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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16537	Foure letters of comforts, for the deaths of the Earle of Hadingtoun, and of the Lord Boyd, with two epitaphs	Boyd, Zacharie, 1585?-1653.	1640 (1640)	STC 3446A; ESTC S114471	4,867	17

FOUR LETTERS of Comforts for the Deaths of the Earle of HADINGTOUN and of the Lord BOYD with two Epitaphs 1 Corinth 15. 55. O Death where is thy Sting O Grave where is thy Victorie GLASGOW Printed by George Anderson 1640. An Epitaph upon the death of Robert Lord Boyd who sleeped in CHRIST the 17. of November 1640. the twentie one yeare of his age MY mourning Muse no verses can expresse Her Well is dry by reason of excesse Of pricking grief which do constraine her heart With tears of blood of sigh and weep apart HEere ly's sweet love among the wormes and slime Who godly wise meek stout was in his time He spar'd no cost no danger he did shun At home abroad to end this work begun Though Moses law perm●ts a man a yeare To sport like ●lack with his Lady deare Yet for the cause of Iesus Christ his Lord To leave such things he gladly did accord From Bed to Banners he religious Went though he was the Phoenix of his house O Passer by who these things sees and hears Stand still and pay due tribute with thy tears I have no words such sorrows to be waile Timantes come with Agamemnons vaile M. Zacharie Boyd To the right Noble and religious Lady D. Ieane Hamiltoun Couutesse of CASSILLIS c. MADAME IN the commoun calamitie of this Nation the Publick suffered a great wound in the death of your Ladiships noble Brorher the Earle of Hadintoun with a number of worthie Gentlemen who had both Hearts and Hands for the Good Cause Your La. particular losse hath beene very great both in his Lordship and in your other worthie Brethren who were fearfully overwhelmed by the house of Dunglasse by treacherie blown up with powlder for to spoile the Church of God of such helpfull ●nstruments in such a time of need Such a stroake made the victorious Lawrels of Newburne to chan●● th●i● greenest Colours into black If they had beene safe Scotland had beene overjoyed our cup had overflowed If our mirth had not beene marred hardly could we have beene kept within measure So it pleased the Lord to temper that Scottish victorie with that fearfull tragedie for to teach us all to rejoice in trembling and to look for perfect joy onely in the heavens As for you Madame whom the Lord hath endowed with many Christian vertues yea with an heroick courage to this Cause I think that your Brethrens death may be a comfort in that they died for the good Cause their death in a manner was a Martyredome for they suffered for the cause of Christ they were readie in their life at all occasions both to do and to die for the maintenance of Religion and of the liberties of their native Countrey of them might be said as David said of Saul and Ionathan They were swifter then Eagles they were stronger then Lions Though their bodies be dead their Names shall live in all the memories of good Men of this age and in the Chronicles of time for all ages to come It was a great honour among the Men of War in Davids dayes to be called Davids Worthies but it is a greater honour to Be renowned The Worthies of Christ to have a heart or a hand for his honou● is a praise which no time shall be able to deface Let all these considerations and many mo than I am able to expresse teach your La. in your deepest doole both now and in all times to come to behave and quiet your self like a childe that is wained of his mother who stilled is made silent being simple and submissive humble meek and modest what God hath done or permitted to be done must not bee said against What ever the instruments have beene we must ever blesse the Lord Iob did so after that Sathan in a mighty winde by the fall of an house had smothered all his children As for Iobs children they were at a banquet in dangers of blasphemie but your La. brethren at the very blast vvere praising the LORD for a victorie graunted unto Christs armie and from that spirituall joy and singing of hearts on the Lords day they being Christs Martyrs went up to heaven where they shall sing Hallelujah for ever This should be no small comfort to your La. that God hath preserved your vvorthy LORD and Husband vvhose zeale vvisdome courage and uprightnesse not declining but still increasing have most oriently shined in our army unto his everlasting praise The LORD season your La. sorrowes vvith the joy of his Spirit that his peace may be your portion and his Christ your advantage both in life and death Your La. humble Servant M. Zacharie Boyd To the right Noble and religious Lady D. Margaret Livinstoun Countesse of WIGIOVN MADAME DIverse and many distractions take up so our time that we cannot as we vvould or should discharge these dueties which we ow to those whom we honour The Lord knoweth Madame but I am sorie both for your La. sorrow for that which hath been the cause even the removing of that worthie noble Youth who was a dear One to your La. We see heer Madame that onely heavenly joyes are eternall This mortalitie that Adams sin hath brought into the World woundeth many hearts A separation made by death is very painfull to those that remaine behind The balme for this sore is only to be found in Christs boxe his word is a healing word he himselfe was sent to heale the broken hearted he only can rightly bind up ou● wounds his Salve is only fit for our Sores Your La. is one who hath experience in the wayes of God I doubt not but you will travell humbly to submit yourself to Gods will and to reverence his Majestie as well in his taking as in his giving Death is a Way that he hath prepared for all flesh To great men he hath said I have called you gods but yee shall die like men What man is hee that liveth sayeth the Psalmist and shall not see death The greatest Monarch is not ex●emed for as Iob sayeth His dayes are determined the number of his moneths are with God hee hath appointed his bounds that hee can not passe As for his Lo. who is removed he hath been removed by God and not by the hand of man In time of war he hath died in peace he walked with God in his life God was with him in his death and now he is with God with whom he shall remaine for evermore in the companie of Saints and Angels We are like a ship on the sea he is in the harb●rie We are heere Pilgrims in a strange land hee is at home we are in the way he is at his journeyes end where he rests with his LORD for a thousand worlds he would not return but for the space of a day to enjoy all the pleasures of the earth See heere Madame with the eye of faith what GOD hath done