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A10059 Spirituall odours to the memory of Prince Henry in foure of the last sermons preached in St James after his Highnesse death, the last being the sermon before the body, the day before the funerall. By Daniel Price then chaplaine in attendance. Price, Daniel, 1581-1631. 1613 (1613) STC 20304; ESTC S115195 65,346 124

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SPIRITVALL ODOVRS TO THE MEMORY OF PRINCE HENRY IN FOVRE OF THE LAST SERmons preached in St JAMES after his Highnesse death the last being the Sermon before the body the day before the Funerall BY DANIEL PRICE then Chaplaine in Attendance ECCLVS 49.1 The remembrance of Iosias is like the composition of the perfume made by the Apothecary AT OXFORD Printed by Ioseph Barnes and are to be sold by Iohn Barnes dwelling neere Holborne Conduit 1613. TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY VERTVOVS AND GRATIOVS PRINCE PRINCE CHARLES THE BEAVTY OF THE COVRT AND THE BLESSING OF THIS COVNTREY DANIEL PRICE VVITH HIS MOST DEVOTED OBSERVANCE OFFERETH THESE HIS LAST SERVICES TO BLESSED PRINCE HENRY PSAL. 90.15 Comfort vs now according as thou hast afflicted vs. HONOVRABLE mournefull worthy Auditory I stande heere as that amazed servaunt of Elias crying lamenting for my MASTER feeling the paine fearing the perill of his losse Ps 19.5 ô what a thunderbolt of astonishment is it to vs all that the sunne comming forth as a bridegroome out of his chamber and reioicng as a Gyant to runne his course should set even before the Meridian and mid-day it is a thought that beates the breath out of my body and makes my soule ready to fly from mee yet seeing it is your owne desire and expectation that wee should frequently gather to these sad and solemne exercises in this holy place of this house of mourning though my worthy Colleagues sicknesse and mine owne weakenesse might be Apologies I forbeare rather the excuse then the exercise seeing Apologies be as obvious as odious not only Heralds to blaunch but vshers to blame such delinquencie You haue heard how our Saviour his servants his disciples dayly waiters were scattered Mat. 26.13 in the same chapter I finde smal argument of comfort for these distressed dispersed soules but at the same time as may be collected out of S. Iohn our Saviour comforteth his servants thus Ioh. 16.22 Yee are now in sorrow but I will see you againe and your harts shall reioice which meditation now hath moved me Gen. 8. to bring you an Oliue braunch in these waues and waters of sorrow not thereby to wish an end to your mourning but to season it that it may be better and stronger Gen. 8 8. Mat. 3.16 and hereafter more for your pleasure more for your profit when the Arke was on the waters the Doue was sent out when Christ was in the waters the Doue was sent downe Greg. in Moral Columba est spiritus consolationis saith Gregory the Doue representeth the spirit of comfort and when the flood is come to full tide the Doue shall be sent that the waters may cease when sorrow is at full age sweet wood must be cast into the bitter waters Psal 85.8 peace shall come saith the Prophet Comfort shall haue a time worldly contentments may end in bitternesse Ioseph Antiq. Iordan may runne a long race sweetly and pleasantly and afterwardes fall into the dead sea and never recover it selfe againe but the ioy and comfort of Gods servants notwithstanding all ecclipses shall finally never be obscured Chrysost times twins day and night shal be changed the foure colours of the vaile of mans Tēple the Elements shal be consumed the soule and body of the world Heaven and earth shal be destroyed but the comforts of Gods children shal never be extinguished you may beleeue him without an oath but I haue sworne by my holynes saith the Lord Psal 89.25 1. Kings 19.12 I wil never forsake Dauid As he dealt by Elias to send first the whirlewind then the Earthquake then the fire but then the small still voice so hath he dealt with all his Prophets after all the threatnings and thundrings he sends messages of Consolation by Esay thus Comfort yee Comfort yee Esay 40.1 Ier. 31.13 my people will God say By Ieremy thus I will comfort them giue them ioies for sorrowes By Ezechiel thus Ezek 14 22. yee shall be comforted concerning all the evill I haue brought vpon you By Zachary thus The Lord will yet comfort Syon Zech. 1.17 as Christ spake so may COMFORT say of me all the Prophets bare witnes but among al Prophecies none so cōfortable none so watred with the dew of heaven as the booke of Psalmes this is the Spowses garden Cant. 4.12.13 here be the lilies and roses here be Apples and Pomegranats and sweet fruits here be the mirre aloes Cassia and sweet spices here be the fountains of the gardē wels of living water the springs of Lebanon sweet waters every Psalm is as the foūt of Bethel Basil in 1. Ps as Basil by experience speaks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 every Psalme is a message of Peace embassage of mercy Hence had the servāts of God in all ages the balme of Gilead to apply to their soares sorrows Euseb lib. 12. prep cap. 13. I need not tell you how many Prophets and Apostles in the old and new Testament haue vsed authorities hence Euseb or how Plato is by Eusebius reported to receaue instruction from this booke or howe Babilas the Bishop or Mauritius the Emperour seasoned the misery of their Martyrdome with a Cāticle of a Psalm or how many holy Martyrs all the ancient Fathers all the Saints of God haue made blessed vse of this book that begins with blessednesse In Maz. Cōcord and containes nothing but blessednesse being repeated in the Concreat 27. times in this one book which like the tree that beareth fruit every month twelue times a yeare Reu. 21. so the Church hath appointed every month that this booke bring forth fruit in due season Ps 1. and among all vses of Comfort our blessed Saviour hence commended his soule sent vp in a Psalme vnto his father Father into thy handes I commend my spirit This Psalme I haue taken vp for your vse in this sad and sable time it is the first of all the Psalmes in order though not in number it was made 300. years before David or this booke were extant for when Moyses the man of God Deut. 32. had passed the Meridian of his life Mart. in Is being now in the after-noone of his age seeing foreseeing the night of death approaching Gods heavy indignation encreasing Israell stil disobeying he entreth into the consideration of mans transitory station shewing how many waves are ready to devour this little I le of man how he is turned to destruction scattered and consumed cut downe Psal 90. dryed vp and withered our misdeeds saith Moses are before thee our sins are in the fight of thy countenance our yeares are a tale that is told our strength is but labour and losse so farre you see mans sunne is in the Ecclipse here is nothing but lachrymae suspiria teares sighes sobs sorrows deploration lamentation fit meditations for our soules But behold what