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A17913	A casket of ievvells and precious pearles Set forth in a funerall sermon, preached in Heckfield Church, at the buriall of a religious young gentleman, Mr. Barnabas Creswell, sonne of Mr. Thomas Creswell Esquire, by Nathanael Cannon, Batchelar in diuinitie.	Cannon, Nathanael, 1581 or 2-1664.	1625 (1625)	STC 4575.7; ESTC S115891	12,655	78

resurrection and then comes that coniunction and re-vnion of both againe now then death cannot preuent or alter that marriage day for as the Apostle saith What shall seperate vs from the loue of Christ Iesus shall afflictions shall Principalities shall powers shall things present or things to come shall life or death no nothing shall remoue vs from the lone of Christ Iesus Rom. 8.39 Thirdly the sting and poyson of death is taken away Christ Iesus like a triumphant Conquerour hath subdued Consūmatum est it is finished and the debt paid and the hand-writing that was against vs fastened to his Crosse Colos 2.14 now then put it to the question why shall wee feare to dye I deny not but nature hath trembles in the very best of vs vntill we ouercome it by grace and diuine meditations we doe at death as Moses did with his rod who when hee saw it turned into a serpent primo intuitu he started from it but afterwards goes neere vnto it takes it vp and makes vse of it so wee indeede at the first vntill wee see death disarmed start from it but afterwards finding that Christ hath gotten victorie ouer the graue and that the sting is gone as the challing shewes Hosea 13. then with Moses we draw neer and surrender into the hands of the Lord beeing but tenents at will then wee can take the rod and make good vse of it as he did Exod. 9.4 As for those that feare to dye notwithstanding these comforts if wee should enter into their reasons they must needes be dreadfull as First either they haue not tasted of the life to come and so are lothe to change this present life or else they haue not dyed aforehand that is considered of death before it came or else thirdly they haue carried their bane euill consciences about them We will take view of these reasons by themselues For the first of them their not tasting of the life to come indeede their case is miserable for they liue onely in body and cannot say with the Apostle I liue by Faith in the Sonne of God Galat. 2.20 These men must haue their soules beaten out or driuen out of them as wee finde of the hypocrites estate in the 27. of Iob What hope hath hee saith the Text when God shall beate out his soule Indeede such men sing loath to depart for here was their blisse and to be taken from hence being aliens and strangers from the life of God Ephes 4. alas what shall they doe As for those that haue not dyed afore hand it must needes be as terrible to them how many greets and re-greets passe betwixt God and the soules of the faithfull Paul desires to be dissolued and to be with God which is best of all Phil. 2. and the blessed Apostle tels vs that by the reioycing that he hath in Christ he dyes dayly 1 Cor. 15. He numbers his dayes and so that he may apply his heart vnto wisedome as Dauid prayes Psalme 90. this spirituall Arithmeticke is a good knowledge but the prophane and carnall men desires to meete with no such reckoning this not dying afore-hand makes many so bebinde-hand with repentance but let Hadrian the Emperour be an example vnto them it is storied of him that death comming and he not expecting and when the diuorce betwixt the body and soule was to be executed hee cryes out as amazed O aminula vagula blandula quae nunc abibis in loca O my poore soule whether art thou going Doth hee aske of his hopes then when the partition was to bee made A poore soule indeed for all his Empire If therefore wee would not bee surprized let vs bee prepared Now last of all which is not least of all but rather worst of all comes they who are loath to dye because they carry their bane about them and that is an euill conscience this puts them vpon the racke and tortures all parts this makes their case like vnto the strooke Deare the arrow shee hath at her heart and yet skips vp and downe but carryes that about her that will dispatch her so is it with an euill conscience well they may skippe vp and downe but they haue that at the heart of them that will make all vncomfortable and no meruaile for a wounded spirit who can beare saith Salomon This gaue as Folydore Virgill obserues King Richard the third more wounds in his dreame the night before then hee had the next day in the field Well let vs all labour pray and endeauour for good consciences this makes a continuall feast this sends vs with boldnesse to the throne of grace Hebr. 4. In a word this will make vs both in life and death fit for CHRIST IESVS whose wee are and not our owne and therefore ought to glorifie God both in our bodies and soules which were redeemed with the precious bloud of IESVS CHRIST through whom we haue redemption euen the forgiuenesse of our sinnes Ephes 1.7 And thus much shall suffice to bee spoken for our instruction who are in our way towards God now a word or two of him who is already gone to GOD. The Testimony of him that liued and dyed in the Faith of Christ Iesus VVEE doe reade of the Patriarches and others that after their deaths they were embalmed Genes 50.2 but this Gentleman embalmed himselfe aliue I speake it according to the sense of Salomon Eccles 7.1 A good name saith he is as a precious oyntment many sweete odours belongs vnto it which time can neither wash nor waste away Nam virtus post funera viuit Thus did this hopefull young Gentleman follow the tracke of the Elders who by Faith obtained a good report Heb. 11.2 Demetrius like it was with him of whom Saint Iohn speakes largely in his third Epistle Demetrius saith he hath a good report of all men yea and of the truth it selfe If any that knew not this person would presse the reason of his commendation answere will be made that if sincerity in his Re●igion industry in his Vocation and affability in Conuersation might giue their voyces it will be no sinne to say this was a gracious youth And first for his Religion He was not with Agrippa almost a christian nor yet with Laodicea luke-warme in his profession but found in al true tenents of the faith worshiping that one and onely God from whence saluation comes to men As for his Vocation with a diligent hand and faithfull heart hee went about it his gaine therein was godlinesse which the Apostle saith is great gaines if men be content with that they haue 1 Timoth. 6. Surely hee was content for peace-sake to passe-by his profits many times and to end matters at home for the preuenting of further inconueniences that might arise in poynt of law If all that were towards the law had the same heart surely that calling would haue a great part of that blessing which CHRIST pronounceth Beati pacifici Blessed are the peace-makers Mat. 5 For surely the law is good and surely 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which comes of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to distribute or dare suum cuique to giue to euery one that which is his had a good ordination and therefore they shall doe well who haue other mens causes to follow to remember that one day their owne cause shall come before the Iudge This yong Lawyer did so being tender in his conscience and vpright in the causes he vndertooke As for his Conuersation it was such that all that knew him did desire him for hee had matter and apprehended things with good iudgement and then the manner of his conuerse was so affable as that hee found fauour wheresoeuer he came which is the blessing promised Pro. 16. When a mans wayes doe please the Lord hee will make his enemies to be his friends In a word hee was to his deare mother a right Barnabas that is a Sonne of consolation for so the word signifieth he was gratiou with men and precious with God he did liue the life of the righteous and did dye the death of the righteous he is gone before and wee shall follow In which progresse let vs end FINIS

very hieres of saluation amongst others Doct. 1 are subiect to dissolution though they be the lords Iewels and pretious in his sight yet euen they must lay downe their earthly Tabernacles thus saith the scriptures Proofes of the Doctrine There is a statute vpon the liues of all flesh statutum est omnibus mori saith the Apostle Heb. 9.27 it is appointed for all men to dye and after comes the iudgement Not onely Ahab who sells himselfe to commit wickednesse 1 Kin. 22.37 nor Ierobeam who makes Israel sin 2 Kin. 14.20 nor Demas who forsaketh God to follow the world 2 Tim. 4 10. but faithfull Abraham righteous Noah iust Iob Godly Dorcas yea Lazarus the friend of Christ shall fall asleepe We will looke somewhat particularly vpon some of these instances and begin with Dorcas of whom we reade Acts 9. verse 36. and 37. the holy Ghost reports the place where shee dwelt Ioppa this woman was by profession a Disciple that is a follower and scholler of Christ Iesus then looke into the fruits of her profession which is all in all the Text saith that shee was full of good workes she did abound in them yet this good godly Matron falles sicke and dyes Lazarus who is styled the friend of Christ fals asleepe a gentle and comfortable expression of our death Iohn 11.11 Abraham whom God will make a Secretary to his intentions because he is so carefull to bring vp his family in the feare of God Gen. 18.19 euen this Father of the faithfull shall fall asleepe and yeeld vp the spirit in manus Domini into the hands of that God that gaue it Gen. 25.8 What shall I say of old Isaac the Patriarches of Moses Aron Ioshua Samuel Daniel and the rest all which are gone downe into the graue notwithstanding their gifts and graces from aboue Let not this seeme strange whereby that any should take vpon them to dispute with God and to aske then what is the difference betwixt Saints and sonnes of Belial seeing all must dye Perchance the question will arise as sometimes the Spouse of Christ is put to it Cant. 5.9 who when shee had spoken at large concerning the royall dignities of her Bridegroome the question is askt What is thy beloued more then another beloued that thou dost so extol him So it may be said what priuiledge haue the Saints aboue others seeing they must dye as well as others The Solution of this proposition will rather shew it selfe in Reasons for the Saints dissolution then in any other kinde of disputations The first Reason why they should be dissolued as well as others is vt originalis corruptio destruatur namely that our sinfull nature and originall corruption might be destroyed which cannot be so long as we liue vpon earth wee shall haue those Reliquia peccati those remnants of sinne about vs doe what wee can velis nollis i●●●a fines habitabit Iebuseus doe what wee can this Iebusite of corruption will dwell within vs It is an Inmate which will not be remoued vntill the house of our earthly body bee pulled downe 2 Cor. 5.1.2 Yea all those Romish pennances of scourgings or superstitious inflictions giues no purgations for it no not the strict and restrictiue course of the faithfull who by abstinence endeuour to bring downe their bodies and by praier to raise vp their soules yet notwithstanding whilst life lasteth this sinfull nature of ours remaineth I denie not but with a magis and a minus these blessed meanes will take away through Gods blessing the exuberancy of it as a father wel obserues Subiugari potest exterminari non potest and in this case wee may content our selues with the answere that God giues Rebecca in the 25. of Genes she begs of God to know what is the reason of that extraordinary strugling and striuing in her body and God tels her she hath two manner of people within her for so she had Iacob and Esau so haue we the flesh and spirit striuing within vs Gala. 5.17 and will not giue ouer till we giue ouer and therefore it is expedient for the Saints to dye that so they might be rid of this sinfull nature which they shall neuer be whilst they liue A second Reason why they should dye as well as others is vt fides exerceatur that our faith might be exercised in the apprehension and application of those spirituall and precious promises made ouer to the righteous for the Definition of Faith tels vs of a great worke that faith hath to doe Faith saith the Apostle is the substance of things hoped for and the euidence of things not seene Heb. 11.1 Now then that our Faith may at length haue the fruition of those things that it hath beleued there shall be an end of the life of the beleeuer that so possession may bee had of all those tenents that Faith formerly held but shall wee alwaies beleeue and not inioy what we haue beleeued this then must be by the cessation of life that is of this life that so we may inherite life euerlasting and then our faith ceaseth and we possesse what hath beene hoped for A third Reason why the Saints should dye vt perfectio obtineatur wee are in via in the way to heauen but wee are not yet in patria wee looke for that house which is not made with hands but eternall in the heauens 2 Cor. 5.1 Now this we cannot haue on earth for this cause the Saints shall dye in the Lord which is a blessed thing for then they rest from their labours Reuel 14. and then comes our perfection Wee are now the Sons of God saith the Apostle but it appeares not what we shall be 1 Ioh. 3. our knowledge loue and other fruitions being here but in part 1 Cor. 13. but there we shall know perfectly and obtaine perfection when this corruption hath put on incorruption and not before 1 Cor. 15. Downe therefore must the earthly Tabernacles of the Saints before wee come to that hauen and heauen prepared for vs Math. 24. These things then thus contracted let the Doctrine be applied and inlarged in the Vses of it The 1. vse of this point is as a voyce to call vpon the faithfull that seeing they must bee dissolued and yet not when nor where nor how is known vnto vs let them be such in their conuersation that they may be ready for their dissolution thus Iob the iust waites for the day and houre All the dayes of my appointed time will I waite vntill my changing shall come Iob 14.14 and olde Iacob makes this his breathing-stoppe And the 49. of Genesis hee blesseth and blesseth his children and growes fainter and fainter and then like a swounding man who takes something still to reuiue him so doth hee O Lord saith hee I haue waited for thy saluation this fetcht life in him as it were and reuiued euen the remembrance of saluation thus the righteous liue as not afraid to