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A20523	The doctrine of dying-vvell. Or The godly mans guide to glory Wherein is briefly comprised a short view of the glorious estate of Gods saints in the kingdome of heauen. Together with the meanes to obtaine, the markes to know, and the motiues to vrge vs to prepare our selues for Christ, before our soules be vnbodied, lest heauens gate be shut against vs.	Shawe, George, attributed name.	1628 (1628)	STC 6934; ESTC S105384	10,860	24

THE DOCTRINE OF DYING-VVELL OR The godly mans Guide to Glory Wherein is briefly comprised a short view of the glorious estate of Gods Saints in the Kingdome of Heauen Together with The Meanes to obtaine the Markes to know and the Motiues to vrge vs to prepare our selues for Christ before our soules be vnbodied lest Heauens gate be shut against vs. Psal 73. 24. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsell and afterwards receiue me to Glory 1 Kings 2. 2. I goe the way of all the earth Printed at London for F. Co●les 1628. The doctrine of dying well Of Death in generall WHat man is he that liueth and Gen. 25. 7. 8. 35. 28. 29. 49. 33 50. 26. Deut 34. 7. lo● 24 29. 1 Sam 2. 51 1 Kin. 2. 21. 2 Chron. 2● 28. Iob 42. 17. 2 Sam. 11. 18. 19. Gen. 5. 5. 8. 11. 14. 17 20. 27. 31. Gen. 5. 24. Heb. 11 5. Syrac 44. 16. 2 Kin. 2 11. Syrac 48. 9 1 Mac. 2. 58. 1 Cor. 15. 30. 31. shall not see death shall hee deliuer his soule from the hand of the graue Ps 89 48. And It is appointed vnto men once to dye Heb. 9. 27. And so death passed vpon all men Rom. 5. 12. II. For all men must dye This is cléer by these testimonies of holy Writ Iob. ●0 23. For I know that thou wilt bring me to death and to the house appointed for al the liuing Read Iob 34. 14. 15. Psal 104. 29. Eccles 6. 6. Esay 40. 6 7 8. Iob 14. 2. 8. 9. Psal 102. 11. 103. 14 15. 144. 4. Iames 1. 10. 1 Pet. 1. 24 Iob 17. 13. 14. III. Examples Death is the lot of all men for Abraham dyed Isaac Iacob Ioseph Moses Ioshua Samuel Dauid Iob. Young and old all that haue béene before vs haue dyed except Enoch Eliah who were translated vp into heauen and those that now are or hereafter shall be on the earth must all dye except those that shal Thes 4. 6. 17. be at the last day who in the twinckling of an eye shall bee changed when the iust shall be caught vp in the clouds and be euer with the Lord. 1 Thes 4 16. 17. IV. Reasons manifest I. Reason Reasons ● Reason ● Kin. 2. 2. 1 Cor. 15 ●0 31. Iosh 23. 14. because this is the way of all the earth for euery child of Adam is subiect to death daily Death is the debt that all men owe this is the common course of all the liuing II. Reason Because all are of the 2 Reason Gen. 3. 19. Iob 4. 19. 7. 12. 13. Ecel 12. 7 Iudg. 16. 28 dust and all turne to the dust againe there is not any thing in any earthly creature that can preuent death Strength cannot withstand it for Samson was a mighty strong man and yet he was ouercome by death Wisedome a most excellent gift yet vnable to subdue death for Salomon 2 Kin. 11. 43 2 Chron 9. 31. Psal 49 10. Eccl. 2. 16. the wisest of meere men was dispatched by death for wise men dye as well as the foolish Eloquence is not able to charme death but the most eloquent men that euer liued haue all dyed as Tully and Demosthenes Death saith one can find way into Princes palaces into the Courts of Kings as well as into the pesants Cottage for Magistrates are Gods vicegerents but yet all mortall and subiect vnto Psal 86. 7. death Death spareth not the beautifull Sarah Rebecca Rachel Ester and Bersheba Gen 12. 1● 24 16. 23. 2. 29. 17. 35. 18. 2 Sam. 14 25. 2 Sam. 2. 1● 50. 51. 2 Sam. 16. 23. 17. 27. Luk 16. 1● 22. 23. Psal 49. 1● Lucan 〈◊〉 were all beautifull creatures yet all died Absolon and Achilles were braue gallants yet are dead and gone Asael was as swift as a Roe yet death ouerwent him Goliah was a great Giant yet death was greater then he Achitophel was very politike and subtle yet was ouer-reacht by death rich and poore all are arested of death It is recorded that among many dead carkasses one wold know which was Philip King of Macedon Answer was made he that had the bald head is Philip. Al haue bald heads saith he He that hath the flat nose is Philip saith the other All haue flat Noses saith he Heé that hath the hollow eyes saith the other and that hath the bare ribs and ratling bones but all are such haue such saith he Then saith the other I perceiue there is no difference betwéen the King and the begger in death In a East of compters one hath the place of a pound another of a shilling a third of a peny and euery one as he that casts the count shall thinke good to lay them but put them together into the bag and what difference betwéen those that were worth thousands and those that were worth nothing Euen so in the common bag the earth rich and poore are alike for there is none that can be exempted from the dust of death III. Reason Because the w●ges of sin 3 Reason Mat. 16. 27 Psal 62. 12 Prou. 24. 12 I●r 3. 19 Eze. 35. 20. Rom 2. 6. Ezec. 7. 27. 2 Cor. 5. ●0 Col 3. 25. 1 Pet. 1. Apo. 22. 12. 4 Reason Hos 13. 14. Luk. 21. 36 1 Cor. 15. 54. 55. 5 Reason 2 Cor. 5. 4. Phil 3. 21. Iob 14. 14. Vses 1 Vse 1 Thes 4. 13 Apoc. 4. 13. Ioh. 14. 28. is death Rom. 6. 23. And so sinne passed vpon all men for all men haue sinned Rom 5. 12. IV. Reason Because the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death 1 Cor. 15. 16. V. Reason Because we shall be changed 1 Cor. 15. 51. c. Vses seuerall I. Vse That we sorrow not euen as others which haue no hope for when we know that our friends and acquaintance that are dead are departed in the Lord for they that die in the Lord are blessed their death doth rather yéeld cause of comfort then of sorrow of reioycing rather then mourning for our Sauiour saith If yee loued mee yee would reioyce because I goe to the Father Those then that loue their friends indéed haue greater cause to reioyce then mourne because they goe to be glorifled with their heauenly Father in heauen For as a childe or simple person that Simile should sée a Goldsmith melting pure Gold or Siluer would imagine that all were quite spoyled when as the skilfull workeman hath a purpose to cast some excellent péece of plate euen so we silly creatures whē the Lord cuts off some of our friends by death or melteth them in the furnace of the graue are ouercome with sorrowful conceits as if some euill thing had betided our friends whereas we should remember that the Lord hath a purpose by that meanes to preserue them to transforme into the glorious estate with the Angells M●t. 18. 1● 1 Thes 4. 13 in ioy