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B07402	The godly and Christian decease of the illustrious and high-borne Prince, Mauritius of Nassau, Prince of Orange, of happy memory. For the comfort and edification of all true Christians. / First written in Dutch, by master Iohn Bogerman, minister of the word of God, at Leeuwarden: and now translated into English..; Het christelijk overlijden van den prince Mauritius van Nassau. English	Bogerman, Johannes, 1576-1637.	1625 (1625)	STC 3204.5; ESTC S91125	20,527	33

THE GODLY AND CHRISTIAN DECEASE of the Illustrious and High-borne PRINCE MAVRITIVS of NASSAV Prince of ORANGE of happy Memory For the comfort and edification of all true CHRISTIANS First written in Dutch by Master IOHN BOGERMAN Minister of the word of God at Leeuwarden And Now Translated into English LONDON Printed by T. S. for Nathanael Newbery and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Starre in Popes head Pallace and vnder Saint Peters Church in Cornehill 1625. WEe here vnder-written professors of Diuinity in the Vniuersity of Leyden hauing read and examined this Relation of the Christian decease of the Illustrious and High-born Prince Maurice of Nassau Prince of Orange written by the worshipfull Doctor Iohn Bogerman being the very words which his Princely Excell being deadly sicke spoke doe declare by these presents that we doe hold this Relation to be very necessary to bee published in Print not doubting but it will be very acceptable vnto all impartiall Readers and will bee read with great edification of all persons both high and low and will not onely serue them for a patterne but also as a motiue to stirre them vp vnto hearty Repentance and true faith in Iesus Christ to the glory of God and the saluation of their owne soules Datum 26. Maij 1625. IOH. POLIANDER ANT. WALaeVS ANDREAS RIVERTVS ANTONIVS THYSIVS To the High and Mighty Lords THE ESTATES GENERAL of the vnited Prouinces AND To the High-borne Prince FREDERICK HENRY Prince of Orange And also To the Illustrious Lord ERNEST CASIMIR Count of Nassau Catzenelnbogen c. MOst High and mighty and most gracious Lords I doe present vnto your Excell and by you vnto all faithfull Inhabitants of these vnited Prouinces the description of the Christian decease of the Illustrious and High-borne Prince Maurice of Nassau Prince of Orange c. Both whose life and death shall be of immortall memory This is a small matter in regard of my selfe and my labour but very great in respect of that great Prince who doth here speake his last words in a matter of greatest moment and who doth here fight the greatest fight that can befall and so doth finish the greatest worke that can be done on earth and after his labour is ended wee see him goe from misery into ioy and rest leauing the whole world in a tumult of vnrest It hath beene alwaies held a commendable custome to make knowne the last words and actions of great personages that it might serue for an example vnto others therefore all impartiall people shall vnderstand that it is more then reason to publish and make knowne vnto the world the last words and deeds of the High-renowned Lord the Prince of Orange especially since it is both of high and low so much desired and longed for that all true-hearted people who haue receiued the spirit of impartiality may iudge whether among all the words of his Excell any be to be found that are not very religiously spoken and ought of euery of vs to be followed We may well say the Lord hath loued this Prince vniill the end In his life he hath made him a patterne of all heroicke and Militarie actions and Politicke wisedome in his death hee hath in an extraordinary manner made him an obiect of his mercy and an example of Christian Piety and Godlinesse In his life time he gaue him the victorie ouer his bodily and outward enemies and at his death he made him extraordinarily victorious triumphing ouer his spirituall enemies So guiding him by his holy spirit that with an extraordinary resolute courage hee did despise all earthly things saying many times I will not be troubled with any worldly matters So that leauing the world and the heauy burthen of his weighty affairs together he did wholly apply himselfe to fight this spirituall fight as wisely and couragiously as euer hee did in temporall combats For in all his spirituall actions he did most looke at that whereat we most stumble when wee haue to doe with the Lord Our Sinnes which being put quite from vs wee obtaine free accesse vnto the Lord yea we become familiar with him as the child with the father Blessed is he that getteth the practise of this In this worke his P. Excell hath followed the steps of the most Valiantest Champions which haue beene among the people of God As Dauid Daniel Esay Ieremy and others Whereof we haue speciall examples in the Psalmes where we see that Gods children hauing to doe with God doe so often looke vpon their sinnes and so humble themselues therewith that thereby afterwards they come to receiue in their hearts a filiall faith feare and obedience His P. Excell did know that our spirituall enemy which wee beare about vs was ouercome and that death had lost her sting and hell her victory This enemy Sinne we doe ouercome First by true repentance and doe hate him as our deadlyest enemie Secondly when we by true faith cast them vpon the shoulders of that vnspotted Lambe Iesus Christ who can only beare them carry them away thirdly when on the contrary we become louers of righteousnes and whatsoeuer is acceptable vnto the Lord. These three perticulars may euery one finde that is any thing experienced in holinesse that the Holy Ghost hath in aspeciall manner wrought in this Prince His Excell knowing that there is but one way to heauen for the greatest potentate and the meanest subiect hath not flattered himselfe nor sought to iustifie his sinnes but hath as one of the least of Gods seruants with an humble hart and vnfained repentance confessed them before the Lord and hath in true faith taken his refuge onely to Iesus Christ in whom his soule found rest And thereunto hee so often declared his hearty desire to serue the Lord better then he confessed to haue done as the Lords great benefits vnto him did require And this is the speciall mercy of God which all good christians may boast of that the Lord who knew the good desire of his Excell hauing freed him from all worldly hinderances for a crowne vnto all his laudable deeds hath suffered his Excell to vse such a solemne and holy action as this is not onely for the rest and saluation of his owne soule but also for the edification of all good christians And therefore I doe not without cause say once more that the Lord hath loued this Prince vnto the end For I do from my hart confesse that in all the times I visited his Excell His Excell did so behaue himselfe that I did not once goe from him without being edified not doubting but it will doe the like to all good christians that shall happen to reade it Wherefore I doe comfort my selfe and doe praise the Lord that within this my weakenesse of body wherewith I did not thinke to haue done any more publike seruice he hath so strengthned mee to doe this spirituall seruice vnto this famous Prince and through him vnto

of God and a fore-runner of death and death will follow but the Lord in his mercy hath hidden from vs the time when Whereupon when his Excellence had giuen mee to vnderstand that hee felt hee should dye of this sicknesse His Excel is of opinion that hee should dye of this sicknes and doth desire to be prepared for it I exhorted him to reconcile himselfe with God with whom at this present hee had to doe that hee might then with a quiet Conscience expect whatsoeuer the Lord should dispose of his person Whereupon his P. Excell answered So I doe then I said further it is requisite that aboue all things we doe humble our selues before the Lord by reason of our sinnes which are contrary vnto the most holy commandements of God And in their nature are abhominable in the sight of the Lord who are the occasion of Gods wrath and of all plagues temporall Eternall for which the sonne of God suffered so much on the Crosse Wee must haue an vpright hatred of them condemne them and be ashamed of them according to the example of the Saints confesse them before the Lord. And the strickter wee are in this perticular and the more wee powre out our hearts before the Lord the more capable wee shall be with ioy and thankefulnesse to receiue the riches of Gods mercy And when I had shewed vnto his Excell some parts of Scripture wherein is promised mercy and forgiuenesse of sinnes vnto them that shall truly repent his Excell opened his mouth and said I haue Sinned and presently after with a more vehemency that the very teares stood in his eyes hee said I haue Sinned grossely Whereby I was much moued declaring vnto him that this was an acceptable offering vnto the Lord Psal 51. Such a broken heart will the Lord not despise Shewing him the abundant ioy and comfort all repentant sinners haue in the Lord Iesus Christ who is the onely and perfect attonement for our sinnes Hee is our Righteousnesse who can onely stand before the Lord and he is our life which I had a little before more largely insisted vpon but hauing shewed a few more as Esay 53.1 1 Iohn 2.1 2 Hebrewes 10. I demanded of his Excell if in his heart hee did not comfort himselfe with them Whereupon his Excell with his hands closed confessed his faith saying I take my refuge vnto the great mercy of God His Ex doth confesse his faith and confidence in Christ Iesus Phil. 1.6 And I beleeue that Iesus Christ died for mee on the crosse in whom I put all my trust and these words hee said twice together Whereupon I said this is a true christian faith the Lord from whom all good gifts commeth be praised that hee hath giuen vnto your Excell so great a gift as this faith is and grant to fulfill this worke in you Then I said further in such a heart as this is doth the Holy Ghost worke all desire and loue vnto righteousnesse His Ex earnest desire to serue the Lord better then he confessed to haue done Psal 130. Whereupon his P. Excell said It repenteth mee that I haue not serued the Lord better then I haue done I confesse I haue not serued him enough I will pray him to strengthen mee This said I is most Christianly spoken and so must all faithfull Christians doe If thou O Lord saith Dauid marke mine iniquities O Lord who shall stand But mercy is with thee that thou mayst bee feared If there were no mercy with God no man were able to serue him but now the forgiuenesse of sinnes is an Article of our christian Faith we are all miserable sinners before the Lord and doe all stand in need of his mercy It is true said his Excellencie Then I spoke vnto his Excell comforts from the word of God that his Excell might patiently take this crosse vpon him not doubting but that it would bee for the comfort and saluation of his soule saying that his Excell would doe well to delight himselfe in the meditating vpon that great worke of God which hee did for vs in suffering his Sonne not to be an Angell for Angels but to be man for to redeeme many whose manhood doctrine miracles obedience bloodshedding death resurrection and assention to heauen is all for our good onely in faith constantly beleeuing them as if they had here happened before our eyes and as if wee with the Apostles had seene the word of life with our corporall eyes 1 Iohn 1.13 whereof Iohn speaketh 1 Iohn 1.1.3 The selfe same IESVS doth now sit at the right hand of God desiring and expecting that all those that beleeue in him to be with him and to behold his glory of which glory in regard of our soules after death as also in regard both of soule and body at the day of iudgment Iohn 17.24 I rehearsed vnto his Excell certaine places of Scripture Whereupon when his Excell had spoken these words His Ex words of the ioyes of heauen We cannot conceiue this it is aboue apprehension I said the Angels themselues cannot conceiue this great wonderfull worke of God but doe delight in the contemplation thereof We must beleeue and admire it giuing thankes vnto the Lord that he hath revealed so much vnto vs as doth against the misery which wee haue in this life in some measure giue vs a taste of the ioyes of the life to come and thereupon I rehearsed vnto his Excell what ioy and gladnesse the Apostles had vpon the Mount when they did but onely see a glympse of the heauenly glory and so I alluded also that many times in my sicknesse I was there-with so reioyced and comforted that I felt a taste of the heauenly ioyes within mee Whereupon his Excell enquired for some places of Scripture which I had mentioned vnto him especially of those that spoke of the Prayer of Christ and of the ioyes of the life to come which I repeated vnto him telling him that hee should not disturbe himselfe too much and if hee could not endure much speech to imploy his minde with good thoughts or if he could to let some body reade by him that which should fall into his Excell minde for the word of God is fruitfull and so here with I thought to haue taken my leaue excusing my selfe fearing least I should haue beene ouer-trouble-some vnto his Excell but his Excell detained mee longer with these questions There bee some said he that haue much in their mouthes but they haue no deeds their words and their deeds doe not agree and such there be many Whereunto I answered that those kinde of people were of two sorts some are but hipocrites which doe not meane with their hearts what they say but doe onely seeke to please men those bee but like painted tombes of whom Christ speaketh The Gospell is like vnto a net which catcheth both good and bad fishes In the Lords field groweth both wheate and

Kingdome of God within vs. And here I exhorted his Excell to continue so vnto the end rehearsing certaine promises wherein the Lord doth promise the helpe and continuation of his mercy vntill the end Wee poore sinners are bound to vse the meanes which the Lord hath ordained but without the holy Ghost this worke cannot be vndertaken nor continued His Excell said So doe I hold it to bee also It must all come from God and I will pray him to strengthen mee His Ex christian declaration of Gods mercy Hereby I tooke courrage to speake thus vnto his Excell Gratious Lord your Excell hath spoken very religiously saying that it must all come from the Lord and that you will pray vnto the Lord to strengthen you The Lord will bee prayed or his mercies and that honour doth onely belong vnto him and wee ought to doe it with a willing mind and with all chearfulnesse and that in regard hee doth so gratiously promise to heare vs. The Apostle Iames doth also exhort vs to this duty If any bee sicke among you saith he let him call for thee elders of the church Iames 5.14 and let them pray for him May it therefore please your Excell that we doe al loyntly call vpon the name of the Lord and you to pray with vs as much as is in your power His Excell answered when you please His Ex is desirous to haue payers said at his beds side Whereupon we all fell vpon our knees before the Lord and prayed with teares Prayer being ended I set my selfe downe againe to comfort his Excell as the Lord should put it into my minde amongst other things speaking of the pleasant fruits of affliction and of the difference betweene the death of the Saints and the wicked and of the profitable change which they doe make who in true faith end their pilgrimage out of this vale of misery leauing these earthly tabernacles and goe to dwell with the Lord and how happy and how precious death is vnto them because it endeth their misery and doth transport them vnto the desired hauen of rest euen the Kingdome of glory At these speeches his Excellencie harkened with an extraordinary attention turning himselfe vnto mee and looking very stedfastly vpon mee which made me to admire it at length with great reioycing hee approued my words saying So doe I beleeue also I am resolued then I said vnto his Excell It pleased GOD to let mee administer his holy word vnto his Excell of happy memory Count William of Nassau in the time of his sickenesse and so God hath ordained that I should doe vnto your Highnesse although in great weakenesse I doe therefore in all humility beseech your Highnesse graciously to ponder this my meane seruice vnto you trusting that it will not goe without a blessing from the LORD for I know with what heart I haue done it whereupon his Excell said I thanke you for troubling your selfe so much with my person and presently after because I did not well vnderstand his Excell hee said You haue done me very good seruice And when I thought herewith to haue taken my leaue of his Excell his Excell kissed his hand and reached it forth vnto mee so that it made the teares to runne downe my eyes saying your Excell may please to bee of good comfort and and without doubt the LORD will giue you a happy issue from this affliction And so I withdrew my selfe hauing taken my leaue of the said Princesses In this action although I was very weary of body yet I reioyced in GOD and so did both the said Princesses Praysing the Lord in the midst of their sorrow for the Religious and Christian behauiour of his Excellencie The fourth Visitation Being on Wednesday the 13. of Aprill in the forenoone about 10. of the clocke which was his Excell dying-day AT this time was I fetched againe to come vnto his Excell whom I found to be much altered and be was not likely to liue long although when I asked his Excell how he felt himselfe he said It is much alike as it was yesterday And whereas I perceiued his Excell to be very weake I comforted him with these places of Scripture 1 Cor. 10.13 Heb. 4.15.16 Rom. 8.28.38.39 Whereupon his Excell answered I am resolued and there is nothing in the world that troubleth me Very religious words of his Excell before his death onely this whether my Repentance be as sufficient for my sinnes as it ought to be I am sorry that I cannot serue the Lord as I would doe The Lord strengthen me I am at rest With these words his Excell gaue sufficiently to vnderstand that he was at rest in his minde Wherefore with all my power and ability I sought more and more to strengthen his Excell in this particular whereunto I found my selfe much addicted and to this end I put his Excell in minde of all the speeches which hee had spoken and first I put him in minde of his repentance for his sinnes secondly of his faith in Iesus Christ and thirdly of his religious purpose to amend his life all which speeches I approued with the word of God and thereupon I told his Excell that we were commanded to them that were thus prepared to lay open vnto them the whole treasure of Gods mercy and his faithfull promises in Christ Iesus Wherefore your Excell must make a good vse of this affliction and by the fruits thereof shew and acknowledge the loue of God according to his word for he correcteth him whom he loueth Pro. 3.12 And your Excell shall finde that death is life according to Gods promise He that beleeueth in me Heb. 12.6 it passed from death vnto life I desire saith Paul to be loosed and to be with Christ for death vnto me is aduantage Psal 1.23.21 1 Cor. 5.1 If our earthly tabernacles be destroyed we haue a building giuen vs of God in the heauens And thus I exhorted his Excell to set himselfe at peace reioycing in his Sauiour Iesus Christ in whose name I as a seruant of Christ did pronounce vnto his Excell forgiuenesse of all his sinnes which he did from his heart repent of which the Lord himselfe doth promise to ratifie and approue Your Excell Matth. 18 18. said I hath euer beene a sincere Prince hating all falshood and lyes and your Excell hath also meant it with your heart whatsoeuer you haue said in the premisses for your Excell knoweth that this is not a time to flatter any body in so weighty a matter as this is whereon your Excell saluation dependeth Therefore your Excell may please to bee stedfast in the onely comfort wee haue both in life and death and wherein your Excell hath beene so long resolued to liue and dye in with the children of God without whom I doe here protest before the Lord to know no other saluation for my selfe His Excell last words Of his contentednesse in the true comfort