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A13179 Disce mori. = Learne to die A religious discourse, moouing euery Christian man to enter into a serious remerbrance of his ende. Wherein also is contained the meane and manner of disposing himselfe to God, before, and at the time of his departure. In the whole, somewhat happily may be abserued, necessary to be thought vpon, while we are aliue, and when we are dying, to aduise our selues and others. Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629. 1600 (1600) STC 23474; ESTC S103244 111,652 401

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a_o mighty_a wind_n which_o blow_v the_o dart_n of_o the_o enemy_n back_o upon_o themselves_o in_o such_o wonderful_a manner_n as_o eugenius_n with_o all_o his_o host_n be_v clean_o discomfit_v who_o see_v that_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n fight_v for_o his_o people_n 25._o and_o therefore_o cry_v in_o effect_n as_o the_o egyptian_n do_v o_o god_n be_v in_o the_o cloud_n or_o god_n fight_v for_o they_o thus_o with_o faith_n and_o constancy_n have_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n go_v forth_o against_o their_o enemy_n with_o all_o devotion_n and_o a_o through_o prepare_v of_o themselves_o either_o for_o life_n or_o death_n as_o it_o shall_v best_o stand_v with_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n for_o those_o therefore_o that_o undertake_v any_o attempt_n either_o by_o sea_n or_o land_n wherein_o life_n more_o than_o ordinary_a be_v endanger_v let_v they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n go_v forth_o with_o soul_n prepare_v for_o in_o so_o do_v they_o remember_v themselves_o to_o have_v a_o 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a_o brief_a direction_n for_o such_o as_o be_v sudden_o call_v to_o depart_v this_o world_n concern_v pray_v for_o the_o deliverance_n fr●●_n sudden_a death_n some_o what_o have_v be_v before_o mention_v and_o their_o hard_a censure_n who_o be_v ever_o hasty_a in_o this_o cause_n to_o judge_v other_o in_o part_n answer_v now_o for_o he_o who_o upon_o short_a warning_n be_v willing_a to_o die_v this_o brief_a direction_n may_v suffice_v first_o let_v not_o the_o suddenness_n dismay_v he_o for_o that_o unto_o a_o well_o dispose_v man_n it_o be_v no_o suddenness_n at_o all_o how_o soon_o soever_o he_o depart_v secondarilie_o that_o god_n have_v his_o penny_n for_o those_o that_o come_v at_o the_o eleven_o hour_n and_o a_o acceptance_n for_o the_o servant_n that_o be_v find_v stir_v at_o the_o second_o or_o three_o watch_n he_o have_v paradise_n for_o he_o that_o will_v call_v in_o his_o die_a fit_n lord_n remember_v i_o in_o thy_o heavenly_a kingdom_n with_o marie_n magdalene_n to_o 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noble_a 21._o captain_n martha_n and_o mar●●_n for_o lazarus_n their_o brother_n 31._o the_o woman_n of_o jewrie_n for_o their_o tender_a child_n 18._o those_o young_a infant_n the_o twelve_o putriark_n for_o jacob_n their_o age_a father_n 14._o david_n for_o jonathan_n his_o trusty_a and_o faithful_a friend_n 17._o nay_o christ_n himself_o say_v saint_n i●rome_n go_v not_o to_o his_o sepulchre_n without_o weep_v eye_v neither_o have_v this_o mourning_n be_v a_o light_a passion_n only_o great_a be_v the_o lamentation_n that_o jacob_n make_v at_o the_o suppose_a death_n of_o his_o son_n joseph_n when_o he_o say_v 14._o i_o will_v go_v unto_o the_o grave_n to_o my_o son_n sorrow_v great_a be_v the_o lamentation_n that_o david_n make_v when_o news_n be_v bring_v he_o of_o absalon_n his_o 17._o eude_n o_o absalon_n absalon_n my_o son_n absalon_n i_o will_v to_o god_n i_o have_v die_v for_o thou_o great_a be_v the_o lamentation_n which_o the_o widow_n make_v for_o dorcas_n so_o good_a a_o woman_n full_a of_o good_a work_n and_o alm_n 39_o when_o they_o consider_v her_o bounty_n towards_o they_o and_o thus_o we_o see_v the_o laudable_a custom_n and_o practice_n in_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a when_o the_o apostle_n forbid_v the_o thessaloman_o 13._o to_o sorrow_n he_o do_v not_o absolute_o forbid_v all_o sorrow_n but_o only_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o gentile_n 26._o noa_n culpamus_fw-la affectum_fw-la say_v s._n barnard_n sed_fw-la excessum_fw-la we_o blame_v not_o the_o affection_n itself_o but_o the_o excess_n or_o want_n of_o moderation_n we_o may_v not_o only_o use_v moderate_a sorrow_n in_o the_o departure_n of_o other_o but_o even_o in_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o well_o dispose_v themselves_o for_o as_o good_a man_n often_o be_v and_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o great_a miss_n in_o the_o world_n where_o they_o have_v be_v many_o way_n helpful_a unto_o other_o may_v be_v mourn_v for_o of_o many_o which_o be_v a_o testimony_n of_o their_o 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