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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91558	A present for youth, and example for the aged, or, The remains of Damaris Pearse containing her speech after she kept her bed, and a copy of a written paper, of her own composing, which she left as her last legacy to her brothers and sisters, and was the last thing that ever she wrote : and also several pious expressions, occasionally uttered in her last sickness, worth minding : together with her funeral-sermon, preached by a reverend minister of the Gospel.	Pearse, Damaris, 1659-1679.	1683 (1683)	Wing P969C; ESTC R43889	49,302	145

must stay eight years longer O Sir says the youth I have gone thorow the burying-place and have seen little graves as well as long and I may be dead before I am so old therefore pray teach me the Law of God O Young People think of it begin now to be religious because your youthful time may be all your time Let me hint a few things more by way of argument 1. Consider your youthful time is Gods time the first fruits of your time is the Lords he required the first fruits as his due you rob God if you do not give up your selves to him betimes 2. Consider your youthful time is the best time now you are most active vigorous quick as you are now more capable to understand any trade of life so to take in the principles of Religion if you would give your minds to it Religion will be more facile and easy to you you are not possest with such evil notions and corrupt principles as you may be if you come to age you will then be more indisposed you will be habituated in sin and the devil will have a stronger claim and interest in you who will not be so easily put off O then mind Religion while you are young it will be a great deal more delightful and easy and comfortable if you begin betimes 3. Consider this timely beginning will prevent a great deal of guilt and trouble in your souls when a man in a journey sets forth early he goes on with comfort but if he neglects the morning and sets out late he must run and ride and that in the dark O they that set forth for Religion in the morning of their time prevent a great deal of trouble and sin 4. Consider by this means you will be very desirable grateful delightful acceptable to God and good men O! to see an holy humble gracious spirit in young people to hear them speak of the things of Christ and find them pliable to the ways of God O what a pleasant sight is this What delight do such to the Lord Such have a principal share of Christs love who seek him betimes Prov. 8.17 I love them that love me and they that seek me early shall find me 'T is spoken by way of Emphasis and addition those that seek me early shall be sure to find me the Lord takes special notice of the love of his people in their youthful time Jer. 2.2 I remember the kindness of thy youth O what a lovely fight it delights God and Saints to see young souls humble holy serious savoury heavenly full of knowledg full of zeal O what a beauty is a young Samuel a young Abijah a young Jeremiah a young Timothy What honourable mention is made of these in Scripture And it was the honour of Andronicus and Junia that they were in Christ betimes Rom. 16.7 Oh if you give up your selves to Religion betimes you will be exceeding acceptable to God and good men 5. Begin betimes to be religious for hereby you will attain to a greater growth in Christianity and settlement in the truth and wayes of Godliness you shall bring more glory to God be more serviceable to your generation and lay up a greater and more sure foundation for glory yea the more eminent and abundant you have been in grace the greater Crown of Glory will be set on your head in Heaven O now you young people bestir your selves labour after knowledg set apart time to read the Scripture and other good books and be earnest with God to give you an heart to know and an eye to see the excellency of Jesus Christ fly the lusts of youth endeavour what you can to be under a faithful Ministry and get into acquaintance and communion with good people and cast off all vain company O there is a great deal of advantage by being in good company they will instruct counsel comfort and encourage you in your course of godliness Consider what I have said and the Lord bless these good counsels unto you FINIS

A Present for YOVTH AND Example for the AGED OR THE REMAINS OF DAMARIS PEARSE Containing her Speech after she kept her bed And a Copy of a Written Paper of her own Composing which she left as her last Lagacy to her Brothers and Sisters and was the last thing that ever she wrote And also several pious Expressions occasionally uttered in her last Sickness worth minding Together with her Funeral-Sermon preached by a Reverend Minister of the Gospel Howbeit certain men believed and a Woman named Damaris Acts 17.34 And by it being dead yet speaketh Heb. 11.4 lat London Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheap-side near Mercers Chappel 1683. To the Book GO little Book abroad and tell mankind What graces lodged in a Virgins mind Declare the glorious wisdom power and love Which did her infant-years to Vertue move And fit for Heaven when her childish days Rather invited her to harmless plays Urge youth to make her their Exemplar till By Graces steps they mount to Glories hill Shame lazy Christians who are grown in years Yet not like-working in their hearts appears Heaven's bless thy errand and make sharp thy Words To pierce the Sinners heart like Spears or Swords If they reject thee in a scornful heat Tell them thou 'lt meet them at Gods Judgment-Seat D. C. To the Reader IT is said in Holy Writ That of making many Books there is no end which was never more verified than in this our scribling age This following Collection which is now exposed to publick view was not at first so intended but collected and composed for private use which after a while coming to the view and passing thorow so many private hands not only of Relations and Acquaintance but also of some that were strangers who all of them as if by one consent earnestly desired it might be Printed and some were restless therein and one threatned that if I to whom it did most properly pertain to set it forth did refuse and would not do it it should be done without me by a strange hand which indeed was the great prevailing argument that did extort it forth for tho it discover weakness enough as now it is yet if it had been done by a stranger in likelihood it might have contained somewhat that is worse than weakness Now you may be assured you have the very truth and by what is herein contained you have a tast of the frame and temper of Spirit and likewise of the endowments and qualifications of * A young woman of so plain education of whom the following Collection gives you her Character but only in a tast This considered it was the soonet yeilded unto to set it forth for had it been of some learned Minister or yet of some aged and experienced Christian man it had never seen the light tho the like Piety Grace and Zeal for God and to do good to others is not always manifested in such a young Woman who was several years very much afflicted with great distempers in her body and lay in a torturing pain several weeks before she departed some very grievous spiritual conflicts she had and in great Agonies yet after a while a comfortable deliverance and a most eminent conquest and tho she had but little cessation of her bodily pain yet she had most sweet inward refreshings in her Soul and Spirit and at last went triumphantly to Heaven and by strength and the stedfastness of her faith did as it were trample upon the very neck of Satan himself I am sensible what is here written will not suit the palates of this Ages learned Rabbies it being not calculated to please the humours of worldly wise men Neither will it find esteem among the vulgar sort of loose Christians But however some have seriously professed they have received great benefit by it already and who can tell but it may benefit others The Scripture saith that out of the mouth of babes and sucklings the Lord hath ordained strength and God it is said hath chosen foolish and weak things to confound the wise and things that are mighty and hath chosen things that are base and despised to bring to nought things that are highly esteemed Tho the person that gave the occasion hereof was one of the weaker Sex and but young and of very plain and ordinary education only taught fine needle-work wherein she was ingenious and little experienced in the World and the affairs thereof yet she was so very a Christian so earnest in taking hold of time and opportunity helps and means and made so great proficiency in knowledg and grace after she devoted her self to God and was so careful to prepare for Death and Eternity and so restlestly longing to have others do the like that in fine she became so much experienced in the things of God whereof you have so ample testimony hereafter given that I question not but her works will praise her in the gates and may administer occasion unto others to bless and praise God for her and these her Remains She is gone beyond the reach of envy and beyond our praises She hath left a sweet savour behind her and the Scripture saith The memory of the just is blessed That the Lord would bless this unto all those into whose hands it shall come and make it succesful in doing some spiritual good to others is and shall be the prayer of him who greatly rejoyceth to be serviceable to Souls On Mrs. Damaris Pearse An Anagram Passe Rare Maid PAsse on Rare Maid unto thine home above The World is no meet object for thy love Vntoucht pass through its crowd of Tempters be Deaf to their charming importunity Thine Husband 's Christ Espouse besides him none Lose not thy Nuptials nor thy glorious Crown When thou hast won the point and got secure Let 's know what thou enjoy'st and didst endure That with those comforts wherewith thou wert fed Surviving friends may here be comforted D. C. A Present for Youth and Example for the Aged NOT to detain the Reader with a tedious Preamble in brief thus The Whole of what follows was occasioned by the Piety and Zeal of a young Woman who may therein be an encouragement for imitation to others of her Sex and indeed besides the extolling of Gods Free Grace and Goodness towards her that is the only design here aimed at Her Name was Damaris Pearse she was born at Dunsford in the County of Devon the 8th of October in the year 1659. She lived the most of her time in Ermington and there departed this life the 6th of December in the year 1679. So that the whole of her temporal life was but twenty years and a few weeks she was sick near 4 years and so weak for more than twenty weeks before she kept her bed that she was not able to walk about the Chamber alone without the help of another and after all this she kept her bed being in torturing