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A36322 The mourner directory, guiding him to the middle way betwixt the two extreams, defect, excess of sorrow for his dead to which is added, The mourners soliloquy / by Thomas Doolittle ... Doolittle, Thomas, 1632?-1707. 1693 (1693) Wing D1888; ESTC R17535 114,706 250

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the_o almighty_a 15._o those_o that_o remain_v of_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o death_n and_o his_o widow_n shall_v not_o weep_v that_o husband_n be_v unkind_a while_o he_o live_v or_o his_o widow_n unnatural_a that_o can_v weep_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a psalm_n 78.64_o their_o priest_n fall_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o their_o widow_n make_v no_o lamentation_n when_o god_n take_v away_o his_o lovingkindness_n and_o mercy_n from_o man_n for_o their_o great_a wickedness_n while_o they_o live_v as_o a_o token_n of_o his_o wrath_n he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o lament_v when_o they_o die_v jer._n 16.3_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n concern_v the_o son_n and_o concern_v the_o daughter_n that_o be_v bear_v in_o this_o place_n and_o concern_v their_o mother_n that_o bear_v they_o and_o concern_v their_o father_n that_o beget_v they_o in_o this_o land_n 4._o they_o shall_v die_v of_o grievous_a death_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v lament_v neither_o shall_v they_o be_v bury_v but_o they_o shall_v 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hell_n and_o be_v partaker_n of_o eternal_a glory_n in_o heaven_n and_o when_o you_o do_v not_o prevail_v with_o they_o do_v you_o go_v to_o your_o knee_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n lord_n change_v my_o husband_n heart_n convert_v and_o sanctify_v his_o soul_n that_o when_o he_o die_v he_o may_v not_o be_v damn_v lord_n show_v my_o son_n his_o sin_n and_o danger_n convince_v he_o melt_v and_o break_v his_o heart_n for_o sin_n awaken_v his_o conscience_n make_v he_o feel_v the_o burden_n of_o his_o sin_n now_o that_o he_o may_v not_o bear_v the_o heavy_a load_n of_o thy_o powerful_a wrath_n for_o ever_o though_o he_o shall_v be_v poor_a yet_o let_v he_o not_o be_v wicked_a if_o thou_o will_v not_o give_v he_o riches_n yet_o give_v he_o thy_o grace_n or_o if_o thou_o have_v give_v he_o the_o one_o good_a lord_n deny_v he_o not_o the_o other_o afflict_v he_o in_o this_o world_n rather_o than_o damn_v he_o in_o the_o next_o deal_v as_o thou_o please_v with_o he_o in_o temporal_n but_o deny_v 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as_o much_o comfort_n in_o all_o the_o stand_a promise_n of_o god_n as_o you_o do_v in_o a_o wither_a creature_n go_v and_o try_v by_o read_v believe_a apply_v of_o they_o as_o your_o case_n require_v and_o by_o turn_v promise_n into_o prayer_n 10_o q._n do_v not_o your_o relation_n live_v out_o the_o time_n appoint_v by_o god_n job_n 14.5_o or_o do_v he_o not_o die_v when_o god_n do_v foreknow_v he_o will_v die_v and_o do_v you_o thus_o take_v on_o because_o god_n purpose_n be_v perform_v will_v you_o have_v a_o child_n tarry_v in_o the_o womb_n beyond_o its_o appoint_a time_n or_o in_o the_o world_n beyond_o what_o god_n intend_v it_o shall_v 11_o q._n do_v not_o you_o know_v your_o relation_n be_v mortal_a or_o do_v you_o sorrow_n because_o they_o be_v so_o be_v not_o that_o to_o sorrow_n because_o they_o be_v man_n or_o woman_n or_o child_n will_v you_o have_v have_v they_o to_o have_v be_v here_o immortal_a that_o they_o may_v not_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o death_n do_v you_o 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shall_v be_v find_v alive_a at_o the_o come_v of_o christ_n and_o will_v you_o have_v your_o state_n to_o be_v singular_a or_o if_o it_o be_v not_o will_v you_o be_v sullen_a 15_o q._n can_v your_o relation_n soul_n have_v go_v to_o heaven_n if_o their_o body_n have_v not_o die_v or_o will_v you_o have_v have_v they_o never_o lodge_v there_o except_z as_o enoch_n and_o elias_n without_o see_v death_n if_o the_o soul_n can_v not_o have_v be_v happy_a above_o except_o the_o body_n die_v and_o take_v the_o grave_a in_o its_o way_n to_o glory_n be_v you_o excessive_o trouble_v for_o a_o dead_a body_n which_o must_v be_v for_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o the_o immortal_a soul_n 16_o q._n will_v not_o you_o have_v be_v as_o loath_a to_o leave_v they_o behind_o you_o as_o now_o you_o be_v sorrowful_a they_o be_v go_v before_o you_o and_o will_v you_o be_v please_v neither_o way_n will_v you_o have_v die_v all_o together_o you_o be_v sorrow_v now_o for_o wise_a and_o child_n because_o remove_v by_o death_n and_o if_o god_n have_v lay_v you_o upon_o a_o die_a bed_n than_o your_o trouble_n will_v be_v for_o they_o if_o alive_a because_o you_o be_v like_a to_o be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o say_v what_o will_v my_o small_a child_n do_v if_o i_o die_v and_o what_o will_v their_o mother_n d●_n when_o their_o father_n leave_v the_o one_o ●_o widow_n and_o the_o other_o fatherless_a i_o can_v have_v be_v glad_a if_o god_n will_v have_v spare_v my_o life_n to_o have_v see_v they_o well_o bring_v up_o it_o be_v hard_a for_o you_o to_o say_v which_o will_v be_v less_o trouble_n to_o you_o to_o leave_v they_o behind_o you_o or_o have_v they_o go_v before_o you_o but_o if_o you_o have_v that_o which_o you_o have_v rather_o have_v why_o do_v you_o so_o sorrow_n when_o you_o have_v that_o which_o be_v best_a for_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o family_n 17_o q._n do_v not_o you_o know_v that_o all_o your_o family_n have_v sin_v and_o that_o therefore_o they_o have_v all_o deserve_a to_o die_v why_o then_o do_v you_o sorrow_n so_o much_o for_o one_o captivate_v by_o death_n when_o you_o shall_v be_v admire_v the_o patience_n of_o god_n and_o praise_v he_o for_o his_o mercy_n that_o so_o many_o be_v continue_v in_o life_n 18_o q._n be_v not_o this_o ingratitude_n to_o god_n that_o the_o loss_n of_o one_o shall_v make_v you_o unsensible_a of_o the_o many_o mercy_n of_o your_o own_o life_n be_v all_o go_v in_o one_o look_v about_o you_o and_o you_o will_v see_v the_o abundant_a goodness_n of_o god_n to_o you_o in_o your_o outward_a accommodation_n in_o this_o world_n many_o spiritual_a blessing_n as_o pledge_n of_o eternal_a glory_n and_o will_v you_o bury_v your_o thankfulness_n for_o these_o in_o the_o grave_a of_o your_o dead_a 19_o q._n do_v not_o you_o provoke_v god_n hy_z your_o sinful_a excessive_a sorrow_n to_o go_v on_o to_o make_v more_o breach_n by_o death_n that_o you_o may_v have_v something_o more_o to_o sorrow_n for_o do_v you_o sorrow_n thus_o for_o one_o may_v not_o god_n say_v there_o be_v another_o child_n death_n lay_v it_o dead_a and_o bring_v it_o out_o and_o lodge_v it_o by_o the_o other_o there_o be_v a_o husband_n or_o a_o father_n yet_o leave_v death_n go_v and_o seize_v he_o and_o have_v he_o away_o and_o if_o they_o be_v delight_v in_o such_o discontent_a sorrow_n let_v they_o hau●_n more_o to_o sorrow_n for_o 20_o q._n have_v not_o they_o live_v a_o long_a life_n before_o they_o die_v they_o enter_v into_o eternal_a glorious_a life_n when_o they_o die_v do_v you_o sit_v and_o sorrow_n and_o say_v if_o he_o have_v not_o die_v so_o soon_o if_o he_o have_v not_o die_v so_o young_a how_o soon_o if_o he_o live_v to_o be_v convert_v to_o be_v sanctify_v and_o prepare_v for_o heaven_n do_v he_o not_o live_v long_o than_o a_o man_n at_o sixty_o and_o then_o die_v in_o sin_n and_o be_v damn_v at_o last_o do_v you_o reckon_v length_n of_o life_n by_o multitude_n of_o year_n or_o ripeness_n and_o fitness_n for_o heaven_n when_o you_o sorrow_n he_o die_v so_o soon_o bless_v god_n he_o live_v so_o long_o as_o to_o be_v save_v when_o he_o die_v 21_o q._n will_v you_o compare_v with_o god_n in_o point_n of_o wisdom_n in_o govern_v and_o dispose_n of_o his_o creature_n with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o life_n and_o death_n be_v you_o wise_a than_o he_o darenot_v you_o entertain_v such_o a_o thought_n will_v you_o not_o resist_v it_o with_o abhorrence_n why_o then_o do_v you_o think_v it_o will_v have_v be_v better_a for_o you_o that_o your_o relation_n shall_v have_v live_v long_a be_v not_o this_o to_o set_v your_o folly_n against_o god_n wisdom_n do_v not_o he_o best_o know_v what_o be_v the_o most_o fit_a time_n for_o any_o to_o be_v bear_v how_o long_o to_o live_v and_o when_o to_o die_v if_o so_o why_o do_v you_o oversorrow_n for_o that_o which_o be_v do_v with_o high_a wisdom_n 22_o q._n why_o have_v god_n implant_v such_o grace_n in_o your_o heart_n as_o be_v suitable_a for_o a_o time_n of_o affliction_n but_o that_o you_o shall_v exercise_v they_o in_o their_o season_n as_o faith_n and_o patience_n and_o submissiveness_n of_o will_n to_o his_o holy_a will_n and_o pleasure_n be_v not_o habit_n give_v for_o act_n and_o when_o will_v you_o act_v your_o patience_n and_o submission_n but_o when_o trial_n be_v upon_o you_o but_o do_v your_o excessive_a sorrow_n look_v like_o patience_n under_o or_o fret_v against_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n 23_o q._n do_v you_o say_v you_o do_v exceed_o desire_v their_o eternal_a good_a in_o god_n accept_v time_n and_o excessive_o
sorrow_n for_o their_o death_n and_o can_v you_o reconcile_v those_o desire_n with_o this_o sorrow_n if_o you_o do_v desire_v it_o when_o god_n shall_v please_v to_o bestow_v it_o why_o do_v you_o so_o sorrow_n now_o by_o death_n the_o way_n of_o all_o believer_n to_o it_o they_o have_v obtain_v what_o you_o do_v desire_v when_o without_o the_o one_o they_o be_v not_o to_o have_v the_o other_o 24_o q._n be_v not_o you_o yourself_o be_v make_v man_n for_o heaven_n near_o unto_o that_o place_n and_o state_n where_o you_o shall_v sorrow_n no_o more_o neither_o for_o any_o thing_n concern_v yourself_o nor_o any_o other_o while_o you_o mourn_v and_o say_v this_o husband_n or_o wife_n father_n or_o mother_n that_o be_v i_o now_o be_v no_o long_o i_o serious_o meditate_v and_o deep_o consider_v and_o say_v yet_o god_n be_v i_o and_o christ_n be_v i_o and_o the_o spirit_n be_v i_o the_o promise_n and_o privilege_n be_v i_o and_o heaven_n be_v i_o and_o there_o i_o shall_v short_o be_v with_o 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