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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	life_n	separation_n	4,198	5	9.8832	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26926	Excellent memorables for all mourners especially mourners for the loss of dearest relations : gathered out of Mr. B's prepared (though not preached) farewel sermon, at Kederminster, Aug. 24, 1662, upon our Savior's words.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing B1261; ESTC R15176	5,867	1

Excellent Memorables for all Mourners Especially Mourners for the Loss of Dearest 〈◊〉 Gathered out of Mr. B's prepared though not Preached Farewel Sermon at Kederminster Aug. 24. 1662. upon our Saviours 〈◊〉 John 16.22 〈◊〉 therefore have sorrow but I will see you again 〈◊〉 Hearts shall rejoice and your joy no Man take●● 〈◊〉 you THE Separation of dear Friends made by Persecution or Affliction doth somewhat resemble Death it self It doth so in Eleven particulars 1. Death is the Separation of dear Companions and 〈◊〉 2 Death is Vnwelcom unto Both of them so is the said Se● 3 Death is the end of Humane Converse so is that 4 Death is the end of Earthly Comforts so is that 5 Death is the end of Humane Labours so is that 6 Death is the effect of Sickness and usually of Folly and In● and Oversight of our selves so is that also most com● 7 Death puts surviving Friends into Mourning so doth that 8 Death is the end of all the Living so is that 9 Death is followed with Judgment God's and Man's so is ● 10 Death destroys not the Relations of Soul and Body sepa● doth the said Separation of Friends destroy their 〈◊〉 unto each other 11. Death's Power is not Everlasting there will be a Resur● So the Power of the said Separation is not Everlast● Godly Friends will surely meet again in that Kingdom 〈◊〉 admits of no parting 12. Death I would add Works good to the Saints and so in the said Separation as grievous as it is to sense Rom. 〈◊〉 But yet this said Separation resembles not Death in all 〈◊〉 ●or 1. 〈◊〉 Friend is the Life of his Friend no Pastor is the Life 〈…〉 as the Soul is the Life of it's Body It is Christ alone is our Head and Life 2. And the Continuance of ones Welfare depends not on the con● of my Friend with us A Church-state depends not on 〈◊〉 of any one single Pastor whatever The Text contains and happy is he that well attains and 〈◊〉 these Six Doctrinal Propositions D 1. Sorrow goes before Joy with Christs Disciples Even● before Morning Their Sowing in Tears before Reap● in Joy Their Pain of Travel before Joy of Birth Se● 〈◊〉 of Sorrow go before their compleat Joy 1. Sinful Sorrows go before it Though they should not do 〈◊〉 do ever so do Worldly Passionate Peevish Sor● 〈◊〉 that are Positively Sinful 2. Sorrows in their nature Lawful and only in their degree sin● 〈◊〉 before it These be our Excessive troubles at things 〈◊〉 we may Lawfully Sorrow for with Moderation 3 Sorrows meerly Natural do go before it Such as Weariness 〈◊〉 Labour Painedness with our Diseases grievous Feel● 〈◊〉 of Heat and Cold of Hunger and Thirst 4 Sorrows Castigatory go before it These be God's Cha● 〈◊〉 which have a tendency to do us good if they be 〈◊〉 improved Such be all Sufferings in our Souls Bodies 〈◊〉 Estates and Friends 5. Sorrows Honourable and gainful go before it These be Sufferings from Men for the sake of Christ the cause of Christ 6 Sorrows Penitential do go before it These are Contrition 〈◊〉 true Repentance Fasting Abstinence and Humiliation ●●ese Sorrows we must inflict upon our selves to Kill Sin 〈◊〉 to Promote the work of Grace 7. Sorrows Charitable do go before it These be such as the 〈◊〉 of God and of his Church and our Pity of the perish● World do affect us with Even as long as we live in a 〈◊〉 so full of Sin and Misery Hear five Reasons for Sorrow's going before Joy R 1. God will have some Conformity between the order of PLACE and NATVRE In Nature Nothingness was be● 〈◊〉 Being Infancy before Manhood Weakness before 〈◊〉 Crying before Laughter No wonder then if 〈◊〉 Sorrow be before our Joy R 2. Sin goes before Grace and we are the first Adam 's 〈◊〉 before we are Christ's It is therefore but just that 〈◊〉 should be before Joy where Satan goes before Christ R 3. God seeth this to be the fittest Method for our Cure 〈◊〉 may Deny our selves we must know how little we 〈◊〉 beholden to our selves and must smart by the fruit of our 〈◊〉 and Folly before we are eased by the fruit of Grace and 〈◊〉 R 4. Fore-going Sorrows raise the price of following Mercies 〈◊〉 that come out of great Tribulation will joyfully sing 〈◊〉 of their Redeemer R 5. God will have the Members conformed unto their Head 〈◊〉 went to the Crown by the Cross and so shall they ●●e Christs God's Will alone should satisfie our 〈◊〉 concerning this matter But these Reasons do set to 〈◊〉 the Equity and Goodness of God's Will and Way Learn hence two things Exhorted E 1. Judge of your Sorrows not by your present Sense but by 〈◊〉 Vse and Tendency Count them Purges and Vomits 〈◊〉 you like best when they work in the way wherein 〈◊〉 use to Cure such as take them Remember Sirs and 〈◊〉 ● 1. Who is it you suffer by Is it one that you suspect of 〈◊〉 of Power Wisdom or Goodness Q. 2. See you not that Carnal Pleasure is far more dangerous than all your Sorrow Would you be in the condition of the ungodly that prosper in the World Q. 3. Would you not rather follow your Saviour and be conformed to Him and his Saints than to the Wicked Would you not go the common way to Heaven Q. 4. Hath not Suffering done you good and the Cross bore you good Fruit Why then afraid of it and why so desirous of the Ease and Pleasure that hath often Hurt you Obj. But 't is not all Sorrow that foretells Joy Sol. No but all Sorrow of these three sorts doth foretell it 1. Sorrow undergone in sincerity for Christ's cause and sake 2. Sorrow performed as a Duty for Gods dishonour by our own and other Mens sins and for Miseries thence rising 3. Sorrow of Chastisement patiently suffered and improved unto Reformation E. 2. Condemn not the Generation of the Just because you see them suffer more than other Men. Be not as some Beasts which when one of their Fellows is wounded do all forsake him And yet err not on the other hand think not that all be Blessed hereafter that be Afflicted here Know the Cause e're you judge of the Suffering D. 2. Christ's Death and Departure was the cause of his Disciples Sorrow Three things grieved them 1. That their Beloved Lord must be took from them 2. That He must Die in such a manner painfully and ignominiously 3. That He must Die while they had so little fore-sight of his Resurrection and Return Had they known what would follow they had been less troubled D. 3. The Sorrows of Christ's Disciples are but short For R. 1. Life is but short R. 2. God's displeasure with his Servants is but short Psal 30.5 R. 3. Our Trial must be but short God will see that the Furnace be not too Hot nor we in it too Long. R. 4. The Power of