mans buriall in a good old age opened in a sermon at Bartholomews Exchange, July 24, 1655, at the funerall of the worshipfull John Lamotte, Esq., sometimes alderman of the city of London / by Fulk Bellers ... ; unto which is added a short narrative of his life and death.
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               John
               La
               Motte
               
                 Esq
              
               ▪
               Cittizen
               of
               London
               :
               borne
               j.
               May
               1577
               ,
               and
               Deceased
               July
               13
               ,
               1655.
               
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           Abrahams
           Interment
           :
           OR
           The
           good
           Old-mans
           Buriall
           in
           a
           good
           Old
           Age.
           
        
         
           Opened
           in
           a
           Sermon
           ,
           At
           Bartholomews
           Exchange
           ,
           July
           24.
           1655.
           at
           the
           Funerall
           of
           the
           Worshipfull
           
             John
             Lamotte
             
               Esq
            
          
           Sometimes
           Alderman
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           .
        
         
           By
           
             FULK
             BELLERS
          
           M.A.
           Preacher
           of
           the
           Gospell
           .
        
         
           Unto
           which
           is
           added
           a
           short
           Narrative
           of
           his
           Life
           and
           Death
           .
        
         
           
             2
             KIN.
             20.1
             .
          
           
             Set
             thy
             house
             in
             order
             ,
             for
             thou
             shall
             dye
             and
             not
             live
             .
          
        
         
           
             JOB
             21.22
             .
          
           
             Acquaint
             thy self
             now
             with
             God
             ,
             and
             be
             at
             peace
             ,
             thereby
             good
             shall
             come
             unto
             thee
             .
          
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           by
           
             R.
             I.
          
           for
           
             Tho.
             Newberry
          
           ,
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           at
           his
           Shop
           at
           the
           sign
           of
           the
           three
           Golden
           Lyons
           in
           Corn-hill
           .
           1656.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           Right
           VVorshipfull
           ,
           the
           truely
           Religious
           ,
           THE
           Lady
           
             Hester
             Honywood
          
           .
           AND
           To
           her
           most
           hopefull
           Nephew
           Mr.
           
             Maurice
             Abbot
          
           ,
           of
           the
           Inner
           Temple
           .
        
         
           Daughter
           ,
           &
           Grand-son
           ,
           Co-heires
           of
           
             John
             Lamotte
          
           
             Esq
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             Much
             honoured
             ,
          
        
         
           THe
           sweetnesse
           of
           Communion
           with
           God
           (
           whereby
           Saints
           
             taste
             and
             see
             how
             good
             the
             Lord
             is
          
           )
           is
           more
           clearly
           
             discerned
             by
          
           their
           own
           
             personall
             experience
          
           ,
           than
           can
           be
           
             declared
             by
             any
             verball
             expressions
          
           .
           This
           was
           the
           highest
           pitch
           of
           Adams
           happinesse
           ,
           during
           his
           
             estate
             of
             concreated
             integrity
          
           ,
           that
           hee
           was
           admitted
           to
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           this
           grand
           priviledge
           ;
           what
           is
           it
           then
           for
           any
           of
           his
           fallen
           Off-spring
           ,
           to
           be
           restored
           to
           this
           great
           exaltation
           ?
           And
           yet
           we
           know
           that
           Beleevers
           ,
           by
           faith
           in
           Christ
           ,
           are
           reinstated
           
           in
           this
           advancement
           ,
           and
           are
           many
           times
           inabled
           to
           say
           ,
           and
           that
           feelingly
           ,
           
           
             truly
             our
             fellowshp
             ,
             (
             or
             our
             Communion
             )
             is
             with
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             with
             his
             Son
             Jesus
             Christ.
          
           This
           is
           the
           Heaven
           of
           Heavens
           ,
           to
           Saints
           Triumphant
           ,
           and
           Heaven
           here
           on
           this
           side
           Heaven
           ,
           to
           Saints
           
             Militant
             ,
             Expectants
          
           of
           Heaven
           hereafter
           .
        
         
           Vnutterable
           is
           the
           Contentment
           that
           man
           finds
           sometimes
           in
           his
           Cordiall
           acquaintance
           ,
           with
           an
           
             Antient
             ,
             Fast
             and
             Religious
             Friend
             ,
          
           to
           whom
           he
           may
           freely
           ,
           and
           fully
           unbosome
           himself
           ,
           and
           from
           whom
           he
           may
           receive
           suitable
           ,
           and
           seasonable
           advice
           ,
           with
           all
           candor
           and
           faithfullnesse
           ,
           upon
           all
           occasions
           .
           Now
           if
           words
           cannot
           to
           the
           life
           hold
           out
           that
           satisfaction
           that
           man
           findeth
           in
           his
           converse
           with
           man
           ,
           like
           unto
           himself
           ,
           is
           it
           any
           wonder
           ,
           if
           I
           am
           not
           able
           fully
           to
           display
           that
           heart-ravishing
           delight
           ,
           which
           the
           renewed
           soul
           meeteth
           withall
           ,
           whilest
           it
           nourisheth
           humble
           and
           holy
           Communion
           with
           God
           ,
           the
           high
           and
           lofty
           one
           that
           inhabiteth
           Eternity
           ?
           It
           is
           agreed
           on
           by
           all
           ,
           that
           holy
           familiarity
           with
           him
           is
           full
           of
           spirituall
           solace
           ;
           though
           all
           my
           language
           be
           too
           short
           ,
           compleatly
           to
           describe
           before
           you
           ,
           how
           satisfactory
           and
           contentfull
           it
           is
           .
           
             How
             sweet
             are
             those
             holy
             Parlies
             with
             God
             in
             praier
             ,
          
           and
           how
           pleasant
           their
           returns
           ?
           far
           pleasanter
           to
           a
           gracious
           ,
           than
           the
           returns
           of
           ships
           (
           richly
           laden
           with
           rarest
           Commodities
           )
           to
           a
           Carnall
           heart
           ;
           
             how
             delightfull
             are
             the
             droppings
             of
             the
             Sanctuary
             ,
          
           whereby
           the
           souls
           of
           Saints
           become
           as
           
             watered
             Gardens
          
           ,
           as
           
             so
             many
             Edens
          
           ,
           and
           whereby
           they
           come
           to
           hear
           of
           joy
           and
           gladnesse
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           bones
           which
           God
           at
           any
           time
           hath
           broken
           begin
           to
           rejoice
           ?
        
         
           
             How
             ensuring
             are
             the
             Incomes
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
          
           in
           that
           sealing
           Ordinance
           of
           the
           Lords
           Supper
           ,
           wherein
           the
           truely
           penitent
           and
           beleeving
           Soul
           ,
           looking
           up
           to
           Christ
           ,
           
           (
           by
           the
           Eye
           of
           Faith
           )
           
             whom
             hee
             hath
             peirced
          
           ,
           and
           
             being
             in
             heavinesse
             for
             him
          
           ,
           &c.
           receives
           the
           pledge
           of
           the
           Remission
           of
           his
           sins
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           other
           Covenant-Mercies
           ,
           which
           more
           exhilerates
           him
           with
           heart
           reviving
           joy
           ,
           then
           the
           sight
           of
           a
           Pardon
           doth
           ,
           a
           condemned
           Malefactor
           ?
        
         
           It
           was
           upon
           this
           account
           that
           the
           heart
           of
           David
           was
           filled
           with
           such
           Pantings
           ,
           
             as
             the
             Hart
             after
             the
             water-brooks
             ,
             to
             come
             and
             appear
             before
             God
          
           in
           soul-reviving
           Ordinances
           ,
           and
           that
           Marquesse
           of
           
             Vico
             Galeatius
          
           that
           eminent
           Confessor
           ,
           when
           offered
           Golden
           Mountains
           of
           Honours
           ,
           and
           Riches
           ,
           how
           resolutely
           did
           he
           reply
           ,
           
             their
             mony
             perish
             with
             them
             that
             think
             all
             the
             honours
             of
          
           Italy
           ,
           &c.
           
             to
             be
             worth
             one
             hours
             Communion
             with
             God
             at
          
           Geneva
           ,
           
             a
             place
             wherein
             Religion
             flourished
          
           .
           Now
           how
           abundant
           
             that
             worthy
             and
             experimentall
             Christian
             was
          
           (
           to
           whom
           you
           owe
           your
           extraction
           ,
           as
           branches
           to
           their
           root
           )
           in
           nourishing
           communion
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           how
           sweet
           hee
           found
           it
           ,
           both
           in
           his
           life
           ,
           and
           at
           his
           death
           ,
           I
           need
           not
           relate
           to
           you
           in
           speciall
           ,
           who
           were
           full
           well
           acquainted
           with
           the
           manner
           of
           his
           holy
           Conversation
           in
           his
           Life
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           comfortable
           departure
           at
           his
           end
           .
           My
           sute
           to
           you
           is
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Honoured
                       Lady
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     Who
                     have
                     made
                     such
                     Eminent
                     progresse
                     in
                     Grace
                     ,
                     Labor
                     yet
                     more
                     and
                     more
                     to
                     imitate
                     your
                     deceased
                     Father
                     ,
                     in
                     walking
                     in
                     all
                     the
                     waies
                     of
                     holiest
                     Communion
                     with
                     God
                     ,
                     treading
                     dayly
                     in
                     his
                     steps
                     of
                     
                       Soul
                       resignation
                       ,
                       Faith
                       ,
                       Patience
                       ,
                       Charity
                       ,
                       Zeal
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     all
                     other
                     
                     Christian
                     graces
                     ,
                     whereof
                     he
                     left
                     an
                     exemplary
                     Copy
                     to
                     you
                     and
                     your
                     hopefull
                     Issue
                     to
                     write
                     after
                     .
                     I
                     need
                     not
                     suggest
                     that
                     it
                     is
                     constancy
                     which
                     is
                     the
                     Crowning
                     grace
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Honoured
                       Sir
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     Though
                     you
                     have
                     attained
                     as
                     yet
                     to
                     a
                     little
                     more
                     than
                     a
                     fourth
                     of
                     the
                     days
                     that
                     your
                     
                       Indulgent
                       Grand-Father
                    
                     arrived
                     at
                     ,
                     yet
                     hee
                     hath
                     left
                     you
                     ,
                     as
                     a
                     
                       Coheir
                       of
                       his
                       Estate
                       ,
                       so
                       I
                       hope
                       of
                       his
                       graces
                       also
                    
                     ;
                     strive
                     therefore
                     that
                     hee
                     may
                     in
                     all
                     his
                     soul-adorning
                     endowments
                     ,
                     
                     live
                     in
                     you
                     ,
                     that
                     as
                     hee
                     (
                     and
                     many
                     others
                     )
                     looked
                     upon
                     you
                     with
                     a
                     hopefull
                     eye
                     ,
                     whilest
                     hee
                     lived
                     ,
                     so
                     the
                     world
                     may
                     see
                     you
                     more
                     and
                     more
                     ,
                     to
                     answer
                     
                       all
                       those
                       blooming
                       hopes
                       ,
                       now
                       he
                       is
                       removed
                       from
                       you
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           To
           conclude
           ,
           my
           humble
           addresse
           to
           you
           both
           is
           ,
           that
           you
           would
           be
           mindfull
           of
           all
           
             the
             holy
             Counsells
             and
             savory
             advertisements
          
           wherein
           he
           abounded
           towards
           you
           ,
           and
           among
           others
           those
           that
           he
           communicated
           to
           you
           frequently
           by
           his
           letters
           ,
           and
           forget
           not
           that
           Letter
           (
           added
           unto
           his
           life
           )
           
             whereby
             being
             dead
             he
             yet
             speaketh
             to
          
           you
           ,
           and
           then
           doubt
           not
           ,
           but
           there
           will
           bee
           a
           full
           return
           into
           your
           bosomes
           ,
           of
           all
           the
           prayers
           which
           he
           so
           
             fervently
             and
             frequently
             darted
             up
          
           to
           Heaven
           in
           your
           behalfs
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           perswasion
        
         
           Of
           
             your
             Worships
             much
             Obliged
             in
             the
             Lord.
             FULK
             BELLERS
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Decemb.
                 24.
                 1655.
              
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           ABRAHAMS
           Interment
           :
           OR
           ,
           The
           good
           Old
           mans
           Burial
           in
           a
           good
           old
           Age.
           
        
         
           
             
               
                 GEN
                 ,
                 15.15
              
               .
            
             
               And
               thou
               shalt
               go
               unto
               thy
               Fathers
               in
               peace
               ,
               and
               bee
               buried
               in
               a
               good
               old
               age
               .
            
          
        
         
           SOlomon
           tells
           us
           ,
           
           
             It
             is
             better
             to
             go
             into
             the
             house
             of
             Mourning
             ,
             than
             to
             go
             to
             the
             house
             of
             Feasting
             ,
          
           for
           
             that
             is
             the
             end
             of
             all
             men
          
           ;
           and
           
             the
             living
          
           (
           the
           godly
           living
           )
           
             will
             lay
             it
             to
             heart
          
           .
           The
           Lord
           hath
           turned
           his
           own
           House
           into
           a
           House
           of
           Mourning
           unto
           us
           ,
           
           upon
           this
           sad
           account
           ,
           viz.
           the
           interment
           of
           him
           ,
           who
           as
           he
           was
           much
           esteemed
           of
           by
           the
           Citizens
           of
           this
           Renowned
           City
           in
           general
           ,
           so
           in
           special
           of
           this
           place
           ,
           whereof
           he
           hath
           been
           an
           ancient
           and
           worthy
           Parishioner
           ,
           and
           peculiarly
           by
           that
           great
           Congregation
           ;
           ●hereof
           he
           hath
           been
           
             a
             vigilant
             Elder
             near
             thirty
             years
          
           to●●ther
           ,
           one
           aged
           
             in
             grace
             as
             well
             as
             years
             ,
          
           unto
           whom
           ●his
           personal
           Promise
           to
           the
           Father
           of
           the
           Faithful
           was
           
           made
           good
           ;
           though
           not
           for
           the
           number
           of
           years
           that
           Abraham
           lived
           up
           unto
           ,
           yet
           for
           that
           time
           that
           Moses
           reckons
           up
           as
           the
           ordinary
           term
           of
           the
           oldest
           age
           .
           
           Promises
           passed
           of
           general
           Mercies
           to
           particular
           persons
           may
           bee
           fulfilled
           over
           and
           over
           again
           ,
           
           as
           that
           ,
           
             I
             will
             never
             leave
             thee
             nor
             forsake
             thee
             ,
          
           made
           first
           to
           Joshua
           ,
           extended
           by
           Paul
           to
           all
           Beleevers
           ,
           and
           in
           them
           daily
           fulfilled
           .
           The
           like
           I
           may
           say
           of
           this
           Promise
           here
           in
           some
           sense
           ,
           there
           is
           somewhat
           that
           may
           be
           enlarged
           to
           all
           in
           Christ
           ,
           as
           to
           go
           to
           their
           Fathers
           in
           peace
           ,
           though
           for
           the
           latter
           branch
           of
           it
           ,
           it
           be
           only
           made
           good
           to
           some
           ,
           not
           to
           all
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           buried
           in
           a
           good
           old
           Age
           ,
           since
           all
           attain
           not
           to
           that
           period
           in
           the
           letter
           of
           it
           ;
           yet
           in
           both
           the
           Branches
           of
           it
           ,
           it
           may
           some
           way
           be
           accommodated
           to
           our
           deceased
           Brother
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           sequel
           of
           our
           Discourse
           will
           plainly
           (
           by
           Divine
           assistance
           )
           be
           made
           out
           unto
           you
           .
           The
           words
           may
           be
           lookt
           upon
           with
           a
           double
           aspect
           .
           1.
           
           Relative
           ,
           2.
           
           Absolute
           .
        
         
           1
           Relative
           ,
           in
           reference
           to
           what
           goes
           before
           ,
           and
           follows
           after
           ;
           so
           they
           contain
           
             a
             cordial
          
           given
           to
           
             Abraham
             ,
             against
             a
             fainting
             fit
          
           that
           might
           surprise
           him
           ;
           God
           had
           passed
           many
           Promises
           to
           Abraham
           ,
           in
           the
           former
           part
           of
           this
           Chapter
           .
        
         
           1
           
             I
             am
             thy
             Shield
             ,
             and
             thy
             exceeding
             great
             reward
          
           ;
           I
           am
           so
           ,
           and
           will
           continue
           to
           be
           so
           ;
           for
           the
           passage
           in
           the
           Hebrew
           is
           Elliptical
           ,
           and
           the
           Supplement
           may
           be
           made
           up
           by
           the
           future
           ,
           
           as
           well
           as
           by
           the
           present
           time
           ,
           or
           we
           may
           take
           in
           both
           ,
           
             I
             am
          
           ,
           and
           
             will
             be
             so
             unto
             thee
          
           .
        
         
           
           2
           
             He
             will
             give
             him
             an
             Heir
          
           out
           of
           his
           own
           Bowels
           ,
           whence
           should
           arise
           an
           innumerable
           Issue
           ,
           as
           the
           Stars
           in
           Heaven
           for
           number
           ,
           
           or
           multitude
           ,
           vers
           .
           4
           ,
           5.
           
        
         
           3
           
             He
             will
             bestow
             the
             Land
             of
             Canaan
          
           for
           their
           Revenue
           ,
           and
           
             that
             by
             Covenant
          
           ,
           vers
           .
           7.18
           .
           a
           large
           income
           for
           to
           support
           them
           ▪
        
         
           
           Abraham
           seems
           astonish'd
           at
           the
           hearing
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           Questions
           ,
           
             Whereby
             shall
             I
             know
             that
             I
             shall
             inherit
             it
             vers
             .
          
           8.
           a
           question
           
             that
             sprang
             not
             out
             of
             diffidence
             ,
             or
             a●●solute
             unbeleef
             ,
          
           but
           
             out
             of
             an
             holy
             Admiration
          
           ,
           as
           one
           extasied
           
           with
           joy
           ,
           and
           desiring
           more
           fully
           to
           be
           informed
           about
           it
           .
           Sol.
           To
           this
           God
           gives
           a
           double
           answer
           .
           1
           Visional
           .
           2.
           
           Verbal
           .
        
         
           1
           Visional
           ,
           They
           should
           have
           it
           when
           they
           had
           been
           first
           grievously
           afflicted
           ,
           many
           of
           them
           slain
           ,
           many
           chopt
           in
           peeces
           ,
           which
           seems
           to
           be
           something
           of
           the
           Mystical
           meaning
           of
           those
           Ceremonies
           in
           that
           Sacrifice
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           Covenant
           should
           be
           confirmed
           ,
           vers
           .
           10.
           viz.
           the
           dividing
           of
           the
           Sacrifice
           ,
           
           and
           laying
           each
           pe●ce
           one
           against
           another
           ;
           and
           when
           the
           Birds
           of
           Prey
           should
           come
           down
           ,
           i.
           e.
           Pharaoh
           and
           the
           Aegyptians
           fall
           on
           to
           devour
           them
           ,
           the
           Lord
           would
           raise
           up
           one
           of
           Abrahams
           
             Seed
             ,
             implicitly
             Moses
          
           ,
           to
           fray
           them
           away
           ,
           and
           to
           deliver
           his
           Off
           spring
           ,
           vers
           .
           11.
           they
           should
           not
           want
           protection
           .
        
         
           2
           Verbal
           ,
           vers
           .
           13
           ,
           14.
           which
           make
           out
           the
           former
           Mystery
           .
           
             Know
             of
             a
             certainty
             thy
             Seed
             shall
             bee
             a
             stranger
             in
             a
             Land
             that
             is
             not
             theirs
          
           (
           viz.
           Egypt
           )
           
             and
             shall
             serve
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             afflict
             them
             four
             hundred
             years
             ,
             and
             also
             that
             Nation
             whom
             they
             shall
             serve
             will
             I
             judge
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             shall
             they
             come
             out
             with
             great
             substance
             .
          
        
         
           Probably
           the
           Searcher
           of
           all
           hearts
           saw
           Abraham
           in
           some
           doubt
           ,
           why
           livery
           and
           seisin
           ,
           or
           peaceable
           possession
           of
           that
           Land
           should
           be
           deferred
           so
           long
           ?
           Hee
           therefore
           assigns
           the
           cause
           in
           the
           Verse
           after
           the
           Text
           ,
           
             for
             the
             iniquity
             of
             the
          
           Amorites
           
             is
             not
             yet
             full
          
           .
           He
           was
           minded
           to
           root
           them
           up
           ,
           and
           that
           none
           might
           in
           after
           times
           censure
           his
           proceedings
           as
           injurious
           ,
           he
           will
           suffer
           them
           to
           fill
           up
           the
           measure
           of
           their
           iniquitie
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           be
           without
           excuse
           ,
           and
           the
           mouthes
           of
           all
           stopped
           ,
           at
           the
           beholding
           of
           their
           total
           extirpation
           .
        
         
           Q.
           
             It
             may
             be
             yet
             some
             scruple
             might
             rest
             upon
             the
             spirit
             of
          
           Abraham
           ,
           
             what
             shall
             become
             of
             me
             when
             all
             these
             evils
             betide
             my
             posterity
          
           ?
        
         
           A.
           The
           Lord
           bids
           him
           rest
           satisfied
           ,
           for
           before
           all
           these
           evils
           surprise
           thy
           Seed
           ,
           
           thou
           shalt
           go
           to
           thy
           Fathers
           in
           peace
           .
           And
           hence
           the
           best
           Expositors
           render
           the
           Hebrew
           Particle
           (
           translated
           by
           ours
           as
           copulative
           )
           discretively
           ,
           
           yet
           thou
           shalt
           go
           ,
           or
           ,
           
             but
             thou
             shalt
             go
          
           to
           thy
           Fathers
           in
           peace
           .
        
         
           This
           Relative
           consideration
           of
           the
           words
           may
           yeeld
           unto
           us
           this
           profitable
           instruction
           .
           That
           
             Doct.
             The
             Lord
             in
             his
             abundant
             Mercy
             sometimes
             takes
             away
             his
             by
             death
             ,
             from
             the
             beholding
             of
             future
             evils
             .
          
        
         
           This
           we
           see
           is
           promised
           here
           to
           Abraham
           .
           Lest
           his
           heart
           should
           rend
           in
           peeces
           upon
           the
           sight
           of
           all
           the
           miseries
           that
           should
           befall
           his
           Off-spring
           in
           future
           times
           ;
           hee
           shall
           first
           go
           to
           his
           Fathers
           in
           peace
           .
           The
           like
           for
           substance
           was
           promised
           to
           pious
           Josiah
           long
           after
           ;
           
           when
           evils
           were
           approaching
           apace
           ,
           
           the
           apprehension
           whereof
           did
           much
           scare
           ,
           and
           deject
           him
           ,
           God
           cast
           in
           this
           Promise
           for
           his
           support
           ;
           
             Behold
             ,
             I
             will
             gather
             thee
             to
             thy
             Fathers
             ,
             and
             thou
             shalt
             be
             gathered
             to
             thy
             grave
             in
             peace
             ,
             neither
             shall
             thine
             eyes
             see
             all
             the
             evil
             that
             I
             will
             bring
             upon
             this
             place
             ,
             and
             the
             inhabitants
             of
             the
             same
          
           ;
           the
           bare
           sight
           of
           which
           (
           had
           he
           lived
           to
           have
           seen
           it
           )
           would
           probably
           have
           broken
           his
           heart
           ,
           viz.
           the
           sight
           of
           Religion
           ruined
           ,
           his
           Sons
           captivated
           ,
           his
           Kingdom
           rooted
           up
           ,
           &c.
           
           God
           therefore
           removes
           him
           by
           death
           ,
           from
           the
           beholding
           of
           any
           of
           these
           .
           Now
           that
           it
           savours
           of
           abundant
           mercy
           ,
           to
           take
           away
           the
           righteous
           from
           beholding
           evils
           to
           come
           ,
           let
           us
           consider
           ;
        
         
           First
           ,
           
             Is
             it
             not
             a
             great
             mercy
             ,
             that
             a
             man
             shall
             be
             removed
             ,
             before
             he
             come
             to
             be
             a
             spectator
             of
             other
             mens
             sins
          
           ?
           the
           seeing
           and
           hearing
           of
           all
           the
           unlawful
           deeds
           of
           those
           wretched
           Sodomites
           ,
           
           amongst
           whom
           Lot
           lived
           ,
           was
           a
           trouble
           of
           heart
           unto
           him
           ,
           and
           
             keeps
             him
             as
             it
             were
             upon
             the
             rack
             .
          
           This
           drew
           not
           a
           few
           ,
           but
           many
           brinish
           tears
           ,
           yea
           rivers
           of
           them
           ,
           
           from
           the
           eys
           of
           holy
           David
           ,
           professing
           that
           
             rivers
             of
             tears
             ran
             down
             his
             eyes
             ,
          
           because
           
             men
             kept
             not
             Gods
             Law.
          
           This
           filled
           the
           hearts
           of
           those
           Mourners
           in
           Ezekiel
           ,
           
           with
           heart-rending
           sighs
           ,
           and
           their
           tongues
           with
           heaven-peircing
           cries
           ,
           for
           
             all
             the
             abominations
             that
             were
             done
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             Jerusalem
          
           ;
           the
           
             more
             grace
             ,
             the
             more
             sighing
             and
             sobbing
             ,
             weeping
             and
             wailing
             for
             other
             mens
             sins
             .
          
           God
           snatches
           away
           a
           gracious
           Father
           ,
           Master
           ,
           Husband
           ,
           
           or
           Prince
           from
           the
           beholding
           of
           the
           gracelesse
           practises
           of
           his
           
             Issue
             ,
             Servants
             ,
             wife
          
           or
           subjects
           ,
           that
           would
           bee
           a
           corrosive
           unto
           him
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           
             Doth
             it
             not
             savour
             much
             of
             Mercy
             to
             be
             taken
             away
             from
             beholding
             of
             other
             mens
             punishments
             ?
          
           was
           it
           not
           upon
           this
           account
           that
           the
           long
           liv'd
           Patriarches
           were
           taken
           away
           by
           death
           ,
           before
           the
           flood
           came
           ?
           yea
           Methuselah
           the
           year
           of
           the
           deluge
           (
           if
           that
           Chronologer
           bee
           not
           out
           )
           lest
           his
           eyes
           should
           see
           that
           dismall
           sight
           ,
           
           the
           drowning
           of
           all
           flesh
           .
           I
           perswade
           my self
           ,
           that
           when
           Abraham
           lookt
           upon
           the
           smoak
           of
           Sodom
           and
           the
           Country
           about
           it
           ,
           
           ascending
           as
           the
           smoak
           of
           a
           furnace
           ,
           it
           did
           occasion
           no
           little
           grief
           of
           heart
           unto
           him
           ;
           
           and
           what
           the
           beholding
           of
           the
           miseries
           of
           Jerusalem
           in
           the
           besieging
           ,
           sacking
           ,
           and
           ruining
           of
           it
           ,
           did
           create
           to
           
             Holy
             Jeremy
          
           ,
           his
           book
           of
           the
           Lamentations
           ,
           penned
           upon
           that
           dolefull
           occasion
           ,
           may
           abundantly
           declare
           .
        
         
           The
           death
           of
           Jacob
           and
           Joseph
           before
           the
           oppressions
           came
           on
           ,
           and
           strange
           cruelties
           of
           the
           Egyptians
           made
           seisure
           upon
           their
           off-spring
           ,
           
           savoured
           of
           mercy
           ;
           and
           it
           was
           a
           great
           blessing
           for
           Augustine
           to
           bee
           taken
           away
           by
           a
           naturall
           death
           ,
           when
           Genserik
           had
           besieged
           Hippo
           ,
           that
           hee
           might
           not
           see
           the
           cruelties
           of
           the
           Vandalls
           ,
           that
           were
           breaking
           in
           upon
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ;
           
           and
           for
           Pareus
           ,
           that
           hee
           should
           die
           at
           Heidelberg
           before
           the
           enemy
           was
           Master
           of
           it
           ,
           a
           place
           that
           hee
           so
           intirely
           loved
           .
        
         
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Is
             it
             not
             a
             great
             mercy
             to
             bee
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             tasting
             of
             evills
             in
             their
             own
             persons
             ?
          
           that
           they
           may
           not
           feel
           the
           smart
           of
           grievous
           and
           direfull
           Judgements
           ?
           he
           that
           is
           omniscient
           foresees
           calamities
           and
           judgements
           a
           coming
           which
           we
           cannot
           see
           ;
           He
           took
           notice
           of
           the
           deluge
           in
           his
           own
           decree
           ,
           before
           
             the
             Cataracts
             of
             Heaven
             were
             opened
             ,
          
           hee
           therefore
           snatches
           away
           those
           that
           he
           was
           minded
           to
           secure
           ,
           lest
           they
           should
           be
           in
           wrapt
           in
           the
           common
           calamity
           .
           Our
           God
           (
           rich
           in
           mercy
           )
           deals
           as
           a
           prudent
           rich
           man
           ,
           when
           hee
           sees
           the
           fire
           come
           near
           his
           own
           habitation
           ,
           hee
           removes
           his
           Jewells
           ,
           or
           his
           treasures
           ,
           into
           another
           place
           ,
           where
           they
           may
           bee
           secured
           from
           danger
           ,
           
           or
           as
           a
           carefull
           Husbandman
           in
           catching
           weather
           in
           Harvest
           ;
           when
           hee
           sees
           the
           Heavens
           be
           clouded
           ,
           or
           a
           storm
           up
           ,
           hee
           will
           do
           his
           utmost
           to
           get
           his
           Corn
           into
           his
           barn
           ,
           if
           possible
           before
           it
           bee
           wet
           .
           Wee
           read
           of
           the
           Egyptians
           ,
           when
           they
           heard
           that
           God
           would
           cause
           it
           to
           rain
           a
           grievous
           hail
           ,
           such
           as
           had
           not
           been
           in
           Egypt
           since
           the
           foundation
           of
           it
           to
           that
           present
           ,
           
           
             hee
             that
             feared
             the
             word
             of
             the
             Lord
             amongst
             the
             Servants
             of
          
           Pharaoh
           ,
           made
           his
           Servants
           and
           his
           Cattel
           
             flie
             into
             their
             houses
          
           ;
           so
           dealeth
           our
           God
           ,
           when
           hee
           sees
           a
           storm
           a
           comming
           ,
           hee
           driveth
           in
           his
           ,
           that
           as
           they
           shared
           not
           with
           others
           in
           their
           sins
           ,
           so
           neither
           shall
           they
           partake
           with
           them
           in
           their
           sufferings
           ;
           yea
           even
           that
           Heathen
           observed
           ,
           that
           when
           God
           brings
           on
           any
           remarkable
           destruction
           or
           Alteration
           in
           a
           Nation
           ,
           
           hee
           first
           takes
           away
           them
           that
           are
           good
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           Vse
           I
           shall
           dismiss
           this
           Relative
           observation
           with
           this
           word
           of
           improvement
           ,
           Lay
           to
           heart
           the
           Lords
           taking
           away
           of
           any
           godly
           professors
           at
           any
           time
           ;
           for
           albeit
           the
           dispensation
           savours
           of
           mercy
           to
           them
           ,
           yet
           many
           times
           it
           proves
           ominous
           to
           them
           that
           are
           left
           behind
           ;
           
             when
             Swallows
             flie
             away
             ,
             winter
             is
             then
             approaching
          
           Their
           death
           indeed
           is
           a
           blessing
           unto
           themselves
           ,
           for
           blessed
           are
           they
           that
           
             dye
             in
             the
             Lord
          
           ,
           
           and
           not
           only
           
             they
             that
             die
             for
             him
          
           ;
           yet
           mostly
           it
           portends
           evill
           to
           survivers
           :
           however
           it
           shall
           bee
           well
           with
           themselves
           ,
           as
           is
           here
           promised
           unto
           Abraham
           ,
           which
           leadeth
           mee
           to
           the
           second
           .
           
             The
             Absolute
             consideration
             of
             the
             words
             ,
          
           which
           affords
           two
           soul
           cheering
           Cordialls
           .
        
         
           
             1
             
               Thou
               shalt
               go
               to
               thy
               Fathers
               in
               Peace
               .
            
          
           
             2
             
               And
               be
               buried
               in
               a
               good
               old
               age
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             A
             couple
             of
             Promises
          
           ,
           or
           a
           
             couple
             of
             Branches
             of
             the
             same
             Promise
             ,
          
           that
           would
           require
           a
           couple
           of
           hours
           for
           the
           unfolding
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           view
           them
           exactly
           .
           I
           must
           deal
           as
           a
           Travailer
           that
           is
           on
           his
           way
           ,
           who
           may
           glance
           his
           eye
           here
           ,
           or
           there
           ,
           but
           makes
           no
           stay
           till
           hee
           comes
           to
           his
           Journyes
           end
           ,
           no
           more
           shall
           I
           ,
           till
           through
           help
           from
           my
           God
           I
           shall
           have
           spoken
           something
           of
           both
           these
           ,
           as
           they
           lie
           before
           you
           .
        
         
         
           And
           for
           the
           opening
           of
           the
           first
           ,
           we
           shall
           inquire
           .
        
         
           Quest.
           1
           
             What
             is
             meant
             by
             his
             going
             to
             his
             Fathers
             ?
             Was
             hee
             to
             go
             back
             to
          
           Haran
           ,
           or
           Ur
           
             of
             the
             Chaldees
             ,
             in
             his
             life
             ,
             or
             bee
             carried
             thither
             ,
             to
             be
             interred
             after
             death
             ;
             or
             was
             hee
             to
             go
             to
             that
             place
             whither
             their
             soules
             went
             upon
             the
             dissolution
             of
             their
             bodies
             ?
          
        
         
           Sol.
           1.
           
           Abraham
           was
           not
           to
           go
           to
           his
           Fathers
           ,
           first
           ,
           
             In
             Body
          
           ;
           the
           place
           of
           his
           locall
           Interment
           ,
           was
           to
           be
           (a)
           Macpelah
           in
           Canaan
           ,
           and
           not
           any
           other
           place
           ;
           secondly
           ,
           Nor
           
             in
             Soul
          
           ,
           that
           removed
           to
           the
           immediate
           fruition
           of
           God
           in
           glory
           ;
           whereas
           many
           of
           his
           Ancestors
           were
           Idolators
           ,
           serving
           other
           Gods
           ,
           
           and
           doubtlesse
           many
           of
           them
           died
           in
           their
           Paganish
           condition
           .
        
         
           2
           But
           the
           sense
           of
           this
           expression
           is
           ,
           Abraham
           shall
           die
           ,
           that
           's
           the
           meaning
           of
           the
           Hebraism
           ;
           thou
           shalt
           go
           to
           thy
           Fathers
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           corporall
           death
           shall
           arrest
           thee
           as
           well
           as
           it
           did
           do
           them
           .
        
         
           Now
           if
           you
           compare
           these
           words
           with
           verse
           the
           sixt
           ,
           where
           wee
           read
           that
           Abraham
           
             beleeved
             in
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             it
             was
             counted
             to
             him
             for
             Righteousness
          
           ;
           though
           hee
           were
           a
           beleever
           in
           Christ
           ,
           yet
           hee
           must
           go
           to
           his
           Fathers
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           hee
           must
           die
           as
           well
           as
           they
           ,
           this
           may
           inform
           us
           ,
           
             Doct.
             That
             albeit
             faith
             in
             Christ
             doth
             exempt
             Beleevers
             from
             the
             second
             ,
             yet
             it
             will
             not
             free
             any
             from
             the
             strak
             of
             the
             first
             death
             .
          
        
         
           Abraham
           though
           a
           Beleever
           ,
           yea
           the
           highest
           in
           the
           forme
           of
           Beleevers
           ,
           being
           the
           Father
           of
           the
           faithfull
           ,
           yet
           hee
           must
           die
           ;
           
           and
           it
           is
           no
           wonder
           ,
           since
           
             the
             Decree
             is
             gone
             forth
             from
             God
             ,
          
           which
           is
           farre
           more
           irrevocable
           than
           the
           laws
           of
           the
           Medes
           and
           Persians
           .
           
             It
             is
             appointed
             unto
             all
             men
          
           (
           Beleevers
           as
           well
           as
           unbeleevers
           )
           
             once
             to
             die
          
           .
           When
           the
           
             Scripture
             saith
             all
          
           ,
           
           
             none
             is
             exempted
          
           ;
           some
           indeed
           have
           had
           a
           writ
           of
           Privilege
           from
           some
           kinds
           of
           death
           ,
           yet
           none
           from
           death
           in
           the
           main
           .
           Moses
           was
           freed
           from
           the
           bitings
           of
           fiery
           Serpents
           ,
           as
           Magistrates
           sometimes
           (
           through
           mercy
           )
           are
           privileg'd
           from
           death
           in
           times
           of
           common
           mortality
           ,
           
           yet
           death
           surprized
           them
           in
           the
           end
           ;
           for
           Moses
           the
           servant
           of
           the
           Lord
           died
           in
           the
           land
           of
           
           
             Moab
             .
             Daniel
          
           was
           secured
           from
           being
           devoured
           by
           those
           hungry
           Lions
           ,
           
           yet
           his
           body
           became
           a
           prey
           to
           Death
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           bodies
           of
           other
           Prophets
           .
           Elisha
           was
           spared
           from
           being
           torn
           in
           peeces
           by
           the
           Shee-bears
           out
           of
           the
           Wood
           ,
           
           yet
           Death
           took
           him
           away
           in
           the
           end
           .
        
         
           2
           This
           
             Decree
             hath
             made
             seisure
             in
             all
             Ages
             ,
          
           even
           where
           faith
           hath
           been
           in
           an
           eminent
           way
           ,
           as
           in
           Moses
           ,
           witness
           his
           undertaking
           that
           difficult
           Embassage
           to
           Pharaoh
           ,
           to
           deliver
           Israel
           out
           of
           Aegypt
           ,
           Faith
           in
           the
           end
           did
           eat
           up
           all
           his
           fears
           ,
           and
           engaged
           him
           in
           that
           difficult
           work
           ,
           yet
           Death
           at
           last
           did
           arrest
           him
           ,
           as
           was
           hinted
           before
           ;
           so
           in
           Job
           ,
           a
           great
           Practitioner
           in
           the
           life
           of
           faith
           ;
           that
           made
           him
           draw
           up
           this
           Resolution
           ,
           
             Though
             he
             slay
             me
             ,
             yet
             will
             I
             trust
             in
             him
             .
          
        
         
           David
           ,
           a
           Beleever
           ,
           a
           man
           after
           Gods
           own
           heart
           ,
           and
           yet
           Death
           overtook
           him
           ;
           and
           Paul
           ,
           who
           professed
           ,
           
             I
             live
             ,
             yet
             not
             I
             ,
             but
             Christ
             lives
             in
             me
             ,
             and
             the
             life
             that
             I
             now
             live
             ,
             I
             live
             by
             the
             faith
             of
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             ,
             &c.
          
           yet
           ,
           did
           not
           death
           surprise
           him
           ?
        
         
           I
           might
           be
           endless
           here
           ,
           to
           shew
           you
           how
           Death
           attached
           Beleevers
           ,
           both
           before
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           under
           the
           Law
           ,
           yea
           even
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ;
           had
           the
           debt
           of
           Sin
           been
           taken
           off
           ,
           and
           the
           Decree
           rescinded
           ,
           that
           Pursevant
           of
           Death
           would
           not
           go
           on
           daily
           to
           Arrest
           Beleevrrs
           at
           Gods
           Sute
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           
             The
             holiest
             Beleever
             hath
             in
             his
             body
          
           the
           Principle
           
             of
             death
          
           ,
           viz.
           sin
           ,
           and
           that
           entwisted
           even
           with
           his
           very
           Nature
           ;
           
           
             As
             by
             one
             man
             sin
             entered
             into
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             death
             by
             sin
             ,
             and
             so
             death
             passed
             upon
             all
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           The
           holiest
           may
           cry
           out
           ,
           as
           those
           Sons
           of
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           
             O
             thou
             man
             of
             God
             ,
             death
             is
             in
             the
             pot
             ,
             death
             is
             in
             the
             body
             .
          
        
         
           Bodies
           of
           Sin
           will
           become
           bodies
           of
           Death
           ,
           because
           sin
           is
           in
           the
           Soul
           as
           a
           Canker
           at
           the
           root
           ,
           that
           will
           kill
           the
           Tree
           ,
           as
           the
           Worm
           that
           smote
           Jonahs
           Gourd
           ,
           that
           made
           it
           wither
           away
           ;
           this
           drew
           out
           that
           Emphatical
           Quere
           ,
           
           
             What
             man
             is
             he
             that
             liveth
             ,
             and
             shall
             not
             see
             death
             ?
             Shall
             he
             deliver
             his
             soul
          
           (
           himself
           )
           
             from
             the
             hand
             of
             the
             grave
             ?
          
           A
           question
           that
           carries
           a
           Negative
           answer
           
           in
           the
           bowels
           of
           it
           ,
           
             q.
             d.
          
           no
           man
           ,
           even
           the
           most
           
             eminent
             beleeving
          
           ,
           or
           
             holiest
             for
             living
          
           ,
           can
           free
           himself
           from
           the
           tasting
           of
           death
           .
        
         
           
             Vse
             .
             Look
             not
             you
             now
             that
             are
             Beleevers
          
           to
           be
           freed
           
             from
             the
             common
             fare
             of
             all
             real
             Christians
             ,
             viz.
          
           Death
           ;
           count
           upon
           this
           ,
           Dye
           I
           must
           ,
           I
           know
           not
           how
           soon
           .
        
         
           Q.
           
             But
             if
             my
             faith
             exempt
             me
             not
             from
             death
             ,
             what
             avails
             me
             to
             be
             a
             Beleever
             ?
          
        
         
           Sol.
           Much
           every
           way
           ,
           chiefly
           because
           by
           Beleeving
           though
           thou
           be
           not
           freed
           from
           the
           stroke
           ,
           yet
           sure
           thou
           art
           to
           be
           protected
           from
           the
           sting
           of
           death
           ,
           so
           that
           even
           in
           the
           very
           jaws
           of
           death
           a
           Beleever
           may
           1.
           holily
           exult
           ,
           
             O
             Death
             ,
             where
             is
             thy
             sting
             !
             O
             Grave
             ,
             where
             is
             thy
             victory
             !
          
           
           
             the
             sting
             of
             death
             is
             sin
             ,
             the
             strength
             of
             sin
             is
             the
             Law
             ,
             but
             thanks
             be
             to
             God
             that
             gives
             us
             victory
             through
             Christ
             Jesus
             our
             Lord
          
           ;
           
           2.
           yea
           sure
           thou
           art
           to
           be
           delivered
           from
           the
           Second
           Death
           ,
           thy
           faith
           interesting
           of
           thee
           in
           the
           first
           Resurrection
           ,
           and
           implanting
           thee
           into
           Christ
           ,
           it
           frees
           thee
           from
           Condemnation
           .
           
             He
             that
             beleeveth
             on
             the
             Son
             hath
             everlasting
             life
             ,
          
           viz.
           even
           here
           someway
           in
           possession
           ,
           
           as
           well
           as
           hereafter
           fully
           in
           reversion
           .
           Besides
           ,
           thou
           maist
           be
           certain
           the
           condition
           of
           death
           is
           altered
           to
           thee
           ,
           it
           being
           not
           now
           formally
           the
           wages
           of
           sin
           ,
           but
           turned
           into
           a
           part
           of
           those
           advantagious
           chattles
           that
           do
           belong
           unto
           thee
           ,
           1
           Cor.
           3.23
           .
           All
           is
           thine
           ,
           
             even
             Death
          
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           other
           things
           .
           Death
           to
           thee
           
             is
             only
             the
             final
             period
             to
          
           all
           thy
           miseries
           ,
           and
           
             the
             ready
             inlet
             to
             thy
             full
             and
             eternal
             happiness
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           God
           permits
           his
           Decree
           to
           take
           hold
           upon
           thee
           for
           divers
           gracious
           ends
           and
           purposes
           ,
           viz.
           
        
         
           1
           
             To
             cast
             out
             perfectly
             the
             remainders
             of
             sin
             ,
          
           that
           even
           after
           our
           Conversion
           do
           still
           abide
           within
           us
           .
           When
           the
           Priest
           under
           the
           Law
           had
           been
           to
           view
           the
           house
           infected
           with
           the
           Plague
           of
           the
           fretting
           Leprosie
           ,
           
           the
           house
           was
           to
           be
           broken
           down
           ,
           stones
           ,
           the
           timber
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           mortar
           of
           it
           :
           Jesus
           Christ
           sees
           the
           fretting
           Leprosie
           of
           Sin
           to
           be
           in
           thee
           ,
           that
           will
           not
           be
           outed
           of
           its
           Habitation
           ,
           till
           that
           earthly
           Tabernacle
           of
           thine
           be
           pulled
           down
           .
        
         
         
           2
           To
           
             put
             an
             end
             to
             all
             the
             perplexing
             miseries
             that
             do
             befall
             thee
             here
             .
          
           Whilst
           Israel
           was
           in
           the
           Wilderness
           they
           were
           infested
           with
           fiery
           Serpents
           ,
           never
           totally
           freed
           from
           them
           till
           they
           came
           to
           Canaan
           ;
           so
           whilst
           thou
           art
           in
           the
           wilderness
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           thou
           art
           lyable
           to
           the
           stingings
           of
           many
           fiery
           Serpents
           ,
           the
           fiery
           Serpents
           of
           Sin
           and
           Misery
           .
           Absolute
           immunity
           will
           be
           obtained
           by
           Death
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           not
           before
           .
        
         
           3
           To
           
             be
             a
             gate
             for
             thy
             Admission
             ,
             or
             entrance
             into
             Heaven
             .
          
           Death
           indeed
           to
           on
           unbeleever
           is
           the
           door
           of
           Hel
           ,
           but
           to
           a
           Beleever
           it
           is
           the
           entrance
           of
           Heaven
           ;
           this
           in
           eagered
           Paul
           with
           so
           much
           panting
           to
           be
           dissolved
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           with
           Christ
           ;
           
           what
           Jacob
           spake
           in
           another
           case
           ,
           is
           true
           here
           of
           the
           death
           of
           a
           Beleever
           ,
           
             this
             is
             the
             gate
             of
             heaven
             .
          
        
         
           Vse
           2.
           
           Yet
           
             know
             this
             for
             thy
             comfort
          
           ,
           though
           death
           be
           unavoydable
           ,
           dye
           thou
           must
           ,
           yet
           thou
           maist
           assure
           thy self
           thou
           shalt
           dye
           in
           peace
           ;
           which
           leads
           me
           to
           the
           manner
           how
           Abraham
           shall
           be
           gathered
           unto
           his
           Fathers
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           
             Elixir
             of
             the
             Promise
          
           ;
           He
           shall
           go
           in
           peace
           ;
           whence
           we
           may
           observe
           ,
           
             Doct.
             That
             it
             is
             a
             Beleevers
             transcendent
             Priviledge
             to
             go
             unto
             his
             Fathers
             ,
             (
             or
             to
             dye
             )
             in
             peace
             .
          
        
         
           For
           the
           profitable
           handling
           of
           this
           truth
           ;
           
             
               1
               I
               le
               endeavour
               to
               shew
               you
               what
               is
               meant
               by
               going
               to
               his
               Fathers
               ,
               or
               dying
               in
               peace
               .
            
             
               2
               I
               le
               study
               clearly
               to
               make
               it
               out
               :
               
                 
                   1
                   That
                   it
                   is
                   a
                   priviledge
                   to
                   dye
                   in
                   peace
                   .
                
                 
                   2
                   A
                   transcendent
                   priviledge
                   belonging
                   to
                   Beleevers
                   .
                
              
            
             
               3
               I
               le
               cast
               in
               something
               by
               way
               of
               improvement
               .
            
          
        
         
           Q.
           1.
           
           
             What
             is
             meant
             by
             going
             to
             his
             Fathers
             ,
             or
             dying
             in
             peace
             ?
          
        
         
           Sol.
           The
           Phrase
           is
           of
           different
           construction
           in
           different
           places
           of
           Scripture
           .
        
         
           I
           finde
           it
           
             sometimes
             opposed
             to
             a
             violent
             ,
             immature
             ,
             or
             forcible
             kind
             of
             end
             .
          
           Thus
           to
           Zedekiah
           ,
           as
           bad
           as
           he
           was
           ,
           it
           was
           promised
           ▪
           
             Thou
             shalt
             not
             dye
             by
             the
             Sword
             ,
             viz.
          
           a
           
           violent
           ,
           but
           thou
           shalt
           dye
           in
           peace
           ,
           
             i.
             e.
          
           come
           unto
           
             a
             Natural
             death
             ,
             Jer.
          
           34.4
           ,
           5.
           so
           David
           advising
           Solomon
           to
           cut
           off
           Joab
           by
           a
           forcible
           death
           ,
           he
           useth
           almost
           a
           parallel
           expression
           ,
           not
           in
           a
           promissory
           ,
           
           but
           minatory
           way
           ;
           
             Let
             not
             his
             hoary
             head
             go
             down
             to
             the
             grave
             in
             peace
             ,
          
           i.
           e.
           let
           him
           dye
           a
           violent
           death
           ,
           and
           be
           rolled
           to
           his
           grave
           in
           bloud
           .
        
         
           But
           sometimes
           
             I
             finde
             it
             opposed
             to
             an
             uncomfortable
             end
             ,
          
           and
           then
           to
           dye
           in
           peace
           is
           
             to
             dye
             in
             the
             sense
             of
             inward
             peace
             ,
             or
             in
             an
             estate
             of
             reconciliation
          
           ▪
           and
           this
           I
           look
           upon
           as
           the
           common
           priviledge
           of
           all
           beleevers
           .
           Josiah
           had
           this
           in
           promise
           ,
           
           
             though
             hee
             dyed
             of
             his
             Wounds
             ,
          
           yet
           he
           dyed
           in
           a
           reconciled
           condition
           with
           God
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           the
           main
           of
           the
           Promise
           to
           Abraham
           here
           ,
           compared
           with
           vers
           .
           6.
           
        
         
           Abraham
           
             beleeved
             in
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             he
             accounted
             it
             to
             him
             for
             righteousness
             ,
          
           
           
             being
             now
             justified
             through
             faith
             he
             had
             peace
             with
             God
             ,
          
           And
           when
           he
           comes
           to
           dye
           he
           shall
           dye
           in
           peace
           ,
           
             being
             sensible
             of
          
           his
           
             standing
             in
             the
             grace
             and
             favour
             of
             God
             ,
          
           
           and
           resting
           on
           the
           invaluable
           merits
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           whose
           day
           he
           saw
           ,
           and
           upon
           that
           account
           with
           a
           placid
           spirit
           he
           resigned
           up
           his
           Soul
           unto
           him
           .
        
         
           Q.
           2
           How
           it
           may
           be
           made
           out
           ,
           that
           to
           dye
           in
           peace
           is
           a
           priviledge
           belonging
           to
           beleevers
           ?
        
         
           1
           
             We
             call
             that
             a
             Priviledge
             which
             is
             an
             Immunity
             ,
          
           
           
             granted
             to
             some
             of
             favour
             ,
             and
             denied
             to
             others
             of
             justice
             .
          
           Wee
           all
           deserve
           as
           to
           dye
           ,
           so
           to
           dye
           with
           fear
           ,
           terrour
           ,
           and
           amazement
           ;
           but
           our
           God
           in
           mercy
           exempts
           Beleevers
           from
           the
           common
           Law
           of
           death
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           the
           *
           King
           of
           Terrours
           ,
           and
           vouchsafeth
           them
           this
           favour
           ,
           to
           depart
           in
           peace
           ,
           when
           others
           depart
           with
           horror
           .
        
         
           2
           
             This
             we
             say
             is
             the
             Beleevers
             priviledge
          
           ;
           for
           ,
           as
           for
        
         
           1
           Unbeleevers
           ,
           and
           all
           wicked
           men
           whatsoever
           ,
           
             there
             is
             no
             peace
             to
             the
             wicked
             saith
             my
             God
             ,
          
           they
           are
           
             as
             the
             troubled
             Sea
          
           ,
           when
           it
           cannot
           rest
           ;
           
             whose
             waters
             cast
             out
             in
             re●a●d
             dirt
          
           ;
           an
           elegant
           Similitude
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Prophet
           setteth
           forth
           to
           the
           life
           the
           restlesness
           of
           wicked
           men
           ,
           though
           the
           Sea
           hath
           no
           Winds
           ,
           nor
           Tempests
           
           from
           without
           to
           infest
           it
           ,
           
             yet
             it
             is
             restless
             of
             its
             own
             nature
             from
             within
          
           ;
           so
           it
           is
           in
           wicked
           men
           ;
           though
           they
           have
           no
           outward
           causes
           of
           trouble
           ,
           yet
           still
           they
           have
           causes
           of
           inward
           trouble
           upon
           point
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           than
           which
           what
           more
           exquisite
           torture
           or
           tormenter
           can
           there
           be
           ?
           The
           Heathens
           tell
           us
           of
           the
           Furies
           lashing
           wicked
           miscreants
           ▪
           and
           these
           were
           only
           the
           lashes
           of
           an
           inraged
           Conscience
           ,
           every
           mans
           own
           sin
           creating
           Soul-racking
           trouble
           to
           each
           impenitent
           sinner
           .
           But
        
         
           2
           For
           Beleevers
           ,
           it
           
             is
             unto
             them
             promised
          
           ,
           they
           being
           the
           persons
           alone
           that
           love
           the
           Law
           ,
           Psal.
           119.165
           .
           
             Great
             peace
             have
             they
             that
             love
             thy
             Law
             ,
             and
             nothing
             shall
             offend
             them
             .
          
           The
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           picture
           of
           the
           mind
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           a
           Beleever
           loves
           no
           less
           than
           a
           loving
           loyal
           Wife
           the
           Letters
           of
           her
           indeared
           Husband
           ,
           yea
           ,
           infinitely
           more
           ,
           they
           being
           the
           persons
           that
           alone
           are
           righteous
           ,
           being
           justified
           by
           faith
           they
           have
           peace
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           they
           alone
           shall
           enter
           into
           peace
           ;
           they
           had
           peace
           
             entring
             into
             them
             living
          
           ,
           
           and
           
             they
             enter
             into
             peace
             when
             dying
          
           ;
           it
           is
           they
           ,
           and
           they
           alone
           that
           are
           able
           to
           say
           when
           Death
           approacheth
           ,
           
           
             Lord
             now
             letest
             thou
             thy
             servant
             depart
             in
             peace
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           2
           I
           will
           make
           out
           ,
           that
           to
           dye
           in
           peace
           is
           a
           transcendent
           priviledge
           :
        
         
           Sol.
           1.
           
           That
           Logicians
           call
           
             Transcendent
             ,
             that
             exceeds
             in
             Nobility
             ,
          
           
           
             Eminency
             ,
             Sublimity
          
           ,
           all
           Aristotles
           Categories
           ;
           besides
           ,
           to
           dye
           in
           peace
           ,
           
             in
             true
             Gospel
             peace
          
           was
           a
           thing
           he
           knew
           not
           of
           ,
           and
           we
           shall
           not
           trouble
           our selves
           to
           labour
           to
           reduce
           it
           to
           any
           of
           them
           ;
           this
           peace
           is
           the
           peace
           
             of
             God
             that
             passeth
             all
             understanding
             ,
          
           it
           is
           that
           peace
           of
           God
           whereof
           he
           is
           the
           Author
           ,
           and
           Conferror
           ,
           that
           keeps
           our
           hearts
           staid
           in
           peace
           ,
           as
           
             in
             an
             impregnable
             Garison
          
           ;
           this
           peace
           is
           prayed
           for
           as
           a
           priviledge
           of
           greatest
           worth
           ;
           Peter
           praies
           not
           only
           that
           Grace
           ,
           but
           that
           Peace
           might
           be
           multiplied
           to
           those
           to
           whom
           he
           wrote
           .
           
           And
           so
           
             Paul
             ,
             Let
             the
             peace
             of
             God
             rule
             in
             your
          
           hearts
           ,
           
             as
             a
             Judge
             deciding
             all
             Controversies
             
             between
             them
             that
          
           are
           contending
           for
           Masteries
           ;
           nay
           ,
           this
           was
           conferred
           by
           Christ
           as
           the
           greatest
           mercy
           that
           wee
           might
           receive
           on
           this
           side
           Heaven
           ,
           witness
           that
           
             Golden
             bequest
          
           of
           his
           ,
           
           
             My
             peace
             I
             give
             to
             you
             .
          
           Princes
           in
           power
           seldom
           promise
           toys
           or
           trifles
           ,
           but
           things
           of
           moment
           and
           greatest
           worth
           .
           It
           was
           a
           great
           favour
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           to
           his
           Disciples
           at
           sea
           ,
           to
           allay
           the
           Winds
           ,
           and
           the
           Storms
           that
           were
           up
           against
           them
           ,
           &
           what
           is
           it
           to
           allay
           the
           storms
           of
           Conscience
           that
           are
           upon
           them
           ?
           Christ
           among
           other
           titles
           is
           dignified
           with
           this
           ,
           
           that
           he
           is
           the
           
             Prince
             of
             peace
          
           ,
           yea
           our
           peace
           ,
           who
           hath
           taken
           away
           the
           enmity
           between
           us
           and
           our
           God
           ,
           having
           purchased
           peace
           for
           us
           ,
           by
           no
           meaner
           price
           than
           the
           bloud
           of
           his
           Cross
           ;
           
             that
             priviledge
             must
             needs
             be
             transcendent
             that
             was
             purchased
             at
             such
             a
             transcendent
             rate
             .
          
        
         
           2
           
             Besides
             ,
             if
             we
             do
             but
             look
             unto
             the
          
           nature
           of
           this
           peace
           ,
           it
           is
           that
           peace
           that
           doth
           transcend
           all
           the
           Ken
           of
           Nature
           ;
           Nature
           may
           take
           notice
           of
           peace
           with
           man
           ,
           but
           for
           that
           peace
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           peace
           with
           Conscience
           ,
           it
           is
           out
           of
           
             Natures
             Horizon
          
           .
           
           He
           
             that
             hath
             peace
             with
             God
             ,
             shall
             always
             have
             peace
             in
             God
             ,
          
           he
           
             will
             speak
          
           peace
           unto
           his
           people
           .
           
           If
           we
           have
           peace
           with
           him
           ,
           he
           can
           make
           our
           enemies
           to
           be
           at
           peace
           with
           us
           .
           The
           Prince
           that
           hath
           peace
           with
           any
           State
           ,
           hath
           peace
           with
           all
           the
           Forces
           belonging
           to
           it
           ;
           we
           having
           peace
           with
           him
           ,
           he
           can
           make
           all
           his
           Creatures
           to
           be
           at
           peace
           with
           us
           ,
           not
           only
           the
           Beasts
           ,
           
           but
           the
           very
           stones
           in
           the
           Feild
           to
           be
           in
           
             an
             amicable
             League
          
           with
           us
           ;
           and
           when
           peace
           rules
           in
           Conscience
           ,
           having
           tranquillity
           within
           ,
           we
           need
           not
           care
           what
           storms
           are
           without
           .
           When
           Christ
           speaks
           peace
           to
           Conscience
           ,
           as
           once
           to
           the
           raging
           Sea
           ,
           peace
           and
           be
           still
           ,
           who
           then
           can
           create
           trouble
           ?
           
           
             And
             if
             our
             hearts
             condemn
             us
             not
             ,
             then
             have
             we
             confidence
             towards
             God
             ,
          
           so
           that
           triumphantly
           we
           may
           break
           out
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             is
             neere
             that
             justifies
             me
             ,
             who
             shall
             contend
             with
             me
          
           ?
           When
           a
           man
           hath
           been
           arraigned
           for
           his
           life
           ,
           and
           after
           is
           acquitted
           ,
           how
           is
           he
           inwardly
           comforted
           ?
           it
           was
           this
           inward
           peace
           that
           inabled
           the
           Martyrs
           with
           serenity
           of
           soul
           ,
           and
           undauntedness
           
           of
           spirit
           to
           pass
           through
           the
           fiery
           Trial
           ;
           and
           for
           Confessors
           ,
           though
           surrounded
           with
           many
           troubles
           ,
           yet
           hear
           their
           acknowledgements
           ,
           the
           
             Father
             loveth
             me
          
           ,
           the
           Son
           hath
           
             redeemed
             me
          
           ,
           
           the
           
             Spirit
             comforteth
             me
          
           ;
           how
           then
           
             can
             I
             be
             sorrowful
          
           ?
           in
           the
           most
           racking
           pain
           of
           the
           Stone
           crys
           out
           another
           ,
           one
           asking
           him
           what
           he
           felt
           ,
           he
           answered
           ,
           
             I
             have
             peace
             within
             ,
             though
          
           in
           my
           
             flesh
             I
             am
             sensible
             of
             most
             exquisite
             torments
          
           ;
           it
           is
           this
           peace
           that
           is
           Heaven
           upon
           earth
           while
           we
           live
           ,
           and
           rendereth
           us
           undaunted
           even
           in
           the
           jaws
           of
           death
           .
        
         
           Vse
           .
           Now
           for
           the
           improvement
           of
           this
           truth
           ,
           be
           perswaded
           to
           get
           an
           interest
           in
           this
           priviledge
           ,
           I
           mean
           to
           get
           well-grounded
           peace
           ,
           that
           when
           Death
           comes
           you
           may
           go
           to
           your
           Fathers
           in
           peace
           .
           It
           may
           bee
           some
           may
           quere
           ,
        
         
           Q.
           
             Do
             all
             that
             dye
             peaceably
             ,
             dye
             in
             peace
             ?
          
        
         
           R.
           Yes
           ,
           
             all
             that
             dye
             in
             an
             estate
             of
             true
             real
             Gospel
             peace
             .
          
           I
           confess
           there
           is
           as
           much
           difference
           between
           true
           and
           false
           Peace
           ,
           as
           between
           true
           and
           counterfeit
           Gold
           ,
           Silver
           ,
           or
           Jewels
           ;
           yet
           this
           observe
           ,
           that
           then
           peace
           is
           well
           grounded
           according
           to
           the
           tenor
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           when
        
         
           1
           
             It
             flows
             in
             after
             the
             convincing
             sight
             of
             sin
             ,
          
           
           when
           a
           man
           beholding
           his
           face
           in
           the
           glass
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           the
           Curse
           of
           it
           ,
           
           hath
           been
           brought
           to
           cry
           out
           ,
           
             Sirs
             ,
             what
             must
             I
             do
             to
             be
             saved
          
           ?
           False
           peace
           springs
           out
           of
           a
           senseless
           ,
           benumbed
           ,
           sleepy
           ,
           or
           seared
           Conscience
           ,
           that
           never
           met
           with
           any
           trouble
           at
           all
           ,
           according
           to
           that
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
             When
             the
             strong
             man
          
           (
           armed
           with
           strong
           corruption
           )
           keeps
           (
           possession
           of
           )
           his
           palace
           ,
           
           (
           
             i.
             e.
          
           his
           heart
           )
           his
           goods
           are
           in
           peace
           ,
           all
           goes
           well
           ,
           all
           is
           
             at
             peace
          
           ;
           but
           when
           the
           Spirit
           comes
           in
           ,
           and
           convinces
           of
           sin
           ,
           he
           ejecteth
           the
           strong
           man
           out
           of
           his
           Dominion
           .
           
           Christ
           spake
           not
           peace
           ,
           and
           be
           still
           ,
           to
           the
           Sea
           ,
           until
           the
           storms
           had
           been
           upon
           it
           ;
           So
           neither
           speaks
           he
           to
           Conscience
           .
        
         
           2
           
             It
             comes
             from
             heaven
          
           ,
           even
           from
           the
           God
           of
           peace
           who
           is
           in
           heaven
           ,
           
           and
           
             speaketh
             peace
          
           (
           upon
           the
           sense
           of
           their
           Justification
           )
           unto
           
             his
             people
          
           ,
           who
           are
           a
           willing
           people
           ,
           to
           serve
           him
           in
           all
           duties
           that
           he
           requires
           ;
           yea
           ,
           an
           
           obedient
           ,
           and
           holy
           people
           before
           him
           ;
           false
           peace
           is
           altogether
           from
           Satan
           ,
           who
           promiseth
           peace
           ,
           though
           men
           go
           on
           to
           
             adde
             drunkenness
             to
             thirst
          
           ,
           
           and
           strikes
           a
           Covenant
           with
           the
           sinner
           ,
           which
           makes
           him
           fondly
           conclude
           ,
           
           that
           he
           
             hath
             made
             a
             Covenant
             with
             Death
             ,
             and
             with
             Hell
             he
             is
             at
             an
             agreement
             ,
          
           this
           sinful
           peace
           God
           sooner
           or
           later
           will
           dissolve
           ,
           it
           shall
           not
           stand
           .
           But
           as
           for
           that
           true
           peace
           begun
           here
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           made
           sensible
           of
           
             the
             bloud
             of
             Sprinkling
          
           ,
           
           and
           have
           our
           Consciences
           purged
           from
           dead
           works
           ,
           it
           will
           indure
           unto
           eternity
           .
        
         
           3
           
             It
             is
             attended
             with
             Sanctity
          
           ,
           and
           that
           's
           the
           ground
           of
           Pauls
           conjunction
           of
           them
           ,
           
             Now
             the
             God
             of
             peace
             sanctifie
             you
             throughout
          
           ;
           
           to
           whom
           God
           speaks
           peace
           ,
           he
           is
           always
           a
           Sanctifier
           ,
           a
           purifier
           of
           the
           heart
           and
           life
           from
           sin
           .
        
         
           Q.
           
             It
             may
             be
             some
             may
             say
             ,
             how
             may
             we
             get
             into
             such
             an
             estate
             that
             we
             may
             be
             sure
             to
             dye
             in
             peace
             ?
          
        
         
           S.
           If
           thy
           heart
           be
           toucht
           with
           what
           thou
           sayest
           ,
        
         
           1
           
             Presently
             fall
             upon
             the
             duty
             of
             repentance
             ,
          
           bewailing
           sins
           of
           Nature
           ,
           of
           Practice
           ,
           against
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Law
           and
           Gospel
           ,
           crying
           mightily
           for
           pardon
           ;
           this
           ushered
           in
           true
           peace
           to
           Davids
           Soul
           ,
           and
           brought
           him
           in
           ease
           in
           the
           setting
           of
           his
           bones
           ,
           
           and
           making
           him
           to
           rejoyce
           after
           their
           breaking
           .
           So
           that
           heart-smitten
           Publican
           crys
           out
           ,
           
             Lord
             be
             merciful
             to
             me
             a
             sinner
             ,
          
           and
           then
           goes
           away
           in
           a
           justified
           condition
           .
           
           Till
           Sin
           be
           removed
           by
           Repentance
           what
           peace
           can
           there
           be
           ?
           
             What
             peace
             so
             long
             as
             the
             Whoredoms
             of
             thy
             Mother
          
           Jezabel
           ,
           
             and
             her
             Witchcrafts
             are
             so
             many
          
           ?
           What
           peace
           so
           long
           as
           iniquities
           remain
           unrepented
           of
           ?
           So
           long
           as
           Wind
           remains
           shut
           up
           in
           the
           bowels
           of
           the
           earth
           that
           can
           get
           no
           vent
           ,
           an
           Earthquake
           daily
           is
           to
           be
           feared
           ;
           so
           here
           ,
           an
           Heart
           quake
           is
           to
           be
           expected
           ,
           until
           you
           have
           repented
           .
        
         
           2
           
             Labour
             by
             faith
             to
             take
             hold
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           whose
           Bloud
           alone
           is
           able
           to
           cleanse
           our
           Consciences
           from
           dead
           works
           ,
           
           
             i.
             e.
          
           from
           sin
           ;
           when
           
             wee
             look
             up
             to
             him
          
           (
           with
           the
           eye
           of
           faith
           )
           
             whom
             we
             have
             peirced
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             be
             in
             heaviness
             
             for
             him
             ,
             as
             a
             man
             is
             in
             heaviness
             for
             the
             death
             of
             his
             first
             born
             ,
          
           this
           brings
           peace
           .
           Faith
           devolves
           all
           our
           guilt
           upon
           our
           Suerty
           Christ
           ,
           and
           then
           takes
           hold
           of
           his
           Meritorious
           Righteousness
           ,
           which
           becoming
           ours
           by
           application
           ,
           we
           are
           justified
           in
           Gods
           sight
           ,
           
           and
           thereby
           acquitted
           from
           sin
           .
        
         
           3
           
             Walk
             up
             unto
             the
             Gospel
          
           ;
           the
           promise
           of
           peace
           is
           made
           alone
           to
           them
           that
           walk
           according
           to
           this
           rule
           ,
           not
           according
           to
           the
           flesh
           ,
           
           but
           according
           to
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           this
           brings
           peace
           .
           Mark
           the
           perfect
           man
           ,
           and
           behold
           the
           upright
           (
           in
           heart
           and
           life
           )
           
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             peace
             .
          
           
        
         
           4
           
             Keep
             a
             good
             Conscience
          
           ;
           this
           is
           as
           a
           continual
           Feast
           ,
           
           not
           only
           in
           Life
           ,
           but
           when
           Death
           stares
           thee
           in
           the
           face
           ;
           as
           we
           see
           in
           
             Hezekiah
             ,
             Remember
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             now
             I
             beseech
             thee
             ,
             how
             I
             have
             walked
             before
             thee
             in
             truth
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             perfect
             heart
             ,
             and
             have
             done
             that
             which
             is
             good
             in
             thy
             sight
             .
          
           And
           upon
           this
           account
           Paul
           was
           so
           careful
           to
           exercise
           himself
           ,
           
           in
           keeping
           a
           good
           Conscience
           ,
           free
           from
           offence
           ,
           both
           towards
           God
           ,
           and
           man.
           A
           
             polluted
             ,
             corrupt
             Conscience
          
           ,
           will
           sting
           a
           man
           in
           the
           end
           ,
           as
           we
           see
           in
           Spyra
           ,
           and
           many
           Apostates
           ;
           whereas
           
             an
             undefiled
             Conscience
          
           will
           chear
           us
           in
           the
           worst
           of
           times
           .
        
         
           
           5
           
             Dye
             daily
             to
             sin
          
           ;
           make
           it
           thy
           work
           every
           day
           to
           drag
           thy
           corruptions
           to
           the
           Cross
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           never
           leaving
           till
           thou
           hast
           fastned
           them
           there
           ,
           and
           gotten
           them
           Crucified
           ,
           even
           thy
           beloved
           sins
           mortified
           within
           thee
           ;
           and
           dye
           daily
           unto
           the
           World
           ;
           get
           into
           Christ
           ,
           
             by
             whom
             the
             World
             may
             bee
             crucified
             unto
             thee
             ,
             and
             thou
             unto
             the
             World
             ,
          
           
           and
           carry
           thy self
           as
           a
           Crucified
           man
           in
           respect
           of
           it
           ,
           not
           heeding
           ,
           minding
           ,
           or
           regarding
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           if
           thou
           doest
           thus
           ,
           thou
           mayest
           expect
           an
           interest
           in
           this
           common
           Mercy
           among
           all
           Saints
           ,
           to
           dye
           in
           peace
           ,
           whether
           ever
           thou
           share
           in
           the
           later
           part
           of
           the
           Promise
           or
           no
           ,
           to
           be
           buried
           in
           a
           good
           old
           age
           .
           Which
           leads
           me
           now
           to
           the
           second
           Branch
           in
           this
           Promise
           ,
           
             Thou
             shalt
             be
             buried
             in
             a
             good
             old
             age
             .
          
           Whence
           we
           may
           take
           notice
           of
           this
           last
           observation
           .
        
         
           Doct.
           That
           burial
           in
           a
           good
           old
           age
           is
           afforded
           unto
           some
           Saints
           by
           Gods
           special
           indulgence
           ;
        
         
         
           For
           the
           prosecution
           of
           this
           truth
           I
           shall
           labour
           to
           shew
           
             
               1
               What
               is
               meant
               by
               Burial
               .
            
             
               2
               What
               by
               a
               good
               old
               Age.
               
            
             
               3
               How
               it
               may
               be
               made
               out
               ,
               that
               for
               a
               Saint
               to
               bee
               buried
               in
               a
               good
               old
               age
               is
               an
               evidence
               of
               Gods
               indulgence
            
          
        
         
           Q.
           1.
           
           
             What
             is
             meant
             by
             Burial
          
           ?
        
         
           Sol.
           Burial
           speaks
           nothing
           ,
           
           
             but
             the
             covering
             of
             the
             dead
             body
             of
             man
             with
             earth
             ,
          
           or
           the
           interring
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Now
           touching
           Burial
           I
           have
           nothing
           to
           say
           ,
           
           for
           any
           thing
           that
           savours
           of
           the
           least
           of
           Superstition
           in
           it
           ,
           
             I
             neither
             look
             upon
             it
             if
             denied
             by
             cruel
             men
             ,
          
           as
           any
           badge
           of
           Gods
           Curse
           to
           Beleevers
           ,
           though
           sometimes
           he
           gives
           way
           to
           some
           such
           stupendious
           dispensations
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           ground
           of
           that
           sad
           complaint
           of
           old
           ,
           
             The
             dead
             bodies
             of
             thy
             Servants
             have
             they
             given
             to
             be
             meat
             unto
             the
             Fowls
             of
             the
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             the
             flesh
             of
             thy
             Saints
             unto
             the
             beasts
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
          
           
           
             their
             bloud
             have
             they
             shed
             like
             water
             round
             about
          
           Jerusalem
           ,
           
             and
             there
             was
             none
             to
             bury
             them
             .
          
        
         
           Men
           indeed
           have
           discovered
           much
           inhumanity
           this
           way
           ,
           especially
           Papists
           against
           Protestants
           ,
           by
           prohibiting
           their
           Burial
           ,
           or
           digging
           up
           their
           bones
           again
           ,
           as
           they
           did
           of
           Bucer
           ,
           
           
             Fagius
             ,
             &c.
          
           such
           acts
           savour
           of
           wrath
           in
           men
           ,
           but
           none
           in
           God
           towards
           them
           that
           were
           in
           Covenant
           with
           him
           .
        
         
           
             So
             neither
             do
             I
             construe
             it
             if
             afforded
             ,
             or
             permitted
             ,
          
           as
           any
           help
           to
           heaven
           ,
           because
           upon
           the
           dissolution
           of
           the
           body
           ,
           the
           Spirit
           returns
           to
           God
           that
           gave
           it
           ,
           the
           Soul
           is
           admitted
           immediatly
           into
           the
           embraces
           of
           God
           ,
           though
           the
           body
           be
           kept
           above
           ground
           divers
           daies
           together
           ;
           yet
           this
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           upon
           a
           Scripture
           account
           ,
           concerning
           Burial
           ,
           that
           the
           decent
           interment
           of
           the
           bodies
           of
           Saints
           ,
           when
           death
           hath
           divorced
           those
           old
           companions
           ,
           the
           Soul
           and
           Body
           ,
           speaks
        
         
           1
           
             Mercy
             in
             the
             Interrers
          
           ,
           
           which
           David
           acknowledged
           in
           burying
           the
           body
           (
           the
           trunck
           )
           of
           Saul
           ;
           though
           we
           know
           he
           was
           a
           bad
           man
           ,
           yet
           he
           so
           farre
           resented
           this
           act
           of
           the
           men
           of
           Bethshemesh
           ,
           that
           he
           sends
           unto
           them
           this
           Message
           ,
           and
           with
           it
           this
           benediction
           ,
           
             Blessed
             are
             yee
             
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             have
             shewed
             this
             kindness
             to
          
           Saul
           ,
           
             and
             have
             buried
             him
          
           ;
           and
           he
           adds
           this
           prayer
           for
           them
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             shew
             kindness
             and
             truth
             to
             you
             ,
          
           and
           passed
           this
           Promise
           unto
           them
           ,
           
             I
             also
             will
             requite
             this
             kindness
             ,
             because
             yee
             have
             done
             this
             thing
             .
          
        
         
           2
           
             Justice
             ,
             in
             them
             that
             discharge
             this
             office
          
           ;
           when
           the
           Soul
           is
           returned
           to
           God
           that
           gave
           it
           ,
           
           it
           is
           a
           part
           of
           justice
           that
           the
           Body
           should
           return
           to
           the
           earth
           whence
           it
           was
           taken
           ,
           the
           Earth
           indeed
           is
           the
           
             common
             Mother
             of
             all
          
           ,
           
           who
           receives
           all
           that
           came
           from
           her
           ,
           as
           the
           Mother
           the
           Childe
           into
           her
           lap
           .
           God
           I
           know
           laid
           this
           in
           justice
           upon
           man
           for
           sin
           at
           the
           first
           ,
           
           
             Thou
             shalt
             return
             to
             the
             earth
             ,
             for
             dust
             thou
             art
             ,
             and
             unto
             dust
             thou
             shalt
             return
             .
          
        
         
           3
           
             It
             speaks
             hope
          
           ,
           that
           the
           interrers
           have
           of
           the
           happy
           Resurrection
           of
           those
           bodies
           which
           now
           they
           commit
           to
           the
           ground
           ,
           they
           having
           been
           Instruments
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           Members
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           being
           still
           united
           to
           him
           ,
           shall
           certainly
           be
           raised
           by
           him
           unto
           glory
           ;
           and
           upon
           these
           accounts
           I
           deem
           the
           care
           of
           Saints
           to
           have
           been
           to
           
             see
             their
             friends
             decently
             interr'd
          
           ,
           as
           (a)
           
             Isaac
             ,
             Abram
          
           ,
           (b)
           Joseph
           ,
           his
           Father
           Jacob
           ,
           and
           those
           devout
           men
           ,
           (c)
           
             that
             stoned
             ,
             Massacred
          
           ,
           Martyrd
           Body
           of
           that
           Proto-martyr
           Stephen
           ,
           as
           knowing
           that
           the
           bodies
           of
           Saints
           sown
           in
           corruption
           ,
           shall
           be
           raised
           in
           incorruption
           ;
           sown
           in
           dishonour
           ,
           shall
           be
           raised
           in
           glory
           ;
           sown
           in
           weakness
           ,
           shall
           be
           raised
           in
           power
           .
           And
           hence
           the
           Burial-place
           among
           the
           Greek
           Fathers
           is
           called
           the
           sleeping
           place
           ,
           
           or
           the
           Dormitory
           of
           Saints
           ,
           they
           only
           sleep
           ,
           and
           therefore
           they
           will
           awake
           again
           ,
           they
           still
           though
           in
           the
           dust
           are
           united
           unto
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           shall
           be
           reunited
           with
           their
           Souls
           ,
           
           that
           ascending
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           they
           may
           be
           ever
           with
           the
           Lord.
           
        
         
           Q.
           2.
           
           
             What
             is
             meant
             by
             a
             good
             old
             age
             ?
          
        
         
           S.
           1.
           
           The
           Notion
           here
           
             rendred
             Old
             Age
             ,
             properly
             imports
             gray
             hairs
             ,
          
           and
           by
           a
           Metonymy
           of
           the
           Adjunct
           ,
           
             Old
             Age
          
           ,
           gray
           hairs
           being
           the
           ordinary
           discoverers
           of
           it
           ,
           for
           that
           observation
           of
           that
           Rabbine
           ,
           that
           gray
           hairs
           is
           more
           than
           old
           Age
           ,
           
           because
           as
           he
           saith
           ,
           a
           man
           at
           sixty
           
           is
           come
           to
           old
           Age
           ,
           and
           one
           at
           seventy
           to
           gray
           hairs
           ,
           after
           which
           a
           man
           becomes
           decrepit
           .
           This
           is
           but
           his
           meer
           Phansie
           ,
           for
           how
           many
           even
           with
           us
           come
           to
           gray
           hairs
           before
           fifty
           years
           ,
           some
           before
           forty
           years
           of
           age
           ?
           But
           to
           wave
           this
           ,
           it
           is
           sufficient
           for
           us
           to
           know
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           Old
           Testament
           they
           are
           used
           as
           Synonimaes
           ,
           i.
           e.
           
             words
             signifying
             the
             same
             thing
          
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           old
           age
           we
           understand
           ,
           
             the
             winter
             of
             mans
             life
          
           ,
           the
           evening
           ,
           or
           
             Sun-set
             of
             his
             days
             ,
             the
             utmost
             period
             of
             his
             time
             on
             earth
             .
          
           Other
           Ages
           have
           still
           another
           Age
           to
           succeed
           them
           ,
           as
           Childe
           hood
           is
           succeeded
           by
           Youth
           ,
           Youth
           by
           Man-hood
           ,
           Manhood
           by
           Old
           Age
           ,
           but
           
             old
             Age
             hath
             no
             other
             Successor
             but
             Death
             ,
          
           it
           
             being
             the
             last
             declension
          
           ,
           or
           
             degree
             of
             the
             longest
             life
          
           .
        
         
           2
           By
           a
           good
           Old
           Age
           we
           mean
           
             not
             barely
             a
             great
             age
          
           ,
           though
           I
           confess
           old
           Age
           is
           an
           Embleme
           some
           way
           of
           Gods
           Eternity
           ,
           
           whence
           he
           is
           stiled
           the
           
             Ancient
             of
             days
          
           ,
           and
           therefore
           so
           described
           ,
           his
           
             raiment
             was
             as
             white
             as
             snow
          
           and
           the
           hair
           of
           his
           head
           as
           white
           as
           wool
           ;
           a
           Periphrasis
           of
           old
           age
           ;
           and
           besides
           ,
           old
           age
           hath
           been
           
             honoured
             by
             God
             ,
             in
             choosing
          
           men
           of
           age
           for
           weighty
           imployments
           ,
           as
           God
           chose
           Moses
           and
           Aaron
           when
           they
           were
           stricken
           in
           years
           ,
           to
           lead
           Israel
           out
           of
           Aegypt
           ,
           and
           when
           he
           would
           establish
           a
           standing
           Judicatory
           in
           Israel
           ,
           
           he
           would
           have
           seventy
           men
           of
           the
           Elders
           of
           Israel
           gathered
           unto
           him
           ;
           Moreover
           ,
           their
           Judges
           were
           old
           men
           that
           sate
           in
           the
           Gate
           to
           hear
           ,
           
           and
           determine
           the
           Causes
           of
           the
           people
           that
           were
           brought
           before
           them
           ;
           nay
           ,
           I
           acknowledge
           that
           old
           age
           is
           some
           way
           venerable
           in
           it self
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           ground
           of
           that
           Command
           ,
           
           
             Rise
             up
             before
             the
             hoary
             head
             ,
             and
             honour
             the
             face
             of
             the
             old
             man
          
           ;
           those
           of
           Gadera
           built
           a
           Temple
           to
           old
           age
           ,
           
           because
           of
           the
           reverence
           and
           respect
           they
           bore
           unto
           it
           .
        
         
           2
           
             Much
             less
             do
             we
             mean
             by
             a
             good
             old
             age
             ,
             the
             turning
             over
             of
             many
             years
             in
             a
             way
             of
             sin
             ,
             old
             age
             cannot
             be
             good
             where
             old
             men
             are
             naught
             ,
          
           
           
             sin
             being
             a
             reproach
             to
             any
             people
             ,
          
           or
           persons
           ,
           whether
           they
           be
           old
           or
           young
           ;
           to
           see
           men
           stricken
           with
           age
           ,
           and
           over-run
           with
           covetousness
           ,
           
           when
           all
           the
           Limbs
           of
           their
           bodies
           grow
           old
           ,
           only
           covetousness
           grows
           young
           ,
           which
           makes
           them
           afraid
           sometimes
           to
           use
           what
           God
           hath
           cast
           in
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           less
           of
           the
           way
           they
           have
           yet
           to
           travel
           ,
           
           the
           more
           they
           are
           a
           coveting
           provision
           for
           the
           way
           ;
           or
           to
           see
           an
           old
           man
           over-run
           with
           pettishness
           ,
           frowardness
           ,
           crosness
           ,
           that
           no
           man
           can
           speak
           to
           him
           ,
           no
           more
           than
           to
           Nabal
           ;
           or
           to
           see
           the
           fruits
           of
           the
           old
           man
           ,
           old
           corruptions
           to
           remain
           in
           strength
           ,
           
           a
           man
           abiding
           in
           old
           age
           ,
           an
           old
           Swearer
           ,
           an
           old
           Drunkard
           ,
           an
           old
           Cheater
           ,
           an
           old
           Athiest
           ,
           contemning
           the
           Word
           ,
           or
           Ministry
           ,
           &c.
           
           In
           brief
           ,
           when
           a
           man
           remains
           
             an
             old
             weather-beaten
             sinner
          
           though
           his
           age
           be
           continued
           to
           a
           hundred
           years
           ,
           it
           can
           never
           be
           a
           good
           old
           age
           unto
           him
           ;
           
           
             for
             a
             sinner
             of
             an
             hundred
             years
             old
             shall
             be
             accursed
             .
          
        
         
           3
           
             Nor
             yet
             do
             I
             mean
             that
             old
             age
          
           is
           therefore
           good
           ,
           because
           only
           attended
           with
           Corporal
           ,
           or
           outward
           good
           things
           ,
           such
           as
           are
           Health
           ,
           and
           Strength
           ,
           though
           I
           deny
           not
           to
           be
           lively
           in
           old
           age
           ,
           and
           to
           injoy
           a
           good
           measure
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           great
           blessing
           ;
           when
           a
           man
           is
           able
           to
           say
           with
           Caleb
           ,
           
           who
           professed
           ,
           
             I
             am
             this
             day
             fourscore
          
           and
           
             five
             years
             old
             ,
             and
             yet
             I
             am
             as
             strong
             this
             day
          
           as
           in
           
             the
             days
             that
          
           Moses
           
             sent
             me
             ,
             as
             my
             strength
             was
             then
             ,
             even
             so
             is
             my
             strength
             now
          
           for
           war
           both
           to
           go
           out
           and
           to
           come
           in
           ;
           it
           is
           a
           great
           mercy
           but
           yet
           common
           with
           Christians
           and
           Pagans
           ,
           as
           with
           Masinissa
           in
           Tully
           .
           
           Neither
           do
           I
           look
           upon
           old
           age
           as
           only
           good
           when
           attended
           with
           Riches
           and
           Honour
           ,
           though
           these
           make
           old
           age
           sometimes
           the
           more
           pleasant
           ,
           when
           Grace
           is
           present
           for
           the
           managing
           of
           them
           ;
           yea
           I
           acknowledge
           old
           age
           to
           be
           uncomfortable
           ,
           
           
             where
             a
             competency
             of
             Creature-comforts
             are
             wanting
          
           ;
           however
           ,
           if
           Grace
           be
           absent
           ,
           though
           Riches
           be
           present
           ,
           old
           age
           cannot
           be
           good
           .
        
         
           4
           But
           old
           age
           is
           then
           good
           ,
        
         
           1
           
             When
             men
             are
             good
             in
             old
             age
             .
          
           I
           do
           not
           look
           that
           any
           man
           is
           ,
           
           or
           can
           be
           good
           of
           himself
           ,
           for
           there
           is
           none
           
             good
             but
             God
          
           ;
           but
           men
           are
           then
           good
           when
           they
           are
           made
           good
           by
           the
           sanctifying
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ;
           or
           plainer
           thus
           ,
           
           Then
           old
           age
           is
           good
           when
           crowned
           with
           Grace
           ,
           the
           best
           of
           good
           things
           ;
           
           hear
           Solomons
           determination
           ,
           
             A
             gray
             head
             is
             a
             crown
             of
             glory
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             found
             in
             a
          
           way
           of
           righteousness
           .
           When
           a
           man
           hath
           put
           off
           the
           Old
           Man
           ,
           and
           put
           on
           the
           New
           ,
           which
           after
           God
           is
           created
           in
           righteousness
           and
           true
           holiness
           ,
           when
           he
           hath
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           repaired
           in
           him
           ,
           
           which
           makes
           him
           
             renew
             his
             youth
             like
             the
             Eagle
             .
          
           I
           shall
           not
           dispute
           the
           manner
           of
           it
           ,
           how
           the
           Eagle
           doth
           renew
           her
           youth
           ,
           
           whether
           it
           be
           by
           soaring
           aloft
           into
           the
           Element
           of
           Fire
           ,
           and
           there
           leaving
           her
           Feathers
           ,
           and
           casting
           her self
           speedily
           into
           the
           Sea
           ,
           whereby
           she
           grows
           young
           again
           ;
           yet
           there
           is
           this
           Morally
           in
           it
           ,
           when
           the
           Soul
           soars
           aloft
           ,
           to
           injoy
           communion
           with
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           as
           a
           consuming
           Fire
           ,
           out
           of
           Christ
           ,
           the
           Soul
           casts
           it self
           into
           the
           sea
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           into
           that
           Fountain
           opened
           for
           Sin
           ,
           and
           for
           uncleanness
           ,
           whereby
           it
           doth
           renew
           its
           Spiritual
           youth
           ;
           or
           whether
           it
           
             be
             by
             knocking
             off
             her
             beak
          
           (
           the
           upper
           part
           of
           her
           bill
           )
           by
           beating
           it
           against
           the
           Rock
           ,
           which
           Morally
           we
           may
           thus
           apply
           ,
           when
           the
           Soul
           findes
           corruption
           in
           it self
           ,
           it
           gets
           to
           the
           Rock
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           there
           repenting
           and
           beleeving
           ,
           yea
           by
           the
           highest
           actings
           of
           Faith
           indeavouring
           to
           knock
           off
           its
           beak
           ,
           its
           inordinate
           desires
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           a
           Saint
           becomes
           clad
           with
           the
           Sun
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           
           and
           presently
           the
           Moon
           is
           under
           his
           feet
           ,
           which
           makes
           him
           to
           use
           the
           world
           as
           though
           he
           used
           it
           not
           ;
           a
           renewed
           old
           man
           is
           as
           a
           renewed
           Eagle
           ,
           inabled
           to
           
             mount
             up
             in
          
           duties
           
             with
             wings
          
           as
           Eagles
           ,
           to
           run
           in
           the
           ways
           of
           Gods
           Commandements
           ,
           and
           yet
           
             is
             not
             weary
          
           (
           of
           well-doing
           )
           to
           walk
           ,
           
           and
           
             yet
             is
             not
             faint
          
           ;
           in
           a
           word
           ,
           when
           the
           Soul
           of
           man
           is
           once
           bathed
           in
           that
           Fountain
           that
           is
           set
           open
           for
           the
           cure
           of
           Sin
           ,
           
           he
           comes
           out
           as
           Naaman
           out
           of
           Jordan
           ,
           when
           
             his
             flesh
          
           was
           
             restored
             as
             the
             flesh
             of
             a
             little
          
           Childe
           ,
           and
           hee
           became
           clean
           .
           Man
           washed
           in
           this
           Fountain
           becomes
           a
           new
           Creature
           ,
           
           having
           a
           new
           nature
           ,
           i.
           e.
           a
           Divine
           Principle
           of
           good
           infused
           into
           him
           ,
           and
           
             this
             makes
             him
             good
             ,
             good
             at
             all
             times
             ,
             good
             in
             age
             especially
             .
          
        
         
           2
           
             When
             men
             do
             good
             in
             old
             age
             ,
          
           
           as
           the
           Lord
           hath
           rejoyced
           
           over
           them
           to
           do
           them
           good
           ,
           so
           they
           make
           it
           their
           work
           ,
           
           even
           with
           joy
           to
           do
           all
           the
           good
           they
           may
           ,
           that
           makes
           them
           
             in
             age
             more
          
           holily
           fruitful
           than
           ever
           in
           youth
           ,
           I
           mean
           in
           all
           the
           fruits
           meet
           for
           repentance
           ,
           in
           all
           the
           fruits
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ▪
           as
           in
           
             love
             ,
             joy
             ,
             peace
             ,
             long
             suffering
             ,
             gentleness
             ,
          
           
           
             goodness
             ,
             faith
             ,
             meekness
             ,
             temperance
             ,
          
           with
           all
           the
           expressions
           of
           them
           ,
           wherewith
           they
           abound
           in
           old
           age
           ;
           in
           this
           ,
           
             trees
             planted
             by
             Christ
          
           in
           his
           Church
           ,
           differ
           from
           
             trees
             planted
             by
             men
             in
             their
          
           Gardens
           ,
           the
           former
           are
           alwaies
           most
           fruitful
           in
           age
           ,
           as
           the
           Psalmist
           avers
           ,
           such
           as
           
             are
             planted
             in
             the
             House
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           
           (
           
             i.
             e.
          
           such
           are
           implanted
           into
           Christ
           )
           
             they
             shall
             flourish
             in
             the
             Courts
          
           of
           our
           God
           ,
           they
           shall
           still
           
             bring
             forth
             fruit
             in
             old
             age
             ,
          
           viz.
           The
           fruits
           of
           Piety
           ,
           Purity
           ,
           Mercy
           ,
           being
           desirous
           cordially
           to
           Consecrate
           ,
           as
           their
           time
           and
           strength
           ,
           so
           their
           estates
           to
           God
           ,
           saying
           as
           David
           ,
           of
           
             thine
             own
             ,
             Lord
             have
             I
             given
             thee
             .
          
           
           A
           good
           old
           man
           looks
           upon
           himself
           only
           as
           a
           Steward
           of
           all
           outward
           injoyments
           ,
           and
           as
           a
           Steward
           he
           will
           be
           careful
           to
           dispose
           of
           all
           according
           to
           his
           Masters
           minde
           ;
           he
           puts
           down
           his
           Imprimis
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           Items
           for
           the
           poor
           ,
           the
           sick
           ,
           the
           lame
           ,
           the
           blinde
           ;
           and
           in
           a
           word
           ,
           he
           doth
           endeavour
           to
           
             do
             good
             to
             all
             men
          
           ,
           
           
             but
             especially
             to
             those
             that
             are
             of
             the
             houshold
             of
             faith
             ,
          
           he
           doth
           desire
           to
           be
           
             rich
             in
             good
             works
             ,
             ready
             he
             is
             to
             distribute
             ,
             willing
             to
             communicate
             ,
             laying
             up
             in
             store
             for
             himself
             a
             good
             foundation
             against
             the
             time
             to
             come
             ,
             that
             he
             may
             lay
             hold
             upon
             eternal
             life
             ,
          
           1
           Tim.
           6.18
           .
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           he
           makes
           it
           his
           end
           to
           honour
           God
           with
           his
           substance
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           first
           fruits
           of
           his
           increase
           ,
           
           as
           knowing
           this
           to
           be
           the
           most
           thriving
           way
           .
        
         
           3
           
             When
             a
             man
             grows
             up
             to
             be
             an
             old
             Disciple
             ,
          
           then
           old
           age
           is
           good
           ,
           
           when
           a
           man
           is
           grown
           old
           in
           the
           sincere
           profession
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           as
           we
           read
           of
           Mnason
           dignified
           with
           this
           title
           ,
           because
           he
           had
           been
           a
           Disciple
           of
           long
           standing
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           (
           whether
           he
           were
           of
           the
           Seventy
           two
           first
           sent
           abroad
           by
           Christ
           ,
           or
           one
           that
           came
           in
           to
           Christ
           long
           before
           others
           )
           an
           old
           Disciple
           he
           was
           ,
           and
           Spiritual
           seniority
           carries
           Spiritual
           dignity
           along
           with
           it
           ;
           and
           
           upon
           this
           account
           Paul
           gives
           preheminence
           to
           A●dronicus
           ,
           and
           Junia
           ,
           
           because
           they
           
             were
             in
             Christ
             before
             him
          
           ;
           an
           old
           Disciple
           as
           an
           old
           friend
           should
           be
           valued
           at
           a
           far
           higher
           rate
           than
           old
           gold
        
         
           4
           
             When
             a
             man
             is
             adorned
             with
             those
             Graces
             that
             are
             the
             ornaments
             of
             old
             age
          
           ;
           what
           though
           his
           face
           be
           withered
           ,
           or
           furrowed
           with
           wrinckles
           without
           ,
           yet
           the
           
             hid
             man
             of
             his
             heart
             is
             deckt
             with
             grace
             within
             ,
          
           especially
           with
           those
           reckoned
           up
           by
           Saint
           Paul
           ,
           
           as
           sobriety
           (
           in
           Opinions
           ,
           in
           conversation
           )
           in
           meat
           and
           drink
           (
           which
           sometimes
           prove
           a
           snare
           to
           men
           in
           age
           ,
           as
           they
           did
           to
           Noah
           and
           Lot.
           )
           2
           Gravity
           ,
           consisting
           in
           a
           seemly
           ,
           modest
           ,
           yea
           venerable
           deportment
           in
           Gesture
           ,
           Speech
           ,
           Apparrel
           ,
           Countenance
           .
           3
           Temperance
           ,
           which
           speaks
           the
           moderating
           of
           themselves
           in
           respect
           of
           their
           desires
           ,
           but
           above
           all
           with
           4.
           
           
             Soundness
             in
             the
          
           1.
           
           Faith
           ,
           not
           as
           Reeds
           blown
           up
           and
           down
           with
           every
           wind
           of
           Doctrin
           ,
           but
           built
           upon
           the
           Rock
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           they
           remain
           unmoveable
           ;
           yea
           when
           moved
           to
           renounce
           Christ
           ,
           or
           his
           Truth
           ,
           they
           reply
           with
           Policarpus
           ,
           
           This
           fourscore
           and
           six
           years
           have
           I
           served
           him
           and
           he
           never
           did
           me
           hurt
           ,
           and
           shall
           I
           now
           defie
           him
           ?
           &c.
           
        
         
           2
           
             Soundness
             in
             Charity
          
           ,
           in
           love
           to
           God
           ,
           to
           Christ
           ,
           to
           his
           Church
           ,
           his
           Ministers
           ,
           his
           Members
           ,
           where
           he
           sees
           any
           thing
           of
           Jesus
           Christ.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           
             Soundnes
             in
             patience
          
           ,
           willing
           to
           do
           ,
           or
           suffer
           any
           thing
           for
           Christ
           ,
           counting
           all
           things
           but
           loss
           or
           dung
           that
           so
           he
           may
           win
           him
           ,
           Phil.
           3.
           
        
         
           To
           conclude
           ,
           when
           a
           man
           is
           
             gray
             in
             years
          
           ,
           and
           
             gray
             in
             all
             sanctifying
             Graces
          
           that
           beautifie
           old
           age
           ,
           old
           age
           is
           good
           then
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           for
           him
           .
        
         
           5
           
             When
             a
             man
             is
             every
             day
             more
             and
             more
             built
             up
          
           in
           all
           
             the
             old
             experiences
             of
          
           Gods
           Love
           and
           goodness
           towards
           him
           ,
           
           as
           
             David
             ,
             I
             have
             been
             young
             ,
             and
             now
             am
             old
             ,
             yet
             never
             saw
             I
             the
             righteous
             forsaken
             ,
             nor
             his
             seed
             begging
             bread
             .
          
           What
           though
           others
           of
           his
           intellectuals
           do
           decay
           with
           age
           ?
           yet
           he
           is
           careful
           to
           keep
           his
           memory
           for
           to
           bee
           a
           Store-house
           ,
           a
           Treasury
           of
           all
           Gods
           Mercies
           ,
           as
           we
           see
           in
           old
           Abraham
           ,
           what
           a
           Recognition
           do
           we
           read
           of
           
           Gods
           old
           loving
           kindnesses
           .
           Gen.
           24.7
           .
           The
           Lord
           
             which
             took
             mee
             from
             my
             Fathers
             house
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             land
             of
             my
             Kindred
             ,
             and
             which
             spake
             unto
             mee
             ,
             and
             sware
             unto
             mee
             saying
             ,
             unto
             thy
             seed
             will
             I
             give
             this
             land
             .
          
        
         
           So
           in
           old
           
             Jacob
             ,
             what
             a
             mercy-admiring
             man
             was
             hee
             ?
             the
             God
             that
             fed
             mee
             all
             my
             life
             long
             to
             this
             day
          
           ;
           
           
             the
             Angel
             that
             redeemed
             mee
             from
             all
             evill
             ,
             &c.
          
           as
           the
           Remembrance
           of
           old
           sins
           is
           loathsome
           to
           a
           gracious
           old
           man
           ,
           so
           of
           old
           mercies
           exceeding
           gratefull
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           6
           
             When
             a
             man
             in
             his
             old
             age
             makes
             it
             his
             business
             to
             finish
             that
             work
             that
             God
             bath
             given
             him
             to
             do
             .
          
           A
           man
           came
           not
           into
           the
           World
           to
           eat
           ,
           drink
           ,
           sleep
           ,
           take
           his
           ease
           ,
           or
           heap
           up
           Riches
           ,
           but
           God
           sent
           every
           man
           into
           the
           World
           upon
           some
           speciall
           account
           or
           other
           ;
           whether
           as
           a
           Magistrate
           ,
           a
           Minister
           ,
           or
           a
           private
           Christian
           ?
           among
           other
           ends
           as
           private
           persons
           ,
           
           God
           sent
           us
           into
           the
           World
           that
           wee
           should
           
             work
             out
             our
             Salvation
             with
             fear
             and
             trembling
             ,
             to
             make
             our
             calling
             and
             election
             sure
             ,
          
           
           i.
           e.
           sure
           to
           our selves
           ;
           when
           a
           man
           makes
           it
           his
           work
           ,
           
             to
             work
             the
             works
          
           of
           him
           that
           
             sent
             him
          
           ,
           
           
             while
             it
             is
             called
             to
             day
             ,
          
           because
           hee
           knows
           
             the
             night
             comes
             in
             which
             no
             man
             can
             work
             or
             walk
          
           ;
           when
           a
           man
           can
           say
           with
           Christ
           ,
           
           not
           long
           before
           his
           death
           ,
           I
           have
           finished
           the
           works
           thou
           gavest
           mee
           to
           do
           ;
           or
           with
           aged
           Paul
           ,
           
           
             The
             time
             of
             my
             departure
             is
             at
             hand
             ;
             I
             have
             fought
             a
             good
             fight
             ,
             I
             have
             finished
             my
             course
             ;
             I
             have
             kept
             the
             faith
             ,
             henceforth
             is
             laid
             up
             for
             mee
             a
             Crown
             of
             Righteousnesse
          
           ;
           when
           a
           man
           with
           David
           hath
           served
           God
           in
           his
           Generation
           ,
           then
           death
           becomes
           welcome
           .
        
         
           Seventhly
           and
           lastly
           ,
           
             Old
             age
             is
             then
             good
             when
             a
             man
             makes
             it
             in
             old
             age
             his
             only
             work
             to
             make
             provision
             for
             death
             ,
             his
             passage
             to
             happy
             eternity
             ,
          
           
           as
           knowing
           with
           
             Peter
             ,
             shortly
             he
             must
             put
             off
             this
             Tabernacle
             of
             his
             ,
          
           he
           saith
           as
           
             Isaack
             ,
             behold
             I
             am
             old
             and
             know
             not
             the
             day
             of
             my
             death
             ,
          
           
           only
           I
           desire
           to
           provide
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           is
           alwaies
           a
           pondering
           of
           it
           ,
           it
           was
           upon
           this
           account
           that
           
             Joseph
             of
             Arimathea
             built
             his
             own
             Monument
             ,
          
           and
           Barzillai
           when
           moved
           by
           
             David
             to
             turn
             Courtier
          
           ,
           and
           to
           go
           with
           him
           to
           
             Jerusalem
             ,
             hee
             humbly
             begs
             a
             dismission
             ,
             that
             hee
             may
             turn
             back
             to
             his
             own
             City
             ,
             and
             die
             there
             ,
             and
             
             be
             buried
             by
             the
             grave
             of
             his
             father
             and
             of
             his
             mother
             ,
          
           and
           that
           because
           that
           day
           hee
           was
           fourscore
           years
           old
           ,
           he
           minded
           more
           to
           provide
           for
           death
           ,
           than
           to
           injoy
           momentary
           Courtly
           delights
           ;
           so
           old
           Simeon
           waited
           
             for
             (
             Christ
          
           )
           the
           consolation
           of
           Israel
           ,
           
           and
           old
           Anna
           departed
           not
           from
           the
           Temple
           ,
           but
           served
           God
           
             with
             fasting
             and
             prayer
             day
             and
             night
             ,
          
           and
           all
           to
           fit
           themselves
           the
           more
           for
           their
           dissolution
           .
        
         
           3
           Q.
           How
           it
           may
           be
           made
           out
           for
           a
           man
           to
           be
           buried
           in
           a
           good
           old
           age
           is
           a
           special
           favour
           and
           mercy
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           S.
           To
           
             be
             buried
             at
             any
             time
             savours
             of
             some
             mercy
             ,
          
           as
           Jer.
           22.19
           .
           it
           savours
           of
           Judgement
           ,
           to
           be
           buried
           with
           the
           burial
           of
           an
           Asse
           ,
           or
           to
           lye
           uninterred
           because
           of
           sin
           .
        
         
           But
           
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             a
             good
             old
             age
             ,
          
           we
           cannot
           but
           look
           upon
           it
           as
           a
           choyse
           mercy
           ,
           
             because
             very
             few
          
           live
           to
           bee
           old
           ;
           
             look
             upon
             an
             Apple-tree
             in
             the
             Spring
             ,
          
           you
           may
           almost
           see
           it
           covered
           with
           Blossoms
           ,
           yet
           how
           many
           fall
           before
           they
           come
           to
           knit
           ?
           and
           if
           knit
           ,
           how
           many
           fall
           yet
           before
           they
           come
           to
           be
           ripe
           ?
           
           many
           are
           worm-eaten
           ,
           and
           they
           drop
           ;
           many
           are
           beaten
           down
           by
           violent
           Tempests
           ,
           scarce
           one
           of
           ten
           ,
           yea
           twenty
           ,
           yea
           sometimes
           not
           one
           of
           forty
           comes
           to
           its
           full
           maturity
           ;
           
             so
             it
             is
             in
             regard
             of
             man
             ,
          
           abundance
           of
           Children
           like
           blossoms
           seem
           to
           cover
           the
           ground
           ,
           but
           how
           few
           of
           them
           live
           to
           Youth
           ,
           fewer
           to
           Manhood
           ,
           fewest
           of
           all
           to
           old
           age
           ?
           but
           how
           infinitely
           farre
           fewer
           do
           live
           to
           a
           good
           old
           age
           ?
           it
           must
           needs
           therefore
           be
           a
           chief
           Mercy
           .
           Is
           it
           not
           a
           Mercy
           when
           we
           have
           done
           our
           work
           ,
           then
           to
           be
           called
           home
           to
           receive
           our
           Wages
           ?
           Then
           to
           be
           gathered
           when
           here
           we
           are
           fully
           ripe
           ?
           then
           to
           come
           to
           the
           Grave
           in
           a
           full
           age
           ,
           
             like
             a
             shock
             of
             Corn
             comes
             in
             his
             season
             ?
          
           
           To
           conclude
           ,
           is
           it
           not
           a
           mercy
           then
           to
           be
           called
           to
           make
           your
           account
           ,
           when
           we
           have
           been
           long
           a
           preparing
           ,
           and
           making
           ready
           for
           it
           ?
           
             the
             accounting
             day
             to
             a
             just
             Steward
             is
             a
             glad
             day
             indeed
             ,
          
           when
           he
           can
           do
           it
           with
           joy
           ,
           and
           not
           with
           grief
           ;
           this
           fills
           the
           Soul
           with
           panting
           ,
           
           
             Come
             Lord
             Jesus
             ,
             come
             quickly
          
           ;
           because
           he
           hath
           now
           made
           his
           peace
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           hee
           
           can
           now
           lift
           up
           his
           head
           ,
           
           because
           his
           full
           
             redemption
             draws
             nigh
          
           ,
           being
           insured
           that
           the
           day
           is
           now
           drawing
           on
           apace
           ,
           when
           he
           shall
           hear
           Christ
           thus
           speaking
           unto
           him
           ,
           
             Come
             thou
             blessed
             of
             my
             Father
             ,
             inherit
             a
             Kingdom
             provided
             for
             thee
             from
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             world
             .
          
        
         
           But
           for
           the
           improvement
           of
           all
           ,
           take
           these
           three
           words
           .
        
         
           Vse
           1.
           
           To
           you
           concerned
           in
           
             this
             great
             ,
             this
             common
             loss
             ,
          
           wherein
           the
           Daughter
           hath
           lost
           a
           tender
           Father
           ,
           the
           Grand-children
           an
           indulgent
           Grand-father
           ,
           the
           Servants
           a
           good
           Master
           ,
           the
           Parish
           a
           worthy
           Parishioner
           ,
           the
           Congregation
           to
           which
           he
           belonged
           a
           vigilant
           Elder
           ,
           yea
           the
           City
           a
           great
           Ornament
           ;
           I
           know
           the
           loss
           is
           great
           to
           all
           related
           to
           him
           ,
           yet
           to
           alleviate
           your
           grief
           weigh
           with
           me
           
             
               1
               
                 Gods
                 great
                 mercy
                 to
                 you
                 in
                 sparing
                 him
              
               so
               long
               ,
               a
               Father
               ,
               a
               Friend
               ,
               a
               Master
               ,
               a
               Parishioner
               ,
               an
               Elder
               ,
               that
               he
               might
               be
               eyes
               to
               the
               blinde
               ,
               strength
               to
               the
               weak
               ,
               a
               cloather
               of
               the
               naked
               ,
               one
               that
               stood
               often
               in
               the
               gap
               to
               divert
               Wrath
               from
               you
               .
            
             
               2
               
                 Gods
                 mercy
                 to
                 him
                 in
                 gathering
              
               him
               to
               his
               Fathers
               in
               peace
               ,
               admitting
               him
               to
               burial
               in
               a
               good
               old
               age
               .
            
             
               3
               Ponder
               ,
               
               
                 though
                 we
                 may
                 mourn
              
               ,
               yet
               we
               must
               
                 not
                 murmure
                 or
                 mourn
                 as
                 them
                 without
                 hope
              
               for
               him
               that
               sleeps
               in
               Christ
               ,
               Lazarus
               
                 our
                 friend
                 sleeps
              
               ,
               our
               deceased
               friend
               is
               only
               gone
               to
               sleep
               ,
               he
               will
               awake
               again
               in
               the
               Resurrection
               ;
               could
               he
               now
               speak
               unto
               you
               he
               would
               doubtless
               say
               ,
               
                 Weep
                 not
                 for
                 me
                 ,
                 but
                 weep
                 for
                 your selves
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           2
           To
           
             you
             not
             only
             that
             are
             concerned
             in
             this
          
           loss
           ,
           but
           to
           
             all
             of
             you
             that
             knew
          
           him
           ,
           take
           notice
           of
           that
           light
           part
           of
           his
           Cloud
           which
           he
           held
           forth
           long
           before
           you
           ,
           there
           were
           many
           signal
           things
           in
           him
           worth
           your
           imitation
           .
        
         
           1
           
             His
             constant
             attendance
             upon
             the
             Word
             ,
          
           which
           I
           observed
           to
           be
           in
           him
           these
           ten
           last
           Winters
           ,
           when
           so
           many
           went
           back
           
             in
             the
             late
             defection
          
           from
           Ordinances
           among
           us
           ,
           he
           spake
           in
           effect
           as
           Peter
           when
           the
           Disciples
           were
           questioned
           ,
           
             Will
             yee
             also
             go
             away
             ?
             Lord
             ,
             to
             whom
             shall
             we
             go
             ,
          
           
           
             thou
             hast
             the
             words
             of
             eternal
             life
             ?
          
           When
           others
           
           ●hrough
           sloathfulness
           would
           not
           rise
           ,
           how
           diligent
           was
           he
           in
           coming
           to
           the
           Morning
           Exercise
           ,
           especially
           on
           the
           Lords
           Day
           ,
           even
           in
           the
           sharpest
           Winter
           season
           ,
           when
           health
           would
           permit
           him
           ?
        
         
           2
           
             His
             real
             friendliness
             to
             all
             the
             Embassadours
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           yea
           to
           all
           where
           he
           saw
           any
           thing
           of
           Christ
           ;
           he
           was
           both
           open
           handed
           ,
           and
           open
           hearted
           to
           all
           the
           needy
           Members
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           would
           more
           gladly
           do
           good
           than
           receive
           thanks
           for
           the
           good
           he
           had
           done
           .
        
         
           3
           
             His
             sympathising
             with
             the
             Church
             of
             God
          
           in
           all
           her
           sorrows
           ,
           especially
           heretofore
           in
           the
           Palatinate
           ,
           and
           at
           present
           in
           Piedemont
           ;
           as
           Lots
           Captivity
           setled
           on
           the
           spirit
           of
           Abram
           ,
           so
           did
           the
           miseries
           of
           the
           people
           of
           God
           on
           his
           heart
           ,
           
           he
           seemed
           to
           be
           of
           Esays
           and
           Jeremies
           temper
           .
           O
           
             the
             Rowlings
             ,
             Yernings
             ,
             compassionate
             Meltings
             for
             them
             that
             were
             Massacred
             ,
          
           and
           his
           bounty
           to
           them
           that
           did
           survive
           ,
           often
           saying
           of
           our
           Popish
           Adversaries
           in
           the
           Massacre
           of
           Piedemont
           ,
           we
           have
           
             only
             a
             pattern
             of
             that
             Stuff
             which
             our
             enemies
             would
             cut
             out
             for
             us
             all
             .
          
        
         
           4
           
             His
             exemplary
             Piety
          
           ,
           he
           taking
           up
           the
           resolution
           of
           old
           Joshua
           ,
           
           
             I
             and
             my
             house
             will
             serve
             the
             Lord
          
           ;
           his
           known
           Meekness
           and
           Humility
           ,
           though
           God
           had
           cast
           in
           a
           great
           Estate
           upon
           him
           ,
           yet
           he
           was
           not
           lifted
           up
           ;
           a
           
             meek
             and
             quiet
             spirit
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             God
             is
             of
             great
             price
             .
          
           I
           omit
           his
           walking
           in
           a
           way
           of
           private
           communion
           with
           God
           ,
           which
           was
           best
           felt
           in
           himself
           ,
           yet
           he
           gave
           many
           discoveries
           of
           it
           to
           all
           that
           came
           near
           him
           that
           were
           acquainted
           with
           the
           workings
           of
           the
           Spirit
           .
        
         
           To
           all
           of
           you
           now
           that
           count
           upon
           ,
           or
           desire
           to
           come
           to
           the
           Grave
           in
           a
           good
           old
           age
           .
        
         
           Q.
           
             It
             may
             be
             some
             of
             you
             may
             be
             inquiring
             ,
             what
             must
             I
             do
             that
             I
             may
             share
             in
             this
             branch
             of
             this
             Promise
             ?
          
        
         
           Sol.
           I
           shall
           only
           give
           a
           brief
           answer
           unto
           this
           ,
           and
           so
           dismiss
           you
           .
        
         
           1
           
             If
             thou
             be
             young
          
           ,
           lay
           the
           foundation
           of
           a
           good
           old
           age
           in
           Youth
           ,
           
           
             Train
             up
             a
             Childe
             in
             the
             way
             he
             should
             go
             ,
             and
             he
             will
             not
             forget
             it
             when
             he
             is
             old
             .
          
           A
           young
           Timothy
           will
           prove
           an
           old
           Mnason
           ,
           a
           young
           Disciple
           will
           become
           
           an
           old
           Disciple
           ;
           but
           can
           any
           man
           look
           for
           good
           fruit
           from
           that
           tree
           in
           Autumn
           ,
           
           wherein
           hee
           could
           not
           behold
           either
           Blossoms
           or
           Leaves
           in
           the
           Spring
           ?
           Remember
           therefore
           
             thy
             Creator
             in
             the
             days
             of
             thy
             youth
          
           ;
           remember
           ,
           to
           acquaint
           thy self
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           peace
           ,
           that
           so
           good
           may
           come
           unto
           thee
           in
           time
           of
           age
           ;
           get
           grace
           in
           youth
           ,
           and
           become
           
             obedient
             unto
             thy
             Parents
          
           ,
           which
           probably
           may
           prepare
           a
           way
           for
           thy
           Burial
           in
           a
           good
           old
           age
           .
           
        
         
           2
           
             If
             Youth
             be
             elapsed
             ,
             or
             run
             out
             in
             vanity
             ,
          
           yet
        
         
           1
           Now
           
             presently
             repent
          
           ,
           repent
           of
           sins
           of
           Youth
           ,
           and
           set
           upon
           the
           ways
           of
           Holiness
           ;
           Paul
           had
           been
           in
           his
           youth
           a
           Persecutor
           ,
           
           injurious
           ,
           a
           Blasphemer
           ,
           yet
           after
           repentance
           what
           a
           foundation
           did
           hee
           lay
           of
           a
           good
           old
           age
           ,
           
           labouring
           more
           abundantly
           than
           others
           ?
           he
           had
           been
           zealous
           to
           draw
           others
           to
           Hell
           ,
           so
           now
           he
           was
           as
           forward
           to
           win
           others
           to
           Heaven
           ;
           for
           Augustine
           ,
           how
           vain
           ,
           vilde
           ,
           vicious
           ,
           sinful
           was
           his
           youth
           ,
           wallowing
           himself
           in
           all
           Licentiousness
           ,
           as
           his
           confessions
           speak
           ?
           where
           how
           doth
           he
           bewail
           himself
           ,
           &
           yet
           after
           repentance
           ,
           what
           an
           useful
           Instrument
           was
           he
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           ?
           many
           admire
           ,
           and
           that
           deservedly
           ,
           Chrysostoms
           golden
           Rollings
           ,
           Cyprians
           Martyr-like
           spirit
           ;
           running
           through
           all
           his
           Works
           ;
           but
           we
           may
           behold
           these
           ,
           nay
           more
           than
           these
           in
           Augustine
           after
           his
           repentance
           .
        
         
           2
           
             Rest
             not
             till
             thou
             be
             implanted
          
           into
           Jesus
           Christ
           ;
           our
           ingrafting
           into
           him
           intitles
           us
           to
           dye
           in
           peace
           ,
           and
           to
           live
           not
           only
           long
           here
           ,
           but
           even
           to
           eternity
           hereafter
           ,
           as
           freeing
           us
           from
           Condemnation
           ,
           
           and
           ensuring
           us
           of
           admission
           into
           Heaven
           .
           The
           Science
           ingrafted
           into
           the
           tree
           liveth
           as
           long
           as
           the
           tree
           ,
           and
           we
           ingrafted
           in
           Christ
           ,
           as
           long
           as
           Christ
           ,
           and
           that
           will
           be
           to
           eternity
           ;
           if
           our
           implantation
           qualifie
           us
           for
           eternity
           ,
           it
           cannot
           but
           qualifie
           us
           for
           the
           longest
           date
           of
           life
           here
           below
           .
        
         
           3
           
             Live
             piously
             being
             implanted
          
           .
           Piety
           not
           only
           hath
           the
           promises
           of
           this
           life
           ,
           but
           of
           that
           that
           is
           to
           come
           ;
           impiety
           cuts
           asunder
           the
           thread
           of
           our
           lives
           ,
           but
           
             Piety
             prolongs
             our
             days
          
           ,
           
           as
           Solomon
           witnesseth
           ,
           
             My
             Son
             ,
             let
             thine
             heart
             keep
             
             my
             Commandements
             ,
             for
             length
             of
             days
             ,
          
           and
           long
           life
           ,
           and
           peace
           shall
           they
           adde
           to
           thee
           .
        
         
           4
           
             Live
             temperately
          
           ,
           lest
           thou
           diggest
           thy
           Grave
           with
           thine
           own
           teeth
           ;
           sobriety
           being
           the
           best
           natural
           means
           for
           the
           prolongation
           of
           life
           ,
           as
           is
           obvious
           to
           experience
           .
        
         
           3
           If
           
             thou
             art
             a
             verging
             ,
             or
             inclining
             towards
          
           old
           age
           ,
           and
           art
           implanted
           into
           Christ.
           
        
         
           1
           
             Shew
             thy self
             to
             be
             a
             tree
          
           of
           Gods
           planting
           in
           all
           those
           fruits
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           
           mentioned
           by
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           as
           God
           hath
           made
           thee
           good
           by
           Grace
           ,
           so
           be
           thou
           abundant
           in
           all
           gracious
           actings
           ,
           in
           all
           Christian
           duties
           .
        
         
           
             Fruit-bearing
             trees
             are
             seldom
             cut
             down
             till
             they
             become
             fruitless
             .
          
        
         
           2
           
             Let
             thy
             life
             be
             a
             life
             of
             Prayer
             ,
          
           and
           wrastling
           with
           God
           ,
           among
           other
           things
           ,
           that
           God
           would
           not
           cast
           thee
           off
           in
           the
           time
           of
           age
           ,
           
           nor
           
             forsake
             thee
             when
             thy
             strength
             faileth
          
           ;
           yea
           let
           thy
           life
           be
           a
           perpetual
           meditation
           of
           death
           ,
           
           and
           all
           the
           days
           of
           thy
           appointed
           time
           do
           thou
           wait
           upon
           God
           until
           thy
           change
           shall
           come
           .
        
         
           3
           
             Get
             old
          
           Simeons
           light
           ,
           or
           his
           
             clear
             sight
             of
             Christ
          
           ,
           by
           faith
           ,
           when
           thou
           hast
           once
           obtained
           this
           thou
           wilt
           then
           be
           panting
           with
           him
           ,
           
           and
           crying
           ,
           
             Lord
             now
             lettest
             thou
             thy
             servant
             depart
             in
             peace
          
           ;
           old
           Abraham
           was
           then
           happy
           when
           he
           saw
           the
           future
           day
           of
           Christ
           by
           the
           Prospective-glass
           of
           faith
           ,
           
           through
           the
           interval
           of
           two
           thousand
           years
           distance
           ,
           and
           no
           wonder
           that
           he
           rejoyced
           ;
           men
           go
           to
           Hell
           with
           their
           eyes
           shut
           ,
           
           but
           to
           
             Heaven
             with
             their
             eyes
             open
          
           .
        
         
           4
           
             Wait
             then
             for
             old
          
           Pauls
           Crown
           ,
           
           if
           in
           sincerity
           thou
           art
           able
           to
           say
           ,
           The
           time
           of
           my
           departure
           
             is
             at
             hand
             ,
             I
             have
             fought
             a
             good
             fight
             ,
             I
             have
             finished
             my
             course
             ,
          
           I
           have
           kept
           the
           faith
           ;
           
             thou
             maist
             then
             conclude
          
           ,
           henceforth
           
             is
             laid
             up
             for
             me
             a
             crown
             of
             righteousness
             ,
             which
             the
             Lord
             the
             righteous
             Judge
          
           shall
           give
           unto
           me
           
             at
             that
             day
             ,
             and
             to
             all
             that
             love
             his
             appearing
          
           ;
           if
           constantly
           thou
           perseverest
           ,
           and
           goest
           on
           in
           the
           ways
           of
           faith
           ,
           and
           love
           ,
           and
           holiness
           ,
           thou
           maist
           expect
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           this
           Promise
           unto
           thee
           ,
           
             to
             go
             to
             thy
             Fathers
             in
             peace
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             a
             good
             old
             age
             ,
          
           if
           the
           Lord
           see
           it
           meet
           for
           thee
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           A
           Short
           Narrative
           of
           the
           Life
           and
           Death
           OF
           
             JOHN
             LAMOTTE
          
           
             Esq
          
        
         
           
             JOhn
             Lamotte
          
           
             Esq
          
           sometimes
           Alderman
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           was
           born
           at
           Colchester
           in
           Essex
           ,
           May
           1.
           1577.
           his
           Father
           was
           
             Francis
             Lamotte
          
           (
           Son
           of
           
             Baldwin
             Lamotte
          
           of
           Ypres
           in
           Flanders
           )
           who
           ,
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           great
           Persecution
           in
           the
           Low
           Countries
           ,
           under
           Duke
           
             D'
             Alva
          
           ,
           was
           driven
           out
           of
           his
           Native
           Country
           ,
           and
           came
           ,
           together
           with
           his
           Wife
           Mary
           ,
           to
           shelter
           themselves
           ,
           and
           to
           enjoy
           the
           free
           profession
           of
           the
           true
           Religion
           (
           for
           which
           they
           had
           abandoned
           all
           their
           Temporal
           (
           very
           considerable
           )
           goods
           ,
           and
           enjoyments
           )
           under
           the
           protection
           of
           that
           famous
           Nursing-mother
           of
           Gods
           afflicted
           Children
           in
           those
           bloudy
           times
           ,
           Queen
           Elizabeth
           ▪
           here
           in
           England
           ,
           in
           the
           fourth
           year
           of
           her
           Reign
           ;
           taking
           up
           their
           residence
           at
           Colchester
           ,
           where
           he
           lived
           many
           years
           in
           very
           good
           esteem
           ,
           and
           was
           very
           forward
           and
           industrious
           for
           the
           setting
           up
           ,
           and
           promoting
           of
           the
           
             great
             Manufacture
          
           there
           for
           the
           Publick
           good
           ,
           and
           God
           blessed
           him
           in
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           hopeful
           Issue
           ,
           untill
           he
           dyed
           in
           a
           good
           age
           at
           London
           .
           Now
           as
           both
           these
           Parents
           had
           made
           
             Piety
             their
             greatest
          
           interest
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Freedome
             of
             Religion
             their
             best
             Purchase
             ,
          
           so
           they
           were
           ever
           
           exceeding
           
             sollicitous
             ,
             and
             diligent
             to
             season
             their
             Children
             ,
          
           and
           this
           their
           Son
           especially
           ,
           from
           the
           very
           Cradle
           with
           the
           
             fear
             and
             nurture
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           and
           that
           with
           such
           blessed
           success
           on
           him
           ,
           that
           having
           Piety
           instilled
           into
           him
           by
           their
           means
           ,
           and
           publick
           Ordinances
           ,
           through
           Gods
           Grace
           ,
           he
           never
           departed
           from
           it
           to
           his
           dying
           day
           ,
           but
           proved
           most
           exemplary
           therein
           ,
           through
           all
           the
           course
           and
           relations
           of
           his
           life
           ;
           so
           that
           even
           in
           
             his
             younger
             years
          
           he
           never
           was
           given
           to
           ,
           nor
           delighted
           with
           those
           vain
           and
           sinful
           Sports
           and
           Pastimes
           ,
           to
           which
           youth
           is
           ordinarily
           so
           prone
           to
           ,
           and
           so
           hard
           to
           be
           weaned
           from
           .
           His
           
             Recreation
             was
             commonly
             to
             turn
             from
             one
             honest
             or
             pious
             employment
             unto
             another
             ,
          
           as
           from
           that
           of
           his
           Calling
           ,
           (
           being
           brought
           up
           timely
           to
           Trade
           and
           Merchandize
           and
           in
           which
           he
           was
           always
           very
           careful
           ,
           and
           industrious
           )
           to
           the
           reading
           of
           the
           Bible
           ,
           and
           other
           
             good
             Books
          
           ,
           Meditation
           ,
           and
           learning
           of
           Languages
           ,
           acquainting
           himself
           with
           several
           of
           the
           best
           Histories
           ,
           especially
           such
           as
           treated
           of
           the
           Persecutions
           ,
           and
           Deliverances
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Propagation
             of
             the
             Gospel
          
           ,
           all
           which
           he
           made
           in
           a
           manner
           his
           own
           ,
           such
           delight
           he
           took
           both
           in
           the
           perusal
           ,
           and
           rehearsal
           of
           the
           same
           on
           all
           occasions
           ,
           and
           yet
           omitting
           no
           publick
           opportunities
           ,
           whereby
           he
           might
           nourish
           communion
           with
           God
           at
           any
           time
           .
        
         
           He
           would
           often
           bless
           God
           ,
           that
           according
           to
           his
           earnest
           prayers
           (
           when
           he
           came
           first
           up
           to
           London
           )
           hee
           had
           kept
           him
           from
           bad
           company
           ,
           and
           from
           all
           allurements
           and
           engaging
           occasions
           of
           haunting
           Taverns
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           places
           ,
           whereby
           so
           many
           hopeful
           young
           men
           come
           to
           be
           undone
           .
           Being
           grown
           up
           to
           some
           greater
           
             maturity
             of
             years
             and
             Grace
          
           ,
           and
           acquaintance
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           beginning
           to
           Trade
           for
           himself
           ,
           his
           singular
           
             care
             and
             exactness
             ,
             industry
             ,
             and
             discretion
             ,
          
           was
           soon
           taken
           notice
           of
           ,
           and
           he
           had
           more
           credit
           when
           he
           began
           ,
           than
           divers
           that
           had
           lived
           in
           pretty
           good
           repute
           before
           him
           ,
           every
           one
           was
           ready
           and
           even
           desirous
           to
           trust
           him
           ,
           and
           deal
           with
           him
           ;
           which
           great
           advantage
           he
           nevertheless
           used
           very
           soberly
           ,
           undertaking
           no
           more
           than
           he
           was
           well
           able
           to
           manage
           ,
           
           and
           minding
           what
           once
           he
           had
           undertaken
           with
           all
           the
           vigilancy
           and
           attendance
           such
           employments
           ,
           and
           the
           duty
           of
           his
           Calling
           did
           require
           ;
           and
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           was
           evidently
           upon
           all
           his
           ways
           and
           affairs
           ,
           yet
           so
           that
           as
           he
           was
           not
           hasty
           to
           be
           rich
           ,
           he
           would
           often
           say
           ,
           
             hee
             was
             not
             hastily
             rich
          
           .
        
         
           By
           Gods
           good
           providence
           and
           direction
           ,
           he
           was
           afterwards
           guided
           to
           Marry
           a
           party
           of
           like
           good
           and
           pious
           education
           ,
           and
           disposition
           ,
           and
           of
           a
           Stock
           likewise
           tried
           ,
           and
           grown
           up
           under
           Persecution
           ,
           Mistris
           
             Anne
             Tivelin
          
           ,
           whose
           Parents
           had
           sheltered
           themselves
           at
           Canterbury
           :
           she
           was
           then
           the
           Widdow
           of
           Mr.
           
             David
             King
          
           Merchant
           ,
           of
           whom
           she
           had
           Mr.
           
             Ezekias
             King
          
           ,
           yet
           living
           ,
           the
           pious
           and
           learned
           Minister
           of
           Fulmore
           in
           Cambridgeshire
           ;
           with
           this
           Consort
           Mr.
           Lamotte
           lived
           well
           and
           comfortably
           many
           years
           ,
           and
           they
           had
           together
           several
           gracious
           Children
           ,
           eight
           in
           all
           ,
           whereof
           six
           ,
           two
           Sons
           and
           four
           Daughters
           ,
           dyed
           in
           their
           yonger
           years
           ,
           and
           only
           two
           Daughters
           (
           most
           piously
           and
           vertuously
           educated
           )
           lived
           to
           married
           estate
           ;
           the
           elder
           Hester
           ,
           being
           wedded
           first
           to
           
             John
             Manning
          
           
             Esq
          
           an
           eminent
           Merchant
           of
           this
           City
           ,
           by
           whom
           she
           had
           three
           Children
           ,
           but
           none
           surviving
           him
           ,
           and
           after
           his
           decease
           to
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Honywood
          
           Knight
           ,
           of
           Markshall
           in
           Essex
           ,
           both
           living
           yet
           happily
           together
           ,
           beloved
           and
           honoured
           of
           all
           that
           know
           them
           farre
           and
           near
           ,
           together
           with
           their
           hopeful
           Issue
           ,
           two
           Sons
           and
           one
           Daughter
           ,
           the
           remainder
           of
           seven
           Children
           they
           have
           had
           together
           ;
           the
           younger
           Daughter
           Elizabeth
           was
           married
           to
           that
           worthy
           Gentleman
           Master
           
             Maurice
             Abbot
          
           ,
           (
           Son
           to
           Sir
           
             Maurice
             Abbot
          
           ,
           once
           an
           Honourable
           Alderman
           ,
           and
           Lord
           Mayor
           of
           this
           City
           ,
           and
           Brother
           to
           those
           two
           famous
           
             Abbots
             ,
             George
          
           ,
           sometimes
           Arch
           bishop
           of
           Canterbury
           ,
           and
           learned
           Robert
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           Salisbury
           )
           and
           by
           him
           she
           had
           that
           hopeful
           Son
           and
           studious
           Gentleman
           Mr.
           
             Maurice
             Abbot
          
           ,
           the
           present
           Coheir
           with
           his
           Aunt
           ,
           besides
           three
           others
           dying
           young
           ,
           as
           she
           also
           her self
           was
           not
           long
           enjoyed
           ,
           and
           dyed
           exceedingly
           bewailed
           for
           her
           singular
           parts
           ,
           piety
           ,
           and
           
           goodness
           :
           Thus
           ,
           though
           Mr.
           Lamotte
           left
           but
           
             one
             only
             Daughter
             surviving
             ,
             and
             four
             Grand-children
             ,
          
           yet
           he
           saw
           22
           of
           his
           of-spring
           .
        
         
           His
           first
           wife
           deceasing
           about
           the
           year
           1626.
           he
           married
           again
           the
           year
           after
           M●is
           .
           
             Elizabeth
             Monk
          
           ,
           the
           widdow
           of
           
             Levinus
             Monk
          
           Esquire
           ,
           one
           of
           the
           six
           Clerks
           ,
           a
           Gentleman
           of
           rare
           parts
           ,
           trust
           and
           experience
           in
           stare-affaires
           in
           King
           James
           his
           time
           ;
           with
           her
           he
           lived
           eighteen
           years
           ,
           but
           had
           no
           issue
           by
           her
           .
        
         
           During
           all
           this
           time
           ,
           as
           he
           advanced
           still
           in
           
             years
             ,
             piety
             ,
             experience
             and
             estate
             ,
          
           so
           he
           was
           (
           through
           the
           mercy
           of
           God
           )
           accordingly
           respected
           ,
           passing
           through
           ,
           and
           bearing
           all
           the
           eminent
           offices
           in
           his
           
             Parish
             ,
             Company
          
           ,
           and
           elsewhere
           in
           the
           
             City
             and
             Commonwealth
          
           ,
           until
           he
           was
           chosen
           Alderman
           ;
           besides
           the
           
             Eldership
             of
             the
             Dutch
             Church
          
           here
           ,
           wherein
           he
           served
           that
           Congregation
           ,
           neer
           thirty
           years
           together
           ,
           with
           that
           exemplarie
           
             integrity
             of
             zeal
          
           ,
           as
           will
           not
           easily
           be
           forgotten
           ;
           as
           also
           in
           all
           the
           rest
           ,
           he
           still
           demeaned
           himself
           unblameably
           ,
           equally
           desirous
           and
           zealous
           still
           to
           furher
           and
           advance
           godlinesse
           and
           honesty
           ,
           and
           to
           withstand
           and
           reform
           abuses
           and
           iniquity
           of
           all
           kinds
           .
        
         
           The
           Love
           unto
           ,
           and
           constant
           attendance
           upon
           the
           
             Word
             of
             God
          
           in
           publick
           and
           private
           ,
           for
           the
           upholding
           and
           cherishing
           communion
           with
           God
           ,
           by
           hearing
           and
           reading
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           meditating
           therein
           ,
           had
           so
           possest
           and
           filled
           his
           soul
           ,
           that
           most
           of
           his
           discourses
           and
           Letters
           were
           most
           savourly
           seasoned
           with
           it
           ,
           and
           he
           would
           often
           expresse
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           heart-grief
           and
           astonishment
           ,
           at
           most
           mens
           heedlessenesse
           in
           duties
           so
           highly
           and
           neerly
           concerning
           their
           everlasting
           Welfare
           .
           And
           how
           real
           his
           piety
           and
           acquaintance
           with
           God
           was
           ,
           appeared
           sufficiently
           ,
           as
           by
           many
           other
           discoveries
           ,
           so
           also
           by
           those
           streams
           of
           true
           Christian
           charity
           ,
           which
           uncessantly
           issued
           from
           him
           and
           which
           made
           him
           not
           only
           willing
           and
           ready
           to
           impart
           and
           communicate
           liberally
           in
           that
           kind
           himself
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           sollicite
           and
           stir
           up
           others
           perpetually
           ,
           setting
           all
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           
             on
             fire
             of
             compassion
          
           ,
           that
           came
           neer
           him
           ,
           especially
           where
           and
           whensoever
           any
           publick
           calamity
           
           befell
           the
           people
           and
           Church
           of
           God
           :
           
             No
             care
             ,
             〈◊〉
             pains
             ,
             no
             cost
             ,
             charge
             ,
             or
             trouble
          
           was
           too
           much
           then
           unto
           him
           to
           testify
           his
           sympathizing
           bowells
           ,
           in
           and
           for
           their
           sorrows
           and
           afflictions
           ,
           whether
           at
           home
           or
           abroad
           ;
           whereof
           ,
           especially
           ,
           since
           the
           year
           1620.
           the
           respective
           
             Persecutions
             and
             Troubles
          
           in
           France
           ,
           at
           Rochel
           ,
           in
           the
           Valtelin
           ,
           in
           Bohemia
           ,
           in
           Germany
           ,
           and
           more
           particularly
           in
           the
           lower
           and
           upper
           Palatinate
           ,
           and
           therein
           above
           other
           places
           ,
           the
           long
           continued
           distresses
           of
           the
           City
           of
           Frankendale
           ,
           besides
           many
           other
           cases
           nearer
           home
           ,
           in
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
             ,
             Ireland
          
           ,
           all
           along
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           late
           cruell
           and
           barbarous
           massacre
           of
           the
           poor
           
             Waldenses
             in
             Piedmont
          
           ,
           could
           make
           up
           and
           shew
           forth
           in
           this
           One
           Member
           ,
           such
           a
           living
           Character
           and
           pattern
           of
           real
           Charity
           ,
           as
           alasse
           ,
           we
           see
           but
           few
           now
           a
           dayes
           ,
           to
           the
           no
           small
           discredit
           of
           our
           profession
           .
        
         
           And
           God
           having
           given
           him
           such
           
             largenesse
             of
             heart
             ,
             and
             freenesse
             of
             hand
             ,
          
           he
           gave
           also
           unto
           him
           
             understanding
             to
             manage
             all
             his
             affaires
             with
             order
             and
             discretion
             ,
          
           that
           he
           knew
           both
           
             where
             and
             when
             to
             spare
             and
             to
             spend
             ,
          
           whereby
           he
           was
           enabled
           still
           to
           do
           the
           more
           good
           ,
           finding
           and
           acknowledging
           alwaies
           both
           the
           temporal
           and
           spirituall
           returns
           and
           comforts
           of
           doing
           the
           same
           ;
           and
           that
           made
           him
           alwaies
           as
           God
           blessed
           him
           
             to
             lay
             aside
             a
             proportion
             for
             charitable
             uses
             ,
          
           which
           he
           as
           carefully
           distributed
           afterward
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           God
           was
           pleased
           at
           any
           time
           to
           exercise
           him
           with
           
             losses
             or
             crosses
          
           of
           any
           kind
           ,
           whereof
           he
           had
           his
           share
           too
           (
           among
           other
           of
           Gods
           Children
           )
           as
           well
           in
           his
           
             Trade
             and
             Estate
          
           now
           and
           then
           ,
           by
           severall
           casualties
           by
           Sea
           and
           Land
           ,
           at
           home
           and
           abroad
           ,
           in
           his
           severall
           functions
           and
           relations
           ,
           and
           especially
           in
           his
           body
           by
           diverse
           great
           infirmities
           and
           sicknesses
           ,
           principally
           toward
           and
           in
           the
           latter
           part
           of
           his
           life
           ,
           yet
           he
           alwaies
           shewed
           
             abundance
             of
             patience
          
           and
           
             quiet
             submission
             ,
             to
             the
             ever-good
             hand
             and
             pleasure
             of
             his
             heavenly
             Father
             ,
             and
             faithfull
             Redeemer
             ,
          
           comforting
           himself
           very
           much
           with
           the
           examples
           of
           
             Jacob
             ,
             Joseph
             ,
             Job
             ,
             David
             ,
          
           and
           others
           of
           Gods
           Saints
           and
           servants
           ,
           
           in
           all
           ages
           ,
           with
           whose
           histories
           he
           was
           exactly
           acquainted
           ;
           praysing
           God
           still
           ,
           that
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           
             outward
             man
          
           ,
           he
           so
           long
           vouchsafed
           him
           the
           benefit
           of
           his
           
             sight
             and
             hearing
          
           in
           that
           comfortable
           measure
           ,
           whereby
           he
           could
           partake
           still
           of
           his
           holy
           Ordinances
           ,
           both
           in
           publick
           and
           private
           ;
           and
           for
           his
           
             inner
             man
          
           ,
           that
           in
           all
           his
           troubles
           and
           afflictions
           ,
           
             God
             never
             long
             with-held
             his
             gracious
             and
             Fatherly
             countenance
             from
             him
             ,
             in
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           wherein
           he
           found
           comfort
           sufficient
           to
           allay
           all
           his
           grief
           ,
           and
           prevent
           all
           murmuring
           in
           his
           troubles
           ;
           he
           did
           not
           much
           vent
           himself
           by
           discourses
           ,
           but
           retired
           himself
           ▪
           and
           unbosomed
           his
           heart
           ,
           and
           spread
           his
           condition
           before
           the
           Lord
           in
           prayer
           .
           When
           but
           three
           weeks
           before
           his
           decease
           ,
           he
           was
           sore
           afflicted
           with
           extremity
           of
           head-ake
           and
           Colick
           ,
           that
           he
           began
           to
           find
           some
           impatience
           to
           seize
           on
           him
           ,
           he
           soon
           recollected
           and
           chekt
           himself
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             How
             often
             and
             fervently
             have
             I
             besought
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             he
             would
             be
             pleased
             to
             fit
             and
             prepare
             mee
             for
             himself
             ,
          
           and
           his
           
             everlasting
             Kingdome
             ,
             and
             why
             then
             should
             I
             find
             fault
             and
             repine
             ,
             now
             when
             he
             thus
             really
             and
             effectually
             doth
             prepare
             me
             ,
             making
             mee
             by
             these
             very
             pains
             and
             torments
             ,
             loathe
             this
             wretched
             World
             so
             much
             the
             more
             ,
             and
             long
             for
             my
             happy
             change
             ,
             and
             dissolution
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             with
             my
             Redeemer
          
           ;
           and
           thus
           he
           continued
           for
           the
           most
           part
           ,
           even
           to
           his
           
             last
             hour
          
           ,
           which
           was
           July
           13.
           1655.
           in
           the
           seventy
           ninth
           year
           of
           his
           age
           ;
           
             looking
             death
             cheerfully
             in
             the
             face
             ,
          
           as
           of
           whom
           he
           was
           
             not
             afraid
          
           ,
           being
           implanted
           into
           Christ
           ,
           and
           thereby
           freed
           from
           the
           imbondaging
           fear
           of
           death
           ,
           alwaies
           almost
           speaking
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           setting
           the
           remembrance
           of
           our
           latter
           end
           ,
           both
           before
           himself
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           upon
           all
           occasions
           ,
           knowing
           there
           was
           no
           such
           effectuall
           means
           to
           make
           us
           apply
           our
           hearts
           to
           wisdome
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           to
           the
           
             fear
             of
             God
          
           ,
           the
           only
           Antidote
           against
           all
           other
           fear
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           in
           
             Troubles
             and
             Affliction
          
           hee
           shewed
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           
             filial
             submission
             and
             resignation
             to
             God
             ,
          
           so
           it
           was
           a
           comfort
           to
           all
           that
           conversed
           with
           him
           to
           see
           and
           observe
           his
           continuall
           
             thankfull
             remembrances
          
           of
           and
           
             chearfull
             rejoycing
          
           in
           
             Gods
             mercies
             and
             goodnesse
          
           ,
           both
           to
           the
           Church
           
           in
           generall
           and
           particular
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Land
           and
           Nation
           wherein
           he
           lived
           ;
           as
           also
           to
           any
           of
           his
           dear
           
             friends
             and
             relations
          
           ;
           as
           well
           as
           to
           his
           own
           person
           ,
           loving
           both
           to
           hear
           and
           speak
           much
           of
           that
           Argument
           ,
           and
           ever
           and
           anon
           most
           feelingly
           exclaiming
           ,
           
             O
             what
             cause
             have
             wee
             to
             praise
             our
             good
             and
             mercifull
             God
             ,
             that
          
           yet
           preserveth
           ,
           yet
           affecteth
           ,
           yet
           delivers
           and
           
             favours
             us
             ,
             and
             passeth
             by
             ,
             and
             forgiveth
             our
             manifold
             infirmities
             ,
             transgressions
             and
             provocations
             aggravated
             with
             so
             much
             unthankfullness
             ,
             if
             yet
             we
             would
             love
             him
             and
             beleeve
             in
             him
             ,
          
           and
           yet
           walk
           in
           his
           fear
           obediently
           before
           him
           ,
           to
           our
           
             everlasting
             happinesse
          
           .
           On
           Queen
           Elizabeths
           anniversarie
           Coronation
           day
           ,
           he
           would
           usually
           bid
           some
           friends
           ,
           and
           put
           them
           in
           mind
           of
           the
           great
           
             Mercy
             of
             God
          
           shewed
           to
           England
           on
           that
           day
           ,
           by
           
             quenching
             the
             fires
             in
          
           Smith
           field
           ,
           and
           continuing
           the
           Gospel
           ever
           since
           ,
           for
           so
           many
           years
           among
           us
           ,
           even
           
             beyond
             the
             number
             of
             years
             recorded
             in
             Scripture
             ,
             of
             an
             uninterrupted
             prosperous
             estate
             of
             the
             Church
          
           ;
           and
           then
           ,
           as
           also
           on
           his
           Birth-day
           ,
           and
           other
           joyfull
           occasions
           of
           friends
           ,
           meeting
           at
           his
           house
           he
           would
           often
           say
           ▪
           he
           had
           desired
           their
           company
           ,
           
             to
             eat
             bread
             with
             him
             before
             the
             Lord
          
           (
           as
           Jethro
           and
           Moses
           did
           )
           in
           remembrance
           of
           such
           and
           such
           signal
           Mercies
           and
           Deliverances
           ,
           whereof
           
             his
             memory
             was
             a
             living
             Chronicle
             ,
          
           especially
           of
           those
           grand
           Deliverances
           ,
           both
           before
           and
           since
           the
           Reformation
           ,
           from
           under
           the
           great
           sufferings
           and
           bloody
           
             Persecutions
             in
          
           France
           ,
           
             and
             the
             low-Countries
          
           ,
           whereof
           he
           would
           often
           discourse
           in
           so
           punctuall
           and
           feeling
           a
           manner
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           had
           been
           an
           eye-witness
           ,
           yea
           a
           sharer
           in
           them
           ,
           taking
           many
           arguments
           thence
           of
           encouraging
           both
           himself
           and
           others
           ,
           to
           be
           still
           
             mindfull
             of
             them
             in
             bonds
             and
             miseries
             ,
             as
             being
             themselves
             in
             the
             body
          
           ;
           saying
           ,
           why
           ,
           
             their
             case
             might
             have
             been
             ours
             ,
             or
             may
             be
             yet
             ,
             who
             knows
          
           ?
        
         
           And
           instancing
           often
           in
           this
           particular
           with
           holy
           admiration
           and
           thankfullnesse
           ,
           that
           when
           his
           own
           Father
           (
           for
           Religion
           sake
           being
           fain
           to
           flee
           for
           his
           life
           )
           stood
           doubtfull
           ,
           whether
           ,
           like
           as
           many
           others
           did
           ,
           he
           should
           repair
           for
           shelter
           to
           the
           Palatinate
           and
           Frankendale
           ,
           or
           to
           
           England
           ,
           that
           yet
           God
           inclined
           his
           heart
           to
           chuse
           England
           for
           his
           place
           of
           refuge
           ,
           whereupon
           he
           would
           frequently
           inferre
           ,
           hee
           had
           great
           cause
           ,
           especially
           since
           their
           late
           sad
           condition
           in
           that
           place
           and
           Country
           (
           in
           acknowledgement
           of
           that
           
             preserving
             mercie
          
           )
           to
           have
           a
           
             fellow
             feeling
          
           of
           their
           Miseries
           ,
           wherein
           himself
           and
           his
           might
           have
           been
           
             involved
             together
          
           with
           them
           ,
           since
           God
           had
           not
           only
           kept
           and
           safeguarded
           him
           and
           his
           from
           the
           same
           ,
           but
           likewise
           abundantly
           blessed
           and
           protected
           him
           and
           them
           hitherto
           .
           And
           therefore
           he
           was
           very
           mindfull
           to
           send
           relief
           to
           many
           of
           them
           from
           time
           to
           time
           .
        
         
           Together
           with
           all
           these
           
             eminent
             graces
          
           ,
           God
           had
           likewise
           endued
           him
           with
           a
           large
           portion
           of
           
             Wisdome
             ,
             Judgement
             ,
             and
             Understanding
             ,
          
           in
           many
           things
           of
           moment
           and
           importance
           ,
           grounded
           on
           much
           
             experience
             ,
             observation
             and
             practise
          
           of
           his
           own
           ,
           for
           which
           he
           was
           deservedly
           much
           esteemed
           by
           men
           of
           no
           small
           place
           and
           account
           .
           
             Hee
             brought
             still
             forth
             out
             of
             his
             Treasure
             old
             and
             new
             ,
          
           and
           knew
           so
           pertinently
           to
           produce
           ,
           compare
           and
           apply
           the
           same
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           great
           pleasure
           and
           no
           lesse
           profit
           and
           instruction
           to
           hear
           him
           .
        
         
           The
           
             pious
             and
             indefatigable
             care
             and
             pains
             hee
             took
             in
             bringing
             up
             of
             his
             Children
             ,
             and
             governing
             his
             family
             ,
             in
             the
             fear
             and
             admonition
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           is
           hinted
           partly
           already
           .
           
             His
             perpetual
             indeavour
          
           was
           to
           bring
           them
           into
           acquaintance
           and
           communion
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           them
           stand
           in
           
             filial
             awe
             and
             fear
             of
             him
             ,
          
           to
           read
           and
           meditate
           ,
           and
           take
           delight
           in
           the
           
             Word
             of
             God
             ,
             to
             be
             well
             grounded
             and
             setled
             in
             Religion
             ,
             and
             not
             shaken
             by
             every
             wind
             of
             Doctrin
          
           ;
           to
           avoid
           and
           
             flee
             all
             vain
             and
             idle
             courses
             ,
             companies
             and
             dalliances
          
           ;
           to
           be
           
             painfull
             ,
             carefull
             and
             diligent
          
           ,
           every
           one
           in
           his
           peculiar
           
             calling
             and
             imployment
             ,
             orderly
             and
             exact
          
           in
           all
           their
           
             affaires
             ,
             sober
             and
             frugal
          
           in
           the
           use
           of
           Gods
           good
           creatures
           ,
           full
           of
           
             bowels
             of
             compassion
          
           to
           the
           afflicted
           and
           distressed
           Members
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           that
           were
           in
           need
           ,
           and
           chearfully
           
             ready
             to
             communicate
          
           unto
           such
           ;
           
             loving
             and
             helpfull
             one
             to
             another
             ,
             obedient
          
           to
           all
           good
           
             orders
             ,
             submissive
             to
             the
             Magistrate
             ,
             respectfull
             to
             the
             Ministry
             ,
             
             Civil
             and
             upright
             towards
             all
             ,
          
           and
           watchful
           at
           all
           times
           ,
           to
           be
           in
           readiness
           when
           the
           Lord
           should
           call
           them
           hence
           ,
           to
           give
           an
           
             account
             of
             their
             Stewardship
             ,
             &c.
             in
             all
          
           which
           he
           would
           
             say
             and
             exhort
          
           them
           to
           no
           more
           than
           
             himself
             continually
             endeavoured
             to
             practise
             before
             their
             eyes
          
           ;
           and
           that
           this
           his
           tender
           care
           towards
           them
           might
           yet
           extend
           beyond
           his
           life
           ,
           and
           he
           
             still
             speak
          
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           minde
           them
           of
           these
           sayings
           ,
           he
           left
           for
           them
           in
           writing
           ,
           by
           abundance
           of
           Letters
           to
           his
           nearest
           and
           dearest
           Relations
           from
           time
           to
           time
           ,
           especially
           in
           one
           of
           his
           last
           Papers
           ,
           written
           ,
           as
           it
           seems
           ,
           when
           he
           had
           set
           his
           House
           in
           order
           ,
           to
           be
           ready
           for
           the
           Lord
           (
           a
           Copy
           whereof
           followeth
           after
           this
           Narrative
           )
           such
           excellent
           instructions
           ,
           and
           admonitions
           ,
           as
           sheweth
           plainly
           ,
           as
           he
           took
           pains
           and
           care
           to
           leave
           them
           a
           comfortable
           
             Temporal
             estate
          
           ,
           so
           their
           Spiritual
           
             good
             estate
          
           was
           that
           he
           mainly
           wished
           their
           whole
           hearts
           possest
           of
           ,
           as
           his
           was
           ,
           for
           to
           enjoy
           communion
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           
             abiding
             comfort
          
           thereof
           both
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           and
           that
           to
           come
           together
           with
           him
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           Letter
           of
           
             John
             Lamotte
          
           
             Esq
          
           to
           his
           Daughter
           and
           Grand-children
           ,
           written
           not
           long
           before
           his
           death
           .
        
         
           BEloved
           Daughter
           ,
           Dame
           
             Hester
             Honywood
          
           ,
           and
           beloved
           Grand-children
           ,
           
             Maurice
             Abbot
          
           ,
           and
           
             Elizabeth
             ,
             Thomas
             ,
             John
             Honywood
             ,
          
           I
           do
           wish
           you
           all
           the
           blessing
           and
           peace
           of
           God
           the
           Father
           ,
           and
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           his
           dear
           Son
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           and
           Redeemer
           ,
           and
           that
           
             his
             fear
             and
             love
          
           may
           be
           so
           rooted
           and
           grounded
           in
           you
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           knit
           and
           bind
           your
           hearts
           together
           in
           love
           and
           amity
           ,
           as
           my
           heart
           has
           been
           to
           every
           one
           of
           you
           ,
           ever
           praying
           for
           you
           all
           ,
           that
           God
           of
           his
           mercy
           would
           bless
           you
           all
           ,
           and
           plant
           his
           
             fear
             in
             your
             hearts
          
           ,
           and
           
             unfeigned
             faith
             in
             Christ
             Jesus
             in
             your
             souls
             .
          
           I
           desire
           that
           no
           strife
           ,
           nor
           envie
           ,
           nor
           grudging
           arise
           about
           the
           dividing
           of
           the
           Estate
           
             which
             the
             Lord
             of
             his
             mercy
             hath
             lent
             me
             ,
          
           for
           I
           setled
           the
           Land
           
             after
             Prayer
          
           by
           the
           best
           counsels
           and
           advice
           I
           could
           ;
           and
           my
           personal
           estate
           I
           have
           by
           Will
           (
           after
           Prayer
           )
           to
           the
           best
           of
           my
           skill
           in
           all
           good
           Conscience
           ,
           
           as
           equally
           drawn
           it
           as
           I
           could
           ;
           so
           I
           
             would
             after
             I
             am
             dead
             have
             you
             receive
             it
             from
             God
             with
             a
             thankful
             and
             contented
             mind
             ,
          
           and
           pray
           to
           the
           Lord
           to
           bless
           it
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           every
           one
           of
           you
           to
           his
           own
           posterity
           .
           I
           having
           been
           by
           Trade
           a
           Merchant
           ,
           and
           what
           by
           Gods
           blessing
           I
           have
           advanced
           ,
           I
           have
           endeavoured
           ,
           and
           laboured
           to
           gain
           it
           honestly
           ,
           and
           to
           keep
           faith
           &
           a
           good
           Conscience
           always
           ,
           ever
           acknowledging
           that
           these
           following
           Parties
           had
           a
           share
           in
           my
           estate
           ,
           as
           in
           all
           other
           mens
           ,
           
             The
             Common-wealth
             ,
             the
             Service
             of
             God
             ,
          
           the
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           the
           
             poor
             Members
             of
             Christ
          
           ,
           of
           whom
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           endeavoured
           to
           be
           careful
           ;
           so
           would
           I
           have
           every
           one
           of
           you
           to
           be
           zealous
           for
           the
           Service
           of
           God
           ,
           heartily
           affectionate
           to
           the
           poor
           members
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           ,
           with
           the
           releef
           ,
           a
           comfortable
           word
           when
           occasion
           permits
           .
        
         
           
             John
             Lamotte
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Errataes
           marring
           the
           sense
           .
        
         
           PAge
           3.
           l.
           10
           r.
           peece
           ,
           p.
           4.
           in
           the
           margin
           r.
           excindi
           .
           p.
           7.
           l.
           last
           but
           one
           ,
           r.
           him
           ,
           p.
           10.
           l.
           10
           r.
           an
           ,
           p.
           11.
           l.
           36.
           r.
           mire
           .
           p.
           14.
           l.
           v
           9
           ,
           r.
           the
           heart
           ,
           p.
           15.
           l.
           30.
           r.
           thou
           ,
           p.
           25.
           l.
           34.
           r.
           our
           ,
           p.
           19.
           l.
           36.
           r.
           naught
           ,
           p.
           27.
           l.
           1.
           r.
           through
           .
           Omissions
           p.
           4.
           l.
           1.
           r.
           or
           adversitively
           ,
           but
           ,
           &c.
           p.
           25.
           l.
           33.
           r.
           like
           as
           a
           shock
           .
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A27364-e280
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             
               1
               Joh.
               1.3
            
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A27364-e960
           
             Eccles.
             7.2
             .
          
           
             Ubi
             lugetur
             mortuus
             Mercer
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             90.
             
          
           
             Josh.
             1.5
             .
             Heb.
             13.
             
             Id
             quidem
             Joshuae
             dicitur
             ,
             subesse
             vero
             generalem
             consolationem
             piorum
             ,
             Apostolus
             h●c
             allegatione
             docet
             .
             Paraeus
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             Zehne●i
             .
             Simil.
             p.
             18.
             
          
           
             Q.
             
          
           
             Pezel
             .
             &
             Pareus
             in
             loc
             .
          
           
             Leo
             Judae
             .
             Junius
             .
             Pareus
             .
          
           
             2
             Chro.
             34.28
             .
          
           
             Caesus
             fuit
             Josias
             31.
             anno
             Regni
             ,
             aetatis
             39.
             quoties
             ei
             moriendum
             fuisset
             si
             diutius
             vivendo
             vidisset
             veram
             religionem
             everti
             ,
             filios
             Captivos
             abduci
             ,
             regnum
             exscendi
             .
             Lavat
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             2
             Pet.
             2.8
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             189.136
             .
          
           
             Ezek.
             9.4
             
          
           
             ●ucholcer
             .
             Chronol
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             19.28
             .
          
           
             Septuagint
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             Possidonius
             .
          
           
             O
             Heidelberga
             ▪
             Heidelberga
             .
             In
             vita
             Parei
             .
          
           
             Ex.
             9.20
             .
          
           
             Plato
             .
          
           
             Rev
             :
             14.13
             .
          
           
             (a)
             Gen.
             25.7
             ▪
             
          
           
             Josh.
             24.2
             .
          
           
             Dan.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             9.27
             .
          
           
             Deut.
             34.5
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             8.52
             
          
           
             2
             King.
             13.2
             
          
           
             Rom
             ,
             5.12
             .
          
           
             Psal
             ▪
             89
             ▪
             49
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15
             
          
           
             Rev.
             20.6
             Rom.
             8.2
             
          
           
             Joh.
             3.36
             
          
           
             Lev.
             14.43
             ,
             44
             ,
             45
             
          
           
             Gen.
             28.17
             
          
           
             1
             King.
             2
             ▪
             6
             
          
           
             2
             Chro.
             84.28
             
          
           
             Rom.
             5.1
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             8.
             
             Gen.
             25.8
             
          
           
             Privilegium
             est
             privata
             lex
             .
             Privarum
             seu
             singulare
             jus
             contra
             jus
             commune
             indultum
             .
             Hostien
             .
             Reginald
             praxis
             ,
             ●ori
             praenit
             .
             vol.
             prioris
             ,
             p.
             547.
             
          
           
             *
             Job
             18.14
             Es.
             57.20
             ,
             21
             
          
           
             Es.
             57.1
             ,
             2
             
          
           
             Luke
             2.
             
          
           
             Scheibler
             Me●aph
             .
             lib.
             2.
             c.
             1
             ●
             .
             15.
             transendunt
             praedicamenta
             Communitate
             effendi
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             praesidio
             custodie●
             .
             Beza
             .
          
           
             Col.
             3.18
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             Joh.
             14
             .
             2●
             
          
           
             Es.
             9.6
             ▪
             
          
           
             Rom.
             5.
             
             ●
             Psal.
             85.9
             ▪
             
          
           
             Prov.
             16.7
             ▪
             
          
           
             Job
             5.23
             
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             3
             
          
           
             Maul
             .
             118
             .
             12●
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             16.7
             ,
             8
             
          
           
             Act.
             16.30
             ,
             31
             
          
           
             Luke
             11.12
             
          
           
             Mar.
             4.39
             
          
           
             Psal.
             85.9
             
          
           
             Deut.
             29.19
             
          
           
             Es.
             28.15.18
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.22
             
          
           
             1
             Thes
             5.23
             
          
           
             Psal.
             51
             
          
           
             Luke
             18.13
             
          
           
             Heb.
             9.14
             ▪
             
          
           
             Zech.
             1●
             
          
           
             Rom.
             5.1
             
          
           
             Gal.
             6.16
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             37
             :
             37
             
          
           
             Prov
             :
             15.15
             Es.
             38
             :
             1
             ,
             2
             ,
             3
             
          
           
             Acts
             24.16
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.31
             
          
           
             Gal.
             6.14
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             operuit
             ,
             terra
             humavit
             
          
           
             Psal.
             79.2
             
          
           
             Acts
             &
             Mon.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             2.5
             ,
             6
             
          
           
             Eccles.
             12.9
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             Gen.
             3.19
             
          
           
             (a)
             Gen.
             25.9
             
          
           
             (b)
             Gen.
             50.
             
          
           
             (c)
             Acts
             8.2
             .
          
           
             
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             1
             Thes.
             4.
             
          
           
             Bux●or●
             .
          
           
             Dan.
             7.9
             .
          
           
             Numb
             .
             11
             .
             1●
             
          
           
             Deut.
             22
             :
             15
             
          
           
             Levit.
             19.22
             
          
           
             Aelian
             .
          
           
             Prov.
             14.34
             
          
           
             
               Quo
               minus
               resta●
               viae
               eo
               plus
               quaerunt
               viatici
               .
            
             
               Cicero
               de
               senectute
               .
            
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             25.17
             
          
           
             Es.
             65.20
             
          
           
             Josh.
             14.10
             ,
             11
             
          
           
             Lib.
             de
             Senect
             .
          
           
             
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             .
             Laert.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             19.17
             
          
           
             Prov.
             16.31
             
          
           
             Psal.
             103.5
             
          
           
             Zenor
             .
             adag
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             12.1
             
          
           
             Es.
             40.31
             
          
           
             2
             King
             ,
             5.14
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             1.4
             
          
           
             Eccles.
             6.3.6
             ▪
             
          
           
             Psal
             91.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             5.22
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             92.13
             ,
             ●●
             15.
             
          
           
             1
             Chro.
             29.14
             
          
           
             Gal.
             6.10
             .
          
           
             Prov.
             3.9
             
          
           
             Prov.
             3.5
             .
             Acts
             21.16
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             16.7
             .
          
           
             Tit.
             2.
             
             ●
             .
          
           
             Euseb.
             l.
             4.
             c.
             15.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             35.25
             
          
           
             Gen
             ,
             48.15
             ,
             16.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             2.
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             1.10
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             9.4
             ▪
             
          
           
             Joh.
             17.
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             4.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.14
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             27.60
             .
             2
             Sam.
             19.25.37
             .
             De
             morte
             magis
             quam
             de
             delitiis
             aulieis
             eogitat
             .
             Lavater
             .
          
           
             Luke
             2
             .
             2●.37
             
          
           
             Erasmus
             de
             contemp
             .
             mundi
             .
          
           
             Job
             5.26
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             22.20
             .
          
           
             Luke
             21.28
             
          
           
             1
             Thes.
             4.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             6.66.68
             .
          
           
             Es.
             22.4
             .
             Jer.
             9.1
             .
          
           
             Josh.
             24.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             22.6
             .
          
           
             Eccles
             12.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             20.12
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             1
             15
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             5.10
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.1
             
          
           
             Prov.
             3.1.2
             
          
           
             Gal.
             5.22
             
          
           
             Psal.
             71.5
             ,
             6.17
             ,
             18
             
          
           
             Job
             .
             14.14
             
          
           
             Luk.
             2.26
             
          
           
             Joh.
             ●
             .
             56
             .
          
           
             Acts
             7.55
             .
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             4
             ▪
             8.9