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A02733	The Christian life and death of Mistris Katherin Brettergh, late wife of Master VVilliam Brettergh, of Bretterghoult in the countie of Lancaster, Gentleman, who departed this world the last of May with the manner of a bitter conflict she had with Satan and blessed conquest by Christ before her death, [to the great?] glorie of God, and comfort of all beholders.		1612 (1612)	STC 12864; ESTC S2715	18,381	24

God thereby to chasten his children and preuent some sinne which he saw vs like to fall into It is good in respect of Gods Church that the weake may be confirmed in the truth and that Papistrie may bée disgraced when the world shall sée such wickednesse flow from it It is good in God that so the wicked may be without excuse at the day of iudgement when their conscience shall tell them that howsoeuer God suffers them to doe such villanie for some iust cause knowne to himselfe yet they commit it onely of malice and reuenge Oftentimes also in these vexations she would haue said the mercies of God are infinite who doth not onely by his word but also by his iustice make vs fit for his kingdome Little doe our enemies know what good by these things they doe vnto vs and what wracke they bring to their owne kingdome while they set foorth the wickednesse thereof Many times shee would pray that God would forgiue them which had done them this hurt and send them repentance and she would call vpon her husband that he would doe the like Matth. 5.44 and blesse them that cursed him And for feare lest her husband should faile in that point through infirmitie and weakenesse Iohn 1.5 as it is said of Iob who offered sacrifice for his sonnes lest peraduenture they should sinne and blaspheme God in their hearts so she neuer failed but daily prayed vnto the Lord to sanctifie her husbands thoughts and direct his hearts right onelie to seeke Gods glorie without either desire of reuenge or satisfying his owne affections So humble was her spirit so carefull to auoid and preuent 〈…〉 and others and so mild of nature that 〈…〉 ●●●nesse softened the malicious heart of Esau his brother Gen. 33.3.4 1. Sam. 24. 17.18 〈◊〉 Dauid by his kindnesse in the caue changed the fu●●e of Saul into wéeping and confessing that Dauid was more righteous then he so she by her meekenesse humilitie and vnspotted carriage in the world forced some of the aduersaries to Religion to speake well of her For her life she was well reported of all that knew her Pitifull and bountifull was shee to the poore and slacked no opportunitie to doe good wherein shee could but constantly held her course and kept her times of praying reading and meditating wherein she had plentifull gifts and continuallie vsed the same at such times as were fitting for her state sex and calling At the exercises of Religion as prayer and instruction in her familie she would not be wanting besides priuate prayer and meditation which she omitted not but vsed daily both in her chamber Genes 24.63 as also abroad secretlie and solitarilie in the orchard garden or fields as Isaacks manner was In reading the Scriptures shée vsed euermore to taske her selfe eight chapters a day at the least and for the time which she saw euill or idlie spent without doing some good she vsed to call the time of tentation Many times also she would reade some godly writer or expositor of Scripture or in the booke of Martyrs and was seene to weepe most bitterly when either she had read of that which touched her affections neere or of the cruell martyrdome which the deare children of God were put vnto by the cruell and wicked tyrants of former daies For Poperie she saw it so grosse and foolish Exod. 23.13 Psalm 16.4 Ephes 5.3 Iudg. 6.31.32 Eccl. 4.25.28 that shee would not once name it except it were to argue against it but neuer for it so zealous was she of Gods glorie and loued the truth so intirely that she would not once open her mouth to plead for Baal Sin aboue all things was batefull vnto her for there at shée would haue grieued as well when she had seene it in others as in her selfe One or two examples I cannot omit wherein shée bewraied a worthie spirit sanctified by the spirit of God and prepared for all the assaults of Satan On a time as her husband and 〈◊〉 were riding toward the Church he was angry with his 〈…〉 husband ●●●●th she I feare your heart is not right toward 〈◊〉 that can be thus angrie for a trifle And weeping she said further you must pray against this your affection and alwaies be sure your anger be of God for else how dare you appeare this day before his Minister and offer vp your prayers in the publike congregation of the Saints of God Another time a tenant of her husbands being behind with his rent shée desired him to beare yet with him a quarter of a yeere which hee did and when the man brought his money with teares shee said to her husband I feare you doe not well to take it of him though it bee your right for I doubt he is not well able to pay it and then you oppresse the poore So great a compassion had she of other mens wants that all things being duly considered and rightly weighed me thinks I may say of her as Paul said of Timothie I know none like minded Thus after she was married Phil. 2.20 she continued in the things shee had learned and held her profession with such sinceritie that the common enemies to our religion the very Papists had nothing to say against her but confessed her life was vnreproueable And as for the godly that knew her they alwaies acknowledged that modestie and vertuous carriage in her ioyned with knowledge and practise of all the duties of religion that they had iust cause to report of her as of a sound and faithfull professor of the Gospell Two yéeres and somewhat more she liued with her husband till about Whitsontide it pleased God to send her that sicknes whereof on Whitsonday she died Her sicknesse tooke her in the manner of a hot burning Ague which made her according to the nature of such diseases now and then to talke somewhat idl● and through the tempters subtiltie which abused the infirmitie of her body to that end as hée oftentimes vseth to doe in many from idle words to descend into a heauie conflict with the infirmitie of her owne spirit from the which yet the Lord presently and wonderfully deliuered her giuing so ioyfull an issue to the tentation that she might well vse the words of the Prophet as afterwards she did For a moment O Lord Esa 54.8 May 23. thou diddest hide thy face from me for a little season but with euerlasting mercie thou haddest compassion on me On Saturday seuen-night before Whitsunday what time she sickned she began to feele some little infirmitie and 〈…〉 then she had wont to shew but she so ●●●●uer came 〈…〉 Monday night it increased vpon her May 25. and the assault of the enemie began to be sharpe and so continued till the next day at afternoone what time God deliuered her and sent her peace and comfort of conscience and so increased the same in her continually til she died The manner of her affliction