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A20806	The sicke-mans catechisme, or path-way to felicitie Wherin is contained great variety of sound directions and most sweete co[n]solations collected and contriued into questions and answers, out of the best diuines of our time, by Thomas Draxe minister of Gods Word. Wherevnto is annexed two most comfortable and powrefull prayers.	Draxe, Thomas, d. 1618.	1609 (1609)	STC 7186; ESTC S117551	39,347	134

touching mans immortality in Paradice Thirdly because by meanes hereof Satan séeketh to remooue good men out of the world that they may not crosse and hinder his purposed designes Lastly because hée through feare of violent death laboureth to kéepe men from the practise of holy duties Math. 13. vers 21. Que. Haue you any more obiections against death that I may doe mine vtmost endeuour to resolue you herein Ans. Yes truly and they are fiue in number Q. What is the first of them Obiecti n. Ob. Ch●…st Iesus Dauid Ezechias pray●… against death therefore it is euill A. 〈◊〉 ar●…ment foll●…weth not For first Christ praye●… not against death simply for ●…o died willingly and otherwise he could not haue merited ought but hée prayed for the remoouall of the curse of it and destred his heauenly father to take away the cup of his wrath which was the beginning and part of the second death of this iudgement are maister Caluin Beza Whitaker Perkins Fulke Maister Doctor Willet and in a word all sincere diuines c. And as for Dauid when Dauid prayed against death it was onely in time of some grieuous temptation in distresse of minde and as it was ioyned with the sence of Gods wrathfull indignation Thirdly touching Ezechias that good King hée prayed against death that he might bée more reconciled vnto GOD before his death and that hée might establish and farther the true worship of God in his kingdome which by his death was like to be defaced And lastly that according to Gods promise made to godly Kings he might haue an heire and successour out of his owne loynes which prayer God heard otherwise he was willing enou●…h to dye Quest. What is your second doubt or obiection Ob. Gods children often séeme to dye in desperation how then can death be good and desirable A. This is not to be imputed to want of loue toward God but to weaknesse of nature and tendernesse of conscience for sinne and therefore they may notwithstanding all this bée saued For God in the matter of saluation worketh by contraries and by the gates of hell bringeth his seruants to heauen 1. Sam. 2. vers 6. 7. Que. What is the third exception or obiection against death Gods children doe some-times in their sicknesse raue blaspheme and behaue themselues like frantick men A. These and the like effects are not to be assigned to any deliberate purpose of the godly but onely to be imputed to melancholy burning feuers the cholick and other violent diseases and in a word to their infirmity onely Q. What conclude you hence A. We are not vpon these occurrences rashly to iudge them much lesse to condemne them For first if they euer recouer the vse of reason they repent of those infirmities and if it fall out otherwise these with all other vnknowne sinnes are pardoned yea and buried in Christ his death Secondly we must not like arrogant Critikes condemne them of impiety and hypocrisie but wee must iudge charitably of them as wée would bée delt with-all in the like case Lastly wée must not so much giue iudgement of a man by his death as by the former course and conuersation of his life Obiect 4. What is your fourth exception Ans. The Saints and seruants of God when death approacheth are most of all and more then other people tempted assaulted and molested by satan how then can death be good An. First it is no good argument hence to conclude that they are none of Gods seruants but rather the contrary they are Gods deere children ergo satan must now or neuer séeke to sift them whereas the wicked are his own and refist him not Secondly I answere that it is not generally true that the Godly are thus in death assaulted for many with Simeon die as a torch or fire-brand without sense of paine Isay. 57. Lastly in the very agony of death God doth so assist and strengthen them by his spirit in so much that when satan looketh for the greatest victory hée receiueth the greatest foile Q. How must we behaue our selues in this temptation A. We must flie vnto Iesus Christ commit the managing of our cause to him for he absol●…ing vs what néede we wee feare satans assaults Lastly we must hold our selues to Gods promises and not depart an haires bredth from them Obiect But satan is mighty subtill diligent bold cruell malicious and I am weake simple remisse fearefull and how then can I resist and ouercome him Ans. Thou must not yéeld to him but by praier faith and Gods word resist him and hée like a Crocodile pursued will flée from thée Iames 4. verse 7. 1. Pet. 5. 9. Secondly thou must make God thy strong hold and firmely beléeue and trust in him and then the gates of hell shall not preuaile against thée Qu. What is the fift and last exception against death Answ. Sudden death is an euill but many men die suddainely ergo death is euill Ques How answere you this argument Answ. I answere to the first proposition that death is not euill because it is suddaine for the last iudgement shall come suddainely and yet it is not euill but good to GODS children but because it findeth onely the wicked vnrepentant and vnprepared Luk. 12. v. 20. and 21. Secondly CHRIST by his death and suffering hath taken away the course of the lawe and the feare of condemnation which is the very sting of death therefore death though neuer so suddaine is not accursed to the true beléeuers but a speedie conueyance of them into the hauen of eternall rest and happinesse Lastly séeing that with Ezechias wee haue no lease of our life if any of GODS seruants with good Mephibosheth and Iobs Godly children and the young infantes that Herode caused to bée massacred die suddainely and violently wée must iudge charitably and the best of them for the manner and time of the ending our life is onely in Gods power and not in our owne will Questi But what if a professour of true religion and formerly of an vnblameable behauiour bee brought through the extreamity of temptation kill himselfe is not he certainely damned and so death euill to him A. Although this be a ticklish point and albeit Saul Achitophell and Iudas that killed themselues bée noted in scripture for reprobates and albeit they that late violent hands on themselues neuer for the instant may bée iudged to thinke on hell torments yet séeing that God neuer finally forsaketh his chosen seeing that his mercy is bottomlesse and that he may giue them repentance for ought we know to the contrary at the last point of time let vs if they haue béene formerly good professors iudge the best of them and pray vnto God that he would giue vs grace neuer to yéeld to the like temptations Q. But why must not a man kill himselfe Ans. First because he shall not hereby escape misery but runne into it Secondly it is not lawfull to

kill another to ease him of his paine muchlesse to kill a mans selfe Thirdly it is commonly a note of a reprobate And thus much touching the obiections The seauenth Chapter The benefites and priuiledges of death Question HAue the Godly any profit and aduantage by death A. Much and many waies Q. What benefits and priueledges haue they by death A. Two sorts of benefits priuatiue that remoue euill and positiue that ad good Q. What are the priuatiue benefits of death An. Foure first it perfectly fréeth Gods children from all temptations and from all sinnes both originall and actuall and herein consisteth a maine part of our blessednesse for if he be blessed whose sinnes are not imputed much more hee whose sinnes are wholy taken away Secondly it easeth vs of all the miseries afflictions paines and aduersities of this present life Thirdly it deliuereth from the euill world and from all sinnefull company and from all the tiran●…e of Gods and our enemies in so much that our eyes shall neuer sée nor our eares euer heare the abhominable practises of the wicked much lesse can they hurt or infect vs and what an vnspeakeable blessing is this Lastly it preuenteth sinne and misery to come for the Godly are taken away that their soules should not bee infected with sinne and that they should ●…ot with their e●…es behold euill nor the inordinate confusions in church or common-wealth Q. What vse is to be made of th●…se priuatiue blessings An. We must first learne patience and suffer temporary afflictions without fainting because shortly our euill shall determine Secondly let vs pray and s●…ke for and wish and waite that blessed time ●…hether of ●…eath or the last iudgement that shall f●…ée vs from all the euills whereof in this world we labour Section 1. Question What are the positiue benefites that wee receiue and enioy in death An. First death bringeth our soules into the immediate the glorious and euerlasting fellowshippe with GOD the Father God the Sonne and God the holy Ghost where wee shall haue perfection of knowledge absolute purity of will and affections and fulnesse of ioye for euermore Psalme 16. vers 11. Secondly wee shall with all the Saints and Angells behold and haue communion with Christ in glory world without end Lastly death putteth vs into actuall and perfect possession of all the good things that Christ hath purchased for vs which should we●… and withdrawe vs from the loue and liking of this vaine world and inflame vs with an earnest desire of enioying the heauenly Canaan so long agoe purchased and prouided for vs. Section 2. Q How can death make the faithfull and the Godly perfectly blessed séeing that their dead corps lie and rot in their loathsome graue An. It may very well be for first he that hath redéemed both body soule and giuen vs two excellent sacraments namely baptisme and the Lords supper to signifie and seale the same hath by his death embaulmed yea buried our death Secondly it being mistically spiritually and vnseparably vnited vnto Christ the fountaine of life and so remayning in the couenant of grace and fauour of God frée from all sinne and paine cannot be but in part blessed and in a sort partaker of life Lastly it resteth swéetly in the earth as in a bedde of downe vntill the last iudgement in a blessed expectation of the generall and glorious resurrection Que. Shall the body then certainely arise againe An. It shall vndoubtedly be raised vp againe at the last day For first the sacred scriptures the almighty power and promise of God and the effects of Christs death doe sufficiently proue it 1. Cor. 15. ve 13. 14. Secondly the bodies of the saints raised vp in the time of the old and newe Testament explane the same Thirdly Gods mercy cannot perfectly appeare in the glorious resurrection of the Godly nor his iustice in the perfect punishment of the wicked vnlesse there be a resurrection both to glory and confusion Lastly the death of the righteous is but a swéete sleepe wherein they rest from the labours of this life and out of which they shall in a moment be raised at the sound of the last trumpet Quest. The bodies of the reprobate shall as well bée raised vp againe as the bodies of the elect and how then can it bee any such singular benefite An. Yet notwithstanding it is a rare benefise for the resurrection of the iust and vniust is distinguished the one from the other by the causes and endes For the Godly arise by vertue of CHRIST their head and by vertue of his resurrection but the bodies of the wicked by the power of Christ as their iudge onely who shal arraigne and condemne them Secondly they differ in their endes the bodies of the Saintes arise in glorie to eternall glorie but the bodies of the wicked shall rise in shame to eternall shame and confusion Qu. If the Godly bee thus blessed as soone as they are dead is it then lawfull to mourne for the dead Ans. It is lawfull so that our mourning bee moderate and ioyned with hope for wee haue many holy practises in the scriptures of this mourning 1. Thes. 4. 14. I●…h 11. Phi. 2. 27. Questi What shall wee thinke of them that bewade the dead immoderately Ans. It is contrary to the hope of a blessed life and resurrection and calle●… Gods wisdome and iust decrée into question Qu. For what ends and in what considerations are wee to mourne for those that are dead in the Lord Ans. First because our sinnes and vnthankefulnesse haue bereaued vs of their confortable fellowship Secondly we must here by bee more effectually stirred vppe to entreate the Lord to bée good vnto vs and to turne away from vs those euills that their vntimely deathes many times prognosticate The eight Chapter Touching the way whereby wee may attaine to blessednesse Question VVHere is the way to attaine true blessednesse to be found Answer Onely in the worde of GOD that is the meane seede and instrument of eternall happinesse Isay. 30. 21. Q. How many things are by Gods word required that a man may die well Answ. Two things First a preparation before death Secondly a right behauior and disposition in death Q What is the preparation against death Answer It is the ac●…on of a repentant sinner whereby hee prepareth himselfe for the Lord. Q. Is this duetie necessary Answ. Yes for f●…t GOD so commandeth in many places of scripture Mark 13. 37. Luk. 12. v. 40. Secondly this present life is the onely time of getting the wedding garment and of reconciling and preparing our selues for GOD and his kingdome Titus 2. verse 11. 12. Luk. 13. ver 25. Thirdly we shall neuer lightly die the death of the righteous vnlesse wée liue their life and as death hath left vs so shall the last iudgement finde 〈◊〉 Quest. May we not defer this duetie vnto death An. No in any wise for the longer that