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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43854	A faithfull remonstrance of the holy life and happy death of Iohn Bruen of Bruen-Stapleford, in the county of Chester, Esquire ... by the late reverend divine William Hinde ...	Hinde, William, 1569?-1629.	1641 (1641)	Wing H2063; ESTC R14489	155,350	254

A Faithfull Remonstrance OF The Holy Life and Happy Death OF IOHN BRUEN of Bruen-Stapleford in the County of Chester Esquire Brother to that Mirrour of Piety Mistris Katherin BRETTERGH Exhibiting variety of many Memorable and Exemplary passages of his Life and at his Death usefull for all sorts and Sexes but principally intended as a Path and President of Piety and Charity for the Inhabitants of the Famous County PALATINE of CHESTER By the late reverend Divine WILLIAM HINDE sometimes fellow of Queenes Colledge in Oxon and Preacher of Gods Word at Bunb in Cheshire Published since his Death The Memory of the Iust shall be blessed but the name of the Wicked shall rot LONDON Printed by R. B. for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith and are to be sold at their Shop at the Golden Lyon in Saint Pauls Church yard 1641. To the Right Honourable Sir Iames Stanley of the honourable order of the Bath Knight Lord Stanley and Strange Lord of Man and of the Isles Lord Lievtenant of the County of Palatines of Lancaster and Chester of the City Chester and County of the same Chamberlaine of the County Palatine of Chester aforesaid Son and Heire apparant of the Right Honorable William Earle of DERBIE And my very Honourable good Lord and Patron Honour and Glory Right Honourable HE that was both an a Eccl. 1.1 Ecclesiastes and a King Salomon both in the Pulpet and the Throne as Preacher and a King preferres b Eccl. 7.1 a good name to pretious Oyntment and holds it c Pro. 22.1 rather to be Chosen then the greatest riches the foundation of which structure as appeares by severall Histories both Holy and Humane is not laid in greatnesse but in goodnesse For by this the d He. 11.2.39 Elders both of former and latter times obtained a good report hence came e 1 Chro. 49.8 9 labez to be more honorable than his brethren because he called upon the God of Israel The Bereans to be more noble than those of Thessalonica Acts 17.11 because they were more ready in hearing more diligent in examining the Scriptures than the others were And from hence was this of the g Agesilaus Spartan King to one that extold the magnificence of the Persian wherein says he is he greater than I except hee be more just than I But there are too many that like h 1 Sam. 15 24 Saul and i 2 Sam 15.6 Absolon do float upon another k Rev. 4.6 glassie Sea and fill their sailes with the wind of vanity and being regardlesse of true honour hunt too eagerly after popular applause to make their names great only in the eyes and mouths of men forgetting that precept and principle of our Saviour to l Luke 10.20 Rejoyce rather that their names are written in Heaven where onely both names and Honours are out of danger of defacing but m 1 Sam. 15 28. these like those what they least feare they soonest feel and which they most seeke they seldom'st finde For as their Fraught is but Folly and their TRAFICKE in this Voyage is but n 2 Sam. 18 14. Pride and Vanity So is their gaine nothing but shame sorrow and infamy a Returne in Saint Pauls o Ro. 2.8 0 Rom. 6.23 Heb. 2.2 opinion very sutable to such an adventure wages and recompences very answerable to such services The way amongst the Ancient p Plutarch Romans to the Temple of Honour was through the Temple of Vertue and that hangs upon the File of q 1 Sam. 2.30 Eternity would be remembred in every House as well as in Elies House that those that honour God God will honour them when such as doe despise Him by preferring the r Iohn 12.43 praise of men before the praise of God shall be despised And now who knoweth said Mordecay to Esther f Esther 4.7 nay who knoweth not my much honoured Lord that knowes your Lordship But that you have come to this height of Honour and have advanced your name and Family that you have as the Prophet of t ●say ●2 23 Eliakim beene for a glorious Throne to the house of your Fathers and all this and more then this by the better more excellent way by adding goodnes to Greatnesse to Highnesse Holinesse by adding knowledge to your yeares Grace to your knowledge Practise to both by u 1 chr 17.8 25. building and beautifying of Gods House who both hath and will build and beautifie yours For the furtherance of which I shall not only with x Zach. 4.7 Zacharies Angel Bring forth the head * Wherein is engraven in golden Charactors 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ego Tibi tu mihi Domū Stone and crie Grace Grace unto it But as that other to Gideon shall wish you the wishes of your dedication and say y Iudg. 6.12 Iehova est tecum valentissime robore The Lord be with thee thou mighty man of Valour And for the continuance of which Exemplary acts and fruites of Piety and honour I do offer here to your Lordships protection and acceptance these following Lines and Labours which containe the Holy Life and happy Death of One who in his time was one of the z vid. title page Lords worthies one who had attaind to this honour to bee a blessing to himselfe and to others also to bee a good man and to have a a Psa 32.10 prov 10.7 good name well worthy that honourable mention and Elogie wherewith the Iewish Rabbins were wont to speake of their best and chiefest Authors b 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A man of blessed memorie whole blessed and Sacred memoriall I humbly crave right Honourable may finde a Shield and shelter under your Wings so shall it bee borne from the Egypt of detraction and calumnie as once was Gods Israel quasi sub alis aquilarum as upon c Exo. 19.4 Eagles wings My Lord he is in some sort d Luk. 7 4.5 worthy for whom you should doe this for hee hath loved while he lived our nation and hath built though not a materiall yet a Spirituall House of God amongst them with whom he lived and that in such a way as may multiply honour to your Lordship by manifesting your good affection to his vertues and your resolution to preserve his memory The booke hath need of a high Patronage and flies to e Alterius sic altera poscitopem Hor yours Vouchsafe it then Right Honourable though you need not it yet as the Reverend Bishop f Histeward complaining of extraordinary expnces occasion'd through multitude of servants he cals for a catalogue of their names and seeing who were serviceable who uselesse said these I will keepe because Inced them and those because they need me Alonso Cartilio to his servant because it needs you I know ther 's no analogie in state or place in imployments or indowments betwixt your Lordship and this