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A87150	Abners funerall, or, a sermon preached at the funerall of that learned and noble knight, Sir Thomas Lucie. By Robert Harris, B.D. and Pastor of the Church at Hanwell, Oxon.	Harris, Robert, 1581-1658.	1641 (1641)	Wing H869; Thomason E132_27; ESTC R21249	21,519	42

the Princes Iob 34 19. fall and that like others Psal 82.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as well as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Psal 49. 3 Not of Parts Ver. 10. As dies the foole so the wise 4 Not of Place Ver. 12. 5 Not of Meanes and Friends Ver 7. 6 In One Psal 89.48 No Earthly Greatnesse will deliver No 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 let his Strength lye where it will the word is large shall deliver himselfe from the Grave Death he must See that is Feele as all senses be a kinde of Feeling 2 No Greatnesse will free from any Death No not from any 1 Not from a Bloody Death Witnesse great Saneherib 2 King 19. ult 2 Not from a Base Death Witnesse Queen Iezabel 2 Kings 9. ult 3 Not from an Vnnaturall Death Witnesse that great Statist and President of Counsellors Achitephel 2 Sam. 17 23. 4 Not from the most Contemptible Death Witnesse King Herod at his highest Act. 12.23 But why doe I insist where every Schoole-boy can inlarge upon the same Theame One Abner is an instance of all being every way great Great in Strength able to lead the bravest Armie then in being Great in Spirit who would not give his Head for washing nor take his advantage of Asahel the Assailant Great in Place Captaine of the Guard and that to Three Princes in succession To warlike Saul To Prince Isbosheth and now consigned by valiant David Great in Power and Authority able to contest with his Master and able to sway all Israel at his pleasure This mighty Abner lyes Dead before you and fals from Greatest Greatnesse into the Lowest Pit suddenly Shall I give you one Reason for all Reas Greatnesse will not keepe from any one Cause therefore not from any one Kinde of Death 1 The Causes of Death if we speake of Death at large are Morall or Legall Sin and Guilt Naturall or Physicall Dyscrasy Disproportion c. Earthly Greatnesse can free from none of these as experience hath taught us Indeed if this Greatnesse could take off Adams Guilt free from all Sinne deliver from all Distemper Morall or Naturall Then might it give a Supersedeas from Death But the first is not possible Therefore the second is no way feasable 2 If wee speake of this Death Violent Death so to call it this you know growes from Innate Impotency and Deficiency and Forraine either Suspension of Influence Ayds and Supplies 〈◊〉 Vide de Anima cop 52.53 c. or forcible Impressions and Incursions made beyond all power of Resistance Now here Greatnesse is also at a stand Great men be as tender as passive as others Depend as much as others and Stand by a Manutention Lye as open as others to Invasions and Assaults Nay Greatnesse is sometimes Vnweldy of it selfe Et mole suâ ruit Sometimes it sets a man more in the Eye of Envie and face of Danger and in stead of sheltring him makes him a fairer marke At all times 't is Finite and may be matcht There is an Higher than the Highest that will make but Morter of those under foot as 't is Esay 41.25 At least Esay 41 2● what 's wanting in Power may be made up in Number which is all one Many Shoales of small Fish may encounter the greatest Whale Many Swarmes of Flies and Frogs may invade King Pharaoh and his Kingdome Cave multos si singulos non times Maximmus said one to that great Tyrant Leo fortis est occiditur Elephas grandis est occiditur c. The stoutest Lion the greatest Elephant the fiercest Tygre may be violently slain a Sword will pierce a Gun will shoot Fire will burne Water will drowne nay a Raisin-stone a Fly an haire will choak the greatest Monarch living We have said enough to so ordinarie a point Vide instances in some Popes and Princes Only we are to make our use of it before I dismisse it and that I shall instantly doe if first I shall be bold to tell you what you are to trust to You see how it fares with Funerall Sermons They are mostly made but matters of forme and men come to them as to great Feasts The first Course wherein GOD is most concern'd is lightly passed over The second wherein Man is represented is most expected and stood upon For the preventing of this I pray you understand That you are not to expect any Second course at all But such provision as I could make in this my indisposednesse you shall have served in altogether This said I have now a double addresse Vses 1 The first to us little ones 2 The other to you of greater marke and place Vse 1 First we of lower ranck must learne to reine in our strong affections to an earthly greatnesse For why should we be so licorish after that which is of so little availe Moderate therefore as all so chiefly these affections 1 Great Feares 2 Great Hopes 3 Great Desires after great things here For Feares It is the Prophets Inference Psal 48.5 Why should I feare when I am threatned and another inriched Nay 't is GODS owne use Esay 51.12 and 7 8. verses Who art thou that fearest a dying man fading grasle a little Wormes-meate Mothes-meat Object O but he is a great man and may doe me a shrewd turne Answ Feare him as Great with a Feare of Reverence as a larger Picture of Almighty GOD whose is Greatnesse and all great things As great Cedars are Cedars of God c great Cities Mountaines c are Gods But feare him not with a Feare of Basenesse feare him not so as out of Cowardise to decline station balk duty swallow sin dissemble truth Why He is a dying man saith GOD and his greatnesse will be devoured of Mothes So basely to feare a dying man begins in weaknesse and ends in a snare Prov. 29.25 Therefore qualifie those Peares For Hopes Heare Esay Chap. 2. last Cease from Man whose breath is in his nostrils Esay 2. ult wherein is he to be valued O! he is a Great a promising man Yea But is not his breath in his nostrils ready to be let out If so Cease from hoping in or trusting on him Psal 146 Heare David Trust not in the Son of man What if he bea Prince Trust not in Princes Psal 146.3 Oh but they have noble thoughts Ver. 4. Yea but those dye with or before them Why should I be infinite Is he a Man Man at his best Every man every whit of him is not only vaine Psal 36.5 62.9 but vanitie Nor so only He is upon the Balance and Triall lighter than vanitie it selfe Therefore cast not thy Anchor of Hope there Hope if thou see cause with an Humane Hope of Charitie and possibilitie Beware of any higher Hope of Certainty of Infallibilitie No doubt but many Captaines their Hopes rose and fell with rising and falling Abner 3 But the third Affection Desire is that I most