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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81847	A sermon at the funerall of the truely vertuous, honourable, valiant, in fame, never-dying, Sir Simon Harcourt, one of his Majesties most honourable privie councell in the realme of Ireland, and colonell over some of His Majesties forces there. Preached in Christ-Church in Dublin, Mar. 31. 1642. Before the Lords Justices, and the rest of His Majesties most honourable privie councell, his Majesties commanders and souldiers for that present service. By Edward Dunstervill, Batchelour of Divinitie. Now published by command of the House of Parliament.	Dunstervill, Edward.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing D2618; Thomason E125_1; ESTC R15434	11,217	24

company of wild Horses or beasts comming she presently whips up the Child into her armes and t●kes him home or as the Hen seeing the ravenous Kite hovering in the ayre over her shee clocks gathers her chickings under her wing even so when as the Lord sees a hovering judgement over a Land like a flying fiery Scroule hee gathers some of his choyce servants unto himselfe that hee may preserve them from the evill thereof It was a passage which this worthy Colonell fastned for his own stay and comfort in the day of his departure in my hearing that he did conceive that this might be a cause of this Gods dealing with him expressing his feares of some approaching evill to the Church of God I pray God that according to his feares it fall not out unto us Secondly God may have a minde in his so doing to bring them the more suddenly to Heaven one reports it for a saying of Bradford the most blessed Martyr if there being any going on Horse backe to Heaven it is by Martyrdome for this sends them away in an instant as fast as a raging fit or the like can haste them had the Gunpowder plot taken had Faux once given fire how soone had his then Majesty with thousands more of Gods most holy servants before the glance of an eye or motion of a thought beene in Paradise and certainely with the like celerity are all those of his Saints hasted unto the Lord who with Iosiah and this sweet holy Worthy are taken away with a stroake of an Arrow or any other instruments of Warre before they can returne to their Chambers their soules are in heaven Thirdly because that God hath a mind to honour such his Saints in their death before men * Dying in the Field we stile a dying in the bed of honour For indeed next to martyrdome no wounds so honourable no death so glorious nay no health or life so honourable when as they are wounded in the Lords battaile when as they dye in Gods cause have they not in this that surpassing glory to be made like unto Christ Iesus Isa 63.1.2 who went hence according to the prophecie with his garments and sacred body dyed in his owne pretious warme hearts bloud We reade of a sweet Primitive Martyr that whereas the persecutors had cut orifices diverse wounds in his sides hee even smiled saying now have I so many more mouthes meaning his wounds to praise the Lord for whom I suffer these things Nay it is reported of an holy Emperesse who with her hands dressed the wounds of the persecuted Saints Of Constantine who kissed the eye of Paphnutus put out by the Arrians some Souldiers affect glorious dies in apparell but give mee a Souldier whose garments have been dyed in bloud for therein is the best of outward glory excellent is that brave resolution of Paul God forbid that I should glory in any thing save in the Crosse of Christ Iesus Gala. 6.14 where by Crosse is not meant Constantines or the Papists fond materiall Crosse one of their dumbe Idols but the sufferings the stripes which hee underwent for the profession of his faith towards the Crosse Iesus See an example of this in Acts 5.40.41 of Peter and the other Apostles who when they were imprisoned and beaten they went from the Councell rejoycing that they were counted worthy to suffer for Christs name Pauls chaine was Pauls glory and Peters Crosse was Peters Crowne This uncertainty of the occurrences of War doth certainely afright multitudes of way ward spirits among us who thinke it death to goe into the field to put their heads out at a Castle but to such I say sith God hath made you men quit your selves like men for shame feare not to bee made honourable besides consider how Christ was smitten wounded and slaine for thy sake why then will you feare to suffer the hazard of wound or of life for his sake Lastly this should worke every Colonell Officer and Souldier of an Army to a holy care to prepare themselves for every event before-hand and to make their peace with God on their knees in their Chambers b●fore they go into the field Thus did those two renowned Emperours Constantine and Theodosius for this end consider what you have heard godly Iosiah was shot and fell in the field as well as unrighteous Ahab and if this happen to a Iosiah to the greene Tree what cause have the wicked especially to feare and as they are making ready the weapons of Warre so to make ready their soules and spirits for the Lord that made them It is a fond conceipt that every one that dyes in the field shall goe to Heaven then Goliah had gone to Heaven then Shebah and Absolon those two great Rebels had gone to Heaven then Richard the third that usurping murderous Tyrant had gone to Heaven then these impious rebels some whereof are already fallen and the rest whom I doubt not but God will give us for a prey according to the tenure of their base romish Bulls should goe to Heaven surely for those that die in the Lords quarrell God forbid that I should not be charitable in my secret thoughts of such yet let me tell you that hee that goes to Heaven he must die in the Lord as well as for the Lord Rev. 14.13 Rom. 8.1 Man sayes Salomon knowes not his own time though he bee in his parlour though in his bed though at his table feeding though in the fields walking though in Taverne revelling how many presidents might I name you in sacred stories in humane histories and some in our experience who have suddenly beene taken away in all places and conditions So that in all places in all conditions in all actions at all times it is a good and meet thing that all persons make ready with their loynes girt Luk. 12.35.36 with their lights burning to bee like men who wait for their Lord Watch yee therefore sayes CHRIST for ye know not when the Master of thehouse commeth at even at midnight or at the Cocke crowing or in the morning Mark 13.35 36. least comming suddenly he find you sleeping and what I say unto you meaning his Disciples I say unto all watch But especially give mee leave to apply my selfe to you who are in the service of Warre a service honourable and honoured yet perillous above all wayes of service because for you our enemies daily lay ambushments watch night and day in every opportune place who are often whole dayes and nights or may bee charged with instruments ready prepared to take away your lives you I say of all men should speedily make ready so that though you bee with Iosiah sore wounded in body in the day of battel you may have the sweet comforts the sweet comforts of a good Conscience in your soules Eccles 12. in a word though killed you may gloriously live in your spirits with that God who made you and his Sonne