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A20523	The doctrine of dying-vvell. Or The godly mans guide to glory Wherein is briefly comprised a short view of the glorious estate of Gods saints in the kingdome of heauen. Together with the meanes to obtaine, the markes to know, and the motiues to vrge vs to prepare our selues for Christ, before our soules be vnbodied, lest heauens gate be shut against vs.	Shawe, George, attributed name.	1628 (1628)	STC 6934; ESTC S105384	10,860	24

THE DOCTRINE OF DYING-VVELL OR The godly mans Guide to Glory Wherein is briefly comprised a short view of the glorious estate of Gods Saints in the Kingdome of Heauen Together with The Meanes to obtaine the Markes to know and the Motiues to vrge vs to prepare our selues for Christ before our soules be vnbodied lest Heauens gate be shut against vs. Psal 73. 24. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsell and afterwards receiue me to Glory 1 Kings 2. 2. I goe the way of all the earth Printed at London for F. Co●les 1628. The doctrine of dying well Of Death in generall WHat man is he that liueth and Gen. 25. 7. 8. 35. 28. 29. 49. 33 50. 26. Deut 34. 7. lo● 24 29. 1 Sam 2. 51 1 Kin. 2. 21. 2 Chron. 2● 28. Iob 42. 17. 2 Sam. 11. 18. 19. Gen. 5. 5. 8. 11. 14. 17 20. 27. 31. Gen. 5. 24. Heb. 11 5. Syrac 44. 16. 2 Kin. 2 11. Syrac 48. 9 1 Mac. 2. 58. 1 Cor. 15. 30. 31. shall not see death shall hee deliuer his soule from the hand of the graue Ps 89 48. And It is appointed vnto men once to dye Heb. 9. 27. And so death passed vpon all men Rom. 5. 12. II. For all men must dye This is cléer by these testimonies of holy Writ Iob. ●0 23. For I know that thou wilt bring me to death and to the house appointed for al the liuing Read Iob 34. 14. 15. Psal 104. 29. Eccles 6. 6. Esay 40. 6 7 8. Iob 14. 2. 8. 9. Psal 102. 11. 103. 14 15. 144. 4. Iames 1. 10. 1 Pet. 1. 24 Iob 17. 13. 14. III. Examples Death is the lot of all men for Abraham dyed Isaac Iacob Ioseph Moses Ioshua Samuel Dauid Iob. Young and old all that haue béene before vs haue dyed except Enoch Eliah who were translated vp into heauen and those that now are or hereafter shall be on the earth must all dye except those that shal Thes 4. 6. 17. be at the last day who in the twinckling of an eye shall bee changed when the iust shall be caught vp in the clouds and be euer with the Lord. 1 Thes 4 16. 17. IV. Reasons manifest I. Reason Reasons ● Reason ● Kin. 2. 2. 1 Cor. 15 ●0 31. Iosh 23. 14. because this is the way of all the earth for euery child of Adam is subiect to death daily Death is the debt that all men owe this is the common course of all the liuing II. Reason Because all are of the 2 Reason Gen. 3. 19. Iob 4. 19. 7. 12. 13. Ecel 12. 7 Iudg. 16. 28 dust and all turne to the dust againe there is not any thing in any earthly creature that can preuent death Strength cannot withstand it for Samson was a mighty strong man and yet he was ouercome by death Wisedome a most excellent gift yet vnable to subdue death for Salomon 2 Kin. 11. 43 2 Chron 9. 31. Psal 49 10. Eccl. 2. 16. the wisest of meere men was dispatched by death for wise men dye as well as the foolish Eloquence is not able to charme death but the most eloquent men that euer liued haue all dyed as Tully and Demosthenes Death saith one can find way into Princes palaces into the Courts of Kings as well as into the pesants Cottage for Magistrates are Gods vicegerents but yet all mortall and subiect vnto Psal 86. 7. death Death spareth not the beautifull Sarah Rebecca Rachel Ester and Bersheba Gen 12. 1● 24 16. 23. 2. 29. 17. 35. 18. 2 Sam. 14 25. 2 Sam. 2. 1● 50. 51. 2 Sam. 16. 23. 17. 27. Luk 16. 1● 22. 23. Psal 49. 1● Lucan 〈◊〉 were all beautifull creatures yet all died Absolon and Achilles were braue gallants yet are dead and gone Asael was as swift as a Roe yet death ouerwent him Goliah was a great Giant yet death was greater then he Achitophel was very politike and subtle yet was ouer-reacht by death rich and poore all are arested of death It is recorded that among many dead carkasses one wold know which was Philip King of Macedon Answer was made he that had the bald head is Philip. Al haue bald heads saith he He that hath the flat nose is Philip saith the other All haue flat Noses saith he Heé that hath the hollow eyes saith the other and that hath the bare ribs and ratling bones but all are such haue such saith he Then saith the other I perceiue there is no difference betwéen the King and the begger in death In a East of compters one hath the place of a pound another of a shilling a third of a peny and euery one as he that casts the count shall thinke good to lay them but put them together into the bag and what difference betwéen those that were worth thousands and those that were worth nothing Euen so in the common bag the earth rich and poore are alike for there is none that can be exempted from the dust of death III. Reason Because the w●ges of sin 3 Reason Mat. 16. 27 Psal 62. 12 Prou. 24. 12 I●r 3. 19 Eze. 35. 20. Rom 2. 6. Ezec. 7. 27. 2 Cor. 5. ●0 Col 3. 25. 1 Pet. 1. Apo. 22. 12. 4 Reason Hos 13. 14. Luk. 21. 36 1 Cor. 15. 54. 55. 5 Reason 2 Cor. 5. 4. Phil 3. 21. Iob 14. 14. Vses 1 Vse 1 Thes 4. 13 Apoc. 4. 13. Ioh. 14. 28. is death Rom. 6. 23. And so sinne passed vpon all men for all men haue sinned Rom 5. 12. IV. Reason Because the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death 1 Cor. 15. 16. V. Reason Because we shall be changed 1 Cor. 15. 51. c. Vses seuerall I. Vse That we sorrow not euen as others which haue no hope for when we know that our friends and acquaintance that are dead are departed in the Lord for they that die in the Lord are blessed their death doth rather yéeld cause of comfort then of sorrow of reioycing rather then mourning for our Sauiour saith If yee loued mee yee would reioyce because I goe to the Father Those then that loue their friends indéed haue greater cause to reioyce then mourne because they goe to be glorifled with their heauenly Father in heauen For as a childe or simple person that Simile should sée a Goldsmith melting pure Gold or Siluer would imagine that all were quite spoyled when as the skilfull workeman hath a purpose to cast some excellent péece of plate euen so we silly creatures whē the Lord cuts off some of our friends by death or melteth them in the furnace of the graue are ouercome with sorrowful conceits as if some euill thing had betided our friends whereas we should remember that the Lord hath a purpose by that meanes to preserue them to transforme into the glorious estate with the Angells M●t. 18. 1● 1 Thes 4. 13 in ioy

and breuity of our liues for our life is compared to the Grasse that withereth to a shadow that Esay 40. 6 1 Pet. 1. 24 Hos 23. 3. Iob 7. 6. 14. 2. 7. 9. Iam 4 14. Iob 7. 7. Psa 103. 16 144. 4. Psal 102. 11 passeth away to smoake that vanisheth to a weauers shuttle for swiftnesse to a flower that sadeth to a Spiders web which is easily swept away to a vpour which is soone dispersed and to a winde that passeth away Oh let vs seriously consider with our selues that we may be the next parties that must dye Séeing then we may be so suddenly dispatched by death Oh what manner of persons ought wee to bee in all holy conuersation and godlinesse 2 Pet. 3. 11 2 Motiue II. Motiue By being ready for Christ at his comming we shal be deliuered from all the miseries of this life viz. from all calamities as sicknesse paines labours reproachings mockings and taunts of the wicked rabble of vnreasonable men and 2 Thes 3. 2. 1 Thes 1. 10 Esay 25. 8. Apoc. 7. 16 17. Apo. 14. 13 Apoc. 21. 4. 3 Motiue Iohn 14. 3. 1 Iohn 3. 2. Luke 23. 42. 43. from all the prouocations snares stratagenis of the Deuill and from all feare of the paines of hell for euer III. Motiue by being ready prepared for Christs comming wee shall be with Christ where he is viz. in the Kingdome of heauen where we shal sée him as hée is where we shall blesse the day and houre that euer we were borne for happy and for euer thrice blessed are they that after this short and fléeting life ended shall enter into heauens glory This glory of Gods people in heauen will appeare more punctually to vs if wée take a suruey of these things that here upon result To let passe many of some few for the rest a word or two briefly 2. God will be all in all vnto his children in the Kingdome of heauen for what good things soeuer the heart of man can with or desire that God will be to his children there if we desire wealth God will be wealth vnto vs if honor pleasure he will be honor pleasure to vs yea all in all 1 Cor. 15. 28. Luk. ●● 32. Ioh. 14. 2. 3 1 Pet. 1. 4-● vnto vs nay euery child of God shal haue a kingdome reserued for them in heauen 2. In heauen wee shall want nothing for we shall haue all our wants both in our soules and bodies wholly supplyed when Apoc. 7. 17 Esa 49. 10. Apoc. 21. 4. Esay 25. 8. Apoc. 22. 4. Psal 23. 4. 1 Cor. 13. 12. 1 Iohn 3. 2. Psal 16. 11. 1 Thes 4. 17 Psal 36. 8. 9 17. 15. Phil. 3. 21. Esay 64. 4. Apoc. 7. 9. 10. 1● 12. 4 Motiue Mat. 10. 28. al teares shal be wiped from our eies with fulnes of ioyes and pleasures for euer Although in this vale of misery and shadow of death we sée God but in pact yet in heauen we shal behold him face to face and sée him as he is to our euerlasting comfort 3. In heauen we shall be like our Lord Iesus Christ for he shall change our vile bodies and make them like vnto his glorious body 4. In heauen we shal reap endlesse ioies happinesse where we shal wholy delight our selues in praising God for euer IV And last Motiue is drawne from the ineuitable danger that shal must certainly ouertake vs if we prepare not our selues speedily to be ready for Christ If wee be in some great mans danger that is able to be reuenged of vs Oh how doe we créep and crouch vnto him but we should feare him much more that is able to Mat. 3. 12. destroy both soule and body in hell And if we had hearts to conceiue and grace to beléeue and minds to think vpon the wofull pains of hell this would force vs to forsake and renounce all sin vtterly and make vs prepare for Christ spéedily that so we may enter heauens glory immediately ●ut alas alas the power and strength of sinne nowadaies hath gotten such dominion ouer the most that it hath banished excluded all loue and feare of God and al dread of hels misery out of their harts what else mean those raging and ruling vices in the world as swearing lying vncleannesse drunkennes mocking of Gods seruants such like if people did seriously call to minde the grieuous paines of hell would they liue as they doe No I trow There are some be so tender that they cannot abide the heat of the Sun nor the least cold yea euery small flea or fly disquiets them but their many foule iniquities neuer trouble them to bring them any vnerst vnlesse it be to bring their hellish designes to passe Oh that such would consider what it is to fry in vnquenchable Apoc. 21. 3 flames of fire and brimstone in hel there to haue the neuer dying worme of Conscience to gnaw on them continually Marke 9. 43 There are a sort of nice ones that are so dainty they cannot abide to looke vpon the sores of poore Lazarus and so vnmercifull that they stop their eares at the cry of their poore distressed brethron seeking rather to molest them then to comfort and help thē Oh that such miserable caitifes would remember what a filthy prison is prepared for the damned in hell and what yelling howling the mercilesse shall euer heare and haue euen iudgment without mercy There are a sort of miserable wretches to whom the sernice of God though indéed perfect fréedome is most irksome as to knéele at prayer to be any thing long at a sermon or the like exercises but to sweare to ly to cheat to cozen in buying selling to be drunk and hunt after vaine wicked pleasures is their chiefe delight and ioy Oh that all miserable wretched swearers Rorers pot companions would but premeditate of the wofull paines of hell that they might repent of their sinnes and so avoid Hels misery spéedily and be prepared for Christ continually that they may enter heauens glory eternally And there are another sort that are like the wicked Pharises of whom our Sauiour Mat. 23. 13. Luk. 11. 52. speaketh that will neither goe to heauen themselues nor yet will suffer by their wils those that would else what meane all those accursed scoffes mockes taunts which the wicked crue blech out of their accursed brests against all those that set their hearts and faces towards Sion the heauenly Hierusalem in traducing carping and girding at them because they will not run headlong to the Deuill with 1 Pet 4. 4. Iohn 8. 34. Rom. 6. 16. 20. 1 Ioh. 3. 8. 10. 2 Pe. 2 ●9 2 Tim. 2. 26. Act. 13. 10. Mat. 23. 33 Act. 8 22. Phil. 3. 19. Luk. 13. 35 Luk. 12. 40 Mat. 24. 13. Mar. 13. 33. Mat. 24. 42 them for company into the same excesse of riot therefore they