Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	brother_n	life_n	love_v	4,173	5	7.3769	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87320	Imitation and caution for Christian woman: or, The life and death of that excellent gentlewoman, Mrs. Mary Bewley; who departed this life (her only son having finished his course the 9th. of December before) on the first of Febr. 1652/3. Recommended to the reader, by the reverend and eminently learned Doctor Reynolds.	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1659 (1659)	Wing I55; Thomason E968_10; ESTC R207701	17,874	23

Gentlewoman docile of quick apprehension not like those silly women who are ever learning and still ignorant She hath been observed to dispute with her son syllogistically and to enlarge her discourse with him by the help of the Predicaments and to reply upon him in witty extemporary verse she had a good understanding and solid judgment could both give as sundry have experimented and take counsel she was prudent in her behaviour far from lightnesse or morosity but stately affable e she was no tatler no continual dropping but opened her mouth with wisdome and shut it with discretion both when and where her judgment prompted her she delighted not to tyre her hearers with an impertinent flux of words or to f reveal those secrets which were committed to her but had a faithful spirit and needed no seal for her lips to keep her self from shaeme and others from trouble and yet to give her her due as a woman she was too much over-ruled with love and sorrow care and fear about her near relations In all her relations as A Childe g Her fathers darling while he lived and her mothers delight since his death alwayes loving and * dutiful to her both in her behaviour words and actions who though she was eldest of all her mothers children yet was most h obedient to her comforting cherishing and entertaining her with her self in her own home and when she died i recommended her in a special manner to her husband so that now the reverend good mother laments for her daughter as her eminently gracious childe and one that never offended her but fought God betimes A Wife Known to be surpassing kind and loving to her husband solicitous for k his health neglecting her own for to take care of his l a wise manager of what part of his estate he committed to her So that his heart trusted safely in her for she did him good and not evil all the dayes of her life counselling and assisting him both by pen and tongue yea with Abigail sometimes m seasonably and discreetly admonishing him comforting and chearing him up for the law of kindnesse was in her mouth keeping in her grief before him though to her own prejudice lest he should be grieved wisely compliant with his will and that in some things wherein many wives will have their will loyal to him n delighting most in his company and never taking pleasure to walk abroad without him being to him as the loving Hinde and pleasant Roe for all which her husband praised her all commended her and some imitate her A Mother Who her own self o instructed her only son to read even his Accidents and like another p Eunice to know the Scriptures from a childe framing and propounding such questions to him as made him give a good account of the chief Histories in the Bible she was in pain till she saw Christ formed in him prayed daily for him followed him with her wholesome counsel and wise reproofs not conniving at the least imperfection or appearance of evil in him ambitious to have him eminent and useful in that employment which he intended often perswading him to be diligent and therefore setting before him the deteltablenesse of the life of an idle Gentleman What her true love to him was and that though it was great yet not foolish and sinful may appear by this following letter written to him foure months before his death Dearly beloved Childe I rejoyce exceedingly to hear of the welfare of thy body and that thy outward man prospers but the q flourishing of thy inward man and the prosperity of thy soul thy thriving in grace how much this will adde both to the inward joy and outward contentment of her that bare thee I want both time and words to expresse And as God in his wise providence hath seen it good to give me but one to build my hopes upon I hope the Lord Jesus hath both purchased and pray'd that this one r may be one with himself which ever hath been and I hope shall be the prayer of thy most affectionate and endeared mother As also this passage in a letter of hers to his friend Sir one request more in the behalf of my Childe to beg your earnest prayers that what you have endeavoured s to plant God would water with the heavenly dew of his Spirit that his soul may flourish and you see of the travel of yours and be satisfied And for this her son most ardently loved her most dutifully obeyed her and arose up and blessed her yet herein was she to be blamed that she was over-careful about him while he liv'd and over-sorrowful when he dyed A Sister who as she had got the first-borns portion of parts as her son used to speak so she did faithfully improve them for the good of her brethren and sisters being a stay and support to them all advising them by word and letter admonishing and mildly reproving when need required keeping them in the house with her while unmarried and together with her husband who is and hath engaged himself still to be kinde to all her relations disposing of them in marriage setting them a copy of obedience to their mother love to their husbands and of piety toward God so that every one of them in particular are sensible of her death before which also she expressed her love to them in recommending them to her husband A Governess of family t that look't well to the wayes of her house and that chiefly out of conscience often complaining that her houshold encumbrances required so many of her thoughts and so much of her time her delight was to abide at home not spending her time on needlesse and complemental visits or in going about from house to house being modest and reserved the most of her converse being with her relations and some few friends which made her liable to be censured by some as proud and loving to keep at distance from which she was free in a good measure A Friend that w stuck closer than a brother that lov'd at all times especially when most need of her help that loved not in word and in tongue only but in deed and in truth a friend courteous sincere affable grateful intimate and another Jonathan to a David in her life and death and therefore may her friend weep over her as David did for Jonathan 2 Sam. 1. 25. Her holinesse did appear In her x Conversation which was blamelesse and harmlesse she being of a meek and quiet spirit adorning her self as a woman professing godliness not exceeding her husbands ranck and professing that if it had not been for her husbands credit men now adayes being judged penurious if their Dames go not fine she would not have put on some of her apparel and was so far from y priding her self in her cloaths that she was often heard to say